[Intro] Hey now, hey now, ride that red-dirt road Hey now, hey now, where the wild hearts roam [Verse 1] I met you by the cottonwood, dust upon your shoes You had a matchbox full of sparks and nothing left to lose From the Carolina pine to the Oklahoma line You kept your hand in mine, kept your hand in mine [Call and Response] [Lead] Tell me, where will you take me? [Choir] Down where the tall grass bends [Lead] Tell me, what will you give me? [Choir] A love that never ends [Chorus] Love in the wild country, wide as the prairie sky Love in the wild country, no fence can hold it high Oh, darling, take me riding where the river meets the plain Love in the wild country, call my name, call my name [Verse 2] We slept beneath a wagon tarp while thunder crossed the west Your old blue shirt around my shoulders, my cheek against your chest The coyotes sang their crooked song, the dry creek answered back You kissed me like a runaway train rolling down the track [Call and Response] [Lead] Will you leave when winter finds us? [Choir] Not while your heart beats near [Lead] Will you turn when hard roads bind us? [Choir] We’ll be gone, but never fear [Chorus] Love in the wild country, wide as the prairie sky Love in the wild country, no fence can hold it high Oh, darling, take me riding where the river meets the plain Love in the wild country, call my name, call my name [Bridge] When the moon hangs low on the water And the longhorns start to cry Put your weathered palm in my palm We’ll let the whole world pass us by [Final Chorus] Love in the wild country, red earth beneath our feet Love in the wild country, rough, restless, and sweet Oh, darling, take me riding till the morning breaks in flame Love in the wild country, call my name, call my name [Outro] Hey now, hey now, ride that red-dirt road Hey now, hey now, where the wild hearts roam Love in the wild country Call my name
