Rocky Ford

Well I come from a line of hard men who all died in their boots

Told me there's worst things in life that a man's got to lose

Said keep your head high point your nose to the ground

Keep in mind when the time rolls around

You better shoot straight 'cause the Forest's are hearing this, too

I remember the ribbons tied up in her raven hair

She was too pretty to breathe in that Rocky Ford air

And her pa saw me starin' and he started my way

I didn't care what he had to say

No Forest alive or dead tells me where to look

Now Jesse says she's getting tired of running around

She's sick of the fighting says love isn't chosen it's found

And I think of my brother and if he'd feel the same

Laying there cold and stiff in his grave

With a .44 slug from a Forest boy still in his eye

Too much has been done and I think that the end's drawing nigh

Jess says it's more than just you now let go of your pride

And I think of my father and the words that he's said

Better shoot straight boy or you'll wind up dead

Laying here bleeding, I've found out my daddy was right

Now my boy comes from a man who died in his boots

There's worse things than life that a boy of his name's got to lose