The Ballad of Possum Potez Songtext
von Rodney Crowell

Dayton, Texas rodeo, Possum Potez stole the show
Way back in 1968, the night he rode ol′ Pearly Gates
It was a spinning bucking ton of death, and everybody held their breath
But Possum rode him to a draw, it was the best bull-ride that I ever saw

Possum, Possum, where are you?
No one rides bulls like you used to
They haul you off in the ambulance
And you show up later at the victory dance
Possum, Possum, get back home
We ain't had no fun since you′ve been gone
With your two pack-habit and a six-pack buzz
You're the best that there ever was
You're the best that there ever was

Ah, two lone black top highway flyin′ that′s ol' Possum, I ain′t lyin'
An eight track tape deck Blasting Jones, Ernest Tubb, then The Rolling Stones
In the beer joints and down by the bucking shoots
The cowgirls swore that he was so cute
They just love the way that he cocked his hat
Now Possum had it all down pat


Possum, Possum, where are you?
No one rides bulls like you used to
They haul you off in the ambulance
And you show up later at the victory dance
Possum, Possum, get back home
We ain′t had no fun since you've been gone
With your two pack-habit and a six-pack buzz
You′re the best that there ever was
You're the best that there ever was

Ah, the rainbow café all jokes aside the day ol' Possum like to die
Some sweet thing flashed him a blue-eyed grin, it made ol′ Possum′s style kick in
A jealous cowboy, all drunk and wired, pulled a pistol and a bullet fired
Blood was shed out in the parking lot
But it was not how Possum wound up shot

Possum, Possum, where are you?
No one rides bulls like you used to
They haul you off in the ambulance
And you show up later at the victory dance
Possum, Possum, get back home
We ain't had no fun since you′ve been gone
With your two pack-habit and a six-pack buzz
You're the best that there ever was

You′re the best that there ever was
You're the best that there ever was