[Verse 1] From red rock moons to whiskey ruins, I sing this tale to you About Spike the drifter, haunted by a past he couldn't lose One eye on yesterday's dark trail, the other on the now A man caught 'tween the then and here beneath a heavy brow Like cosmic dust on solar winds, he blew from zone to zone A bounty hunter's bitter trade to chase the stars alone [Chorus] The space cowboy rides alone His future carved in stardust stone What comes will come, his guiding star No turning back no matter how far The space cowboy rides alone [Verse 2] The syndicate of vipers nested, called him brother once Till trust was shattered by a snake, a friend who played the dunce They called him Vicious and the name, it fit him like a glove For friendship choked on bitter dust and brotherhood bled love For Julia with eyes like stars, two comrades turned to foes A story old as desert sands where thorny sorrow grows [Verse 3] His swordfish ship, a battered hawk, through cosmic canyons flew To hunt the wanted near and far with his unlikely crew A violet-haired woman quick to draw, a girl with ancient eyes A lawman with an iron arm, a corgi shrewd and wise Each soul a universe of scars, they rode the solar tide Bound by the hunt and little else where lost souls go to hide [Chorus] The space cowboy rides alone His future carved in stardust stone What comes will come, his guiding star No turning back no matter how far The space cowboy rides alone [Verse 4] His moves a blur of deadly grace, like desert wind and fire He'd fall like water, strike like steel, fulfilling fate's desire Behind those sleepy knowing eyes, a silent promise gleamed To find the fight that ends all fights, however lost it seemed That shadow of his yesterday, it clung just like a curse A whisper in the engine's hum, a wound that just grew worse [Bridge] They say a man who hunts the past might lose himself tonight Become a phantom on the trail, a flicker in the light When two roads fork beneath the stars, one taken, one declined Perhaps they meet where all roads end, what solace can you find? Is it better to chase that dream, however far it seems Or let the sleeping sorrows lie and silence all your screams? [Verse 5] To meet that serpent vicious last, to Red Dragon he flew A final showdown, friend 'gainst friend, in skies of deathly hue What happened in that crimson tower, no honest tongue can tell If Spike walked out or if he fell into a hero's hell And so this dusty ballad ends, but the story's still untold For men like Spike, they don't just die, their legends turn to gold [Chorus] The space cowboy rides alone His legend through the asteroids sown What truly passed, the stars recall His name still whispered through the sprawl The space cowboy rides alone [Outro] If this song has eased your way, a credit buys me bread But watch your pockets, travelers, and the words that you have said For men like him might cross your path out where the starlight bleeds And this one, friends, unlike some fools, always knew his needs
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