Strait, George Filmography

• CMT: 40 Greatest Love Songs (2011)
• The 44th Annual CMA Awards (2010)
• Pure Country 2: The Gift (2010)
• ACM Presents: Brooks & Dunn -- The Last Rodeo (2010)
• The 43rd Annual Country Music Association Awards (2009)
• George Strait: ACM Artist of the Decade All Star Concert (2009)
• George Strait: ACM Artist of the Decade All Star Concert (2009)
• 44th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards (2009)
• Top 50 Videos of 2008 (2008)
• CMT Star: Filthy Rich Countdown (2008)
• 42nd Annual Country Music Association Awards (2008)
• 43rd Annual Academy of Country Music Awards (2008)
• 42nd Annual Academy of Country Music Awards (2007)
• 41st Annual Country Music Association Awards (2007)
• 40th Annual Country Music Association Awards (2006)
• CMA Red Carpet 2006 (2006)
• CMT Greatest Moments: George Strait (2006)
• CMT: The Greatest - 20 Sexiest Men (2006)
• CMT: The Greatest - 40 Days That Shaped Country Music (2006)
• CMT: The Greatest - 40 Greatest Albums (2006)
• CMT: The Greatest - Sexiest Southern Men (2006)
• Race to the Red Carpet: 2006 Country Music Awards (2006)
• Thank You Billy Graham (2006)
• CMT: Greatest Men 2005 (2005)
• CMT: 100 Greatest Duets Concert (2005)
• CMT: 100 Greatest Music Videos (2004)
• The 39th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards (2004)
• George Strait: For the Last Time - Live from the Astrodome (2003)
• George Strait: For the Last Time - Live from the Astrodome (2003)
• 2003 Radio Music Awards (2003)
• Grand Champion (2002)
• The 37th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards (2002)
• The 27th Annual American Music Awards (2000)
• The 33rd Annual Academy of Country Music Awards (1998)
• The 32nd Annual Academy of Country Music Awards (1997)
• 30th Annual Country Music Association Awards (1996)
• The 31st Annual Academy of Country Music Awards (1996)
• The Academy of Country Music's Greatest Hits (1993)
• Growing Up in the Age of AIDS: An ABC News Town Meeting for the Family - With Peter Jennings (1992)
• Pure Country (1992)
• 25th Annual Country Music Association Awards (1991)
• The 26th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards (1991)
• The 25th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards (1990)
• 24th Annual Country Music Association Awards (1990)
• 23rd Annual Country Music Association Awards (1989)
• The 24th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards (1989)
• The 30th Annual Grammy Awards (1988)
• The 14th Annual American Music Awards (1987)
• The Perry Como Christmas Special (1986)
• Christmas in San Antonio (1986)
• The 21st Annual Academy of Country Music Awards (1986)
• The 20th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards (1985)
• 17th Annual Country Music Association Awards (1983)
• The Soldier (1982)

• Lyrics: play full screen play karaoke
• Cheyenne - George Strait
• Can Still Make Cheyenne - George Strait
• Away In A Manager - George Strait
• Asleep At The Wheel - George Strait
• Arkansas Dave - George Strait
• Any Old Love Won't Do - George Strait
• You Sure Got This Ol' Redneck Feellin' Blue - George Strait
• You Haven't Left Me Yet - George Strait
• Without Me Around - George Strait
• Too Much Of Too Little - George Strait
• What Would Your Memories Do - George Strait
• What's Going On In Your World - George Strait
• The Big One - George Strait
• The Best Day Of My Life - George Strait
• That's Where My Baby Feels At Home - George Strait
• That's Where I Wanna Take Our Love - George Strait
• That Don't Change, The Way I Feel About You - George Strait
• Take Me Back to Tulsa - George Strait
• Six Pack To Go (With Hank Thompson) - George Strait
• She'll Leave You With A Smile (Slower Song) - George Strait
• She Loves Me - George Strait
• One Step at a Time - George Strait
• O Christmas Tree - George Strait
• Love Comes From The Other Side - George Strait
• Lookin' Out My Window Through The Pain - George Strait
• Lonesome Rodeo Cowboy - George Strait
• If You're Thinking You Want A Stranger - George Strait
• I'm All Behind You Now - George Strait
• I Thought I Heard You Calling My Name - George Strait
• I Just Can't Go On Dyin' Like This (Origional) - George Strait
• I Don't Want To Talk It Over Anymore - George Strait
• Heaven Must Wondering Where You Are - George Strait
• Heartbroke - George Strait
• Get Along With You - George Strait
• Frank Sinatra - George Strait
• Fly me to the Moon - George Strait
• Fifteen Years Going Up - George Strait
• Fallin' In Love - George Strait
• Every Time It Rains (Lord Don't It Pour) - George Strait
• Every Time It Rains - George Strait
• Easy As You Go - George Strait
• Don't Take Her She's All I Got - George Strait
• Deep In The Heart Of Texas (Live) - George Strait
• Christmas Cookies - George Strait
• Chill Of An Early Fall - George Strait
• When You're In Love - George Strait
• When You're A Man On Your Own - George Strait
• Three Nails And A Cross - George Strait
• The Steal Of The Night - George Strait
• The Man In Love With You - George Strait
• The King Of Broken Hearts - George Strait
• The Fireman - George Strait
• The Chill Of An Early Fall - George Strait
• The Chair - George Strait
• I Found Jesus On The Jailhouse Floor - George Strait
• Hot Grease And Zydeco - George Strait
• What Did You Expect Me To Do - George Strait
• You're Something Special To Me - George Strait
• You're Right I'm Wrong - George Strait
• You Still Get To Me - George Strait
• Winter Wonderland - George Strait
• For Christ Sake, It's Christmas - George Strait
• Wrapped - George Strait
• Wonderland Of Love - George Strait
• What Say - George Strait
• What Do You Say To That - George Strait
• When You're A Man Own Your Own - George Strait
• White Christmas - George Strait
• When Did You Stop Loving Me - George Strait
• We Must Be Loving Right - George Strait
• Under These Conditions - George Strait
• True - George Strait
• Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer - George Strait
• Trains Made Me Lonesome - George Strait
• Thoughts Of A Fool - George Strait
• Round About Way - George Strait
• Let It Snow Let It Snow Let It Snow - George Strait
• There's A New Kid In Town - George Strait
• The Night's Just Right For Love - George Strait
• Stars on the Water - George Strait
• The Fire I Can't Put Out - George Strait
• The Christmas Song - George Strait
• The Cowboy Rides Away - George Strait
• I'm Satisfied With You - George Strait
• Oh Me, Oh My Sweet Baby - George Strait
• That's Where I Wanna Take Our Love (And Settle Down) - George Strait
• That's The Truth - George Strait
• Texas Cookin' - George Strait
• Texas - George Strait
• Stranger In My Arms - George Strait
• Someone Had To Teach You - George Strait
• Santa Claus Is Coming To Town - George Strait
• She'll Leave You With A Smile - George Strait
• Should Have Watched - George Strait
• Second Chances - George Strait
• Santa's On His Way - George Strait
• Ready For The End Of The World - George Strait
• Right Or Wrong - George Strait
• Peace Of Mind - George Strait
• Old Time Christmas - George Strait
• One Of You - George Strait
• Ocean Front Property - George Strait
• Noel Leon - George Strait
• Nobody Has To Get Hurt - George Strait
• No one but you - George Strait
• Man In Love With You - George Strait
• My Infinite Love - George Strait
• Middle Of Nowhere - George Strait
• Merry Christmas (Wherever You Are) - George Strait
• Maria - George Strait
• Love Bug - George Strait
• Look Who's Back From Town - George Strait
• Let's Fall To Pieces Together - George Strait
• Little Heaven's Rubbing Off On Me - George Strait
• Last In Love - George Strait
• Lead On - George Strait
• Jingle Bell Rock - George Strait
• I've Convinced Everybody But Myself - George Strait
• It's Too Late Now - George Strait
• If You're Thinking You Want A Stranger (There's One Coming Home) - George Strait
• I've Got A Funny Feeling - George Strait
• I Wasn't Fooling Around - George Strait
• I Need Someone Like Me - George Strait
• I Know She Still Loves Me - George Strait
• Honky Tonk Saturday Night - George Strait
• I Just Want To Dance With You - George Strait
• I Ain't Never Seen No One Like You - George Strait
• Honky Tonk Down Stairs - George Strait
• I Aint' Her Cowboy Anymore - George Strait
• I Cross My Heart - George Strait
• Home In San Antone - George Strait
• Honk If You Honky Tonk - George Strait
• Here We Go Again - George Strait
• Heaven's Missing An Angel - George Strait
• Haven't You Heard - George Strait
• Heart Like Hers - George Strait
• He Must Have Really You Bad - George Strait
• Heartland - George Strait
• Go On - George Strait
• Gone As A Girl Can Get - George Strait
• Faults And All - George Strait
• Don't Mind If I Do - George Strait
• Drinking Champagne - George Strait
• Down And Out - George Strait
• Down Louisiana Way - George Strait
• Do The Right Thing - George Strait
• Deep Water - George Strait
• Cowboys Like Us - George Strait
• Cow Town - George Strait
• Carried Away - George Strait
• Carrying Your Love With Me - George Strait
• Better Rain - George Strait
• Blue Is Not A Word - George Strait
• Bigger Man Than Me - George Strait
• Blue Clear Sky - George Strait
• Any Old Time - George Strait
• Beyond The Blue Neon - George Strait
• Baby Your Baby - George Strait
• Baby Blue - George Strait
• Anything You Can Spare - George Strait
• Adalide - George Strait
• Adalida - George Strait
• A Love Without End - George Strait
• A Fire I Can't Put Out - George Strait
• 4 Minus 3 Equals Zero - George Strait
• Blue Marlin Blues - George Strait
• Big One - George Strait
• Big Ball's In Cowtown - George Strait
• Beautiful Day For Goodbye - George Strait
• Back To Bein' Me - George Strait
• Baby's Gotten Good At Goodbye - George Strait
• Away In A Manger - George Strait
• As Far As It Goes - George Strait
• Angel, Angelina - George Strait
• Always Never The Same - George Strait
• All Of Me (Loves All Of You) - George Strait
• All I Want For Christmas (Is My Two Front Teeth) - George Strait
• Ace In The Hole - George Strait
• Hot Burning Flames - George Strait
• Honkytonkville - George Strait
• HONKY TONK DOWNSTAIRS - George Strait
• Honky Tonk Crazy - George Strait
• Hollywood Squares - George Strait
• Holding My Own - George Strait
• Give me more time - George Strait
• Brothers Of The Highway - George Strait
• Am I Blue - George Strait
• My Life's Been Grand - George Strait
• Good Time Charley's - George Strait
• Don't Tell Me You're Not In Love - George Strait
• Lover In Disguise - George Strait
• Marina Del Ray - George Strait
• I Can't See Texas From Here - George Strait
• Her Goodbye Hit Me In The Heart - George Strait
• If You're Thinking You Want A Stranger (There's On - George Strait
• Friday Night Fever - George Strait
• Is It Already Time - George Strait
• Blame It On Mexico - George Strait
• Amarillo By Morning - George Strait
• In Too Deep - George Strait
• Our Paths May Never Cross - George Strait
• Lefty's Gone - George Strait
• Dance Time In Texas - George Strait
• Eighty Proof Bottle Of Tear Stopper - George Strait
• Overnight Male - George Strait
• She Lays It All On The Line - George Strait
• A Little Heaven's Rubbing Off On Me - George Strait
• Heartland (main title sequence) - George Strait
• Unwound - George Strait
• Remember The Alamo - George Strait
• Neon Row - George Strait
• Just Wat To Dance With You - George Strait
• I'm Never Gonna Let You Go - George Strait
• My Old Flame Is Burnin' Another Honky Tonk Down - George Strait
• All My Ex's Live In Texas - George Strait
• Frosty the Snowman - George Strait
• Trains Make Me Lonesome - George Strait
• Is It That Time Again - George Strait
• Home Improvement - George Strait
• Don't Make Me Come Over There And Love You - George Strait
• I've Convinced Everybody But Me - George Strait
• Her Only Bad Habit Is Me - George Strait
• One Night At A Time - George Strait
• A Real Good Place To Start - George Strait
• That's Where I Wanna Take Our Love (And Settle Dow - George Strait
• Good News, Bad News - George Strait
• Twang - George Strait
• Troubadour - George Strait
• Today My World Slipped Away - George Strait
• You Sure Got This Ol' Redneck Feelin' Blue - George Strait
• You Look So Good In Love - George Strait
• You Know Me Better Than That - George Strait
• You're The Cloud I'm On (When I'm High) - George Strait
• You're Stronger Than Me - George Strait
• You're Dancin' This Dance All Wrong - George Strait
• You'll Be There - George Strait
• You Had Me From Hello - George Strait
• You Can't Make A Heart Love Somebody - George Strait
• You Can't Buy Your Way Out Of The Blues - George Strait
• Write This Down - George Strait
• Won't You Come Home And Talk To A Stranger - George Strait
• Where Have I Been All My Life - George Strait
• Without You Here - George Strait
• Why'd You Go And Break My Heart - George Strait
• Why Not Now - George Strait
• Why Can't I Leave Her Alone - George Strait
• Which Side Of The Glass - George Strait
• Where The Sidewalk Ends - George Strait
• When It's Christmas Time In Texas - George Strait
• What Am I Waiting For - George Strait
• What A Merry Christmas This Could Be - George Strait
• We're Supposed To Do That Now And Then - George Strait
• We Really Shouldn't Be Doing This - George Strait
• We Danced - George Strait
• The Seashores Of Old Mexico - George Strait
• The Road Less Traveled - George Strait
• The Real Thing - George Strait
• The Only Thing I Have Left - George Strait
• The Nerve - George Strait
• The Middle Of Nowhere - George Strait
• The Breath You Take - George Strait
• The Best Day - George Strait
• That's The Breaks - George Strait
• That's My Kind Of Woman - George Strait
• That's Me (Every Chance I Get) - George Strait
• Tell Me Something Bad About Tulsa - George Strait
• Take Your Breath Away - George Strait
• Stranger Things Have Happened - George Strait
• Stay Out Of My Arms - George Strait
• Somewhere Down In Texas - George Strait
• Someone's Walkin' Around Upstairs - George Strait
• So Much Like My Dad - George Strait
• Shame On Me - George Strait
• She's Playing Hell Trying To Get Me To Heaven - George Strait
• She Used To Say That To Me - George Strait
• She Took The Wind From His Sails - George Strait
• She Told Me So - George Strait
• She Loves Me (she Don't Love You) - George Strait
• She Let Herself Go - George Strait
• She Knows When You're On My Mind - George Strait
• Same Kind of Crazy - George Strait
• Run - George Strait
• Rockin' In The Arms Of Your Memory - George Strait
• River Of Love - George Strait
• Rhythm Of The Road - George Strait
• Nobody In His Right Mind Would Have Left Her - George Strait
• Poison - George Strait
• Overnight Success - George Strait
• Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind - George Strait
• Our Love Is Unconditional - George Strait
• One Foot In Front Of The Other - George Strait
• Oh, What A Perfect Day - George Strait
• Nobody In His Right Mind Would've Left Her - George Strait
• Neon Moon - George Strait
• Need I Say More - George Strait
• My Old Flame Is Burnin' Another Honkey Tonk Down - George Strait
• My Heart Won't Wander Very Far From You - George Strait
• Murder On Music Row - George Strait
• Just Look At Me - George Strait
• Milk Cow Blues - George Strait
• Merry Christmas Strait To You - George Strait
• Meanwhile - George Strait
• Marina Del Rey - George Strait
• Make Her Fall In Love With Me Song - George Strait
• Lovesick Blues - George Strait
• I'm All Behind You Know - George Strait
• Lovebug - George Strait
• Love's Gonna Make It Alright - George Strait
• Love Without End, Amen - George Strait
• Love Comes From The Other Side Of Town - George Strait
• Looking Out My Window Through Pain - George Strait
• I Saw God Today - George Strait
• Lone Star Blues - George Strait
• Living For The Night - George Strait
• Living And Living Well - George Strait
• Let's Get Down To It - George Strait
• Leavin's Been Comin' (For A Long, Long Time) - George Strait
• Last Time The First Time - George Strait
• King of the Mountain - George Strait
• It's Alright With Me - George Strait
• It Was Me - George Strait
• It Just Comes Natural - George Strait
• It Ain't Cool To Be Crazy About You - George Strait
• If You Can Do Anything Else - George Strait
• If You Ain't Lovin' (You Ain't Livin') - George Strait
• I Met A Friend Of Yours Today - George Strait
• If The Whole World Was A Honky Tonk - George Strait
• If It's Gonna Rain - George Strait
• If I Know Me - George Strait
• If Heartaches Were Horses - George Strait
• I've Seen That Look On Me (A Thousand Times) - George Strait
• I've Come To Expect It From You - George Strait
• I'll Always Remember You - George Strait
• I'll Always Be Loving You - George Strait
• I'd Like To Have That One Back - George Strait
• I'd Just As Soon Go - George Strait
• I Swear - George Strait
• I Should Have Watched That First Step - George Strait
• I Loved Her First - George Strait
• I Look At You - George Strait
• I Know What I Want For Christmas - George Strait
• I Hate Everything - George Strait
• I Gotta Get To You - George Strait
• I Get Along With You - George Strait
• I Can Still Make Cheyenne - George Strait
• How Bout Them Cowgirls - George Strait
• House With No Doors - George Strait
• House Of Cash - George Strait
• House Across The Bay - George Strait
• High Tone Woman - George Strait
• Here For A Good Time - George Strait
• Heaven Must Be Wondering Where You Are - George Strait
• Heaven Is Missing An Angel - George Strait
• He's Got That Something Special - George Strait
• He Must Have Really Hurt You Bad - George Strait
• Give It Away - George Strait
• Four Down And Twelve Across - George Strait
• For Christ's Sake It's Christmas - George Strait
• Fool Hearted Memory - George Strait
• Fifteen Years Going Up (And One Night Coming Down) - George Strait
• Famous Last Words Of A Fool - George Strait
• Everytime You Throw Dirt On Her ( You Lose A Little Ground) - George Strait
• Everytime It Rains (lord Don't It Pour) - George Strait
• El Rey - George Strait
• Easy Come, Easy Go - George Strait
• Drinkin' Man - George Strait
• Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind - George Strait
• Desperately - George Strait
• Come On Joe - George Strait
• Check Yes Or No - George Strait
• Can't Be Really Gone - George Strait
• By The Light Of A Burning Bridge - George Strait
• A Showman's Life - George Strait
• A Heart Like Hers - George Strait
• A Better Rain - George Strait
• 80 Proof Bottle Of Tear Stopper - George Strait

