A small-town cowboy walked the streets of Dallas 'Til a driving rain drove him into a telephone booth He asked the operator for assistance Said, "Honey, I'm not calling long-distance I've done spent all my money on a bus ticket just to come see you" "Now you knew I wouldn't make a lot of money riding in the rodeo And I'd never be good for more than a couple of beers So you thought it'd be best to forget me So you moved to the city and left me Riding herd on a heartache headed down a river of tears" "So I came here 'cause I still love you Yes, I came here 'cause you weren't there I came here against your will But I got a wound that just won't heal Yes, I came here 'cause I still care" Night falls on four gray walls in a cheap hotel Where Cowboy Twenty sleeps but he does not hear 'Cause he'd swallowed more than her answers And now her change of heart was preceded by an angel Leaving these words and the telephone ringing in her ears He said, "I came here 'cause I still love you Yes, I came here 'cause you weren't there I came here against your will But I got a wound that just won't heal So I came here 'cause I still care"