Lubbock or Leave It
Words and music by Emily Robison, Martie Maguire, Natalie Maines and Mike Campbell. (c) Woolly Puddin' Music (BMI) - Wild Gator Music (ASCAP)
Dust bowl, Bible belt,
Got more churches than trees
Raise me, praise me, couldn't save me
Couldn't keep me on my knees
Oh Boy
Rave on down loop 289
That'll be the day you see me back
In this fool's paradise
Temptation's strong
(Salvation's gone)
I'm on my way
To hell's half acre
How will I ever
How will I ever
Get to heaven now
Throwin' stones from the top of your rock
Thinkin' no one can see
The secrets you hide behind
Your southern hospitality
On the strip, the kids get lit
So they can have a real good time
Come Sunday they can just take their pick
From the crucifix skyline
International airport
A quarter after nine
Paris Texas, Athens Georgia
Not what I had in mind
As I'm gettin' out I laugh to myself
'Cause this is the only place
Where as you're gettin' on the plane
You see Buddy Holly's face
I hear they hate me now
Just like they hated you
Maybe when I'm dead and gone
I'm gonna get a statue too.
Temptation's strong
(Salvation's gone)
I'm on my way
To hell's half acre
How will I ever
How will I ever
Get to heaven now
"Everything in the song is true. Hypocrisy is in every town all over the country. The difference is that Lubbock is Natalie's hometown. Some of the people of Lubbock tried everything they could to trash her because of her exercising her right to speak about her disapproval of our president. Other Lubbock people supported her.
"No matter what the subject, the naysayers are always the loudest. So there will be some people who hear this song and get all in an uproar. They'll hate it and feel that Lubbock has been scorned and misunderstood. The song will also make other people pause and think about what it says. Every word in the song is true. - Lloyd Maines
