Well m e and B illy we l eft Bossier C ity and d ecided that we'd head out w est
We been e ast and s outh but it d idn't work o ut w e were getting' n owhere f ast
M e with my g uitar and h im with his s addle t ryin' to out do the r est
I sang my h eart out and h e rides them b roncs down that's w hat me and B illy do b est
We took I nterstate 2 0 'til we r an out of m oney at a p lace just past A bilene
So I s ang at a h onky tonk and h e broke a b ad bronc and w e bought some g as and some b eans
With a w hole lotta l uck and an o ld pickup t ruck we m ade it to New Mexic o
We p ulled up in C lovis and I s ure didn't n otice this was as f ar as I e ver would g o
I n eeded some s trings Billy w anted a r ing the k ind that the Indians m ake
A v oice said "Hell o Boys I got s ilver and t urquoise and t hat's when I s aw her f ace
That's when I n oticed that girl down in Clo vis
A black haired b eauty she set fire t o me
A green eyed l ady in o ld je ans that were fa ded
Oh I didn't n otice what happened in C lovis but I call her b aby
I asked her with care if she'd like to share her evening with someone like I
I said I ain't a winner just a hard livin' singer she smiled and said meet me at 9
We ate tacos and talked and then we took a walk in the clean southwestern air
Then we went back to her house I took my guitar and sang of my joy and despair
She sent me her wine and she helped me write lines to songs that I could not complete
And her eyes seemed to say put that guitar away there's something that both of us need
What a beautiful site was her face in the light of the candles there on the wall
And we reached the heights of good love on that night and I hope we never will fall
And I'm glad I noticed that g irl d own in Clovi s
The daughter of a dril ler she's a bo rn thriller
A green eyed l ady kinda wild kinda lazy
I never notic ed what happened in Clov is but I call her baby
Baby
