[Verse 1]
We came so far, me and my lone star baby
Leavin's so hard but this ol' heart is breakin'
Come mornin' I'm Denver bound
Gonna set my sights on higher ground

[Chorus]
Why not Colorado
Far away across the Great Divide
High above the sorrow, who needs love above the timber line
Why die in Amarillo, oh
[?] just as quiet as the Texas plain
Let no memory follow
I'll be gone tomorrow
Why not Colorado

[Verse 2]
The love we made here has got to stay here
But not me
I'm gonna trade tears when he plays
Where I won't be
Some fool in a dust bowl town
Prayin' that you'll come around

[Chorus]
Why not Colorado
Far away across the Great Divide
High above the sorrow, who needs love above the timber line
Why die in Amarillo, oh
[?] just as quiet as the Texas plains
Let no memory follow
I'll be gone tomorrow
Why not Colorado

[Bridge]
I've got friends who say that a heart heals fast in Mexico
But I need rain or snow to bury the memory of one Texas love

[Chorus]
Why not Colorado
Far away across the Great Divide
High above the sorrow, who needs love above the timber line
Why die in Amarillo, oh
[?] just as quiet as the Texas plains
Let no memory follow
I'll be gone tomorrow
Why not Colorado

[Tag]
Let no memory follow
I'll be gone tomorrow
Why not Colorado