"Leavin' Light for Texas" Original - 96 BPM - Modern Country / Pop [Verse 1] City lights got loud on Broadway He said "stay" but my boots said "go" Got a one-way ticket in my pocket Where the bluebonnets and the highways grow [Pre-Chorus] Mama said love's a wide open road You gotta know where your heart belongs So I'm choosin' dust over diamonds Choosin' sunset over neon glow A beat-up truck and a true kinda love Over all that I used to know If love's a map, I'm drawin' the line Straight back to Lone Star sky Yeah, I'm choosin' Texas this time[Chorus] [Verse 2] He can keep his high-rise promises I want porch light, June rain, your hand in mine That slow dance in a kitchen kinda forever Not a "maybe" on a city skyline [Pre-Chorus 2] Didn't know freedom had a southern drawl 'Til I heard you say my name So I'm choosin' dust over diamonds Choosin' sunset over neon glow A beat-up truck and a true kinda love Over all that I used to know If love's a map, I'm drawin' the line Straight back to Lone Star sky Yeah, I'm choosin' Texas this time[Chorus] ** - big drums drop out** Oh, let the tumbleweeds roll where they wanna roll Let the big sky hold what the city can't hold One heartbeat, one highway, one home[Bridge] [Final Chorus - all in] 'Cause I'm choosin' dust over diamonds Choosin' your arms over leavin' alone Got my roots in that red dirt runnin' And I ain't ever goin' back no more If love's a map, girl you know I'm Comin' home to that Lone Star sky Yeah, I'm choosin' Texas this time I'm choosin' Texas this time [Outro whisper] Boots on the dashboard, headin' south...
