Michelle Shocked - Memories Of East Texas/ Lyrics
Memories of East TexasAnd piney green rolling hillsCovered in the springtimeWith golden daffodilsRowing on Sandy Lake come AprilHarvesting hay in JuneSitting by the road watching well-fires burnBy an old October moonI learned to drive on those East Texas red clay backroadsAnd I mean to tell you my friendThey weren't no easy roadsYou had to watch out for all the curvesDown by Kelsey CreekAnd detour through the Lindsay's pastureWhen the water ran too deepMemories of East TexasAnd Gilmer, county seat of UpshurLooking back and asking myself'What the hell'd you let them break your spirit for?'You know, their lives ran in circles so smallAh, they thought they'd seen it allAnd they could not make a place for a girl who'd seen the oceanI learned to drive on those East Texas red clay backroadsAnd I mean to tell you my friendThey weren't no easy roadsYou had to watch out for all the curvesDown by Kelsey CreekAnd detour through the Lindsay's pastureWhen the water ran too deepAh, but those memories of East TexasThose piney green rolling hillsCovered in the springtimeWith those wild daffodilsSitting in those Piney WoodsPlaying my guitarThinking back on the roads I'd comeThinking I had not come that far...I learned to drive on those East Texas red clay backroadsAnd I mean to tell you my friendThey weren't no easy roadsYou had to watch out for all the curvesDown by Kelsey CreekAnd detour through the Lindsay's pastureWhen the water ran too deep
