Hummingbird Lyrics

Got tired of livin' in that one horse town
When to that station flagged that hummingbird down
I didn't even call to say goodbye
I couldn't stand to see that little girl cry
And now I'm off to the city gonna make my name
Those lights were callin' me to fortune and fame

I had to ride that hummingbird
Just let me ride that hummingbird

I'm gonna make it now just any day
I've got my guitar and I came to play
Lyin' here lonely knowin' what I lost
My heart keeps asking was it worth the cost
And now, ain't it funny how that always seems
Once you're standing there, the gra*s ain't so green

I had to ride that hummingbird
Why did I ride that hummingbird

Oh today she called me on the telephone
She said, "Hey country boy, you been gone too long"
And now I'm standin' at the station looking down the line
Here comes that hummingbird, she's right on time

I'm gonna ride that hummingbird
Just let me ride that hummingbird
I'm gonna ride, just let me ride that hummingbird

Ricky Skaggs - Country Gentleman: The Best Of Ricky Skaggs [2-CD SET]

Jan 1998

1. Don't Get Above Your Raisin'
2. You May See Me Walkin'
3. Crying My Heart Out Over You
4. I Don't Care
5. Heartbroke
6. I Wouldn't Change You If I Could
7. Highway 40 Blues
8. You've Got A Lover
9. Don't Cheat In Our Hometown
10. Honey (Open That Door)
11. Uncle Pen
12. Something In My Heart
13. Country Boy
14. You Make Me Feel Like A Man
15. Cajun Moon
16. I've Got A New Heartache
17. Love's Gonna Get You Someday
18. I Wonder If I Care As Much
19. Love Can't Ever Get Better Than This
20. I'm Tired
21. (Angel On My Mind) That's Why I'm Walkin'
22. Thanks Again
23. Old Kind Of Love Goin' Round
24. Lovin' Only Me
25. Let It Be You
26. Heartbreak Hurricane
27. Hummingbird
28. He Was On To Somethin' (So He Made You)
29. Restless
30. Life's Too Long (To Live Like This)
31. Same Ol' Love
32. From The Word Love