Her telephone rang about a quarter to nine.
She heard his voice on the other end of the line;
She wondered what was wrong this time.
She never knew what his calls might bring.
With a cowboy like him it could be anything.
And she always expected the worst in the back of her mind.
He said, "It's cold out here, and I'm all alone.
I didn't make the short go again and I'm comin' home.
I know I've been away too long.
I never got a chance to write or call.
I know this rodeo has been hard on us all.
But I'll be home soon, and honey is there something wrong?"
Chorus
She said, "Don't bother comin' home,
By the time you get here I'll be long gone.
There's some body knew and he sure ain't no rodeo man."
He said, "I'm sorry it's came down to this.
There's so much about you that I'm gonna miss.
But it's all right baby, if I hurry i can still make Cheyenne.
Gotta go now baby, if i hurry i can still make Cheyenne."
He left that phone danglin' off the hook,
Then slowly turned around and gave it one last look.
Then he just walked away.
He aimed his truck toward that Wyoming line
With a lil luck he can still get there in time.
And in that Cheyenne wind he could still hear her say:
Chorus
She never knew what his calls might bring.
With a cowboy like him, it could be anything.
And she always expected the worst in the back of her mind.

Her telephone rang 'bout a quarter to nine
She heard his voice on the other end of the line
She wondered what was wrong this time
She never knew what his calls might bring
With a cowboy like him it could be anything
And she always expected the worst in the back of her mind.
He said, 'It's cold out here and I'm all alone,
I didn't make the short go again and I'm coming home.
I know I've been away too long.
I never got a chance to write or call
And I know this rodeo has been hard on us all
But I'll be home soon and honey is there something wrong?'
[Chorus:]
She said, 'Don't bother comin' home.
By the time you get here I'll be long gone.
There's somebody new and he sure ain't no rodeo man.'
He said, 'I'm sorry it's come down to this.
There's so much about you that I'm gonna miss.
But it's alright baby, if I hurry I can still make Cheyenne.
Gotta go now baby, if I hurry I can still make Cheyenne.
He left that phone danglin' off the hook
Then slowly turned around and gave it one last look
Then he just walked away
He aimed his truck toward that Wyoming line
With a little luck he could still get there in time
And in that Cheyenne wind he could still hear her say.
[Chorus]

[chorus]
Away in a manger
No crib for a bed
The little lord Jesus laid down his sweet head
The stars in the sky look donw where he lay
The little Lord Jesus asleep on the hay
The cattle all glory the baby awakes
Buy little Lord Jesus no crying he makes
I love the Lord Jesus look down from the sky
And stay by my cradle till morning is night
[chorus]

Date: 9/26/96; 11:46:58 AM
From: ah827@rgfn.epcc.Edu (Gene L. Graham)
Subject: A BIG BALL IN COWTOWN
A BIG BALL IN COWTOWN
Recorded by Bob Wills and The Texas Playboys
Written by Hoyle Nix
Aagghh! Let the ladies split out wide
Grab your pardner - go hog wild. Aagghh! Now, now, now;
CHORUS
[G] Big Ball's in [G7] Cowtown
[C] We'll all go [G] down
[G] Big Ball's in [G7] Cowtown
[D] We'll dance a-[G] round.
[G] Workin' on the [G7] railroad
[C] Sleepin' on the [G] ground
Eatin' saltine [G7] crackers
[D] Ten cents a [G] pound.
CHORUS
Put on your new shoes
Put on your gown
Take off them sack clothes
The Big Ball's in town.
CHORUS
I'll stay in cowtown
I'll stick around
Bolt up your window
The Big Ball's in town.
CHORUS

