Tekst piosenki
I threw two new shiny pennies on William Bonney?s grave Turned my boots around and headed on my way Climbed in the Silverado and jammed it down in gear I watched the dust and gravel flying in my rear view mirror And headed right back down to Texas on highway 84 In my mind it had come time to settle with the store Was a banker name of Jennings that took my Daddy?s farm In 1965 when I was off in Vietnam Fighting for my country while my country stole our land The fate of every worker lies in a rich man?s hand I came back ready to light and Rage against the big machine Chorus It?s an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth It?s a lie for a lie and the truth for the truth I will not be a pawn in your dirty little war And you will not grease your wills With my blood anymore We moved into the city and I took a GI loan To pay for our apartment but Daddy didn?t last too long I buried him that winter, Ma was long since gone Left alone here in this world I set about to roam The great states of this country That I was brought up to the revere It?s the men that run this nation That I despise and fear I finally found the man that ruined my Daddy?s life He?d taken more than land, he?d stripped them of his pride I walked into his office and he was there behind his desk I pulled my Colt revolver and I aimed it at his chest He looked so pathetic, he had mustard on his face He didn?t seem worth killin? he was such a damn disgrace With my finger on the trigger I heard my father?s voice Saying son you better think again Before you make that choice Cause you can take away his life And send him straight to hell But that old two penny vengeance Is gonna send you there as well I holstered up my pistol, and I walked right out the door And I swung that Silverado back down highway 84
