Betty wiped tables since she was a girl From Longview to Lubbock that was her world Jimmy herded cattle on his buckskin horse Since he was thirteen that was his only course Chorus They were two lonesome hearts, riding on the wind Blowing like tumbleweeds, hurting like sin Two lonesome hearts, that's a big space to fill Wishin' they would, wonderin' if they will He never dropped roots, and neither had she That ol' Texas highway was as far as they could see When you live that way love don't last long One day you got it, the next day you're gone (Chorus) Jimmy met Betty at a roadside bar
They talked for hours out in Betty's car So much to say but so little said Then the wind picked up and blew 'em their separate ways Out on the highway, in between towns It's easy to run with your wheels spinnin' 'round But inside the heart, there's no guarantee That if you break loose you will ever be free They were two lonesome hearts, riding on the wind Blowing like tumbleweeds, hurting like sin Two lonesome hearts, that's a big space to fill Wishin' they would, knowin' they never will Two lonesome hearts Two lonesome hearts