Why so closeBig boys in black hats
Cowboys with white guns
White guns shoot blue white
Blue white baptism
No buffaloes
No Indians
No more buffaloesRed sky is falling
Blue blood no stalling
White heat will strip you
No time to run far(refrain 1)
Ivan's built(got) a wall of lead 'round his house
Nobody can get in or out
Running out of food for ammunition
Frightened of the darkness
Sending out scoutsWhy hang the fire so closeWhy so close(refrain 2)
Wayne's got a wall that's much more subtle
Wore headphones since he was born
Watches Ivan through dark glasses
Hand('s) on his gun waiting for the stormOne false move and we all fall down
No funeral games, no such fun
Here's your ticket to the party
That's what you get for playing with a gunSix-gun so close(refrain 1)
(refrain 2)Why stand the fire so closeWhy?