I don’t think that I’ll ever forget the winter of ‘72 

It must have been the coldest year that I ever knew 

I left my home in Dallas to head out for Idaho 

Before I reached Colorado I hit three feet of snow 



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Singing Lord, let the wind blow you know I’m so cold 

Rock Springs to Cheyenne is a bad stretch I’ve been told 

2 o’clock in the morning on Thanksgiving Day 

It’s a damn good thing I’m a God fearing man 

I’ve been forced to pray 

Yeah it’s a damn good thing I’m a God fearing man 

I’ve been forced to pray 



There’s a little dog riding by my side 

And he’s shivering just like me 

And Lord I’m kind of glad it’s dark outside 

Cause there really ain’t nothing to see 

I kinda wish I had a radio to take my mind off you 

I got my hands on the wheel of something that’s real 

And my fingers are turning blue 



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I learned a lesson in Denver and again in San Antone 

There’s lies in California 

And you know the truth’s in Mountain Home 

How can you trust your brother, 

When you can’t even trust yourself 

And your love’s what keeps your woman 

From being with somebody else 



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