Truth and consequences close behind us Take the rockies by surprise And old coyotes warn early mornings of Wild horses in desquise Won't you take me through the mountains Towards the oregon trial And say goodbye to Colorado Front my heart I wish you well We missed the magpie so we took a long drive Could not get far enough away Tracked through the deep snow and turned up the radio And toasted outside santa fe Won't you take me Through the mountains Towards the oregon line. Say goodbye to Colorado Fare the well good friend of mine Woke up in Idaho and it was twenty three below We walked out as far as we could stand I watched you in your black coat as you photographed the hills a rollin Count to three and when we ran