Verse One
She can shop all over town, turn the gift
shops upside down
Finding something for her man with everything
But it's right behind her eyes and no matter what she buys
She'll always be the finest gift she brings
Chorus
Every year it's never missed, should be at
The top of every list
It can never be outdone,it's the perfect
gift for everyone
Verse Two
It's in everything you'll see scattered
underneath our tree
You can hear it in the carols that we sing
It's the heart of love's design and it
Appreciates with time
And she'll always be the finest gift she brings
(Repeat Chorus)
Verse Three
Now It's not in any store and she could
Never give me more
Then her promise of the finest gift she brings
I know her love's the finest gift she brings
You were the first thing that I thought of
When I thought I drank you off my mind
When I get lost in the liquor
You're the only one I find
And if I did the things I oughta
You still would not be mine
So I'll keep a tight grip on the bottle
Getting' loose and killin' time
Chorus:
This killin' time is killin' me
Drinking myself blind thinkin' I won't see
that if I cross that line and they bury me
I just might find I'll be killin' time for eternity
I don't know nothin' 'bout tomorrow
I've been lost in yesterday
I've spent all my life just dying
For a love that passed away
And if there's an end to all my sorrow
And this is the only price I'll pay
I'll be a happy man when I go
And I can't wait another day.
Bottle of scotch whiskey not very smooth
Like snake bite cure from the medicine man
Not bad poison if there's something to soothe
It's a whole other world in the palm of your hand
Out of this world and out of your mind
Just like it don't matter what you're leaving behind
Trying to change your life you change your point of view
But no matter what you do it's the same old you
Wherever you go there you are
You can run from yourself but you won't get far
You can dive to the bottom of your medicine jar
But wherever you go there you are
Bottle of scotch whiskey whatever you find
When you're out on a wire it's a matter of time
Changing every moment when you're taking the fall
There's everything to gain when you're losing it all
Feel your head spinning with your feet on the ground
You climb the wrong ladder and it's keeping you down
Think you're gettin' higher but you're still layin' low
And you don't want to be anyone you know
Wherever you go there you are
You can run from yourself but you won't get far
You can dive to the bottom of your medicine jar
But wherever you go there you are
Once you've been bitten it's like crossing a line
It's a part of the plan all that's on your mind
Think that it'll help you find somebody to be
But the man in the mirror is all you'll see
Wherever you go there you are
You can run from yourself but you won't get far
You can dive to the bottom of your medicine jar
But wherever you go there you are
A high roller even when the chips are down
To win her over, I'd see the tables turn around
She's ten the hard way, I can feel it in my bones
She'll be makin' my day and not another night alone
It's time for a windfall and not a single minute too soon
I've been too long overdue, now I'm gonna shoot the moon
Chorus:
I'd bet it all on a good run of bad luck
Seven come eleven and she could be mine
Luck be a lady, and I'm gonna find love
Comin' on the bottom line
I've been to the tables, and I've lost it all before
I'm willin' and able, always comin' back for more
Squeezin' out a thin dime till there's no one hanging on my arm
I've gambled on a third time, a fool will tell you it's a charm
If I'm betting on a loser, I'm gonna have a devil to pay
But it's the only game I know to play, it doesn't matter anyway
He's Cadillac Jack Favor and the name rings true
If he's got a ride any stranger would too
The one bad habit that his Ponder would say
Is sure gonna put him through the trials one day
And that's just what happened he took pity on two men
Headin' down to Louisiana, he stopped and let 'em in
And the thanks he'd get for helpin' them
Would make him wish he was bustin' broncs again
Bridge:
He dropped 'em off in Bossier City where they met up with a man
Now that vagabond committee barely even had a plan
It was just a simple robbery turned double homicide
And they got away with murder it'd be someone else's hide
Almost two years come and gone, they never solved that crime
'Til they found one of our vagabonds already doing time
And when that jailbird started singing they know all the words were wrong
But the sheriff and the D.A. and the judge all sang along
They pinned it on Jack Favor, gave him life without parole
Gave Jack's freedom to the jailbird, payment on the lies he told
And it just so happens that election year
Everybody made out at the polls
Chorus:
Cadillac's no fallen hero and he's never gonna break
When it comes to prison rodeo, there'll be no easy eight
And if you want the definition of a picture perfect frame
It be in the dictionary underneath Jack Favor's name
Repeat Chorus
Yeah, it's the wold's most crooked picture and when it comes to being framed
What do you say when it's over?
I don't know if I should say anything at all
One day we're rollin' in the clover
Next thing you know we take the fall
Still, I think about the years since I first met you
And the way it might have been without you here
And I don't know if words from me can still upset you
But I've just gotta make this memory stand clear
I know I'm leavin' here a better man
For knowin' you this way
Things I couldn't do before, now I think I can
And I'm leavin here a better man
I guess I always knew I couldn't hold you
But I'd never be the one to set you free
Just like some old nursery rhyme your mama told you
You still believe in some old meant-to-be
Still I'm leavin' here a better man
For knowin' you this way
Things I couldn't do before, now I think I can
And I'm leavin' here a better man
Yes I'm leavin' here a better man
For knowin' you this way
Things I couldn't do before, now I know I can
And I'm leavin' here a better man
Ain't that the way the luck goes
Seems like it never can be found
Break my back to make those bank notes
Payin' on an almost always broken down
Fix that car nine ways to Sunday
And it won't start again when Monday rolls around
Ain't that the way the rent goes
Seems like it's never goin' down
And that banker's bound to foreclose
At this rate, I'll lose my interest in this town
Paint the walls mend the windows
'Bout the time the roof comes crumblin' to the ground
I've been footin' the bill for some time
Stretchin' my credit out of line
Well I may not get ahead but now I won't be far behind
I've got one more payment and it's mine
We're gonna swing it
Ain't that the way the heart goes
Seems they just attack without a sign
My mind's been on vacation
And my body's been workin' overtime
But I've done all that I can do
There's just one more balance due before it's mine
I've been footin' the bill for some time
Step by step and line by dotted line
Well I haven't bought the farm yet
But I'm not that far behind
I've got one more payment and it's mine
One more payment and it's mine
One more payment and it's mine
One more
One more
Holdin' on, safely to fall
Like there's no tomorrow forsaking it all
Bound and determined to share all of our days
Loving and learning our special ways
That I'm holdin' onto and you've been lettin' go
And wherever you've gone to
I'm so far below
You're way over me
I can't even see how
Someday I'll need you the way you don't need me now
Movin' on, heart in a stall
Like there's no tomorrow
No beating at all
Bound and determined to forget all of our days
Reliving and learning our special ways
I'm still holdin' onto
Maybe no lettin' go
And wherever you've gone to
I may never know
The way you're over me
I can't even see how
Someday I'll need you the way you don't need me now
And you don't need me now
Like you needed me then
And I'm wondering how I'll be feeling when
I'm way over you
I can't even see how
Someday I'll need you the way you don't need me now
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
CHORUS
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
(Repeat Chorus)
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...
Well I guess you're glad to see I'm finally leaving
I know things for you will change now for the good
But it's all that I can do to pack my suitcase
And walk away from you the way I should
And I can't seem to find the voice of reason
Everything seems upside down and right side wrong
While a part of me is here and won't like leaving
The rest of me, the best of me is gone
And I'm sure no one will wonder where I've gone to
But if anyone should ask from time to time
Tell 'em that you finally drove me crazy
And I'm somewhere untanglin' my mind
Well tell 'em I won't be riding I'll be walking
'Cause I don't think a crazy man should drive
Anyway the car belongs to you now
Along with any part of me that's still alive
But there's really not much left you could hold on to
And if you did it wouldn't last here anyway
It'd head to where the rest of me rolled on to
So even if I wanted to I couldn't stay
And I'm sure no one will wonder where I've gone to
But if anyone should ask from time to time
You can tell 'em that you finally drove me crazy
And I'm somewhere untanglin' my mind
Blue Kentucky highway, headin' for the line
She hadn't said a word all night,
But the wheels are turnin' in her mind
Now I was ridin' shotgun,
And I knew things had gone awry
Just as soon as she dropped me off
At the side of the road
And she let that gravel fly
CHORUS
Now I'm walkin' in the moonlight,
Seein' nothin' but the taillights
And that's a pair of taillights
I may never see again
She hit me with the left and right,
Showin' me nothin' but the taillights
And that's about as lonely
As the highway's ever been
Back here with my thumb out in the wind
Was it somethin' that I did to her,
Or the things I never said
I wonder if the way we were was only in my head
Now if I even make it back to town
Before the sun comes up
I'm gonna hit every parking spot around
'Til I find that pick-up truck
CHORUS
Now I'm talkin' in the moonlight
Seein' nothin' but the taillights
And that's a pair of taillights
I may never see again
She hit me with the left and right
Showin' me nothin' but the taillights
And that's about as lonely
As a highway's ever been
Stuck here with my thumb out in the wind
Well I'll bet right now she's laughin'
At how she brought me to my knees
But she won't be laughin' half as loud
When she gives me back my keys
CHORUS
She'll be walkin' in the moonlight,
Seein' nothin' but the taillights
And that's a pair of taillights
She won't ever see again
She hit me with a left and right
And with nothin' but the taillights
And I know that's about as lonely
As a highway's ever been
Back here with my thumb out in the wind
There's no telling how far a kiss'll go
Wish on the highest star that this'll go
On right here where we are under the mistletoe
On christmas night, it seems so right
That a lovely holiday dish made a mess of me
If love is this, it's my favourite recipe
The kind that fits to remind the rest of me
There's room to grow, under the mistletoe
But I made this "mist" as a christmas wannabe
With a christmas list that insists I've gotta be
Hugged and kissed by this sweet miss in front of me
On christmas night and every night
Just right here, in the doorway where they found us
They'd like to leave but there's no way around us
I believe there's a spell that bound us
I've gotta know, is it only the mistletoe
Gotta know, I'm afraid to go
Don't want out if we're in the throes
Flames die out in the afterglow
And I've gotta know, is it only the mistletoe
Don't think so
Gotta know, I'm afraid to go
Don't want out if we're in the throes
Flames die out in the afterglow
And I've gotta know, is it only the mistletoe
Don't think so
I gotta know
No one's gonna jerk me around
Once I get my feet on the ground
I'm gonna hit it runnin'
Gonna call it a day
See, a little bit of tension
Goes a long, long way
The boss man has got mine in a sling
But I'll be swingin when I loosen up my strings
Every night when the sun goes down
You won't find me hangin around
I'm in loco-motion like a rock out on roll
I'm nobody's puppet
I'm out of control
The boss man has got mine in a sling
But I'll be swingin when I loosen up my...
Now, when it comes to getting down
And I'm always keepin track
I don't need some yo-yo takin up my slack
The boss man has got mine in a sling
But I'll be swingin when I loosen up my strings
Yeah, he'll have a line on me til my fat lady sings
But I'll be swingin while I loosen up my strings
Yeah, we'll all be swingin while I loosen up my strings
Now I'm only five years old
I've got to do just what I'm told
'cause Santa Claus is gonna be dropping in on me
Now is there something I might have missed
I had quite a few things on my list
I hope he can fit it all under that Christmas tree.
