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The Illumination of Judge Roy Bean

from The Petals by Al Grierson

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THE ILLUMINATION OF JUDGE ROY BEAN

When you’re the law west of the Pecos
Your life can be a lonely veil of tears
Cause even with a million friends
that you can stack from end to end
You know you’ll never find a jury of your peers

When you’re the law west of the Pecos
Where you’d really like to give your girl the moon
And tipple champagne from her shoe
You know the best you’ll ever do
Is hang her name outside some weather-beaten saloon

When you’re the law west of the Pecos
It’s like you got yourself some tropical disease
But ahh there ain’t nobody knows
Why some are called and some are chose
Or why it seems to run in certain families

Cause my brother took a job in San Diego
That little town has never had a mayor
Kicked along his side until the day he up and died
And then I saddled up and rode away from there

Now I’m the law west of the Pecos
There ain’t nobody mess around with me
Cause with my achin breakin heart
So full of love and full of art
I’m just as sensitive and sad as I can be

Yeah I’m the law west of the Pecos
Gonna ain’t nobody mess around with me
Cause with my achin breakin heart
So full of love and full of art
I’m just as sensitive and sad as I can be

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from The Petals, released June 10, 2021

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