Just you know why - why you and I
will by and by - know true love ways
Sometimes we'll sigh - sometimes we'll cry
and we'll know why just you and I know true love ways
Throughout the days our true love ways
will bring us joys to share with those who really care
Sometimes we'll sigh - sometimes we'll cry
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Thanks thanks a lot I got a broken heart that's all I've got
You made me cry now I cried a lot I lost your love baby thanks a lot
You told our friend as I was passin' by that you're not sorry that you made me cry
You said I deserve just what I got well if that's how you feel honey thanks a lot
Thanks thanks a lot...
You wanted a fool and I played the part now all I've got is a broken heart
We loved a little and laughed a lot then you were gone honey thanks a lot
My heart's not ready for the rocking chair
I need somebody who really cares
So tired of livin' solitaire
Someday I'm gonna be
Safe in the arms of love
Strip your heart and it starts to snow
Love is a high-wire act I know
Someday I'll find a net below
Someday I'm gonna be
Safe in the arms of love
Safe in the arms of love
I want arms that know how to rock me
Safe in the arms of love
I wanna fall and know that love has caught me
Safe in the arms of love
Safe in the arms of love
I want a heart to be forever mine
Want eyes to see me satisfied
Gonna hang my heartaches out to dry
Some day I'm gonna be safe in the arms of love
Safe in the arms of love
I want arms that know how to rock me
Safe in the arms of love
I wanna fall and know that love has caught me
Safe in the arms of love
Safe in the arms of love
Satin sheets to lie on, satin pillows to cry on
Still I'm not happy don't you see
Big long Cadillac, tailor made's upon my back
Still I want you to set me free
I've found another man who can give more than you can
Though you've given me everything, money can buy
But your money can't hold me tight like he does on a long long night
And no, you didn't keep me satisfied
Satin sheets to lie on, satin pillows to cry on
Still I'm not happy don't you see
Big long Cadillac, tailor made's upon my back
Still I want you to set me free
Satin sheets to lie on, satin pillows to cry on
Still I'm not happy don't you see
Big long Cadillac, tailor made's upon my back
Still I want you to set me free
Still I want you to set me free
Don't need no copy of vogue magazine
Don't need to dress like no Beauty Queen
High heels or sneakers, he don't give a damn
My baby loves me just the way that I am
My baby loves me just the way that I am
He never tells me I'm not good enough
Just gives me unconditional love
He loves me tender, he loves me mad
He loves me silly and he loves me sad
He thinks I'm pretty, he thinks I'm smart
He likes my nerve and he loves my heart
He's always sayin' he's my biggest fan
My baby loves me just the way that I am
My baby loves me just the way that I am
When there's dark clouds in my eyes
He just sits back and lets 'em roll on by
Come in like a lion and go out like a lamb
My baby loves me just the way that I am
My baby loves me just the way that I am
He thinks I'm pretty, he thinks I'm smart
He likes my nerve and he loves my heart
He's always sayin' he's my biggest fan
My baby loves me just the way that I am
He thinks I'm pretty, he thinks I'm smart
He likes my nerve and he loves my heart
Don't see no reason to change my plan
My baby loves me just the way that I am
My baby loves me just the way that I am
In my daughter's eyes I am a hero
I am strong and wise and I know no fear
But the truth is plain to see
She was sent to rescue me
I see who I wanna be
In my daughter's eyes
In my daughter's eyes everyone is equal
Darkness turns to light and the
world is at peace
This miracle God gave to me gives me
strength when I am weak
I find reason to believe
In my daughter's eyes
And when she wraps her hand
around my finger
Oh it puts a smile in my heart
Everything becomes a little clearer
I realize what life is all about
It's hangin' on when your heart
has had enough
It's giving more when you feel like giving up
I've seen the light
It's in my daugter's eyes
In my daughter's eyes I can see the future
A reflection of who I am and what will be
Though she'll grow and someday leave
Maybe raise a family
When I'm gone I hope you see how happy
she made me
For I'll be there
If I was a raindrop I would be fallin'
I would be fallin' by now
If I was a rocket I would be flyin'
I would be flyin' by now
If I was a wise man I would be doin'
What I should be doin' by now
'Cause you're like a new key made with the wrong cut
Stuck, tryin' to break into my home
You're like a bottle sent with a message
But you're sinkin' like a stone
If I had your name
I'd be changin' it right now
If I was a blanket I would be foldin'
I would be foldin' by now
If I was a fast train I would be speedin'
Smokin' and steamin' with a hell of a sound
If I was a gambler I'd go for the quick win
I'd cash all my chips in and get outta town
'Cause you're like a new key made with the wrong cut
Stuck, tryin' to break into my home
You're like a bottle sent with a message
But you're sinkin' like a stone
If I had your name
I'd be changin' it right now
'Cause you're like a new key made with the wrong cut
Stuck, tryin' to break into my home
You're like a bottle sent with a message
But you're sinkin' like a stone
If I had your name
I'd be changin' it right now
Take the ribbon from your hair,
Shake it loose and let it fall,
Layin' soft upon my skin.
Like the shadows on the wall.
Come and lay down by my side
'till the early morning light
All I'm takin' is your time.
Help me make it through the night.
I don't care what's right or wrong,
I don't try to understand.
Let the devil take tomorrow.
Lord, tonight I need a friend.
Yesterday is dead and gone
And tomorrow's out of sight.
And it's sad to be alone.
Help me make it through the night.
I don't care what's right or wrong,
I don't try to understand.
Let the devil take tomorrow.
Lord, tonight I need a friend.
Yesterday is dead and gone
And tomorrow's out of sight.
Lord, it's bad to be alone.
The way you treat me baby
Cheat and tell me lies
I guess I shouldn't care at all
But still I sympathize
'Cause you got heart trouble comin' on
Yeah you got heart trouble comin' on
Well you think that you don't need me baby
But you're gonna miss me when I'm gone
You say that love can't touch you
You feel no pain at all
You think that you're above it baby
But I believe you'll fall
'Cause you got heart trouble comin' on
Yeah you got heart trouble comin' on
Well you'll get down on you knees baby
Begging me to come back home
You tell me you'll find someone else
But no one's gonna care
'Cause you have left a trail
Of broken hearts everywhere
Now you got heart trouble comin' on
Yeah you got heart trouble comin' on
Well you'll know just how it feels baby
Occurred to me the other day
You been gone now a couple years
Well I guess it takes a while
For someone to really disappear
And I remember where I was
When the word came about you
It was a day much like today
The sky was bright and wide and blue
And I wonder where you are
And if the pains ends when you die
And I wonder if there was
Some better way to say goodbye
Today my heart is big and sore
It's tryin' to push right through my skin
Won't see you anymore
I guess that's finally sinkin' in
'Cause you can't make somebody see
With the simple words you say
All their beauty from within
Sometimes they just look away
And I wonder where you are
And if the pains ends when you die
And I wonder if there was
Some better way to say goodbye
How can you just stand there
And act like nothing's wrong
You haven't even kissed me
Or held me for so long
There's no lipstick on your collar
There's no perfume on your clothes
There's no number on a matchbook
But a woman always knows
A woman knows without asking
A woman knows what's left unsaid
A woman knows when a man's been sleeping
In someone else's bed
I don't have all the answers
And you haven't left a clue
But in my heart there's just no question
You've found somebody new
A woman knows without asking
A woman knows what's left unsaid
A woman knows when a man's been sleeping
In someone else's bed
When you refuse to talk about it
In your silence my suspicion grows
You don't have to paint a picture
Somehow a woman knows
You don't have to paint a picture
People talking, think I'm all right
Think I'm doin' fine
Goin' through the motions of my life
Go to work now every mornin'
Yeah I play the part
And hide away the contents of my solemn heart
But when the sun goes down
And the moon is high
I can't control the flood of all these tears inside
And if they only knew
They'd be so surprised
I'm just a good pretender in a great disguise
Keep 'em guessin', keep 'em laughin'
Build that wall up high
As long as they don't see the other side
You've really done it
Done a number, a number on my soul
But I'll be damned if I'll ever let you know
But when the sun goes down
And the moon is high
There's no way to hide the truth from me, myself, and I
Yeah, I wear it well
Though it ain't my size
I'm just a good pretender in a great disguise
I'm not one to show emotion
Like some fools I see
I won't wear my heart out on my sleeve
I don't miss you
Not for a moment
I'm gonna be okay
Words of wisdom spoken
By the light of day
But when the sun goes down
And the moon is high
Your memory pulls me under like a strong riptide
I'm still in love with you
It's all smoke and lights
I'm just a good pretender in a great disguise
I'm rolling out of Bakersfield
My own private hell on wheels
But this time I'm gone for good
I've never gone this far before
Beyond the slammin' of the back screen door
But you never loved me like you should
And there ain't no telling what I'll find
But I might as well move down the line
'Cause there's no comfort here in your zip code
I'd rather break down on the highway
With no one to share my load
And cry on the shoulder of the road
It makes me feel a little low
Steel guitar on the radio
And it's kinda scary the way these truckers fly
So this is how leavin' feels
Drinking coffee and makin' deals with the One above
To get me through the night
'Cause there ain't no telling what I'll find
But I might as well move down the line
'Cause there's no comfort here in your zip code
I'd rather break down on the highway
With no one to share my load
And cry on the shoulder of the road
And there ain't no telling what I'll find
But I might as well move down the line
'Cause there's no comfort here in your zip code
I'd rather break down on the highway
With no one to share my load
And cry on the shoulder of the road
Walkin' around, rain comin' down
I don't mind at all.
Let all the clouds, tear up and drown us
Winter, spring, summer or fall
Cause when I'm with you,
It really don't matter
If we're walking around
With a broken umbrella
Let it rain, let it rain, let it rain
Let it rain, let it rain, let it rain!
With your hand in mine,
The sun always shines,
No matter what the weatherman says.
I don't mind the flood,
Let's splash through the puddles,
Baby this is just as good as it gets, oh yeah.
Cause when I'm with you,
It really don't matter
If we're walking around
With a broken umbrella
Let it rain, let it rain, let it rain
Let it rain, let it rain, let it rain
Let it rain, let it rain, let it rain!
So kiss me (So kiss me)
Like you mean it (Like you mean it)
Like a blue sky (Like a blue sky)
Like a June rain (Like a June rain)
(Like a June rain)
Cause when I'm with you,
It really don't matter
If we're walking around
With a broken umbrella
Let it rain, let it rain, let it rain
Let it rain, let it rain, let it rain
Let it rain, let it rain, let it rain!
Let it rain, let it rain, let it rain, oh yeah
Sometimes I'm an ordinary girl, wrapped in my ordinary world
I just wanna listen to the rain, and stay in bed all day
Other times I'm extraverted, speak my mind and I don't worry who,
might disagree or what anyone might say
I don't listen to the critics
Believin' all their cynics
I don't need that kind of advice
Cause I'm doing alright
Chorus
Just being myself
that's all that i can be
Happy being me
don't really wanna be nobody else
I know who i am
and the one thing i do, well..
Is just being myself, yeah yeah
I can be the drama queen, where my emotions on my sleeve
Sometimes, I know, I’m a little hard to handle
Other days I rather stay at home and have the leave me alone
I just need some space, just a little space
I don't listen to the critics
Believin' all their cynics
No I don't have the time
Cause I'm doin' alright
Repeat Chorus
Don’t really wanna be nobody else
I know who I am and the one thing I do well,
Every time I turn around
I run right into your pride
Sometimes I'm not so sure if I wanna
Know that guy, know that guy
'Cause you've got a rock hard head
Stubborn as a mule
Oh, yeah, and by the way, I still love you
Go on and be that way
Slam that door
Make a scene
Yell some more
Come on let's have it out
Have your say
'Cause with a love this strong
Baby it's okay
For you to be that way
Sometimes what you don't say
Can make the deepest cut
And I get my feelings hurt
And I just go nuts, well a little nuts
So try to ignore that girl
She's just blowin' off steam
Oh and I don't know about her
But I hope you say to me
Go on and be that way
Slam that door
Make a scene
Yell some more
Come on let's have it out
Have your say
'Cause with a love this strong
Baby it's okay
For you to be that way
Baby let's get emotional
What do you say we let it all go
Let it go
Go on and be that way
Slam that door
Make a scene
Yell some more
Come on let's have it out
Have your say
'Cause with a love this strong
Baby it's okay
For you to be that way
What do you dream about
Look at the stars, honey
All you gotta do is pick one out
And it's there for you
I'll be the one who makes
Your every dream come true
Close your eyes and baby
Make a wish and baby
I'll give you anything and everything
The sky's the limit and my heart is in it
I'll give you anything and everything
Anything and everything
Where do you want to go
Look at the world, baby
All you gotta do is just say so
And I'll take you there
Oh yeah, you know that
Love can take you anywhere
Close your eyes and baby
Make a wish and baby
I'll give you anything and everything
The sky's the limit and my heart is in it
I'll give you anything and everything
Anything and everything
I could spoil you
Make it easy
Make you happy if you let me
Won't you let me
I'll be the one who makes
Your every dream come true
Close your eyes and baby
Make a wish and baby
I'll give you anything and everything
The sky's the limit and my heart is in it
I'll give you anything and everything
(I'll give you) anything and everything
(I'll give you) anything and everything
I need time
to get you off my mind
and I may sometimes bother you
Try to be in touch with you
Even ask to much of you from time to time
Now and then
Lord you know I'll need a friend
Til I get used to losing you
Let me keep on using you
Until I can make it on my own
I'll get by
But no matter how I try
There be times I will call
Chances are my tears will fall
and I'll have no pride at all
From time to time
But they say
Oh there will be brighter days
But til then I'll lean you
Thats all I need to do
Til I can make it on my own
Surely one day
I'll look up and see the morning sun
Without another loney night behind me
Then I'll know I'm over you
and all my cryings done
No more hurting memories can find me
But til then
Lord you know I'm going to need a freind
Til I get used to losing you
Let me keep on using you
Until I can make it on my own
I'll need time
To get you off my mind
I may sometimes bother you
Try to be in touch with you
Even ask too much of you
From time to time
Now and then
Lord ya know I'm gonna need a friend
Til I get used to losing you
Let me keep on using you
Til I can make it on my own
I'll get by
But no matter how I try
There'll be times you know I'll call
Chances are my tears will fall
And I'll have no pride at all
From time to time
But they say
Oh there'll be a brighter day
But til then I'll lean on you
That's all I mean to do
Til I can make it on my own
Surely someday I'll wake up and see the mornin sun
Without another lonely night behind me
Then I'll know I'm over you and all my cryin's done
No more hurtin memories to find me
But til then
Lord ya know I'm gonna need a friend
Til I get used to losing you
Let me keep on using you
Til I can make it on my own
Once my love was good enough
True happiness we knew
Then fame and fortune came your way
And made a change in you
You'll find your ladder of success
Is not on solid ground
And when it starts to tumble
Pick me up on your way down
Pick me up when dreams are shattered
When false friends cannot be found
For you know i'll still be waiting
Pick me up on your way down
You've hit the top, but it won't last
There's just one way to go
The world you've chosen is not real
These things you'll come to know
When folks say they don't know you
And you've lost your final round
When you find that you are lonely
Oh the sun's gonna shine in my life once more love's gonna live here again
Things're gonna be the way they were before love's gonna live here again
Love's gonna live here love's gonna live here love's gonna live here again
No more loneliness only happiness love's gonna live here again
I hear bells're ringin' birds're singin' love's gonna live here again
And I hear bees a hummin' well I know the days're comin' love's gonna live here again
Heartache number 1 was when you...left me,
I never knew that I could hurt this way,
And heartache number 2,
Was when you...come back again,
You came back and never meant to stay.
Now I've got heartaches by the number,
Troubles by the score,
Every day you love me less,
Each day I love you more,
Yes, I've got heartaches by the number,
A love that I can't win,
But the day that I stop counting,
That's the day my world will end.
Heartache number 3 was when you...called me,
And said that you was coming back to stay,
With hopeful heart I waited,
For your...knock on the door,
Lock up your husbands
Lock up your sons
Lock up your whiskey cabinets
Girls lock up your guns
And Lock up the beauty shop
No tellin if they've heard the news
Call the boys downtown and Neiman Marcus
Tell Em' lock them high heeled shoes
Chorus:
When God fearin' women get the blues
There ain't no slap down a tellin what they're gonna do
Run around yellin
I've got a mustang it'll do 80
You don't have to be my baby
I stirred my last batch of gravy
You don't have to be my, be my, be my baby
Call all the decons
Call the ladies aid
Call all the altos, sopranos
Tenors call every bass
Well call all the pentacostals
And bring all the annointing oil too
Well call the preacher
He's the only one who can reach her
And there ain't no time to lose
Chorus:
When God fearin' women get the blues
There ain't no slap down a tellin what they're gonna do
Run around yellin
I've got a mustang it'll do 80
You don't have to be my baby
I stirred my last batch of gravy
You don't have to be my, be my, be my baby
She's on all our prayer lists
She's on all our hearts
As for the easter cantada
We don't know who'll sing her part
When God fearin' women get the blues
There ain't no slap down or tellin what they're gonna do
Run around yellin
I've got a mustang it'll do 80
You don't have to be my baby
I stirred my last batch of gravy
You don't have to be my, be my, be my baby
Oh the sun's gonna shine in my life once more
Love's gonna live here again
Things are gonna be the way they were before
Love's gonna live here again
Love's gonna live here love's gonna live here
Love's gonna live here again
No more loneliness only happiness
Love's gonna live here again
I hear bells a-ringin' I hear birds are singin'
Love's gonna live here again
And I hear bees a-hummin' well I know the days are comin'
Love's gonna live here again
Love's gonna live here...
How can you just stand there and act like nothing's wrong
You haven't even kissed me or held me for so long
There's no lipstick on your collar there's no perfume on your clothes
There's no number on a matchbook but a woman always knows
A woman knows without asking a woman knows what's left unsaid
A woman knows when a man's been sleeping in someone else's bed
[ steel ]
I don't have all the answers and you haven't left a clue
But in my heart there's just no question you've found somebody new
A woman knows without asking...
