COME BACK

well i knew this one girl whose beauty would stun
her and i from day one like non stop fun
spontaneous girl energy high on the run
sometimes too much like playing all day in the sun
fun frolics in bed she was kind of white bread
though it would last once again i misread
she started to dream screens palm trees and waves
future like outer space that she couldn't wait to taste
round here it's just waste - folks sellin' lawnmowers
in front of their trailers and hunting gear stores
old farmers ridin' round causin' high prices stitches
sprayin' mud on the roads and leavin' cars in ditches
yellow ribbon life was just too simple for her now
tv got her thinking and her mind was all astir now
she said break i guess she meant it should be clean
i thought i could deal but dealin' ran out of steam

come back baby
i've been missing you so
been stuck in a rut - ain't got thing on the go
come back baby
i've been missing you so
it just ain't the same hangin' out here alone

days flowed slow right after the cut
first time stopped then it started back up
thought of her often but less as time passed
a flash here and there and then flings full blast
and thing we had was just making its way
from the tip of my tongue to lost in the hay
a drawn out summer like a long holiday
kind of relegated kate to the back plate
as fate would have it she never made it to cali
ended up in vegas dealin' blackjack at bally's
with a little bow tie watchin' losers come by
and then walk back away boring hot dusty days
she'll probably stay i settled all my past dues
life rollin' smooth in control like a cruise
sometimes when you gamble you just crap out and you lose
some singin' hallelujah some singin' the blues