This Country's Bigger Than Texas Song Lyrics and Chords
This Country's Bigger Than Texas Song Lyrics and Chords by Gene Watson
This Country's Bigger Than Texas
Recorded by Gene Watson
Written by Hugh Prestwood
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Standing on a corner in
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I finally flagged a taxi
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down
And as I climbed into the back
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I heard a more familiar
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sound
From the
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radio came
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gliding
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through
The sliding Nashville pedal
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steel
And as the driver took me
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rid
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His fingers danced upon the
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wheel
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This country's bigger than Texas
It's bigger than Nashville Tenne
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ssee
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It reaches border to border
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stretches shinning sea to
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sea
This country's got no boun
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daries
A redneck farmer out of
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Met a lady lawyer from L
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They did not have a thing in
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common
Or at least it seemed that
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way
And then the
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jukebox started
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play
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Just your average country
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song
And both their
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bodies started
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sway
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They danced the two step all night
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long
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This country's got no bounda
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ries
FAQ
Who sang the the song This Country's Bigger Than Texas?
- The song This Country's Bigger Than Texas was sang by Gene Watson.
Who is Gene Watson?
- Gary Gene Watson (born October 11, 1943) is an American country music singer. He is most famous for his 1975 hit "Love in the Hot Afternoon," his 1981 #1 hit "Fourteen Carat Mind," and his signature 1979 song "Farewell Party." Watson's long career has included five number one hits, 21 top tens, and 48 charted singles.
