I Can Still Make Cheyenne
Composer(s): Aaron Barker; Erv Woolsey
Performer(s): George Strait
Covered by multiple other artists



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 and I'm all alone
I didn't make the short go again and I'm coming home
I know I've been away too long
I never got a chance to write or call 
And I know this rodeo has been hard on us all 
But I'll be home soon and honey is there something 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

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