karaoke
FAST AS YOU: BY DWIGHT DAVID YOAKAM
MAYBE SOMEDAY I'LL BE STRONG, MAYBE IT WON'T BE LONG
I'LL BE THE ONE WHO'S TOUGH, YOU'LL BE THE ONE WHO'S GOT IT ROUGH
IT WON'T BE LONG AND MAYBE I'LL BE REAL STRONG
MAYBE I'LL DO THINGS RIGHT, MAYBE I'LL START TONIGHT
YOU'LL LEARN TO CRY LIKE ME, BABY LET'S JUST WAIT AND SEE
MAYBE I'LL START TONIGHT AND DO THINGS RIGHT
(CHORUS)
YOU'LL CONTROL ME AND OH SO BOLDLY
RULE ME 'TIL I'M FREE
'TIL THE PAIN THAT SHAKE ME
FINALLY MAKES ME, GET UP OFF MY KNEES
YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH
MAYBE I'LL BE FAST AS YOU, MAYBE I'LL BREAK HEARTS TOO
BUT, I THINK THAT YOU'LL SLOW DOWN
WHEN YOUR TURN TO HURT COMES AROUND
MAYBE I'LL BREAK HEARTS AND BE AS FAST AS YOU
UHHH
(LEAD BREAK)
(REPEAT CHORUS)
MAYBE I'LL BE FAST AS YOU, MAYBE I'LL BREAK HEARTS TOO
I THINK THAT YOU'LL SLOW DOWN
WHEN YOUR TURN TO HURT COMES AROUND
MAYBE I'LL BREAK HEARTS AND BE AS FAST AS YOU
MAYBE I'LL BREAK HEARTS AND BE AS FAST AS YOU
AHH, SUKI
(LEAD BREAK)
SPOKEN, WHILE DOING THE SECOND LEAD BREAK
MAYBE I'LL BE FAST AS YOU, MAYBE I'LL BREAKS HEARTS TOO
I THINK THAT YOU'LL SLOW DOWN
WHEN YOUR TURN TO HURT COMES AROUND
(Dwight Yoakam)
Maybe someday I'll be strong
Maybe it won't be long
I'll be the one who's tough
You'll be the one who's got it rough
It won't be long and
Maybe I'll be real strong
Maybe I'll do things right
Maybe I'll start tonight
You'll learn to cry like me
Baby let's just wait and see
Maybe I'll start tonight
And do things right
You'll control me
Oh so boldly
Rule me 'til I'm free
'Til the pain that shakes me
Finally makes me
Get up off of my knees
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Maybe I'll be fast as you
Maybe I'll break hearts too
But, I think that you'll slow down
When your turn to hurt comes around
Maybe I'll break hearts
And be as fast as you
Uhhh
You'll control me
Oh so boldly
Rule me 'til I'm free
'Til the pain that shakes me
Finally makes me
Get up off of my knees
Ahh, Sookie
Maybe I'll be fast as you
Maybe I'll break hearts too
I think that you'll slow down
When your turn to hurt comes around
Maybe I'll break hearts
And be as fast as you
(Dwight Yoakam)
Chorus:
You're the one
You're the one
That made me cry
You're the one
That laughed at me
Then said goodbye
You're the one
You're the one
That made me blue
So how's it feel
Now that you're the one
It's happened to
Now you're back calling me with open arms
What happened to the one you met with all that charm
You say he's gone snd you're alone well that's a shame
But if you think real hard I know you'll see just who's to blame
Chorus:
You're the one
You're the one
That made me cry
You're the one
That laughed at me
Then said goodbye
You're the one
You're the one
That made me blue
So how's it feel
Now that you're the one
It's happened to
You're begging me to think about the love we shared
Yet it seems to me not too long ago you didn't care
The love you left no longer lives within my heart
The game you played so recklessly tore it all apart
Chorus:
You're the one
You're the one
That made me cry
You're the one
That laughed at me
Then said goodbye
You're the one
You're the one
That made me blue
So how's it feel
Now that you're the one
It's happened to
Oh tell me how's it feel now that you're the one
How's it feel to be the one
How's it feel now that you're the one it's happening to
You're the one
Oh, oh, you're the one
Yeah, you're the one
You're the one
You're the one
Oh, oh, you're the one
You're the one
You're the one
(Dwight Yoakam)
Hey baby, what'd you know about how it feels
Honey, what'd you know about if that's real
Baby, what'd you know about the whole deal
And what'd you know about love
Hey baby, what'd you know about all its dreams
Honey, what'd you know about Cupid's schemes
Baby, what'd you know about what that means
And what'd you know about love
I've been longing to find
Another heart that would know
And it seems like yours just might
Hey baby, what'd you know about its first blush
Honey, what'd you know about the caught up rush
Baby, what'd you know about what to trust
And what'd you know about love
My heart's so often been wrong
That it still can't be sure if this
Finally did come along
Hey baby, what'd you know about all its dreams
Honey, what'd you know about Cupid's schemes
Baby, what'd you know about what that means
And what'd you know about love
Hey baby, what'd you know about how it feels
Honey, what'd you know about if that's real
Baby, what'd you know about the whole deal
And what'd you know about love
Baby, tell me what'd you know about the whole deal
And what'd you know about love
(Dwight Yoakam)
Chorus:
I'll still see you walking silently
Through the shadows in my mind
A vision of your sweet blue eyes
Creeps into my dreamful sleep at night
You still haunt the deepness of my memories
I guess you will throughout all time
Little girl I still remember
The very dress you wore on that day
It was so soft, a shade of violet, Lord
How it took my breath away
As the sunshine of the morning
Broke across your golden hair
How I wished to hold you tightly, Lord
But I was shy and did not dare
Chorus:
I'll still see you walking silently
Through the shadows in my mind
A vision of your sweet blue eyes
Creeps into my dreamful sleep at night
You still haunt the deepness of my memories
I guess you will throughout all time
Many nights I've sat and wondered
If you might be somebody's wife
But if you're not, I'd long to see you
If just to tell you how I've pined
I've been known to ask a stranger
That I thought might just pass your way
If they would tell you of these feelings
That we might meet again someday
Chorus:
I'll still see you walking silently
Through the shadows in my mind
A vision of your sweet blue eyes
Creeps into my dreamful sleep at night
You still haunt the deepness of my memories
I guess you will throughout all time
I guess you will throughout all time
(dwight yoakam)
Take a rock, tie a rope
Throw it down in the sea
Let if fall to the bottom
Nobody knows how deep
Stare real hard through the water
And you might just perceive
The distance between you and me
The distance between you and me
Take a map of the world
And measure with both hands
All of the miles
Across all of the land
Write it down, add it up
And you might understand
About the distance between you and me
The distance between you and me
I lie awake and hear you breathing
Only inches from me in this bed
Not much space but it’s all that we needed
