From the recording James Bennett (2016)
Lyrics
He travelled with a gun in hand
He was a handsome man
The ladies of the town my friend
All wanted him as theirs.
He never appeared in a photo
Was the strangest thing I seen.
He'd say i'll give you a rainbow
If it's really what you need.
& what he tears all gets sewn
He never travels here alone.
& if he had to yes I'm sure he'd never go the way he's shown.
He's a thief in a disguise
& to the women he just lies.
He walked out the door he's never show before the honest ways of life.
& he don't look in your eyes.
He makes friends with his reflection
On the other side of the mirror
He quotes happiness infection
Is something to be feared.
He walks down the lonesome hallway
His hand drags down the wall.
He stood stunned still in the doorway
His name was being called.
& what he tears all gets sewn
He never travels here alone.
& if he had to yes I'm sure he'd never go the way he's shown.
He's a thief in a disguise
& to the women he just lies.
He walked out the door he's never show before the honest ways of life.
& he don't look in your eyes.
He's alone now & it seems
His luck has hit disease
His mind is a wasted dream
He can't fix this with a plead.
So I'm telling you my friends
Don't follow all these trends.
You might get there in the end
But its only by pretend.
& he lays there in his grave
He's comerciallised this game.
He's sold his soul
He's in a lonely hole & no one will remember his name.
He's a thief in a disguise
& to the women he just lies.
He walks out the door he's never show before the honest ways of life.
No he don't look in your eyes.