Silent As The Grave

Silent As The Grave
Shannon Slaughter, Tim Stafford (c) 2022
Elite Circuit Music / Daniel House Music
V1
Well, I tried and tried most every day to satisfy your selfish ways
I built a home to settle down country folks in a country town
I prayed and plowed both day and night to farm the land and to treat you right
But your faithfulness was not to be, and a clear way out I could not see

Ch
Silent as the grave, they never heard a sound
Two went walking, I ain't talking
How were they found -- Lying dead in the cold dark ground

V2
One night with him you planned to meet, I hid among the cypress trees
There I ended your love affair, not a shred of guilt I thought to bear
Both you and your lover lost your lives, by the hand of a jealous wife
I told her of the lustful tryst, her aim was true she did not miss

V3
The judge and jury made their choice, they never asked to hear my voice
She could have pinned all the blame on me, but her silent rage set me free

Ch
Silent as the grave, they never heard a sound
Two went walking, she ain't talking
How were they found -- Lying dead in the cold dark ground