Dave plays Lights of Cheyenne: cover of James McMurtry song

"Lights of Cheyenne" by the great James McMurtry. Purely a fan tribute. THIS VIDEO CAN NEVER BE MONETIZED. Go to www.jamesmcmurtry.com/ and buy his music!
This song is written from the point of view of a middle-aged rural woman in an abusive relationship. Many of JM's songs are written from a wide variety of characters' perspectives. This is one of his finest.
Lyrics:
Look off down the highway at the glittering lights
Like windshield glass on the shoulder at night
As the diesels come grindin' on up from the plains
All bunched up like pearls on a string
And I guess time don't mean nothin', not nothin' at all
And out on the horizon the broken stars fall
Old broken stars they fall down on the land
And get mixed in together with the lights of Cheyenne
Well I've been up all night, and I'm down in my back
Workin' the counter to take up the slack
'Cause the money tree's light and the whiskey stream's low
You ain't worked a week since July
You say the gravel pit's hiring after the First
But you don't have the nature for that kinda work
You might could hire on but you won't make a hand
And I'll still be here lookin' at the lights of Cheyenne
You stand in the sky with your feet on the ground
Never suspectin' a thing
But if the sky were to move you might never be found
Never be heard from again
We go on good behavior when our youngest comes home
She comes up from Boulder, but she never stays long
And that oldest still fights me like she was 18
Stopped in for a 6-pack awhile ago
And she's got a cowboy problem, and this last one's a sight
All dressed up like Gunsmoke for Saturday night
And they were off to the bars for lack of a plan
Racin' the stars to the lights of Cheyenne
And you've kept all that meanness inside you so long
You'd fight with a fence post if it looked at you wrong
Well a post won't hit back and it won't call the law
I look at ya right or I don't look at all
Now take a crumpled up soft pack and give it a shake
Out by the dumpster on a cigarette break
With one eye swoll'd up from the back of your hand
And the other eye fixed on the lights of Cheyenne
You stand in the sky with your feet on the ground
Never suspectin' a thing
But if the sky were to move you might never be found
Never be heard from again
Now there's antelope grazing in range of my gun
But come openin' weekend you won't see a one
They'll vanish like ghosts 'cause somehow they know
But now they're up to the fence in the early dawn
And it's warmin' up nicely for this time of year
The creeks are still frozen but the roads are all clear
And I don't have it in me to make one more stand
Though I never much cared for the lights of Cheyenne

[@VaughnA]

Well done! My 2nd Favorite McMurtry Song behind Ruby & Carlos

[@RealSlopeDude]

Maybe my favorite song of yours yet. I like how you took it nice and slow to be able to appreciate the chording and flourishes. I also like how you zoomed in on the left hand fingering. Thanks!!

[@DaveDraperGuitar]

Wow, many thanks Dave! As it happens, this is I think the very first one I did... I was actually considering re-doing it, I think I do it a little better nowadays...

[@jonmarshall2125]

Saw James in Boston last week great show.

[@DaveDraperGuitar]

I know a couple folks who also saw that show and loved it! Glad you got to see him. And I do hope you'll check out my other James covers on here, this one is my very first and I've gotten better at it :)

[@jonmarshall2125]

Thanks for putting the videos together definitely makes playing the songs more reachable for players like me. Also great cover of the song.

[@DaveDraperGuitar]

@@jonmarshall2125 You are very welcome, thanks for checking them out! This was my very first one, just over two years ago now...!

[@negativeelephant4667]

Love this song! Great job with it!

[@DaveDraperGuitar]

Thank you for checking it out!

[@alyorkie6]

Quality cover, lovin'this, Cheers Dave.👍

[@k9girltrinad]

Dave!!! Great job!!! So natural and smooth from beginning to end...

[@blueseruser]

Outstanding cover,keep it up….. you ‘ll soon be James)… well almost, as we both know!

[@DaveDraperGuitar]

Thanks for checking it out! I think this was my very first McMurtry cover, I should re-do it...

[@dadgads]

Good job Dave.

[@notreallysure9]

I never much cared for the Lights of Cheyenne
great job