The Native
Homebound: A Texan's Anthem of Resilience and Longing
Lyrics
Take me back to Texas
Expresses a desire to return to Texas.
If I die somewhere else
If death occurs elsewhere, the preference is still to be laid to rest in Texas.
But I'll give em hell
Commitment to facing challenges with determination and vigor.
No I ain't afraid to fight
Fearlessness in confrontation, not afraid to engage in a fight.
Cause I was born on a bed of yellow roses
Symbolic birth imagery, born surrounded by yellow roses.
Singing the songs of my father, the ballad of my home
Identification with the father's songs and the essence of home.
Take me back to Texas
Reiteration of the desire to return to Texas.
Back where I belong
Affirmation of belonging to Texas and a sense of home.
I miss the blue sky
Nostalgia for the open, blue skies of Texas.
And I'm coming home dead or alive
Determination to return home regardless of the outcome, even if it means death.
Take me home to Dallas
Specific mention of Dallas as a home destination.
Tell my mama I tried to do what was right
Communication of the effort to do what is morally right, informing the mother.
Follow the light
Guidance by a moral or spiritual light.
Cause I was born on a bed of yellow roses
Recollection of the symbolic birth surrounded by yellow roses.
Singing the songs of my father, the ballad of my home
Continued identification with the father's songs and the essence of home.
Take me back to Texas
Reiteration of the strong desire to return to Texas.
Back where I belong
Affirmation of the sense of belonging and home in Texas.
I miss the blue sky
Expression of missing the characteristic blue sky of Texas.
And I'm coming home dead or alive
Restating the determination to return home, regardless of the circumstances.
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