the end of a former bandit who fell in love and tried to change his life.

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a story developed out of a chord pattern and memories from old cowboy movies.

end of the midnight bandit
jim burgan
©2/2005

this is the story of love
it's the story of grief
it's the story of a man
who once was a thief
the last thing stolen was his heart
by a woman he tried to cheat
she gave his life new meaning
with her belief

a minute can take a lifetime
and a mountain's just a short climb
wait and see
forever's not such a long time
it's just enough time
for you and me
and we'll be free

the lover's wandered alone
there was a price on his head
she had changed him that was plain
but some men wanted him dead
through wild country they traveled
over plains the sped
they came unknown to a small town
where they were wed

a minute can take a lifetime
and a mountain's just a short climb
wait and see
forever's not such a long time
it's just enough time
for you and me
and we'll be free

into the town one day
the posse came
intent on finding
the man they blamed
thier new friends warned the lovers
cause the saw the change
just ahead of the posse

one horse went lame
it's time for me to pay
for the things i've done
he let her get away
there was room for only one

a minute can take a lifetime
and a mountain's just a short climb
wait and see
forever's not such a long time
it's just enough time
for you and me
but you'll be free

the posse had him
they let her leave
she rode back to the town
cut him down for the tree
the people who knew came
buried him decently
what she didn't know then was
she had conceived

a minute can take a lifetime
and a mountain's just a short climb
wait and see
forever's not such a long time
it's just enough time
for you and me
but we'll be free

a story developed out of a chord pattern and memories from old cowboy movies.