Steve Verba - Don't Shoot The Messenger

Ninety-five in the shade
Temperaments are hot
Faith swings freely from a chain
For freedom we ain't got
A restless herd waiting for word to put our minds at ease
Throw up a signal, send a sign and the drinks will be on me
Frustrations carried on the wind
Dust settles on my gun
A warm barrel with two empty chambers shot off just for fun
Suddenly like a tumbleweed blown across the flats
Word arrives in a young man with a guitar on his back
And he sings
Don't shoot the messenger
Cause I don't write the news
Don't shoot the messenger
I sing it just for you
Don't turn your back on a hungry cat
When his claws are drawn
Don't smile at me when you're trigger happy
You've been in the heat too long
Much too long
As he hitched his horse I caught a glimpse of fear in his eyes
The news we have to hold on tight comes as no surprise
The pace around here is slow don't you know
But we all know how to dance
You can't relax, you shake the fat
When there's buckshot in your pants
And he sings
Don't shoot the messenger
Cause I don't write the news
Don't shoot the messenger
I sing it just for you
Don't turn your back on a hungry cat
When his claws are drawn
Don't smile at me when you're trigger happy
You've been in the heat too long
Much too long
On the western hill we buried him when the smoke was gone
In keeping with the cowboy ways we left his boots on
I'm cotton-mouthed, I could use a drink before I tell his wife and kid
The messenger had a faster gun than her husband did
Now we sing
Don't shoot the messenger
Cause we don't write the news
Don't shoot the messenger
We sing it just for you
Don't turn your back on a hungry cat
When his claws are drawn
Don't smile at us when you're trigger happy
We've been in the heat too long
Much too long
Don't shoot the messenger
Cause we don't write the news
Don't shoot the messenger
We sing it just for you
Don't shoot the messenger
Cause we don't write the news
Don't shoot the messenger
We sing it just for you
Don't shoot the messenger
Don't shoot the messenger
Don't shoot the messenger
Don't shoot the messenger

Written by:
Stephen Verba

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