David Hungate bass Gary Smith keyboards Sonny Garrish steel guitar Paul Leim drums Brent Mason guitar Aubrey Haney fiddle Bryan Sutton acoustic guitar Bruce Watkins acoustic guitar Ricky Skaggs mandolin Paul Brewster harmony Lee Ann Womack harmony I hear a lonesome dove off in the distance His cry echoes out through the hills He's sad that his lover flew off with another And I know the sorrow he feels Lonesome dove we're not that different You sing a sad song but you're not alone You've been forever forsaken by the one that you love I know how you feel lonesome dove I know how you feel lonesome dove I've tried to run from the pain of her memory But I can't find a place I can hide And that old lonesome dove is gonna mourn for his love No matter how far he flies Lonesome dove we're not that different You sing a sad song but you're not alone You've been forever forsaken by the one that you love I know how you feel lonesome dove I know how you feel lonesome dove From Ricky Skaggs "Life Is A Journey' Atlantic Records 1997 Polygram Publishing(ASCAP)