(Hank Cochran/Willie Nelson)
If you can't say you love me say you hate me
And that you regret each time you held me tight
If you can't be mine forever then forsake me
If you can't undo the wrong
Undo the right
It was right when you loved me only
But wrong when you held another tight
So before you go away and leave me lonely
If you can't undo the wrong
Undo the right
It's too late to say your heart is filled with sorrow
You can't undo what's done
Why do you try
So please so I can face the new tomorrows
If you can't undo the wrong
Undo the right
It's too late to say your heart is filled with sorrow
You can't undo what's done
Why do you try
So please so I can face the new tomorrows
If you can't undo the wrong
Undo the right
If you can't undo the wrong
Undo the right
Last night you were here again, third time this week
You always slip in when I'm asleep
I thought those old feelings would be long gone by now
Why in the world do you bother to come back around
You're out of my arms
You're out of my life
Out of every thought
That I let cross my mind
You're out of my hopes
That it might be you every time the telephone rings
But will I ever get you out of my dreams
There we were making wishes on evening stars
Promises sealed with kisses straight from our hearts
But then I woke up to reality again
Even the sweetest dreams come to an end
You're out of my arms
You're out of my life
Out of every thought
That I let cross my mind
You're out of my hopes
That it might be you every time the telephone rings
But will I ever get you out of my dreams
(Mark Nesler/Jennifer Hanson)
You can settle down in Mexico
Runaway join a circus show
Whatever, baby it's alright with me
Take a walk in the pouring rain
Sky dive from a jet airplane
Love like ours is all about being free
There's two chairs on the front porch
One's yours and one is mine
Four wheels in the driveway that'll take
Us across the line
It doesn't really matter if you wanna rock or roll
Just take me with you when you go
Swim the ocean for a million pearls
Hitchhike all the way around the world
Fly to the moon in a rocketship I don't care
Ride a camel cross the desert sand
Sail away to never never land
Imagination can take you anywhere
So be the hero that rides off into the sun
Or a wild raging river always on the run
Change direction like the strong four winds that blow
Just take me with you when you go
Today, tomorrow and forever
Every turn you make
I want to be there - I want to be there
Live like a gypsy - chase your distant dreams
Or get lost in the blues on Bourbon Street
Down in New Orleans
Believe in Heaven if you want to save your soul
Just take me with you when you go
Just take me with you when you go
(Al Anderson / Jeffrey Steele)
I need something to brag about
A new car, a big two story house
I can't win her love without something to brag about
Well goodness gracious, what's that I see
Over in the corner making eyes at me
I can't stop shaking, she's so fine
But how am I ever going to make her mine all mine, oh
I need something to brag about
A new car, a big two story house
I can't win her love without something to brag about
I want to be all she's looking for
It's going to take all I've got and more
I'll be going home alone without something to brag about
Lord have mercy, here she comes
But it's too late now, I can't turn and run
Well my first impression just might be my last
Well I better hurry up and think of something fast, oh
I need something to brag about
A new car, a big two story house
I can't win her love without something to brag about
I want to be all she's looking for
It's going to take all I've got and more
I'll be going home alone without something to brag about
I need something to brag about
A new car, a big two story house
I can't win her love without something to brag about
I want to be all she's looking for
It's going to take all I've got and more
I'll be going home alone without something to brag about
(Kendal Franceschi)
I been losin' my mind
One love at a time
Getting up just to be knocked down
But with all of that pain
I come back again
And I always go one more round
Women, me and love
We just can't get it right
I might lose the battle
But I love the fight
No love, you ain't seen the last of me
I just keep comin' back to see
If I can capture the dream
Yeah love, you done all you can do to me
I don't give up so easily
No, you ain't seen the last of me
I got a big, long list
Of all the times I've missed
When I zeroed in on love
And at times it seems
Like one heartache begins
Where the last one has just left off
And tonight it looks like
Another one is aimed in my heart
And she's lookin' at me
And I'm feelin' that feelin' start
Oh love, you ain't seen the last of me
I just keep comin' back to see
If I can capture the dream
Yeah love, you done all you can do to me
I don't give up so easily
No, you ain't seen the last of me
And tonight it looks like
Another one is aimed in my heart
And she's lookin' at me
And I'm feelin' that feelin' start
Oh love, you ain't seen the last of me
I just keep comin' back to see
If I can capture the dream
Yeah love, you done all you can do to me
I don't give up so easily
No, you ain't seen the last of me
Yeah love, you done all you can do to me
I don't give up so easily
No, you ain't seen the last of me
Go ahead and tell me that you never really loved me, baby
Go ahead and tell me that the things I do have always made you crazy
Don't worry, darling
Don't worry, darling, that's okay
'Cause I'm gonna love you anyway
I'm gonna love you anyway
Go ahead and let it fall to pieces, tell me I've been blind
Maybe if I'd only seen it coming I'd have found a way to change your mind
Don't worry, darling
Don't worry, darling, that's okay
'Cause I'm gonna love you anyway
I'm gonna love you anyway
I'm gonna love you
In spite of it all
Drop everything, baby, run when you call
You're gonna stumble
You're gonna fall
And I'll be there
I'll be there for you
Go ahead and tell me that you're sorry no one else could take my place
I know that's what you're thinking I can see it by the way it's written on your face
Don't worry, darling
Don't worry, darling, that's okay
'Cause I'm gonna love you anyway
I'm gonna love you anyway
I'm gonna love you anyway
You're doin' all you can to get in them old jeans.
You want that body back, you had at seventeen.
Baby, don't get down; don't worry 'bout a thing.
'Cause the way you fill 'em out, hey, that's all right with me.
I don't want the girl you used to be.
An' if you ain't noticed, the kids are fast asleep,
An' you're one hot mama;
You turn me on, let's turn it up,
An' turn this room into a sauna.
One hot mama,
Oh, whaddya say, baby?
You wanna?
Well, I know sometimes you think that all you really are,
Is the woman with the kids an' the groceries in the car.
An' you worry about your hips an' you worry about your age.
Meanwhile I'm tryin' to catch the breath you take away.
Oh, an' believe me, you still do.
Baby, all I see, when I look at you,
Is one hot mama;
You turn me on, let's turn it up,
An' turn this room into a sauna.
One hot mama,
Oh, whaddya say, baby?
You wanna?
I can't imagine me lovin' someone else.
I'm a lucky man,
I think Daddy's got himself,
One hot mama;
You turn me on, let's turn it up,
An' turn this room into a sauna.
One hot mama,
Oh, whaddya say, babe?
Oh, now whaddya say, babe?
You wanna?
You're one hot mama,
Let's turn this room into a sauna, yeah.
Whaddya say, babe?
Give me a front porch with a summer breeze
Give me "Yes Ma'am", "No Sit" and "Thank you",
"Please"
Give me a hero who don't lie, steal or cheat
And a little good news
Give me Christmas through children's eyes
One vacation good as advertised
Most of all, as if it's any surprise
Baby, give me you
At the top of my list of life's good things
Is the pleasure and purpose your love brings
And of all that I hold near to me
That's real and right and true
Give me you, Give me you
Give me a day not so prearranged
In fact, give me the phone my plans have changed
Give me a break from chasin' dollars day
Baby, give me you
At the top of my list of life's good things
Is the pleasure and purpose your love brings
And of all that I hold near to me
That's real and right and true
Give me you, Give me you
At the top of my list of life's good things
Is the pleasure and purpose your love brings
And of all that I hold near to me
That's real and right and true
Give me you, Give me you
(Shawn Camp/Taylor Dunn)
Whenever I go out
Anywhere in town
I look for a crowd
Where you're not hangin' 'round
Say that I won't give
Your memory any room
But every time I do
Just when I think I can
Take another's hand
Get on with my life
Won't look back again
Promise I won't keep
Comparin' them to you
But every time I do
Every time I do, I wish I didn't
Try to tell myself, but I just don't listen
It's what he can't have back he never learns his lesson
I say I'll forget her
Oh, but I know better
Don't I know by now we don't belong together
Shouldn't get the blues when I think of you
But every time I do
When I'm drivin' home
You'd think that I'd have learned
Keep both hands on the wheel
Don't even make that turn
Swear that I won't go
Down Maple Avenue
But every time I do
Every time I do, I wish I didn't
Try to tell myself, but I just don't listen
It's a fool who just goes on missin'
What he can't have back he never learns his lesson
I say I'll forget her
Oh, but I know better
Don't I know by now we don't belong together
Shouldn't get the blues when I think of you
But every time I do
No, I Shouldn't get the blues when I think of you
But every time I do
(Gary Scruggs/Shawn Camp)
Used to think that love would be so simple
Just happy ever after one another
Sometimes it's hot to trot
And sometimes it's the old cold shoulder
Oh, you can't have one without the other, brother
No, you can't have one without the other
Sometimes you'll think she's sent from heaven
A best friend, confidante and lover
Oh, there are times that little angel
She ain't nothin' but a devil woman
Oh, you can't have one without the other, brother
No, you can't have one without the other
She can be such a good girl
But, she can be so bad
Put you on top of the world
Cut you down so fast
Sometimes she's my baby
Sometimes she's a mother
Oh, you can't have one without the other, brother
No, you can't have one without the other
I wouldn't take a million dollars for her
Or pay a single dime for ten more of her
I guess there's a heads and tails
To every lucky silver dollar
Oh, you can't have one without the other, brother
No, you can't have one without the other
Oh, she can make the time fly
She can be a drag
Put you on cloud nine
Turn to rain so fast
Sometimes she's my baby
Sometimes she's a mother
Oh, you can't have one without the other, brother
No, you can't have one without the other
Oh, you can't have one without the other, brother
No, you can't have one without the other
No more than just a broken heart ago
I made a promise to myself I'd never
Trust someone again
Judging form my rough and rocky past
I wrote off love as just a game a fool will play and never win
And I felt certain I was right
'Til I turned a corner in the night
And there was you
Like an angel you just suddenly appeared
Sent to me With a love so true
That it could make up for the lies and wasted years
Now I see there were other loves I knew
And there was you
I've heard the words ";I love You"; said in vain so many times
I quit believing that someone could really care
And after one too many dead end roads
I found myself stumbling through the dark down to my last prayer
I didn't know what else to try
'Til I raised my head and opened my eyes
And there was you
Like an angel you just suddenly appeared
Sent to me With a love so true
That it could make up for the lies and wasted years
Now I see there were other loves I knew
And there was you
Ain't no whiskey in this glass
Try not to smoke too many cigarettes
I stay away from Mary Jane
These are my choices
Ain't gonna judge you if you do
So don't you judge me if I don't
I got my reasons, my demons and my past
But hey the truth is
Yeah the truth is
I get high
Drivin' down the freeway
Just knowin' that it's Saturday
And I got no place to be
I get high
Standin' in the spotlight
No words for what it feels like
When you sing these songs back to me
If you ask me now
I'll tell you this is how
I get high
Sometimes this world can be too much
Somedays I feel like bein' out of touch
And I see a sunset that takes my breath away
And I find hope again
Set there and drink it in
I get high
Drivin' down the freeway
Just knowin' that it's Saturday
And I got no place to be
I get high
Standin' in the spotlight
No words for what it feels like
When you sing these songs back to me
And if you ask me now
I'll tell you this is how
I get high
I get high
Standin' in the spotlight
No words for what it feels like
When you sing my songs back to me
And if you ask me now
I'll tell you this is how
I get high
Yeah this is how I get high
(Jeffrey Steele/Al Anderson)
When it rains it pours
And man it's really comin' down
Feels like the weight of the whole world
Knocked me to the ground
And that's when she takes me in
And gives me shelter from the storm
Where I'm safe and warm
Lost in her arms
Nothin's wrong anymore
Ain't it just like a woman to know when
A man needs to be loved
Life's a race I'll never win
It's enough to drive me crazy
And when the walls start closing in
It never fails to amaze me
How one little touch
Or a twinkle in her eye
Brings me to life
Yeah, she knows the way
To make it alright
Ain't it just like a woman to know when
A man needs to be loved
That's when she takes me in
And gives me shelter from the storm
Where I'm safe and warm
Lost in her arms
Nothin's wrong anymore
Ain't it just like a woman to know when
A man needs to be loved
Ain't it just like a woman to know when
A man needs to be loved
(Pat Terry/Tia Sillers)
She underdressed for the occasion
She wants to go back home and change
A maid of honor wearing waitress shoes,
Just looks strange
Her little brother's getting married
A spur of the moment kind of thing
And she's giving up her lunch break,
Holding the ring
She's never been the jealous kind,
But she can't seem to stop,
That little voice inside saying,
I don't have to have it all
I'm not asking for the world
I don't need a star to fall
I just need a little light
Someone shining in my life
'Cause in the dark when you're afraid
A little love can go a long, long way
There was a man she met one summer
His memory keeps her up at night
At the time it felt all wrong
But what if it was right?
Now here she is, throwing the rice
Standing on the sidewalk,
Trying not to cry thinking
I don't have to have it all
I'm not asking for the world
I don't need a star to fall
I just need a little light
Someone shining in my life
'Cause in the dark when you're afraid
A little love can go a long, long way
When it's lonely in your life
And you've almost lost your faith
A little love can go a long, long way
(Skip Ewing/Jimmy Wayne Barber)
He sat up on the bed and he watched me packing
He already knew why I was leavin'
I took what I needed but I sure left a lot still hanging
But I figured I'd get it come the weekend
He said Daddy when you get there
Are you gonna have a refridgerator
I kinda laughed and said I guess I will
Then he handed me a tracing of his hand
On the back of a piece of paper
And a magnet and my heart stood still (when he said)
Put your hand in mine
And I'll be there anytime
When it feels like you could use a friend
I'll be there to lift you up again
You can reach out to me anytime
And put your hand in mine
I drove past the Hardin Baptist Church
Though it wasn't really on the way to my hotel
Beside me on the seat I was looking at five small fingers
When I heard the chapel bell (and it took me)
Back another life ago when our hearts were open
Oh, back when we could still agree
Back when the future that we had was full of hope and
You and I we got down on our knees (and said)
Put your hand in mine
And I'll be there anytime
When it feels like you could use a friend
I'll be there to lift you up again
You can reach out to me anytime
And put your hand in mine
I couldn't even stay away one night
I noticed you left on the light
And I've only got one thing to say
If you're not too tired and it's not too late
Put your hand in mine
And I'll be here all the time
When it feels like you could use a friend
I'll be here to lift you up again
Would you reach out to me one more time
And put your hand in mine
Would you reach out to me just one more time
And put your hand in mine
(Tony Martin / Mark Nesler)
As the sun's coming up
She puts coffee on
Love in a cup
She makes it strong
She kisses my cheek
And I'm on my way
With her on my mind
I work hard all day
Just trying to keep
Her proud of me
It's hard to believe
A girl like her fell
For someone with grease
Under his fingernails
And like a tattoo
Soap can't wash off
It's easy to see
I'm nobody's boss
I'm just trying to keep her proud of me
Don't know what she sees
In me that she loves
Oh, but I'm gonna do my best
To see she always does
Don't know what she sees
In me that she loves
Oh, but I'm gonna do my best
To see she always does
Oh, even though
I can't give her much
But I think that she knows
I'm just trying to keep her proud of me
As the sun's coming up
She puts coffee on
(Curtis Wright/Jim Collins)
Another fourteen hour day, crisis solved deadline made
I came home like always, tired and beat
Threw dinner in the microwave
Beside it on the counter lay
A letter from my wife addressed to me
It said I know you're workin' hard that's easy to see
Tryin' to provide the best for the kids and me
We've had less to work with
But we've always worked it out
A house and yard, clothes and cars ain't all it's all about
It's about time that you're not givin'
Life that you're not livin'
Losin' your focus, not knowin' you don't notice
That our dreams are slowly fading
Are you hearin' what I'm sayin'
Don't you think we're worth the sacrifice
Cause if we are, you need to realize
It's about time
When you were on a business trip, to bad you had to miss
Your spittin' image hit the winning run
You know he adores you, he was lookin' for you
Remember that you promised him you'd come
Did you know your little girl lost her front tooth today
She put it underneath her pillow
And tried to stay awake
I laid down beside her, didn't want to sleep alone
This is not about "not loving" can't you see what's goin' on
It's about time that you're not givin'
Life that you're not livin'
Losin' your focus, not knowin' you don't notice
That our dreams are slowly fading
Are you hearin' what I'm sayin'
Don't you think we're worth the sacrifice
Cause if we are, you need to realize
It's about time
I walked up the stairs to find three angels sound asleep
One by one I tucked 'em in and kissed 'em on the cheek
I stood there and thought about how selfish I had been
And how one day without 'em
Would be more than I could stand
And now I understand
It's about time I should be givin'
Life I should be livin'
Keepin' my focus and let em know I notice
That the thing that's most important
Is sharing in each moment
Heaven knows they're worth the sacrifice
It's not too late now, that I realize
It's about time
It's not too late now, that I realize
It's about time
I got my game on
I step out of the shower steamin’ up the place
Wipe off the mirror, shave my baby face Can’t help but smile, hey what can I say
I got my game on
Put on my black silk shirt, my Armani suit, My custom made hat, my alligator boots, Slip my rings on my fingers, my new
shades,
Ooooh I got my game on
Yeah I got my game on
Better hang on tight
I guarantee it’s gonna be a helluva ride
I got my groove on, I got my smooth on
Yeah you ladies better watch out tonight
I got my game on
Get to the club in my caddy with my custom 24’s
Flip my keys to the valet and I’m ready to roar
They’re gonna know the second I strut through the door
I got my game on
Yeah I got my game on
Better hang on tight
I guarantee it’s gonna be a helluva ride
I got my groove on, I got my smooth on
Yeah you ladies are in trouble tonight
I got my game on
That little hottie at the bar
Just game me a wink
Flash my Platinum card
And buy her a drink
From that look she’s giving me son it’s a damn good thing.
