Lyric Challenge #1

From where did I take the following? One and a half points for the first correct answer.

Why must I be the thief?
He asked of the hanging man,
And how come you're the only one
Who gives with an open hand?
Why must I be the thief?
You curse and they cry,
And behind my head
Where they smile
And look beyond the stars,
And the thief will crawl across
To share in that other's fate
But the Jesus man says,
"Not now, my brother, not now.
It's far too late."