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He came from nowhere, the only son of nobody
With a saphire mine claim that he'd won back in town
And she was a city girl, the deputy's daughter
She'd ride past his house when he wasn't around
In the twilight one evening he was comin home early
And he met her on the trail as the day was erased
He reached for his pistol when he noticed a stranger
But when she whispered his name he was frozen in place
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Her eyes they went through him like starlight through water
His heart it melted and floated away
The world upside down with the Earth up above him
They lay down into it and promised to stay
Their love was a bottle of fine wine mixed with moonshine
As they blazed amid the sweet pines
A sweaty symphony in the sunshine
Hot stones within a cold mine
As they rode out the days
And each day seemed sweeter
When he'd come back to meet her
In the pasture or the garden
This life they were starting
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Her eyes they went through him like starlight through water
His heart it melted and floated away
The world upside down with the Earth up above him
They lay down into it and promised to stay
It was a Tuesday afternoon, and the sun beat down
When the shamblin' horde came ridin' to town
She had gone to the store to buy something for the baby she would tell him was coming today
But in a few horrible moments, the future was over
The killin' began as they tore up the place
When the dust had all settled, she was shamblin' on the way home.
Her eyes, a pair of tombstones.
He met her on the trail, so empty, so pale.
He knew in an instant, he'd seen this before.
He knew she would kill him, and he made up his mind.
He led her away, to the cold saphire mine
And deep in the darkness, he let her come to him
As he sparked up a match and ignited the fuse
And he smiled one last time, as she slowly reached for him
He was out of good options, but at least he could choose.
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Her eyes they went through him like starlight through water
His heart it melted and floated away
The world upside down with the Earth up above him
They lay down into it and there they would stay