He rode up on a winter day
Steam rising off a streak faced bay
Said, you probably know my name
If you don't it's Arkansas Dave
He talked of fifteen years ago
And how he got the bay he rode
Said, he killed a man in Ohio
First man he killed, first horse he stole
It was a long road for Arkansas Dave
He shot and left him where he lay
Said, he'd never forget that winter day
He rode off on a streak faced bay
I stood up and I shook his hand
Told no one that I knew this man
Started thinking of a plan
'Bout how I'd deal him his last hand
Didn't take him long to come unwound
He jumped up and gunned two men down
Ran outside to leave the town
But ol' bay was nowhere to be found
I hid out with my 44
And when he walked back through the door
I shot till I could shoot no more
And Dave Rudabaugh fell to the floor
It was the end of the road for Arkansas Dave
I shot and left him where he lay
I'll never forget that winter day
I rode off on the streak faced bay
No, I'll never forget that winter day

I've seen ladies who look at me
With want to in their eyes
But each time they do
I think of you and it makes me realize
Just any old love won't do
No any old love won't do
I don't want to love
If it isn't with you
Just any old love won't do
You've got the only arms
I've ever come runnin' to
Love has always led me to your bed
Any old love won't do
No any old love won't do
Just any old love won't do
I don't want to love
If it isn't with you
Just any old love won't do
Just any old love won't do
No any old love won't do
I don't want to love
If it isn't with you
Just any old love won't do
No any old love won't do
Just any old love won't do
I don't want to love
If it isn't with you
Just any old love won't do
No any old love won't do
Just any old love won't do
I don't want to love
If it isn't with you

oh,i recall some barroom brawls,that i got myself into
just a stich or two,got me back together
but whats it take to ease the ache,that came with losing you
i thought i was tough,but goodbye is too much
this healing is taking forever
chorus:
woman you sure got this old redneck feeling blue
whats going on inside me i ain't used to going through
this ol country boys hillbilly heart is breaking in two
yea,you sure got this old redneck feeling blue
i've never seen anything,hit me quite like this
you know the pain and lonliness it keeps hanging with me
oh, this good time joe,he took quite a blow
oh, why'd you call it quits,it'll take some time
to mend my mind,and put me out of my misery
chorus:
woman, you sure left this old redneck feelin blue

I'm not yours and baby you're not mine
We've got somethin' that sure feels fine
Let's take our love one night at a time
There's one thing that we both agree
I like you and baby you like me
Let's take our love one night at a time
Chorus:
All night, love all night
Practice makes perfect gonna get it right
Gonna get it right
One night at a time
Oh I think about you all day long
It feels so good it can't be wrong
I got my fingers crossed that this goes on and on
Tomorrow well that's another day
Come on babe now whatta ya say
Let's take our love one night at a time
Repeat Chorus

You said she asked if you knew where she could get some old boxes
'Cause she was going to pack up everything she owned
Where the closest U-Haul place is and what the cost was
This time tomorrow she'll be gone
She says she knows of a place to sell her ring for a good price
That and what she saved will get her by
If she can find a job in that little town that she's headed to
To start over with her life
[Chorus:]
Without me around
Taking up her time and tying her down
Without me in the way
She'll be free to enjoy the freedom
You say she's found without me around
Said she didn't know what she was getting into
When we got married
But she knows damn well what she's getting out of
Said she's had enough of a man who's never there
When she needs him
She'll be better off in the long run
[Chorus]

Well here we sit at a table for two
But bottle there's just me and you
She loved me so but I loved her so wrong
I gave her too much of too little too long
So tell me bottle are the things I hear true
That all the answers are in the bottle of you
I need your help this memory's so strong
I gave her too much of too little too long
Sometimes a man can get lost in a world of his own
He'll neglect his real world who's waiting at home
A woman needs her man's love to lean on
I gave her too much of too little too long

WHAT WOULD YOUR MEMORIES DO
WRITERS HANK COCHRAN, DEAN DILLON
What would your memories do
If they didn’t have my mind to run through
If they didn’t have my heart to break into
What would your memories do
Wonder what would happen
If one morning your memories woke up to find mine gone
Would they go as crazy without me
As I have without you
Would they last as long
What would your memories do
If someday they found the door to my mind
Had been locked from inside by my heart
What would they do if they couldn’t use you any longer
To tear me apart
What would your memories do

What's going on in your world? I hope that you're doing fine.
I just called to say there's not a day that you don't cross my mind.
I just wanted to see if you feel like me - sorry that we said goodbye.
So what's going on in your world? It sure is lonesome in mine.
Chorus:
Just tell me that you're happy and I'll hang up the phone.
Just tell me you don't need me anymore and I'll leave you alone.
I just wondered if you had somebody new after all of this time.
So what's going on in your world? It sure is lonesome in mine.
Chorus

Without a warning, you're outta control.
The ground shakes and the oceans roll-
This is the big one, there's no way to run.
On the Richter scale of romance
You hit twelve and you don't stand a chance.
This is the big one, I'm fallin' in love.
[Chorus:]
Now it's beat, beat, beat-
My heart's sending out a message.
Please, please, please don't save me tonight.
S.O.S. in this situation means she's outtasite.
No need to panic I tell myself,
But I never felt this feeling with anybody else.
This is the big one I'm falling in love.
[Chorus]

We loaded up my old station wagon
With a tent, coleman, and sleepin' bags
Some fishin' poles, a cooler of Cokes
Three days before we had to be back
When you're seven, you're in Seventh Heaven
When you're goin' campin' in the wild outdoors
And as we turned off o that old dirt road,
He looked at me and swore
(Chorus)
Dad, this could be the best day of my life
I've been dreamin' day and night 'bout the fun we'll have
It's just me and you doin' what I've always wanted to
I'm the luckiest boy alive
This is the best day of my life
Well, his fifteenth birthday rolled around
Classic cars were his thing
When I pulled in the drive with that old 'Vette
I thought that boy would go insane
When you're in your teens
Your dreams revolve around four spinning wheels
We worked nights on end 'til it was new again
And as he sat behind the wheel, he said
Dad, this could be the best day of my life
I've been dreamin' day and night 'bout the fun we'll have
It's just me and you doin' what I've always wanted to
I'm the luckiest boy alive
This is the best day of my life
Standin' in a little room
Back of the church with our tuxes on
Lookin' at him I say
"I can't believe, son, that you're grown"
He said
Dad, this could be the best day of my life
I've been dreamin' day and night 'bout bein' like you
Now it's me and her watchin' you and Mom I've learned
I'm the luckiest man alive
This is the best day of my life
I'm the luckiest man alive
This is the best day of my life

I met her in that honky tonk
I thought that she would change
But now I see just how much I was wrong
Though we both tried out love still died
And now she's gone from me
Back to the only life she's known
Back where the musics loud
Back to that swingin' crowd
That's where my baby feels at home
Back where the wine flows free
That's where she go's from me
That's where my baby feels at home
As I wait here in the shadows
I can see those flashing lights
I'll bet there have been lot's of fun inside
I keep hopein' she'll come back to me
Just any old time
She'll walk through that door just any night
Back where the musics loud
Back to that swingin' crowd
That's where my baby feels at home
Back where the wine flows free
That's where she go's from me
That's where my baby feels at home

It's a quite little place tucked away in the hills
Where a crystal clear lake makes it crystal clear
That there's not another livin' soul for miles and miles around
That's where I wanna take our love and settle down
There's a giant ol' oak tree that knows just how to shade
That midday summer sun when it's showin' off its rays
While I'm makin' you a mama to mother nature's sound
That's where I wanna take our love and settle down
That's where I wanna raise the babies that we make
And the hell you know we'll raise when they raise cane
That's where I wanna see them laugh and cry and breathe
That honeysuckle air after it rains
And they'll know just what country means
For they go off to town
That's where I wanna take our love and settle down
And they'll know just what country means
For they go off to town
That's where I wanna take our love and settle down

My ol' pickup truck,
Seems it just can't keep up
And my boots ain't as new as I'd like
But that don't change
The way I feel about you
Just the way that you feel about me
Tomorrow's a new day,
Start changin' your old ways
You told me this time and again
But I'm not the kind to ever give up on you
Just because you've done give up on me.
I've tried and I've tried to keep you satisfied
I've given about all I can give
But that don't change the way I feel about you
Just the way that you feel about me.
--- Instrumental ---
Spendin' and a offendin',
Never tendin' or mendin'
And talkin' about bein' a star
But you'd be surprised
If you opened your eyes
And took a look to see
Just who you are.
I've tried and I've tried to keep you satisfied
I've give about all I can give
But that don't change the way I feel about you
Just the way that you feel about me...

[chorus]
Take me back to tulsa, I’m too young to marry
Take me back to tulsa, I’m too young to marry
You see that girl with the red dress on,
Some folks call her dinah
Stoled my heart away from me
Way down in louisiana
[chorus]
The big bee sucks the blossom
And the little bee makes the honey
Poor man throws the cotton
And the rich man makes the money
[chorus]
We travel all over this country wide
Playing music by the hour
Always wear this great big smile
We never do look sour
[chorus]
Would I go...
You ...
Let me off ...
And I’ll walk down to greenwood
[chorus]

Hey mister bartender please dont be so slow
ive got time for one more round and a six pack to go
tomorrow mornin's sunday, im gonna be feelin' low
so please please bartender i wanna six pack to go
ive been drinkin all day long taking in the town
ive done spent my whole paycheck justa honky tonkin round
well i dont have enuf to pay my rent but i aint gonna worry though
ive got time for one more round and a six pack to go!
(george)
(repeats lyrics with an extra "hey" in the first line, line 7 changes to "well i dont have enuf to pay my rent, i anta gonna worry though" and the chorus is repeated with both singing and the "ive's" and "i's" are plural!)

