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[Verse 1]
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They put up a sign for the very last time at Milly's Cafe
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They loaded their stuff into the car
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And they drove away
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Milly looked back for one last time
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And when she turned around, she was crying
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Billy just listened to the songs the radio played
[Verse 2]
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They drove all the way from Fort Worth to Amarillo
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When Milly woke up she had makeup
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all over her pillow
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Billy had stopped at Easy Pawn
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And bought them up a couple of guns
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Tomorrow, he said, was gonna be a brand new day
[Verse 3]
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Billy and Milly tore up the entire West
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They started holding up liquor stores and then they turned to banks
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And it wasn't very long, you know
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Their picture was on the post office wall
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And it seemed that the whole world was looking for them
[Chorus]
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And the roads just get rougher
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Out in West Texas
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The cowboys are tougher
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And the young girls are restless
A
And the winds take the towns
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And there ain't any signs
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But there's always a hill to climb
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On the West Texas skyline
[Verse 4]
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Milly was raised by Christians in Aberdeen
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Her father was a preacher in the biggest church you ever did see
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When word came down about Milly and Billy
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He made a call up to New York City
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He said for some boys to come down and set things straight
[Verse 5]
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He met Milly in El Paso
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Underneath a tree in the parking lot of the motel
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And the next day when Billy went in the bank
A
She started the car and she drove away
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When Billy came out, he never had a chance
[Chorus]
A
And the roads just get rougher
E
Out in West Texas
B7
The cowboys are tougher
E
And the young girls are restless
A
And the winds take the towns
E
And there ain't any signs
B7
But there's always a hill to climb
E
On the West Texas skyline
[Instrumental]
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[Verse 6]
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Put up the sign one more time
B7
At Milly's cafe
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They loaded the stuff out of the car and into the doorway
E
Milly looked back the one last time
A
And when she turned around she was crying
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Her daddy just got in his car and he drove away
[Chorus]
A
And the roads just get rougher
E
Out in West Texas
B7
The cowboys are tougher
E
And the young girls are restless
A
And the winds take the towns
E
And there ain't any signs
B7
But there's always a hill to climb
E
On the West Texas skyline
B7
But there's always a hill to climb
E
On the West Texas skyline
