The song Silverado is performed by The Marshall Tucker Band in the album named Anthology: The First 30 Years in the year 2005 .
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
The Marshall Tucker Band - Anthology: The First 30 Years
- Everybody Needs Somebody
- In My Own Way
- Where A Country Boy Belongs
- I'll Be Loving You
- Windy City Blues
- I Should Have Never Started Lovin' You
- Running Like The Wind
- Cattle Drive
- Last Of The Singing Cowboys
- Foolish Dreaming
- Ride In Peace
- Silverado
- Good Ole Hurtin' Song
- Anyway The Wind Blows Rider
- Going Down The Road Feeling Bad
- Stay In The Country
- Driving You Out Of My Mind
- If That Isn't Love
- Face Down In The Blues
- Time Don't Pass By Here
- Texas On My Mind
- Ride Of Your Life
- Enhanced content: Fire On The Mountain (bonus live video clip)