Texas by Chris Rea

Album: The Road To Hell (1989)

Charted: 69

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In this song, the English bloke who is the central character in Rea's Road To Hell album is thinking about Texas, and how wonderful it would be to life there, away from crowds and traffic. In Chris Rea's view, this guy's rose-colored view of Texas is misguided. "He's going for that big Western apple in the sky," he said in the book Classic Albums. "He's thinking it should be like Texas, and he's thinking of large, cheap steaks, every woman is 6' 4" and has massive legs and looks like Jerry Hall, there's no trouble because they say there's no trouble. But really, if you've been there, it's even three times more violent. And it is, it's poison on top of poison."
The mellow soundscape is driven by a Fender Rhodes piano to evoke the thoughts of the main character, who is lulled into thinking of Texas as a panacea.

Comments: 7

Bwright from OhioThere seems more to story than that
Is the man the stepfather to the 2 children?
Is that why he followed?
Or is the other man rescuing her and the children?
Barbara from Austin TexasI moved here 30 years ago after moving around alot. I was looking for a place where people could live together with a sense of unity . I found it here. I try to promote it every day. We've got to live together.
Charles A Texan from Central Texas Cedar ParkWhatever you think about Texas it’s better I’ll put it up against any imagination the person who wrote this explicative could come up with. All of God’s people come from or get to Texas at sometime in their life
Livassao from The WorldIt's about leaving old DDR, East Germany and move to Texas
Rick James from Pensacola, FlWhy does Chris Rea have two completely different songs called “Texas “?
Rockwall Texan from TexasLove the song, but not the comment above saying it's violent and poison. TEXAS is incredible. As with most places it is diverse and depends where you visit. It is to big too describe, and unless a person takes years to explore it one really can't understand it.
Texas like no other place on earth,, Texas thats the place to be!
Tejano from Texaa It’s not about an English bloke ya limey, it’s a Deutschlander in Deutschland. Look at the video .

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