[Intro] Driving 12-string acoustic guitar. Hammond organ swells beneath a slow, hypnotic groove. Blues guitar answers with long, expressive bends. [Verse 1] He came walking with the sunset Dust upon his weathered boots Carried nothing but a suitcase And a silence worn from truth Found a room above the station Paid a week and kept his name By the morning people wondered Why he'd ever come their way [Pre-Chorus] Rumors travel faster than a train Truth arrives too late [Chorus] Wicked man Charming smile That's what people said Never stayed Long enough To defend himself One more town One more name Blown away like dust Nobody knew where he'd come from... Only where he'd gone [Verse 2] Windows cracked when he went walking Conversations lost their sound Every stranger grew suspicious Every whisper made the rounds Some swore he was running from something Some said he was running still Others claimed he'd left salvation Buried somewhere past the hill [Pre-Chorus] Rumors travel faster than a train Truth arrives too late [Chorus] Wicked man Charming smile That's what people said Never stayed Long enough To defend himself One more town One more name Blown away like dust Nobody knew where he'd come from... Only where he'd gone [Instrumental] Extended blues-inspired guitar solo. Hammond organ and lead guitar trade slow melodic phrases. Let the groove breathe with a loose, hypnotic feel. [Bridge] Maybe every town needs someone To carry all the blame Maybe every story changes Long before it learns a name He kept walking toward tomorrow Without looking back again... Leaving every town to wonder Who he'd really been [Final Chorus] Wicked man Charming smile Still the story spread Some saw grace Some saw guilt Some just shook their heads One more road One more dawn One more place to roam Nobody ever really knew him... They only knew the legend [Outro] The Hammond organ sustains beneath slow blues guitar. The groove fades naturally into warm tape hiss and spring reverb.
