highwayman's lament

out along the road

that's life for me

a highwayman i'll be

better that than hung upon your love

masquerading yeah

riding on the land

raising all the hands

deliver to the badmen of your town

and i feel alright

in the middle of the night

with my guns beside me in my bed

and i know some day if i have to ride away

i will still be a legend in your head

yes

i'll always be a legend to be read

in the cloak of blue

here i must remain

cold from wind and rain

how i long to be home with you

we were to be wed

but i chose to be free

a highwayman i'll be

now i find it's not the life for me

and i feel alright

in the middle of the night

with my guns beside me in my bed

and i know some day if i have to ride away

i will still be a legend in your head

yes

i'll always be a legend to be read

but i don't feel right in the middle of the night

without you beside me in my bed

and i know some day

that's they'll carry me away

with a bullet embedded in my head

but i'll still be a legend to be read

and i feel alright

in the middle of the night

with my guns beside me in my bed

and i know some day if i have to ride away

i will still be a legend in your head

yes

i'll always be a legend to be read

and i feel alright

in the middle of the night

with my guns beside me in my bed

and i know some day if i have to ride away

i will still be a legend in your head

yes

i'll always be a legend to be read