[Intro – gentle acoustic guitar strum, distant fiddle hum] Wyoming dust sticks to my boots Stars hang low like worn-out roots [Verse 1 – soft acoustic picking, subtle bass line] We met out where the pines grow thick Shared a tent and a whiskey sip Talked till dawn 'bout the lives we'd lead Never thought our hearts would bleed [Chorus – swelling fiddle, light drum shuffle] We loved like the wind loves the plain Too quiet to name, too wild to tame Brokeback nights and secret vows Buried deep where the cold wind bows [Verse 2 – slightly louder acoustic, faint steel guitar] I went back home to the life I knew Married a girl, tried to be true But every night I'd see your face In the fire's glow, in the empty space [Chorus – layered vocals, fuller fiddle melody] We loved like the wind loves the plain Too quiet to name, too wild to tame Brokeback nights and secret vows Buried deep where the cold wind bows [Interlude – weeping fiddle solo, slow acoustic strum] (Instrumental Solo) [Verse 3 – soft, almost whispered vocals, minimal guitar] Got a call last week from your old friend Said you crashed out on a rainy bend Left a note with my name scrawled tight Said you couldn't outrun the night [Bridge – quiet piano undercurrent, trembling vocals] I found our old shirts in a wooden chest Frayed at the cuffs, still pressed I held 'em close till my lungs went tight Wished I'd had the guts to fight [Chorus – full band, emotional peak, soaring fiddle] We loved like the wind loves the plain Too quiet to name, too wild to tame Brokeback nights and secret vows Buried deep where the cold wind bows [Outro – fading acoustic guitar, final fiddle note] Wyoming stars still shine the same But I'm alone in this empty frame