Home Before Dark

What a beautiful day it is here



And how beautiful you look out there



Just look great



I packed up my bags



Put in my favorite Levis



Laid my mandolin beside the door



I said to momma



I won't be long



Don't worry about me



I'll be home before dark



I'll be alright



And you'll be fine without me



I'll be home before dark



Bought a ticket to New York city



One way out and no return



I watched the sun go down across the plains from Denver



Lord, how the western sky can burn



Met a boy in the darkness



Handsome, tall and heartless



Loved him like an eagle loves the wind



Till I heard him say



I won't be long



Don't worry about me



I'll be home before dark



I'll be home



I'll be alright



And you'll be fine without me



I'll be home before dark



My daughter looks like him they say



To me she looks like momma



I see an eagle's shadow in her eyes



Last night at her birthday



We blew the candles out together



I wonder will she take me by surprise



When she says momma



I won't be long



Don't worry about me



I'll be home before dark



I'll be home



I'll be alright



And you'll be fine without me



I'll be home before dark



I'll be home before dark