Down By Law Lyrics by Charley Crockett
Down by law
All my life
Born in circle valley
Where they don’t think twice
Yeah everyone you know
Makes an outlaw’s living
Well these kinds of fools
Some kind ain’t given
Ridin’ up to San Juan county, I’m bound to cross the line
I can’t rightly say just what we’ll find
Windin’ down the rustler’s routes just as quiet as you please
Mama, she won’t mind these twenty G’s
Down by law
All my life
Born in circle valley
Where you don’t think twice
Everyone you know
Makes an outlaw’s living
Well these kinds of fools
Some kind ain’t given
Here I go to South Pass city it’s comin’ up the rear
Just who’s in pursuit ain’t exactly clear
Papers say they had us boy, you know that’s a lie
Tell me how I looked at ol’ run line
Down by law
All my life
Born in circle valley
Where you don’t think twice
Everyone you know
Makes an outlaw’s living
Well these kinds of fools
Some kind ain’t given
Progress, almost had me
Pagosa, I’d’ve surrendered gladly
But for reasons I can’t explain
And somehow, at Durango, I got away
It’s 5:00 A.M. in San Vicente, Lord knows what time for you
Just because you’re ready son, that don’t make it true
I could only reach that hole, up there in the wall
I may not have to live this down by law
Down by law
All my life
Born in circle valley
Where you don’t think twice
Everyone you know
Makes an outlaw’s living
Well these kinds of fools
Some kind ain’t given
Down by law
All my life
Born in circle valley
Where they don’t think twice
Everyone you know
Makes an outlaw’s living
Well these kinds of fools
Some kind ain’t given