Story Behind The Song
Mike was recovering from an illness and began to build a barn on some property he and his wife purchased in Kingsland, TX. He was building in the beginning of spring when the wildflower show is beyond spectacular. The song paints a beautiful picture of
Song Description
Living in the Texas Hill Country, where the wildflower show is spectacular every spring.
Song Length |
3:15 |
Genre |
Country - General |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
Subject |
State |
Language |
English |
| |
Lyrics
I LEFT THE CITY IT WAS DRIVIN ME CRAZY
AND I MOVED OUT OF TOWN
TO A PLACE IN THE HILLS OUT BY THE LAKE
AND I SETTLED DOWN
I BOUGHT SOME LAND
I THOUGHT I?D TRY MY HAND
AND I BUILT SOMETHING ON IT
AND IT WASN?T LONG AND I WAS LIVIN AMONG
THE BLUEBONNET?S
(CHORUS)
BLUE????.BLUEBONNET?S
BLUE????.BLUEBONNET?S
FROM DEL RIO TO DIME BOX
MULESHOE TO ABILENE
THE BLUEBONNET?S IN TEXAS
ARE THE PRETTIEST THAT I?VE EVER SEEN
(VERSE 2)
DAISIES ARE PRETTY THEY WAVE AT ME
ALL ALONG THE ROAD
AND THE INDIAN PAINT BRUSH IT AIN?T IN NO RUSH
TO LEAVE THIS FLOWER SHOW
BUT THE PRIDE OF THE HILLS,
THAT THE FLOWER OF TEXAS
SHE?S BEEN A CALLIN
AND IT WASN?T LONG AND I WAS LIVIN AMONG
THE BLUEBONNET?S
(CHORUS)
BLUE????.BLUEBONNET?S
BLUE????.BLUEBONNET?S
FROM DEL RIO TO DIME BOX
MULESHOE TO ABILENE
THE BLUEBONNET?S IN TEXAS
ARE THE PRETTIEST THAT I?VE EVER SEEN
(BRIDGE)
BLUE, BLUE, BLUE, BLUE
BLUE, BLUE, BLUE, BLUE
BLUE, BLUE, BLUE, BLUE
BLUEBONNETS??