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Just Like The Lone Ranger
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I got a Lone Ranger suit for Christmas when I was 5. I pointed the gun at the kid with the Zorro suit and he hit me with his sword. Despite that, I still like the L.R.
rock songwriter harmony soul country americana singersongwriter melody alt country rhythm sahb alex harvey
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Multi-talented Scottish singer-songwriter performs his own take on Americana. Original tunes with beautiful guitar work: laugh with Her Father Called Me Franken
Bob Leslie is the unknown soldier of the Scottish songwriting scene. Out of full-time professional action for fifteen years (due to family commitments), he never stopped writing and has recently returned with a 12-song CD of self-penned Americana with a touch of Tom Waits about it. In A Different World (release August 2010) employs top musical talent from the Central Scotland scene: Bernadette Collier & Alice Leslie - backing vox; Fraser Speirs - harmonica; Jim Keilt - lead guitar, Alex Mack - banjo, mandolin, and lead guitar; Craig Nelson - alto sax; and Carl Esprit Bridgeman - bass guitar. Apple, Chrysalis Records, and the Kinks' managers showed interest in Bob's early work and his later songs have elicited high commendation from the the prestigious Billboard Song Contest. Top players Bob has worked with include: Andy Hamilton (sax player for multi-million-selling Canadian songwriter Corey Hart) Chris Glen and Ted McKenna (bass and drums, respectively, with the Sensational Alex Harvey Band) Colin Bass (bass player of seminal prog-rockers Camel) Dave Vasco (guitarist for Warner Brothers artists Clancy) Fraser Speirs (harmonica maestro with Paolo Nutini and Scots blues legend Tam White) Jim Keilt (virtuoso lead guitarist with John Otway and the London production of Tommy - the Musical) Kathy O'Donoghue (vocalist with, amongst others, Roger Chapman and Hank Wangford) Zeke Manyika (drummer for Scots chart-toppers Orange Juice)
Song Info
Genre
Country • Alternative Country
Charts
Peak #123
Peak in subgenre #29
Author
Bob Leslie
Rights
2004
Uploaded
March 27, 2004
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MP3 4.4 MB • 128 kbps • 0:00
Story behind the song
The hookline entered my head and wouldn't go away, so I wrote this song incorporating autobiography with elements from the L.R. origin story (Texas Ranger wounded in ambush where all the rest of his company are killed; found by Tonto his childhood friend; recovers and adopts L.R. identity to hunt down killers; makes silver bullets from family silver mine; tames wild white horse called Silver). I just love hero origin stories - they're usually the best part!
Lyrics
When I was a child My hero was tall With a pearl-handled gun in each hand Though he never once killed He protected the weak And defended the law of the land Left for dead by an ambush Discovered by his Indian friend Texas Ranger shirt Stained with blood and dirt He came right back again He wore a mask just like some outlaw But he always walked the line And I wanted to feel just like the Lone Ranger Riding out from his silver mine To feel just like the Lone Ranger All the time Well I grew up strong And I grew up tall With a 6-string guitar in my hands And I tried my best To protect the weak And I fought the law of the land And it’s hard to say if we changed things Or if they would have turned out just the same There were years of hurt My ideals got blurred But I came right back again Now the years have gone But I’m hanging on And I’ve still got my guitar in my hands And I try my best To protect my kids And teach them so they understand That the world is in their hands now And they’re smart enough to deal with its games But if things go wrong Then they’ve got to be strong enough To come right back again And I look like some old outlaw But for them I walk the line And they make me feel Just like the Lone Ranger Riding out from his silver mine Yes, I feel just like the Lone Ranger All the time Hiyoh, Hiyey, Hiyoh, Silver, away Hiyoh, Hiyey, Hiyoh, Silver, away,
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