Story Behind The Song

Hillbilly honky tonk country murder ballad in the vein of Waylong Jennings, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Hank Williams Sr., Old Crow Medicine Show, Dixie Chicks, Band Perry, etc.

Song Description

Uncle Sean and the Shifty Drifters from Ottawa, Ontario Canada play honky tonk old-timey country music like those Wagon Wheel guys

Lyrics

Underneath that Texas sun, thats where my life begun
when I met that little, honky tonk angel of mine
everything was going fine, until I gave her that ring of mine
then she took my heart and ripped it right in two

Well she's 6ft deep, and I'm movin my feet
ya she's 6ft deep, i wish we didn't meet
Well she's 6ft deep and I'm on the run
when they catch up with me my luck is done
she's 6ft deep and lord I'm on the run

Chorus
She's 6ft deep oh lord, she's 6ft deep
I wish I hadn't seen the day that we did meet
I didn't mean to shoot her lord and now I'm in too deep
I shot her down because my ring she would not keep

Now I'm on the run, neath the hot hot sun
ya I'm on the run, and it ain't no fun
Well I'm on the run through these old towns
I sure wish I hadn't shot her down
well I'm on the run and man it ain't no fun

Chorus

Now the cops have come, and I got me a gun
ya the cops have come, and their luck is done
Well I'm shootin my gun underneath that sun
and it looks to me like my life is done
ya the cops have come but at least I'll have some fun

Chorus (repeat last line twice)

Outro (acoustic only)
Now I'm dead and gone, and I won't bother no one
but at least I took my, purty little girl with me