Outlaw

Well they put a price on freedom, and they put the price on me
‘Cos I fought for the southern way, for my beloved Confederacy
Well it seems I became a criminal, for fighting in a civil war
But now I am the hunted man, and I’m living outside the law

Seems that I’m a criminal
‘Cos in fought in a civil war
Seems that I will live the life
Of a rebel, outlaw

Well I come from the southern Cotton Belt, and I put my faith in Lee
I gave my backing to succession, for our independancy
Then they tried to tell the southern man, exactly what he had to think
Well we lost this war for freedom, I dread what the future is going to bring

Seems that I’m a criminal
‘Cos in fought in a civil war
Seems that I will live the life
Of a rebel, outlaw

But now my face is on a poster, the picture of a wanted man
All my dreams have been now broken, and the southern way is gone
I’m a devil to their newspapers, they put me down to my own kin
I guess I’ll have to keep on riding, and dreaming things, that could have been

Seems that I’m a criminal
‘Cos in fought in a civil war
Seems that I will live the life
Of a rebel, outlaw