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[Verse 1]
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On a highway deep within the heart of Texas
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I was just about as lost as I could be.
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I was drivin' round in circles, tryin' to find the border,
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but Texas was as far as I could see. Hey!
[Verse 2]
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Well, I stopped and flagged me down a State policeman,
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I said my patience growin' mighty thin.
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Can you help me get the hell out of Texas?
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He just flashed me some ole lone star Texas grin.
[Chorus]
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And he said: You can't get the hell out of Texas,
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no matter how hard you try.
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Why in Texas we raise hell, son, just like you raise a crop,
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It started with the Alamo and it ain't gonna ever stop.
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As long as there's a Houston and Austin,
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Amarillo, Lubbock, Dallas and Fort Worth,
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Lord, you can't get the hell out of Texas
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'cause it's the hell raisin' center of the earth.
[Interlude]
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[Bridge]
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Whoa, late last night I fell in love with Texas,
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I called my dear sweet mamma on the phone.
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I said I've seen the light ain't life a joy
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I'm a changed man, I'm a good ole boy.
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Mamma, I ain't never comin' home, uh-uh.
[End-Chorus]
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For as long as there's a Houston and Austin,
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Tyler, Beaumont, Dallas and Fort Worth.
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Lord, you can't get the hell out of Texas
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'cause it's the hell raisin' center of the earth.
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I said: you can't get the hell out of Texas
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'cause it's the hell raisin' center of the earth.
