2025 Competition Entry:

I Can See Houston From Here by Dudley Allen

Genre

Country

Artist

Co-writer(s)

no

Performer(s)

I, Dudley Allen, wrote the song. My sister, Kim Allen, is singing the vocals.

Description

A woman is leaving a very serious relationship and is going to start her life over again, back to where she lived before, in Houston, Texas.

Bio

I began playing music at the age of five as the drummer in my father’s band. As I got older, I began playing drums for other acts. At the age of 20, I began playing pedal steel guitar, having never taken a lesson in my life. Along with my sister, I began working with the Loretta Lynn Show and later moved to Nashville where I worked on the road for many stars. I have played with such notable acts as Gary Stewart, Johnny Paycheck, George Jones, Kitty Wells, Hank Thompson, Johnny Bush, and a host of others.

Lyrics

Written by: Dudley K. Allen Copyright© 2015
Phone: (254) 749-4240

I CAN SEE HOUSTON FROM HERE

DRIVING DOWN THIS FREEWAY
WITH YOU ON MY MIND
I CAN’T BELIEVE I’M LEAVING
WHAT WE HAD BEHIND
THE LOVE WE SHARED TOGETHER
YOU DON’T SEEM TO CARE
I CAN SEE HOUSTON FROM HERE

ALL THE NIGHTS WE MADE LOVE
I GUESS MEANS NOTHING TO YOU
THE LIES YOU TOLD ME I THOUGHT WERE TRUE
MAYBE I’M NOT THINKING VERY CLEAR
BUT I CAN SEE HOUSTON FROM HERE

CH:
I’LL ALWAYS HAVE OUR MEMORIES
THEY’RE ALWAYS ON MY MIND
IT HURTS TO BE LEAVING YOU
AND WHAT WE HAD BEHIND
IT’S HARD TO SEE THIS FREEWAY
MY EYES FILLED WITH TEARS
BUT I CAN SEE HOUSTON FROM HERE

I’M GOING BACK TO THE LIFE I LIVED BEFORE
HOPING I WON’T THINK OF YOU ANY MORE
DRIVING DOWN THIS FREEWAY OF TEARS
BUT I CAN SEE HOUSTON FROM HERE

Repeat Chorus

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