Caught by the Lasso

The sun sets in a canyon

A lone traveler's a passin

Draggin' hearse and a casket

He's the midnight assassin

Kills the day with his banjo

Yeah he ushers the night in

He's the rider of shadows

Now we're caught in his lasso

Yeah we 're caught by the lasso

I've been meaning to tell you

Nights get cold in El Paso

Get real close if we have to

A long howl in the distance

And a moment of quiet

See your look while we're listenin

Say our prayers by the fire

Then we hear that old banjo

Yeah he's ushered the night in

He's the rider of shadows

Yeah we're caught in his lasso

Yeah we 're caught by the lasso

I've been meaning to tell you

Nights get cold in El Paso

Get real close if we have to

And now morning is rising

Silent air of completion

Widened bloodshot horizon

Yeah we met for a reason

Yeah we 're caught by the lasso

I've been meaning to tell you

Nights get cold in El Paso

Get real close if we have to