Now I know what he like for a late night snack
For years now it's been bringing him back
Milk and cookies
He'll come and go without a sound again
But how in the world does he get in
Ain't got a chimney
Close my eyes and concentrate
Try to sleep it's getting late
All night long I lie awake
Till Santa's Gone I just can't wait
Now is there something I might have missed
I had quite a few things on my list
I hope he can get it all under that Christmas tree.
Sneak a peek down the hall
I've got to check Now I don't recall
the milk and cookies
I think I'm sure I got it all
Stockings hung a-long the wall
Ain't got a chimney
Close my eyes and concentrate
I gotta sleep now it's getting late
All night long I lie awake
Till Santa's Gone I just can't wait
Just can't wait, just can't wait
Could there be something I might have missed
I had quite a few things on my list
I hope he can fit it all under that Christmas tree.
I hope he can fit it all under my Christmas tree.
spoken:
Let's see, I know he can fit...he can fit the airplane under there. He can
get the bicycle in there
and the...and the gum ball machine and don't know what he's gonna do with
that horse.
Verse One
I'm looking for christmas, I've gotta find
Christmas, flying back in my mind
Does anyone know of this christmas, a long ago christmas
Sleigh bells ringing, carolers singing
Only bringing the long traveled message of love
Verse Two
I'm looking for christmas, in time for this
Christmas, a day far and away
And could a star show me christmas,
The town of old christmas
Where truth is ringing, a virgin's
Bringing the newborn king and the
Lord's own Messiah of love
Chorus One
And I close my eyes and I'm kneeling there in the stall,
And could I be the wine man, sharing his wisdom,
Creating a kingdom for all
Verse Three
I'm looking for christmas, I know I'll find christmas
Imparted right from the start
And everyone knows of this christmas
The very first christmas
Where Christ is guiding, all with tidings
Still his light is residing here in us all
Chorus Two
And I close my eyes, and a thousand lifetimes recall
Aren't we all wise magi, sharing his wisdom,
Creating a kingdom
As born on this christmas and each christmas day
We are sharing his wisdom creating a kingdom
As born on this christmas and each
Christmas day that shall fall
Chorus
You're as slow as christmas, I was up before the dawn
Up so fast I missed it or was that old saying wrong
Every christmas day makes every other day seem long
And what seemed would never get here
Has so quickly come and gone
Verse one
I've heard old sayings, old cliches and
Most of them make sense
But we're wiser in our younger days not easily convinced
There's no way to look ahead with the wool over your eyes
And it seems that santa's sled isn't the only thing that flies
(repeat chorus)
Verse two
We're bringing in another year let's throw the old one back
With my new train I'll be the engineer
And hurry down the track
While I know that time is standing still
I hear that old cliche
And I'm more convinced it does until that
One december day
Chorus two
When I'm as slow as christmas
I'll be up before the dawn
I'm gonna miss this
I know that old saying's wrong
Every christmas day makes other day seem long
And what seemed would never get here
Has so quickly come and gone,
Verse one
I'm looking for christmas, I've gotta find
Christmas, flying back in my mind
Does anyone know of this christmas, a long ago christmas
Sleigh bells ringing, carolers singing
Only bringing the long traveled message of love
Verse two
I'm looking for christmas, in time for this
Christmas, a day far and away
And could a star show me christmas,
The town of old christmas
Where truth is ringing, a virgin's
Bringing the newborn king and the
Lord's own messiah of love
Chorus one
And I close my eyes and I'm kneeling there in the stall,
And could I be the wine man, sharing his wisdom,
Creating a kingdom for all
Verse three
I'm looking for christmas, I know I'll find christmas
Imparted right from the start
And everyone knows of this christmas
The very first christmas
Where christ is guiding, all with tidings
Still his light is residing here in us all
Chorus two
And I close my eyes, and a thousand lifetimes recall
Aren't we all wise magi, sharing his wisdom,
Creating a kingdom
As born on this christmas and each christmas day
We are sharing his wisdom creating a kingdom
As born on this christmas and each
Verse One
The roar of his laughter is widely renown
A distinct ho-ho-ho as he goes town to town
The number of kids is sure to astound
It's many the chimney that he'll shimmy down
He know's who's been bad and who's good
And he'd empty that bag out if only he could
Chorus
When he's loading his sleigh and he's making the rounds
There'll be many a rooftop that won't hear the sound
Of the reindeers hooves stomp and St. Nick touches down
When he wraps up a package of peace for the world
There'll be christmas for every boy and girl
Verse Two
How many children are watching the sky
For a chance to see Rudolph's red nose glowing by
And how many lay listening with sleep in their eyes
And visions of patriots crossing the sky
He knows who's asleep and awake
And that promise won't keep if it's for goodness sake
Chorus (repeat twice)
...Around the world
I spent my lifetime wishin'
The waitress would come around
Tellin' jokes, shootin' pool
On the other side of town
The whistle blows at five o'clock
There's only one place I'll be found
Down at Ernie's ice-house liftin' long-necks
To that good old country sound
And talkin' 'bout the good old times
Braggin' on how it used to be
But I've worn out the same old lines
And now it seems nothing's news to me
There's nothin' like a steel guitar cryin' in the night
There's nothin' like a sawdust floor and a good old friendly fight
Finally find my way back home and you'd patch up my face
That was another time and another place
Now I'm talkin' 'bout the good old times
Braggin' on how it used to be
But I've worn out the same old lines
And now it seems nothing's news to me
I wonder how I came to be the know-it-all I am
And how the world ever got used to me?
Talking 'bout the good old times
Braggin' 'bout how it used to be
But I've worn out the same old lines
These times are troubled and these times are good
And they're always gonna be, they rise and they fall
We take 'em all the way that we should
Together you and me forsaking them all
Deep in the night and by the light of day
It always looks the same, true love always does
And here by your side, or a million miles away
Nothin's ever gonna change the way that I feel,
The way it is, is the way that it was
When I said I do, I meant that I will 'til the end of all time
Be faithful and true, devoted to you
That's what I had in mind when I said I do
Well this old world keeps changin', and the world stays the same
For all who came before, and it goes hand and hand
Only you and I can undo all that we became
That makes us so much more, than a woman and a man
And after everything that comes and goes around
Has only passed us by, here alone in our dreams
I know there's a lonely heart in every lost and found
But forever you and I will be the ones
Who found out what forever means
When I said I do, I meant that I will 'til the end of all time
Be faithful and true, devoted to you
That's what I had in mind when I said I do
Truer than true, you know that I'll always be there for you
That's what I had in mind, that's what I had in mind,
When I said I do
The memories and emotions that I've been through
Are things I can't unlearn
But I won't go on standing on the bridges
You've tried so hard to burn
I can't put those fires out and let somebody in
If everything my life's about is who we might've been
Till we forget the love we lost we won't remember
How to love again
Chorus:
That's who I use to be holding onto nothing
Giving everything I use to be to belong to someone
That I know is who I use to see when I looked at you
You were never who I use to see
That's who I use to be, and I'm not who I use to be
Coming to my senses now I'm feeling things
I thought I couldn't feel
I don't take for granted if it feels like love
It must not be real
I still find myself out on some bridges now and then
I'm stuck out in the middle trying to reach the other end
But I'm through holding back the flames
To show somebody how to love again
Did you ever wake up in the middle of the night
And wonder where you were
You need the one and only that can hold you tight
And you reach for her, but she's not with you
You just wish this trip would end
You know I've been there, I don't wanna go back again
Did you ever wake up in the middle of the day
And wonder who you are
You suddenly discover there's a price you pay
For gettin' this far, and it's the part of you
You really don't have to spend
You know I've been there, and I don't wanna go back again
Bridge:
There's so many moments that I've left incomplete
Those are the moments that I'm not gonna repeat, no
Did you ever wake up in the middle of a dream
That didn't come true
You think you're gotta give up on makin' that scene
And seeing it through, you feel like breaking
When you really just need to bend
You know I've been there, and I'll never go back again
Repeat Bridge
No sun on the Rockies
Not even the light of day
I feel that old cabin fever comin' on
But I know where I'll be
When lady luck finally blows my way
She'll put the wind in my sails & I'll be gone
It won't be long before my ship comes in
Gonna sail right out of Colorado
Catch a ride on a warm trade wind
Where no one knows
She'll find me waitin' when my ship comes in
Gonna board and go whichever way the wind blows...
I'll be off to find myself once again
And where no one knows
When my ship comes in
Maybe I'm only dreamin' but it sure seams real
Somehow the wind doesn't chill quite to the bone
Or could it just be the fever
I'm runnin' on an uneven keel
I'm losin sight of why I'm up here alone....
It won't be long before my ship comes in
Gonna sail right out of Colorado
Catch a ride on a warm trade wind
Where no one knows
She'll find me waitin' when my ship comes in
Gonna board and go whichever way the wind blows...
I'll be off to find myself once again
And where no one knows
When my ship comes in
It won't be long before my ship comes in
Where no one knows
She'll find me waitin' when my ship comes in
Dawn patrol is makin' the rounds
Been goin' at it since the sun went down
I'll be sleepin' it off from
Another night of tyin' one on
The sun is risin' and I'm layin' low
Been compromisin' my get up and go
And I'll be burnin' it up
Till both ends of the candle are gone
And I've seen too many smoke filled bars
Seems like they're never gonna set me free
You might not see the scars
But this nightlife's beatin' the daylights out of me
Out on the town
Like the night before
Just when I thought
I couldn't go one more
The sun sets down
I get up and do it again
Night lights are callin'
And I can't turn 'em down
I've been revolvin' on
This merry-go-round for so long
And know where tomorrow starts
And when today'll end
And I've seen too many smoke filled bars
Seems like they're never gonna set me free
You might not see the scars
But this nightlife's beatin' the daylights out of me
Lord knows, I've seen too many smoke filled bars
Seems like they're never gonna set me free
You might not see the scars
But this nightlife's beatin' the daylights out of me
Lord, this nightlife's beatin' the daylights out of me
When God made woman I wonder sometimes
If it was a flower he had in mind when he made her
A touch as gentle as a butterfly
A kiss so sweet, it could stop time forever
God gave man the chance to be
The kind of strength a woman needs
He was supposed to be the one to carry that load
But there she goes, baby in her arms
World on her shoulders when her day starts
Working a job that don’t pay much
But she thanks God it’s enough
And there she is on her own two feet
He walked out but she still got dreams
And tries to laugh when she feels like crying
Nobody’d blame her if she stopped trying
But she’s got a heart that gives and gives
So you tell me who the strong one is
Tonight’s the first night in a while
She put on her makeup, wearing a smile, she’s going out
And everything was all planned out
But the fever that the baby’s got now, it’s all shot down
And she gives up what she wants to do for what she has to
That’s what a Momma does
And she’ll be there like she always is when the sun comes up
And there she goes, baby in her arms
World on her shoulders when her day starts
Working a job that don’t pay much
But she thanks God it’s enough
And there she is on her own two feet
He walked out but she still got dreams
And tries to laugh when she feels like crying
Nobody’d blame her if she stopped trying
But she’s got a heart that gives and gives
So you tell me who the strong one is
And there she is on her own two feet
He walked out but she still got dreams
And tries to laugh when she feels like crying
Nobody’d blame her if she stopped trying
But she’s got a heart that gives and gives
So you tell me who the strong one is
We've all seen enough wrong and right
To know everything's not black and white
There's always something in between
No matter how long or well you live
You don't get anything you don't give
Still no slate is clean
For better or worse, anybody can
Take a look around and find a better man
Upright no matter how he's faring
No matter what kind of shoes he's wearing
The shoes he's wearing
They don't make the man
So many people out running around
Handicapped before they hit the ground
Thinking there's nowhere to go
Shouldn't we all be looking for ways
To keep on seeing our better days
We're not chained to what we know
But if your eyes are open and your mind is free
There's no tellin' what a man can be
Upright no matter how you're faring
No matter what kind of shoes you're wearing
The shoes you're wearing
They don't make the man
But if you can't walk through the best of times
and the worst of times
Find your feet still walking the line
You'll never carry the load worth bearing
No matter what kind of shoes you're wearing
The shoes you're wearing
They won't make the man
The shoes you're wearing
All in just a moment, my whole life passed before me
In just that time it left me cold and numb
Lying in the darkness like there's nowhere else to be
Wondering if there's nothing more to come
Curiosity compels me and I open up my eyes
Like another day, the night is gone again
The natural conclusion I'm about to realize
This is the beginning or the end
There's a light at the end of the tunnel I can see
Now I'm not so sure that's the way
I still might find a way to change where I'll be bound tomorrow
But I'm never gonna wake up yesterday
There's no uneasy feeling and no disbelieving
This is something good, there's got to be a sign
Back there in the darkness I see nothing I'd be leaving
Why don't I look back on anything as mine?
