"Stars over Texas" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country music

Country music

Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...

 artist Tracy Lawrence

Tracy Lawrence

Tracy Lawrence is an American country music artist. He started at a country music restaurant called "Live At Libby's" where owner Libby Knight would help local talent find their way into country music...

. It was released in July 1996 as the third single from his 1996 album, Time Marches On

Time Marches On

Time Marches On is the fourth studio album released by country music artist Tracy Lawrence. The title track spent three weeks at Number One on the Billboard country charts in 1996, becoming Lawrence's biggest chart hit to date...

. The song peaked at number 2 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs

Hot Country Songs

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 chart and peaked at number 42 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart. The CD single included 30-second excerpts from "From What We Give", "Speed of a Fool" and "Somewhere Between the Moon and You", all from Time Marches On.

Content

The song is a mid-tempo country waltz, in which the narrator states how long the he plans to love this person and to be true.

Music video

The music video, directed by Marc Ball, begins with someone opening the door of a grandfather clock and stopping the hands. The rest of the video consists of Tracy sitting on a stool with a guitar and singing interspersed with shots of a lady putting on perfume and dancing with a man. The video ends with the grandfather clock starting again.

Charts

"Stars over Texas" debuted at number 66 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of July 27, 1996.

Chart (1996)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks	2
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	42