He recounts how his daughter saw the television report, and how his father-in-law tried to console her by saying that there is a heaven, which prompted Rea to write the song Tell Me There's a Heaven, which was subsequently used in a 1991 public information film for the NSPCC. Over the years, Texas has been played on classic rock/AOR radio stations in Texas, and is sometimes played as background music before Texas Rangers baseball games at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington.
He tells of his daughter's viewing of a television report and how his father-in-law attempted to console her by mentioning heaven, which led Rea to write the song "Tell Me There's a Heaven," featured in a 1991 NSPCC public information film. Texas has been played on classic rock/AOR stations in Texas and occasionally used as background music before Texas Rangers baseball games at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington.