Heaven wasn't meant for men like me Heaven wasn't meant for men like me You can follow in my footsteps, you won't find no golden streets Heaven wasn't meant for men like me
I'm thirty two years old and bound to die I'm thirty two years old and bound to die There's thirteen coils around the loop through which my neck is tied I'm thirty two years old and bound to die
There's teardrops falling on the witness stand There's teardrops falling ont he witness stand And a widowed bride recalling how I shot her loving man There's teardrops falling ont he witness stand
Cause I shot a man to take for me his wife I shot a man to take for me his wife He was coughing blood and praying God above to save his life I shot a man to take for me his wife
I heard the people cheering when I fell I heard the people cheering when I fell I screamed and kicked my feet against the burning flames of hell I heard the people cheering when I fell
Cause Heaven wasn't meant for men like me No, Heaven wasn't meant for men like me You can follow in my footsteps, you won't find no golden streets Heaven wasn't meant for men like me