God’s Gonna Cut You Down

You can run on for a long time Run on for a long time Run on for a long time Sooner or later, God'll cut you down Sooner or later, God'll cut you down Go and tell that long-tongue liar Go and tell that midnight rider Tell the rambler, the gambler, the back biter Tell 'em that God's gonna cut 'em down Tell 'em that God's gonna cut 'em down Well, my goodness gracious, let me tell you the news My head's been wet with the midnight dew And I've been down on a bended knee Talkin' to the man from Galilee And he spoke to me in a voice so sweet And I thought I heard the shuffle of an angel's feet He called my name and my heart stood still When he said, "John, go do my will" So run on for a long time Run on for a long time Run on for a long time Sooner or later, God'll cut you down Sooner or later, God'll cut you down Well, you may throw your rock and hide your hand Workin' in the dark against a fellow man But as sure as God made black and white What's done in the dark'll be brought to the light So run on for a long time Run on for a long time Run on for a long time Sooner or later, God'll cut you down Sooner or later, God'll cut you down Tell that long-tongue liar Go and tell that midnight rider Tell the rambler, the gambler, the back biter Sooner or later, God'll cut you down Sooner or later, God'll cut you down Sooner or later, God'll cut you down