[Intro] [low-register resonator guitar with slide, atmospheric wind noise] [thumping kick drum enters] [Verse 1] [gravelly baritone vocals] Clock don't rush Morning slow Thirteen steps Waiting below [distorted electric guitar swell] Daddy always said Stand up tall Look a man dead in the eye Before you fall Never knew He meant it this way Guess a lesson's still a lesson On my last day [Pre-Chorus] [bass enters with fuzz, tambourine hits] Count 'em out One by one Ain't no running when you're done Thirteen steps Then it's done [Chorus] [full band, driving backbeat] Thirteen steps Thirteen steps I got a noose for a necktie Black and white striped suit Two matching silver bracelets Resting on my wrists Thirteen steps For dirty deeds done wrong [Verse 2] [drums drop to kick and snare only] Mama's praying Lips move slow Preacher's Bible Won't let go I count the boards Beneath my feet Thirteen steps To final sleep [Pre-Chorus] [full band returns] Count 'em out One by one Ain't no running when you're done Thirteen steps Then it's done [Chorus] Thirteen steps Thirteen steps I got a noose for a necktie Black and white striped suit Two matching silver bracelets Resting on my wrists Thirteen steps For dirty deeds done wrong [Bridge] [half-time feel, heavy slide guitar] Some men count sheep Some men count sin I count the stairs That I'm walking in Thirteen steps Ain't but a number Till the last one Takes your breath [Verse 3] [atmospheric guitar swells] Sky's turning gold Birds don't care Sheriff nods I'm halfway there Six, seven Steady now Thirteen steps I made it somehow [Chorus] Thirteen steps Thirteen steps I got a noose for a necktie Black and white striped suit Two matching silver bracelets Resting on my wrists Thirteen steps For dirty deeds done wrong [Outro] [music stops abruptly] Eleven, twelve Thirteen [trap door sound effect, silence]