I can see you're fallin for her
Friend you know she once was mine
So I guess I oughta warn you
Cause you're showin all the signs
(Chorus)
She's a devil
She's an angel
She's a woman
She's a child
She's a heartache when she leaves you
But she'll leave you with a smile
When she held me it was Heaven
It was worth losing pain
And when she's gone
She'll leave you wishin
She'd just roll your way again
(Chorus 2x)

Well now I can see your dancin every dance with her
And it seems to me that your dancin much too close to her
When you sat down at our table
You sat next to her
But I know that it’s true
She loves me, she don’t love you
Chorus:
Let me tell you friend
I’m wise to your lies
You’ve been tellin me that I’m the guy for her
And every little thing you do and say
Is givin you away
You’re in love with her
Well just one more dance with her
And friend you’re gonna see
What it’s like to hit the floor
And do a little dance with me
Here’s your coat and there’s the door
I think you better leave
Cause she just told me it’s true
She loves me, she don’t love you
Repeat chorus
Well just one more dance with her
And friend you’re gonna see
What it’s like to hit the floor
And do a little dance with me
Here’s your coat and there’s the door
I think you better leave
Casue she just told me it’s true
She loves me, she don’t love you
Cause she just told me it’s true
She loves me, she don’t love you

I couldn't help but overhear your conversation
When you told her that you owned her heart and soul
You say you've got her wrapped around your finger
But there's somethin' about angels you should know
Chorus:
She'll walk away one step at a time
It'll take you by surprise
You'll think it happened over night
It'll be too late when you realize angels don't fly
They just walk away one step at a time
Don't think that I'm tryin' to mind your business
It's a full time job just tryin' to mind mine
But I once had an angel just like her
And if I'd treated her right she'd still be by my side.
Chorus
It'll be too late when you realize angels don't fly

O Christmas Tree! O Christmas Tree!
Thy leaves are so unchanging;
O Christmas Tree! O Christmas Tree!
Thy leaves are so unchanging;
Not only green when summer's here,
But also when 'tis cold and drear.
O Christmas Tree! O Christmas Tree!
Thy leaves are so unchanging!
O Christmas Tree! O Christmas Tree!
Much pleasure thou can'st give me;
O Christmas Tree! O Christmas Tree!
Much pleasure thou can'st give me;
How often has the Christmas tree
Afforded me the greatest glee!
O Christmas Tree! O Christmas Tree!
Much pleasure thou can'st give me.
--- Instrumental ---
Not only green when summer's here,
But also when 'tis cold and drear.
O Christmas Tree! O Christmas Tree!
Thy leaves are so unchanging!...

When things get bad at home, you don't feel like being alone,
And you find yourself inclined to look around.
For the feelings we once shared are just no longer there,
And love comes from the other side of town.
(Chorus)
Where love means just an hour with your stand in,
And not an empty house where love just has been.
Since everything we've built with love was not on solid ground,
Now love comes from the other side of town.
The life I'm livin' now just don't seem right somehow,
But it's the best way to get by that I've found.
There's no love left at home, we're both just hangin' on,
And love comes from the other side of town.
(Chorus)
Love comes from the other side of town.

I watched from my window as she slipped from the house
Once again she's leaving, but Lord, she's not to blame
This morning a memory phoned her and he's a habit she can't break
So 'til she returns, I'll wait for her,
looking out my window through the pain
The devil drove the taxi that carried her away
And it hurts to know she's hung up on some guy from yesterday
Once again she's chasing memories and I'm losing everything
But I love her, so I'll wait for her,
looking out my window through the pain
I'll pick up the pieces when he lets her down again
With love and understanding, I'll give her reasons this time to stay
And I'll close my eyes pretending maybe someday she will change
And I won't be left lonely,
looking out my window through the pain
Yes, the devil drove the taxi that carried her away
And it hurts to know she's still hung up on some guy from yesterday
Once again she's chasing memories and I'm losing everything
But Lord I love her, so I'll wait for her,
looking out my window through the pain

I own this horse and saddle
And that old Cadillac
This broken down horse trailer
And the clothes that are on my back
Well I know that it ain't a hell of alot
But it's all that I can show
After seventeen years making my living
Riding in the rodeo
My wife left me five years ago
In one of those rodeo towns
I can't say that I blame her much
She just wanted to settle down
Oh God how I miss that woman
It hurt so to see her go
If I was smart I woulda stuck by her
But I'm hooked on this rodeo
Chorus:
And I'm just a Lonesome Cowboy
I'm a little bit over the hill
I shoulda quit this thing a long time ago
But I guess I never will
So I keep on movin from show to show
Hopin to change my luck
My good ol days are just a memory
But I just can't give it up
There was a time I used to do alright
And bring home my share of the dough
But now I'm losin out to the younger boys
I guess I must be gettin slow
But there's one thing you learn from this
You gotta make it on your own
Cause when your on top you've got a million friends
But when your down buddy you're all alone
Repeat Chorus
My good ol days are just a memory
But I just can't give it up

(Blake Mevis/David Wills)
Lately you've been showing all the signs,
Of a woman with someone else on her mind,
It's not your fault
It's the nights I've left you alone,
And if you're thinking,
You want a stranger,
There's one coming home.
If you're thinking,
You want a stranger,
I'll soon be there,
You're gonna see,
A change in me,
This time I swear.
No more late nights,
Coming in at daylight,
And no more doing you wrong,
Cause if you're thinking,
You want a stranger,
There's one coming home.
Bought you a silk gown,
And perfume today,
Picked up some roses,
And champagne on the way.
Ohh I called and asked you to put
Some soft music on,
Cause if you're thinking,
You want a stranger,
There's one coming home.
If you're thinking,
You want a stranger,
I'll soon be there,
You're gonna see,
A change in me,
This time I swear.
No more late nights,
Coming in at daylight,
And no more doing you wrong,
Cause if you're thinking,
You want a stranger,
There's one coming home.
Cause if you're thinking,
You want a stranger,
There's one coming home.

(Dean Dillon/Glen Martin)
Leavin' me behind is all behind you now
It's plain to see that you're for good over me
You've gotta whole new life ahead of you
You did waht you lived to do
And I'm all behind you now
And I'll be behind you always
Should you every be a yesterday
Though it tears me up
To know deep down
I'm all behind you know
You're comin' back
My way will come my way again
I'll never be what I was with you and me
And I don't know who or where your goin' to
But you did what you lived to do
And I'm all behind you now
And I'll be behind you always
Should you every be a yesterday
Though it tears me up
To know deep down
I'm all behind you know
Yeah it tears me up to know deep down
I'm all behind you know

(Lee Emerson)
I said goodbye to you this mornin'
With only these words to explain
I said I'd found someone I love better
But I still hear your voice call my name
I thought I heard you callin' my name
Funny, I still feel this way.
Your voice seem so close, but I knew
That by now you were many miles away
--- Instrumental ---
I walk through the streets of the city
People passing by think it's so strange
I'm talkin' but there's no one beside me
I thought I heard you call my name
I thought I heard you callin' my name
Funny I still feel this way
Your voice seems so close but I knew
That by now you're many miles away
I thought I heard you callin' my name...

Im drivin in my car alone
you call me on the telephone
how many times will it takes till im convinced
that your using me im just a "use to be"
its a lie i know its a lie
but i just cant go on dyin' like this
chorus
can i see you tonight baby ill act just like you want me to
or is that just exactly what im not suppose to do
ill just stop in here have a glass of beer im just a fool i guess
but i just cant go on dyin like this
here i am again its 4 am i think ill play that song again
the one called im so lonsome i could cry
and i wonder where you are tonight i dont know i just dont know
but i just cant go on dyin like this
repeat chorus
lord knows i just cant go on dyin like this

I don't want to talk it over, anymore.
We said it all last night,
And time and time, again before.
You don't know what you put me through,
When you walk out the door.
Now, I don't want to talk it over, anymore.
We'll last about a month again this time.
I tried to do you right,
But you kept steppin' over the line.
Now your gone, it's ashame but it's the best,
Don't be concerned.
'Cause, I don't want to talk it over, anymore.
Each time we try to say I love you once again
And everytime we end up right back where we've been
I don't want to talk it over, anymore.
We said it all last night,
And time and time again before.
You don't know what you put me through,
When you walk out the door.
Now, I don't want to talk it over, anymore.
Each time we try to say I love you one again,
And everytime we end up right back where we've been.
I don't want to talk it over, anymore.
We said it all last night,
and time and time before.
You don't know what you put me through,
When you walk out the door.
Now, I don't want to talk it over, anymore...

Some where up there beyond the blue
Surley by now somebody's missin' you
I found the angel they must be lookin' for
Heaven must be wondering where you are
When I look into your eye's
It's so plain to see
Nothin' here on earth describes what you mean to me
Out of this world when I hold you in my arms
Heaven must be wondering where you are
Lucky me to be the one to find
Someone like you this side of paradise
I know how lost I'd be without here sweetheart
Heaven must be wondering where you are
Some where up there beyond the blue
Surley by now somebody's missin' you
I found the angel they must be lookin' for
Heaven must be wondering where you are
I found the angel they must be lookin' for
Heaven must be wondering where you are

Now who wouldn't notice the fire in your eyes
Or the bitter direction of impending good-byes
I've followed and folded, I'm wilted in place
At the sight of you standing with streaks down your face
With your heart broke and running from the reason
You got your heart broke, don't give up on believing in me
Heart broke, who kept me from leaving?
With my heart broke
Now pride is a drag and a bore when you're lonely
Sheer madness prevails upon reason to you
But all is not lost, it's only mistaken
That's small consolation but I know just how you feel
With your heart broke and running from the reason
You got your heart broke, don't give up on believing in me
Heart broke , who kept me from leaving?
With my heart broke
Nobody said it was going to be easy
We all have feelings that need a softer touch
But nobody said that it would not be worth it
The human condition continues as such
With your heart broke and running from the reason
You've got your heart broke, don't give up on believing in me
Heart broke, who kept me from leaving?

I don't get along
With people who aren't kind
I don't get along
With folks with only money on their minds
And I don't get along with someone
Who's always trying to tell me what to do
But on and on
I get along with you
Well I don't like
People always tellin' me that I should change
They get simple lives
For them to think they've got my life to rearrange
But they don't understand
Exactly what love falls down to
Cause on and on
I get along with you
Well all it takes to please me
Is waking in the morning feeling you by my side
And all I ever needed
Is knowin' that I'm needed in your life
I may not do
All the things that other people want me to
But on and on
I'll get along with you.
Yeah on and on
I'll get along with you.

