[Verse 1]
Life in the wicked west
Cards marked, eyes cold
Boot prints in cracked earth
Thunder under my soul
Trust don’t live here long
Names fade, tracks twist
You blink, they’re gone for good
Like smoke in morning mist
[Chorus]
I’m racing through this wicked west
Horses flying, heart in my chest (hey!)
Dodging bullets, breath on a wire
Dust in my teeth, outrun the fire
If I disappear past the canyon’s bend
Will I find that old world
That old world peaceful ending
[Verse 2]
Storm’s brewing, sky bruised black
Fence posts lean like prayers
Ground rumbling under hoof
Ghost towns saying their last words
Up one day, then buried
Luck flips, coins spin
You live on pure instinct
Or you never ride again
[Chorus]
I’m racing through this wicked west
Horses flying, heart in my chest
Dodging bullets, breath on a wire
Dust in my teeth, outrun the fire
If I disappear past the canyon’s bend
Will I find that old world
That old world peaceful ending
[Bridge]
Let the old world crumble
Let the gun smoke lift
Lay my head where the hills hush
Let the anger drift (oh)
If the last shot echoes
And the sky turns kind
Maybe peace is a place
You only reach in your mind
[Chorus]
I’m racing through this wicked west
Horses flying, heart in my chest
Dodging bullets, breath on a wire
Dust in my teeth, outrun the fire
If I disappear past the canyon’s bend
Let me find that old world
That hard-won peaceful ending