I took a tour to Texas and from Waco I called you But day by day no answer and I'm Big Bluebonnet blue I'm singin' and they're dancin' but I'm feelin' Big D bad I'm Sweetwater beat and I'm Texas City sad The rhythm keeps me livin' but have you heard the news There's a sad song singer comin' with the rockabilly blues [ guitar ] It's hard to keep on singin' when you're lonesome to the bone Ten thousand happy people but I'm San Antone alone One night stands and the man demands that I get up and go I'm Odessa desperate and San Angelo low The rhythm keeps me livin'... [ harmonica ] It's the same old tune in Temple bout the lovin' I ain't had I'm gettin' Beamont bitter and Amarillo mad Givin' up on callin' you cause you're evading me I'm coming home and if you're gone I'm gonna be Tennessee free The rhythm keeps me livin'...