[Intro] [spoken Low and calm] Why Johnny Ringo You look like somebody just walked over your grave [Verse 1] Smoke rings hang in the saloon light Cards bend slow in a shaky hand Every story’s got my name in it Like gunpowder on the sand They say I coughed blood on the Bible Bet my soul on an ace and a king Turned my back on the good Lord’s mercy For a quicker draw and a dead man’s ring [Chorus] They talk about Doc like a ghost in the rafters Saint and a sinner in the same old verse Was I a healer or a hired disaster? Do I ride with the blessed Or the truly cursed? Every town I pass The tale gets taller Whiskey on their breath Fear in their eyes Rumors load their guns a little faster But the truth about Doc Well The truth just never rides [Verse 2] Some swear I shot a man laughing Didn’t blink when his body fell Others say I stared down the devil Told him “Son I already live in hell” I was just a broke-down gambler With a cough and a steady aim But they needed a legend in these badlands So they wrapped me up in flame [Chorus] [Bridge] [low vocal register] Did I stand by my friend in the street that day? Or just follow the echo of my own decay? They want a halo on a hired gun A hymn in the hands Of a dying one [build] Keep on talking Let the campfires burn Every lie’s just another turn [Chorus]
