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In the southern part of Texas, east and west of El Paso
Where the mighty Franklin Mountains guard the trail to Mexico There's a new-made widow crying and a hearse a-rollin' slow I guess the devil's passed this way again. There's a lathered sorrel stallion running through the Joshua trees And a young man in the saddle with his coat tails in the breeze. He's got a six gun on his right hip and a rifle at his knees And he's dealing in a game that he can't win. Chorus: Poor Billy Bonney, you're only 21, Pat Garrett's got your name on every bullet in his gun. Every notch you carve on your six gun Has a bloody tale to tell. You're a mile ahead of Garrett and a step outside of Hell. Those fancy clothes you're wearin' and the women in your bed Can't take away the traces of the men that you've left dead As you ride across the badlands with a price upon your head And now the Wheel of Fortune starts to turn. Your reputation's grown 'til it's the biggest in the land And there ain't a lot of people left who want to call your hand And I guess you'll go down shootin' and like all branded men When you shake hands with the devil you get burned. Chorus: Poor Billy Bonney, you're only 21, Pat Garrett's got your name on every bullet in his gun. Every notch you carve on your six gun Has a bloody tale to tell. You're a mile ahead of Garrett and a step outside of Hell. |
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| 3:52 | 
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| 3. |
| 5:01 |
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"High Lonesome"
Just you and me and a little white pup Sittin' here waiting for the sun to come up To keep the chill away Drinkin' our coffee at the first crack of dawn Watchin' a doe while she nuzzles her fawn It's my favorite time of the day CHORUS: High Lonesome God don't ever let this mountain change High Lonesome I hope you will always stay the same Sometimes in the evening when everything's still Sweet mountain music floats over the hill On a laurel-scented breeze Sometimes when nightbirds are scolding the mist I think I might know where heaven is It's just above the trees CHORUS High Lonesome God don't ever let this mountain change High Lonesome I hope you will always stay the same Watchin' my summertimes turnin' to falls Seein' my song growing honest and tall Keeps me satisfied If I live forever or I die today All I would ask is you just let me lay Here on this mountainside CHORUS High Lonesome God don't ever let this mountain change High Lonesome I hope you will always stay the same |
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| 3:59 |
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"Running With The Crowd"
Come all ye young cowboys and listen to me And don't waste your life on that ol' hangin' tree And don't think that size ever makes a man small You find out it's nothing at all They know a tension when the old words are said 'Don't cheat in poker and don't lose your head' Lost cowboys are human and bullets kill dead Six guns don't make a man tall 'Cause it's all so easy to run with the crowd And they're a damn good bunch of cowboys Makes a man feel proud Do a honest day's work for the money you spend Be fast with the ladies and slow with the man Be kind to your horses and true to your friends And treat every mother's son fair Don't stay in town late on a Saturday night Don't let no one tease you into a fight 'Cause when they're saddled with guns There ain't nobody right It's a short trail that leads to nowhere 'Cause it's all so easy to run with the crowd And they're a damn good bunch of cowboys Makes a man feel proud 'Cause it's all so easy to run with the crowd And they're a damn good bunch of cowboys Makes a man feel proud |
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| 3:32 |
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| 3:52 |
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"Slow Song"
I won't get you near me I don't blame you For not seeing my way Don't you worry, girl There's just too damn much power And I won't let it bother me All that I had Lets you think of me once in a while Everybody's got a dream to live long And I've got one of mine And I ain't got near to begin with it So I best be movin' on And I will think of you with me And when I do I don't know if I'll cry or smile I will think of you with me And when I do I don't know if I'll cry or smile |
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| 3:52 |
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"Turned My Head Around"
When I was very young my daddy took me on his knee "Son, there's some things I wanna learn ya Before you get away from me" "Don't let nobody boss you much And keep your money clean Treat a woman like a lady And your lady like a queen" But I didn't know what he was talking about I didn't know what he was trying to say 'Til I got out in this mean old world And you can turn my head around the other way When I was eighteen a lady picked me up From off of the street She put a new suit on my back And new boots on my feet I said, "Thank you, kind lady. What do you want in return?" She said, "Young man, put yourself in my hands And you're damn sure gonna learn" But I didn't know what she was talking about I didn't know what she was trying to say 'Til she took me in the back room And she turned my head around the other way Right along about this time The story is rather sad It was about the time that I turned 21 I thought that I was bad Then I cussed out this old man Down here in the beer joint late one night He said, "Son, if you wanna talk you talk But if you wanna fight, let's fight" But I didn't know what he was talking about I didn't know what he was trying to say 'Til he took me out in the parking lot And he turned my head around the other way 'Til he took me out in the parking lot He turned my head around the other way |
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