Cattle from Solo EP by Brian S Gore

lonely as the open road
with nothin but the stars and trees
all that’s left near to me
it’s all my fault

whistlin my own tune like bones
laid out in the desert to dry
lookin up at the roaring sky
it’s all my fault

diamond backs don’t cut ya slack
and a brown recluse won’t let you loose
quicksand tightens as you squirm
that desert sun aims t burn

fallen star gets swallowed up
ball of fire in the mouth
of a wide open unforgiving sky
it’s all my fault

coyotes howl alone and cold
winter winds blow through their coats
crying through their frozen throats
it’s all my fault

i took the wrong fork again
followed that old dusty wind
caught in the clutch of a red hawk’s claws
whipped up in a dust storm’s maw

the rattle snake sleeps alone
the scorpion tail’s is honed
the dry driven cold
is a callous cracking rope
and i’m just a long lost piece of life’s cattle’s all
i’m just a long lost piece of life’s cattle is all

• Folk
• Tex-Mex
• jazz
• rock
• singer-songwriter
• spaghetti western
• United States