Kansas

Lyrics

[Verse 1] The cattle drives all had to end They had to end in Kansas The railhead towns all bored a hole In the pockets of your soul But oh sinner man, oh sinner man You got no home in Kansas The only truth could be said of you Is you're just passin' through [Verse 2] If you could speak but a single truth Be you weren't born to Kansas You lied 'bout your age growin' up Lied on the way down too But oh sinner man, oh sinner man The ladies you stole while in Kansas As if they believed a single thing Just humored you, that's what they do [Verse 3] You traded a sixteen-hand quarter horsе For a pint-size painted pony Thought to blend in whеn you crossed the plains Like you thought you could ride those trains But oh sinner man, oh sinner man The telegraph travels faster The lawmen all have shotguns now And the boxcars all are cold [Instrumental Break] Oh sinner man, oh sinner man [Verse 4] Was wintertime when you packed it in The blizzards roared through Kansas You took a day job shoveling coal Working wages broke your soul But oh sinner man, oh sinner man Where you gonna run to? No one believes your stories now Even when you tell the truth