She saw him for the first time in that open all-night diner
when she served him up some chili and a beer.
And the feeling that she got when
he grinned across the counter was a cross
between excitement and fear.
He looked as hard and dry as the back roads that he traveled,
chasing rodeos through half a hundred towns.
He said,
hang up your apron,
honey,
and brush down your hair,
and we'll go yahooing around.
He's a true western movie without any star.
He's something like she's never known.
But she's seen enough movies to know how they'll end.
They'll ride into the sunset alone.
He makes her feel like a kid cutting school,
but by now she should be old enough to know
that today ain't forever and there's only so long.
You can't take all your pleasures to go.
But as long as it lasts,
she'll just keep hanging on,
cause she's just along for the ride.
And if they fly too high,
Lord,
and even if she falls,
all she can hurt is her pride.
He's a true western movie without any star.
He's something like she's never known.
But she's seen enough movies to know how they'll end.
They'll ride into the sunset alone.
Yeah, he'll ride into the sunset alone.