The way that you looked at the fair The gleam in your eyes like you'd taken a dare Right or wrong, it was a sin not to stare Silver the tilt-a-whirl tossed So many times that our bearings were lost We rode on, regardless of cost Grand champion steer, I was waiting for wings to appear All day long, i kept holding you near I kept holding you Higher the matterhorn climbed I'd always imagined that mountain was mine But the sides were bent, so i missed every time This is heaven, the megaphone said So many times that it went to my head But the line moved on, and the moment was dead Grand champion steer, I was waiting for wings to appear All day long, i kept holding you near I kept holding you The way that you looked, the affair Was so goddamned obvious but i wasn't there Me, i was off spinning life out of wishes and air Oh, grand champion steer, I was waiting for wings to appear All day long, i kept holding you near I kept holding you