Am I looking at tomorrow or is it back the other way
Or is where I am where I'm supposed to be?
A voice of reassurance says it's just another day
But the voice inside my head don't sound like me
There's a light at the end of the tunnel I can see
Now I'm not so sure that's the way
I still might find a way to change where I'll be bound tomorrow
But I'm never gonna wake up yesterday
There's a light at the end of the tunnel I can see
That I'm never gonna wake up yesterday
No, I'm never gonna wake up yesterday
Straight from the factory
We were made for each other
One of those things that's meant to be
Straight from the factory
Nothin' less than exactly
You're the only lock that's made to fit my key
Many parts an' many hearts
Been mismatched before
Still, they make delivery
Some folks send 'em back
An' never find what they need
But babe, my satisfaction's guaranteed
Straight from the factory
We were made for each other
One of those things that's meant to be
Straight from the factory
Nothin' less than exactly
You're the only lock that's made to fit my key
Straight from the factory
We were made for each other
One of those things that's meant to be
Straight from the factory
Nothin' less than exactly
You're the only lock that's made to fit my key
Sittin' tight an' sittin' proud
Waitin' on a shove
Passers by just keep on passin' by
I'll admit, I did a bit of passin' by myself
'Til I found a perfect fit
An' now I'm tied
Straight from the factory
We were made for each other
A perfect match as anyone can see
Straight from the factory
Nothin' less than exactly
You're the only lock that's made to fit my key
Looking for the feelings that used to tell me something’s wrong
Like all the doubts when love sent shivers down my spine
But all I’m feeling is pure and simply we belong
And what’s come over me are chills of another kind
One emotion wrapped around me
One emotion I can hold on to
Wherever it’s going is exactly where I wanna be
One emotion’s got a hold of you and me
There’s nothing left of the useless things I used to feel
Only love now, as everything else just fades away
It’s all around us, though you might not see it, it’s just as real
As the wild horses you would have to have to drag me away
One emotion wrapped around me
One emotion I can hold on to
Wherever it’s going is exactly where I wanna be
One emotion’s got a hold of you and me
Exactly where I wanna be
The Texas coastline hold her, close just like a lady
And in their time they've, weathered a storm or two
The river feed her waters like, I feed your memory
The deeper I go the more I'm turning blue
The sandy beaches drift in time and the changing
Tide I know, won't bring me back to yesterday
And the Gulf of Mexico, the sails out on the water
Will come take you away
When your ship comes in I know it's time to go
And the waves along the seawall
Tell me nothing's here to stay
And no man is an island but I'm still all alone
I'm weighing anchors from the past as the south
Winds start to blow, sailing out of yesterday
And the Gulf of Mexico, I'll be sailing out of yesterday
We're tied to our memories
They won't let us stray
We're not gonna lose ones
We made yesterday
We look to our future
And we make all our plans
As if we control what
Is out of our hands
The world keeps on turning
I'm learning to see
Right where I am is
Where I have to be
You can't count the pages
All ages hear the call
No matter how hard we try
Life gets away from us all
We start getting older
The moment we live
Look over your shoulder
There's hindsight to give
Come good days and bad days
The sun's gonna rise
So why look beyond what's
In front of your eyes
The world keeps on turning
I'm learning to see
Right where I am is
Where I have to be
You can't count the pages
All ages hear the call
No matter how hard we try
Life gets away from us all
No matter how hard we try
Standing there with her arms around no-one
No-one who’d die for her right where he stands
Looking around like she’s looking for someone
Looking like she’s got time on her hands
Funny how much you can see in someone
Across the room who you don’t even know
Telling you things she would tell no-one
Taking you places she’s wanted to go
Like a walk in the rain, a place in the sun
With a lifetime of love that has only begun
Doing all of the things only lovers can do
My imagination is running away with you
Walking away and I’m walking beside her
Into forever, here in my mind
Dreaming a dream that we’re dreaming together
Finding the things only lovers can find
Like a walk on the moon, a dance in the stars
With a love light that finds us wherever we are
And our own happy ending will always come true
My imagination is running away with you
As fast as I can running straight to your heart
Where the fantasy ends and reality starts
Til I stop believing that dreaming is all I can do
And the fantasy might even come true
Well I sit here all alone
No-one’s gonna do me wrong tonight
It seems I’ve been through it all
And there’s no-one I could call to get it right
And everywhere I go everyone seems so
Settled in and sure of where they’re going
Well I don’t know what I need since I’ve been freed
I’m a horse without a rider and there’s no-one left to take the lead
And I’ve been loving blind
Loving every heart I could call mine
I’ve been loving blind
So sure there was something I could find
But I just couldn’t see
There was nothing there for me
Now there’s a smile on my face
No there’s no trace of the pain
I know I’ve been through it all
And I know those tears won’t fall again
But oh the times I thought someone’s heart I’d caught
Well I was fooled for when I, I was so naïve
Oh and I’d believe them when they’d tell me
That’s as good as love can get
And I’ve been loving blind
Loving every heart I could call mine
And I’ve been loving blind
So sure there was something I could find
But I just couldn’t see
There was nothing there for me
And I’ve been loving blind
Loving every heart I could call mine
And I’ve been loving blind
So sure there was something I could find
But I just couldn’t see
Last night I dreamed, I was kid again
All the things I used to do, I went and did again
Spent the afternoon with my best and closest friend
Wanderin' through the days, we thought would never end
It was back when I'd still get things from Santa Claus
Back when he believed in me and overlooked the flaws
That can grow inside until it hides
The perfect little boy inside the man
I'm not a kid anymore but I still believe that those miracles occur
That's not something up his sleeve
And that the reindeer pull the sleigh and the elves still make the toys
Santa gives away to all the girls and boys
Tonight, I'll climb back in that bed again
Try to live out all my dreams inside my head again
After Christmas Eve with my best and closest friend
Who still believes, the world's greatest dad just tucked him in
And I know that he'll be looking out for Santa Claus
And I'm sure, beyond a doubt, he'll overlook the flaws
That will grow inside until it hides
This perfect little boy inside a man
I'm not a kid anymore and I still believe that miracles occur
That's not something up his sleeve
And that the reindeer pull the sleigh and the elves do make the toys
Well I know it’s kinda late, I hope I didn’t wake you
What I’ve got to say can’t wait, I know you’d understand
Every time I tried to tell you the words just came out wrong
So I’ll have to say I love you in a song
Yeah, I know it’s kinda strange, every time I’m near you
I just run out of things to say, I know you’d understand
Every time I tried to tell you the words just came out wrong
So I’ll have to say I love you in a song
Every time the time was right all the words just came out wrong
So I’ll have to say I love you in a song
Yeah, I know it’s kinda late, I hope I didn’t wake you
But there’s something that I just gotta say, I know you’d understand
Every time I tried to tell you the words just came out wrong
Clint Black & Martina McBride
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 have to turn away but there’s nowhere for my love to go
And there won’t come a day when I won’t honour what we felt
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, darling
I’m still holding 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 it’s 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 darling
I’m still holding 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 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
Here in my heart even when my arms are empty darling
I’m still holding on to you
I’m still holding on to you
I’m still holding on to you
When I’m gone I’m holding on
I’m still holding on
I’m still holding on
With the rivers runnin' to the sky, to rain upon the land
Our children's, children's sands of time are slippin' through our hands
Take heed in what's become of Eden, you and me from seed to seed
Just how does your garden grow? It's likely only Heaven knows
Harmony from the very start weren't we changin' it?
Don't we all agree that in every part
We're more than rearrangin' harmony
Do we move the mountains that we climb, just because we're here
Can we show the forests to the blind, to see the trees we clear?
Dear mother nature holds her ground, and our seeds are still around
Will we watch our garden grow to somethin' only heaven knows?
Harmony we're the only one's who can't live in it
Everything and everyone can get along in every way
In harmony
Harmony from the very start weren't we changin' it?
Dont we all agree that in every part
We're more than rearrangin' harmony?
I believe it's gonna be
When everybody here can sing along
Singin' in harmony
(Singin' in harmony)
Stand on up say the word
Together all of our voices can be heard
Everybody knows the key
To livin' in harmony
Aa aa aa
Take heed in what's become of Eden, you and me from seed to seed
Just how does your garden grow, it's likely only Heaven knows?
