Houston Solution Song Lyrics and Chords by Ronnie Milsap
Houston Solution
Recorded by Ronnie Milsap
Written by Paul Overstreet and Don Schlitz
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I've got some friends down in
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Houston who
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know me quite well
They'll
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be more than happy to put me up for a
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spell
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hang out or
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hide out which
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ever I
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choose
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won't ask me questions about why
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I've got the
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blues
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I've got a
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Houston
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solution in
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mind
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takes is a call on the telephone
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line
And I can
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leave all these
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problems in
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Nashville
be
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Houston
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mind
Well my daddy once
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told me
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you can't run away
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troubles will follow and find you some
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day
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no use to
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argue cause he's
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probably
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run out of options and
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I'm leaving
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tonight
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Houston
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mind
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takes is a call on the telephone
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line
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leave all these
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Houston
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Houston
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mind
I've got a Houston
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solut
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FAQ
Who sang the the song Houston Solution?
- The song Houston Solution was sang by Ronnie Milsap.
Who is Ronnie Milsap?
- Ronnie Lee Milsap (born January 16, 1943) is an American country music singer and pianist. He was one of country music's most popular and influential performers of the 1970s and 1980s. He became one of the most successful and versatile country "crossover" singers of his time, appealing to both country and pop music markets with hit songs that incorporated pop, R&B, and rock and roll elements. His biggest crossover hits include "It Was Almost Like a Song", "Smoky Mountain Rain", "(There's) No Gettin' Over Me", "I Wouldn't Have Missed It for the World", "Any Day Now", and "Stranger in My House". He is credited with six Grammy Awards and 35 number-one country hits, third to George Strait and Conway Twitty. He was selected for induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2014.