I got my game on
Better hang on tight
I guarantee it’s gonna be a helluva ride
I got my groove on, I got my smooth on
Goin' rock star crazy tonight
I got my game on
Yeah I got my game on, game on now baby
Troubled soul, all alone
I can feel your sadness
The hearache and the madness
Are hittin' hard tonight
You're cornered up and hunkered down
The walls are tall around you
For anyone to break through
It's gonna be a fight
Bring it on, bring it on
All your heartache and frustration
You've been done wrong too long
And I'm strong enough to change it
Maybe in time, we'll turn water into wine
Maybe love is what we'll find
Bring it on
It's not too late to fly away
And I won't try to stop you
So you do what you've got to
I'll understand
But if you need a place to land
A haven, safe and certain
Someone to share your burden
Then take my hand
Bring it on, bring it on
All your heartache and frustration
You've been done wrong too long
And I'm strong enough to change it
Maybe in time, we'll turn water into wine
Maybe love is what we'll find
Bring it on
Yeah, bring it on baby
Baby, bring it on
Bring it on
If youre tellin me Im not on fire
Youre just preachin to the choir
Ive gotten dull as old barbed wire from livin
Last night I watched the evening news
It was the same ol nothin new
It should have cut me right in two
But it didnt
I dont know why it didnt
But I wanna feel somethin
Somethin thats a real somethin
That moves me, that proves to me Im still alive
I wanna heart that beats and bleeds
A heart thats bustin at the seams
I wanna care, I wanna cry, I wanna scream
I just wanna feel somethin
If youre tellin me thats just how it is
I dont buy it cause once I was kissed
By a red-headed girl with cherry lips
On her porch when I was sixteen
And I felt it somewhere in my soul and time stood still and I couldnt let go
I cant tell you cause I dont know how I got so cold
When did I get so cold
I just wanna feel somethin
Somethin that's real, somethin'
That moves me, that proves to me I'm still alive
Run my fingers through your fingers, across your face and through your hair
And close my eyes and breathe you in like air
I just wanna feel somethin
I hate that Im jaded and I make you cry
But still you stick around me, only God knows why
Damn it all to hell, Im done
Cause I dont like what Ive become
So come here, baby
Come here, baby
I grew up in a town where tough was a cigarette
And a souped up car on a county road
Nothin' much to do back then
So we'd make bets
On how much drink a guy could hold
And I held my own
Learn to hold my own
Daddy works some dead-end job at the concrete plant
Mama taught the Sunday bible class
For eighteen years I remember thinkin'
There was more to life than that
So I ran the streets to beat the Devil
Goin' just as fast as I could fly
'Cause I came here to live
I didn't come here to die
Mama used to wait for me with the porch light on
Worried about her little boy 'til I got home
Daddy he'd say listen son
But back then there wasn't much
That I didn't already know
I reckon I was doing close to 80
When I felt the tire slip out from under me
And I never set out lookin' for Jesus
So I guess Jesus come lookin' for me
And He found me upset down in a ditch
Smokin' gas in my eyes
And He said son you came here to live
You didn't come here to die
Sunday morning I got up and I went to church
That summer I got a job and I went to work
Met a girl in town put some money down
On a little house with a yard
Our little boy was due in September
But he came early in July
For eighteen days all I remember
Was settin' there at his side
Sayin' son open up your eyes
Just open up your eyes
'Cause you came here to live
You didn't come here to die
Usually Im level-headed aint too excitable
Keep it on the slow and steady, Mr. Dependable
Always had the same job, the same look, the same friends
Thats the way its gonna stay
Thats the way its always been
I never knew I had another side
But girl with you Im Jekyll and Hyde
When the lights are down low
And you nibble on my neck
I cant be held responsible
For what might happen next
No telling what Ill do
When I get you in my hands
With a woman like you
Im a dangerous man
Yeah Im a dangerous man
All the things I want to do
All the things I want to say
I never met anyone
Ever made me feel this way
Youre like a drug, baby
You make me crazy, honey
Make me want to rob a bank
And make love in the pile of money
Dont try to act all
innocent and sweet
Cause you know exactly what it is you do to me
Ain't no ride like a 65 Mustang
Ain't no cool like James Dean cool
Ain't no man alive tough as ol' John Wayne
And ain't no woman like you
Ain't no rose like the yellow rose of Texas
Ain't no freedom like the last day of school
Ain't no whiskey like Tennessee Whiskey
And there ain't no woman like you
I ain't been around the world
But I've been around the block
Don't claim to know it all
I just know what I got
Something I've never had
And I ain't gonna lose
No baby
Ain't no woman like you
Thought I knew sweet
Til I tasted your kisses
Thought I'd been moved
Til I saw you move
Thought I knew love but now I know what I was missin'
'Cause there ain't no woman like you
I ain't been around the world
But I've been around the block
Don't claim to know it all
I just know what I got
Something I've never had
And I ain't gonna lose
No there
Ain't no woman like you
Ain't no other woman
Ain't no sound
Like a wide open Harley
Ain't no blues
Like the Memphis blues
And baby by the way did I forget to mention
That there ain't no woman like you
No there ain't no woman like you
No other woman
Ain't no other woman like you babe
I gotta get out, I gotta get out, I gotta get out
How'd I get in this slammer
This cooler, this Big Dollhouse
Alright, ladies, welcome to the 'Big Dollhouse'
For those of you new to the Baltimore Women's House of Detention
Think of me as a mother, one who eats her young
Locked up with all these lowlife women
And horizontal stripes ain't exactly slimmin'
Is there anybody here who can dry clean my blouse?
It's the maid's day off in the Big Dollhouse
Lady justice, where have you gone?
Oh, Wilbur, check, I think I left the iron on
Did you see corny laughing, I could murder that louse
Honey, that'll get you life in the Big Dollhouse
Big house, locked up here in the pen
Big house, no phone, no food, no men
I need a conjugal visit from my loving spouse
Honey, just drop the soap in the Big Dollhouse
Yoo hoo, my stomach's a little sour
I haven't had food in over an hour
You just had a pizza, six burgers, a mouse
There's no food left in the Big Dollhouse
Hey, Matron, I have got to complain
Mira, Mami, don't I know you from first and main?
Call my Scythian, Lipchitz and Strauss
I gotta get sprung from the Big Dollhouse
Big house, no fair, no food, no fun
Big house, and our fight had just begun
'Cause it's freedom's flame, Velma'd like to douse
So we must break out of this Big Dollhouse
Penny, I can't take all this waiting
I've lost my man plus, my hair's deflating
Well Tracy, I hate to grumble or grouse
But it's your fault that we're in this Big Dollhouse
Hey, cool it, ladies, no need to shout
And don't ya got an old man to bail you out?
Ha, her daddy's a pervert, a loser, a souse
Well, it's just us girls in the Big Dollhouse
Big house, God, I'm too young to fry
Big house, I'm bustin' out, girl, so am I
Lady justice, hear my plea
'Cause the Big Dollhouse,
The Big Dollhouse, the Big Dollhouse
Ain't big enough for me, for me, for me
I never thought that this is where I'd settle down
I thought I'd die an old man back in my hometown
They gave me this plot of land
Me and some other men
For a job well done
There's a big white house, sits on a hill, just up the road
The man inside, he cried the day they brought me home
They folded up a flag
And told my mom and dad
"We're proud of your son"
And I'm proud to be on this peaceful piece of property
I'm on sacred ground, and I'm in the best of company
I'm thankful for those thankful for the things I've done
I can rest in peace, I'm one of the chosen ones
I made it to Arlington
I remember Daddy brought me here when I was eight
We searched all day to find out where my granddad lay
When we finally found that cross
He said "Son, this is what it costs
To keep us free"
Now here I am, a thousand stones away from him
He recognized me on the first day I came in
And it gave me a chill
When he clicked his heels
And saluted me
And I'm proud to be on this peaceful piece of property
I'm on sacred ground, and I'm in the best of company
And I'm thankful for those thankful for the things I've done
I can rest in peace, I'm one of the chosen ones
I made it to Arlington
And every time I hear twenty-one guns
I know they brought another hero home to us
We're thankful for those thankful for the things we've done
We can rest in peace, 'cause we are the chosen ones
We made it to Arlington
Yeah, dust to dust
Don't cry for us
We made it to Arlington
An hour into my shirt
I'm covered from head to toe
Drilling oil from the bottom
Of the Gulf of Mexico
SUn's on the rise
Sweat rolling black down my face
Work until i cant move
Another back-breaking typical day
I've weathered waterspouts and hurricanes
Hailstorms and driving rain
And missing you
Ive worked through broken drills
And bustedhands
Weeks without seeing dry land
And missing you
I'll work as hard as any man
But until I'm home with you again
The toughest thing out here
That i go through is
Missing you
I lay down on my bed
And stare at the picture of you
Barefoot on the beach
Looking at me the way you do
I fal asleep with your letter in my hands
Dream about you until
That ol' whistle starts screaming again
Ill work as hard as any man
But until im home with you again
The toughest thing out here
That i go through is
Mile marker 2003
The gas gauge leaning on the edge of 'E'
And i'll be danged if the rain aint pourin' down
Somethings smokin' underneath the hood
Theres a bangin' and a clangin' and it cant be good
And it's another 50 miles to the nearest town
Everything I own's in the back in a Hefty bag
Imm out of cigarettes and Im down to my last drag
I'd sure hate to break down here
Nothin' up ahead or in the rearview mirror
Out in the middle of nowhere knowin'
I'm in trouble if these wheels stop rollin'
So God help me keep me movin' somewhere
Dont let me start wishin' I was with her now
Ive made it this far without cyin' a single tear
And i'd sure hate to break down here
A hundred fifty thousand miles ago
Before the bad blood and busted radio
You said I was all you'd ever need
But love is blind and little did i know
That you were just another dead-end road
Paved with pretty lies and broken dreams
Baby, leaving you was easier than being gone
Don't know what i'll do if one more thing goes wrong
Its too late to turn around
I'd sure hate to break down here
If this was a joke
I'd be laughing by now
Cuttin' up with the boys
And braggin' bout how
I talked my way
Out of the trouble i was in again
She kept sayin'
You're gunna miss me
But i never did take her seriously
I guess her gift of prophecy was real amen
Babys gone
Baby aint to blame
Thatd be my fault
Me and my no brain
Might'a took a train to Tupelo
Might'a been Tulsa for all i know
Talk about movin' on
Babys gone
I admit im the type
Needs a wake-up call
Sometimes you gotta hit me
With a cannonball
I guess baby goin' AWOL did the trick
Pretty quick
Now the trick is
Gettin that phone
If i have to call everybody she's ever known
And tell'em this
If you wanted my attention
You've got it now
Baby, anthing
Anywhere
Anyhow
Thats the name of the song
I am grounded
But I have wings to fly
I just don't use them
I just look up in the sky
And keep 'em hidden
Bound up in a coat and tie
'Til the world is ready for a man with wings to fly
But I will fly someday
I'll break these feet of clay
Then I'll be on my way
My way
I am feeling
Though I do not shed a tear
My eyes are dusty
Though I have faced my fear of fears
I am shaken by the coming on of the years
I am a feeling man but I cannot shed a tear
But I will cry someday
I'll break these eyes of clay
Then I'll be on my way, my way
Someday
Oh someday
I am loving
Though I make my bed alone
I've had lovers
But I have no one of my own
But I could feed her
From the garden I have grown
I am a loving man though I make my bed alone
But I will love someday
I will break this heart of clay
Then I'll be on my way, my way
Someday
On my way, someday
If anybody had told me that anybody'd have a hold on me
I'd say they were out of their mind
But speakin' of crazy, I'm findin' lately
All I want, all I need, all the time is
More of your sweet love
Too much just ain't enough
I never needed a fix like this before
Too strong to resist
I don't know when to quit
Like a kid in a candy store
You keep me comin' back for more
I can't explain it; I'm more than infatuated
You got me good, I got it bad
There's no doubt about it; I can't live without it
What you got I just gotta have
So gimme
More of your sweet love
Too much just ain't enough
I never needed a fix like this before
Too strong to resist
I don't know when to quit
Like a kid in a candy store
You keep me comin' back for more
Too strong to resist
I don't know when to quit
Like a kid in a candy store
You keep me comin' back for more
You keep me comin' back for more
I don't know what you had in mind
When you whispered those words to me
Maybe some fun, maybe someone
To be with temporarily
But if you keep making me feel this good
Whenever I'm close to you
It's only fair I make you aware
Of what you're 'bout to get into
If I fall you're goin` with me
It's a long way down
And I ain't about to go it alone
If I give all my heart
You better get ready
'Cause you're goin` with me
If I fall
Now I'm not sayin` it's all your fault
But what's a man supposed to do
Tryin` to play it safe gets harder every day
With a woman like you
Maybe you don't know what dangerous ground
That you're walkin` on now
But everytime your lips touch my lips
You're closer to finding out
Cause if I fall you're goin' with me
It's a long way down
And I ain't about to go it alone
If I give all my heart
You better get ready
'Cause you're goin` with me
If I fall
If I give all my heart
You better get ready
Girl 'cause you're goin` with me
Pardon me mister, it was my mistake
I gotta be more careful in a crowd
If you caught me talkin` to someone you can't see
Don't mind me, I'm dreamin` out loud
I can't help wondering what did I do wrong
To lose the only one I care about
I can't stop living in the used to be
Don't mind me, I'm dreamin` out loud
All I hear is her whisper my name
All I see is her hair tumble down
When I feel the touch of her hand in mine
I find I'm dreamin` out loud
Well I'd better be going, got some place to be
I know she's somewhere in this town
And until I find her and she comes back to me
I'll be dreamin` out loud
All I hear is her whisper my name
All I see is her hair tumble down
When I feel the touch of her hand in mine
I find I'm dreamin` out loud
Dick and Jane don't talk anymore, Jane lays awake
Wishin' it could be like it was before
Finally one night, she got tough
Dick came home, and she was packin' her stuff
See Jane run, see Dick cry
He's standin' in the street with his hands in the air
Goin' why Jane, why
She don't look back, she's seen enough
Close the book, the story's done, see Jane run
Dick's tore up, deep down inside
Jane feels good, there ain't a tear in her pretty blue eyes
Red taillights, fade out of sight
Spot's in the back, he's just along for the ride
See Jane run, see Dick cry
He's standin' in the street with his hands in the air
Goin' why Jane, why
She don't look back, she's seen enough
Close the book, the story's done, see Jane run
See Jane run, see Dick cry
He's standin' in the street with his hands in the air
Goin' why Jane, why
She don't look back, she's seen enough
Close the book, the story's done, see Jane run
Yeah, close the book, the story's done
She wore a pink 'Bama do-rag
Smackin' on Juicy Fruit
Red clay stickin'
To her Timberland boots
A tight white t-shirt
Showin' off her Talledega tan
I said darlin' where you from
She said, watch your tongue
Do you really have to ask
[Chorus:]
I'm from Ala-Freakin-Bama
Ala-Freakin-Bama
Tell me what's it to ya
Ala-Freakin-Bama
'Bama
I said slow down sister
Don't mean to make you mad
I grew up on Skynyrd
And I'm a Bear Bryant fan
I can roll with the flow
Baby, you can roll with the tide
I don't mind if you do
I think it's kinda cute
The way you say it with pride
When you say
Ala-Freakin-Bama (Ala-Freakin-Bama)
Ala-Freakin-Bama (Ala-Freakin-Bama)
From her boots to her bandana
She screams Ala-Freakin-Bama
'Bama
I can roll with the flow
Baby, you can roll with the tide
I don't mind if you do
I actually think it's kind of cute
The way you say it with pride
Say it for me baby
Ala-Freakin-Bama (Ala-Freakin-Bama)
Ala-Freakin-Bama (Ala-Freakin-Bama)
Baby, open of a can of Ala-Freakin-Bama,
Ala-Freakin-Bama
'Bama
She was starin' out the window of that suv
Complainin' saying i cant wait to turn 18
I'll make my own money and I'll make my own rules
mama put the car in park out there in front of the school
and she kissed her head and said i was just like you
your gonna miss this
your gonna want this back
your gonna wish these days
hadn't gone by so fast
these are some good times
so take a good look around
you may not know it now
but your gonna miss this
before she knows it shes a brand new bride
in her one bedroom apartment and her daddy stops by
he tells her its a nice place, she says itll do for now
starts talkin bout babies and buyin a house
daddy shakes his head and says, baby slow down
cause your gonna miss this
your gonna want this back
your gonna wish these days
hadnt gone by so fast
these are some good times
so take a good look around
you may not know it now
but your gonna miss this
five years later theres a plumber workin on the water heater, dogs barkin, phones ringin, one kids crying
ones screamin and she keeps apoligizin
he says they dont bother me ive got 2 babies of my own
ones 36, ones 23, huh its hard to beleive
but your gonna miss this
your gonna want this back
your gonna wish these days
hadn't gone by so fast
these are some good times
so take a good look around
you may not know it now
but your gonna miss this
your gonna miss this
Buddy just bought a ribbon-tied box
I wonder what day it could be
The box weighs of a golden rock
She's gonna kill me, if I forget her birthday
But I remember, last time there was snow
It can't be her birthday, cause it's burning hot
So what day is it? please somebody tell me
She's been busy, and so have I
Working overnight, around the clock
Buddy called me up, curios of her present
That's when it all sank to my head
Man, I almost forgot valentine's day
I could take her down at the restaurant
But they're closed, and I’m dead
But not if I have some thing in mind
Chorus:
I'll take the phone oughta the wall
I'll light up the bedroom candles
Gonna put some slow-dance music
We can dance to, all night long
I just wanna hold you close to me
An watch the music fade into your eyes
We can let the music fill the room
An’ turn down the lights
Make love till the morning comes
An’ just being with you, this time
Is the best gift, I’ve ever came up with
We don’t have to worry about the neighbors
We don’t need no wrapped up gifts
An’ we don’t need some fancy suit
We’ve got everything we need right here
Laying down, and holding each other tight
Is everything we could ever ask for, this valentine
Chorus….
I like to be a little wild
I like to raise a litle Cain
I wanna keep it on the edge
Let my restless heart remain
Untamed
I'm gunna live the way i love
And love the way i live
Walk the higest wire
And stay out on the limb
Away from any fences
Free of any chains
Unbound, untied, untamed
I only want what i've got coming
I'll take the credit and the blame
Even when im bent and broken
I pray my spirit always stays
Untamed
I take no map
I make no plans
I've let go of the reins
I have no rules
I feel no fear
No restraints
Untamed
Away from any fences
Free of any chains
Songwriters: Hemby, Natalie; Jones, Troy
When the stars line up
And you catch a break
People think you're lucky
But you know it's grace
It can happen too fast
Or a little too late
Timing is everything
You know I've had close calls
When it could've been me
I was young when I learned
Just how fragile life can be
I lost friends of mine
I guess it wasn't my time
Timing is everything
I could've been the child that God took home
I would've been one more unfinished song
And when it seems the rhyme is hard to find
That's when one comes along just in time
Timing is everything
I remember that day
When our eyes first met
You ran into the building to get out of the rain
You were soaking wet
And as I held the door
You asked my name
Timing is everything
I could've been another minute late
And you never would've crossed my path that day
And when it seems true love is hard to find
That's when one comes along just in time
Well, you can call it fate
Or call it destiny
Sometimes it really seems like it's a mystery
You can be hurt by love
Or healed by the same
Timing is everything
It can happen too fast
Or a little too late
I was there in the winter of '64
When we camped in the ice at Nashville's door
Three hudred miles our trail had lead
We barely had time to bury our dead
When the yankees charged and the colors fell
Overton Hill was a living hell
When we called retreat, it was almost dark
I died with a grape shot in my heart
Say a prayer for peace for every fallen son
Let my spirit free, let me lay down my gun
Sweet Mother Mary I'm so tired
But I can't come home 'til the last shot's fired
In June of 1944
I waited in the blood of Omaha's shores
Twenty-one and scared to death
My heart pounding in my chest
I almost made the first sea wall
When my friends turned and saw me fall
I still smell the smoke, I can taste the blood
As I lay there dying from a loss of blood
Say a prayer for peace for every fallen son
Let my spirit free, let me lay down my gun
Sweet Mother Mary I'm so tired
But I can't come home 'til the last shot's fired
I'm in the fields of Vietnam
The mountains of Afghanistan
And I'm still hoping, waiting, praying
I did not die in vain
Say a prayer for peace for every fallen son
Let my spirit free, let me lay down my gun
Sweet Mother Mary I'm so tired
But I can't come home 'til the last shot's fired
Say a pray for peace, for peace for our daughter's and our sons
Set our spirits free, set us free, let us lay down our guns
Sweet Mother Mary we're so tired
But we can't come home
Well my heart didn’t skip a beat when I saw you standing there lookin’ like some kinda angel like you were walking on air and the earth didn’t move when you first said my name I didn’t feel a thing no not me my heart didn’t skip a beat
this ain’t no love song I just felt like getting my guitar on and singing a tune singing about you yeah feeling good and tapping my shoes and all this stuff I’m making up well you probably wont be hearing it on the radio but then you never know so baby if you want you can sing along but this ain’t no love song
I couldn’t sleep last night but you weren’t on my mind and I went for a drive last night but if you saw me driving by Well I must have took a wrong turn must have been thinking something else had a melody in my head yeah maybe that’s why I couldn’t sleep last night
this ain’t no love song I just felt like getting my guitar on and singing a tune singing about you yeah feeling good and tapping my shoes and all this stuff I’m making up well you probably won’t be hearing it on the radio but you then you never know so baby if you want you can sing along but this ain’t no love song
love song love song sing it to you baby sing it to you baby all night long
yeah half this stuff I’m making up well you probably wont be hearing it on the radio but then you never know so baby if you want you can sing along but this ain’t no love song
why you talkin' with 'em baby
how come they're sippin' on ice cold beer
why you rubbin' maybelline on 'em
when you should be puttin' those lips right here,
they look lonely and need some kissin'
so why you sittin' way over there
bring 'em on over, you got my permission to get to puttin' them lips right here.
