No mercy for the quick
By Paul Valdez
[Verse 1]
Dust settles on the street, the sun hangs low,
Shadows stretch like nooses, everywhere I go.
I buried my guns deep, swore to leave 'em behind,
But the devil keeps whisperin’, won’t let me unwind.
They come callin’ my name, fire in their eyes,
And I know how it ends—another man dies.
[Chorus]
There’s no peace for a fast draw, no mercy for the quick,
Every showdown’s a coffin, every shot’s a brick.
They line up to test me, they’re ready to fall,
But I’m cursed to keep livin’, 'cause I’m faster than 'em all.
[Verse 2]
Tried to lay low, bought a cabin by the creek,
But word travels faster than the life I seek.
They come from the hills, they ride into town,
Each one lookin’ to wear my bloody crown.
I don’t want this life, but my hand don’t shake,
It’s them or me, and I’ve got a death I can’t fake.
[Chorus]
There’s no peace for a fast draw, no mercy for the quick,
Every showdown’s a coffin, every shot’s a brick.
They line up to test me, they’re ready to fall,
But I’m cursed to keep livin’, 'cause I’m faster than 'em all.
[Verse 3]
Last night I dreamed of a world where I’m free,
No guns, no ghosts, just the man I could be.
But the morning comes cold, the trigger’s my truth,
Another young fool throws away his youth.
I’m a legend, a target, a man with no rest,
And my only salvation’s a bullet through my chest.
[Chorus]
There’s no peace for a fast draw, no mercy for the quick,
Every showdown’s a coffin, every shot’s a brick.
They line up to test me, they’re ready to fall,
But I’m cursed to keep livin’, 'cause I’m faster than 'em all.
