Well, this is how it starts, two lovers in the dark
On the run from the one that they call Sheriff Spark
Six-gun's by their side and bullets 'round their waists
Two shots to the sky, signal sound for the chase
The safe was nearly empty and they were nearly free
But were seen by the good eye of the mean Billy Greene
And he screamed at the top of his lungs, "They're on the run!
It's the two outsiders! Grab your horses and your guns!"
I said I wish that we could stay here
But I fear our time has come
We can ride out in the darkness
Chasin' the risin' sun
We gotta pack our bags this instant
We're headin' southbound 'til the next town
And if we arrive there s-safely
Baby, you can lay me down
Lay me down
Lay me down
Lay me down
Well, that's the story of the two, always on the move
They got nothin' left to lose 'cept their guns and their wounds
Now they're crossin' borders, sheriff's posse on their tail
They'd rather die together than be stuck up in a cell
They drank up all the whiskey and they partied every night
Like it could be the last, the bounty said to "shoot on sight"
So they chased the endless summer, knew it came with a price
They wouldn't stop runnin' 'til they found a paradise
But the sheriff finally found 'em with his eyes seein' red
So the lovers had to shoot him down and fill him full of lead
They were finally free to find a place to lay their heads
And when they finally did, he looked at her and then he said
I said I think that we can stay here
'Cause I feel our time has come
And we can walk down to the ocean
And sit with the risin' sun
So unpack your bags this instant
No more runnin' from town to town
And now that we've arrived s-safely
Baby, you can lay me down
Lay me down
Lay me down
Lay me down
Well, you my green-eyed girl and I been runnin' around with you
It's the afternoon and we got nothin' left to do
So wipe the dirt off, oh, take your shirt off
And we should go hit the cantina, we got work off
I said it's hot outside, let me go swimmin' in your eyes
We been runnin' for a while, won't you lay down make me smile?
I could never ask for nothin' better than this
It's just tequila and the beach, it's quite salty when we kiss
I said I think that we can stay here
'Cause I feel our time has come
And we can walk down to the ocean
And sit with the risin' sun
So unpack your bags this instant
No more runnin' from town to town
And now that we've arrived s-safely
Baby, you can lay me down
Lay me down
Lay me down
Lay me down
Lay me down
Lay Me Down