I Had Dreams That Were Bigger Than the Montana Sky
And We Were Gonna Do Great in Great Falls
I Just Knew We Were This Time
But When Winter Finally Broke, So Were We
You'll Never Know How Bad That Hurt
'cause This Ain't What I Meant
When I Promised You the World
I Lost the Farm in Kansas
Along With a Lot of Pride
Then I Almost Lost My Life
Down in That West Virginia Mine
And That Motel Room in Memphis
Was a Long Way From Diamonds and Pearls
And That Sure Ain't What I Meant
When I Promised You the World

I Swear Your Love Is Stronger
Than Any Dream of Mine I've Ever Drug You Through
And I Swear I Wasn't Lyin'
They Just Never Did Come True
You've Always Bet On This Old Gambler
Every Time I Gave the Wheel a Whirl
But This Ain't What I Meant
When I Promised You the World

Now This Shreveport Sun Is Settin'
On Another Broken Dream of Mine
And I Guess That Mansion On the Hill
Is Pretty Hard to See Tonight
But As Long As There's a Breath of Life in Me
I'm Gonna Get It For You, Girl
'cause This Ain't What I Meant
When I Promised You the World

I Swear Your Love Is Stronger
Than Any Dream of Mine I've Ever Drug You Through
And I Swear I Wasn't Lyin'
They Just Never Did Come True
You've Always Bet On This Old Gambler
Every Time I Gave the Wheel a Whirl
But This Ain't What I Meant
When I Promised You the World

No, This Sure Ain't What I Meant
When I Promised You the World