(Verse 1)
Rollin’ out at sunrise, dust on my boots,
Radio hummin’ old Strait roots.
Got a badge on my shoulder, but the wild runs free,
From the hills out in Crockett to that Gulf Coast breeze.
Coyotes singin’ while the longhorns graze,
Every trail I ride feels like back-in-the-day.
This land ain’t mine, but I swear it feels like home—
Protectin’ every acre everywhere I roam.
(Chorus)
'Cause it’s Texas Parks and Wildlife,
Where the stars shine big at night.
From the Rio Grande waters
To them red dirt canyon lights.
We’re ridin’ for the rivers,
For the woods and the eagle’s flight.
Yeah, we stand guard for the heart of Texas—
Texas Parks and Wildlife.
(Verse 2)
Crossin’ that limestone river, boots cold and wet,
Bait lines tangled up from a fisherman’s net.
Hear a whisper in the pines like an old folk tale,
About rangers ridin’ proud through the wind and hail.
See a campfire glowin’ down a narrow trail,
Kids laughin’ loud while the bullfrogs wail.
And it hits me deep—this is why I fight,
To keep this land wild, to keep Texas right.
(Chorus)
'Cause it’s Texas Parks and Wildlife,
Where the stars shine big at night.
From the Rio Grande waters
To them red dirt canyon lights.
We’re ridin’ for the rivers,
For the woods and the eagle’s flight.
Yeah, we stand guard for the heart of Texas—
Texas Parks and Wildlife.
(Bridge)
Long days, rough nights, storms rollin’ in,
But we saddle back up again and again.
Every hoofprint, every boot track, carved in the clay—
Tells the story of the ones who keep the wild from fade.
(Verse 3)
From Big Bend sunsets burnin’ copper and red,
To the pinewoods where the dawn breaks quiet instead,
I’ll ride this badge ’til the good Lord calls,
Standin’ tall for the wild, answerin’ every call.
If you hear that whistle on a midnight breeze,
That’s a ranger watchin’ over ancient trees.
We ain’t heroes, no—just keepers of the land,
Doin’ our best the only way we can.
(Final Chorus)
Yeah, it’s Texas Parks and Wildlife,
Where the stars shine big at night.
From the Rio Grande waters
To them red dirt canyon lights.
We’re ridin’ for the rivers,
For the woods and the eagle’s flight.
This wild land’s our duty,
Our legacy, our pride—
We’re Texas Parks and Wildlife.
(Outro)
So here’s to the wild ones, the land and the sky—
May Texas stay Texas ‘til the day we die.
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