She's like Texas

SHE’S LIKE TEXAS

Written by Josh Abbott (Pretty Damn Tough, ASCAP)

Verse 1
She’s as free as blue bonnets in the summer.
She’s as hot as the Padre Island sun.
Most of the time she’s warm and friendly
like the hills that surround Austin.

Chorus
She’s as bright as the Dallas sky.
She always holds her head up high.
She loves the company of her family.
She believes in God’s greater plan.
She trusts that I’m a good man.
That’s why I’ll always believe
that she’s like Texas, and she likes me.

Verse 2
Her eyes are green as the trees in Nacogdoches.
Her teeth are white as cotton in the fall.
And when she laughs you’ll always take notice
because her heart’s charm shines right through it all.

Bridge
Her moods can change like the weather out in Lubbock.
But if you show her love, man she’ll return it.

I heard this song on the radio earlier and because it mentions my hometown I decided to post about it! I am a very open minded listener and I try to embrace all kinds of music. So, of course, one of the genres that I occasionally listen to is country. Josh Abbott Band is definitely not hardcore redneck and so they are one of my favorite artists in this category of music. I also love Jason Aldean! I love this certain song because it describes everything Texas! I have never lived anywhere else but I am pretty sure Lubbock, Texas is one of the best places to live! My hometown is not too big and not too small. In my opinion it is the perfect size because you have a sense of community without knowing every single person in town. Also, we do not have crazy scary traffic like the Dallas and Houston areas but we have enough to keep the streets busy. We are a university town which means lots of diversity and a growing population of educated people. The only downside is that we have a lot of bad college aged drivers! I know a lot of people who cannot stand Lubbock and they cannot wait to leave. I, on the other hand, hope that I can stay here forever! It was a great place to grow up and learn to drive. Texas Tech is a great school to go to. Especially if you are interested in a career in Health, Medicine, Education, or Engineering. This is also a great place to get grounded in your faith because we have so many different churches in such a concentrated area that all offer unique ways to attend church and praise God. I just think Lubbock is such a great place to live no matter what stage of life you are currently at. We have lots of flat plains but it makes for easy travel. This year we were voted as the U.S. city with the craziest most intense weather. We even beat out Fairbanks, Alaska with their blizzard storms! I will say that out weather is a bit unpredictable but that is what makes it exciting! What else...um duh! Buddy Holly was born in Lubbock and attended my middle school and high school. Yeah, that's right I walked the same halls as one of the founding fathers of Rock n' Roll. No big deal. 

Simply put: If you haven't already noticed I am very proud to call myself a born and raised Lubbockite and Texan.