The Ballad of Possum Potez

written by Rodney Crowell 4/3/06 INTRO: A A E Dayton, Texas rodeo, Possum Potez stole the show A Way back in 1968, the night he rode ol' Pearly Gates E There was a spinnin' buckin' ton of death, and everybody held their breath A But Possum rode him to a draw, it was the best bullride that I ever saw CHORUS: D Possum, Possum, where are you A No one rides bulls like you used to D They haul you off in the ambulance A F#m And you show up later at the victory dance D Possum, Possum, get back home A We ain't had no fun since you've been gone D With your two-pack habit and a six-pack buzz A F#m You're the best that there ever was A E A You're the best that there ever was INTRO Ah two-lane blacktop, highway flyin', that's ol' Possum, I ain't lyin' An 8-track tape deck blastin' Jones, Ernest Tubb and the Rollin' Stones In the beerjoints down by the buckin' shoots, the cowgirls swore that he was so cute They just loved the way he cocked his hat, now Possum had it all down pat CHORUS SOLO Ah the Rainbow Cafe all jokes aside, the day ol' Possum liked to died Some sweet thing flashed him a blue-eyed grin, it made old Possum's style kick in A jealous cowboy, drunk and wild, pulled a pistol and a bullet fired Blood was shed out in the parkin' lot but it was not Possum wound up shot CHORUS: D Possum, Possum, where are you A No one rides bulls like you used to D They haul you off in the ambulance A F#m And you show up later at the victory dance D Possum, Possum, get back home A We ain't had no fun since you've been gone D With your two-pack habit and a six-pack buzz A F#m You're the best that there ever was A E D You're the best that there ever was A E A You're the best that there ever was INTRO