(chorus)
on mine, all night
any other thing you're thinking 'bout doing tonight, tonight
wouldn't be nothing but a waste of time for them lips
i want to make this crystal clear.
On the way tome I thought better stop before it closes
And get some, pretty things for a pretty tiling
Here I come through the door, bringm' you more roses
Whatever else you want from me
Right now baby I'm just here for you
111 do anything you ask me to
CHORUS
That's what you get for iovin' me
Two strong arms and a heart that won't stop for anything
The kind of man a woman needs
That's what you get
That's what you get for Iovin' me
Yeah for Iovin1 me
I know you've heard it all before, you don't like big talkers
Well look who you're talkin1 to
I ain't just carrvm' on, it's a promise, not an offer
I'll have your way with you
Honey I ain't leavin'nothm' out
Even things you've never thought about
REPEAT CHORUS
You want a man to hold ya
Who’s never gonna quit
Girl I already told ya
When you love me
That’s what you get
That's what you get for Iovin' me
Two strong arms and a heart that won't stop for anything
The kind of man a woman needs
That's what you get
That's what you get
Thai's what you gel for lovin' me
For lovin' me
Baby that's what you get
take me out to the ball game
Swing batter batter Swing batter batter Swing batter batter Swing
Swing batter batter Swing batter batter Swing batter batter Swing
(Strike one)
Hey baby do you do come here often
(Strike two)
Hey baby now what's your sign
(Strike three)
Hold on now where you goin'
(He is out)
Jimmy's out next in line
Swing batter batter swing batter batter swing batter batter swing
Swing batter batter swing batter batter swing batter batter swing
(First Base)
Why yes I went to Harvard
(SAFE)
I majored in pre-med
(He's got a big lead)
(Picked off)
Just stayed for one semester
(It could be he's out)
Toms out who's next
Swing batter batter swing batter batter swing batter batter swing
Swing batter batter swing batter batter swing batter batter swing
Swing batter batter swing batter batter swing batter batter swing
Swing batter batter swing batter batter swing batter batter swing
Swing it now
Everybody strikes out nine times out of ten
But you got to step up to the plate son 'cause every now and then
(Fast ball)
She walked right up to me
(Here's the pitch)
Said could I take you home
(Theirs a drive)
Hey boys I'll see you later
(It could be, it...it is!)
Goin' goin' goin' gone
on the last day the sun begins to rise
to paint a path across the mornin' sky
oh, i will still love you
and when the wind breathes it's final breath
and ev'ry drop of rain's called back to where it's kept
yes, i will still love you
when the last star burns out
and the moon shines no more
someday when the ocean
turns it's back on the shore
and heaven is the only place
we can runnnnnnn to
yes, i will still love you
the last time this world spins around
that moment after time runs out
baby, i will still love you
solo:
when the last star burns out
and the moon shines no more
someday when the ocean
turns it's back on the shore
and heaven is the only place
we can runnnnnnn to
girl, i will still love you
Ahhh yeah....
I'm gonna preach you now brothers & sisters, listen...
Northern dolls, pretty please
Dot their I's and cross their T's
Black skirt, high heels, show you no pity
Sunshine smile, Pacific Gals
Got the DNA mojo know-how
Yes, man, they can make you so dizzy
Made out of Heaven's grand design
It's right there across that Mason-Dixon line
Georgia girls get you jumpin'
Bama belles set hearts pumpin'
Texarkana maids are somethin' with their sweet tea hospitality
Mississippi ladies' mission
Keep them Yankee boys a wishin'
Ol' Webster's definition is zippity-doo-dah what we do to ya
The girls with Southern Hallelujah
Well hey who knew the way they talk
How do you dos and bless your hearts
And hey y'all drawls melt you like butter
Lose your Ps and Qs
They'll set you down
Give you a who to
They'll hush your mouth
Nice to find some spice in the sugar
Restores my faith in humanity
Can I get a witness out there
Who agrees with me?
Georgia girls get you jumpin'
Bama belles set hearts pumpin'
Louisiana maids are somethin' with their sweet tea hospitality
Mississippi ladies' mission
Keep them Yankee boys a wishin'
Ol' Webster's definition is zippity-doo-dah what we do to ya
The girls with Southern Hallelujah
Their kinda beauties just born to make us cry
Don't ask me how I know cuz I can't tell ya why
Just know that I'm one helluva lucky guy
Whoa oh and then some
Can I get an amen, son?
Amen now.
Georgia girls get you jumpin'
Bama belles set hearts pumpin'
Carolinas maids are somethin' with their sweet tea hospitality
Mississippi ladies' mission
Keep them Yankee boys a wishin'
Ol' Webster's definition is zippity-doo-dah what we do to ya
The girls with Southern Hallelujah
Southern Hallelujah
I met a guy on the red eye
He spotted my guitar
And said what do you do?
I said, I sing for a living,
Country music mixed with
A little rock and a little blues
He said I'm sorry
But I've never been crazy
'bout that twang and trains and hillbilly thing
What ever made you want to sing stuff like that?
I just looked at him and laughed and said
Cause it's songs about me
And who I am
Songs about loving and living
And good hearted women and family and God
Yeah they're all just
Songs about me
Songs about me
So I offered him tickets
I said you'll see what I mean
If you show up tonight
He said I doubt you'll change my opinion
I'll be kind of busy, but hey man, I'll try
Then later on when we finished our songs
About scars and cars and broken hearts
I saw him, he was standing there
Right next to the stage
And he shouted
Man you were right
It was like you sang those
Songs about me
And who I am
Songs about loving and living
And good hearted women and family and God
Yeah they're all just
Songs about me
Songs about me
So I'll just keep on singing
'til I hear the whole world singing those
Songs about me
And who I am
Songs about loving and living
And good hearted women and family and God
Yeah they're all just
Songs about me
Last night he fell down but he got right back up
Had one too many I guess
Tomorrow he won't remember tonight he just want's to forget
The pressure he's under the hell he's been in
The knife twisted up in his gut
When this is all over he's gonn get sober
Right now he's just down on his luck
Sometimes a man takes a drink
So he can just throw his head back and laugh
At things he can't change
Like the bills he can't pay and all of those ghosts from the past
It's the crutch he leans on when things have gone wrong
Life didn't turn out like he planned
Sometimes a man takes a drink
Sometimes a drink takes the man
Not that long ago he could take it or leave it
Now he wonders when it all changed
When did he stop being happy go lucky and become a prisoner in chains
Trapped behind bars no longer in charge
Where did the good times all go
He knows it's got him cause he's on the bottom
Real close to out of control
Sometimes a man takes a drink
So he can just throw his head back and laugh
At things he can't change
Like the bills he can't pay and all of those ghosts from the past
It's the crutch he leans on when things have gone wrong
Life didn't turn out like he planned
Sometimes a man takes a drink
Sometimes a drink takes the man
Sometimes a man takes a drink
He sat in that long line of Barber chairs
And the Sergeant asked him, Son, would you like to keep your hair?
He said yes sir, as he heard those clippers buzzing on
Sergeant said, well, hold out your hand, here it comes...
Semper Fi, Do or Die
So Gung-ho to go and pay the price
Here's to Leathernecks, Devil Dogs, and Jarheads
And Parris Island in July, Semper Fi
I sleep in my bed instead of a Fox Hole
I've never heard my boss tell me to lock and load
Ain't no bullet holes in the side of my SUV
Because the kid next door just shipped out over seas
Semper Fi, Do or Die
So Gung-ho to go and pay the price
Here's to Leathernecks, Devil Dogs, and Jarheads
And Parris Island in July, Semper Fi
For the few that wear the Dress Blues
With haircut High and Tight
Who are Proud to be the first ones in a fight
Semper Fi
Semper Fi, Do or Die
So Gung-ho to go and pay the price
Here's to Leathernecks, Devil Dogs, and Jarheads
And Parris Island in July,
Never leave a man behind...
A Marine, A Marine for Life
Mudgrips - white-tip
Cigar stickin' out of my face
Earnhardt racing sticker on the window
Banged up fender
4x4 - straight pipe roar
Primer and rust all over the door
Scarred up knuckles, Mack belt buckle
White t-shirt - Ain't afraid to work
Got a "what-are-you-looking-at-asshole" smirk
Cold beer, hot wings
Wranglers, Skoal ring
Get just what you see
Gun rack, ball cap
Don't take no crap
Ain't a pretty boy-toy
I'll rock you steady
Rough and ready
Work boots - one blue suit
Size too small - don't wear at all
Unless somebodys kids gets hitched
That's a bitch - makes me itch
Up with sun - off on the run
Makin' money money - cause I wanna have fun
5 o'clock whistle - off like a missle
Got a hot date, girl named Kate
Think's I'm cool - 'cause I shoot straight
Ain't one thing about her fake
She's long and tall - and she goes great with
Cold beer, hot wings
Wranglers, Skoal ring
Get just what you see
Gun rack, ball cap
Don't take no crap
Ain't a pretty boy-toy
I'll rock you steady
Rough and ready
Rough and ready baby
Ahh here's Johnny
Well you are who you are
And that's all right with me
And I am who I am
And that's all I can be
Cold beer, hot wings
Wranglers, Skoal ring
Get just what you see
Gun rack, ball cap
Don't take no crap
Ain't a pretty boy-toy
I'll rock you steady
Rough and ready
Rough and Ready
Rough and ready baby
Yeah...me and my buddies are all alike
We say hey watch this
Well that didn't turn out too good
You okay
What are you lookin' at
Yeah that a real gun in that gun rack
No I don't have a permit for it
Alright
Take a trip from here
Bogalusa, Baton Rouge,
New Orleans, Picayune,
Boloxi, Pascagoula,
Mobile Bay,Big full moon
Diesel up just north of Destin
Headed cross to Jacksonville
Love to see the world come at me
Through the bugs
On a big windshield
Yeah, that's right
Tear it down in Raleigh-Durham
Haven't got an hour to lose
Head up to the coast to Virginia
Read the newest Newport News
Back across the Appalachians
Blowin' into Louisville
Love to feel the big wheels turnin'
Always have and always will
Somewhere inside me
There's a new direction
Somewhere before me
There's an open road
Can't go to sleep
Without that diesel singin'
Somebody tellin' me
It's time to go
Let's ride
Come on boys, let's ride
Come on boys, let's ride
Little Rock, Texarkana,
Dallas, Fort-Worth and El Paso
110 in the desert
Pedal down
Go dog go
Always love to see the people
Always love to hear the crowd
Always love to bring a party
Turn it up and play it loud
Somewhere inside me
There's a new direction
Somewhere before me
There's an open road
Can't go to sleep
Without that diesel singin'
Somebody tellin' me
It's time to go
Let's ride
Come on boys, let's ride
Let's ride like the wind
I'll be back again
As sure as this world's spins around
One day I might find a reason
To shut this thing down
But for now
Let's ride
Somewhere inside me
There's a new direction
Somewhere before me
There's an open road
Can't go to sleep
Without that diesel singin'
Somebody tellin' me
Tell me, it's time to go
Let's ride
Come on boys, let's ride
Come on boys, let's ride
Yeah
If I were down to my last dollar -
Sittin' on an empty tank
I'd be a dollar richer than I was back-in-the-day
When I was playin' for tips and compliments
And half my rent was always spent on beer
Had a thousand dollar stereo
In a two hundred dollar truck
A screwdriver and some cussin'
Always made her start right up
But I tore it up one rainy night
Goin"round a curve when I hit second gear
And I'm just proud to be here
CHORUS
Yeah I'm just proud to be on the right side of the dirt
I've been loved and I've been lost and I've been hurt
I leave the hard stuff up to God
Try not to worry 'bout a whole jot
And I have no regrets for what it's worth
I've been livin' on borrowed time for years
And I'm just proud to be here
I'd like to thank my guardian angels
God must have sent His best
Heaven knows they worked their wings off
Keepin' whiskey off my breath
When I think of all I would have missed
My wife and kids and all that I hold dear
We've got a Styrofoam cooler in the back of my old Ford truck
And we're reaching over the side for brew cause the tailgates stuck
A couple of lines in the water, Hey, I think you've got a bite
I wonder what the Poor Folks are doing tonight?
We could have drove this old truck on into town and caught the 9 o'clock
Show
But I'd just as soon be sitting here with you listening to the radio
I've got your name on my left arm, and your body in my right
I wonder what the Poor Folks are doing tonight?
The ones out there who ain't got nothin... on us
They got everything else in this world, but it ain't enough
Wishing they were the owners of a love like yours and mine
I wonder what the Poor Folks are doing tonight?
The truth is, you and me, we can't buy a whole lotta fancy nice things
And we ain't on no first name basis with the folks down at the bank
But we know we've got it all when we turn out the lights
I wonder what the Poor Folks are doing tonight?
The ones out there who ain't got nothin... on us
They got everything else in this world, but it ain't enough
Wishing they were the owners of a love like yours and mine
I wonder what the Poor Folks are doing tonight?
I wonder what the Poor Folks are doing tonight?
Grandpa in his tux and boutonniere
Grandma in her gown and train
And though they’re gone they shine on through the years
In that old wooden picture frame
Uncle Johnny in Marine attire
Standing on a foreign shore
Still warms the heart above a smouldering fire
Though he never came home from the war
Long after this life’s over
Love will shine on
In pictures on mantles
Eternal candles
Sparks that rekindle yesterday
When fires fade to embers
And our life surrender
They will remember the love we made
In pictures on mantles
The hands of time they never hesitate
And only love will survive
And soon whatever life that we create
Will be reduced to 3-by-5
And when we’re nothing more than memories
Love will live on
In pictures on mantles
Eternal candles
Sparks that rekindle yesterday
When fires fade to embers
And our life surrender
They will remember the love we made
In pictures on mantles
And long after this life’s over
Love will shine on
In pictures on mantles
Eternal candles
Sparks that rekindle yesterday
When fires fade to embers
And our life surrender
They will remember the love we made
Have you ever had one of those days
When you wake up feelin' good
So good that you could take the whole world on
One of those days when you just know
No matter what
Nothin' in the world could go wrong
Well that's the way I feel this mornin'
But, baby I just gotta say
I always have one of those days
After one of those nights
Just like last night
Oh my, what a beautiful thing
Just you and me
Those tangled sheets were wrapped around us
Baby, thanks to your love
It was one of those nights that leads
To one of those days that leads
Right to one of those nights, yeah
Have you ever had one of those smiles
You just can't wipe away
Those sweet anticipations too strong
One of those smiles you wear all day
'Cause you can taste
The kiss of passion waitin' back home
Well that's the one I'm wearing right now
But baby you always leave
One of those smiles on me
After one of those nights
Just like last night
Oh my, what a beautiful thing
Just you and me
Those tangled sheets were wrapped around us
Baby, thanks to your love
It was one of those nights that leads
To one of those days that leads
Right to one of those nights
When everything's perfect
(One of those nights)
When you want me, you touch me, you move me
After one of those nights
Just like last night
Oh my, what a beautiful thing
Just you and me
Those tangled sheets were wrapped around us
Baby, thanks to your love
It was one of those nights that leads
To one of those days that leads, right
One of those nights that leads
To one of those days that leads
Right to one of those nights, oh ho
One of those nights
(One of those days that leads right to one of those nights)
When everythings perfect
One of those nights
(One of those days that leads right to one of those nights)
One of those nights, babe
I need another one of those nights baby
(One of those days that leads right to one of those nights)
Muddy Water- trace adkins
Eighteen wheeler dropped me off at that city limit sign
sunday mornin sunlight hurt my eyes
its a long way from where Ive been
back to my hometown
but theres a man in me I need to drown
Baptize me in that muddy water
wash me clean in amazing grace
I aint been livin like i oughtta
baptize me in that muddy water
Made my way to the church at the end of the dirt road
draggin what was left of my soul
i could see the saints out back on the riverbank
and I could hear forgiveness callin out my name
Baptize me in that muddy water
wash me clean in amazing grace
I aint been livin like i oughtta
She was pretty
She was smart
she was witty
Yeah she had charm
Cupid shot me
that's what got me down the aisle
But that match made in heaven
Went straight to hell
Split up our possessions
Put the house up for sale
And I learned a lesson I won't be for getting
The next time around
I'm gonna marry for money
I'll be so damn rich it ain't funny
I'm gonna have me a trust fund, yacht club, hot tub piece of the pie
Find me a sweet sugar mama
With a whole lot of zeros and commas
Don't really care if she loves me
She can even be ugly
I'm gonna marry for money
I won't have to love her family
I won't have to like her friends
and if it works out like I planned it,
I won't ever have to work again
Repeat Chorus
Solo
Y'all I'm gonna fly to Hawaii
On a Lear Jet the old lady buys me
I'll call her sweet heart & honey if she's a hundred and twenty
I'm gonna marry for money...
