[Long Guitar Intro – Dirty Old Blues Guitar & Whistling]
[Old guitar riff...]
[Whistling softly]
Yeah...
[Verse 1]
Got an old backpack hanging from my shoulder,
dust on my boots and the road getting longer.
Sun beating down like a hammer from the sky,
but I've got a place I'm going to,
and I ain't asking why.
No money in my pocket,
no ride coming my way,
so I put one foot before the other
and I walk another day.
[Whistling – short, lonely melody]
[Chorus]
I'm walking to Texas,
walking all the way.
With a little bit of hope
and a whole lot of faith.
Yeah, the road is long,
but I know where I'm going.
I'm walking to Texas,
and I keep on going.
[Dirty Guitar Riff]
[Verse 2]
Heat rising off the highway,
nothing but dust and sky.
Hear that rattlesnake shaking
somewhere close by.
My throat is dry as a desert,
my feet are burning too.
But every mile behind me
is one mile closer to you.
[Whistling – slightly stronger]
[Verse 3]
When the sun goes down
I find a barn out back.
Throw my old coat on the ground,
use my backpack as a sack.
There's a little fire burning,
stars shining overhead.
I take that old scratched guitar
and play the songs I know by heart.
[Acoustic Guitar – Campfire Feel]
I play about the hard times,
I play about the road.
I play for every lonely man
carrying his own load.
[Soft whistling]
[Chorus]
I'm walking to Texas,
walking all the way.
With a little bit of hope
and a whole lot of faith.
Yeah, the road is long,
but I know where I'm going.
I'm walking to Texas,
and I keep on going.
[Instrumental Blues Break – Old Electric Guitar]
[Verse 4]
One day I pass a little house
sitting by the road.
An old man waves me over,
says, "Son, you look cold."
He gives me some beans
and a piece of bread.
Says, "You can rest right here
before you move ahead."
I thank him with a smile
and take my guitar in hand.
Then I hit that dusty highway
and walk across the land.
[Whistling – warm and hopeful]
[Bridge – Build Slowly]
Some nights are lonely,
some days are hard.
Sometimes you wonder
if you've walked too far.
But there's something in the distance
that keeps calling my name.
And every dusty mile
just feeds that flame.
[Drums & Guitar Build]
[Final Chorus – Bigger, Powerful]
I'm walking to Texas,
walking all the way.
The sun can burn me,
the night can make me pray.
I've got no money,
I've got no fancy car.
Just an old guitar
and a dream in my heart.
I'm walking to Texas,
and now I see the lights.
I've been walking for so long,
through those lonely nights.
Yeah, I'm walking to Texas...
Texas, here I come!
[Whistling – Happy, Strong Melody]
[Outro – Guitar & Whistling]
[Old guitar plays the main riff]
I'm walking...
I'm walking...
[Whistling]
Texas...
[Guitar rings out]
[Final soft whistle]