St. Maria, watch over us please As we wander around in this dangerous Thank Mother Maria, there's nothing so As the love of a South Texas girl
The three in the front seat, they sat on each That green and white '58 Fairlane it drive Down farm roads past open fields, seeming like no big As it was happening I never felt a
But now looking back it seems like it was with mom just so we could hear ourselves sing Stealin' a from the cold can in daddy's lap Protected by only a small thin brown paper
And the wind blew the echoes of long voices And they'd sing me a song the old cowboys sang And I didn't know what the meant or anything I was just singing because I was to
St. Maria, watch over us please As we wander in this dangerous world Thank Mother Maria, nothing so sweet As the undying of a South Texas girl
And with the windows wide open, it felt hot to us We bound together on a day just like any day They told me and taught me and showed me and me Whatever I wanted from the you told them
You said the name Corpus means the body of Jesus Pronounce it Refugio, city folks they don't It looks like Palacios, but sounds Palacios Just the next time you're watchin' Sid Lasher
And the wind blew the echoes of long voices And would sing me a song that the old cowboys sang And I didn't know the words meant or anything I was singing
St. Mother Maria, watch us please As we wander in this dangerous world Thank Mother Maria, there's nothing so As the undying of a South Texas girl
And I didn't what the words meant or anything I was just
Now days with car seats and open container laws Sew sure correctness, but no room for Santa Claus Sitting next to me, she looks like that used be that they sang for me
And with the wide open, it feels hot to us anyway The two bound together on a day like any day
The wind blows the echoes of long voices And they sing us a song that the old cowboys And now that I know what the words and everything I'm still
St. Maria, watch over us please As we around in this dangerous world Thank Maria, there's nothing so sweet As the undying love of a Texas girl
St. Mother Maria, watch over us As we stumble around in this dangerous Thank Mother Maria, there's nothing so As the undying love of a South girl As the undying love of a South Texas
St. Mother Maria, watch us please As we wander in this dangerous world Thank Maria, there's nothing so sweet As the undying of a South Texas girl
St. Mother Maria, watch us please As we wander around in dangerous world Thank Mother Maria, nothing so sweet As the undying love of a South Texas