They were duelin', Doolin-Dalton
High or low, it was the same
Easy money, and faithless women
Red eye whiskey for the pain.

Go down, Bill Dalton, it must be God's will
Two brothers lyin' dead in Coffeeville.
Two voices call to you from where they stood,
"Lay down your lawbooks now, they're no damn good."

Better keep on movin', Doolin-Dalton
Till your shadow sets you free.
And if you're fast, and if you're lucky,
You will never see that hangin' tree.

Well the towns lay out across the dusty plains
Like graveyards filled with tombstones waitin' for the names
And a man could use his back or use his brains
But some just went stir-crazy, Lord, 'cause nothin' ever changed

Till Bill Doolin met Bill Dalton
He was workin cheap, just bidin' time
Then he laughed and said "I'm goin'"
And so he left that peaceful life behind.

Twenty One and strong as I can be
I know what freedom means to me
And I can't give the reason why
I should ever want to die

Got no cause to be afraid
Or fear that life will ever fade
'Cause as I watch the rising sun
I know that we have just begun

I might spend my life upon the road
Just tryin' to add to what I know
Then someday I might settle down
And all my friends will be around

They say a man should have a stock and trade
But me, I'll find another way
I believe in getting what you can
And there ain't no stoppin' this young man

Because I'm young and fast as I can be
I know what freedom means to me
And I can't give the reason why
I should ever want to die
And I can't give the reason why
I should ever want to die

Oh, my, don't the sky look spacious,
With the stars all shinin' down.
Well, I can hear the night wind howlin',
It's a high and lonesome sound.
And I ain't had a woman in so long,
I can't feed my starvin' soul.
Come on, saddle up boys, we're gonna ride into town,
We're gonna get a little out of control.

There's a card game in the corner,
And the barmaid smiled at me,
Well, I tipped her a silver dollar,
And she brought me a drink for free.
All the townfolk call her the cheap one,
And the gamblers call her Flo,
Come on, set 'em up again, I got me a friend,
And I think I'm gettin' out of control.

She's good and warm,
Mild and calm,
I've got news, try and find and warn.

And if anybody's lookin' for trouble
You know I'm the one you want to try,
Well, I'll fight any man who wants to,
And I don't care who or why.
You got to gamble on your story
You got no guts, you get no glory.
And I'm bettin' my money on an ace in the hole
Think I'm gettin' out of control.

You got it now.
Where's my baby, where did she go, men?

It's another tequila sunrise,
Starin' slowly 'cross the sky,
Said goodbye.

He was just a hired hand,
Workin' on the dreams he planned to try,
The days go by.

Every night when the sun goes down,
Just another lonely boy in town,
And she's out runnin' 'round.

She wasn't just another woman,
And I couldn't keep from comin' on,
It's been so long.

Oh, and it's a hollow feelin',
When it comes down to dealin' friends,
It never ends.

Take another shot of courage,
Wonder why the right words never come,
You just get numb.

It's another tequila sunrise,
This old world still looks the same,
Another frame.

Desperado, why don't you come to your senses?
You been out ridin' fences for so long now,
Oh, you're a hard one, I know that you got your reasons,
These things that are pleasin' you can hurt you somehow.

Don't you draw the queen of diamonds, boy, she'll beat you if she's able
You know the queen of hearts is always your best bet.
Now it seems to me some fine things have been laid upon your table,
But you only want the ones you can't get.

Desperado, oh, you ain't gettin' no younger,
Your pain and your hunger, they're drivin' you home,
And freedom, oh freedom, well, that's just some people talkin'
Your prison is walkin' through this world all alone.

Don't your feet get cold in the wintertime?
The sky won't snow and the sun won't shine,
It's hard to tell the nighttime from the day.
You're losin' all your highs and lows,
Ain't it funny how the feelin' goes away?

Desperado, why don't you come to your senses?
Come down from your fences, open the gate
It may be rainin', but there's a rainbow above you.
You better let somebody love you,
Let somebody love you
You better let somebody love you,
Before it's too late.

