James McMurtry
Laredo (Small Dark Something)

Well I drove to Laredo
I had the big eyes in my head
Well, I drove to Laredo
I had the big eyes in my head

They were looking for a small dark something

The stain in the trunk
Man, that'll never ever ever come out
The stain in the trunk
Man, that'll never ever ever come up

And it's shaped like a small dark something
It was all about a small dark something

I was living in a motel called motel
Out on a refinery road
Now the Sandman's dead so we walk the floor
The Sandman's dead we don't sleep no more

We shot dope til the money run out
We shot dope til the money run out
We shot dope til the money run out
Money ran out

Well I drove home from Laredo
I had the fireflies in my head
Well I drove home from Laredo
I had the fireflies in my head
They were lighting up a small dark something
They were circled round a small dark something
They were looking for a small dark something
There was nothing but a...