MAN BEHIND THE GUN, THE
(Ned Miller)


Hank Snow - 1963
Ned Miller -  1963





(The man behind the gun)

They gave me the job of the sheriff
Because I'm good with a gun
Now, how could I ever refuse them
They really needed someone

I tried to explain to my baby
But still she left me one day
She said she'd return to me only
If I threw my six-gun away

And I'm not supposed to be lonely
To need or love anyone
I'm just supposed to be only
The man behind the gun

Then one day she sent me a letter
She said I want you to know
I miss you and my heart is breakin'
I love you and I need you so

The stage, it was leavin' next mornin'
I'd be on that stage without fail
Then someone shot old Jimmy Taylor
And I took out on his trail

But I'm not supposed to be lonely
To need or love anyone
I'm just supposed to be only
The man behind the gun

Well, three weeks it took, I remember
Before I'd tracked the man down
And when I returned with the prisoner
It was the talk of the town

Too late to go to my baby
They buried her deep in the clay
I spend all these hours in the saddle
And draw a heartache for pay

(But he's not supposed to be lonely)
(To need or love anyone)
I'm just supposed to be only
The man behind the gun
(The man behind the gun)






(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - May 2012)