South Texas Girl lyrics

St. Mother Maria, watch over us please

As we wander around in this dangerous world

Thank Mother Maria, there's nothing so sweet

As the undying love of a South Texas girl

The three in the front seat, they sat on each side

That green and white '58 Fairlane

It would drive down farm roads past open fields

Seeming like no big deal

As it was happening I never felt a thing

But now looking back it seems like it was everything

Singing with mom just so we could hear ourselves sing

Stealin' a drink from the cold can in daddy's lap

Protected by only a small thin brown paper sack

And the wind blew the echoes of long faded voices

And they'd sing me a song that the old cowboys sang

And I didn't know what the words meant or anything

I was just singing because I was supposed to

St. Mother Maria, watch over us please

As we wander around in this dangerous world

Thank Mother Maria, there's nothing so sweet

As the undying love of a South Texas girl

And with the windows wide open, it felt hot to us anyway

We three bound together on a day just like any day

They told me and taught me and showed me and bought me

Whatever I wanted from the corner you told them

You said the name Corpus Christi means the body of Jesus

Pronounce it Refugio city folks they don't know

It looks like Palacios but sounds like the lashes

Just listen the next time you watchin', Sid Lasher

And the wind blew the echoes of long faded voices

And they would sing me a song that the old cowboys sang

And I didn't know what the words meant or anything

I was just singing

St. Mother Maria, watch over us please

As we wander around in this dangerous world

Thank Mother Maria, there's nothing so sweet

As the undying love of a South Texas girl

And I didn't know what the words meant or anything

I was just singing

Now these days the car seats and open container laws

Show sure correctness, leaves no room for Santa Claus

Sitting right next to me she looks like that used be

Song that they sang for me

And with the windows wide open, it feels right to us anyway

The two bound together on a day just like any day

The wind blows the echoes of long faded voices

And they sing us a song that the old cowboys sang

And now that I know what the words mean and everything

I'm still singing

St. Mother Maria, watch over us please

As we wander around in this dangerous world

Thank Mother Maria, there's nothing so sweet

As the undying love of a South Texas girl

St. Mother Maria, watch over us please

As we stumble around in this dangerous world

Thank Mother Maria, there's nothing so sweet

As the undying love of a South Texas girl

As the undying love of a South Texas girl

St. Mother Maria, watch over us please

As we wander around in this dangerous world

Thank Mother Maria, there's nothing so sweet

As the undying love of a South Texas girl

St. Mother Maria, watch over us please

As we wander around in this dangerous world

Thank Mother Maria, there's nothing so sweet

As the undying love of a South Texas girl

• Artist:Lyle Lovett