Amanda Shires - Mineral Wells lyrics

[Verse 1] In '81 I was just a drink on the shelf, a daiquiri Not even a thought 'til sometime in July Sometime in July And something happened in '84 I ended up with two places to be from The only tree with leaves in Lubbock With roots in mineral wells Mineral wells [Chorus] At night I dream I'm in the Brazos River Pines and cypress, the west cross timbers And oh, I know it shows I'm another one still thirsting for my home [Verse 2] There's a spot under the train track trestles The water's too deep to stand in And you were there once We climb the sandstone and jump in Hold your breath and jump in We take the airboat to way upstream The heat's tiring and I fall asleep in my folding chair I dreamed dad was smoking cigarettes He always had one hanging from his lips [Chorus] At night I dream I'm in the Brazos River Pines and cypress, the west cross timbers And oh, I know it shows I'm another one still thirsting for my [Bridge] I've tried drinking water from the Gibson well Folks before me say it cures what ails you I think it might be true that there's something in the well In mineral wells [Chorus] And at night I dream I'm in the Brazos River Pines and cypress, the west cross timbers And oh, I know it shows I'm another one still thirsting for my home