There's a girl waiting for me in Austin She knows I'm coming through today She's waiting to see if I'll stop by Waits to see what I have to say There's a strong wind blowing in Austin Strange for this time of year So I wonder if it's not a message of sorts Something that I should hear A message I'm supposed to hear My head says keep on blowing My heart says you're out of your mind Enoughs enough you're only just so tough You need to learn to read the signs Of a road that's going nowhere Just leading you around the bend To where another bend waits again Just like every other time Just like every other time ♪ As a poet and a dreamer Who part-times as a fool You can't ignore the unexplored You can't live with what might have been Well, there's a might have been in Austin And though it hasn't happened yet It's more a question of when this time And less a question if Yeah, it's less a question if Those might have beens and those then agains Can sure push and pull and can tear you And hinting winds and those hidden bends Can sure leave your compass a mess But if the to and fro ever let you go The shock would surely kill you So you just move on Cause it's all you've ever known ♪ There's a might have been in Austin And though it hasn't happened yet It's more a question of when this time And less a question if It's less a question if It's less a question if