Gunsmoke Lyrics - Original Album Classics, Vol. 2 - Molly Hatchet

I rode into town with my ear to the ground, 

Looking for the right band to play, 

I felt just right in the heat of the night, 

Ridden many miles that day. 

I've heard of a place where men go together, 

Playin' and layin' it down, 

I'm going to win, but Lord, what a sin, 

I didn't know they gun me down. 

Chorus: 

Gunsmoke on the horizon, hiding the setting sun. 

Gunsmoke on the horizon, I grabbed my horse and run. 

Well, the dealer was blind, I was trying to find, 

A way to keep the winnings I'd found. 

The smoke was thick, the tension was thicker, 

I still thought they'd gun me down. 

Chorus: 

Gunsmoke on the horizon, hiding the setting sun. 

Gunsmoke on the horizon, I grabbed my horse and run. 

I didn't come into this ol' two horse town, 

To get all shot up. I've got a little livin' on my mind, 

Aces and eights, ha-ha-ha-ha. 

Now the dealer dealt me eight and I had my straight, 

I knew the other men would call. 

The booze was a flowin', the cards were showing, 

But my back was up against the wall. 

Chorus: 

Gunsmoke on the horizon, hiding the setting sun. 

Gunsmoke on the horizon, I grabbed my horse and run. 

C'mon Thunder.