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OUT WHERE THE WEST BEGINS, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Out where the handclasp's a little stronger
Last Line: That's where the west begins.
Subject(s): Cowboys; Patriotism; Ranch Life; West (u.s.); Southwest; Pacific States


OUT WHERE the handclasp's a little stronger,
Out where the smile dwells a little longer,
That's where the West begins;
Out where the sun is a little brighter,
Where the snows that fall are a trifle whiter,
Where the bonds of home are a wee bit tighter, --
That's where the West begins.

Out where the skies are a trifle bluer,
Out where friendship's a little truer,
That's where the West begins;
Out where a fresher breeze is blowing,
Where there's laughter in every streamlet flowing,
Where there's more of reaping and less of sowing, --
That's where the West begins.

Out where the world is in the making,
Where fewer hearts in despair are aching,
That's where the West begins;
Where there's more of singing and less of sighing,
Where there's more of giving and less of buying,
And a man makes friends without half trying --
That's where the West begins.





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