Buck Owens - Black Texas Dirt Lyrics

Lyrics Black Texas Dirt - Buck Owens



Mama and Papa spent the very best years
Of their life on the west Texas farm
Tryin′ to scratch a livin' from the black land dirt
That traded them only with storm
From way before sunup to way up to sundown
Papa walked behind that ol′ mule
Until the day that they laid him away
He lived by the golden rule
Black Texas dirt, you're full of hurt
And you won't grow nothing but weeds
You took my Mama and Papa, it′s true
But you ain′t a-gonna get me
And sun, and the rain, well they took everything
'Cept the dirt that would fly in my face
I swore that someday that I′d find me a way
To take me away from this place
I packed up my belongings for soon I'd be goin′
Far off to start a new life
And I'd better hurry or I′d have to worry
About those dark clouds in the sky
As I reached the gate and turned to take one last look
At the old homeplace, where I was born
I thought I could hear voices callin' to me
But then I thought, "No, that just must be the storm"
I couldn't get over the feelin′ that something was wrong
That I was leavin′ something behind
I couldn't put my finger on it
But I couldn′t get that off my mind
It seemed as if the wind was Mama's and Papa′s voices
And that they were pleading with me to stay
And that the rain was tears that the skies were shedding
Because I was goin' away
But then like a bolt of lightnin′ from out the blue
Oh, that feelings got over me like a flood
And for the very first time in my life, I knew
I had black Texas dirt in my blood
Black Texas dirt, you're full of hurt
And you won't grow nothing but weeds
You took my Mama and Papa, it′s true
And now you′re a-gonna take me




Buck Owens - The Complete Capitol Singles: 1971–1975
Album The Complete Capitol Singles: 1971–1975
date of release
31-05-2019

1 Bridge over Troubled Water
2 (I'm Goin') Home
3 Ruby (Are You Mad)
4 Heartbreak Mountain
5 Rollin' in My Sweet Baby's Arms
6 Corn Likker
7 Too Old to Cut the Mustard
8 Wham Bam
9 Santa's Gonna Come In A Stagecoach (feat. Buck Owens & Susan Raye)
10 One Of Everything You Got (feat. Buck Owens & Susan Raye)
11 I'll Still Be Waiting For You
12 Full Time Daddy
13 Made In Japan
14 Black Texas Dirt
15 Looking Back To See
16 Cryin' Time
17 You Ain't Gonna Have Ol' Buck to Kick Around No More
18 I Love You So Much It Hurts
19 In the Palm of Your Hand
20 Get out of Town Before Sundown
21 Ain't It Amazing, Gracie
22 The Good Old Days (Are Here Again)
23 The Good Old Days Are Here Again
24 When You Get to Heaven (I'll Be There)
25 Arms Full Of Empty
26 Songwriter's Lament
27 Big Game Hunter
28 That Loving Feeling
29 On The Cover Of The Music City News
30 Stony Mountain West Virginia
31 (It's A) Monsters' Holiday
32 Great Expectations - B-Side Version
33 Great Expectations - A-Side Version
34 Let the Fun Begin
35 41st Street Lonely Heart's Club
36 Weekend Daddy
37 Love Is Strange
38 Sweethearts In Heaven
39 The Battle Of New Orleans
40 Run Him To the Round House Nellie (You Might Corner Him There)
41 Country Singer's Prayer
42 Meanwhile Back At the Ranch




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