Johnny Cash - God's Gonna Cut You Down

Eins Seiner Besten Songs !!! One of His best songs!!!

Album : American V: A Hundred Highways

You can run for a long time,
Run on for a long time.
Run on for a long time:
Sooner or later gotta cut you down.
Sooner or later gotta cut you down.

Go tell that long tongued liar,
Go an' tell that midnight rider.
Tell the rambler, the gambler, the back-biter.
Tell 'em that God's gonna cut 'em down.
Tell 'em that God's gonna cut 'em down.

Well, my goodness gracious, let me tell you the news.
My head's been wet with the midnight dew.
I been down on bended knee,
Talkin' to the man from Galillee.

He spoke to me with a voice so sweet,
I thought I heard the shuffle of angel's feet.
He called my name an' my heart stood still,
When he said: "John, go do my will."

Go tell that long tongued liar,
Go an' tell that midnight rider.
Tell the rambler, the gambler, the back-biter.
Tell 'em that God's gonna cut 'em down.
Tell 'em that God's gonna cut 'em down.

You can run for a long time,
Run on for a long time.
Run on for a long time:
Sooner or later gotta cut you down.
Sooner or later gotta cut you down.

Well you may throw your rock, hide your hand,
Workin' in the dark against your fellow man.
But as sure as God made black an' white,
What's done in the dark will be brought to the light.

You can run for a long time,
Run on for a long time.
Run on for a long time:
Sooner or later gotta cut you down.
Sooner or later gotta cut you down.

Go tell that long tongued liar,
Go an' tell that midnight rider.
Tell the rambler, the gambler, the back-biter.
Tell 'em that God's gonna cut you down.
Tell 'em that God's gonna cut you down.
Tell 'em that God's gonna cut you down.

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[JustYouCalmDownSon]

The song isn't about non-believers being cut down by "God", obviously some lunatic high brow Christians will jump to that conclusion. The song is saying that if you lead a bad life you should turn away from it because it's ultimately going to come back and bite you on the ass and there will be no way to hide from it, regardless of believing in God or not. Some Christians think that everything they do is good and that all non-believers are sinners, Cash is a self proclaimed sinner. Hypocrites.

[Ben Tur]

"I am not a Christian artist, I am an artist who is a Christian." Johnny Cash

[ICanHasSmash]

I came here from Battlefield 3 :D

[Jyles Prefontaine]

couldnt have been said better you obviously see past a persons unopened minded selfish self and i can relate and respect that

[mandystoffel]

dudes beat

[mrtvman]

you better get god and jesus on your side or have fun burning in hell

[Amethyst Cat]

Battlefield 3 + This song = Bloomin' EPIC!

[Dexter Morgan]

This is my song.

[spookyarda]

dexter

[Rahul Ramath]

Dexter S8 ! :O

[Swatch567]

May not be but Cash still does it perfectly.

[Gabrielle Savoy]

this is not one of "his" songs. it's a cover