Peacemaker

There was a man that i once knew His face was dark and his eyes were blue He spoke with a voice i could barely understand He said, "Son i want you to take this from my hand"
Inside his hand was a gun called a Peacemaker He looked kind of strange but i felt sure It was a gift from this man that filled me with such pride I was the only man who had seen it and survived
"Now i can show you a thing or two But there's one thing you must promise to do And that's never use it unless you have no choice" As he said the words there was anger in his voice
Now i don't want you to do The things that I've done But you can learn from the Battles I've lost and I've won Take a chance on your life But don't gamble it away You're going to make some mistakes And you'll have to pay Keep your sights upon the sun and You'll be known as the one Who rose above the rest
Well he showed me how to use it alright I shot up everything in sight Now i can shoot the petals off a daisy in the wind He said, "Son looks like you found yourself a friend"
Now it's been twelve long years since that summer day And a lot of trouble has come my way But i never felt the need to use my friend I would swear by my promise to the end
Inside a bar near the spring hill mining town Was a wild-eyed man with a killer's frown Who held his colt .45 right up to my head Before his finger touched the trigger he was dead