[00:24.66]He was just eighteen[00:26.65]Full of fire and gasoline[00:29.62]He was lean and mean[00:32.24]And they called him Texas[00:36.50]He went off to war[00:38.97]To a far and distant shore[00:41.80]He’d never left his home before[00:44.38]He was from Texas[00:47.49]As they stormed that beach one foggy summer day[00:53.66]He said if I don’t make it back promise me one thing[00:57.25][00:59.31]Take me home if I die[01:01.80]When I’m gone don’t ya cry[01:04.60]Find some shade right beside a live oak tree[01:10.84]Sing those old songs of faith[01:13.50]I’ll fly away amazing grace[01:16.41]But you find comfort knowing that my soul found peace[01:22.75]And you can bury me beneath the deep blue skies of Texas[01:27.26][01:41.72]Well she was just eighteen[01:43.83]Prettiest thing he’d ever seen[01:46.40]Like a real life beauty queen[01:49.37]And someday she’d be his wife[01:53.49]But for the next four years[01:55.65]She fought back her tears[01:58.52]While he fought back his fears[02:01.39]Fighting for his life[02:04.86]And in his darkest hours[02:07.42]Her love would bring him a light[02:10.10]He would read her letters[02:13.41]He would pray at night[02:15.77][02:16.17]Take me home if I die[02:18.89]When I’m gone don’t ya cry[02:21.56]Find some shade right beside a live oak tree[02:27.08]Sing those old songs of faith[02:30.32]I’ll fly away amazing grace[02:33.33]But you find comfort knowing that my soul found peace[02:40.37]And you can bury me beneath the deep blue skies of Texas[02:46.36][02:46.70]He always said the real heroes[02:49.82]Never made it back home[02:52.33]And though the war was long over[02:54.80]You know for him it still lived on[02:58.94]And it still lives on[03:01.15][03:27.02]When he was eighty-three[03:29.18]Still full of fire and gasoline[03:31.85]He was still lean and mean[03:34.56]And they still called him Texas[03:38.29]And on the day he died[03:40.64]She was right there by his side[03:43.85]She held his hand as she softly sang his lullaby[03:48.28][03:49.63]Take me home if I die[03:52.14]When I’m gone don’t ya cry[03:55.02]Find some shade right beside a live oak tree[04:01.45]Sing those old songs of faith[04:03.91]I’ll fly away amazing grace[04:07.23]But you find comfort knowing that my soul found peace[04:13.89]And you can bury me[04:16.97]You can bury me[04:19.83]You can bury me beneath the deep blue skies of Texas