To live alone now that our love is dead
Climb the earth’s tallest mountain
To where it reaches the sky
Take a gun fire a bullet
Straight up out of sight
Where it stops in the heaven
Well that ain’t half as high
As the distance between you and me
The distance between you and me
(Dwight Yoakam)
Chorus:
You'll be sorry you asked me the reason
That she's not here with me tonight
And I know you were probably just acting polite
But you'll be sorry you ever asked why
We started having problems in August last year
So things had been kinda rough for quite awhile
And you know how you think it'll work itself out
Well, mister that thought's wrong by a long, long mile
Chorus:
You'll be sorry you asked me the reason
That she's not here with me tonight
And I know you were probably just acting polite
But you'll be sorry you ever asked why
I mighta, shoulda seen that we were drifting apart
But I was in what I guess you'd call denial
And I always heard them say that you're the last one to know
Well buddy I was last by a long, long while
Chorus:
You'll be sorry you asked me the reason
That she's not here with me tonight
And I know you were probably just acting polite
But you'll be sorry you ever asked why
Okay we both have a tendency to overreact
So I can't really tell you who's at fault
But there were certain third parties, well her sister for one
That helped bring out reconciling to a drop-dead halt
Chorus:
Now aren't you sorry you asked me the reason
That she's not here with me tonight
And I know you were probably just acting polite
But I'm sure sorry you ever asked why
Aren't you sorry you ever asked why
I'm sure sorry you ever asked why
Did I tell you that she tried to have me locked out of the house
I had to go hire a lawyer and all
But I know that was mostly her family's idea
I could her them tell her what to say every time I called
I'm just the same fool, the old fool
The one fool, that you won't fool no more
'Least not the way that you fooled
The last fool you fooled before
So let the next fool, the new fool
Be a fool, that you will fool for sure
Just know that this fool, won't be fooled
Like all those other fools no more
Go find some real fool, no near fool
The kind of fool, that knows what fools are for
That'll give your foolin' heart, those foolish thrills
It won't stand a chance to ignore
They'll be a fine fool, a flat blind fool
A sort of fool, with not a clue about what's in store
Doing every fool-filled thing you need him to
For however long it is that fools endure
You might be finding a little lately
That I've been a greatly changing man
You don't seem worried, so I'm encouraged
This won't discourage all you other plans
I'm just the same fool, the old fool
The one fool, that you won't fool no more
'Least not the way that you fooled the last fool you fooled before
(Dwight Yoakam)
I wouldn't put it past me
I wouldn't press my luck
If I were you I don't believe
I'd take that chance with love
Chorus:
A big chance you'll be taking
The wrong odds is what you're staking us on
And any love you wind up making
Won't pay back half of all we've lost
I wouldn't play so boldly
Or push a sure thing too long
'Cause your luck can get thin, bets not win
Then pretty soon love's up and gone
Chorus:
A big chance you'll be taking
The wrong odds is what you're staking us on
And any love you wind up making
Won't pay back half of all we've lost
So, I wouldn't put it past me
I wouldn't keep risking heartache
In any more games like these
'Cause there's a way to lose hard with every card
You'll find out on your knees
Chorus:
A big chance you'll be taking
The wrong odds is what you're staking us on
And any love you wind up making
Won't pay back half of all we've lost
So, I wouldn't put it past me
I wouldn't put it past me
I wouldn't press my luck
If I were you I don't believe
I'd take that chance with love
Chorus:
A big chance you'll be taking
The wrong odds is what you're staking us on
And any love you wind up making
Won't pay back half of all we've lost
I wouldn't put it past me
(Dwight Yoakam)
Come on Christmas
Please take me away
Keep me hidden safe
'Til January's second day
Come on Christmas
Come on Noel
I'll wrap myself
Up in the cheer
That's so abundant
This time of year
Come on Christmas
Come on Noel
Even though it's just September
I can forget to remember
All the empty nights
Still in my way
Come on Christmas
Embrace me with some joy
'Til the last few lonely moments
Of this year have been destroyed
Come on Christmas
Come on Noel
I'll just let visions of the season
Blind these worn-out sights
Still in my mind
Come on Christmas
Come on Noel
Come on Christmas
(dwight yoakam)
She wore red dresses with her black shining hair
She had my baby and caused me to care
Then coldly she left me to suffer and cry
She wore red dresses and told such sweet lies
I never knew him but he took her away
On my knees like a madman for vengeance I prayed
While the pain and the anger destroyed my weak mind
She wore red dresses and left the wounded behind
I searched till I found them, then I cursed at the sight
Of their sleeping shadows in the cold neon light
In the dark morning silence I placed the gun to her head
She wore red dresses, but now she lay dead
(Dwight Yoakam)
I'm a thousand miles from nowhere
Time don't matter to me
'Cause I'm a thousand miles from nowhere
And there's no place I want to be
I got heartaches in my pocket
I got echoes in my head
And all that I keep hearing
Are the cruel, cruel things that you said
I'm a thousand miles from nowhere
Time don't matter to me
'Cause I'm a thousand miles from nowhere
And there's no place I want to be
Oh, I
Oh, I
Oh, I
Oh, I
Oh, I
Oh, I
Oh, I
Oh, I
I got bruises on my memory
I got tear stains on my hands
And in the mirror there's a vision
Of what used to be a man
I'm a thousand miles from nowhere
Time don't matter to me
'Cause I'm a thousand miles from nowhere
And there's no place I want to be
I'm a thousand miles from nowhere
Time don't matter to me
'Cause I'm a thousand miles from nowhere
And there's no place I want to be
I'm a thousand miles from nowhere
Time don't matter to me
'Cause I'm a thousand miles from nowhere
And there's no place I want to be
I'm a thousand miles from nowhere
Time don't matter to me
'Cause I'm a thousand miles from nowhere
And there's no place I want to be
I'm a thousand miles from nowhere
Time don't matter to me
'Cause I'm a thousand miles from nowhere
And there's no place I want to be
Where did I go wrong?
