Desperado Trail

Lyrics

[Verse 1] As a young man I went ridin' with an outlaw rebel band I was tired of raisin' cattle and a livin' off the land A wild and restless wind rushed the life within my veins Burning led and wasted blood would spot the trail I claimed I learned fast from my compadres how to ride and shoot and run I was lightnin' with my fist but soon was faster with my gun And I learned no fear of danger, for to die was not to fail As death would mark the ending of the desperado trail [Chorus] Death would mark the ending of the desperado trail [Verse 2] I rode with pride and valor as we chased thе payroll stage My daring matched the tеrror of my six-gun's mighty blaze Soon many men had fallen by my tactics of surprise Thirty of them died as they gazed into my eyes Oh there never was an iron vault too safe for me to crack There never was a train I couldn't to make to jump the track And I knew the secret hideouts where the lonely night winds wail So soon I was no stranger on the desperado trail [Chorus] Soon I was no stranger on the desperado trail [Verse 3] But I danced with musty ladies at saloons in every town And the whiskey board as freely as the tails that I could sound And soon too many knew the trail that I did choose to ride And I learned the way an outlaw feels when there's no place to hide One cold night as I lay my fire a voice behind me said "You killed my son three years ago and now I'll see you dead" I spun and dropped my finger but I drew to no avail His bullet marked the ending of my desperado trail I faced the sky, I tasted blood, I couldn't draw my breath My vision blurred and faded as I struggled now with death Each second of my life quickly flashed inside my head My killer stood above me makin' sure that I was dead And in his eyes I saw the face of every man I'd slain But when the last one was his own I knew he too must lose the game As he turned I raised my dying gun and sent him on to Hell For vengeance never dies along the desperado trail [Chorus] Vengeance never dies along the desperado trail