The Trail I Didn't Ride

[Verse 1] I never scaled the Grand Canyon, Never rode the Colorado River, I never chased the morning's light, Out where the Rockies touch the sky. [Chorus] The trail I didn’t ride, it calls me still, Through desert shadows and quiet hills. A thousand dreams I set aside, For the trail I didn’t ride. [Verse 2] I never danced with the preacher's daughter, Though her eyes said I'd ought to. I did a stint for Uncle Sam, And I came back a different man. [Verse 3] I spent my time ridin' my boss's range, Was honest work; I never wanted a change. Some of my old friends found their partner And made them a life that I look at in wonder. [Prechorus] Oh, the fences I built, the ones I broke, The words I swallowed, the ones I spoke. [Verse 4] I'm just an old cowhand; I'm set in my ways I saw where those trails went in my younger days Time's past for regrets and regrets are for fools I made up my bedroll; I'll sleep on it, too. [Bridge] I hear it now in the prairie wind, Whispering of places I’ve never been. The dirt on my boots has stories for you, But they're more about lonely, not dreams come true. [Chorus] The trail I didn’t ride, it calls me still, Through quiet shadows and verdant hills. A thousand dreams I set aside, For the trail I didn’t ride.