• Lyrics: play full screen play karaoke
• DALLAS - Jimmy Buffett
• DALLAS - Alan Jackson
• DALLAS - Steve Earle
• DALLAS - Poco
• DALLAS - 10,000 Maniacs
• DALLAS - Joe Ely
• DALLAS - Sloppy Meateaters
• DALLAS - Rookie Of The Year
• DALLAS - Jimmie Dale Gilmore
• DALLAS - Silver Jews
• DALLAS - Flatlanders
• DALLAS - Felice Brothers

By: Roger Bartlett
1974
If you ever get the chance to go to Dallas
Take it from me pass it by
'Cause you'll only sing the blues down in Dallas
Take it from me don't go and cry
Chorus:
And I'm leavin' this town as soon as I can
Gonna stop off for awhile and see my woman
People do you wrong down in Dallas
I know well they've done it to me
Stealin' all your bread, they're so callous
I know well just look and see
Chorus:
Oh, and I'm leavin' this town as soon as I can
Gonna stop off for awhile and see my woman
And people like me just can't be free
The promo man won't let us be-ee
If the people who knew could get away
I'm real sure they'd leave today
(instrumental)
Yeah, now come on down and lose your mental balance
Look at me half crazy now
Oh, talkin' to chairs is strange and I know it
Look at me I'm doin' it know
Chorus:
Yeah, and I'm leavin' this town as soon as I can
Gonna stop off for awhile and see my woman
Yeah, leavin' this town as soon as I can
Gonna stop off for awhile and see my woman
Whoa, leavin' this town as soon as I can
Gonna stop off for awhile and see my woman
(Houston...)
(Houston...)
(Houston...)

Dallas packed her suitcase and drove off in the brand new car I bought her
She made leaving me look easy, I wish she'd made it look a little harder
I took her out of Texas when she was just a girl
But old Tennessee and me couldn't take Texas out of her
On how I wish Dallas was in Tennessee
If I could move Texas east, then she'd be here with me
Then nothin' else would come between the two of us
If Dallas was in Tennessee
By now she's leaving Memphis and everything we had behind her
Lord I hope the gold band on her hand will serve as a reminder
That true love is a treasure, that's very seldom found
But you can't stay together if there's no common ground
Oh how I wish Dallas was in Tennessee
If I could move Texas east, then she'd be here with me
Then nothin' else would come between the two of us
If Dallas was in Tennessee, oh if Dallas was in Tennessee
Dallas packed her suitcase

Did you ever see Dallas from a DC-9 at night?
Well Dallas is a jewel
Oh yeah, Dallas is a beautiful sight
And Dallas is a jungle, but Dallas gives a beautiful
light
Did you ever see Dallas from a DC-9 at night?
Well, Dallas is a woman who will walk on you when you're
down
But when you are up, she's the kind you want to take
around
But Dallas ain't a woman to help you get your feet on the
ground
Yes, Dallas is a woman who will walk on you when you're
down
Well, I came into Dallas with the bright lights on my
mind
But I came into Dallas with a dollar and a dime
Dallas is a rich man with a death wish in his eye
A steel and concrete soul with a warm hearted love
disguise
A rich man who tends to believe in his own lies

I lived in no holy house but the Grand Hotel
The back streets of this old town, I know so well
And I drunk of no holy wine, save muscatel
Now my friend, I've got to go, you tell everyone I know
I'm sayin' goodbye, bye, bye, Dallas, I can't stay
Should have been at the palace yesterday
Bye, bye, Dallas, got to go
And I remember when they told me so
Right now I'm wonderin' where the good times have gone
All the things I never loved when they was mine
Hot city and an empty pocket make a man think on
I've been livin' low so long, I gotta get back where I belong
I'm sayin' goodbye, bye, bye, Dallas, I can't stay
Should have been at the palace yesterday
Bye, bye, Dallas, got to go
And I remember when they told me so
I'm sayin' goodbye, bye, bye, Dallas, I can't stay
Should have been at the palace yesterday
Bye, bye, Dallas, got to go
And I remember when they told me so
Bye, bye, Dallas, I can't stay
Should have been at the palace yesterday
Bye, bye, Dallas, I can't stay
Should have been at the palace yesterday
Ain't no bother, it's understood
Livin' under cover don't do no good
Bye, bye, Dallas, I can't stay
Should have been at the palace yesterday
Ain't no bother, it's understood
Livin' under cover don't do no good

[ Jimmie Dale Gilmore ]
Chorus:
Did you ever see Dallas from a DC-9 at night?
Dallas is a jewel
Yeah, Dallas is a beautiful sight
Dallas is a jungle
But Dallas gives a beautiful light
Did you ever see Dallas from a DC-9 at night?
Now Dallas is a woman who will walk on you when you're down
But when you are up she's the kind you wanna take around
Now Dallas ain't a woman to help you get your feet on the ground
And Dallas is a woman who will walk on you when you're down
Oh, I came into Dallas with the bright lights on my mind
I came into Dallas with a dollar and a dime
Dallas is a rich man with a death wish in his eyes
A steel concrete soul with a warm-hearted love in disguise
A rich man who tends to believe in his own lies
I say, Dallas is a rich man with a death wish in his yes
Oh, I came into Dallas with the brights lights on my mind
I came into Dallas with a dollar and a dime
Chorus

