| "Miles and Miles of Texas" | ||||
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| Single by Asleep at the Wheel | ||||
| from the album Wheelin' and Dealin' | ||||
| B-side | "Blues for Dixie" | |||
| Released | December 1976 (U.S.) | |||
| Recorded | 1976 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:03 | |||
| Label | Capitol Nashville | |||
| Songwriter(s) | T. Camfield, D. Johnson | |||
| Producer(s) | Tommy Allsup | |||
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"Miles and Miles of Texas" is a song originally recorded by Jim McGraw And The Western Sundowners in 1961. It was used as the B-side of their single, "Crazy Dreams."[1]
The song is a ballad about a man who was born and raised in Louisiana but leaves home, crosses the Red River and explores Texas. He finds love in "Cowtown," becomes a rodeo cowboy, and decides to make the state his permanent home.