Got me a postcard and a 20 dollar bill Told you I'd meet you in Memphis if you bring me those pills And I got high and I got dry for far to long And the gypsy train to Houston is gonna take me along They called me a wild card And they called me their fool I told them I'd bring them their money if they get me back to you And I got cash and I got robbed for all I own And the gypsy train to Houston is gonna take me back home I got clean and I got a steady job No longer was I running from the emblems of the law And I got clean and I got mean to the bone And the gypsy train to Houston won't leave me alone And the gypsy train to Houston won't leave me alone