Bandit's Ballad
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Bill was a ranger, well, he swore to hunt me down
Through mountains high or valleys low, through cities, or through towns
I stole Maria, but she came of her own will
And a love like ours burns deep, burn it always will
Said she was lonely, left cold in his shade
And Maria's heart, it longed for more than the empty vows he made
So, we rode for the border, the night it was our shroud
Two lovers bound by whispers, in a world that's way too loud
I'm just a man, in love with a girl
Rob a bank to buy her diamonds, a store to buy her pearls
And I won't listen, no, I'm blinded by the stars
A chance to live a dream and heal all these old scars
Well, I sing to him softly underneath the Texas sky
Tell him of a life, we don't have to hide his hands and mine
All my worries fade away, but a ranger's oath don't die
And Bill's riding our way, he's got his badge, he's got his pride
A horse as fast as polished steel, a loaded .45, but he won't listen
No, he's blinded by the stars
He'd rather die a free man than live behind them bars
Oh, dear Maria, paranoia strikes me deep
And I fear the consequences of my actions are too steep
Since the day we hit the road and I took the stash under the mattress
To start a life anew, rise like a phoenix through the ashes
And I swore that if we made it to the land below the border
I'd change my outlaw ways and live a life of law and order
But surely the federales know about the bounty
Of fifteen hundred dollars from Atascosa County
I'm just a man, in love with a girl
Rob a bank to buy her diamonds, a store to buy her pearls
And I won't listen, no, I'm blinded by the stars
A chance to live a dream and heal all these old scars
The valley wind is howling, there's a storm cloud in the air
I grip the bandit's hand as the bullets pierce the air
I hear the thunder rolling from Bill's relentless ride
And in the full moon's glow, there's nowhere else to hide
I draw my gun, but I ain't fast enough
The bullet from his barrel leaves me choking in the dust
I stumble back with a pain so sharp and deep
And as Maria's tears fall down, well, the sky begins to weep
He was just a man
In love with a girl
Robbed a bank to buy me diamonds, a store to buy me pearls
He wouldn't listen
No, he was blinded by the stars
Dreamed of something more, but he never got that far
Oh, I dreamed of something more
But I never got that far