Tyler, Texas, as the song is named for, is a small town an hour and a half outside of Dallas. Tyler is a place without much going on, and the song is said to be “loosely based” on an account of a rape that happened within the town. The song is also narrated from the point of view of a stalker who br...
And she runs
Through her days
With a smile
On her face
And she runs
And she waits
And I wait
We can drive
To any place
Day and night
To cross this state
And in the morning
Into Mexico
We will wake up
We will wake up!
We will, yeauh yeauh!
I will be with her, yea!
I find a window in the kitchen
And I let myself in
I rummage through the refrigerator
Find myself a beer
I can't believe I'm really here
And she's lying in that bed
I can almost feel her touch
And her anxious breath
I stumble in the hallway
Outside the bedroom door
I hear her call out to me
I hear the fear in her voice
She pulls the covers tighter
I press against the door
I will be with her tonight, yea
I will be with her tonight
I will be with her tonight, yea
I will be with her tonight
I will be with her, yeauh yeauh
I will be with her, yea
Tyler was written by Vaden Todd Lewis.
Tyler was produced by Rob Schnapf & Tom Rothrock.