Old Old Texas Michael Hardie Back before the Alamo Sam Houston, Geronimo On a Bluff by a Brazos River band First town in Texas - San Felipe Life there was slow and sleepy Nineteen miles from the Gulf of Mexico Stephen Austin with the first 300 Left Kentucky for the land he hungered Did his best to build a peaceful town He made friends with the Indians He made a life with the Mexicans Built the only home he’d ever know    Now I’m going back to Old, Old Texas    Searching for a place where I belong    Back in Old, Old Texas    Plays on my memory like my favorite song San Felipe was growing fine Till Santa Anna crossed the borderline News spread like a prairie fire through town People left with what they could Then they burned the town down where it stood Austin’s dream was ashes on the ground There’s a place where the river sings By the bend at the old ferry landing You can hear the song "Long, Long Ago" Sometimes I climb Austin’s statue Gaze at the river like he used to do I find the only home I’ve know   alles-uke.de