They used to
call me lightning
I was always
quick to strike
Had everything I own
In the saddles
on my bike
I had a reputation
For never staying
very long
Just like a wild
and restless drifter
Like a cowboy
in a song
I met a
darkhaired beauty
Where they lay
the whiskey down
In Southern Arizona
In a little border town
She had to
dance for money
In that dusty
old saloon
I dropped a dollar
in the jukebox
Played that
girl a tune yeah
Never see it comin'
It just hits
you by surprise
It's that cold place
in your soul
And the fire
in her eyes
That makes you
come together
Like wild horses
when they run
Now the cards
are on the table and
The bullet's in the gun
She was sittin'
on my lap
We still had
shots to kill
When a man pulled up
Who owned the bar
In a Cadillac Deville
Grabbed her by
her raven hair
And threw her
on the floor
Said No free rides
for the cowboys
That ain't what
I pay you for no
She jumped up and
grabbed my pistol
Stuck it in the
fat man's back
Said Open up the safe
And put your money
in the sack
Then tied his
hands behind him
And put a blindfold
on his eyes
If you're dumb
enough to
chase us man
You're dumb
enough to die
Never see it comin'
It just hits
you by surprise
It's that cold
place in your soul
And the fire
in her eyes
Makes you
come together
Like wild horses
when they run
Now the cards
are on the table
And the bullet's
in the gun yeah
We rode across
the border
Down into Mexico
When you're runnin'
from the law
Ain't that where
everybody goes
We came to a town
With a name I
couldn't spell
She gave me what
I came for
In that Mexican motel
I woke up to sirens
And the sound
of running feet
There were
50 Federals
locked and loaded
in the street
She grabbed my 44
I grabbed the
money in the sack
I kissed her for
the last time
And we headed
out the back
Never see it comin'
Just hits
you by surprise
It's that cold place
in your soul
And the fire
in her eyes
Makes you
come together
Like wild horses
when they run
Now the cards are
on the table and
The bullet's in the gun
Bullet's in the gun
Bullet's in the gun
Bullet's in the gun