Messy's Affair

from The Ranch Sessions by Markus Sommer

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The wealthy and have always been the cattle barons
Making money off the backs, off the backs of horses
While boss man's got his prime cuts and porters and wine
The cowhands eating ketchup soup for 3 courses
And Messy was one of the crew, to saddle mounts before daybreak
He was born with boiler in his gut, and rage in my hands

To say he had stars in his eyes, would be an understatement
It was closer to brimstone and fire
So when he pitched his plan, and dawned his colt to make his final stand
The piss poor gang he'd gathered, threw in with lust and ire
Didn't matter they was green for bandits, they're greed was what counted
They were one more body between the law and us

Plans were good, as far as rustling goes, it was mighty trusty
Should've been an easy job, should've been the last one
'Cept we got ambushed by the lawmen, badges glistened in the moon glow
Time has come to do or die guess someone pulled a fast one
Slugs cut holes through the midnight sky, paint a palomino red
I prayed for the first time that night

And as for Mess, I watched him fall, clutching to the remnants of a dream
He'd never see the riches he planned, died with a only a lucky penny in his jeans
I felt a tear, and yet a smile the moment that he left us
His heart weighed more than prized bull we stole, still he'd never find peace
He bled out not far from where he was birthed, he'd die just like his daddy did
There's something there about a father, an apple and a tree

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from The Ranch Sessions, released June 26, 2020

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Markus Sommer Ponoka, Alberta

Calling central Alberta home, writing songs and shoeing horses.

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