Well I grew up beneath the Texas sun
A cowboy kid with a pellet gun
I had an old dog, a Mexican stray
Who followed me home from school one day
Well that ol' dog was my best friend
When I'd go fishing he'd go for a swim
Well he drowned one day down by the dam
Well maybe that's why I'm the way I am
Maybe that's why when I'm with you
A wall goes up that you can't break through
Maybe that's why I never get too close
To the things in the world that I love the most
You tell me and we'll both understand
Maybe that's why I'm the way I am
When I was 13 we were fighting a war
Just like my dad's generation before
Lost two of my cousins in Vietnam
Well maybe that's why I'm the way I am
Well five years later I fell for a girl
With olive skin and crazy curls
The day of our wedding she left town
Well maybe that's why I'm the way I am
Maybe that's why when I'm with you
A wall goes up that you can't break through
Maybe that's why I never get too close
To the things in the world that I love the most
You tell me and we'll both understand
Maybe that's why I'm the way I am
Well maybe that's why when I'm with you
A wall goes up that you can't break through
Maybe that's why I never get too close
To the things in the world that I love the most
You tell me and we'll both understand
Maybe that's why I'm the way I am
Maybe that's why I'm the way I am
You tell me and we'll both understand
Maybe that's why I'm the way I am
