[verse 1]
Well i was sippin' on rotgut coffee in a corner booth alone
At an old café in a run down town a long way from home
It caught me by surprised when he walked straight up to me
He said "son you look like you coud use a little company"
You could tell by his handshake he was a hard working man
And in his eyes you could see that life had had some fun with him
He told me he was on a long haul going down to arkansas
And when i asked where he was from he said in a low southern drawl
[chorus]
You call it texas, but i call it home
It's where my heart remains no matter where these bones may roam
And the day i die i swear it's where they're gonna bury me
Beneath that lone star yeah, in the shade of a live oak tree
Down in texas
[verse 2]
Well he lit his cigarette, where we was clearly not allowed
And he put his cowboy hat just a little bit farther down his brow
There was a scar on his right cheek, and some grit in his voice
And when he spoke, you listened boy, cause you had no other choice
He told me he had seen the world through them iron sights
And he'd do it all again, cause where he's from is worth the fight
[chorus]
You call it texas, but i call it home
It's where my heart remains no matter where these bones may roam
And the day i die i swear that's where they're gonna bury me
Beneath that lone star yeah, in the shade of a live oak tree
Down in texas
Down in texas
[verse 3]
He took one more long drag, then as he got up to live
He took my check in his hand, he said "man this one's on me"
He was walking out the door, before he turned to me and said
"son i never asked where you were from"
I just look at him and grinned
[chorus]
You call it texas, but i call it home
It's where my heart remains no matter where these bones may roam
And the day i die i swear that's where they're gonna bury me
Beneath that lone star yeah, in the shade of a live oak tree
Down in texas
[outro]
Yeah down in-
Way down in-
Down in texas