When you refuse to talk about it in your silence my suspicion grows
You don't have to paint a picture somehow a woman knows
You don't have to paint a picture somehow a woman knows
What child is this, who, laid to rest
On Mary's lap, is sleeping?
Whom angels greet with anthems sweet,
While shepherds watch are keeping?
This, this is Christ the King,
Whom shepherds guard and angels sing:
Haste, haste to bring him laud,
The Babe, the Son of Mary!
So bring Him incense, gold, and myrrh,
Come peasant king to own Him,
The King of kings, salvation brings,
Let loving hearts enthrone Him.
Raise, raise the song on high,
The Virgin sings her lullaby:
Joy, joy, for Christ is born,
Today I started loving you again
I'm right back where I've really always been
I got over you just long enough to let my heartache mend
And then today I started loving you again
What a fool I was to think I could get by
With only these few million tears I've cried
I guess I should have known the worst was yet to come
And the crying time for me had just begun
Today I started loving you again
Today I started loving you
Time has come to let you go my tears will run and they'll keep me afloat
I set you adrift like a burning boat the time has come to let you go
The time has come to turn you loose it took my heart this long to face the truth
If I lost you I can lose these blues the time has come to turn you loose
We had our moment in the sun but that time has come and now that time is gone
[ steel - guitar ]
The time has come to set you free tonight's the night I'll untie all these dreams
I'll send them away so I can find some piece the time has come to set you free
Time has come to let you go my tears will run...
I'm gonna let you go
This Uncivil War
(Gretchen Peters)
There's a silence on the front lines
You can cut it with a knife
You can stay and take your changes
Or you can run to save your life
And one side is retreating
And the other's runnin scared
And the drums of war are beating
Even through its undeclared
And both sides say they're winning
And both sides know they're losing
And neither one knows what they're fighting for
And in the quiet little places
You can see the little faces
Huddled right outside the bedroom door
Praying for an end to this uncivil war
Papa needs a new job
So he's swallowing his pride
Oh, but it don't go down easy
And it eats him up inside
And mama, she don't notice
Little sister's ragged dress
Lately she don't notice
Much of anything
I guess
They're just fightin off the hunger
Tryin to keep from goin under
But the wolves just keep on
Gatherin' round the door
There's no place to run for cover
So they're turning on each other
Cause there really ain't no winners anymore
Just victims of this uncivil war
There's a silence on the front lines
You can cut it with a knife
You can stay and take your chances
Or you can run to save your life
I know she must've cut you deep
She's gone but you won't let her leave
I know your heart has not healed yet
But sometimes I think that you forget
That wasn't me
That wasn't me
I'm not the one
Who made love bring you to your knees
You can't love if you can't trust
Her memory's hurt you long enough
Let your heart see
That wasn't me
I can no longer pay the price
For damage done by her careless lies
We can't move on 'til you let go
I always thought by now you'd know
That wasn't me
That wasn't me
I'm not the one
Who made love bring you to your knees
You can't love if you can't trust
Her memory's hurt you long enough
Let your heart see
That wasn't me
You can't love if you can't trust
Her memory's hurt you long enough
Let your heart see
I was walking down the street
In my blue jeans and my bare feet
I saw old Mrs. Mayo in her garden so high
She got her prize azaleas
And her big ole fat tomatoes
She invited me in to have a piece of her pie
And later on I thought I'd head on down
By the Caley River to the old rope swing
There was a bunch of kids laughin' and jumpin' in
I sat down on the grass and I just watched them play
And all my worries seemed to wash away
Oh it's a magical thing
When the sun is shinging down on me
And this is such a beautiful place
Don't wanna miss a minute of today it's
So magical
Tonight I'll go home and write myself a letter
Tell myself to live a little freer and love a little better
Gonna soak it in like there's no tomorrow
And drink up every second like a big ole glass of water
Oh I feel like I could fly
Silent night, holy night!
All is calm, all is bright.
Round yon Virgin, Mother and Child.
Holy infant so tender and mild,
Sleep in heavenly peace,
Sleep in heavenly peace.
Silent night, holy night!
Shepherds quake at the sight.
Glories stream from heaven afar
Heavenly hosts sing Alleluia,
Christ the Savior is born!
Christ the Savior is born.
Silent night, holy night!
Son of God love's pure light.
Radiant beams from Thy holy face
With dawn of redeeming grace,
Jesus Lord, at Thy birth.
(Marc Beeson/Kin Vassey/David MacKechnie)
With lipstick on his collar and a trace of cheap perfume
He undresses in the darkness and eases into bed
With her face turned to the other wall she pretends to be asleep
But it doesn't really matter 'cause there's nothing to be said
He calls from work to tell her he's sorry about last night
If he uses all the right words she'll forgive him once again
But the phone just keeps on ringin' and knows something's wrong
He feels his heart start pounding, and his head begins to spin
Chorus:
Phones are ringin' all over town
North and south and east and west on main street up and down
He's got friends of his callin' friends of hers
But she's nowhere to be found
Phones are ringin' all over town
He calls the hospital, her sister's house and the place that does her hair
God, if somethin' ever happened he'd surely lose his mind
And he's thinkin' it's just like she's disappeared into thin air
As American flight #204 departs right on time
REPEAT CHORUS
Well he knows she'd never leave him
She's just got to be around
Phones are ringin'
Phones are ringin'
Phones are ringin' all over town
If there were no words
No way to speak
I would still hear you
If there were no tears
No way to feel inside
I'd still feel for you
And even if the sun refuse to shine
Even if romance ran out of rhyme
You would still have my heart
Until the end of time
You're all i need
My love, my valentine
All of my life
I have been waiting for
All you give to me
You've opened my eyes
And showed me how to love unselfishly
I've dreamed of this a thousand times before
In my dreams i couldnt love you more
I will give you my heart
Until the end of time
You're all i need
My love, my valentine
La da da
Da da da da
And even if the sun refuse to shine
Even if romance ran out of rhyme
You would still have my heart
Until the end of time
Cuz all i need
Is you, my valentine
You're all i need
My love, my valentine
Make the world go away
Get it off my shoulder
Say the things we used to say
And make the world, make it go away
Do you remember when you loved me
Before the world took you away
Well if you do, then forgive me
And make the world, make it go away
Make the world go away
Get it off my shoulder
Say the things we used to say
And make the world, make it go away
Now I'm sorry if I hurt you
Let me make it up to you day by day
And if you will please forgive me
And make the world, make it go away
Make the world go away
Get it off my shoulder
Say the things we used to say
I tried to hold our love together but you let us fall apart
Now your leaving me for someone else taking what's left of my heart
But this time the pain don't feel that same I'm not aching like I should
Cause loving you has hurt so bad that losing you feels good
I know you'll come back running to me when the thrill is dead and gone
And you realize the love you need was right here all along
When you try to restore what we had before there's no way you ever could
Cause loving you has hurt so bad that losing you feels good
Don't get me wrong I'll still long to hold you every night
But my heart can't take another break when there's no relief in sight
I guess you're wondering why I haven't cried cause usually I would
But loving you has hurt so bad that losing you feels good
If there was a way to make you stay I wouldn't if I could
Cause loving you has hurt so bad that losing you feels good
Don't tell me no stories I don't wanna hear no lies
No reasons, or excuses, none of you alibis
The phone rings I pick it up nobody's on the line
I know she's waiting for you she's just biding her time
You'd have me believe it's just a night out with your friends
But I know you're going back to see her again
You're stealing love
Living on life #9
Breaking my heart
Living on borrowed time
You're cattin' around
Playing with fire
You're stealing love
Living on life #9
Your runnin' on empty troubles on every side
You've used up your last chance
You've got no place to hide
I'm tired of these heartaches tired of livin' a lie
Go to her she's waitin'
But someday you're gonna find
The grass ain't always greener on the other side
Now what you thought was love was what you left behind
You're stealing love
Living on life #9
Breaking my heart
Living on borrowed time
You're cattin' around
Playing with fire
You're stealing love
Living on life #9
You're stealing love
Living on life #9
Breaking my heart
Living on borrowed time
You're cattin' around
Playing with fire
You're stealing love
Living on life #9
Confetti fallin' from the sky
My hometown on the 4th of July
A midnight snow on Christmas Eve
Like standin' up for what you believe
That's how I feel when I'm with you
That's how I feel when I'm with you
That's how I feel
That's how I feel when I'm with you
Your lucky coat, the first day of fall
When you wake up laughin' just because
An old church door that stays wide open
A perfect heart that's never been broken
That's how I feel when I'm with you
Every day there's something new
To cry about, to laugh about
Those moments I can't live without
That's how I feel
That's how I feel
Heartache number 1 was when you...left me,
I never knew that I could hurt this way,
And heartache number 2,
Was when you...come back again,
You came back and never meant to stay.
Chorus
Now I've got heartaches by the number,
Troubles by the score,
Every day you love me less,
Each day I love you more,
Yes, I've got heartaches by the number,
A love that I can't win,
But the day that I stop counting,
That's the day my world will end.
Heartache number 3 was when you...called me,
And said that you was coming back to stay,
With hopeful heart I waited,
For your...knock on the door,
I waited but you must have lost your way.
Repeat Chorus
Occurred to me the other day
You've been gone now a couple years
Well I guess it takes a while
For someone to really disappear
And I remember where I was
When the word came about you
It was a day much like today
The sky was bright and wide and blue
Chorus
And I wonder where you are
And if the pain ends when you die
And I wonder if there was
Some better way to say goodbye
Today my heart is big and sore
It's trying to push right through my skin
Won't see you anymore
I guess that's finally sinking in
Cause you can't make somebody see
With the simple words you say
All their beauty from within
Sometimes they just look away
Chorus
Some better way to say goodbye
I know a girl she was a waitress
Had a big spirit 'til she let her boyfriend break it
He always talked her down, he took her pride and kicked it 'round
Yeah, took it as long as she could take it
She left a note on the dresser and hung up her apron
Cry, cry 'til the sun shines baby
Cry, cry 'til the sun shines
It's gonna be alright, it's gonna be alright, baby
I know a man who tried to ease his mind
Chase his regrets with any bottle he could find
Life cut him down so low, it took his pride and broke his soul, yeah
'Til he forgave himself and let it go
We're all here just tryin' to live our lives
Payin' our electric bills and spendin' up our time
When there ain't a friend to be found
You can't break through the concrete clouds
(James House/Sam Hogin/Phil Barnhart)
She loved him like he was
The last man on Earth
Gave hime everything she ever had
He'd break her spirit down
Then come lovin' up to her
Give a little, then take it back
She'd tell him about her dreams
He'd just shoot 'em down
Lord he loved to make her cry
"You're crazy for believin'
You'll ever leave the ground"
He said, "Only angels know how to fly"
And with a broken wing
She still sings
She keeps an eye on the sky
With a broken wing
She carries her dreams
Man you ought to see her fly
One Sunday morning
She didn't go to church
He wondered why she didn't leave
He went up to the bedroom
Found a note by the window
With the curtains blowin' in the breeze
And with a broken wing
She still sings
She keeps an eye on the sky
With a broken wing
She carries her dreams
Man you ought to see her fly
With a broken wing
She carries her dreams
Man you ought to see her fly
The sun is shining every day, clouds never get in the way for you and me
I've known you just a week or two, but baby i'm so into you, can hardly breath
and I'm in, so totally wrapped up
emotionally attracted
so physically actin'
so wrecklessly I need you,
so desperatly sure as the sky is blue
Baby, I love you, I love you
I never knew that I could feel like this, can hardly wait till our next kiss, you're so cool
If I'm dreamin' please don't wake me up, cause baby I can't get enough of what you do
and I'm in, so electrically charged up
conetically actin', eratically need you
Fanatically you get to me, magically sure as the sky is blue
Baby, I love you
I can't believe that this is real, the way I feel
baby I've gone head over heels
and I'm in, so totally wrapped up
emotionally attracted
so physically actin'
so wrecklessly I need you,
so desperatly sure as the sky is blue, yea
and I'm in, so electrically charged up
conetically actin', eratically need you
Fanatically you get to me, magically sure as the sky is blue
Baby, I love you
Baby I love you, do you love me too? Baby I love youuuuuuu!
Away in a manger,
no crib for His bed,
The little Lord Jesus
lay down his sweet head.
The stars in the sky
looked down where He lay
The little Lord Jesus,
asleep on the hay.
The cattle are lowing,
the poor Baby wakes,
But little Lord Jesus,
no crying He makes;
I love Thee, Lord Jesus,
look down from the sky
And stay by my cradle
till morning is nigh.
Be near me, Lord Jesus,
I ask Thee to stay,
Close by me forever,
and love me, I pray!
Bless all the dear children
in Thy tender care
And take us to heaven,
I'll be home for Christmas;
You can plan on one.
Please have snow and mistletoe
And presents on the tree.
Christmas Eve will find me
Where the love-light gleams.
I'll be home for Christmas
Between the perfect world and the bottom line
Keeping love alive in these troubled times
It's a miracle in itself
And we know too well what that's about
Still we made it through, only God knows how
We must've had a little help
(Must've been)
CHORUS
Wild Angels, Wild Angels
Watching over you and me
Wild Angels, Wild Angels
Baby what else could it be
Well it must've been hard, it must've been tough
Keeping up with crazy fools like us
'Cause it's so easy to fall apart
And we still break each other's heart sometimes
Spend some nights on the jagged side
Somehow we wake up in each other's arms
(Must've been)
(REPEAT CHORUS)
BRIDGE
There are some nights
I watch you while you dream
I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
Just like the ones I used to know
Where the treetops glisten
and children listen
To hear sleigh bells in the snow.
I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
With every Christmas card I write
May your days be merry and bright
And may all your Christmases be white.
I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
With every Christmas card I write
May your days be merry and bright
At last
My love has come along
My lonely days are over
And life is like a song again
At last
The skies above are blue
My heart was wrapped up in clover
The night I looked at you
I found a dream
That I could speak to
A dream that I can call my own
I found a thrill to press my cheek to
A thrill that I have never known well
You smile
you smile
oh and then the spell was cast
and here we are in heaven
for you are mine at last
i wonder where your heart is
cause it sure don't feel like its here
sometimes i think you wish
that i would just disappear
have i got it all wrong
have you felt this way long
are you already gone
do you feel lonely
when your here by my side
does the sound of freedom
echo in your mind
do you wish you were by yourself
or that i was someone else
anyone else
chorus:
where would you be
if you weren't here with me
where would you go
if you were single and free
who would you love
would it be me
where would you be
i don't wanna hold you back
no i don't wanna slow you down
i don't wanna make you feel
like your all tied up and bound
'cause thats not what loves about
if theres no chance we could work it out
oh, tell me, tell me
tell me now
repeat chorus
have i become the enemy
is it hard to be yourself in my company
repeat chorus
oh tell me, tell me now
where will you be
where will you go
who will you love
would it be me
Sometimes I feel like I never quite fit in
Like I'm always a little out of place
It's hard to be everything to everyone
There's so many roles I have to play
Sometimes I'm just barely hanging on
Seems like I'm always fighting to be strong
To find somewhere that I belong
When you love me every part of me feels
Like I'm right where I'm meant to be
When you touch me you reach through to
My soul to the truest place in me
Baby in your arms I'm free
To just be a woman
I can't believe how beautiful I feel
There is nothing here to hide
I'm unafraid and so completely real
Oh and never more alive
This life can be so hard to understand
But your eyes oh they see me as I am
And you take me as I am
Baby hold me close never let me go
Never let me go
When you are old and tired and gray
Wear you overcoat on sunny days
When your brave tales have all been told
I'll ask for them when you are old
When you are old and full of sleep
And death no longer makes you weep
When your body aches with cold
I'll warm your heart when you are old
You'll still be the same to me
A comfort and a mystery
And I will be able to see
I'll need someone to comfort me
When you are old and pale and gone
A gentle hand is all you want
I will give you mine to hold
And I'll be here when you are old
Yes, I will give you mine to hold
There was a time when I was sure
that you and I were truely one,
that our future was forever
and would never come undone,
and we came so close to be close...
and thought you cared for me
there's distance in your eyes tonight
so we're not meant to be.
The love is gone,
the love is gone,
the sweetest dream
that we had ever known.
The love is gone,
the love is gone,
I wish you well
but I must leave you now alone.
There comes a moment in your life
like a window, and you see
that your future is there before you
and how perfect life would be,
but adventures call with unknown voices
pulling you away...
Be careful or you may regret
the choices you made someday...
When love is gone,
when love is gone,
the sweetest dream
that we had ever known.
When love is gone,
when love is gone,
I wish you well
but I must leave you now alone.
It was almost love,
it was almost always,
it was like a fairytale we'd live out
you and I.
And yes some dreams come true,
and yes some dreams go trough...
and yes the time has come
for us to say goodbye.
Yes some dreams come true,
and yes some dreams go trough...
yes the time has come
for us to say goodbye
Why does the color of my coffee match your eyes?
Why do I see you when a stranger passes by?
I swear I hear you in the whisper of the wind
I feel you when the sun is dancin on my skin
And when it's rainin
You won't find me complainin cause
CHORUS:
When I think about rain,
I think about singin
When I think about singin,
It's a heavenly tune
When I think about heaven,
I think about angels
When I think about angels,
I think about you
The taste of sugar sure reminds me of your kiss
I like the way that they both linger on my lips
Kisses remind me of a field of butterfies
Must be the way my heart is fluttering inside
Beautiful distraction,
You make every thought a chain reaction
CHORUS:
When I think about rain,
I think about singin
When I think about singin,
Its a heavenly tune,
When I think about heaven,
I think about angels
When I think about angels,
I think about you
Anywhere I go,
Anything I do,
Everything around me baby
Makes me think of you
CHORUS:
When I think about rain,
I think about singin
When I think about singin,
It's a heavenly tune
When I think about heaven,
I think about angels
When I think about angels.
