In the Beartooth Mountains where the twin peaks touch the sky 

There's a homemade cabin out of sight from tourists' eyes 

And inside lightin' up a fire to fight the cold 

Lives a miner's daughter with a heart as pure as gold 

She's as gentle flowin' as the sweet grass on the plains 

And I need her lovin' like the forest needs the rain 

Like a rollin' river she just swept my heart away 

Now I'm out here driftin' when I know I should've stayed 



Oh, that west wind is callin' in skies of turqoise blue 

And the creek is still runnin' like quicksilver dew 

She was all that I needed, why did I ever leave? 

Oh, her voice voice on the westwind is still callin' me 



There's a cold wind blowin' through this mountain pass tonight 

As I hold her memory to my heart it don't seem right 

Just an empty cabin with a lock left on the door 

Now I realize that I've lost the girl for sure 

So I went up to Red Lodge to see if they might know 

All the townfolk said that she left sometime ago 

She just up and married with a nice young city man 

I was a fool to let her slip right through my hands