Down below the border,
He robbed a bank in Mexico.
Half crazed on tequila,
He had a, half million in gold.
There's thunder in the ground,
And he could hear the sound.
A showdown in the distance,
They're gonna ride him down.
Bet your life on the silver ball,
Spin it, 'round the wheel.
Will it land on the black or the red?
The outlaw's got no deal.
When he gambled with women,
He kept an ace up his sleeve.
He always got what he came for,
He never played it clean.
Then he was blinded by passion,
Playing a game of fools.
Thought she was lucky,
Thought she was his best bet,
Guess you find out when you lose.
Bet your life on the silver ball,
Spin it, 'round the wheel.
Will it land on the black or the red?
The outlaw's got no deal.
Bet your life on the silver ball,
Spin it, 'round the wheel.
Will it land on the black or the red?
The outlaw's got no deal.
Bet your life on the silver ball,
Spin it, 'round the wheel.
Will it land on the black or the red?
The outlaw's got no deal.
Bet your life on the silver ball,
Spin it, 'round the wheel.
Will it land on the black or the red?
The outlaw's got no deal.
He robbed a bank in Mexico.
Half crazed on tequila,
He had a, half million in gold.
There's thunder in the ground,
And he could hear the sound.
They're gonna ride him down.
Bet your life on the silver ball,
Spin it, 'round the wheel.
The outlaw's got no deal.
When he gambled with women,
He kept an ace up his sleeve.
He never played it clean.
Then he was blinded by passion,
Playing a game of fools.
Thought she was his best bet,
Guess you find out when you lose.
Bet your life on the silver ball,
Will it land on the black or the red?
The outlaw's got no deal.
Bet your life on the silver ball,
Will it land on the black or the red?
The outlaw's got no deal.
Bet your life on the silver ball,
Will it land on the black or the red?
The outlaw's got no deal.
Bet your life on the silver ball,
Will it land on the black or the red?
The outlaw's got no deal.
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The lyrics are pretty self-explanatory: a man with nothing to lose robs a bank and goes on the run with Lady Luck at his side. However his luck may run out soon as the law (or a gang of bounty hunters) is on his trail.
I've been on a binge of spaghetti westerns and metal and have just discovered Riot. Fire Down Under is a killer album from start to finish.
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