On the River Silence Bridge

soft female vocals, spaghetti westerns, country, a little psychedelia

[Verse 1]
I was a babe when daddy bit the hay,
And what they did to mommy I won't say.
The shame it never left her soul,
It kept her living in a hole,
Until one day a noose took her away.

The sheriff took me to his home that morn,
And his was my new family by dawn.
His little boy was just my years,
We played and worked, shared joy and tears,
I never knew the place where I'd been born.
The family who from me had been torn.

[Chorus 1]
In the town of Lowdown Ridge, 
On the River Silence Bridge,
On a planet called Epona far from Earth,
My brother kept sayin',
I was from some other kin, 
And the stories folks told following my birth.

[Verse 2]
Soon I was old enough to hear the yarn,
Some off-world strangers slept in daddy's barn.
They shot him cold, why no-one knows.
And found my mom, and took her clothes,
While in the crib I cried a sad alarm.

The sheriff tried to round them up, he said.
His deputies swore they would soon be dead.
The posse tracked them to a bar,
A rocketship had took them far,
Beyond the law those fugitives had fled.
I promised one day into space I'd head.

[Chorus 2]
In the town of Lowdown Ridge, 
On the River Silence Bridge,
In the star system Kitalpha far from Earth,
There I learned to use my guns,
And I swore to the twin suns,
That one day I'd show those murderers my worth.

[Verse 3]
I found a ship in Pastor Farrow's care,
That wanted only love and some repair.
I welded, greased and polished her,
The Silver Swift, I christened her,
Soon space was in my grasp, if I could dare.

Old man Enoch was my daddy's friend.
To him, a letter did my mommy send,
For me when I was old enough,
To understand the harder stuff,
And in my hand that letter now did end,
And as I read my breaking heart did rend.

[Chorus 3]
In the Town of Lowdown Ridge,
On the River Silence Bridge, 
I stood one ninety light years from Earth,
What my mother had to tell,
In the river my tears fell,
And I knew at last the truth about my birth.

[Verse 4]
When my daddy saw my mommy's tears,
She confirmed the worst of all his fears.
To his rival, he did go,
And put on him a righteous blow,
But they came by that night to end his years.

With promises I lured the deputies,
In the barn they waited for a kiss.
The Silver Swift roared into sight,
And blasted that barn in the night,
And now it's time my real father got his.
I told him I'd be seeing him on the bridge.

[Chorus 4]
In the town of Lowdown Ridge, 
On the River Silence Bridge, 
The sheriff waited light years far from Earth.
My hand was the quickest draw,
Laser light settled my score.
And the Silver Swift took me to find my worth.

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[Verse 1] I was a babe when daddy bit the hay, And what they did to mommy I won't say. The shame it never left her soul, It kept her living in a hole, Until one day a noose took her away. The sheriff took me to his home that morn, And his was my new family by dawn. His little boy was just my years, We played and worked, shared joy and tears, I never knew the place where I'd been born. The family who from me had been torn. [Chorus 1] In the town of Lowdown Ridge, On the River Silence Bridge, On a planet called Epona far from Earth, My brother kept sayin', I was from some other kin, And the stories folks told following my birth. [Verse 2] Soon I was old enough to hear the yarn, Some off-world strangers slept in daddy's barn. They shot him cold, why no-one knows. And found my mom, and took her clothes, While in the crib I cried a sad alarm. The sheriff tried to round them up, he said. His deputies swore they would soon be dead. The posse tracked them to a bar, A rocketship had took them far, Beyond the law those fugitives had fled. I promised one day into space I'd head. [Chorus 2] In the town of Lowdown Ridge, On the River Silence Bridge, In the star system Kitalpha far from Earth, There I learned to use my guns, And I swore to the twin suns, That one day I'd show those murderers my worth. [Verse 3] I found a ship in Pastor Farrow's care, That wanted only love and some repair. I welded, greased and polished her, The Silver Swift, I christened her, Soon space was in my grasp, if I could dare. Old man Enoch was my daddy's friend. To him, a letter did my mommy send, For me when I was old enough, To understand the harder stuff, And in my hand that letter now did end, And as I read my breaking heart did rend. [Chorus 3] In the Town of Lowdown Ridge, On the River Silence Bridge, I stood one ninety light years from Earth, What my mother had to tell, In the river my tears fell, And I knew at last the truth about my birth. [Verse 4] When my daddy saw my mommy's tears, She confirmed the worst of all his fears. To his rival, he did go, And put on him a righteous blow, But they came by that night to end his years. With promises I lured the deputies, In the barn they waited for a kiss. The Silver Swift roared into sight, And blasted that barn in the night, And now it's time my real father got his. I told him I'd be seeing him on the bridge. [Chorus 4] In the town of Lowdown Ridge, On the River Silence Bridge, The sheriff waited light years far from Earth. My hand was the quickest draw, Laser light settled my score. And the Silver Swift took me to find my worth.

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