Beyond The Last Mile Lyrics - Singles - Ernest Tubb

I'm watching the clock tick the hours away 

They say that I will hang at the dawn of the day 

But why should I fear death when it's life anew 

For dying only takes me much closer to you 

You left me in anger and walk by the sea 

And when they found your body they blamed it on me 

But you know they were wrong dear so wait for awhile 

Soon we'll be together beyond the last mile 

Stars hide their face to make way for the sun 

Death it'll soon claim me and make us as one 

While others are walking the streets with a smile 

Then I will be walking beyond the last mile 

[ steel ] 

The jury agreed I have taken your life 

The sentence that they gave me it cut like a knife 

But I'll face my Maker today with a smile 

I know that you'll be waiting beyond the last mile 

The chaplain is making his last plea to God 

Soon the numbered steps to the scaffold I'll trod 

My footsteps won't falter I'll walk with a smile 

I know that you'll be waiting beyond the last mile