Shades of The Grateful Dead and The Band!  This is a classic song in every way.  I agree that the reverb may be a little heavy in spots, but that's about all.  Very tasty.

Thank you Lynn, glad you liked it!!  That's very cool!!  

 
Elias Cole rode into town with 20 dollars gold
Lookin’ for wine & whiskey & women bought and sold
Elias Cole rode out of town in a box inside a hearse
And a bullet in his back, Lord, couldn’t make matters much worse
 
Elias Cole was gambling man with an ace inside his shirt
And a pair of well-worn six-shooters that he used to put people in the dirt
Elias was pretty straight-shooter and he paid his ladies well
But Elias had a little bitty secret that you could hardly tell
 
Elias Cole, Elias Cole
Did you ever have a soul?
What once was a heart now is a hole
A hole in the ground for Elias Cole
 
Elias had a little bitty kit bag with a needle and a spoon
And a pretty little vial of Morphine
That he used up in the hotel room
Elias had a pretty bad habit; it required 3 shots a day
Just to get him on his feet, Lord, just to make him feel OK
 
Well Elias had a good night gambling and he decide to celebrate
With a little bit extra in the needle and he could hardly wait.
When Elias pulled down that plunger 3 punks jumped into his room
And that little bit extra in the mainline is what spelled Elias’ doom
 
A hole in the arm for Elias Cole
 
Well punks are all good at losin’ and they always want their money back
So they all drew their pistols on Elias as he was noddin’ in the sack
Elias made a run for the window but he was movin’ kinda slow
And the ugliest punk pulled the trigger and decided to let go
 
Elias took a bullet in the backbone and he fell out the window to the street
And a horse drawn wagon ran him over and a stray dog was chewing at his feet
But Elias just lay there grinnin’ cause he couldn’t feel a bit of hurt
And Elias Cole died with a big wide smile right there in the mud and the dirt
 
Now all listen up all you children for the story of Elias Cole
All he ever wanted was a heart in his life and all he ever got was a hole
But a hole is what dope is gonna give you and it’s six feet in the ground
And the bottle and the pipe and the needle is gonna lay your body down
 
A hole in the back for Elias Cole
A hole in the ground for Elias Cole

Heavy on the reverb, but a nice song that tells a story. Nice instrumentation, vocals and a good mix except for that heavy reverb.
 
Peace and Blessings, John

Hey, thank you very much John!!!  I'll see if I can reign in that reverb a little or maybe eliminate it completely and replace it with some harmonies.  
 
It's funny because this song is years in the telling.  There's a restaurant here in North Jersey where I live called the Elias Cole.  I have been wanting to do something with that name for years.  It's such a musical name.  So, I finally did it and I'm pretty proud of the results.
 
Thanks for the listen!!!

I loved it, but also agree, the Reverb on the chorus is a bit heavy and drags a bit..
and my mind was headed for harmonies during the chorus..but that's just my mind!
 
Nicely done!

Hey, thank you Larry! Glad you liked it. I think the consensus is harmonies or at least less reverb. I actually have a friend who wants to sing on this song. I think I'll give him a call. Thanks for listening!