Intentions

I always intended,
To be the husband of her dreams,
But all I ever brought her,
Was loneliness it seems.
She never got to live a life,
Of luxury and frills,
And the money that I sent back home
Would barely pay the bills.

I always intended,
To be the father of the year,
But I spent my whole life chasing
After a rodeo career.
And now the kids are grown and gone
With families of their own.
I just sit here in this lonely bar,
Feeling guilty and alone.

(chorus)
I always had the greatest
Of intentions,
But I lost myself somewhere
Along the way.
And if the road to hell is paved
With good intentions,
Then my road to hell must be
A grand highway.

I wasn't there the day they layed
My father in the ground.
I was riding in Cheyenne for
A record breaking crowd.
And as seven close friends carried him
To his final resting place,
They waited for me,
But there was no trace...

Now I'm too ashamed to show my face...

'Cause I always had the greatest
Of intentions.
I just lost myself somewhere
Along the way.
And if the road to hell is paved
With good intentions.
Then my road to hell must be
A grand highway.

Yes, that road must be a well paved grand highway.