I think about you
(repeat 3 times)
She was the prom queen
He was the quarterback
of the football team
And it all looked so promising
we never thought anything
would happen like this
and then all of a sudden
25 years
of love and devotion
down the drain
We all heard
her hollerin'
For a Country mile
Cheatin' shows
your complete
lack of style
well she took out
3 parking meters
and a
pedestrians purse
The day she quit
The Baptist Choir
And threw that
Ford into reverse
If there were no words
No way to speak
I would still hear you
If there were no tears
No way to feel inside
I'd still feel for you
And even if the sun refused to shine
Even if romance ran out of rhyme
You would still have my heart until the end of time
You're all I need, my love, my Valentine
All of my life
I have been waiting for
All you give to me
You've opened my eyes
And showed me how to love unselfishly
I've dreamed of this a thousand times before
But in my dreams I couldn't love you more
I will give you my heart
Until the end of time...
You're all I need, my love, my Valentine
And even if the sun refused to shine
Even if romance ran out of rhyme
You would still have my heart until the end of time
'Cause all I need is you, my Valentine
You're all I need, my love, my Valentine
If there were no words
No way to speak
I would still hear you
If there were no tears
No way to feel inside
I'd still feel for you
And even if the sun refused to shine
Even if romance ran out of rhyme
You would still have my heart until the end of time
You're all I need, my love, my Valentine
All of my life
I have been waiting for
All you give to me
You've opened my eyes
And showed me how to love unselfishly
I've dreamed of this a thousand times before
But in my dreams I couldn't love you more
I will give you my heart
Until the end of time
You're all I need, my love, my Valentine
And even if the sun refused to shine
Even if romance ran out of rhyme
You would still have my heart until the end of time
You're all I need, my love, my Valentine
No love can survive for long like this
When you're standing' on a bridge that's always burnin'
Maybe it's just time to walk away
If you're tryin' to find a reason
Tryin' to find a reason to stay
I don't know how long this pain will last
All I know is it can't go on forever
Isn't this just pointless anyway
If you're tryin' to find a reason to stay
It's hard to admit it what we know inside
We've tried everything, everything but goodbye
Say goodbye
If your heart has nothin' left to give
If your world feels like it's just stopped turnin'
Maybe that says all there is to say
If you're tryin' to find a reason to stay
It's hard to admit it what we know inside
We've tried everything, everything but goodbye
Maybe it's just time to walk away
If you're tryin' to find a reason
Tryin' to find a reason to stay
Baby it's just time to walk away
I'm so blue lonely for you
What makes you treat me the way that you do
I've been true only to you
Just call me your true blue fool
Every day you're away lasts forever
Oh what price my heart pays just to stay together
I'm so blue lonely for you
What makes you treat me the way that you do
I've been true only to you
Just call me your true blue fool
First you lie then I cry then you're sorry
I forgive once again it's just the same old story
I'm so blue lonely for you
What makes you treat me the way that you do
'Cause I've been true only to you
Just call me your true blue fool
Together again
My tears have stopped falling
The long lonely nights
Are now at an end
The key to my heart
You hold in your hand
And nothing else matters
We're together again
Together again
The gray skies are gone
You're back in my arms
Now where you belong
The love that I knew
Is living again
And nothing else matters
We're together again
And nothing else matters
We're together again
I used to believe that things would change but here we go again
Riding a spinning carosel, this circle never ends
This kitchen table, has seen it all before
These walls are tired of stnding, can't hold us anymore.
Chourus:
One Mississippi I close my eyes
Two Mississippi I'm begging you that we can still survive
Three Mississippi no looking back
we're done for good and I know that
I won't change my mind
Oooh yeah
Three Mississippi is where I'm at tonight
(end chourus)
We're all out of second chances and all out of one more times
There's not a word we haven't said nothing we have not tried
My bones are aching from the weight I'm holding now
I took all that I'm taking, I'm breaking... breaking... down
CHOURUS
Hold my breath
Close My eyes
Goodbye~~~~~~
Whoa----
(CHOURUS)
3 Mississippi
3 Mississippi
There you are in the early light of day
There you are in the quiet words I pray
I've been blessed by the simple happiness
Of the perfect love we've made
Every time I turn around
When I'm lost and when I'm found
Like an angel standing guard
There you are
Every time I take a breath
And when I forget to breathe
You're watching over me
There you are
When I'm looking for the light
In the middle of the night
Searching for the brightest star
There you are
There you are in standing in a crowded room
There you are the earth and I'm the moon
My desire is to stand by the fire
That burns inside of you
Every time I turn around
When I'm lost and when I'm found
Like an angel standing guard
There you are
Every time I take a breath
And when I forget to breathe
You're watching over me
There you are
When I'm looking for the light
In the middle of the night
Searching for the brightest star
There you are
When I'm looking for the light
In the middle of the night
Searching for the brightest star
There you are
There you are
There you are
Chestnuts roasting on an open fire
Jack frost nipping at your nose
Yuletide carols being sung by a choir
Dressed up like eskimos
Everybody knows a turkey and some mistletoe
Help to make the season bright
Tiny tots with their eyes all aglow
Will find it hard to sleep tonight
They know that santa’s on his way
He’s bringing lots of toys and goodies on his sleigh
And every mother’s child is gonna spy
To see if reindeer really know how to fly
And so I’m offering this simple phrase
To kids from 1 to 92
Although it’s been said many times, many ways
Merry christmas to you
Choir sings: they know that santa’s on his way
He’s loaded lots of toys and goodies
On his sleigh
And every mother’s child is gonna spy
To see if reindeer really know how to fly
Martina sings: and so I’m offering this simple phrase
To kids from 1 to 92
Although it’s been said many times, many ways
Merry christmas to you
Merry christmas, merry christmas
Merry christmas to you
There's a photo in an album he don't notice anymore
That's me, that's me
There's a stack of cards and letters buried deep inside a drawer
That's me, that's me
And the shirt that I once slept in hanging loose behind the door
Tossed aside so carelessly
That's me, Oh that's me
There's a picture in my wallet and one less faded in my mind
That's him, that's him
There's a name that always haunts me and it slips from time to time
That's him, that's him
There's a yearning that I feel in my heart and in my soul
An old flame that'll never dim
That's him, I know that's him
(That's me)
Hangin' on to the end
(That's me)
Starting all over again
(That's love)
Oh that's the way it goes
There's a woman in the chapel in the back row by herself
That's me, that's me
And a man at the altar says 'I do' to someone else
That's him, that's him
As the wedding party leaves throwing rice and wishing well
A single tear falls silently
That's me, Oh Lord that's me
Oh, that's me
That's me
I can't sleep for dreaming about you
When you're gone there's nothing I can do
But lie awake alone and dream the whole night through
I can't sleep for dreaming about you
I close my weary eyes
And see your face
I hold my pillow tight
And dream of your embrace
I know I could use the rest
But my lonely heart cries out for your caress
I can't sleep for dreaming about you
When you're gone there's nothing I can do
But lie awake alone and dream the whole night through
I can't sleep for dreaming about you
They say absence makes a love grow stronger
But I don't believe my empty arms can hold out any longer
I can't sleep for dreaming about you
When you're gone there's nothing I can do
But lie awake alone and dream the whole night through
I can't sleep for dreaming about you
You have worn a path
Right up to my heart
You come in for a while but you don't stay
And I've come to realize
That your promises are lies
To buy you time when you want to get away
You must think my heart has swingin' doors
The way that you keep comin' back and forth
I can feel it's getting close to closing time
And I won't be leavin' my heart open anymore
Well I've heard you're back in town
I suppose you'll come around
When nights are cold and friends are hard to find
You always seem to wait
'Til all the pieces are in place
Then you walk back in and rearrange my life
You must think my heart has swingin' doors
The way that you keep comin' back and forth
And I can feel it's getting close to closing time
And I won't be leavin' my heart open anymore
So if you're walkin' down my street just keep on walkin' by
I'm hangin' out a sign sayin' this well has run dry
You must think my heart has swingin' doors
(You must think my heart has swingin' doors)
The way that you keep comin' back and forth
I can feel it's getting close to closin' time
And I won't be leavin' my heart open anymore
I won't be leavin' my heart open anymore
I won't be leavin' my heart open anymore
There's something out there left for you
But it's not me
We reached a point of no return it's only right
I set you free
I know I'll have to turn away
But there's nowhere for my love to go
And there won't come a day
When I won't honor what we vowed
But I'll go on with my life
We can even say goodbye for now if
If that's what we have to do
But here in my heart
Even when my arms are empty darlin'
I'm still holdin' on to you
We can't deny that this one's out of our control
Stronger than the both of us and bound to take its toll
I can stand the test of time
And as far as I can see
There are no walls that we can't climb
Standing between you and me
But I'll go on with my life
We can even say goodbye for now if
If that's what we have to do
Here in my heart
Even when my arms are empty darlin'
I'm still holdin' on to you
There's a place you'll always be
No matter where you are
You're here with me
When the world is turnin' upside down
Together we can stand our ground
We can even say goodbye for now if
If that's what we have to do
But here in my heart
Even when my arms are empty darlin'
I'm still holdin' on to you
I'm still holdin' on to you
When I'm gone, when I'm gone I'm holdin' on
It's been a while since she heard him say
See you tonight his usual way
There's always some place he's gotta go
Somewhere he needs to be
And it's not the same now when they touch
But she figures he's just working too much
Somehow that makes it all okay
And gets her through another day
She's heard the talk all over town
But she don't wanna believe he's runnin' around
Deep down in her heart she's willing to bet
Oh but she ain't seen nothin' yet
She wouldn't read that heart shaped note
She found in the pocket of his coat
That time in the car she found an earring
You know that doesn't prove a thing
She's heard the talk all over town
But she don't wanna believe he's runnin' around
Deep down in her heart she's willing to bet
Oh but she ain't seen nothin' yet
He's not the same man that she met
Oh but she ain't seen nothin' yet
She thinks it's as bad as it's gonna get
I beg your pardon I never promised you a rose garden
Along with the sunshine there's gotta be a little rain sometime
When you take you gotta give so live and let live and let go oh oh oh oh
I beg your pardon I never promised you a rose garden
I could promise you things like big diamond rings
But you don't find roses growin' on stalks of clover
So you better think it over
Well, if sweet talking you could make it come true
I would give you the world right now on a silver platter
But what would it matter
So smile for a while and let's be jolly love shouldn't be so melancholy
Come along and share the good times while we can
I beg your pardon I never promised you a rose garden
Along with the sunshine there's gotta be a little rain sometime
I beg your pardon I never promised you a rose garden
I could sing you a tune and promise you the moon
But if that's what it takes to hold you I'd just as soon let you go
But there's one thing I want you to know
You'd better look before you leap still waters run deep
And there won't always be someone there to pull you out
And you know what I'm talking about
So smile for a while and let's be jolly love shouldn't be so melancholy
Come along and share the good times while we can
I beg your pardon I never promised you a rose garden
Along with the sunshine there's gotta be a little rain sometime.....
I beg your pardon I never promised you a rose garden
Along with the sunshine there's gotta be a little rain sometime.....
This world is full of highs and lows
wide open smiles and tears that flow
and you're bound to have your share of both, that's guaranteed
sometimes you'll fly, sometimes you'll dance around it all,
but on your knees or standing tall you can always count on me.
CHORUS
So close your tired eyes
precious angel of mine
and let my love surround you in the dark
and sure as the sun that rises you'll have all you desire
so rest your wishes in the craddle of my arms and lay dreams down in my rock-a-bye heart
You're the answer the a life long prayer there's heaven in your eyes I swear
One look and you can take me there,
that's all I need,
your laugh is music to my ears,
you and I cry and I can taste the tears,
and i'll forever be right here to watch you dream
CHORUS
Sure as the sun that rises
you'll have all you desire
so rest your wishes in the craddle of my arms
and lay your dreams down in my rock-a-bye heart
ooo rock-a-bye heart
With lipstick on his collar and a trace of cheap perfume
He undresses in the darkness and eases into bed
With her face turned to the other wall she pretends to be asleep
But it doesn't really matter 'cause there's nothin' to be said
He calls from work to tell her he's sorry about last night
If he uses all the right words she'll forgive him once again
But the phone just keeps on ringin' and he knows that something's wrong
He feels his heart start pounding, and his head begins to spin
Phones are ringin' all over town
North and south and east and west on main street up and down
He's got friends of his callin' friends of hers
But she's nowhere to be found
Phones are ringin' all over town
He calls the hospital, her sister's house and the place that does her hair
God, if somethin' ever happened he'd surely lose his mind
And he's thinkin' it's just like she's disappeared into thin air
As American flight #204 departed right on time
Phones are ringin' all over town
North and south and east and west on main street up and down
He's got friends of his callin' friends of hers
But she's nowhere to be found
Phones are ringin' all over town
Well he knows she'd never leave him
She's just got to be around
Phones are ringin'
Phones are ringin'
Phones are ringin' all over town
(w/ Linda Davis, Martina McBride, and Trisha Yearwood)
(Burt Bacharach/Carol Bayer Sager)
So many times I said it was forever
Said our love would always be true
Somethin' in my heart always knew
I'd be lying there beside him
On my own, On my own, On my own
So many promises never should be spoken
Now you know what loving him costs
Now you're even talkin' divorce
And you weren't even married
On my own
Once again I'm
One more time by myself
No one said it would be easy
But it once was so easy
Well I believe in love now here I stand
You wonder why
I'm on my own
Why did it end this way
On my own
This wasn't how it was supposed to be
On my own
I wish that we could do it all again
So many times I know I could have told you
That losing him would cut like a knife
He walked out and there went your life
I don't want to live without him
On my own
This wasn't how it was supposed to end
On my own
I wish that we could do it all again
On my own
I never dreamed I'd spend one night alone by myself
On my own
You've got to find out where you belong again
On my own
You've got to learn how to be strong again
On my own
I never dreamed I'd spend one night alone by myself
You've got to find out where you belong again
Your hear is saying that it's time again
And I know you're gonna shine again
I tried to hold our love together
But you let us fall apart
Now your leaving me for someone else
Taking what's left of my heart
But this time the pain don't feel that same
I'm not aching like I should
'Cause loving you has hurt so bad
That losing you feels good
I know you'll come back running to me
When the thrill is dead and gone
And you realize the love you need
Was right here all along
When you try to restore what we had before
There's no way you ever could
'Cause loving you has hurt so bad
That losing you feels good
Don't get me wrong I'll still long to hold you every night
But my heart can't take another break
When there's no relief in sight
I guess you're wonderin' why I haven't cried
'Cause usually I would
But loving you has hurt so bad
That losing you feels good
If there was a way to make you stay
I wouldn't if I could
'Cause loving you has hurt so bad
"Little Bits Of Lightning"
I have listened to the sound
Of a lonely night
Gone a thousand miles
Through a storm-filled sky
Looking for some light
Never dreamed of turning back
But faced the wind instead
'Cause I knew somewhere
You'd be waiting there
Down the road ahead
All through the longest night
Your burning light did shine
Like little bits of lightning
Lighting up the whole world with your flame
Every day to make it better
Strong enough to carry the weight
Your love became my saving grace
Like little bits of lightning
Shining through the rain
If I should ever lose my way
Find the strength in me is gone
I won't worry what to do
'Cause darlin' I know you
Will come and take me home
All through the longest night
Your burning light did shine
Like little bits of lightning
Lighting up the whole world with your flame
Every day to make it better
Strong enough to carry the weight
Your love became my saving grace
Like little bits of lightning
Shining through the rain
Strong enough to carry the weight
Your love became my saving grace
The kind of feelin' words can't explain
Like little bits of lightning
Shining through the rain
Like little bits of lightning
Shining through the rain
Oh, the weather outside is frightful,
But the fire is so delightful,
And since we've no place to go,
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.
It doesn't show signs of stopping,
And I brought some corn for popping;
The lights are turned way down low,
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.
When we finally say good night,
How I'll hate going out in the storm;
But if you really hold me tight,
All the way home I'll be warm.
The fire is slowly dying,
And, my dear, we're still good-bye-ing,
But as long as you love me so.
Artist : Martina Mcbride
Song : Independence Day
Album :
Submitted by : Janae
Corrected by : Monica
Rated : 10.0 (10 votes)
Well she seemed alright by dawn's early light
Though she looked a lil worried and weak
She tried to pretend he wasn't drinking again
But Daddy left the proof on her cheek
And I was only eight years old that summer
And I always seemed to be in the way
So I took myself down to the fair in town
On Independence Day...
Well, word gets around in a small, small town
They said he was a dangerous man
But Momma was proud, and she stood her ground
She knew she was on the losin' end
Some folks whispered, some folks talked
But everybody looked the other way
And when time ran out there was no one about
On Independence Day...
Let freedom ring
Let the white dove sing
Let the whole world know that today is the day of a reckoning
Let the weak be strong
Let the right be wrong
Roll the stone away
Let the guilty pay
It's Independence Day
Well, she lit up the sky that Fourth of July
By the time that the firemen come
They just put out the flames and took down some names
and sent me to the county home
Now I ain't sayin' it's right, or it's wrong
But maybe it's the only way
Talk about your revolution
It's Independence Day...
Let freedom ring
Let the white dove sing
Let the whole world know that today is the day of a reckoning
Let the weak be strong
Let the right be wrong
Roll the stone away
let the guilty pay
It's Independence Day
Roll the stone away...
It's Independence Day...
i've learned that sex can sell anything on tv.
and i've learned that what you get ain't always what you see.
and i've learned that politics and acting are the same profession.
and the soul gets mighty sick when it goes without confession.
i know a lot about livin' but i got so much to learn about love.
i've learned that the winners don't always have the most talents.
and often the most gifted lives fall out of balance.
and i've learned that you can never lose if you don't give up.
don't give up.
i know a lot about livin' but i've got so much to learn about love.
ooh, yes i do.
'cause when it comes to love,
i get so confused.
things i say and shouldn't say.
and do and shouldn't do.
i build back walls that i've torn down.
i hide my heart so it can't be found.
i get lost as lost can be.
still you keep lovin' me.
i've learned that i'm a taker and i need to be a giver.
and i promise you a whole lot more than i deliver.
an' i've learned that forgiveness is a simple gift of grace.
and i know i don't deserve it, but i see it in your face.
i know a lot about livin' but i've got so much to learn about love.
oh, yes i do.
