Almost Enough

Almost Enough He was just a boy when he rode out- Long legs and knobby knees Rode drag to Denver from Santa Fe An' grew by twos and threes He learned the trade of punchin' cows An' silence of the men He was alone but so were they - Not like it was back then Not like the days of sweepin' floors In brothels an' the bars An orphan lookin' for a meal An' washin' whiskey jars Now he crossed the plains wide and free An' saw the mountains rise It was almost, almost enough 'Til he recalled her eyes She'd been sixteen an' so had he They didn't know 'bout love So they held hands an' talked all night An' counted stars above Then she was gone, just slipped away - An' he was punchin' cows He had the world to call his own With all the here's an' nows An' so he looked at all the world An' marveled at its size It was almost, almost enough 'Til he recalled her eyes