Now that she's gone, he's ridin' after me Back in the days before the towns got names Men rode hard, true to their own games Lived and died by the code they swore Praised for keepin' justice on the red-dirt floor You broke the rules of the frontier land Sat high in the saddle, lord of the sand Played with the outcasts, made your own crew Now you ride fast, tryin' to dodge what's due And every storm that rides your trail Was set ablaze by my own hail Never defy your sheriff! I have the badge, the gun, the law No mercy comes to hide your flaw Never defy your sheriff! If you choose to try I'll end you 'fore the night This town ain't big enough for the both of us An artifact forged from the tears of the dead Visions of vengeance runnin' through your head You think it'll bring your justice too But no one survives what it will do Hear me, heir of a fractured line Ride with me, and the trails will bind But if you still move forward You'll witness your last reward Draw, and the heavens will fall Kneel, or ravens claim your meal Never defy your sheriff! Son of a legend A gunman to defend Never defy your sheriff! If you choose to withdraw I'll end you under western law Wanted: Dead or Alive! Your hunger punched through your own entrails Your ears closed to the voice of the ancient tales You fought, you raged, yet were defeated And failed to climb the mountains you were born to reach Never defy your sheriff! You'd better not have defied your sheriff Step up! Get down! Don't mess with the sheriff Who's next? Oh man Never defy your sheriff! Now, with the artifact in my hand I see the ghost woman that roams this land The impossible return's just a tale in the wind Or maybe no man had the strength to win