I dont care if she loves me
She can be really ugly
I'm gonna marry for money
Well, I know you've seen the worst in men
The way we say things we don't mean
We act stupid just to impress women
Say a line from a movie or a song
It's come now when you want to settle down
Think you'll find yourself a gentleman
And you get the chance to turn heads
They say love changes everything
But the way I look at it
Love sure won't change me
No, it won't change who I am
Cause love don't change a man
Gonna try to give you all you need
And work on making your dreams
But don’t expect too much from me
I'm still gonna be a jerk every once in a while
And I can't promise I'll always make you smile
It's never easy to live on a one woman
And If I see something worth looking
My eyes won't only take a glance
I can give you everything that makes me
But I can't tell you everything'll be ok
I'm gonna take sometimes off this ride
Have a beer an' hang out with my friends
I wanna look back an' a laugh or two
Cause If I recall quiet well, my vows were clear
They said, to love, support and honor you
I never promised to stop being me
They say love changes everything
But the way I look at it
Love sure won't change me
No, it won't change who I am
Cause love don't change a man
Gonna try to give you all you need
And work on making your dreams
I remember when kissing you would take all night
Love was new back then, the
moment was always right
I apologize, I can't believe how long it's been
So put your lips to mine and let's do that again
We could talk it over
But baby, talk is cheap
So come a little closer
I'll show you what I mean
'Cause I remember how it felt to be skin on skin
Girl, right here right now,
oh, let's do that again
Hmm, yeah, let's do that again
We can talk it over
But baby, talk is cheap
So come a little closer
And I'll show you what I mean
Girl, can you believe it's already 2 a.m.
No, I don't need no sleep, let's do that again
Baby, let's do that again
Hmm, oh, again and again
Let's do that again
The quarterback down at the school makes all the rules
'Cause he's super cool
And everybody wants to be just like him
There's a little girl in his homeroom class
Sits in the back 'cause she thinks she's tat
Lookiin' for a corner she can hide in
In life there ain't too many level playin' fields
And it don't seem fair but here's the deal
Brother here's the deal
CHORUS
You can walk on water, you can walk on the moon
You can walk through Memphis wearin' blue suede shoes
When the walkin' is over, at the end of the road
It ain't what you done son, it's who you know
Yeah it's who you know
Meet the man who owns it all
That's him there on the lobby wall
Don't he look like he's been carved from granite
His hands are soft, his heart is hard
And he only smokes the best cigars
And you call him sir.'cause he's earned it, damn it
There's a little old lady cleanin' up after him at night
And she prays someday that he'll see the light
Man I think she's got it right
REPEAT CHORUS
At the end of the road
It’s who you know
REPEAT CHORUS
This gettin up early, pulling double shifts,
Gonna make an old man of me long before I ever get rich.
But I'm tryin
It's been two years since we've finalized,
I still ain't used to puttin ex in front of wife.
But I'm tryin.
Send more money right away, is pretty much all she has to say when she
Calls these days and don't you be late
But all I can do, is all I can do and I keep on tryin
And all I can be is all I can be and I keep on tryin
There's always a mountain in front of me,
Seems I'm always climbin and fallin and climbin
But I keep on tryin
I remember daddy sayin keep your eye on the ball, run like hell, play to win,
Get up when you fall
I'm tryin
Don't say nothin that you can't take back
Never do anything you might regret
No don't do that
Daddy I'm tryin
Know the difference between heaven and hell
Go easy on the bottle be hard on yourself
And I know he meant well
But all I can do, is all I can do and I keep on tryin
And all I can be is all I can be and I keep on tryin
There's always a mountain in front of me,
Seems I'm always climbin and fallin and climbin
But I keep on tryin
There's always a mountain in front of me
Seems I'm always climbin and stumblin
And then fallin'
And then climbin'
But I keep on tryin'
This gettin up early pullin double shifts
Gonna make an old man of me
Long before I ever get rich
From the time you were a baby
You had this notion in your head
Someone would come along and sweep you off your feet
Like in all those storybooks you read
Well if you're lookin` for salvation
Like some damsel in destress
Girl there ain't no heroes on white horses
At least I ain't seen 'em yet
There ain't no knights in shinin` armor
There ain't no never, never land
And I won't ever walk on water
I can only love you like a man
Now heaven knows I'm no angel
Just flesh and bone like all the rest
I never clamed to have a halo
All I can give you is my best
But, I will never try to hurt you
Or even give you cause to doubt
That my heart is yours forever
Ain't that what true love's all about
There ain't no knights in shinin` armor
There ain't no never, never land
And I won't ever walk on water
I can only love you like a man
No I won't ever walk on water
Spoken: “Ah, dearly beloved,
We’re gathered up in here today to join in holy monogomony
This here feller and this ol’ gal that he brought with him.”
The weddin’ chapel couldn’t get more packed
The love birds were dressed in white and black
The preacher turned to the groom and asked
him to skip the ring on her left hand
He turned to his best man and said
Hold my beer
This won’t take long
And I want it back
And I don’t want it gone
I trust ya, buddy, here
Hold my beer
Spoken: “I now pronounce you, ‘Ya’ll’.”
They cut the cake and they poured champagne
They macarana’d and formed a train
But it crashed right into the groom’s old flame
As she came crashin’ in
The new bride just kinda grinned and said
Hold my beer
This won’t take long
And I want it back
And I don’t want it gone
I trust ya, honey, here
Hold my beer
When the catfight broke up
The band broke into some Haggard and Hank and some Cash
When somebody’s cousin that nobody knew
Yelled, “What’s with this hillbilly crap?”
You could’ve heard a pin drop
And then
Hold my beer
This won’t take long
And I want it back
And I don’t want it gone
Somebody,
Hold my beer
This won’t take long
And I want it back
And I don’t want it gone
I trust ya, buddy, here
Hold my beer
Spoken: “Yeah, no, no just hold it.
No, I wasn’t givin’ it for you to drink.
No. It’s gone now.
He grew up pickin' in a chicken wire joint,
Burnin' up the road, from point to point,
Doing Silver bullets, singing "Shotgun Willie",
A five pice band and a coal black tele,
He told his Moma one day I'm gonna be like the king,
Buy you a house and a Big diamond ring,
You can tell your boss down at the truckstop stick it,
Your Backwoods bare foot boy done hit it,
Hillbilly Rich,
Podunk Proud,
He got horns on the hood of his caddy, cruisin round town,
Got some nuddie boots, got a big city cuttie
Blonde hair Brown roots,
look out another hometown hick done struck it
Hillbilly rich.
Theres a big crowd gathered at the wal-mart store,
Hes flying off the shelf,
The folks want more,
Got a sold out show down in Dallas tonight,
and them Rhimestone sparkle in the big spot light,
Combread country living like a rockstar,
Got 40 acres and a swimming pool, shaped like a guitar,
Hillbilly Rich
Podunk Proud
He got horns on the hood of his caddy, cruisin round town,
Got some nuddie boots, got a big city cuttie
Blonde hair Brown roots,
look out another hometown hick done struck it
Hillbilly rich.
Hes throwing parties catching the town
He got family, he never knew he had
Hillbilly Rich,
Podunk Proud,
He got horns on the hood of his caddy, Cruisin round town,
Got some nuddie boots, got a big city cuttie
Blonde hair Brown roots,
Look out another hometown hick done hit it
I was flippin’ through the channels
A lazy Sunday afternoon
Caught the race in Talladega
Comin’ round lap twenty-two
When the fella in the blue car
Gave the red car a little tap
Then a rainbow of colors
Went flippin’ down the track
In what hat announcer called a spectacular crash
(And I thought)
Well hell, I can do that
What’s the big deal?
Hit a wall in a ball of fire requires no skill
A hundred thousand fans
Screamin’ in the stands
He gets a bag full of cash
To drive in circles and crash
Hell, I can do that
While they were under caution
I switched it back to the football game
My team was losin’
Coach was hangin’ his head in shame
Then they gave thirty-two the football
And he hit the hole fast
Between him and the goal line
Wasn’t nothin’ but grass
Then he tripped on his own two feet
Fell flat on his back
(And I said)
Well, hell, I can do that
Man, what’s the big deal
If all they want is stumbling’, fumblin’ skills
A hundred thousand fans
Screamin’ in the stands
He gets a bag full of cash
To sit out the second half
Hell, I can do that
Well I must have dozed off
I woke up with my baby next to me
Remote in her hand, tears in her eyes from a movie
A romantic comedy, starring Matthew McConaughey
Oh hell baby, I can do that
I don’t see the big deal
Kiss a girl, save the world and the monster ain’t even real
He just takes off his shirt
Stuntman does the work
He gets a boat load of cash, for a quick shot of his ass
Hell, I can do that
Might need to wax my back
Alright
Everyone knows I'm the hard workin' peace lovin' type
I walk a thousand miles out of my way
Just to keep from a fight
Poke fun at the way that I talk
Or this hat that I wear
You can say what you want about me
See if I care
But one slip of the tongue 'bout my God Or my mama
Or this flag that I wear on my shirt
You'll see a side of me man
That I don't think you wanna
Cause them there's fightin' words
Now don't get me wrong
I've swapped skin now and then in my youth
I was all for an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth
Now the older I get
The less I wanna stand toe to toe
But before you go runnin' your mouth
I think you oughta know
That one slip of the tongue 'bout my God
Or my mama
Or this flag that I wear on my shirt
You'll see a side of me man
That I don't think you wanna
Cause them there's fightin' words
Chevrolet or Ford
The south or the north
That ain't gonna get me worked up
But I'll draw the line
Everytime when it comes to the things that I love
So one slip of the tongue 'bout my dog
Or my woman
Or this country that I proudly serve
You'll see a side of me man
That you damn sure don't wanna
Cause them there's fightin' words
Yeah, them's fightin' words
Ahh them's fightin' words, Hoss
Excuse me
First amendment?
Son, the first amendment protects you from the government
Not from me
You can say whatever you want to out there
You come within reach of me
I'll exercise my right to give you a good ol' country ass whoopin'
Is what I'll do for you
It's a song on the radio
It's your picture on the wall in my bedroom
It's any one of a million memories
Girl, everything takes me back but you
It's every place that we've ever been
It's running into someone we both knew
Or it's the face of a total stranger
Girl, everything takes me back but you
I've called you up I've begged and pleaded left love letters at your door
Though I broke your heart you gotta believe it hurt me even more
So what's it gonna take, what ya wanna hear Girl, I think I've paid my dues
And it might be just but it don't seem fair that everything takes me back but you
It's a sound or it's the silence
It's the thought of what I've done
I can't undo
Or it's the dream I can't put behind me
Girl, everything takes me back but you
I've called you up I've begged and pleaded left love letters at your door
Though I broke your heart you gotta believe it hurt me even more
So what's it gonna take, what ya wanna hear Girl, I think I've paid my dues
And it might be just but it don't seem fair that everything takes me back but you
It's the night or it's the morning
It's the thunder rolling in before it rains
Or it's a long, long, long, long stretch of highway
Girl, it's nothing and it's everything, it's everything
Everything takes me back but you
I can smell that fresh coffee beginnin' to brew
From the swing on this deck with a heck of a view
Of the sun burnin' steam off the lake and the dew off the ground
The weatherman's callm' for clear as can be
And I believe that he's right
'Cause my stubborn left knee is feelin1 awful dang good
And that's just what I'm needin' right now
So don't bring me the paper, don't turn on the news
If it'll fire me up, keep it away from my fuse
If the world's goin' to hell, let it go, I'll just blow it a kiss
Don't wanna think about things like that
On days like this
Some days are just made for a big change of plans
So bring me your body and baby let's dance
You're all that I want on my mind and my hands right now
Right now baby
So don't bring me the paper, don't turn on the news
If it'll fire me up, keep it away from my fuse
If the world's gone to hell, let it go, I'll blow it a kiss
Don't wanna think about things like that
On days like this
No don't bring me the paper, don't turn on the news
If it'll fire me up, keep it away from my fuse
If the world's gone to hell, let it go, I'll blow it a kiss
Don't wanna think about things like that
On days like this
Days like this
I was workin' my magic one night at the rusty spur...
I was talkin' that you know what to you know her...
I was layin' it down like barbeque sauce, brushin on real thick...
When he walked in, passed her a grin, I never lost a woman that quick...
Damned you bubba, with your "82" Cadillac, Your new hairdoo and your dancin
Shoes... you're makin' me look bad...
Aw... Damned you bubba, with your 50 dollar bank roll, with your brand new
Jeans, I know what that means...
Bubba's got a J.O.B., awe... damned you bubba...
Last week bubba sat at the shallow end of the bar...
He was one of us tryin' his best to just to win her heart...
Walked up to him and said hey bubba, let me in on your plan...
He leaned back and laughed and said the bubba don't run with a wingman...
Awe... Damned you bubba, with your "82" Cadillac, Your new hairdoo and your
Dancin shoes... you're makin' me look bad...
Damned you bubba, with your 50 dollar bank roll, and your brand new jeans,
I know what that means...
Bubba's got a J.O.B., and I, D.O.N.T.
Awe... damned you bubba...
(Guitar Solo)
Turned in my application friday mornin' 6 a.m. on the dot...
A man called monday, said I'm sorry, but bubba done filled that slot...
Awe... damned you bubba...
Yeah... always knew momma liked you best...
Awe... Damned you bubba, with your "82" Cadillac, Your new hairdoo and your
Dancin shoes... you're makin' me look bad...
Damned you bubba, with your 50 dollar bank roll, and your brand new jeans,
I know what that means...
Bubba's got a J.O.B., and I, D.O.N.T.
I got to get a J.O.B.
Awe... damned you bubba...
Awe... damned you bu... bba...
You call yourself the bubba... now who does that really? you know?
I'm tellin' daddy...
Nobody knows where she goes every other weekend
Monday morning shes back at work with a smile on her face again
They ask but she don't tell shes keeping him to her self
Chorus:
He rolls in like a southwest wind hot off of the plains
She needs the love he brings like the desert needed rain
This high rise life shes living is beginning to get her down
But its all better now cause her cowboys back in town
So far the way things are works for both of them
Hes tried time after time to take her home with him
She says one day she might and it might be tonight
Chorus:
He rolls in like a southwest wind hot off the plains
She needs the love he brings like the desert needed rain
This high rise life shes living is beginning to get her down
But its all better now cause her cowboys back in town
Back in town
Its getting harder to be apart cause that cowboy owns her heart
Chorus:
He rolls in like a southwest wind hot off the plains
She needs the love he brings like the desert needed rain
This high rise life shes living is beginning to get her down
But its all better now... so much better now... its all better now
Cause her cowboys back in town
The cowboys back in town
Nobody knows where she goes every other weekend
Maybe you were right, maybe I was wrong
Maybe I said goodbye a little too strong
But, you been away way too long... Come home
A little too harsh, a little too loud
Out there on the edge of a little too proud
But baby, you oughta see me now... Come home
Come Home, come home
Tell me all is forgiven, let's get back to livin'
Come home
I know there ain't no way to take it all back
Make it better after the fact
But I'd sure give my should for somethin' like that...
You just come home
Come Home, come home
Tell me all is forgiven, let's get back to livin'
Come home
Come Home Baby
Come Home, come home
Tell me all is forgiven, let's get back to livin'
Come home
I'm gonan wait, but it ain't too long
Come home, come home
Chrome, She can see herself In the shiny grill and the
Wire wheels of a red Chevelle with four on the floor and the top down
Chrome, zippin' by on an Electra Glide
With dual tail pipes doin' 105 in the broad daylight
On a two-lane headin' outta town
Forget Pink and purple paisleys
little mellow-yellow daisies
Ain't no pot of gold in her rainbow
Her favorite color is ..Chrome
Chrome, get her leg up high
on the bumper of my big black Mack truck
With a smoke stack pointed towards the sky
And mud flaps, you know the kind
Chrome,I said hey little girl you sure look nice
Do you wanna ride, I won't bite, she climbs inside
Says hell no, I want to drive
Forget Pink and purple paisleys
little mellow-yellow daisies
Ain't no pot of gold in her rainbow
Her favorite color is ..Chrome
It's chrome alright Shiny,nice polished
Chrome, Chrome
Forget Pink and purple paisleys
little mellow-yellow daisies
Ain't no pot of gold in her rainbow
Her favorite color is ..Chrome
Her favorite color is...chrome
That girl is all about chrome
No more than just a broken heart ago
I made a promise to myself I'd never
Trust someone again
Judging form my rough and rocky past
I wrote off love as just a game a fool will play and never win
And I felt certain I was right
'Til I turned a corner in the night
And there was you
Like an angel you just suddenly appeared
Sent to me With a love so true
That it could make up for the lies and wasted years
Now I see there were other loves I knew
And there was you
I've heard the words "I love You" said in vain so many times
I quit believing that someone could really care
And after one too many dead end roads
I found myself stumbling through the dark down to my last prayer
I didn't know what else to try
'Til I raised my head and opened my eyes
And there was you
Like an angel you just suddenly appeared
Sent to me With a love so true
That it could make up for the lies and wasted years
Now I see there were other loves I knew
Summer turns this town to bust
When it don't rain, the farmers cuss
But they break the ground and they make the hay
And it's always gonna be that way
The oilfield hands belly up to the bar
With new tattoos and football scars
They go on and on 'bout Itie good old days
And it's always gonna be that way
And the young kids still park up on the hill
'Bout two feel under the stars
And the old men still take off their hats
And they hold 'em over their hearts
I still get chills down in my bones
Every time I see your face
And ft's always gonna be that way
That little white church is gonna have a crowd
Every time a Sunday rolls around
Yeah we read the book and we all pray
And it's always gonna be that way
And the young kids still spark up on the hill
'Bout two feet under the stars
And the old men still take off their hats
And they hold 'em over their hearts
I still get chills down in my bones
Every lime I hear your name
And it's always gonna be that way
Some people leave and don't come back
Chase their dreams down a one-way track
Baby I'm all yours, I'm here to stay
And it's always gonna be that way
She was going thru some rough times
I needed someone who'll understand
I needed one good friend, I needed you
She needed time 'n space to figure it out
She still loved me, I saw it in her eyes
I just wonded up in the wrong hands
Whatever happened that night
Never meant anything to me
You know it didn't feel right
It was a night to forget
So if she ever ask you
Say, nothing happened
It was a night to forget
You think that you're all I need
But you know I'm in love with her
Nothing could ever come between us
We've got something so true and deep
You see it too, when I'm around her
I feel complete, she's all I ever need
Whatever happened that night
Never meant anything to me
You know it didn't feel right
It was a night to forget
So if she ever ask you
Say, nothing happened
It was a night to forget
That night was amazing, can't deny it
T'was yesteryear, we've gotta move on
Take it out of your mind, let it go with the wind
Wash it all away, don't ever think about it
Long as she don't know, I can't do her wrong
And it's better if you don't ever say a thing (Cause)
Whatever happened that night
Never meant anything to me
You know it didn't feel right
It was a night to forget
So if she ever ask you
Say, nothing happened
You left without saying I love you
And that makes three days in a row
Now that you're tired of pretending
It's time that I let you know
I don't disagree with your feelings
We both need to find a new life
But this ain't the way we should end it
It's a bad way of saying goodbye
There must be a better way of sayin` it's over
Where nobody walks away with tears in their eyes
When you stay 'til regret is all you have left
That's a bad way of saying goodbye
When I think of you I'll remember
How you looked at me when we met
But the way that you're looking at me now
I'll do my best to forget
It's not your fault, but it's not mine
We both made mistakes though we tried
So leaving without syaing I'm sorry
Is a bad way of saying goodbye
There must be a better way of saying its over
Where nobody walks away with tears in their eyes
When you stay 'til regret is all you have left
That's a bad way of saying goodbye
I can't see you
But I can feel
Like a scar that
Just won't heal
Blue-eyed gypsy
You're still with me
Everywhere I go
Lonely
Won't leave me alone
You're everywhere I go
Lonely
Won't leave me alone
Another highway
One more town
I tried to lose you
But you tracked me down
Like the moonlight
On a dark night
You're down every winding road
Lonely
Won't leave me alone
Down every winding road
Lonely
Won't leave me alone
I know you told me
Our love's dead and gone
But here in my heart
It lives on
And on
You're every sad song
All night long
On my radio
Lonely
Won't leave me alone
Lonely
Won't leave me alone
Lonely
Won't leave me alone
I'm so lonely
Won't leave me alone
I've seen mornings when a thousand bales of hay
Looked like a mountain to a boy my age
And I've seen my daddy in that hot southern sun
Move those mountains one by one
And I've seen that same man come home from the mill
Pull forty hours for a hundred-dollar bill
I've watched him struggle and I've watched him age
Raising a family on a working man's wage
I grew up on a working man's wage
Blood, sweat and tears on every dollar he made
For the little he earned there was so much he gave
And I hope I am worthy of a working man's wage
I pick this guitar six nights a week
Daddy can't believe they're paying me
It would be so easy to let it go to my head
But there's just one thing that I can't forget
I grew up on a working man's wage
Blood, sweat and tears on every dollar he made
For the little he earned there was so much he gave
And I hope I am worthy, I hope I am worthy
Of a working man's wage
I've seen mornings when a thousand bales of hay
I wanna tell you that I'm sorry
I wanna say that I was wrong
I wanna tell you that this circus
That we been living in
Ain't where we belong
It's like the Grand Canyon
And we're out here on the edge
But we're still standin'
Baby we haven't fallen yet
I don't wanna talk anymore tonight
Fallin' through the trap
Of who's wrong and who's right
It's easy to see
The way you're lookin' at me
That you just want the same things
That I do
All I want is to make love to you
There's really nothing to say
Don't let our words get in the way
We both know love's not perfect
It's good, it's bad, it's everything
You know what makes it worth it
For the all the moments in between
There's a deep ocean
Sometimes it's sink or swim
These are real emotions
So baby let's dive in
I don't wanna talk anymore tonight
Fallin' through the trap
Of who's wrong and who's right
It's easy to see
The way you're lookin' at me
That you just want the same things
That I do
All I want is to make love to you
There's really nothing to say
Don't let our words get in the way
Baby
You just want the same things
That I do
All I want is to make love to you
There's really nothing to say
Don't let our words get in the way
Don't let our words get in the way
Every now and then ya gotta take it on the chin
Gotta turn the other cheek
But then there’s times your old stubborn pride
Don’t back down so easily
And you got no choice but to let your voice
Be heard and hold your ground
And that’s the point that he’ll get the point
And he’ll probably back down
But if he bows up and steps across that line
Ya gotta whoop a man’s ass sometimes
Chorus:
Man, I’ll be the first one here to call you crazy
If you let me catch you cussin’ out a kid or roughin’ up a lady
And God forbid that anybody mess with mine
Ya gotta whoop a man’s ass sometimes
Yeah I let it slide when that liquored up guy
Asked me, “Boy, what you lookin’ at?”
