Lone Star Blues

Intro: verse 1 At a truck stop in San Angelo I saw a billboard about this rodeo This weekend out in El Paso so I signed up to ride I drew a bull called Original Sin heard he’d killed a couple of men Figured this was somethin’ I could win ’cause the devil was on my side I was havin’ myself one hell of a ride but I ended up disqualified That old bull just up an died before they blew the whistle With them North Texas blues thought I’d paid all my dues Then them South Texas blues told me son you ain’t through Had the East Texas blues an’ the West Texas too I’ve done all I know to do tryin? to lose   Tryin? to lose these old Lone Star Blues   verse 2 Well I got laid off at Brown and Root then on my way back to Cut ’N Shoot I lost my wristwatch an’ my boots shootin’ dice with a dude from Houston Well there ain’t no jobs here workin’ cattle I got on part-time hauling gravel With some outfit from Seattle down here building custom homes With them North Texas blues thought I’d paid all my dues Then them South Texas blues told me son you ain’t through Had the East Texas blues an’ the West Texas too I’ve done all I know to do tryin? to lose   Tryin? to lose these old Lone Star Blues                 verse 3 Well I gassed my truck an’ I packed my clothes   Turned in my key and I hit the road I said Cow Town’s where I’ll go you never know I might get lucky Well I got a friend there turnin’ knobs at a place called Billy Bob’s Said he thought he could get me a job there working as a bouncer First night on the job was just insane some old boy got all deranged Hit me in the head with a Harley chain to this day my ears still ring With them North Texas blues thought I’d paid all my dues Then them South Texas blues told me son you ain’t through Had the East Texas blues an’ the West Texas too I’ve done all I know to do tryin? to lose   Tryin? to lose these old Lone Star Blues Tag I’ve done all I know to do tryin’ to lose   Tryin’ to lose these old lone star blues