Old 97's - W. Tx Teardrops Lyrics
Well the roadmaps of west texas never gave me good advice.The trains all roll where the roads don't go, now i lay awake at night,Just wondering where the rest is so i hit that iron gate,And i yelled good-bye to that wife of mine, i may be running late.I'm a-rolling on, i'm a-rolling on,Rolling out past el paso texas, where i might have had a home.I made my bed, so here i lie.I'm rolling west texas teardrops in my eye.Though i felt a lonesome feeling in dulce new mexico,I was happier than i'd ever been in my el paso home.But i thought about the woman whom i left to roam the land,And i cried so much it dug a rut they call the rio grande.I'm a-rolling on, i'm a-rolling on,Rolling out past el paso texas, where i might have had a home.I made my bed, so here i lie.I'm rolling west texas teardrops in my eye.And my destination is written upon my feet,And the stars above are about the only company i keep.I raise my pass and take my seat.I'm rolling fast with a teardrop on my cheek.So i guess there'll be no family, so i guess there'll be no wife.Gonna roll away on an old steel dray, it's gonna be my life.And the roadmaps i been reading, i never came to figure out.All i know is i'd explode by any other route.I'm a-rolling on, i'm a-rolling on,Rolling out past el paso texas, where i might have had a home.I made my bed, so here i lie.I'm rolling west texas teardrops in my eye.
