I used to be an only son My heart was but a stranger It wallowed in the races won Born to crave the petty dangers And it sat alone and pined and pondered All the chosen roads it had to wander Well I used to be an only son Yeah my heart was but a gambler Oh heavy as a loaded gun It howled above the weather And its evil ways let me forget her And this dirty blood will burn forever In us together I used to be an only son Yeah my heart was but a gambler Oh heavy as a loaded gun It howled above the weather And its evil ways let me forget her And this dirty blood will burn forever In us together