Robert Earl Keen - Levelland

^CFlatter than a tabletop ^FMakes you wonder why they stopped here ^CWagon must have ^Amlost a wheel or they ^Flacked ambition one ^COn the great migration west ^FSeparated from the rest ^CThough they might have ^Amtried their best They ^Fnever caught the sun

So they ^Gsunk some roots down in the dirt To ^Fkeep from blowin' off the earth ^GBuilt a town around here And when the ^Fdust had all but ^Gcleared They called it ^CLevelland, the ^Fpride of man ^G In ^CLevelland ^{F G}

^CGranddad grew the dry land wheat ^FStood on his own two feet ^CHis mind got ^Amincomplete and they ^Fput him into the home ^CDaddy's cotton grows so high ^FSucks the water table dry ^CRollin’ sprinkler^Ams circle by ^FBleedin' them to the bone And I ^Gwon't be here when it comes a day It ^Fall dries up and blows away I'd ^Ghang around just to see But they ^Fnever had much ^Guse for me in ^CLevelland They don't ^Funderstand ^Gme out in ^CLevelland ^{F G}

And I ^Fwatch those jet trails ^Amcarvin’ up tha^Gt big blue sky^{D F}Coast to ^Amcoasters watch 'em go ^G And I ^Fnever would blame 'em ^Amone damn bit If they ^Gnever looked down on ^Cthis ^FNot much ^Amhere they'd wanna ^Gknow Just ^CLevelland Far as you can ^Fpoint your hand ^G Nothin' but ^CLevelland ^{F G}

^CMama used to roll her hair ^FBack before the central air ^CWe'd sit outs^Amide and watch the ^Fstars at night ^CShe'd tell me to make a wish ^FI'd wish we both could fly ^CDon't think she's ^Amseen the sky ^FSince we got the satellite dish and ^CI can hear the marching band ^FDoin' the best they can to play ^C"Smoke on^Am the Wate^Fr", "Joy to the World" ^CI've paid off all my debts ^FGot some change left over yet and I'm ^CGettin' on a ^Amwhisper jet I'm gonna ^Ffly as far as I can ^Gget from ^CLevelland doin' the ^Fbest I can ^G Out in ^CLevelland - imagine ^Fthat ^G