Broken Lillies - ...and the west was open wide

... and the west was open wide
I ain't no drugstore cowboy not the one who's saddled up
Been a long time since the west winds took my courage up
Never rode the wild terrain cause it don't exist no more
Found my freedom in the memories we used to adore
Dusty dreams are whispering in the echoes of my mind
Miles of fences hide the past that no one seems to find
Stretching far as eyes can see but that freedom's now a ghost
Gone with all the stories and the life we miss the most
No more open range for me no more skies wide and free
Living tales beneath the stars from those days before you and me
No more open range to ride just the dreams I hold inside
Where the wild things used to run and the west was open wide
Golden sunsets fading fast on the trails they used to roam
Lost within the shadows of this place they once called home
Now we're searching for the spirit in the echoes of the past
Holding on to memories in a world that's built so fast
The wild no more the cowboys fade in a cowboys song
Where the horses once ran now the fences grow strong
Still we'll keep the dreams alive in the hearts that know the old
And the range it opens wide where the stories still are told
No more open range for me no more skies wide and free
Living tales beneath the stars from those days before you and me
No more open range to ride just the dreams I hold inside
Where the wild things used to run and the west was open wide