Well, there was this I seen one time About a man riding 'cross the and it starred Gregory Peck He was shot down by a hungry kid to make a name for himself The townspeople wanted to crush that kid down and string him up by the
Well, the marshal, now he beat that kid to a bloody As the dying gunfighter lay in the sun and gasped for his breath him loose, let him go, let him say he outdrew me fair and square I want him to feel what it's like to every moment face his
Well, I keep seeing this and it just comes a-rolling in And you know it blows right me like a ball and chain You know I can't believe we've lived so long and are so far apart The memory of you keeps callin' me like a rollin' train
I can see the day that you came to me on the painted desert In busted down Ford and your platform heels I could never out why you chose that particular place to meet Ah, but you were right, it was perfect as I got in the wheel
Well, we drove that car all night San Anton' And we slept near the Alamo, your skin was so tender and Way down in Mexico you went out to find a doctor and you never came I would have gone on after you but I didn't feel letting my head get blown off
Well, drivin' this car and the sun is comin' up over the Rockies Now I know she ain't you but she's and she's got that dark rhythm in her soul But I'm too over the edge and I ain't in the anymore To remember the times I was your only man And she don't want to remind me, she this car would go out of control
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Well, we crossed the panhandle and then we headed towards We pulled up where Henry used to live He owned a lot outside of town about a mile Ruby was in the backyard hanging clothes, she had her red tied back She saw us rolling up in a trail of dust She said, Henry ain't here but you can come on in, he'll be back in a little
Then she told us how were tough and about how she was thinkin' of a ride back to where she started But she changed the subject every money came up She said, welcome to the land of the living You tell she was so broken-hearted She said, the swap meets around here are getting pretty corrupt
How far are going, Ruby asked us with a sigh going all the way 'til the wheels fall off and burn 'Til the sun peels the paint and the seat covers fade and the moccasin dies Ruby just smiled and said, ah, you know some babies never
Something about movie though, well I just can't get it out of my head But I remember why I was in it or what part I was supposed to play All I remember about it was Peck and the way people moved And a lot of seemed to be lookin' my way
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Well, they were looking for with a pompadour I was crossin' the street shots rang out I didn't know whether to or to run, so I ran We got him cornered in the churchyard, I heard shout
Well, you saw my picture in the Corpus Tribune Underneath it, it said, a man with no You went out on a limb to testify for me, you said I was you Then when I saw you break in front of the judge and cry real tears It was the best I saw anybody do
Now I've always been the kind of person that doesn't like to But sometimes you just yourself over the line Oh if there's an original out there, I could use it right now You know, I feel pretty good, but ain't sayin' much I feel a whole lot better If you were just here by my to show me how
Well, I'm in line in the rain to see a movie starring Gregory Peck Yeah, but you it's not the one that I had in mind He's got a new one out now, I don't even know what about But I'll see him in so I'll stand in line
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You know, it's how things never turn out the way you had 'em planned The only thing we knew for sure about Henry Is that his name Henry Porter And you there was somethin' about you baby That I liked that was always too good for this Just like you always said there was something me you liked That I left behind in the French
Strange how people who suffer together have connections Than people who are most I don't have any regrets, they can talk about me when I'm gone You always said people do what they believe in They just do what's most convenient, they repent And I always said, on to me, baby, and let's hope that the roof stays on
There was a movie I one time, I think I sat through it twice I don't remember who I was or where I was All I remember about it was it starred Gregory He wore a gun and he was in the back Seems like a long time ago, long before the stars were down
Brownsville girl with your curls like pearls shining like the moon above Brownsville girl, show me all around the Brownsville girl, you're my love
Brownsville girl your Brownsville curls Teeth like shining like the moon above Brownsville girl, me all around the world Brownsville girl, you're my honey
Brownsville girl with Brownsville curls Teeth like pearls shining the moon above