I had myself a lover
But I held him much too tight
He had a leather jacket and a pair of boots
And he left one rainy night
I hear he's up in Massachusetts whispering my name
He left that leather jacket
And I wore it till judgement came
I had myself a lover
And he played an old guitar
Yeah I loved that busted Gibson
But we pushed it a little too far
He called me up from Arizona
And let me know the news
He left behind that Gibson and a good taste for the blues
Think I'll drive past Carson Ranches
Where that lonesome highway winds
And I'll gaze up through the branches
In a place called Cathedral Pines
Once I had a lover
He must have lost his way
He wandered into a darkened wood
And down a forgotten lane
He left his copy of Leaves of Grass
And a faded flannel shirt
I never knew how much the memory of love could hurt
Think I'll drive past Carson Ranches
Where that lonesome highway winds
And I'll gaze up through the branches
In a place called Cathedral Pines
I had myself a lover
But I held him much too tight
He had a devilish way of wriggling loose
Then he left one Tuesday night
I've got letters in a shoebox
I've got numbers I can call
Got a song on the dinner jukebox
Got your picture on my wall
Think I'll drive past Carson Ranches
Where that lonesome highway winds
And I'll gaze up through the branches
In a place called Cathedral Pines
And I'll stare up through the branches
On my back in Cathedral Pines