Just a ragged kid in overalls,He thumbed a ride one dayHe said, Anywhere you're headed is on my way.But as we passed the Big Sky drive-inHis eyes began to glassHe was leavin Rapid City mighty fast.He said, I hope to God she findsThe good-bye letter that I wrote herBut the mail don't move to fastIn Rapid City, South Dakota. --- Instrumental ---Well, he left her just a blanketOf snow upon the farmAnd that don't keep your conscience very warm.He said his friends were too durn hungryAnd his pa was too damn meanAnd there ain't no money pumpin gasoline.And in her gentle eyes, was the merchandiseOf dreams the peddler sold herAs he left her there alone in Rapid City, South Dakota.Now the reason he was goin,I'm not sure I could say,Might've been the rodeo in Santa FeThere's a doctor in Chicago,I know she'll be all right, He told himself as he stared into the night.And he said, I hope to God she findsThe good-bye letter that I wrote her'Cause the mail don't move too fastIn Rapid City, South Dakota. And all her people treatin herJust like they never knowed her,Lord, the winter passes slowIn Rapid City, South Dakota.
Lyrics by Dwight Yoakam
(Twelve Minutes Of) Paradise 1,000 Miles 1000 Miles From Nowhere 1000 Miles of Misery 1000 Miles Of Mysery 3 Pears A Heart Like Mine A Long Way Home A Place To Cry A Promise You Can't Keep A Promise You Can't Keep A Thousand Miles From Nowhere A World Of Blue Above and Beyond Act Naturally Ain't That Lonely Yet Ain't That Lonely Yet Alright I'm Wrong Alright I'm Wrong Always Late With Your Kisses An Exception To The Rule Away In A Manger Away in the Manger Baby Don't Go Baby Don't Go Baby Why Not Back Of Your Hand Believe Blame the Vain Borrowed Love Buenas Noches From A Lonely Room Buenas Noches From A Lonely Room (She Wore Red Dre... Buenos Noches from a Lonely Room Buenos Noches From A Lonely Room (She Wore Red Dre Buenos Noches From A Lonely Room (She Wore Red Dre... Bury Me Bury Me - Maria McKee Bury Me (duet with Maria McKee) Bury Me [#] Bury Me [1981 Demo] Bury Me [Acoustic] Can't You Hear Me Calling [live] Can't You Hear Me Calling [live] Carmelita Cattle Call Claudette Close Up the Honky Tonks Come On Christmas Crazy Little Thing Called Love Cryin' Time Cryin' Time Dangerous Man Dangerous Man [Instrumental] Dim Lights, Thick Smoke Does It Show Does It Show? Doin' What I Did Doin' What I Did Don't Be Sad Don't Be Sad Down On The Corner Of Love Down Where The River Bends Dreams Of Clay Excuse Me Excuse Me (I Think I've Got a Heartache) Excuse Me (I Think I've Got A Heartache) Fair to Midland Fast As You Fast As You - Live Floyd County Floyd County [#] Floyd County [1981 Demo] Foolin' Around Foolin' Around For Love's Sake For Love's Sake Free To Go Give Back the Key to My Heart Gone Gone (That'll Be Me) Good Time Charlie's Got The Blues Good Time Charlie's Got The Blues Guitars And Cadilacs Guitars, Cadillacs Heart Of Stone Heart That You Own Heartaches Are Free Heartaches By The Number Heartaches by the Number [Live] Heartaches by the Number [Live][#] Here Comes Santa Claus Here Comes The Night Hey Little Girl Hold On To God Holding Things Together Home For Sale Home Of The Blues Home of the Blues [DVD] Honky Tonk Man Honky Tonk Man [DVD] I Ain't That Lonely Yet I Don't Care (Just As Long As You Love Me) I Don't Need It Done I Don't Care (Just As Long As You Love Me) I Don't Need It Done I Got You I Hear You Knockin' I Hear You Knockin' I Said (Paradise Reprise) I Sang Dixie I Sang Dixie [#] I Sang Dixie [1981 Demo] I Wanna Love Again I Want To Love Again I Want You To Want Me I Was There I Was There [*] I Wouldn't Put It Past Me I Wouldn't Put It Past Me I'd Avoid Me Too I'll Be Gone I'll Be Home For Christmas I'll Go Back To Her I'll Just Take These I'll Pretend I'm Bad I'm Nationwide I'm Bad, I'm Nationwide I'd Avoid Me Too I'll Be Gone I'll Be Home For Christmas I'll Go Back To Her I'll Just Take These I'll Pretend