And I kept my cool when the reckless fool
Put a dent in my Cadillac
And I don’t care that my long hair
Draws stares the way it does
Long as you aint’ throwin’ stick
And stones you’ll probably be all right ‘cause
I’ll take the high road if I can out of a bind
But you gotta whoop a man’s ass sometimes
Repeat Chorus
Man, I’ll be th first one here to call you crazy
If you let me catch you cussin’ out a kid or roughin’ up a lady
And God forbid that anybody mess with that little girl of mine
Ya gotta whoop a man’s ass sometimes
Ya gotta whoop a man’s ass sometimes
Come on in, son, have a seat
Don't mind the screams, don't mind the heat
It's been like this 'round here for a long, long time
We haven't had the chance to meet
But I've heard about you on TV
And I think we're gonna get along just fine
I can't help but notice
You look somewhat surprised
Did you think, son, after what you've done
The Lord would let you slide?
Welcome to Hell, your new home
You did the crime, now you'll do the time
Right where you belong
Welcome to Hell, end of the line
Your final sin got you in
And now your soul is mine
Welcome to Hell
I hope for your sake, you're the kind
That can stand to burn 'til the end of time
'Cause that's exactly what you're gonna do
There's some lots left on the lake of fire
Where we send your kind to retire
And I picked out a nice little hot spot just for you
I've got one last thing to tell you
And let me make this clear
I don't know what you've been told
But there ain't no virgins here
Welcome to Hell, your new home
You did the crime, now you'll do the time
Right where you belong
Welcome to Hell, end of the line
Your final sin got you in
And now your soul is mine
Welcome to Hell, welcome to Hell, boy
Welcome to Hell, end of the line
Your final sin got you in
Now your ass is mine
Welcome to Hell
Welcome to Hell, boy
I am a poor wayfaring stranger
Traveling through this world of woe
Yet there's no sickness, no toil or danger
In that bright world to which I go
I'm going there to see my father
I'm going there no more to roam
I'm only going over to Jordan
I'm only going over home
Yes, Lord
I know dark clouds will gather around me
I know my way is rough and steep
Yet beauteous fields lie just before me
Where God's redeemed their vigils keep
I'm going there to see my mother
She said she'd meet me when I come
I'm only going over to Jordan
I'm only going over to home
Goin' home now
I've got this craving around the clock
And it's got a hold on me
I've had it bad since the moment we met
I can't get no relief
You're the only train of thought on my one track mind
Going ninety miles an hour baby all the time
Twenty-four, seven
You're the only thing that matters to me
Twenty-four hours girl, every day
Seven long days a week
I'm in heaven, heaven
Twenty-four, seven
Every night when I go to sleep
In my dreams there you are
You're the first thing I think about
And that's how the morning starts
It seems like everything I say and do
Is all about me being in love with you
Twenty-four, seven
You're the only thing that matters to me
Twenty-four hours girl, every day
Seven long days a week
I'm in heaven, heaven
Twenty-four, seven
You're the only train of thought on my one track mind
Going ninety miles an hour baby all the time
Twenty-four, seven
You're the only thing that matters to me
Twenty-four hours girl, every day
Seven long days a week
I'm in heaven, heaven
Twenty-four, seven
I'm in heaven
Twenty-four, seven
Twenty-four hours girl, every day
Seven long days a week
I'm in heaven, heaven
Twenty-four seven
Back in 39 she was 26
The wife of a soldier tryin' to raise four kids
On rationed out beans and watered down milk
Tryin' to keep 'em all warm with a patchwork quilt
That great depression ended about 1945
But grandma lived to be 92
See, tough times don't last
Tough people do
Tough people pull themselves up by the bootstraps
When they hit hard luck
And they stay strong and they keep on fightin'
Like they don't know how to lose
Tough times don't last
Tough people do
Those talkin' heads on cnn
Say we'll never get out of this hole we're in
Price of gas is up and the market's down
And there's a bunch of empty houses in every town
Well, i'd interrupt that program with a little headline of my own
This just in from the old red, white and blue
Tough times don't last
Tough people do
Tough people pull themselves up by the bootstraps
When they hit hard luck
And they stay strong and they keep on fightin'
Like they don't know how to lose
Tough times don't last
Tough people do
I've been out of work since mid july
My bank account's about bone dry
Been lookin' for a job no luck so far
But I bought a little time when I sold my car
Well, I'll go dig a ditch if that's what it takes
Baby, somehow or another we'll get through
Tough times don't last
Tough times don't last
Tough people do
I'm not sure what I did just yet
But something kicked in on the night we met
Look's like her hearts out of control
What she's gonna do next, I don't know
She's already dreaming about a house on the hill
How does she think we're gonna pay those bills
When all I can afford is a two room shack
I took her to the moon and I can't bring her back
Now where did my fishing magazines go
Everywhere I look there's another Cosmo
Flowers in the kitchen and a new bedspread
Now you tell me, was it something I said
Even old blue's taking it rough
She clipped his nails and powdered him up
Her mind's running on a one way track
I took her to the moon and I can't bring her back
Where's that girl that I used to know
The one who said we'd better take it slow
What on earth do I do now
To put her feet back on the ground
She goes to the mall but she never says why
She brings home things that a man won't buy
I've already told her enough's enough
Now what are we gonna do with all this stuff
She bought a bunch of soap that she won't let me use
A toilet seat cover and hand towels too
The kind you don't touch, just leave 'em on the rack
I took her to the moon and I can't bring her back
Where's that girl that I used to know
The one who said we'd better take it slow
What on earth do I do now
To put her feet back on the ground
She's already dreaming about a house on the hill
Now how does she think we're gonna pay those bills
When all I can afford is a two room shack
I took her to the moon and I can't bring her back
When I rode out of Dallas
Chasing down a dream
I thought I knew what I was looking for
But the neon nights have blinded me
'Til I'm lost in Tennessee
Not sure I know who I am anymore... but
There's a girl in Texas
There's a girl in Texas
There's a girl in Texas
That does
You're a truly lovely lady
And you sure light up the night
I'm a lonely man but I'm leaving here alone
I won't try to lie to you
About this heart of mine
That I can't give, that I don't really own... cause
There's a girl in Texas
There's a girl in Texas
There's a girl in Texas
That does
If this dream that I've been chasing
Ever sets me free
And I wake up to find it don't need me
There's a girl in Texas
There's a girl in Texas
There's a girl in Texas
That does
In the early rush of morning,
Trying to get the kids to school:
One's hanging on my shirt-tail,
Another's locked up in her room.
And I'm yelling up the stairs:
"Stop worrying 'bout your hair, you look fine."
Then they're fightin' in the backseat,
And I'm playing referee.
Now someone's gotta go,
The moment that we leave.
And everybody's late,
I swear that I can't wait till they grow up.
Then they do, and that's how it is.
It's just quiet in the mornin',
Can't believe how much you miss,
All they do and all they did.
You want all the dreams they dreamed of to come true:
Then they do.
Now the youngest is starting college,
She'll be leavin' in the Fall.
And Brianna's latest boyfriend,
Called to ask if we could talk.
And I got the impression,
That he's about to pop the question any day.
I look over at their pictures,
Sittin' in their frames.
I see them as babies:
I guess that'll never change.
You pray all their lives,
That someday they will find happiness.
Then they do, and that's how it is.
It's just quiet in the mornin',
Can't believe how much you miss,
All they do and all they did.
You want all the dreams they dreamed of to come true:
Then they do.
No more Monday PTA's,
No carpools, or soccer games.
Your work is done.
Now you've got time that's all your own.
You've been waitin' for so long,
For those days to come.
Then they do, and that's how it is.
It's just quiet in the mornin',
Can't believe how much you miss,
All they do and all they did.
You want all the dreams they dreamed of to come true:
Then they do.
I smell the fragrance of your hair
Feel your fingers and your breath on my skin
When we're here alone like this
A crazy world makes perfect sense
I hear you whisperin' my name
Your kisses leave the sweetest taste, on my lips
When you say, "I love you too"
Soft and tender like you do
I know all my dreams have come true
Then I wake up
On the floor, beside our bed
Where I sleep
Ever since the night you left me alone
In this old house
Days go by, but I'm still in love
With who we used to be
Now you're just a precious memory
I can count on every night to hold me tight
Then I wake up
I lay here while the truth sinks in
I'm still alone you're still not here
And we're still through
I remember our last night
Every word right up to goodbye
Slowly I drift off again
I'm saying words I wish I'd said
That night, to you
And you don't drive off in your car
And I don't have a broken heart
And you can't wait to be in my arms
Then I wake up
On the floor, beside our bed
Where I sleep
Ever since the night you left me alone
In this old house
Days go by, but I'm still in love
With who we used to be
Now you're just a precious memory
I can count on every night to hold me tight
Then I wake up
I'm still in love
With who we used to be
Now you're just a precious memory
I can count on every night to hold me tight
Then I wake up
On the floor, beside our bed
Where I sleep
Ever since the night you left me alone
Long-legged shadows
Mississippi sunset
She was standing like a candle
That hadn't been burned yet
The wind was blowin'
Clouds like ashes
Had my hand in my pocket
Reaching for my matches
Ican see those
Cotton sheets dancin'
On her mama's clothesline in my head
From my lips a Lucky Strike was danglin'
The day was dyin' in a sea of red
Then came the night
Warm and dark
Draggin' its chains
Across our hearts
The moon was full
The grass was wet
Makin' us scream makin' us sweat
Holdin' on tight
It was wrong it was right
Then came the night
There was a time
When love was a flower
Now it's a vine
Climbin' up the tower
And the river just rolls
Past the garden
Where love won't grow
And the ground is hardened
I can see the tattered white flag flyin'
I can hear the ringin' mission bell
Telling of the innocence that's dyin'
A sound that i remember oh so well
Then came the night
Warm and dark
Draggin' its chains
Across our hearts
The moon was full
The grass was wet
Makin' us scream makin' us sweat
Makin' us cling makin' us claw
Makin' us rise makin' us fall
Breath on breath, skin on skin
I can't go back, there again
Holdin' on tight
It was wrong it was right
Then came the night
(I remember that sumer
I was workin' for her daddy
I was still a boy
But i knew i was ready
When she reached out and took my hand
She became a woman
ANd i became a man
I wonder if she still thinks about me
The way i still think about her
You dont forget something like that
They say that smokin' ain't allowed in here
But I don't care
Try to sneak you some
Saw your buddies at the barber shop
And they sure fight a lot
Just like they've always done
You look at me
Like you don't know who I am
But that's alright
Cause I know who you are
You're the stubborn one
My great-granddaddy's son
The one who drank his whiskey from a coffee cup
Time has stripped you of
So many things you love
But you keep fightin' on
Cause you're the stubborn one
Remember when we saw Hank Aaron play
I was in second grade
You snuck me out of school
And you wore overalls to Sunday church
You said the Good Lord's work
Ain't done in a monkey suit
You bought your tires down at
Eddie Shaw's garage
You said K-Mart didn't need your dollar
You're the stubborn one
My great-granddaddy's son
The one who drank his whiskey from a coffee cup
Time has stripped you of
So many things you love
But you keep fightin' on
Cause you're the stubborn one
The nurses wonder why
I keep comin' back
They tell me you can't hear me
I guess I'm more like you
Than anybody knew
I can't let go of what I hold so dearly
The stubborn one
You're the stubborn one
My great-granddaddy's son
The one who drank his whiskey from a coffee cup
Time has stripped you of
So many things you love
But you keep fightin' on
Cause you're the stubborn one
You're the stubborn one
Yeah, the stubborn one
There's no guarantee that we'll see tomorrow
Heaven only knows how long we have
So there's no way I'll ever for one second let you wonder
Just how long my love for you will last
'Til my last breath, 'til I'm called on high
'Til the angels come and I see the light
To the very end, 'til I give in
To the last beat of my heart
No I can't swear that I'll be here for the rest of your life
But I swear I'll love you for the rest of mine
'Til my last breath, 'til I'm called on high
'Til the angels come and I see the light
To the very end, 'til I give in
To the last beat of my heart
No I can't swear that I'll be here for the rest of your life
But I swear I'll love you for the rest of mine
No I can't swear that I'll be here for the rest of your life
He lost his job that mornin' stopped off and bought a fifth of pride
A reality eraser, a little taste to help face her that night
He broke his same ol' promise when he showed up with whiskey on his breath
That night he can't remember, the one that she can't forget
Now he's been clean and sober since twenty-three October '95
His drinking days are over but there's that one she can't get off her mind
He tries to apologize but can't recall and don't realize
She won't forgive whatever he said
That night he can't remember, the one she can't forget
Well, she never has remarried 'cause she never has stopped carryin' the pain
It serves as a reminder that the man she left behind her just couldn't change
If she only knew she probably saved his life the night she left
That night he can't remember, the one that she just can't forget
Now he's been clean and sober since twenty-three October '95
His drinking days are over but there's that one she can't get off her mind
And he tries to apologize but can't recall and don't realize
She won't forgive whatever he said
That night he can't remember
Oh the night he can't remember, the one she can't forget
My daddy was blue collar
He worked for the man all of his life
He showed up when he didn't want to be there
A man of his word, believed in doing things right
I remember when i was a kid
He'd say time and time again
It's a good life; it's a real good life
And I'm a thankful man
I'm a thankful man for every turn
On every highway I've been down
Every mile I've lost, every crossroad stop
Every storm that turned me around
Oh, it's better than I could have planned
It's made me who I am
It's a good life; it's a real good life
And I'm a thankful man
My mama was a dreamer
But she was the rock that we all leaned on
She taught me about the lessons in life
The difference between what's right and wrong
And every word was a gift from her
That helped me understand
It's a good life; it's a real good life
And I'm a thankful man
I'm a thankful man for every turn
On every highway I've been down
Every mile I've lost, every crossroad stop
Every storm that turned me around
Oh, it's better than I could have planned
It's made me who I am
It's a good life; it's a real good life
And I'm a thankful man
It's better than I could have planned
It's made me who I am
It's a good life; it's a real good life
And I'm a thankful man
t's a good life; it's a real good life
Back as far as I remember
Mama always worried about me
Ya see Mama knew my taste in women
She'd say whatever you do, boy find you one that's sweet
Mama I finally found ony that I'd like you to meet
She's sweet like a Cadillac
Sweet like a stack of cold hard cash
Sweet like the diamond bling
Dangiling down from her belly button ring
She's sweet like a handful of aces
Tattoos in secret places
Mama can't you see she's sweet
No Mama she ain't into ironing
And she ain't one to scrub the house and clean
No Mama she couldn't boil a pot of water
So she won't need none of Grandma's recipes
But Mama don't you worry none
She's taking real good care of me
She's sweet like a Cadillac
Sweet like a stack of cold hard cash
Sweet like the diamond bling
Dangiling down from her belly button ring
She's sweet like a handful of aces
Tattoos in secret places
Mama can't you see she's sweet
She's sweet like a Cadillac
Sweet like a stack of cold hard cash
Sweet like the diamond bling
Dangiling down from her belly button ring
She's sweet like a handful of aces
Tattoos in secret places
She left her boots she wears in the rain
She left her lady razor
She left a note that I can't explain
On the refrigerator
She left a book she's been reading for days
Beside her chest of drawers
She left her nightgown hanging
Behind the bathroom door
But she left me no choice as far as I can tell
When it comes to getting over her
She didn't leave me a chance in hell
Like a snowball in El Paso
Like a feather in the wind
Without a prayer I'll ever find someone like her again
A fast train is comin'
And my heart's a penny on the rail
No she didn't leave me a chance in hell
She left me wondering what I'm gonna do
With all these pieces left of me
She left her scent all over the room
So even in the dark I'd see
She left a thirsty man with no water in the well
And without a single storm cloud overhead
She didn't leave me a chance in hell
Like a snowball in El Paso
Like a feather in the wind
Without a prayer I'll ever find someone like her again
A fast train is comin'
And my heart's a penny on the rail
No she didn't leave me a chance in hell
A fast train is comin'
And my heart's a penny on the rail
No, she didn't leave me a chance in hell
Darlin' here's a photograph of my old high school class
No I ain't been back in quite a while
See there that's Emma Lou, the one I gave my heart to
But there's a story you can't see behind her smile
It was gonna last forever, we were gonna see the world
So I guess you're curious just what became of her, well
She's still there in Oklahoma
She's still seventeen
She's livin' with her Mama
Workin' at the Dairy Queen
And she's still standin' on the front porch
With a red ribbon in her hair
The rest of us have scattered everywhere
But she's still there
Everett went to Omaha, he majored in business law
Jill's in Arkansas with husband number two
That's her best friend Jolene, she joined up with the Marines
I hear Billy Green's on a beach in Malibu
Yes and Emma would be happy if she could only see us now
'Cause we're livin' out the lives that she only dreamed about
She's still there in Oklahoma
She's still seventeen
She's livin' with her Mama
Workin' at the Dairy Queen
And she's still standin' on the front porch
With a red ribbon in her hair
The rest of us have scattered everywhere
But she's still there
Lord, I know I'll never see her
With silver in her hair
I know she's really gone
But in my heart I'd swear
She's still there in Oklahoma
She's still seventeen
She's livin' with her Mama
Workin' at the Dairy Queen
And she's still standin' on the front porch
With a red ribbon in her hair
The rest of us have scattered everywhere
But she's still there
I wake up late at night
Makin' sure you're still by my side
I try hard not to make a sound
Can't help my heart it just beats so loud
So full of love I could burst
The way I feel about you girl I wanna just
Scream at the top of my lungs
Tell the whole world how much I love you
Shout it from the highest mountain
Let 'em know I found the girl of my dreams
It's pure electricity girl, you got into me
Like nobody else could
It feels so good I could scream
How can I sleep with you right there
I wanna bury my face in your long blonde hair
Moonlight falls across your skin
I fight the urge building up again
But it's too late I feel the rush
Runnin' through my body girl I wanna just
Scream at the top of my lungs
Tell the whole world how much I love you
Shout it from the highest mountain
Let 'em know I found the girl of my dreams
It's pure electricity girl, you got into me
Like nobody else could
It feels so good I could scream
Can't help myself I gotta
Here it comes, I'm gonna scream
I'm sorry, I just couldn't help myself
Scream
Make me wanna scream baby
Here it come baby, I'm gonna
Scream, yeah
Well it aint home
But itll have to do for a while
Got a fold down bed
Two windows on the parking lot
Three plates in the kitchenette
A table and chair where i can eat
A little black-and-white tv
A shower stall and a bathroom sink
And one two-drawer nightsand
Barely enough room to be a man
And on the nightstand
Sits a photograph
Of my wife and kids
Reminding me of how good it was
And right now, how bad it is
Beside it there's a coffe cup
Where i keep my wedding ring and stuff
And some nights it still keeps me up
How i got where i am
Funny how a man's life can be reduced
To one nightstand
On the fifth of last november
On a business trip in strangers
Alone for the night
She said 'hi im angie
And im from boston
Would you drink a beer with me
If i bought'em?
