[Intro] [Verse 1] Just a ragged kid in overalls He thumbed a ride one day He said "Anywhere you’re headed on my way." But as we passed by Big Al’s drive-in His eyes began to flash He was leavin’ Rapid City mighty fast [Chorus] He said "I hope to God she finds The good-bye letter that I wrote her But the mail don’t move to fast In Rapid City South Dakota." [Instrumental] [Verse 2] Well he left her just a blanket Of snow upon the farm And that don’t keep your conscience very warm He said his friends were too darn country And his pa was too damn mean And there ain’t no money pumpin’ gasoline [Interlude] And her gentle eyes the merchandise Of dreams the peddler sold her As he left her there in Rapid City South Dakota [Instrumental] [Verse 3] Now the reason he was goin’ I ain’t sure I could say Might’ve been the rodeo in Santa Fe "There’s a doctor in chicago I know she’ll be all right." He told himself as he stared into the night [Chorus] And he said "I hope to God she finds The good-bye letter that I wrote her But the mail don’t move so fast In Rapid City South Dakota." [Outro] And all her people treatin’ her Just like they never knowed her Lord the winter’s passin’ slow In Rapid City South Dakota [Instrumental]