She Came From Fort Worth Lyrics - Kathy Mattea

She came from Fort Worth, Fort Worth couldn't hold her 

Her dreams were bigger than the Texas sky 

She's got a one-way ticket on the next bus for Boulder 

And it won't take long to say goodbye 

She was workin' at a diner just a week ago 

When a man from Colorado smiled and said 'hello' 

And he turned her head with stories about a cabin in the trees 

Where the wind can sing you love songs 

Beneath snow-capped mountain peaks 

Now she's packed her fade two jeans and her favorite cowboy boots 

Left her apron at the diner for someone else to use 

One last look in the mirror at the girl she used to be 

Then the driver takes her ticket and she tries to fall asleep 

She came from Fort Worth, Fort Worth couldn't hold her 

Her dreams were bigger than the Texas sky 

She's got a one-way ticket on the next bus for Boulder 

And it won't take long to say goodbye 

And somewhere in the long, dark night, the snow began to fall 

Oh, the world outside was sparkling white when she heard the driver call 

"Everyone off now for Boulder and have a real nice day" 

He was waitin' on the platform and he raised his hand to wave 

And she offered no resistance as he took her to his cabin 

And that diner in the distance seemed just like it never happened 

She came from Fort Worth, Fort Worth couldn't hold her 

Her dreams were bigger than the Texas sky 

She's got a one-way ticket on the next bus for Boulder 

And it won't take long to say goodbye 

She's got a one-way ticket on the next bus for Boulder 

And it won't take long to say goodbye, bye bye