Old Desert Road

[00:00.05] One, two, one, two, three
[00:09.87] I went back down, went back down that old desert road
[00:16.92] There was a broken billboard on the right
[00:23.91] The past was gone, and the world had moved on
[00:30.51] And I had to get back before it was night
[00:37.54] I had a bad, bad feelin' that the word was gettin' 'round
[00:44.36] That mahogany bird had chirped a dirty word
[00:47.82] And now they got to clear out the whole town
[00:51.82] I knew it was another rodeo
[00:54.73] When she took the rhinestones and gold
[00:57.91] That were simply laid out on a silver plate
[01:05.08] Speedin' down, speedin' down that old desert road
[01:11.82] I saw a woman with her arms outstretched in my dreams
[01:18.93] And though she beckoned me toward her
[01:22.33] She wore a shimmerin' scarlet dress
[01:25.88] And I woke up not knowin' what that premonition means
[01:32.55] But I had a bad, bad feelin' that the water level was runnin' low
[01:39.69] And if you give in to fear, you'll stall, so that no matter where you crawl
[01:43.14] It'll haunt you wherever you go
[01:46.99] The next night she took me to the hill county
[01:50.07] Where a march was bein' played
[01:53.38] But a soldier grabbed me by my hand
[01:56.68] And said, "My friend, you cannot stay"
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[02:29.50] Speedin' down, speedin' down that old desert road
[02:36.83] And I keep my ridin' on
[02:43.47] And I ain't gonna stop on a count of one fool little bird
[02:50.36] Who never really, ever sang my song
[02:57.16] But I had a bad, bad feelin', she'd get me thrown off the trail
[03:04.01] Now, folks, I ain't never dropped
[03:06.44] And I'll keep on, no need for you to collect my bail
[03:11.02] It was just some Hollywood story, and now I'm holdin' the fuse
[03:18.47] Ain't that fine? This life of mine, it's the one that I got to choose
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