Blood On The Mesquite

First blood spilled, it stains the ground
A man lies dead, no soul around
The mesquite leans, its shadow long
The desert hums a funeral song

Blood on the mesquite, roots run deep
The land remembers, it never sleeps
A sin so heavy, the earth does weep
Blood on the mesquite, blood to keep

The moon hangs low, a witness pale
Tracks in the dust, a lonesome trail
His gun still warm, his heart gone cold
A story written, too dark to be told

Blood on the mesquite, roots run deep
The land remembers, it never sleeps
A sin so heavy, the earth does weep
Blood on the mesquite, blood to keep

The wind whispers what it saw
A justice bent, a broken law
The stars above refuse to shine
As guilt runs thick like bitter wine

Blood on the mesquite, roots run deep
The land remembers, it never sleeps
A sin so heavy, the earth does weep
Blood on the mesquite, blood to keep