Choosin' Texas

Album: Dandelion (2025)
Charted: 32 1
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  • Just when I thought I got him to fall in love with Tennessee
    I shoulda known better than to take him back to Abilene
    I put him right back into her arms
    I wasn't a match for that kinda spark

    She's from Texas, I can tell by the way
    He's two steppin' 'round the room
    And judgin' by the smile that's written on his face
    There's nothin' I can do
    It doesn't take a crystal ball to see
    A cowboy always finds a way to leave
    Drinkin' Jack all by myself
    He's choosin' Texas, I can tell

    Well, I guess he forgot about the Smoky Mountain rain
    Them old Hank tunes, the Memphis blues we used to sing
    He always loved Amarillo By Morning
    I shoulda taken that as a warning

    She's from Texas, I can tell by the way
    He's two steppin' 'round the room
    And judgin' by the smile that's written on his face
    There's nothin' I can do
    It doesn't take a crystal ball to see
    A cowboy always finds a way to leave
    Drinkin' Jack all by myself
    He's choosin' Texas, I can tell

    When I'm eastbound and down and I can't help but cry
    'Cause I-40 gets lonelier with every mile
    I'll know that his mind wasn't ever gonna change
    'Cause his heart still belongs to the Lone Star State

    She's from Texas, I can tell by the way
    He's two steppin' 'round the room
    And judgin' by the smile that's written on his face
    There's nothin' I can do, nah, yeah
    It doesn't take a crystal ball to see
    A cowboy always finds a way to leave
    Drinkin' Jack all by myself
    He's choosing Texas, I can tell, no
    Drinkin' Jack all by myself
    He's choosin' Texas, I can tell

    Come on, baby
    Oh, yeah
    Just when I thought I got him to fall in love with Tennessee Writer/s: Ella Langley, Joybeth Taylor, Luke Dick, Miranda Lambert
    Publisher: Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

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