There was a showdown at high noon, reputations on the lineIt was the good guys and the bad guys, I was eight and he was nineAnd I forgot to keep my back to the wall in Dodge that dayAnd from somewhere behind me, I heard him sayThat's one you owe me, I'd let you slideI can't back shoot a buddy, it goes against my prideSo like two desperados, we'll ride off in the sunBut just remember, you owe me oneIt was high school and football on two different teamsI was good, but he was better than I would ever beAnd when I finally reached the end zone ahead of him that dayAs the crowd was going wild, I heard him sayThat's one you owe me, I'd let you slideI can't back shoot a buddy, it goes against my prideSo like two desperados, we'll ride off in the sunBut just remember, you owe me oneShe was long and lean and pretty, and soon to be his brideWhen she strayed into my arms one day with lovin'On her mother's side, I said, I'm sorry, I'm sorryAnd I was almost tempted by her soft touch and her sighBut the next time I saw him, I just looked him in the eyeThat's one you owe me, I'd let you slideI can't back shoot a buddy, it goes against my prideSo like two desperados, we'll ride off in the sunBut just remember, you owe me oneBut just remember, you owe me oneThat's one you owe me, I'd let you slideI can't back shoot a buddy, it goes against my prideSo like two desperados, we'll ride off in the sunBut just remember, you owe me oneI can't back shoot a buddy, it goes against my pride