Silver Blues Lyrics

Down in Tombstone where the silver shines bright

I dig in the darkness from morning 'til night

Nine hours a day in that cold lonely cave

For a pocket full of silver my soul I gave

I make good pay but it's a devil's trade

Deep in the dark where the sunlight fades

For every dollar I earn someone works twice as hard

To take it away leaving me scarred

Desperados they lurk in the alleys and bars

With their guns and their greed they leave lasting scars

And the ladies of the night they know how to play

They'll take what you got then leave you to stray

Oh Tombstone town where the silver's the prize

But the real danger's in those hungry eyes

Hookers cheaters and outlaws mean

All looking to strip a miner clean

The whiskey flows like the silver I find

But it's gone in a flash leaving trouble behind

I work in the darkness to escape the day's light

Only to find more shadows in the Tombstone night

So here's to the miners with silver in hand

Fighting for a future in this lawless land

We dig and we sweat for a glimmer of hope

While the town tries to hang us with a gilded rope

I make good pay but it's a devil's trade

Deep in the dark where the sunlight fades

For every dollar I earn someone works twice as hard

To take it away leaving me scarred

In Tombstone Arizona where the silver shines bright

A miner's life is a constant fight

We dig in the dark and we hope and we pray

That we'll make it out whole come the end of the day

Oh Tombstone town where the silver's the prize

But the real danger's in those hungry eyes

Hookers cheaters and outlaws mean

All looking to strip a miner clean

Oh The whiskey flows Oh The whiskey flows