Gather the horses boy Summon the men Say your last goodbyes to the women and children There is fighting here to be done Houses of pleasure and houses of pain Down here in the low they seem one and the same And there is a battle here To be won You've got to ride on Let the people say what they want You've got to ride on Let the people say what they want about you Lock, stock, and barrel shot One smoking gun And enough anger in you to hurt someone And there is a battle here to be won You've got to ride on Let the people say what they want You've got to ride on Let the people say what they want I get the message And it breaks my heart in two And I try to