Throw a Lasso

He was dreaming about a woman

Slipping through his fingers on the day that he died

And the wind masters sent the rain and on and on it fell

‘Til it matched the tears that she cried

Then a ghost told me in a language I could understand

About things beyond our control

Said throw a lasso from Deadwood to El Paso

Cause that’s the size of a human soul.

We’ve seen a face in the planets and the stars

We’ve felt the heat of the pulse

I’ve seen the wisp of smoke of promised resurrection

But it’s only flown so close

And a scarecrow explains about the garden

And why a rabbit digs a hole

Said throw a lasso from Deadwood to El Paso

Cause that’s the size of a human soul.

Deadwood Bill Hickock died holding aces and eights

In poker that’s a dead man's hand

Well Eddie from El Paso fell to his death

Holding a woman’s love he could not understand

Said throw a lasso from Deadwood to El Paso

Cause that’s the size of a human soul

Said throw a lasso from Deadwood to El Paso

Cause that’s the size of a human soul

Throw a lasso from Deadwood to El Paso