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mike aiken – night rider’s lament lyrics

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[verse 1]
while i was out a-ridin’
the graveyard shift midnight ’til dawn
the moon was as bright as a reading light
for a letter from an old friend back home

[chorus]
he asked me
why do you ride for your money?
why do you rope for short pay?
you ain’t gettin’ nowhere
and you’re losin’ your share
oh, you must’ve gone crazy out there

[verse 2]
he said last night i ran into jenny
she’s married and has a good life
boy, you sure missed the track when you never came back
she’s the perfect professional’s wife

[chorus]
and she said now
why does he ride for his money?
why does he rope for short pay?
he ain’t gettin’ nowhere
and he’s losin’ his share
oh, he must’ve gone crazy out there

[chorus]
but then they’ve never seen the northern lights
they’ve never seen a hawk on the wing
they’ve never seen the spring hit the great divide
they ain’t never heard old camp cookie sing

[bridge]
now, i read up the last of my letter
and tore off the stamp for black jim
when dougie rode up to relieve me
he just looked at my letter and grinned

[chorus]
he said now
why do they ride for their money?
why do they rope for short pay?
they ain’t gettin’ nowhere
d-mn sure losin’ their share
son they all must be crazy out there

[chorus]
because they’ve never seen the northern lights
they’ve never seen a hawk on the wing
they’ve never seen the spring hit the great divide
ahh- they never heard old camp cookie sing

- mike aiken lyrics

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