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Ballad of a Deadman Lyrics by The White Buffalo

Once Upon a Time in the West

2012

[Verse 1]
The moon lights up over the battlefield, now
With a blistering heat somehow
Lifeless, limp and broken hearts are dead
They should have just stayed home instead
Stayed alive
[Verse 2]
Well the letter arrives, it glistens a mother's eyes
She wonders where, when and why
She could have tucked him in his bed
With a kiss on the cheek and his head
He'd still lie
[Chorus]
Well the moon and the stars can't cast shadows on what is wrong
Well our boys are dead
They've been misled
Nothing more
[Verse 3]
The sun wakes up
Brings sparkles in the morning light
Rubs her belly, bows her head to cry
She lost him before they were wed
But he's there in her heart and her head
He'll stay alive
[Chorus]
Oh the moon and the stars can't cast shadows on what is wrong
Well our boys are dead
They've been misled
Oh, nothing more
Well the moon and the stars can't cast shadows on what is wrong
Well our boys are dead
They've been misled
Nothing more
[Outro]
The moon lights up, over the battlefield now
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The White Buffalo

The White Buffalo

About “Ballad of a Deadman” by The White Buffalo

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"Ballad of a Deadman" appears on "Once Upon a Time in the West" in 2012.

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