Conway Twitty - Third Man lyrics

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Last night I dreamed<br />

I took a walk<br />

Up Calvary's lonely hill, <br />

The things I saw<br />

With my own eyes<br />

Could not have been more real.<br />

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(Spoken)<br />

I saw upon three crosses<br />

Three men in agony; <br />

Two, cried out for mercy, <br />

And a third man, He looked at me.<br />

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And oh, the hurt in this man's eyes<br />

It just broke my heart in two! <br />

And it seemed I could hear him say<br />

"Son, I'm doing this for you."<br />

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I knelt beneath the third man's cross, <br />

And slowly bowed my head, <br />

I reached out to touch his feet, <br />

And it stained my hand's with red.<br />

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And when I heard him cry in pain, <br />

I raised my eyes to see; <br />

The blood spilled from the third man's side<br />

And some of it spilled on me.<br />

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The third man wore a crown of thorns, <br />

Spikes held him to the tree, <br />

And I heard him say, "Oh God, My God, <br />

Why hast thou forsaken me?"<br />

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And there within the mighty crowd, <br />

The ones who mocked Him cried<br />

"King, save Thyself if thou art King!"<br />

And then the third man died.<br />

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Suddenly, I heard the thunder roll, <br />

I saw the lightening pierce the sky.<br />

Then third man was still hanging there, <br />

And I began to cry.<br />

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I saw the boulders fall, <br />

And heard the breaking of the ground.<br />

And then I awoke, <br />

And though I dreamed; <br />

I touched my cheek and found, <br />

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(Sang)<br />

My eyes were wet where I had cried.<br />

A dream, I wished I knew<br />

I can still hear the third man say, <br />

"I'm doing this for you."...