American Outlaws

Hear the blast from a shotgun

Seemed to disappear into the night

Ain’t no two-bit lawman

Got a chance in hell of takin’ my life

Spend most of my nights down by a campfire

Light up the stars with my game

Left home at only fifteen

Started out to make my name

[Chorus]

And we were american outlaws

Ridin’ across the plain

From Montana down to Mexico

Tryin’ to find a better way

I see our names on railroad posters

Sayin’ we’re wanted all around this land

Got ambushed by 16 enemy soldiers

At the creek just north of Choctaw Canyon

Bullets spread out over the horizon

There was no fear in our eyes

Hear they sent 16 in to get us

Word is that only two survived.

[Chorus]

Headed down south to hangouts in Mexico

Gonna to let the smoke clear for a while

Taking that low down dirty tequila

Them senoritas sure make us smile

Some say we’re no longer livin

Half a million voices took our lives

If you hear the blast from a shotgun

Might see us reappear into the night

[Chorus]