Song Description
About a single man who finds himself out of work and decides to hitch hike across Texas to a new job in New Mexico. Names of places and things show his progress along the way.
| Song Length |
3:20 |
Genre |
Country - Honky Tonk |
| Tempo |
Medium Fast (131 - 150) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Pleased |
Subject |
Sadness, Hitchhiking |
| Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
Lyrics
CHASIN' MY THUMB ACROSS TEXAS
(verse) When I got laid off in Texarkana
Heard from my cousin in New Mexico
He said there would soon be an opening
Helping with the Border Patrol
Packed all my good stuff in one canvas bag
Left disappointment and the pine trees behind
My first ride let me out in west Dallas
Eight hundred miles to go, one mile at a time
(chorus) I'M CHASIN' MY THUMB ACROSS TEXAS
Workin' at odd jobs along the way
CHASIN' MY THUMB ACROSS TEXAS
Prayin' for a long ride today
(verse) Caught a ride with a pretty young widow
For just one week, she would pay a hand
To haul her melons off to Fort Stockton
She smiled and said, "You're my kind of man."
Four days later, a little past midnight
I left a yellow rose on her pillow
Then watched the "dark skies" over West Texas
While waiting for a ride to El Paso
(repeat chorus)
(bridge) Truck stop Chiqetas, one-dollar tacos
Soaked and morose by a hard rain near Pecos
Changin' into dirty, but dry, blue jeans
Dining like a king at the Dairy Queen
(repeat chorus)
(tag) I'M CHASIN' MY THUMB, CHASIN' MY THUMB
I'M CHASIN' MY THUMB ACROSS TEXAS
One mile at a time,
One mile at a time
Copyright by Alexander Stuart