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They packed up all his buckles and shipped his saddle to his dad
And by the way the house looked, she must have took it bad
The workers come on Monday to fix the door and patch the wall
They say she just went crazy the night she got the call
He was up in Wyoming and drew a bull no man could ride
He promised her he'd turn own well it turned out that he lied
And the dreams that they'd been living in the California sand
Died right there beside him in Cheyenne
They say she just went crazy screamin' out his name
She ran out into the ocean and to this day they claim
That if you go down by the water you'll see her footprints in the sand
'Cause every night she walks the beaches of Cheyenne
They never found her body, just her diary by the bed
It told about the fight they had and the words that she had said
When he told her he was ridin' she said, 'Then I don't give a damn
If you never come back from Cheyenne?
They say she just went crazy screamin' out his name
She ran out into the ocean and to this day they claim
That if you go down by the water you'll see her footprints in the sand
'Cause every night she walks the beaches of Cheyenne
Nobody can explain it, some say she's still alive
They'd even claim they've seen her on the shoreline late at night
And if you go down by the water, you'll see her footprints in the sand
'Cause every night she walks the beaches of Cheyenne
'Cause every night she walks the beaches of Cheyenne
And by the way the house looked, she must have took it bad
The workers come on Monday to fix the door and patch the wall
They say she just went crazy the night she got the call
He promised her he'd turn own well it turned out that he lied
And the dreams that they'd been living in the California sand
Died right there beside him in Cheyenne
She ran out into the ocean and to this day they claim
That if you go down by the water you'll see her footprints in the sand
'Cause every night she walks the beaches of Cheyenne
It told about the fight they had and the words that she had said
When he told her he was ridin' she said, 'Then I don't give a damn
If you never come back from Cheyenne?
She ran out into the ocean and to this day they claim
That if you go down by the water you'll see her footprints in the sand
'Cause every night she walks the beaches of Cheyenne
They'd even claim they've seen her on the shoreline late at night
And if you go down by the water, you'll see her footprints in the sand
'Cause every night she walks the beaches of Cheyenne
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Submitted by
kevin On Apr 01, 2001
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i feel that this song is talking about the death of Lane Frost in a roundabout way. Not everything falls in place, but alot of the things are the same.
I am almost 100 percent positive short of asking Garth himself that this song is about Lane Frost. Lane died in 1988 in Cheyenne so when it says "he promised her hed turn out" he didnt he died there. The part about "dreams in the California sand" it definately falls together with Lane most of the video clips you find of him he is at a Rodeo in California. Redding, Red Bluff, Livermore, Salinas are ones i have seen clips and photos of he mostly rodeoed on the West coast from california up to washington and a little more east....
I am almost 100 percent positive short of asking Garth himself that this song is about Lane Frost. Lane died in 1988 in Cheyenne so when it says "he promised her hed turn out" he didnt he died there. The part about "dreams in the California sand" it definately falls together with Lane most of the video clips you find of him he is at a Rodeo in California. Redding, Red Bluff, Livermore, Salinas are ones i have seen clips and photos of he mostly rodeoed on the West coast from california up to washington and a little more east. the fight though however does not add up, Lane and kelly did take a break for a bit in 87 because of lanes traveling all the time but they were back together for a little over a year until he died. but i am 100 percent sure this song is about Lane Frost
I am from Cheyenne, was even in the stands the day Lane Frost died at the CFD rodeo in 1989. (I was ten yrs old that summer :), ahh the memories) Growing up in Cheyenne always heard that song was about Lane Frost in a round-a-bout way. Some of it would match up anyway. Now "the beaches of Cheyenne".... for years I thought of that. I always thought that part maybe in reference to the "sand" like dirt that makes up the rodeo arena. "Every night she walks the beaches of Cheyenne"- her mourning ghost walking around the rodeo arena where her man died. Just my opinion as a Cheyenne native. :) No matter, it is a BEAUTIFUL song by Garth.
this song is special to me because this girl i once knew perished like the girl in the song. She was interesting because she found a cyst in her left breast and had to have it removed. thanks for you patience through the tought times
this song pretty much explains itself but it means a lot to me. Everytime I hear it, it makes me think that this tuff actually does happen. Lovers lose each other and I thin k this song rocks!
