Texas Bluebonnets
(Acoustic / Fingerpicked / Poetic, slow roll)
Verse 1
I’ve crossed a lot of lines in a diesel hum
From Tennessee red clay to the western sun
Haulin’ cattle, horses, half-broke bulls
Anything that’d pay, anything that’d pull
Oklahoma nights, Mississippi rain
Alabama dust in the windowpane
Louisiana heat, Kentucky cold
Chasin’ miles ‘fore I ever chased gold
Two dogs ridin’ shotgun, tailgate dust
Blue heeler eyes and a border collie’s trust
They knew the sound of a gate unlatch
And how to read a cow by the way she’d stand
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Verse 2
I met good men with worn-down hands
Who talked real slow ‘cause they understood plans
They didn’t say much, but they said enough
‘Bout showin’ up, doin’ right, and stayin’ tough
I learned you don’t rush honest work
You don’t bluff cattle, roads, or hurt
You keep your word and you keep your faith
And let time decide the rest of your fate
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Pre-Chorus (quiet, reflective)
But every road has a place it turns
From movin’ fast to slow concern
Every heart’s got a moment when
It finally breathes again
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Chorus (warm, emotional, comforting)
Texas bluebonnets rollin’ by
Like heaven spilled across the side
Of a two-lane road, April wide
Soft as mercy on tired eyes
They don’t shout, they don’t explain
They just bloom in the sun and rain
Sayin’ Jesus is still at work
Even on days I’m hurt
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Verse 3
The first time I crossed that Texas line
It felt like somethin’ fell in place
Like the weight I carried all that time
Had somewhere it could safely lay
Big sky stretchin’ over me
Wide enough to let a man be
Small enough to make you pray
For all you don’t understand today
I’d slow the truck, crack the window wide
Let the quiet rush inside
And for a mile or two, I’d just be still
Let the road do what it will
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Pre-Chorus 2 (build slightly)
If the world feels heavy on your chest
If you’re runnin’ hard and need some rest
There’s truth in things that don’t demand
Just wait for you to understand
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Chorus (bigger, heart-home)
Texas bluebonnets, calm and kind
Growin’ where the ground is fine
And where it’s broke and hard to stand
They don’t care, they just expand
They tell me grace don’t need a sign
And love don’t always fix on time
It just shows up, wild and true
Like God knew I’d need it too
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Bridge (almost spoken)
Maybe that’s why they mean so much
They don’t belong to any one of us
Just a reminder along the way
That beauty’s still here, come what may
That no matter how far I roam
Or how long I’m gone from home
I’m never really drivin’ alone
Not in this world He’s sown
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Final Chorus / Outro (soft, reflective)
So I keep haulin’ what I can haul
Through rise and fall and cattle calls
But every time that blue hits my eyes
I remember love don’t pass me by
Texas bluebonnets, quiet and wide
Like Jesus ridin’ shotgun by my side
Sayin’, “Son, slow down, look around
I’m still here, I’ve got you now”
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