I am a highway
A highway robber
The deserts my home
Lord knows I'm coming

I'm runnin', I'm gunnin'
Through this lawless state

Some renegades came to me
And they offered me good
We're gonna call out that lawman
Gonna shoot him down cold

The memory is clear
Of a proud man drawing near
And as he face the guns
I know he did not run
In this lawless state
In this lawless state

Desert sun, ever on the run
Desert sun, ever on the run

No, I ain't no killer
But I'm labeled as such
But during that shootout
My gun was untouched
I could not shoot him cold
For no amount of gold
And so I stood beside
A man who bravely died
In this lawless state
In this lawless state

Yippy-I-yay (hey)
Yippy-I-ho (hey)
Yippy-I-yay (hey)
Yippy-I-ho

No, I ain't no killer
But I'm labeled as such
But during that shootout
My gun was untouched
I could not shoot him cold
For any amount of gold
And so I stood beside
A man who bravely died
In this lawless state
In this lawless state

Yippy-I-yay (hey)
Yippy-I-ho (hey)
Yippy-I-yay (hey)
Yippy-I-ho

In this lawless state
In this lawless state
In this lawless state
Oh, in this lawless state
In this lawless state
Oh, in this lawless state
In this lawless state