Desperado
Eagles
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Doolin-Dalton
03 : 29
2
Twenty-One
02 : 10
3
Out of Control
03 : 05
4
Tequila Sunrise
02 : 54
5
Desperado
03 : 34
6
Certain Kind of Fool
03 : 01
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Doolin-Dalton (instrumental)
00 : 47
8
Outlaw Man
03 : 34
9
Saturday Night
03 : 20
10
Bitter Creek
05 : 03
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Doolin-Dalton / Desperado (reprise)
04 : 49
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Track Lyrics
Doolin-Dalton Lyrics
[Intro]
They were dueling, Doolin-Dalton
High or low, it was the same
Easy money and faithless women
Red-eye whiskey for the pain
[Verse 1]
Go down, Bill Dalton, it must be God's will
Two brothers lying dead in Coffeyville
Two voices call to you from where they stood
Lay down your law books now, they're no damn good
[Verse 2]
Better keep on moving, Doolin-Dalton
'Til your shadow sets you free
And if you're fast, and if you're lucky
You will never see that hanging tree
[Bridge]
Well, the towns lay out across the dusty plains
Like graveyards filled with tombstones, waiting for the names
And a man could use his back or use his brains
But some just went stir crazy, Lord, 'cause nothing ever changed
[Verse 3]
'Til Bill Doolin met Bill Dalton
He was working cheap, just biding time
Then he laughed and said, "I'm going"
And so he left that peaceful life behind, 'hind
[Outro]
Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh, mhm
Ooh-ooh-ooh
Twenty-One Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Twenty-one and strong as I can be
I know what freedom means to me
And I can't give a reason why
I should ever want to die
[Verse 2]
Got no cause to be afraid
Or fear that life will ever fade
'Cause as I watch the rising sun
I know that we have just begun
[Verse 3]
I might spend my life upon the road
Just trying to add to what I know
And someday I might settle down
And all my friends will be around
[Instrumental Break]
[Verse 4]
They say a man should have a stock and trade
But me, I'll find another way
I believe in getting what you can
And there ain't no stopping this young man
[Verse 5]
Because I'm young and fast as I can be
I know what freedom means to me
And I can't give a reason why
I should ever want to die
[Outro]
Yeah, and I can't give a reason why
I should ever want to die
Out of Control Lyrics
[Intro]
Aw, yeah
[Verse 1]
Oh, my, don't the sky look spacious
With the stars all shining down?
Well, I can hear the night wind howling
It's a high and lonesome sound
And I ain't had a woman in so long
I need to feed my starving soul
Come on, saddle up, boys, we're gonna ride into town
We're gonna get a little out of control
[Verse 2]
There's a card game in the corner
And the barmaid smiled at me
Well, I tipped her a sliver dollar and
She brought me a drink for free
All the town-folk call her the cheap one
And the gamblers call her Flo
Come on, set 'em up again, I got me a friend
And I think I'm getting out of control
[Refrain]
Oh, oh, oh
[Bridge]
She's cool water, mama taught her
I got news, she's mine and mine alone
[Verse 3]
Well, if anybody's looking for trouble
You know I'm the one you want to try
Well, I'll fight any man who wants to
And I don't care who or why
You got to gamble on your story
You got no guts, you get no glory
And I'm betting my money on an ace in the hole
Think I'm getting out of control
[Outro]
You've done it now
Where's my baby? Where'd you go, baby?
Tequila Sunrise Lyrics
[​Instrumental Intro]
[Verse 1]
It's another tequila sunrise
Starin' slowly 'cross the sky
I said goodbye
He was just a hired hand
Workin' on the dreams he planned to try
The days go by
[Bridge]
Every night when the sun goes down
Just another lonely boy in town
And she's out runnin' 'round
[Verse 2]
She wasn't just another woman
And I couldn't keep from comin' on
It's been so long
Woah, and it's a hollow feelin'
When it comes down to dealin' friends
It never ends
[Instrumental Interlude]​
[Verse 3]
Take another shot of courage
Wonder why the right words never come
You just get numb
It's another tequila sunrise
This old world still looks the same
Another frame
Desperado Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Desperado, why don't you come to your senses?
You've been out ridin' fences for so long now
Oh, you're a hard one, but I know that you got your reasons
These things that are pleasin' you can hurt you somehow
[Chorus]
Don't you draw the queen of diamonds, boy
She'll beat you if she's able
You know the queen of hearts is always your best bet
Now it seems to me some fine things
Have been laid upon your table
But you only want the ones that you can't get
[Verse 2]
Desperado, woah, you ain't gettin' no younger
Your pain and your hunger, they're drivin' you home
And freedom, oh, freedom, well, that's just some people talkin'
Your prison is walkin' through this world all alone
[Chorus]
Don't your feet get cold in the wintertime?
The sky won't snow and the sun won't shine
It's hard to tell the nighttime from the day
You're losin' all your highs and lows
Ain't it funny how the feelin' goes
Away?
