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Faster On The Draw

from The Knife Of The Party by "Rust"

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written by Evan Ritchie

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i was born in a crossfire of wind and lightning and rain
under a roof that sheltered nothing but sadness and pain
i watched as my mother was killed by those rustling scum

i watched daddy smoking the barrel of his own gun

so i saddled up my pony and i rode away across the sand
just one warm blanket and my daddy's gun in my hand
wasn't going anywhere, just didn't want to be where i was
i just made my way and i did what a desperate man does


my mother once told me that i wouldn't last
if i tried to take whatever i saw
and she said never never take up a gun
cause there's always somebody faster on the draw

but i rode and i rode and i took and i gambled and lied
and i stole from the rich and the poor and the weak, and they cried
with my fine silk shirts and my pistols of ivory and gold
i lived like a king with no friends, left out in the cold

my mother once told me that i wouldn't last
if i tried to take whatever i saw
and she said never never take up a gun
cause there's always somebody faster

in a small town in texas my wild days ended in blood
i drew against a gambler and i hit that floor with a thud
he stripped me of money, my gold, and my guns, and my pride
and i wondered if mother and daddy were watching me die

so brothers and sisters, don't listen to my tale with glee
don't live like a wild man or you might end up like me
in a pool of your own blood, with nothing to show for your years
and the terrible thought that you never escaped from your fears

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from The Knife Of The Party, released March 17, 2013
Evan Ritchie: Guitar, Lead Vocals. Eliot Ritchie: Drums. Jordan Lytle: Lead Guitar. Micah Darwin: Guitar

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"Rust" Dallas, Texas

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Eliot Ritchie on electric and acoustic guitar, drums, lead and harmony vocals

Evan Ritchie on electric guitar, harmonica, drums, lead vocals

Jordan Lytle on lead electric guitar and acoustic rhythm guitar

Micah Darwin on resonator guitar and acoustic guitar ... more

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