So i hit the hotel bar with her
Figured,what would it hurt?
Sittin' on the bed
Leanin' against the wall
With a bible and a gun
One of them was gonna save me
The only question was which one
So i got down on my shakin knees
Asked the lord forgive me please
Dropped the gun and grabbed my keys
That picture and my wedding band
Funny how a man's life can all come down
To one nightstand
One nightstand
It's the hour of ghosts I'm the soul surivior
You keep pushing me
To pull another all-nighter
Watching on these walls
Memory silhouettes
All the tender times
All the old regrets
And I wish I could take back our last goodbye
Knowing what I know now about foolish pride
I'd hold you in my loving arms
And say I love you so
And I would't start this story
Once upon a fool ago
It's the same routine
Ever since you've gone
You creep into my dreams
Won't leave me alone
So I haunt these halls
And I rattle my chains
And I moan about
What I can't change
And I wish I could take back our last goodbye
Knowing what I know now about foolish pride
I'd hold you in my loving arms
And say I love you so
And I would't start this story
Once upon a fool ago
It's the hour of the ghosts
I'm the soul survivor you keep pushing
me to pull another all-nighter
And I wish I could take back our last goodbye
Knowing what I know now about foolish pride
I'd hold you in my loving arms
And say I love you so
And I would't start this story
Once upon a fool ago
No, I wouldn't start this story
She used to sit in the passenger seat
Tappin' on the dash with her bare feet
Poppin' that gum and paintin' her toenails blue
She'd turn on the radio and crank it up
That girl could never get it loud enough
She'd make up words to songs she thought she knew
Yeah saturday nights we'd lead the parade
Of tricked out Fords and Chevrolets
We'd cruise through town and head down to the lake
Well I was hangin' with the boys a little bit later
Talkin' 'bout tires and carburetors
When I happened to see my whole world drive away
Now I've got nothin' but taillights
Nothin' but goodbye
Nothin' but leavin' goin' on
And I'm nothin' but sorry
Got nothin' but memories
She's nothin' but taillights gone
I ain't sayin' she stole that car
But that was May and this is March
And all I get are tickets in the mail
She was doin' eighty-five in Tennessee
Clocked in Kansas doin' ninety-three
I just hope she lets me post her bail
Cause I've got nothin' but taillights
Nothin' but goodbye
Nothin' but leavin' goin' on
And I'm nothin' but sorry
Got nothin' but memories
She's nothin' but taillights gone...come back baby
I've got nothin' but taillights
Nothin' but goodbye
Nothin' but leavin' goin' on
And I'm nothin' but sorry
Got nothin' but memories
She's nothin' but taillights gone
Momma put a Bible in my glove boz
A hot homemade apple pie on the passenger seat
She said you'll always be my baby
And she planted a kss and a couple tears on my cheek
Dad slipped me some travelin' cash
Threw a map with a highlighted route on the dash
And I realize, as i look back, that
They weren't just saying goodbye
They weren't just seeing me off
They were just making sure that I
Don't forget where I'm from
Go out there and do your family proud son
Momma loved and Daddy worked
And lived their lives just to make sure i know
My way back home
I can still smell Momma's kitchen
And feel every single prayer she says for me
I can point these wheels toward that sunset
Without a fear, without a doubt, Daddy says, "Go for that dream"
I left behind a pie-crumb trail
Just in case I get lost, fall flat, or fail
And if the wind should leave my sail
They weren't just saying goodbye
They weren't just seeing me off
They were just making sure that I
Don't forget where I'm from
Go out there and do your family proud son
Momma loved and Daddy worked
And lived their lives just to make sure i know
My way back home
To that door that's always open
And that light that's always on
To the love that's always waiting
After being gone too long
They weren't just saying goodbye
They weren't just seeing me off
They were just making sure that I
Don't forget where I'm from
Go out there and do your family proud son
Momma loved and Daddy worked
And lived their lives just to make sure i know
I always know, I always know
My way back home
Everybody has their own idea of heaven
What kind of paradise they'll see
Pearly gates, streets of gold
No getting sick, or growin old
Sounds like a beautiful place to be
But as for me
My heaven is a wood frame house with a great big porch goin all the way around
Sittin on the swing listenin to the sound of the birds singin
My heaven is a warm summer day in the back yard
While the kids all play, flies and mosquitos stay away
While we're eattin watermelon
That's my heaven
You're always gonna find a few non-believers
Those who stay lost in the dark
But I believe there is a place
Full of light 'n love and grace
And I don't believe that its all that far in my heart
My heaven is a cell phone ring while I'm at work
And the only thing that you have to say
Is you miss me and get home in a hurry
My heaven is the very worst day that I spent with you
When you were so mad but I still knew
Nobody would leave cause that don't happen
In my heaven
My heaven is where I am now on the front porch of the wood frame house
Swingin with you just lookin around at all I've been given and this life I'm livin
Is my heaven
Seems like everytime I turn around
Another ten commandments is comin' down
As if this country revolves around
The people who hate my God
They want Him out of the courthouse
And out of the schools
Off the airways and under the pews
I think it's time we remind those fools
Of something that they forgot
That there's more of us
Than there are of them
Don't you think we've taken enough
Of all this givin' in
It's bout time for pushin' back
Watcha say we take a stand
I'm talkin to my Red, White, and Blue
Tried and true proud American friends
Remember there's more of us
Than there are of them
Now listen
I know we've learned to talk the talk
But now it's time we walk the walk
With one voice we oughta call a halt
To the madness in D.C.
We gotta change the course they've got us on
Double check whose side they're really on
Seems to me they've got this country wrong
It belongs to you and me
That's right
Yeah there's more of us
Than there are of them
Don't you think we've taken enough
Of all this givin' in
It's bout time for pushin back
Watcha say we take a stand
I'm talkin to my Red, White, and Blue
Tried and true proud American friends
Remember there's more of us
Than there are of them
Yeah
I think it's that time for fightin' back
Whatcha say we take a stand
I'm talkin to my Red, White, and Blue
Tried and true proud American friends
Remember there's more of us
There's a whole lot more of us
I don't need to be sitting on the roof of a high rise looking at the city below
I don't need to be sitting on the beach watching that sun sink in the Gulf of Mexico
If i climb to the top of a Colorado mountain I could see forever from there, but i dont have to go anywhere
Chorus
I've got a million dollar view
right here in my living room
in this little tin roof house
even with the shades pulled down and the lights turned out
I don't need to go to some exotic place
to see the kind of thing that takes my breath away no all i gotta do is look at you
and I've got a million dollar view
When i see you laying there in that sexy night gown it burns me down deep in my soul
You're a living work of art a site that would inspire the likes of Michaelangelo,
If i took a telescope and pointed it to heaven i wouldn't find nothing up there
that compares to what ive got right here
Chorus
Well they finally put that red light up in the heart of town
Took the stop sign down, it was shot up anyhow
One night I ran right through it in my Chevrolet
Both police cars came, but I got away
It was a boomtown back in'62, 'til the coal ran out
And a drought came through, and they dammed the river
That we all used to fish
Population 405 and I made it 404 one night
And left the city limit sign layin' in the ditch
Run plumb over it, leavin' Metropolis
Well, I found myself in a big high-rise with a concrete yard
It ain't safe after dark, guess this ol' boy drove too far
Met a girl, fell in love, got married and she's due in May
Says we're gonna need more space, I said I know just the place
Where we can walk down to the country store
And we won't even have to lock our door
We can still get air and water there for free
She said that sounds good to me
It was a boomtown back in '62, 'til the coal ran out
And a drought came through, and they dammed the river
That we all used to fish
Poupulation 404 and when we pull in it'll be 3 more
And there's a city limit sign layin' in the ditch
That I need to fix, back in Metropolis
I'm almost in Metropolis
Hold me like there's no next time
Like it's the last time you'll have the chance to
Show me how much you want me
Like I'm the only thing that matters
No one knows when the world's gonna end
So let's make love like we never will again
'Cause if the sun never rises, I wanna go down in flames
I want the last thing I hear to be you whisperin' my name
If every moment together is time that we borrowed
Then hold me tight and love me like there's no tomorrow
I hope we live forever
And that day will never come, but darlin'
I know if it ever happens
I couldn't imagine not being in your arms
There's so much we take for granted in life
So love me baby like we're running out of time
'Cause if the sun never rises, I wanna go down in flames
I want the last thing I hear to be you whisperin' my name
If every moment together is time that we borrowed
'Cause if the sun never rises, I wanna go down in flames
I want the last thing I hear to be you whisperin' my name
If every moment together is time that we borrowed
Everyone's askin' me
Boy what's got into you
think I been nippin' on the sauce
I walk around smilm1 like I feel no pain at all
I guess I don't but that's because
CHORUS
I got a little love buzz
I'm flyin' like a kite does
Higher than the sky, got me feelin' right
Better than the booze does
I'm sober as an old judge
I'll tell ya right now cuz
My baby she's a good drug
I got a little love buzz
Seems all I want to do
Is get to where she is
And belly up to her again yeah
And n take all she's got
‘Cause she's the top shelf kind
She keeps me strung out on a binge
REPEAT CHORUS
Yes sir ocifer
I can walk your line
And l can say your ABC's
No I ain't had a drop
And I don't smoke that stuff
If you gotta know then I'll come clean
Here's the truth
REPEAT CHORUS
My baby she's a good drug
I gota little love buzz
I can feel a little love buzz
It's comin' on now
I'm feelin' a little light headed
This is for all you sophisticated ladies out there
Yeah, she grew up in the city in a little subdivision
Her daddy wore a tie, mama never fried a chicken
Ballet, straight A's, most likely to succeed
They bought her a car after graduation
Sent her down South for some higher education
Put her on the fast track to a law degree
Now she's coming home to visit, holding the hand
Of a wild-eyed boy with a farmer's tan
And she's riding in the middle of his pickup truck
Blaring Charlie Daniels, yelling, ?Turn it up?
They raised her up a lady but there's one thing they couldn't avoid
Ladies love country boys, you know it's true
Yeah, you know mama's and daddy's want better for their daughters
Hope they'll settle down with a doctor or a lawyer
And their uptown, ball gown, hand me down royalty
They never understand why their princess falls
For some camouflage britches and a southern boy drawl
Or why she's riding in the middle of a pickup truck
Blaring Hank Jr., yelling, ?Turn it up?
They raised her up a lady but there's one thing they couldn't avoid
Ladies love country boys, oh, get country with it now
You can train 'em, you can try to teach 'em right from wrong
But it's still gonna turn 'em on
And they go riding in the middle of a pickup truck
Blaring Lynyrd Skynyrd, yelling, ?Turn it up!?
You can raise her up a lady but there's one thing you just can't avoid
Ladies love country boys, they love us country boys, yeah
Yeah, they can't stand it
They said, country thing you know
Yeah
(Na na na na na, na na na na na)
Sing it na, na
Oh, that's pretty ladies
I’m lost in her there holdin’ that pink rod and reel
She’s doin’ almost everything but sittin’ still
Talkin’ ‘bout her ballet shoes and training wheels
And her kittens
And she thinks we’re just fishin’
I say, “Daddy loves you, baby” one more time
She says, “I know. I think I got a bite.”
And all this laughin’, cryin, smilin’ dyin’ here inside’s
What I call, livin’
And she thinks we’re just fishin’ on the riverside
Throwin’ back what we could fry
Drownin’ worms and killin’ time
Nothin’ too ambitious
She ain’t even thinkin’ ‘bout
What’s really goin’ on right now
But I guarantee this memory’s a big’in
And she thinks we’re just fishin’
She’s already pretty, like her mama is
Gonna drive the boys all crazy
Give her daddy fits
And I better do this every chance I get
‘Cause time is tickin’
(Yeah it is)
And she thinks we’re just fishin’ on the riverside
Throwin’ back what we could fry
Drownin’ worms and killin’ time
Nothin’ too ambitious
She ain’t even thinkin’ ‘bout
What’s really goin’ on right now
But I guarantee this memory’s a big’in
And she thinks we’re just fishin’
She ain’t even thinkin’ ‘bout
What’s really goin’ on right now
But I guarantee this memory’s a big’in
And she thinks we’re just fishin’
Yeah, aww, she thinks we’re just fishin’
We ain’t only fishin’
You got a closet full of clothes and notfiin' to wear
The whole dav depends on the mood of your hair
You got forty-five names for the color of red
She says boy when you gonna get it through your head
It's a woman thang, you wouldn't understand
Just adjust your mind 'cause you're just a man
There's a whole lot goin' on that you don't get
In the complicated workin's of the opposite sex
don't strain your brain tryin' to figure out what it means
Baby don't you know, know It's a wo-wo woman thang
Towels in the bathroom I better not use
Baby tell me again why you got so many shoes
You go to Wal-Mart, K-Mart, Neimans and Saks
You shop all day and then you take it all back
It's a woman thang, you wouldn't understand
Just adjust your mind 'cause you're just a man
If you were in my shoes, you wouldn't last a step
I'm a baby burpin', hard workin' temptress
Now and then when I take it to extremes
Baby don't you know, know It's a wo-wo-wo woman thang
Maybe I should watch some Opran
Bubble bath, sit on the sofa
Maybe take a Cosmo quiz or two
Maybe all I need's a hug from Fred or Bubba or Big W
Perhaps I'll come to see your point of view
Naw, it's a woman thang
Yeah it's a woman thang, you wouldn't understand
Just adjust your mind 'cause you're just a man
I'm a lady in red, I'm a daddy's girl
I'm a force to be reckoned with in heels and pearls
Now and then if I make you wanna a
Baby don't you know, know
It's a wo...
