The Colorado Kid - David Olney

The Colorado Kid is moving at the speed of light

Fast as fate he fades into the darkest heart of night

And everything that went before is soon enough behind him

Except the visions in his head that serve only to remind him

Of other days and other nights and other arms that held him

Of longing looks and loving sighs and other lies she’d tell him

La la la la la la

Was it love or was it pure obsession

Come on, Kid, make your confession

Then you can make your getaway

Tell it straight or you’ll wind up in a tangle

Are those the lights of Durango

Or just the light of another day

The Colorado Kid is moving at the speed of death

Slow and hard and painful as the laboring of his breath

Alamosa, Purgatory, up to Colorado Springs

Higher always higher til the blood inside him sings

Of other rooms and cheap perfume and the sweet smell of her sweat

Of all the nights that went before he knows he can’t forget

La la la la la

Was it love or was it pure obsession

Come on, Kid, make your confession

Then you can make your getaway

Tell it straight or you’ll wind up in a tangle

Are those the lights of Durango

Or just the light of another day