terry

james mcmurtry

terry's off the track

sent him away and he won't be back for a while

fifteen years old

one night he lost control

straight shots

staggered out to the parking lot

someone called him names

he was in no mood for games

he was irate

courtin' fate

it all went off in the blink of an eye

there's no turnin back or questioning why

it was the heat of the moment

flash in the pan

blood on the gravel and a long neck in his hand

terry's off the track

been gone two years and he ain't been back a time

sent him to a school

pays attention and he minds the rules

and he makes no fuss

says he misses us

plays his guitar low

in his room 'neath a sixty-watt glow

till the counselor shouts

lights out."