You know I've never had a clue
I must have just been born no good
Bad's the best that I can do
Was it just my fate in life
To end up here this way
Lost and all alone
One more black lamb that's gone astray
Lonesome roads are the only kind I ever travel
Empty rooms are the only place I ever stay
I'm just a face out in the crowd that looks like trouble
Poor ol' worthless me is the only friend I ever made
Lonesome roads are the only kind I ever travel
Empty rooms are the only place I ever stay
I'm just a face out in the crowd that looks like trouble
Poor ol' worthless me is the only friend I ever made
Home for sale that's much too large
Too many rooms, big ole empty yard
Far more space than the owner needs
Price includes all memories
Home for sale, restored like new
Just a place two lives outgrew
A change in heart forces move away
Would like to keep but just can't stay
Listen close and you might hear the sound
Of what you think is rainfall leaking down
Roof is fine, set aside your fears
It's just a few remaining tears
Home for sale not all that old
Family's dream stands dark and cold
Scenic views that go for free
Of all the love that used to be
You keep calling me
On the telephone
You say, you're all alone
Well, that's really sad
You keep leavin'
Notes stuck on my door
Guess, you're hungry for some more
Girl that's too bad
'Cause I ain't that lonely yet
No, I ain't that lonely yet
After what you put me through
I ain't that lonely yet
Once there was this
Spider in my bed
I got caught up in her web
Of love and lies
She spun her chains
Around my heart and soul
Never to let go
But I survived
'Cause I ain't that lonely yet
No, I ain't that lonely yet
After what you put me through
I ain't that lonely yet
Nothing left
You can do to try and bring me 'round
'Cause everything you do
Just brings me down
Yeah
But I ain't that lonely yet
No, I ain't that lonely yet
After what you put me through
I ain't that lonely yet
'Cause I ain't that lonely yet
No, I ain't that lonely yet
After what you put me through
I ain't that lonely yet
'Cause I ain't that lonely yet
No, I ain't that lonely yet
After what you put me through
I ain't that lonely yet
'Cause I ain't that lonely yet
No, I ain't that lonely yet
After what you put me through
(Dwight Yoakam)
Chorus:
Takes a lot to rock you baby
It takes a lot to make you smile
It Takes a lot to rock you baby
You make me crawl the extra mile
So much for wishful thinkin'
So much for beginner's luck
It takes a lot to rock you baby
When it comes to love you're double tough
Chorus:
Takes a lot to rock you baby
It takes a lot to make you smile
It Takes a lot to rock you baby
You make me crawl the extra mile
Little things that used to please you
Are all the things that I do wrong
It takes a lot to rock you baby
Tried my damnedest all night long
My baby drives a big Rolls Royce
'Cause my baby says she got no choice
My baby wears big ol' diamond rings
'Cause my baby says she need them things
Chorus:
Takes a lot to rock you baby
It takes a lot to make you smile
It Takes a lot to rock you baby
You make me crawl the extra mile
Takes a lot to rock you baby
It takes a lot to make you smile
It Takes a lot to rock you baby
You make me crawl the extra mile
Takes a lot to rock you baby
It takes a lot to make you smile
It Takes a lot to rock you baby
You make me crawl the extra mile
Takes a lot to rock you baby
It takes a lot to make you smile
It Takes a lot to rock you baby
It takes a lot to make you smile
There should be music
Sad, sad music
But this silence that you left
Is all that I have
I must have missed a couple days
Or just forgotten
What went wrong or where it all
Fell apart
And I now you must have told me
You were leavin'
It just never crossed my mind
You'd take my heart
There should be music
Sad, sad music
The kind the movies have
When love like ours goes bad
There should be music
Sad, sad music
But this silence that you left
Is all that I have
I'd swear that I woke up with you
This morning
But I can see that it's been days
Since you were here
Every night it still hits home
Without a warning
As my world becomes a flood
Of scalding tears
There should be music
Sad, sad music
As you walk away
Without looking back
There should be music
Sad, sad music
But this silence that you left
Is all that I have
(Dwight Yoakam)
They say this drinkin' will kill me
I don't know, oh Lord, it might be true
If I stop I'll just die from your leavin'
So either way that I go, it's 'cause of you
Chorus:
Death can come from this broken heart
Or it can come from this bottle
So why prolong the agony
Hey, bartender, I think I'll hit the throttle
I don't care how the preacher might preach me
About the evils of being drunk with wine
I don't care how the doctor might warn me
'Cause since you left, it's just a matter of time
Chorus:
Death can come from this broken heart
Or it can come from this bottle
So why prolong the agony
Hey, bartender, I think I'll hit the throttle
I don't care that my friends have all left me
'Cause they swear that I have gone insane
And I don't care anymore about livin'
Without you, just the grave can ease the pain
Chorus:
Death can come from this broken heart
Or it can come from this bottle
So why prolong the agony
Hey, bartender, I think I'll hit the throttle
Yeah, they say this drinkin' will kill me
I don't know, oh Lord, it might be true
If I stop I'll just die from your leavin'
So either way that I go, it's 'cause of you
Yeah, either way that I go, it's 'cause of you
Oh, anyway that I go, it's 'cause of you
(Dwight Yoakam)
Runway Four, Flight 209
Teardrop falls, we start to climb
This window seat proved a poor choice
It shows the dream that's been destroyed
A little baby starts to cry
Hey, I would too, if not for pride
I owe so much to pride, it's true
It brought an end to me and you
Chorus:
But if I could, I'd turn around
Set my feet back on the ground
'Cause all this plane ride holds for me
Is a thousand miles of misery
I hear the engines, watch the clouds
The whole damn world looks distant now
But I can't seem to put no space
Between my cold heart and your sweet face
Across the aisle they're holding hands
Revealing brand new wedding bands
But our sweet gold, it's gone to rust
Now my life has turned to dust
Chorus:
But if I could, I'd turn around
Set my feet back on the ground
'Cause all this plane ride holds for me
Is a thousand miles of misery
All this plane ride holds for me
Is a thousand miles of misery
(Dwight Yoakam)
Chorus:
That'll be me you'll see
Walking away
That'll be me you'll see
For the last time today
That'll be me you'll see
For not very long
'Cause that'll be me
You'll see
That'll be gone
Remember how you warned me
'Bout all your leavin' plans
Well I know this might seem unexpected
So prepare yourself
The best you can
Chorus:
That'll be me you'll see
Walking away
That'll be me you'll see
For the last time today
That'll be me you'll see
For not very long
'Cause that'll be me
You'll see
That'll be gone
Think back on when you threatened
And never left no doubt
Although this could be kinds sudden
I'm sure you can
Figure it all out
Chorus:
That'll be me you'll see
Walking away
That'll be me you'll see
For the last time today
That'll be me you'll see
For not very long
'Cause that'll be me
You'll see
That'll be gone
That'll be me you'll see
That'll be gone
(Dwight Yoakam)
I've seen 'em watch you and
