[Verse 1] The hand of fate is on me now It picked me up and it knocked me down Im on the run, Im prison bound The hand of fate is heavy now I killed a man, Im highway bound The wheel of fortune keeps turning round Turning round, turning round I should have known it was a one horse town [Verse 2] Cause my sweet girl was once his wife And he had papers that the judge had signed The wind blew hard, it was a stormy night He shot me once, but I shot him twice The hand of fate is on me now It picked me up and it kicked me right down Kicked me right down Kicked me right down [Bridge] I had to save her life Yeah, I gunned him twice Yeah, and I watched him die, watch out boy Yeah, I watched him die, woo [Guitar Solo] [Verse 3] He was a barroom man, the violent kind He had no love for that gal of mine Then one day in a drinking bout He swore hed throw me right out of town The hand of fate is on me now I shot that man, I put him underground I put him underground, underground Yes I did [Verse 4] Im on the run, I hear the hounds My luck is up, my chips are down So goodbye baby, so long now Wish me luck, Im going to need it child The hand of fate is on me now Yeah, its too late baby I say its too late baby, too late now The hand of fate is on me now The hand of fate is heavy now [Outro] Heavy now The hand of fate is heavy now Its too late, too late now The hand of fate is heavy now It pick you up and it knock you down
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