Indian Town

[Verse 1]

'Cross the desert, the rain came hard and black

Two shovelheads rumblin' 'cross the railroad track

Sheriff steps out of his car, takes off his hat

And slowly looks around

[Verse 2]

Ostrich boots and a diamond ring

Scar on his cheek too deep to think

He steps up to the bar, orders a drink

I watch him as he shoots it down

I was just eighteen down in Indian Town

[Verse 3]

Billy was workin' as a hired hand

He was a Hopi in off the First Mesa

Weekends, we'd head into town for a drink and a dance

A little trouble and a look around

[Verse 4]

A woman with hair black as coal and eyes of blue

Stood in the street over a young kid with his leg shot through

Sheriff pushes his way through

Shakes his head as he looks down

[Bridge]

Well, in the spring, we'd ride the high desert

Through Seligman and Kingman on old 66

Make the poker run through Bullhead City

Into Laughlin and back around

[Verse 5]

Well, I welded it outta cast iron, just like his ride

Stuck it into the ground where he died

Marked on it his name and the day he was born

And the day he went down

On that white stretch of road outside of Indian Town

[Verse 6]

Well, it was closing time, I was drunk

And she was somebody's wife

I was drunk, too drunk to see the knife

I felt a push, and I was on my back

Ceiling black and comin' down