I rode into town with my ear to the ground,   Looking for the right band to play,   I felt just right in the heat of the night,   Ridden many miles that day.      I've heard of a place where men go together,   Playin' and layin' it down,   I'm going to win, but Lord, what a sin,   I didn't know they gun me down.      Chorus:   Gunsmoke on the horizon, hiding the setting sun.   Gunsmoke on the horizon, I grabbed my horse and run.   Well, the dealer was blind, I was trying to find,   A way to keep the winnings I'd found.   The smoke was thick, the tension was thicker,   I still thought they'd gun me down.      Chorus:   Gunsmoke on the horizon, hiding the setting sun.   Gunsmoke on the horizon, I grabbed my horse and run.   I didn't come into this ol' two horse town,   To get all shot up. I've got a little livin' on my mind,   Aces and eights, ha-ha-ha-ha.      Now the dealer dealt me eight and I had my straight,   I knew the other men would call.   The booze was a flowin', the cards were showing,   But my back was up against the wall.      Chorus:   Gunsmoke on the horizon, hiding the setting sun.   Gunsmoke on the horizon, I grabbed my horse and run.   C'mon Thunder.