Intro-spoken
Out On The Frontier, Folks Said Justice Rode With A Badge-Or A Rope
Most Believed That Was Enough—So Did I
Verse 1
I Earned A Reputation With A Colt's Revolver By My Side
Folks All Knew My Name, A Texas Ranger's Pride
I Chose To Ride With Strangers Through The Bitter Prairie Wind
Said They Were Rough Men, But They Still Acted As My Friends
Verse 2
I Told Myself They'd Change Before The Journey's End
My Steady Hand Beside Them Was My Duty As A Friend
I Leaned Upon My Reputation But Never Stopped To Pray
Never Saw The Crooked Trail Beneath My Horse That Day
Pre-Chorus
Necessity, Pride, Fear Were All With Me To The End
Chorus 1
The Devil's In The Details, Whispering Soft And Low
Wearing Pride And Certainty On Every Trail We Go
Fear And Self-Preservation Can Blind A Faithful Soul
The Devil's In The Details, One Step And Then You'll Know
Verse 3
Then I Saw The Truth Beneath A Campfire's Dying Light
An Old Man Left For Dead Because He Dared To Do What's Right
I Reached Down For My Six-Gun, Then Slowly Let It Fall
Fear Can Sound Like A Reason When The Darkness Starts To Fall
Verse 4
I Will Ride Away Tomorrow But Tomorrow Never Came
Each Sunrise Found An Excuse To Shelter Me From My Shame
I Never Fired A Shot, Never Helped To Plan Their Crimes
But With Every Silent Moment I Helped Them Cross That Line
Instrumental
Verse 5
The Law Came Riding Underneath A Blistering Blood-Red Sky
Our Trail Had Run Out As We All Tried To Hide
The Rope Was Waiting Quietly Where The Cottonwoods Held Sway
And Every Choice I'd Justified Stood Beside Me There That Day
Bridge
Not One Man Had Forced My Hand, No One Had Chained My Soul
I Traded Truth For Safety, I Now Pay The Price With My Soul
Pre-Chorus
Necessity, Pride, Fear Were All With Me To The End
Chorus 2
The Devil's In The Details, Whispering Soft And Low
Wearing Pride And Certainty On Every Trail We Go
Fear And Self-Preservation Can Blind A Faithful Soul
The Devil's In The Details, Until We Face The Gallows Pole
Outro-spoken
I Spent My Life Believing I Knew The Difference
Between Justice And Righteousness
Lord, I Have No Excuse
Thank You For Bearing The Weight That I Never Could
Mmm--Mm Mmmmm
Christ Bore The Weight I Could Not Bear
His Mercy Found Me Waiting There
Mmmm Mmmmm Mmmm--Mm
