[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
I’ve done
all I know to do, tryin’ to lose,
Tryin’ to lose these old lone star
blues
