Badland Blues
She waits in town
When will I learn
She turned me down
Until I return
A grudge to hold
A man is dead
I'll never fold
Enough is said
I can stay here and lose
Or travel the Badland Blues
Vultures are flying
Death's in the air
There's no denying
The danger is here
The Sun is burning
The thirst to quench
No water's killing
You smell the stench
I can stay here and lose
Or travel the Badland Blues
The killer's loose
And I'm on his trail
He'll find the noose
My nerves they wont fail
A scream from far
That no one can hear
I'll leave a scar
So don't you fear
I can stay here and lose
Or travel the Badland Blues
The case is stated
For fiction or fact
Will be debated
But would you react
Damed if you do
Damed if you don't
Will you get through
Most say you won't
You can stay here and lose
Or travel the Badland Blues
I'm back in town
What did I learn
That I'm the clown
I feel the burn
A bounty earned
A story told
A love is spurned
And I'm growing old
You can stay here and lose
Or travel the Badland Blues