"Texas Hold 'Em" lyrics
He knew Austin was a gamble as he loaded up that car
Just him and her, their little boy, some clothes and that guitar
Hit I-35 and drove on through the night
He chased every neon sign playing bar to bar
Strumming that ol' Gibson for tips in a jar
While she sat at home all alone
And the nights got so long
Then one day he got in late, found a note on that guitar
It said "I hope you catch your break and this is breaking my heart"
But we're headed back to Kansas, no this ain't how I planned it
But I just can't do this anymore
And I don't wanna be the reason you ever stop your dreaming
But God I miss the way we were before
He thought if she makes Oklahoma I may never get 'em back
So he ran out to his truck, slammed his foot down on the gas and got going
Praying Texas Hold 'Em
The odds were against him but that didn't slow him down
He flew 90 miles an hour trying hard to make up ground
Hoping maybe they pulled off, at that Fort Worth truck stop
He knew her cousin lived in Keller, they might stop to get some rest
And all he could think about were the painful words he read...
That said we're headed back to Kansas, no this ain't how I planned it
But I just can't do this anymore
And I don't wanna be the reason you ever stop your dreaming
But God I miss the way we were before
He thought if she makes Oklahoma I may never get 'em back
So he held onto the steering wheel with his foot down on the gas and kept going
Praying Texas Hold 'Em
Yeah, I could really use a hand
A road block, a traffic stop, deal me anything you can
Cause they're headed back to Kansas, no this ain't how I planned it
And I don't wanna hurt 'em anymore
I don't wanna be the reason she'd ever think of leaving
God I miss the way we were before
If she makes Oklahoma I may never get 'em back
All I know to do is keep my foot on the gas and keep going
Aw Texas Hold 'Em
He knew Austin was a gamble as he loaded up that car
Just him and her, their little boy, some clothes and that guitar
Hit I-35, and drove on through the night
Just him and her, their little boy, some clothes and that guitar
Hit I-35 and drove on through the night
He chased every neon sign playing bar to bar
Strumming that ol' Gibson for tips in a jar
While she sat at home all alone
And the nights got so long
Then one day he got in late, found a note on that guitar
It said "I hope you catch your break and this is breaking my heart"
But we're headed back to Kansas, no this ain't how I planned it
But I just can't do this anymore
And I don't wanna be the reason you ever stop your dreaming
But God I miss the way we were before
He thought if she makes Oklahoma I may never get 'em back
So he ran out to his truck, slammed his foot down on the gas and got going
Praying Texas Hold 'Em
The odds were against him but that didn't slow him down
He flew 90 miles an hour trying hard to make up ground
Hoping maybe they pulled off, at that Fort Worth truck stop
He knew her cousin lived in Keller, they might stop to get some rest
And all he could think about were the painful words he read...
That said we're headed back to Kansas, no this ain't how I planned it
But I just can't do this anymore
And I don't wanna be the reason you ever stop your dreaming
But God I miss the way we were before
He thought if she makes Oklahoma I may never get 'em back
So he held onto the steering wheel with his foot down on the gas and kept going
Praying Texas Hold 'Em
Yeah, I could really use a hand
A road block, a traffic stop, deal me anything you can
Cause they're headed back to Kansas, no this ain't how I planned it
And I don't wanna hurt 'em anymore
I don't wanna be the reason she'd ever think of leaving
God I miss the way we were before
If she makes Oklahoma I may never get 'em back
All I know to do is keep my foot on the gas and keep going
Aw Texas Hold 'Em
He knew Austin was a gamble as he loaded up that car
Just him and her, their little boy, some clothes and that guitar
Hit I-35, and drove on through the night
