Lyrics
The wind whispers low through the canyon's bend
A figure rides where the trail might end
Boot heels thudding the ground like a drum
He burns the past and keeps on the run
The stars don't shine where his story stands
Just ashes on the Rio Grande
Ashes on the Rio Grande, nothing left to hold
Smoke and cinders mark the path of a heart gone cold
The river don't forgive, it just takes and it flows
Carrying the ashes, where the outlaw goes
He lit the match on a love he once knew
Watched it burn, and the embers flew
A town left smoldering, a life left charred
Every step forward, another soul scarred
The stars don't shine where his story stands
Just ashes on the Rio Grande
Ashes on the Rio Grande, nothing left to hold
Smoke and cinders mark the path of a heart gone cold
The river don't forgive, it just takes and it flows
Carrying the ashes, where the outlaw goes
Ashes on the Rio Grande, the trail is a ghost
Smoke and fire trailing him, that's what he loves most
The river don't remember, it just swallows the flame
Ashes on the Rio Grande, it forgets his name
Ashes on the Rio Grande, nothing left to hold
Smoke and cinders mark the path of a heart gone cold
The river don't forgive, it just takes and it flows
Carrying the ashes, where the outlaw goes