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 [Incomprehensible]   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 [Incomprehensible], city folks they don't know   It looks like a [Incomprehensible] but sounds like the lashes   Just listen the next time you watch it, said [Incomprehensible]      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