Saddle Storms - Both Sides Of The Star
Both Sides of the Star | Saddle Storms | Outlaw Dreams Album
Was he the law or just a man who decided what the law should be? History still can't agree.
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A star has two sides. Front and back. Shines the same either way you hold it. Both Sides of the Star is the Wyatt Earp story told the honest way — lawman, gambler, vigilante, survivor, and living legend who outlasted everyone who ever tried to pin one label on him. He never apologized. Never explained. Walked through the rest of his life like the question didn't remain. Maybe that's the most honest answer of all. - Original by Saddle Storms.
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Lyrics:
[Verse 1]
He wore a badge in more than one town
Wore it proud, wore it well
But there's another story that follows behind him
That the badge don't fully tell
Some folks called him the only law worth trusting
Some folks crossed the street when he came near
Both of 'em swore they had him figured
Both of 'em were right, it appears
[Pre-Chorus]
A star's got two sides
Front and back
Shines the same
Either way you hold it
[Chorus]
Was he the law, or was he just a man
Who decided what the law should be
When his own blood got bled out in the street
He didn't wait on a judge's decree
Rode out with a posse and a list of names
No warrant, no trial, just a debt to collect
History still argues which side of that star
He was standing on when he stepped
[Verse 2]
Before that, after that, all around that
He dealt cards, he ran a few games
Some called him a hero in a dusty town coat
Some just called him by other names
He outlived the gunfights, outlived the legend
Lived long enough to watch it get told
By the time he was old, men paid him just to sit
And tell them how the West used to go
[Pre-Chorus]
A star's got two sides
Front and back
Shines the same
Either way you hold it
[Chorus]
Was he the law, or was he just a man
Who decided what the law should be
When his own blood got bled out in the street
He didn't wait on a judge's decree
Rode out with a posse and a list of names
No warrant, no trial, just a debt to collect
History still argues which side of that star
He was standing on when he stepped
[Bridge]
Maybe the line was never really there
Maybe it moved depending on the day
Maybe a man can wear a badge and break the law
In the same week, the same breath, the same way
He never apologized
Never once explained
Walked through the rest of his life
Like the question didn't remain
[Final Verse]
They asked him near the end
What he figured he really was
Lawman, gunman, gambler, ghost
He just smiled like it didn't matter much
Maybe that's the realest answer
A man too big for one side of the line
Wore the badge, broke the badge
Outlived every single soul who'd judge him for either
[Outro]
History still can't decide
And maybe neither could he
They called him
Wyatt Earp
[End]
Written by Saddle Storms: https://SaddleStorms.com
About Saddle Storms: Wyoming-born outlaw country, western storytelling, rodeo soul, heartbreak ballads, and Code of the West honesty from six generations of ranch life.
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