Make plans what they'll do when
Someday you are no longer mine
I've heard 'em carry on about
How when I'm finally gone they're
Gonna treat you oh so fine
But I could have told them that
They'd never hold you if they tried
I could have told them
You bend and fold men who
Thought they would have you for a prize
I could have told them
Those foolish soul'd men that
They'd never hold you if they tried Hey
I've been made real aware of
Pleasure that they'll share with
You soon as I slip your mind
I've listened to 'em boast how
I'll just be a ghost once
They start takin' up your time
But I could have told them that
They'd never hold you if they tried
I could have told them that
They'd never hold you if they tried Hey
(Dwight Yoakam)
Everywhere you go each day
I will be near you
Oh and dear you
Don't even have to say much
For me to hear you
Because it's clear you
Have a very simple way
To keep me near you
Oh yeah dear
Through the power of love
Through the power of love
Every morning, night and noon
I will be near you
Oh and dear you
Won't even have to do much
For me to feel you
Are sincere you
Like a magnet pull so strong
It keeps me near you
Oh yeah dear
Through the power of love
Through the power of love
I could try to just lie
And tell people I'm free
Like a wave tellin' sand
It won't go back to the sea
But what I say doesn't do no good
Like I ever thought it would
Everywhere you go each day
I will be near you
Oh and dear you
Don't even have to say much
For me to hear you
Because it's clear you
Have a very simple way
To keep me near you
Oh yeah dear
Through the power of love
Through the power of love
The power of love
The power of love
(Dwight Yoakam)
This time
Is the last time
That I'll ever call her name
This time
Is the last time
That I'll ever play her game
And this time
Is the last time
That I'll endure this pain
'Cause this time
Is the last time
She'll ever hurt me again
I tell myself each morning
That we're through
But every night I see
That it's not true
I run out
And track her down
Just so I can hang around
And cry
This time
Is the last time
That I'll ever call her name
This time
Is the last time
That I'll ever play her game
And this time
Is the last time
That I'll endure this pain
'Cause this time
Is the last time
She'll ever hurt me again
Come on heart let's make believe we're fine
We'll both agree the pain's just in our mind
I'll close my eyes and try not to hear
The things I'll say when she appears
To haunt me
This time
Is the last time
That I'll ever call her name
This time
Is the last time
That I'll ever play her game
And this time
Is the last time
That I'll endure this pain
'Cause this time
Is the last time
She'll ever hurt me again
Chorus:
I hear you knockin'
I hear you callin'
I hear you every time you say my name
But it's too late, baby
Your calling is all in vain
I hear you crying
You done the lying
You tried to cheat
Baby, you're to blame
But it's too late, baby
Your crying is all in vain
I packed my suitcase
I bought my ticket
It won't be long, and I'll be on my way
'Cause I'm a leaving, yeah, I'm a leaving, and
I'm going away to stay
Chorus:
I hear you knockin'
I hear you callin'
I hear you every time you say my name
But it's too late, baby
Your calling is all in vain
I hear you knockin'
I hear you callin'
I hear you every time you say my name
But it's too late, baby
Your calling is all in vain
I hear you knock, knock, knock
I hear you call, call, call
I hear you every time you say my name
But it's too late, baby
Your calling is all in vain
Just around the corner there's heartache
Down the road all losers use
If you can wade in through the teardrops of my friend
I'll meet you at the home of the Blues
I walk and I cry as my heartbeat
Keeps in time with the drag of my shoes
The sun never shines through this window of my mine
It's dark here at the home of the Blues
But this place is filled with sweetest memories
Memories so sweet that I cry
Dreams that I've had left me feeling so bad
That I just want to lay right down and die
So if you just lost your sweetheart
And you ain't got no good way to choose
Come follow me, misery loves company
I'll meet you at the home of the Blues
But this place is filled with sweetest memories
Memories so sweet that I cry
Dreams that I had left me feeling oh so bad
That I just want to lay right down and die
So if you just lost your sweetheart
And you ain't got no good way to choose
Come follow me, misery loves company
Welcome to the home of the Blues
I'll take you at the home of the Blues
(Dwight Yoakam)
She wore red dresses with her black shining hair
She had my baby and caused me to care
Then coldly she left me to suffer and cry
She wore red dresses and told such sweet lies
I never knew him but he took her away
On my knees like a madman for vengeance I prayed
While the pain and the anger destroyed my weak mind
She wore red dresses and left the wounded behind
I searched till I found them, then I cursed at the sight
Of their sleeping shadows in the cold neon light
In the dark morning silence I placed the gun to her head
She wore red dresses, but now she lay dead
(Dwight Yoakam)
Hey girl, hey girl, you warned me to go
But girl, but girl, little did I know
All the things you told me
About what lay in store
Would only make me want you more
Chorus:
No not a word had one chance to save me
From your love. That wicked love
There's not a prayer left for me escaping
From your love. Yeah, that wicked love
Hey girl, hey girl, I begged and hollered please
But girl, but girl, even from my knees
All the things you told me
About what lay in store
Only made me want you more
Chorus:
No pain can stop, or rid me what I'm needing
From your love. That wicked love
'Cause what I crave all night, and end each day still seeking
Is your love. Yeah, that wicked love
Hey girl, hey girl, I tried to understand
But girl, but girl, there ain't no way I can
'Cause all the things you told me
About what lay in store
Only made me want you more
Yeah, all the things you told me
About what lay in store
Yeah, they only make me want you more
(Dwight Yoakam)
Hey girl, hey girl, you warned me to go
But girl, but girl, little did I know
All the things you told me about what lay in store
Would only make me want you more
Chorus:
No not a word had one chance to save me
From your love. That wicked love
There's not a prayer left for me escaping
From your love. Yeah, that wicked love
Hey girl, hey girl, I begged and hollered please
But girl, but girl, even from my knees
All the things you told me about what lay in store
Only made me want you more
Chorus:
No pain can stop, or rid me what I'm needing
From your love. That wicked love
'Cause what I crave all night, and end each day still seeking
Is your love. Yeah, that wicked love
Hey girl, hey girl, I tried to understand
But girl, but girl, there ain't no way I can
'Cause all the things you told me about what lay in store
Only made me want you more
Yeah, all the things you told me about what lay in store
Yeah, they only make me want you more
Long walks with my temper take me down a dead end street in contemplation;
where do we start at the end?
Before i could collect myself,
I'm vacuumed n by a figure's armspread with fiery gasps of iron air,
cornered in my circle of friends.
Won't he speak to you?
Emptied on the floor were the shells of my defenses,
placing his own bullets of condescendence.
