: The more famous iteration, released as the fourth single from The Road to Hell on April 23, 1990 . 2. Composition and Themes
: The song portrays Texas as a mythical "green pasture" or a euphemism for escape . Rea has noted that the character in the song sees Texas as a "big Western apple in the sky" where there is no trouble, though Rea himself acknowledged that the reality of the state could be far more complex.
: An earlier, entirely different track released on the album Water Sign .
: The more famous iteration, released as the fourth single from The Road to Hell on April 23, 1990 . 2. Composition and Themes
: The song portrays Texas as a mythical "green pasture" or a euphemism for escape . Rea has noted that the character in the song sees Texas as a "big Western apple in the sky" where there is no trouble, though Rea himself acknowledged that the reality of the state could be far more complex. Chris Rea - Texas
: An earlier, entirely different track released on the album Water Sign . : The more famous iteration, released as the