Amazing Grace (West Texas) – English Lyrics
Lyrics & Translation
Discover the serene beauty of West Texas through 'Amazing Grace (West Texas)' by Jack Ingram, Miranda Lambert, and Jon Randall. This song offers a glimpse into the heart of Texas, celebrating its landscape and community spirit. Learn about the nuances of country storytelling and the evocative power of simple, heartfelt lyrics, all while appreciating the unique charm of West Texas.
[English]
Out in West Texas it hardly ever rainsWhen it does, it's Amazing Grace
You can hear the cattle from a million miles away
To a cowboy's heart it's Amazing Grace
And the church bells ring in the little bitty towns
And the people come from miles and miles around
Just to hear that old piano feed their faith
With the word of God and Amazing Grace
Watching the sunset, drinking whiskey and lemonade
And when it falls, it's Amazing Grace
She looks like an angel with the moonlight on her face
When she smiles, it's Amazing Grace
And the church bells ring in the little bitty towns
And the people come from miles and miles around
Just to hear that old piano feed their faith
With the word of God and Amazing Grace
And the church bells ring in the little bitty towns
And the people come from miles and miles around
Just to hear that old piano feed their faith
With the Word of God and Amazing Grace
Out in West Texas it hardly ever rains
But when it does, it's Amazing Grace
Beautiful
So good
So pretty
Cheers friend
Cheers
Hear, hear
Key Vocabulary
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Key Grammar Structures
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Out in West Texas it hardly ever rains
➔ Frequency adverbs
➔ "hardly ever" is a frequency adverb phrase used to indicate something that rarely happens. It's placed before the main verb "rains".
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You can hear the cattle from a million miles away
➔ Hyperbole
➔ "a million miles away" is an example of hyperbole, an intentional exaggeration for emphasis or dramatic effect.
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To a cowboy's heart it's Amazing Grace
➔ Possessive nouns
➔ "cowboy's" is a possessive noun formed by adding an apostrophe + s to show that the heart belongs to the cowboy.
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And the church bells ring in the little bitty towns
➔ Present simple for habitual actions
➔ "ring" is in the present simple tense, used to describe a regular, habitual action that happens repeatedly.
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And the people come from miles and miles around
➔ Prepositional phrases of distance
➔ "from miles and miles around" is a prepositional phrase indicating the distance people travel to attend church.
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Just to hear that old piano feed their faith
➔ Infinitive of purpose
➔ "to hear" is an infinitive of purpose, explaining why people come from miles around - their purpose is to hear the piano.
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Watching the sunset, drinking whiskey and lemonade
➔ Present participle phrases for simultaneous actions
➔ "Watching" and "drinking" are present participles used to describe actions happening at the same time.
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She looks like an angel with the moonlight on her face
➔ Simile
➔ "looks like an angel" is a simile, a figure of speech that directly compares two things using "like" or "as".
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When she smiles, it's Amazing Grace
➔ Conditional structure
➔ "When she smiles, it's Amazing Grace" uses a conditional structure where one action (smiling) leads to a particular result (grace).
