Dear Maria Lyrics

Dear Maria I hope this letter finds you well

I am camped beneath the stars somewhere on the Chisholm trail

It's a cold and bitter night but this old campfire warms these tired and weary bones

My thoughts of you tonight as they have been since the day that I left home

Dear Maria I close my eyes and we go dancing

And in my dreams I hold you in my arms

Dear Maria it's been so long since I've been gone

And I pray that God has kept you from all harm

Please pray for me oh Maria 'til I make it home

Winters passing and when the springtime comes

I'll make my way back home to you again

When I return Maria will you take my hand

In the eyes of God our family and friends

Dear Maria I close my eyes and we go dancing

And in my dreams I hold you in my arms

Ah Maria it's been so long since I've been gone

And I pray that God has kept you from all harm

Please pray for me oh Maria 'til I make it home

The cattle drive it's the rough and lonely life

The journey's hard with dangers all around me

Days are long and I dream of home

And in your arms is where I need to be

Dear Maria I close my eyes and we go dancing

And in my dreams I hold you in my arms

Dear Maria it's been so long since I've been gone

And I pray that God has kept you from all harm

Please pray for me oh Maria 'til I make it home

And ah Maria I will be coming home