Blue Highway - My Ropin' Days Are Done lyrics

(Tim Stafford-Robert G. Starnes/Daniel House Music, BMI-It Says What It Says Music, BMI) 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