Blood on the Pecos

[Verse 1] There's blood on the Pecos, dust in his eyes, Smoke on the ridge underneath burning skies. A Winchester sheathed and the reins in his hand, Billy rides hard through a lawless land. The Regulators scattered, the old cause gone, Some men lie buried, some men ride on. What started with Tunstall and vengeance and pride Left another young outlaw with nowhere to hide. [Pre-Chorus] Ride hard, Billy, Don't turn around. There's a rope in the courthouse And your name's going round. [Chorus] Blood on the Pecos, Blood in the sand, Every town knows Billy Long before he's close at hand. Blood on the Pecos, No place to run, They've written his legend At the point of a gun. [Verse 2] Some call him killer, some call him friend, Some buy him whiskey, some turn him in. He'll laugh at the bar with that crooked young grin, Like tomorrow ain't coming and death can't win. But every new poster makes the circle close, Every dead friend leaves another ghost. He sleeps with one eye on the door every night, Boots by the bed and his pistol held tight. [Pre-Chorus] Ride hard, Billy, Don't make a sound. There's a price on your head In every town. [Chorus] Blood on the Pecos, Blood in the sand, Every town knows Billy Long before he's close at hand. Blood on the Pecos, No place to run, They've written his legend At the point of a gun. [Bridge – half-time] Henry wanted somewhere to belong. Bonney wanted somewhere to run. Billy found something different — A world that remembered the gun. And somewhere between The truth and the lies, A twenty-year-old boy Grew ten feet tall in their eyes. [Guitar Solo] Fiddle and electric guitar trade short phrases before exploding into a fast, dirty Southern-rock lead. [Final Chorus] Blood on the Pecos, Blood in the sand, Now every kid knows Billy Across this broken land. Blood on the Pecos, Riding into the sun, The boy's still running... But the legend has won. [Outro] Ride, Billy, ride... They're coming behind. Ride, Billy, ride... You're running out of time.