George speaking:
Hey Frances I don't know about you but I kinda need a break.
Maybe a trip or something.
Frank-
Fly me to the moon
Let me play up there with those stars
George-
Let me see what spring is like on Jupiter and Mars
Frank-
In other words
Hold my hand
George-
In other words
Baby kiss me
Fill my heart with song
and let me sing forever more
You are all I long for
All I worship and adore
Frank-
In other words (George echos)
Frank & George-
Please be true
In other words I'm in love with you
George-
In other words hold my hand
In other words baby kiss me
Frank-
Fill my heart with song
Frank & George-
Let me sing forever more
George-
You are all I long for
All I worship and adore
Frank-
In other words
Please be true
Frank & George-
In other words
In other words
In other words
I love you

F/ Frank Sinatra
(Bart Howard)
George:Hey Francis,
I don't know about you but,
I could use a break...
maybe a trip or somethin'
Frank: Fly me to the moon
let me play up there with those stars
George: Let me see what spring is like on Jupiter and Mars
Frank: In other words, hold my hand
George: George:In other words
baby kiss me
Fill my heart with song
And let me sing forevermore
You are all I long for
All I worship and adore
Frank: In other words
George: In other words
Together: Please be true
George: In other words
Together: I'm in love with you
George: In other words, hold my hand, In other words, baby kiss me
Frank: Fill my heart with song
Together: Let me sing forevermore
George: You are all I long for, all I worship and adore
Frank: In other words, please be true, In other words
George: In other words
Frank: In other words
George: In other words
Frank: I- I love- I love you
George: I- I love- I love you

15 years together
We climbed by work and will
From a simple two room cottage
To a mansion on the hill
Now there’s rose in the garden
But it’s the coldest place in town
It took 15 years, goin up
And one night coming down
15 years of heaven
For one short night of sin
From blue skies forever
To an end
From out on a mountain
To both knees on the ground
15 years, goin up
And one night coming down
Her dreams have all been shattered
Her faith in my is gone
My tears tell her I’m sorry
But they can’t write my wrong
One night wrote my story
How a man can lose it all
After 15 years goin up
It’s hard to take a fall
15 years of heaven
For one short night of sin
From blue skies forever
To an end
From out on a mountain
To both knees on the ground
15 years, goin up
And one night coming down
I’ve been, 15 years goin up
And one night comin down

Without a warning
You're out of control
The ground shakes and the oceans roll
This is the big one
There's no where to run
On the Richter scale of love and romance
You've hit a 12 and you don't stand a chance
This is the big one
You're fallin in love
Now it's beat, beat, beat my heart
Sendin out a message
Please,Please,Please, don't save me tonight
S.O.S in this situation means
She's Out of Sight
No need to panic
I tell myself
But I've never felt this feeling with anybody else
This is the big one
I'm fallin in love

Every time my ship comes in
A hurricane blows it out again
Stormy weather seems to hang around my door
My sweet bird of paradise
Flew the coop on me last night
Oh, and every time it rains, Lord don't it pour
I got a letter from the I.R.S
They said, son, you're in a hell of a mess
Our computer shows you owe ten-thousand more
That machine's made a bad mistake
'Cause that's more than this poor boy makes
Oh, and every time it rains, Lord don't it pour
Every time it rains I just wash my car
The whole neighbourhood goes
Swimmin' in my front yard
Well, my mother-in-law says she's
Stayin' three weeks more
Oh, and every time it rains, Lord don't it pour
Just got my car out of the shop
Two blocks down the street it stopped
I went to use the telephone at the grocery store
I walked back to my Chevrolet
But they towed that sucker away
Oh, and every time it rains, Lord don't it pour
Every time it rains I just wash my car
The whole neighbourhood goes
Swimmin' in my front yard
Well, my mother-in-law says she's
Stayin' three weeks more
Oh, and every time it rains, Lord don't it pour
Well, every time it rains, Lord don't it pour

Every time my ship comes in
A hurricane blows it out again
Stormy weather seems to hang around my door
My sweet bird of paradise
Flew the coop on me last night
Oh, and every time it rains, Lord don't it pour
I got a letter from the I.R.S
They said, son, you're in a hell of a mess
Our computer shows you owe ten-thousand more
That machine's made a bad mistake
'Cause that's more than this poor boy makes
Oh, and every time it rains, Lord don't it pour
Every time it rains I just wash my car
The whole neighbourhood goes
Swimmin' in my front yard
Well, my mother-in-law says she's
Stayin' three weeks more
Oh, and every time it rains, Lord don't it pour
Just got my car out of the shop
Two blocks down the street it stopped
I went to use the telephone at the grocery store
I walked back to my Chevrolet
But they towed that sucker away
Oh, and every time it rains, Lord don't it pour
Every time it rains I just wash my car
The whole neighbourhood goes ]
Swimmin' in my front yard
Well, my mother-in-law says she's
Stayin' three weeks more
Oh, and every time it rains, Lord don't it pour
Well, every time it rains, Lord don't it pour

He saw her after school sippin' on a coke
Acted like a fool, crackin' crazy jokes
She turned his motor on, man his heart was gone
Fire down below, easy as you go
Easy as you go, steady as you fly
Keep it in the road, keep an eagle eye
Turn it on a dime, man you never know
Take a little time, whoa, easy as you go
Graduation night, out behind the stands
In the fading light he became a man
She discovered love better be enough
'Cause baby's gonna grow, easy as you go
Easy as you go, steady as you fly
Keep it in the road, keep an eagle eye
Turn it on a dime, man you never know
Take a little time, whoa, easy as you go
Judgmental frowns, teacher's lookin' down
Parents all ashamed, passin' out the blame
They got a little room, service station view
The rents too high, pay's too low, whoa, easy as you go
Ain't nothing like a daughter or a son
To make a mama old and keep a daddy young
Make a body dream and give a life a theme
Take the highs and the lows, whoa, easy as you go

Well i said friend
( Refrain : )
Don't take she's all I've got
Please don't take her love away from me
I'm beggin' you friend
don't take she's all I got
She's everything in life i'll ever need
She is life
When I want to live
She's everything to me in life
That life can give
She's my water
When i need a drink
She's the first thought in my mind
Each time I try to think
Let me tell you now friend
(Refrain)
She's my fingers
When I want to feel
She's the only thing in life
To me that's really real
She is love
She's all the love I know
She could kiss the ground in the winter time
And make a flower grow
Let me tell you now friend
(Refrain)
Let me tell you now friend
Don't take she's all I've got
Well i said friend
Don't take her she's all I got
I'm beggin you friend
Don't take her she's all I got
(fade out)

The stars at night - are big and bright
Deep in the heart of texas.
The prairie sky - is wide and high
Deep in the heart of texas.
The sage in bloom - is like perfume
Deep in the heart of texas.
Reminds me of - the one I love
Deep in the heart of texas.
The cowboys cry - ki-yip-pie-yi
Deep in the heart of texas.
The rabbits rush - around the brush
Deep in the heart of texas.
The coyotes wail - along the trail
Deep in the heart of texas.
The doggies bawl - and bawl and bawl
Deep in the heart of texas.

Chorus:
I sure do like those Christmas cookies, sugar
I sure do like those Christmas cookies, babe
The ones that look like Santa Claus
Christmas trees, bells, and stars
I sure do like those Christmas cookies, babe
Now Christmas cookies are a special treat
The more she bakes the more I eat
And sometimes I can't get myself to stop
Sometimes she'll wait till I'm asleep
She'll take the ones I didn't eat
And put those little sprinkly things on top
Chorus:
I sure do like those Christmas cookies, sugar
I sure do like those Christmas cookies, babe
The ones that look like Santa Claus
Christmas trees, bells, and stars
I sure do like those Christmas cookies, babe
Now those sprinkly things just makes things worse
Cause it makes them taste better than they did at first
And they're absolutely impossible to resist
Some disappear to who knows where
But I make sure I get my share
And those kids just stand there waiting for the ones I miss
Sure do like those Christmas cookies, sugar
Sure do like those Christmas cookies, babe
She gets mad that they're all gone
Before she gets the icing put on
Sure do like those Christmas cookies babe
Now there's a benefit to all of this
That you might have overlooked or missed
So now let me tell you the best part of it all
Every time she sticks another batch in the oven
There's 15 minutes for some kissin' and'a huggin'
That's why I eat Christmas cookies all year long!
Chorus:
I sure do like those Christmas cookies, sugar
I sure do like those Christmas cookies, babe
The ones that look like Santa Claus
Christmas trees, bells, and stars
I sure do like those Christmas cookies, babe

Well her old friend, from her own end of town dropped by today,
And way down deep inside me something died
When he came 'round to see her that way.
Here it comes again, that same old chilly wind
Will blow like a cold winter squall.
And I'll begin to feel the chill of an early fall.
And I'll be drinking again and thinking whenever he calls,
There's a storm coming on, it won't be too long till the snow falls.
Oh I'll be sobersome,
But when October comes and goes and no time at all
I'll begin to feel the chill of an early fall.
Oh how quick they slip away, here today and gone tomorrow.
Love and seasons never stay, bitter winds are sure to follow.
Now there's no doubt, it's gonna be cold out tonight;
I've shivered all day, and when I look in her eyes
Needing to hold her so tight, she just looks away.
Oh she'll swear that it's true, he's just someone she knew
Long ago, and I'll know that's not all,
And I'll begin to feel the chill of an early fall.
Oh I'll begin to feel the chill of an early fall.

Chorus
Don't go in the summertime
It's too hot and the rooms are high
But if you go in the fall, you'll have a ball
There's so much to see and do
When you're in love
There's an old hotel right on the beach
Romantic rooms you won't want to leave
But take my word take a stroll into town
There's so much to see and do
When you're in love
Don't miss Jamaica Joe's
You can dine out fresco
Then dance in the street 'til the sun comes up
You can take a barefoot cruise
Share a moonlight made for two
There's so little time and so much to see and do
When you're in love
Be sure and take, lots of pictures when you're there
Be sure and make, lots of memories trust me
Chorus
Don't go in the summertime
It's too hot and the rooms are high
But if you go in the fall, you'll have a ball
There's so much to see and do
When you're in love
There's so much to see and do

They don't have words
To say how blue I'm feelin'
This ol' world can lift you up then lay ya' down
It's a mighty lonesome feelin'
When your lover's gone
This ol' town go's colder
When you're a man on your own
I keep walkin' the streets of this ol' city
Window shoppin' but I can't see a thing
Just a walkin' and a humin'
This lonesome song
This ol' town grow's colder
When you're a man on your own
O' look at them their smilein'
They don't know I'm here
They couldn't care less
If i just up and disappeared
O' there must be a reason
Why my nights are so long
It's a mighty lonesome feelin'
When you're a man on your own
Yeah it's a mighty lonesome feelin'

He was sitting on the front porch of a half-way house
Chainin' cigarettes and drinkin' coffee
I was walkin' by on my way home
Stopped and said, hello, how are ya
He looked at me and said, I've seen better days
I looked at him and said, there's a better way
Three nails and a cross
Equal forgiveness
Just like you, I was lost
And that's hell to have to live with
I've sat on the front porch where you're sittin' now
I kept lookin' deep inside 'til I figured out
Three nails and a cross equal forgiveness.
She was sittin' on her bed crying crocodiles
Sixteen ain't a good age to be pregnant
And she thinks mom and dad won't love her anymore
Like the boy who swore he always would but doesn't
She turns and sees that Bible laying by her bed
And she crumbles to her knees as she bows her head
Three nails and a cross
Equal forgiveness
Lord help me 'cause I'm lost
And that's hell to have to live with
I need you more than ever now, without a doubt
I've made a big mistake, can you help me out
Three nails and a cross equal forgiveness

The band had just started when they walked in the door
He sat her at a table and strolled out on the floor
He grabbed the first sweet thang that gave him the eye
And left the door open for the steal of the night
Three dances later she was still in her chair
He was still on the dance floor like he didn't care
So I eased on over, there was no ring in sight
And I found myself facing the steal of the night.
Chorus:
She was the steal of the night,
Oh yeah, she was the steal of the night
He long hair flowing and her jeans so tight
I held her close and it felt so right
She was the steal of the night
Oh yeah, she was the steal of the night
He left her lonely and the pickings were right
She was the steal of the night
We danced every slow one the band could play
Was it ever this easy for ole Jesse James
Had the gold in my hands and the banker was blind
Just inches away from the steal of the night
When the band stopped playing we walked to the car
As I closed the door he ran out of the bar
Saw him shaking his fist under the parking lot light
As I strolled away with the steal of the night

