i ve been seein other women at the bottom of a glass the faces of all the lovers that i ve had in the past and as i sit here on this barstool in my old familiar way i wonder how you re doin out there in l a when we met south of houston i was livin off the land i moved into the city and asked your daddy for your hand well you talked of being famous and drivin fancy cars while i d get drunk on whiskey and close down all the bars then like some desert wind tornado you twirled off to l a and left the room spinning to this very day well i ain t never leavin texas and i hope you ll understand i m happy here in houston with a bottle in my hand i ve gotten used to all your memories and living with your ghost and i hope that you are happy out there on the coast cause i ain t never leavin texas and i hope you ll understand i m happy here in houston with a bottle in my hand there ain t nothin bout leavin texas i could ever understand so i ll stay here in houston with a bottle in my hand