Lone Star Blues

At a truck stop in San Angelo

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

Thinking this was something I could win

'Cause the devil was on my side

I was having myself one hell of a ride

But I ended up disqualified

That old bull just up and 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

And the west Texas too

I've done all I know to do

Trying to lose, trying to lose

These old lone star blues

Well, I got laid off at Brown & Root

Then on my way back to Cut and Shoot

I lost my wristwatch and my boots

Shooting dice with a dude from Houston

Well, there ain't no jobs here working cattle

So 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

And the west Texas too

I've done all I know to do

Trying to lose, trying to lose

These old lone star blues

Well, I gassed my truck and I packed my clothes

Turned in the key and hit the road

I said Cowtown's where I'll go

You never know, I might get lucky

Well, I got a friend there turning 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 ole 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

And the west Texas too

I've done all I know to do

Trying to lose, trying to lose

These old lone star blues

I've done all I know to do

Trying to lose, trying to lose

These old lone star blues