Your phone call took me by surprise
Gee its been a long, long time
Since those hot and humid Texas nights
We went swimminâ"š¬â"ž¢ in the tide
Corpus Cristi seems so far away
And Iâ"š¬â"ž¢m not talkinâ"š¬â"ž¢ â"š¬í‹Å“bout the miles
There ainâ"š¬â"ž¢t much I wouldnâ"š¬â"ž¢t give today
Just to see one of your smiles
CHORUS:
But Iâ"š¬â"ž¢m stuck here in Denver
Sippinâ"š¬â"ž¢ California wine
And Iâ"š¬â"ž¢ve got all night to remember you
Iâ"š¬â"ž¢m in a lone star state of mind
I just saw John Wayne on the late, late show
He saved the girl and rode away
But I was hopinâ"š¬â"ž¢ as the credits rolled
Heâ"š¬â"ž¢d make it back to her some day
Anâ"š¬â"ž¢ its a thousand miles or more
From here to your front door
Oh, Iâ"š¬â"ž¢d be there tomorrow if I had my way
Well, Iâ"š¬â"ž¢d jusâ"š¬â"ž¢ pack up my guitar
You know its really not that far
And when you called you said Iâ"š¬â"ž¢d have a place to stay