“Burnin’ Daylight” (Radio Cut) [Verse 1] Dust on my boots, sun cuttin’ low “We deal in lead,” he said real slow “You lookin’ for trouble?” I heard him call “I’ll accommodate ya,” that says it all Out here fault don’t matter, wrong or right Just steel and shadows in the dead of night [Pre-Chorus] “Valdez is coming…” word in the flame A warning rides faster than a name [Chorus] Slap some bacon on a biscuit, burnin’ daylight Ain’t much livin’ if you ain’t ready to fight It’s a hell of a thing, takin’ a man’s breath Out here you dance slow with life and death You gonna do somethin’, or just stand there and bleed? This world splits clean between want and need [Verse 2] “Badges?” he laughed, “we don’t need those here” Just dust and lies and a little bit of fear Fair trial promised with a hangman’s rope Justice rides thin on a gambler’s hope “Dyin’ ain’t much of a livin’, boy” Still we ride on through the noise [Chorus] Slap some bacon on a biscuit, burnin’ daylight Ain’t much livin’ if you ain’t ready to fight It’s a hell of a thing, takin’ a man’s breath Out here you dance slow with life and death “When you have to shoot, shoot,” no time to plead This world splits clean between want and need [Bridge] Two kinds of men, that’s what they say Those who load the gun and those who dig all day “I’m your huckleberry,” cuts the sky Where legends are born and the nameless die [Final Chorus] Slap some bacon on a biscuit, burnin’ daylight Ain’t much livin’ if you ain’t ready to fight “It ain’t dyin’… it’s livin’,” that’s the creed Out where a man is what he does, not what he needs Draw your line, plant your feet The West remembers who won’t retreat [Outro] “Where you headed, cowboy?” “Nowhere special…” Ride on…
