I lit out from Reno I was trailed by twenty hounds Didn't get to sleep that night 'til the morning came around Set out runnin' but I take my time A friend
Laid back in an old saloon, with a peso in my hand Watchin' flies and children on the street And I catch a glimpse of black-eyed girls who giggle when
breath of cologne The mirror was a window, she sat by alone All around her the garden grew Scarlet and purple and crimson and blue She came dead, she
Sugar magnolia, blossoms blooming Heads all empty and I don't care Saw my baby down by the river Knew she'd have to come up soon for air Sweet blossom