Gallows Strung

She tied a rope around your neck And led you through the town With love that's like the gallows Strung but she'll never cut you down When you left the sun went out Walk in fields of grey And I will wear my feather crown Turn the night to day You said my name but the devil came With her black eyes and paper cut smile You said my love has it been so long Won't you stay a little while I said, no chance, the devil won't dance Or run with the wolves in the wild I've had my fill, my way with your will Leave me here, leave me here To sleep like a child To sleep like a child To sleep like a child To sleep like a child To sleep like a child You asked me silently, to keep your secrets close to me You asked me silently, to keep your secrets close to me To sleep like a child To sleep like a child