Texarkana Lyrics

[Verse 1: Mike Mills]
Twenty-thousand miles to an oasis
Twenty-thousand years will I burn
Twenty-thousand chances I've wasted
Waiting for the moment to turn

[Chorus: Mike Mills]
I would give my life to find it
I would give it all
Catch me if I fall

[Verse 2: Mike Mills]
Walking through the woods, I have faced it
Looking for something to learn
Thirty-thousand thoughts have been wasted
Never in my time to return

[Chorus: Mike Mills]
I would give my life to find it
I would give it all

Catch me if I fall

[Bridge: Mike Mills]
All my life
Waiting to find
[Verse 3: Mike Mills]
Forty-thousand stars in the evening
Look at them fall from the sky
Forty-thousand reasons for living
Forty-thousand tears in your eyes


[Chorus: Mike Mills]
I would give my life to find it
I would give it all
Catch me if I fall

[Outro: Mike Mills]
Catch me if I fall
Catch me if I fall
Catch me if I fall, catch me if I fall
(Catch me if I fall)
Catch me if I fall, catch me if I fall
Catch me if I fall, catch me if I fall

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Genius Annotation

The title is a reference to the city of Texarkana (located on the border of Texas and Arkansas), originally mentioned in the chorus before it was changed.

Mike Mills sings lead vocal.

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Credits
Producers
Engineer
Pedal Steel Guitar
Acoustic Guitar
Keyboards
String Arrangement
Electric Guitar
Percussion
Backing Vocals
Recorded At
Bearsville Studio, Woodstock, New York; John Keane Studios, Athens, Georgia; Soundscape Studios, Atlanta, Georgia
Release Date
March 8, 1991
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