Don't you sleep
Don't you have a single moment's peace
Just walk through the darkness with fears that are deep
And don't you even sleep
Don't you smile
Don't you have happy thoughts for a while
'Til teardrops and sadness both go out of style
No, don't you even smile
These are the things, I wish for you
Deep in my heart, how I hope they come true
And then you'll know, when bad turns to worse
What it's like to live under love's curse
These are the things, I wish for you
Deep in my heart, how I hope they come true
And then you'll know, when bad turns to worse
What it's like to live under love's curse
Don't you try
To have a single thought that goes by
Without being haunted by memories like mine
What I don't know
Might not hurt me
If I stay dumb
And no one tells
But if I find out
That you've been cheatin'
What I don't know
Might get you killed
Death row in prison
Don't look half as bad
As a life filled with
Heartache over you
So if you're a playin'
Those dirty little games
You better pray that I
Don't find out the truth
What I don't know
Might not hurt me
If I stay dumb
And no one tells
But if I find out
That you've been cheatin'
What I don't know
Might get you killed
Smith and Wesson juries
Hold a real mean, nasty court
And the verdict that
They pass is never slow
So keep on a wearin'
That little poker face
'Cause soon enough your cards
Are bound to show
What I don't know
Might not hurt me
If I stay dumb
And no one tells
But if I find out
That you've been cheatin'
What I don't know
Might get you killed
What I don't know
Please don't start me cryin'
'Cause I'll go on for days
If don't take a lot
But once this starts, it stays
Talking used to help
Here lately though
That just brings it on
I'll be fine in time
But right now, I'm just trying to forget you
And clearly I have yet to succeed
I think I'll just leave now
Before this hurts too much
Avoiding sights from places
My eyes can't bear to touch
I didn't plan to see you
And then I saw him first
I'll be fine in time
But right now, I'm just trying to forget you
"I walked in there," said Slim
Cleaning up his memory with some sapphire gin
Mr. Paine grabbed my arm, pulled me aside
And said, "Kid, are you ready for the wild ride"
I looked up, there she stood, I said
"If you didn't look so great, I'd say you look good"
Oh, she took her hand, ran it up my thigh
And said, "Cowboy you ready for the wild ride"
Come on now, junior, take a wild ride
See can you make it on the wild ride
Don't try no shakin' on the wild ride
'Cause things start breakin' on the wild ride
Out on the highway, I saw my mind
In tiny little pieces thrown from side to side, yeah
My heart was shattered along with my pride
Guess you can't keep 'em on the wild ride
Come on now, junior, take a wild ride
See can you make it on the wild ride
Don't try no shakin' on the wild ride
'Cause things start breakin' on the wild ride
Ride, ride, ride, ride, ride
Crawlin' 'cross the floor, yeah, trying to leave, yeah
Felt something tuggin' what was left of my sleeve
I heard a little voice with a gold-plated vibe
Say, "I bought a ticket for the wild ride"
Come on now, junior, take the wild ride
See can we make it on the wild ride
Don't try to shake it on the wild ride
'Cause things start breakin' on the wild ride
Yeah, could you take me on the wild ride?
See can you meet me on the wild ride
Hey baby, shake me on the wild ride
Think you might break me on the wild ride
Ride, ride, ride, ride, ride, ride
Wild ride
Wild ride
Wild ride
Two doors down, there's a jukebox
That plays all night long
Real sad songs
All about me and you
Two doors down, there's a barmaid
That serves 'em real strong
Here lately
That's how I make it through
Two doors down, there's a heartache
That once was my friend
Two doors down, there's a memory
That won't ever end
Two doors down, there's a barstool
That knows me by name
We sit there together
Wait for you
Two doors down, there's a bottle
Where I take out my shame
And hold it up
For the whole world to view
Two doors down, there's a pay phone
But no calls come in
Two doors down, there's a memory
That won't ever end
From the hotel to the barroom
Is just a stumble and a fall
And sometimes, when it gets bad
I've been known to crawl
Freedom from sorrow
Is just two doors away
I'll escape for a short time
But I know I can't stay
Two doors down
Is where they'll find me
You're finally through
Taking what's left of my life
Two doors down
Is where they'll leave me
When payment comes due
For the hours I've spent there each night
Two doors down, I'll be forgotten
But until then
Two doors down, there's a memory
If deep in the night
You hear a voice calling
Lost and alone
Barely able to speak
With each weary step
Through cold shadow they stumble
Blindly along
Frail, hopeless and weak
Won't you set out a traveler's lantern
Just a small light that they might see
To guide them back home before they wander
Into the dark billows that crash on the sea
At dawn's rise you may find
The footprints of angels
Brought the fellowship there
By your mercy lamp's flame
Walking beside
The weary soul life's forgotten
Bringing comfort and love
And gently leading their way
Won't you set out a traveler's lantern
Just a small light that they might see
To guide them back home before they wander
Into the dark billows that crash on the sea
Won't you set out a traveler's lantern
Just a small light that they might see
To guide them back home before they wander
She said, baby things change
I said, but I feel the same
She said, well let me explain
Baby, how things can change
I said, but that doesn't show
How a love that could grow
Would become so estranged
she said, well baby, things change
She said, na, na, na, na, na, now, now, baby, don't try
To figure this out, or ask questions 'bout why
Forever's a promise no love can survive
And trust with hearts just don't apply
She said, 'cause baby, things change
Na, na, na, na, na, now, now, so baby, I quite tryin'
To figure things out about all your heart's lyin'
Forever's a promise we couldn't survive
Hey, I may be slow, but I ain't blind
She said, I still love you so
I said, I don't care to know
She said, you once cried my name
I said, well baby, things change
And let's don't go placing no blame
'Cause you know things can change
Na, na, na, na, na, na
Na, na, na, na, na, na
She said, you once cried my name
Please, please baby, baby come back home
It's so cold and dark here all alone
You come back I promise I'll be good
You come home, baby, I'll act like I should
I laughed when you packed your bags and told me goodbye
I hollered, "I don't need you," oh but honey, that's a lie
Please, please baby, baby come back home
It's so cold and dark here all alone
You come back I promise I'll be good
You come home, baby, I'll act like I should
If you don't come home dear, I know I'll go insane
Sweetheart, I plead guilty, darlin', I'll take all the blame
Please, please baby, baby come back home
It's so cold and dark here all alone
You come back I promise I'll be good
You come home, baby, I'll act like I should
Please, please baby, baby come back home
It's so cold and dark here all alone
