Austin (Boots Stop Workin')

We had a plan, move out of this town baby West of the sand, it's all we talked about lately

I packed a car, bring your guitar and James was smokin' First thing at dawn, we'd cue the songs and we'd get goin'

Are you on home? Waited on the porch for ya, sat there alone All throughout the morn 'til I got a hunch

Punched down in the gut and snuck around the back

Empty cans and I'll be damned, your bags were never packed

Did your boot stop working? Did your truck break down?

Did you burn through money? Did your ex find out?

But there's a will and there's a way, and I'm damn sure you lost it

Didn't even say goodbye, just wish I knew what cost it

Was the whiskey flowing? Were you in a fight?

Let the nurse come get you, it's your alibi

I've been away, back to my leg, and that's where you'll be forgotten

You're 40 years, you'll still be here

Drunk, washed up in Austin

Hell of a bluff, you had me believin'

How many months did you plan on leavin'?

What happened? Bad habits

Did you go back, go back?

I loved you, how tragic

Oh, did your boot stop working?

Did your truck break down?

Did you run out of money?

Did your ex find out?

But there's a will and there's a way

And I'm damn sure you lost it

You didn't even say goodbye

I just wish I knew what cost

It was the whiskey flowing for you

And I said, did the nurse come

To get you what you're a-loving

I'm on my way back to my leg and that's where you'll be forgotten

You're 40 years, you'll still be here

Drunk, washed up, and

Awesome

And sure enough

She has no more