We Shoot Horses Don't We

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Verse 1

Doctor said, “Ease up, cowboy”

Like I’m some broken thing

Pointed at the shadows on the scan

Like they clipped my wings

Told me I should pace myself

Watch my blood and breath

I said, “You ever seen a stallion

Beg the barn for death?”

Chorus

We shoot horses, don’t we

When they can’t run anymore

But I still kick like lightning

Still bite like a war

You can whisper in the hallway

Say I’ve had my day

But I ain’t some tired old animal

You lead away

Verse 2

Got a shoulder that growls at midnight

Heart that misfires some

Got taxmen circling my fence

Thinkin’ I’m done

Friends talk soft around me

Like I might break in two

I’ve buried boys half my age

What the hell you think I’ll do?

Chorus

We shoot horses, don’t we

When the vets shake their heads

But I still outwork half this town

And outlive most the dead

If you’re waiting on my mercy

You’re standing in the wrong stall

I ain’t laid down for nobody

And I ain’t about to fall

Bridge (push this hard, almost spoken)

You can stable me, you can label me

Say my glory’s through

But I’ve seen young guns rust away

Chasin’ what I grew

If the reaper’s got a bullet

He better shoot it straight

‘Cause I don’t spook at thunder

And I don’t spook at fate

Final Chorus (bigger, meaner)

We shoot horses, don’t we

When they lose their pride

But I still got dirt on my boots

And fire in my stride

So don’t you load that mercy

Don’t you cock that gun

I’ll die on my feet, you hear me

When I’m good and damn well done

We shoot horses don't we ace

But thats not me I'm still in the race