[Verse 1] I hid my red ribbon in your saddlebag at dawn, While the coffee steamed and the little dogies yawned You never saw me place it deep inside your pack, Just a whisper of a hope you might someday circle back. [Verse 2] That ribbon touched your pocketknife with the blade that’s worn and loose, You patch the world with steady hands… but hide your every bruise. It brushed the trail map with its lines of where you’ve been, Roads you chase in restless circles, never lettin’ someone in. [Chorus] I hid my heart in your saddlebag, You rode off with every piece of me I had. Every mile you wander, we ain’t really apart- ’Cause you’re carryin’ more than memories… carryin’ pieces of my heart. [Verse 3] That ribbon grazed your harmonica, the one that’s lost a reed, Still hummin’ half a broken tune for every lonely need. It hugged a family photograph you’ve held since you were a child A little boy with dusty boots and sunlight in his smile. [Chorus] I hid my heart in your saddlebag, You rode off with every piece of me I had. Every mile you wander, we ain’t really apart- ’Cause you’re carryin’ more than memories… carryin’ pieces of my heart. ...heart... heart... Oooo... [Bridge] That ribbon found your letter that you folded, never sent, It traced the words you meant for me, ridin’ idle with regret. It read about the love you felt but never could impart, And I wished those lines were whispered straight from you into my heart. [Outro] Then that ribbon curled around the lariat rope you throw to tame the wild, But this time it caught my heart instead... Now I'm ridin’ with you... In my head...
