Lyrics
They were dueling, dueling Dalton
High or low, it was the same
Easy money, faithless women
Red-eyed whiskey for the pain
Go down, Bill Dalton, it must be God's will
Two brothers lying dead in Coffeyville
Two voices called to you from where they stood
Lay down your law books now, they're no damn good
Better keep on moving, dueling Dalton
'Til your shadow sets you free
If you're fast and if you're lucky
You will never see that hanging tree
Well, the towns lay out across the dusty plains
Like graveyards filled with tombstones waiting for remains
And a man could use his back or use his brains
But some just went stir crazy, Lord, 'cause nothing ever changed
'Til Bill Doolin met Bill Dalton
He was working cheap, just biding time
Then he laughed and said, "I'm going"
And so he left that peaceful life behind
Desperado, why don't you come to your senses?
You've been out ridin' fences for so long now
Oh, you're a hard one, but I know you got your reasons
These things that are pleasing 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 was always your best bet
Now it seems to me some fine things have been laid upon your table
But you only want the ones that you can't get
Desperado, well, you ain't getting no younger
Your pain and your hunger, they're driving you home
And freedom, oh, freedom, well, that's just some people talking
Your prison is walking through this world all alone
Don't your feet get cold in the wintertime?
The sky will snow and the sun won't shine
It's hard to tell the night time from the day
Losing all you had to hold
Ain't it funny how the feeling goes away?
Desperado, why don't you come to your senses?
Come down from your fences and open the gate
It may be raining, 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
High or low, it was the same
Easy money, faithless women
Red-eyed whiskey for the pain
Go down, Bill Dalton, it must be God's will
Two brothers lying dead in Coffeyville
Two voices called to you from where they stood
Lay down your law books now, they're no damn good
Better keep on moving, dueling Dalton
'Til your shadow sets you free
If you're fast and if you're lucky
You will never see that hanging tree
Well, the towns lay out across the dusty plains
Like graveyards filled with tombstones waiting for remains
And a man could use his back or use his brains
But some just went stir crazy, Lord, 'cause nothing ever changed
'Til Bill Doolin met Bill Dalton
He was working cheap, just biding time
Then he laughed and said, "I'm going"
And so he left that peaceful life behind
Desperado, why don't you come to your senses?
You've been out ridin' fences for so long now
Oh, you're a hard one, but I know you got your reasons
These things that are pleasing 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 was always your best bet
Now it seems to me some fine things have been laid upon your table
But you only want the ones that you can't get
Desperado, well, you ain't getting no younger
Your pain and your hunger, they're driving you home
And freedom, oh, freedom, well, that's just some people talking
Your prison is walking through this world all alone
Don't your feet get cold in the wintertime?
The sky will snow and the sun won't shine
It's hard to tell the night time from the day
Losing all you had to hold
Ain't it funny how the feeling goes away?
Desperado, why don't you come to your senses?
Come down from your fences and open the gate
It may be raining, 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