I sold out and it's time for leavin'
I cleaned out my desk and it's all packed away
No man is ever too old to start over
But I feel like an old man today
And I said goodbye to my partner
Goodbye to the cowhands who worked the J 8
Molly you're ready but give me a moment
I've just one goodbye left to say
Goodbye to my Palo Duro
Goodbye to your ranges that I love so true
Goodbye to your river your bright painted canyons
I'll never do better than you
I'll never do better than you
Like the buffalo and the Comanche
My farewell is neither fair nor complete
If leaving is dying the nature of parting
Is a damn site more sorrow than sweet
In the labor and love of a life time
What's right and what's wrong are confusing to me
If I take the credit for the things that she is
I'll take the blame for the things she might be
Goodbye to my Palo Duro
Goodbye to your ranges that I love so true
Goodbye to your river your bright painted canyons
I'll never do better than you
I'll never do better than you