Way out west in Texas, it's where I long to be Ridin' on the prairie with a good horse under me For three long years I've bumed around, my heart is sad and blue I'm goin' back to the wooly West where your friends are always true Well, way out west in Texas where the atmosphere is light You roll up in your blanket on the prairie every night Where the rattlesnakes and the old horned toads, they sleep right by your side On the desert sands of Texas, it's where I long to ride. Well, way out west in Texas around that old camp fire We sing the songs of long ago and strum on my guitar My heart is ever yerning, but I will be there soon I'll settle down in Texas when the cactus is in bloom Well, a way out west in Texas, round up in the spring You'll hear me sing this little song while ridin' on the range Broadway lights (hue to you?) moon light suits me fine I'll settle down in Texas, I'll leave my blues behind