The winter winds were blowin' when we loaded that old truck
With a few things that we had and all our dreams
With my new bride there beside me, we headed down the road
I would show her places, and things she'd never seen
First we went to Denver, Fort Worth, then San Anton'
She cheered me on at every rodeo
But Houston finally ended, then San Angelo
I didn't want to tell her but she knew that we were broke
She never complained when the winnings didn't come
She just took it all in stride
And if I rode good or bit the dust, she was just as proud
She was happy bein' by my side
Then in California, the baby started showin'
And all her clothes were gettin' way to small
We couldn't spare the money to buy her any new ones
She just wore my shirt and jeans, and didn't mind at all
And early in the mornings we'd wake up by the roadside
I'd build a fire, and she's get out the eggs
She'd cook us up some breakfast
Then we'd just sit down there on the grass
Lord, those were the best meals, I guess I ever ate
But she never complained when the winnings didn't come
She just took it all in stride
And if I rode good or bit the dust, she was just as proud
She was happy bein' by my side
Well, now those days are over, and somehow we got ahead
That little gal I married, still here with me
We finally got the house we planned down there, beside the stream
And all them old hard times are just cherished memories
'Cause she never complained when the winnings didn't come
She just took it all in stride
And if I rode good or bit the dust, she was just as proud
She was happy bein' by my side
She was happy bein' by my side
