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Lyrics
[Verse 1]
House on the hill
Coffee on the stove
Little boots by the doorway
Bible by the window
Gun smoke on the dawn
Hoof prints in the dust
Three small crosses
Leaning in the rust
[Chorus]
So I ride with the Reaper
Hat pulled low, eyes of coal
Trade my soul for a shot at the devil
That's the bargain, that's the toll
He said, "Son, you can have your vengeance
Every wrong, you'll burn it down"
"But you'll ride forever, never going home"
On a black horse out of town
[Verse 2]
Found that outlaw
Laughing in the shade
Cards, cheap whiskey
Silver on his blade
I drew first, he bled slow
Begged the dirt for air
I saw my children
In the way he stared
[Chorus]
Now I ride with the Reaper
Hat pulled low, eyes of coal
Trade my soul for a shot at the devil
That's the bargain, that's the toll
He said, "Son, you can have your vengeance
Every sin, you'll hunt it down"
"But you'll ride forever, never going home"
On a black horse out of town
[Bridge]
We pass through towns
Where my name still shakes the glass
Mothers pull their curtains
They know what’s riding past
Every guilty man I find
Looks a little more like me
Every grave I leave behind
Feels like a missing piece
[Chorus]
Still I ride with the Reaper
Hat pulled low, heart gone cold
Got my revenge but it tasted hollow
Like chewing dust and coal
He said, "Son, this is what you wanted
Justice carved in blood and ground"
"But you'll ride forever, never going home"
So my ghost keeps circling town
[Outro]
Three small crosses
By a leaning stone
I can see my doorway
But I can't go home
Spurs keep ringing
Moon hangs like a crown
I ride with the Reaper
On a black horse out of town
Details
GeneratedMar 6, 2026
Duration3:53
LanguageEnglish
Style
country, Dusty outlaw-country ballad with male vocals, twangy baritone guitar and a low, ominous bass pulse. Verses stay sparse with brushed snare and distant tremolo guitar swells; chorus brings in thicker harmonies, ringing acoustic strums, and a lonesome pedal steel crying on the edges. Bridge leans into a half-time stomp and ghostly background oohs before dropping to near-whispered vocal and building back to a final, resigned chorus.
Credits
Prompt by
Gold_Diggin_Cowboy
Gold_Diggin_CowboyModelAria v5
Prompt
Dark country song about a man that loses his family to a outlaw so the grim reaper in the style of a cowboy gives him a chance for revenge, but the revenge comes at the cost. He must ride forever.
