Name: Closer To Texas
Duration: P00H03M31S
Description: Closer To Texas tells the story of a man leaving his home in Texas to find the world, much like leaving a woman to find new love. In the end he finds that his love and his destination was always back at home in Texas.

Closer To Texas

from Last Days by Matt Kjeldsen

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Closer To Texas tells the story of a man leaving his home in Texas to find the world, much like leaving a woman to find new love. In the end he finds that his love and his destination was always back at home in Texas.

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Closer to Texas

I left my love down in Austin
'cause she said I had to go
to find that place I've always dreamed of
and the reasons I must roam
but there's a million miles of heartache
between this peak and San Anton
and there's a billion beds to sleep in
but there's only one home

I'm getting closer to Texas
I'm getting closer to home
with every mile under my belt
I feel a lot less alone
I had to leave her to find her
she's in my heart and in my bones
I'm getting closer to Texas
this wayward son is coming home

I love this country and it's cities and it's people
I love the water and the land
from Port Aransas to Chicago
from Solvang to Rhode Island
and as pleasing as the view is
from Walden woods to canyon's grand
these tired feet and heart are longing
for Texas air and Texas dirt
with Texas water on my lips
and my love by the hand

I'm close enough to taste it
and starting to believe
returning is the reason
for the yearning to leave

Closer to Texas
Closer to Texas
Closer to Texas
she's singing to me like a song
I had to leave her to find her
but she was with me all along
I'm getting close to Texas
this wayward son is coming home
I'm getting closer to Texas
this Texas man is finally home

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from Last Days, released September 24, 2018

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Matt Kjeldsen Austin, Texas

With well over 1000 songs to his name and about one hundred independently produced and released albums over the past decades, Matt Kjeldsen is a veteran of the music industry and the eclectic Austin, Texas scene. His sound ranges in tone from irreverent to sublime, from angry to resigned, from simple tracks to grand soundscapes, from singer-songwriter to avant-garde groove designer. ... more

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