My father was a kind man
From the western states
He could buy and sell
And he made his way
Gunned down
'Cause he would carry cash
I left my mother and my sister
And I went after that killer's ass
I followed him down to Houston
It was my first time south
I seen him in a restaurant
And we played it out
I shot him down at the table, son
No confusion in what we done
Say hello to everyone
My name is Richard Hill
I rode out like Lucifer
North at night
By day I dreamed I died
In the arms of Christ
I seen the lights in Huntsville
But I dared not stop
I rode on toward Palestine
When the wind let up
Long nights in the wind and pine
Salvation in mind
Your little prison's wasting time
On Richard Hill
Come all ye Christian children
This has come to pass somehow
God has come to banish Satan
All men are homeless now
I rode hard toward Tyler
And my loved one there
She said let's run, run, run away
Never come back here
I told her baby, baby,
I've got to fear for you
She said there's nothing west of Hillsboro, baby,
But what we do
We filled our glasses to the brim
And she sang me a Mexican hymn
Now I'd like to sing it once again
For Richard Hill
These desert roads
They're the streets of Zion
But this heart is deaf and blind
Fare-thee-well
And Hallelujah
Take this heart, Lord,
Leave my life behind
Come all ye Christian children
This has come to pass somehow
God has come to banish Satan
No child is homeless now
No child is homeless now