By the Time I Get to Phoenix
Was the last song on your mind the day you left
You woke up in Nogales
With Tequila with her name across your chest

YouÂ’ve stumbled through the morning
In these border touristsÂ’ dusty avenues
Singing EverydayÂ’s The Hurting Kind
And everyday you live, youÂ’re Born to Lose.

(chorus)
You missed the last train home
The whistle blew and now sheÂ’s gone
West Texas dust beneath your nails
YouÂ’re hammered down the heartbreak trail
And youÂ’ve missed the last train home
That whistle blewÂ…sheÂ’s solid gone

Now, youÂ’re wandering El Paso
Searching for your broken heart and truth
She was all you ever had
And the only thing you ever had to lose

With a juke box playing Charlie Rich
YouÂ’re lining up your shots at half past noon
You threw your ring across the bar
And sang along to Good Time CharlieÂ’s Got the Blues

(chorus)

Now donÂ’t go to Tulsa where sheÂ’s bound
YouÂ’ll end up six feet underground
Your ex-friend, CharlieÂ’s there abouts
He never missed the last train out

You missed the last train home
That whistle blewÂ…sheÂ’s solid gone

You missed the last train home
That whistle blewÂ…sheÂ’s solid gone