Song Description

A man kills another man in a fit of jealousy, and is then forced to leave town. The song takes place after he has committed the crime, and details his feelings of regret about giving up the life he knew in favor of life on the road as a fugutive.

Lyrics

The Road To Redemption (Mirabel) - Version B

Verse 1:
I leave you bleeding in the rain, I hope the showers wash away the stains
You should have left my girl alone
Now I gotta get the hell out of Pike County where they're carving my head stone
Chorus:
The road to hell is paved with good intentions,
Eternal Life is fraught with contradictions
The vultures line the path to sweet redemption.
But I know there's no way to sort it out once you're on that side
At least I think so
Verse 2:
I need a place where I can go, someplace nobody knows
Like my treehouse in the forest or a desert bungalow
Where I can go and hide
Smoke cigarettes and reflect on my foolish deeds till the cops come a'bangin on my door
Chorus
Bridge:
Clean living would be so nice
And I said that we'd get there, Mirabel and I
But these aches and pains they manifest until I start that car
God latched these spurs onto my heart
Verse 3:
I know that I've seen better days
Counted chickens before hatching time too many times, living on Mirabel's dime
But I, I really could have changed
You couldn't keep your hands away, that's too easy
Now you're in the mortuary and I'm back on the road