Who will take the coal from the mines? Who will take the salt from the earth? Who'll take the leaf and grow it to a tree? Don't look now, it ain't you
When I was young, my mama told me She said, "Child, take your time Don't fall in love too quickly Before you know your mind" She held me 'round the shoulders
Oh, I'll never swim Kern River again It was there that I met her It was there that I lost my best friend And now I live in the mountains I drifted up
If I had a gun for every ace I have drawn I could arm a town the size of Abilene Don't you push me, baby 'Cause I'm all alone and you know I'm only in
Pretty little one, how has it all begun? They're teaching you how to walk but you're already on the run Little one, what you gonna do? Little one, honey
Me and the boy's we cinched up our saddles And rode to Sonora last night Gun's hanging proud, daring out loud For anyone looking to fight Card cheats
1. I choose not to see the things that be, Or the miles and years that are gone. I pay no heed to tomorrow's need, I'm blinded by the snow
Down on the riverbed Down on the riverbed Down on the riverbed I asked my lover for her hand A red tailed hawk circled overhead A red tailed hawk circled
Little surfer, little one Made my heart come all undone Do you love me, do you surfer girl? Surfer girl, my little surfer girl I have watched you on