Utah Phillips
The Goodnight Loving Trail
[Verse 1]
Too old to wrangle or ride in the swing
You beat that triangle, you curse everything
If dirt was a kingdom then you'd be the king
[Chorus]
On the Goodnight trail, on the Loving trail
Our "old woman's" lonesome tonight
Your French harp blows like a lone bawlin' calf
It's a wonder the wind don't tear off your skin
Get in there and blow out the light
[Verse 2]
With your snake-oils and herbs and your liniment too
You can do anything that a doctor can do
Except find a cure for your own goddamned stew
[Chorus]
On the Goodnight trail, on the Loving trail
Our "old woman's" lonesome tonight
Your French harp blows like a lone bawlin' calf
It's a wonder the wind don't tear off your skin
Gеt in there and blow out the light
[Verse 3]
Thе cook fires are all out and the coffee's all gone
The boys are all up and they're raisin' the dawn
And you're still sittin' there lost in a song
[Chorus]
On the Goodnight trail, on the Loving trail
Our "old woman's" lonesome tonight
Your French harp blows like a lone bawlin' calf
It's a wonder the wind don't tear off your skin
Get in there and blow out the light
[Verse 4]
Well, I know that someday I'll be just the same
Wearing an apron instead of a name
And no one can change it and no one's to blame
[Verse 5]
'Cause the desert's a book wrote in lizards and sage
It's easy to look like a torn out old page
All faded and cracked with the colors of age
[Chorus]
On the Goodnight trail, on the Loving trail
Our "old woman's" lonesome tonight
Your French harp blows like a lone bawlin' calf
It's a wonder the wind don't tear off your skin
Get in there and blow out the light