[Verse 1] You came in shining boots Badge on your chest Evil grin on your face Like you already knew the rest You talked real sweet With a lie in each hand Said, "Trust me, son" Then you buried the land You shook down the poor At the edge of town Took a little from the lost Then you laughed it down [Pre-Chorus] I saw the truth Behind your stare Cold-eyed devil With a preacher's hair You wrote my name In a crooked book But every lie you sold I know the look [Chorus] Crooked lawman, evil grin (yeah, yeah) Crooked lawman, lies wear thin (lies wear thin) You wear the badge, I see the sin (see the sin) Crooked lawman, evil grin [Verse 2] You framed my brother By the river road Slid him that story Then you broke his load You took their coins And called it law Made fear your hammer Made silence your flaw Now the porch lights burn And the dogs all bark Every name you stole Still cuts the dark [Pre-Chorus] I saw the truth Behind your stare Cold-eyed devil With a preacher's hair You wrote my name In a crooked book But every lie you sold I know the look [Chorus] Crooked lawman, evil grin (yeah, yeah) Crooked lawman, lies wear thin (lies wear thin) You wear the badge, I see the sin (see the sin) Crooked lawman, evil grin [Bridge] One day that mirror Gonna split your face All those tales you built Won't hold their place When the crowd turns back And the dust rolls near You'll hear my boots And your own last fear [Final Chorus] Crooked lawman, evil grin (yeah, yeah) Crooked lawman, lies wear thin (lies wear thin) You wear the badge, I see the sin (see the sin) Crooked lawman, evil grin