I’m not the hero who’ll always save the day
Don’t always wear the white hat, don’t always know the way
I may not even be the dream you wanted to come true
But I’ll always be the man in love with you
I’m not the key that opens every door
I don’t have the power to give you all you want and more
But when you’re needing something special you can hold on to
I’ll always be the man in love with you
I never could work miracles
There may be others who can do what I can’t do
But no-one else could be as good as me at loving you
So when the world won’t turn the way you wish it would
And the dreams you have don’t come alive as often as they should
Remember that there’s someone there whose heart is always true
I’ll always be the man in love with you
Remember that there’s someone there whose heart is always true
Someone there to help you make it through

The king of broken hearts doesn't ask much from his friends
And he has quite a few of them
They know he will understand
That's just the way it goes
The king of broken hearts doesn't know he's a king
He's tryin' to forget other things
Like some old ship at sea, he's walkin' through life alone
Chorus:
He talks to angels and the stars start to spin
He thinks of troubles that he's gotten in
He recalls how his heart got broken
And how it's still that way
The king of broken hearts is so sad and wise
He can smile while he's cryin' inside
We know he'll be brave tonight 'cause he's the king of broken hearts
Chorus
The king of broken hearts thinks that he's no fool
He's a little like me and you
So what's a king like that supposed to do with all that blue time
We know he'll be brave tonight
'Cause he's the king of broken hearts

Chorus:
Well they call me the fireman, that's my name.
Making my rounds all over town, putting out old flames.
Well everybody'd like to have a what I got.
I can cool 'em down when they're smold'ring hot.
I'm the fireman, that's my name.
Last night they had a bad one a mile or two down the road.
Well my buddy walked out and left his woman burning out of control.
Well I was down there in about an hour or so.
With a little mouth to mouth she was ready to go.
I'm the fireman, that's my name.
Chorus
Got a fire engine red - T - bird automobile.
In a minute or less I can be dressed fit to kill.
I work 24 on, 24 off.
When they get too hot, they just give me a call.
I'm the fireman, that's my name.
Chorus

Well her old friend from her old end of town
Dropped by today
And way down deep inside me something died
When he came round to see her that way
Here it comes again, that same old chilly wind
Will blow like a cold winter squall
And I’ll begin to feel the chill of an early fall
And I’ll be drinking again
And thinking whenever he calls
There’s a storm coming on
And it won’t be too long til the snow falls
Oh I’ll be sober some
But when October comes and goes in no time at all
I’ll begin to feel the chill of an early fall
Oh how quick they slip away
Here today and gone tomorrow
Loving seasons never stay
Bitter winds are sure to follow
Now there’s no doubt it’s gonna be cold out tonight
I’ve shivered all day
And when I look in her eyes
Needing to hold her so tight, she just looks away
Oh she’ll swear that it’s true, he’s just someone she knew
Long ago, but I know that’s not all
And I’ll begin to feel the chill of an early fall

Well, excuse me, but I think you've got my chair
No, that one's not taken, I don't mind
If you sit here, I'll be glad to share
Yeah, it's usually packed here on Friday nights
Oh, if you don't mind, could I talk you out of a light
Well, thank you, could I drink you a buy?
Oh, listen to me, what I mean is can I buy you a drink?
Anything you please
Oh, you're welcome
Well, I don't think I caught your name.
Are you waiting for someone to meet you here?
Well, that makes two of us glad you came.
No, I don't know the name of the band, but they're good.
Aren't they, would you like to dance?
Yeah, I like this song too
It reminds me of you and me
Well, baby do you think there's a chance
That later on I could drive you home?
No, I don't mind at all
Oh, I like you too, and to tell you the truth
That wasn't my chair after all
Oh, I like you too, and to tell you the truth

There once was a time when I was dead inside
I cussed the Lord for the day I was born
And prayed to the Devil to die
Just when I thought the Devil had won
Someone opened up the door
The King of kings
Lord of lords
I found Jesus on the jailhouse floor
Chorus:
Now, he broke the chains that bound me, and now I'm free
Today I'm right where Mama
Prayed I'd be
I'm down on my knees
Now I believe
What Mama knew for sure
He's King of kings
Lord of lords
I found Jesus on the jailhouse floor
Now, if you're in trouble friend, let me tell you what to do
I'll tell you what he's done for me
And I know what he'll do for you
It makes no difference what you've done
You've a friend in the One that I adore
The King of kings
Lord of lords
I found Jesus on the jailhouse floor
Chorus
He's King of kings
Lord of lords

I hear the music big daddy's place
Smell that gumbo coming through that ole screen door
Fans a blowing, flys a buzzing, people jitter bugging on that hardwood floor
Worked my fingers down to the bone
make the money and spend it on
Hot grease and zydeco
Feed my belly feed my hungry soul it's friday night let the good times roll
Hot grease and zydeco
My babys loving is deep fried
Golden brown legs and that long black hair
We start cooking when we kiss, no time at all lord she takes me there
head on the bayou they stirring it up, tastes so good I cant get enough
Hot grease and zydeco
Feed my belly feed my hungry soul it's friday night let the good times roll
Hot grease
Hot grease and zydeco
hot grease and zydeco
Feed my belly feed my hungry soul it's friday night let the good times roll
Hot grease and zydeco
Feed my belly feed my hungry soul Turn it up burn it up say sho
Hot grease

Sometimes I smile
When you stayed home for a while
What did you expect me to do
I always cried
Each time you tolled a lie
What did you expect me to do
Each time I forgave you
You grew bolder
And each time you hurt me
My heart grew colder
Sure I loved
But I found someone new
What did you expect me to do
Each time I forgave you
You grew bolder
And each time you hurt me
My heart grew colder
Sure I loved
But I found someone new

As I hold you close tonight, hear what I say.
There's no doubt, it's love alright
'Cause I've never felt this way.
An angel's what you are, and now I see
You're not just someone else, you're something special to me.
Chorus:
Ev'ry man has a dream and you made mine come true.
How it happened I don't know or care.
I'm just happy I found you.
Wrapped in the arms of love is where I'll be
For all the world to see you're something special to me.
Chorus

Chorus:
You're right, I'm wrong, I'm here, you're gone.
Now I'm the one to blame that our love's at an end.
I lied, you cried, I died inside.
Now I'll do anything to get you back again.
Step by step, night after night
I walk the floor until morning light.
Your leaving words still haunt my mind
'Cause I'm the fool who made you say goodbye.
Chorus
Day by day, time after time
I did not see the warning signs.
Now my beating heart keeps telling me
It hurts to know that I caused you to leave.
Chorus

I feel the same way that I always have.
You still get to me, like you used to do.
I can't complain dear you make my life complete.
After all this time honey it's still true.
I want to thank you over and over.
I'm gonna love you through and through.
If you changed dear, you just got better.
You still get to me, like you used to do.
When I'm down dear, there's no way I can hide.
You still get to me, like you used to do.
And if I feel blue, your love is like a light
That you shine for me just to see me through.
I'm here to tell you over and over I just love you 'cause you're you.
If you changed dear, you just got better.

Sleighbells ring, are you listening?
In the land snow is glistening.
A beautiful sight, we're happy tonight,
Walking in the winter wonderland.
Gone away is the blue bird.
Here to stay is the new bird.
He sings a love song as we go along
Walking in the winter wonderland.
Chorus:
In the meadow we can build a snowman.
We'll pretend that he is Parson Brown.
He'll say, "Are you married?" We'll say, "No man.
But you can do the job when you're in town."
Later on we'll conspire as we dream by the fire.
We'll face unafraid the plans that we made
Walking in the winter wonderland.

Let there be not one stranger
To away in a manger
Let there be not one soul left untold
Let there be not one face unknown to the face of the one
Who will gather the fold
[chorus]
For Christ's sake, it's Christmas
So for Christ sake let everyone know
They all have the choice so lift up your voice
Make sure they know
By Christmas Eve
Pray that everyone sees that we've opened the eyes
That were closed
For Christ's sake it's Christmas
And for Christ's sake let everyone know

I didn't have to turn my head
Whenever you walked in
The only one to let these chills
Roll down my skin
My heart beats faster
I hear your name
I feel my confidence slippin' away
Chorus:
Thought I was doin' fine
'Bout to get you off my mind
I see your face and then I'm
Wrapped around your pretty little finger again
It feels like ages since you laid down in my arms
I see no good reason
But still I'm tangled in your charms
My God, you're smilin'
And you catch my eye
My heart is pounding deep inside
Chorus
Ain't gonna let no man go down without a fight
'Cause my stalls and walls look better in the bright day light
My heart beats faster, I call your name
I feel my confidence slippin' away
Chorus
Your pretty little finger
Baby, I'm wrapped around your pretty little finger

What kind of world would it be
For you without me
Would you think it a better world
Or would you be lonely
And if your love for me shall die
Would you even say good bye
Or would you just walk away
Into the dark of night
Sometimes I need insurance of your love
For you soft and gentle touch
All the kings are worthy none
And at these times you take me by the hand
And like a child you lead me through
A wonderland of love
Life I can't visualize
Without you by my side
Life would be meaningless
Like some of those sky's
Thou you show me everyday
Your love in every way
I'm afraid it's all a dream
That'll favor your way

Why don't we do something different?
Something that breaks with the times
Take an old idea, make it new again
Baby, what say we stay together
It tears me up to watch
Our old friends fall apart
Let's swear right now that we'll never go there
Baby, what say we stay together
Chorus:
What say we work on one day at a time
I'll always be yours
And you'll always be mine
And we'll be an exception to the rule
Baby, what say we stay together
Let's start with loving kindness
And leave no room for hurt
And when times get hard and we ant to give up
Baby, what say we stay together
Chorus

You're like the warm sunshine
I think of you all the time
I've fallen for you and that's a fact
What do you say to that?
You're always in my dreams
I think you know what they mean
My heart knows this is real at last
What do you say to that?
Chorus:
Life could never be the same without you
Love was never really love without you
Here beside you is really where it's at
What do you say to that?
I promise I'll never leave
I'll always want with me
Loving you won't ever be old hat
What do you say to that
Chorus
You're like the warm sunshine
I think of you all the time
I've fallen for you and that's a fact
What do you say to that
My heart knows this is real at last

WRITER CARL PERKINS
They don't have words
To say how blue I'm feelin'
This ol' world can lift you up then lay ya' down
It's a mighty lonesome feelin'
When your lover's gone
This ol' town go's colder
When you're a man on your own
I keep walkin' the streets of this ol' city
Window shoppin' but I can't see a thing
Just a walkin' and a humin'
This lonesome song
This ol' town grow's colder
When you're a man on your own
O' look at them their smilein'
They don't know I'm here
They couldn't care less
If i just up and disappeared
O' there must be a reason
Why my nights are so long
It's a mighty lonesome feelin'
When you're a man on your own
Yeah it's a mighty lonesome feelin'
When you're a man on your own

I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
Just like the one's I use to know
Where the tree top's glisten
And children listen
To hear sleigh bells in the snow
Chorus:
I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
With every Christmas card I write
May your day's be merry and bright
And may all your Christmas's be white
Chorus

When did you stop lovin' me?
How long have I been a memory?
I've got to know for my own sanity.
Tell me when did you stop lovin' me?
Was it that night that you stayed out until dawn?
You know that night has haunted me for so long.
Or was your love already cold?
Tell me please I got to know.
Darlin' when did you stop lovin' me?
There was a time when you worshipped where I stood.
Heaven knows I'd bring it back if I could.
Now I can tell when we make love,
It ain't me you're thinkin' of.
Tell me when did you stop lovin' me?

