I’ve been waking early, sweating when it’s cold
A guilty mind can eat away your soul
Every time a shot goes off I cower to the floor
Living with my back against the wall
Like a cat rattles a cage, destroys the will of that little bird
My hands are shaking like a rattlesnake
What becomes of a cowboy?
A COWBOY
Who’s lost his nerve?
I’ve been seein’ preachers and I keep getting told
The devil’s got my everlastin’ soul
But I’ll keep sending prayers and I’ll keep selling lies
Can’t even look a child in the eyes
Like a mouse caught by the tail
My heart is beating through my chest
I’d try suicide but I know I’d only fail
What becomes of a cowboy?
A COWBOY
Who’s lost his nerve?
I always have the same dream where I’m lying in the dirt
And these vultures keep picking at my guts
And I wake up and I’m crying and I’m punching on the walls
Out of everyone, why have I lived on?
I see death walking to my door
I feel the cold of his breath all over me
And I curse his eyes as he walks away
What pleasures do you get from taunting, taunting me?
What becomes of a cowboy?
A COWBOY
Who’s lost his nerve?