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Hellbent For Leather
Cold winter sunshine
Shimmers on the road ahead
I'm throwing sparks leaning into the curves
On a road built for the quick and the dead
My shadow chasing me along the mountainside
Hellbent for leather
Hellbent for leather I ride
Down through a canyon
Burning up a lonesome two-lane
I'm soaked clean through in the heart of a storm
Momma told me not to ride in the rain
Chain lightning flashes all across the countryside
And them I'm flying
Over ghostly trucks and cars
On a road beyond the moon and the stars
My demons chasing me across the sky's divide
Snowflakes the size of cotton bolls
Glistening
Under the monochromatic yellow light
I stick my tongue out
To catch the pristine cold moisture
To feel alive
As nothing ever lasts
It just drips and fades away in time
Driving through the ruts
Without forethought
I must be going nuts
I can no longer watch
This idyllic glow of snow
Feeling too decadent
For such fragile beauty
I close my eyes...
We laugh
I run my fingers through
Your ten-day stubble
My body reacts
Inescapable
Trouble, trouble, trouble
Sucker For A Sunset
I'm still a fair shake in a fist fight
But we could talk it out and walk away
I'm a good companion for a long night
But I get sleepy come the break of day
I might not be who you're looking for
And if I am, you haven't found me yet
But you might find me come the evening
on a desert hillside
I'm still a sucker for a sunset
I've been a seeker on a long road
But I might stay and settle down someday
I've lived my life faithful to my own code
But who's to say that mine's the only way
I might not be who you've got in mind
But if you think of me, just don't forget
That you can find me come the evening
watching the horizon
Tough Guys Don't Dance
Tough guys don't dance, real men don't cry
But you put the beat in my step and a tear in my eye
And I might fall in love, but I'll go down swinging
You'll know I'm in it when you wake up late at night
and find me on the front porch singing
Some old cowboy song
About the things a man shouldn't do if he wants to be strong
All that macho shit, it goes down hard
But you're still afraid to admit that you've been badly scarred
And you might fall again, but you'll go down fighting
You'll know love's found you when you wake up next to her
and feel like you've been struck by lightning
When you've done enough
Of all the things a man shouldn't do if he wants to be tough
I hope you don't expect us to believe that! If it were that simple even I could manage it dimple...
I love this, those opening two lines especially are amazing.
Thank you, bro.
Hellbent For Leather
Cold winter sunshine
Shimmers on the road ahead
I'm throwing sparks leaning into the curves
On a road built for the quick and the dead
My shadow chasing me along the mountainside
Hellbent for leather
Hellbent for leather I ride
Down through a canyon
Burning up a lonesome two-lane
I'm soaked clean through in the heart of a storm
Momma told me not to ride in the rain
Chain lightning flashes all across the countryside
Hellbent for leather
Hellbent for leather I ride
And them I'm flying
Over ghostly trucks and cars
I'm throwing sparks leaning into the curves
On a road beyond the moon and the stars
My demons chasing me across the sky's divide
Hellbent for leather
Hellbent for leather I ride
Snowflakes the size of cotton bolls
Glistening
Under the monochromatic yellow light
I stick my tongue out
To catch the pristine cold moisture
To feel alive
As nothing ever lasts
It just drips and fades away in time
Driving through the ruts
Without forethought
I must be going nuts
I can no longer watch
This idyllic glow of snow
Feeling too decadent
For such fragile beauty
I close my eyes...
We laugh
I run my fingers through
Your ten-day stubble
My body reacts
Inescapable
Trouble, trouble, trouble
Sucker For A Sunset
I'm still a fair shake in a fist fight
But we could talk it out and walk away
I'm a good companion for a long night
But I get sleepy come the break of day
I might not be who you're looking for
And if I am, you haven't found me yet
But you might find me come the evening
on a desert hillside
I'm still a sucker for a sunset
I've been a seeker on a long road
But I might stay and settle down someday
I've lived my life faithful to my own code
But who's to say that mine's the only way
I might not be who you've got in mind
But if you think of me, just don't forget
That you can find me come the evening
watching the horizon
I'm still a sucker for a sunset
Tough Guys Don't Dance
Tough guys don't dance, real men don't cry
But you put the beat in my step and a tear in my eye
And I might fall in love, but I'll go down swinging
You'll know I'm in it when you wake up late at night
and find me on the front porch singing
Some old cowboy song
About the things a man shouldn't do if he wants to be strong
All that macho shit, it goes down hard
But you're still afraid to admit that you've been badly scarred
And you might fall again, but you'll go down fighting
You'll know love's found you when you wake up next to her
and feel like you've been struck by lightning
When you've done enough
Of all the things a man shouldn't do if he wants to be tough