About The Song
“All My Ex’s Live in Texas” is a country song performed by George Strait. It was released in 1987 as the second single from his album “Ocean Front Property.” The song was written by Sanger D. Shafer and Lyndia J. Shafer. In the song, the narrator reflects on how all of their former romantic partners now reside in the state of Texas, prompting them to consider relocating to the same state to avoid running into them. The catchy tune and clever lyrics, combined with George Strait’s smooth vocals, helped make “All My Ex’s Live in Texas” one of his signature songs and a classic in the country music genre.
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Lyrics
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All my exes live in TexasAnd Texas is a place I’d dearly love to beBut all my exes live in TexasAnd that’s why I hang my hat in Tennessee
Rosanna’s down in TexarkanaWanted me to push her broomSweet Eileen’s in AbileneShe forgot I hung the moonAnd Allison’s in GalvestonSomehow lost her sanityAnd Dimples who now lives in Temple’sGot the law looking for me
All my exes live in TexasAnd Texas is a place I’d dearly love to beBut all my exes live in TexasAnd that’s why I hang my hat in Tennessee
I remember that old Frio RiverWhere I learned to swimBut it brings to mind another timeWhere I wore my welcome thinBy transcendental meditationI go there each nightBut I always come back to myselfLong before daylight
All my exes live in TexasAnd Texas is a place I’d dearly love to beBut all my exes live in TexasTherefore I reside in Tennessee
Some folks think I’m hidin’It’s been rumored that I diedBut I’m alive and well in Tennessee