[Verse 1]
They still talk about Big Lou
Cards cut, guns drew, he never shook
Kept his code like a Bible
Never took what a poor man couldn’t lose
Now his hands won’t stop shaking
Names fall through him like sand
But he still tips his hat
To that photo in his hand
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Big Lou and blue-eyed Paty Jane
Only thing that never slipped his brain
World gone crooked, days gone strange
He still bleeds for blue-eyed Paty Jane
Oh, he’d walk through the fire, through the flame
For his one true love, Paty Jane
[Verse 2]
He once fought like the devil
Bare-knuckle out behind the barn
Men twice his size went quiet
When they saw that snakebite scar on his arm
Now the barroom gets blurry
Voices echo down the hall
He forgets why he came here
But remembers who to call
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[Bridge]
He’s got wanted posters folded
Soft as the inside of a prayer
Can’t recall what he’s wanted for
Just the smell of Paty’s hair
Sheriff says, “Time’s comin’, Lou”
Lou just smiles, eyes gone far
“If you see my Paty Jane
Tell her I died where her blue eyes are”
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