The miles are hummin' beneath the rolling wheels Nobody’s talkin' 'bout how heavy the silence feels In the driver’s seat, Pumpkin Pie's all grown Hand on the wheel, drivin’ his Daddy home Mama’s in the front, staring through the glass Watchin’ the ghosts of a lifetime pass She’s got a cold urn cradled in her lap Like a treasure she’s hidin’ from an old faded map. In the back, Baby Girl’s lookin’ out the pane Watchin’ the end of a west Texas rain The horizon is stretchin’ out wide and blue As the Lone Star State comes creepin’ into view Mama’s got tears dried on her face Bewildered by the quiet of this beautiful space She’s holdin’ him close, like she did in the start With a heavy sorrow breakin' in her heart. They are takin' me back to Texas Takin' my ashes home Spread me 'round the dirt where I belong Underneath the live oak and the mesquite tree In the wild Texas wind, let me finally be free Takin' me back to Texas Takin' me back home Scatter some ash in Del Rio, where I sailed and I played Even a bit in Mexico for many a night’s stay More in Victoria so I can be near My brother whom I’ll visit every day of the year Some goes to Dallas, where we lived for so long Movin’ all around like a restless song But save a whole lot for yo Uvalde where I first drew breath I’ve been gone too long, with Debbie I will rest. They are takin' me back to Texas Takin' my ashes home Spread me 'round the dirt where I belong Underneath the live oak and the mesquite tree In the wild Texas wind, let me finally be free Takin' me back to Texas Takin' me back home Takin' me back to Texas Takin' me back home Takin' me back to Texas Then they’ll move on Takin' me back to Texas Baby don’t cry Takin' me back to Texas I’ll always be with you.
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