• I am from wide open skies and rolling green hills
    Holiday get-togethers and home cooked meals
    From warm gentle touch and strong, firm hugs
    Many a night whispering across living room rugs

    I am from old cartoons, aired black and white
    And from family traditions older than night
    From football, barbeques, fireworks, grills
    Ranches, cowboys, and large bass with flapping gills

    I am from frog hunts, pecan gathering and mud pies
    Swing sets and clouds where the mockingbird flies
    From church services and Southern Baptist values
    Where sunset is colored with all color hues

    I am from theme parks and fun in the sun
    A place where we refer to everyone as “hun”
    From wild horses, country music, rodeos
    Large stadiums, heat, and live music shows

    I am from hiking the hills and surveying the plains
    Star filled nights and warm summer rains
    From family and friends there with you till the end
    My state of Texas, my true love, my friend