Her telephone rang,
'Bout a quarter to nine.
She heard his voice,
On the other end of the line.
She wondered what,
Was wrong this time.
She never knew,
What his calls might bring.
With a cowboy like him
It could be anything.
And she always expected the worst,
In the back of her mind.

He said, "It's cold out here,
An' I'm all alone.
Didn't make the short go again,
And I'm comin' home.
I know I've been,
Away too long.
I never got a chance,
To write or call.
An' I know this rodeo,
Has been hard on us all.
But I'll be home soon.
And honey, is there somethin' wrong?"

She said, "Don't bother comin' home.
By the time you get here
I'll be long gone.
There's somebody new,
And he sure ain't no rodeo man."
He said, "I'm sorry,
It's come down to this.
There's so much about you,
That I'm gonna miss.
But it's alright, baby,
If I hurry I can still make Cheyenne.
Gotta go now, baby,
If I hurry I can still make Cheyenne."
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He left that phone,
Danglin' off the hook.
Then slowly turned around,
And gave it one last look.
Then he just walked away.
He aimed his truck
Toward that Wyoming line,
With a little luck,
He could still
Get there in time.
And in that Cheyenne wind,
He could still hear her say,

She said, "Don't bother comin' home.
By the time you get here I'll be long gone.
There's somebody new,
And he sure ain't no rodeo man."
He said, "I'm sorry,
It's come down to this.
There's so much about you,
That I'm gonna miss.
But it's alright, baby,
If I hurry I can still make Cheyenne.
Gotta go now, baby,
If I hurry I can still make Cheyenne."

She never knew,
What his calls might bring.
With a cowboy like him
It could be anything.
And she always expected the worst,
In the back of her mind.

I CAN STILL MAKE CHEYENNE
Written by: Aaron Barker & Erv Woolsey
Performed by: George Strait
Appears on: Blue Clear Sky-1996, Latest Greatest Straitest Hits-2000, 50
Number Ones-2004, Strait Hits-2006, et al.