The Price You Pay

Born under fire, raised in the flood

My soul's been baptized in ashes and blood

They call me a sinner, a breaker of laws

But I've seen the righteous wear the devil's claws

You can't run from the shadow of the gun

Every step you take, the reaper's just begun

The price you pay for the evil you've done

Is a lifetime chased by the shadow of the gun

The wolves are howlin, they're hot on my trail

Justice rides in the dark with a coffin and a nail

I've got sins I can't bury, wounds that won't heal

But there's no redemption for the lives I steal

You can't run from the shadow of the gun

Every step you take, the reaper's just begun

The price you pay for the evil you've done

Is a lifetime chased by the shadow of the gun

It's the crack of the hammer, the taste of revenge

Where blood meets the dust, the story always ends

But I won't go down with my hands on my knees

If hell's got a place, it's been saving it for me

You can't run from the shadow of the gun

Every step you take, the reaper's just begun

The price you pay for the evil you've done

Is a lifetime chased by the shadow of the gun

Oh, the shadow

The shadow of the gun