Livin' on the road, my friend Is gonna keep you free and clean Now you wear your skin like iron And your breath's as hard as kerosene Weren't your mama's only boy But her favorite one it seems She began to cry when you said goodbye And sank into your dreams Pancho was a bandit, boys His horse was fast as polished steel He wore his gun outside his pants For all the honest world to feel Pancho met his match, you know In the deserts, down in Mexico And nobody heard his dyin' words Ah, but that's the way it goes All the Federales say They could of had him any day Only let him slip away Out of kindness, I suppose Lefty, he can't sing the blues All night long like he used to The dust that Pancho bit down south Ended up in Lefty's mouth The day they laid poor Pancho low Lefty split for Ohio Where he got the bread to go There ain't nobody knows All the Federales say Could of had him any day "We only let him slip away" Out of kindness, I suppose The poets tell how Pancho fell Lefty's livin' in a cheap hotel The desert's quiet and Cleveland's cold And so the story ends, we're told Pancho needs your prayers, it's true But save a few for Lefty too He only did what he had to do And now he's growin' old All the Federales say Could of had him any day "We only let him slip away" Out of kindness, I suppose A few gray Federales say Could've had him any day "We only let him go so long" Out of kindness, I suppose

Well, I'm goin' out to Denver See if I can't find Well, I'm goin' out to Denver See if I can't find That loving Colorado girl of mine Well, the promise in her smile Shames the mountains tall Oh, the promise in her smile Shames the mountains tall She can bring the sun to shining Tell the rain to fall It's been a long time, mama Since I heard you call my name Oh, been a long time Since I heard you call my name I got to see my Colorado girl again Be there tomorrow Mama, don't you cry Be there tomorrow Now, mama, don't you cry I got to kiss these Lonesome Texas blues goodbye Well, I'm goin' out to to Denver See if I can't find Well, I'm goin' out to to Denver Gonna see if I can't find That loving Colorado girl of mine That loving Colorado girl of mine

Won't you lend your lungs to me? Mine are collapsing Plant my feet and bitterly breathe Up the time that's passing Breath I'll take and breath I'll give And pray the day's not poison Stand among the ones that live In lonely indecision Fingers walk the darkness down Mind is on the midnight Gather up the gold you've found You fool, it's only moonlight And if you stop to take it home Your hands will turn to butter Better leave this dream alone Try to find another Salvation sat and crossed herself And called the devil partner Wisdom burned upon a shelf Who'll kill the raging cancer Seal the river at its mouth Take the water prisoner Fill the sky with screams and cries Bathe in fiery answers Jesus was an only son And love his only concept Strangers cry in foreign tongues And dirty up the doorstep And I for one, and you for two Ain't got the time for outside Keep your injured looks to you We'll tell the world that we tried