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[Verse 1]
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I still can picture him,  his hands in his back pockets.
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He wasn't much for words, but when the wise kids made a racket, he'd just have to
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go downtown. Throw his weight around   before starting over.

[Verse 2]
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Say: "Did you hear I've got a band?  Some guys I know from L.A."
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We'll I own the Rio Grande.  I'll pay you back next Friday.
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You know it sure isn't big,   just some cats I dig.  They said they'd do the gig"

[Chorus]
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Oh Desperado,   why don't you spend your life   in Colorado?
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Oh restless shadow,   out in the blue hills   you're feeling hollow.

[Chorus]
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Oh El Diablo,   why did you spend your life   in California?
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I should have warned you.  No place to go now   but falling over.

[Interlude]
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     Some hands can't makе it on the run,
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           under the gun.     Not for thе younger
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Oh Jack Daniels, I feel your hunger

[Verse 3]
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I know you did your best,  but you thought that you did not
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I wish that I had known  before I heard the last shot
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You know, it's not a sin, that little badge of tin. Just a momento.

[Verse 4]
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So sad you loved in vain.  My comrades lost in battle
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The music wars are done   from London to Seattle.
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We all pay to play  and all our yesterdays  are starting over.

[Chorus]
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Oh Desperado,   why don't you spend your life   in Colorado?
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Oh restless shadow,   out in the blue hills   you're feeling hollow.


[Chorus]
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Oh El Diablo,   why did you spend your life   in California?
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I should have warned you.  No place to go now   but falling over.

[Hook]
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[Outro]
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Ready to die.        Now he's ready to die.
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