Gallow’s Creek

Описание: (Verse 1)
I was headin’ west from Abilene, the sun was sinkin’ low
My horse was tired, my canteen dry, I had no place to go
Saw a sign half-buried in the sand, nailed to a crooked tree
Said: “Turn back now, or lose your soul—don’t ride into Gallow’s Creek.”

(Verse 2)
But I was broke and half-asleep, my boots worn through with grime
So I followed the trail through silent hills, like a fool ridin’ blind
The wind went cold, the sky turned gray, and not a bird would sing
When I crossed that broken wooden bridge, I felt the devil grin

(Chorus)
The people there don’t speak your name, they barely meet your eye
Their skin’s gone pale like desert bone, they watch the passersby
There’s a noose that swings behind the church, though no one ever hangs
Don’t ride into Gallow’s Creek—lest you want your soul to stay

(Verse 3)
The barkeep poured me whiskey black and never said a word
The piano played with no one there—just ghost hands on the chords
A girl in lace with empty eyes said, “Stranger, best be gone”
“No one leaves past sundown, son—not once the light is gone.”

(Chorus)
The people there don’t speak your name, they barely meet your eye
Their skin’s gone pale like desert bone, they watch the passersby
There’s a noose that swings behind the church, though no one ever hangs
Don’t ride into Gallow’s Creek—lest you want your soul to stay

(Bridge)
I saddled up before the dawn, but the trail had turned to sand
The map had changed, the stars were wrong—I cursed that haunted land
And now I walk this street at dusk, I nod but never speak
I warned you once, I’ll warn again—don’t ride into Gallow’s Creek

(Final Chorus)
The people here don’t speak your name, they barely meet your eye
We’re shadows now, just watchin’ close, as the living pass us by
There’s a noose that waits behind the church, and every rope must fray
Don’t ride into Gallow’s Creek—you won’t be ridin’ away