It's a woman thang, you wouldn't understand
Might change my mind just because I can
I'm a dream come true, I'm your worst nightmare
I could be your teddy or your grizzly bear
Every now and then when I take it to extremes
Baby don't you know, know
Feelin' like yo-yo
I'll tell you from the word go
It's a wo woman thang
It'sa wo-wo woman thang
We don't understand
Some people say fallin` in love is purely chance
The random blend of time and place, circumstance
That couldn't be farther from the truth
'Cause with you
It wasn't the stars in the sky
That got to me that night
Or the music that we were dancing to
It wasn't the moon up above
That had me falling in love
It was more than all those things alone could do
It was you
I do believe we're all a part of some greater plan
That only angels in our hearts can understand
Somehow I know I'd found my place
When I saw your face
It wasn't the stars in the sky
That got to me that night
Or the music that we were dancing to
It wasn't the moon up above
That had me falling in love
It was more than all those things alone could do
(feat. Blake Shelton)
Blake, if I was a woman
Trace, if I was a woman
If I was a woman I'd love a man like me
I got a strip in Oklahoma stretch as far as the eyes can see
Well I got my own little mountain back home in Tennessee
(Oh hell, listen to this)
I got a jet airplane and I can fly you high and far
(Yeah well, check this baby)
I got my own helicopter, I'll pick you up in your front yard
If I was a woman
Hey, if I was a woman
If I was a woman I'd love a man like me
I'd want a man who had a sensitive side
Well I'd want a man who ain't afraid to cry
Well I'd love me a man who could love me all night long
Well I'd love me a man who had the guts to sing this song
If I was a woman
No if I was a woman
If I was a woman I'd love a man like me
Yeah, if I-
Oh, we ain't supposed to sing yet
You're too stupid to be a woman
Hey, kiss my-
Yeah, if I was a woman
I'd be struckin' on some beach somewhere
(Ah that's a good one right there)
In my , everybody stop and stare
Hey if I was a woman
No if I was a woman
If I was a woman I'd love a man like me
Trace, if I was a woman
If I was a woman I'd love a man like me
No, I'd love a man like me
Well, I never really did anything wrong
But I guess I didn't do much right
It caught me off guard when I got home
And you weren't here tonight
Your not says I'm gonna be sorry
And that one of these days I'm gonna pay...well
You don't know what you're talking about
You think you've got it all figured out
Well I hate to be the one to break it to you
But when you said someday that
I would pay for lettin' you down
You were wrong
Cause I'm payin' for it now
Well I really didn't think I could hurt anymore
'Til you called me on the phone
You said you didn't want to talk,just had to be sure
That I didn't miss your note
Well, I think it's around here somewhere
And oh, baby, by the way
You don't know what you're talking about
You think you've got it all figured out
Well I hate to be the one to break it to you
But when you said someday that
I would pay for lettin' you down
You were wrong
Cause I'm payin' for it now
Girl when you said someday
That I would pay for lettin' you down
You were wrong
'Cause, I'm payin' for it now
Oh, I'm payin' for it now
I never knew what smog was 'til I moved to LA
They say it's the City of Angels, but there ain't no Saints
If I spend one more day on this freeway I might snap
'Cause I can't take a breath and I can't see the crest of those mountains
That lie in my path
I've got to get back to the farm
Where the cars aren't alarmed
And the people are happy to see ya
Where the world's biggest stars hang above my backyard
And there's room to stretch out and relax
My truck is gassed up and I'm packed
I'm goin' back
Hey lady, what color is that you've got in your hair
Sorry dude, but that dress and high heels threw me for a second there
The fact that don't even phase me is freakin' me out
Am I gettin' used to these lunatics who can't discern between friction and fact
I've got to get back to the farm
Where the cars aren't alarmed
And the people are happy to see ya
Where the world's biggest stars hang above my backyard
And there's room to stretch out and relax
My truck is gassed up and I'm packed
I'm goin' back
Goin' on back
Windmills and dirt roads and bean fields, my kinfolk
It don't get much better than that
I've got to get back to the farm
Where the cars aren't alarmed
And the people are happy to see ya
Where the world's biggest stars hang above my backyard
And there's room to stretch out and relax
My truck is gassed up and I'm packed
I'm goin' back
Yeah, I'm goin' back
Can't wait to get back
A car goes by and I see a face
A stranger's face in the window
And I wish it was you
I'm in a room, it's a crowded room
A friend walks up to say hello
And I wish it was you
'Cause every memory that haunts my mind
Is just another reason why
(I wish it was you)
The phone ring in the middle of the night
The doorbell in the broad daylight
A letter in the mail that I come home to
(I wish it was you)
When I see two people on the street
Touchin' like they don't care who sees
Laughin' the way we used to do
I wish it was me and I wish it was you
I wish it was me and I wish it was you
I'll meet someone who could be the one
But something always happens
Before the night is through
There's that certain look and that certain smile
There's that old familiar pattern
And I wish it was you
Telling me that you'll be back someday
And I don't have to feel this way
I wish it was you
Well boys I hate to leave good company
But my baby just called me on the phone
And from the sound of her voice, I simply have no choice
I left something turned on at home
Well I just put a quarter in the jukebox
And it ain't halfway through my favorite song
But if I don't leave right now my whole place might burn down
'Cause I left something turned on at home
It ain't the stove, it ain't the heater
She's hotter and a whole lot sweeter
And all day long she's been there alone
Right now her arms are open, the house is probably smokin`
'Cause I left something turned on at home
Hey waitress could you cancel that order
But if its too late I'll take it to go
Boys I gotta run 'fore somebody calls 911
'Cause I left something turned on at home
It ain't the stove, it ain't the heater
She's hotter and a whole lot sweeter
And all day long she's been there alone
Right now her arms are open, the house is probably smokin`
'Cause I left something turned on at home
Right now her arms are open, the house is probably smokin`
'Cause I left something turned on at home
You say his memory is a habit that won't let you go I'll help you kick it
If you're looking for a ride on a real smooth road I'm your ticket
If you're holding onto seeds you been wanting to sow
If you wanna break ground, I'll break out the hoe
If you want a little garden where some lovin' can grow
I can dig it
If you wanna build a fortified house of love I can brick it
Name me something that you want, ain't a task to tough
I can get it, yeah I can get it
If you're lookin' for a man that can do all that
If you want your broken heart to be your last
If you wanna big hole to bury your past
I can dig it
If you're buying what I'm selling just say the word
And I'll roll up my sleeves and baby, I'll get to work
If you're sick and tired of a liar and cheater
If you want a true love 'til you meet St. Peter
A drink from a well where the water is sweeter
I can dig it, yeah I can dig it
I dug that
If you're buying what I'm selling just say the word
And I'll roll up my sleeves yeah and baby, I'll get to work
If you're sick and tired of a liar and cheater
If you want a true love 'til you meet St. Peter
A drink from a well where the water is sweeter
I can dig it, yeah I can dig it
Can you dig it, baby?
Turn it up some
Alright boys, this is her favorite song
You know that right
So, if we play it good and loud
She might get up and dance again
Ooh, she put her beer down
Here she comes
Here she comes
Left left left right left
Whoo
Husslers shootin' eightball
Throwin' darts at the wall
Feelin' damn near 10 ft. tall
Here she comes, Lord help us all
Ol' T.W.'s girlfriend done slapped him outta his chair
Poor ole boy, it ain't his fault
It's so hard not to stare
At that honky tonk badonkadonk
Keepin' perfect rhythm
Make ya wanna swing along
Got it goin' on
Like Donkey Kong
And whoo-wee
Shut my mouth, slap your grandma
There outta be a law
Get the Sheriff on the phone
Lord have mercy, how's she even get them britches on
That honky tonk badonkadonk
(Aww son)
Now Honey, you can't blame her
For what her mama gave her
You ain't gotta hate her
For workin' that money-maker
Band shuts down at two
But we're hangin' out till three
We hate to see her go
But love to watch her leave
With that honky tonk badonkadonk
Keepin' perfect rhythm
Make ya wanna swing along
Got it goin' on
Like Donkey Kong
And whoo-wee
Shut my mouth, slap your grandma
There outta be a law
Get the Sheriff on the phone
Lord have mercy, how's she even get them britches on
With that honky tonk badonkadonk
(Ooh, that's what I'm talkin' bout right there, honey)
We don't care bout the drinkin'
Barely listen to the band
Our hands, they start a shakin'
When she gets the urge to dance
Drivin' everybody crazy
You think you fell in love
Boys, you better keep your distance
You can look but you can't touch
That honkey tonk badonkadonk
Keepin' perfect rhythm
Make ya wanna swing along
Got it goin' on
Like Donkey Kong
And whoo-wee
Shut my mouth, slap your grandma
There outta be a law
Get the Sheriff on the phone
Lord have mercy, how's she even get them britches on
That honky tonk badonkadonk
That honky tonk badonkadonk
Yeah, that honky tonk badonkadonk
(That's it, right there boys, that's why we do what we do
It ain't for the money, it ain't for the glory, it ain't for the free whiskey
Turn it up some
Alright boys, this is her favorite song
You know that, right?
So, if we play it good and loud
She might get up and dance again
Oh, she put her beer down
Here she comes, here she comes
Left left, left right left
Whoo
Hustlers shootin' eightball
Throwin' darts at the wall
Feelin' damn near 10 feet tall
Here she comes, Lord help us all
Ol' T.W.'s girlfriend
Done slapped him outta his chair
Poor ol' boy, it ain't his fault
It's so hard not to stare
At that honky tonk badonkadonk
Keepin' perfect rhythm
Make ya wanna swing along
Got it goin' on like Donkey Kong
And ooo wee, shut my mouth, slap your grandma
There outta be a law, get the Sheriff on the phone
Lord have mercy, how's she even get them britches on?
That honky tonk badonkadonk
(Aww son)
Now honey, you can't blame her
For what her mama gave her
It ain't right to hate her
For workin' that moneymaker
Band shuts down at two
But we're hangin' out til three
We'd hate to see her go
But love to watch her leave
With that honky tonk badonkadonk
Keepin' perfect rhythm
Make ya wanna swing along
Got it goin' on like Donkey Kong
And ooo wee, shut my mouth, slap your grandma
There outta be a law, get the Sheriff on the phone
Lord have mercy, how's she even get them britches on?
With that honky tonk badonkadonk
Oh, that's what I'm talkin' bout right there, honey
We don't care about the drinkin'
Barely listen to the band
Our hands, they start a shakin'
When she gets the urge to dance
Drivin' everybody crazy
You think you fell in love
Boys, you better keep your distance
You can look but you can't touch
That honkey tonk badonkadonk
Keepin' perfect rhythm
Make ya wanna swing along
Got it goin' on like Donkey Kong
And ooo wee, shut my mouth, slap your grandma
There outta be a law, get the Sheriff on the phone
Lord have mercy, how's she even get them britches on?
That honky tonk badonkadonk
That honky tonk badonkadonk
Yeah, that honky tonk badonkadonk
(That honky tonk badonkadonk)
That's it, right there boys, that's why we do what we do
It ain't for the money, it ain't for the glory
(That honky tonk badonkadonk)
It ain't for the free whiskey, it's for the badonkadonk
(That honky tonk badonkadonk)
I can't take back the things I said
To you in the past
Or make you forget the reasons why
We didn't last
I'm haunted by what might have been
Still I can't change who I was back then
But if I could hold you now you'd see
I've turned myself around and now
I'm someone you'd be proud to love
I'd do all the right things, make promises
That I'd keep
It'd hurt too much to let you down
And in my arms there'd be no room for doubt
If I could hold you now
It's funny how this empty room
Makes it all too clear
When I let you leave
A part of me just disappeared
But if I'd known then what I've come to know
There's no way I could have let you go
But if I could hold you now you'd see
I've turned myself around and now
I'm someone you'd be proud to love
I'd do all the right things, make promises
That I'd keep
It'd hurt too much to let you down
And in my arms there'd be no room for doubt
If I could hold you now
But if I'd known then what I've come to know
There's no way I could have let you go
But if I could hold you now you'd see
I've turned myself around and now
I'm someone you'd be proud to love
I'd do all the right things, make promises
That I'd keep
It'd hurt too much to let you down
And in my arms there'd be no room for doubt
If I could hold you now
If I could hold you now
Oh man, you've gotta watch where you're stepping around here
Yeah I got a friend in New York City
He's never heard of Connway Twitty
Don't know nothing about grits and greens
Never been south of Queens
But he flew down here on a business trip
I took him honky tonkin' and that was it
He took to it like a pig to mud, like a cow to cud
We all got a hillbilly bone down deep inside
No matter where you from you just can't hide it
And when the band starts banging and the fiddle saws
You can't help but hollering, Yee Haw!
When you see them pretty little country queens
Man you gotta admit that's in them genes
Ain't nothing wrong, just getting on your
hillbilly bone-ba-bone-ba-bone-bone
Nah, you ain't gotta be born out in the sticks
With an F-150 and a 30-06,
Or have a bubba in the family tree
To get on down with me
All you need is an open mind
If it fires you up you gotta let it shine
When it feels so right that it cant be wrong
Come on, come on, come on
We all got a hillbilly bone down deep inside
No matter where you from you just can't hide
And when the band starts banging and the fiddle saws
You can't help but hollering, Yee Haw!
When you see them pretty little country queens
Man you gotta admit that's in them genes
Ain't nothing wrong, just getting on your
hillbilly bone-ba-bone-ba-bone-bone
(Instrumental)
Come on y'all
We all got a hillbilly bone down deep inside
No matter where you from you just can't hide
And when the band starts banging and the fiddle saws
You can't help but hollering, Yee Haw!
When you see them pretty little country queens
Man you gotta admit that's in them genes
Ain't nothing wrong, just getting on your
hillbilly bone-ba-bone-ba-bone-bone
Hillbilly done ba-bone ba-bone bone
Ain't no whiskey in this glass
Try not to smoke too many cigarettes
I stay away from Mary Jane
These are my choices
Ain't gonna judge you if you do
So don't you judge me if I don't
I got my reasons, my demons and my past
But hey the truth is
Yeah the truth is
I get high
Drivin' down the freeway
Just knowin' that it's Saturday
And I got no place to be
I get high
Standin' in the spotlight
No words for what it feels like
When you sing these songs back to me
If you ask me now
I'll tell you this is how
I get high
Sometimes this world can be too much
Somedays I feel like bein' out of touch
And I see a sunset that takes my breath away
And I find hope again
Set there and drink it in
I get high
Drivin' down the freeway
Just knowin' that it's Saturday
And I got no place to be
I get high
Standin' in the spotlight
No words for what it feels like
When you sing these songs back to me
And if you ask me now
I'll tell you this is how
I get high
I get high
Standin' in the spotlight
No words for what it feels like
When you sing my songs back to me
And if you ask me now
I'll tell you this is how
I get high
Once in a lifetime you'll open up your heart
Maybe once in your lifetime you'll swear to never be apart
You think your love's on solid ground
Then out of the blue, it all comes tumblin' down
Who's gonna hold me tonight, when I'm feeling lonely?
Who's gonna show me the light 'cause I need to know?
With all the things we've got, how can love just stop?
Tell me, somebody help me understand
And my picture in your locket, what will you do with it now?
All our friends and all our memories tell me how we sort them out
What's yours is yours, what's mine is mine
Is that all that's left after all this time?
Who's gonna hold me tonight, when I'm feeling lonely?
Who's gonna show me the light 'cause I need to know?
With all the things we've got, how can love just stop?
Tell me somebody help me understand
Why I'm not a part of your plan and you don't need me anymore
Help me understand why I still wanna be where you are
Even though I know in my heart that you don't love me anymore
Who's gonna hold me tonight, when I'm feeling lonely?
Who's gonna show me the light 'cause I need to know?
With all the things we've got, how can love just stop?
Monday I hauled steel from Pennsylvania
Swapped it for a load of long horns in Fort Worth
Wednesday I slept 'til noon
Parked outside a Houston greasy spoon
Carried Texas hot sauce out to Albuquerque
Spent the night and showered in a Motel 6
Now I'm Unhitched and comin' home
Get ready girl, I'm burnin' up the road
Chorus:
And I'm only haulin' one thing
Girl, it belongs to you
I can't get home too soon
I'm in the passin' lane
Pegging needles, leavin' smoke
One state to go between you and me
And I'm only haulin' one thing
I've bet right now you're sleepin' in my t-shirt
The one you steal each time I'm on the road
You say it makes you think of me
I think of that and I don't need caffeine
So I'm jammin' gears and standin' on the peddle
Filled up with diesel, fifty miles ago
For five days I've been in this truck
But I'll be home before the sun comes up
Repeat Chorus 2 x
Yeah, yeah, I'm only haulin' one thing, baby
Yeah, I'm east bound and down, that’s right
So many close calls dodging wrecking balls
There ain't a pitfall I didn't fall through
Girl there's no telling how I ever made it out
And lived to talk about the reckless things I used to do
Oh to tell the truth
I shouldn't be alive I've seen the other side
All I can say is I'm just happy to be here
Wrapped in your loving arms just like an answered prayer
There's a God out there and I'm just happy to be here
Happy to be here
Baby when I see your face I'm in a better place
Girl I'm so blown away that Heaven came down to me
How'd I get so lucky
I shouldn't be alive I've seen the other side
All I can say is I'm just happy to be here
Wrapped in your loving arms just like an answered prayer
There's a God out there and I'm just happy to be here
Right with you baby
For the rest of my life
I'm happy to be here
For the rest of my life
Right with you baby
I shouldn't be alive I've seen the other side
All I can say is I'm just happy to be here
Wrapped in your loving arms just like an answered prayer
There's a God out there and I'm just happy to be here
Happy to be here
Look at you sittin' on that tailgate
All barefoot, beautiful & brown eyed
Just watching you breathin is blowin' me away
All I can think about tonight
Somebody find me a preacher
Somebody find me a man with a bible who can tie a knot.
I know what I got, I know who I love
Track him down, wake him up
Right here right now in this Tennessee Dirt
No long white dress No little white church
Just you in your cutoff jeans & my old t-shirt
Somebody find me a preacher
Baby I can't wait another minute
With you on my lap and your back against the wheel
I ain't got no diamond here to give ya
But if this is how loving you feels
Somebody find me a preacher
Somebody find me a man with a bible who can tie a knot.
I know what I got, I know who I love
Track him down, wake him up
Right here right now in this Tennessee Dirt
No long white dress No little white church
Just you in your cutoff jeans & my old tshirt
Somebody find me a preacher
Cause I want to spend the rest of my life
Making you feel the way I feel tonight
Somebody find, Somebody find me a preacher
Somebody find me a man with a bible who can tie a knot.
