Eye For An Eye
(words & music by Markus Rill)		  
 
Eye For An Eye: Two books about the convicted murderer Gary Gilmore moved me greatly. One's called "Shot In The Heart" and it's written by Mikal Gilmore, the other's "The Executioner's Song" by Norman Mailer. Both books along with the movie "Dead Man Walking" and the accompanying soundtrack nourished this song.
Had a friend named Buddy, I sat next to him in church and school
I was good at reading, he was good at breakin' the rules
Yeah, Buddy was good at breakin' the rules

I went off to college, Buddy stuck around
You know how it goes, man, we lost touch and I always felt I let him down
I always felt I let him down

When I saw him tonight on the six o'clock news there wasn't much I could do
Hey, Buddy, you kill a man, they're gonna turn on you
And ain't that right - an eye for an eye

Lady Luck, she's a strange old gal, you never know where she'll run
And it seems to me I could've ended up on either end of that gun
Well, I could've been on either end of that gun

When I saw him tonight on the six o'clock news there wasn't nothing I could do
Hey, Buddy, you kill a man, they're gonna turn on you
And ain't that right - an eye for an eye

An eye for an eye, Buddy, how do you sleep at night?
Do you ever cry, do you ever feel alright?
Do you remember the time that we spent?
Wasted innocence

Now I wanna write him a letter but I don't know what to say
Guess it won't make much sense to talk about the good ol' days
Won't make no sense to talk about the good ol' days

'Cause, Buddy, them old days, they're gone for good
Things did not work out quite the way they should
Ain't that right - an eye for an eye
Now it's time for good-bye