It?s been five years come this autumn, she remembers well the day The day the fever got him, and took him far away Far away from always knowing that
This old porch is a big ol' red and white Herford bull Standin' under a mesquite tree in Agua Dulce, Texas He keeps on playin' hide and seek with that
I left Houston, Texas on a Gulf Coast Hurricane I was blown down by tornadoes, washed up by the rain Well my pappy wasn't happy with me, he told me to
I've got clothes in my closet and new shoes to wear And all that I wanted are more than my share And the woman who loves me she's more than a dream So
If I were the king of this old crazy world I?m telling you there?d be some changes made In my golden crown, I?d lead the big parade If I were king, there
I know you can take me back To times I?ll never see Got a lot of questions There?s so much I want to learn You can make the pages turn in living history
There?s a big race down in Dallas Don?t you wish that you were there? You could bet your bottom dollar On that iron gray mare Had a black horse named
What the hell is wrong with me? I can't do nothin' right? I sleep away the whole day long And I stay awake all night. I'm fightin' things that I can
Now, I went out last Sunday with my little Mary-Ann She said please stay still Monday, and grabbed me by my can She laid a big one on me, suprised me