How The West Was Won

From scarlet to vermilion the blood has rusted cold Where the guns of the battalion left the brave bullet-holed You never hear this story, this story's never told Because the victims have been convicted and the killers have been paroled If you're looking for redemption you're not the only one You're just another dead man searching for reasons when there are none Draw your own conclusion but the damage has been done I hope you're under no illusion how the west was won Red cloud's in the clutches of a world that's left him cold Nothing he ever touches will ever turn to gold An outlaw in his own nation, his freedom to be controlled And every generation will see their promises bought and sold If you're looking for redemption you're not the only one You're just another dead man searching for reasons when there are none Draw your own conclusion but the damage has been done I hope you're under no illusion how the west was won From the badlands of Wyoming to the hills of Santa Fe From the heart of New York City right across to San Jose From the mountains of Kentucky to the shores of the Hudson Bay This land is not our land, not tomorrow, not today If you're looking for redemption you're not the only one You're just another dead man searching for reasons when there are none It's easy to draw conclusions now the damage has been done I hope you're under no illusion how the west was won