we were caught red-handed   across the county line   but i'll take my chances on the land   i'm not doin' time      you were driving all night   you had a blood-soaked dress   i was dreamin' restless   and you were thinkin' of a rest      and when you take a man's life   you fall down, you fall from the grace of god   and when you take a man's life   you fall down, you fall down, you fall down    you fall down      red hands, red hands (red red hands)   it's harder livin' on the land   red hands (red hands)   you've got those red red hands   a stranger's blood is on my hands      i keep my eye on the road   cause i'm out drivin' after midnight   and the vultures have all gone    way down out in the sky   and the battle things that live in the shadow, goin' up   are making a plan   they're gonna take away our life      and when you take a man's life   you fall down, you fall from the grace of god   and when you take a man's life   you fall down, you fall from the grace of god   and when you take a man's life   you fall down, you fall down, you fall down   you fall down      red hands, red hands (red red hands)   it's harder livin' on the land   red hands (red hands)   you've got those red red hands   a stranger's blood is on my hands      we were caught red-handed   across the county line   but i'll take my chances on the land   i'm not doin' time