Eagle Eye Tex

From the Vault of NuggetsMageeRecords on Suno [Lyrics] [Verse 1] Eagle Eye Tex took off at dawn On a mule named June, both lean and long Three days baked down in that desert sun No water left and the joke turned mean He squinted hard at a far-off shape Anything past five feet was a haze Couldn’t see a snake if it bit his boot But he still drew proud in his dusty suit [Verse 2] That old mule coughed, then she stopped dead still Tex leaned low, said, “What in the world is that hill?” Out there swayin’ in the heat wave blur Stood a tall green man in a poncho shirt “El Pincho,” he muttered, “I know your face” “Been ridin’ for trouble through every state” He spat in the sand, reached for iron and pride While the cactus stood there open wide [Pre-Chorus] Clock ticked soft in the blistered air Piano stabs like a judge laid bare Tex tipped his hat and narrowed one eye Said, “This town ain’t big enough to die” [Chorus] Eagle Eye Tex, look out now Eagle Eye Tex, he don’t back down (Who’s that there?) It’s El Pincho (Stand your ground!) Or so he thinks, oh Eagle Eye Tex, draw it clean Eagle Eye Tex, fight the dream (That’s a cactus!) Well, not to Tex He sees a bandit with a green poncho vest [Verse 3] He fired one shot, then the barrel smoked That six-foot saguaro barely ever broke A pad fell off with a lazy thud Tex grinned like death and bit his gum He said, “You flinch when I say your name” “You cross my trail, you’ll remember the flame” Then the mule just laughed in a dusty snort And the cactus stood like a courtroom door [Pre-Chorus] Heat kept hummin’ through every line Tex was seein’ through a busted mind Snare went tick-tick, piano went sting He swore that cactus had a bandit’s ring [Chorus] Eagle Eye Tex, look out now Eagle Eye Tex, he don’t back down (Who’s that there?) It’s El Pincho (Stand your ground!) Or so he thinks, oh Eagle Eye Tex, draw it clean Eagle Eye Tex, fight the dream (That’s a cactus!) Well, not to Tex He sees a bandit with a green poncho vest [Bridge] By the time the moon pulled pale and thin Tex tipped over, then tipped back in He saw the truth in a cooler stare Just a prickly giant standin’ there He laughed so hard he cried in the sand Said, “I’ve been the fool of this whole damned land” Then the mule moved on with a steady gait And the cactus kept that secret straight [Final Chorus] Eagle Eye Tex, look out now Eagle Eye Tex, he don’t back down (Who’s that there?) It’s El Pincho (Stand your ground!) Or so he thinks, oh Eagle Eye Tex, draw it clean Eagle Eye Tex, fight the dream (That’s a cactus!) Well, not to Tex He’ll duel a thorn and call it respect