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Silverado Lyrics



As a young man I was raised by men of the cloth
and I was tought to judge men equal and not to find their faults
until one day I witnessed a tragic thing
the men lay on the church steps, slain
and when the smoke cleared a tall man holstered his gun
the bright day ended and a cloud did cover the sun
I found hate in my heart that I'd never known before
I'll see this man hang and if that's the one thing that I know for sure

Silverado you'll hang by the hangman's tree
and you'll die in misery

His face remained in my eyes as I grew through the years
I practiced shooting every day while trying to hold back the tears
I travelled through Oklahoma and Texas to the Rio Grande
knowing when I met Silverado the Lord would steady my hand

Silverado you'll hang by the hangman's tree
and you'll die in misery

Then the day came I dreamed of for years
Silverado stood before me and my heart it pounded in fear
as he turned and saw my eyes he knew why I'd come
and without a flick of the eyes he went for his gun
and as I caused a fight tears come to my eyes
when he collapsed before me I dropped my gun an sighed

Silverado you'll hang by the hangman's tree
and you'll die in misery



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The Marshall Tucker Band - Anthology: The First 30 Years

  1. Everybody Needs Somebody
  2. In My Own Way
  3. Where A Country Boy Belongs
  4. I'll Be Loving You
  5. Windy City Blues
  6. I Should Have Never Started Lovin' You
  7. Running Like The Wind
  8. Cattle Drive
  9. Last Of The Singing Cowboys
  10. Foolish Dreaming
  11. Ride In Peace
  12. Silverado
  13. Good Ole Hurtin' Song
  14. Anyway The Wind Blows Rider
  15. Going Down The Road Feeling Bad
  16. Stay In The Country
  17. Driving You Out Of My Mind
  18. If That Isn't Love
  19. Face Down In The Blues
  20. Time Don't Pass By Here
  21. Texas On My Mind
  22. Ride Of Your Life
  23. Enhanced content: Fire On The Mountain (bonus live video clip)