Lyrics  
EAST OF EDEN and WEST OF HELL 
(STEVE DAFOE 2009)
(COPYRIGHTED)


CHORUS:

D(Fast//up 5-7 times) A (Fast//up 5-7 times)
SOMEWHERE EAST OF EDEN AND WEST OF HELL
IN EAST OKLAHOMA, IT'S JUST A LITTLE TOWN
THAT WREAKED HAVOC OF MORE WRONG THAN RIGHT
BAD JUSTICE THAT LET A LOT OF GOOD MEN DOWN
G A 
AND WHEN IT WOULD END, NOBOBY COULD TELL 
D(Fast//up 5-7 times) A (Fast//up 5-7 times)
IN THIS LITTLE PLACE, FEW PEOPLE TOOK UP THE FIGHT
G A 
OH, EAST OF EDEN AND SOMEWHERE NEAR HELL..
SOMEWHERE NEAR HELL..........

VERSE 1: 

A Bm BARE 2nd FRET + AM) 
MANY INNOCENT LIVES WOULD SOON BE LOST
TO FIND A KILLER NO MATTER WHAT THE COST
TO THE COPS, RON WILLIAMSON WAS THEIR MAN
G A 
FOR THE SAVAGE MURDER OF ONE DEBBIE CARTER
AND THOUGH THERE WAS NO SHRED OF EVIDENCE 
THEY CREATED IT TO EXTRACT SOME VENGEANCE...

VERSE 2: 

A Bm BARE 2nd FRET + AM) 
FOR MORE THAN 10 YEARS HE LIVED ON DEATH'S ROW
HIS DAD, MOM AND SISTERS HIS LIFE SEEMED SO LONG AGO
FEW BELIEVED IN HIM...COPS KNEW THE TRUTH ALL ALONG
G A 
BUT THE SYSTEM KNEW IT HAD TO MAKE RIGHT WHAT WAS WRONG
AND IT DID JUST THAT ONE DAY TO FREE AN INNOCENT MAN
BUT IT WOULD BE A VERY BITTERSWEET TIME FOR WILLIAMSON 



VERSE 3: 

A Bm BARE 2nd FRET + AM) 
WILLIAMSON WAS NOT THE POLICE'S ONLY CROOKED DESIRE
THERE WAS DENNIS FRITZ THAT ALSO HAD THEIR EYRE
ANOTHER INNOCENT MAN FRAMED FOR THE SAME CRIME
G A 
THOUGH BOTH WOULD SURVIVE, THE TOLL WAS EXTREME
WILLIAMSON WAS TERMINAL....THERE'D BE NO BIG DREAMS
HE WOULD ALWAYS BE A PRISONER AND DEATH WOULD BE SOON

VERSE 4: 

A Bm BARE 2nd FRET + AM) 
BESIDES THE CRIME AGAINST ONE DEBBIE CARTER
THE COPS, THE JUDGE WORE THEIR SUIT OF ARMOUR
THEY PAID OUT A FEW DOLLARS ALL COVERED IN BLOOD
G A 
POWER CORRUPTS, ABSOLUTE POWER CORRUPTS ABSOLUTELY
THEY AVOIDED CHARGES, PRISON AMONGST ALL THE MAYHEM
'CAUSE THEY WERE LAWMAN WAY ABOVE ANY GREAT LAW 
 
Credits  
Lyrics Credits: Steve Dafoe  
Music Credits: Steve Dafoe  
Producer Credits:  
Publisher Credits: Steve Dafoe  
Performance Credits: TR  
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Description  
Short Song Description: 
True story of corruption in Oklahoma....  
Long Song Description: 
John Grisham's Novel "The Innocent Man" spells out police injustice and the courts incompetence.....  
Story Behind the Song: 
 
Metadata  
Song Length: 4:02  
Primary Genre: Rock-Hard Rock  
Secondary Genre: Rock-Indie/Low-Fi  
Tempo: Fast (151 - 170)  
Lead Vocal: Male Vocal  
Subject Matter 1: Lies  
Subject Matter 2: Numbness  
Mood 1: Irate  
Similar Artist 1: Foo Fighters  
Similar Artist 2: Goo Goo Dolls  
Language: English