Texas Lullaby
Sittin' by myself in the summertime, when the heat is burnin' down
Watchin' the golden crops in the field just growin' without a sound
I was a boy raised in the country and it's still a part of me
And you see no matter where I go it's a beautiful memory
Rise with sun at the break of day, lookin' out my window
It's the same as yesterday
Sittin' under an old oak tree, pickin' my guitar in the shade
That old tree spreadin' over my head is the closest friend I made
Just me and some lonely wooden music, floatin' through air
The grass is rustlin' and the birds are singin' and my heart don't have a care
Still another day finds me in the fields, sweat is soakin' up my ragged clothes
But I'd rather work than steal
Watchin' the sun settle down over open Texas land
Looking at the cattle and the horses runnin' wild as they can
Life was different in the old days, you just get a day's work done
When you finished workin' in the fields, there was chores at home to be done
There was work at home to be done, chores at home to be done, yeah
So I was always hearin' music, always wanna play me some
As a full-time friend or a way to ease the end of a woman that swayed me some
Hearin' those tunes always had a way of soothin' out my soul
When times got hard and work was slow it was music that kept me whole
Sun burnin' down through the trees, gets so hot bring a workin' man to his knees
Part of my heart, part of my soul, part of a melody
Hands are clappin' and people swayin' in simple harmony
That was different in the old days, you just get a day's work done
When you finished workin' in the fields there was chores at home to be done
There was work at home to be done, there was chores at home to be done, yeah, yeah
Late in the evenin' on the front porch the sun is settin' in the west
Me and the boys pass around the bottle and sing what we like best
Sing about our wives, sing about our children, singin' out the Delta blues
We're simple folks and we like it that way, got nothin' left to lose, no
Watchin' the sun settle down over open Texas land
Looking at the cattle and the horses runnin' wild as they can
Life was different in the old days, you just get a day's work done
When you were finished workin' in the fields, there was chores at home to be done
Part of my heart, part of my soul, part of a melody
Hands are clappin' and people swayin' singin' in harmony
Life was different in the old days, you just get a good work done
When you finished workin' in the fields, there was chores at home to be done
There was work at home to be done
Singing a Lullaby
Watchin' the golden crops in the field just growin' without a sound
I was a boy raised in the country and it's still a part of me
And you see no matter where I go it's a beautiful memory
Rise with sun at the break of day, lookin' out my window
It's the same as yesterday
Sittin' under an old oak tree, pickin' my guitar in the shade
That old tree spreadin' over my head is the closest friend I made
Just me and some lonely wooden music, floatin' through air
The grass is rustlin' and the birds are singin' and my heart don't have a care
Still another day finds me in the fields, sweat is soakin' up my ragged clothes
But I'd rather work than steal
Watchin' the sun settle down over open Texas land
Looking at the cattle and the horses runnin' wild as they can
Life was different in the old days, you just get a day's work done
When you finished workin' in the fields, there was chores at home to be done
There was work at home to be done, chores at home to be done, yeah
So I was always hearin' music, always wanna play me some
As a full-time friend or a way to ease the end of a woman that swayed me some
Hearin' those tunes always had a way of soothin' out my soul
When times got hard and work was slow it was music that kept me whole
Sun burnin' down through the trees, gets so hot bring a workin' man to his knees
Part of my heart, part of my soul, part of a melody
Hands are clappin' and people swayin' in simple harmony
That was different in the old days, you just get a day's work done
When you finished workin' in the fields there was chores at home to be done
There was work at home to be done, there was chores at home to be done, yeah, yeah
Late in the evenin' on the front porch the sun is settin' in the west
Me and the boys pass around the bottle and sing what we like best
Sing about our wives, sing about our children, singin' out the Delta blues
We're simple folks and we like it that way, got nothin' left to lose, no
Watchin' the sun settle down over open Texas land
Looking at the cattle and the horses runnin' wild as they can
Life was different in the old days, you just get a day's work done
When you were finished workin' in the fields, there was chores at home to be done
Part of my heart, part of my soul, part of a melody
Hands are clappin' and people swayin' singin' in harmony
Life was different in the old days, you just get a good work done
When you finished workin' in the fields, there was chores at home to be done
There was work at home to be done
Singing a Lullaby
Credits
Writer(s): Charles Thomas Johnston
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