Listening Post #35: McMurtry

There have already been some strong contenders for my favourite album of 2025, and Pulp were obviously leading the field... until James McMurtry played his hand.

Now it's anybody's game...

South Texas lawman, he brings 'em back alive

He hunts quail from horseback and he cheats on both his wives

One in Rio Bravo, one in Raymondville

He's never been to Houston, and he doubts he ever will

South Texas lawman, old time in his ways

He wore the cinco peso, and it dogged him through his days

The hours were long and lonesome, the paperwork's a bitch

His years are empty bottles now, tossed off in the ditch

I used to be young

I used to undеrstand

I used to be strong as any man

I used to bе bold

Nobody bothered me

And I can't stand getting old, it don't fit me

It don't fit me