The Ballad of the Western Man

[Verse] In the still Grey dawn of the open range With a heart full of sorrow and a mind deranged He rode the dusty trails with a lonesome song The Western man wandered where he didn't belong [Chorus] Oh The trumpets call with a sorrowful wail Violin tears on the autumn gale He sought love's grace but found despair And the Western wind whispered his final prayer [Bridge] Under a sky where the stars don’t shine He traced her name in the cold night’s line With whiskey courage and a mourner’s sigh He wrote his goodbye beneath moonlight's eye [Verse 2] From taverns to the shadow of the mighty pines He weaved his tale in broken lines Silent valleys held his secret pain A love turned bitter Etching heartache’s stain [Chorus] Oh The trumpets call with a sorrowful wail Violin tears on the autumn gale He sought love's grace but found despair And the Western wind whispered his final prayer [Bridge 2] The sun dipped low And his spirit bound He faced the end with silence profound A crack A flash in the quiet night The Western man fell in endless flight [outro]