Badlands 1934, when it was the murder capital of the north
A stranger with a gun would knock at every door, and if you didn’t
Watch out, you’d be deader than before.
I’ve been lightning, fighting, and I’ve had a little more than my share
He never stood up, and it’s a sad thing, and when you live in the gutter, it’s maddening
Up there the hills are nearly blue
And in the iron mine you think it’s only you
But somewhere I am hiding inches out of view and
When I pull the gun out, you know what to do
Cause I’m hiding in the gorge
Made it there by force
And I was declared gone
But you haven’t seen the horse
I’ve been lightning, riding
On this high-speed trip to nowhere
And when you give up, I know that it’s a bad thing
But when you live in the gutter, it’s maddening!
When you live in the gutter, well the sea’s better than the land
When you live in the gutter, well the badlands don’t seem so bad
If you survive you’re fitter than the ones that fell in the past
But if you play the quitter, then you’re never going to last
When you're, when you’re, when you’re in the badlands it’s a tour de force
To keep yourself alive while others run their course
You’re gonna want to silence all of your remorse
Cause when they bring the guns out
Gotta get ‘em at the source
I’ve been lightning, fighting, spent some time in the captain’s chair
And when you get up, I know that it’s a bad thing
But when you live in the gutter… IT’S MADDENING!!
Badlands in the present day
Where people will drive by but no-one wants to stay
We stay out of view.. cause the legends are true! OK, OK…
I’ve been lightning, fighting
And I’ve had a little more than my share, YEAH!
He never stood up, and it's a sad thing
But when you live in the gutter, it’s maddening!!
I’ve been lightning, fighting
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