Story Behind The Song
I was playing at a festival one summer and had been playing around a campfire all night with about 20 other artists, and the sun was coming up on the lake and this is what came out of that -
Song Description
Texas and all that it is!
| Song Length |
4:56 |
Genre |
Folk - Country, Country - Contemporary |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Peaceful, Welcoming |
Subject |
Home, State |
| Similar Artists |
Vince Gill, Clint Black |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
Deep in the Heart of Texas - jsj
Deep in the heart of Texas
A campfire whispers softly in the dawn
Morning coming on
Footsteps of a fawn
Falls behind his mother in the quiet of the trees
Deep in the heart of Texas
There?s shelter in the breeze
Deep in the heart of Texas
The lightning runs the distance of the sky
Burns a mother?s eyes
Drowns a baby?s cry
Clutched against her safe within the shelter of her arms
Deep in the heart of Texas,
The thunder keeps you warm.
Deep in the heart of Texas,
A siren kills the silence of my sleep
There?s trouble on the street
Brings me to my knees
There beside my brother lying quiet on the floor
Deep in the heart of Texas
A good time takes one more
Deep in the heart of Texas
A lover steals a victim in the dark
Puts a truck in park
Kisses on the mark
A trembling hand wipes another teardrop from her face
Deep in the heart of Texas
The magic takes its place
Deep in the heart of Texas
The magic takes its place.
2002 Jay Scott Johnson