Hard and Rough Cowboy

[Verse 1]

They call me Ima Lasman

Been ridin' since the age of nine

Got a warrant down in Abilene

And a scar across my spine

[Verse 2]

My daddy ran off early

Mama cried into her hands

I learned to sleep with one eye open

And to never trust a man

[Pre-Chorus]

So I keep my saddle tight

And my hat pulled low

Every town I pass on through

Is a town I'll never know

[Chorus]

I'm a hard and rough cowboy

I'm a wanted man tonight

I'm a hard and rough cowboy

Don't you stand within my sight

The law is gettin' closer

And I ain't got time to fight

I'm a hard and rough cowboy

Ridin' till the morning light

[Post-Chorus]

Ride on, ride on

Ride on, ride on

[Verse 3]

Slept beneath a cottonwood

Where the creek runs cold and thin

Woke up to a rattle sound

And a snake inside my skin

[Verse 4]

Sheriff's got my picture

Nailed to every post in town

They say I shot a gamblin' man

I say he drew on me first

[Pre-Chorus]

So I keep my saddle tight

And my hat pulled low

Every town I pass on through

Is a town I'll never know

[Chorus]

I'm a hard and rough cowboy

I'm a wanted man tonight

I'm a hard and rough cowboy

Don't you stand within my sight

The law is gettin' closer

And I ain't got time to fight

I'm a hard and rough cowboy

Ridin' till the morning light

[Post-Chorus]

Ride on, ride on

Ride on, ride on

[Bridge]

Maybe someday I'll stop runnin'

Maybe find a quiet place

Maybe trade this life for somethin'

That don't end in a chase

[Guitar Solo]

[Chorus]

I'm a hard and rough cowboy

I'm a wanted man tonight

I'm a hard and rough cowboy

Don't you stand within my sight

The law is gettin' closer

And I ain't got time to fight

I'm a hard and rough cowboy

Ridin' till the morning light

[Post-Chorus]

Ride on, ride on

Ride on, ride on

[Outro]

Ride on