Harmony, we all just have to believe
(Harmony)
(Oo oo oo)
Don't we all agree that in every part
(Don't we all agree)
(Oo oo oo)
We're more than rearranging harmony
I believe it's gonna be when everybody here can sing along
(Singin' in harmony)
Singin' in harmony
(Singin' in, singin' in harmony, yeah)
Stand on up, I believe
(I believe in harmony)
I believe
(Harmony)
I believe
Say the word, harmony
(Everybody knows)
(Stand on up, I believe)
I believe
I know we can do it now
(Stand on up, I believe)
I believe, I believe in harmony
Yeah, harmony
(I believe in harmony)
Yeah yea yea yea
(i believe)
Everybody knows the key
To livin' in harmony
Sometimes late at night I lie awake and watch her sleeping
She’s lost in peaceful dreams so I turn out the lights and lay there in the dark
And a thought crosses my mind, if I never wake up in the morning
Would she ever doubt the way I feel about her in my heart
If tomorrow never comes will she know how much I loved her
Did I try in every way to show her every day that she’s my only one
And if my time on earth were through and she must face this world without me
Is the love I gave her in the past gonna be enough to last if tomorrow never comes
Cos I’ve lost loved ones in my life who never knew how much I loved them
Now I live with the regret that my true feelings for them never were revealed
So I made a promise to myself to say each day how much she means to me
And avoid that circumstance where there’s no second chance to tell her how I feel
Cos if tomorrow never comes will she know how much I loved her
Did I try in every way to show her every day that she’s my only one
And if my time on earth were through and she must face this world without me
Is the love I gave her in the past gonna be enough to last if tomorrow never comes
So tell that someone that you love
Just what you’re thinking of
There's something talkin' in the wind
Whispering through the trees
That feeling in my bones again
Just puts me right at ease
It takes me back to all the times
I've been here before
But crossroads, old familiar signs
Tell me, there's something more
Can't explain, there's something strange about the early fall
It's a comfort leaving me without a care
I remain but everything around me hears the call
And tonight, I feel a change in the air
The leaves are turning
Soon they'll fall, there's a norther blowing in
The memories flowin'
I recall those changes in the wind
But I can never try to understand
There's nothing you can hold in your hand
Can't explain, there's something strange about the early fall
It's a comfort leaving me without a care
I remain but everything around me hears the call
And tonight, I feel a change in the air
Some won’t find the words
More won’t find the way
Never too often heard
You know it’s easy for me to say
The thing you need to hear
Way more than every day
Can never be too clear
You know it’s easy for me to say
I love you, quiet and loud
Alone in a crowd, I love you
In a thousand little ways
I’m learning to say
And I learn something new every day
I love you
It’s easy for me to say
It always sounds the same
Music to my ears
Leaves nothing to explain
You know it’s easy for me to hear
The phrase that we all know
Nothing it can’t outweigh
Take it wherever we go
You know it’s easy for me to say
I love you, quiet and loud
Alone in a crowd, I love you
In a thousand little ways
I’m learning to say
And I learn something new
Every day I’m with you
I love you
No poet ever found a better way
You know it’s easy for me to say
I love you
I’ll try to say it more every day
Why don't you gather 'round me people?
Got a song to sing about that sweet magnolia time
Black eyed Susan made some catfish stew
And Papa brought some homemade wine
All you southern children like to rock 'n' roll
The TV Mamas tell you why
They got it on the boat from Africa
It's that Dixie lullaby
Well, Blind Willie Time he had a dime shoe shine
Stand down on Beale Street
And Willie would stop and just to say, "Hello"
All the shoes he'd meet
"Why are you so happy", said the clean white buck
"You got no reason to be happy, Mr Time"
And Willie would stop and just pop his rag
With a Dixie lullaby
So now you know the story of my southern home
With a honeysuckle wine
And if you ever think that you might come yourself
You ought to keep this thought in mind
All you easy riders better watch you step
And if you're walkin' down below the line
That Louisiana man is gonna get you yet
With his Dixie lullaby
He's got a Dixie lullaby
Maybe I took for granted you’d be around
To pick me up on my way down
I thought my feet were planted firmly on the ground
Til one day my whole world came unwound
Like a ball of yarn kept neatly on a spool
It held the life together of this broken-hearted fool
And what once was the exception, now seems to be the rule
And there’s a burning question, a fire in my mind
You always had the answer, the ones I couldn’t find
So all I’m asking is where are you now
What Father Time would set on me, I’d take it all
If only you’d be back around
But then of times and spell me, I might take the call
But there’s no way of knowing where I’m bound
So here it comes, another fine mess I’ve gotten to
And if I knew which way to turn I’d still turn to you
So if everything is said and done, what am I supposed to do
That’s the burning question, on fire in my mind
You always had the answers for me, time after time
So all I’m asking is where are you now
These times are troubled and these times are good
And they're always gonna be
They rise and they fall
We take 'em all the way that we should
Together you and me
Forsaking them all
Deep in the night and by the light of day
It always looks the same
True love always does
And here by your side, or a million miles away
Nothin's ever gonna change the way that I feel
The way it is
Is the way that it was
When I said I do
I meant that I will
'til the end of all time
Be faithful and true
Devoted to you
That's what I had in mind
When I said I do
Well this old world keeps changin', and the world stays the same
For all who came before
And it goes hand and hand
Only you and I can undo all that we became
That makes us so much more
Than a woman and a man
And after everything that comes and goes around
Has only passed us by
Here alone in our dreams
I know there's a lonely heart
In every lost and found
But forever you and I will be the ones
Who found out what forever means
When I said I do
I meant that I will
'til the end of all time
Be faithful and true
Devoted to you
That's what I had in mind
When I said I do
Truer than true
You know that I'll always be there
For you..
That's what I had in mind...
That's what I had in mind...
When I said
Walkin' away, I saw a side of you
That I knew was there all along
And that someday, I'd say goodbye to you
'Cause one right can still make two wrong
Not for each other, not from the start
The difference was day and night
My finest hour spent here with you in the dark
Was just before I saw the light
It's the people who want love and the people who need love
Who find love on the way
I'll be lookin' for someone 'til I find the right one
Then I won't be walkin away
Now that I know what I'm tryin' to find
There's only one place it could be
So I'm lookin' ahead, I've stopped lookin' behind
For someone who's lookin' for me
It's the people who want love and the people who need love
Who find love on the way
I'll be lookin' for someone 'til I find the right one
Then I won't be walkin away
I'll be lookin' for someone 'til I find the right one
Funny thing about a mind looking for that brighter side
It’s the only way that I can find to let my feelings hide
But every now and then I falter back on old memories
And I’m right back in love again and back down on my knees
And I’m finding out the hard way
There’ll never be a time when I don’t think about you
And I’m finding out the hard way
That at least you’re in my mind, I won’t go on without you
All the times I reminisce I’ve finally realising this
Until it’s gone it can’t be missed
But I’m finding out the hard way
Sure I’m gonna make it through, the sun’ll overtake the night again
That it’s out of my mind with you and then another day back in
And for a while I’ll carry on, but what you said is surely coming true
Although it might not last that long, the times are not so few
And I’m finding out the hard way
There’ll never be a time when I don’t think about you
And I’m finding out the hard way
That at least you’re in my mind, I won’t go on without you
All the times I reminisce I’ve finally realising this
Until it’s gone it can’t be missed
But I’m finding out the hard way
Ridin' against the wind in East New Mexico
His skin is dry and worn as the Texas plains
He's headed where the air is thin and and the cold blue northers blow
Up through the Raton Pass but he'll have to beat the early snow
The winter of '64 was a great many years ago
When a young man went away for the rebel cause
And he was branded by the war and the only life he'd know
Was lookin' over his shoulder saddle bound and layin' low
Now there's a man on the goodnight-loving
Like too many other men out on the trail
Who found the hard way when the pushing comes to shoving
He'd go six feet under before he'd go to jail
Now there's a place just north of here where they say the outlaws go
Where a man can leave his name and past behind
And every now and then you'll hear, he's gone the way of the buffalo
And that he finally made the pass but he didn't beat the early snow
Now there's a man on the goodnight-loving
Like too many other men out on the trail
Who found the hard way when the pushing comes to shoving
He'd go six feet under before he'd go to jail
Chorus:
Nothin' on earth that'll get me hummin'
Like a heat wave comin'
And I'll come runnin'
With her makin' that tan in
The broad daylight
And every night is a
Saturday night
And everything's right with
The summer comin'
I'm the first one standin' in line
For my day in the sun I've been workin'
'Till the sun don't shine
Takin' off my hat leave it to the boys
Get that old work monkey
Down off my back
All I want's a little peace and noise
Hit the cruise control
Get me back on track
Let my old Ford treat me
Like a Cadillac
Repeat Chorus
When the day gets cookin'
Gonna grab my toys
And it really doesn't matter
Which wave we're on
Get to turnin' up them good old boys
Crankin' into the night, by the break of dawn
All the towns are red and I still see blond
For my day in the sun I've been workin'
Till the sun don't shine
For my day in the sun I've been workin'
Till the sun don't shine
Summer's comin' to shine
Summer's comin' to shine
I never liked the rain till I walked through it with you
Every thunder cloud that came was one more I might not get through.
On the darkest day there's always light and now I see it too
But I never liked the rain till I walked through it with you
I hear it falling in the night and filling up my mind
All the heaven's rivers come to life and I see it all unwind
I hear it talking through the trees and on the window pane
And when I hear it I just can't believe I never liked the rain
Chorus:
Like the rain I have fallen for you and I know just why you
Liked the rain always calling for you I'm falling for you now
Just like the rain
When the cloud is rolling over thunder striking me
It's as bright as lightning and I wonder why I couldn't see
That it's always good and when the flood is gone we still remain
Guess I've known all along I just belong here with you falling
Chorus 2:
Like the rain I have fallen for you and I know just why you
Liked the rain always calling for you. I'm falling for you now
Just like the rain I have fallen for you
I'm falling for you now just like the rain
And when the night falls on our better days
And we're looking to the sky
For the winds to take us high above the plains
I know that we'll find better ways to look into the eye
Of the storms that will be calling
Forever we'll be falling
Repeat Chorus 2 x3
I remember well the day we wed
I can see that picture in my head
I still believe the words we said
Forever will ring true
Love is certain, love is kind
Love is yours and love is mine
But it isn't something that we find
It's something that we do
It's holding tight, lettin' go
It's flying high and laying low
Let your strongest feelings show
And your weakness, too
It's a little and a lot to ask
An endless and a welcome task
Love isn't something that we have
It's something that we do
We help to make each other all that we can be
Though we can find our strength and inspiration independently
The way we work together is what sets our love apart
So closely that we can't tell where I end and where you start
It gives me heart remembering how
We started with a simple vow
There's so much to look back on now
Still it feels brand-new
We're on a road that has no end
And each day we begin again
Love's not just something that we're in
It's something that we do
We help to make each other all that we can be
We can find our strength and inspiration independently
The way we work together is what sets our love apart
So closely that we can't tell where I end and where you start
Love is wide, love is long
Love is deep and love is strong
Love is why I love this song
And I hope you love it too
I remember well the day we wed
I can see that picture in my head
Love isn't just those words we said
It's something that we do
There's no request too big or small
We give ourselves, we give our all
Love isn't someplace that we fall
He finally gave in to his friend’s girlfriend
When she said there’s someone you should meet
At a crowded restaurant way ‘cross town
He waited impatiently
She walked in, their eyes met and they both stared
And right there and then everyone else disappeared
But one boy, one girl, two hearts beating wildly
To put it mildly it was love at first sight
He smiled, she smiled and they knew right away
This was the day they’d waited for all their lives
And for a moment the whole world revolved around one boy and one girl
In no time at all they were standing there in front of a little church
Among their friends and family, repeating those sacred words
The preacher said ‘son, kiss your bride’ and he raised her veil
Like the night they met, time just stood still
For one boy, one girl, two hearts beating wildly
To put it mildly it was love at first sight
He smiled, she smiled and they knew right away
This was the day they’d waited for all their lives
And for a moment the whole world revolved around one boy and one girl
He was holding her hand when the doctor looked up and grinned
‘Congratulations, twins’
One boy, one girl, two hearts beating wildly
To put it mildly it was love at first sight
He smiled, she smiled and they knew right away
This was the day they’d waited for all their lives
Blue Kentucky highway
Headin' for the line
She hadn't said a word all night
But the wheels are turnin' in her mind
Now I was ridin' shotgun
And I knew things had gone awry
Just as soon as she dropped me off
At the side of the road
And she let that gravel fly
Now I'm walkin' in the moonlight
Seein' nothin' but the taillights
And that's a pair of taillights
I may never see again
She hit me with the left and right
Showin' me nothin' but the taillights
And that's about as lonely
As the highway's ever been
Back here with my thumb out in the wind
Was it somethin' that I did to her
Or the things I never said?