'cause when it comes to love,
i get so confused.
things i say and shouldn't say.
and do and shouldn't do.
i build back walls that i've torn down.
i hide my heart so it can't be found.
i get lost as lost can be.
ah, but still you keep lovin' me.
i've learned that every day, miracles still happen.
the sweetest music is the sound of children laughin'.
and you should kiss your folks every time you leave 'em.
'cause you never know, it just might the last time you see 'em.
i know a lot about livin' but i've got so much to learn about love.
ooh, yes i do.
i know a lot about livin' but i've got so much to learn about love.
yes i do.
yes i do.
i have to learn.
oh, i have to learn.
oh, i know a lot about livin' but i've got so much to learn about love.
Well she seemed all right by dawn's early light
though she looked a little worried and weak.
She tried to pretend he wasn't drinkin' again
but daddy'd left the proof on her cheek.
And i was only eight years old that summer
and i always seemed to be in the way
so i took myself down to the fair in town
on Independence Day.
Well,word gets around in a small,small town
they said he was a dangerous man
but mama was proud and she stood her ground
but she knew she was on the losin' end.
Some folks whispered and some folks talked
but everybody looked the other way
and when time ran out there was no one about
on Independence Day.
(CHORUS)
Let freedom ring,let the white dove sing
let the whole world know that today
is a day of reckoning.
Let the weak be strong,let the right be wrong
roll the stone away,let the guilty pay
it's Independence Day.
Well,she lit up the sky that fourth of july
by the time that the firemen come
they just put out the flames
and took down some names
and send me to the county home.
Now i ain't sayin' it's right or it's wrong
but maybe it's the only way.
Talk about your revolution
it's Independence Day.
(REPEAT CHORUS)
Roll the stone away
it's Independence Day.
Yeah
The sun is shining everyday
Clouds never get in the way for you and me
I've known you just a week or two
But baby I'm so into you I can hardly breathe
And I'm in, so totally wrapped up
Emotionally attracted, so physically acting
So recklessly I need you, so desperately sure as the sky is blue
Baby I love you, I love you
I never knew that I could feel like this
Can hardly wait till our next kiss, you're so cool
If I'm dreaming please don't wake me up
'Cause baby I can't get enough of what you do
And I'm in, so electrically charged up
Kinetically acting, erratically need you
Fanatically you get to me, magically sure as the sky is blue
Baby I love you
I can't believe that this is real the way I feel
Baby I gone head over heels
And I'm in, so totally wrapped up
Emotionally attracted, so physically acting
So recklessly I need you, so desperately sure as the sky is blue
Yeah
And I'm in, so electrically charged up
Kinetically acting, erratically need you
Fanatically you get to me, magically sure as the sky is blue
Baby I love you, baby I love you
Wondering, waiting
Restless for a sign
I thought you walked so slow
In my haste I left you behind
Caught in the pace of this madness
Searching for shelter I find
That here in my heart there's a refuge waiting
Here in my heart you just won't let me go
I could run away run away
But you stay here in my heart
Meaning, purpose
Got lost in pursuit of my dreams
I've been longing, aching
In quest for a love that's supreme
I couldn't see you were reaching
But I should've known all along
That here in my heart there's a refuge waiting
Here in my heart you just won't let me go
I could run away run away
But you stay here in my heart
There's a refuge waiting
Here in my heart you just won't let me go
I could run away run away
But you stay here in my heart
I couldn't see you were reaching
But I should've known all along
That here in my heart there's a refuge waiting
Here in my heart you just won't let me go
I could run away run away
But you stay here in my heart
There's a refuge waiting
Here in my heart you just won't let me go
I could run away run away
I could run away run away
I could run away run away
But you stay here in my heart
(Here in my heart) Here in my heart
(Here in my heart) Here in my heart
(Here in my heart) Here in my heart
(Here in my heart) Here in my heart
(Here in my heart)
(Paul Kennerley)
The way you treat me baby
Cheat and tell me lies
I guess I shouldn't care at all
But still I care at all
But still I sympathize
'Cause you've got heart trouble
Coming on
Yeah you got heart trouble coming on
Well you think that you don't meed me baby
But you're gonna miss me when I'm gone
You say that love can't touch you
You feel no pain at all
You think that you've above it baby
but I believe you'll fall
'cause you've got heart trouble coming on
Yeah you got heart trouble coming on
Well, you'll get down on your knees baby
Begging me to come back home
You tell me you'll find someone else
But on one's gonna care
'cause you have left a trail
of broken heart everywhere
Now, you'll got heart trouble coming on
Yeah, You'll got heart trouble
coming on
Well you'll know just how it feels baby
When you're left here all alone
In these times in which we live
Where the worst of what we live
Is laid out for all the world on the front page
And the sound of someone's heartbreak
Is a soundbite at the news break
With a close shot of the tears rollin' down their face
Blessed be the child who turns a loving eye
And stops to pray
For these times in which we live
In these most uncertain hours
Where the balance of power
Is a fight that is fought every day
And freedom is a word
Some cry out and some whisper
And some are just too quick to give away
Blessed be the one who stands by the one
On the battle line
For these times in which we live
Well give me a heart full of tender mercy
And arms I will open wide
For these times in which we live
Seems like the only answer is
Givin' up on findin' one at all
And we hide behind unsure
Pull the blinds and lock the doors
And hang a pleasant picture on the wall
Blessed is the believer who knows love is our redeemer
And the only breath of life
For these times in which we live
Well give me a heart full of tender mercy
And arms I will open wide
Yeah give me words full of loving kindness
And hands ready to hold up a light
For these times in which we live
This ain't the first time you've fallen in love
With your heart wide open
Feeling just like a fool knowing that
You're the only one left holding on
He broke your heart
You can't cry hard enough
But you're not the only one
Everybody loves someone
Everybody hurts sometimes
Everybody says they'll never fall again
But everybody does
Yeah, everybody does
How many times have you said he's the one
And found out that he wasn't
Always thinking it's gonna hurt forever
But then one day it doesn't anymore
You've come so far
Still a long way to go
Just remember you're never alone
Everybody jumps in
Never really knowin'
Where it's really goin'
You just have to trust in
It's a big world to walk through, honey
And if you got love, you don't need money
You're gonna get caught in the toughest times
You hold each other and you hold a life
You kiss on the mornings when the sun won't shine
And that don't cost a dime
It's a big world to walk through, honey
If you got love, you don't need money
You can't get lost in the dollar signs
You take each night one day at a time
You live on water until it turns into wine
And that don't cost a dime
Come out of bed and step outside
Look up ahead it's all blue sky
You already have what really matters
Most in this life
It's a big world to walk through, honey
If you got love, you don't need money
You're gonna get caught in the toughest times
You hold each other and you hold a life
For what it's worth there's my advice
And that don't cost a dime
(Don't cost a dime)
And that don't cost a dime
(Don't cost a dime)
Yeah, love don't cost a dime
(Don't cost a dime)
Yeah, yeah
This is no
Yellow brick road
We've been travelin' on
A river of tears
Washed us here
We're right where we belong
We rode it out
No we didn't drown
And look at what we've found
Every street we take
Is paved with truth
If a mountain's in our way
That's a mountain we move
Baby there ain't nothin' we can't do
Since me and you
Built a city of love
Through shiftin' sands
With our own hands
We dug to solid ground
Where we found out
What love's about
Yeah there's no stoppin' us now
Yeah on our own stone by stone
Chances are you'll find me
Somewhere on your road tonight
Seems I always end up driving by
Ever since I've known you
It seems you're on my way
All the rules of logic don't apply
I long to see you in the night
Be with you 'til morning light
I remember clearly how you looked
The night we met
I recall your laughter and your smile
I remember how you made me
Feel so at ease
I remember all your grace and your style
And now you're all I long to see
You've come to mean so much to me
Chances are I'll see you somewhere
In my dreams tonight
You'll be smiling like the night we met
Chances are I'll hold you and I'll offer
All I have
You're the only one I can't forget
Baby you're the best I've evermet
And I'll be dreaming of the future
And hoping you'll be by my side
And in the morning I'll be longing for the night
For the night
Chances are I'll see you
Somewhere in my dreams tonight
You'll be smiling like the night we met
Chances are I'll hold you and I'll offer
All I have
You're the only one I can't forget
Baby you're the best I've ever met
The sky's been gray every day since I lost you
But I know the sun is shinin' somewhere.. beyond the blue
My eyes were red when you said that we're through
But now I can see better days for me.. just beyond the blue.
BRIDGE:
Beyond the blue.. on the other side of lonely
And it's only a matter of time.. until I'm
Lookin' back and feelin' like I'm over you
When these tears are gone and I'm beyond the blue
BRIDGE:
Beyond the blue.. on the other side of lonely
And it's only a matter of time.. until I'm
On my feet and I meet somebody new
And I fall in love again beyond the blue
When these tears are gone and I'm beyond the blue.
The sky's been gray every day since I lost you
But I know the sun is shinin' somewhere...beyond the blue
My eyes were red when you said that we were through
But now I can see better days for me...just beyond the blue
Beyond the blue...on the other side of lonely
And it's only a matter of time...until I'm
Lookin' back and feelin' like I'm over you
And these tears are gone and I'm beyond the blue
Beyond the blue...on the other side of lonely
And it's only a matter of time...until I'm
On my feet and I meet somebody new
And I fall in love again beyond the blue
(Lonnie Wilson/Chris Waters/Charlotte Wilson)
Ashes
He's nothing but ashes
No feelings have lasted
No love remains
Ashes
That's all that our past is
He's nothing but ashes
From a cold old flame
I saw your face when
He waltzed in here
But those old embers
Haven't burned for years
The light that's shining
In my eyes
Is for the one that
I'm with tonight
Ashes
He's nothing but ashes
No feelings have lasted
No love remains
Ashes
That's all that our past is
He's nothing but ashes
From a cold old flame
No I don't blame you
For having some doubts
But when he left me
That fire burned out
So don't be thinking
There's still a spark
'Cause he could never
Tear us apart
Ashes
He's nothing but ashes
No feelings have lasted
No love remains
Ashes
That's all that our past is
He's nothing but ashes
From a cold old flame
He's nothing but ashes
From a cold old flame
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(Matrica Berg/Randy Scruggs)
I sent myself a dozen roses
Right before the office closes
Just to make my girlfriends green with envy
Ever since I lost you
All the crazy things I do
I didn't even know I had it in me.. Oh but
Hey it's all right
It's just another Saturday night
Got nobody.. got no nothin to lose
I'm gonna get dressed up and go downtown
Spread a little misery round
Anything's better than feelin the blues
Found a restaurant on my way
Told 'em it was my birthday
Just to hear the waiters sing off-key
I've sprung a loose wire.. that's a fact
Got a strange little monkey on my back
But I kinda like the company.. and I guess
Hey, it's all right
It's just another Saturday night
Got nobody.. got no nothin to lose.
I'm gonna get dressed up and go downtown
Dance the little monkey around
Anything's better than feelin' the blues
Hey it's alright.
It's just another Saturday night
Got nobody... got no nothin to lose.
I'm gonna get dressed up and go down town
Live it up and never live it down
Anything's better than feelin' the blues
Anything's better than feelin' the blues
People talking, thinking I'm all right
Think I'm doing fine.
Goin' through the motions of my life
Go to work now every mornin'
Yeah I play the part
And hide away the contents of my solemn heart.
CHORUS:
But when the sun goes down
And the moon is high
I can't control the flood of all these tears inside
And if they only knew
They'd be so surprised
I'm just a good pretender in a great disguise.
Keep 'em guessin', keep 'em laughin'
Build that wall up high
As long as they don't see the other side
You've really done it
Doing a number, a number on my soul
But I'll be damned if I'll ever let you know.
CHORUS:
But when the sun goes down
And the moon is high
There's no way to hide the truth from me, myself, and I
Yeah, I wear it well
Though it ain't my size
I'm just a good pretender in a great disguise.
I'm not one to show emotion
Like some fools I see
I won't wear my heart out on my sleeve
I don't miss you
Not for a moment
I'm gonna be okay.
Words of wisdom spoken
By the light of sky
CHORUS:
But when the sun goes down
And the moon is high
Your memory pulls me under like a strong riptide
I'm still in love with you
It's all smoke and lights
I'm just a good pretender in a great disguise
I'm just a good pretender in a great disguise.
It's been a year daddy
I really really miss you
mommy says your in safe now
in a beautiful place named heaven
we have your favorite dinner tonight
I ate it all up
even though i don't like carrots
I learned how to swim this summer
I can even open my eyes when im under water
can't you see me?
Istarted kindergarden this year
I carry around a picture of us in my blue's clue's lunch box
you are the greatest daddy
I can swing on the swing by myself
even though i miss you pushing me
can't you see me?
I miss how you used to tickle me
tickle my belly
my belly hurts
I try not to cry
mommy says its ok
I know you dont like it when i cry
You never wanted me to be sad
I try daddy but it hurts
Is it true your not coming home?
Maybe some day, i can visit you in heaven, ok?
Its time for me to go to bed now
Isleep with the light on,just in case you come home
and kiss me goodnight
Ilove you so much
Imiss you daddy
(Clint Black & Martina McBride)
(Clint Black/Matraca Berg/Marty Stuart)
There's something out there left for you
But it's not me
We've reached a point of no return
It's only right I set you free
I know I'll have to turn away
But there's nowhere for my love to go
And there won't come a day
When I won't honor what we've vowed
But I'll go on with my life
We can even say goodbye for now if
If that's what we have to do
But here in my heart
When my arms are empty darlin'
I'm still holdin' on to you
We can't deny that this one's
Out of our control
Stronger than the both of us
And bound to take its toll
I can stand the test of time
And as far as I can see
There are no walls that we can't climb
Standin' between you and me
But I'll go on with my life
We can even say goodbye for now if
If that's what we have to do
But here in my heart
When my arms are empty darlin'
I'm still holdin' on to you
And there's a place you'll always be
No matter where you are
You're here with me
When the world is turning upside down
Together we can stand our ground
We can even say goodbye for now if
If that's what we have to do
But here in my heart
Even when my arms are empty darlin'
I'm still holdin' on to you
I'm still holdin' on to you...
She loved him like he was the last man on earth
Gave him everything she ever had
He'd break her spirit down, then come lovin' up on her
Give a little, then take it back
She'd tell him about her dreams, he'd just shoot 'em down
Lord he loved to make her cry
You're crazy for believin', you'll never leave the ground
He said only angels know how to fly
And with a broken wing she still sings
She keeps an eye on the sky
With a broken wing she carries her dreams
Man you ought to see her fly
One Sunday morning she didn't go to church
He wondered why she didn't leave
He went up to the bedroom, found a note by the window
With the curtains blowin' in the breeze
And with a broken wing she still sings
She keeps an eye on the sky
With a broken wing she carries her dreams
Man you ought to see her fly
With a broken wing she carries her dreams
Christmas makes you feel emotional
It may bring parties or thoughts devotional
Whatever happens or what may be,
Here is what Christmas time means to me.
City sidewalk, busy sidewalks
dressed in holiday style.
In the air there's
a feeling of Christmas.
Children laughing, people passing,
meeting smile after smile,
And on every street corner you'll hear:
Silver bells, silver bells,
It's Christmas time in the city.
Ring-a-ling, hear them ring,
soon it will be Christmas day.
City street lights,
even stop lights,
blink a bright red and green,
As the shoppers rush home
with their treasures.
Hear the snow crunch,
see the kids bunch,
This is Santa's big scene,
And above all this bustle you'll hear:
Silver bells, silver bells,
It's Christmas time in the city.
Ring-a-ling, hear them ring,
Jesus lord o lord
I'm called to worship you
Never been here before
This is all brand new
I have stumbled
I have faltered
But I never surrendered it all and said
I give it to you
I give it to you
All my worries
All my burdens
I give it to you
I've always been
To ashamed
To afraid to ask for help
I stood out in
The pouring rain
For days all by myself
Then I heard you
Calling my name
You said don't worry
So jesus I'm here today
I give it to you
I give it to you
Every heartbreak
Every mistake
I give it to you
You still love me
Even though I
Turned away from you
A thousand times
I give it to you
I give it to you
All the glory
And all the praise
I give it to you
I give it to you
I give it to you
Lord today my
Heart has jinked(?)
Here I go restless heart
Another lovely misadventure in the dark
All my friends who knew me when
Tell me not to wander down that road again
What they don't know what they can't see
It's being on that road that makes me free
Some say I'm running
I know I'm falling back to you
The water's deep under the bridge
As I pass by our old house upon the ridge
All our sins have washed away
Now all that's left are all the things we didn't say
Oh restless heart you beat so fast
While my mind is telling me that it won't last
Some say I'm running
I know I'm falling back to you
Against the odds I'll roll the dice
I guess my heart has won despite all good advice
So grab your things and come on in
And get to know your children once again
When does a fool stop being a fool?
And since when is love obliged to any rules?
Some say I'm running
I know I'm falling back to you
Let's learn to give let's talk things out
Let's give them someone else to talk about
Some say I'm running
You think i'm always makin
Something outta nothing
You're saying everything's ok
You've always got an answer
Before I ask the question
Whatever you say
We can change the subject
Pretend I never brought it up
Same old story anyway
Later we can work it out
Right now you're talked out
Yeah, whatever you say
I know you can hear me
But I'm not sure you're listening
I hear what you're saying
But still there's something missing
Whether I go
Whether I stay
Right now depends on
Whatever you say
You say yes, you need me
And no, you wouldn't leave me
And that should be enough to make me stay
And even though I want to
I don't hear I love you
In whatever you say
I know you can hear me
But I'm not sure you're listening
I hear what you're saying
But still there's something missing
Whether I go
Whether I stay
Right now depends on
Whatever you say
Whether I go
Whether I stay
Right now depends on
Whatever you say
Whatever you say
it's either black or white,
it's either wrong or right
you don't get to chose
something in between
baby you and me
we're either on, we're off, or we're through
so whatcha gonna do?
cause i can't keep waiting 'round this house,
expecting you to change, or lead me on and let me down
and every time you say you're sorry, you miss me, you want me, you need me
whatever,
i'm done listening to all you're talk talk talkin'
show me something true, or baby i'm walking out the door, and out your life, and out on you
so, whatcha gonna do?
who do you think i am
just some back up plan
or the love that changes you
keeps you coming home,
oh i deserve to know
are we on, or off, or through
baby, whatcha gonna do
cause i can't keep waiting 'round this house,
expecting you to change, or lead me on and let me down
and every time you say you're sorry, you miss me, you want me, you need me
whatever,
i'm done listening to all you're talk talk talkin'
show me something true, or baby i'm walking out the door, and out your life
ooooh, i can't keep waiting 'round this house,
expecting you to change, or lead me on and let me down
and every time you say you're sorry, you miss me, you want me, you love me
whatever,
and i'm done listening to all you're talk talk talkin'
show me something true, or baby i'm walking out the door, and out your life, and walking out on you
so, whatcha gonna do?
you could walk away, or decide to stay
either way, my sky's still blue
This is my third town, God, let it be the last one
Start a new job Monday, I need a little time not to run
Just when I think it's over, starting over, you get closer
Letting over
What do I have to do? Where do I have to go?
