Well, I al ways thought
that I might live out in
California
Where the weather's great and
the sun shines all the time
Probably live somewhere north of
San
Francisco
In the redwoods where they make the wine I
was headed that way once when I stopped
off in
Austin
To see an old friend long ago
One night at a party I met
her and I knew that
She's the one who's
going to lead me home
And I fell in love with a girl
Born and raised in
Texas
She stole my heart,
I lost my rambling ways
And the years flew by so quickly
Raising up the family
Where you fall in love
is where you stay
And I always thought that I
might live up in
Colorado
Where the snow stays on
the peaks all summer long
And I'd river raft the canyons,
I'd fly fish roarin' forks
By a campfire, sing some cowboy songs
But I fell in love with a girl,
born and raised in
Texas
She stole my heart and I
lost my rampant ways
The years flew by so quickly,
raising up the family
Where you fall in love,
that's where you stay
And you know I'm not complaining,
our life has been so special
And
Texas has been everything I'd hoped
But every now and then,
I think what it might have been
If life had pulled me down a different road
Well, I'm still dreamin'
about the mountains,
About the rivers and the ocean,
The way the waves pound down around
Big
Sur
Makes me wonder why I
don't already live there
I ain't going nowhere without her
Cause I fell in love with a girl
Born and raised in
Texas
She stole my heart, I lost my rent
And they usually buy so quickly
Raising up the family
Where you fall in love
That's where you stay
And I always thought that I might
Live out in
California
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