[Intro] Dust on the road Smoke in the sky Black wings above me No tears left to cry [Verse 1] I came home with the sunset burning Pride in my heart, my lesson learned Then I saw that black smoke rising Over the place where my whole world turned Ash on the doorway Blood in the sand No one was waiting No welcoming hands One broken raven Crawled through the flame I held him close And I swallowed their names [Pre-Chorus] I buried the girl I used to be Under the red Arizona sky If justice won't come Then let it run From the barrel at my side [Chorus] White hair, black wings Hear the dead when the cold wind sings Red eyes burning through the night One more name, one more fight White hair, black wings Every shot takes another piece Call me sinner, call me saint I don't care what the papers say Through dust and blood Through fire and pain I'll make them remember What they erased [Verse 2] They built their rails through bones and sorrow Called it progress, called it right Bought their badges, hired their killers Then disappeared into the night Now every town has got a story Every saloon has got a name Men who laugh about old murders Till they hear my spurs again No gold taken No mercy sold I only came For what they owe [Pre-Chorus] Raven pulls Against my sleeve Like he knows what the power takes But there's still smoke Inside my dreams And a debt I cannot break [Chorus] White hair, black wings Hear the dead when the cold wind sings Red eyes burning through the night One more name, one more fight White hair, black wings Every shot takes another piece Call me sinner, call me saint I don't care what the papers say Through dust and blood Through fire and pain I'll make them remember What they erased [Bridge] They say "Let the past lie dead" But I still hear Every word they said "Just one village" "Just one line" "Just the price Of a better time" No. They had faces They had names They had laughter They had graves You call it progress I call it murder [Instrumental Break] Western guitar solo Heavy drums Distant raven cry [Final Chorus] WHITE HAIR, BLACK WINGS NOW THE WHOLE DAMN DESERT SINGS RED EYES BURNING, COLD AND BRIGHT I'LL DRAG THE TRUTH INTO THE LIGHT WHITE HAIR, BLACK WINGS I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THIS COSTS ME CALL ME DEVIL, CALL ME SAINT THERE'S NOTHING LEFT YOU CAN TAKE Through dust and blood Through fire and pain I'll make you remember Every single name [Outro] The gold turns white The raven stays black One road ahead No road back
