DESPERADO WAS A PAL OF MINE is lyrics about how people who don't get enough real lovin' with other people in life, over time just kinda fade away into wishes...the lyrics came to mind while I was practicing the harmonies to DESPERADO, to sing with Pam in some open mic some night....

DESPERADO WAS A PAL OF MINE

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Desperado was a pal of mine, ya know
He took 'em as they came an' let 'em go
The years went on and on and he got gray and thin
I always said his times would end up so
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That queen of hearts she took our hero for a ride
Worse then that diamond queen who let him down
But either way you gotta see he was alone
Those ladies twisted his poor heart jus' all around

And he don't ever much complain, but when it's cold
Then he still hopes that someone warm will come his way
To keep him from those lonely dreams of love gone bad
To keep him from the stillness of each lonely day

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O Desperado, I am jus' a soul like yours
I cannot see where this is goin', but I see
That you can't touch my hand cuz I am not your kind
An' we've been too alone to wish how it could be

If, like they say, we got to get up off our fences
An' let somebody in who'll bring us some good love
I'll open up your gate if you'll hold to my heart
We'll fall into some life that just might be enough

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Maybe all this sentiment is jus' a song
Maybe we can't change a thing to bring on joy
Maybe I'll jus' stay a cold, sad queen of jacks
Maybe you'll just stay some desperate, lone cowboy

Of maybe we'll get out of livin' in this song
Maybe we'll get real and we will be free
Or maybe pain and hunger will jus' drive you home
Into my lovin' arms to somehow be with me

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