when i die i may not go to heaven well i don t know if they let cowboys in if they don t just let me go to texas boys texas is as close as i ve been new york couldn t hold my attention detroit city could not sing my song if tomorrow finds me busted flat in dallas well i won t care cause at least i ll know i m home i d ride through all of hell and half of texas just to hear merle haggard sing a country song beer just ain t as cold in old milwaukee my body s here but my soul s in san antone 