Riding for a Fall

Last night you told her, you could never hold her

'Cause a cowboy's just got to be free

Her heart was breakin', yours was achin'

But you saddled up to follow your dreams

Coffee on your campfire, wind through the barbed wire

You huddle close to the flames

Though she's far behind you, the night wind reminds you

It just keeps on whisperin' her name

You can make a run for the border

Try to hide at the hole in the wall

But don't you know your arms are achin' to hold her

And cowboy, even though you're ridin' tall

You're riding for a fall

Midnight the moons up, hands around your tin cup

The frost settles in on the sage

The nights gettin' colder, well, man you're gettin' older

Tonight you're feelin' you're age

Well, why don't you turn back, just saddle up and backtrack

You know you'll never find a love quite like hers

And tell me, on a cold lonesome evenin',

What the hell goods your freedom?

Don't you think it's time you hung up your spurs?

You can make a run for the border

Try to hide at the hole in the wall

But don't you know your arms are achin' to hold her

And cowboy, even though you're ridin' tall

You're ridin' for a fall

Cowboy, you're riding for a fall