What Becomes Of A Cowboy?

from Lonesome Ghosts by Lonesome Ghosts

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I've been waking early, sweating when it's cold
Because a guilty mind can eat away your soul
Every time a shot goes off I cower to the floor
Living with my back against the wall

Like a cat rattles a cage
Destroys the will of that little bird
My hands are shaking like a rattlesnake
What becomes of a cowboy who's lost his nerve?

I've been seeing preachers and I keep on getting told
That devils got my everlasting soul
But I'll keep on sending prayers, and I'll keep on selling lies
'til I can't even look a child in the eyes

Like a mouse caught by the tail
My heart is beating through my chest
I'd try suicide but I know I'd only fail
What becomes of a cowboy who's lost his nerve?

I always have this same dream where I'm lying in the dirt
And these vultures they keep picking at my guts
Then I wake up and I'm crying and I'm punching on the walls
Out of everyone, why have I lived on?

I see death walking to my door
I feel the cold of his breath all over me
And I curse his eyes as he walks away
What pleasures to do you get from taunting me?

Like a cat rattles a cage
Destroys the will of that little bird
My hands are shaking like a rattlesnake
What becomes of a cowboy who's lost his nerve?

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from Lonesome Ghosts, track released September 3, 2016
Shaun Cechner (Guitars, Vocals)
Michael Chapman (Bass)
Danica Brookes (Drums)

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