Letras
There we were in four corners
My eyes in shadow under my hat
The four of us had never been closer than that
We felt like wild coyotes
We could have just burst with howls and yelps
Yet we were struck dumb and beyond help
The heavy iron needle, listing east and north and west
Ducking it
Chins pinned to our chests
Soon we were on the ceiling, electric anger hanging us high
You gripped me hard enough not to need to say goodbye
And John Wayne said: "Only the man who commands can be blamed
It lands on me: Mission Failed"
But what I think he meant was: "Taking top billing is a big load to bear
I draw the heat so all of you don't have to care
You just gotta get on with your lives, take your pay cheque back to your wives"
But seein' as you're leanin', let me filter its meaning
A man will try to carry two loads on his own but he will always spill his cargo all over the road
Holding engaged conversation and fistfuls of beer
Still alert
A bullet in the barrel if the flag is unfurled
Bitter red ruination would billow out steady from a razor shave
Smooth as the leather that sharpened the blade
There would be no use in explaining
The bullet crack let to the dropping of jaws
The gun went off in the heat of the draw
He couldn't speak without shaking
'Til no more use in finding words
He wouldn't utter the tale and risk losing his nerve
And John Wayne said: "No need to make more of it
It just happened to be me; I guess I'm feeling my liquor that was quite a speech"
But what I think he meant was: "On this particular matter I've a lot to say
And I don't expect the ordinary man to wanna stay
It takes a long time for me to get it coherent
There'll be no judgement if you won't wait to hear it"
Relinked of all its kinks, the curve of that proverb I think is
Yes there's no room for acting in a genre flick
But we ain't no B-movie so take your time and be cosily epic
He finally said "that woman is poison"