I was only seventeenJust a small town beauty queenWhen a handsome guy went and got my eyeSuch a sight to seeHe said such a pretty faceOught to see a far-off placeA place where eagles fly, where mountains touch the skyA place so wild and freeOh, oh, oh, ColoradoYou got me messing with a desperadoMy mama told me I was crazy to goWhen you’re in love you’re such a fool, don’t you knowOh, oh, oh ColoradoI gave my life away with nothing to showAnd now I’m living with a man and a gunI’m just a fool on the runAll the pretty things he saidTook my heart, went to my headBut the soft guitarsThe nights beneath the stars were a fantasyHe had such a wanted faceWanted in most every placeI’m nothing in his handsThis devil, not the manThat’s what he lies with meOh, oh, oh, ColoradoYou got me messing with a desperadoMy mama told me I was crazy to goWhen you’re in love you’re such a fool, don’t you knowOh, oh, oh ColoradoI gave my life away with nothing to showAnd now I’m living with a man and a gunI’m just a fool on the runOh, oh, oh, ColoradoYou got me messing with a desperadoMy mamma told me I was crazy to go