(Lyle Lovett/Willis Alan Ramsey/Alison Rogers)  You say you're not from Texas  Man as if I couldn't tell  You think you pull your boots on right  And wear your hat so well  So pardon me my laughter  'Cause I sure do understand  Even Moses got excited  When he saw the promised land  That's right you're not from Texas  That's right you're not from Texas  That's right you're not from Texas  But Texas wants you anyway  That's right you're not from Texas  That's right you're not from Texas  That's right you're not from Texas  But Texas wants you anyway  See I was born and raised in Texas  And it means so much to me  Though my girl comes from down in Georgia  We were up in Tennessee  And as we were driving down the highway  She asked me baby what's so great  How come you're always going on  About your Lone Star State  I said that's right you're not from Texas  That's right you're not from Texas  That's right you're not from Texas  But Texas wants you anyway  That's right you're not from Texas  That's right you're not from Texas  That's right you're not from Texas  But Texas wants you anyway  Oh the road it looked so lovely  As she stood there on the side  And she grew smaller in my mirror  As I watched her wave goodbye  Those boys from Carolina  They sure enough could sing  But when they came on down to Texas  We all showed them how to swing  Now David's on the radio  And old Champ's still on the guitar  And Uncle Walt he's home with Heidi  Hiding in her loving arms  That's right you're not from Texas  That's right you're not from Texas  That's right you're not from Texas  But Texas wants you anyway  That's right you're not from Texas  That's right you're not from Texas  That's right you're not from Texas  But Texas wants you anyway  They're OK in Oklahoma  Up in Arkansas they're fair  But those old folks in Missouri  They don't even know you're there  But at a dance hall down in Texas  That's the finest place to be  The women they all look beautiful  And the men will buy your beer for free  And they'll say that's right you're not from Texas  That's right you're not from Texas  That's right you're not from Texas  But Texas wants you anyway  That's right you're not from Texas  That's right you're not from Texas  That's right you're not from Texas  But Texas wants you anyway  So won't you let me help you Mister  Just pull your hat down the way I do  And buy your pants just a little longer  And next time somebody laughs at you  You just tell 'em you're not from Texas  That's right you're not from Texas  That's right you're not from Texas  But Texas wants you anyway  That's right you're not from Texas  That's right you're not from Texas  That's right you're not from Texas  But Texas wants you anyway