Blue Bonnet Blues
Wistful Memories Under the Texas Sky
Lyrics
Well, there's a special place in my memory,
There's a specific, cherished memory in my mind.
Where I keep the pictures of a time an' place I left far behind.
It holds images of a past time and location I've left behind.
An' I know the years have probably colored the way it really was back
Recognizing that time may have altered how things truly were.
Then.
Reflecting on the past.
But still, I like to take the memories out an' look at 'em from time to
I revisit these memories occasionally.
Time.
Reviewing these memories intermittently.
There's a full moon t'night, on the prarie, a memory just rode into
Describing a scene with a full moon on the prairie triggering a memory.
View.
That memory becomes visible.
A boy, a buckskin, an' an ole spangler dawg, in the hills where the blue
Recalling a boy, a buckskin, and a dog in an area where blue bonnets grew.
Bonnets grew.
A setting in the hills among blue bonnets.
Well I was deep in the heart of Texas, just a kid 'bout 13 at the time.
Being in Texas at the age of around 13.
Runnin' wild through the mesquite, the cedars and cactus.
Running freely among specific Texan flora.
It's been years, but your still on my mind.
Despite the years, memories of this time persist.
No matter where I might wander, there's a memeory that I'll never lose.
Anticipating that this particular memory won't fade.
The lonestar shines bright, in my heart tonight
A metaphorical reference to Texas in the heart.
I've got the blue bonnet blues
Feeling melancholic about the past, symbolized by the "blue bonnet blues."
Well I remember those warm summer evenin's, playin' out under the stars.
Recalling pleasant evenings spent under the stars.
Back then I never dreamed we'd be leavin', but I guess things just don't
Unforeseen departure from that time.
Stay as they are.
Realizing change is inevitable.
Well the years and the miles came between us, but t'night as I'm
Physical and emotional distance over time.
Dreamin' of you.
Dreaming nostalgically about that past connection.
Once again, I'm a kid, in the sweet arms of texas...
A return to the feeling of being a child in Texas.
And I've got the blue bonnet blues.
Experiencing a longing for the past ("blue bonnet blues").
No matter where I might wander, there's a memory that I'll never lose.
Emphasizing the enduring nature of this memory.
'Cause the lonestar shines bright in my heart t'night.
Symbolic reference to Texas in the heart, unaltered by time.
I've got the blue bonnet blues.
Continued sentiment of longing and melancholy.
The lonestar shines bright in my heart t'night
Reiterating the enduring presence of Texas in the heart.
I've got the blue bonnet blues
Summarizing the melancholic feeling of the "blue bonnet blues."
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