I wonder if the way we were
Was only in my head
Now if I even make it back to town
Before the sun comes up
I'm gonna hit every parking spot around
Till I find that pick-up truck
Now I'm talkin' in the moonlight
Seein' nothin' but the taillights
And that's a pair of taillights
I may never see again
She hit me with the left and right
Showin' me nothin' but the taillights
And that's about as lonely
As a highway's ever been
Stuck here with my thumb out in the wind
Well I'll bet right now
She's laughin' at how
She brought me to my knees
But she won't be laughin' half as loud
When she gives me back my keys
She'll be walkin' in the moonlight,
Seein' nothin' but the taillights
And that's a pair of taillights
She won't ever see again
She hit me with a left and right
And with nothin' but the taillights
And I know that's about as lonely
As a highway's ever been
Back here with my thumb out in the wind
There she goes
Move slowly to my dresser drawers
Put my blue jeans on
Find my cowboy boots, my button down
Strap my timepiece on my arm
Grab my billfold, my pocket change
Just a mindless old routine
Then it's out the door and down the street
But it's not really me
I still comb my hair the same
Still like the same cologne
And I still drive that pick-up truck
That the same old bank still owns
But since you left, everybody says
I'm not the guy they've known
The lights are on
But nobody's home
Cup of coffee in the morning
It's just food for the brain
But I've been numb since our last goodbye
I haven't felt a thing
But now there's pains in my head
And pains in my chest
And I think I'm losing my hair
I'm a half a man with half a mind
To think you didn't care
I still comb my hair the same
Still like the same cologne
And I still drive that pick-up truck
That the same old bank still owns
But since you left, everybody says
I'm not the guy they've known
The lights are on
But nobody's home
Since you left, everybody says
I'm not the guy they've known
The lights are on
But nobody's home
The lights are on
There's no time to kill between the cradle and the grave
Father Time still takes a toll on every minute that you save
Legal tender's never gonna change the number on your days
The highest cost of livin's dyin', that's one everybody pays
So have it spent before you get the bill, there's no time to kill
If we'd known ten years ago today would be ten years from now
Would we spend tomorrow's yesterdays and make it last somehow
Or leed the cheers in someone else's game and never learn to play
And see the rules of thumb are all the same that measure every day
The grass is green on both sides of the hill, there's no time to kill
Chorus:
No time to kill, even I've said it and probably always will
But I can look ahead and see that time ain't standin' still
No time to kill but time to change the kind of hurry I've been in
And quit this work and worry lookin' back at where I've been
If you don't look ahead nobody will, there's no time to kill
If we had an hour glass to watch each one go by
Or a bell to mark each one to pass, we'd see just how they fly
Would we escalate the value to be worth its weight in gold
Or would we never know the fortunes that we had till we grow old
And do we just keep killin' time until there's no time to kill
Repeat Chorus (x2)
No time to kill
No time to kill
You can wave your signs in protest
Against America takin' stands
The stands America's takin'
Are the reason that you can
If everyone would go for peace
There'd be no need for war
But we can't ignore the devil
He'll keep comin' back for more.
Some see this in black and white
Others only grey.
We're not beggin' for a fight
No matter what they say
We have a resolution
That should put 'em all to shame
It's a...a different kind of deadline
When I'm called in the game
I rock, I rack 'em up and I roll
I'm back, and I'm a high-tech GI Joe
I pray for peace, prepare for war
And I never will forgive
There's no price too high for freedom
So be careful where you tread
Now this terror isn't man to man
They can be no more than cowards
They won't show us their weapons
We might have to show them ours
Now it might be a smart-bomb
They find stupid people too
If you stand with the likes of Saddam,
One just might find you
I rock, I rack 'em up and I roll
I'm back, and I'm a high-tech GI Joe
I pray for peace, prepare for war
And I never will forgive
There's no price too high for freedom
So be careful where you tread
Now, you can come along
Or you can stay behind
And you can get out of the way
But our troops take out the garbage
For the good ol' U.S.A.
I rock, I rack 'em up and I roll. (In the U.S.A.)
I rock, I rack 'em up and I roll. (Talkin' 'bout the U.S.A.)
I rock, I rack 'em up and I roll. (In the U.S.A.)
I rock, I rack 'em up and I roll. (Talkin' 'bout the U.S.A.)
When you’re feeling inside out and insecure,
and life keeps getting you down.
When all life’s daily worries·hurry through your head.
You don’t want to even ·get up.
You just lie around in bed.
When you feel you just can’t take it anymore
And you wonder what on earth it is all foryour love life’s like a war
zone
Your tv’s on the blinkit’s enough to drive a drinking man to stop and
take a
Think
·just ·remember that you standing on a planet that’s evolving,revolving
at 900
Miles an hour.it’s orbiting at 19 miles a second, so it’s reckoned,
A sun that is the source of all our power.
The sun and you and me and all the stars that we can see
Are moving at a million miles a day.
In an outer spiral orb, at 40,000 miles an hour,
Of the galaxy we call the milky way
Our galaxy itself contains a hundred billion stars.
It’s a 100,000 light years side to side
It bulges in the middle 16,000 light years thick,
But out by us it’s just 3,000 light years wide.
We’re 30,000 light years from galactic central point.
We go round every 200,000,000 years.
And our galaxy is only one of millions of billions
In this amazing and expanding universe.
Our universe itself keeps on expanding and expanding
In all of the directions it can whiz
As fast as it can go, the speed of light you know, 12,000,000 miles a
minute,
And that’s the fastest speed there is!
So, remember when you’re feeling very small and insecure
How amazingly unlikely is your birth.
And pray that there’s intelligent life somewhere up in space,
Desperado
Why don't you come to your senses
You've been out riding fences, for so long now
Oh, you're a hard one
But I know that you've got your reasons
These things that are pleasing you
Will hurt you somehow
Don't you draw the queen of diamonds boy
She'll beat you if she's able
You know the queen of hearts is always your best bet
But it seems to me some fine things
Have been laid upon your table
But you only want the ones that you can't get
Desperado
Oh, you ain't gettin' no younger
Your pain and your hunger, they're driving you home
And freedom, oh freedom, well that's just some people talking
Your prison is walking through this world all alone
Don't your feet get cold in the wintertime
The sky won't snow and the sun won't shine
It's hard to tell the nighttime from the day
You're losing all your highs and lows
Ain't it funny how the feeling goes away
Desperado
Why don't you come to your senses
Come down from your fences, open the gate
It may be raining, but there's a rainbow above you
You better let somebody love you, let somebody love you
Better let somebody love you
I guess you're off to have your fun
Another ending just begun
And I know what I don't see
Really shouldn't bother me
So go and have yourself a ball
You'll be at no one's beck and call
And with that fire in your eyes
Another lover's moon will rise
And someone else will take the fall
And that's just the way you are, I've known all along
Some candles always burn even when the night is gone
But the strongest of flames won't burn eternally
When you find another friend who'll light your candle
up again
You can burn one down for me
So you don't matter anymore
I'll convince myself, I'm sure
As if I give a damn
That's just the way I am
So go on and pour yourself some wine
With who'll ever spend your time
'Cause anyone can see you won't be crying over me
And you never were that kind
And that's just the way you are, I've known all along
Some candles always burn even when the night is gone
But the strongest of flames won't burn eternally
When you find another friend who'll light your candle
up again
You can burn one down for me
When you find another friend who'll light your candle
up again
I've been bound to leave you
We've known that for awhile
I'm sure it's something I can't do
If I can't leave you with a smile
I don't know how far I'll have to go
Till I'm sure those eyes won't cry
And in my mind I've left enough to know that I can't
Leave you with a bad goodbye
Chorus:
Goodbye, easier said than done
Goodbye, there's no good when you're the one
Whose goodbye you swore would never come
And in my goodbye you're finding none
I'm still bound to leave you
I surely don't know how
My heart won't let me put you through
What my mind said should happen now
I don't know where we'll go from here
There may be no way to fly
And the cloud I'm in just makes it all too clear
That I can't leave you with a bad goodbye
Repeat Chorus
How can we be so far between
Where we are and one more try
And any way I look, I've only seen that I can't
He still likes the bar room's dim-lit, smoky atmosphere
The different kinds of perfume, conversations he overhears
He's just one of many winding down or winding up the night
The only way he knows to let loose is to hold on tight
Chorus:
And he'll never lose that hold
And he'll never change his ways
The good times won't grow old
These are the good old days
He's got no broken romance that sent him wondering way back when
He carries the torch for no one, that's the way it's always been
He's just one of the chosen few who won't push or two that line
He knows he'd only lose his mind, he'd never lose his mind
Chorus:
Chorus:
Verse one
If I could take a ride on rudolph,
We'd trim the treetops knockin' a boot off
I'd get a ride out of rudolph hoofin' it everywhere
Verse two
If I could make a frosty the snowman,
He'd be the jolly get up and go-man
I'd make a 40 below-man we'd be the coolest pair
Chorus
We'd stick together, all kinds of weather
We're sure to have a ball
I can imagine all that can happen if a
Little bit of snow would fall
Verse three
If I could be the man down the chimney,
Bag full of magic I've got it in me
I can get santa to send me, I've got the
Time to spare
(repeat chorus)
Bridge
But the worh is around there's some other
Toen that let christmas go to the grinch
Well maybe in whoville not me and you-ville,
We'd never give 'em an inch
Verse four
If I could make a frosty the snowman
He'd be the jolly still on a roll-man
I'm make a 40-below man, we'd be the coolest pair
Got a big leather suitcase, all I own's inside
Seems I've been walkin' for days, can't even bum a ride
Try steppin' to a tune, with the rhythm of a walkin' man
Mind drifts like a big balloon out of my situation at hand
Ain't it funny how a melody can bring back a memory
Take you to another place in time
Completely change your state of mind
Walkin' down a lonely highway not feelin' alone
Thinkin' back when things went my way and not the road I'm on
Well, I've been down a time or two, but it never lasts long
I can always make it through on a wing and a prayer and a song
Ain't it funny how a melody can bring back a memory
Take you to another place in time
Completely change your state of mind
It can make a right from a wrong, it can make you fall in love
It can get you singin' along
Chase the clouds away and make the sun shine above
A melody can bring back a memory
Take you to another place in time
Completely change your state of mind
A melody can bring back a memory
Take you to another place in time
She's every reason I take so much work on
And every reason I take so much time at home
And every single reason why I'm so much stronger
And every reason I could never be alone
Look at me, you'll see who I've found
I'm beside myself whenever she's around
Without her, you'd see a different man
It's what she makes of me, she's half the man I am
When the rivers all run dry, she finds the water
And when everything is dark, she finds the light
And when it's time to fly, she's flying with me
With her on the wing, we balance out just right
Look at me, you'll see who I've found
I'm beside myself whenever she's around
Without her, you'd see a different man
It's what she makes of me, she's half the man I am
Tuckered Out
(Clint Black/Hayden Nichols)
I've seen more than a Little Texas, and a Playboy always knows
A man does what he Wills as long as he stays on his toes
He can Russell up a fortune, any man could strike it Rich
