[00:24.66]He was just eighteen
[00:26.65]Full of fire and gasoline
[00:29.62]He was lean and mean
[00:32.24]And they called him Texas
[00:36.50]He went off to war
[00:38.97]To a far and distant shore
[00:41.80]He’d never left his home before
[00:44.38]He was from Texas
[00:47.49]As they stormed that beach one foggy summer day
[00:53.66]He said if I don’t make it back promise me one thing
[00:57.25]
[00:59.31]Take me home if I die
[01:01.80]When I’m gone don’t ya cry
[01:04.60]Find some shade right beside a live oak tree
[01:10.84]Sing those old songs of faith
[01:13.50]I’ll fly away amazing grace
[01:16.41]But you find comfort knowing that my soul found peace
[01:22.75]And you can bury me beneath the deep blue skies of Texas
[01:27.26]
[01:41.72]Well she was just eighteen
[01:43.83]Prettiest thing he’d ever seen
[01:46.40]Like a real life beauty queen
[01:49.37]And someday she’d be his wife
[01:53.49]But for the next four years
[01:55.65]She fought back her tears
[01:58.52]While he fought back his fears
[02:01.39]Fighting for his life
[02:04.86]And in his darkest hours
[02:07.42]Her love would bring him a light
[02:10.10]He would read her letters
[02:13.41]He would pray at night
[02:15.77]
[02:16.17]Take me home if I die
[02:18.89]When I’m gone don’t ya cry
[02:21.56]Find some shade right beside a live oak tree
[02:27.08]Sing those old songs of faith
[02:30.32]I’ll fly away amazing grace
[02:33.33]But you find comfort knowing that my soul found peace
[02:40.37]And you can bury me beneath the deep blue skies of Texas
[02:46.36]
[02:46.70]He always said the real heroes
[02:49.82]Never made it back home
[02:52.33]And though the war was long over
[02:54.80]You know for him it still lived on
[02:58.94]And it still lives on
[03:01.15]
[03:27.02]When he was eighty-three
[03:29.18]Still full of fire and gasoline
[03:31.85]He was still lean and mean
[03:34.56]And they still called him Texas
[03:38.29]And on the day he died
[03:40.64]She was right there by his side
[03:43.85]She held his hand as she softly sang his lullaby
[03:48.28]
[03:49.63]Take me home if I die
[03:52.14]When I’m gone don’t ya cry
[03:55.02]Find some shade right beside a live oak tree
[04:01.45]Sing those old songs of faith
[04:03.91]I’ll fly away amazing grace
[04:07.23]But you find comfort knowing that my soul found peace
[04:13.89]And you can bury me
[04:16.97]You can bury me
[04:19.83]You can bury me beneath the deep blue skies of Texas