Texas Morning - Michael Martin Murphey

Right in the middle of the 10 cent scenery

Shuffled and stacked on a postcard rack

There’s a cute little girl with a Shetland pony

She smiles at me, but I can’t smile back

Cactus Jack drinks coffee black

And tells me it’s my lucky day

Five o’clock in the Texas morning

And I’ve come a long, long way

Five o’clock in the Texas morning

And I’ve come a long, long way

She left me cold on a Winter’s morning

And cold it’s been for a long, long time

She told me Texas was where she’s goin'

And I came looking, but she’s so hard to find

Cactus Jack drinks coffee black

Tells me it’s my lucky day

Five o’clock in the Texas morning

And I’ve come a long, long way

Five o’clock in the Texas morning

And I’ve come a long, long way

Oh, I don’t know just where I’ll find her

Maybe the soldier with the suitcase saw her

She just said she was goin' to Texas for a little while

So I’m lookin' for a girl with light brown hair

And hazel-eyed, and she’s not too pretty, but a beautiful smile

She just said, «Well, I’m goin' to Texas for a little while»

Cook in the back is gettin' curious

He asks the waitress where I’m from

She just says, «Well, I’ve never seen him

He’s prob’ly just a Californian bum»

Cactus Jack he says, «That's right»

As I walk out into the light

Five o’clock in the Texas morning

And I’ve got a long, long ride

Five o’clock in the Texas morning

I’ve got a long, long ride

Outside, the sun is up

And the wind blows me

Like a Dixie cup

Down the highway