Shadows may hide you but also may be your grave You´re running today maybe tomorrow you´ll be saved
You pray for daylight to save you for a while You wonder if your children will face the killer´s smile
Dead men -- tell no tales In Gangland -- murder´s up for sale Dead men -- tell no tales In Gangland -- where jail birds die
Face at the window leers into your own But it´s only your reflection still you tremble in your bones How long can you hide? How long till they come? A rat in a trap but you´ve got to survive
Once you were glad to be free for a while The air tasted good and the world was your friend Then came the day when the hard times began
Now your alone but alive for how long?
A knife at your throat another body on the pile A contract to keep and it´s service with a smile Murder for vengeance or murder for gain Death on the streets or a blackened out jail
Dead men -- tell no tales In Gangland -- murder´s up for sale Dead men -- tell no tales In Gangland -- where jail birds die