Well I'll tell you folks one thing Hope you'll understand I travelled from the far side to the near side of this land And I seen it all roll out from my windshield and then Said I'm goin' back to Texas as fast as I can Some say home is where the heart is It ain't a piece o' land I say home's the heart of Texas Just south of Austin I'll be drivin' that old wreck Doin' a hundred and eleven Because Texas is the last stop before I get to heaven Well I been up around the great lakes And over to New England I didn't see too many cowboy hats Didn't hear many thank you ma'ams And I been up around the Northwest Where those trees are big and tall But it always made me so sad not to hear the folks say y'all Some say home is where the heart is It ain't a piece o' land I say home's the heart of Texas Just south of Austin I'll be drivin' that old wreck Doin' a hundred and eleven Because Texas is the last stop before I get to heaven Oooweeee smell that mesquite my darlin' Oooweeee smell that bar-b-que Those cottonwood trees And those cicadas singin' They're all waitin' just to greet you Well I've even been to Paris And although it was great If I'm goin' back to Paris it's the one in the lone star state 'Cause I'd only miss those honky tonks Friendly folks and women Yeah I'm goin' back to Texas as fast as I can Some say home is where the heart is It ain't a piece o' land I say home's the heart of Texas Just south of Austin I'll be drivin' that old wreck Doin' a hundred and eleven Because Texas is the last stop before I get to heaven Texas is the last stop before I get heaven