Did you ever see Dallas from a DC-9 at night?
Well Dallas is a jewel, oh yeah, Dallas is a beautiful sight.
And Dallas is a jungle but Dallas gives a beautiful light.
Did you ever see Dallas from a DC-9 at night?
Well, Dallas is a woman who will walk on you when you're down.
But when you are up, she's the kind you want to take around.
But Dallas ain't a woman to help you get your feet on the ground.
Yes Dallas is a woman who will walk on you when you're down.
Well, I came into Dallas with the bright lights on my mind,
But I came into Dallas with a Dollar and a dime.
Dallas is a rich man with a death wish in his eye
A steel and concrete soul with a warm hearted love disguise
A rich man who tends to believe in his own lies

I see a kid and he looks like me
Got a face full of fear and a heart full of dreams
If I thought that you'd ever come down
I swear I
Follow the pain for she leads to your place of Recovery.
Am I?
Am I fit to see tomorrow
or have I lost the fight with today
Yeah!
I see a scratch and I close my eyes
I'm not afraid to say I'm not afraid to die
What's death when you're living like this
homeless and you lack true friends
Am I fit to see tomorrow
or have I lost the fight with today
Decided by myself
that modesty might be the way
I find out who I am
but the world won't know my name
Why do I mourn your death
when I'm the one who died.
King Cobra!
C-thru and then im No Class
and then I'm sloppy
but then I digress
Under the Weather
but sloppy was better
Things are fine when I wake up tomorrow

I like the way you pull your hair past your ear
I love my necklace around your wrist
I like your smooth white skin design
You're my only drug, girl
Take too much and you'll die in love
Already made up my mind, girl
You're the satellite of my sky
You watch every move of mine
I swear I'll get out to Dallas
Will be far
I swear I'll get out to Dallas
All in time
I move my hands down your spine
Stay in this moment for the rest of your life
I knew my eyes would dream while we're still awake
You're my only drug, girl
Take too much and you'll die in love
Already made up my mind, girl
You're the satellite of my sky
You watch every move of mine
I swear I'll get out to Dallas
Will be far
I swear I'll get out to Dallas

Did you ever see Dallas from a DC-9 at night?
Well Dallas is a jewel, oh yeah, Dallas is a beautiful sight.
And Dallas is a jungle but Dallas gives a beautiful light.
Did you ever see Dallas from a DC-9 at night?
Well, Dallas is a woman who will walk on you when you're down.
But when you are up, she's the kind you want to take around.
But Dallas ain't a woman to help you get your feet on the ground.
Yes Dallas is a woman who will walk on you when you're down.
Well, I came into Dallas with the bright lights on my mind,
But I came into Dallas with a Dollar and a dime.
Dallas is a rich man with a death wish in his eye.
A steel and concrete soul with a warm hearted love disguise.
A rich man who tends to believe in his own lies.

I passed out on the fourteenth floor
the CPR was so erotic
a blizzard blew in through the door
and little glowing cum buckets in her ankles
O Dallas you shine with an evil light
O Dallas you shine with an evil light
How'd you turn a billion steers
into buildings made of mirrors,
and why am I drawn to you tonight?
Once you taste the geometry of a church in a cul-de-sac
you're gonna wanna sit with the bad kids in the back
Cruising down Commerce
killing time in the blazing sun
Is it true your analyst was a placekicker for the Falcons?
We saw B.B. King on General Hospital
in the Oak Cliff dram house where we stayed
and when Clancy whipped her with his belt buckle
we cleaned her cuts and then we prayed
O Dallas you shine with an evil light
Don't you know that God stays up all night?
And how'd you turn a billion steers
into buildings made of mirrors,
and why am I drawn to you tonight?
Watching the makeup girls make out with the mannequins
"Hey boys, supper's on me, our record just went aluminum"
Poor as a mouse every morning
rich as a cat every night
Some kind of strange magic happens

(Jimmie Gilmore)
Did you ever see Dallas from a DC-9 at night?
Well Dallas is a jewel, oh yeah, Dallas is a beautiful sight.
And Dallas is a jungle but Dallas gives a beautiful light.
Did you ever see Dallas from a DC-9 at night?
Well, Dallas is a woman who will walk on you when you're down.
But when you are up, she's the kind you want to take around.
But Dallas ain't a woman to help you get your feet on the ground.
Yes Dallas is a woman who will walk on you when you're down.
Well, I came into Dallas with the bright lights on my mind,
But I came into Dallas with a Dollar and a dime.
Dallas is a rich man with a death wish in his eye
A steel and concrete soul with a warm hearted love disguise
A rich man who tends to believe in his own lies

Ocean of stars, why've i gone so far?
i miss my home
i hear those engines drone
the runway is set
let's move this fucking jet, i have to go
despite all the sleet and snow
just a late night host leaving dallas
with a portrait done in velvet
just a three night run at the palace
and i've never in my life felt so alone
i worked for the show
stars would come and go
i worked the lights,
i even swept some nights
but now i'm the host that's worthy of a toast
don't you agree my little honeybee
just a late night king leaving dallas
with a portrait done in velvet
just a three night run at the palace
i'll be at 17th and broadway by tonight
so far away from all these wonders
even as the roulette spins
i just courted seventeen miles
came upon all winds bend
even in dreams of light
i can still hear her call through the tall grass and weeds
and i know i'll never be the same on this road to calvary
just a late night host leaving dallas
with a portrait done in velvet
just a three night run at the palace
and i never in my life felt so alone