I always wondered if this song was written in memory of Lane Frost... Would anybody happen to know?
R.I.P. Lane =( ... One day I'll ride a bull and I'll ride it in memory of you!
Not sure if it's an indirect reference to Lane Frost especially sine he died in Cheyenne as well.
To me, the song is about a woman losing it because her cowboy man because of what she had told him before he left.
He wanted to ride the bull "no man could ride" and "promised her he'd turn out" which is another way of saying he promised he'd come back to her during their fight after she found out what he was planning on doing-
"When he told her he was ridin' She said then I don't give a damn If you never come back from Cheyenne"
She now feels unimaginable guilt because she feels as though his death is her fault. It's like in the movies or TV when someone says "I hope you die", not really meaning it and having it be only a figure of speech to show anger and/or disgust, and the person really does pass away.
"And to this day they claim That if you go down by the water And see her footprints in the sand 'Cause every night she walks the beaches of Cheyenne "
is a reference to the fact that her ghost now haunts the beaches of where he passed away, Cheyenne.
Basically the woman was so overcome with guilt at what she said to her man ("I don't give a damn...") that she committed suicide by drowning herself and now her ghost haunts the place he passed away at.
Yup, I agree with ya GrtOne41.
Yup, I agree with ya GrtOne41.
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The reference to the "beaches" of Cheyenne is a metaphor, refering to the fact that they lived in California; "all the dreams that they'd been living, in the California sand, died right there beside him, in Cheyenne", there are no beaches anywhere in Wyoming, including Cheyenne. Wyoming is several states away from any ocean. So she doesn't haunt the place where she died, her spirit mourns her lost love where he died, in Cheyenne.
The reference to the "beaches" of Cheyenne is a metaphor, refering to the fact that they lived in California; "all the dreams that they'd been living, in the California sand, died right there beside him, in Cheyenne", there are no beaches anywhere in Wyoming, including Cheyenne. Wyoming is several states away from any ocean. So she doesn't haunt the place where she died, her spirit mourns her lost love where he died, in Cheyenne.
Another great from Garth. I got into an argument with my mom once & told her i wished she was dead. A few weeks later she got in a horrible car wreck. The first thing I thought when my sister told me was "then i don't give a damn if you never come back from cheyenne" & i (understandably i hope) freaked out. Great song. (oh! and she was banged up pretty bad, but alright in the end)
Always wondered if it was Lane Frost too...
But a great song nevertheless, But I never understod the Beaches Of Cheyenne part
well Cheyenne's rodeo arena is sand/dirt so beaches of cheyenne. beaches are sand/dirt ya know it took me a little to figure out too
well Cheyenne's rodeo arena is sand/dirt so beaches of cheyenne. beaches are sand/dirt ya know it took me a little to figure out too
Excuse me tpeck1032 if that's even your real name, but a beach is by definition a shoreline not just somewhere with sand. I have looked up satellite images of Cheyenne, WY and what they are calling a lake is preposterous. Where are the beaches? Not in Cheyenne that's for sure. I have seen bigger lakes in my bathroom. Huge Garth Brooks fan, but I have to say this isn't one of his better ones.
Excuse me tpeck1032 if that's even your real name, but a beach is by definition a shoreline not just somewhere with sand. I have looked up satellite images of Cheyenne, WY and what they are calling a lake is preposterous. Where are the beaches? Not in Cheyenne that's for sure. I have seen bigger lakes in my bathroom. Huge Garth Brooks fan, but I have to say this isn't one of his better ones.
Does anybody else think this song might kinda of be a follow up to Rodeo?
Yeah I have to say, this song is great, but ever since I was a kid ive never understood the beaches part.