Song Description

remembering the wild western plains of the past

Lyrics

When you?re ridin? ol? Paint with the wind on your face
And the prairie just rolls on for miles
The snow covered peaks ?neath the blue sky above
You can?t help but put on a smile

Meadowlarks sing see the hawk on the wing
While the gopher ducks into his hole
I wander all day through the cactus and sage
Never feelin? I?m ever alone.

Chorus:
Live on Wild Western Plains
The days of free range are gone
Live on you Wild Western Plains

When the shadows grow long and the air cools down
And you?ve camped up some little draw
The flickering firelight can warm up your soul
As well as that coffee you brought

Curl up in your bedroll gaze at the stars
Shinin? down on the land you love best
But before you can sleep through the morning will greet you
It?s sunrise out in the west
Repeat Chorus
I?ve traveled the Santa Fe and Oregon trails
Through stories I?ve read of your past
I?ve forded the Yellowstone followed the Arkansas
Swam in the Snake and the Platte

I?ve seen your buffalo antelope and elk
As they roamed these hills far and wide
Thank you Great Plains for the life you?ve given us
It?s been one heck of a ride

Chorus