Lyrics

I'm Not From Texas but I Wish I Was!
Words & Music by:
Stephen A. Argereow
Copyright 2004

I was born in the North where it's mighty cold.
We have taxes, we have traffic we have lots of snow.
In an hour or 2 you can drive from state to state,
Or you can pay top dollar, when you purchase real estate.

I found myself east of Abilene
Temping on a job when times were mighty lean
I fell head over heels for Tex-Mex way
Biding out my time and hoping I could stay.


Chorus: Now I am back in the North, but my heart still urns
For the Lone Star State and my return.
I am feeling kind a low and that's because,
I am not from Texas, but I wish I was.


You have Aggies, you have Longhorns, and the Cotton Bowl,
Space Centers, River Walks, and Mesquite Rodeo,
There's the Brazos and the Pecos and the Rio Grande,
And free spirited Cowboys, who can live off the land.

There's High school football and there's Billy Bobs
There's the Park at Arlington and folks believe in God
The Stock Yards, state fairs, Cowgirls and more
Bigger than a country, worth a little tour
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Now I am stuck up north of the Mason-Dixon Line
Dreaming of a Lone Star and waiting for the time.
I'll I return there, it's my destiny.
Want to buy me a home and some Texan property.

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