I’ve been a ramblin’ man half of my life it’s true And where I’ve laid my hat has been my home No matter where I am when I feel like this, I know what I must do I gotta to go someplace where I don’t feel alone These little places that ain’t so hard to find All I gotta do is keep my ear down to the ground In every state there lies a place to ease my state of mind All I gotta to do is listen for the sound Of the steel guitar and the fiddle No matter where I am they make me feel at home When the steel guitar and the fiddle Carry me back to Texas wherever I may roam There’s a little girl in the next town that I know I’d love to stay with her but I just can’t take that chance Cause ‘round the bend there’s a different world that waits for me I know And I can tell what’s on her mind each time we dance The wanting in her eyes ain’t hard to see She longs for me to stop and settle down But I just smile and say “When I'm back this way, you know just where I’ll be Where the music plays the notes that help the whiskey go down Where the: Chorus Chorus Carry me back to Texas Wherever I may roam