She stares out her window At the west Texas sky Watching the sun sinking low Now the desert lies empty Just like her life A wild flower with no place to grow Her heart's like those wide open spaces The years have left traces Of long lost lovers gone by And each day she faces wide open spaces By counting her heartaches With each tear she cries She once was a queen From the last chance cafe To the main road out of town Now she waits for her memories That never arrive She is lost and she'll never be found Her heart's like those wide open spaces The years have left traces Of long lost lovers gone by And each day she faces wide open spaces Counting her heartaches With each tear she cries Now the desert lies empty Just like her life A wild flower with no place to grow Her heart's like those wide open spaces The years have left traces Of long lost lovers gone by And each day she faces those wide open spaces By counting her heartaches With each tear she cries