Michael Kalavik Poet Lyric

It Weren't Worth Texas

It was dusty, dry and endless 
Stretched beneath an empty sky
From horizon to horizon 
Where the turkey buzzards fly,
Like a landscape meant to warn you
Just how far a man can fall.
Except for Ruby in El Paso, 
Hell, it weren’t worth Texas at all.

Took a powder in Fort Stockton. 
Crossed the Pecos makin’ time.
San Antone gave way to Austin 
On the Travis County line.
Shot a rattlesnake in Waco 
With my back against the wall.
Except for Bobbi-Jo in Beaumont, 
Hell, it weren’t worth Texas at all.

I’ve seen Lubbock and Laredo, 
Seen Odessa/Midland, too.
Met a sweet young thing in Brownsville, 
Just another déjà vu. 
Didn’t tell her I was leaving, 
But I promised her I’d call.
Except for Emmylou in Houston, 
Hell, it weren’t worth Texas at all.

Learned to do the Stockdale two-step 
In the local Lone Star style.
Danced a Galveston fandango 
With a Corpus Christi smile.
Set a sucker up in Dallas, 
But my partner dropped the ball.
Except for Jill in Amarillo, 
Hell, it weren’t worth Texas at all.

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