Eb Cm This old porch is like a big old red and white Hereford bull Ab Standing under a mesquite tree Bb Out in Agua Dulce Eb And he just keeps on playing hide and seek Cm With that hot August sun Ab Just A-sweatin' and A-pantin' Bb Cause his work is never done Eb Cm And this old porch is like a steaming, greasy plate of enchiladas Ab With lots of cheese and onions Bb And a guacamole salad Eb And you can get'em down at the LaSalle Hotel Cm In old downtown Ab With iced tea and a waitress Bb And she will smile every time Eb And this old porch is the Palace walk-in Cm On the main street of Texas Ab That's never seen the day Bb Of G and R and Xs Eb With that '62 poster Cm That's almost faded down Ab And a screen without a picture Bb Since Giant came to town Eb And this old porch is like a weathered, gray-haired Cm Seventy years of Texas Ab Who's doing all he can Bb Not to give in to the city Eb And he always takes the rent late Cm So long as I run his cattle Ab And he picks me up at dinnertime Bb And I listen to him rattle Eb He says the Brazos still runs muddy Cm Just like she's run all along Ab And there ain't never been no cane to grind Bb The cotton's all but gone Eb And you know this brand new Chevrolet Cm Hell it was something back in '60 Ab But now there won't nobody listen to him Bb Cause they all think he's crazy Eb And this old porch is just a long time Cm Of waiting and forgetting Ab And remembering the coming back Bb And not crying about the leaving Eb And remembering the falling down Cm And the laughter of the curse of luck Ab From all of those passerby Bb Who said we'd never get back up Eb This old porch is just a long time Cm Of waiting and forgetting Ab And remembering the coming back Bb And not crying about the leaving Eb And remembering the falling down Cm And the laughter of the curse of luck Ab From all of those sons-of-b***hes Bb Eb Who said we'd never get back up