Red Right Hand

[Verse 1] Dust on my boots and a pistol on my side, Ridin’ through a town where the law already died, Sheriff’s star is rustin’ in the blood-red sand, Folks whisper low ‘bout the Red Right Hand. [Chorus] You can run, you can hide, but you won’t outride fate, Right hand deals the devil, left hand shows you grace, One’s cold steel, one helps you stand, Mercy or judgment from the same two hands. [Verse 2] Saw him once at midnight by the old rail line, Six men drew down, never cleared leather in time, Smoke in the air and graves freshly planned, All signed in blood by the Red Right Hand. [Chorus] You can run, you can hide, but you won’t outride fate, Right hand deals the devil, left hand shows you grace, One’s cold steel, one helps you stand, Mercy or judgment from the same two hands. [Bridge] Preacher says he’s wrath sent down from above, Devil says he’s just a man who forgot how to love, Mama says pray, boy, take your stand, But prayers fall short of the Red Right Hand. [Final Chorus] You can run, you can hide, but your soul he’ll weigh, Right hand brings the night, left hand lights the way, One strikes hard, one understands, Heaven or hell in those two worn hands. [Outro] So I ride through the night with my hat pulled low, Right hand brings the thunder, left hand moves slow, If I meet him, Lord, let me understand, There’s mercy still waitin’ in his left hand.