Lone Star Blues

Intro: verse 1 At a truck stop in San Angelo, I saw a billboard about this rodeo This weekend out in El Paso, so I signed up to ride I drew a bull called Original Sin, heard he'd killed a couple of men Figured this was somethin' I could win, 'cause the devil was on my side I was havin' myself one hell of a ride, but I ended up disqualified That old bull just up an died, before they blew the whistle With them North Texas blues, thought I'd paid all my dues Then them South Texas blues, told me son you ain't through Had the East Texas blues, an' the West Texas too I've done all I know to do, tryin’ to lose, Tryin’ to lose these old Lone Star Blues verse 2 Well, I got laid off at Brown and Root, then on my way back to Cut 'N Shoot I lost my wristwatch an' my boots, shootin' dice with a dude from Houston Well, there ain't no jobs here workin' cattle, I got on part-time hauling gravel With some outfit from Seattle, down here building custom homes With them North Texas blues, thought I'd paid all my dues Then them South Texas blues, told me son you ain't through Had the East Texas blues, an' the West Texas too I've done all I know to do, tryin’ to lose, Tryin’ to lose these old Lone Star Blues verse 3 Well I gassed my truck an' I packed my clothes, Turned in my key and I hit the road I said Cow Town's where I'll go, you never know, I might get lucky Well I got a friend there turnin' knobs, at a place called Billy Bob's Said he thought he could get me a job there working as a bouncer First night on the job was just insane, some old boy got all deranged Hit me in the head with a Harley chain, to this day, my ears still ring With them North Texas blues, thought I'd paid all my dues Then them South Texas blues, told me son you ain't through Had the East Texas blues, an' the West Texas too I've done all I know to do, tryin’ to lose, Tryin’ to lose these old Lone Star Blues Tag I've done all I know to do, tryin' to lose, Tryin' to lose these old lone star blues