Heart of Texas

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
 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
 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?"
 Yeah it's right back where where the best is
 Smack dab in the heart of Texas, thank you ma'am