Story Behind The Song
The song is set in the old west when a sheriff has an affair with another man's wife. The other man (the singer) kills the sheriff and sets out on the run heading for the Mexican border.
Song Description
The song is set in the old west when a sheriff has an affair with another man's wife. The other man (the singer) kills the sheriff and sets out on the run heading for the Mexican border.
| Song Length |
4:20 |
Genre |
Country - Cowboy, Country - Traditional |
| Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
Mood |
Poignant, Heartbreaking |
| Subject |
Bad Love, Loneliness |
Similar Artists |
Kris Kristofferson, Kenny Rogers |
| Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
Lyrics
On a horse in the desert in the sun
from my old lady I'm on the run
with just my jerky and a gun
my friend the sheriff, he didn't have to die
and my wife, she didn't have to lie
they done me dirty, can't see why
when you lose your best friend to your lover, you don't know where to put the blame, this is the hard way to discover, your shot's no better than your aim
when I caught him I would've let him be
but that sheriff he pulled a gun on me
she said, "they'll hang you, just wait and see"
and now she hates me cause I killed her new love
she told that posse I killed him in cold blood, and now my name's as good as mud
and my wife, she didn't have to lie
they done me dirty, can't see why
when you lose your best friend to your lover, you don't know where to put the blame, this is the hard way to discover, your shot's no better than your aim
and that memory's like poison in my brain
and there's a poster with my picture and my name, which direction, all the same
and those bounty men they shoot to kill I know, and that posse'll chase me clear to Mexico, and this awful feelin' won't let me go
and my wife, she didn't have to lie
they done me dirty, can't see why
when you lose your best friend to your lover, you don't know where to put the blame, this is the hard way to discover, your shot's no better than your aim