Twenty days walking so lonely And talking to myself and the rocks And sand got me to thinking 'Bout going and drinking In a tavern with a clean-shaven man
Just when I thought all souls Had been bought by the devil here long ago There did I see when I knelt to my knee I little Texas flower grow
Black-eyed Susan by the roadside Blooming all yellow like sunshine Red like wine flower like you in a desert this cruel My, my, you're a rare, rare find
Well, my newfound friend gave my heart a mend I sang her songs of my wayward ways When day turned to night in the crystal moonlight I confirmed her unwavering gaze
As the days unraveled I stayed in the gravel And Susan kept her eye on me With my eye on her I felt my heart all astir With the joy of camaraderie
Black-eyed Susan by the roadside Blooming all yellow like sunshine Red like wine flower like you in a desert this cruel My, my, you're a rare, rare find