For a day, for a night If I could only set things right And leave out of town Part ways with the darkness And step into the light From the silence To the sound Of an old time mountain band Playing all the songs I know Marching me to the gallows high I'll step up to the rope And both my hands are tied And I'll sing out, before I die Tell everyone I love that I tried A breeze crept through My house today And I knew that it was you It came to my back And so softly sang Oh be kind, and I'll be true But a man of broken vows Is all that I have now And I tend to lose I'll slip down to the river To get some peace of mind But you are gone And the river's dry Tell everyone I love that I tried