Garth Brooks - Night Riders Lament текст песни

One night while I was out a ridin

The grave yard shift, midnight til dawn

The moon was bright as a readin light

For a letter from an old friend back home.

And he asked me

Why do you ride for your money

Tell me why do you rope for short pay

You aint agettin nowhere

And youre loosin your share

Boy, you must have gone crazy out there.

He said last night I ran on to jenny

Shes married and has a good life

And boy you sure missed the track

When you never come back

Shes the perfect professionals wife.

And she asked me

Why does he ride for his money

And tell me why does he rope for short pay

He aint agettin nowhere

And hes loosin his share

Boy he mustve gone crazy out there.

Ah but theyve never seen the northern lights

Theyve never seen a hawk on the wing

Theyve never spent spring on the great divide

And theyve never heard ole camp cookie sing.

Well I read up the last of my letter

And I tore off the stamp for black jim

And when billy rode up to relieve me

He just looked at my letter and grinned.

He said now

Why do they ride for their money

Tell me why do they ride for short pay

They aint agettin nowhere

And theyre loosin their share

Boy, they mustve gone crazy out there

Son, they all must be crazy out there