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Dangerous spirits are at large in the hills
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cold dark wings is in the air
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some have been lost to the shadows within the light
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some are beyond the reach of prayer
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I myself have stood with the ravens in the rain
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a darkness in my heart and a younger face
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and with a stolen chestnut mare and a blue navy colt
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I was above the law outside the bounds of grace
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With a pistol in my hand and no kindness in my eyes
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I wore these as a badge high in fashion
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but I had to walk away from the powder and the flame
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the reason was not fear it was compassion
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I let my revolver fall from my hands
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and put on the coat of a pilgrim
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now there is more to me than between my hat and boots
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and the treasures I own no one can steal them
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Now I stand in the dirt with the dust on my boots
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the road that I choose is less travelled
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the flag that I follow is full of holes and torn
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and its sacred threads can never be unraveled
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And I have met a woman who is in my breath and bones
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she s at ease in either calico or leather
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she prays to a god who does not hurt or hate
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she wears earrings of crystals and feathers
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Since I left my revolver in the dirt
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I have known peace since that hour
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and now I see my life passing before my eyes
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as a petal falling from a flower
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Ah but there are dangerous spirits are at large in the hills
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cold dark wings is in the air
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some have been lost to the shadows within the light
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some are beyond the reach of prayer
Outro solo