[Verse 1]
You hate old Chicago in the winter time
When the cold wind blows right through you
And you said it ain't no fun
You called west a dream come true
Then one week, it got the best of you
On a path lying in that Oklahoma sun
Swore if this day ever came
There'd be no strings, no playing games
Misty eyes and sad goodbyes to say

[Pre-Chorus]
When love is gone, why try to put a finger on what happened?
When somewhere down the road, it slipped away

[Chorus]
All I ever wanted was a baby in my arms
A wedding ring and a simple thing called home
All you ever gave me was a look at some old highway
The sky above and the love of a rolling stone

[Verse 2]
I remember when you told me that you'd always be a drifting man
And you didn't need another hungry mouth to feed
And I won't bring a child into a world between roses
And a thorn and the side of a tumbling tumbleweed
One day, you may miss me, but I hope you don't feel guilty
Go chase the sun until your dying day
[Pre-Chorus]
But inside me, there's a second little heartbeat that goes with me
And the one more thing that happened on the way

[Chorus]
All I ever wanted was a baby in my arms
A wedding ring and a simple thing called home
All you ever gave me was a look at some old highway
The sky above and the love of a rolling stone