Are those halos in your hair Or diamonds shining there Without a hope, without a prayer This rain beats down like death You turn your eyes to better men Before I go I'm hangin' a cross on the nail I hung one for you now Girl lay your shame to rest then hold the lies close to your breast You stoop to feed the crows Some scraps of truth already cold Before I go I'm hangin' a cross on the nail I hung one for you now And every kingdom of rain comes pourin' down Cause I loved you so long Cause I loved you so long Would you put halos in your hair Without a hope without a prayer What lies close to your breast then finally lay your shame to rest Before I go I'm hangin' a cross on the nail I hung one for you now And every kingdom of rain comes pourin' down Cause I loved you so long cause I loved you so long Cause I loved you so long