[Verse]
In the dead of night, he rides through the rain,
Leather boots pounding, he's feeling the strain.
A ghostly wind whispers, through the canyon it flows,
His heart beats fast, it’s a tale only the devil knows.
[Verse 2]
Midnight moon shadows stretch across the land,
A haunted fugitive with a gun in his hand.
The gallows stand waiting, with a rope spun tight,
He’s a shadow in the darkness, ever evading the light.
[Chorus]
Runaway shadows, through the misty pines,
The hangman’s noose left far behind.
In the wild frontier where outlaws roam,
He’s running scared, won't find a home.
[Bridge]
The owl hoots low in a lonesome tune,
His path, a dark trail under a blood-red moon.
With every step, the echoes of ghosts,
Chasing him down, like the northernmost.
[Verse 3]
Whiskey on his breath, and regret in his soul,
He’s dancin’ with demons, out of control.
A bounty on his head, but his heart won’t break,
He’s a man with nothin' left, just one last mistake.
[Chorus]
Runaway shadows, through the misty pines,
The hangman’s noose left far behind.
In the wild frontier where outlaws roam,
He’s running scared, won't find a home.