On the Run

A man stood in the shadows his face was dripping sweat

He took a break from running but he wasn't done yet

Looked over his shoulder when he heard the barking hounds

Dug his feet into the earth and headed out of town

The town line's far away and

He won't sleep for days

Because he just slept with Annie and she's the sheriff's wife

Now the sheriff's men have got him running for his life

He should have known that girl was trouble but he wasn't thinking clear

When she put her hand onto his leg and filled his glass with beer

But a deputy did see them and tracked the sheriff down

Just had time to grab his clothes and high ball out of town

The town line's far away and

He won't sleep for days

And even if he makes it, there's nothing he can do

But hope and pray the sheriff there hasn't heard the news

A man stood in the shadows thinking about the past

About all the women he had known and living life too fast

But he heard a noise behind him, felt a gun against his head

Should have known the sheriff wouldn't rest till he was dead

The town line's far away and

He's six feet in the grave

He's lying there with Annie, who was the sheriff's wife

Till the sheriff and his men robbed them of their lives