She played tambourine with a silver jingle
And she must have known the words to release a billion tunes
But the one most requested by the man she knew as cowboy
Was the late night benediction and the y'all come back salute
In a voice soft and trembling
She'd sing her songs to cowboy
As a smoky halo circled round her raving hand
And all the fallen angels
The pinball playing rounders
Stopped the games as they'd been played
For the losers
Even in prayer
Faded love
And faded memories
How they linger in her mind
Miles and years played the cowboy
Like an old melody
Out of tune
And out of time
Every night in the shadow
They'd sing her songs to cowboy
Thinking back on Amarillo
He'd dream of better days
Than ask for faded love
Lifting high his glass
In honor of the lady and her song
He paid his check
Then slowly walked that broken cowboy home
She played tambourine
With a silver jingle
And she must have known the words to release a billion tunes

But the one most requested
By the man she knew as cowboy
Was a late night benediction
At the y'all come back salute
Well, she played tambourine
With a silver jingle
And she must have known the words to release a million tunes
But the one most requested
But she must have known the words to release a million tunes


By the man she knew at town
What was the late night benediction
At the y'all comeback saloon