I was Djust 15 and Aout of control, Glost to James Dean and Bmrock and roll
I Gknew down deep in my Dcountry soul that IA had to get away
DHollywood was a Alady in red that Gdanced in my dreams as I Bmtossed in bed
I Gknew I'd wind up in Djail or dead Aif I have to Dstay

Chorus 1:
And I thought Ghappiness was Lubbock, ATexas
In my rearview Dmirror
G A D (walk down)
My mama kept callin' me home but I just did not want to hear her
And the Gvision was getting E7clearer in my A7dreAsus4ams

So I lit out one night in June, stoned on the glow of a Texas moon
Hummin' an old Buddy Holly tune called Peggy Sue
With my favorite jeans and a cheap guitar, I ran off chasin' a distant star
If Buddy Holly could make it that far, I figured I could too

Chorus 2:
And I thought happiness was Lubbock, Texas
In my rearview mirror
My mama kept callin' me home but I just did not want to hear her
And the vision was getting clearer in my dreams

Bridge:
But the BmHollywood moon didn't smile the same old F#msmile that I'd grown up with
The Bmlady in red just F#mwanted my last E7dime
And I Dcried myself to D/C#sleep at night, D/Btoo dumb to run, too D/Ascared to fight
And Gtoo proud to E7admit it at the Atime

So I got me some gigs on Saturday nights, not much more than orchestrated fights
I'd come home drunk and I'd try to write but the words came out wrong
Hellbent and bound for a wasted view, too much gin and not enough Vermouth
And no one to teach me how to seek the truth before I put it in the song

Chorus 3:
I still thought happiness was Lubbock, Texas
In my rearview mirror
My mama kept callin' me home but I just could not, would not hear her
And the vision was getting clearer in my dreams

I thank god each and every day for giving me the music and the words to say
I'd-a never made it any other way, He was my only friend
And now I sleep a little better at night and when I look in the mirror in the morning light
The man I see was both wrong and right, he's goin' home again

Chorus 4:
I guess happiness was Lubbock, Texas
In my rearview mirror
But now happiness is Lubbock, Texas
Growin' nearer and dearer
And the vision is gettin' clearer in my dreams
And I think I fin'lly know just what it means
And when I Gdie, you can E7bury me in Lubbock, A7Texas'in my Djeans