Goin’ Down to Sing in Texas Songtext
von Iris DeMent

I′m going down to Singing Texas
Where anybody can carry a gun
But we will all be so much safer there
The biggest lie under the sun
Go ahead and shoot me if it floats your little boat
But I'll live by my conscience even if that′s all she wrote
I'm going down to Singing Texas
Where anybody can carry a gun

It's been way too long comin′
But I wanna thank the chicks
They found out what it′s like to be a woman
And defy the establishment
Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson, any guy in a cowboy hat
Would've walked away unscathed taking a stand like that
Well, it′s been way too long comin'
But I wanna thank the chicks


I′m so glad Jesus drove those money changers out of the church
He didn't mince His words for fear that their feelings might get hurt
He spoke truth to power, He stood up for the poor
The church today wouldn′t even let Him through the door
I'm so glad Jesus drove those money changers out of the church

I know a couple of Muslims
And they seem like pretty decent folks to me
I'd take any one of them
Over that evangelist I′m watching on TV
You wanna ban something? I got a plan
Let′s ban hate from every corner of our land
Well, I know a couple of Muslims
And they seem like decent folks to me

What's the deal with all these war criminals
Who get to walk around free?
Like that president who lied about WMD?
Hundreds of thousands of people
Are lying in their graves
Celebrities are calling him the sweet new friend they made
But what′s the deal with all these war criminals
Out walking around free?


I just wanna say thank you
To those brave women in the SWAT
Every day, their lives are jeopardized
By that hate-monger and his mob
But when you care about something that's bigger than you
Even the fires of Hell ain′t too much to walk through
And I just wanna say thank you
To those brave women in the SWAT

Ain't we all just a little bit tired
Of greedy people getting a free pass?
Hoarding obscene amounts of wealth
Riding on everybody else′s back?
Hey, Mr. Bezos, I'm talking to you
That flimsy veil you're wearing is so easy to see through
Ain′t we all just a little bit tired
Of greedy people getting a free pass?

How many more people of color
We gonna let be gunned down by police?
How many more perpetrators
We gonna sit back and watch walk free?
You took a knee to stand up for your rights
I want you to know that I′m right there by your side
And how many more people of color
Are we gonna let be gunned down by police?

I know I'm just a pilgrim
I′m only passing through
It's a choice I make trying to be true
It′s a choice I make trying to be true
I don't know if there′s a judgement day or a master plan
But I want to be ready if before the Lord I stand
And I know I'm just a pilgrim only passing through

I'm going down to sing in Texas
Where anybody can carry a gun
But we will all be so much safer there
The biggest lie under the sun

Go ahead and shoot me in the throat you little boat
But I will live by my conscience even if that′s all she wrote
I′m going down to sing in Texas
Where anybody can carry a gun

I'm going down to sing in Arkansas
Where anybody can carry a gun
I′m going up to sing in Michigan
Where anybody can carry a gun

My mama told me you can run to the rocks and try to hide your face
But those rocks will cry out, "There ain't no hiding place"
So I′ll go on down and sing in Texas
Where anybody can carry a gun