I took a tour to Texas
And from Waco I called you
But day by day no answer
And I´m Big Bluebonnet blue
I´m singing and they´re dancing

But I´m feeling Big D bad
I´m Sweetwater beat
And I´m Texas City sad
(Refrain)
The rhythm keeps me living
But have you heard the news
There´s a sad song singer coming
With the rockabilly blues
It´s hard to keep on singing
When you´re lonesome to the bone
10,000 happy people but I´m San Antone alone
One night stands and the man demands
That I get up and go
I´m Odessa desperate
And San Angelo low
(Refrain)
The rhythm keeps me living
But have you heard the news

There´s a sad song singer coming
With the rockabilly blues
It´s the same old tune in Temple
About the loving I ain´t had
I´m getting Beaumont bitter
And Amarillo mad
I´m giving up on calling you
´Cause you´re evading me
I´m coming home and if you´re gone
I´m gonna be Tennessee free
(Refrain)
The rhythm keeps me living
But have you heard the news
There´s a sad song singer coming
With the rockabilly blues