Night Rider's Lament

Night Rider's Lament - Suzy Bogguss

I was out a ridin'

The graveyard shift midnight till dawn

The moon was as bright as a reading light

For a letter

From an old friend back home

He said last night I ran into Jenny

She is married and has a good life

Oh you sure missed the track

When you never came back

She's the perfect professional's wife

She asked me

Why do you ride for his money

Why do you rope for short pay

You ain't gettin' nowhere

And you're losin' your share

Oh you must've gone crazy out there

They've never seen the northern lights

Never seen a hawk on the wing

Never seen the spring hit the geat dvide

And they ain't ever heard old camp cokie sing

Well I read up the last of the letter

And tore of the stamp for black Jim

Little dugie rode up to relieve me

He just looked at the letter and grinned

He said

Why do they ride for the money

Why do they rope for short pay

They ain't gettin' nowhere

And they're losin' their share

Oh they all must be crazy out there

They've never seen the northern lights

Never seen a hawk on the wing

Never seen the spring at the geat divide

And they ain't ever heard old camp cokie sing