Last week while without a cell phone I was forced to listen to the radio & my old CDs like some kind of savage. Just kidding. Kind of. While doing so though I heard a song that I hadn't heard in forever, "My Texas" by Josh Abbott Band. When I first moved to Texas back in January of 2012 & heard this song I made it my Texas bucket list.
If you haven't climbed up to Enchanted Rock,
Drank a cold Shiner down in Luckenbach,
Taken your baby to the River Walk,
Then you ain't met my Texas yet.
If you haven't floated down the 'Ol Frio, (okay technically it was the Guadalupe)
Heard Red Dirt music on your radio,
Eaten Cooper's down in Llano,
Then you ain't met my Texas yet.
You haven't been to the Houston rodeo,
Sang "Carry On" at a Pat Green show,
If you ain't seen an Abilene sunset,
Then you ain't met my Texas yet.
If you never caught a trout down in Port A,
Heard the words to Corpus Christi Bay,
Never seen fireworks on PK,
Then you ain't met my Texas yet.
Haven't had a kolache when you go through West,
Never heard of the Larry Jo Taylor fest,
Think polished pop country crap sounds the best,
Then you ain't met my Texas yet.
You haven't been to the Ft. Worth stock show,
Sang along with Cory Morrow,
And if you ain't seen a hill country sunset,
You ain't met my Texas yet.
You say you haven't hiked through Big Bend,
Had your hair blown back by a Lubbock wind,
Been somewhere where they call you "friend",
Then you ain't met my Texas yet.
You haven't been to the San Antone Rodeo,
Sang "Everclear" at a Creager show,
If you ain't seen an El Paso sunset,
Then you ain't met my Texas yet.
No, you ain't met my Texas yet!
Drank a cold Shiner down in Luckenbach,
Taken your baby to the River Walk,
Then you ain't met my Texas yet.
If you haven't floated down the 'Ol Frio, (okay technically it was the Guadalupe)
Heard Red Dirt music on your radio,
Eaten Cooper's down in Llano,
Then you ain't met my Texas yet.
You haven't been to the Houston rodeo,
Sang "Carry On" at a Pat Green show,
If you ain't seen an Abilene sunset,
Then you ain't met my Texas yet.
If you never caught a trout down in Port A,
Heard the words to Corpus Christi Bay,
Never seen fireworks on PK,
Then you ain't met my Texas yet.
Haven't had a kolache when you go through West,
Never heard of the Larry Jo Taylor fest,
Think polished pop country crap sounds the best,
Then you ain't met my Texas yet.
You haven't been to the Ft. Worth stock show,
Sang along with Cory Morrow,
And if you ain't seen a hill country sunset,
You ain't met my Texas yet.
You say you haven't hiked through Big Bend,
Had your hair blown back by a Lubbock wind,
Been somewhere where they call you "friend",
Then you ain't met my Texas yet.
You haven't been to the San Antone Rodeo,
Sang "Everclear" at a Creager show,
If you ain't seen an El Paso sunset,
Then you ain't met my Texas yet.
No, you ain't met my Texas yet!
16/23... not bad
I swear one day I'm going to get there girl, one day!
ReplyDeleteYes! And when you do you obviously have to hit me up!
DeleteLove this! What a great idea!
ReplyDeleteTexas is definitely one of those states I must see. Next time I'm in the US Im coming to visit!
ReplyDeleteI've lived in Texas for almost my entire life... and I haven't done most of these things. Letting that Lubbock wind blow your hair though? Totally overrated.... says the girl who had to trek across campus in that nonsense. ;)
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