God had a piece of heaven left over And he held it in the palm of his hand Put a lonestar high above it Then set it down beside the rio grande He made the horns on the steers a little longer Put thorns on the black chaparral Set the tumbleweeds to grow and the wind to make ‘em roll And chase the diamond backs along the trail And texas was a place he created The nearest place to heaven on this eart Put a cowboy in a show and called it a rodeo And put it in the middle of ft. Worth Then god said there’s just one thing missing But soon it will come along So he willed a man named bob to write the songs