ive been shining bright like a lone star on the highway honing in my sound from the dive bars in alice to the honky tonks in dallas im in texas holding it down this guitars got its share of dings and scuff marks no polish on the body or the crown but its got something deep inside that lets me sing with pride im in texas holding it down i got the west texas dust and that east texas rust a little san antone and a touch of cowtown i got the wind and i got the salt i got songs in the vault im in texas holding it down theres a long white line of hall of famers who traversed all across this sacred ground from the panhandle plains to the south texas grains im in texas holding it down i got the west texas dust and that east texas rust a little san antone and a touch of cowtown i got the wind and i got the salt i got songs in the vault im in texas holding it down i prefer to wave the flag of independence and i like to get a little bit unwound my songs are all sung in my own native tongue im in texas holding it down  i got the west texas dust and that east texas rust a little san antone and a touch of cowtown i got the wind and i got the salt i got songs in the vault im in texas holding it down