But I'm doing good to keep it Strait and keep my wheels out of the ditch
Ain't no Foster for the Desert Rose, the babblin' Brooks are Dunn
That Crystal ball won't even book me one day in the Sun
I'm Haggard, worn and Waylon from the bottom of my Restless Heart
Don't know Wy the Black cloud's tailin' me, there seems to be no Parton from
the dark
And I've had it to the Gills of knowin' what the Nitty Gritty's all about
Bein' McEntired and Loveless I can't Lovett if I'm all Tuckered out
Well, I never meant to set out like a half-cocked Gatlin gun
No highway Head Hunter's gonna let this Rabbitt run
I ain't Raven 'bout The Ride, I probably got no fate to Seal
If I can't roll through Alabama half Asleepin' At The Wheel
All my Paycheckes are like dried up Wells and way too small to Cash
Or I'd find a roadside motel, lay some money down to Crash
I'm Haggard, worn and Waylon from the bottom of my Restless Heart
Don't know Wy the Black cloud's tailin' me, there seems to be no Parton from
the dark
And I've had it to the Gills of knowin' what the Nitty Gritty's all about
When I think about the time that I sat crying in my beer
Jukebox pounding misery from ear to ear
I know I'd tell myself I'm better off without you here
But I'm looking for beginnings when the end is always near
She's leavin' in the morning sing a sad song for me
Keeping me in the dark don't know how long it will be
But I've heard that tune before she says she's gotta be free
But I know that's not true and that's what's bothering me
Anywhere you look it's everywhere and all around
It's the blues they keep singing lord and it's bound to get you down
But the melody can move you in a way to ease the pain
And it won't be long before you're on your feet again
I'd be alright if she'd just make up her mind
Verse one
The roar of his laughter is widely renown
A distinct ho-ho-ho as he goes town to town
The number of kids is sure to astound
It's many the chimney that he'll shimmy down
He know's who's been bad and who's good
And he'd empty that bag out if only he could
Chorus
When he's loading his sleigh and he's making the rounds
There'll be many a rooftop that won't hear the sound
Of the reindeers hooves stomp and st. nick touches down
When he wraps up a package of peace for the world
There'll be christmas for every boy and girl
Verse two
How many children are watching the sky
For a chance to see rudolph's red nose glowing by
And how many lay listening with sleep in their eyes
And visions of patriots crossing the sky
He knows who's asleep and awake
And that promise won't keep if it's for goodness sake
Chorus (repeat twice)
Lord, it's the same old thing
Fiddle and guitar
Where do we take it from here?
Rhinestone suits new shiny car
Well, It's been the same way for years
It's bound to change
Somebody told me when I came to Nashville
"Son you finally got it made"
Ole Waylon made it here and we're all sure that you will
But I don't think Waylon done it this way
No, I don't think Waylon done it this way
Ten years on the road making one night stands
Speeding my young life away
Tell me one more time just so's I'll understand
Are you sure Waylon done it this way?
Did ole Waylon done it this way?
I've seen the world with an eight piece band
Looking at the back side of me
Singing my songs one of his now and then
But I don't think Waylon done it this way
No,I don't think Waylon done it this way
Woke up this morning, it was drizzin' rain
Around the curve come a long black train
Heard somebody yodel and a hobo moan
Jimmy he's dead he's been a long time gone
Yeah
I haven't been there, I haven't done that
I never been one to know where it's at
I've been around and I've seen a few things
I don't know what a lot of it means
The truth'll never ring clear as a bell, but i...
Don't believe that you never can tell
Most things I don't have a clue
But I can tell by lookin' I know all about you
Chorus:
You don't have to put your hand in the fire
To know your little fingers are gonna get burned
You don't have to be standing on the moon
To know your little planet is gonna get turned
You don't have to take a walk in the sea
To know it gets a little deep and it's really not blue
I don't have to have my arms all around you
To know I wanna hold you and to know that I love you
I've never been one to go to extremes
I see 'em coming and I get in between
Never ahead and never behind
I figure everything'll happen in time
And just in time it's happening now
It's not up to either one of us to ever know how
With both eyes closed I could easily see
It's happening to you and it's gonna be me
Repeat chorus
Exit:
You don't have to put your hand in the fire
You don't have to be standing on the moon
No no, no no
You don't have to take a walk in the sea
To know it gets a little deep and it's really not blue
I don't have to have my arms all around you
To know I wanna hold you and to know that I love you
You don't have to put your hand in the fire
No not to feel the heat, no
You don't have to be standing on the moon
Not to know that I took
You don't have to take a walk in the sea
It's gettin' deep, I know it's gettin' deep now
You don't have to put your hand in the fire
Ahh not to feel the heat, no
You don't have to be walkin' on the moon
I don't have to have my arms all around you
To know I wanna hold you and to know that I love you
I ought to know the look in another's eyes
When there's something on their mind
I think I saw that look in a lover's eyes
They were looking into mine
Like we both had found the one we want
But found the one we wanted just quit trying
So we tell ourselves that what we found is what we meant to find
That's what we tell ourselves, you won't believe the things
A heart could tell a mind
Somehow we sell ourselves on love
I just don't think I'll believe my heart this time
I ought to know the language well
I've heard me tell myself these things before
I finally made my mind up, my heart tells me to look for something more
Determined not to wind up wondering was she the one
Well, you never can be sure
So we tell ourselves that what we found is what we meant to find
That's what we tell ourselves, won't believe the things
A heart could tell a mind
Somehow we sell ourselves on love
I just don't think I'll believe my heart this time
Yeah, we tell ourselves that what we found is what we meant to find
That's what we tell ourselves, won't believe the things
A heart could tell a mind
Somehow we sell ourselves on love
I've played the games, the masquerades
By the time the eleventh hour fades
You're bound to know that what I say is true
And I'm the one you're looking for
Every time you find that cheatin' door
I'll just keep pretending I never knew
But what are we in this for
When our hearts are on the line?
And if a heart could brake
You're surely breaking mine
And if we fall to ruin
It wasn't my design
But if I can have my way
There's no price I won't pay
To just keep buying time
I'll have to say, I have my doubts
But I'll give all till I give out
And I'll do anything to make you stay
But this could be part of the plan
Maybe we were dealt a losing hand
But I'll have to let the cards fall where they may
But what are we in this for
When our hearts are on the line?
And if a heart could brake
You're surely breaking mine
And if we fall to ruin
It wasn't my design
But if I can have my way
There's no price I won't pay
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Thinkin' Again
(Clint Black/Hayden Nichols)
The trouble I found could've never found me
Chase my feelings around, my thoughts runnin' free
The heart catches things that the mind's eye won't see
And I'm not nearly as blind as I thought I could be
I used to think my way into some hard times
I used to think I knew how low I've been
So much thinkin' I finally gave up on my mind
Now here I go thinkin' again
Now I see myself down to the bottom again
And I'm likely to drown with these thoughts pourin' in
The trouble I found is the trouble with you
And I can't stand the sound of me thinkin' it through
I used to think my way into some hard times
I used to think I knew how low I've been
So much thinkin' I finally gave up on my mind
Now here I go thinkin' again
I used to think my way into some hard times
I used to think I knew how low I've been
So much thinkin' I finally gave up on my mind
Now here I go thinkin' again
Bitter Side Of Sweet
(Clint Black/Hayden Nicholas)
She asked me how love gets along with me all by myself.
Wonders how I keep from getting dust upon that shelf.
She wanted to know how a man like me ends up alone, anyway.
'Was I breakin' all the rules of love and the games that people play.
I said not too many hangin' round of all the ones I meet.
In time they always find that I'm on the bitter side of sweet.
She huddled on the gate on my block where I always catch my bus.
An' I hoped it wouldn't stop today, there'd just be the two of us.
But it showed up like it always does, about twenty minutes late.
I told her it'd right along but she said she couldn't wait.
She didn't need any assistance in putting some distance, between us on that
empty street.
She was of a mind, in record time that I'm on the bitter side of sweet.
That I act this was is really no my fault.
It just means all the sweet things I got to say,
Come along with a grain of salt.
It's no wonder I'm not scoring points, I'm always out of bounds.
If any wise willed words convince the point, I'm foolish by the pound.
An' a fool can see no one believes what's rollin' off my tongue.
An' I've never seen a recipe for sweet talkin' anyone.
I could have written a book on the lessons I took in the agony of defeat.
An showed you all the signs between the lines on the bitter side of sweet.
Long ago with a younger partner
Always in love, but a love for sure
Their hearts were lost out in the shuffle
Of a hook & wing on a sawdust floor
Now they hold their own out on the liners
They're always prime for something slow
And you won't find them changin' partners
Love will keep in step, keepin' up with a country set
It's our kind of love I'll bet they're together everywhere they go
Now they're on in years, they don't need a reason
All the lights are on for the same old thing
When they call, "Let's dance", their song will still be playin'
Till the end of time their love'll be in full swing
And they hold their own out on the liners
They're always prime for something slow
And you won't find them changin' partners
Love will keep in step, keepin' up with a country set
It's our kind of love I'll bet they're together everywhere they go
[ steel - harmonica ]
Love will keep in step, keepin' up with a country set
It's our kind of love I'll bet they're together everywhere they go
It's our kind of love I'll bet they're together everywhere they go
Given up on traveling'
It's driving me insane
Riding alone on a midnight train
Now a mind can wonder
And that's far from being free
'Cause when that lonesome sunset whistle blows
This is where I'll be
I hopped a westbound for San Antone
From there to Santa Fe
And It's a thousand miles from there to home
And there's a thousand things to say
About a man bound to ramble
And a dream he's got to lose
That'll break this fever set him free
And bring him home to you
Somewhere I slipped off track
But the world keeps going by
But there never was a train
That couldn't try
There'll be nobody waiting
My goodbyes are too long gone
From that moment at the station
When I left from right to wrong
But now I finally nearly made it
It was a long uphill climb
To right back to where I started from
But I think I can this time
Somewhere I slipped off track
But the world keeps going by
But there never was a train
That couldn't try
Somewhere I slipped off track
I was thinking I could fly
But there never was a train
You walked by
ust like you don't know
me you walked by
Maybe just to show me
that you're
Walkin' by passin' up
your last chance with me
And I wish I hadn't been
here to see
You don't cry
Not for this heart breaker
you won't cry
You've found a new
love maker
And he's makin' you
forget the love you used
to have for me
And that's one thing I
wish I hadn't lived to see
CHORUS
When you see me you turn
your head away at the sight
I can't turn it back cryin'
out in broad daylight
You've passed my way a
hundred times now it's
too plain to see
You locked me out and
threw away the key
REPEAT CHORUS
You walked by and I
When ya feeling inside out and insecure
When life keeps gettin' you down
When all life's daily worries, hurry through your head
You don't want to even get up, you just lye around in bed
When ya feel you just can't take it anymore
And you wonder what on earth it is all for
Your love life's like a war zone, your tv's on the blink
How many lovers counted all the stars in the sky?
