Belshazzar (Original Mix)-Johnny Cash

[ti:Belshazzar] [ar:Johnny Cash] [al:The Johnny Cash Acetates] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Belshazzar (Original Mix) - Johnny Cash [00:06.75]Well the bible tells us about a man [00:09.97]Who ruled babylon and all its land [00:12.19]Around the city he built a wall [00:14.55]And declared that babylon would never fall [00:16.80]He had concubines and wives [00:19.49]He called his babylon paradise [00:21.79]On his throne he drank and ate [00:24.22]But for belshazar it was getting late [00:26.58] [00:27.60]For he was weighed in the balance and found wanting [00:31.75] [00:32.86]His kingdom was divided couldn't stand [00:36.32] [00:37.56]He was weighed in the balance and found wanting [00:41.29] [00:42.49]His houses were built upon the sand [00:45.86] [00:51.86]Well the people feasted and drank their wine [00:54.46]And praised the false gods of his time [00:57.20]All holy things they scorned and mocked [00:59.04]But suddenly all their mocking stopped [01:02.07]For on the wall there appeared a hand [01:04.42]Nothing else there was no man [01:06.52]In blood the hand began to write [01:08.87]And Belshazar couldn't hide his fright [01:11.62] [01:12.50]For he was weighed in the balance and found wanting [01:16.49] [01:17.79]His kingdom was divided couldn't stand [01:21.10] [01:22.53]He was weighed in the balance and found wanting [01:26.24] [01:27.33]His houses were built upon the sand [01:30.68] [01:36.82]Well no one around could understand [01:39.63]What was written by the mystic hand [01:41.96]Belshazar tried but couldn't find [01:44.37]A man who could give him peace of mind [01:46.83]But daniel the prophet a man of God [01:49.04]He saw the writing on the wall in blood [01:51.48]Belshazar asked him what it said [01:53.69]And daniel turned to the wall and read [01:56.06] [01:57.29]My friend you're weighed in the balance and found wanting [02:01.11] [02:02.40]Your kingdom is divided it can't stand [02:05.99] [02:07.48]You're weighed in the balance and found wanting [02:11.29] [02:12.30]Your houses are built upon the sand