1.
We were ridin' from Durango, back up in Colorado
Somewhere way up on the Great Divide
We rode thru hell and thunder and I guess that it's no wonder
That it comes back now so clearly in my mind
2.
When the sky and you are brothers and the wind's your next of kin
Lightning in the clouds can freeze your soul
But the fear'll pass on through ya', like the ice cold hand of
winter
And wash you clean and leave you feelin' whole
Chorus:
And he said goodnight Carolyn in the sunset
He did it every evenin' so they say
He'd just wander off from us and go to see the stock was fed
Then we see him out against the sky rememberin' what she said
Refrain:
When you're tired of ridin' out there all alone
When it's time to put your saddle up, and finally come on home
I'll be here waitin' for ya', it's a promise that I'll keep
'Cause I'll be there in your sunset
when the world goes off to sleep.
3.
Well the years have come and gone now, and I'm a better man
Trails and time have gone their separate ways
You know sometimes I still ride up there, deep inside me somewhere
And watch the closin' of another day
