Someone fired a shotgun Hop me a railroad Better days Bring it on Don't care where I'm headin Now I'm lost in New York City These songs come a long long way from home Now I'm singing like a boxer Biting down on Bourbon Rape yourself No borderline Smoking like a mother Blown down to Tijuana Just following the breeze of a woman's sound And they're hangin my songs from beautiful trees The devil cut 'em down Devil cut 'em down I'm a heathen like a preacher Whisper me your secrets Suck your lip Sell your soul Leave the window open There's stump whiskey in New Orleans They play all night and drink it dry And when I was a painter Felt the poverty of glory Fold your bones Let it out Revolution is a duty Now I'm living like Caravaggio There's music in the shadows to be found And they're hangin my songs from beautiful trees Oh Devil cut 'em down Devil cut 'em down Steel hammers at the crossroad Sharp me a pencil Hit it Fear me Dead man touched my shoulder And I'm not bound for Heaven Maybe somewhere beneath the fog of Baltimore Now I'm sleeping in a bath house Plantation mama panting I hear ya Bass line Stomping on the old floor Drag my guitar into tomorrow We'll be singing on Minstrel Street goddamn And they're hangin my songs from beautiful trees Oh Devil cut 'em down Devil cut 'em down