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Eye For An Eye

from Getting Into Trouble by Markus Rill

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Eye For An Eye
(Markus Rill)

I had a friend named Buddy,
I sat next to him in church and school
I was good at reading
what he was good at was breaking the rules
Buddy was good at breaking the rules

I went off to college, Buddy stuck around
you know how it goes, man, we lost touch
and I always felt I let him down
I always felt I let him down

I saw him tonight on the six o’clock news
there wasn’t much that I could do
Buddy, you kill a man, they’re gonna come for you
and ain’t that right? an eye for an eye

Lady Luck, she’s a strange old gal,
you never know where she’ll run
it seems to me I could’ve ended up
on either end of that gun
I could’ve been on either end of that gun

I saw him tonight on the six o’clock news
there wasn’t nothing that I could do
Buddy, you kill a man, they’re gonna come for you
now ain’t that right? an eye for an eye

An eye for an eye, Buddy, how do you sleep at night?
do you ever cry, do you ever feel alright?
Do you remember the time that we spent
back when we were innocent?

Wanna write him a letter but I don’t know what to say
I guess it won’t make much sense
to talk about the good ole days
won’t make no sense to talk about the good ole days

Cause, Buddy, them old days, they’re gone for good
things did not work out quite the way they should
ain’t that right? an eye for an eye
now it’s time for goodbye

credits

from Getting Into Trouble, released April 17, 2018
Markus – vocals, acoustic & electric guitar
Dave Coleman – electric lead guitar, vocal
Didi Beck – bass
Leonardo von Papp – drums
Falco Eckhof – tambourine, cowbell

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Markus Rill München, Germany

»Songs that are beautifully shimmering with ambiguity - brilliant lyrics« - Rolling Stone"

"Rill shows great depth as a songwriter, bandleader and producer" - No Depression/USA

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