Lyric discussion by ali_cat 

i love this song, it's really short but it's really good

omg ppl you are so dumb !! this song was written for A MOVIE called Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid !! Its not about "dying officer", "anti war", "warfare" or "cover of jerry garcia near death experience" OMG stupid ppl, its about the characters in the movie. there was an old sherrif and his wife (he called her "mama"). sherif was a good guy, an outlaw hunting down the bad guy billy the kid and his crew. in the last gunfight with them, billy shooted the sheriff and as he was dying, his "mama" was crying and the song in...

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