The heart of Texas is 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
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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 wearin'
Is the kind that shirt tails always flappin' in the wind
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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 girls say, "Honey, now where ya been?"
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Yeah it's right back where where the best is
Smack dab in the heart of Texas, thank you ma'am