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Dangerous spirits are at large in the hills 
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cold dark wings is in the air 
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some have been lost to the shadows within the light 
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some are beyond the reach of prayer 
 

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I myself have stood with the ravens in the rain 
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a darkness in my heart and a younger face 
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and with a stolen chestnut mare and a blue navy colt 
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I was above the law outside the bounds of grace 
 

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With a pistol in my hand and no kindness in my eyes 
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I wore these as a badge high in fashion 
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but I had to walk away from the powder and the flame 
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the reason was not fear it was compassion 
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I let my revolver fall from my hands 
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and put on the coat of a pilgrim 
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now there is more to me than between my hat and boots 
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and the treasures I own no one can steal them 
 
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Now I stand in the dirt with the dust on my boots 
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the road that I choose is less travelled 
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the flag that I follow is full of holes and torn 
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and its sacred threads can never be unraveled 
 

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And I have met a woman who is in my breath and bones 
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she's at ease in either calico or leather 
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she prays to a god who does not hurt or hate 
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she wears earrings of crystals and feathers 
 
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Since I left my revolver in the dirt 
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I have known peace since that hour 
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and now I see my life passing before my eyes 
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as a petal falling from a flower 
 

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Ah but there are dangerous spirits are at large in the hills 
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cold dark wings is in the air 
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some have been lost to the shadows within the light 
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some are beyond the reach of prayer 
 
Outro solo