Well, a note said, ?You've had time to think about it Looks like to me you're feelin' kinda crowded You're not looking for anything permanent here So my rodeo is packed and it's in 'goodbye gear'? So I shot down to the Longhorn Diner Her sister works there and she'd know where to find her She said, "You didn't hear this from me All I'll say is momma's got that place out in Monterrey" Oh, how fast can I go? I gotta catch that little red rodeo She drove off with my heart, I gotta let her know Need the girl in that little red rodeo Texas plates, candy-apple red rodeo Two towns back I showed your photograph And the gas-station man just started to laugh She said, ?I might see you in this old bucket o' rust? And said, ?Good luck boy, just follow that cloud o' dust" Oh, how fast can I go? I gotta catch that little red rodeo She drove off with my heart, I gotta let her know Need the girl in that little red rodeo Texas plates, candy-apple red rodeo Or maybe I was straddlin' the fence just like she said It took her leaving to get it through my head She's the one and only, it's over that's it I'm committed, I'm in love and I'm desperate She's a good ways gone, but I'm closin' the gap If I have to I'll chase her clear across the map Oh, how fast can I go? I gotta catch that little red rodeo She drove off with my heart, I gotta let her know Need the girl in that little red rodeo Texas plates, candy-apple red rodeo Yeah, how fast can I go? Gotta catch that little red rodeo She drove off with my heart, I gotta let her know Need the girl in that little red rodeo Texas plates, candy-apple red rodeo Now how fast can I go? Let's go