Calexico - Ballad Of Cable Hogue lyrics

I live out yonder where the snakes and scorpions run

Got myself a little goldmine to bank on

But one day my heart sank when I saw madame in town

I knew her love would be the death of mine

L'amour passait, l'amour obsolète

Pourquoi perdre sa vie à chercher l'or d'un cœur?

Je ne me noierai pas dans ce désert mystique

Je ferme mes comptes et je repars

Love is passé and love is obsolete

Some spend their whole lives searching for a heart of gold

I'm tired of treading water in this desert mystique

I'm cashing in my chips before I ride

Do me a favor while I'm hanging here

Take this gold and go and hide

Ne gigote pas, chéri, sur ta corde pendu

(don't twist too hard darlin' on your hangin' rope)

Don't worry I'll be free in no time

She promised me she would be there when I'd return

She didn't say she'd have a whole army there as well

She whispered, "j'taime baby" as she fired that gun at me

(it's getting late and I'm running out of time)

I should've stayed way out yonder

Better off with the scorpions and snakes

Every act which has no heart will be found out in the end

Guess I'm a little late this time

Cause her love would be the death of mine