Pancho And Lefty In The Desert Cifras

[Intro]
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[Verses 1]
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Pancho said to Lefty, "Hey I'm dying.
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The doctor(s) said I ain't got very long.
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They say there's cancer all throughout my liver.
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It's gonna send me back where I belong."
 
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Lefty felt the ground drop out beneath him.
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He felt his heart fall right through the floor.
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His oldest friend he loved just like a brother -
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A man who fought beside him in the war
 
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A tear rolled down his cheek, he couldn't help it.
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(It) tumbled off and landed in the sand.
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First of many tears he carved a river,
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much deeper than the mighty Rio Grande.
 
[Chorus]
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Poets tell, that Pancho fell
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(And) He may be in heaven, and he may be in hell
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All that's Lefty is a shell
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Maybe it's just as well
 
[Verses 2]
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Pancho said to Lefty, "Quit your crying.
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I've lived my life and I'm not a young man.
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I need you strong and steady and beside me.
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Yeah I been thinkin', and I think I got a plan "
 
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And Lefty (he) said, "Whatever I can do boss.
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I'll be there day and night at your sick bed."
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Pancho closed his eyes and with a smile
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He said, "You gonna put a bullet through my head"
 
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(Well) Lefty grabbed his hands and said, "I'd never.
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With all that we've been through and the blood we've bled."
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Pancho said, "My friend think of the bounty.
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Yeah I ain't worth much alive, but I'm worth a fortune dead
 
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A thousand bucks will last you for a lifetime.
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And keep you full of bread and meat and beer.
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(And) you could even split this goddamn desert.
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You know I hear Ohio's nice this time of year."
 
[Chorus]
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And poets tell, Pancho fell
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(And) He may be in heaven, and he may be in hell
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But all that's left of Lefty is a shell
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Maybe it's just as well
 
[Final Verses]
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Pancho sank down to his knees in front of Lefty
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he said, "I've made my peace, and this is how it ends."
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Lefty said, "I love you like a brother."
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Pancho said, "I love you too, my friend."
 
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A shot rang out and echoed off the mesas.
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Pancho's eyes faded into black.
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Lefty left the desert sad and lonely,
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and vowed that he was never goin' back
 
[Final Chorus]
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And poets tell, Pancho fell
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He may be in heaven, and he may be in hell
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But all that's left of Lefty is a shell
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Maybe it's just as well
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Maybe it's just as well
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Maybe it's just as well
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Maybe it's just as well
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Maybe it's just as well
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