James McMurtry - How'm I Gonna Find You Now Lyrics






I've got a cup of black coffee so I don't get lazy
I've got a rattle in the dashboard driving me crazy
And if I hit it with my fist it'll quit for a little while
Gonna have to stop and take a piss in another mile
Headed into town gonna meet you at the mercantile
Take it to the Sonic get you grinning like a crocodile

I got a hole in the floorboard sucking in fumes
I'll leave the hitchhiker standing 'cause I haven't got room
Well he looked kinda scary so I didn't like him anyway
Could've been a con from the state prison runaway
Anyway he probably hadn't showered in a couple days
No one but a fool would've given him the time of day,yeah

Just listen close I'll tell you how I feel
You need to know so I'll talk slow
I always keep it real

I see the red light blinking in the middle of town
But I don't see your car parked anywhere around
And I'm smoking into town like a molotov cocktail
Rag in the gas cap flapping loose never fails
Cell phone's down 'cause they didn't get the check I mailed
How'm I gonna find you now
How'm I gonna find you now

I remember when I met you I's in love in one fell swoop
You had a blade in your pocket and a rag in your belt loop
Guys hovering 'round the bar like gulls on the ocean
At the end of your shift just in case you got the notion
Watch you washin' all the glassware, poetry in motion
I'd a'roped the moon for you
How'm I gonna find you now
How'm I gonna find you now

Just listen close I'll tell you how I feel
You need to know so I'll talk slow
I won't let go of this obsessive zeal

I've got a mad coming on and it's gonna be dreadful
Now I'm washing down my blood pressure pill with a Red Bull
I hit the city limit sign and I'm blind and I'm seeing red
Uniroyal tire on the right rear throwing tread
You oughta see the x-rated scene running in my head
Big as a baby's arm how'm I gonna find you now
How'm I gonna find you now





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  1. T.... T....

    Big as a baby's arm. : O

  2. G.... D....

    This isn't the Continental Club is it ?

  3. J.... E....

    goddamn this song is good

  4. c.... s....

    How he know I was the convict runaway. Musta been the prison issue shoes....TJ STRUSKA

  5. M.... H....

    I love the video, but I can't believe you took out the Hawaiian hula girl just because some snowflake complained!

  6. T.... ....

    Only clicked cuz of the thumbnail

  7. G.... G....

    TOP SHELF

  8. O.... S....

    Hit 💯💯💥

  9. G.... G....

    Rock Springs,Wyoming?

  10. S.... ....

    My second name is Mcmurtry..

  11. m.... c....

    From the writer of the greatest protest song, This tune bends unique guitar around excellerated lyrics coming from a dude who appears to be on his third day. This is an excellent example of music being art, enjoy yourself, the chick, amazing, no wonder McMurty is concerned how hes gonna find her now. "I see the red light blinking in the middle of town"....

  12. C.... H....

    highly entertaining

  13. M.... P....

    Oh look it's Les Claypools long lost brother

  14. k.... ....

    For those who keep asking I'm pretty sure this is a "love" song for his real life girlfriend who was and maybe still is a bartender in Austin. The actress looks alot like his real lady, too.

  15. R.... S....

    how I love the west

  16. K.... V....

    Im glad I made it here!

  17. J.... H....

    hey James

  18. J.... G....

    "Washing down my blood pressure pill with a red bull". Omg.... what line! 😁

  19. d.... p....

    great stuff.... i listened to / SAFE SIDE/ C`s of times - now this , fuckin close,THANKS JAMES. gun boy need [ CC ] i get the jest love it. is this e. bakersfield or west tx.?

  20. S.... ....

    I've said it before and I'll say it now....ummm, again. Fucking genius.

  21. J.... D....

    Is that Todd snider at 0:59?

    J.... D....

    Haha, I think so. He is also the hitchhiker from the scene before isn't he? It makes me happy that he got a ride.

  22. r.... ....

    A true musician and brilliant songwriter...Saw him in Belfast last night..outstanding gig.

    r.... ....

    Did you get the free I.P.A from behind the bar?

  23. R.... H....

    glad I found this....kick ass

  24. D.... T....

    Totally had room

  25. 5.... ....

    Washing down my blood pressure pill with a red bull...!!!

    5.... ....

    hahahaha..yeeehaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

    5.... ....

    Such a great line

    5.... ....

    I do it all the time. ...TJ STRUSKA

  26. N.... H....

    Love his music...I got hooked when I heard staying on the safe side.

  27. M.... O....

    It just gets better...

  28. S.... S....

    Kept thinking the girl bartender would show up at the end hitchhiking. He would pass her then slam on brakes and then we see her walking up to car in the rearview mirror....the END! Nice catchy tune!

  29. S.... B....

    Certain parts of the verses remind me of I Am The Walrus and I love that.

  30. N.... G....

    Lubbock?

    N.... G....

