West Texas

G C Dm7 C G C I can see the sky for miles, I can see that time so clear Dm7 C When you told me "forever" was a word that I should not fear G C I can see you driving and smoking, Virginia Slims on the dash Dm7 C On that day I was crying, you stopped the car, looked back You said G C "Boy, get the message, this ain't no New York City Dm7 C Born and bred in West Texas, raised you to be different G C No matter how it ends, no matter all your sin Dm7 I hope you will understand C G G When I leave, you better be a good man" G C I can see that house in the summer, baseball in the yard Dm7 C And when my knees got bloody, you told me keep playing hard G C I remember mass on Sundays, collared up to the ten Dm7 C You were so damn faithful, even if it all was a mess G And in those years that we weren't speaking C When I was drinking for some meaning Dm7 C You called me on the phone and then you said, hey G C "Boy, get the message, this ain't no New York City Dm7 C Born and bred in West Texas, raised you to be different G C No matter how it ends, no matter all your sin Dm7 I hope you will understand C G G C Dm7 C When I leave, you better be a good man" G C Dm7 C "You better be a good man" G Em C And it's so hard to imagine what I'll do without you here G Em C As you gaze your eyes towards mine, tell me to wipe away those tears G Em7 You say Jesus loves you, always will, no matter what you did Am7 C And in that moment, I'm a kid again You said G C "Boy, get the message, this ain't no New York City Dm7 C Born and bred in West Texas, raised you to be different G C No matter how it ends, no matter all your sin Dm7 I hope you will understand C G C Dm7 C When I leave, you better be a good man" C G G C Dm7 C "You better be a good man"