They sent me out from Santa Fe to try and find his trail   They think that I'm the only one who can bring him back to jail   This star says I'm a lawman this gun has seen me through   And though my heart is heavy I've got a job to do   You see he's such a proud man who never learned to crawl   But a good man turns gun slinger he's the meanest man of all   He killed the US Marshall and for that he's gonna pay   And I'm the lonely lawman who's on his trail today   [ guitar ]   There was a time he fought for true and on the side of right   Until the only girl he loved was killed one faithful night   I know his heart was shattered as he turned the barren sod   And laid away her body come ending into God   Then he vowed a revenge to those who took her life   And every notch upon his gun a tear shed for his wife   But revenge is like wild fire sweepin' through the wood   It turns reason into ashes and it burns out on the good   Now I can't help but remember as I trail this lonesome man   I don't believe while we were boys out of any race we ran   For you see his face resembles mine we talk somewhat the same   And though we walk in differend world we both wear our daddy's name