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This old porch is a big ol' red-and-white Hereford bull

Standin' under a mesquite tree in Agua Dulce, Texas

He just keeps on playin' hide-and-seek with that hot August sun

He’s sweatin' and a-pantin' 'cause his work is never done, oh no

He’s got them cows and that red-top cane

This old porch is a steamin' greasy plate of enchiladas

With lots of cheese and onions and a guacamole salad

You can get them at the LaSalle Hotel in old downtown

With iced tea and a waitress who will smile every time, yeah she will

I left a quarter tip on my ten dollar bill

This old porch is a palace walk-in on a Main Street in Texas

It ain’t never seen or heard the days of G’s and R’s and X’s

With the '62 poster that’s almost faded down

And a screen without a picture since came to town, oh no

I love them Junior Mints and them Red Hots too, yes I do, aw yeah

And old moving pictures

This old porch is just a weathered, grey-haired seventy years of Texas

He’s doin' all he can not to give in to the city

And he always takes the rent late so long as I run his cattle

He picks me up at dinner time, I listen to him rattle

He says the Brazos still runs muddy like she’s run all along

There ain’t never been no cane to grind, the cotton’s all but gone

And you know this Chevrolet pickup truck, she was somethin' back in '60

Now there ain’t nobody to listen to him 'cause they all think he’s crazy

This old porch is just a long time waiting and forgetting

And remembering the coming back, not crying 'bout the leaving

And remembering the falling down and the laughter of the curse of luck

From all those sons-of-bitches who said we’d never get back up

This old porch is just a big old red-and-white Hereford bull

Standing under a mesquite tree out in Agua Dulce

Just keeps on playing hide-and-seek with that hot August sun

He’s sweating and a-panting 'cause his work is never done, oh no

I’ve known a whole lot of ol' bulls in my life, and their work is never done

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