Last Gunfighter - Blues Saraceno & Nineoneone

The old gunfighter on the porch Stared into the sun And relived the days of living by the gun When deadly games of pride were played And living was mistakes not made And the thought of the smell of the black powder smoke And the stand in the street at the turn of a joke Ah, the smell of the black powder smoke And the stand in the street at the turn of a joke It's always keep your back to the sun He can almost feel the weight of the gun And he's faster than snakes or the blink of an eye And it's a time for all slow men to die And his eyes get squinty and his fingers twitch As he empties the gun at the son of a bitch And he's hit by the smell of the black powder smoke And the stand in the street at the turn of a joke Hit by the smell of the black powder smoke And the stand in the street at the turn of a joke Now the burn of a bullet is only a scar He's back in his chair in front of the bar And the streets are empty and the blood's all dried And the dead are dust and the whiskey's inside So buy him a drink and lend him an ear 'Cause he's nobody's fool and the only one here Who remembers the smell of the black powder smoke And the stand in the street at the turn of a joke Remember the smell of the black powder smoke And the stand in the street at the turn of a joke He said I stood in that street before it was paved Learned to shoot or be shot before I could shave And I did it all for the money and fame Noble was nothing but feeling no shame And nothing was sacred but stayin' alive And all that I learned from a Colt 45 Was to curse the smell of the black powder smoke And the stand in the street at the turn of a joke Curse the smell of the black powder smoke And the stand in the street at the turn of a joke He's just an old man, now, that no one believes That says he's a gunfighter, the last of the breed And there are ghosts in the street seeking revenge Calling him out to the lunatic fringe Now he's out in the traffic checking the sun And he's killed by a car as he goes for his gun So much for the smell of the black powder smoke And the stand in the street at the turn of a joke So much for the smell of the black powder smoke And the stand in the street at the turn of a joke

The old gunfighter stood on the porch And stared into the sun And relived all the old days Back when he was livin' by the gun When deadly games of pride were played And livin' was mistakes not made And the thought of the smell of the black powder smoke And the stand in the street at the turn of a joke The thought of the smell of the black powder smoke And the stand in the street at the turn of a joke And it's always keep your back to the sun And you can almost feel the weight of that gun It's faster than snakes or a blink of the eye And it's a time for all slow men to die His eyes get squinty and he's straight as a log As he empties his gun at the dirty dog And he's hit by the smell of the black powder smoke And the stand in the street at the turn of a joke Hit by the smell of the black powder smoke And the stand in the street at the turn of a joke Now the burn of a bullet is only a scar And he's back in his chair in front of a bar And the streets are empty and the blood's all dried The dead are dust and the whiskey's inside So buy him a drink and lend him an ear He's nobody's fool and he's the only one here Who remembers the smell of the black powder smoke And the stand in the street at the turn of a joke Remembers the smell of the black powder smoke And the stand in the street at the turn of a joke Said I stood in that street before it was paved I learned to shoot or be shot before I could shave And I did it all for the money and the fame Noble was nothing but feelin' no shame And nothing was sacred but stayin' alive And all that I learned from a Colt .45 Was to cuss the smell of the black powder smoke And the stand in the street at the turn of a joke Cuss the smell of the black powder smoke And the stand in the street at the turn of a joke Now he's just an old man that nobody believes Says he's a gunfighter the last of this breed And there's ghosts in the street seekin' revenge Callin' him out to the lunatic fringe He's out in the traffic now checking the sun And he's killed by a car as he goes for his gun So much for the smell of the black powder smoke And the stand in the street at the turn of a joke So much for the smell of the black powder smoke And the stand in the street at the turn of a joke

You may run for a long time Run on for a long time, run on for a long time Let me tell you that God is gonna cut you down Let me tell you that God is gonna cut you down My God spoke and He spoke so sweet I thought, I heard the shuffle of angels feet He put a hand upon my head Great God almighty, let me tell you what He said Go tell that long tongue liar, and tell that midnight rider Tell the gambler, the rambler, the back-biter Tell 'em that God is gonna cut them down Tell 'em that God is gonna strike them down You may run for a long time Run on for a long time, run on for a long time Let me tell you that God is gonna cut you down You may throw your rock and hide your hand Workin' in the dark against your fellow man But as sure as God made the day and night What you do in the dark will be brought to the light You may run and hide, slip and slide Tryin' to make time with your neighbour's wife Brother, let me tell you, just as sure as you're born: You better leave that woman alone You may run for a long time Run on for a long time, run on for a long time Let me tell you that God is gonna cut you down Let me tell you that God is gonna cut you down One of these days, you can mark my word You think her man is away at work You'll sneak up and knock on that door That's all son, you will knock no more You may run for a long time Run on for a long time, run on for a long time Let me tell you that God is gonna cut you down You may run for a long time Run on for a long time, run on for a long time Let me tell you that God is gonna cut you down Let me tell you that God is gonna cut you down Let me tell you that God is gonna cut you down