Lyrics

[Verse]
Down in Kentucky's heart
Where the creeks run cold
Born was Hunter McLean
'neath the foothills old
With a glare in his eye
And fists made of stone
McLean County's son
Raised to stand all alone

[Verse 2]
Farm fields whispered secrets
Tales of blood and bone
Hunter's heart grew hardened
Where the wild seeds were sown
With a rifle in his hand
And spite in his soul
He carved out his legend on the devil's black scroll

[Chorus]
Oh
Hunter
Oh
McLean
Dark winds carry your name
From the hollers to the hills
Whispers haunt
Blood trails spill

[Verse 3]
Moonlit fields and hollers
Where shadows oft dreamed
Hunter stalked his rivals
Silent as the moonbeams
With each thunderous shot
Kentucky mourned anew
Another soul was taken
Another debt was due

[Verse 4]
Men spoke quiet of the nights
When Hunter roamed at large
Of whiskey-fueled rages
And midnight last-charge
In the darkest taverns
Under lantern's dim sway
Legends of his dagger painted fear in light of day

[Bridge]
His mother cried old hymns
While the church bells tolled
A sinner's redemption
For a heart so cold
In Mclean County's valley
Where the land lays bare
Hunter’s name is whispered in every prayer