Hold Yer Horses

It's the first light on my last day
On this side of the border
My feet are aching and the blood is caked onto the dirt in Sahuarita

Them Oro Valley boys chased me from the steam pump ranch
Straight through downtown
Dont remember much of Tucson
As I headed to the ranch that's owned by Jimmy Brown

Cut my ties
Accept my losses
Head straight south down to Nogales
Double-back some steps
And hope it draws a wild course
Feet don't fail me now
On my head's a thousand dollar purse
You gotta do what you gotta do
When the Rangers hold yer horses

A dirty dog, a scoundrel, yes, I've been called many things
But I'm not a liar, nor a cheat, and certainly no cattle thief

I've earned my reputation from some folk who've never known
What's it like to never have a thing despite wearing out your bones

Cut my ties
Accept my losses
Head straight south down to Nogales
Double-back some steps
And hope it draws a wild course
Feet don't fail me now
On my head's a thousand dollar purse
You gotta do what you gotta do
When the Rangers hold yer horses

Following the Santa Cruz river down
Until it forks and becomes Potrero Creek
No time to check my bruised ribs and liver now
Or mend the gash open on my cheek

I gotta

Cut my ties
Accept my losses
Head straight south down to Nogales
Double-back some steps
And hope it draws a wild course
Feet don't fail me now
On my head's a thousand dollar purse
You gotta do what you gotta do
When the Rangers hold yer horses

It's the last light on my first day
On this side of the border
My feet are aching and the blood is caked, won't you help me senorita