"Out Where the West Begins"

"Out where the handclasp's a little longer,

Out where the smile dwells a little longer,

That's where the West begins,

Out where the skies are a trifle bluer,

Out where friendship's a little truer,

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."

From "Out Where the West Begins",

Stanzas 1-3, by Arthur Chapman