Walking Papers - Where Did I Go Wrong? lyrics

Someone had to do something Things had gotten out of hand Beyond these city limits There’s nothing but heat, sun and sand The children whispered to each other The women lowered their eyes Two emaciated horses Flagged their tails at flies There’s no place to hide from the unforgiving sky And I know that I don’t have long Until the relentless red glare has me gasping for air Wondеring where did I go wrong A silhouettе stepped off of the sidewalk But his future was grim When he reached for his sidearm I drew faster than him The bullets found their target He fell forward to his knees He put his hand over his chest And the last words he said was “God help me please” I threw a leg over Fiona I rode her out of town I winced in the saddle I felt the blood in my boot and the sun beating down The temperature will rise like a halo of flies And I know that it won’t be long Until the relentless red glare has me gasping for air Wondering where did I go wrong