Well, from Houston to New Orleans To the badlands way out west I high ride anywhere beneath the sun Yeah there ain't no girl waiting for me No one left up in my after glory That's the life of a hired gun
You know the sheriff and his posse's come a-ridin' after me Spent my time living on the run Yeah there ain't no one left to mourn me No one left up in my after glory And that's the life of a hired gun
Sometimes I think I'll settle down And change my ways But what's the use in dreaming? For I just drift around As I move from town to town
Well, I'll go where they require me And I'll fight for those who hire me Spend my time living like a lonely one Yeah there ain't no girl waiting for me No one left up in my after glory That's the life of a hired gun
Sometimes I think that I'll settle down And change my ways But what's the use in dreaming? For I just drift around As I move from town to town
So as I get back from New Orleans I still got Houston in my sights I've been high riding in sun Keepin' up the fight Yet but as I get back from shore I'm still at bay from any war And that's the life of a hired gun That's the life That's the life That's the life Of a hired gun