[Verse 1] They put him in the ground on a Sunday Preacher wouldn't look me in the eye Six men carried what was left of him Underneath a blood-red sky Sheriff said, "Girl, it's finally over" Mama said, "Don't speak his name" But the dogs started howling around midnight And the church bell rang in the rain [Pre-Chorus] There are things you don't forgive There are things that don't stay dead [Chorus] Nobody buried him deep enough Nobody piled on enough dirt Nobody knew what a mean man does When even dying doesn't hurt Now there's mud on the courthouse steps And a shadow underneath my door Nobody buried him deep enough So I guess I'll kill him once more [Verse 2] Mississippi heat in the morning But the windows all turned cold Found his footprints by the graveyard Leading straight down County Road Old man Carter closed the diner Sheriff loaded up his gun Every sinner in the county Suddenly remembered what they'd done [Chorus] Nobody buried him deep enough Nobody piled on enough dirt Nobody knew what a mean man does When even dying doesn't hurt Now there's mud on the courthouse steps And a shadow underneath my door Nobody buried him deep enough So I guess I'll kill him once more [Verse 3] He found me sitting on the front porch Same black dress I wore back then Said, "You really thought you'd lost me?" I said, "I was hoping you'd come again" He smiled like the devil owed him I smiled like I knew the debt Then I reached beneath my rocking chair For the one thing he remembered yet [Bridge] The preacher prayed The sheriff ran The whole town hid behind their blinds But some debts don't belong to God And this one here is mine [Final Chorus] Nobody buried him deep enough So tonight we'll do it right Put him where the roots grow hungry Far away from morning light No more mud on the courthouse steps No more breathing at my door Nobody buried him deep enough But they will this time For sure [Outro] Six feet wasn't enough Make it twelve [End]
