[Lyric] Ballad of an Outlaw (Nick Sturms)

[Verse 1]
I've been known to be a bad man
Got a 45, and a fast hand
I robbed a bank up in Cheyenne
And I ain't afraid to die
I took a bullet and a man's life
Over nothing in a bar fight
He had a baby and a young wife
I can still hear him cry

[Chorus]
So I deserve whatever I've got coming
And I have earned my fate with every draw
I probably ain't done fighting, but I'm done running
And this is where I'll stand to make my fall
Such is the ballad of an outlaw

[Verse 2]
I've only loved one woman
God knows she was a good one
Tried to save me but she couldn't
Almost cost her everything
She traded hope for a heartache
All I could promise was a bad break 'cause
She was "give" and I was all "take"
And that's all I'll ever be
[Chorus]
So I deserve whatever I've got coming
And I have earned my fate with every draw
I probably ain't done fighting, but I'm done running
And this is where I'll stand to make my fall
Such is the ballad of an outlaw

[Bridge]
I can smell the pine
And feel the twine that burns my neck
And if there's a price to pay
I ain't done paying yet

[Chorus]
So I deserve whatever I've got coming
And I have earned my fate with every draw
I probably ain't done fighting, but I'm done running
And this is where I'll stand to make my fall

[Chorus]
I deserve whatever I've got coming
And I have earned my fate with every draw
I probably ain't done fighting, but I'm done running
And this is where I'll stand to make my fall
Such is the ballad
Such is the ballad of an outlaw
[Outro]
I've been known to be a bad man
Got a 45, and a fast hand
I robbed a bank up in Cheyenne
And I ain't afraid to die