Planet
They rode like they was as they came out of the skies They had High-Tech with beacons in their eyes My gun was cocked and when I looked into their face I seen they weren't just common buck-a-roos born of the human race No, sir, these came from space
Their shootin' irons shot light and their spurs was anodized Bandanas caked with stardust and jeans was pressurized Well he me a halter, said, "Tighten up the girth." But before I hit the we were miles above the Earth. And I MILES above the Earth
I seen London, Paris, Budapest, Kashmir and And there ain't no sight like a desert looking down on Mexico To the of Mars and Jupiter, 'round Saturn's rings we rode Past the frozen plains of Pluto where even the cold Man, I do mean
Then our interstellar stallions sailed the starless void There was to miss in that emptiness, not even a stray asteroid So we picked up the trail of a comet tail, man, you even DREAM that far And the galloping like the rhythm of an old catgut guitar Just the strummin' of a star
Well, it could have lasted minutes or a hundred years When they got me down, I was safe and sound and it hadn't popped my ears And they reared back on their broncos and they shot a bolt of I knew they the good guys, yes, sir. you got it right 'Cause their cowboy was White
So I 'em as they pulled their reins towards the settin' sun I said, "Before you go, I'd like to know, where you boys come from?" Well they opened up a chart and said, "right here where this 'X' is It's the place in Outer Space, the planet known as Texas"