See the man ridin` high in the desert near the Rio Grande
Runs for his life, doesn`t sleep, doesn`t take time to understand
`Cause the girl that he loved went away and ran off with another man
But he followed them both and he shot at the throat, couldn`t stop his hand.
So now he`s under the gun.
He was born and raised and he lived like the son of an honest man
And who would`ve thought that one day he might gun down another man
But his heart gave away to the gun in his hand
He couldn`t stop it, No
So now he`s gotta run, and he` weak from the sun got nowhere to go.
Chorus:
Because he`s under the gun,
Under the gun
Just a fugitive, out on the run
Under the gun,
Under the gun
Never see, the setting sun
He`s under the gun.
Well now he`s on the run, `cause he`s under gun
Got nowhere to go
Well now pray for him sister, watch out for him mister
He`ll let you know
That`s he`s under the gun, under the gun
Just a fugitive, out on the run, under then gun