I Heart Texas

He was tired of chasing the dream up in Nashville
Finally had enough of Tennessee
A troubadour playing down on Music Row
Just said no to open mics and gigs for free
So he hit the highway west back down to Texas To the lone star state he used to roam
Pushed hard through the night pulled
into Austin
Somehow it felt good to get back home
Where the cowgirls dance down at old Gruene Hall
Down at the Broken Spoke
Or at a Cowtown ball
With a Van Zandt tune you can’t go wrong I heart Texas for the sake of the song
I heart Texas for the sake of the song
So he said farewell to Tootsie’s down on Broadway
Where three chords and a buck buys an ice cold beer
And he left the big suits asking “man, what else you got,
‘cause Texas twang’s been out of style for years”
So we went on back
Where the cowgirls dance down at old Gruene Hall
At the Broken Spoke
Or a Cowtown ball
With a Van Zandt tune you can’t go wrong I heart Texas for the sake of the song
I heart Texas for the sake of the song
Rolling Texas hills and late night guitar pulls Playing vintage songs in real time memory And the ghost of the songwriting vigilante Is alive and well in Bob Wills western swing
Where the cowgirls dance down at old Gruene Hall
Down at the Broken Spoke
Or at a Cowtown ball
With a Guy Clark tune you can’t go wrong I heart Texas for the sake of the song
I heart Texas for the sake of the song
I heart Texas for the sake of the song I heart Texas for the sake of the song