Some folks got nothing but trouble
So little joy in their lives
But wherever we go happiness follows
We must be lovin' right
It might be the way I adore you
Or the way that you hold me tight
I don't know the reasons girl I'm believing
We must be lovin' right
All our friends say love fades away with time
But I know their wrong
'Cause they've never known
A love like yours and mine
So if the whole world goes crazy
Let everyone else fuss and fight
When all is said and done, we'll be the lucky ones
We must be lovin' right
Some folks got nothin' but troubles
So little joy in their lives
But wherever we go happiness follows
We must be lovin' right

Oh how I wish
You could read my mind
Cause words can't always tell it
Like it is some times
When we're this close
The lights and music glow
Why don't we let our feelings
Take us where we want to go
Under these conditions
There ain't no wrong or right
We're dealing with emotions
That's running wild to night
A man needs a women
A women needs a man
And under these conditions
Hearts get out of hand
You've got those eyes
That won't let go of me
They pull me in and out of touch
With reality
And you got those lips,
That I just got to taste
I'd love to hear them whisper
Darlin take me from this place
Under these conditions
There ain't no wrong or right
We're dealing with emotions
That's running wild to night
A man needs a women
A women needs a man
And under these conditions

True in this modern world
When two lovers get together
Chances of 'em ever makin' it to forever
Couldn't be better than two
In a million hearts
Girl this ain't just another
Run of the mill emotion
What I'm feelin' is the definition of devotion
My love for you is true
True like the sun comin' up each mornin'
Bright as the light in a baby's smile
Sure as a mountain river windin'
Right as the rain fallin' from the sky
Girl my love for you
Is true
True, not another minute
On this earth can be borrowed
So there's no way to know
When I'll live my last tomorrow
But every day I get, I'll share with you
This feelin' just keeps gettin'
Stronger as the time goes by
It's written on my face
You can see it in my eyes
My love for you is true
True like the sun comin' up each mornin'
Bright as the light in a baby's smile
Sure as a mountain river windin'
Right as the rain fallin' from the sky
Girl my love for you
Is true
True like the sun comin' up each mornin'
Bright as the light in a baby's smile
Sure as a mountain river windin'
Right as the rain fallin' from the sky
Girl my love for you

You know Dasher and Dancer, and Prancer and Vixen,
Comet and Cupid, and Donner and Blitzen,
But do you recall, the most famous reindeer of all?
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Had a very shiny nose,
And if you ever saw it,
You could even say it glows.
All of the other reindeer
Used to laugh and call him names;
They never let poor Rudolph
Join in any reindeer games.
Then one foggy Christmas Eve,
Santa came to say:
"Rudolph with your nose so bright,
Won't you guide my sleigh tonight?"
Then how the reindeer loved him
As they shouted out with glee,
"Rudolph the red-nosed Reindeer,

I was five years old when daddy started packing
And I stood there by my momma as she cried
And the next thing that we knew some old train came passing through
And daddy got on board and we ain't seen him no more
I wonder why trains make me lonesome it happens everytime that engine moans some
And when I hear that whistle blow it makes my heart sink low
And I wonder why trains make me lonesome
It was a cold dark night when I drove her to the depot
There were tears in my eyes and a ticket in her hand
And as we stood there by those tracks I knew she wasn't comin' back
So I turned and walked away but I still miss her today
I wonder why trains make me lonesome...
This office building looks like central station those ink spots look engine No 9
And this couch on which I lay suppose to haul my blues away
That old pipe you keep toking is like an old cold engine smoking
I wonder why trains make me lonesome...
Oh yes I wonder why trains make me lonesome

I had a love and it was all mine
I drove her out, I must've been blind
That's the thoughts of a fool thinking out loud
She loved me so, but I was untrue
She's gone for good, what can I do
That's the thoughts of a fool thinking out loud
There's not a thing that I can say about her
Except I don't know how I'm going to live without her
I had a love and it was all mine
I watched it fade a kiss at a time
That's the thoughts of a fool thinking out loud

As far as all my friends can tell
I took her leavin' well - that's kinda right,
'Cause when I'm out with them,
I don't let her memory rule the night.
For the most part I'm okay,
But I still miss her in a round about way.
Chorus:
Around about the time that midnight rolls around.
That's around about the time my tears start falling down.
'Cause she's not around,
I come unwound and my heart breaks.
Yeah, I still miss her in a round about way.
I no longer sit alone for hours by the phone,
Wishin' she would call.
And just the other day
I took her smilin' face down off my wall.
I've come a long long way,
But I still miss her in a round about way.
Chorus

Oh the weather outside is frightful
But the fire is so delightful
And since we've no place to go
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
It doesn't shows of stopping
And I've brought some corn for popping
The lights are turned way down low
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
When we finally kiss goodnight
How I'll hate going out in the storm!
But if you'll really hold me tight
All the way home I'll be warm
The fire is slowly dying
And, my dear, we're still goodbying
But as long as you love me so

We're looking for the king
The new messiah
We're following the star shining brighter
Old man won't you help us if you can
He shook his head
But he pointed his hand
Chorus:
There's a new kid in town
And he's lying in a manger down the road
There's a new kid in town
But he's just another baby I suppose, heaven knows
There's a new kid in town
Here in bethlehem
I see you've traveled far
Bearing tresures
You say these gifts are for the new kings pleasure
I've heard that a king might come
But up till now there hasn't been one

I don't mind the thought of growing old
But I don't want to lose my sense of humor
I'm okay as long as I can laugh
I don't care if everything goes wrong
Even if it's only for awhile
I'm alright if I can see you smile
You're an old-fashioned girl, at home in the modern world
The night's just right for love
If somewhere down the line the wheels come off
You may find me broke down by the highway
I'm alright as long as I can walk
If it comes to pass I'm losing touch
As long as I can feel you close to me
I know I'm where I'm supposed to be
You're an old-fashioned girl, at home in the modern world
The night's just right for love
Maybe I'm crazy, maybe I'm not
Maybe this moment is all we have got
I don't think that I'm afraid to die
Still in all I'd rather live forever
See a million full moons rising in the sky
Morning sunlight shining in your eyes
You're an old-fashioned girl, at home in the modern world
The night's just right for love

Down in Louisiana bayous by and by
A peirot pole or your natural soul
Keeps you tied to a tree high tide
Beer joint lights come on
And then crowd starts rollin' in
Pretty soon you got stars on the water
You got stars on the water
You got stars on the water
When it rains
Beaumont to Biloxi sea breeze at your door
Gypsy rains dang hurricanes
White silver sandy shores
Blue light lounge is shinin'
Why out on the pier
Makes it look just like stars on the water
Just like stars on the water
Just like stars on the water
When it rains
When it's midnight down in Mobile
Shining moon beams on the bay
They come from miles around
To dance the jukebox down
Th hear the good time sounds they play
And all across the harbor night life shinin' on
Makes you feel just like stars on the water
Just like stars on the water
Just like stars on the water

I'm finding out how hot an old flame can burn.
You're a feeling I haven't forgot, the love I can't unlearn.
You've become a memory I can't live without.
You'll always be a fire I can't put out.
[Chorus:]
I don't know how to handle the dream you left behind.
It's like a lighted candle burning up my mind.
At least I'm happy knowing what love is all about.
You'll always be a fire I can't put out.
Embers to ashes, that's how it should be.
You'd think by now my heart would know, and it could set you free.
The things I've tried, the tears I've cried, I guess there's no doubt
You'll always be a fire I can't put out.
[Chorus]
You'll always be a fire I can't put out.

Chestnuts roasting on an open fire
Jack Front nipping at your nose
Yuletide carols being sung by a choir
And folks dressed up like eskimos
Everybody knows some turkey and some mistletoe
Help to make the season bright
Tiny tots with their eyes all aglow
Will find it hard to sleep tonight
They know that Santa's on his way
He's loaded lots of toys and goodies on his sleigh
And every mother's child is going spy
To see if reindeer really know how to fly
And so I'm offering this simple phrase
To kids from one to ninety-two
Although it's been said many times, many ways

I knew the stakes were high right from the start
When she dealt the cards I dealt my heart
Now I just found a game that I can't play
And this is where the cowboy rides away
And my heart is sinking like the setting sun
Setting on the things I wish I'd done
It's time to say good bye to yesterday
And this is where the cowboy rides away
We've been in and out of love and in between
And now we play the final showdown scene
And as the credits role a sad song starts to play
And this is where the cowboy rides away
And my heart is sinking like the setting sun
Setting on the things I wish I'd done
Oh the last good bye's the hardest one to say
And this is where the cowboy rides away
Oh the last good bye's the hardest one to say

You don't dress up in satin, you don't wear diamond rings, but I'm satisfied with you.
You look just like an angel but you haven't got wings, but I'm satisfied with you.
Chorus:
I'd rather have you just the way that you are
Than change you for somebody new.
Maybe I could do better if I reach for the star, but I'm satisfied with you.
You're not made of candy but you're sweet as you can be, so I'm satisfied with you.
I just can't see no reason why you bother with me, but I'm satisfied with you.
I often wonder if it's all a mistake, it's hard to believe that it's true,
But if I'm only dreaming, I sure don't want to wake
'Cause I'm satisfied with you.
Chorus

Chorus:
Oh me oh my sweet baby said goodbye.
Oh no one else could take her place in my life.
Ooh we had something good, so tell me why she would go and make me cry?
Oh me oh my sweet baby said goodbye.
I remember how she'd hold me
And say she'd stay forever true.
Back then the future looked so rosy,
But tonight it's looking mighty blue.
Chorus
Don't know what I didn't give her
That she gets from someone new.
I only know how much I miss her,
And wish my heart was only broke in two.
Chorus:
Oh me oh my sweet baby said goodbye.
Oh no one else could take her place in my life.
Ooh we had something good, so tell me why she would
Go and make me cry? Oh me oh my.

