[Intro] Hey now, hush now, count to four Boot heels waiting by the door [Verse 1] You wore a red scarf in the county fair With a borrowed name and a borrowed stare You kissed me once where the corn ran high Then asked which road the soldiers drive [Choir] Tell me, tell me, who are you? Tell me, tell me, what you do? [Verse 2] Your love came folded in a matchbook flame Three little letters, no return name I found wet footprints beside my bed And your Sunday story turned Sunday-red [Choir] Dirty business, sugar sweet Two-step trouble in the heat [Chorus] Wild country, wide open sky You hold me close, then you lie Wild country, hearts run free But every secret comes back to me [Verse 3] The sheriff's radio hummed low and slow While you hid a photograph under my coat Your pretty alibi fell through the floor When a woman called from Baltimore [Choir] Run, honey, run, but don't run far The truth is riding in a borrowed car [Bridge] I loved your hands, I loved your grin I loved the trouble you carried in But love like yours wears a hidden badge And leaves red dust on every path [Chorus] Wild country, wide open sky You hold me close, then you lie Wild country, hearts run free But every secret comes back to me [Outro] Hey now, hush now, morning comes No more kisses from a loaded tongue Wild country, let the truth roll free You can keep your secrets, not me
