Hummingbird Lyrics - Ricky Skaggs

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