I left Houston 'round two a.m.. In the middle of a pourin' rain. I drove all night to Oklahoma. Scared I'd never see you again. I found you in Tulsa. Hopin' you'd agree to come on home with me.
Johnny Gunn he's a guitar player. Makin' next to nothin' at a bar nowheres. He says, "Damn the money. Damn the money". . Counts his tips, buys a shot of booze.
I left Houston round two a.m. in the middle of a pourin rain. Drove all night to Oklahoma, scared Id never see you again. I found you in Tulsa, hopin youd agree to come on home with me.