SHE CAME FROM FORT WORTH
(Pat Alger / Fred Koller)


Kathy Mattea - 1989





She came from Fort Worth, but Fort Worth couldn't hold her
Her dreams were bigger than the Texas sky
She's got a one way ticket on the next bus for Boulder
And it won't take long to say goodbye

She was workin' at a diner just a week ago
When a man from Colorado smiled and said hello
And he turned her head with stories 'bout a cabin in the trees
Where the wind can sing you love songs beneath snowcapped mountain peaks

Now she's packed her faded blue jeans and her favourite cowboy boots
Left her apron at the diner for someone else to use
One last look in the mirror at the girl she used to be
Then the driver takes her ticket and she tries to fall asleep

She came from Fort Worth, but Fort Worth couldn't hold her
Her dreams were bigger than the Texas sky
She's got a one way ticket on the next bus for Boulder
And it won't take long to say goodbye

And somewhere in the long dark night snow began to fall
Oh, the world outside was sparklin' white when she heard the driver call
"Everyone off now for Boulder and have a real nice day"
He was waitin' on the platform and he raised his hand to wave

And she offered no resistance as he took her to his cabin
And that diner in the distance seemed just like it never happened

She came from Fort Worth, but Fort Worth couldn't hold her
Her dreams were bigger than the Texas sky
She's got a one way ticket on the next bus for Boulder
And it won't take long to say goodbye

She's got a one way ticket on the next bus for Boulder
And it won't take long to say goodbye
Bye bye!






(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - November 2013)