Anonymous,

With Joe's lead, I walked over and put my Hugh Moffat LP (yeah, that's right, a vinyl LP) on the turntable and wrote down these words.

Hugh is one of those country writers who sometimes almost make it like folk music. My favorite Moffatt song was covered by Dolly Parton, "Old Flames".

Words At Twenty Paces
by Hugh Moffatt

Just like a western movie,
A challenge has been made.
A shot was fired in anger,
As pride stepped off the train.
Won't we ever stop it,
Killing me and you,
"Til our hearts are up on Boot Hill,
And there's nothin we can do.

CHO:
Words at 20 paces,
Anger at high noon.
This house ain't big enough for both of us,
It's comin' soon.
We'll finish up our happiness,
And run hope out of town,
With words at 20 paces, Lord,
It's love we're gunnin' down.

BRIDGE:
How did we ever lose the dreams we used to share? The gentle touch, the words of love,
The way we used to care.
Sometimes your words cut,
Like a bullet in my side.
Oh which is more important,
Wounded hearts or wounded pride?

I got my ammunition,
I know you've got your's, too.
We know each other's weakness, Lord,
The damage we can do.
Why can't we just step aside,
And put our guns away?
Let love come like the cavalry,
Right in and save the day. CHO: