Desperado, why don't you come to your senses
You've been out ridin' fences, for so long now, oh, you're a hard one
But I know that you got your reasons
These things that are pleasin' you, can hurt you somehowDon't you draw the queen of diamonds boy, she'll beat you if she's able
You know the queen of hearts is always your best bet
Now it seems to me some fine things have been laid upon your table
But you only want the ones you can't getDesperado, oh, you ain't gettin' no younger
Your pain and your hunger, they're drivin' you home
And freedom, oh freedom, well that's just some people talkin'
Your prison is walkin' through this world all aloneDon't your feet get cold in the wintertime
The sky won't snow and the sun won't shine
It's hard to tell the night time from the day
And you're losin' all your highs and lows
Ain't it funny how the feelin' goes away