Waltz Across Texas Tonight

(Rodney Crowell/Emmylou Harris)



The wind can blow cold, it moans and it cries

When it carries the sound of a thousand goodbyes

But if you listen tonight on that high, lonely plain

You'll just hear my voice as it calls out your name.

You'll just hear my voice as it calls out your name.



You've been on a road that just don't seem to end

Where that broken old heart of yours won't ever mend

You've crossed over bridges and bridges they burn

So many rivers and so much to learn.

So many bridges and so much to learn.



But the moon is so full, the stars are so bright

And my hand is steady, my touch id light

Look in my eyes, hold on real tight

And I'll waltz you my darling across Texas tonight.

I'll waltz you my darling across Texas tonight.



We both have known hard luck

And love that's gone wrong

When the ghosts take the shadows and

The night takes too long

We folded our cards when the hand wasn't strong

But that wheel will keep spinning long after we're gone

Yeah, that wheel will keep spinning long after we're gone.



And the moon is so full, the stars are so bright

And my hand is steady, my touch is light

Look in my eyes, hold on real tight and I'll

Waltz you my darling across Texas tonight.



I'll waltz you my darling across Texas tonight

Look in my eyes, hold on real tight

And I'll waltz you my darling across Texas tonight

I'll waltz you my darling across Texas tonight...