Well I rode into town with my ear to the ground
 
 Looking for the right hand to play
 
 I felt just right in the heat of the night
 
 I'd ridden many miles that day
 
  
  I heard of a place where men got together
 
 Playin' and layin' it down
 
 I'm going in to win, but Lord, what a sin
 
 I didn't know they'd gun me down
  
 
 Chorus:
 
 Gunsmoke on the horizon, hiding the setting sun
 
 Gunsmoke on the horizon, I grabbed my horse and run             
        
 
 Well the dealer was blind and I was trying to find
 
 A way to keep the winnings I'd found
 
 The smoke was thick, the tension was thicker
 
 I still thought they'd gun me down
  
 
 Chorus:
 
 Gunsmoke on the horizon, hiding the setting sun
 
 Gunsmoke on the horizon, I grabbed my horse and run
 
 I didn't come into this ol' two horse town to get all shot      
 
         I've 
 
 got a little livin' on my mind
 
 Aces and eights, ha-ha-ha-ha
  
 
 Now the dealer dealt me eight and I had my straight
 
 I knew the other men would call
 
 The booze was a flowin', my cards were showing                  
 
            But 
 
 my back was up against the wall
  
 
 Chorus:
 
 Gunsmoke on the horizon, hiding the setting sun
 
 Gunsmoke on the horizon, I grabbed my horse and run
 
 C'mon Thunder