You can't run from your blues

You can't waltz across Texas in a beat-up Subaru

So I sat at a bar down the street from Pete's garage

Then you walked in, a long-legged sweet mirage



And I could stay till the wells run dry

Stay till the wells run dry

But a tall drink of water is all I need

A tall drink of water in faded jeans



I could run or I could ask

Could I dip into your loving cup with a crystal glass?

I've been looking for a cowboy with a sense of poetry

I've been looking for a man I want but don't need



And I could stay till the wells run dry

Stay till the wells run dry

But a tall drink of water will get me by

A tall drink of water with big dark eyes



Baby, nothing's as wild as a woman with a broken heart

I'm just looking for a place to start



Check the tires, pump the gas

While the blacktop hisses like a snake in the grass

Baby, Amarillo's as hot as a barbecue

But not nearly hot enough for a man like you



And I could stay till the wells run dry

Stay till the wells run dry

But a tall drink of water will last for miles

Yeah, a tall drink of water that makes me smile