Lyrics
[Instrumental Banjo Intro]
[Verse 1]
Dah-la-do, do you hear my tune?
Haven't seen you around before?
Maybe we could have a smooth talk,
Yet I don't feel like you'll allow me such,
[Chorus 1]
So I'm-ma gonna open up and fire my guns,
Showing off my bounty on the wall,
Hitting the bulletin at the street to warn,
I'm-ma, I'm-ma, cowboy with a broken heart,
But maybe this old western timer, could mend this time,
22 years lost around high noon, lost to moonshine,
I'm-ma, I'm-ma, cowboy with a lost soul,
Who knows that I'll feel so much wanderlust,
So deeply into love that I'll drown with all my lovers!
Oh boy, oh boy, ooh-oh-ooh boy, let this last for life,
Or drown me by the river where the train muffles my cries,
[Verse 2]
I might not be a lawman, didn't mean to break any rules,
Yet so many mistresses saw my mistakes,
Could I have settled down before all my posse told me to relapse?
Wanted to make it all the way traveling around the desert wilds,
Or mountain cold high where I'll build a cabin that I will reside,
Such a shame that the lawman don't like it that I'm alive,
[Chorus 2]
So I'm-ma gonna open up and fire my guns,
Showing off my bounty on the wall,
Hitting the bulletin at the street to warn,
I'm-ma, I'm-ma, cowboy with a broken heart,
But maybe this old western timer, could mend this time,
22 years lost around high noon, lost to moonshine,
I'm-ma, I'm-ma, cowboy with a lost soul,
Who knows that I'll feel so much wanderlust,
So deeply into love that I'll drown with all my lovers!
Oh boy, oh boy, ooh-oh-ooh boy, let this last for life,
Or drown me by the river where the train muffles my cries,
[Verse 3]
Skilled at riding away from my problems,
Increasing my bounties as I flee,
Six bullets in my steel and powdered stinger,
Ready to hammer my bullets to fly faster than fleeing buck,
Seeing the birds fly out of the barren forest to try to survive the day,
Such a wildcard that my dead eye is 50-50 at times,
Could cost me my life,
[Bridge]
Wanted to relax at the saloon, but the whiskey sucks my throat,
Parched lips try to kiss me goodnight in the tavern at dusk to dawn,
Maybe if I wasn't a kid at the time, I wouldn't be fooled so many tries,
Liked their colors of their clothes, they have style as the ride down town,
Making it harder to look away, ready to pull my gun,
''Are you tired of running from lawman?''
''Become a bounty hunter to clear your name!''
''No need to feel threaten, start a new change!''
''Maybe you'll find the day, to recreate your ways!''
[Chorus 3]
So I'm-ma gonna open up and fire my guns,
Showing off my bounty on the wall,
Hitting the bulletin at the street to warn,
I'm-ma, I'm-ma, cowboy with a broken heart,
But maybe this old western timer, could mend this time,
22 years lost around high noon, lost to moonshine,
I'm-ma, I'm-ma, cowboy with a lost soul,
Who knows that I'll feel so much wanderlust,
So deeply into love that I'll drown with all my lovers!
Oh boy, oh boy, ooh-oh-ooh boy, let this last for life,
Or drown me by the river where the train muffles my cries,
[Outro]
I think I'm going crazy for the new winds,
Want to migrate like the wild beasts,
Counting on my shots,
So do I really see?
As I scope in on that trophy kill,
Wanting to hang up on my wall,
The creatures who kept me up for so long,
But all I'll see is the silver lining on my bottles,
Reflecting through the liquid and glass,
Wondering if I'll find my chance.