Queen of the Coast

She was the Queen of the Coast back in 1965
Prettier than most, she could keep a room alive
With the catch in her voice and the beehive on her head
Do you remember anything she ever said?

Well, some stars fade faster than the rest
And the promise wore off though she did her best
She finally looked around for somethin' else to do
What she found was a man who needed what she knew

Have you forgotten? Have you forgiven?
Tell me are you livin' just a little in your past every day
Time sure has changed you; it's walked right on by you
Does it satisfy you to have so little to say?

For the next ten years she rode around on the bus
She did washin' and ironin' and pickin' up
She had a place to stand at the back of the stage
She was there every night, lookin' her age

She lent her voice, but she gave her heart
And, I guess, that must've been the hardest part
She figured out exactly what was goin' on
All the love she had given for a song

Then things unravelled like they usually do
She got her old heart busted up by husband number two

Have you forgotten? Have you forgiven?
Tell me are you livin' just a little in your past every day
Time sure has changed you; it's walked right on by you
Does it satisfy you to have so little to say?

I'm not quite sure when she got back on the bus
But she's still washin' and ironin' and pickin' up
If you look all the way to the back of the stage
She's standin' at her mic, lookin' her age

In a roadstop in Reno at supper time
The waitress comes over with a look in her eye
Says "I saw you in Modesto almost thirty years ago
And I can still remember every song in your show"

Please Help Me, I'm Falling, Don't Come Home A-Drinking
Well, there's a pair of Swingin' Doors for every Cowboy's Sweetheart tonight

Time sure has changed you; it's walked right on by you
Does it satisfy you to have so little to say?