Fetchin Bones - Jesse James lyrics

A man like Jesse James A very meticulous man Deep concern with detail A sense of some big plan His mind turns like a wheel Wagon wheel through dust He can count the spokes Turning down, coming 'round Walking up, a tap on his back He counted stars He committed crimes He was a robber He stole men's time A man like Jesse James A very serious man His wife, his children Their love dwelled in a tame land As he rode backwards from them The journey of a lifetime A twister across the plains The black vortex his brain The world weighs heavy on a man It kicks him in his pains He comes home to a place he doesn't know again He counted the stars He wept inside He was a robber He stole men's time He loved his children He kissed them goodbye He lost the sky He rode out of time Now he knows he can't go back He blazed his trail so well A parade of dust He leads a bold red swatch through time A man like Jesse James