Texas Morning Songtext
von Michael Nesmith

Right in the middle of the ten-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
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 California 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.