I walked out last night along Red River I walked and I wandered for woe to turn to light This town she's lonesome and her people are mean and cruel Her windows reflect their grins on seeing me walk away from you Walk away from, walk away from you...
So my steps were slow and my swagger deliberate And if ever my heart grieved now my body must not confess it No she will not fail me for she expresses the very line - I'm steady on eyes dead set on - my hips move left to right
Nelson, I love you. I do, I do. Oh, Nelson, remember: To myself I will be true... And so I walked on...
Past alleyways where druggers sweat and where whores oily palms grip Where runaways lay swollen and the governor come to spit They see me come a walking with my figure so strong and light I'm walking through everyone out on Red River tonight
Last night it was so cold in that low lit Red River bar Where by the jukebox I heard my name and laughter's heavy fall Some never look you in the eye Some only duck and dive Some come to him with scarlet lips praying out loud that I should die Oh my Nelson, I love you and I will love you till the end But Nelson, we differ by what we call a friend
It looks like rane, ah-yen Blew burn fi-do-nie, ah-yen Colored lights that bleed, ah-yen Colored lights that bleed, ah-yen
I walked out last night along Red River I walked and I wanted for woe to turn to light