Conestoga I have wandered through the hills of better days Broken my own heart with my cheatin' ways So I'll try to make amends, I will rectify All the time I spent more dead than alive Darlin' hitch up the Conestoga Ride me gently to and fro I have searched many a lifetime All for what I do not know All for what I know Give me freedom like the flight of a raven's wing Lie down with the sun, rise and start to sing Lonesome doves will always find their way back home But there's seed to feed anywhere they roam Darlin' pack up the Conestoga Ride me gently to and fro I have searched many a lifetime All for what I do not know All for what I know I will take the reins when you need to sleep I will soothe your pain if your back grows weak But first these words you must speak I am ready to go, I'm ready to go Darlin' hitch up the Conestoga Ride me gently sweet and low I have searched many a lifetime All for what I do not know All for what I know Ready to go Ready to go I have wandered through the hills of better days* *I have wandered through the hells of bitter days?