The Republic of Texas Radio w/ Steve OBrien, July 19, 2026 Hour 1

I'm feeling in the air, the summer's out of reach Empty lake, empty streets, the sun goes down alone I'm driving by your house, though I know you're not home I can see you, your pants can't shine in the sun You get your hair cut back in the sunglasses, oh baby Remember how you made me crazy? Remember how I made you scream? That I don't understand what happened to our love But baby, when I get you back I'm gonna show you what I'm made of I can feel you Your breath keeps shining in the sun I see you walking real slow And you're smiling at everyone

Alright, that's probably good.

The boys of summer have officially gone.

It is, well, technically, it's still July 19th, 2026, and that means we're in summer right now.

But that was the, uh, how do they pronounce this? The Atarist.

Eh, I guess so.

Um...

It's a cover of a song that Don Henley made like a while ago, except the guitarist seems to be a metal band, and I kind of like that.

Music's funny.

Different people like different kinds of music, and some people don't like metal.

Some people like rap, some people like blues, some people like...

And I go, I don't care what some people like.

But it's all interesting, right? Because...

That didn't really come from Don Henley, of course.

It came from Dylan Thomas, and he postulated that there's a cyclical nature of life, I guess, and aging, right? Growing, being young, your perception of the world as you go forward.

And I don't want to get all woo-woo, but maybe I always do get a little bit sideways on everything.