[Verse] Early one morning with fire in my eyes I strapped on a six-shooter, ready to rise I dreamed of the legends, Of men made of steel But a boy with a pistol don't know what is real I practiced my draw in the heat of the day Dreaming of fame in a reckless display “Make way for the best,” I would boast and declare But trouble was brewing, and I wasn’t prepared I pushed into the saloon with a chip in my pride The crowd parted ways as I strode inside A gambler called out with a smirk full of gin “You’re just a boy playing games you won’t win.” The room fell silent, his hand on his belt The heat of his stare was the coldest I’d felt I drew steel to prove I was not to be teased But one shot rang out, and he drew one last weeze Before tumbling over Dead as the breeze He dropped to the floor And I fell to my knees [Chorus] Oh My soul fell low, my soul fell low My soul fell low, my soul fell low Low Low [Verse] The saloon had been silent, then whispers grew loud My heartbeat was lost in the roar of the crowd I bolted out fast, my hands stained with sin But you can’t outrun A storm raging within His friends set upon me, their pistols ablaze I barely escaped through the dust and the haze As we traded bullets Three more men fell Brought me no pride or glory Just a ticket to hell The thrill of the moment now burned into shame The blood on my hands bore the weight of my fame I ran to the border, through deserts of red The lawmen behind me, the noose up ahead For all of my swagger, for all that I'd said I had nothing left But to ride with hung head [Chorus] Oh My soul fell low, my soul fell low My soul fell low, my soul fell low Low Low [Verse] They finally caught me And drug in my bones The judge looked me over, his voice like a stone “Young fool with a gun, your sins are your own Now explain to the jury, what price you should pay?” But words wouldn't come; I had nothing to say. I felt the cold truth of the choices I'd made The grief of the widows, the debts left unpaid. [Chorus] Oh My soul fell low, my soul fell low My soul fell low, my soul fell low Low Low [Verse] Early one evening with dust in my eyes I stood at the gallows beneath leaden skies When out in the distance, a vision appeared, I knew him by name As he ever neared That rider came rolling fast through the haze A figure of shadow, his gaze all ablaze His voice cracked like thunder, a call deep and slow “You dreamed of legends; now yours lies below.” As the noose tightened, the truth burned like flame I need no hero I’d tarnished my name [Outro] Oh My soul fell low, my soul fell low My soul fell low, my soul fell low Low Low My Soul Fell Low [Fade out to silence]
