The band has quit playin' and the house lights are on
Pry this drink
from my fingers

and the good times are gone

There's a girl in the corner,

she's been waiting all night
For some road-weary gypsy
to take her home for a while


I ain't got it in me?
all I got's this guitar

Yeah, I'll keep breakin' strings,
But, I've long since quit breakin' hearts


So, I'll stick to my guns and keep ridin'
Got my sights set on the one that I love
And I'll go where the music will take me

All the while gatherin' dust

A wise man once told me,

?Play it straight from the heart?
if you don't stand for something
it will all fall apart.?


Like a lonesome dust devil spinnin' out of control
Gonna flare up and burn out, that's just the way that it goes


And I'll look for a good star in this big Texas sky
There must be a heaven, the road is my angel tonight


And I'll stick to my guns and keep ridin'
Got my sights set on the one that I love

And I'll go where the music will take me
All the while gatherin' dust


The band has quit playin' and we've tore it all down
Take this drink from my fingers,
we gotta head out of town



© 2004 Kevin James Higgins