I know you'll excuse me if I say goodnight I've got a promise to fulfill Thank you for listening to my troubles Pardon me, I've got someone to kill I warned him not to try and take her from me He laughed and said if I can You know I will So tonight when they get home I'll be waiting Pardon me, I've got someone to kill I know I'll surely die for what I'm about to do But it don't matter I'm a dead man anyhow This gun will buy back the pride they took from me And also end this life of mine, that's worthless now By the time you tell the sheriff, it'll all be over He'll find me at their big house on the hill He'll find a note explaining why I killed us all Now it's time to go, I've got someone to kill