(Verse 1) Well I saw your beat-up blazer parked behind the cedar grove And I felt a fire rising like a red-hot kitchen stove. I didn’t scream or holler and I didn’t kick the door I just sat there in the shadows 'til I couldn’t take no more. I seen his shadow moving 'gainst the yellow window light And I knew that I’d be doing something desperate tonight. So I grabbed my .44 just resting on the floor And I waited for the man to come a-walking through the door. (Chorus) And the moon is hanging heavy o'er the cold side of the creek And the secrets that we’re keeping are the ones we’ll never speak. Yeah, you traded in a diamond for a piece of polished glass Now you’re standing in the driveway watching all the minutes pass. It’s a long way back to honest from the blood upon the stones And the rattling in the valley is just his breaking bones. So go on and keep your silence, go on and keep your head 'Cause the only one not talking now is the lover you left dead. (Verse 2) He came out smelling like your perfume and a cheap Kentucky gin With a smile on his face for all the places he had been. I didn't give him warning and I didn't give him breath I just introduced his temple to quick and sudden death. You came running to the porch with your hair all in a mess With the moonlight catching shadows on the fabric of your dress. You looked at me in horror as I dragged him to the pines The final destination for a man who crosses lines. (Chorus) And the moon is hanging heavy o'er the cold side of the creek And the secrets that we’re keeping are the ones we’ll never speak. Yeah, you traded in a diamond for a piece of polished glass Now you’re standing in the driveway watching all the minutes pass. It’s a long way back to honest from the blood upon the stones And the rattling in the valley is just his breaking bones. So go on and keep your silence, go on and keep your head 'Cause the only one not talking now is the lover you left dead. (Bridge) Now the crickets are a-chirping and the engine’s running hot And I’m looking at the woman that I used to love a lot. You can call the sheriff, honey, you can tell him what you saw But there ain’t no room for mercy in a broken-hearted law. (Chorus) And the moon is hanging heavy o'er the cold side of the creek And the secrets that we’re keeping are the ones we’ll never speak. Yeah, you traded in a diamond for a piece of polished glass Now you’re standing in the driveway watching all the minutes pass. It’s a long way back to honest from the blood upon the stones And the rattling in the valley is just his breaking bones. So go on and keep your silence, go on and keep your head 'Cause the only one not talking now is the lover you left dead.

Blood Upon the Stones