Fastest Gun in Town

They don't tell you about the hard times when they sell you on this game

They just talk about the girls and all that whiskey and the fame

But even if I'd known I'd have saddled up anyway

Somethin' about this quest for gold, that light's a fire in your blood

And your soul won't rest till there's another notch carved in your gun

You'd best keep a sharp eye when you make a name

Cause there's always some new younger Jesse James

Just nod your head and say a prayer every time they crack the latch

Cause that number on your shirt is like a bullseye on your back

Some days you don't clear leather, sometimes all you hit's the ground

No, it ain't easy trying to be the fastest gun in town

As you shuffle down the streetside of this place called rodeo

Past the lights and all the laughter, you'll come across the bones

Of all those broken dreams scattered in the ditch

Cause some of us just don't know how to quit

We just nod our head and say a prayer every time they crack the latch

Cause that number on your shirt is like a bullseye on your back

Some days you don't clear leather, sometimes all you hit's the ground

No, it ain't easy trying to be the fastest gun, the fastest gun in town

Every mile and every scar

Every drop of blood and sweat is worth it

When I nod my head and say a prayer and that gate man cracks the latch

And who I am is more than just a number on my back

And I'll ride hell for leather, maybe someday I'll go down

In history just trying to be the fastest gun in town

The fastest gun in town