Dueling In the Dark

There was a honey brown man with a bayou tan I loved down in New Orleans He wrecked my car he spun me out of style He said "I love you girl, I'd give you this world But all I got's the streets This is Louisiane, I ain't made to reconcile" And he said, "Go on get, this ain't meant To last much past tonight You're a beautiful baby but baby this ain't right You're a silver spoon, I'm a spade You're a pocket pistol, I'm a sling blade" And since that day I've been learning how to fight So I tied up my laces, and I counted out ten paces I turned and drew, and knew I'd hit my mark And now it's plain to see that all my life, my men and me We've been dueling in the dark, just dueling in the dark Now there's a long-legged boy like Gene and Roy I love up in Tennessee Campfire meets saltwater, wild west meets the east He said, "I love you girl, I'd give you this world But a poor boy's got to eat This here's a man's world, and I'm the one to beat You're a silver spoon, I'm a spade You're a pocket pistol, I'm a sling blade And all y'all girls can do anyway is cheat" So I tied up my laces and I counted out ten paces I turned and drew, and knew I'd hit my mark And now it's plain to see that all my life, my men and me We've been dueling in the dark, just dueling in the dark Yeah he said "Go on get, this ain't meant To last much past tonight Yeah go on get, this ain't meant Baby this ain't right"