Country superstar Ella Langley is a history maker. Her hit single “Choosin’ Texas” was the first track by a woman to simultaneously top the Country Airplay, Hot Country Songs and all-genre Billboard Hot 100 charts. The song, which has a writing and producer credit from country legend Miranda Lambert, was Langley’s first Hot 100 chart-topper.
With “Choosin’ Texas,” Langley also became just the fourth solo woman to earn a multi-week Country Airplay No. 1 in 10 years.
Below are the lyrics to Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas.”
Just when I thought I got him to fall in love with Tennessee
I shoulda known better than to take him back to Abilene
I put him right back into her arms
I wasn’t a match for that kinda spark
She’s from Texas, I can tell by the way
He’s two steppin’ ’round the room
And judgin’ by the smile that’s written on his face
There’s nothin’ I can do
It doesn’t take a crystal ball to see
A cowboy always finds a way to leave
Drinkin’ Jack all by myself
He’s choosin’ Texas, I can tell
Well, I guess he forgot about the Smoky Mountain rain
Them old Hank tunes, the Memphis blues we used to sing
He always loved Amarillo By Morning
I shoulda taken that as a warning
She’s from Texas, I can tell by the way
He’s two steppin’ ’round the room
And judgin’ by the smile that’s written on his face
There’s nothin’ I can do
It doesn’t take a crystal ball to see
A cowboy always finds a way to leave
Drinkin’ Jack all by myself
He’s choosin’ Texas, I can tell
When I’m eastbound and down and I can’t help but cry
‘Cause I-40 gets lonelier with every mile
I’ll know that his mind wasn’t ever gonna change
‘Cause his heart still belongs to the Lone Star State
She’s from Texas, I can tell by the way
He’s two steppin’ ’round the room
And judgin’ by the smile that’s written on his face
There’s nothin’ I can do, nah, yeah
It doesn’t take a crystal ball to see
A cowboy always finds a way to leave
Drinkin’ Jack all by myself
He’s choosing Texas, I can tell, no
Drinkin’ Jack all by myself
He’s choosin’ Texas, I can tell
Come on, baby
Oh, yeah
Just when I thought I got him to fall in love with Tennessee
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WRITERS
Ella Langley, Miranda Lambert, Luke Dick, Joybeth Taylor
PUBLISHERS
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
