The Man Behind The Gun (Jerome Cole) with lyrics and video

They gave me the job of the sheriff,
'Cause I was fast with a gun;
How could I refuse them,
They really needed someone.
Well, I tried to explain to my baby,
But then she left me one day;
She said I'd return to you only,
If I threw my six guns away.

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

Well, then she wrote me a letter,
She said, I want you to know,
That my heart is aching,
I need you and I love you so.
The stage was leavin' this morning,
I'll be on the stage without fail;
Somebody shot Jimmy Taylor,
And I started out on the trail.

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

Well, it took three weeks, I remember,
Before I could track the man down;
When I returned with the prisoner,
It was the talk of the town.
Too late to return to my baby,
They buried her deep in the clay;
Now I'm stuck in the saddle,
Just drawing a heartache of pay.

Now I'm not supposed to be lonely,
To need or to love anyone;
I'm just supposed to be only,
The man behind the gun.
Yes, I'm just supposed to be only,
The man behind the gun.

####.... Written by Ned Miller [b.1925] from Raines, Utah, and popularized by Hank Snow ....####

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