WEST TEXAS HIGHWAY By: Michael Martin Murphy and Boomer Castleman Recorded by: Lyle Lovett Album: Step Inside this House Now I was a`driving down A West Texas highway I seen a hitchhiker His thumb was pointin my way He didn't look suspicious He didn't look any too clean So I, I put on my brakes And I opened up the door I could tell he was a bum By the boots he wore He said I'm going down to Haskell Got a woman back in Abilene. He told me son East Texas Is where I come from I been ridin' that Jacksonville Rodeo And I got humdrum I'm travelling around A whole lot of Texas I've seen Yes and I'm, I'm mighty glad You was pushin' down my way In your fancy clothes And this shiny Chevrolet Said I'm going down to Haskell Got a woman back in Abilene. --- Dobro / Piano leads You know he was grinning like a possum And a mighty happy rascal He waved good-bye When I let him out in Haskell And that's about the last Of that road tramp That I've ever seen But you know that I'm still wishing To this very day That he had my clothes And this shiny Chevrolet And it was me going to Haskell With a woman down in Abilene. But you know that I'm still wishing To this very day That he had my clothes And this shiny Chevrolet And it was me going to Haskell /E7- (slide up) With a woman down in Abilene.