Texas Morning

Right in the middle of a ten-cent scenery

Shuffled and stacked on a postcard rack

There's a cute little kid on a Shetland pony

Smiles at me, I can't smile back

Cactus Jack drinks coffee black

Tells me it's my lucky day

Five o'clock in the Texas morning

I come a long, long way

Five o'clock in the Texas morning

I come a long, long way

Well, she left me cold on a winter's morning

Cold it's been for the longest time

She told me Texas was where she was going

I come and look and she's hard to find

Cactus Jack drinks coffee black

Tells me it's my lucky day

Five o'clock in the Texas morning

I come a long, long way

Five o'clock in the Texas morning

I come a long, long way

I don't know just where I'm going to find her

Maybe the soldier with the suitcase saw her

She just said she was going to Texas now

For a little while

I'm looking for the girl with light brown hair

Hazel eyes, she's not too pretty

But a beautiful smile

She just said she was going to Texas for a little while

Well, the cook in the back is getting mighty curious

He asks the waitress where I'm from

She just says, "Hell, I ain't never seen him

Probably just a California bum"

Cactus Jack, he says that's right

As I walk out into the night

Five o'clock in the Texas morning

I got a long, long ride

Five o'clock in the Texas morning

I got a long, long ride

Outside, the sun is up

And the wind blows me like a paper cup

Down the highway