He was a poor boy, raised in a small family.
He kinda had a craving for somethin' no one else could see.
They said that he was crazy, the kind that no lady should meet.
He ran off to the city, and wandered around in the street.
He wants to dance, oh yeah, he wants to sing, oh yeah,
He wants to see the lights a flashin' and listen to the thunder ring.

He saw it in a window, the mark of a new kind of man.
He kinda liked the feeling, so shiny and smooth in his hand.
He took it to the country, and practiced for days without rest.
And then one day he felt it, he knew he could stand with the best.
They got respect, oh yeah, he wants the same, oh yeah,
And it's a certain kind of fool that likes to hear the sound of his own name.

A poster on a storefront, the picture of a wanted man.
He had a reputation spreading like fire through the land.
It wasn't for the money, at least it didn't start that way.
It wasn't for the runnin', but now he's runnin' ev'ry day.

Instrumental

I am an outlaw, I was born an outlaw's son.
The highway is my legacy, on the highway I will run.
In one hand I've a Bible, in the other I've got a gun.
Well, don't you know me, I'm the man who won.
Woman, don't try to love me, don't try to understand.
A life upon the road is the life of an outlaw man.

First left my woman, it was down in Santa Fe.
Headed for Oklahoma, I was ridin' night and day.
All of my friends are strangers, they quickly come and go.
And all my love's in danger 'cause I steal hearts and souls.
Woman, don't try to love me, don't try to understand.
A life upon the road is the life of an outlaw man.

Woman, don't try to love me, don't try to understand.
A life upon the road is the life of an outlaw ...

Some men call me Abel, some men call me Cain.
Some men call me sinner, Lord, some men call me saint.
Some say there's a Jesus, some men say there ain't.
When you've got no life to lose then there's nothin' left to gain.
Outlaw man, outlaw man.

Seems like a dream now, it was so long ago,
The moon burned so bright and the time went so slow,
And I swore that I loved her and gave her a ring.
The bluebird was high on the wing.

Whatever happened to Saturday night
Finding a sweetheart and holding her tight?
She said "Tell me, oh, tell me, was I all right?"
Whatever happened to Saturday night?

The years brought the railroad it ran by my door
Now there's boards on the windows and dust on the floor
And she passes the time at another man's side,
And I pass the time with my pride.

What a tangled web we weave, go 'round with circumstance.
Someone show me how to tell the dancer from the dance.

Whatever happened to Saturday night
Choosing a friend and losing a fight?
She said, "Tell me, oh, tell me, are you all right?"
Whatever happened to Saturday night?
Whatever happened to Saturday night?

Once I was young and so unsure.
I'd try any ill to find the cure.
An old man told me, tryin' to scold me,
"Oh, son, don't wade to deep in Bitter Creek."

Out where the desert meets the sky,
Is where I go when I wanna hide.
Oh, peyote, she tried to show me,
You know there ain't no cause to weep at Bitter Creek.

We're gonna hit the road for one last time.
We can walk right in and steal 'em blind.
All that money, no more runnin'
I can't wait to see the old man's face when I win the race.
Bitter Creek

Well the stage was set, the sun was sinkin' low down
As they came to town to face, another showdown.
The lawmen cleared the people from the street.
All you bloodthirsty bystanders, will you try to find your seat?

Watch 'em duelin', Doolin-Dalton.
High or low, it's all the same.
Easy money and faithless women.
You will never kill the pain.

Go down Bill Doolin, don't you wonder why
Sooner or later we all have to die?
Sooner or later, that's a stone cold fact.
Four men ride out, and only three ride back.

The queen of diamonds let you down, she was just an empty fable.
The queen of hearts you say you never met.
Your twisted fate has found you out, and it's fin'lly turned the table
Stole your dreams and paid you with regret.

Desperado, is there gonna be anything left?
Is there gonna be anything?
You sealed your fate up a long time,
Ain’t it hard when you’re all alone in the center ring?
Now there's no time left to borrow, is there gonna be anything left?
Only star dust, maybe
Maybe tomorrow. Tomorrow?
Maybe tomorrow.
Desperado, desperado, desperado