TEXAS SKIES

James Michael Taylor

I was trying to write a Willie Nelson/Buddy Holly song. RaByn was 12 when he did the drums and bass on this. I think we did it on a Teac Porta Studio. 4 track cassette.

TEXAS SKIES Key A

Well, there was a time in Texas when the bars were full of cheer
Folks would sing their favorite songs and drink that long neck beer
They’d sing about Red Neck Mothers, laugh and dance and yell
Texans had what nobody had and they weren’t afraid to tell

Now, the Texas Skies are in my eyes
Her clouds, they fill my heart
You know, it came as no surprise
Since we fell apart

There was a time in Texas when you could feel the crowd
Nobody seemed to notice that the music was too loud
We’d sing that country western. rock and roll, of course
And you could be a cowboy without a pickup or a horse

CHORUS

There was a time in Texas when the sky would speak out loud
Every tiny bar had a band and every band had a crowd
There was a three-piece band called Calico still knew who they were
And a storm called Texas Water had just begun to stir

CHORUS - slow and speed up.

(C) 1978 Royal T Music