Laramie - Goodnight, Texas

There was always someone pulling the strings

In the old days when we were dancing and singing til our throats got sore

Who in their right mind would ever go and look for more?

This is now and that was all before

There was always someone watching us play

In our desert sandbox crying

When the wind blew sand in our eyes

Set aside a pile of sand whenever anyone died

Then one day we went out to explore

When we got snowed in Laramie

In the early days of May

There was something taking care of me

And you, wouldn’t you say?

There was always a story pointing the way

And we’d sit together reading and scratching our beards and our chins

Used to keep a running count of every woman’s loses and wins

We could be forgiven for not learning from our sins

When we got snowed in Laramie

In the early days of May

There was something taking care of me

And you, wouldn’t you say?

Oh the second singularity

Was a million miles away

But it wasn’t far enough away

And now we’re gonna pay

When we got snowed in Laramie

In the early days of May

There was something taking care of me

And you, wouldn’t you say?

And I know you’re not aware of me

We’re a million miles away

But we’re never far enough away

And now we’re gonna pay