To get you off my mind, leave you behind, give me a sign
What do I have to do to make me stop loving you?
I even met somebody who I thought would be the one to
Turn me down a new road far enough to finally lose you
This losing game I'm playing, smile I'm faking, road I'm taking
You'll be waiting, heart's still breaking, just keep on praying
What do I have to do? Where do I have to go?
To get you off my mind, leave you behind, give me a sign
What do I have to do to make me stop loving you?
I want my life back, I wanna move on
'Cause I ain't the first one to lose someone
What do I have to do? Where do I have to go?
What do I have to do to make me stop loving, loving you?
Phones were ringing, tongues were wagging
Hot gossip was flying
All around town
She heard the talk, the lowdown was
The shameless color of
Her wedding gown
It's white
I mean really who's she trying to kid
Everybody knows the things she did
It just isn't right
Won't that be a sight
To see her wearing white
She was wild, a wayward child
To put it mildly
She made her life a mess
But she was young, the past is done
Now she's in love
And putting on a new dress
It's white
And it's nobody's business what she wears
Anyway the truth is she don't care
Baby it's her life
She'll do what she likes
And she likes wearing white
He's all nerves when he sees her
As far as he's concerned
She's an angel
In white
He just can't believe that she is his
What a crazy miracle this is
Who she was he don't mind
'Cause on their wedding night
She'll be wearing white
She'll be wearing white
Well, I was born full speed ahead
I was racin' time my mama said
I really covered some ground 'til you slowed me down
And took my life where angels fear to tread
Everywhere I go your hands are on the wheel
When everybody thinks they're mine
It takes a real man to take a backseat to a woman
But honey you've been drivin' all the time
Your love's so unconditional
You never push and you never pull
And your love is so blind
You walk a step behind
You start me every day and let me roll
Everywhere I go your hands are on the wheel
When everybody thinks they're mine
It takes a real man to take a backseat to a woman
But honey you've been drivin' all the time
And with each new day that passes by
And every dream I dare to try
You lift me gently up
So tenderly with love
And give me ever stronger wings to fly
Everywhere I go your hands are on the wheel
When everybody thinks they're mine
It takes a real man to take a backseat to a woman
But honey you've been drivin' all the time
You're not leaving me, you're not leaving me
You're not leaving me, you're not leaving me
She said take a good look at this diamond ring
The one that you gave me when I was nineteen
She said look at your children, look at the storm
I don't care if we're flat out broke but
You're not leaving me, you're not leaving me
You're not leaving me, you're not leaving me
Go on, pack your suitcase if you want to
Yeah, pitch a fit till your face turns blue
You can say what you want and think what you think
Sit right down and pour yourself a drink 'cause
You're not leaving me, you're not leaving me
You're not leaving me, you're not leaving me
Oh, you can run and you can hide
Everybody knows your name
Keep on big talking, go on start walking
Come back anyway, come back anyway
Yeah, you're my husband and you need my loving
That ain't gonna change
So keep on big talking, go on start walking
Come back anyway
You're not leaving me, you're not leaving me
You're not leaving me, you're not leaving me
She said take a good look at this diamond ring
(You're not leaving me)
One that you gave me when I was nineteen
(You're not leaving me)
Look at your children, look at the storm
(You're not leaving me)
I don't care if we're flat out broke
You're not leaving me, you're not leaving me
The news is out all over town
That you've been seen out runnin' around
I know that I should leave but then
I just can't go you win again
This heart of mine could never
See what everybody knew but me
Just trusting you was my great sin what can
I do you win again
I'm sorry for your victim now
Cause soon his head like mine will bow
He'll give his heart but all in vain
And someday say you win again
You have no heart you got no shame
You take true love and give the blame
I guess that I should not complain
I love you still you won again
You've come to tell me something you say I ought to know
That he don't love me any more, and I'll have to let him go
Now you say you're gonna take him, oh but I don't think you can
'Cause you ain't woman enough to take my man
Women like you, they come a dime a dozen
You can buy them anywhere
For you to get to him, I'd have to move over
And I'm gonna stand right here
But it'll be over my dead body, so get out while you can
'Cause you ain't woman enough to take my man
Sometimes a man's caught looking at things that he don't need
He took a second look at you, but he's in love with me
Now I don't know where that leave's you, ah but I know where I stand
And you ain't woman enough to take my man
Women like you, they come a dime a dozen
You can buy them anywhere
For you to get to him, I'd have to move over
And I'm gonna stand right here
Well it'll be over my dead body, so get out while you can
'Cause you ain't woman enough to take my man
I never believed in the straight and narrow
Always took the rocky road
Spread my wings like a wayward sparrow
Where the wind blew I would go
Thought no one could ever tame me
And no chains could tie me down
But your love put my feet back on the ground
I wanna walk that line
True lovers do
Your hand in mine
Now I belong to you
I wanna join our hearts
With the ties that bind
And make a brand new start
I wanna walk that line
All my wild and crazy ramblings
And the things that I lived for
Were so easily abandoned
I don't need them anymore
With a tender touch you tamed me
And I'll never be the same
'Cause your love led my heart back home again
I wanna walk that line
True lovers do
Your hand in mine
Now I belong to you
I wanna join our hearts
With the ties that bind
And make a brand new start
I wanna walk that line
True lovers do
Your hand in mine
Now I belong to you
I wanna join our hearts
With the ties that bind
And make a brand new start
phil: a little boy eight years old
in a semi-circle, eyes aglow
our teacher told us stories every day
kenny: huck finn on the mississippi
fire breathin' dragons
with my friends with me
from our homeroom to the milky way
we were lost among the pages
and in the voice of mrs.davis, she said
words are your wheels
to take you anywhere you feel
phil: where you can laugh or you can cry
and let your imagination fly
let it lead you where it will
sara: your mind is an automobile
and words are your wheels
phil there's an old man with all he's done
in his 98 laps around the sun
somehow he never learned to read or write
b&d;: and there's a kind soul who's had the pleasure
of helping him tie the words together
it's never too late to change a life
now there's a smile on his face
and there's a young heart standing in his place
words are your wheels
to take you anywhere you feel
where you can laugh or you can cry
let your imagination fly
let it lead you where it will
your mind is an automobile
and words are your wheels
martina:don't need a rocketship, no red balloon to take a trip
the pages on your fingertips alone
will take you where you want to go
phil: words are you wheels
words are your wheels
to take you anywhere you feel
where you can laugh and you can cry
let your imagination fly
let it take you where it will
sara: your mind is an automobile
and words are your wheels
phil: words are you wheels
sara: words are you wheels
phil: words are your wheels
Wild rebel rose, the kids used to tease you
Wild rebel rose, every time they'd see you
In those black turtle necks in mid July
Wearin' too much makeup 'round your eyes
Wild rebel rose, I didn't know you
Wild rebel rose, so I never told you
How I'd watch from the house across the street
When those blue lights came around
At least three times a week
It's hard for anyone to understand
Why at sixteen you just up and ran
They didn't know you only knew your daddy's love
Like the back of his hand
I heard the shots, saw you hit the door
I snuck in and grabbed that pistol off the floor
Don't you worry they won't find it that's for sure
Wild rebel rose, the kids used to tease you
Wild rebel rose, every time they'd see you
In those black turtle necks in mid July
Wearin' too much makeup 'round your eyes
Hmm, oh, wild, wild, wild rebel rose
Lock up your husbands
Lock up your sons
Lock up your whiskey cabinets
Girls lock up your guns
And Lock up the beauty shop
No tellin if they've heard the news
Call the boys downtown and Neiman Marcus
Tell Em' lock them high heeled shoes
Chorus:
When God fearin' women get the blues
There ain't no slap down a tellin what they're gonna do
Run around yellin
I've got a mustang it'll do 80
You don't have to be my baby
I stirred my last batch of gravy
You don't have to be my, be my, be my baby
Call all the decons
Call the ladies aid
Call all the altos, sopranos
Tenors call every bass
Well call all the pentacostals
And bring all the annointing oil too
Well call the preacher
He's the only one who can reach her
And there ain't no time to lose
Chorus:
When God fearin' women get the blues
There ain't no slap down a tellin what they're gonna do
Run around yellin
I've got a mustang it'll do 80
You don't have to be my baby
I stirred my last batch of gravy
You don't have to be my, be my, be my baby
She's on all our prayer lists
She's on all our hearts
As for the easter cantada
We don't know who'll sing her part
When God fearin' women get the blues
There ain't no slap down or tellin what they're gonna do
Run around yellin
I've got a mustang it'll do 80
You don't have to be my baby
I stirred my last batch of gravy
baby why did we get into this
if all we're gonna do is fight
about kids and money and stupid little things
someone's always gotta be right
i was just thinking why you were still yelling
that i don't even hear you anymore
and baby it's not all your fault
but i'm tired of being a soldier
in this unwinnable war
so i'm gonna surrender
surrender
so I'll role out my white flag
if you lay down your arms
and if we can start talking instead of just screaming
and maybe we can save our hearts
'cause nobody is coming to the rescue
baby it's all up to you and me
to find a little compromise,
to find our love along the ruins
and live our lives in peace
we're gonna have to surrender
i won't fight anymore
surrender
i don't know what we're fighting for
surrender
i won't fight anymore
surrender
i don't know what we're fighting for
i walk through these battle lines
i will cross this great divide
i will, i will, i will, i will
Lay down my pride
surrender
baby you know i will
surrender
surrender
i won't fight anymore
surrender
i don't know what we're fighting for
surrender
i won't fight anymore
surrender
I still get that feeling I felt when i fell in love with my baby every time he makes me smile
I still see the beautiful in your favorite song on the radio turn it up and here we go
Chorus: look at everyting we have and maybe it ain't so bad today everyting is sunny side up im hangin on to happy and pushing my luck you're lookin at a girl whose lookin at the world and no matter what its sunny side up sunny side up yeah yeah
it seems like everybody is way to sad come on lets lift eachother up
Chorus: look at all we have well baby it ain't so bad ohh today everything is sunny side up im hangin on to happy and pushin my luck you're lookin at a girl whose lookin at the world and no matter what hay today everything is sunny side up im hangin on to happy and pushin my luck you're lookin at a girl whose lookin at the world and no matter what it's sunny side up
its sunny side up yeah yeah
yeah sunny side up
umm humm
There's something out there left for you
But it's not me
We've reached a point of no return
It's only right I set you free
I know I'll have to turn away
But there's nowhere for my love to go
And there won't come a day
When I won't honor what we've vowed
But I'll go on with my life
We can even say goodbye for now if
If that's what we have to do
But here in my heart
Even when my arms are empty darlin'
I'm still holdin' on to you
We can't deny that this one's
Out of our control
Stronger than the both of us
And bound to take its toll
I can stand the test of time
And as far as I can see
There are no walls that we can't climb
Standin' between you and me
But I'll go on with my life
We can even say goodbye for now if
If that's what we have to do
But here in my heart
Even when my arms are empty darlin'
I'm still holdin' on to you
And there's a place you'll always be
No matter where you are
You're here with me
When the world is turning upside down
Together we can stand our ground
We can even say goodbye for now if
If that's what we have to do
But here in my heart
Even when my arms are empty darlin'
I'm still holdin' on to you
I'm still holdin' on to you...
When I'm gone
When I'm gone
Wasn't wearing a wedding dress in a Vegas wedding chapel
They were herding us in and out of there like we were cattle
Not exactly the fairy tale that I had planned
But mama said aren't you supposed to get married girl
Before you bring a baby in this world
And what could I say but yes ma'am
And I called her from that chapel in Love Land
I said I really love this man
Love Land
Seemed like a lifetime driving from Vegas to Oklahoma
If you're allowed a number of mistakes in life maybe I've filled my quota
They called it a reception saying we did the right thing
And they smiled their broken smiles
Said who needs to walk down the aisle
And I showed off my wedding ring
And we walked away hand in hand to Love Land
Oh how I love this man
Love Land
Amazing all the progress we've made since the days of Thomas Edison
Still only God gives life in spite of modern medicine
Doctor's voices whispered we did all that we could do
But your baby wasn't strong enough
To make it the whole nine months
And as my world broke in two
He said I'll carry you through to Love Land
For the longest time I blamed myself
Thought I was paying for my mistakes
But we tried again
Now we're watchin' him blow three candles out
He's daddy's little man
And only God could have planned
The steps I've taken
That led me to where I am
Love Land
Anywhere you hold my hand
Oh me oh my oh,
Would ya look at miss ohio.
She's a running around with her rag top down.
She says I wanna do right, but not right now.
I'm gonna drive to atlanta,
And live out this fantasy.
Running around with your rag top down.
Yeah, I wanna do right, but not right now.
Had your arm around her shoulder,
A regimental soldier,
And mamma starts pushing that wedding gown,
Yeah, I wanna do right but not right now.
Oh me oh my oh,
Would ya look at miss ohio.
She's a running around with her rag top down.
She says I wanna do right, but not right now.
I know all about it,
So you don't have to shout it,
But I'm gonna straighten it out somehow.
Yeah, I wanna do right, but not right now.
Oh me oh my oh,
Would ya look at miss ohio.
She's a running around with her rag top down.
She says I wanna do right, but not right now.
Yeah, a wanna do right, but not right now.
Lemons are sweet as honey, usually life is fair
Purple's the shade of money, and Jesus doesn't care
Hummingbirds can't fly backwards, lovers don't say goodbye
Saturn has seven rings, and I have never told a lie
I don't walk these halls and I don't climb these walls every night
And I don't cry, and even though I'm waiting by the phone
I don't want you to call, I don't miss you at all
I'm finally moving forward getting along with my life
I've never dream of you and me, it's strange I don't know why
I'm really not that lonely, you never cross my mind
And when I hear your name, it doesn't cut me like a knife
I don't walk these halls and I don't climb these walls every night
And I don't cry, and even though I'm waiting by the phone
I don't want you to call, I don't miss you at all
This is how I keep my sanity, this is what I need you to believe
I don't walk these halls and I don't climb these walls every night
And I don't cry, and even though I'm waiting by the phone
I don't want you to call, I don't miss you at all
I was alone in the dark
Never let down my guard
Closed the curtain on my heart
So the world could not see
All the demons in me
Told myself I was free
Then you showed me how wrong I could be
Now I'm standing on a mountain of rubble
That once was a wall
Took years to build around me
And you came along
And you tore it down
Like it was nothing at all
Now it's a little scary
Learning to fall
When you looked in my eyes
Past the fear and false pride
You saw goodness inside
I can't believe how I feel
I believe love is real
And I'm ready to heal
You show me how right I can be
I was holding on, now I'm letting go
I was holding on, now I'm letting go
She dropped the phone and burst into tears
The doctor just confirmed her fears
Her husband held it in and held her tight
Cancer don't discriminate or care if you're just 38
With three kids who need you in their lives
He said, "I know that you're afraid and I am, too
But you'll never be alone, I promise you"
Chorus:
When you're weak, I'll be strong
When you let go, I'll hold on
When you need to cry, I swear that I'll be there to dry
your eyes
When you feel lost and scared to death,
Like you can't take one more step
Just take my hand, together we can do it
I'm gonna love you through it.
She made it through the surgery fine
They said they caught it just in time
But they had to take more than they planned
Now it's forced smiles and baggy shirts
To hide what the cancer took from her
But she just wants to feel like a woman again
She said, "I don't think I can do this anymore"
He took her in his arms and said "That's what my love
is for"
[Chorus:]
And when this road gets too long i'll be the rock you
lean on
Just take my hand, together we can do it
I'm gonna love you through it.
There ain't no chains strong enough to hold me
Ain't no breeze big enough to slow me
Never have seen a river that's too wide
Now there ain't no rope strong enough to bind me
Look for me, honey you will find me
I'll be there if you ever want me by your side.
So love me if you ever gonna love me
I never have seen a river that's too wide
There ain't no chains strong enough to hold me
There ain't no breeze big enough to slow me
I'll be there if you ever want me by your side.
Well, there ain't no jail tight enough to lock me
There ain't nobody big enough to stop me
I never have seen a road too rough to ride
I'll be there ready and a waitin'
There won't be any hesitation
I'll be right there if you ever want me by your side.
So love me if you ever gonna love me
I never have seen a road too rough to ride
I'll be there ready and a waitin'
There won't be any hesitation
I pinch myself sometimes to make sure
I'm not in a dream, that's how it seems
I close my eyes and breathe in the sweetest moments
I've ever known, it feels like home
And here I am, I wanna be your everything
There you are turning winter into spring
And everyone that sees you always wants to know you
And everyone that knows you always has a smile
You're a standing ovation after years of waiting
For a chance to fall and shine
Everyone calls you amazing yeah, I just call you mine
I fall apart and just a word from you somehow seems to fix
Whatever's wrong, oh, you reach into the weakest moments
And remind me that I'm strong, you've gotta know
I'd be a fool not to see or even worse
To forget that you're more than I deserved
'Cause everyone that sees you always wants to know you
And everyone that knows you always has a smile
You're a standing ovation after years of waiting
For a chance to fall and shine
Everyone calls you amazing, I just call you mine
Nothing makes sense when you're not here
As it my whole world disappears
Without you what's the point of anything?
