Planet Texas

Planet Texas

Planet Texas

They rode in like they were Rangers coming down from the skiesThey rode like they was Rangers as they came out of the skies
They had high-tech horses with lights shining in their eyesThey had High-Tech horses with beacons in their eyes
My gun was cocked and ready when I looked into their faceMy gun was cocked and ready when I looked into their face
I saw they weren't just regular cowboys born of the human raceI seen they just weren't just common buck-a-roos born of the human race
No, sir, these cowboys came from spaceNo, sir, these Cowboys came from space

Their guns shot laser beams and their spurs were anodizedTheir shootin' irons shot laser light and their spurs was anodized
Bandanas covered in stardust and their jeans were pressurizedBandanas caked with stardust and their jeans was pressurized
Well, he handed me a halter, said, "Tighten up the girth."Well he handed me a halter, said, "Tighten up the girth."
But before I hit the saddle, we were miles above the Earth.But before I hit the saddle we were miles above the Earth.
And I mean MILES above the EarthAnd I mean MILES above the Earth

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I saw London, Paris, Budapest, Kashmir, and TokyoI seen London, Paris, Budapest, Kashmir and Tokyo
And there ain't no sight like a desert night looking down on MexicoAnd there ain't no sight like a desert night looking down on Mexico
To the moons of Mars and Jupiter, 'round Saturn's rings we rodeTo the Moons of Mars and Jupiter, 'round Saturn's rings we rode
Past the frozen plains of Pluto where even the sunshine's coldPast the frozen plains of Pluto where even the sunshine's cold
Man, I do mean COLDMan, I do mean COLD

Then our interstellar stallions sailed through the starless voidThen our interstellar stallions sailed through the starless void
There was nothing to miss in that emptiness, not even a stray asteroidThere was nothing to miss in that emptiness, not even a stray asteroid
So we picked up the trail of a comet tail, man, you can't even DREAM that farSo we picked up the trail of a comet tail, man, you can't even DREAM that far
And the galloping beat like the rhythm of an old catgut guitarAnd the galloping beat like the rhythm of an old catgut guitar
Just the strumming of a distant starJust the strummin' of a distant star

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Well, it could have lasted minutes or a hundred thousand yearsWell, it could have lasted minutes or a hundred thousand years
When they got me down, I was safe and sound and it hadn't even popped my earsWhen they got me down, I was safe and sound and it hadn't even popped my ears
And they reared back on their broncos and they shot a bolt of lightAnd they reared back on their broncos and they shot a bolt of light
I knew they were the good guys, yes, sir, you got it rightI knew they were the good guys, yes, sir. you got it right
'Cause their cowboy hats were white'Cause their cowboy hats was White

So I asked 'em as they pulled their reins towards the setting sunSo I asked 'em as they pulled their reins towards the settin' sun
I said, "Before you go, I'd like to know, just where you boys come from?"I said, "Before you go, I'd like to know, just where you boys come from?"
Well, they opened up a star chart and said, "Right here where this 'X' isWell they opened up a star chart and said, "right here where this 'X' is
It's the biggest place in outer space, the planet known as Texas"It's the biggest place in Outer Space, the planet known as Texas"

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