I have been a lot of places
But no where else can compare
They ain't got no Texas women

They ain't got no Lone Star Beer
I'm as free as any man can be
But I ain't goin' nowhere


Just keepin' it 'tween the lines, in the land of barbecue and pecan pie
Give me rivers and dancehalls and open skies

From the Red to the Rio Grande, New Mexico to Louisian(a)
Just keepin' it 'tween the lines


Sittin' on the Guadalupe
Summer breeze blowin' in my hair
Think I'll float on down to Gruene Hall

I know they got good music there
Ain't no good times you can't find
Livin' in a Lone Star state of mind


Sleepin' on the Rio Bravo
Campin' under Marfa lights

Got some friends up in San Angelo
They won't leave me lonely tonight
If you don't think I'll stay here all my life

You just count the days and nights