'Cause everyone that sees you always wants to know you
And everyone that knows you always has a smile
You're the dream that I've been chasing after years of waiting
For a chance to fall and shine
Everyone calls you amazing, I just call you mine
Everyone calls you amazing, yeah, yeah, I just call you mine
I beg your pardon I never promised you a rose garden
Along with the sunshine there's gotta be a little rain sometime
When you take you gotta give so live and let live and let go oh oh oh oh
I beg your pardon I never promised you a rose garden
I could promise you things like big diamond rings
But you don't find roses growin' on stalks of clover
So you better think it over
Well, if sweet talking you could make it come true
I would give you the world right now on a silver platter
But what would it matter
So smile for a while and let's be jolly love shouldn't be so melancholy
Come along and share the good times while we can
I beg your pardon I never promised you a rose garden
Along with the sunshine there's gotta be a little rain sometime
I beg your pardon I never promised you a rose garden
I could sing you a tune and promise you the moon
But if that's what it takes to hold you I'd just as soon let you go
But there's one thing I want you to know
You'd better look before you leap still waters run deep
And there won't always be someone there to pull you out
And you know what I'm talking about
So smile for a while and let's be jolly love shouldn't be so melancholy
Come along and share the good times while we can
I beg your pardon I never promised you a rose garden
Along with the sunshine there's gotta be a little rain sometime.....
I beg your pardon I never promised you a rose garden
Forever can never be long enough for me Feel like I've had long enough with you Forget the world now we won't let them see But there's one thing left to do
Now that the weight has lifted Love has surely shifted my way
Marry me, today and every day Marry me, if I ever get the nerve To say hello in this cafe Say you will, mm-hmm Say you will, mm-hmm
Together can never be close enough for me Feel like I am close enough to you You wear white and I'll wear out The words I love you
And you're beautiful, now that the wait is over And love and has finally shown her my way
Marry me, today and every day Marry me, if I ever get the nerve To say hello in this cafe Say you will, mm-hmm Say you will, mm-hmm
Promise me you'll always be happy by my side I promise to sing to you when all the music dies
I'm starrin' at this empty chair, listenin' for the laughter that went clear up to the ceiling. It's so long since you were sitting there and now the rust is rustin' and the paint is peelin'
I miss you
I read your letters and I almost break. They're warm like flannel, I can still smell your after shave. I don't spend all my time missin' you like this, but when it hits, it hits.Â
You felt like home, and I feel you now straight to the bone. I miss you...
This sure can be a lonely place. I wanna look up and see you there standin' in the doorway. And i'd give anything to kiss your face and help ya blow out the candles on your next birthday.Â
You felt like home. I feel you now, straight to the bone. I miss you...
I wanna hear you in the kitchen, makin' noise, singin' out a tune at the top of your voice. I wear these memories, it's a blessing and a curse 'cause when it hurts, it hurts.Â
Wrong baby, wrong baby, wrong, it ain't the end of the world
Don't you worry, pretty girl
'Cause now that he's gone baby, gone baby, gone
You got nothin' to lose, count the minutes if you want to
It won't be long baby, long baby, long
'Til you find somebody new
Come on now, everyone falls down
Everyone crawls now and then, then they get up again
You cry if you want to, that's what we all do
But if you think you'll never move on, you're wrong baby
Cry baby, cry baby, cry, go on and let it all out
I ain't leavin' you now
And we can fly baby, fly baby, fly, let's share a bottle of wine
We can laugh about the good times
And you'll know why baby, why baby, why
It's gonna be alright
Come on now, everyone falls down
Everyone crawls now and then, then they get up again
You cry if you want to, that's what we all do
But if you think you'll never move on, you're wrong baby, wrong
Oh, you ain't gone, baby wrong, baby wrong
There's nothin' wrong with movin' on
When you know he's good and gone
Come on now, everyone falls down
Everyone crawls now and then, then they get up again
You cry if you want to, that's what we all do
Come on now, everyone falls down
Everyone crawls now and then, then they get up again
You cry if you want to, that's what we all do
But if you think you'll never move on, you're wrong baby, wrong
You're wrong baby, wrong
From the day we met
You made me forget
All my fears
Knew just what to say
And you kissed away
All my tears
I knew this time I had finally found
Someone to build my life around
Be a lover and a friend
After all my heart had put me through
I knew that it was safe with you
And what we had would never end
Wrong again
Everybody swore
They'd seen this before
We'd be fine
And you'd come to see that you still loved me
In good time
And they said there's nothing you can do
It's something that he's going through
It happens to a lot of men
And I told myself that they were right
That you'd wake up and see the light
And I just had to wait 'til then
Wrong again
And it seemed to me the pain would last
My chance for happiness had passed
And nothing waited 'round the bend
I was sure I'd never find someone
To heal the damage you had done
My poor heart would never mend
Wrong again
I wonder where your heart is
Cause it sure don't feel like it's here
Sometimes I think you wish
That I would just disappear
Have I got it all wrong
Have you felt this way long
Are you already gone
Do you feel lonely
When you're here by my side
Does the sound of freedom
Echo in your mind
Do you wish you were by yourself
Or that I was someone else
Anyone else
Where would you be
If you weren't here with me
Where would you go
If you were single and free
Who would you love
Would it be me
Where would you be
I don't wanna hold you back
No I don't wanna slow you down
I don't wanna make you feel
Like you are tied up and bound
'Cause that's not what love's about
If there's no chance we can work it out
Tell me now
Oh, tell me tell me now
Where would you be
If you weren't here with me
Where would you go
If you were single and free
Who would you love
Would it be me
Where would you be
Have I become the enemy
Is it hard to be yourself
In my company
Where would you be
If you weren't here with me
Where would you go
If you were single and free
Who would you love
Would it be me
Where I used to have a heart
Feels like a mile wide ditch
I got a hole inside
The doctor just can't stitch
Gone without a trace
You left a hollow place
There's not a stone to mark
Where I used to have a heart
There were times when I would hold you
And feel the pounding in my chest
Now I'm just as empty
As a canyon way out west
That's how deep I loved you
And babe, I love you still
To the bottom of this place I'll never fill
Where I used to have a heart
Feels like a mile wide ditch
I got a hole inside
The doctor just can't stitch
Gone without a trace
You left a hollow place
There's not a stone to mark
Where I used to have a heart
I guess I'll learn to live with
A different kind of pain
I'm suffering from a sickness
That I cannot give a name
Such a strange sensation
I've never felt before
Missing you has cut me to the core
Where I used to have a heart
Feels like a mile wide ditch
I got a hole inside
The doctor just can't stitch
Gone without a trace
You left a hollow place
There's not a stone to mark
Where I used to have a heart
look at you standing there you
look so out of place i turn
around one more time regret
still has your face i can read
your mind right now you want me
to stick around but nothin ends
if i don't leave right now
Chorus: Let me go let me walk away walk away baby i can't stay let me walk away walk away baby i'll be fine i will recover and i will learn to love another sometime good bye's the hardest thing to say so i'll walk away
it was love and there were times
i even fooled myself and i beleive
we really tried but somethings
you just can't help as sure as
we're both standing here i can see
it all so clear and i can't wait for
you to say good bye
Chorus: let me go let me walk away walk away baby i can't stay let me walk away walk away baby i'll be fine i will recover and i will learn to love another sometimes good bye's the hardest thing to say so i'll walk away
i can hurt right now or i can
hurt later i think i'll get it
over with i think with
We came out west together with a common desire
The fever we had might-a set the west coast on fire
Two months later got a troublin' mind
'Cause my baby moved out and left me behind
And it's all right 'cause it's midnight and I got two more bottles of wine
Well, the way he left sure turned my head around
Seemed like over night he just up and put me down
Ain't gonna let it bother me today
'Cause I've been workin' and I'm too tired anyway
And it's all right 'cause it's midnight and I got two more bottles of wine
Well, I'm sixteen hundred miles from the people I know
I've been doin' all I can but opportunity sure comes slow
Thought I'd be a big star by today
But I've been sleepin' in a warehouse in West L.A.
But it's all right 'cause it's midnight and I got two more bottles of wine
Well, I'm sixteen hundred miles from the people I know
I've been doin' all I can but opportunity sure comes slow
I thought I'd be a big star by today
But I've been sleepin' in a warehouse in West L.A.
But it's all right 'cause it's midnight and I got two more bottles of wine
Yes, it's all right 'cause it's midnight and I got two more bottles of wine
Look at that cloud,
as high as a tree,
at least that's how it looks to me.
How about you?
What do you see?
What if we see things differently?
Show me,
How the world looks through your eyes.
Tell me about the sunrise.
Let me see the stars shine.
Show me,
how the world looks through your eyes.
And I can show you how it looks through mine.
If I had wings
and I could fly
I would tell you all about the sky.
How about you?
If dreams came true,
what do you imagine you could do?
Show me,
how the world looks through your eyes.
Tell me about the sunrise.
Let me see the stars shine.
Show me,
how the world looks through your eyes.
And I can show you how it looks through mine.
And I could show you secret traits
where no one's ever gone.
I bet you've got secrets too
so don't be shy.
Come on
Come on
Come on
Come on, and
Show me,
How the world looks through your eyes.
Tell me about the sunrise.
Let me see the stars shine.
Show me,
how the world looks through your eyes.
And I can show you how it looks
This is for all you girls about 13
High school can be so rough, can be so mean
Hold on to, on to your innocence
Stand your ground when everybody's givin' in
This one's for the girls
This is for all you girls about 25
In little apartments, just tryin' to get by
Livin' on, on dreams and spaghettios
Wonderin' where your life is gonna go
This one's for the girls
Who've ever had a broken heart
Who've wished upon a shooting star
You're beautiful the way you are
This one's for the girls
Who love without holdin' back
Who dream with everything they have
All around the world, this one's for the girls
(This one's for all the girls)
This is for all you girls about 42
Tossin' pennies into the fountain of youth
Every laugh, laugh line on your face
Made you who you are today
This one's for the girls
Who've ever had a broken heart
Who've wished upon a shooting star
You're beautiful the way you are
This one's for the girls
Who love without holdin' back
Who dream with everything they have
All around the world, this one's for the girls
Yeah, we're all the same inside
(Same inside)
From 1 to 99
This one's for the girls
Who've ever had a broken heart
Who've wished upon a shooting star
You're beautiful the way you are
This one's for the girls
Who love without holdin' back
Who dream with everything they have
All around the world, yeah, this one's for the girls
(This one's for all the girls)
Yeah, this one's for the girls
O come, all ye faithful,
Joyful and triumphant,
O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem;
Come and behold him,
Born the King of angels;
O come, let us adore him,
O come, let us adore him,
O Come, let us adore him,
Christ the Lord.
Sing, choirs of angels,
Sing in exultation,
Sing, all ye citizens of heaven above;
Glory to God
All glory in the highest;
O come, let us adore him,
O come, let us adore him,
O Come, let us adore him,
Christ the Lord.
See how the shepherds,
Summoned to his cradle,
Leaving their flocks, draw nigh to gaze;
We too will thither
Bend our joyful footsteps;
O come, let us adore him,
O come, let us adore him,
O Come, let us adore him,
Christ the Lord.
Yea, Lord, we greet thee,
Born this happy morning;
Jesus, to thee be glory given;
Word of the Father,
Now in flesh appearing.
O come, let us adore him,
O come, let us adore him,
O Come, let us adore him,
There's a silence on the front lines
You can cut it with a knife
You can stay and take your chances
Or you can run to save your life
And one side is retreating
And the other's runnin' scared
And the drums of war are beating
Ever through it's undeclared
And both sides say they're winning
And both sides know they're losing
And neither one knows what they're fighting for
And in the quiet little places
You can see the little faces
Huddled right outside the bedroom door
Praying for an end to this uncivil war
Papa needs a new job
So he's swallowing his pride
Oh but it don't go down easy
And it eats him up inside
And mama, she don't notice
Little sister's ragged dress
Lately she don't notice
Much of anything I guess
They're just fightin' off the hunger
Tryin' to keep from goin' under
But the wolves just keep on gatherin' 'round the door
There's no place to run for cover
So they're turning on each other
'Cause there really ain't no winners anymore
Just victims in this uncivil war
There's a silence on the front lines
You can cut it with a knife
You can stay and take your chances
The time has come to let you go
My tears will run and they'll keep me afloat
I set you adrift like a burning boat
The time has come to let you go
The time has come to turn you loose
It took my heart this long to face the truth
If I lost you I can lose these blues
The time has come to turn you loose
We had our moment in the sun
But that time has come and now that time is gone
The time has come to set you free
Tonight's the night I'll untie all these dreams
I'll send them away so I can find some piece
The time has come to set you free
The time has come to let you go
My tears will run and they'll keep me afloat
I set you adrift like a burning boat
The time has come to let you go
In waters calm I sailed from shore
To see what I might see
And having never sailed before
I drifted aimlessly
A warm breeze rocked my boat until
In slumber I fell sound
But woke to find the light grown dim
And dark clouds gathering 'round
In haste I worked at turning back
But now the wind blew wrong
And when the night came cold and black
My strength was almost gone
But with one last small thread of hope
I bowed my head to pray
Then through the dark I saw a rope
And heard a calm voice say
Grab the rope hold it tight
In the distance shines a light
Neither fear nor feel alone
There is one who'll lead you home
I heard my heart beat loud and fast
But did as I was told
And with the rosy dawn at last
Dry land I did behold
I kissed the sandy banks and swore
My sailing days were through
But should I ever stray from shore
I know now what to do
Grab the rope hold it tight
In the distance shines a light
Neither fear nor feel alone
There is one who'll lead you home
Grab the rope hold it tight
There's a photo in an album he don't notice anymore
That's me, that's me
There's a stack of cards and letters buried deep inside a drawer
That's me, that's me
And the shirt that I once slept in hanging loose behind the door
Tossed aside so carelessly
That's me, oh that's me
There's a picture in my wallet and one less faded in my mind
That's him, that's him
There's a name that always haunts me and it slips from time to time
That's him, that's him
There's a yearning that I feel in my heart and in my soul
An old flame that'll never dim
That's him, I know that's him
(That's me)
Hangin' on to the end
(That's me)
Starting all over again
(That's love)
Oh that's the way it goes
There's a woman in the chapel in the back row by herself
That's me, that's me
And a man at the altar says "I do" to someone else
That's him, that's him
As the wedding party leaves throwing rice and wishing well
A single tear falls silently
That's me, oh Lord that's me
Oh, that's me
I ain't complainin', but I'm tiredSo I'm just sayin' what I thinkAnd if we're being honestThen honestly I think I need a drink
My baby's growin' upShe thinks she's fallin' all in love and that I hate herAt seventeen, she's just like me when I was seventeenSo I don't blame her
Do, do, do, do, do, do, do, doWhat are we gonna do?Do, do, do, do, do, do, do, doWhat are we gonna do about it?
Remember when we used to beEverything they'd ever needWe had them believing we were cool
It's like it happened overnightWe're always wrong, they're always rightWe used to be the ones breakin' the rules
Now we're just mothersWe're just fathersOf teenage daughters
She rolls her eyes when I'm funnyBut she's sweet when she wants money and her freedomOh my god, she's got a car, swears they won't go farAnd I wish I believed 'em
Do, do, do, do, do, do, do, doWhat are we gonna do?Do, do, do, do, do, do, do, doWhat are we gonna do about it?
Remember when we used to beEverything they'd ever needWe had them believing we were cool
It's like it happened overnightWe're always wrong, they're always rightWe used to be the ones breakin' the rules
Now we're just mothersYeah, we're just fathersOf teenage daughters
They're beautiful, wild and freeEverything we wish we could beBut they're still crazyOh, you know, they make us crazy
Remember when we used to beEverything they'd ever needWe had them believing we were cool
It's like it happened overnightWe're always wrong, they're always rightWe used to be the ones breakin' the rules
Now we're just mothersAnd we're just fathersOf teenage daughtersYeah, teenage daughters
Two strangers passing on the sidewalk
Barely brush each other's hand
He says "I'm sorry", she says "Don't worry"
And that is how it all began
A few short days and nights together
And it's like they were meant to be
Lying there with her, he softly whispers
Just think what we were so recently
Strangers, strangers, the world's greatest lovers
Last week we were strangers
Two strangers passing in the hallway
Barely touch each other's heart
Now they're pretending, two shadows blending
But they're a million miles apart
Soon she'll be packing up her suitcase
They'll be dividing all the blame
They know how they started, now empty hearted
They don't have a clue how they became
Strangers, strangers, the world's greatest lovers
And now they are strangers, the world's greatest lovers
Hold me like a wild flower
Fall around me like a sun shower
Kiss me like you're on fire
And tell me what's underneath
Show me
I want you to show me
What love is
Run with me like a hell bent Gypsy
Scream for me from the highest balcony
Carve my name on an old red door in Spain
Make me immortal, make me immortal in your heart
Show me
I want you to show me
What love is
What love is
Baby, get my attention
Touch me deep inside
Show me what I've been missing
Missing all my life
Give me my finest hour
Give me my ray of light
Give me something that can't be denied
Like a thousand red balloons
In a sapphire sky
A roman candle burning
Burning through the night
Like the pyramids in Egypt
The diamonds in your eyes
Show me
Show me what love is
Like the Eiffel tower shining
With a million lights
Snowflakes falling like confetti
On a New York City night
And to hold on to forever
Newborn babies cry
(Show me, show me)
I want you to show me
What love is
Show me
Show me what love is
Like a wild flower
She remembers when she first got her wings
And how she opened up that day
she learned to sing
Then the colors came, erased the
black and white
And her whole world changed
when she realized
[Chorus:]
She's a butterfly, pretty as the crimson sky
Nothing's ever gonna bring her down
And everywhere she goes
Everybody knows she's so glad to be alive
She's a butterfly
Like the purest light in a darkened world
So much hope inside such a lovely girl
You should see her fly, it's almost magical
It makes you wanna cry, she's so beautiful
[Chorus]
God bless the butterfly,
give her the strength to fly
Never let her wings touch the ground
God bless the butterfly,
give her strength to fly
Never let her wings touch the ground
[Chorus]
God bless the butterfly,
give her the strength to fly
Never let her wings touch the ground
God bless the butterfly,
give her the strenght to fly
Yeah
You wake up from your dreamin' and you don't want to face the day
You can't find a reason to think your world will ever change
You can hide beneath the covers
Or you can run outside, head up high and carry on
Life is a roller coaster ride
Time turns the wheel and love collides
Faith is believing you can close your eyes and touch the sky
To shine while you have the chance to shine
Laugh even when you want to cry
Hold on tight to what you feel inside and ride
It brings you up slowly then shoots you like a rocket towards the ground
It twists you and it shakes you before it turns you upside down
You can't see what's around the corner
And you can't look back, so just live it up and feel the rush
Life is a roller coaster ride
Time turns the wheel and love collides
Faith is believing you can close your eyes and touch the sky
So shine while you have the chance to shine
Laugh even when you want to cry
Hold on tight to what you feel inside and ride
Ride, ride, yeah
Oh yeah, shine while you have the chance to shine
Laugh even when you want to cry
Hold on tight to what you feel inside and ride
Ride, ride, yeah, yeah
Jesus, tell my Father
I want to be His child again
Tell Him what my name is
In case He's forgotten
Tell Him I'm the woman
At the well
Drawing water
And I'm sorry if I've been His
Reluctant daughter
Jesus, tell my angels
To keep me in their prayers
Remind them how I need
To feel them everywhere
Tell 'em I'm ready to drink
Living water
I don't want my angels to think
I'm His
Reluctant daughter
Jesus, tell my Father
I want to come to heaven
Tell Him to shout my name out
Somewhere over the rainbow
Way up high
There's a land that I heard of
Once in a lullaby
Somewhere over the rainbow
Skies are blue
And the dreams that you dare to dream
Really do come true
Someday I'll wish upon a star
And wake up where the clouds are far behind me
Where troubles melt like lemon drops
Away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me
Somewhere over the rainbow
Blue birds fly
Birds fly over the rainbow
Why, then oh why can't I?
