A Name Forged in Gunsmoke
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The whiskey's cheap, the talk is loud
I watch the faces in the crowd
A poker game, a nervous sweat
On wagers no one's won just yet
My holster's heavy on my hip
A silent warning on my lip
They clear a path when I walk in
Afraid to even touch my skin
They've heard the stories, know the cost
Of every single line I've crossed
I see the judgment in their eyes
Another truth that I despise
They know my name from here to hell
A story that the bounties tell
This revolver's got a job to do
It splits a coin and sees it through
But every shot's an empty sound
On this forgotten patch of ground
I've seen the fear inside a clerk
The simple terror of my work
The teller's hands that shake and plead
Fulfilling someone else's greed
I ride away before the dawn
Another town, another pawn
I count the gold by campfire light
Another lonely, endless night
It doesn't shine, it doesn't gleam
Just weights me down, a heavy dream
This fortune's just a gilded cage
Another line on a torn page
They know my name from here to hell
A story that the bounties tell
This revolver's got a job to do
It splits a coin and sees it through
But every shot's an empty sound
On this forgotten patch of ground
I saw that vulture on a wire
Just watching my whole world on fire
It knows the truth I can't escape
That every action has a shape
And mine's a circle, 'round and 'round
Just leaving boot prints on the ground
I need to break this wicked chain
And learn to feel something again
They know my name from here to hell
A story that the bounties tell
This revolver's got a job to do
It splits a coin and sees it through
But every shot's an empty sound
On this forgotten patch of ground
This empty sound is all I own
Until a greater purpose is shown
I'll ride this trail and stand alone