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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
George Strait
Lead Vocals
Glenn Worf
Bass
Greg Morrow
Drums
Mike Rojas
Piano
Mac McAnally
Acoustic Guitar
Jerry Troy Corenflos
Electric Guitar
Brent Mason
Electric Guitar
Thom Flora
Background Vocals
Marty Slayton
Background Vocals
Paul Franklin
Steel Guitar
Stuart Duncan
Fiddle
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Brandy Clark
Songwriter
Shane McAnally
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Chuck Ainlay
Mixing Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Take me to Texas
Two hundred years ago
Where a pride rose from the ashes
Of San Jacinto
It still beats in every heart
Like a battle cry
Where I was born, where I was raised
So when I die
[Verse 2]
Take me to Texas
On the open range
The Rio Grande is in my veins
It's heaven there
And so my prayer
Is that you'll take me anywhere in Texas
The only home I know
I'm a child of the Alamo
And the Yellow Rose
So when I go
[Verse 3]
Take me to Texas
When my daddy worked
Where his blood and sweat and tears
Are still in that red dirt
Wild Palominos run
Cowboys are kings
And if I stray too far
I'll let my Lone Star dreams
[Verse 4]
Take me to Texas
On the open range
The Rio Grande is in my veins
It's heaven there
And so my prayer
Is that you'll take me anywhere in Texas
The only home I know
I'm a child of the Alamo
And the Yellow Rose
So when I go
Take me to Texas
[Verse 5]
It is somethin' in the sky
And in your mama's eyes
So even if you try to move away
You'll end up on some road somewhere
With your thumb up in the air
When they ask you where you're headed
You'll just say
[Verse 6]
Take me to Dallas
Fort Worth, or San Anton'
Houston, Laredo, Galveston
Or Austin, baby, Abilene
The closest thing I've ever seen
To Heaven's the Gulf of Mexico
I'm a child of the Alamo
And the Yellow Rose
So when I go
Take me to Texas
[Verse 7]
Mhmm
Take me to Texas
Oh, take me to Texas
Take me to Texas
Written by: Brandy Clark, Shane McAnally