I'm Bad, I'm Nationwide If Teardrops Were Diamonds If There Was A Way If You Were Me (And I Were You) In Another World Intentional Heartache It Is Well with My Soul It Only Hurt's When I Cry It Only Hurt's When I Cry It Only Hurts Me When I Cry It Only Hurts When I Cry It s Never Alright It Won't Hurt It Won't Hurt It's Never Alright It's Never Alright Jambalaya Johnson's Love Johnson's Love Just Passin' Time Just Passing Time King Of Fools Let's Work Together Let's Work Together Liar Listen Little Chapel Little Sister Little Ways Loco Motion Loco-Motion Locomotion Lonesome Roads Long Way To Go Long Way To Go - Reprise Long Way To Go (Reprise) Long White Cadillac Louisville Love Caught Up To Me Love's Gonna Live Here Love's Gonna Live Here Lucky That Way Man of Constant Sorrow Maybe You Like It, Maybe You Don't Mercury Blues Mercury Blues [#] Miner's Prayer Miner's Prayer Missing Heart My Bucket's Got A Hole My Bucket's Got A Hole My Heart Skips a Beat Near You Never Hold You New San Antone Rose No Future in Sight No Such Thing North To Alaska Nothing Nothing But Love Nothing's Changed Here Nothing's Changed Here Off Your Mind One More Name One More Night Only Want You More Only You Only You (Can Break My Heart) Only You [Can Break My Heart] Paradise Place To Cry Playboy Please Daddy Please, Please Baby Pocket of a Clown Population Me Promise You Can't Keep Purple Rain Readin', Rightin', Route 23 Readin', Rightin', RT. 23 Readin', Rightin', RT.23 Readin', Rightin', RT. 23 Ring Of Fire Ring of Fire [Live][#] Rock It All Away Rocky Road Blues Run Run Rudolph Run, Run, Rudolph Sad Side Of Town Sad, Sad Music Same Fool Santa Can't Stay Santa Can't Stay Santa Claus Is Back In Town Second Hand Heart Send A Message To My Heart Send Me The Pillow She She'll Remember She'll Remember Silent Night Silver Bells Silver Bells (featuring Beth Anderson) Sin City Sin City [#] Since I Started Drinkin' Again Since I Started Drinking Again Smoke Along The Track Some Dark Holler Somewhere Sorry You Asked Sorry You Asked? South Of Cincinnati South of Cincinnatti Stayin' Up Late Stayin' Up Late (Thinkin' About It) Stayin' Up Late Stop The World (And Let Me Off) Streets Of Bakersfield Streets Of Bakersfield - With Buck Owens Suspicious Minds T for Texas Take Hold Of My Hand Take Me Takes A Lot To Rock You Tears for Two That's Okay That's Okay The Back of Your Hand The Big Time The Big Time (1989 Demo) The Christmas Song The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open ... The Curse The Darkest Hour The Distance Between You & Me The Distance Between You And Me The Heart That You Own The Heartaches Are Free The Last Heart in Line The Last Surrender The Last Time The Late Great Golden State The Loco-Motion The Pocket Of A Clown The Sad Side of Town These Arms Things Change Things We Said Today Think of Me Thinking About Leaving This Drinkin' Will Kill Me This Drinkin' Will Kill Me This Much I Know This Much I Know This Time Thousand Miles from Nowhere Thousand Miles from Nowhere (1000 Miles from Nowhe... Three Good Reasons Throughout All Time Time Spent Missing You Tired Of Waiting For You Together Again Train In Vain Trains And Boats And Planes Traveler's Lantern Traveler's Lantern Truckin' Truckin' Try Not To Look So Pretty Trying Turn It On, Turn It Up, Turn Me Loose Twenty Years Twenty Years [#] Twenty Years [1981 Demo] Two Doors Down Two Doors Down Two Doors Down [Acoustic] Under Your Spell Again Understand Your Man V's of Birds Waiting Wakin' After Midnight Wakin' After Midnight Watch Out Waterfall What Do You Know About Love What I Don't Know What I Don't Know What's Left of Me What's Left Of Me Wheels When I First Came Here Who at the Door Is Standing Who'll Stop the Rain Wichita Lineman Wild Ride Wild Ride Words [Instrumental] World Of Blue Yet To Succeed You're The One You're The One Your Tender Loving Care
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