Tell me again friend how did you clear the plains
Tell me how the world came to be in the eye of life
Tell me a bout he who walked on water and then died
Tell me a bout the bad night
Tell me a bout you saving his worthless life
Tell me heaven and returning
Tall in saddle he stood
Truth and mercy
Branded for good


Hat tipped back in hot sun
leg thrown over the saddle
streching tired muscles
see the cloud of smoke
ten or more coming hard

Watched trap sprung
never knew what hit them
like shooting fish in a barrel
one for child another for mother
last one for wife Comanche pay

Still in the meadow
ranchers live
no patch
left unturned
cows need to eat
blankets are
rested sleep
stars call
the same
in cast of night
stars keep time
on life

His life like the tumble weed
moves in the seed God given
value of a man his word
wits taken in wiry stand
nature finds rest in the cattle
best can be best said stood tall
in the saddle

War party whooping up
whiskey and paint
pride of youth living
each fell earth or hell
right or wrong
damn job
coffee strong
back weak
stars cry
me to
bothered sleep

Rolled capped fired
went right through him
dream walker
laughed said
to late I've been dead
a long time
I come for you

Found him by the spring
half dead
better that way
no future
half white
half red
mostly dead
mistake
I said
nursed him
back

You and I paid in full
dream walker
took me home
city streets
held my life
kid missed with
knife
Age slow but I know
took out his left leg
broke his arm then
his neck

Saddle left in plains
cabin burned to ground
stars still sing to me
as whiskey washes
mind and time
like truth
a little foggy
just move on
old feller
police work
you know