the sword and pen,
dodging the daggers and the cloaks of lying men,
backing like the Liberty Bell,
love the hard way friends don't kiss and tell,
four knots,
high noon backwoods,
walking on the moon,
no rope, no warning,
red skies,
they're small and grey like the tide of the heart,
white chain up and south,
thunder and bullet,
whirling belt and half bow,
green bats,
swan song,
you won't need a smile when I sing along,
swords and stripes,
boots and rats,
pass a note that's leading to be kidnapped,
no rope, no warning, red skies,
they're small and grey like the tide of the heart,
white chain up and south,
thunder and bullet,
whirling belt and half bow,
singing like a siren,
saw him with a paperweight,
hung him for a taste of things he never ate,
coming out for a jungle war,
cowboys were swearing off and all,
no rope,
no warning, red skies,
they're small and grey like the tide of the heart,
white chain up and south,
thunder and bullet,
whirling belt and half bow,
singing like a siren,
sailing this one out,
thunder and bullet,
whirling belt and half bow,