Written by Donny Kees/Johnny MacRae/Richard Ross
Intro: G C G C G C He said, "I'll make your dreams come true in Texas" G Bm7 C And he captured my Appalachian heart Am D I was so naive that I believed him F D When he promised we'd never be apart G C So we packed and pulled a U-Haul down to Dallas G Bm7 C ~ A year went by and the baby came along Am D Then his old friends and his night life came between us Am D Dreams turned into sleepless nights waiting all aloneG C Oh lord, I hate to break the news to mama G Bm7 C ~ She's getting on in years and worries so Am D Maybe I should have stayed in Dallas Am D Gave him another chance, right now I just don't knowG D C And I'm staring out the window through these teardrops D G C D Holding on to the only dream that turned out right Em D C We're on a Greyhound bound for West Virginia Am C G C G C He's in Dallas without us tonightG D C I'm staring out the window through these teardrops D G C D Holding on to the only dream that turned out right Em D C We're on a Greyhound bound for West Virginia Am C G C G And he's in Dallas without us tonight C He said, "I'll make your dreams come true in Texas" ~ Am C G C G And he's in Dallas without us tonight