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 Oh, 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 down and I can't have a cry 'Cause that 40 gets lonelier with every mile I'll know that his mind was never 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, oh 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