Missoula

Her daddy drove a truck from Spokane to Santa Fe
Used to send her gifts along the way
A T-shirt from Nevada, a Barbie from LA
He’d come home and tuck her in before he’d start the drive again

He was always in a rush to get through Billings
He hardly even stopped in Great Falls
He always had his eye on Missoula
She was at the heart of it all

He never missed her birthday and was always home Christmas Eve
He’d saved every penny since she began to read
Brought her a baseball cap from Stanford and one from USC
All those years he watched her sleeping, he knew she had big dreams

He was always in a rush to get through Billings
He hardly even stopped in Great Falls
He always had his eye on Missoula
She was at the heart of it all

At her graduation, she took his hand in hers
Said: Dad I hope I make you proud, because I know how hard you’ve worked

You were always in a rush to get through Billings
You hardly even stopped in Great Falls
You always had your eye on Missoula
I was at the heart of it all
I know I was at the heart of it all