The Queen of Austin

At a truck stop at 3 in the mornin'

Sometimes you can see things so clear

The direction your whole life's been goin'

And the lost dreams you once held so dear

I parked my old rig by the diner

And burned one before I went in

I wasn't needin' a reminder 'bout you

But there it was on the West Texas wind

There's an old song on the air tonight

Nothin' makes me feel alone

Like rain in the streetlights, waltzes after midnight

And rememberin' you're never comin' home

I last heard you'd moved up to Boston

Lord, I never imagined you there

To me, you were the queen of Austin

With neon magic like a crown in your hair

The rain turned the potholes to puddles

As the chorus came 'round one more time

Thereby thee and I had trouble tellin'

Were those Texas' tears or mine?

There's an old song on the air tonight

Nothin' makes me feel alone

Like rain in the streetlights, waltzes after midnight

And rememberin' you're never comin' home

Said the fallen down fenceposts to the old weepin' willow

I reckon we both should have known

Our barbed wire blue bird has flown