Cheyenne Lyrics

Let the moonlight carry me

O'er the rivers through the trees

Into my lover's waitin' arms

Curse my ramblin' heart

For keepin' us apart

I've only memories

To keep me warm

Beatin' on these jailhouse bars

Starin' at the midnight stars

Slowly wearin' 'way at the seams

If this is the price I pay

I'll sleep in this bed I've made

And live what could have been

In my dreams

On a killin' floor in Omaha

Got word of a job out West

They picked me up

Three weeks ago

I guess you know the rest

Never meant it to go that far

You know I'm a peaceful man

Everyone has a breakin' point

I found mine in Cheyenne

Beatin' on these jailhouse bars

Starin' at the midnight stars

Slowly wearin' 'way at the seams

If this is the price I pay

I'll sleep in this bed I've made

And live what could have been

In my dreams

Never been good at goodbyes

So I'll just tell it to ya quick

Don't wait for me honey

I ain't gettin' out of this fix

It brings me a smile

That for a short while

I was able to walk the line

May each vision you see

When you look back at me

Slip free from

The cruel hands of time

Each night I am graced

With maidens of lace

And feasts that are fit

For a king

Then I open my eyes

As the sun starts to rise

And the dove on my sill

Warms its wings

Beatin' on these jailhouse bars

Starin' at the midnight stars

Slowly wearin' 'way at the seams

If this is the price I pay

I'll sleep in this bed I've made

And live what could have been

In my dreams