Originally Posted by BYOBand
Howdy, Ron. Well, if I listened to more country, it would be this kind of country. I like the laid-back rockin' feel. I also like the character your singing about; for her sake, I hope the dream that came true was owning an oil rig! The only thing sticking in my craw is the line "The Lone Star state is waiting for her there" because Texas is the Lone Star state and my (possibly over-thinking) mind is like, "Texas is waiting for her in Texas?" But everything else comes across smooth.

THANKS, Beth!

The subject is a young person in that "I'm gonna be a [fill in the blank]" phase that many of us went through on our way to reality. Nowhere in my youth did I ever say "I'm gonna be an engineer!" but...so it goes. The rest of the story is in the DM.

I've always regarded the "Lone Star state" (lower case "s") as a sort of wordplay referencing the fiercely independent mindset of individuals living in the "Lone Star State" (upper case "S"). But I might be giving my brother the lyricist more credit than he deserves. Possibly he was inspired by Billy Joel's "New York State of Mind"?

Glad this is the kind of country you would listen to if you did. Ha!

DC Ron
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