Marty Robbins - Tall Handsome Stranger Lyrics
A tall handsome stranger rode into townWith fire in his eyes burning red as sundownHis boots were all dusty, his coat open wideSix ways of dying hung low on his sideHe went in the town hall asking for meThey told him that I was still town deputyI sent him to prison to pay for his crimeHe killed a guard on the Sante Fe lineHe spread word around town that my time had comeMy notch was already carved on his gunHe's laughing and braggin and having his funIt's all a show for he knows I won't runThat night in silence the town was asleepI sat by my window and looked down the streetI wished in my heart that he would just ride awayI hated to face him next sunup that dayI met him at sunup, the crowd gathered roundWaitin and watching for one to go downHe grabbed for his six gun, tryin his bestHe cursed as my bullet went deep in his chestHe stood there a moment and looked all aroundSlowly and lifeless he fell to the groundThe stranger's my brother, born an outlawHe must have forgotton I taught him to drawThe whole town was waiting and I was aloneThe blood that I spilled was just like my ownWhen she hears this story, how Mother will cryBrother 'gainst brother and one had to dieTo dieTo die
