The hand of fate is heavy now
Turning round, turning round
I'm on the run, I hear the hounds
I killed a man, I'm highway bound
He had no love for that gal of mine
The hand of fate is on me now
I say, too late baby, too late now
Yeah, it's too late, baby
I should have known it was a one horse town
And he had papers that the judge had signed
Yeah, I watched him die
Yeah, I gunned him twice
The hand of fate is on me now
He swore he'd throw me right of town
Wish me luck, I'm going to need it child
He shot me once, but I shot him twice
Oh yeah, I said
So goodbye baby, so long now
I'm on the run, I'm prison bound
The hand of fate is on me now
It pick you up and knock you down
I shot that man, I put him underground
The hand of fate is heavy now
The hand of fate is on me now
The hand of fate is heavy now, heavy now
He was a bar room man, the violent kind
Then one day in the drinking bout
I put him underground, yes I did
The wheel of fortune keeps turning round
My luck is up, my chips are down
The hand of fate is upon me now
The wind blew hard, it was a stormy night
It picked me up and it kicked me right down
I had to save her life
Yeah, and I watched him die, watch out, boy
It's too late, it's too late now
Kicked me right down, kicked me right down
My sweet girl was once his wife
