COWBOY RIDES AWAY
(Sonny Throckmorton / Casey Kelly)

George Strait - 1984


 
I knew the stakes were high right from the start
When she dealt the cards, I bet my heart
Now I just found a game that I can't play
And this is where the cowboy rides away

And my heart is sinking like the setting sun
Setting on the things I wish I'd done
It's time to say goodbye to yesterday
This is where the cowboy rides away

(Instrumental Break)

We've been in and out of love and in between
And now we've played the final showdown scene
As the credits roll, the sad song starts to play
This is where the cowboy rides away

And my heart is sinking like the setting sun
Setting on the things I wish I'd done
Oh, the last goodbye's the hardest one to say
This is where the cowboy rides away

Oh, the last goodbye's the hardest one to say
This is where the cowboy rides away


(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - August 2010)