I got a pickup; I got a gun
I'm wearing a black mask 'cos I'm on the run
Well, I'm heading out to the badlands 'cos they ain't no place else to go
So I'll hang around but I'll hang low
Ask me no more questions & I'll tell you no more lies
Don't you stand in my way, buddy, 'cos I gots to hide
Well, I shot that sheriff just outside the bank
He's kind to my momma but I shot him just the same
Now it's getting hard out here
I think my safety net's done come unglued
Now I took that money but I didn't want to shoot
Yeah, well, sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do
Now ain't that the truth?
Now, Sweet Lucinda, don't you rag on me
I just did what I had to do so you & them babies could eat
Now, ain't nobody seen my face so you don't have to fret
You can't stand the sight of blood? Well, don't look at it
credits
from Badlands,
released June 28, 2019
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