Thanking each and everyone, for their one and only one
How many saw the Heaven's there in each other's eyes?
Knowing they were meant to be, just like you and me
It's so hard to imagine anyone loved like this before
Through the ages all the poets said, it's true
That a heart could surely die without the love it's living for
I know every part of my heart is living for you
How many lovers never see the world going by?
All the days seem to float, the seasons come and go
How many grow together never really needing to try?
It's something they already know as if it happened long ago
It's so hard to imagine anyone loved like this before
Once in a lifetime's here and now
If they ever find what we have, the whole world can be sure
If they ever get it perfect, it's you and I that showed 'em how
There's no denying no one ever loved like this before
It's something surely anyone can see
Though there may have been the perfect love so many times before
Who knew they'd always be together, just like you and me
How many saw the Heavens there in each other's eyes?
You say your heart is in ruins
No way that it can get worse
I've already done what you're doing
And each time feels like the first
You'll start to lose out of habit
You might even bet that you can win
Maybe you just never really had it
I've already lost it time and again
You think you've got something to cry about
You say your heart's got scars that you can't even see
I'll give you something to cry about
'Cause all I've got is a hole where my heart used to be
I've lost a long line of lovers
And I'd fall for more of the same
You can spend your lifetime looking for others
Still Looking, that's my middle name
You think you've got something to cry about
You say your heart's got scars that you can't even see
I'll give you something to cry about
'Cause all I've got is a hole where my heart used to be
You think you've got something to cry about
You say your heart's got scars that you can't even see
I'll give you something to cry about
'Cause all I've got is a hole where my heart used to be
You think you've got something to cry about
I'll give you something to cry about
You think you've got something to cry about
There's no reason I should go
When I really want to stay
There's no place that I know, I'd go to anyway
If ya ask me, I'll take Texas any day
There's folks who travel 'round
Ain't no place they will stay and never can be found
Anywhere but on their way
But you can find me here in Texas any day
There's everything and more than you could hope to find
From the sandy beaches to the mountains and the pines
My mind's got room to wander but my heart will never stray
And you can find me here in Texas any day
There's no reason I should go
And you really ought to stay
By now you've got to know
There's only one thing I could say
If ya ask me, I'll take Texas any day
There's everything and more than you could hope to find
There's miles of smilin' faces all just one of a kind
My mind's got room to wander but my heart will never stray
And you can find me here in Texas
I'll be right here in Texas
There's every kind of definition
But it's something you can't put your finger on
There's a constant exhibition
You explore the propositions then you're gone
It's either money or love that's in your catch
Seldom those two ever match
And then lines will all be blurred before too long
Now there's a slight deception
As you look for all the reasons not to run
And without any exception
Every possible exemption can be done
It's either money or love you're digging for
Seldom love is valued more
But only love can tell you who's the one
There's a lot you can do with money, sometimes
It seems likea blessing from above
In the day you might be shopping
But in the nighttime, you better make sure it's love
To get your satisfaction
You might take any guarantee that comes along
But without the main attraction
It's merely a distraction then again you're gone
It's either money or love you place your bet
Which is which you'll soon foget
And you tender your regrets and just move on
There's a lot you can do with money, sometimes
It seems like a blessing from above
In the day you might be shopping
But in the nighttime, you better make sure it's love
Money or love, you better make sure
Money or love, you better make sure
Out into the moonlight
I could never fail
Down by the turkey creek
To find that old trail
The river she's a flowin'
I'm rememberin' the night
Before I knew she was goin'
she was clean outta sight
Chrorus
That muddy water keeps on rollin'
Like the buffalo, she keeps movin' on
From that bayou town my heart was stolen
Like the water rollin' out with the tide
She was here and gone
There ain't no magic in the moonlight
No feelin' in the wind
But I know the stars are just as bright
Somewhere around the bend
She takes a bit of everthin'
Just which ever way she flows
Now a thought is all she brings
And that's the way it goes
When I think about the time that I sat crying in my beer
Jukebox pounding misery from ear to ear
I know I'd tell myself I'm better off without you here
But I'm looking for beginnings when the end is always near
She's leavin' in the morning sing a sad song for me
Keeping me in the dark don't know how long it will be
But I've heard that tune before she says she's gotta be free
But I know that's not true and that's what's bothering me
Anywhere you look it's everywhere and all around
It's the blues they keep singing lord and it's bound to get you down
But the melody can move you in a way to ease the pain
And it won't be long before you're on your feet again
I'd be alright if she'd just make up her mind
Clint Black/Michael McDonald (BMI/ASCAP)
Almost a lifetime of
going nowhere
through all of the motions
it took to be me
No one to love me but I
didn't care
Had walls all around me and
I thought I was free
CHORUS:
'Til (And) you made me
see you're some kind
of light
Can't help but see such a
beautiful sight
you opened my eyes and
before I could blink
You had all of my vies
and I'm startin' to think
That you made me feel
that's all there is to it
You made me feel like
you knew I could do it
Put a heart where there's
nothing' and you made
me real
and that's just how you
made me feel
I must have been lonely
though I couldn't
have known
Love was the only thing I
was not looking for
Wandering aimless in a
world of my own
Pleasure and painless 'til
you opened the door
CHORUS
In a world of confusion I follow my heart
Beyond all my shadows of doubt
Way past the illusions a true work of art
Just when I had it all figured out
And you may not understand, it's a mystery to me
Love a lady a lifetime, you still might not see
There's no use in trying, you won't have any say
A man has his will but a woman has her way
It can't be done with mirrors, there's no slight of hand
And nothing her perfume could do
But it's something much bigger than mere mortal man
That can make someone special for you
And you may not understand, it's a mystery to me
Love a lady a lifetime, you still might not see
There's no use in trying, you won't have any say
A man has his will but a woman has her
Out on the highway flyin' by me
Headlights and tail lights are all I could see
Down at the junction another flies by
They come and go in the blink of an eye
Down at the stripyou see 'em waitin' in line
Lay down the rubber let their motors unwind
No matter whether you can drive it that good
If you ain't got it revvin' under the hood
Chorus
Hey hey hot rod
Burnin' up the back streets tearin' up town
Hey hey hot rod
A hound for glory and the glory bound
Lit up and cruisin' on the good night tail
A rockin' motivator and the radio wails
Ahead of the heat movin' fast and cool
That mean machin is breakin' all the rules
Repeat chorus
Out on the highway flyin' by me
The blinding headlights are all I could see
The killer curves are gonna drive me to far
And I ain't even started up my car
Repeat chorus
You got the hottest set of wheels around
Now I'm not talking tough, telling the truth ought to be enough
I've had my share on the darker side
Sitting and starring at a TV screen, racking my brain over all the things
If I'd just been there I could have tried
Things to do I can't help but think of more
I could fill my life wothout ever leaving home
I could see the Seven Ancient Wonders of the World
And even build a few more of my own (If I had a mind to)
Quit my job never mind the pay, maybe go figure out the CIA
Chase the paper and pass the bar, show Iacocca how to build a car
Jump up and run a three minute mile, sit around and watch my baby smile
That's what I might do , if I had a mind to
No, I don't wanna blow my horn, no telling how many souls I've worn
And what kind of shoes, when I had shoes
I'm still losing a bridge or two, but the troubled water's gonna run on
through
You can't always win, but you can always lose
But I don't turn my head for things that pass me by
And I'm gonna have a look around
I could gather all the diamonds in the sky
Hold every one and never leave the ground, If I had a mind to
Fly through the eye of a hurricane, freeze my body like David Blaine
Be the first to find life on Mars, go up and sell a few candy bars
Climb a rainbow and kiss the sun, walk on the moon when the day is done
That's what I might do, If I had a mind to
Somewhere someone's doing everything I've said
I don't have to do anything, I could do it in my head
If I had mind to
Sail away and be Jacques Cousteau, or the Crocodile hunter on a TV show
Be the king of the one night stand, front the Coral Reefer Band
Ski Colorado where there ain't no snow, plant a tree and watch it grow
That what I might do
Go out and buy me a suit and tie, go to work everyday and be a regular guy
Smoking big cigars all day, be the President of the USA
Get a tattoo and bleach my hair, open a window and breathe the air
I'm just out of the light,
I hadn't caught her eye,
But I think I might be lovin' her.
I just stepped outta the door,
Gotta be a fool to wanna go one more,
For the way were were.
For the good times, how many times?
I'm losin' track.
Everybody goes, everybody knows,
that you don't look back.
There's no love in the space I've gained,
I could burn my bridges to a pourin' rain.
No matter how far or hard I ride,
I can't outrun what I feel inside.
Tell me, who do you see?
See me running 'round, and you think I'm free,
From the way we hurt.
I don't mean bodily harm.
When it comes to the heart, it's a free alarm,
You gotta be alert.
For the good times, how many lines?
I'm losin' slack.
It's the way it goes, everybody knows,
and you don't look back.
There's no love in the space I've gained,
I could burn my bridges to a pourin' rain.
No matter how far or hard I ride,
I can't outrun what I feel inside.
I never mind what I think I know,
I'm getting no-where everywhere I go.
There's no love in the space I've gained,
I could burn my bridges to a pourin' rain.
No matter how far or hard I ride,
Off he goes down the road
Who knows how many he's been down before
With all the years he's come to know
Does he wonder if he's gonna see one more
Hanging on to yesterdays
Till too many tomorrows are today
With all the turns the road will bring
Well, a young man's gotta wait and see
And will I ever be the old man
Whose words young ones ponder on?
Will I ever take a lady's hand?
And will I ever be the old man
Who finally is too far gone?
Will there come a day when I can't stand
Am I gonna live that long?
Reaching out for days to come
Where an old man walks, a young man runs
The road I know is bound to end
Still I can't help wondering where and when
And will I ever be the old man
Whose words young ones ponder on?
Will I ever take a lady's hand?
And will I ever be the old man
Who finally is too far gone?
