Heart of Texas

The heart of Texas, where I was born

By twist of fate, the Lone Star State's where I'm coming from

God almighty's been good to me

Where I grow'd up learning about the Alamo

With a swelling pride down deep inside me saying, "Go, man, go

You can be all you want to be"

Yeah, it's right there where the best is

Smack dab in the heart of Texas, thank you, ma'am

Papa run off before I was born

Mama picked cotton just to raise us kids in the Texas sun

We grew up in the cotton fields

So I learned how to work, and I learned how to fight

I learned how to put a bunch of words together as the years rolled by

God gave me a way to go

When my sweetheart listened to the songs I played

She said, "I love you, honey, but there ain't much money in a serenade

I need a man with a real job"

Now she's back there where I left her

God knows I still think about her now and then

But she knows these clothes I'm wearing

Is the kind that shirttails always flapping in the wind

I made my music from coast to coast

Been over the water, couldn't get no hotter, then I dang near froze

Remember the Alamo

The road was long, but the heart is strong

I was Texas born and raised, and Texas is still my home

Texas is home sweet home

Yeah, it's right there where the best is

Smack dab in the heart of Texas, thank you, ma'am

Where my songs are always playing

And them good ol' Texas gals say, "Honey, now where you been?"

Yeah, it's right back where the best is

Smack dab in the heart of Texas, thank you, ma'am