Atwood - Hoist the Colors

I saw her standing there in a yellow dress

She shot that arrow straight into my chest

She came from Kansas City or was it New Orleans

And she left her home when she was just 16

I said I’ll marry you and quit my wicked ways

Build you a simple home where we can spend our days

Oh this prairie wide will be our paradise

We’ll grow old and grow wise under an open sky

The road to Hell is only paved with best intentions

But so’s the road to grace

And while you’re lying awake thinking of past mistakes

Have a little faith

But the sky went black and not a drop of rain

And the wind howled up across the plain

So I left my love in a time of need

Oh I left my love with a mouth to feed

The road to Hell is only paved with best intentions

But so’s the road to grace

And while you’re lying awake thinking of past mistakes

Have a little faith

Darling if I could, I’d rope these stars

But I’m stuck in Atwood and Heaven’s just too far

So I’ll take this road and a broken heart

And I’ll come back for you no matter where you are