Marty Robbins - Running Gun lyrics

I rode out of Kansas City
Going south to Mexico
I was running dodging danger
Left the girl that I loved so
Far behind lay Kansas City and the
Past that I had earned
Twenty notches on my six gun marked
The lessons I had learned

Many times I sold my fast gun for
A place to lay my head
Till the nights began to haunt me by
The men that I left dead
Couldn't stand it any longer with
The life that I'd begun
So I said good-bye to Jeannie
And became a running gun

I rode into Amarillo as the
Sun sank in the west
My thoughts in Kansas City and the
Girl that I love best
As I smiled and kissed her gently
And then turned away to go
Said I'd send for her to meet
Me when I reached old Mexico

I had barely left the saddle and
My foot just touched the ground
When a cold voice from the shadows
Told me not to turn around
Said he knew about my fast gun
Knew the price paid by the law
Challenged by a bounty hunter
So I turned around to draw

I knew someday I'd meet him
For his hand like lightning flashed
My own gun stood in leather as
His bullet tore it's path
As my strength was slowly fading
I could see him walk away
And I knew that where I lie today
He too must lie some day

Now a crowd is slowly gathering but
My eyes are growing dim
And my thoughts return to Jeannie and
The home that we had planned
Oh please tell her, won't you mister
That she's still the only one
But a woman's love is wasted when
She loves a running gun