I Rode Out From El Paso

I Rode Out From El Paso (Larry W. Jones 01/01/2012) (song #6514)I rode out from El Paso following his tracksThe sheriff said I would know how to bring him backThis star I wear is shiny, reflecting the sunIt feels so heavy for the job that must be doneThe outlaw is a man who’s taller than them allHe was once a good man before his wayward fallThe circuit judge he gunned down and now he must payI rode out from El Paso for this wayward preyOnce upon a time he lived for justice and rightUntil his young wife was killed with malice one nightHis world was shattered as he shoveled in the groundHe dug a grave and laid his darling six feet downVengeance he declared on all who took her young lifeThe gun he wears is notched in mem’ry of his wifeBut vengeance only grows into another flawBlind reason turns a man into a bad outlawI rode out from El Paso to track an outlawWhen we were young cowboys we both looked like our PawHis eyes shine just like mine and we both carry gunsThis outlaw and me, both of us are Daddy’s sonsThis star I wear is shiny, reflecting the sunIt feels so heavy for the job that must be done Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.