The hand of fate is on me now It pick me up and knock me down
I'm on the run, I'm prison bound The hand of fate is heavy now
I killed a man, I'm highway bound The wheel of fortune keeps turning round
Turning round, turning round I should have known it was a one horse town
My sweet girl was once his wife He had papers that the judge had signed
The wind blew hard, it was stormy night He shot me once, but I shot him twice
The hand of fate is on me now It pick me up and it kicked me right down
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 he'd throw me right of town
The hand of fate is on me now I shot that man I put him underground
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I put him underground Yes I did
I'm on the run, I hear the hounds My luck is up, my chips are down
So goodbye baby, so long now Wish me luck, I'm going to need it child
The hand of fate is on me now Yeah it's too late
Too late baby, too late now The hand of fate is on me now
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The hand of fate is heavy now