I heard that the Eagles out in California

Could fly higher than the birds

Roger McGuinn had a twelve-string Guitar

It was like nothin' I'd ever heard

And those Eagles flew in from the West Coast

Like King Birds they were soarin' high and free

While in Texas the talk turned to Outlaws

Like Willie, Waylon and me

Hey, well that they say

Texas music is in the make

And we've been making

Music that is free

Doing one night stands

And playing with our bands

Willie Waylon and me

They say The Beatles were

Just the beginning of

Everything music could be

Just like The Stones

I was rolling along

Like a ship lost

Out on the sea

And Joplin would die

For the future

And Dylan would write poetry

And in Texas the talk

Turned to Outlaws

Like Willie and Waylon and me

Hey, well that they say

Texas music is in the make

And we've been making

Music that is free

Doing one night stands

And playing with our bands

Willie Waylon and me