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Sunset Gun

from Contemplating Cacti by Shawn Waggoner

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The Thelma and Louise of Contemplating Cacti.

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Sunset Gun

He took what he wanted and left you for dead
And my love can't erase what was done, what was said
You told me your story, why you wanted to run,
But I set you free with my sunset gun

Black as a bible
Red as the blood
that flows through the valleys like the flash of a flood
A murder of crows blocks the sinking sun
that shone through the smoke of my sunset gun

The hatchet fell swiftly, the justice of men
found me and bound me, determined my end
From the jail cell that holds me awake in the night
I hear your cries, and I know I was right

As children we ran through the orchards at dawn
And I love you my sister from here and beyond
A woman of honor, of great strength and pride
By taking that from you he was asking to die

In my final hour we walked in the sun
And I spoke not a word of my sunset gun
When I turned loose your hand I felt a glimmer of hope
That I'll hold in my heart as I swing from their rope

COPYRIGHT 1999 SHAWN WAGGONER

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from Contemplating Cacti, released September 9, 1999
Upright acoustic bass: David Farrell
Violin: Andrea Tolzmann
Acoustic rhythm guitar, vocals: Shawn Waggoner

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Shawn Waggoner Colorado

Shawn Waggoner began her music career in Austin, as the lead singer of the successful blues band, Blue Recluse. In '97, the band went on hiatus and Waggoner composed songs for her first cd, Contemplating Cacti. With a new focus on original, acoustic music, Waggoner teamed up with bassist David Farrell for three more cds. Each made its mark on the alternative-folk and Americana genres. ... more

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