Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Emmylou Harris
Vocals
Paul Kennerley
Guitar
Bessyl Duhon
Accordion
Albert Lee
Electric Guitar
Barry Tashian
Acoustic Guitar
Bobby Thompson
Banjo
Hank DeVito
Pedal Steel Guitar
Larrie Londin
Drums
Russ Kunkel
Drums
Emory Gordy Jr.
Bass Guitar
Ray Flacke
Electric Guitar
Vince Gill
Guitar
Gary Scruggs
Harmonica
Dolly Parton
Harmony Vocals
Gail Davies
Harmony Vocals
Linda Ronstadt
Harmony Vocals
John Jarvis
Keyboards
Shane Keister
Keyboards
Steve Cash
Harmonica
Tom Roady
Percussion
Philip Donnelly
Slide Guitar
Buddy Spicher
Violin
Barbara Cowart
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Emmylou Harris
Songwriter
Paul Kennerley
Songwriter
Emory Gordy Jr.
String Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Emmylou Harris
Producer
Paul Kennerley
Producer
Lyrics
I hear the sound of sorrow in the wind
Blowing down from every mile I've ever been
Calling me out on some road that just won't end
Where the sweetheart rides the rodeo again
A thousand nights, a thousand towns, I took the bows
There is no compensation for me now
Out along the highway where the west was won
No matter how fast I ride or far I run
Waiting for the sweetheart of the rodeo
They're comin' down from Tonopah to Tupelo
She'll come to town to ride the radio
Like she's slidin' down the walls of Jericho
There goes the sweetheart of the rodeo
I stepped into the light you left behind
I stood there where all the world could see me shine
Oh I was on my way to you to make you mine
But I took the longest road that I could find
Waiting for the sweetheart of the rodeo
They're comin' down from Tonopah to Tupelo
She'll come to town to ride the radio
Like she's slidin' down the walls of Jericho
There goes the sweetheart of the rodeo
Writer(s): Emmylou Harris, Paul Kennerley
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