Dawn broke as the Night Rider rode on
In one hand the reins and the other a gun
Forever young, as to time he's bound
'Cause he knew God's never gonna cut him down
Got him a horse that he called Cash
He was a wild thing, and boy he was fast
And that old horse, Cash, his steed of pride
Was forever rode 'till the day he died
Anger the Rider and you're in for a suprise
Shoot you down while you flee in the night
He won't stick around to watch your blood flow black
'Cause the Rider knew that you ain't comin' back
He wasn't an evil man, but just a cold soul
He would make you his friend, before he buried you in a hole
But if you don't give him his money then tell him well
Why he shouldn't send you to the depths of Hell
But that Night Rider, that heart of stone
Had him a fear that everyone had known
Frightened of the gallows where he watched them old men hang
Made him thank God he wasn't in their Gang
So run on for a long time, he did, from the dead-end law
Can't count the times he escaped the Sheriff's claw
It was out to get him since the day he was born
And it's not gonna stop 'till his heart is torn
One night them daemons came to his room
They thought they were sending him to his doom
But on he ran out of that ghost town
'Cause today God wasn't gonna cut him down
And along his way until he saw Jack wet with the morning dew
He said, "Good God, let me tell you the news!
A week ago Bill found Ginny and shot her down
Her body's restin' in the ground!"
Fires blazed in the Rider's eye
Anyone to kill his only daughter deserves to die
With revenge in his soul, he went looking for a fight
Tonight he'll hunt down for what is right
Sure enough, he found Back-Biting Bill
Resting under a willow on top of the hill
Gun in hand, the Rider aimed to kill
Never waking, the back biter burned in Hell
Sorrow never crossed the Rider's mind
And all regret was behind
Life is yours, use it the way it was found
Or God may even cut you down
That night he prayed at the fire
Prayed for death, though he was damned as a Ghost Rider
Jack asked, "Was losing Ginny worth fighting the law?"
But before he could anwser, he was attacked by the Sheriff's claw
Those daemons caught him earlier tonight
He faced the gallows, all right
Never again did the Night Rider shoot a living man down
'Cause everybody knows God's gonna cut you down