You come back I promise I'll be good
You come home, baby, I'll act like I should
You come home, baby, I'll act like I should
One more night and I know
That I'll be over you
Yeah, one more night and I know
Ah, that the worst is through
And if I can make this heart
Just believe it too
Then one more night and I know
That I'll be over you
One more night and I know
That I'll forget your voice
Yeah, one more night and I know
That I can make that choice
And ignore the awful sounds
That come when love's destroyed
Because one more night and I know
That I'll forget your voice
I'll escape it, if I learn to take it
And just survive two or three
Of the next million thoughts
That I have about you and me
I'll escape it, if I learn to take it
And just survive two or three
Of the next million thoughts
That I have about you and me
One more night, one more night
Yeah, one more night, oh, one more night
Oh, one more, one more night
One more, one more, one more night
Yeah, one more night, one more
You've got your little ways to hurt me
You know just how to tear me up
And leave me in small pieces on the ground
You've got your little ways to hurt me
They're not too big but they're real tough
Just one cold look from you can knock me down
To look at you and me, no one would ever know
The pain that I've endured 'cause I won't let it show
My friends would laugh out loud if they only knew
The truth about how I am just your lovesick fool
'Cause you've got your little ways to hurt me
You know just how to tear me up
And leave me in small pieces on the ground
And you've got your little ways to hurt me
They're not too big but they're real tough
Just one cold look from you can knock me down
The sadness in my eyes should somehow be a clue
But no one here would ever suspect sweet little you
There've been rumors of the truth but I've kept it quiet
'Cause I'm too ashamed to let them know you make me cry
And you've got your little ways to hurt me
You know just how to tear me up
And leave me in small pieces on the ground
You've got your little ways to hurt me
They're not too big but they're real tough
Just one cold look from you can knock me down
She had left him lost and broken like no other had before
Now his heart was just a token of the pain it had endured
And his memories were clouded with all the hurtful things she'd said
Yes, for all intent and purpose he might just as well been dead
And some people claim they still hear him call her name
"Hey, hey, Maureen", swear they hear it just that plain
Deep in the night, oh, and sometimes right at dawn
See, his body died some years ago but around here
Mr. Johnson's love lives on
He seemed far away and distant with that cold and silent stare
Never moving, never speaking and just barely breathing air
No one really knew her reason and who can judge her right or wrong
The only true and solemn fact is the man we'd known was all but gone
And some people claim they still hear him call her name
"Hey, hey, Maureen", swear they hear it just that plain
Deep in the night, oh, and sometimes right at dawn
See, his body died some years ago but around here
Mr. Johnson's love lives on
Sissy Thompson said she'd seen him late that night on Shelby road
About a mile from there they found him, it seems he'd died out in the snow
I hear'd the preacher at the service say, "From love he's finally free"
But I say love, it knows no season, it haunts the soul eternally
And some people claim they still hear him call her name
"Hey, hey, Maureen", swear they hear it just that plain
Deep in the night, oh, and sometimes right at dawn
See, his body died some years ago but around here
Mr. Johnson's love lives on
Yes, his body died some years ago but around here
I was just standing alone in this room
Surrounded by memories, we stopped making too soon
Woah I was just standing and I was just standing alone in this room
Alone in this room
And I was just thinking all to myself
How I still want you oh and nobody else
Woah, woah I was just thinking
'Cause I was just thinking, all to myself, all to myself
In this darkness I move slowly
Always struggling to be free
But I still hear your voice
And everywhere I see the choice
Made such a fool of me
Oh, woah I was just standing alone in this room
Surrounded by memories we stopped making too soon
Woah I was just standing
That'll be me you'll see
Walking away
That'll be me you'll see
For the last time today
That'll be me you'll see
For not very long
'Cause that'll be me
You'll see
That'll be gone
Remember how you warned me
'Bout all your leavin' plans
Well I know this might seem unexpected
So prepare yourself
The best you can
That'll be me you'll see
Walking away
That'll be me you'll see
For the last time today
That'll be me you'll see
For not very long
'Cause that'll be me
You'll see
That'll be gone
Think back on when you threatened
And never left no doubt
Although this could be kinds sudden
I'm sure you can
Figure it all out
That'll be me you'll see
Walking away
That'll be me you'll see
For the last time today
That'll be me you'll see
For not very long
'Cause that'll be me
You'll see
That'll be gone
That'll be me you'll see
I think that I will just take a memory
A small one that I know real well, then go
What I'll take is all the happy thoughts I can recall
But I know there won't be much that I can bear to touch
So I'll just take what my mind can stand
'Cause there's not a lot that you can hold
In trembling hands
Just these last few hopeful things that we left lay
Then quickly leave before any more
Get in my way
So I'll just take what my mind can stand
'Cause there's not a lot that you can hold
This much I know
She'll never come back to me
This much I know
She meant what she said
This much I know
It's taught me all about misery
I just learn kinda slow
This much I know
This much I feel
I should have reached out to her
This much I feel
I tried it too late
This much I feel
How empty the world can be
And so painfully real
This much I feel
I've had second thoughts about
Every reason
We let love slip away
From our lives
And there's no place left to look
That I don't see some
Small reminder
Of all the chances
I just let go by
This much I need
To wake up once and find she's not gone
This much I need
But I'll never have
This much I need
Words to speak without missing her
Or just some new way to breathe
These arms that hang here by my side
These arms that ache to open wide
Useless arms with nothing left to do
Since these arms stopped holding you
These arms are worthless now to me
They let you go, so how good could they be
Just foolish arms for which I have no need
A pair of arms that grew weak and set love free
Reaching out to embrace
A vacant memory
Finding just the empty space
Around what's left of me
Two arms that failed completely
Arms both scarred so deeply
Keep paying love's costs
With each tragic sway
Trying meekly to assist
My struggle with the truth
Unable to resist
What tears still make us view
Two arms that failed completely
Arms both scarred so deeply
Keep paying love's costs
With each tragic sway
These arms that hang here by my side
These arms that ache to open wide
