Dust & Steel

“Dust & Steel (Harmonica Blues)” (Harmonica intro — slow, lonely, aching) Waaah… wiii-ooo… wah-wah… Verse 1 Sun hangin’ low on a pale blue sky Dust on my hat, blood on my hand My horse breathes hard like he knows tonight We ride alone through no-man’s land Pre-Chorus Leather creaks, yeah, the wind laughs loud That town behind me’s dead and gone I’ve seen too much, I’ve heard enough Only my harmonica knows where I’m from Chorus (Harmonica answers every line) I ride with steel in my eyes, dust in my soul — waa-waa — No sheriff left who can take control — wiii-ooo — When the night falls down and the coyotes cry — wah-wah-wah — I’m free, yeah I’m free, just the road and I Verse 2 Cards were marked and the whiskey weak Promises died in a smoky room She said “stay,” but the world said “run” So I chose the road that spells my doom Pre-Chorus 2 Stars shine bright like pretty lies But the moon don’t ever fake I play three notes for the men who fell And one for the man I never became Chorus (Harmonica louder, rawer) I ride with steel in my eyes, dust in my soul — WAA-WAA — No devil left who can claim his toll — WIII-OOO — When the gun goes quiet, my heart still beats — wah-wah-wah — I’m free, hell free, on these broken streets Bridge (Only harmonica + boot stomps) Waaaah… wiii-ooo… wah-wah… (pause) One bullet left. One note more. Final Chorus (soft → huge) I don’t ride fast, I don’t ride far — low, aching tone — Just where the truth still lives — waa — If I die tonight, I’ll die standin’ tall — long, lonely note — With a harmonica, dust… and the North in my blood (Harmonica outro fades into the wind) waaah…