More Cows Than People

As I was driving back to Austin yesterday a song came on XM Radio that cracked me up. The song was by Ashton Shepherd (who I had never heard of before) about a tiny town where there were literally more cows than people. As I've mentioned several times before, my town is very small...so listening to this song literally reminded me of the humor of small towns.

Cause there ain't much of nothin' out here
Just a bunch of fence and pasture
Grain elevators and a couple old tractors
Little bitty church, big ole steeple
Ain't no noise, no red lights
Ain't no buildings messin' up my moonlight
Ain't no doubt, why I live out where there's more cows than people
   -Ashton Shepherd "More Cows Than People"


If you have never been out of the "city" to where pastures take up more area than the tiny town they surround, then you're really missing out. One of my friends who was from Houston said it best..."If you blink, you'll probably miss it, but once there it's kind of fun!"  This really describes my hometown.  


Lately, as I've grown closer to graduating i've become sentimental about Graham and moving permanently away from there.  Because many of the Texas Country songs have lyrics which bring back special moments from my childhood and high school that I have long forgotten, I have begun to really listen to the lyrics rather than just the beats. It has brought around the knowledge that yes, most Texas country songs are about drinking, but some actually have a few lines which have some deep meaning.