[Verse 1]
Old friend, your horse is ready to ride when morning comes
From this church town
Where damning rumors drip from holy tongues

[Chorus]
It won't go away
It won't go away
It won't go away

[Verse 2]
The fever to find the scapegoat fast and fix the blame
I know you never meant to leave the way you came

[Chorus]
It won't go away
It won't go away
It won't go away

[Verse 3]
Looking down from their stain glass steeple
They'll never know why you had to run

[Outro]
Ride as fast as you can
They're shooting to kill
Ride as fast as you can
They're shooting to kill
Ride as fast as you can
They're shooting to kill
Ride as fast as you can
They're shooting to kill