Well, I saw her from the far side of a dead end dive in Dallas
When she said her name was Alice, I forgot my own
Well, the grave is the only silence for a mystic man of music
Though the heart tunes to the woman, the song plays when she's gone
Rollin' down them heart worn highways a thousand miles from home
Muddy river rollin' our way, man I heard it in a song
Well, she laid her hands upon me as the waltz came on a swelling
I was a gambler I was willing to lay down my bones
As the day came up a lifting, I was by the highway shifting
Nylon bags and run-off ditches, it ain't because she's gone
Rollin' down them heart worn highways a thousand miles from home
Muddy river rollin' our way, come tomorrow baby, we'll be gone
Well, the sky, I named her Wanda, and the road her name is Shelly
And the din inside my belly, that's Bella's song
The stucco sings for sweet Camilla, though she's far in Armadillo
And as for Dallas, that woman killed it, but I've got many homes
Rollin' down them heart worn highways, a thousand miles from home
Muddy river rollin' our way, man I heard it a song
Rollin' down them heart worn highways, a thousand miles from home
Muddy river rollin' our way, and I heard it in a song
Run that record back all night long