Verse 1 When he blew into her dustbowl town She swore he'd never get a rope around her heart There was a spark Now and then there were nights on fire But out beyond that old barbed wire The wind kept calling him Chorus She cried "Tumbleweed, tumbling, blowing 'cross the desert floor Whatever you're looking for You ain't gonna find it on some lonesome road Tumbleweed, I can be, everything you need and morе But I can't love what I can't hold" Verse 2 Bed was still warm wherе he'd been sleeping When she heard the screen door squeaking shut And his old truck And even though she knows the deal She can't help the way she feels inside So she cries Chorus "Tumbleweed, tumbling, blowing 'cross the desert floor Whatever you're looking for You ain't gonna find it on some lonesome road Tumbleweed, I can be, everything you need and more But I can't love what I can't hold" Bridge Few weeks later He came back around Like he'd never been gone She'd had one too many nights Of dealing with all, alone, alone When she heard his boots on her front porch She met him at the door Chorus And she cried "Tumbleweed, tumbling, blowing 'cross the desert floor Whatever you're looking for Well, I hope you find it on some lonesome road Tumbleweed, I can be, everything you need and more But I can't love what I can't hold No, I can't love what I can't hold