[Verse 1]
My love is a river where the white waters pour
I hunted and trapped her by the Gates of Ladore
She sings with the spirit of a cold mountain rain
Where I won her bright silver in the high Coeur d'Alene

[Chorus]
She'll never be mine
She'll never be mine
Though I won all her treasures, so simple and fine
I know she'll never be minе

[Verse 2]
My love's a cantina where I drink with my friеnds
I called her Dolores and sometimes Cheyenne
I followed her, beggin', all over the West
My love is a headlight on the midnight express

[Chorus]
She'll never be mine
She'll never be mine
I won all her treasures, so simple and fine
I know she'll never be mine

[Verse 3]
My love is Montana with the high Douglas fir
And many long summers I labored for her
She sings with the spirit of the high autumn corn
That came from the land where my children were born
[Chorus]
She'll never be mine
She'll never be mine
I won all her treasures, so simple and fine
I know she'll never be mine

[Verse 4]
My love is the life that a boomer will lead
You chain her with lies, you trap her with greed
My love is a dreamer, I follow the dream
You say she's a beggar, I say she's a queen

[Chorus]
Some day she'll be mine!
Some day she'll be mine!
I won all her treasures, so simple and fine
I know some day she'll be mine!