Lady Vagabond

When I came into this world I cut the silence with my howl I was forged in the mountains 'Til the wheel brought me on down The world never saw me coming When it did, it started running That's why time flies whenever I'm around I made my great escape In nothing but a bathing suit They found me floating down the river In the constable's canoe Bobby wrapped me in a blanket Said, "There's nothing we can do For a little Lady Vagabond like you" You can call me, I won't come Call me Lady Vagabond I came rolling down the mountains on the run Call me Lady Vagabond "Farewell 'til tomorrow, town!" I hit the trail hard-nosed I had no means to travel But I knew where I was going I had a vision of my Padre in his silver bolero Constable chased me all the way to Mexico You can call me, I won't come Call me Lady Vagabond Queen of the highway, Daughter of the sun Call me Lady, Lady Vagabond Oh, when the Turquoise Trail betrayed me I was mighty low down I set out to find myself an easy-living crowd Vegas never saw me coming But they should've started running 'Cause the money disappeared when I came to town And you can call me, I won't come I'm a Lady Vagabond I'm the Queen of the "Neon Strip" and the "Midnight Sun" Lucky Lady, Lady Vagabond, uh-huh I got pinched for indiscretion At a mighty intersection Paid dearly for the lies I bought and sold Every cage I ever rattled Every chain I ever broke Every dream of Happy-ever-after Ever up in smoke Well, I guess it's back to the wilderness I go I fell into the canyon on a January evening The mountains looked a mighty lot like home I take the high road when I can And when I can't I take a man It sure as Hell beats sleeping all alone You can call me, I won't come Call me Lady Vagabond Queen of the Highway and the desert sun Call me Lady, Lady Vagabond Now if you look a little closer At the lines upon my face You'll see every road I drove And every dream I ever chased I've probably died a million times My ghosts are kinda friends of mine They ride along and hem my pride The vestiges of all my lives Sometimes they even give me good advice So I never take the wrong exit twice You can call me, I won't come Call me Lady Vagabond You can call me, I won't come Call me Lady Vagabond Queen of the highway, Daughter of the sun Call me Lady, Lady Vagabond