Useless arms with nothing left to do
Since these arms stopped holding you
Inside the pocket of a clown
Is a sad place to hang around
Just watching smiles turn into frowns
Inside the pocket of a clown
Inside the heartache of a fool
You'll learn things they don't teach in school
And lessons there can be real cruel
Inside the heartache of a fool
Hollow lies
Make a thin disguise
As little drops of truth
Fall from your eyes
Hollow lies
Make a thin disguise
As little drops of truth
Fall from your eyes
Inside a memory from the past
Lies every love that didn't last
And sweet dreams can start to fade real fast
Inside a memory from the past
Yeah, it's a real sad place to hang around
That's okay, it's alright
No, really everything is cool
This is just the way I look
When I'm feeling like a fool
Teardrops falling, jealous
Drowning in them's just as well as
Drifting on this lonely sea of pain
Could have used another
Night or so to be recovered
Believe the lies I told myself
But just as long as you know
That's okay, it's alright
No, really everything is cool
This is just the way I look
When I'm feeling like a fool
Voice about us softly mumbling
Words that trip my heart is stumbling
To the ground and crawls there on its knees
I'll embrace small shards of silence
To avoid a loss this violent
And survive love's darkest fears
Just as long as you know
That's okay, it's alright
No, really everything is cool
This is just the way I look
When I'm feeling like a fool
Since I started drinkin' again
Since I started drinkin' again
I ain't shed one lousy tear over you
Since I started drinkin' again
I know that the neighbors are all a-talkin'
They swear that I have lost my mind
Ah, but they do not know
That I've just gained control
Of all the heartache that you left behind
Since I started drinkin' again
Since I started drinkin' again
I ain't shed one lousy tear over you
Since I started drinkin' again
Well I know that the boss is gonna fire me
When I stumble in late to work again
But surprise will replace that old scowl on his face
When he sees that I do not give a damn
Since I started drinkin' again
Since I started drinkin' again
I ain't shed one lousy tear over you
Since I started drinkin' again
Since I started drinkin' again
Since I started drinkin' again
I ain't shed one lousy tear over you
A-cold tears fall from his eyes
As he turns into the night and walks away
Lucille runs outside
Just to see if there might be a sleigh
Little Bobby stares down
At the plate where cookies still lay
And tries to understand
Why momma said Santa can't stay
Momma said Santa can't stay
Said she told him that twice yesterday
Then a car just like Dad's pulled out and drove away
After mom said Santa couldn't stay
Santa can't stay
They both heard him coming
Saw Mom run down the hall and holler 'Wait'
Doug you're drunk don't come inside
I'm not joking I've had all this I can take
He threw a present really hard
That almost hit Mom's new boyfriend Ray
And yelled ho-ho lucky for you she's here
And said that Santa can't stay
Momma said Santa can't stay
Said she told him that twice yesterday
Then a car just like Dad's pulled out and drove away
After mom said Santa couldn't stay
Momma said Santa can't stay
Said she warned him that twice yesterday
Then a car just like Dad's pulled out and drove away
After mom said Santa couldn't stay
Hey Momma said Santa can't stay
He said he might protect [Incomprehensible]
Then a car just like Dad's pulled out and drove away man
After mom yelled Santa couldn't stay
My friends tried to tell me you were steppin' around
But I wouldn't hear it, I shut them all down
But now I'm a thinkin' you've made a fool out of me
'Cause the words that are slippin' spell grief and misery
One more name, one more name you call out in your sleep
One more name and I'll know it's not a lie
One more name, one more name that from your lips does creep
One more name and our love will surely die
Haunted and tortured by the rumors about you
Listening in silence to whispers of truth
Deceived by the soft kiss you forge every day
While each night those same lips give your secret away
One more name, one more name you call out in your sleep
One more name and I'll know it's not a lie
One more name, one more name that from your lips does creep
One more name and our love will surely die
One more name, one more name you call out in your sleep
One more name and I'll know it's not a lie
One more name, one more name that from your lips does creep
I couldn't change your heart
I couldn't change your mind
So I just had to learn to live with
This empty life you left behind
You didn't try to hear
You didn't try to see
No you just stared right through the teardrops
Like there was nothing left of me
Nothing but sorrow, nothing but pain
Nothing but memories that whisper your name
Nothing but sadness, nothing but fear
Nothing but silence is heard around here
Bridges were burned, oh
Lessons were learned
Promises made that were broken
Tender lies so softly spoken
You didn't try to hear
You didn't try to see
You just stared right through the teardrops
Like there was nothing left of me
Nothing but sorrow, nothing but pain
Nothing but memories that whisper your name, hey
Nothing but sadness, nothing but fear
Nothing but silence is heard around here, heard around here
Nothing but sorrow, nothing but pain
No, nothing but memories that whisper your name, whisper your name
Nothing but sadness, nothing but fear
Nothing but silence is heard around here, heard around here
Listen in the places you hide
Listen through the stillness inside
Yeah, yeah, yeah listen
To the words that are near
And try to hear
Listen take one less step away
Please listen love may persuade you to stay
Yeah, yeah, yeah baby listen
Past the sound of your fear
And try to hear
Two hearts that doubted now beg to believe
Aching in silence each whispers a plea
Secrets of longing kept buried away
Sadly their calling grows weaker each day, yeah
Please listen for hope that's been left behind
Listen to the small traces you find
Yeah, yeah, baby please listen
Before this chance disappears
And try to hear
Listen in the places you hide
Yeah, listen through the stillness inside
Please, please, baby listen
For the love that is near
And try to hear
Listen take one less step away
Yeah, yeah, yeah, listen
Don't run so far off today
Please, please, baby listen
Push aside all your fears
And try to hear
Yeah, listen
Listen, please, baby listen
Yeah, yeah, yeah, baby listen
Past the sound of all fears
I sang 'Dixie' as he died
The people just walked on by as I cried
The bottle had robbed him, all his rebel pride
So I sang 'Dixie' as he died
He said, "Way down yonder in the land of cotton
Old times there ain't near as rotten as they are
On this damned old L.A. street"
Then he drew a dying breath
Laid his head against my chest
Please Lord, take his soul back home to Dixie
I sang 'Dixie' as he died
People just walked on by, as I cried
The bottle had robbed him, all his rebel pride
So I sang 'Dixie' as he died
He said, "Listen to me, son, while you still can
Run back home to that Southern land
Don't you see what life here has done to me?"