    +Nathaniel Glasgow Very possible. When James was with his dad (and not staying with his mother in Virginia) he often stayed at my folk's place when he was growing up and his father wasn't home (my great aunt was his caretaker for a while.) This was in Archer City in Archer County. A good 30 minute drive from Wichita Falls.

    N.... G....

    +Cole Sheriff Wow! Thanks!

  31. M.... O....

    Yesere Bob...

  32. R.... C....

    Cool groove great tones! A hip and refreshing nod to Dylan ;-)

  33. T.... K....

    Is the actress Zoe Kazan who played Ruby Sparks?

  34. i.... ....

    Is that hobo bob Dylan? Someone tell me

  35. i.... ....

    Gascon Malbec

  36. G.... M....

    I love James McMurtry... but is it just me or or does the sound seem "off" ?

    G.... M....

    @Guitar Maniac Just you.

    G.... M....

    +Guitar Maniac People have said that...Ah shucks, it's just phases and stages...

    G.... M....

    I first heard this yesterday, an hour into a five hour drive. Getting to the edge of the radio station’s reception area. I thought we were about to lose the station.
    So I know what you mean.

  37. D.... V....

    That actress looks very familiar but there's nothing on the net I can find. Apart from that the song is really good stuff.

  38. r.... s....

    not a big country fan but this iam hooked first time ive heard this love it glad ive found this now .raw country

    r.... s....

    @neils redray 'cause he ain't really country. If country radio played music like this, I might listen to it,

    r.... s....

    Ive been a cowboy since i could talk i know what country is an your right .

    r.... s....

    @neils redray Singer-Songwriter, not country.

  39. p.... e....

    Awesome
    James is one of a kind - always superb
    Great album too
    Rocking track

  40. T.... S....

    Who is she?  So i can ask her to marry me.

    T.... S....

    Todd Starbuck A synecdoche for every hot bartender ever

  41. J.... D....

    a friend told me about james my kind of man really  like it sound out

  42. M.... M....

    Great stuff right there kids....

  43. C.... R....

    Where'd you get that red shirt?

  44. J.... G....

    who's the actress who played the bartender ?

    J.... G....

    Adele Jacques

    J.... G....

    Breathtaking girl ! Could not forget her!

  45. L.... S....

    Tim Holt, 1:20, 2:20, etc, etc ,etc

  46. A.... T....

    Put ur shyt on Grooveshark you feg. Pls.

  47. S.... J....

    It's great to see James back at work.  Love the song, and the video fits perfect.  Nobody sips a cold pint quite like him. About to purchase the new CD from his site.

  48. T.... A....

    Another McMurtry Masterpiece ---- thanks for postin'.

  49. M.... ....

    Came for the thumbnail.  Stayed for the song.  Big thumbs up.

  50. v.... t....

    Super song by James Mcmurty....it has that "Choctaw Bingo" kind of fun groove...even better after a couple beers "Or So"...etc!! Great Stuff !!

  51. S.... ....

    Damn fine song there, James. Washing down my blood pressure pill with a Red Bull.

  52. A.... J....

    What a great guy. On and off the stage. I'm glad to have him in our family

  53. S.... K....

    Great song; have seen him perform it live the last two times; so glad it's on the new album!!!!

  54. D.... C....

    James McMurtry looks a lot like Rev Ivan Stang, the founder of the Church of the Subgenius. Maybe Stang looks like James McMurtry?

    D.... C....

    Holy shit he does!!

  55. J.... C....

    Totally love that vid! - The song's real good, too.

  56. S.... W....

    I agree he's the best song writer of our generation. If you don't agree I recommend you purchase any of his albums. My personal favorite is "where'd you hide the body".

    S.... W....

    @Alan Craigie I think you need to listen to more of McMurtry's work before you say that his songs are not meaningful. Songs such as "Ruby and Carlos"," Out here in the Middle", and "We can't make Here" paint a  true and telling picture of American life. To argue that his songs essentially have no substance shows me that you do not practice what you preach, meaning that you have not listened to McMurtry's albums. I would also like to add that his lyrics are second to none, with Guy Clark being right behind him. 

    S.... W....

    Or you could, you know, try not to be a jackass. Try that.

    S.... W....

    He's better than Dylan.....So there ya go

    S.... W....

    Yes, I love 'Where'd you hide the body?'. Also 'Painting by numbers' and many others.

    S.... W....

    @Alan Craigie Dylan is 21 years older than McMurtry; so no, they're not in the same generation.

  57. J.... K....

    great song, looking' forward to seeing you again!

  58. V.... A....

    Best Songwriter of our generation. 

    V.... A....

    The best song writer of our generation, obviously your not familiar with John Darnielle.

    V.... A....

    @Alan Craigie Both good, take it easy….

    V.... A....

    I am, and: lol. Darnielle is cute, but he's nowhere near the wordsmith that McMurtry is.

    V.... A....

    @Alan Craigie What? Darnielle's stuff is amateurish in comparison. McMurtry is also the superior guitar player.

  59. J.... S....

    Hell yeah James, keep 'em coming!