You Can't Get the Hell Out of Texas

On a highway deep within the heart of Texas

I was just about as lost as I could be

I was drivin' round in circles

Tryna find the border

But Texas was as far as I could see

Well, I stopped and flagged me down a state policeman

I said, my patience growin' mighty thin

Can you help me get the hell out of Texas?

He just flashed me some ol' Lone Star Texas grin

And he said, "You can't get the hell out of Texas"

"No matter how hard you try"

"Why, in Texas we raise hell, son"

"Just like you raise a crop"

"It started with the Alamo, and it ain't gonna ever stop"

As long as there's a Houston and Austin

Amarillo, Lubbock, Dallas, and Fort Worth

Lord, you can't get the hell out of Texas

'Cause it's the hell raisin' center of earth

Oh, late last night, I fell in love with Texas

I called my dear, sweet mama on the phone

I said, "I've seen the light, ain't life a joy?"

"I'm a changed man, I'm a good ol' boy"

"Mama, I ain't never comin' home, uh-uh"

For as long as there's a Houston and Austin

Tyler, Beaumont, Dallas, and Fort Worth

Lord, you can't get the hell out of Texas

'Cause it's the hell raisin' center of earth

I said, you can't get the hell out of Texas

'Cause it's the hell raisin' center of earth