I Can Still Make Cheyenne - Rhett Haney

Her telephone rang 'bout a quarter to nine She heard his voice on the other end of the line She wondered what was wrong this time She never knew what his calls might bring With a cowboy like him, it could be anything And she always expected the worst in the back of her mind He said, "It's cold out here and I'm all alone Didn't make the short go again and I'm comin' home I know I've been away too long I never got a chance to write or call I know this rodeo has been hard on us all But I'll be home soon and honey is there something wrong?" She said, "Don't bother comin' home By the time you get here I'll be long gone There's somebody new and he sure ain't no rodeo man" He said, "I'm sorry it's come down to this There's so much about you that I'm gonna miss But it's all right baby, if I hurry I can still make Cheyenne Gotta go now baby, if I hurry I can still make Cheyenne" He left that phone danglin' off the hook Then slowly turned around and gave it one last look Then he just walked away He aimed his truck toward that Wyoming line With a little luck he can still get there in time And in that Cheyenne wind he could still hear her say She said, "Don't bother comin' home By the time you get here I'll be long gone There's somebody new and he sure ain't no rodeo man" He said, "I'm sorry it's came down to this There's so much about you that I'm gonna miss But it's all right baby, if I hurry I can still make Cheyenne Gotta go now baby, if I hurry I can still make Cheyenne" She never knew what his calls might bring With a cowboy like him, it could be anything And she always expected the worst in the back of her mind

Lately I have caught myself still thinking Of someone that I haven't seen in years I lose myself in my imagination And pretty soon I find myself in tears Funny how a gal goes right on hopin' Even after years of hope is gone I know by now I've faded from his memory But in my heart his memory's still so strong Chorus: I can tell myself that he still thinks about me And find some comfort thinking that it's true Right here within my own imagination I can make him whisper I love you After all this time I should be over The heartaches that one time caused such pain And by this time I should have found a new love But years have not extinguished all the flames So I'll go right on living with his memory Even if it's just for my heart's sake For as long as I have my imagination I've got a hope that no one else can take. Chorus Tag: I can make him whisper I love you