Fair to Midland .......... Dwight Yoakam

I Wonder Who'll Turn Out the Light .......... Bobby Flores

The Cheatin' Hotel .......... Hank Williams Jr.

This Could Be The One .......... Flaco Jimenez

Workin' Man Blues .......... Merle Haggard

Before the Next Teardrop Falls .......... Freddie Fender

You Can't Rollerskate in a Buffalo Herd .......... Roger Miller

Donde Estas Papa .......... Lila Downs

1. Three Burials Of Melquiades
2. Cinco Anos
3. Fair to Midland - Dwight Yoakam
4. Leaving Town
5. Mike Runs Off
6. I Wonder Who'll Turn Out The Light - Bobby Flores
7. Gift Horse
8. Can't Keep It Up
9. The Cheatin' Hotel - Hank Williams Jr.
10. Entering Town
11. Fleeing Illegals
12. This Could Be the One - Flaco Jimenez
13. Horse Of Death
14. Pete Confronts Sheriff
15. Stalking Mike
16. Workin' Man Blues - Merle Haggard
17. Shoot Me
18. House Building
19. Before The Next Teardrop Falls - Freddie Fender
20. No Jimenez
21. Forgiveness
22. Goodbye
23. You Can't Rollerskate In A Buffalo Herd - Roger Miller
24. Donde Estas Papa - Lila Downs

Fair to Midland is all that I need
If I had fare to Midland
I'd take the first seat
On a fast train, bus, or plane
Which ever proved the quickest
Way for me

I left her in Midland
Near one last promise
I couldn't keep
To chase a future paved with fools
Small county roads
Don't ever reach
But for every cloudless mile
The sun has shone
There's been a hundred
Nights alone, at least
The shame is how it took so long
To figure out, fare to Midland
Don't come cheap

My eyes keep lonely
Thoughts reminding me
With every dusty truck that I see
I'm only closer to
How far away can be
And all the time that's left
Is an eternity

To make myself west Texas bound
The fare to Midland is all I need

Fair to Midland is all that I need
If I had fare to Midland
I'd take the first seat...

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When you check in the cheatin' hotel, you'll be back
For another spin at the wheel and a race at the track
They're off and runnin' down at the bar
This is Heather - This is John
They're all down at the cheatin' hotel lookin' for fun

Yea I'm the bartender in here and it's quite a scene
The women get dressed to kill and slip off their rings
Their husbands meet them an hour later
She'll have friends all around the table
And introduce the old man as one of her latest flings

Then they go out on the dance floor
Now there's a new man to sway for
And touch and talk and sip some more red wine
Then the slow dances get much closer
And now's the time for low words
That guy there with your wife's my husband but it's OK

Then I watch all of them leave
Then they share a stare and a squeeze
Now I don't know if it's wrong or right
I'm sure it feels good at the time
But if you keep on playin' this game you'll lose your mind

'Cause they're thinkin' about him or her
Then they feel like a piece of dirt
It's time to check out of the cheatin' hotel and go home for good

We get quite a few attractive lonely wives
They come in the bar together about six forty-five
And sit down and say with their eyes
My friend and I are lookin' for a good time
It don't take long to find a couple of guys at the cheatin' hotel

And then they go out on the dance floor
Now they got a new man to sway for
And touch and talk and sip some more red wine
Then the slow dances get much closer
And now they whisper low words
Are you married, why yes I am but that's OK

And they know it's really not, look at all the trouble they got
If you check in the cheatin' hotel
Somebody somewhere's gonna tell
And you'll be in the room from hell and you can't get away

The light blinks on and off
Bartender last round for us all
Oh they had a mighty hard fall down here at the cheatin' hotel

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It's a big job just gettin' by with nine kids and a wife
I been a workin' man dang near all my life
I'll be working long as my two hands are fit to use
I'll drink my beer in a tavern,
Sing a little bit of these working man blues

I keep my nose on the grindstone, I work hard every day
Might get a little tired on the weekend, after I draw my pay
But I'll go back workin, come Monday morning I'm right back with the crew
I'll drink a little beer that evening,
Sing a little bit of these working man blues

Hey hey, the working man, the working man like me
I ain't never been on welfare, that's one place I won't be
Cause I'll be working long as my two hands are fit to use
I drink a little beer in a tavern
Sing a little bit of these working man blues

Sometimes I think about leaving, do a little bummin around
I wanna throw my bills out the window catch a train to another town
But I go back working I gotta buy my kids a brand new pair of shoes
Yeah drink a little beer in a tavern,
Cry a little bit of these working man blues

Hey hey, the working man, the working man like me
I ain't never been on welfare, that's one place I won't be
Cause I'll be working long as my two hands are fit to use
I drink a little beer in a tavern
Sing a little bit of these working man blues
Yeah drink a little beer in a tavern,
Cry a little bit of these working man blues

Words and music by Ben Peters and Vivian Keith

If he brings you happiness
Then I wish you both the best
It's your happiness
That matters most of all
But if he ever breaks your heart
If the teardrops ever start
I'll be there
Before the next teardrop falls

CHORUS
I'll be there
Any-time you need me by your side
To dry away every teardrop that you cried
If he ever leaves you blue
Just re-member I love you
I'll be there
Before the next teardrop falls

Tho' it hurts to let you go
Darling, I want you to know
That I'll stand by you
If ever you should call
And if I should ever hear
That he made you shed a tear
I'll be there
Before the next teardrop falls

CHORUS

Yes, I'll be there
Before the next teardrop falls

Ya can't roller skate in a buffalo herd
Ya can't roller skate in a buffalo herd
Ya can't roller skate in a buffalo herd
But you can be happy if you've a mind to

Ya can't take a shower in a parakeet cage
Ya can't take a shower in a parakeet cage
Ya can't take a shower in a parakeet cage
But you can be happy if you've a mind to

All ya gotta do is put your mind to it
Knuckle down, buckle down, do it, do it, do it

Well, ya can't go a-swimmin' in a baseball pool
Ya can't go swimmin' in a baseball pool
Ya can't go swimmin' in a baseball pool
But you can be happy if you've a mind to

Ya can't change film with a kid on your back
Ya can't change film with a kid on your back
Ya can't change film with a kid on your back
But you can be happy if you've a mind to

Ya can't drive around with a tiger in your car
Ya can't drive around with a tiger in your car
Ya can't drive around with a tiger in your car
But you can be happy if you've a mind to

All ya gotta do is put your mind to it
Knuckle down, buckle down do it, do it, do it

Well, ya can't roller skate in a buffalo herd
Ya can't roller skate in a buffalo herd
Ya can't roller skate in a buffalo herd
But you can be happy if you've a mind to

Ya can't go fishin' in a watermelon patch
Ya can't go fishin' in a watermelon patch
Ya can't go fishin' in a watermelon patch
But you can be happy if you've a mind to

Ya can't roller skate in a buffalo herd
SPOKEN: "Ya can't roller skate in a buffalo herd"

FADE
Ya can't roller skate in a buffalo herd

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