[Instrumental emotional long intro] [Intro] Boot prints fading in the red dirt sand Sun hanging low like a rusted brand Hat pulled down, keeps the memories dim Every long road starts and ends with him Campfire smoke curls into the sky One tin cup, one old lullaby Her name carved small on the saddle horn He reads it quiet till the night turns warm. [Instrumental long solo] [Verse] I’m just a lonely cowboy Talking to the stars again Chasing every midnight Like it’s gonna be a friend Got a saddle and a shadow And a heart I never show I’m just a lonely cowboy Riding where the wild wind blows I’m a lonely cowboy Riding fence lines in my head Every town I pass through Leaves another word unsaid If there’s a place I’m meant to be Lord, don’t let it pass me by I’m a lonely cowboy Chasing shadows in the sky. [Instrumental long solo] [Verse 2] Coffee tastes like last year’s rain Fire throws shapes on the wagon frame Your laugh still hangs in this worn-out coat Every mile I drag it like a ghost I’m a lonely cowboy Riding through a sky so wide Got a name carved on this saddle But no one on my side If you hear my lonesome song Blowing through the pines tonight That’s a lonely cowboy Trying to make it to the morning light. [Instrumental long solo] [Verse 3] Barstool leaning like my spine Dealer grins, "You staying this time?" I shuffle off, I shake my head Share a smoke with what I should've said I'm just a lonely cowboy Riding where the wind decides Got a heart like an empty canteen Nothing but dust inside Every mile I put behind me Is another place I couldn't stay I'm just a lonely cowboy Too far gone to find my way. [Instrumental long solo] [Outro] One more town, one more card game One more face I’ll just forget But if you’re somewhere on this long trail Know I ain’t forgiven yet The stars are comin' out, one by lonely one Wishin' on a silver dollar for what's already done Should've held you tighter, should've said goodbye Now there's just this empty land, beneath a lonesome sky. [Instrumental long solo] [end]
