My Ropin' Days Are Done - Blue Highway

I was thinkin' 'bout Mary as I left Tucumcari

With four hours to make Santa Fe

I know she’s been hopin' I’ll quit this damn ropin'

But that’s one thing that she’d never say

It’s a cowboy’s addiction, the smell and the friction

Of the rope when it’s dallied and taut

Every year it gets rougher

But her love is tougher

Than any steer I’ve ever fought

It’s more than a livin', it’s been my whole life

Taken and given the pleasure and strife

But I’ve known all along that this day would come

Guess my ropin' days are done

There’s headers and heelers, addicts and dealers

And Crown to cover the fear

I been a saint and a sinner, a loser and winner

So where do I go from here?

I could be home by daybreak if I turn around now

I’God boys, it’s been fun

Tell the girls in Nogales I’m headed to Dallas

Now my ropin' days are done