() Theres nothing left but ashes () The fire is gone for good () I'm trapped here in this cabin ()wood So I thought I'd write a letter () Let you know that i'm okay () Though my leg still hurts a little ()day () Dear momma () I'm a cowboy () heart All () the things they wrote about me Must of () apart So () me Though () insane I () I never robbed that () train () We found him in the springtime () At the table where he died () Tears had stained the letter () cried We all just bawled like babies () As we read it one by one () And thought about our own mommas () undone This last verse is spoken () Then we rolled him in his blanket (EM) And as the boy's all gathered round () I read his letter one more time ()ground () Repeat chorus;