[Verse 1]
I was a dying man
Gasping
Gray
A cough of dust
My body clay
Then He came with a grin
Black hat low
‘Nd Said
“Boy
I’ll give you gold to glow.”
[Prechorus 1]
A handshake that burned like whiskey’s bite
His eyes, Two embers
That Lit the night
[Chorus]
Now I’m the Devil’s gunslinger
His shadow
His wrath
Trading my soul for a blood-stained path
Gold in my pocket
But my heart’s a hole
Taking souls for him
It’s my cursed toll
[Verse 2]
The first man fell with a single shot
His eyes wide open
But his soul I caught
I buried him deep beneath the sage
Each kill since then has fed my cage
[Prechorus 2]
A harmonica wails where the coyotes howl
Each note’s a scream
Each chord’s a scowl
[Chorus]
Now I’m the Devil’s gunslinger
His shadow
His wrath
Trading my soul for a blood-stained path
Gold in my pocket
But my heart’s a hole
Taking souls for him
It’s my cursed toll
[Verse 3]
I ride through towns that fear my name
Each wanted poster fans my flame
Kids hide behind their mama’s door
But the Devil says, “Just one soul more.”
[Bridge]
One night I dreamed of heaven’s gate
But angels turned their eyes in hate
Their harps went quiet, wings grew still
They saw my hands and felt the kill
I begged for peace, I cried for grace
But fire kissed my haunted face
[Chorus]
Now I’m the Devil’s gunslinger
His shadow
His wrath
Trading my soul for a blood-stained path
Gold in my pocket
But my heart’s a hole
Taking souls for him
It’s my cursed toll
[Verse 4]
A girl once touched my broken skin
Said, “I see the war you carry within”
But love don’t grow where demons tread
She kissed my cheek and turned her head
Now every face I shoot turns hers
And every grave replays her words
[Prechorus 3]
The moon weeps red above my trail
My horse walks slow
My hands grow pale
[Final Chorus - Variation]
Still I’m the Devil’s gunslinger
His fury
His flame
Carving a legend of death and shame
Gold in my pocket
But peace outta reach
Each soul I take, he tightens the leash
[Outro]
One last duel at the edge of night
A man in white, his grip held tight
He looked like me, but with eyes that prayed
He said, “End this ride, or be forever flayed.”
The Devil laughed, the trigger pulled
My body fell, the silence full
The gold spilled out
The embers died
The gunslinger’s tale
Was just a lie he’d ride.
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