Story Behind The Song
Ambitious friends leaving home town
Song Description
up tempo contemporary country/folk with guitar, accordian, flute and bass ending with a traditional Irish tune
| Song Length |
4:29 |
Genre |
Country - General, Folk - Contemporary |
| Tempo |
Medium Fast (131 - 150) |
Lead Vocal |
Mixed Vocals |
| Mood |
Cheerful |
Subject |
General |
| Language |
English |
Era |
1990 - 1999 |
Lyrics
You said you hate this no horse town
And you're aching for the day
When you walk the bridge across the tracks to slowly ride away
But ambition burns and burns
Like a year of Acid rain
And the girl you left behind you swears she won't get fooled again
CHORUS
But you never said goodbye
No you never said goodbye
And the eyes that just can't cry
Must be the saddest eyes of all
Well she was young and high on love
She believed your every lie
With your happy ever after
Under a lover's starlit sky
You were a gold hound in full cry
As you chased your Brave new World
On the scent of easy money and those willing city girls
CHORUS
I sometimes wonder where you are
And did you find your pot of gold
Or are you sleeping in a doorway
Somewhere cold just growing old
Well I still love that no horse town
It still suits my state of mind
And I'm happy ever after with the girl you left behind.
CHORUS
I said the eyes that just can't cry
Must be the saddest eyes of all.