Tom Russell - Dust of the Chase lyrics
[Tom Russell - Dust of the Chase lyrics]
I come down from Oklahoma with
A pistol in my boot
A pair of dice and a deck of cards and
A Bible in my suit
I come here as a cause of tears
Just as a cryin' shame
Seven Stud or Eternal Blood
I'm a-lookin' for a game
I double-crossed the State of Texas and
They gave me a little time
I taught myself to double-cut the cards
Hold scriptures in my mind
I learned to love the tumbling dice
And to believe the Word
Tombstones or rollin' bones beats
Anything I ever heard
Patience is a virtue that I do not possess
And I can't deny that heaven
Lies beneath a cotton dress
How small a part of time we share
'til we hear the sound of wings
I'm lost in the dust of the
Chase that my life brings
I have walked through God's green pastures
Beneath the rich blue skies
I've seen the fall of man
Kingdom hidden from his eyes
I have heard the roar of thunder
And I've felt the lightnin' bolt
And when I walk through the valley of the
Shadow of death I take along Samuel Colt
Every night I kiss the cards and
I hold 'em to my breast
And when I see the King of Hearts
I know that I am blessed
And though my eyes are blind sometimes
I know there's somethin' there
So when the time's at hand and I kill a man
I say a little prayer
So I come down from Oklahoma with
A pistol in my boot
A pair of dice and a deck of
Cards and a Bible in my suit
How small a part of time we share
'til we hear the sound of wings
I am lost in the dust of
The chase that my life brings
How small a part of time we share
'til we hear the sound of wings
I am lost in the dust of
The chase that my life brings
A pistol in my boot
A pair of dice and a deck of cards and
A Bible in my suit
I come here as a cause of tears
Just as a cryin' shame
Seven Stud or Eternal Blood
I'm a-lookin' for a game
I double-crossed the State of Texas and
They gave me a little time
I taught myself to double-cut the cards
Hold scriptures in my mind
I learned to love the tumbling dice
And to believe the Word
Tombstones or rollin' bones beats
Anything I ever heard
Patience is a virtue that I do not possess
And I can't deny that heaven
Lies beneath a cotton dress
How small a part of time we share
'til we hear the sound of wings
I'm lost in the dust of the
Chase that my life brings
I have walked through God's green pastures
Beneath the rich blue skies
I've seen the fall of man
Kingdom hidden from his eyes
I have heard the roar of thunder
And I've felt the lightnin' bolt
And when I walk through the valley of the
Shadow of death I take along Samuel Colt
Every night I kiss the cards and
I hold 'em to my breast
And when I see the King of Hearts
I know that I am blessed
And though my eyes are blind sometimes
I know there's somethin' there
So when the time's at hand and I kill a man
I say a little prayer
So I come down from Oklahoma with
A pistol in my boot
A pair of dice and a deck of
Cards and a Bible in my suit
How small a part of time we share
'til we hear the sound of wings
I am lost in the dust of
The chase that my life brings
How small a part of time we share
'til we hear the sound of wings
I am lost in the dust of
The chase that my life brings