Lyrics The Last Gunfighter Ballad - Johnny Cash

The Last Gunfighter Ballad - Johnny Cash
Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song The Last Gunfighter Ballad, artist - Johnny Cash.
Date of issue: 25.04.2011
Song language: English

The Last Gunfighter Ballad

The old gunfighter on the porch
stared into the sun
and relived the days of living by the gun
when deadly games of pride were played
and living was mistakes not made
and the thought of the smell of the black powder smoke
and the stand in the street at the turn of a joke
Ah, the smell of the black powder smoke
and the stand in the street at the turn of a joke
It’s always keep your back to the sun
and he can almost feel the weight of the gun
it’s faster than snakes or the blink of an eye
and it’s a time for all slow men to die
and his eyes get squinty and his fingers twitch
and he empties the gun at the son of a bitch
and he’s hit by the smell of the black powder smoke
and the stand in the street at the turn of a joke
hit by the smell of the black powder smoke
and the stand in the street at the turn of a joke
Now the burn of a bullet is only a scar
he’s back in his chair in front of the bar
and the streets are empty and the blood’s all dried
and the dead are dust and the whiskey’s inside
so buy him a drink and lend him an ear
he’s nobody’s fool and the only one here
who remembers the smell of the black powder smoke
and the stand in the street at the turn of a joke
remember the smell of the black powder smoke
and the stand in the street at the turn of a joke
He said I stood in that street before it was paved
learned shoot or be shot before I could shave
and I did it all for the money and fame
noble was nothing but feeling no shame
and nothing was sacred but stayin’alive
and all that I learned from a Colt 45
was to curse the smell of the black powder smoke
and the stand in the street at the turn of a joke
curse the smell of the black powder smoke
and the stand in the street at the turn of a joke
Now he’s just an old man that no one believes
says he’s a gunfighter, the last of the breed
and there are ghosts in the street seeking revenge
calling him out to the lunatic fringe
now he’s out in the traffic checking the sun
and he’s killed by a car as he goes for his gun
So much for the smell of the black powder smoke
and the stand in the street at the turn of a joke
so much for the smell of the black powder smoke
and the stand in the street at the turn of a joke

Share lyrics:

Write what you think about the lyrics!

Other songs of the artist:

NameYear
Hurt 2002
God's Gonna Cut You Down 2005
Personal Jesus 2001
Ain't No Grave 2009
You're the Only Star In My Blues Heaven ft. Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash 2012
One 2002
Heart Of Gold 2002
Further On Up The Road 2005
Solitary Man 2002
The Man Comes Around 2002
I Won't Back Down 1999
Devil's Right Hand 2002
Cat's In The Cradle 2020
Ghost Riders in the Sky 2011
I've Been Everywhere 1995
Sixteen Tons 2020
We'll Meet Again 2002
Rusty Cage 2002
Wayfaring Stranger 2002
Hung My Head 2002

Artist lyrics: Johnny Cash