Shadows may hide you
but always 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 - murders up for sale
Dead men - tell no tales
In Gangland - where the 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 days
when the hard times began
Now you're alone but alive for how long?
Dead men - tell no tales
In Gangland - murders up for sale
Dead men - tell no tales
In Gangland - where the jail birds die
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 blacked out jail
Dead men - tell no tales
In Gangland - murders up for sale
Dead men - tell no tales
In Gangland - where the jail birds die
Gangland