Ride For The Brand

from Live at Volcanic Theatre by Johnny Bourbon

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There ain't a true heart left out in the west,
Checked every waterin' hole,
Friends don't count for nothing,
Love will cost you something,
Ain't nothing sacred no more.

I searched the territories,
Listening to their stories,
They're all digging the same hole,
Another hearts been broken,
Drowning in the bourbon,
Anything to not feel alone.

And in the night I hear the highway calling,
The only loyal friend I've ever had,
There's nothing honest like an open road
That's why I'll ride,
I'll always ride for the brand.

And all across the desert,
You hear a thousand buzzards
Begging you to sell your soul,
The wandering missionaries
They all forgot what God is,
They're out there on the Salt flats
Collecting dollar bills.

And every new age harlot,
Is clinging to a bar stool,
Waiting to be saved by something else,
'Spose I ain't any better
My burned barrel breath
Will get me into trouble every time I come to town.

Outside the bars
I hear the highway calling
The only loyal friend I've ever had,
There's nothing honest like an open wound
That's why I'll ride
Goddamn I'll ride for the brand.

And every now and then I stumble through some dust haunt,
And see the same old alcoholics
Claiming that they talk to God,
I ain't ever searching for salvation down here in the dark,
But I ain't ever met a Christian
Willed enough to bare a cross,

Meanwhile Rattlesnakes are laughing
Watching sheep out in the pasture
Trade their faith for a dollar bill
And they put it in the bank,
From the highest mountain to the trees,
You hear the folks that used to be
To remind us of the blood we shed
In the name of being free.

I feel alright
So long as I keep moving,
Save me from the chaos I can't change...
There's nothing honest like an open road
That's why I'll ride,
I'll always ride for the brand.

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from Live at Volcanic Theatre, released December 4, 2021

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Johnny Bourbon Bend, Oregon

Johnny Bourbon is a lifelong poet and musician who honed his skills writing & performing in various alt-country and punk rock bands from the age of 17.

Mostly throughout the greater pacific northwest area.

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