Where Have You Gone Tammy Emery?

Where have you gone Tammy Emery? There was this beautiful girl I once knew named Tammy. Our short-lived relationship was like fire and ice, but oh could we as a couple, country swing dance, and dance we did.

Where Have You Gone Tammy Emery?

Been over 40 years, where have you gone Tammy Emery?

When Don Williams plays on the radio, so many memories.

Before you, I had been looking for the one in so many faces,

In the honky tonks, country bars, pool halls, too many places.

Silver Dollar Saloon and good time lovers, then there was you,

Those sweet late hours, swinging back and forth, our love was true.

We did everything, love and dance to get us through the night,

Loving and country swinging until the morning sun was in sight.

In my pickup, at the South Platte River, time and time again,

We were the young fools, playing the game, hoping to win.

In that moment, seemed like my lifetime was looking for you,

Dancing the night away from sunset to the early morning dew.

We were young and thought we had the world by the tail,

We didn’t know that life got harder on down the trail.

No fibbing here, we fought like there was no tomorrow,

For us to get rid of the hurt, was dance together to soften the blow.

Oh, Tammy, where have you gone? I think of you often,

How did I know it would be over, did not know it way back when.

Now, I can’t remember the hurt when we both walked away,

Now, all I remember were our songs, love, and dance, on this day.

Been over 40 years, where have you gone Tammy Emery?

When Don Williams plays on the radio, so many memories.

Kurt James © 2022

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Rocky Mountain Moonshiner:

In 1922, all Trent Laneetee, also known as the Crow, wanted to do was support his family. Once the state of Colorado went dry during prohibition, the most profitable way to do that was to sell his own whiskey. As Trent’s operation got larger, his business drew the attention of the Denver Mafia. They gave Laneetee an ultimatum of sharing his business and profits with the Denver Mafia or going to war with them. What the gangsters from Denver did not know – was you did not threaten Trent Laneetee.

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Born beneath the snow-capped peaks of the Colorado Rockies, Kurt James grew up surrounded by stories of ghost towns, outlaws, and frontier legends. Years in South Dakota and deep family roots in western Kansas gave him a lasting love for open skies and the rugged soul of the American West.

A poet and novelist, Kurt writes Western fiction and historical adventure with grit, realism, and heart. His work has been featured by the Denver Post, PM Magazine, and 9NEWS, and praised for capturing the spirit of the Old West in vivid, cinematic detail.

Author of more than twenty books, Kurt’s acclaimed Rocky Mountain Series brings the frontier to life through powerful storytelling and unforgettable landscapes. His upcoming novels—Reifschneider Stagecoach Detective and Winter of the Wolf Moon—continue that legacy.

Kurt James is a proud member of the Western Writers of America.

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