"Comancheria" lyrics

The year was 1840
There'd been a raid on the land
They stole a dozen or so horses
And two young women
They were gone as fast as they came
Under a Comanche moon
Already a day behind
By the time we got the news

We saddled up the horses
A group of 10 clueless men
Grabbed up our rifles
And loaded them with lead
With only one thing on our minds
Bringin' those girls home
We headed out to the west
Out into the unknown

Comancheria
I wish I'd never had seen ya
But I did and fell hard and fast for you
Comancheria
I shoulda never tried to claim ya
Another man already owned you
I pray this ain't my end
If it is I'm deserving

We rode for two days straight
Until we broke under the stars
Unable to ride on, we built a little fire
Down in the draw we thought we couldn't be seen
But as the damp night set in
Out came a scream

They stampeded the horses
Hollerin' from the brush
Shooting arrows down on us from up on the bluff
I was still half asleep
As I took one in the knee
Hopelessly wonderin' if this was all a bad dream

Comancheria
I wish I'd never had seen ya
But I did and fell hard and fast for you
Comancheria
I shoulda never tried to claim ya
Another man already owned you
I pray this ain't my end
If it is I'm deserving

After five long minutes
It started pouring down rain
The fighting died down
They left us where we lay
Only a few of us left breathin'
Knowing we shoulda never came
Overcome by failure
A tear rolled down my face

Comancheria
I wish I'd never had seen ya
But I did and fell hard and fast for you
Comancheria
I shoulda never tried to claim ya
Another man already owned you
I pray this ain't my end
If it is I'm deserving
I pray this ain't my end
I swear I'm never coming back again