It's raining cats and dogs At a dinner outside of Wichita Out of money, out of breath I'm out here in the great Midwest It ain't like you'll walk through
You never know 'till it happens to you What really needing someone can do You're never sure 'Till it takes you by storm When a dream slips from your mind
A corner table, you breezed by I threw a glance and you caught my eye I've never seen your face before But I say the light for sure I knew I loved you
He said, "I know this ain't the time or place But Lord I need to talk" In a business suit in a corner booth In a crowded little restaurant We all tried
She's an angel and I ain't Lord knows she deserves a saint And it don't take a genius to see Her only bad habit is me Why she know me I don't know I
I could think of a million reasons That would help explain her leavin' Say she need time alone Just a standard case of restless Or feelin' homesick for
Mercy sakes look at her walk She really makes them blue jeans talk I can't take my eyes off of her She's sure put together right I wish I may, I wish
Jumped in the tuck and headed for Kansas Mornin' found me in Port Arasas Sippin' on rum in the warm Texas sun I've never been good at keeping direction
All day long at the factory I can't do my job It's not at all like me Counting minutes on the clock I walk around, my guard down Like a love sick fool
She used to be my rosa amarilla My little Mexicali tomatilla But then one night I drank too much sangria Woke up and found a note that said I'll see ya
I was doing all right, I was minding my business Thinking to myself what a great life this is Cruising through the country, rockin' to the radio I was
In a bar in Acuna called Ma Crosby's I found myself not feeling any pain I told a 'Frisco girl I'd come for freedom She said she'd only come to catch
Daddy worked the land every day of his life Grandpa did too till the day that he died Mama had a job at the Dairy Queen She's the hardest workin' woman
The highway sign said the Georgia line Was twenty miles away So I thought I'd take a detour And see the old home place I could have found my way With
We had a fight and I walked out Don't recall just what we fought about Before her tears could hit the ground A stranger came to town Now he's got her
You're welcome at this table but Mister here's a rule No hard luck stories 'bout no broken hearted fools I know where you're coming from, I just got back
Her heart could tell at a glance She would be falling for him She knows she's taking a chance But still goes out on a limb She knows he could be for
In a little dance hall just outside of dallas I dropped my drink when she came walking by By the time I got a grip she slipped through my fingertips And
