Long Black Veil Lyrics - Mike Ness

Ten years ago, on a cold dark night 

There was someone killed 'neath the town hall light 

There were few at the scene but they all agreed 

That the slayer who ran looked a lot like me 

The judge said, "Son, what is your alibi? 

If you were somewhere else, then you won't have to die" 

I spoke not a word, though it meant my life 

For I been in the arms of my best friend's wife 

She walks these hills in her long black veil 

She visits my grave when the cold winds wail 

Nobody knows, nobody sees 

Nobody knows but me 

The sky has turned dark and eternity's near 

She stands in the crowd, she sheds not a tear 

Late at night when the cold winds moan 

In her long black veil, she cries over my bones