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GDust and the sand rise to Cblock out the Gsun
In the distance a rider is Driding
GHis face has the look of a Cman who's on the Grun
Or maybe it's just Dsomething he's Ghiding
GTies up his horse Cedge of the Gtown
Walks like he knows where he's Dgoing
GPasses a note to a Cgirl there in a Ggown
What he's thinking there's Dno way of Gknowing
CLooks in her eye and he looks at the ground
What he's Gthinking ain't no analDyzing
GTurns on his heel and he Cheads out of Gtown
Out to where the trail Dmeets the horizon
GAnd he's damned
And he's Ddamned
GDamned between the stirrup and the Cground
GEverything he Bsought Emnever to be Afound
Left him Gdamned between the Dstirrup and the Gground
In a town where the winners are just passing through
And the losers are only half living
And the men drink their wages and do what men do
And the girls do more taking than giving
There's a girl with red hair and a fire in her eyes
She don't care for the men she's a pleasing
They put ten dollar bills down the front of her thighs
But she's saving her cash for a reason
She waits for the man gonna take her away
Who won't care what she's done for a living
And he promised he'll make it maybe today
She's hoping he'll do some forgiving
And she's dammed
And she's damned
Damned between the stirrup and the ground
Everything she longed for never come around
Left her damned between the stirrup and the ground
So the man rides away with some dust in his eyes
Makes 'em water as if he was crying
The girl buys a round and laughs until she cries
She don't care if she's living or dying
And a drunk at the bar pulls a ten dollar bill
Strokes her red hair with his fingers
And a girl takes the money and gives him a thrill
But her feeling of emptiness lingers
Tracks of the horseman are soon buried deep
By the hot desert breeze in the west
And he rides like the wind and she sells herself cheap
There just doing the thing they do best
And they're damned
And they're damned
Damned between the stirrup and the ground
All the souls are lost frozen to the ground
They're just damned between the stirrup and the ground
And they're damned
Yes they're damned
Damned between the stirrup and the ground
All the souls that wander never to be found
Damned between the stirrup and the ground
All the little souls that don't know where they're bound
Damned between the stirrup and the ground

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Between The Stirrup And The Ground

by Ian Siegal

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G C G

Dust and the sand rise to block out the sun

In the distance a rider is riding

G C G

His face has the look of a man who's on the run

D G

Or maybe it's just something he's hiding

G C G

Ties up his horse edge of the town

Walks like he knows where he's going

G C G

Passes a note to a girl there in a gown

D G

What he's thinking there's no way of knowing

Looks in her eye and he looks at the ground

G D

What he's thinking ain't no analyzing

G C G

Turns on his heel and he heads out of town

Out to where the trail meets the horizon

And he's damned

G C

Damned between the stirrup and the ground

G B Em A

Everything he sought never to be found

G D G

Left him damned between the stirrup and the ground

In a town where the winners are just passing through

And the losers are only half living

And the men drink their wages and do what men do

And the girls do more taking than giving

There's a girl with red hair and a fire in her eyes

She don't care for the men she's a pleasing

They put ten dollar bills down the front of her thighs

But she's saving her cash for a reason

She waits for the man gonna take her away

Who won't care what she's done for a living

And he promised he'll make it maybe today

She's hoping he'll do some forgiving

And she's dammed

And she's damned

Damned between the stirrup and the ground

Everything she longed for never come around

Left her damned between the stirrup and the ground

So the man rides away with some dust in his eyes

Makes 'em water as if he was crying

The girl buys a round and laughs until she cries

She don't care if she's living or dying

And a drunk at the bar pulls a ten dollar bill

Strokes her red hair with his fingers

And a girl takes the money and gives him a thrill

But her feeling of emptiness lingers

Tracks of the horseman are soon buried deep

By the hot desert breeze in the west

And he rides like the wind and she sells herself cheap

There just doing the thing they do best

And they're damned

Damned between the stirrup and the ground

All the souls are lost frozen to the ground

They're just damned between the stirrup and the ground

And they're damned

Yes they're damned

Damned between the stirrup and the ground

All the souls that wander never to be found

Damned between the stirrup and the ground

All the little souls that don't know where they're bound

Damned between the stirrup and the ground

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