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 id 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