Two steps up and three steps back
It's hard to get ahead like that
Me and Dusty robbed the mail
Spent a night in Boulder jail
Busted out and made off with the cash
Now it's a long way to Encino
10 bags of gold on a broke down mare
Halfway to Reno
Close my eyes I'm almost there
Can't keep Rosie off my mind
Makes it hard to move on down the line
But I'll have to set her free
I might face the hangin' tree
But she'll get over me in time
Now it's a long way to Encino
10 bags of gold on a broke down mare
Halfway to Reno
Close my eyes I'm almost there
Poor boy she's gonna read about you
Poor girl gotta learn to live without you
They caught us south of Broken Creek
There were 8 of them we got 3
Heard Dusty call my name
I never felt no pain
Must've been the one I didn't see
Now it's a long way to Encino
10 bags of gold on a broke down mare
Halfway to Reno
Close my eyes I'm almost there