Woman of the Prairie Land (feat. Michelle Foster)

Once there was a woman
Who was raised on a prairie
Blonde of hair and with eyes of blue
Fair of skin, she had a golden hue
And from her mind
There came songs of the heart
Of places seen where lovers had been
And motel rooms and strangers faces
And endless roads and open spaces
Going on and on and on

And they could not keep her
Nobody could, not for long, not for good
They'd come and go along the way
But not for long, they did not, did not stay

With a voice that was so pure and so clear
Her music brought joy
And it also brought tears
But the star maker songs, and the famous men
Left a strong desire to break free again
And before too long she would have to take flight
And be on her way into the night
Looking for love, a sign from above
A tarot card, it was never too hard
Moving on and on and on

And they could not keep her
Nobody could, not for long, not for good
They'd come and go along the way
But not for long, they did not, did not stay

Time steals away, in that we have no choice
It took away her muse and then away her voice
And now in the attic of her memory
It's her paintings that shine
And that she'll always see
While chords of the old songs they come drifting through
Telling her stories like they always do
Of wildwood flowers and moon swept hours
Of lonesome blues and dancing shoes
Of café days and childlike ways
And of concerts gone where people sang along and on and on

And they could not keep her
Nobody could, not for long, not for good
They'd come and go along the way
But not for long, they did not, did not stay
Yet forever and a day, her music will always stay
With all of us