He's a hard man to work for if it weren't for his daughter
His pride and joy my secret to hide
I've been breaking the horses he bought in the Autumn
She lights up like Spring when she watches me ride
The other men reckon that I've lost my mind
Chasing something that never will be
For starters, her father, his temper is blind, besides
What would she see in a cowboy like me


One of these days it'll all go my way
I'll get through before the door closes
And I'll lay down in a bed of roses


Hey fellas looky here who's that bloke at the homestead?
Looks like he's loaded by the clothes that he wears
And there's the boss, he won't turn him away, instead
Invites him in and we all despair
He's out to impress I guess everyone knows
The old man needs his girl to meet class
But that kind of money none of us have any to show
So here I go again watching my luck run out fast


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I keep telling myself the grass will grow greener
And good things will happen in time
But I'm tired of waiting I told her I'm leaving
So why is she waving with tears in her eyes


In this lonely hotel room I'd write her a letter
But it's hard to think straight with that noise ˜cross the street
There's a dance on tonight I might go to forget her
You never know, I could meet somebody sweet
Oh why did she slip through my fingers like sand
˜Cause I'm certain that she felt the same
All I need to remind me I hold in my hand
Just this rose, what a beautiful name


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