Story Behind The Song
I went to New York for two weeks, and saw the cultural gap between there and Dallas.
Song Description
A song about moving to New York, and missing the lifestyle and culture in Texas
| Song Length |
3:28 |
Genre |
Country - Honky Tonk, Country - Cowboy |
| Tempo |
Medium Fast (131 - 150) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Cheerful, In High Spirits |
Subject |
Joy, Freedom |
| Similar Artists |
The Charlie Daniels Band, Willie Nelson |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
He picked up his MBA, and left Texas behind
He went north to find his fortune beneath that New York skyline
Now he's lost inside that 3 piece suit, he sure does miss his cowboy boots
He's all walled up on Wall Street in a Texas State of Mind
Chorus:
He's craving Lone Star beer and swinging doors
He's dreaming about dancing over sawdust covered floors
Twin fiddles in Manhattan, he's never seen that happen
He's all walled up on Wall Street in a Texas State of Mind
Well, he's got this old red pickup truck in a warehouse in New Jersey
About once a month he'll take it for a drive
The dam thing brought him here, it's been faithful through the years
He's all walled up on Wall Street in a Texas State of Mind
Chorus:
He's craving Lone Star beer and swinging doors
He's dreaming about dancing over sawdust covered floors
Twin fiddles in Manhattan, he's never seen that happen
He's all walled up on Wall Street in a Texas State of Mind
Say, have you heard, he disappeared, he left without a sign
Except a note that said "I might be crazy, but I haven't lost my mind"
They say he jumped into a taxi, took it over to New Jersey
Gassed up that old red pickup truck and lit out for the borderline.
Chorus:
He's gone back to Lone Star beer and swinging doors
He's going back to dancing over sawdust covered floors
Twin fiddles at the palace, those summer nights in Dallas
He's all walled up on Wall Street in a Texas State of Mind