Fair to Midland

Fare to Midland is all that I need

If I had fair 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

Now to make myself west Texas bound

The fare to Midland is all I need

Fare to Midland is all that I need

If I had fare to Midland, I'd take the first seat