Holy was the Preacher Riding on his rig of steel in the rising sun This was no grim reaper But a man with a smile who took a pride in a job well done
Oooh, in a blood-red sunrise He's preaching conversion as you lay down and die (Die)
Just a good-given holy roles In a good-Forsaken country He did not choose this killing ground He did not want this scrap of land
He's gonna scorch earth the (yeah) And make the rivers run dry Until we learn to hate like him Oh, kill the kitten, yeah, live to die
Ride on, you son of a gun Ride on, ride into the setting sun Ride on, you son of a gun (yeah)
Ride on, you son of a gun Ride on, ride into the setting sun Ride on, you son of a gun
You gotta be a hero For one last time To prove through your destruction Killing is a great way of life
There's a wooden cross somewhere Where they'll bury you down deep You lie to your People - you lie to yourself You're in love with death, man, you've got no shame
Ride on, you son of a gun Ride on, ride into the setting sun Ride on, you son of a gun (yeah)
Ride on, you the son of a gun Ride on, ride into the setting sun Ride on, you son Of A Gun
The Preacher laughed - cried the Preacher He loaded bullets as he smiled The congregation set and wondered Would they live, or would they die?
Just an ordinary Mon With his orders and his plans In the shadows of a cross
Oooh, in a blood-red sunrise Take me to Jesus - with Judas my guide
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, no) Ride on, you son of a gun Ride on, ride into the setting sun Ride on, you son of a gun (yeah)
Ride on, you son of a gun Ride on, ride into the setting sun Ride on, you son of a gun
(Oh, yeah) Ride on, ride on, ride on, yeah Ride on, ride on, ride on, yeah Ride on, ride into history, yeah
Ride on, ride on, bleeding heart you Ride on, ride on, you played no part Ride on, you feel no pity Ride on, you feel no pain