I heard the burritos out in California Could fly higher than the birds Roger McGuinn had a 12-string guitar It was like nothing I'd ever heard And the Eagles flew in from the West Coast Like the birds they were trying to be free While in Texas the talk turned to outlaw Like Willie and Waylon and me Heyyy Well they say Texas music in the making And we been making music that is free Doing one night stands, playing with our bands Willie, Waylon and me Oh Mad Dog They say the Beatles were just the beginning Of everything music could be Just like the stones I was rolling along Like a ship, lost out on the sea And Joplin would die for the future And Dillon would write poetry And in Texas the talk turned to Outlaw Like Willie, Waylon and me Heyyy My name is David Allen Coe and I'm from Dallas Texas They say Texas music's in the making And we been making music that is free Doing one night stands, playing with our bands Willie, Waylon and me Big Jim I heard the burritos out in California Could fly higher than the birds Roger McGuinn had a 12-string guitar It was like nothing I'd ever heard And the Eagles flew in from the West Coast Like the birds they were trying to be free While in Texas the talk turned to outlaw Like Willie, Waylon and me