Uriah Heep - The Hanging Tree Lyrics

my first ALBUM at HOUSE....1977

Great album....good singer.

👍🏼

Passing through the arms of Satan
Reaching for the hands of God
Robbing every mind for wisdom
Running so he won't get caught
He's outlawed by majority
Been branded all his life
Some say that he's a sinner man
As he rides from day to night

He's a bad man, so they say
Living for his love and living free
Riding swift and secretly
So he'll miss the hanging tree
Wounded spirit on the wind
Riding to his dream and destiny

He's laughing at the wanted posters
Calling for his friends to see
Laughing aloud as he rides away
Kicking up the dust with speed
Time hands him down a pathway
And freedom is a horse he rides
Glory is a dream he's after
And fortune is his heart's delight

Riding swift and secretly
So he'll miss the hanging tree
Wounded spirit on the wind
Riding to his dream and destiny

That's a deep song. And this in the 70s. Respect. Love this song.

GREAt!~!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ЛАВТОН ПРОСТО СУПЕР !!! ДАЙ ТОБІ БОЖЕ ЗДОРОВ'Я ЧУВАК ! БЕЗ ТВОГО ГОЛОСУ І ПІСЕНЬ - ЖИТТЯ БУЛО Б НАБАГАТО ПОРОЖНІШИМ . 👍👍👍👍👍🔦🎙️🎤😅🎸🥁 ♥️🇺🇦

Some f i n e super-drumming by - who else - LEE KERSLAKE ! O:-)

Замечательный коллектив.замечательный вокалист.советую прослушать Люцифер френдс с Лавтоном

Weird to hear Uriah Heep without David Byron singing, but this song ROCKS.

Repeat,repeat,repeat,repeat...

The best album of Heep

Todo el poder de Uriah Heep!!!!!!! Por siempre

Very 70s with its reference to Satan etc.!

No no no no my friend; UH never was satanic/nor Black Sabbath :-)

@Bernhard Herrmann I just mean it references Satan in the very first line

Huge album ... And this song will be modern and classic after in 50 years!

The great album!

Dark man..... dark 😱