Telephone Road

Rain came down in endless sheets of thunder

Lightning bolts split pine trees down to the roots

In the shadow of the

AstrodomeWith a hurricane coming on strong

We used to hit the streets and go swimming in our birthday suits

Skiing in a bar ditch behind a moped13 stitches on the corner of a sardine can

We were dirt poor

Houston kids

Our whole family living on the skids

But we always had a nickel for the coming of the ice cream man

Mosquito truck blowing up

DDTBarefoot heathens running wild and free

Air raid buzzer at a noon-day scream

Living in a dream

On Telephone

RoadI used to love them cherry

Cokes down at the

Prince's Drive-

Inand the cheeseburgers tasted so good

I like to come untied

There's a

Chinaberry tree

I remember

I used to climb in and out of my window

The night

I left was on the day before my

Grandma died

Sawdust spread out on a dance hall floor

Jukebox ripping at an all-out roar

Barmaid smiling at a 10 cent tip

Living is a trip

On Telephone

RoadMagnolia

Garden bandstand on the very front row

Johnny Cash

Carl Perkins and

The Killer putting on a show6 years old and just barely off my daddy's knee

When those rockabilly rebels

Sent the Devil running right through me

A drive-in movie in the trunk of my car

One-eyed sailor in an ice house bar

Spit-shine

Charlie and ol'

Peg-leg Bill

Are dressed up fit to kill

On Telephone

RoadTelephone

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RoadBrabecue and beer on ice

A salty watermelon slice

At the Little

Taste of Paradise

On Telephone

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