Moment of Happy

Somewhere out in New Mexico Stopped to change her flat at the Texaco She was passing through on her way to wherever she's going She asked me where was all my money spent Said I lost half to the government The other half's wherever my honey went She said It's okay you only need a dime to push my buttons I gave to her my nickel with the buffalo Said It's all I got it's not enough I know She said Just walk me down to the picture show Kiss me like you mean it once, lemme go and then we Call it even Somewhere out in New Mexico Stopped to change her flat at the Texaco She was passing through on her way to wherever she's going She said she won her husband at the Quick Fix Casino Among the broken dreams on the outskirts of Reno Gambling everything in a rigged game of Keno It seems you lose something every time in order to win She asked if my timing was always this bad Said Everybody learns to love what they have She can make it through this whole lifetime of sad In fact the price seems fair in exchange for this moment Of happy Somewhere out in New Mexico Stopped to change her flat at the Texaco She was passing through on her way to wherever she's going Some nights I make it down to the picture show Lonely with her shadow in the back row I'd kiss her like I meant it when the credits roll I know exactly what it means when she speaks of this Moment of happy Sometimes I think about looking her up Heading out to Reno and changing our luck Then again I think we'd probably both be stuck 'Cause I'd no longer be the one who changed her flat and Then let her go Somewhere out in New Mexico Stopped to change her flat at the Texaco She was passing through on her way to wherever she's going Somewhere out in New Mexico Somewhere out in New Mexico Somewhere out in New Mexico