[Eb]This old porch is like a big old red and [Cm]white Hereford bull
[Ab]Standing under a mesquite tree
[Bb]Out in Agua Dulce
And he [Eb]just keeps on playing hide and seek
[Cm]With that hot August sun
[Ab]Just a-sweatin' and a-pantin'
Cause his [Bb]work is never done
And this old [Eb]porch is like a steaming, greasy [Cm]plate of enchiladas
With [Ab]lots of cheese and onions
And a [Bb]guacamole salad
And you can [Eb]get'em down at the LaSalle Hotel
[Cm]In old downtown
With i[Ab]ced tea and a waitress
And she will s[Bb]mile every time
And this old [Eb]porch is the Palace walk-in
On the [Cm]main street of Texas
[Ab]That's never seen the day
Of [Bb]G and R and Xs
With that '[Eb]62 poster
That's [Cm]almost faded down
And a [Ab]screen without a picture
Since [Bb]Giant came to town
And this old [Eb]porch is like a weathered, gray-haired
[Cm]Seventy years of Texas
[Ab]Who's doing all he can
Not to [Bb]give in to the city
And he [Eb]always takes the rent late
So [Cm]long as I run his cattle
And he[Ab] picks me up at dinnertime
And I l[Bb]isten to him rattle
He says the B[Eb]razos still runs muddy
Just like she's [Cm]run all along
And there [Ab]ain't never been no cane to grind
The [Bb]cotton's all but gone
And you know this [Eb]brand new Chevrolet
Hell it was [Cm]something back in '60
[Ab]But now there won't nobody listen to him
[Bb]Cause they all think he's crazy
And this old [Eb]porch is just a long time
Of [Cm]waiting and forgetting
[Ab]And remembering the coming back
[Bb]And not crying about the leaving
And [Eb]remembering the falling down
And the [Cm]laughter of the curse of luck
[Ab]From all of those passerby
Who [Bb]said we'd never get back up
This old [Eb]porch is just a long time
Of [Cm]waiting and forgetting
And [Ab]remembering the coming back
And not [BB]crying about the leaving
And r[Eb]emembering the falling down
And the [Cm]laughter of the curse of luck
[Ab]From all of those sons-of-bitches
[Bb]Who said we'd never get back up[Eb]
From Lyle Lovett "Lyle Lovett"
Curb Records 1986
[Ab]Standing under a mesquite tree
[Bb]Out in Agua Dulce
And he [Eb]just keeps on playing hide and seek
[Cm]With that hot August sun
[Ab]Just a-sweatin' and a-pantin'
Cause his [Bb]work is never done
And this old [Eb]porch is like a steaming, greasy [Cm]plate of enchiladas
With [Ab]lots of cheese and onions
And a [Bb]guacamole salad
And you can [Eb]get'em down at the LaSalle Hotel
[Cm]In old downtown
With i[Ab]ced tea and a waitress
And she will s[Bb]mile every time
And this old [Eb]porch is the Palace walk-in
On the [Cm]main street of Texas
[Ab]That's never seen the day
Of [Bb]G and R and Xs
With that '[Eb]62 poster
That's [Cm]almost faded down
And a [Ab]screen without a picture
Since [Bb]Giant came to town
And this old [Eb]porch is like a weathered, gray-haired
[Cm]Seventy years of Texas
[Ab]Who's doing all he can
Not to [Bb]give in to the city
And he [Eb]always takes the rent late
So [Cm]long as I run his cattle
And he[Ab] picks me up at dinnertime
And I l[Bb]isten to him rattle
He says the B[Eb]razos still runs muddy
Just like she's [Cm]run all along
And there [Ab]ain't never been no cane to grind
The [Bb]cotton's all but gone
And you know this [Eb]brand new Chevrolet
Hell it was [Cm]something back in '60
[Ab]But now there won't nobody listen to him
[Bb]Cause they all think he's crazy
And this old [Eb]porch is just a long time
Of [Cm]waiting and forgetting
[Ab]And remembering the coming back
[Bb]And not crying about the leaving
And [Eb]remembering the falling down
And the [Cm]laughter of the curse of luck
[Ab]From all of those passerby
Who [Bb]said we'd never get back up
This old [Eb]porch is just a long time
Of [Cm]waiting and forgetting
And [Ab]remembering the coming back
And not [BB]crying about the leaving
And r[Eb]emembering the falling down
And the [Cm]laughter of the curse of luck
[Ab]From all of those sons-of-bitches
[Bb]Who said we'd never get back up[Eb]
From Lyle Lovett "Lyle Lovett"
Curb Records 1986
