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 grass 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

Writer : DUBOIS, TIM / JENNINGS, GREG
Copyright : Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.