Ridin' The

Hometown lady, leavin' for the city
Bags in hand, she's boardin' the train
Her last look through the window, i saw her eyes were as red as mine
I waved goodbye but i can't believe she's leaving.

But a woman can't be high-class
In a lonely farmer's town
And the son of a poor man
Ain't gonna turn your head around
But if you ever get lonely
Just pick up the telephone
And the son of a poor man will bring you home.

Maybe soon i'll see her on some television show
Painted lips and fingers singing for the world
A fashion plate for sure dancin' for your plastic world
Call me up if you can but if not well i'll understand

But a woman can't be high-class
In a lonely farmer's town
And the son of a poor man
Ain't gonna turn your head around
But if you ever get lonely
Just pick up the telephone
And the son of a poor man will bring you home.

Lookin' for a love
Searchin' everywhere
I can't get enough and i don't really care
If it takes a lot of waitin'
'cause i've got the time to spare
It's gonna take a lot more lovin'
But we got plenty of that around here.

Laughin' heading home a woman could be fine
Flying back alone, i don't really mind
'cause it gives me the time for thinking
How so many people just ruin their lives
Folks miss out on so much lovin'
By picking it up before it arrives.

I can't see it but i know when it's there
I can just feel it, it's everywhere
I can't see it but i know when it's there
I can just feel it, it's everywhere.

Lookin' for a love
Searchin' everywhere
I can't get enough and i don't really care
If it takes a lot of waitin'
'cause i've got the time to spare
It's gonna take a lot more lovin'
But we got plenty of that around here.

I can't see it but i know when it's there
I can just feel it, it's everywhere
I can't see it but i know when it's there
I can just feel it, it's everywhere.

Say you know you've got to run
You know you've got to hide
You don't know who to follow
Or who is on your side
You don't know where you're goin'
You won't talk of where you've been
And i may see you tomorrow
Or nevermore again.

And i've seen you in the cities
I've seen you on the road
And your face is all a-twisted
'cause your brain is a heavy load
And then you turn and ask me
Say how will i ever know
And you talk of all your searchin'
But i think it's all for show

Open up my friend
Love someone if you can
Go on, let her in
Open up again.

And i hear your mournful songs
I hear your painful crys
And i've seen the light of hunger
Linger deep within your eyes
And you talk about your sinkin'
And what a hole you're in
You expect for me to love you
When you hate yourself my friend.

And you've got yourself a potion
Oh to keep you from your sleep
In that dark and lonely hour
Well i've heard you laugh and weep
But you'll always be a-runnin'
Runnin' till you find your doom
'cause you never face your lonely soul
You never face the gloom.

Open up my friend
Love someone if you can
Go on, let her in
Open up again.

My whole life rides on the mood of my lady
Her ups and downs are turning my life around
She's happy today, it's like a breath of new life
But tomorrow her sorrow will tear me down.

Slowly, oh slowly i can tell that she needs me
It shows right through the walls she's built around herself
Oh higher, oh higher i'm climbing in her eyes
It's a servant she wants but a man she must have.

Oh, oh woman i need you like i never needed anyone
Oh, oh woman like the morning needs the sun
Oh, oh woman you know that our lives have just begun
I'll behave, oh woman, 'cause i'm your slave.

Oh, two lives in tune, it's a delicate balance to keep
We'll stand together but never too near
Oh, hold me close but don't you smother me
I'll speak of my love but only for you to hear.

Oh, oh woman i need you like i never needed anyone
Oh, oh woman like the morning needs the sun
Oh, oh woman you know that our lives have just begun
I'll behave, oh woman, 'cause i'm your slave.

Ridin' the storm out, waitin' for the thaw out
On a full moon night in the rocky mountain winter.
My wine bottle's low, watching for the snow
I've been thinking lately of what i'm missing in the city.

And i'm not missing a thing
Watchin' the full moon crossing the range
Ridin' the storm out
Ridin' the storm out.

My lady's beside me, she's there to guide me.
She says that alone we've finally found home.
The wind outside is frightening,
But it's kinder than the lightning life in the city.
It's a hard life to live but it gives back what you give.