Mineral Wells

Lyrics

[Verse 1] In '81 I was just a drink On the shelf, a daiquiri Not even a thought Until sometime in July Sometime in July And something happened in '84 I ended up with two places to be from The only tree with leaves in Lubbock With roots in Mineral Wells Mineral Wells [Chorus] At night I dream I'm in the Brazos River Pines and cypress of the West Cross Timbers And oh, I know, it shows I'm another one still thirsting for my home [Verse 2] There's a spot under the train track trestles The water's too deep to stand in And you were there once... We climb the sandstone and jump in "Hold your breath and jump in." We take the airboats way upstream The heat's tiring and I fall asleep In my folding chair I dreamed Dad was smoking cigarettes He always had one hanging from his lips [Chorus] At night I dream I'm in the Brazos River Pines and cypress of the West Cross Timbers And oh, I know, it shows I'm another one still thirsting for my home [Bridge] I've tried drinking water from the Gibson well Folks before me say, "it cures what ails ya." I think it might be true That there's something in the well In Mineral Wells [Chorus] And at night I dream I'm in the Brazos River Pines and cypress of the West Cross Timbers And oh, I know, it shows I'm another one still searchin' for my home