[Verse] Dust on my boots and a gun by my side Memories haunt where the shadows collide The faces I’ve buried they visit at night Each one a star that fell out of my sight [Chorus] Ghosts of the prairie crying in the wind Counting the souls of the places I’ve been Can’t wash the blood from these calloused old hands A lone rider cursed by his own bitter land [Verse 2] Whiskey pours slow but the silence don’t break Every shot fired was the cost of my ache I had no mercy for the hearts that I tore Now I see trails of regret evermore [Bridge] I lost my brothers to the thirst for my pride Watch them fade under a cold desert sky My sins They are heavy They tether my soul These lonesome plains are the only home I’ll know [Chorus] Ghosts of the prairie crying in the wind Counting the souls of the places I’ve been Can’t wash the blood from these calloused old hands A lone rider cursed by his own bitter land [Verse 3] I sit by the fire But the warmth’s not enough The years on this saddle have made me so tough But what’s the worth in a life carved by pain When all you gain is a hollow refrain
