Dead Man's Boots | Liricí Amhrán

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Walked into One-Eyed Jack's Cantina like he'd done a hundred times
And from the moment that he entered, that whole place went deathly quiet
He found his girl Teresa, who was always waitin' there
Paid for some dead traveler's money, then he took her up the stairs

Well he never spoke a word, but he'd always treat her kind
And by now she'd just stopped wonderin' why he chose her every time
She was happy just to hold him, and he was happy too it seemed
And sometimes she'd ask him questions just to fill the space between:

"Why do you wear a dead man's boots?
Where did you get those nasty scars?
Don't you tire of that wall of iron you've got built around your heart?
Don't you see those creepin' shadows standin', waitin' in the wings?
Why you racin' off to Hell when you can stay right here with me?"

One day word blew into town that someone robbed the Adair train
But they took two in the back as they made their getaway
Teresa found him in her room lyin', bleedin' in her bed
She ran to his side and kissed him, then she held him close and said:

"Why do you wear a dead man's boots?
Why do you have to live so hard?
Don't you tire of that wall of iron you've got built around your heart?
Don't you heed those creepin' shadows standin', waitin' in the wings.
Don't go racin' off to Hell when you can stay right here with me."

Took a folded piece of paper, and he slipped it in her hand
And he said, "There, you'll find my fortune, never have to work again.
Well, I just wanted you to know that I've loved you all these years."
And then he died there in her arms with her voice ringing in his ears:

"Why do you wear a dead man's boots?
Why do you have to live so hard?
Don't you tire of that wall of iron you've got built around your heart?
Don't you heed those creepin' shadows standin', waitin' in the wings.
Don't go racin' off to Hell when you can stay right here with me.

"Don't go racin' off to Hell when you can stay right here with me!

"Oh why you racin' off to Hell when you can stay right here with me?"

Walked into One-Eyed Jack's Cantina like he'd done a hundred times

And from the moment that he entered, that whole place went deathly quiet

He found his girl Teresa, who was always waitin' there

Paid for some dead traveler's money, then he took her up the stairs

Well he never spoke a word, but he'd always treat her kind

And by now she'd just stopped wonderin' why he chose her every time

She was happy just to hold him, and he was happy too it seemed

And sometimes she'd ask him questions just to fill the space between:

"Why do you wear a dead man's boots?

Where did you get those nasty scars?

Don't you tire of that wall of iron you've got built around your heart?

Don't you see those creepin' shadows standin', waitin' in the wings?

Why you racin' off to Hell when you can stay right here with me?"

One day word blew into town that someone robbed the Adair train

But they took two in the back as they made their getaway

Teresa found him in her room lyin', bleedin' in her bed

She ran to his side and kissed him, then she held him close and said:

"Why do you wear a dead man's boots?

Why do you have to live so hard?

Don't you tire of that wall of iron you've got built around your heart?

Don't you heed those creepin' shadows standin', waitin' in the wings.

Don't go racin' off to Hell when you can stay right here with me."

Took a folded piece of paper, and he slipped it in her hand

And he said, "There, you'll find my fortune, never have to work again.

Well, I just wanted you to know that I've loved you all these years."

And then he died there in her arms with her voice ringing in his ears:

"Why do you wear a dead man's boots?

Why do you have to live so hard?

Don't you tire of that wall of iron you've got built around your heart?

Don't you heed those creepin' shadows standin', waitin' in the wings.

Don't go racin' off to Hell when you can stay right here with me.

"Don't go racin' off to Hell when you can stay right here with me!

"Oh why you racin' off to Hell when you can stay right here with me?"