Story Behind The Song

Construct around the city of Deadwood

Song Description

Mainly acoustic - electric fills

Lyrics

They say that everything will come if you wait
But maybe you're waiting with aces and eights
It's a dead man's hand in Deadwood town
If you're feeling lucky, feel free to stick around

Deadwood has a name as a gambling town
Seen it once too much second time around
Looking out on the South Dakota plains
Time to reckon up all your losses and gains

Devil's Tower will be just around the bend
Waiting for a message that the others'll send
Anybody out there gonna land today
Are the answers in the stars, who can say

The gambler folds ... 'cause he's getting bored
But patience holds ... its own reward
We will wait ... hoping things'll improve
Don't hesitate... when it's time to move

Solo

The waiting may turn out to be the easy part
When you get the news it may break your heart
Or set you jumping, running out the door
Either way, wont be like it was before

Back here in Deadwood the bars are all closed
What the future brings, well nobody knows
You may ask, is it worth the wait
And you may conclude that we're all in the hands of fate

You may conclude that we're all in the hands of fate

©Chris Lain 2021