She was sitting there watching the rain that night
It was the night he came to town
She cried, "There's nobody for me in this whole damned world"
And the rain kept coming down
Little did she know, despite her tears
Just as night is followed by day
The one she'd call her one true love
Was just a half a mile away
As sure as children know how to pray
Hey, hey, hey, good love is on the way
He'd been hired to work on the Dixon Ranch
By his cousin, it must be told
They'd both dreamed of being big cowboys
Since they were only six years old
He'd been wounded badly in the war
Fighting for this great land
He had gone away a little boy
But he had come home a man
And the brave all know they can
When it's time to make a stand
It was Saturday night, she was off to work
As a waitress at the Lone Star Bar
She wondered if her prince was somewhere out there
But the question was “how far?”
He ordered a beer, nothing special
A Corona with a lime
She looked at him as if she'd never seen a man
I guess for her it had been some time
Since the Lord had turned water to wine
(Bridge)
Well it didn't take long, the fastest I've seen
He asked that lady to dance
There were fifty men turning green with envy
Because they'd never have a chance
To tell her how beautiful she really was
“Wow,” was all that she could say
Do you think they knew
Their happy-ever-after
Was just a kiss away?
Men and women learn how to pray
Like the children know how to pray
And good love will come to stay