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Dead Man's Boots [Live]

from That One Time At Tom & Cary's by Andrew Delaney

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"Dead Man's Boots"

He walked into One-Eyed Jack's Cantina like he'd done a hundred times
And from the moment that he entered that whole place went deathly quiet
He found his girl Teresa who was always waitin' there
Paid with some dead traveler's money, then he took her up the stairs

He never spoke a word but he's always treat her kind
And by now she'd just stopped wonderin' why he chose her every time
She was happy just to hold him and he was happy too it seemed
And sometimes she'd ask him questions just to fill the space between

Why do you wear a dead man's boots?
Where'd you get those nasty scars?
Don't you tire of that wall of iron
You got built around your heart?
Don't you see those creepin' shadows standin', waitin' in the wings?
Why're you racin' off to hell when you could stay right here with me?

One day word blew into town that someone robbed the Adair train
But they took two in the back as they made their getaway
Teresa found him in her room lyin' bleedin' in her bed
She ran to his side and kissed him then she held him close and said

Why do you wear a dead man's boots?
Why do you have to live so hard?
Don't you tire of that wall of iron
You got built around your heart?
Don't you see those creepin' shadows standin', waitin' in the wings?
Don't go racin' off to hell when you could stay right here with me

He took a folded piece of paper and he slipped it in her hand
He said "There you'll find my fortune, never have to work again
I just wanted you to know that I've loved you all these years"
Then he died there in her arms with her voice ringin' in his ears

Why do you wear a dead man's boots?
Why do you have to live so hard?
Don't you tire of that wall of iron
You got built around your heart?
Don't you see those creepin' shadows standin', waitin' in the wings?
Don't go racin' off to hell when you could stay right here with me

Don't go racin' off to hell when you could stay right here with me
Why're you racin' off to hell when you could stay right here with me?

credits

from That One Time At Tom & Cary's, released September 25, 2012
Andrew Delaney: vocals, rhythm guitar
Trevor Pulver: electric guitar
Justin Whitehead: bass
Jeromy Bailey: drums
Julie Bonk: keyboard

Song by Andrew Delaney
Produced and mixed by Tom Prasada-Rao
Mastered by Andrew Delaney

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Andrew Delaney Dallas, Texas

Postmodern anti-folk or something.

"The Alfred Hitchcock of singer / songwriters." Rich Warren - WFMT Radio, Chicago.

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