any other fool would have seen this comin’
any other fool would’ve hired someone
look at me shaking in my boots
guess I’m losing my touch
life gets cruel, but this is too much
‘cause we live in a scripted cage
we live in a scripted cage
and we’re coming on the final page
I know you know what I’m hiding
ain’t no secret why we ain’t out riding
those penetrating eyes see through every pretense
lost your speed but you’ve still got horse sense
‘cause we live in a scripted cage
and we knew by the final page
I’d be loading up the old 12-gauge
let’s just cry and say goodbye
let’s just cry and say goodbye
all I could say you’ve already heard
and a bullet’s worth a thousand words
never could escape these premonitions
never understood these lame traditions
cowboys following a code
no one reads the fine print
we all try to show mettle, but I know where mine went
‘cause we live in a scripted cage
and we knew by the final page
I’d be loading up the old 12-gauge
let’s just cry and say goodbye
let’s just cry and say goodbye
all I could say you’ve already heard
and a bullet’s worth a thousand words
let’s just cry and say goodbye
let’s just cry and say goodbye
every blessed memory
frozen in stills
and each man loves the thing he kills
all I can say you’ve already heard
and a bullet’s worth a thousand words