Keith Whitley - High Steel And Memories (Demo) 

This is another rare demo Whitley occasionally performed at concerts.
Boss man and the boys down at the job
‘ve been lettin’ me slide by.
And this old hard hat that I’m wearin’
Can’t hide the tears fallin’ from my eyes.
While I’m hangin’ steel in Dallas
40 floors above Park Avenue,
From up here, things look just like toys,
And I realize how much I meant to you.
Well I might boom out to Denver,
The city that’s already one mile high,
But then I lie a lot about leaving,
And the boys all know I’m not afraid to climb.
So I’ll just stay here in Dallas,
Chained to the place you set me free,
‘Cause loving you’s forever,
But having you’s a thing that just can’t be.
Your memory climbs high steel in the sky.
These days, I just don’t care if I live or die.
Well I just threw down a Winston,
Watched it fall ‘til it was out of sight.
Then your memory hit me in the chest,
And I wondered how it would feel to fly.