I'm a dead man walking here But that's the least of all my fears Ooh, underneath the water It's not Alabama clay That gives my trembling hands away Please forgive me father Ain't going back to Barton Hollow Devil gonna follow me e'er I go Won't do me no good washing in the river Can't no preacher man save my soul Did that full moon force my hand? Or that un marked hundred grand? Ooh, underneath the water Please forgive me father Miles and miles in my bare feet Still can't lay me down to sleep If I die before I wake I know the Lord my soul won't take I'm a dead man walking I'm a dead man walking Keep walking and running and running for miles Keep walking and running and running for miles Keep walking and running and running for miles Ain't going back to Barton Hollow Devil gonna follow me e'er I go Won't do me no good washing in the river Can't no preacher man save my soul

Oh Lord, oh Lord, what have I done? I've fallen in love with a man on the run Oh Lord, oh Lord, I'm begging you please Don't take that sinner from me Oh, don't take that sinner from me Oh Lord, oh Lord, what do I do? I've fallen for someone who's nothing like you He's raised on the edge of the devil's backbone Oh, I just wanna take him home Oh, I just wanna take him home Whoa... Whoa... Oh Lord, oh Lord, he's somewhere between A hangman's knot and three mouths to feed It wasn't a wrong or a right he could choose He did what he had to do Oh, he did what he had to do Whoa... Whoa... Give me the burden, give me the blame I'll shoulder the load, and I'll swallow the shame Give me the burden, give me the blame How many, how many Hail Marys is it gonna take? Don't care if he's guilty, don't care if he's not He's good and he's bad and he's all that I've got Oh Lord, oh Lord, I'm begging you, please Don't take that sinner from me Oh, don't take that sinner from me

She was more like A beauty queen from a movie scene I said, "Don't mind me But do you mean, I am the one Who will dance on the floor in the round?" She said I am the one Who will dance on the floor in the round She told me her name was Billie Jean As she caused a scene Then every head turned with eyes That dreamed of being the one Who will dance on the floor in the round People always told me "Be careful of what you do (ooh) Don't go around Breaking young girls' hearts, no" And mamma always told me "Be careful who you love Be careful of what you do (oh-oh-oh) The lie becomes the truth" Billie Jean is not my lover She's just a girl who claims that I am the one But the kid is not my son She says I am the one, but the kid is not my son For forty days and for forty nights Law was on her side But who can stand when she's in demand? Her schemes and plans 'Cause we danced on the floor in the round So take my strong advice Just remember to always think twice Oh, think twice She told my baby we danced til three And she looked at me Then showed a photo Baby cried, his eyes were like mine, oh no Because we danced on the floor in the round People always told me "Be careful of what you do (ooh-ooh) Don't go around Breaking young girls' hearts, no" But she came and stood right by me (oh) With the smell of sweet perfume It happened much too soon (oh-oh-oh) She called me to her room, hey Billie Jean is not my lover She's just a girl who claims that I am the one But the kid is not my son She says I am the one, but the kid is not my son So, Billie Jean is not my lover (she's just a girl) Billie Jean is not my lover (she's just a girl) Billie Jean is not my lover

When you close your eyes and you fall asleep And it's down to the sound of a heartbeat I can hear the things that you're dreamin' about When you open up your heart and the truth comes out You tell me that you want me You tell me that you need me You tell me that you love me And I know that I'm right 'Cause I hear it in the night I hear the secrets that you keep When you're talking in your sleep I hear the secrets that you keep When you're talking in your sleep When I hold you in my arms at night Don't you know you're sleeping in the spotlight And all your dreams that you keep inside You're telling me the secrets That you just can't hide You tell me that you want me You tell me that you need me You tell me that you love me And I know that I'm right 'Cause I hear it in the night I hear the secrets that you keep When you're talking in your sleep I hear the secrets that you keep When you're talking in your sleep I hear the secrets that you keep When you're talking in your sleep I hear the secrets that you keep When you're talking in your sleep I hear the secrets that you keep When you're talking in your sleep I hear the secrets that you keep When you're talking in your sleep When you're talking in your sleep When you're talking in your sleep

Oh, the desert dreams of a river That will run down to the sea Like my heart longs for an ocean To wash down over me Oh, won't you take me from this valley To that mountain high above? I will pray, pray, pray 'Til I see your smiling face I will pray, pray, pray To the one I love Oh, the outcast dreams of acceptance Just to find pure love's embrace Like an orphan longs for his mother May you hold me in your grace Won't you take me from this valley To that mountain high above? I will pray, pray, pray 'Til I see your smiling face I will pray, pray, pray To the one I love Oh, the caged bird dreams of a strong wind That will flow beneath her wings Like a voice longs for a melody Oh, Jesus carry me Won't you take me from this valley To that mountain high above? I will pray, pray, pray 'Til I see your smiling face I will pray, pray, pray To the one I love I will pray, pray, pray 'Til I see your smiling face I will pray, pray, pray To the one I love

Run, run, run away, Buy yourself another day. A cold wind's whispering secrets in your ear. So low only you can hear. Run, run, run and hide Somewhere no one else can find. Tall trees bend their lean pointing where to go, Where you will still be all alone. Don't you fret, my dear. It'll all be over soon. I'll be waiting here for you. Run fast if you can. No one has to understand. Fly high across the sky from here to kingdom come. Fall back down to where you're from. Don't you fret, my dear. It'll all be over soon. I'll be waiting here for you. For you, for you. Don't you fret, my dear (Don't you fret, my dear). It'll all be over soon (It'll all be over soon). I'll be waiting here... Don't you fret, my dear. It'll be over soon. I'll be waiting here for you for you. For you. Run, run, run away... Run, run, run away...