Will there come a day when I can't stand
(Clint Black/Hayden Nichols)
Behind every good man stands a good woman
Though they might be looking a different way
While she's dealin' with one thing
I've got another thing comin'
If I'm lookin' at tomorrow, she'll be thinkin' 'bout yesterday
Back to back, we face each other
Still together all alone
We'd be the last to turn to one another
But I know we'll make it together on our own
Nobody could ever come between us
Or force our backs against the wall
Today we're tighter than I've ever seen us
Bending over backwards together, we could never fall
Back to back, we face each other
Still together all alone
We'd be the last to turn to one another
But I know we'll make it together on our own
Back to back we face each other
I've seen it going around when you get bad news
Thinking that you found a darker shade of blues
Looking for the light and it's a long way back
You know without a fight you're gonna fade to black
Never was a man that ever felt this way
One who couldn't live to see another day
Hard times seem to have the corner on you
But you can rise from the ashes too
When I'm on my knees and everything has gotten me beat
And even I believe I'm never gonna find my feet
Two ways you can go you can ask anybody around
One man's half way up is another man's half way down
Now you may decide it's a losing game
Even in your stride you're gonna call it lame
Getting one leg up when it's said and done
Is the hardest part no matter how you run
If you can walk away from a crash and burn
You'll appreciate every step you earn
And if you feel the ground is gaining on you
You're already bound to take a different view
When I'm on my knees and everything has gotten me beat
And even I believe I'm never gonna find my feet
Two ways you can go you can ask anybody around
One man's half way up is another man's half way down
One man's ceiling is another man's floor
One man's wall could be another man's door
One man's smile is another man's frown
On a barstool like a damn fool
Hoping she won't think, I'm to much older
Just another come on line
To a girl like you in a place like this
And on the dance floor wanting so much more
I crossed that line and got that cold shoulder
You probably think I'm full of it
But I don't think you'll ever find such emptiness
This heart of mine is just looking for
A heart like mine who's just looking for
What it can find
Still looking for a heart like mine
I'm not the only one who's lonely
I find that feeling beating all around me
But with just a night or two
I'd know, if you're the one
But now that shoulders getting colder
And soon you'll turn and leave me like you found me
Still way out of line, one thing on my mind
And all alone
This heart of mine is just looking for
A heart like mine who's just looking for
What it can find
The older you get the more you stand to lose
You can bet that we'll all have our turn
If I lost everything right down to my shoes
As long as you love me, I won't be concerned
There's one thing in life that I can't replace
It's written in ways, even time can't erase
Some things really are too good to be true
That something in my life is you
Now I've spent my time on money and things
That won't do a heart any good
With nothing to gain but the space that it brings
Which had always been empty, till I understood
There's one thing in life that I can't replace
It's written in ways, even time can't erase
Some things really are too good to be true
That something in my life is you
One thing's for certain and without a doubt
Your love is something I can't live without
Some things really are too good to be true
That something in my life, one thing in my life
When I heard the news,
there'd be baby shoes,
waiting and wondering pink or blue,
either Gonna be a little me or you,
If I can see inside,
heaven knows we've tried,
looking though the belly On a TV screen,
don't have to tell me what a heartbeat means.
[Chorus]
There's only one other who can love this girl like me
The mother of the finest little pearl in any sea
April showers brings,
lots of tiny things,
bellys getting bigger every single day,
don't think this flowers goona wait for May,
Had to dry my eyes,
write a lullaby,
I'm gonna sing her every Song I know
got to get ready for a whole new show.
[Chorus]
Cause I know father time is not wasting me,
With a brand new tiny little branch on the family tree
Barely time to choose,
All The Baby shoes,
no more wondering pink or blue,
she gonna be a Little me and you,
now I have a mind for nursery rhymes,
old mother goose little Bo peep
call Dr Seuss to put her right to sleep
[Chorus]
There's only one other who can love this girl like me
The mother of the finest little pearl in any sea that is what she is to me
Go to sleep my darling sandman is calling,
where the stars are gleaming you will be dreaming
Go to sleep my darling sandman is calling,
we will be waiting for you love and adore you
Go to sleep my darling sandman is calling,
where the angels guide you to the dreams inside you
Go to sleep my darling sandman is calling,
holding all your moonbeam join me in my dreams
Next to Louisiana on the Texas side
There's a little country joint where they let it ride
There's a boogie woogie man on the piano
An' all the backwoods boppers shoutin', "Go cat, go"
They've never been afraid of the boogie man
Nothin' makes you feel better than the boogie woogie can
So don't you be afraid of the boogie man
He'll take you down to New Orleans where that rhythm all began
So don't you, don't you be afraid of the boogie man
Grandpa's in the corner in his fishing clothes
Reelin' to the rhythm everywhere it goes
All the boogie woogie babies tearing up the floor
When they get a little bit, they want a little bit more
They've never been afraid of the boogie man
Nothin' makes you feel better than the boogie woogie can
So, don't you be afraid of the boogie man
He'll take you down to New Orleans where that rhythm all began
So, don't you don't you be afraid of the boogie man
In a red El Dorado, at the break of day
That boogie woogie man'll be slipping away
Although you're never gonna know it when he's out of sight
He'll shut a juke box down again tomorrow night
He's never been afraid of the boogie man
Nothin' makes you feel better than the boogie woogie can
So don't you be afraid of the boogie man
He'll take you down to New Orleans where that rhythm all began
It works for me, it'll work for you
He'll have you doin' things that you didn't know you knew
So don't you don't you be afraid
In a simple life dreams die hard
You never let let 'em go
All the while you play your hards
And you may never know
Why it's always lady luck
On someone elses' palm they read
You holding my two hands
Is really all I need
Chorus:
I can get by if it all fell through
Right down to the bottom of my list
I can get by lookin' back on life
Find that I've too many things I've missed
I can get by without doing
All the crazy things some people do
But I wouldn't wanna try even
Barely gettin' by without you
Many things I've come to need
That I could do without
And many more I"ve done with out
I could come to need
The one thing that I'd fight to keep
Until my days are through
Is when I lay me down to sleep
I'm lyin' next to you
Repeat Chorus
I can get by if it all fell through
Right down to the bottom of my list
I can get by lookin' back on life
Finding I've too many things I"ve missed
Barely gettin' by without you
Repeat Chorus
You can wave your signs in protest
Against America takin' stands
The stands America's takin'
Are the reason that you can
If everyone would go for peace
There'd be no need for war
But we can't ignore the devil
He'll keep comin' back for more.
Some see this in black and white
Others only grey.
We're not beggin' for a fight
No matter what they say
We have a resolution
That should put 'em all to shame
It's a...a different kind of deadline
When I'm called in the game
I rock, I rack 'em up and I roll
I'm back, and I'm a high-tech GI Joe
I pray for peace, prepare for war
And I never will forgive
There's no price too high for freedom
So be careful where you tread
Now this terror isn't man to man
They can be no more than cowards
They won't show us their weapons
We might have to show them ours
Now it might be a smart-bomb
They find stupid people too
If you stand with the likes of Saddam,
One just might find you
I rock, I rack 'em up and I roll
I'm back, and I'm a high-tech GI Joe
I pray for peace, prepare for war
And I never will forgive
There's no price too high for freedom
So be careful where you tread
Now, you can come along
Or you can stay behind
And you can get out of the way
But our troops take out the garbage
For the good ol' U.S.A.
I rock, I rack 'em up and I roll. (In the U.S.A.)
I rock, I rack 'em up and I roll. (Talkin' 'bout the U.S.A.)
I rock, I rack 'em up and I roll. (In the U.S.A.)
I rock, I rack 'em up and I roll. (Talkin' 'bout the U.S.A.)
How can we know how far
The long way can be
Looking from where we are
It never seemed that long to me
I've many miles behind me
Maybe not so much ahead
Seems I made good time
With the directions I misread
I'm gonna spend my time
Like it's going out of style
I'm moving the bottom line
Farther than a country mile
I still have hills to climb
Before I hit that wall
No matter how much time I buy
I can never spend it all
Funny thing that time
We're always running out
I'm always losing mine
There's not enough of it about
And though it's always here
It will always come and go
The days become the years
That'll be gone before you know
So I'm gonna spend my time
Like it's going out of style
I'm moving the bottom line
Better than a country mile
I still have hills to climb
Before I hit that wall
I won't go quietly into that dark night
There'll be no more burning daylight
I'll be living in
Every moment that I'm in
I'm gonna spend my time
Like it's going out of style
I'll only use what's mine
I've been saving for a while
I still have hills to climb
Before I hit that wall
No matter how much time I buy
I can never spend it all
No matter how much time we buy
Since before I learned to walk, I've been running
And I could always see the light before the dawn
Somewhere someone won't even see me coming
And before they see me going, I'll be gone
Now you've got questions I don't care to answer
And I don't get off on leading people on
It's safe to say, I'm no second chancer
And the chances are, I don't know right from wrong
You could never change my mind and I won't change my ways
And from the start the lines have all been drawn
That I'll just leave you behind forgetting all my yesterdays
I said, before you see me going, I'll be gone
You could never change my mind and I won't change my ways
And from the start the lines have all been drawn
That I'll just leave you behind forgetting all my yesterdays
The sun's gonna shine tomorrow
But I'll be lookin' for the rain
Wells run dry, there's only dirt to turn
If things go broke tomorrow
But it goes against my grain
And I'm plowin' down a row of no return
There's just too much rock in this country
Too many lessons to learn
'Til that harvest moon smiles down on me
There's just too many stones to overturn
Now I'm gonna put this hoe down
And pick up my guitar
Plant some seeds down on Music Row
But it seems that old town is a lot like on the farm
I keep plantin', nothin' ever seems to grow
There's just too much rock in this country
Too many lessons to learn
'Til that harvest moon smiles down on me
There's just too many stones to overturn
Now I've heard it said to make a livin' like that
Will take more than flesh and bone
As a matter of fact to wear that hat
You're gonna plow through a world of stone
There's just too many lessons to learn
'Til that harvest moon smiles down on me
There's just too many stones to overturn
Just like a rerun movie
I see that scene again
That feeling shoots right through me
'Cause this time I know the end
And I've seen it played so many times
And I've watched it frame by frame
And I don't have to guess who loses
And I know who'll feel the pain
You're gonna leave me again
Just like you did the time before
This is the start of the end
The end of me when you walk out that door
I think I'll go down to the picture show
See if they're playin' somethin' new
Maybe one with a happy ending
And I'll pretend it's me and you
But I know that it's just make believe
So I won't even try
To tell myself that you're not gonna leave
And that you'll never say, "Goodbye"
You're gonna leave me again
Just like you did the time before
This is the start of the end
Did you ever wake up in the middle of the night
And wonder where you were
You need the one and only that can hold you tight
And you reach for her, but she's not with you
You just wish this trip would end
You know I've been there, I don't wanna go back again
Did you ever wake up in the middle of the day
And wonder who you are
You suddenly discover there's a price you pay
For gettin' this far, and it's the part of you
You really don't have to spend
You know I've been there, and I don't wanna go back again
There's so many moments that I've left incomplete
Those are the moments that I'm not gonna repeat, no
Did you ever wake up in the middle of a dream
That didn't come true
You think you're gotta give up on makin' that scene
And seeing it through, you feel like breaking
When you really just need to bend
You know I've been there, and I'll never go back again
There's so many moments that I've left incomplete
