Originally featured on Michael Nesmith's album Nevada Fighter.
lyrics
Right in the middle of the ten cent scenery
Shuffled and stacked on a post card rack
There's a cute little girl with a Shetland pony
She smiles at me, but I can't smile back
Cactus Jack drinks coffee black
And tells me its my lucky day
Five o'clock in the Texas morning and I've come a long long way
Five o'clock in the Texas morning and I've come a long long way
He left me cold on a winter's morning
And cold it's been for a long, long time
He told me Texas was where he was headed
And I came looking, but he's so hard to find
Cactus Jack drinks coffee black
And tells me its my lucky day
Five o'clock in the Texas morning and I've come a long long way
Five o'clock in the Texas morning and I've come a long long way
Oh I don't know just where I'll find him
Maybe the soldier with the suitcase saw him
He just said he was going to Texas for a little while
So I'm looking for a boy with light brown hair
Hazel eyes, he's not too pretty
But a beautiful smile
He just said he was going to Texas for a little while.
The cook in the back is getting curious
He asks the waitress where I'm from
She says, "Well, I've never seen her,
She's probably just a California bum."
Cactus Jack, he says, "That's right."
As I walk out into the light
Five o'clock in the Texas morning and I've got a long long ride
Five o'clock in the Texas morning and I've got a long long ride
Outside, the sun is up
And the wind blows me like a Dixie cup
Down the highway.
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