written by K. Kristofferson
Corrections welcome.
INTRO: D G
D Dsus2 D
Shandy was somebody's daughter
G D
Driving to something insane
A7
They busted her crossin the border
G D
Swift as a sniff of cocaine
D Dsus2 D
All she could pay was attention
G D
So all they could take was her time
A7
Proving an ounce of possession
G D
Ain't worth a piece of your mind
G D G D
'Cause nightmares are somebody's daydreams
G A D
Daydreams are somebody's lies
G D G D
Lies ain't no harder than telling the truth
G D A7 G D
Truth is the perfect disguise
Locked in the gold-handled bathroom
Martin was chaning his mind
Shedding his humble pretentions
One careful toke at a time
And wiping the mask off the man in the mirror
Who really was Billy the Kid
Smilin at somebody dyin
For something that he never did
CHORUS
Soon as he sat down beside her
Shining like Saturday night
Shandy was his for the savin
Sweet as she looked in the light
And maybe they moved from the bar to the bedroom
Maybe just stood there instead
Martin woke up and screamin
Dreamin of blood on the bed
CHORUS