Owl Creek Bridge

They tried to hang me at Owl Creek Bridge
But the rope broke and I got away
Fell into the river, they fired their rifles
But their bullets all went astray
And I swam those cold cold waters
And I ran through forest trees
And I had to get back home
To my sweetheart Emily
I'm alive oh I'm alive and that's how I'm gonna stay
I'm alive oh I'm alive and I'm a free man today

I ran all day and half the night
Left the yankees so far behind
There's a southern mansion that I must get to
I reach the gate and walk inside
And I meet her by her window
And she falls into my arms
I'm so tired but I kiss her
And I love her
My sweetheart
I'm alive oh I'm alive and that's how I'm gonna stay
I'm alive oh I'm alive and I'm a free man today

I want to tell her that I love her
But I cannot even catch my breath
I feel a sharp pain that rips me from her
I feel the noose around my neck
And I hang under that bridge now
And I wake up from a dream
The war's over for two years now
And I married sweet Emily
I'm alive oh I'm alive and that's how I'm gonna stay
I'm alive oh I'm alive and I'm a free man today