Sweet Angeline
	(written by Mike Bryant)
(BMI # 70912017)
(key of A)

He rode the western plains alone
Cause he was wanted by the law
Love just wasn't in the cards
He knew he couldn't have it all
But how his heart would burn and yearn
For the girl he left behind
If he went back to Laredo
Then he knew he'd surely die

So he rode on alone
He couldn't go back home
Wondering how this came to be
It was a senseless fight
That changed his life
He had just turned twenty-three
He rode into town just to drink one down
And to marry sweet Angeline
Now with one man dead
The law was wanting him dead
Though it was something that he didn't
	mean

(Chorus)
He's decided to return to Laredo
To go and get his sweet Angeline
Though it might mean his death
He just can't stop to rest
The love within his heart is all he sees
He rides hard and fast
Wondering is this the last
The last time that I'll ever be free
The sheriff's hot on my trail
They want to throw me in jail
And hang ----- me

(Musical Break)

From the hill he can see
His precious sweet Angeline
Watching for him and she's ready to ride
As he heads towards the town
He turns his head back around
And hears a shot as it pierces his side
But that can't stop him now
He has to make it to town
Just to reach his sweet Angeline
If it's his time to die
Then let him die by her side
He says one last goodbye to Sweet Angeline