Give me a damn good reason Why I should stay calm through the storm as six shells lay at my feet He had it coming Yeah he knew that he was wrong Now he lies on the dirt in defeat Death on the wind as blood waters the earth Vultures circle round Scent of the fallen calls for its worth The scavengers swoop down Death on the wind as blood waters the earth Vultures circle round Scent of the fallen calls for its worth The scavengers swoop down I set out from Oklahoma And I headed down El Paso way To find a way to cross the border I knew they'd be coming It wouldn't be long till they caught my trail with a dead or alive bounty order Death on the wind as blood waters the earth Vultures circle round Scent of the fallen calls for its worth The scavengers swoop down Death on the wind as blood waters the earth Vultures circle round Scent of the fallen calls for its worth The scavengers swoop down I've never been wise, but I've never stolen And I've never killed a man in cold blood before But he took the life of the one that I loved most of all Now I'm an outlaw A man on the run Death on the wind as blood waters the earth Vultures circle round Scent of the fallen calls for its worth The scavengers swoop down Death on the wind as blood waters the earth Vultures circle round Scent of the fallen calls for its worth The scavengers swoop down