You Did Not Know Him Like I Did Ben Merrill took the call. Hadn't been sheriff very long Titus' body was growing cold, and, Rose Marie, she was just gone

Titus Coan laid on the floor, Steak knife in his chest Well, even the papers got that much But, some of us, knew the rest

Titus Coan was an evil man, Lived up on Taylor Ridge He used to run the old Ironworks...but that wasn't all he did

You Did Not Know Him Like I Did You Did Not Know Him Like I Did

He liked his money, oh, he liked his wine. But, he liked his women... getting younger, all the time

Out past the old Reservoir, half way to Princess Pine Once you cross that Kelseytown Bridge, there ain't nothing but the Coan mine.

And there's an old graveyard there - won't show on any map Young ladies, over the years, have gone up, but they ain't come back

You Did Not Know Him Like I Did You Did Not Know Him Like I Did

The world's a better place with him gone The world's a better place

Oh, I knew Moriah, since her family came on though On that day, she up and disappeared, I kew what I had to do.

Comes a time in every man's life - gotta think about the things he's done Not sure this is one of those times, but that bell can never be un-rung

Now I'm wondering if Hell is real, as it's likely where I'll go But, if it is, I know I'll see my old friend Titus Coan

You Did Not Know Him Like I Did You Did Not Know Him Like I Did You Did Not Know Him Like I Did You Did Not Know Him Like I Did