Lonesome Old Rounder - Mandolin Orange
I'm just a lonesome old rounder
Never meant to hurt no one but some flames are hard to simmer
I wore my pride on my bad side
On the other kept my hand close by the trigger
Some folks are guided by the weight of their tongues
We all fall silent at the end of a gun
I'm just a lonesome old rounder
With a number for my name and a rope to haunt my dreams
They're going to hang me boys from a tall, tall tree
Those demons there be the death of me
Some folks are guided by the light of the Lord
Me, I was blinded, and I'll never afford
My salvation
Break
I'm just a lonesome old rounder
Darkness grows and then it's gone
And at the end of this lonely road
Those deeds you've done, they say you'll never go home
Some folks are guided by the love they share
But the darkness called and left me unaware
And now I'm just a lonesome old rounder
A few last words and one last meal
They're going to hang me boys come the morning light
When darkness smiles and all is still
Break
All is still
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