Seven Harkey - Little Girl from Houston Lyrics

It's such a long black rail, lawd
It's such a long black rail
It's such a long black rail, lawd
It's such a long black rail

Spent time in New York City
Did time in Omaha
I met a little girl from Houston
With a California drawl

On East to paint the Delta blue
Walkin' trails of Cherokee
I chased the little girl from Houston
Made her fall in love with me

But I'm just another lost cause
Sleepin' out with those jackdaws
Thinkin' like some old stray dog
Ridin' out here on the rails
I won't be livin' this life long
Listen close to those sad songs
When you settle down, then I'll be gone
Out on the long black rail

Down south near the border
In the common devil's claw
I wed the little girl from Houston
With the California drawl

Next stop, Oklahoma
Wherever metal wheels can't fail
Me and the little girl from Houston
Out on the long black rail

But I'm just another lost cause
Sneakin' in through those back doors
Stinkin' like some old stray dog
Ridin' out here on the rails
I won't be livin' this life long
Listen close to this sad song
When you settle down, then I'll be gone
Out on the long black rail