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The Texas coastline hold her 
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close just like a lady 
 
And in their time  they've  
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weathered a storm or two. 
 
The river feed her waters like I 
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feed your memory. 
 
The deeper I go the more I'm 
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turning blue. 
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The sandy beaches drift in time 
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and the changing tide I know 
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won't bring me back to yesterday 
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and the Gulf of Mexico. 
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The sails out on the water will 
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come take you away. 
 
When your ship comes in I know  
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its time to go 
 
and the waves along the seawall 
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tell me nothings here to stay 
 
and no man is an island but I'm 
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still all alone. 
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I'm weighing anchors from the past 
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as the south winds start to blow 
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sailing out of yesterday 
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and the Gulf of Mexico. 
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I'll be sailing out of yesterday 
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and the Gulf of Mexic.