Well, I met a from Texas 'bout a year ago known her for too long when I had to let her go You see, she had a razor, was ten or so And every night you'd hear her knocking at my
She said, "Baby, I'll give you the on my back You can have everything that I've got in my But if you try to leave they'll take you out in sack me and my razor will see to that"
That's the way the girls are from That's the way the girls are Texas That's the way the girls are from That's the way the are from Texas
I thought about my situation, decided not to For my own self preservation, I we should marry When the preacher started reading 'bout 'till death do us I told him, "Skip it, she had that understanding right the start"
She said, "Baby, I'll give you the clothes on my You can everything that I've got in my shack But if you try to leave they'll take you out in sack 'Cause me and my will see to that"
That's the way the are from Texas (Houston to San Antone) That's the way the girls are from (Got to 'em right or leave 'em alone) That's the way the girls are from That's the way the girls are from
Well we settled down, got me a little old job, '65 lane Ford Every Friday night I would stop in and my pay check Down at the grocery They had a little girl worked in there, must have been seventeen She was the cutest I had ever seen
It's the same old story and I'm afraid it wasn't too long Before we had fallen deeply in love and I it was wrong I baby, we got to stop this thing right here Or my is gonna cut my throat from ear to ear, that's right
In tearful supplication, she up in my face I could feel her heart was as these sad words she did say "You should have me you was married, baby" She pulled out a and let me have it Right smack the eyes
the way the girls are from Texas That's the way the are from Texas
She was guilty, I was (That's the way the girls are Texas) Now, what'd you think that the old said? (That's the way the are from Texas) "Ah, that's just the way the are down here in Texas dismissed!"
That's the way the girls are from (Houston to San Antone) the way the girls are from Texas (Got to love 'em or leave 'em alone, boy) That's the way the girls are Texas That's the way the girls are from