Her telephone rang,
'Bout rang 'bout a quarter to nine. nine
She heard his voice,
On voice on the other end of the line. line
She wondered what,
Was what was wrong this time. time

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

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

She said, "Don't bother comin' home. home
By the time you get hereenter deleted
I'll be long gone. gone
There's somebody new,
And new and he sure ain't no rodeo man." man"

He said, "I'm sorry,
It's sorry it's come down to this. this
There's so much about you,
That you that I'm gonna miss. miss
But it's alright, baby,
If if I hurry I can still make Cheyenne. Cheyenne
Gotta go now, baby,
If if I hurry I can still make Cheyenne." Cheyenne"

He left that phone,
Danglin' phone danglin' off the hook. hook
Then slowly turned around,
And around and gave it one last look. look
Then he just walked away. away

He aimed his truck
Toward toward that Wyoming line, line
With a little luck,
He luck he could still
Get get there in time. time
And in that Cheyenne wind,
He wind he could still hear her say, say

She said, "Don't bother comin' home. home
By the time you get here I'll be long gone. gone
There's somebody new,
And new and he sure ain't no rodeo man." man"

He said, "I'm sorry,
It's sorry it's come down to this. this
There's so much about you,
That you that I'm gonna miss. miss
But it's alright, alright baby,
If if I hurry I can still make Cheyenne. Cheyenne
Gotta go now, baby,
If if I hurry I can still make Cheyenne." Cheyenne"

She never knew,
What knew what his calls might bring. bring
With a cowboy like him
It him, it could be anything. anything
And she always expected the worst, 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.] mind