The Hangin' Tree Lyrics - Marty Robbins

I came to town to search for gold 

And I brought with me a memory 

And I seem to hear the night wind cry, 

"Go hang your dreams on the hangin' tree 

Your dreams of love that could never be 

Hang your faded dreams on the hangin' tree!" 

I searched tor gold and I found my gold 

And I found a girl who loved just me 

And I wished that I could love her too 

But I'd left my heart on the hangin' tree 

I'd left my heart with a memory 

And a faded dream on the hangin' tree. 

Now there were men who craved my gold 

And meant to take my gold from me 

When a man is gone he needs no gold 

So they carried me to the hangin' tree 

To join my dreams and a memory 

Yes they carried me to the hangin' tree. 

To really live you must almost die 

And it happened just that way with me 

They took the gold and set me free 

And I walked away from the hangin' tree 

I walked away from the hangin' tree 

And my own true love, she walked with me!