Lyrics
(Verse 1) Dust clouds rising in the rearview mirror
The siren wail is drawing near
I crossed the line in Tennessee
Now the high-road hounds are after me
I got a heavy lead foot and a light soul
Chasing down the lines of the highway patrol
The wind is screaming through the rusted door
And I can’t look back at the life I wore.
(Chorus)
Got a six-shooter riding heavy on my hip
A prayer for mercy on a dry, cracked lip
I’m a ghost in the canyon, a shadow in the pines
Running out of luck and running out of time
They can take my name, they can take my breath
But they won’t take the iron that’s cheated death.
(Verse 2) The hammer’s cold but the barrel’s hot
I gave ‘em everything that I had got
Left a trail of smoke and a broken heart
Tearing this world of mine clean apart
Between the law and the desert sand
I’m the last of a dying, desperate band
No silver star’s gonna slow me down
I ain’t spent a night in a lawful town.
(Bridge)
Silver spurs and a gallon hat
Life’s too short for a talk like that
Just the hum of the tires and the click of the gear
Leaving behind every ounce of fear.
(Chorus)
Got a six-shooter riding heavy on my hip
A prayer for mercy on a dry, cracked lip
I’m a ghost in the canyon, a shadow in the pines
Running out of luck and running out of time
They can take my name, they can take my breath
But they won’t take the iron that’s cheated death.
(Outro)
Yeah, it’s hanging low on my hip...
Just me and the law...
And a long, long road.