The Ballad of Pogue & Elms

歌詞

My name is Conley Elms I died in 1981 Gunned down in cold blood By an outlaw on the run On a cold gray afternoon I felt that bitter chill By the banks of the Owyhee And my soul it lives there still My partner William Pogue He fell that day with me A straight and honest lawman As fair as he could be His good name put on trial We watched in disbelief As the system we relied on Set a killer all but free But with every freedom comes An even greater cost The answer seldom easy The question sometimes lost For though our lives were shortened Our work was not in vain And given one more chance I'd wear that badge again Now many years gone by Our families carry on Though our lives have been lost Our legacy grows strong And every man must answer For the things that he has done We find our peace in knowing The judgment day shall come Convictions forged in campfires For the work we live and breathe Let the burden be to those Who live farther on than me The Owyhees to the Sawtooths Let the Boise run its miles And let our memory's stand For all that there lives wild For with every freedom comes An even greater cost The answer seldom easy The question sometimes lost For though our lives were shortened Our work was not in vain And given one more chance I'd wear that badge again Given one more chance I'd wear that badge again