lone star hotel

the lone star hotel cafe is nothing but a

dive

and florence smith showed up there

lord every day at five

florence was a waitress

have i mentioned that before?

serving beer to strangers and to some she'd seen before

florence used to ride a little apaloosa mare

in the barrel race at the rodeo with all that beehive hair

there's a picture of her on the wall

as you pay your check

lord

didn't she look good back in nineteen fifty six?

i was lovin' florence and she was ignorin' me

florence had experience

it was the first time out for me

lord

i tried to tell her

but the only words i found

were give me greasy enchiladas and a beer to wash it down"