A tall dark stranger rode into town
A weary stranger whose head hung down
As tall as timber with eyes afire
A man in danger, a gun for hire

Mine was a young heart that saw him there
A man who needed someone to care
And in that moment he caught my eye
He smiled to see me then passed me by

But in the night by the light of an open tavern door
He saw me there and his eyes seemed to draw me across the floor

The thrill of danger led me astray
I loved a lifetime in just one day
But I still love him though years may go
My tall dark stranger will never know

My tall dark stranger he'll never know.