Then he closed those old blue eyes
And fell limp against my side
No more pain, and now he's safe back home in Dixie
I sang 'Dixie' as he died
People just walked on by, as I cried
The bottle had robbed him of all his rebel pride
So I sang 'Dixie' as he died
This heart of stone sure is missing you
Sure is wishing you were back where love belongs
This heart of stone has not forgotten you
But broke while trying to pretend that it was strong
Memories have made its will grow tired and weak
Silently it turned from being bold to meek
'Til finally it gave into a sad defeat
Aching more and more with every fragile beat
This heart of stone
(Heart of stone, heart of stone)
Sure is missing you
(Heart of stone, heart of stone)
Sure is wishing you were back where love belongs
(Wishing you)
This heart of stone
(Heart of stone, heart of stone)
Has not forgotten you
(Heart of stone, heart of stone)
But broke while trying to pretend that it was strong
(Trying to)
Loneliness has slowly stripped it of its pride
Leaving just an empty well here behind
Without a hope of anyway it could survive
Stranded there alone and simply left to die
This heart of stone
(Heart of stone, heart of stone)
Sure is missing you
(Heart of stone, heart of stone)
Sure is wishing you were back where love belongs
(Wishing you)
This heart of stone
(Heart of stone, heart of stone)
Has not forgotten you
(Heart of stone, heart of stone)
But broke while trying to pretend that it was strong
(Trying to)
It's a sad day in Floyd County, Mr. Jones
Yeah, the grief is strong for the man that's gone
And at the grave his woman cries and she moans
'Cause it's a sad day in Floyd County, Mr. Jones
The six children he raised are all weepin'
For this soft-spoken mountain man
Who fed them with the money
He earned in those black mines
And the food he could raise with his hands
It's a sad day in Floyd County, Mr. Jones
Yeah, the grief is strong for the man that's gone
And at the grave his woman cries and she moans
'Cause it's a sad day in Floyd County, Mr. Jones
Though the world knew nothing of his wisdom
Or the honest and simple things he did
There's some folks cryin' on this hillside today
That know about the humble way he lived
It's a sad day in Floyd County, Mr. Jones
Yeah, the grief is strong for the man that's gone
And at the grave his woman cries and she moans
'Cause it's a sad day in Floyd County, Mr. Jones
Now this house in the holler stands empty
Though his presence in my memory is plain
You know that I'd swear that
I just saw him walkin' up that hill
I guess this place just won't never be the same
It's a sad day in Floyd County, Mr. Jones
Yeah, the grief is strong for the man that's gone
And at the grave his woman cries and she moans
Don't be sad 'cause you got what you wanted
You should be glad to know that I'm finally gone
Don't feel bad or be disappointed
'Cause you got what you wanted all along
Wasn't it you who said
A blinded fool could see the clear plain truth
About how deeply cruel it is
To live a lie here with each other
And mourn a life that won't recover
As I recall those were the very words I heard you use
So don't be sad 'cause you got what you wanted
You should be glad to know that I'm finally gone
Don't feel bad or be disappointed
'Cause you got what you wanted all along
Wasn't it me who asked
So stupidly if there were things
That I could maybe do
Or try to somehow hold
What feel apart together
But you just coldly told me never
To even entertain the thought
That our love would survive
So don't be sad 'cause you got what you wanted
You should be glad to know that I'm finally gone
Don't feel bad or be disappointed
Hey, when C.C. Rider was just a snot nosed kid
I was already known for doin' what I did
The women all screamed as I walked by
My daddy would curse me and my momma'd start to cry
'Cause I was known, yeah for doin' what I did
My reputation was strong, hey for doing what I did
It ain't no way they could ever get kissed
'Cause I was just too well known, for doin' what I did
Hey, my momma called the preacher, called up everyone she knew
All of her friends up to no good with you know who
When old Casanova was a just lovesick punk
I'd already broke me so many hearts, I could've started me a dump
'Cause I was known, yeah for doin' what I did
My reputation was strong, hey for doing what I did
It ain't no way they could ever get kissed
'Cause I was just too well known for doin' what I did
The older boys was teasin' me on my first day of school
So finally the teachers let me break all the rules
The press heard about it, tried to put me in the news
The women had no comment for fear of what they'd lose
'Cause I was known yeah for doin' what I did
My reputation was strong, hey for doing what I did
It ain't no way they could ever get kissed
'Cause I was just too well known, for doin' what I did
Ahh, it was like I was strong, since I was born
Man, I stood alone, yeah baby, I was strong
Doin' what I did, doin' what I did
Ah, doin' what I did
Hey, when old C.C. Rider was a snot nosed kid
I was already known baby, for doin' what I did
When little Casanova was a snot nosed punk
I'd already broke so many hearts, I could've started me a dump
I was known, for doin' what I did
My reputation was strong, yeah for doin' what I did
He's a dangerous man
He's got blood in his plans
Better watch out where you stand
'Cause he's a dangerous man
He'll make you believe that he's your friend
But don't forget it's just pretend
And he's a dangerous man
But he'll tell you the right things
About all the wrong people
He'll smile then he'll say, "Hey, you and me
We think just the same"
You better make sure that you read
All the rules first
'Cause he runs a crooked game
And he's a dangerous man
And he's got blood in his plans
Better watch out where you stand
'Cause he's a dangerous man
He'll make you believe that he's your friend
But don't forget it's just pretend
And he's a dangerous man
Yeah, his words are all vain
And his promise is empty
His message is loud
But it ain't meant to be clear
He hides all the clues
That have left his hands stained and dirty
And he'll wash them with your tears
'Cause he's a dangerous man
And he's got blood in his plans
Better watch out where you stand
'Cause he's a dangerous man
He'll make you believe that he's your friend
But don't forget it's just pretend
Oh baby why not
Just take one more chance
And risk all we got
On this luckless romance
If someone asks why
We'll say we forgot
And went kinda crazy
Oh baby why not
If love needs a fool
For it to survive
It sure looks to me
Like we both qualify
And a pair of fools
Will always beat one
So let's play the cards
And get this deal done
Oh baby why not
Bet big on the bliss
And laugh in the face
Of what all odds insist
If someone asks why
We'll say we forgot
And both lost our minds
Oh baby why not
Oh baby please
You and I
Are exactly what we need
So let's throw away all care
Move out on the edge somewhere
Find a place and just swing there in the breeze
Oh baby why not
Just take one more chance
And risk all we got
On this luckless romance
If someone asks why
We'll say we forgot
And threw our lives away
Oh baby why not
And went kinda crazy
Oh baby why not
And both lost our minds
Oh baby why not
Oh baby, oh baby
Oh baby, oh baby why not
Why not, why not
Why not, why not
Why not, why not
Why not, why not
Why not
Give me three good reasons, and I'll let you up
No, wait a minute, give me five good reasons and I'll let you up
Uh huh, uh huh
No, four don't count, 'cause that's your mother's reason
Hey, don't bite me
I’m a thousand miles from nowhere
Time don’t matter to me
‘Cause I’m a thousand miles from nowhere
And there’s no place I wanna be
I got heartaches in my pocket
I got echoes in my head
And all that I keep hearing
Are cruel, cruel things that you said
I’m a thousand miles from nowhere
Time don’t matter to me
‘Cause I’m a thousand miles from nowhere
And there’s no place I wanna be
Oh, I
Oh, I
Oh, I
Oh, I
Oh, I
Oh, I
I’ve got bruises on my memory
I’ve got tear stains on my hands
And in the mirror there’s a vision
Of what used to be a man
I’m a thousand miles from nowhere
Time don’t matter to me
I’m a thousand miles from nowhere
And there’s no place I wanna be
And I’m a thousand miles from nowhere
Time don’t matter to me
“Cause I’m a thousand miles from nowhere
And there’s no place I wanna be
Oh, I
I’m a thousand miles from nowhere
I’m a thousand miles from nowhere
Don't look inside, no, don't look there
'Cause you might find yourself somewhere
Walkin' round lost and alone
Without one clue that it's a long way home
Years and years is a lot of time
To drag your heart across every rock you find
Hate is deep and its pull is strong
But the passion's short, then it's a long way home
I can't take one single step for you
But I might just help to find some small pathway through
Don't look back 'cause you might see
Just how far all that used to be
Just let your mind think on what's gone
And then you'll know that it's a long way home
Yeah, you'll know that it's a long way home
You'll find out that it's a long way home
