Last night I had me a nightmare
I dreamed that Texas was burnin' down, burnin' down.
And all the old people I'd grown up to love
Were leaving town.
So I cried "Oh Moses, bring a flood from the Red Red Sea
Bring back Towns Van Zandt and my heroes back to me.
'Cause I can play their songs but it ain't the way they do,
It ain't the way they do."
I had a nightmare, a nightmare, it was a nightmare.
Now Buddy Holly was ridin' on the wind.
Stevie Ray well he was too.
And when their star came tumbling to the ground
Wasn't a thing all the king's horses and all the king's men could do.
Me I just got my old barstool.
Man it's burnin' me down, it's burnin' me down.
Just like a brushfire that burns on through the night
One of these days how it's going
One of these days I'm gonna' burn on out.
So I cried "Oh Moses, bring a flood from the Red Red Sea
Bring back Towns Van Zandt and my heroes back to me.
'Cause I can play their songs but it ain't the way they do,
It ain't the way they do."
I had a nightmare, a nightmare, it was a nightmare.
I had a nightmare, a nightmare...
I dreamed that Texas was burnin' down, burnin' down.
And all the old people I'd grown up to love
Were leaving town.
Bring back Towns Van Zandt and my heroes back to me.
'Cause I can play their songs but it ain't the way they do,
It ain't the way they do."
Stevie Ray well he was too.
And when their star came tumbling to the ground
Wasn't a thing all the king's horses and all the king's men could do.
Man it's burnin' me down, it's burnin' me down.
Just like a brushfire that burns on through the night
One of these days how it's going
One of these days I'm gonna' burn on out.
Bring back Towns Van Zandt and my heroes back to me.
'Cause I can play their songs but it ain't the way they do,
It ain't the way they do."
I had a nightmare, a nightmare...
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I wish I knew what this meantto be honest, all I have to say though is if you haven't heard it, get yourself a copy of Live at Billy Bobs' Pat green. Great song, well written....
This song is just about Pat signing about how much he loves Texas. Its about having a nightmare texas was burning down...or gone. He would miss so much if it was gone.