StarRider Gunfighter Verse 1 I was born in a thunderstorm halo Boot heels kickin’ up galaxy dust Mama said, “Son don’t trust no mirrors — They’ll show you things that ain’t just.” Silver spurs hummin’ in zero gravity Horse made of comet flame Got a Marlboro sky in my rearview And Orion whisperin’ my name Pre-Chorus Steel guitar bends like a solar flare Whiskey moon meltin’ slow I cock back the hammer on a black-hole chamber Where the space winds blow Chorus I’m a StarRider Gunfighter High noon on Saturn’s rings Holster full of meteor bullets Shootin’ down invisible things Cosmic dust on my Stetson Truth in a tremolo cry I ain’t lost — I’m just driftin’ Through the neon afterlife StarRider… Gunfighter… Aim at the great beyond ⸻ Verse 2 Met a girl in a Martian saloon Hair like a supernova spill She said, “Cowboy, your heart’s radioactive But I kinda like the thrill.” Ray-gun punks at the poker table Laughin’ in ultraviolet smoke I slid my shotgun across the starlight And said, “Boys… this ain’t a joke.” Pre-Chorus 2 My shadow’s got six arms reachin’ But my aim’s still straight and true When the Milky Way starts tremblin’ You know who’s ridin’ through ⸻ Chorus I’m a StarRider Gunfighter Spinnin’ through asteroid bars Trade my saddle for a rocket Still brand my name on stars Cosmic dust on my Stetson Bootprints on the sky If love’s a lawless planet Then darlin’, so am I StarRider… Gunfighter… Last outlaw alive ⸻ Bridge Chrome cactus hallucination Neon tumbleweed parade Rattlesnake constellation In a paisley serenade Black coffee in a vacuum Boot leather on the sun God rolled up the universe And said, “Son… have fun.” Steel strings glow electric Space wind bends the tone There’s a freight train made of comets Headed straight for home ⸻ Final Chorus I’m a StarRider Gunfighter High and holy and free Got a galaxy revolver And eternity Cosmic dust on my Stetson Fire in my veins If heaven’s just a border town I’ll ride right through the gates StarRider… Gunfighter… Trigger on the sky
