THERE WAS NO DENYING THE FIRE IN HIS EYES
IT WAS MORE THAN PUEBLO WHISKEY
IT WAS MORE THAN A LONELY NIGHT
TWO HUNDRED MILES FROM HOME
PERFECTLY ALONE

HE HAD NO APOLOGIES IN HIS POCKET
IT WAS RIGHT THERE ON HIS HAND
A GOLDEN WEDDING BAND
WHEN HEARTS BEGAN TO POUND
HE STOOD HIS GROUND

SHE LIGHTS A CANDLE FOR A COWBOY
AND WONDERS WHY SHE'S SO ALONE
HE WAS A MAN OF HIS WORD
IT WAS ONE SHE'D NEVER HEARD
HE WAS THE ONLY MAN WHO EVER SAID, NO

SHE SAID, "IS THERE NOTHING I CAN DO TO PLEASE YOU?