A Dirty Plan

[Intro] [Verse 1] I should’ve been home in the black Next to my wife in our quiet bed But the wine had her sleeping deep So I pulled on my boots instead Three of us under a guilty sky Joe on the wheel and Frank by my side I was the one with the careful hands In and out clean is how we ride [Verse 2] The house on the hill held a single light Mark of the chief in the dead of night Dressed like shadows from boot to chin Moving like smoke on a southern wind We came for what never was right [Chorus] Out on the hill where the secrets hide Three ghosts walking the wrong side Blood ties and a dirty plan Settling scores with a quiet hand Ride on, boys, through the black Don’t you ever look back [Verse 3] Joe held the car while we climbed the gate Two big dogs rose up in the yard Steak from the bag and they hit the ground hard Picked the east lock and slipped inside Safe behind the picture, I cracked it wide Took every piece that was locked inside [Verse 4] Frank cracked the bag and the shine spilled out “Take any one you want, my friend It came from the man that we took” Joe and Frank’s daddy wore a badge of gold Crooked chief with a blackened soul He stole that shine years ago Tonight we came to collect his toll [Chorus] Out on the hill where the secrets hide Three ghosts walking the wrong side Blood ties and a dirty plan Settling scores with a quiet hand Ride on, boys, through the black Don’t you ever look back [Verse 5] Joe and Frank vanished down the line I slipped back home with my piece and a beer Wife stirred slow and said “I gotta go to work” Kissed her as she put on her hat She walked to her police car and drove away Joe and Frank left her a note that would say “The Chief won’t be clocking in today” [Bridge] Some blood runs thicker than the law allows Some nights the sons come to even the score I held my secret while she drove away Diamonds still warm in the pocket I wore Debts get paid when the dark don’t end And family takes what the crooked defend [Final Chorus] Out on the hill where the secrets hide Three ghosts walking the wrong side Blood ties and a dirty plan Settling scores with a quiet hand Ride on, boys, through the black Don’t you ever look back [Outro] Don’t you ever look back… Don't you ever look back...