Fred Eaglesmith - Milly's Cafe lyrics

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They put up a sign for the very last time

At Milly's Cafe

They loaded their stuff into the car

And they drove away

Milly looked back for one last time

And when she turned around, she was crying

Billy just listened to the songs the radio played

They drove all the way from Fort Worth to Amarillo

When Milly woke up she had makeup all over her pillow

Billy had stopped at Easy Pawn

And bought them up a couple of guns

Tomorrow, he said, was gonna be a brand new day

Milly and Billy tore up the entire West

They started holding up liquor stores and then they turned to banks

And it wasn't very long, you know

Their picture was on the post office wall

And it seemed that the whole world was looking for them

And the roads just get rougher

Out in West Texas

The cowboys are tougher

And the young girls are restless

And the winds take the towns

And there ain't any signs

But there's always a hill to climb

On the West Texas skyline

Milly was raised a Christian in Aberdeen

Her father was a preacher in the biggest church you ever did see

When word came down about Milly and Billy

He made a call up to New York City

He said for some boys to come down and set things straight

He met Milly in El Paso

Underneath a tree in the parking lot of the motel

And the next day when Billy went in the bank

She started the car and she drove away

When Billy came out, he never had a chance

And the roads just get rougher

Out in West Texas

The cowboys are rougher

And the young girls are restless

And the winds take the towns

And there ain't any signs

But there's always a hill to climb

On the West Texas skyline

Put up the sign one more time

At Milly's cafe

They loaded the stuff out of the car and into the doorway

Milly looked back the one last time

And when she turned around she was crying

Her daddy just got in his car and he drove away

And the roads just get rougher

Out in West Texas

Cowboys are tougher

But the young girls are restless

And the winds takes the town

And there ain't any signs

There's always a hill to climb

On the West Texas skyline

There's always a hill to climb

On the West Texas skyline