If happy little blue birds fly
Beyond the rainbow
I am timeless, I am patient
I'm beside you and above
I'm the words when you need comfort
I'm the feeling you call love
You say that you can take or leave me
You think right now that you don't need me
Some way, somehow young heart believe me
One day you will
One day you will
You're a vessel, your a temple
You're a journey just begun
You're a young one who is running
You are destined to find love
And when you're lost, that's when you'll find me
We can't see till we are blinded
It's already all been decided
That one day you will
One day you will
You say that you can take or leave me
You think right now that you don't need me
Some way, somehow young heart believe me
One day you will
One day you will
One day you will
I am timeless, I am patient
When you found somebody new I thought I never would
Forget you for I thought then I never could
But time has taken all the pains away until now I'm down to hurtin' once a day
Once a day all day long and once a night from dusk till dawn
The only time I wish you weren't gone is once a day every day all day long
I'm so glad that I'm not like a girl I knew one time
She lost the one she loved then slowly lost her mind
She sat around and cried her life away oh lucky me I'm only cryin' once a day
Once a day all day long...
O holy night, the stars are brightly shining
It is the night of the dear Savior's birth
Long lay the world in sin and error pining
Till He appeared and the soul felt its worth
The thrill of hope, the weary world rejoices
For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn
Fall on your knees, oh, hear the angel voices
O night divine, O night when Christ was born
O night, O holy night, oh night divine
Truly He taught us to love one another
His law is love and His gospel is peace
Chains shall He break, for the slave is our brother
And in His name all oppression shall cease
Sweet hymns of joy in grateful chorus raise we
Let all within us praise His holy name
Christ is the Lord, oh, praise His name forever
His power and glory evermore proclaim
I'm still waiting
Tell me you love me and make me feel it
Convince me that your heart is true
Don't say you need me if you really don't mean it
'Cause boy I ain't nobody's fool yeah
Baby I'm trying to find a place inside your heart
Oh but it's hard to start a fire without a spark
If you wanna be the man that rocks me to my knees
Baby just make me believe
'Cause I'm still waiting
Every night I bring you all my broken pieces
But you just put them on your shelf
Tell me why you put this wall between us
And keep your reasons to yourself ah
Baby I'm trying to find a place inside your heart
Oh but it's hard to start a fire without a spark
If you wanna be the man that rocks me to my knees
Baby just make me believe
You say you feel the same
But my heart's full of doubt
You say you'll find the time
So we can work it out
But I'm still waiting
Baby I'm trying to find a place inside your heart
Oh but it's hard to start a fire without a spark
If you wanna be the man that rocks me to my knees
Baby just make me believe
Baby I'm trying to find a place inside your heart
Oh but it's hard to start a fire without a spark
If you wanna be the man that rocks me to my knees
Baby just make me believe
Baby just make me believe
I was standing in the grocery store line
The one they marked express
When this woman came through with about 25 things
And I said don't you know that more is less
She said this world is moving so fast
I just get more behind with every day
And every morning when I make my coffee
I can't believe my life's turned out this way
All I could say was
Love's the only house big enough for all the pain in
the world
Love's the only house big enough for all the pain
He was walking by the other day and I said
Hey baby how you been?
Yeah I got me a little girl now and she's 4 years old
And she's got her daddy's little grin
And you only wanted what you can't have
And baby you can't have me now
I gave me heart to another
Yeah I'm a mother and he's a father
And we're a family
And we've got each other
And I found out the hard way that
Love's the only house big enough for all the pain in
the world
Love's the only house big enough for all the pain
You drive three miles from all this prosperity
Down across the river and you see a ghetto there
And we got children walking around with guns
And they got knives and drugs and pain to spare
And here I am in my clean, white shirt
With a little money in my pocket and a nice warm home
And we got teenagers walkin' around in a culture of
darkness
Livin' together alone; all I can say is
Love's the only house big enough for all the pain in
the world
Love's the only house big enough for all the pain
And I can't explain it and I can't understand
But I'll come down and get my hands dirty and together
we'll make a stand
Somewhere cross the parking lot some bands playin out
of tune
City streets are gonna burn if we don't do something
soon
And senorita can't quit cryin, baby's due now any day
Don Juan left, got sick of tryin
No one there to show him the way she came down to the
grocery store and
She said I, I wanna buy a little carton of milk but I
don't have any money
I said hey I'll cover you honey cause the pain's gotta
go somewhere
Yeah the pain's gotta go someplace
So come on down to my house
Don't you know that
Love's the only house big enough for all the pain in
the world
Love's the only house big enough for all the pain
Don't you know that
Love's the only house big enough for all the pain in
the world
Don't tell me no stories I don't wanna hear no lies
No reasons, or excuses, none of you alibis
The phone rings I pick it up nobody's on the line
I know she's waiting for you she's just biding her time
You'd have me believe it's just a night out with your friends
But I know you're going back to see her again
You're stealing love
Living on life #9
Breaking my heart
Living on borrowed time
You're cattin' around
Playing with fire
You're stealing love
Living on life #9
Your runnin' on empty troubles on every side
You've used up your last chance
You've got no place to hide
I'm tired of these heartaches tired of livin' a lie
Go to her she's waitin'
But someday you're gonna find
The grass ain't always greener on the other side
Now what you thought was love was what you left behind
You're stealing love
Living on life #9
Breaking my heart
Living on borrowed time
You're cattin' around
Playing with fire
You're stealing love
Living on life #9
You're stealing love
Living on life #9
Breaking my heart
Living on borrowed time
You're cattin' around
Playing with fire
You're stealing love
I'm keeping my calandar open
Even if it takes me years
'Til you figure out what your plan is
You figure out all of your fears
I don't wanna know anything about her
Or what you feel like you have to defend
But I've seen your situation
And the world she keeps you in
I'm keeping my distance
I'm keeping my distance
And I'll wait until my time is here
I'm keeping my distance
I'm keeping my distance
And I'll wait until you make it clear
If you don't want to rush it baby
Well then by all means don't
But I'm gonna wait for the day when
When you see that it's me you want
I can see, I can tell that you need me
You know that I need you too
So why on earth can't you ever let her go
Will you ever try anything new
I'm keeping my distance
I'm keeping my distance
And I'll wait until my time is here
I'm keeping my distance
I'm keeping my distance
And I'll wait until you make it clear
Where will you find the strength
I can't hold you against your will
You keep me at arm's length
I'm reaching out to hold you still, yeah, yeah, yeah
I can see that you need me
You know that I need you too
So why on earth can't you ever let her go
Will you ever try anything new
I'm keeping my distance
I'm keeping my distance
And I'll wait until my time is here
I'm keeping my distance
RED SUN SETTING ON THE ROAD BEHIND HER
A HUNDRED MILES OUT OF HER HOME TOWN
DROPS A QUARTER IN A BEAT UP PAY PHONE
LISTENS TO IT RATTLE ON DOWN
VOICES COLD AS THE PHONE SHE’S HOLDING
THE CONNECTION’S WAY TOO CLEAR
HE’S YELLING WHERE’S MY DINNER
SHE’S TOO FAR GONE TO CARE SHE SAYS LISTEN HERE
CHORUS
THERE’S A TIME TO STAND AND THE TIME IS NOW OR NEVER
A TIME TO FLY, A TIME TO LET GO FOREVER
A TIME TO GROW AND A TIME TO DISCOVER
LIFE IS PRECIOUS EVERY SECOND YOU’VE WASTED MINE
AND IT’S MY TIME
SHE PUTS A FEW MORE MILES BETWEEN THEM
HE POURS A DISTANC E OF HIS OWN
HE STARTS TALKING TO THE BOTTLE
IT’S ALL THAT’S LEFT NOW THAT SHE’S GONE
HE RAGES ON TIL THE NATIONAL ANTHEM COMES ON HIS TV
THEN HE LOOKS STRAIGHT AT THE BOTTLE
AND SAYS YOU DID THIS TO ME
AND THEN HE SCREAMS
CHORUS
IT’S MY TIME IT’S MY TIME IT’S MY TIME AND TIME IS WHAT YOU MAKE IT
IT’S MY TIME IT’S MY TIME IT’S MY TIME AND TIME IS WHAT YOU’RE TAKING
MUSIC BREAK
She was only ten when her daddy got fired
He drank away the family home and left them all alone
And then her mommy was just too tired
So she got sent away
She moved in with her aunt in Arizona
Everything was fine until she told on Uncle Bill
When he said he only wanted to hold her
She had to run away
But when it rains, the past gets washed away, and then
She smiles 'cause she knows in the end
The world gets beautiful, beautiful again
Her boyfriend said I'm way too young to get married
But she made up her mind that somehow she was gonna
Find a way to keep that baby she carried
And he just walked away
And when she's lying all alone
Thinkin' about her life she wonders
If she is wrong to believe in a better world
Then she sees her little girl
Well she seemed all right by dawn's early light
Though she looked a little worried and weak
She tried to pretend he wasn't drinkin' again
But daddy left the proof on her cheek
And I was only eight years old that summer
And I always seemed to be in the way
So, I took myself down to the fair in town
On Independence Day
Well word gets around in a small, small town
They said he was a dangerous man
Mama was proud and she stood her ground
She knew she was on the losin' end
Some folks whispered some folks talked
But everybody looked the other way
When time ran out there was no one about
On Independence Day
Let freedom ring, let the white dove sing
Let the whole world know that today is a day of reckoning
Let the weak be strong, let the right be wrong
Roll the stone away, let the guilty pay, it's Independence Day
Well she lit up the sky that fourth of July
By the time that the firemen come
They just put out the flames and took down some names
And sent me to the county home
Now, I ain't sayin' it's right or it's wrong
But maybe it's the only way
Talk about your revolution
It's the Independence Day
Let freedom ring, let the white dove sing
Let the whole world know that today is a day of reckoning
Let the weak be strong, let the right be wrong
Roll the stone away, let the guilty pay, it's Independence Day
She said, I'm not pointing fingers and he said, yes you are
'Cause you wouldn't bring it up if you weren't
And if I told you I'd been walking out in the dark night thinking
Would you take his truth as alcoholic's word?
Oh, I can't change what's done is done but I can tell you this
Not a day goes by that I don't curse myself and all my sins
And I need you to hold on to while this part of me is dying
Though I haven't kicked the demons that haunt me
I'm trying, I'm trying
She sat down on the floor and said, I wish I was stronger
Right now I feel as fragile as glass
And I want to believe you, believe what's held you, has freed you
And I hate these doubts that keep on coming back
My parents think I'm crazy for hanging on this long
But there's nothing I want more for us than to prove to them they're wrong
And I don't wanna be afraid, I don't wanna think you're lying
And though I haven't found the faith, that I need
I'm trying, I'm trying
He asked, do you want me to leave? 'Cause if you do, you know I will
But she said, much to his disbelief, no, I love you still, oh, I love you still
He said, I don't know why I've been the fool but I can tell you this
Not a day goes by that I don't curse myself and all my sins
Then he dropped down to his knees, by now they both were crying
He said, I haven't been the man I wanna be
But, I'm trying, I'm trying, I'm trying, I'm trying
I'm puny short and little but I'm loud
I learned to do my singing walking 'long behind a plow
The singing teacher always passed me by
And so I have to sing the only way that I know how
Just rear back open up and let her fly
I'm little but I'm loud
I'm poor but I'm proud
I'm countrified an I don't care who knows it
I'm like a Banty Rooster in a big red rooster crowd
I'm puny short and little but I'm loud
Woke up in the middle of the night and saw you sleepin'
I was hopin' you were dreamin' about me
Kissed your cheek and said "I love you"
You reached for me and then you mumbled
"I love you too, is everything ok?"
I said I'm fine baby, go back to sleep
I've just been thinkin' life is changin' 'round us
And I hope you believe
I'll still be me
Just a normal girl from small town nowhere
I'll still hold your hand and wear this ring
I'll still be me
If you can count on one thing, I'll be here
The same girl that you've known for centuries
I'll still be me
We said we wanted all of this
We made the plans together
And promised that we'd never forget
Drinkin' apple wine in our first kitchen
Throwin' pennies in the well and wishin'
We'd spend our lives forever holdin' hands
And here we are still holdin' on
But if all the pretty things tied up in bows were gone
I'll still be me
Just a normal girl from small town nowhere
I'll still laugh at your jokes and argue over silly things
I'll still be me
If you can count on one thing, I'll be here
The same girl that you've known for centuries
I'll still be me
Empires could rise and fall
The sun could swallow the moon
And I don't hold a crystal ball
But I promise you
I'll still be me
Just a normal girl from small town nowhere
I'll still be the mommy of our babies
I'll still be me
If you can count on one thing, I'll be here
The same girl that you've known for centuries
I don't wanna think
That you could be runnin' around
After all the love
That I have shown you
I won't knock on your door
I won't call to see if you're home
But I won't close my eyes
Love's a matter of trust
And I just want to believe in us
But last night in your kiss
I felt a lie on your lips
I won't knock on your door
I won't call to see if you're home
But I won't close my eyes
There are two kinds of love
Those who are true and those untrue
I see black and white
Are you somewhere lost between the two
I won't knock on your door
I won't call to see if you're home
I won't knock on your door
I won't call to see if you're home
But, I won't close my eyes
No, I won't close my eyes
I don't wanna think
At my door the leaves are falling
A cold wild wind has come
Sweethearts walk by together
And I still miss someone
I go out on a party
And look for a little fun
But I find a darkened corner
because I still miss someone
Oh, no I never got over those blues eyes
I see them every where
I miss those arms that held me
When all the love was there
I wonder if she's sorry
For leavin' what we'd begun
There's someone for me somewhere
I don't want to see you
'Cause I don't want to feel you
Don't look so surprised
I told you that I'd say good-bye
If you couldn't just make up your mind
You keep saying love can wait
But I can't and it's too late
This old heart has just run out of time
I don't want to see you
'Cause I don't want to feel you
I don't want a love that I can't win baby
I don't want you to call
'Cause if I can't have it all
I don't want to see you again
When your new life gets you down
Don't be tempted to come around
Just think of all the times I let you slide
And when your teardrops finally come
You'll realize that I'm the one
But I won't be there when it's your turn to cry
I don't want to see you
'Cause I don't want to feel you
I don't want a love that I can't win baby
I don't want you to call
'Cause if I can't have it all
I don't want to see you
I don't want to see you
I don't want to feel you
I don't want a love that I can't win baby
I don't want you to call
'Cause if I can't have it all
It don't hurt anymore
All my teardrops are dried
No more walkin' the floor
With that burnin' inside
Just to think it could be
Time has opened the door
And at last I am free
I don't hurt anymore
No use to deny I wanted to die
The day you said we were thru
But now that I find you're out of my mind
I can't believe that it's true
I've forgotten somehow
That I cared so before
And it's wonderful now
I can't stop loving you
So I've made up my mind
To live in memory
Of such an old lonesome time
I can't stop wanting you
It's useless to say
So I'll just live my life
In dreams of yesterday.
