Emmylou Harris The Sweetheart Of The Rodeo Lyrics

The Sweetheart Of The Rodeo Lyrics

(Emmylou Harris/Paul Kennerley)

I hear the sound of sorrow in the wind 
Blowing down from every mile I`ve ever been 
Calling me out on some road that just won`t end 
Where the sweetheart rides the rodeo again 

A thousand nights a thousand towns I took the bows 
But there is no compensation for me now 
Out along the highway where the west was won 
No matter how fast I ride or far I run 

Waiting for the sweetheart of the rodeo 
They`re comin` down from Tonopah to Tupelo 
She`ll come to town to ride the radio 
Like she`s slidin` down the walls of Jericho 
There goes the sweetheart of the rodeo 

I stepped into the light you left behind 
I stood there where all the world could see me shine 
Oh I was on my way to you to make you mine 
But I took the longest road that I could find