Five years old with a smile on my face Mommas in the kitchen Daddys playin' bass downtown Downtown Dad walks in says Sherry my girl we need to talk
I remember when I met you, big city boy small town blues This town seems so small to me well I was used to the blvd When I saw you I fell so hard now
Let?s go dance with the gypsies tonight Let?s go dance with the gypsies tonight Gypsies are dancing down by the river Let?s go dance with the gypsies
Well I got my clothes in my suitcase, right by my side Come tomorrow morning baby I?m taking a ride And I?m going to Austin Lord I?m gonna make it my
I can?t blame my thoughts cause I just think them I can?t blame my beers cause I just drank them Oh don?t try to tell me that you figured out my past
Well your daddy?s supposed to work too many bumps on the head There?s bills and there?s habits, and there?s mouths to be fed Mama she quit trying about
Not many a woman I?ve known, took their first trip and hopped a train Learned not to be scared when you?ve gotta jump off again Well she did not fall
Well I guess you just kept me around just to run him off Yea but he came crawlin' back one day and you told him to get lost Tell me what gave you the
Girl it seems we won't be coming home soon Corpus finds me singin my old highway tune I can make you swear I hung the Texas Moon Can you hear a bird
If I live my whole life choosing not to believe Would you hear my lonesome cry when the reaper comes for me? If my wicked ways condemn me to a life of
Hey man I wish I had a smoke, for which to take a drag To help me ease these anxiety Oh the things I?d wish I?d done for you and the things I wish I
He?s twenty one and jealous Of his shadow outside the fence Got a bible from his cellmate He?s searching for a second chance Hopes that he can make