Just when I thought I got him to fall in love with Tennessee 
 I should've known better than to take him back to Abilene 
 I put him right back into her arms 
 I wasn't a match for that kind of spark 
    She's from Texas, I can tell by the way 
 He's two-stepping 'round the room 
 And judging by the smile that's written on his face 
 There's nothing I can do 
 It doesn't take a crystal ball to see 
 A cowboy always finds a way to leave 
 Drinking Jack all by myself 
 He's choosin' Texas, I can tell   
 Well, I guess he forgot about the Smoky Mountain rain 
 Them old Hank tunes, the Memphis blues we used to sing 
 He always loved Amarillo by Morning 
 I should've taken that as a warning   
 She's from Texas, I can tell by the way 
 He's two-stepping 'round the room 
 And judging by the smile that's written on his face 
 There's nothing I can do 
 It doesn't take a crystal ball to see 
 A cowboy always finds a way to leave 
 Drinking Jack all by myself 
 He's choosin' Texas, I can tell   
 When I'm eastbound and down and I can't help but cry 
 'Cause I-40 gets lonelier with every mile 
 I'll know that his mind wasn't ever gonna change 
 'Cause his heart still belongs to the Lone Star State   
 She's from Texas, I can tell by the way 
 He's two-stepping 'round the room 
 And judging by the smile that's written on his face 
 There's nothing I can do, naw, yeah 
 It doesn't take a crystal ball to see 
 A cowboy always finds a way to leave 
 Drinking Jack all by myself 
 He's choosin' Texas, I can tell, no 
 Drinking Jack all by myself 
 He's choosin' Texas, I can tell   
 Come on, baby 
 Oh, yeah 
 Just when I thought I got him to fall in love with Tennessee