æz hˈɜːd ɔnðɪ aʊttˈeɪks ʌv tˈaɪm bˈuːtlɛɡ æz wˈɛl æz ˌaʊɾəv tˈaɪmz twˈɛnti fˈɪfθ ˌænɪvˈɜːsɚɹi ᵻdˈɪʃən, stˈaɪpz ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəl kˈoːɹəs wʌz "wˌɛn aɪm ˈaʊt ɪn tˌɛksɑːɹkˈɑːnə slˈæʃ wˌɛɹz ðæt kˈaʊnti lˈaɪn slˈæʃ ɐnˈʌðɚ kˈaʊnti lˈaɪn.
As heard on the Outtakes of Time bootleg as well as Out of Time's 25th Anniversary edition, Stipe's original chorus was "When I'm out in Texarkana / where's that county line / another county line.