Merle Haggard — Lucky Old Colorado

I met her here in California Fell in love and then she was gone And she always talked about Denver And going back to her Colorado home So lucky old Colorado You've got the girl of my dreams She loves you, Colorado Much more than she'll ever love me You know I'd take her back in a heartbeat That is, if I thought that I could But she's somewhere warm in Colorado And she's gone, I think, for good So lucky old Colorado You've got the girl of my dreams She loves you, Colorado More than she'll ever love me You know I hope that she's happy in Colorado And I hope that she'll always be But if she ever comes back to California I hope something reminds her of me So lucky old Colorado You've got the girl of my dreams She loves you, Colorado More than she'll ever love me Yeah, she loves you, Colorado Much more than she'll ever love me