If Heartaches Were Horses

Been in the saddle since the sun came up

Rounding up strays in this old West Texas dust

She's been packing her things since I put coffee on

By sundown she'll be goneDamned this old girth, worn right in two

But a spare link of leather and Ill make it do

And just when I think I got life by the reins

Home aint sweet home on the rangeIf heartaches were horses and hard times were cattle

I'd ride home at sunset, sitting tall in the saddle

If heartaches were horses and hard times were cattleAnd she'd say she loved me and this cowboy way of life

She'd be right beside me when we rode home tonight