'Til the Cows Come Home

  Lyrics and Music by Mike Darnell  © 2005

Cruisin’ down the highway it’s a quarter past one
I’ll have the pedal to the metal when I see the sun
Towns are rollin’ by me like a roulette wheel
I’m eatin’ up the highway like a man’s last meal

Baby’s back in Houston waitin’ for me there
Only thing between us is the cold night air
Night is slowly fadin’, sun is on the rise
I’ll have another cup of coffee for these road map eyes

Mileage markers fallin’ like my baby’s tears
All I see are white lines in my rear view mirror
Got to see my baby there’s no need to phone
I’ve got to keep on movin’ ‘til the cows come home

Pushin’ through Sonora on to San Antone
Another twenty miles and I’ll be half way home
I’ve got my motor hummin’, it’s in over drive
It’s workin’ like a bear around an old bee hive

Pullin’ into Houston and I’m right on time
Bright lights up ahead I cross that county line
My baby hears me comin’, I can see her smile
Windin’ down the motor, I’m on the final mile

Mileage markers fallin’ like my baby’s tears
All I see are white lines in my rear view mirror
Got to see my baby there’s no need to phone
I’ve got to keep on movin’ ‘til the cows come home