before they take you

raised up at the crack of dawn, down to copy strides of a lucky one, went down into the morning sun, continued our life on the run, and we ride into the sunset and burn our eyes, sugar love, it's no surprise, that i fell so hard, when you emptied your six-shooter in my heart, we give and take chances, we should know better, we're getting beaten down by the dark and the weather, as a thousand eyes get closer still, i'll die before i let them touch you, you know i will, oh i will, girl you know i will, girl you know, girl you know, home is a place that i rarely know, and i know that i swore i'd never go, but the burden of the city shines on me, how could i have guessed what would become of all, the things that i have done, these last few years, have moved so fast for me, another night underneath these moonlit stars, a sip of whiskey is sure to help pass the time, we spend talking about our hometowns, and the people we used to be, so tell me what we gain from living like this, it doesn't take a wordsmith to fucking write this, i will always be hopeful to fall into, the pages aren't, what i made, what i made, what i made, what i made, home is a place that i rarely know, and i know that i swore i'd never go, the burden of the city shines on me, how could i have guessed what would become of all, the things that i have done, these last few years, have moved so fast for me, a drink for two in the saloon, our eyes meet from across the room, and he catches us with his stare, he catches us with his stare, he walks across the floor, our eyes divert to the door, and we run as fast as our feet will take us, we'll run into the street, with that sweaty office man, girl, i'll take this shot for you, oh, because girl, i'll take this shot for you, girl, i'll take this shot for you, girl, i'll take this shot, girl, i'll take this shot, 'cause home is a place that i rarely know, and i know that i swore i'd never go, but the burden of the city shines on me, how could i have guessed what would become of all, the things that i have done, these last few years, have moved so fast for me, they're never gonna catch us now, but now we're gonna starve until we're fucking dead, and after all that we've been through, i'll still take this shot for you, i'll always be there, this ain't how it ends