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