verse 1 I'm sitting with a map laid out on my lap Now there's not too many places that I ain't been But the one place I love best is spread all over the west And I'm trying to figure how to get back home again I wish I was sitting right under the X in Texas Right in the heart of where my heart must be But where I roam I never feel at home except in Texas Under the X in Texas is the only place for me verse 2 Now I don't know what I miss the most The hills out west or the southern coast Or being where a man can see for miles and miles Those east Texas rivers with tall pine trees Or the great state plains with prairie breeze But baby I'm lonesome to see a Texas smile I wish I was sitting right under the X in Texas Right in the heart of where my heart must be But where I roam I never feel at home except in Texas Under the X in Texas is the only place for me Outro Now I ain’t got nothing against the rest But why settle for less when you know what’s best Under the X in Texas is the only place for me