I know what I got, I know who I love
Track him down, wake him up
Right here right now in this Tennessee Dirt
No long white dress No little white church
Just you in your cutoff jeans & my old t-shirt
Somebody find me a preacher
One out of two ain't gonna make it
Those are the odds these days
And in a world of statistics
He's left tryin' to survive
'Til every other Friday at five
He counts the days and then the hours
'Til he can hold his babies in his arms
And they'll be watchin' out the window
When he pulls up in the drive
On every other Friday at five
For forty-eight hours they're with him again
But on Sunday afternoon he's out of time
Some folks call him a deserter but his kids know he'll arrive
On every other Friday at five
So let's not put 'em in the middle
And play tug-of-war with their little hearts
But let mamas and daddies
Smile hello and wave goodbye
On every other Friday at five
For forty-eight hours they're with him again
But on Sunday afternoon he's out of time
Some folks call him a deserter but his kids know he'll arrive
On every other Friday at five
And they'll be watchin' out the window
When he pulls up in the drive
It's good to hear your voice after all this time
I've been told I'm hard to find
It's raining here but I'm keeping dry
And for me that's doing good
To tell the truth there ain't much to know
I've dealt some cards and I've rodeo'd
But I haven't found that pot of gold
Like I said I would
Between the high lines and the fence posts
The interstate and the dirt roads
No matter how the wind blows I hear your name
Out of all the things I've done that I regret
There's only one I'd like to change
Out here between the rainbows and the rain
I spent last month in Santa Fe
I heard your daddy passed away
And I should've called your momma
To say how sorry that I am
Well I don't think I'll be coming back
Spent too long so I guess that's that
It's nice to know that you still ask about me now and then
Between the high lines and the fence posts
The interstate and the dirt roads
No matter how the wind blows I hear your name
Out of all the things I've done that I regret
There's only one I'd like to change
Out here between the rainbows and the rain
I told you I'd leave a light on
In case you ever wanted to come back home
You smiled and said you appreciate the gesture
I took every word to heart
'Cause I can't stand us bein' apart
Just to show how much I really miss ya
Every light in the house is on
The backyard's bright as the crack of dawn
The front walk looks like runway lights
It's kinda like noon in the dead of night
Every light in the house is on
Just in case you ever do get tired of being gone
Every light in house is on
If I should ever start forgetting
I'll turn the lights off one by one
So you can see that I agree, it's over
But until then I want you to know
If you look south you'll see a glow
That's me waitin' at home each night to hold ya
Every light in the house is on
The back yard's bright as the crack of dawn
The front walk looks like runway lights
It's kinda like noon in the dead of night
Every light in the house is on
Just in case you ever do get tired of being gone
Oh, every light in the house is on
The backyard's bright as the crack of dawn
The front walk looks runway lights
It's kinda like noon in the dead of night
Every light in the house is on
Just in case you ever do get tired of being gone
Every light in the house is on
Every light in the house is on
Every light in the house is on
Every light in the house is on
I told you I'd leave a light on
In case you ever wanted to come back home
You smiled and said you appreciate the gesture
I took every word to heart
'Cause I can't stand us bein' apart
Just to show how much I really miss ya
Every light in the house is on
The backyard's bright as the crack of dawn
The front walk looks like runway lights
It's kinda like noon in the dead of night
Every light in the house is on
Just in case you ever do get tired of being gone
Every light in house is on
If I should ever start forgetting
I'll turn the lights off one by one
So you can see that I agree, it's over
But until then I want you to know
If you look south you'll see a glow
That's me waitin' at home each night to hold ya
Every light in the house is on
The back yard's bright as the crack of dawn
The front walk looks like runway lights
It's kinda like noon in the dead of night
Every light in the house is on
Just in case you ever do get tired of being gone
Oh, every light in the house is on
The backyard's bright as the crack of dawn
The front walk looks runway lights
It's kinda like noon in the dead of night
Every light in the house is on
Just in case you ever do get tired of being gone
Every light in the house is on
Every light in the house is on
Every light in the house is on
Every light in the house is on
Mamma said, "son, you sure can sing"
I got a job and bought my first six-string
Learned to play Toby's "Honk Tonky U"
Allan's It Must Be Love" on 2nd avenue
Josh' "Long Black Train" outside the church
I had a dream to follow and tour along
Just like they did and get where they are
But that dream crashed when I met my wife
She's got my ex-girlfriend under her heels
She ran over my guitar with her truck
With every dream that never got up the hill
I'd be making more than million bucks
And if there's one thing I could tell you
She's the only dream that ever came true
There ain't nothing that truck can't go over
Those heels can dig up an old gone friend
My boots don't even seem to exist anymore
My friends don't even show up at my house
She's the guarding dog without a leash, yeah
Don't give a hoot, where she drives them heels
She might be the last thing you see
On this earth on your way to your eternity
She's got my ex-girlfriend under her heels
She ran over my guitar with her truck
With every dream that never got up the hill
I'd be making more than million bucks
And if there's one thing I could tell you
She's the only dream that ever came true
Lord, I know you made her that way
But I hope You'll let her into Your heaven
Cause only You will have the last say
She'll be in my life, untill the end
Got a little shade, got a little sun
Got a long list of things to get done
Too bad
So sad
Got a little swing out on the porch
Old dog pantin' by the screen door
Wants to play catch
Go fetch
I got you here next to me
Head on my shoulder, hand on my knee
Tell me, girl, how am I supposed to leave
When you're lookin' like that?
Ohh, I keep thinkin' I might stay here
By your side and watch the green grass grow
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
I got places to be, people I need to see
Girl, I really should go
But don't mind if I don't
(Don't, don't mind)
Hope you don't mind if I don't
(Don't mind if I don't)
Got a little job, got a little box
Come tomorrow mornin', you will be ticked off
But that's alright
It ain't your first time
Got mail in the mailbox spillin' in the ditch
It's nothin' but bills and we ain't rich
So they'll have to wait
Probably already late
I got you here next to me
Rubbin' up against me in your cut-off jeans
Tell me, baby, how am I supposed to leave
When you're lookin' that way?
Hey, hey, I keep thinkin' I might stay here
By your side and watch the green grass grow
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
I got places to be, people I need to see
Girl, I really should go
But don't mind if I don't
(I don't mind if you don't)
Hope you don't mind if I don't
(Yeah, I don't mind if you don't)
Fence needs fixin', yard needs mowin'
(Yard needs mowin')
Hear the cell phone ringin', should I pick it up?
Don't mind if I don't
Hope you don't mind if I don't
Don't, don't mind if I don't
(Don't do nothin' but sip sweet tea)
(Thinkin' if she's lookin' back at me)
Hope you don't mind if I don't
Don't, don't mind if I don't
(Don't do nothin' I'm supposed to do)
(Maybe later break out the inflatable pool)
Hope you don't mind if I don't
(Sippin' somethin' wild for an hour)
Don't, don't mind if I don't
(Two, three, four)
Hope you don't mind if I don't
(Baby, all day long)
Don't mind if I don't
(I don't mind, you don't mind)
(She don't mind, he don't mind)
Hope you don't mind if I don't
(I don't mind, you don't mind)
(She don't mind, he don't mind)
Don't mind if I don't
(I don't mind, you don't mind)
(She don't mind, he don't mind)
Hope you don't mind if I don't
I don't mind, you don't mind
She don't mind, he don't mind
I don't mind, you don't mind
She don't mind, he don't mind
I don't mind, you don't mind
She don't mind, he don't mind
Got a little shade, got a little sun
Got a long list of things to get done
That old photograph of us sure looks out of place
Laying on your bag out in the hall.
You're takin' it to remind you of our better days...
The one's you say you'll miss when you're gone.
Don't lie...don't try to fool me...
Cause girl I know what's goin' on.
Don't lie...you owe it to me...
Believe me leave well enough alone.
So just go ahead and say goodbye...
But don't lie.
Well I've seen all his letters in the closet
I've caught a trace of his cologne on you at night.
So don't stand there and act so broken hearted...
Tell me how its killin' you inside.
Don't lie...don't try to fool me...
Cause girl I know what's goin' on.
Don't lie...you owe it to me...
Believe me leave well enough alone.
So just go ahead and say goodbye...
But don't lie.
Just come out and say it...
Don't worry I can take it...
Don't you think that I deserve the truth?
Don't lie...don't try to fool me...
Cause girl I know what's goin' on.
Don't lie...you owe it to me...
Believe me leave well enough alone.
So just go ahead and say goodbye...
Well, I said I'd call her sometime
No, I think I said I just might
'Cause I was cool as Colorado - Mr. Saturday night
We're talkin' shades on
Leanin' on the payphone
I let her know right off I was the restless kind
Don't expect for me to get all tangled up and tied
I was one smooth cowboy
But, don't look now, boy
She's comin' on strong - From out of nowhere
She's some kind of sweet - I'm some kind of scared
She's touchin' my hat, and I don't even care
She's comin' on strong
In her big blue eyes - I can do no wrong
I was doin' all right - Gettin' by on my own
'Til little miss, "You Know Who" comes along
She's comin' on strong
Now who's that calling me her little honey bear
Sittin' next to me, with her head on my shoulder
We're talking up close, and I'm thinkin' uh oh
Where's all this luvy-duvy stuff comin' from
I've tried to tell her I'm no good, and any day I'm bound to run
But she just laughs
Man, what's up with that
She's comin' on strong - From out of nowhere
She's some kind of sweet - I'm some kind of scared
She's touchin' my hat, and I don't even care
She's comin' on strong
In her big blue eyes - I can do no wrong
I was doin' all right - Gettin' by on my own
'Til little miss, "You Know Who" comes along
She's comin' on strong - From out of nowhere
She's some kind of sweet - I'm some kind of scared
She's touchin' my hat, and I don't even care
Is this wrong or is this real
Should I deny the way I feel
Every time I get close to you
Feels like I'm doin' somethin'
I'm not supposed to
Can I want your love
Would it be ok
I wonder what you would say
If I kissed your lips
Would it shock your heart
Or do you want to go that far
Can I want your love
Do I dare cross this line
'Cause girl, my desire might make you mine
This temptation is such a rush
How much of you am I worthy of
Can I want your love
Would it be ok
I wonder what you would say
If I kissed your lips
Would it shock your heart
Or do you want to go that far
Can I want your love
Every time I get close to you
Feels like I'm doin' something
I'm not supposed to
Can I want your love
Would it be ok
I wonder what you would say
If I kissed your lips
Would it shock your heart
Or do you want to go that far
Can I want your love
Can I want your love
Bobby Joel and Betty got a real nice farm
Everybody knows that they work real hard
Bobby Joel sweatin' in the noonday sun
Betty right beside him 'til the work's all done
But every now and then they get a strong desire
To crawl up in the hay and set the barn on fire
Now the hay needs haulin', the hogs needs slop
The corn needs cuttin' but the tractor's stopped
They climbin' up the ladder, clear through the loft
Shuckin' those dirty ol' work clothes off
Singin' brown chicken, brown cow
(Ain't nobody watchin' but the)
Brown chicken, brown cow
Black crow sittin' on a weather-vane
He can see 'em comin' from a mile away
Yeah, he's caw-caw-cawin' out a loud alarm
Hey y'all, Bobby Joel and Betty headin' for the barn
Now the chicken ain't peckin' and the cow won't eat
They're fightin' each other for a front row seat
Now the hay needs haulin', the hogs needs slop
The corn needs cuttin' but the tractor's stopped
They climbin' up the ladder, clear through the loft
Shuckin' those dirty ol' work clothes off
Singin' brown chicken, brown cow
(Ain't nobody watchin' but the)
Brown chicken, brown cow
Now the hay needs haulin', the hogs needs slop
The corn needs cuttin' but the tractor's stopped
They climbin' up the ladder, clear through the loft
Shuckin' those dirty ol' work clothes off
Singin' brown chicken, brown cow
(Ain't nobody watchin' but the)
Brown chicken, brown cow
(Ain't nobody watchin')
Brown chicken, brown cow
(Ain't nobody watchin' but)
Brown chicken, brown cow
Only one watchin', baby
(Ain't nobody watchin')
I saw an angel fall from grace when I was just eighteen
With lipstick on her cigarette and fire on both wings
She never even looked back
As she spiraled toward the ground
Against the red of that summer sky
While the sun was goin’ down
Hummin’ that old Tom Petty song
She wanted me to break her fall
Chorus:
I was a long haired country boy
Turned her on to that outlaw noise
Her lettin’ go, was mostly all my fault
On the backseat of my Chevrolet
In the best plan B that Detroit made
She wanted me to break her fall
She used me like a razor blade, to cut the ties that bind
Freed herself from daddy’s world, got tangled up in mine
It caught her by surprise
When she found herself in love
Found out two weeks, on Bodcau Creek
Just wouldn’t be enough
Repeat Chorus
I was along haired country boy
Turned you on to that outlaw noise
And lettin’ go, well baby that was all my fault
But on the backseat of my Chevrolet
In the best plan B that Detroit made
She wanted me to break her fall
Yeah, to break her fall
Get ready baby, we're going uptown
It's friday night, we're gonna get down
I thought you might like this brand new baby-blue dress
I figured out about a quarter 'til ten
We'll be partied out and headin' in
You and me alone darlin' doing what we do best
Big time, we're gonna have one
Big time, we're gonna grab some
Lovin' huggin' cuddlin' upin'
Rendezvous
'Cuz I'm in love with you
Big time
A little music, a sip of champagne
By candlelight, just doin' our thing
Let the crowd wonder what in the world happened to us
Well they can boogie woogie all night long
Let 'em dance 'til the cows come home
For what we want this old honky tonk ain't enough
Big time, we're gonna have one
Big time, we're gonna grab some
Lovin' huggin' cuddlin' upin'
Rendezvous
'Cuz I'm in love with you
Big time
Girl I'm talkin' about a....
Big time, we're gonna have one
Big time, we're gonna grab some
Lovin' huggin' cuddlin' upin'
Rendezvous
'Cuz I'm in love with you
Big time
Yeah I'm in love with you
Big time
Big time
Big time
There's a stack of pizza boxes
And cigarette stuffed beer bottles up on my TV
But it's better than I thought it'd be
There's a pile of dirty laundry
Where I got the clothes I got on me
And they're almost clean
It's better than I thought it'd be
I toss and turn half the night
But the other half I sleep alright
I eat enough to soak up what I drink
I'm still lonesome I'm still blue
And I'm still all tore up over you
But it's better than I thought it'd be
You pretended not to know me
When you saw me at the grocery
Unexpectedly
But it was better than I thought it'd be
And with every day that passes
My love ain't as everlastin'
As it used to seem
Yeah it's better than I thought it'd be
I toss and turn half the night
But the other half I sleep alright
I eat enough to soak up what I drink
I'm still lonesome I'm still blue
And I'm still all tore up over you
But it's better than I thought it'd be
I toss and turn half the night
But the other half I sleep alright
I eat enough to soak up what I drink
I'm still lonesome I'm still blue
And I'm still all tore up over you
But it's better than I though it'd be
Yeah baby it's better than I thought it'd be
Better than I thought it'd be
Oh it's getting better
Yeah
I like cold pizza
You know what else is better than I thought it'd be?
Your sister
Down the street, up the drive
Park the car, step outside
Across the lawn, up the stairs
On the porch, I'm getting there
Key in the lock, through the door
Down the hall I've walked so many times before
I'm dog-tired, but I don't care
Bedroom door, I'm getting there
She's got a hundred candles burning
She's got next-to-nothing on, yeah, yeah
Baby, I'm home
I've been away way too long
I've been waitin', I've been workin'
Wantin' you so bad it's hurtin'
Now I'm back where I belong
Baby I'm home
My arms around you, your lips to mine
Feel our hearts beat-beatin' in time
Hands in your hair, everywhere
I hear you whisper, I'm gettin there
She's got a hundred candles burning
They'll be burning all night long, yeah, yeah
Every night without you, I've been dreamin' 'bout tonight
Missin' everything about you, girl there's no place like
Baby I'm home
I've been away way too long
Baby I'm home
I've been away way too long
Yeah baby I'm home
Oh I couldn't wait to get here
Yeah baby I'm home
Let me lock the door, close the curtains
That's what I been missin' right there
Looks like it's gonna be a long night
He keeps a cup wedged 'tween the dash and the
windshield
Wore out spot where his hand lays on the Wheel
Fourteen years of
back and forth
Of work and church and honeys do's
He's a hardhat hammer swingin' won't hear him whine
Kick some butt, wrap it up, crack a beer high five
God fearing son of
pride and strength
That’s exactly what he has turned into
He'll fight tooth and nail for his family
Give the shirt right off his back for a friend in need
Chorus:
So let's all raise a glass to the guy who never asked
Any praise for a job well done
All the blood, sweat and tears standing tall no fear
He's the backbone of this land
It's long overdue
Here's to the American Man
Flies the stars and stripes on a pole in the front yard
Picture of his wife and kids as a bookmark
To keep his place inside
the good book
The words he believes and lives by
He's gonna make mistakes like anyone
But he's gonna make it right 'fore the day is done
(Repeat Chorus)
So let's all raise a glass to the guy who never asked
Any praise he just gave
All the blood, sweat and tears
He stood
tall with no fear
(Repeat Chorus)
This song's for you
The American Man
Trace Adkins
All I Ask For Anymore lyrics
It was a home run when the game was tied
A pick up truck when I could drive
One pink line when Katie said I'm late
It was a passing grade, a pretty girl
All the money in the world
What mattered then kept changing every day
But when I bow my head tonight
There'll be no me, myself and I
Just watch my wife and kids please Lord
That's all I ask for anymore
Now a days it's crazy how
A passing storm, a siren sound
Can make me drop it all and pick up the phone
To hear her say that all's okay
Is all I need to know these days
Can't wait to see their faces when I get home
And when I bow my head tonight
There'll be no me, myself and I
Just watch my wife and kids please Lord
That's all I ask for anymore
Let 'em outlive me by a hundred years
Let their laughter dry up all their tears
Let 'em love and be loved back like I have been
When I bow my head tonight
There'll be no me, myself and I
Just watch my wife and kids please Lord
That's all I ask for anymore
See that boy standing there by the dance floor
He's lookin' like the Marlboro Man
Starched shirt, starched jeans, big trophy buckle
And an empty Copenhagen can
He's talkin' cowboy this and cowboy that
Well I'll bet one thing's for sure
The only stampede that he's ever seen
Is the clearance at the western store
All hat and no cattle, that boy just ain't real
All boots and no saddle, don't know how to make a cowgirl feel
Think I'm gonna tell him to pack up his act
And go back where he came from
'Cause all hat and no cattle ain't gonna get it done
He's just a smooth-talkin', long-tall slow-walkin'
Srugstore-made-up dude
So honey don't you fall for that fake Texas drawl
He ain't right for you
What you need's a man that ain't just a hat stand
When you get him home
Well, I don't look like much, but I can sure saddle up
And ride with you all night long
All nat and no cattle, that boy just ain't real
All boots and no saddle, don't know how to make a cowgirl feel
Think I'm gonna tell him to pack up his act
And go back where he came from
'Cause all hat and no cattle ain't gonna get it done
I was on my way home
Been thinkin' 'bout you all day long
And how good it was gonna be
With your arms around me
Then I saw that detour sign
Said they closed down I-29
Gonna make me an hour late
Ain’t nothin’ more I hate
Yeah, a little bit of missin’ you
Goes a long, long way
Chorus:
I can’t image
Not always havin’
Your sweet love makin’ my day
Without you baby, I’d go crazy
And this world would be a lonely place
Oh, a little bit of missin you
Goes a long, long, way
When I finally got to you girl
It felt like the weight of the world
Had been lifted off my back
Your one touch does all that
Yeah, and a little bit of missin’ you
Goes a long, long, long, long, long, long way
Repeat Chorus
That’s right
I can’t take but a little bit
Of missin’ you
Now I’ll do what I have to do
To spend my life lovin’ you
‘Cause I know in my heart
We were never meant to be apart
Yeah, and it’s so good to be kissin’ you
Oh honey, a little bit of missin’ you
Goes a long, long, long, long way
If you need a little loving call on me
If you want a little hugging call on me
You know I'll be right here at home
All you got to do is pick up your telephone
And dial now 634-5789
634-5789
If you need a little kissing call on me
If good love is what you've been missing girl call on me
No more lonely nights will you be at home
All you got to do is pick up your telephone
And dial now 634-5789
634-5789
I'll be right there girl just as soon as I can
But if I'm just a little bit late
I hope you'll understand
I'll be right there baby just as soon as I can
But if I'm just a little bit late
I hope you'll understand
Call me at 634-5789
I been thinkin' 'bout our love situation
All this attraction in the present tense
I've reached the only logical conclusion
Love ain't supposed to make sense
This ain't no thinkin` thing, right brain, left brain
It goes a little deeper than that
It's a chemical, physical, emotional devotion
Passion that we can't hold back
There's nothin` that we need to analyze
There ain't no rhyme or reason why
'Cause this ain't, this ain't no thinkin` thing
Forget mathematical equations
Self help psychology
Gray matter don't matter much darlin`
When it's gettin` down to you and me
This ain't no thinkin` thing, right brain, left brain
It goes a little deeper than that
It's a chemical, physical, emotional devotion
Passion that we can't hold back
There's nothin` that we need to analyze
There ain't no rhyme or reason why
'Cause this ain't, this ain't no thinkin` thing
There's nothing that we need to analyze
There ain't no rhyme or reason why
'Cause this ain't, this ain't no thinkin` thing
