He always said, he set the world on fire It's what he told himself, and he's a pretty good liar Gonna be a cowboy not a gun for hire Started out strong, thought he'd never get tired Met a girl in Barstow Promised that he'd take her far away Got as far as Reno Found they had nothing left to say Nothing left to say He still wakes a dream She stills dreams of leaving Someday, someday ♪ They got married on the fourth of July Firecrackers, roses and box of red wine You can't say that he never tried He jumped in the river but the water's too high Ooh, ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh ♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh! He still wakes a dream She still dreams of leaving Someday ♪ Woo, ooh Someday