Tougher Than Leather

[Verse 1]

He was Tougher Than Leather

And he didn't care whether

The sun shined or not

When a young kid from Cow Town

Wanted a showdown

And he was careless or just maybe forgot

[Verse 2]

But he died in the gunfight

Blinded by sunlight

Never draw when you're facing the sun

And old Tougher Than Leather

Just carved one more notch on his gun

[Verse 3]

And when he turned to go

A beautiful maiden knelt down

Where her dead sweetheart lay

And on his breast, placed a rose

While the townspeople stared in dismay

[Verse 4]

And old Tougher Than Leather

Should have known better

But he picked up the rose in his hand

And the townspeople froze

When his hands crushed the rose

And the rose petals fell in the sand

[Verse 5]

And old Tougher Than Leather

Was a full-time go-getter

The grass never grew beneath his feet

From one town to another

He would ride like the wind

But his mind kept going back to the street

[Verse 6]

Where a young cowboy died

And a young maiden cried

And rose petals fell in the sand

And his heart had been softened

By the beautiful maid

And he knew he must see her again

[Verse 7]

Well he went back to the town

Where it all had come down

And he searched but his search was in vain

He had wanted to find her

And say he was sorry

For causing her heart so much pain

[Verse 8]

But one night he died

From a poison inside

Brought on by the wrong he had done

And old Tougher Than Leather

Had carved his last notch on his gun

[Verse 9]

Well he was buried in Cow Town

Along about sundown

Looking good in his new store-bought clothes

When the young maiden came over

And knelt down beside him

And on his lapel placed a rose

[Outro]

There's a bird in the sky

Flying high, flying high

To a place from a place

Changing skies, changing skies