There's a pale horse comin' And I'm gonna ride it I'll rise in the morning My fate decided it I'm a dead man walkin' I'm a dead man walkin' In Saint James Parish I was born and Christened Now I've got my story Mister, ain't no need for you to listen It's just a dead man talkin' Once I had a job, I had a girl Between our dreams and actions lies this world Hey in the deep forest Their blood and tears rushed over me All I could feel was the drugs and the shotgun And my fear up inside me Like a dead man talkin' 'Neath the summer sky my eyes went black Sister I won't ask for forgiveness, my sins are all I have Now the clouds above my prison Move slowly 'cross the sky There's a new day comin' And my dreams are full tonight