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Texas Two

from "Red" by Echo Bloom

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--- The Texas Two ---

We met in a juvie hall
in April, 1983
Billy Joe was beautiful
all dirty blonde and tattered jeans
We were dumb and perfect just
a greasy pair of Indians
dreaming of the life we had to lead

We lived in a halfway house
in August when we got released
At 10 when all the lights went out
I'd spend the night beneath his wings
I'd hold him 'til the morning came
he'd hold me 'til he fell asleep
wake up cradled in each other's arms

We loved life and outlaws and
each other more than anything
than either of us thought we could
than either of us could believe
But every love is different than (from)
the one before - some settle down,
some say they'll become the Texas Two

Billy was the muscle and the
heart behind the enterprise
I made the plan the night before
my head against his sleeping thigh
he took out the rent-a-cop
but when I heard the sirens ring we
ran without a dollar to our names

We went to a motel in the
next town with a case of beer
hid out shooting Polaroids
him mugging in the bathroom mirror
stayed up reading newspapers
combing through the crime reports for
any mention of the Texas Two

Nothing much in my life ever
made much sense, Love and guns and
violence were all I ever
really knew of happiness
But neither of us wanted to grow
old like this, but living life
together was the only thing we'd need

We stayed in the hideaway for
several days just waiting for the
heat to pass until we heard a
knock upon the motel door
The voice outside assured us that they
had the place surrounded and to
lay down and surrender to the law

As we heard the door break in
I froze and looked in Billy's eyes
all I saw was love and fear and
lips slowly begin to smile and
taking out a pistol he just
started shooting everywhere
first and last stand of the Texas Two

Bleeding on the floor I thought that
nothing much had really changed
I was still a coward and my
Billy was still dumb and brave
As I slowly drifted off I
reached for him and held his hand and
watched the fire die behind his eyes

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from "Red", track released January 29, 2016

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