[Chorus]
Saint Mother Maria, watch over us, please
As we wander around in this dangerous world
Thank Mother Maria there's nothing so sweet
As the undying love of a South Texas girl

[Verse 1]
Three in the front seat, the sat on each side
That green and white '58 Fairlane, it would glide
Down farm roads past open fields
Seeming like no big deal
As it was happening, I never felt a thing
But now, looking back, it seems like it was everything
Singing with Mom just so we could hear ourselves sing
Stealing a drink from the cold can in Daddy's lap
Protected by only a small, thin brown paper sack

[Pre-Chorus]
And the wind blew the echoes of long-faded voices
And they'd sing me a song that the old cowboys sang
And I didn't know what the words meant or anything
I was just singing because I was supposed to

[Chorus]
Saint Mother Maria, watch over us, please
As we wander around in this dangerous world
Thank Mother Maria there's nothing so sweet
As the undying love of a South Texas girl
[Verse 2]
And with the windows wide open, it felt hot to us anyway
Three bound together on a day just like any day
They told me and taught me and showed me and bought me
Whatever I wanted from the corner U-Totem
They said, "The name Corpus Christi means the body of Jesus
Pronounce it Refugio, city folks, they don't know"
"It looks like Palacios but sounds like Palashes
Just listen the next time you're watching Sid Lasher"

[Pre-Chorus]
And the wind blew the echoes of long-faded voices
And they would sing me a song that the old cowboys sang
And I didn't know what the words meant or anything
I was just singing

[Chorus]
Saint Mother Maria, watch over us, please
As we wander around in this dangerous world
Thank Mother Maria there's nothing so sweet
As the undying love of a South Texas girl

[Verse 3]
And I didn't know what the words meant or anything
I was just singing
And these days, with car seats and open container laws
Social correctness leaves no room for Santa Claus
Sitting right next to me, she looks like that used-to-be
Song that they sang for me
And with the windows wide open, it feels hot to us anyway
Two bound together on a day just like any day
[Pre-Chorus]
The wind blows the echoes of long-faded voices
And they sing us a song that the old cowboys sang
And now that I know what the words mean and everything
I am still singing

[Chorus]
Saint Mother Maria, watch over us, please
As we wander around in this dangerous world
Thank Mother Maria there's nothing so sweet
As the undying love of a South Texas girl
Saint Mother Maria, watch over us, please
As we stumble around in this dangerous world
Thank Mother Maria there's nothing so sweet
As the undying love of a South Texas girl
As the undying love of a South Texas girl

[Outro]
Saint Mother Maria, watch over us, please
As we wander around in this dangerous world
Thank Mother Maria there's nothing so sweet
As the undying love of a South Texas girl
Saint Mother Maria, watch over us, please
As we wander around in this dangerous world
Thank Mother Maria there's nothing so sweet
As the undying love of a South Texas girl