They put up a sign for the very last time
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At Milly's Cafe
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They loaded their stuff into the car
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And they drove away
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Milly looked back for one last time
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And when she turned around, she was crying
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Billy just listened to the songs the radio played
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They drove all the way from Fort Worth to Amarillo
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When Milly woke up she had makeup all over her pillow
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Billy had stopped at Easy Pawn
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And bought them up a couple of guns
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Tomorrow, he said, was gonna be a brand new day
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Milly and Billy tore up the entire West
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They started holding up liquor stores and then they turned to banks
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And it wasn't very long, you know
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Their picture was on the post office wall
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And it seemed that the whole world was looking for them
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And the roads just get rougher
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Out in West Texas
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The cowboys are tougher
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And the young girls are restless
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And the winds take the towns
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And there ain't any signs
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But there's always a hill to climb
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On the West Texas skyline
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Milly was raised a Christian in Aberdeen
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Her father was a preacher in the biggest church you ever did see
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When word came down about Milly and Billy
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He made a call up to New York City
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He said for some boys to come down and set things straight
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He met Milly in El Paso
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Underneath a tree in the parking lot of the motel
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And the next day when Billy went in the bank
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She started the car and she drove away
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When Billy came out, he never had a chance
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And the roads just get rougher
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Out in West Texas
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The cowboys are rougher
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And the young girls are restless
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And the winds take the towns
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And there ain't any signs
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But there's always a hill to climb
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On the West Texas skyline
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Put up the sign one more time
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At Milly's cafe
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They loaded the stuff out of the car and into the doorway
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Milly looked back the one last time
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And when she turned around she was crying
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Her daddy just got in his car and he drove away
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And the roads just get rougher
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Out in West Texas
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Cowboys are tougher
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But the young girls are restless
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And the winds takes the town
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And there ain't any signs
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There's always a hill to climb
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On the West Texas skyline
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There's always a hill to climb
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On the West Texas skyline
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Milly's Cafe
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| Fred Eaglesmith |
