Robert Earl Keen - Then Came Lo Mein

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There were lean times, they were tough
There were mean times they were rough
And the good times didn't outweigh the bad
I was sad you were bitter
But you were no quitter
When nothin' was all that we had

We were drinkin' a lot
We were thinkin' of tyin' the knot
Or maybe throw in the towel
Make up have a kid
Break up and we did
But only just for awhile

Then came lo mein and going insane
At the Chinese cafe way downtown
I was steamed I was fried but you stood by my side
When I had my nervous breakdown

There were noodles galore
All over the floor
And hot mustard sauce everywhere
But I held your hand '˜til you calmed down again
And picked out the rice in your hair

After that we agreed
When in fact what we need
Is to pack up and take the first plane
Take a bus take a bike
Take care take a hike
Take out but leave the lo mein

I remember it now when we order kung pao
And bow our heads to say grace
The day we left town and that nervous breakdown
At the all-you-can-eat Chinese place
At the Chinese cafe way downtown

Release History

1977

Picnic

1. Undone
2. Over The Waterfall
3. Levelland
4. I Wonder Where My Baby Is Tonight
5. Oh Rosie
6. Runnin' With The Night
7. Coming Home Of The Son And Brother
8. Shades Of Gray
9. Fourth Of July
10. Then Came Lo Mein

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Robert Earl Keen Unsorted

1. (My Home Ain't In The) Hall Of Fame
2. All I Have Is Today
3. Barbeque
4. Beats The Devil
5. Billy Gray
6. Blow You Away
7. Carolina
8. Coming Home Of The Son And Brother
9. Conclusion_ Road To No Return
10. Corpus Christi Bay
11. Don't Turn Out The Light
12. Down That Dusty Trail
13. Fallin' Out
14. Farm Fresh Onions
15. Fourth Of July
16. Furnace Fan
17. Goin' Down In Style
18. Goin' Nowhere Blues
19. Gravitational Forces
20. Hello New Orleans
21. High Plains Jamboree
22. I Still Miss Someone
23. I Wanna Know
24. I Wonder Where My Baby Is Tonight
25. I Would Change My Life
26. I'll Be Here For You
27. I'll Go On Downtown
28. If I Were King
29. It's The Little Things
30. Jennifer Johnson & Me
31. Leavin Tennessee
32. Let The Music Play
33. Levelland
34. Lonely Feeling
35. Love's A Word I Never Throw Around
36. Lynville Train
37. Maria
38. New Life In Old Mexico
39. No Kinda Dancer
40. Not A Drop Of Rain
41. Oh Rosie
42. Out Here In The Middle
43. Over The Waterfall
44. Road To No Return/carolina
45. Runnin' With The Night
46. Shades Of Gray
47. Sing One For Sister
48. Snowin' On Raton
49. Sonora's Death Row
50. Stewball
51. Still Without You/conclusion: Road To No Return
52. That Buckin' Song
53. The Bluegrass Widow
54. The Five Pound Bass
55. The Front Porch Song
56. Then Came Lo Mein
57. These Years
58. Think It Over One Time
59. Tom Ames' Prayer
60. Train Trek
61. Travelin' Light
62. Undone
63. Walkin' Cane
64. Who'll Be Looking Out For Me