Loving County
Charlie Robison Lyrics

Well, I loved a girl
I was in love with a girl

She lived out in Pecos, and pretty as she could be
She lived in Pecos and was very beautiful

And I worked the rigs on out in Odessa
I worked on the rigs in Odessa for a living

To give her whatever she needs
I worked hard to provide for her needs

But that girl, she run with an oil company bum
But she left me for a man who worked for an oil company

'Cause the diamond was not on her hand
Because I did not have a diamond to give her

And he left her soon 'neath the big loving moon
He left her under the moonlight in Loving County

To go out and X-ray the land
To go and survey the land

Now I sit in my car at the New Rainbow Bar downtown
Now I sit in my car outside the New Rainbow Bar in town

And the frost on the windshield shines toward the sky
The frost on the windshield reflects the sky

Like a thousand tiny diamonds in the lights of loving county
The frost looks like diamonds in the lights of Loving County

Well, l walked in that bar and I drank myself crazy
I went into the bar and drank excessively

Thinking about her and that man
Thinking about her and the man she left me for

When in walked a woman, looking richer than sin
A wealthy woman walked in

And ten years worth of work on her hand
She had a ten-year-old diamond ring

Well, I followed her home and when she was alone
I followed her home and waited until she was alone

Well, I put my gun to her head
I threatened her with a gun

And I don't recall what happened next at all
I cannot remember what happened after that

But now that rich woman, she is dead
But the wealthy woman is now deceased

Now I drive down the highway
Now I drive on the highway

Ten miles from my sweet baby's arms
Ten miles away from my girlfriend's arms

And the moon is so bright it don't look like night
The moon is shining so bright that it does not feel like night

And the diamond how it sparkles in the lights of loving county
The diamond in her ring sparkles in the lights of Loving County

But she opened that door and I knelt on the floor
But when she opened the door I knelt on the floor

And I put that ring in her hand
I gave her the stolen ring

Then she said, "I do" and she'd leave with me soon
She said 'I do' and we planned to leave together soon

To the rigs out in South Alabama
To work on the rigs in South Alabama

Well, I told her to hide that ring there inside
I told her to hide the ring

And wait 'til the timing was good
And wait for the right moment

And I drove back home and I was alone
I drove back home by myself

'Cause I thought that she understood
Because I thought she understood the plan

The next night an old friend just called me to wish us both well
The next night, an old friend called to wish us well

He said, he'd seen her downtown, sashaying around
He said he had seen her in town, walking confidently

And her diamond how it sparkled in the lights of loving county
And her diamond ring sparkled in the lights of Loving County

Well that sheriff, he found me out wandering
The sheriff found me wandering

All around El Paso the very next day
In El Paso on the very next day

You see, I'd lost my mind on that broken white line
I had lost my mind while driving on the road

Before I even reached Balmorhea
Before I reached Balmorhea

Well, now she's in Fort Worth and she's just giving birth
Now she's in Fort Worth and just had a baby

To the son of that oil company man
The baby is the son of the man from the oil company

And they buried that poor old sheriff's dead wife
They buried the sheriff's wife who had passed away

With the ring that I stole on her hand
With the stolen ring on her finger

And sometimes they let me look up at that East Texas sky
Sometimes I am allowed to look up at the sky in East Texas

And the rain on the pines, oh Lord, how it shines
The rain on the pine trees glistens beautifully

Like my darling's little diamond in the lights of loving county
Like my girlfriend's small diamond in the lights of Loving County