| If something should happen to me, heaven forbid
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| I’m only gonna make this one request
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| No matter how long it takes you, no matter how far
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| Promise me you’ll grant my wish and cross your heart
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| When it comes to where I want my memory
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| There’s only one place on earth I see
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| Promise me you’ll take me back to Texas
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| And bury me beneath that old oak tree
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| On the bank beside the creek I used to fish in
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| And I can be beside the boy I used to be
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| Promise me you’ll take me back to Texas
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| It’s the only place I know I’ll rest in peace
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| Now, don’t you go worrying about me, don’t trouble your soul
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| If something was wrong you’d be the first to know
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| No, you ain’t gonna lose me baby as long as I breathe
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| Where you are is where I’m gonna be
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| But when the Lord decides that I’m ready
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| I just want you to make sure I get home
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| Promise me you’ll take me back to Texas
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| And bury me beneath that old oak tree
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| On the bank beside the creek I used to dream on
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| And I can be beside the boy I used to be
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| Promise me you’ll take me back to Texas
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| It’s the only place I know I’ll rest in peace
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| Heaven knows my soul belongs in Texas
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| It’s the only place I know I’ll rest in peace |