She was with me when I let out my first cry
And she’ll hold my hand when its time to die
All men are equal in her eyes or so they say
She gets closer with the passing of everyday

I grew up hard and I grew up mean
Shot my first man at age seventeen
From my holster I drew my gun
Pulled the trigger, his life was done

It made no difference what city or town
I only left after cutting someone down
Didn’t do it for money, didn’t do it for fame
Across the wicked west men feared my name

But the day is coming when she claims her own
And no longer will I walk this world alone
She will take this lost soul by the hand
And deliverer me unto the Promised Land

Yeah, she will take this lost soul by the hand
And deliverer me unto the Promised Land

I chased down murderers across the open plains
Escorted stagecoaches through driving rains
Dueled in smokey saloons or the dirty street
And stepped over the dead with my booted feet

There is no quitting or sudden change of heart
Not when it’s been her property from the start
There is no room for anyone else by my side
She is the only company I have on this ride

At a dusty crossroads, I met the devil at night
He offered crooked paths to my left and right
But even Satan couldn’t break her hold on me
I rode right on past him towards my destiny

‘Cause the days is coming when she claims her own
And no longer will I walk this world alone
She will take this lost soul by the hand
And deliverer me unto the Promised Land

Yeah, she’ll take this lost soul by the hand
And deliverer me unto the Promised Land