Borrowed Time Songtext
von Richard & Linda Thompson

There′s riders in this county
They're taking heads for bounty
A wake of green they come to ride us down
Sweetness we have tasted
The time to move is wasted
They′re riding like a hurricane through this town

We've been too many nights sleeping in a feathered bed
You can't close both your eyes with a price on your head
You′ve got to stand and fight for what you believe
You′ve got to face death with your heart on your sleeve
Life is a card game and soon got to leave

Living on borrowed
Living on borrowed
Living on borrowed time
Living on borrowed
Living on borrowed
Living on borrowed time


If you say that you want your freedom
They'll lay you in a grave
The devil turns out holding my hands just to shoot you down
The judge he was deluded
And the sheriff assumed colluded
On this wall that hang six feet off the ground

They′ll hunt you down 'cause you dare to tell the truth
A man ain′t safe these days under his own roof
You can't live your life under no man′s thumb
They'll all pay double for what they've done
Our day is coming but their day is gone

Living on borrowed
Living on borrowed
Living on borrowed time
Living on borrowed
Living on borrowed
Living on borrowed time

You can′t live your life under no man′s thumb
They'll all pay double for what they′ve done
Our day is coming but their day is gone


Living on borrowed
Living on borrowed
Living on borrowed time
Living on borrowed
Living on borrowed
Living on borrowed time
Living on borrowed
Living on borrowed
Living on borrowed time