Desperado, why don't you come to your senses? You've been out ridin' fences for so long now Oh, you're a hard one But I know that you got your reasons. These things that are pleasin' you Can hurt you somehow Don't you draw the queen of diamonds, boy! She'll beat you, if she's able You know the queen of hearts is always your best bet Now it seems to me some fine things Have been laid upon your table But you only want the ones that you can't get Desperado, ah, you ain't gettin' no younger Your pain and your hunger, they're drivin' you home Freedom, oh, freedom. That's just some people talkin' Your prison is walking through this world all alone Don't your feet get cold in the wintertime? The sky won't snow and the sun won't shine. It's hard to tell the nighttime from the day You're losin' all your highs and lows Ain't it funny how the feeling goes away? ♪ Desperado, why don't you come to your senses? Come down from your fences, open the gate It may be rainin', but there's a rainbow above you You better let somebody love you You better let somebody love you Before it's too late