Those happy hours
That we once knew
Though long ago,
They still make me blue
They say that time
Heals a broken heart
But time has stood still
When the world is on your shoulders
Just too much to bear
Boy my love can make you stronger
I ain't goin' nowhere
When you're followin' all the rules
But life just will not play fair
Come to me and we'll roll with the punches
I ain't goin' nowhere
By your side by your side day and night
I will be always
There's a place in my heart in my heart
Just for you always
I ain't goin' nowhere
I ain't goin' nowhere
I can't guarantee that your dreams
Won't fade into thin air
But as sure as I'm livin' breathin'
I ain't goin' nowhere
By your side by your side day and night
I will be always
There's a place in my heart in my heart
Just for you always
I ain't goin' nowhere
I ain't goin' nowhere
But straight to you
No one else will do
My love will shine right through your rain
I will lift you up I will lift you up
I ain't goin' nowhere
I ain't goin' nowhere
I ain't goin' nowhere
There's a boat, I could sail away
There's the sky, I could catch a plane
There's a train, there's the tracks
I could leave and I could choose to not come back
Oh never come back
There you are, giving up the fight
Here I am begging you to try
Talk to me, let me in
But you just put your wall back up again
Oh when's it gonna end
How far do I have to go to make you understand
I wanna make this work so much it hurts, but I just can't
Keep on giving, go on living with the way things are
So I'm gonna walk away
And it's up to you to say how far
There's a chance I could change my mind
But I won't, not till you decide
What you want, what you need
Do you even care if I stay or leave
Oh, what's it gonna be
Out of this chair, or just across the room
Halfway down the block or halfway to the moon
How far do I have to go to make you understand
I wanna make this work so much it hurts, but I just can't
Keep on giving, go on living with the way things are
So I'm gonna walk away
And it's up to you to say
YeahI'm gonna walk away
He says, "I'm just a man, I work with my hands
But lately no work has been around
I wish that I could put more on the table
Provide the life I'm sure my family dreams about"
"But there's cracks in all the walls and all the windows
And the flies, they find their way in through the screen
I just pray that hope will go on living
In this house of a thousand dreams"
She says, "my husband's a good man
Gives all that he can
I know he thinks he's let me down
I just want him and the children to be happy
It's not always easy, but it's all I dream about"
"So I'll find some yard-sale curtains for the windows
And I'll sew some yellow trim along the seams
And I'll keep praying hope will go on living
In this house of a thousand dreams"
The boy says, "my daddy's a strong man
My momma, she loves him
And they love my brother and sister and me
Sometimes at night we lay out in the backyard
And take turns wishing on the first star we see"
"And the crickets always sing outside the windows
And I love to feel the wind blow through the screen
And I sure hope that we can live forever
In this house of a thousand dreams"
"Yeah I sure hope that we can live forever
Have yourself a merry little Christmas,
Let your heart be light
From now on,
our troubles will be out of sight
Have yourself a merry little Christmas,
Make the Yule-tide gay,
From now on,
our troubles will be miles away.
Here we are as in olden days,
happy golden days of yore.
Faithful friends who are dear to us
gather near to us once more.
Through the years we all will be together
If the Fates allow
Hang a shining star upon the highest bough.
I want to tell you all the story 'bout the Harper Valley widow wife
Who had a teenage daughter who attended Harper Valley Junior High
Well, her daughter came home one afternoon and didn't even stop to play
She said, "Mama I got a note here from the Harper Valley PTA"
Well, the note said
"Mrs. Johnson, you're a wearing your dresses way too high"
It's reported you've been
Drinking and a running round with men and goin' wild
We don't believe you ought to be a
Bringing up your little girl this way
It was signed by the secretary
Harper Valley PTA
Well, it happened that the PTA
Was gonna meet that very afternoon
They were sure surprised when
Mrs. Johnson wore her miniskirt into the room
And then she walked up to the blackboard
I still recall the words she had to say
She said, "I'd like to address this meeting of the
Harper Valley PTA"
Well, there's Bobby Taylor sittin' there
And seven times he's asked me for a date
And Mrs.Taylor sure seems to use
A lotta ice whenever he's away
And Mr. Baker, can you tell us
Why your secretary had to leave this town?
And shouldn't widow Jones be told to keep
Her window shades all pulled completely down
Well, Mr. Harper couldn't be here
'Cause he stayed too long at Kelly's Bar again
And if you smell Shirley Thompson's breath
You'll find she's had a little nip of gin
And then you have the nerve to tell me
You think that as a mother I'm not fit
Well, this is just a little Payton Place
And you're all Harper Valley hypocrites
No, I wouldn't put you on
Because it really did it happened just this way
The day my mama socked it to the
Harper Valley PTA
The day my mama socked it to the
Harper Valley PTA
I used to live in a darkened room
Had a face of stone
And a heart of gloom
Lost my hope, I was so far gone
Cryin' all my tears
With the curtains drawn
I didn't know until my soul broke free
I've got these angels watching over me
Oh watch me go
I'm a happy girl
Everybody knows
That the sweetest thing you'll ever see
In the whole wide world
Is a happy girl
I used to hide in a party crowd
Bottled up inside
Feeling so left out
Standing in a corner wearing concrete shoes
With my frozen smile
And my lighted fuse
Now every time I start to feel like that
I roll my heart out like a welcome mat
Oh watch me go
I'm a happy girl
Everybody knows
That the sweetest thing you'll ever see
In the whole wide world
Is a happy girl
Laugh when I feel like it
Cry when I feel like it
That's just how my life is
That's how it goes
Oh watch me go
I'm a happy girl
And I've come to know
That the world won't change
Just 'cause I complain
Let the axis twirl
I'm a happy girl
Oh watch me go
I'm a happy girl
Everybody knows
That the sweetest thing you'll ever see
In the whole wide world
Is a happy girl
Oh, yeah
Oh, yeah
The alarm went off but I wasn't asleep
After tossin' and turnin' all night what a relief
To go to work, get up and go to work
So I get onto the highway and I head into town
There's one part of my life I won't let you tear down
Yeah and that's my work-right now I'm goin' to work
When the whistle blows, I'll be there
Life goes on even when it's not fair
And who's got time to hurt, right now
I got to go to work
Now I remember what it is I do
For a while I thought my life was just loving you
But now it's back to work
Oh thank God for my work
So from nine to five I take a break from an empty
Bed and a heart that aches, I'm good at my work
Oh I'm good at my work
When the whistle blows, I'll be there
Life goes on even when it's not fair
And who's got time to hurt, right now
I got to go to work
Oh I got to stay busy that's the only way
Throw myself into my business and collect my pay
Watch me keep it together while I fall apart
'Cause a world won't stop for a broken heart
Oh no, no
When the whistle blows, I'll be there
Life goes on even when it's not fair
And who's got time to hurt, right now
I got to go to work
Watch me I'm goin' to work
Oh yeah you know I'm good at my work
Right now I'm goin' to work
I met God's Will on a Halloween night
He was dressed as a bag of leaves
It hid the braces on his legs at first
His smile was as bright as the August sun
When he looked at me
As he struggled down the driveway, it almost
Made me hurt
Will don't walk too good
Will don't talk too good
He won't do the things that the other kids do,
In our neighborhood
I've been searchin', wonderin', thinkin'
Lost and lookin' all my life
I've been wounded, jaded, loved and hated
I've wrestled wrong and right
He was a boy without a father
And his mother's miracle
I've been readin', writin', prayin', fightin'
I guess I would be still
Yeah, that was until
I knew God's Will
Will's mom had to work two jobs
We'd watch him when she had to work late
And we'd all laugh like I hadn't laughed
Since I don't know when
Hey Jude was his favorite song
At dinner he'd ask to pray
And then he'd pray for everybody in the world but him
Before they moved to California
His mother said, they didn't think he'd live
And she said each day that I have him, well it's just
another gift
And I never got to tell her, that the boy
Showed me the truth
In crayon red, on notebook paper, he'd written
Me and God love you
I've been searchin', prayin', wounded, jaded
I guess I would be still
Yeah that was until...
I met God's Will on a Halloween night
My right hand holds matches
My left holds my past
I hope the wind catches
And burns it down fast
I'm gonna step into the fire
With my failures and my shame
And wave goodbye to yesterday
As I dance among the flames
So don't try to save me now
Let the walls of my world all burn down
Just stand back and wait 'til the smoke finally passes
And I will rise
From the ashes
From the ashes
From the ashes
For all that I'm losing much more will I gain
The hard part is choosing
To change what needs changed
My step will be much lighter
With these demons off my chest
I'm born a better spirit
And lay the old to rest
So don't try to save me now
Let the walls of my world all burn down
Just stand back and wait 'til the smoke finally passes
And I will rise
From the ashes
From the ashes
From the ashes
And I'll walk away stronger
I will be flyin'
Higher and truer
Than I've flown before
My right hand holds matches
My left holds my past
I hope the wind catches
Said the night wind to the little lamb,
do you see what I see
Way up in the sky, little lamb,
do you see what I see
A star, a star, dancing in the night
With a tail as big as a kite
With a tail as big as a kite
Said the little lamb to the shepherd boy,
do you hear what I hear
Ringing through the sky, shepherd boy,
do you hear what I hear
A song, a song, high above the trees
With a voice as big as the sea
With a voice as big as the sea
Said the shepherd boy to the mighty king,
do you know what I know
In your palace warm, mighty king,
do you know what I know
A Child, a Child shivers in the cold
Let us bring Him silver and gold
Let us bring Him silver and gold
Said the king to the people everywhere,
listen to what I say
Pray for peace, people everywhere!
listen to what I say
The Child, the Child, sleeping in the night
He will bring us goodness and light
Slow down that's right
Give it all you got
Yeah you got the right stuff
Kick back let go
Trust yourself you know
Yeah what you got is good enough
Hey don't give 'em what they think they want
'Cause they don't have a clue
Yeah if you really wanna give 'em something different
Something to sink their teeth into
Well baby then you just do what you do
All eyes were on Alice
They laughed and made her cry
Yeah she was a little different
But hey you know what
She found a way to fly
You see Alice she got her strength from the inside
Hey don't give 'em what they think they want
'Cause they don't have a clue
Yeah if you really wanna give 'em something different
Something to sink their teeth into
Well baby then you just do what you do
The cost of living just went up today
As soon as you started doing things your way
You'll be shakin' 'em off your coattails from every side
They'll be trying to catch that free ride
Hey don't give 'em what they think they want
'Cause they don't have a clue
Yeah if you really wanna give 'em something different
Something to sink their teeth into
Well baby then you just do what you do
Do what you do
She walks to school with the lunch she packed
Nobody knows what she's holding back
Wearing the same dress she wore yesterday
She hides the bruises with the linen and lace, oh
The teacher wonders but she doesn't ask
It's hard to see the pain behind the mask
Bearing the burden of a secret storm
Sometimes she wishes she was never born
Through the wind and the rain she stands hard as a stone
In a world that she can't rise above
But her dreams give her wings and she flies to a place
Where she's loved concrete angel
Somebody cries in the middle of the night
The neighbors hear but they turn out the light
A fragile soul caught in the hands of fate
When morning comes it will be too late
Through the wind and the rain she stands hard as a stone
In a world that she can't rise above
But her dreams give her wings and she flies to a place
Where she's loved concrete angel
A statue stands in a shaded place
An angel girl with an upturned face
A name is written on a polished rock
A broken heart that the world forgot
Through the wind and the rain she stands hard as a stone
In a world that she can't rise above
But her dreams give her wings and she flies to a place
Where she's loved concrete angel
He sits all alone in his easy chair,
Staring back at his lost yesterday,
Long before he encountered the bottle,
And the demons that drove her away,
In his hand he is holding her photograph,
Her image all tearstained and worn,
Tonight he's embracing reality,
And he curses the day he was born,
And the darkness still echos her warning,
You can't have two loves in your life,
And now the things that will haunt him,
'Til the day that he dies,
Is the smell of cheap whiskey,
And the sound of good-bye,
Since the hour that she left he's been somber,
And each breath that he draws makes him think,
About the light of his life gone forever,
When he traded her love for a drink,
And the darkness still echos her warning,
You can't have two loves in your life,
And now the things that will haunt him,
'Til the day that he dies,
Is the smell of cheap whiskey,
And the sound of good-bye,
The smell of cheap whiskey,
I don't know what brought us here
Something in the stars said you and me
I don't know where this feeling comes from
Surely it was meant to be
For I have known you even in my dreams
My eyes are open, my heart can see
As sure as stars light the midnight sky
As sure as children wonder why
As sure as newborn babies cry
I was born to give my love to you
Born to give my love to you
Heaven must be holding on
To all the love I'm feeling now
Here we are this is the moment
And I believe it's our turn somehow
Hearts together, hands across the night
One forever, finally in sight
As sure as stars light the midnight sky
As sure as children wonder why
As sure as newborn babies cry
I was born to give my love to you
Born to give my love to you
I was born to give my love to you
(I was born to give my love to you)
I was born to give my love to you
Blessed
I get kissed by the sun
Each morning
Put my feet on a hardwood floor
I get to hear my children laughing
Down the hall through the
Bedroom door
Sometimes I sit on my
Front porch swing
Just soaking up the day
I think to myself, I think to myself
This world is a beautiful place
I have been blessed
And I feel like I’ve found my way
I thank God for all I’ve been given
At the end of every day
I have been blessed
With so much more than I deserve
To be here with the ones
That love me
To love them so much it hurts
I have been blessed
Across a crowded room,
I know you know what I’m thinking
By the way I look at you
And when we’re lying in the quiet and
No words have to be said
I think to myself, I think to myself
This love is a beautiful gift
Repeat chorus
When I’m singing my kids to sleep
When I feel you holding me
I know
Ask the boy
The one who fell in love with me
If he'll come back tonight
'Cause he's the boy
The one who always made me laugh
Yeah where is he tonight
And I'll ask the girl
The one who wasn't complicated
If she'll trade me places for a while
Let's forget the rules and just let go
And drink it all in
Kiss under the stars we used to know
If they're still shinin'
I'm up for anything
Just waitin' on you
To ask the boy
Ask the boy
Who built his world around me
If I still light up his eyes
'Cause I can't forget
He put his arms around me
And we stayed like that all night
Let's stay like that
Let's stay like that
Let's forget the rules and just let go
And drink it all in
Kiss under the stars we used to know
If they're still shinin'
I'm up for anything
Just waitin' on you
To ask the boy
I'm waitin'
Ask the boy
I'm waitin'
Ask the boy
Let's stay like that
Let's stay like that
Let's forget the rules and just let go
Drink it all in
Kiss under the stars we used to know
If they're still shinin'
I'm up for anything
Just waitin' on you
To ask the boy
I'm waitin'
Ask the boy
I'm waitin'
Ask the boy
Ask the boy
The one who fell in love with me
You can spend your whole life building
Something from nothin'
One storm can come and blow it all away
Build it anyway
You can chase a dream that seems so out of reach
And you know it might not ever come your way
Dream it anyway
God is great, but sometimes life ain't good
When I pray it doesn't always turn out like I think it should
But I do it anyway
I do it anyway
This world's gone crazy and it's hard to believe
That tomorrow will be better than today
Believe it anyway
You can love someone with all your heart
For all the right reasons
In a moment they can choose to walk away
Love 'em anyway
God is great, but sometimes life ain't good
When I pray it doesn't always turn out like I think it should
But I do it anyway
Yeah, I do it anyway
You can pour your soul out singing a song you believe in
That tomorrow they'll forget you ever sang
Sing it anyway
Yeah, sing it anyway
I sing, I dream
I love
I sent myself a dozen roses
Right before the office closes
Just to make my girlfriends green with envy
Ever since I lost you
All the crazy things I do
I didn't even know I had it in me...oh but
Hey, it's all right
It's just another Saturday night
Got nobody...got no nothin' to lose
I'm gonna get dressed up and go downtown
Spread a little misery around
Anything's better than feelin' the blues
Found a restaurant on my way
I told 'em it was my birthday
Just to hear the waiters sing off-key
I've sprung a loose wire that's a fact
Got a strange little monkey on my back
But I kinda like the company...and I guess
Hey, it's all right
It's just another Saturday night
Got nobody...got no nothin' to lose
I'm gonna get dressed up and go downtown
Dance the little monkey around
Anything's better than feelin' the blues
Hey, it's alright
It's just another Saturday night
Got nobody...got no nothin' to lose
I'm gonna get dressed up and go down town
Live it up and never live it down
Anything's better than feelin' the blues
I like the way you make my heart beat faster
You got me feeling like a sweet disaster
Ooo, and I like it
You like the way I say I'm crazy about you
You love the way it makes your heart go boom boom
Ooo, yeah, you know you like it
It's just gets better every day
Tell me forever that we'll always be this way
This is how we'll always stay
You'll still be kissin' me the way you do
You'll still be lovin' me and I'll be lovin' you
Please say, we'll always be this way
Everybody says we'll never make it
But they don't have a clue what they sayin'
Ooo, they're just stupid, so stupid
We got our promises, they can't be broken
We keep on lovin' with our hearts wide open
Ooo, yeah yeah
It's just gets better every day
Tell me forever that we'll always be this way
This is how we'll always stay
You'll still be kissin' me the way you do
You'll still be lovin' me and I'll be lovin' you
Please say, we'll always be this way
We'll always be this way
And this is how we'll always stay
Uuuh, you'll still be kissin' me the way you do
You'll still be lovin' me and I'll be lovin' you
Please say, we'll always be this way
Hey-hey-yeah,
I'm lovin' you, you're lovin' me baby
They drank their anniversary glass
A silent moment passed
Then they kissed
She knows there's something on his mind
He'll tell her in due time
What it is
He says "I've never built
Your mansion on a hill
Or warmed you in the Spanish sun
I simply blink my eye
And think as years fly by
Of all the things we've never done"
She smiles and takes his hand in hers
And says "It just occured
To me now
The thought that brings you such regret
What hasn't happened yet
It makes me proud..."
"You never walked away
When I needed you to stay
Or made me feel I'm not the one
There've been no broken vows
And there reason we're here now
Is all the things we've never done"
"We've never grown apart
You never broke my heart
With secrets that you've kept me from
We've never been untrue
And I'm still here with you
Ashes
He's nothing but ashes
No feelings have lasted
No love remains
Ashes
That's all that our past is
He's nothing but ashes
From a cold old flame
I saw your face when
He waltzed in here
But those old embers
Haven't burned for years
The light that's shining
In my eyes
Is for the one that
I'm with tonight
Ashes
He's nothing but ashes
No feelings have lasted
No love remains
Ashes
That's all that our past is
He's nothing but ashes
From a cold old flame
No I don't blame you
For having some doubts
But when he left me
That fire burned out
So don't be thinking
There's still a spark
'Cause he could never
Tear us apart
Ashes
He's nothing but ashes
No feelings have lasted
No love remains
Ashes
That's all that our past is
He's nothing but ashes
From a cold old flame
He's nothing but ashes
![Concrete Angel - feat. Christina Novelli [Genn's Cover]](http://web.archive.org./web/20130513045122im_/http://i.ytimg.com/vi/eR52oGIz_Gg/default.jpg "Concrete Angel - feat. Christina Novelli [Genn's Cover]")
