[Verse 1]

I was born in the wake of a thunderstorm

My mama cried when she looked into my hazel eyes

I was alive and I grew to be an honest guy

I made my mama cry when I left home with my pride

[Verse 2]

I ran away looking for a claim to stake

But my mistake was to gamble with the devil's heartbreak

My mama cried when I crawled back to my home

I fell into her arms, she said, "Baby, you are not alone"

[Chorus]

But this ain't my first rodeo

I can make it on my own

So I'm following a Texas dream

I'm gonna plant the seed, I need my family tree

[Verse 3]

I'm heading south to my baby on the open road

I'll stay afloat until I finally have found that gold

I'll live a simple life with a little one and my wife

I'm gonna be kind to the people that pass me by

[Chorus]

'Cause there's something I have always known

You're not alive if you're living alone

So I'm following that Texas dream

I'm gonna plant that seed and grow my family tree

'Cause there's something I have always known

You're not alive if you're living alone

So I'm following that Texas dream

I'm gonna plant that seed and grow my family tree