[Verse 3]
Desperado, why don't you come to your senses?
Come down from your fences, open the gate
It may be rainin', but there's a rainbow above you
You better let somebody love you (Let somebody love you)
You better let somebody love you before it's too late
Certain Kind of Fool Lyrics
[Verse 1]
He was a poor boy, raised in a small family
He kinda had a craving for something no one else could see
They said that he was crazy, the kind that no lady should meet
He ran off to the city and wandered around in the street
[Chorus]
He wants to dance, oh yeah
He wants to sing, oh yeah
He wants to see the lights a-flashing
And listen to the thundering
[Verse 2]
He saw it in a window, the mark of a new kind of man
He kind of liked the feeling, so shiny and smooth in his hand
He took it to the country and practiced for days without rest
And then one day he felt it, he knew he could stand with the best
[Chorus]
They got respect, oh yeah
He wants the same, oh yeah
And it's a certain kind of fool
That likes to hear the sound of his own name
[Instrumental Break]
[Verse 3]
A poster on a storefront, the picture of a wanted man
He had a reputation spreading like fire through the land
It wasn't for the money, at least it didn't start that way
It wasn't for the running, but now he's running every day
Doolin-Dalton (instrumental) Lyrics
[Intro]
They were dueling, Doolin-Dalton
High or low, it was the same
Easy money and faithless women
Red-eye whiskey for the pain
[Verse 1]
Go down, Bill Dalton, it must be God's will
Two brothers lying dead in Coffeyville
Two voices call to you from where they stood
Lay down your law books now, they're no damn good
[Verse 2]
Better keep on moving, Doolin-Dalton
'Til your shadow sets you free
And if you're fast, and if you're lucky
You will never see that hanging tree
[Bridge]
Well, the towns lay out across the dusty plains
Like graveyards filled with tombstones, waiting for the names
And a man could use his back or use his brains
But some just went stir crazy, Lord, 'cause nothing ever changed
[Verse 3]
'Til Bill Doolin met Bill Dalton
He was working cheap, just biding time
Then he laughed and said, "I'm going"
And so he left that peaceful life behind, 'hind
[Outro]
Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh, mhm
Ooh-ooh-ooh
Outlaw Man Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I am an outlaw, I was born an outlaw's son
The highway is my legacy, on the highway I will run
In one hand I've a Bible, in the other I've got a gun
Well, don't you know me? I'm the man who won
[Chorus]
Woman, don't try to love me, don't try to understand
A life upon the road is the life of an outlaw man
[Verse 2]
First left my woman, it was down in Santa Fe
Headed for Oklahoma, I was riding night and day
All of my friends are strangers, they quickly come and go
And all my love's in danger 'cause I steal hearts and souls
[Chorus]
Woman, don't try to love me, don't try to understand
A life upon the road is the life of an outlaw man
[Instrumental Break]
[Chorus]
Woman, don't try to love me, don't try to understand
A life upon the road is the life of an outlaw
[Bridge]
Some men call me Abel, some men call me Cain
Some men call me Sinner, Lord, and some men call me Saint
Some say there's a Jesus, some men say there ain't
When you got no life to lose, then there's nothing left to gain
[Outro]
Outlaw man
Outlaw man
Saturday Night Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Seems like a dream now, it was so long ago
The moon burned so bright and the time went so slow
And I swore that I loved her and gave her a ring
The bluebird was high on the wing
[Chorus]
Whatever happened to Saturday night?
Finding a sweetheart and holding her tight
She said, "Tell me, oh, tell me, was I all right?"
Whatever happened to Saturday night?
[Verse 2]
The years brought the railroad, it ran by my door
Now there's boards on the windows and dust on the floor
And she passes the time at another man's side
And I pass the time with my pride
[Bridge]
What a tangled web we weave
Go 'round with circumstance
Someone show me how to tell
The dancer from the dance
[Chorus]
Whatever happened to Saturday night?
Choosing a friend and losing the fight
She said, "Tell me, oh, tell me, are you all right?"
Whatever happened to Saturday night?
[Outro]
Whatever happened to Saturday night?
Bitter Creek Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Once I was young and so unsure
I'd try any ill to find the cure
[Refrain]
An old man told me
Tried to scold me
"Woah, son, don't wade too deep in Bitter Creek"
Bitter Creek
[Verse 2]
Out where the desert meets the sky
Is where I go when I wanna hide
[Refrain]
Oh, peyote (Oh, peyote, ooh)
She tried to show me (Tried to show me)
You know there ain't no cause to weep at Bitter Creek
Bitter Creek
[Verse 3]
We're gonna hit the road for one last time
We can walk right in and steal 'em blind
[Refrain]
All that money (All that money, ooh)
No more runnin' (No more runnin')
And I can't wait to see the old man's face when I win the race
Bitter Creek