(Hank Card). Do not go to Tennessee. That is what my Daddy said. But I knew Daddy was a fool. I listened to myself instead. Do not go to Tennessee. 'Cause it would be a big mistake.
(Conrad Deisler/Hank Card). We rented a convertible in San Bernadino. We were driving for driving's sake. Across the tortured waterless mountains. Through the moonscape of Mono Lake.
(Hank Card/Kristen Nelson). You've all heard tell of Pecos Bill. Who rode a cyclone 'til it broke. Well, at the Texas State Fair. There's an even bigger bloke.
Tulsa. . There's a detour sign on the road that winds. Out on the broad highway. But the place for me is the sign I see. T U L S A straight ahead. . There's a railroad crossing and the bus-a rockin'.
Johnny Walker sat at a table in a bar. Minding his own affairs. Drinking his namesake over the rocks. He was drunk, too drunk to care. . When a girl from the bar walked up beside him.
Eight years old with a flour sack cape. Tied all around his neck. He climbed up on the garage. He's figurin' what the heck. Well, he screwed up his courage up so tight.
Let's go down to Alabama. Let's go see my dear old mama. Fryin' eggs and cookin' hammy. That's what I like 'bout the South. . She's got baked ribs and candied yams.
Went to bed last night, wasn't sleepy. Wondering what time you came to me. You broke my heart and left lonely. Now I got nothing left but misery. . Wondering if you have found another love.
I was born in Lousiana down on the ol bouyo. Rasied on shrimps and catfish mame's good gumbo. I got the ramblin' fever said goodbye to ma and pa. Crossed that ol red river and this is what I saw.
Light in the parlor, fire in the grate. Clock on the mantle says it gettin' too late. Curtains in the window, snowy white. [Incomprehensible] on Sunday night.
I'm an old cowhand from the Rio Grande. But my legs ain't bowed and my cheeks ain't tan. I'm a cowboy who never saw a cow. Never roped a steer cause I don't know how.
I don't care if the sun don't shine I get my lovin in the evenin time when I'm with my baby it's no fun when the suns around but I'll get goin' when the sun goes down and I'm with my baby thats when we kiss andkiss and we kiss some more don't ask how many times we've kissed cause at a time like this who keeps score I don't care if the sun don't shine I get my lovin in the evenin time when I'm with my baby.
Lace up your boots and we'll truck on down. To a knocked out shack on the edge of town. There's an eight beat combo that just won't quit. Keep a-walking' 'til ya see a blue light lit.
Well I Like My Women Like I Like My Coffee In The Morning And Steaming Hot. I Like A Gal Whose Legs Are Limber Who Can Tie Em In A Knot. I Ain't Impressed With A Pretty Dress But A Smile Can Knock Me Flat.
In the Texas town of San Antonio. Is a little church they call the Alamo. The story tellers say Ozzy Osborne stopped one day. All dressed up in women's lingerie.
I'm drifting into deep water. I'm starting to care for you. And you're getting me in deep water. Be careful of what you do. . You want a romance but I'm sick in love.
Been gone - so long, I can't wait to get back home. Home to the Lone Star State, another day I just can't wait. Look out boys, I'm a-headed your way. I got a mind that wonders in a '57 Chevrolet.
We started out with good intentions. Makin love right there in the kitchen. You and me were getting along just fine, got along just fine. More than crazy bout one another..
Across the alley from the Alamo. Lived a pinto pony and a Navajo. Who sang a sort of Indian Hideho. To the people passing by. . The pinto spent his time a swichin' flies.
I had a headache when I woke up this morning. And a picture of you beside my head. And I drank 'till two. And I fell lying on the floor. The whiskey won the battle.