TEXAS
GOD BLESS TEXAS
TEXAS
If you have never been there it is so very hard to explain;
But one thing is sure, that once you go there, you’ll never be the same.
The people there are so different, and treat you just like a friend;
You’ll soon realize that on them you can depend.
There are plenty of wide open spaces for you to see;
The vistas you behold will make it so hard to believe.
Rolling hills, sunny beaches or endless plains;
And yes, even a desert that never sees much rain.
It’s so full of history and helped to make our country great;
Once it was a republic before it became a state.
Cattle, cotton and horses just seem to be all around;
Yes, even black gold can still be found.
Indian blankets and bluebonnets cover the hill sides in the spring;
The sight will stir your soul, with such a sweet longing.
It is mentioned in country music more than any other place;
It just seems to be filled with, God’s amazing grace.
They have their own brand of music to them the best yet;
They even have their very own dance; they call the Texas Two Step.
Some cowboys and cowgirls still call this place home;
And you can be sure that far from it, they will never want to roam.
After sunset and it does become night;
You can look up toward heaven and see the stars so big and bright.
Its flag fly’s next to the stars and stripes side by side;
It alone has this privilege and fills its people with much pride.
It’s as long as it is wide;
And will take you a day or more just to travel it from side to side.
The pride of its people they carry within;
This can be seen on their faces when they say, “Howdy” and smile that big ole TEXAS grin.
It is said that the people there are different than most;
They are always ready to welcome you with a hearty Texas toast.
Their BBQ is different from all the rest, and is the greatest all around;
Not even Memphis or KC can compete, when they come to town.
They take their sports to an extreme;
On Friday nights down there, football is more than just a game.
The sky is so blue and stretches across the horizon for you to see;
And yes they even have their own, deep blue sea.
The women there have no equal across this great land;
They can hold their very own, even with a man.
They have a special beauty that comes from deep within;
It’s enough to make a man, want to go back again.
You’ll find no place quite like it and I for one can’t wait to go back;
That’s where you’ll find me, just as soon as I pack.
The Great Lone Star State of TEXAS is the best this side of those golden streets above;
Yes I’m going back to the promise land, back to the place I dearly love.
So if you ever get the chance to go there, look me up and say “howdy my friend”;
Just remember I warned you, as you may never want to leave again.
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And I will give to you and to your offspring after you the land of your sojourning……….Genesis 17:8
By faith he went to live in the land of promise,……… Hebrews 11:9
For when I have brought them into the land flowing with milk and honey,…….
“When you come into the land that the Lord your God is giving you for an inheritance and have taken possession of it and live in it, you shall take some of the first of all the fruit of the ground, which you harvest from your land that the Lord your God is giving you, and you shall put it in a basket, and you shall go to the place that the Lord your God will choose, to make his name to dwell there. And you shall go to the priest who is in office at that time and say to him, ‘I declare today to the Lord your God that I have come into the land that the Lord swore to our fathers to give us.’ Then the priest shall take the basket from your hand and set it down before the altar of the Lord your God. “And you shall make response before the Lord your God, ‘A wandering Aramean was my father. And he went down into Egypt and sojourned there, few in number, and there he became a nation, great, mighty, and populous. Deuteronomy 26:1-19
? 2017 Michael Gasaway
HSE Specialist at ConocoPhillips
7 年Damn Right...!