because the point of a gun was the only law that liberty understood. when it came to shooting straight and fast
he was mighty good. from out of the east a stranger came
a law book in his hand. a man
the kind of man the west would need to ease a troubled land. because the point of a gun was the only law that liberty understood. when it came to shooting straight and fast
he was mighty good. many a man would face his gun and many a man would fall. the man who shot liberty valance
he shot liberty valance
he was the bravest of them all. now the love of a woman can make a man stay on when he should go
stay on. just trying to build a peaceful life where love is free to go. but the point of a gun was the only law that liberty understood. when it came to shooting straight and fast
he was mighty good. alone and afraid she prayed that he'd return that fateful night
that night. when nothing she said could keep her man from going out to fight. but the point of a gun was the only law that liberty understood. when it came to shooting straight and fast
he was mighty good. out in the sun
two shots rang out
the shots made liberty fall. the man who shot liberty valance
he shot liberty valance he was the bravest of them all.
Lyric Context: the man who shot liberty valance - james taylor