I Looked a Little Too Hard

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Looked a Little Too HardWell, I cruised the desert two-lanes till I found a tavernCool enough for cold hard cash and dark as Carlsbad CavernsCowgirl barmaid there with drunkards swarmin’ all around herAsked her if there was some hunnerd proof behind the counterchorusThree fingers of that stuff knocked me off my feetAnd I showed the rodeo scar on my right cheek My clothes were dusty, tight n crudeLeather hat n pants n bootsSpendin’ all night in that smoky barShootin’ moonshine, lookin’ for good timesGuess I looked a little too hardWell, I asked two ladies if they wouldn’t mind some dancin’But they weren’t into my hard outlaw brand of handsomeEven in a roadhouse lotsa purty single womenLook as fresh n soft as baskets of my mama's linenChorus Bridge Well, some drunken fool, got off his stoolGrabbed that barmaid and wouldn’t stopAlmost set him straight, but got up too lateShe hit that drunk n watched him dropRight away I saw that cowgirl was my kinda rowdySo I asked her for her number after I said “Howdy”Well, she smiled n said “I was afraid you’d never ask meYou’d just pick some twinkie and then walk out right on past meCos workin’ for a livin’ leaves me dead on my feetAnd I’ve got a rodeo scar on my left cheekMy clothes are dusty, tight n crudeLeather hat n pants n bootsSpendin’ all night in this smoky barServin’ moonshine, workin’ overtimeThought I looked a little too hard©2007 Robert George