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[sid] => 134615
[catid] => 1
[aid] => mick
[title] => Bring Me Back the Horse You Stole
[time] => 2007-05-23 03:35:37
[hometext] => from Lee Genes and The Glaring Midnight...Secret Asyum
[bodytext] => Rampaging, ghost town life You cut the rope that held him tight I was soaking in whiskey In the saloon next door When you had the bright idea of stealing my trusted horse I didn't notice it was gone Until I woke up with a hangover at dawn "You know, he's got a lot of distance to travel on." Said the bartender, Shane McShawn I set out on foot into the desert where I nearly died of heatstroke and the humid air Then I found a highway toll You pay a silver dollar & they let you go Down s narrow road Leading to that thieving goad "I'll tell you once Bring me back that horse Or I'll sting your neck With no remorse." Ginger-like, he pushed His cloak aside Finger on the pistol Meant for me to die "But the hos' is mine I got the papers paid in full." Looks like I had followed the wrong guy But just to be sure I asked if he knew the Golden Rule He spoke back "Undoubtedly, I sure do." Then his holster went clackity-clack Pistol quick to click Ready to shoot me in the back A sterling silver ransom paid I dug the theif an early grave Where he stood is where his body laid He gave me back the horse I never gave I was drinking whiskey in another town's saloon Someone said "Who's horse's brand is shaped in a half-moon?" I said it was mine Then he said it was his And he, too, gave me back the horse I didn't give The sheriff looked around the room That was then I knew he knew I had drawn my pistol Before the dead men drew [comments] => 0 [counter] => 144 [topic] => 34 [informant] => Lee [notes] => [ihome] => 0 [alanguage] => english [acomm] => 0 [haspoll] => 0 [pollID] => 0 [score] => 0 [ratings] => 0 [editpoem] => 1 [associated] => [topicname] => SongLyrics )
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