True Texas Dance Hall

Duration

4:16

Genres

Americana / Alt Country

Description

Lyrics

True Texas Dance Hall Lyrics and Music by George Douglas Lee © Copyright 2010, G. Lee The way to the dance hall’s through the country Out on the back roads with numbers for names Hundreds of trucks parked in the clearing outside, underneath a moonlit Texas sky It’s in a big tin barn in the middle of nowhere, come on honey, let’s go inside Big Junior and Alice take the money at the door Goin’ on ‘bout bands I oughta know that played here before Music’s mostly country, with some polkas sprinkled in The Pecos Five are about to begin I’m gonna hold you tight and we’ll dance all night, then I’ll take you for a spin Let’s take a long drive by the pastures Out past the cornfields where the grass is tall Hear the music? Now I’ll take you inside Sweep you up in my arms and move you all night To the rhythm of a fiddle and a steel guitar A true Texas Dance Hall, is where we are It’s Saturday night, they come from near and far To this true Texas Dance Hall, True Texas Dance Hall, True Texas Dance Hall, only in the Lone Star A sign on the wall says “no indecent dancing” There’s something really sweet about old folks romancing A little boy learns the two-step standing on his grandpa’s feet Some songs shuffle, some have a polka beat Those old Germans and Czechs know how to make the night complete, Let’s hit the floor and turn on the heat Let’s take a long drive by the pastures Out past the cornfields where the grass is tall Hear the music? Now I’ll take you inside Sweep you up in my arms and move you all night To the rhythm of a fiddle and a steel guitar A true Texas Dance Hall, is where we are It’s Saturday night, they come from near and far To this true Texas Dance Hall, true Texas Dance Hall, True Texas Dance Hall Only in the Lone Star Cotton Eyed Joe, you know what they’re after Heartache by the numbers is shaking the rafters Grandpa’s got a pint, Mama’s sipping beer John T. Floore at the Country Store said “let me make this clear:” If you’re gonna drive your old man to drinking Then you better drive him here… BREAK Let’s take a long drive by the pastures Out past the cornfields where the grass is tall Hear the music? Now I’ll take you inside I will hold you in my arms and move you all night To the rhythm of a fiddle and a steel guitar A true Texas Dance Hall, is where we are It’s Saturday night, they come from near and far To this true Texas Dance Hall, True Texas Dance Hall, True Texas Dance Hall Only in the Lone Star