Dreamer - Darrell Scott

So the shepherd boy says to his lady in waitin'
"Give me your heart, but give me some time;
I'm not without hope and I'm not hesitatin'
myself and my treasure to find"

"And I'll make my way back by the light of your heart
In the darkest of night, your flame I will see.
And we'll dance in the moon and we'll raise us some babies
Forever, our souls will be together."

So he sells off his flock for a pick and a shovel
And a fine leather bag to hold all that gold
And he takes her soft hand one last time how he loves her,
With the winds of change blowin' cold.

"Well Goodbye Tennessee, here I come Colorado
I'll piss in your streets and sleep in your hills.
And I'll fill up my bag with your turquois and silver,
Suzanne, I always will love you."

That night she lay still with the cold winds a blowin'
And the sound of the whipporwill callin' through the trees
"Hey that man with the soul the size of a pickle,
well he's left you to do as you please."

So she moves into town and enrolls in the college
And gets her a job with a teaching degree.
"Say to hell with you fool, you dreamer James Butler
By God, I'm gonna be happy!"

Of course he comes back with holes in his pockets
But ready to claim what he thought was still his
She had a new house in town, and a doctor for a husband
And a nursery school full of kids

So he finds him a rope strong enough for a hangin'
With his heart full of sorrow, he finds him a tree
But he can't take his life, so he takes out his pen knife and carves
I'll always be a dreamer.