send for my mother,
tell her it’s true.
i’m moving to Texas
please, don’t be blue.
down to el paso
south to big bend,
back up to marfa
i’ll rest in midland.
I grew up rambling, looking for home
i think i’ve found it sing, yipee kai yo
oh what a vision!
oh what a state!
my love for you, Texas, grows bigger each day.
some folks are lucky,
born where they belong.
others must find it
if it takes all life long.
i’ve had enough
of cold weather and pines.
take me to Texas
and show me the sky.
chorus
willie and lyle,
bob wills and the boys,
music from texas
always brings me joy.
let’s not forget
the others we love:
beyonce, joe ely
selena and ZZ
son volt and hopkins
mendoza, scott joplin.
george jones and george strait
and flaco jimenez
and REK and SRV and
TVZ and leadbelly
t bone walker and gene autry
and waylon, janis, buddy, bopper, mance and tex, and gary clark jr, norah jones, stoney larue, meat loaf, and st vincent, reverend horton heat, roy orbison, and erykah badu!
chorus
credits
from Jukebox,
released April 27, 2018
Written by Jackson Emmer.