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No Glory in the West Lyrics
[Verse 1]
They say Paris is dead
Lived through London and drank through Memphis
The things you live by were once just a guess
And there ain't no glory in the west
No, there ain't no glory in the west
[Verse 2]
Hard to think on your feet
Tired of beggin' 'em just to compete
Shoot to win can feel so bittersweet
But you take what you can get
'Cause there ain't no glory in the west
[Chorus]
Blazin' on ahead
Burnin' through it
Comin' down the bend
Nowhere left to go
Goin's all we know
Ridin' past the best
And there's still no rest
And there's still no rest
There ain't no glory in the west
[Verse 3]
What's a boy to do?
Hit the road with a dollar or two
Haunted by what he knows he can't do
Gets it off his chest
'Cause there ain't no glory in the west
They say Paris is dead
Lived through London and drank through Memphis
The things you live by were once just a guess
And there ain't no glory in the west
No, there ain't no glory in the west
[Verse 2]
Hard to think on your feet
Tired of beggin' 'em just to compete
Shoot to win can feel so bittersweet
But you take what you can get
'Cause there ain't no glory in the west
[Chorus]
Blazin' on ahead
Burnin' through it
Comin' down the bend
Nowhere left to go
Goin's all we know
Ridin' past the best
And there's still no rest
And there's still no rest
There ain't no glory in the west
[Verse 3]
What's a boy to do?
Hit the road with a dollar or two
Haunted by what he knows he can't do
Gets it off his chest
'Cause there ain't no glory in the west
[Chorus]
Burnin' on ahead
Blazin' through it
Runnin' blind again
Nowhere left to go
Goin's all we know
Ridin' past the best
And there's still no rest
And there's still no rest
And there's still no rest
There ain't no glory in the west
[Verse 4]
"Count your blessings," they'll say
And after each midnight begins a new day
But don't place your bets on a word that they say
They'll put your life to rest
'Cause there ain't no glory in the west
No, there ain't no glory in the west
There ain't no glory in the west
Burnin' on ahead
Blazin' through it
Runnin' blind again
Nowhere left to go
Goin's all we know
Ridin' past the best
And there's still no rest
And there's still no rest
And there's still no rest
There ain't no glory in the west
[Verse 4]
"Count your blessings," they'll say
And after each midnight begins a new day
But don't place your bets on a word that they say
They'll put your life to rest
'Cause there ain't no glory in the west
No, there ain't no glory in the west
There ain't no glory in the west
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Genius Annotation
To a pioneer, the Wild West is an uncharted world where you have the freedom to build your own life – though it will be hard work and you won’t have much help. The music video depicts a man and his horse trekking a lonely course through cold, snowy wilderness only to reach an empty home.
For a stereotype-breaking, 21st century, gay, Canadian cowboy, charting your own course in life can be just as hard and lonely.
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Release Date
May 29, 2020
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