Gunsmoke & Whisky - Archie Fisher

You were the wheel-man one early morning

Dreamweavers chasing fears from the dark

I put my head down, you talked till sunrise

Deep in her dark eyes, leaving your mark

I walked in sunshine, you chose the shadows

I burned and blistered, you cooled me down

Tell me your troubles -- Gunsmoke and Whisky

-- Guitars and old cars the next time around

You chose the mountains, I worked the cities

Both of us asking the same things from life

Back in the old days, I tried the quick way

Now in the slow days, you feel the knife

Think of the strangers that we’ve seen smiling

Think of the lovers that we’ve seen crying

Sing all the songs that we sang to each other

Old friend and brother, for you and I

You wandered your road, I ran in circles

We’ve walked together too short a way

Tell me you’re happy -- Gunsmoke and Whisky

-- And I’ll be the wheel-man, just for today

Sing for the strangers that we’ve seen smiling

Sing for the lovers that we’ve seen crying

Sing all the songs that we sang for each other

Old friend and brother, before we die

Old friend and brother, for you and I