Cathedral Pines

I had myself a lover

But I held him much too tight

He had a leather jacket and a pair of boots

And he left one rainy night

I hear he's up in Massachusetts whispering my name

He left that leather jacket

And I wore it till judgement came

I had myself a lover

And he played an old guitar

Yeah I loved that busted Gibson

But we pushed it a little too far

He called me up from Arizona

And let me know the news

He left behind that Gibson and a good taste for the blues

Think I'll drive past Carson Ranches

Where that lonesome highway winds

And I'll gaze up through the branches

In a place called Cathedral Pines

Once I had a lover

He must have lost his way

He wandered into a darkened wood

And down a forgotten lane

He left his copy of Leaves of Grass

And a faded flannel shirt

I never knew how much the memory of love could hurt

Think I'll drive past Carson Ranches

Where that lonesome highway winds

And I'll gaze up through the branches

In a place called Cathedral Pines

I had myself a lover

But I held him much too tight

He had a devilish way of wriggling loose

Then he left one Tuesday night

I've got letters in a shoebox

I've got numbers I can call

Got a song on the dinner jukebox

Got your picture on my wall

Think I'll drive past Carson Ranches

Where that lonesome highway winds

And I'll gaze up through the branches

In a place called Cathedral Pines

And I'll stare up through the branches

On my back in Cathedral Pines