Continuing my ranking of the songs on Miranda Lambert’s new album, Postcards from Texas…

#8. ‘Looking Back On Luckenbach’

Another wistful ode to a Texas town, this song nods to Luckenbach (pronounced Luke-en-bach), a tiny town 90 miles west of Austin.

The city had its heyday, such as it was, in the late 1800s and early 1900s before becoming a ghost town through most of the 20th century. Its current listed population is three — yes, three. But it is still home to frequent musical events and one of the only active businesses is a souvenir shop where you can pick up a t-shirt featuring the town’s motto, “Everybody’s Somebody in Luckenbach.”

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