Western Nights

[Verse 1]

He's never looked more beautiful

On his Harley in the parking lot

Breaking in to the ATMs

Sleeping naked when it gets too hot

I watched him show his love through shades of black and blue

Starting fights at the bar across the street like you do

The neighbors beat on the walls while I'm face-first in the bed

Show me how much I mean to you, while I'm lying in these sheets undressed

[Pre-Chorus]

I'd hold the gun if you asked me to

But if you love me like you say you do

Would you ask me to

[Chorus]

Trouble's always gonna find you baby

But so will I

Crying only because I'm happy

Hold me across every state line

I'm never gonna leave you baby

Even if you lose what's left of your mind

'Cause you know I'll be right there beside you

Riding through all these western nights

[Verse 2]

I haven't spoken to my daddy in a long, long time

I don't want him to worry, always wondering if I'm alright

But the neighborhood keeps getting smaller

All starved out when the money's paper thin

All that's left are your walls and you'll die there

I should have known that there's no getting in

[Chorus]

Trouble's always gonna find you baby

But so will I

Crying only because I'm happy

Hold me across every state line

I'm never gonna leave you baby

Even if you lose what's left of your mind

'Cause you know I'll be right there behind you

Riding through all these western nights

[Outro]

Through these western nights

Crying in the light of the TV static

I'll still be alright

Clinging onto you like some love blind addict

I'll be screaming your name

Past the gas stations, trailing down the interstate

Please don't love how I need you

And know that one day, you and I could be ok

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Lore (In Progress)

As described in the Madison Herald article, Western Nights involves a bank robbery and shootout, leaving Logan Phelps (the man Ethel sings about in the song) dead and Ethel herself on the run from police. The bank they robbed was the First National Bank in Montgomery, Alabama. The officer who shot Phelps could not tell if it was Ethel driving the getaway car, but said car was found less than ten miles from Cain's residence. The stolen money ($50,000) was still in the car when it was found.