Midnight, Luna County
Crossing this rugged lane
In the moonlight I see the bones
Of the luckless and the damned
And on my head there was a bounty
And in my hand there was a gun
And my heart, it begs forgiveness
But I know it'll never come
The jagged mountains, like razors, they cut up the sky
Sunsets bleed red by this firelight I shall lie
Listen for the gold in the stories they told
Hear the coyote cry in Luna County tonight
She called down to Rosalita
Said my sister I'm leaving tonight
I'll be crossing that winter desert
That gold is gonna be mine
The Badlands roll silently beneath,
The thunder hooves, they kick up the earth
It may give me away before he sees me
But then I'll give him something worse
The jagged mountains, like razors, they cut up the sky
Sunsets bleed red and by this firelight I shall lie
Listen for the gold in the stories they told
Hear the coyote cry in Luna County tonight
The jagged mountains, like razors, they cut up the sky
Sunsets bleed red and by this firelight I shall lie
Listen for the gold in the stories they told
Hear the coyote cry in Luna County tonight
She stepped out of the darkness
Stood there in the light
She raised that steely pistol
She pulled back that hammer tight
Said my love I seek not vengeance
There's no divining from above
Oh, my love, I come not for revenge
But for your gold it shall cost you your blood
For your gold I shall spill your blood
The jagged mountains, like razors, they cut up the sky
Sunsets bleed red and by this firelight I shall die
And I've listened for the gold in the stories they told
I heard the coyote cry in Luna County tonight