Your phone call took me by surprise
Gee its been a long, long time
Since those hot and humid Texas nights
We went swimmin€™ in the tide
Corpus Cristi seems so far away
And I€™m not talkin€™ €˜bout the miles
There ain€™t much I wouldn€™t give today
Just to see one of your smiles
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But I€™m stuck here in Denver
Sippin€™ California wine
And I€™ve got all night to remember you
I€™m in a lone star state of mind
I just saw John Wayne on the late, late show
He saved the girl and rode away
But I was hopin€™ as the credits rolled
He€™d make it back to her some day
An€™ its a thousand miles or more
From here to your front door
Oh, I€™d be there tomorrow if I had my way
Well, I€™d jus€™ pack up my guitar
You know its really not that far
And when you called you said I€™d have a place to stay