Robert Earl Keen - The front porch song

This old ^Gporch is just a big old red and ^Emwhite Hereford bull Standin' ^Cunder a mesquite tree in ^DAgua Dulce, Texas He just ^Gkeeps on playin' hide and seek with that ^Emhot August sun He's ^Csweatin' and a-pantin' 'cause his ^Dwork is never ^Gdone Oh ^Emno, he's got them ^Ccows and that ^Dred top cane

This old ^Gporch is just a steamin' greasy ^Emplate of enchiladas With ^Clots of cheese and onions and a ^Dguacamole salad You can ^Gget them at the LaSalle Hotel in ^Emold downtown With ^Ciced tea and a waitress who will ^Dsmile every ^Gtime Yeah, she ^Emwill, I left a ^Cquarter tip on my ^Dten dollar bill

This old ^Gporch is a palace walk-in on a ^Emmain street in Texas It ain't ^Cnever seen or heard the day of ^DG and R and X's With the '^G62 poster that's ^Emalmost faded down And a ^Cscreen without a picture since ^DGiant came to ^Gtown Oh ^Emno, I love them ^CJunior Mints and them ^DRed Hots, too, yes I ^Gdo Ah, ^Emyeah, and old ^Cmovie pictures ^D

This old p^Gorch is just a weathered, grey haired ^Em70 years of Texas He's ^Cdoin' all he can not to ^Dgive in to the city And he ^Galways takes the rent late so ^Emlong as I run his cattle He ^Cpicks me up at dinner time, I ^Dlisten to him rattle

He says, "^GThe Brazos still runs muddy like she's ^Emrun all along There ain't ^Cnever been no cane to grind, the ^Dcotton's all but gone And, you ^Gknow, this Chevrolet pickup truck, she was ^Emsomethin' back in '60" Now ^Cthere ain't nobody listenin' to him, '^Dcause they all think he's crazy

This old ^Gporch is just a long time ^Emwaiting and forgetting And re^Cmembering the coming back, not ^Dcrying about the leaving And re^Gmembering the falling down and the ^Emlaughter of the curse of luck From ^Call those sons of bitches who said ^Dwe'd never get back up

This old ^Gporch is just a big old red and ^Emwhite Hereford bull Standin' ^Cunder a mesquite tree ^Dout in Agua Dulce He just ^Gkeeps on playing hide and seek with that ^Emhot August sun He's ^Csweatin' and a pantin' 'cause his ^Dwork is never ^Gdone Ah, ^Emno, I known a ^Cwhole lot of old bulls in my life, and their ^Dwork is never done^G