It's a quiet little place tucked away in the hills
Where a crystal clear lake makes it crystal clear
That there's not another living soul for miles and miles around
That's where I wanna take our live and settle down
There's a giant old oak tree that knows just how to shade
That midday summer sun when it's showin' off it's rays
While I'm making you a momma to mother natures's sound
That's where I wanna take our love and settle down
That's where I wanna raise the babies that we make
And the hell you know we'll raise when they raise cane
That's where I wanna see them laugh and cry and breathe
That honeysuckle air after it rains
And they'll know just what country means
'For they go off to town

I said I don't love you, and I ain't never been your fool
That's a lie, and that's the truth
And if it's over makes no difference if we're through.
That's a lie, and that's the truth
Chorus:
I said go on, I'll be just fine
I won't fall apart, or go out of my mind
I said no one could break my heart
But you're living proof
That's a lie, and that's the truth
I don't mind the darkness alone in this room
That's a lie, and that's the truth
I like bein' lonely, yeah, I ain't missin' you
That's a lie, and that's the truth
Chorus
And if you find somebody
Who says they love you more than I do

I'm going down to Austin, Texas
Ease on down to San Antone
Get that bar-b-que and chili
Eat my fill then come back home
I'm gonna take my baby with me
We gonna have a high ol' time
We gonna eat till we got silly
Sho' do make a beer taste fine
Chorus:
Oh my, momma ain't that Texas cookin' something
Oh my, momma stop yo' belly and backbone bumpin'
Oh my, momma ain't that Texas cookin' good
Oh my, momma eat it everyday if I could
Well, I know a man that cooks armadillo
Tastes so sweet he calls it pie
I know a woman that makes pan dulce
Tastes so good it gets you high
Get them enchiladas greasy
Get them steaks chicken fried
Sho' do make a man feel happy
See white gravy on the side
Chorus
Well, I know a place that's got fried okra
Beat anything I ever saw
I know a man that cooks cabrito
It must be against the law
We gonna get a big ol' sausage
Big ol' plate of ranch-style beans
I could eat the heart of Texas
We gonna need some brand new jean

There wouldn't be no Alamo,
No Cowboys in the Superbowl...
No "Lonesome Dove", no "Yellow Rose",
If it wasn't for Texas.
I wouldn't be a Willie fan.
Nobody'd swim the Rio Grande.
I wouldn't be an American,
If it wasn't for Texas.
Fort Worth would never cross my mind,
An' there'd be no Austim City limits sign.
No Lonestar of any kind.
If it wasn't for Texas.
Instrumental break
I'd never've gone to Tennessee,
To sing my songs an' chase my dreams.
Only Heaven knows just where I'd be,
If it wasn't for Texas.
Fort Worth would never cross my mind.
There'd be no Austin City limits sign.
An' no Lonestar of any kind.
If it wasn't for Texas.
It made me the man I am...
Thank God for my old stompin' ground.
I wouldn't be standin' right here, right now,
If it wasn't for Texas.
If it wasn't for Texas.

There's a stranger in my arms tonight
And I know the reason why
I've left her all alone one two many times
She use to tremble at my touch
And her kiss was soft and warm
But tonight, there's a stranger in my arms
She's still look's the same
And she still talks the same
And she answers when I call her by the same name
But now to late I realize
I let her love for me die
There's a stranger in my arms tonight
She's still look's the same
And she still talks the same
And she answers when I call her by the same name
But now to late I realize
I let her love for me die
There's a stranger in my arms tonight

Yes, I'll take you back again, you knew I would
For I go on lovin' you that's understood
But it's the first time you've come back with tears in your eyes
Lately someone's taught you how to cry
Someone had to teach you I didn't have the heart to
Hurt you just like you've been hurting me
Someone had to teach you things it's time that you knew
Now maybe you'll be satisfied with me
Someone took your heart and rubbed it in the dirt
And you look just like a puppy when it's hurt
But you had this lesson coming for so very long
Our sins all have a way of coming home
Someone had to teach you I didn't have the heart to
Hurt you just like you've been hurting me
Someone had to teach you things it's time that you knew
Now maybe you'll be satisfied with me

You better watch out
You better not cry
You better not put I'm tellin' you why
Santa Claus is coming to town
He's making a list and checkin' it twice
Gonna find out who's knotty or nice
Santa Claus is coming to town
He sees you when your sleepin'
He knows when you're awake
He knows if you've been bad or good
So be good for goodness sake
O you better watch out
You better not cry
You better not put I'm tellin' you why
Santa Claus is coming to town
With little tin horns
And little toy drums
Rutty toot, toots and rummy tum, tum
Santa Claus is coming to town
With curly head dogs to cuttle and hug
Elephants, ropes, and kitty card to
Santa Claus is coming to town
The kids and girl and boy land
Will have a jubilee
There gonna fill the toy lad all around with Christmas trees
So you better watch out
You better not cry
You better not put I'm tellin' you why
Santa Claus is coming

At first she's gonna come on strong
Like she'll love you all night long
Like it's going out of style
Then she'll leave you with a smile
You're gonna give her all your heart
Then she'll tear your world apart
You're goin to cry a little while
Still she'll leave you with a smile
Well you can't help but wonder why you can't help but love her
But you can't help but love her
And all that hurtin was more than worth it
It's written all over your face
One day you'll pass her on the street
With that guy you use to be
She'll say hello and walk on by
Then she'll leave you with a smile
Well you can't help but wonder why you can't help but love her
But you can't help but love her
And all that hurtin was more than worth it
It's written all over your face
At first she’s goin to come on strong
Like she’ll love you all night long
Like it’s going out of style
Then she’ll leave you with a smile
Awh, she's gonna love you.
She's gonna leave you with a smile.
She's gonna love you.

I once had a love,
A true and lasting love,
But the fool in me,
Came out one night.
And with her loving eyes,
She saw right through my lies.
And she changed the night
I stepped across the line.
I should've watched that first step.
It was a mighty big step.
When I started stepping out of line.
Though she's still loving me,
It's not the way it used to be.
That first step did something to her mind.
I watched her slip away.
A little more everyday.
For my conscience
Couldn't live with all that shame.
Now she's growing colder
Since the day i told her.
And the love we had
Will never be the same.
I should've watched that first step.
It was a mighty big step.
When I started stepping out of line.
Though she's still loving me,
It's not the way it used to be.
That first step did something to her mind.
That first step did something to her mind.

Man don't you know
This woman you want and crave
Is the queen of my kingdom
When she walks through the garden
Roses drop pedals
To cushion the foot steps she takes
I know she once loved you
And I know you still lover her
But you carlessly asked for your freedom
I can see how it hurts you
But it's too late
You made your mistakes
Man you know second chances these days
Are so hard to come by
I love that lady
So you best forget
Ever gettin' her back cause she's mine
Man you know I had somebody else once
And she just gave me one try
And second chances these days
Are so hard to come by
Man you know second chances these days
Are so hard to come by
I love that lady
So you best forget
Ever gettin' her back cause she's mine
Man you know I had somebody else once
And she just gave me one try
And second chances these days
Are so hard to come by
And second chances these days

Christmas is always my favorite time of year
Sleighbell's ringin' jingle lingin'
Christmas time is near
Can't wait to build a snowman
And play outside all day
Nothing could be better
I gotta write a letter
Santa's on his way
Chorus:
Christmas time is always
A special time of year
A time for joy and happiness
And lots of Christmas cheer
Can't wait to decorate the tree
That we brought home today
Nothin' could be better
I gotta write a letter
Santa's on his way
Chorus
So have a very Merry Christmas
And a jolly happy day
Nothin' could be better
I gotta write a letter
Santa's on his way
Santa's on his way

I know the end is near...
I've seen the warning signs.
Been preparin' myself,
Layin' in supplies.
I bought a case of Jack,
A boxed-set of Merle...
I'm gettin' ready,
Ready for the end of the world.
I'm gettin' ready for the end to come...
That final hour it all comes undone.
An' she drops the bomb...
An' says he ain't my girl.
I'm gettin' ready,
Ready for the end of the world.
Instrumental break
My neon shelter waits,
Where I can go to hide.
While the memories burn,
I'll be safe inside.
With the honky-tonk few,
Bracin' for the worst...
I'm gettin' ready,
Ready for the end of the world.
I'm gettin' ready for the end to come...
That final hour it all comes undone.
An' she drops the bomb...
An' says he ain't my girl.
I'm gettin' ready,
Ready for the end of the world.
Yeah, I'll be ready...

Right or wrong, I'll always love you.
Oh you're gone, I can't forget.
Right or wrong, I'll keep on dreaming.
Still I wake with that same ol' regret.
All along I knew I'd lose you,
Though I prayed that you'd be true.
In your heart please just remember
Right or wrong, I'm still in love with you.
Right or wrong, I'll always love you.
Oh you're gone, I can't forget.
Right or wrong, I'll keep on dreaming.
Still I wake with that same ol' regret.
All along I knew I'd lose you,
Though I prayed that you'd be true.
In your heart please just remember

I go anywhere that ol' wind blows
Down a blactop road...anytime
No strings attached, no ties to tie me down
So why hang around, when I can fly
Chorus:
I'm free, free to do as I please
Free to choose, free to be
Just plain me, just plain fine
I'm here then I'm there
Not a care in the world
What a cure for the soul...peace of mind
I go anywhere that ol' wind blows
Down a blacktop road ...anytime
No strings attached, no ties to tie me down
So why hang around, when I can fly
I don't dare slow down for anything
What tomorrow brings suits me fine
And I don't dare look back on yesterday
It's a throw away better left behind
Chorus
I go anywhere that ol' wind blows
Down a blacktop road...anytime
No strings attached, no ties to tie me down
So why hang around, when I can fly

Tricycles, Bicycles
Candy canes and candlelight
Tryin' to stay awake all night
To catch a glimpse of Santa's reindeer
Mama bakin', sister makin'
Angels in the fallin' snow
Now it seems so long ago
I wish they all were here
Chorus:
We'd have an old time Christmas
An old time Christmas
Just like the ones from yesterday
We'd leave the world behind us
Let the spirit find us
And have an old time Christmas
For old times sake
Friends singin', bells ringin'
Snowman standing in the yard
It's a living Christmas card
Captured in our hearts forever
Friends scatter, it's won't matter
The magic never melts away
It only takes a Christmas Day
To make it reappear
Chorus
So leave the world behind you
Let the spirit find you
And have an old time Christmas

Last night I had a dream, dreamt I had it all I had it all
I had one truck, one car
Oneboat, one guitar
But all these things wouldn't get me too far
If I didn't have one of you
I work hard every day to bring home all my pay
I got one house, one yard
One dog who likes to bark
We'd be cold, living the dark if I didn't have one of you
One of you is all I want and all I'll ever need
One of you is all it takes to make my life complete
Chorus:
This is what I have, you have it all
I got one heart, one love
One dream I'm dreaming of
Wouldn't have known what to give it all to
If I didn't have one of you
One of you is all I want and all I'll ever need
One of you is all it takes to make my life complete

If you leave me, I won't miss you,
And I won't ever take you back.
Girl, your mem'ry won't ever haunt me
'Cause I don't love you, and now if you'll buy that.
Chorus:
I got some ocean front property in Arizona.
From my front porch you can see the sea.
I got some ocean front property in Arizona.
If you'll buy that, I'll throw the golden gate in free.
I don't worship the ground you walk on.
I never have and that's a fact.
I won't follow or try to find you
'Cause I don't love you, and now if you'll buy that.
Chorus

Leon Dixon leaves his Christmas lights up all year 'round
It's somethin' different about our town
We've often wondered why he never takes 'em down
But Leon leaves his Christmas lights up all year 'round
There's a big bright noel flashin' off and on
In the yard where the children play the whole year long
We've all gotten used to it year by year
Now it's kinda gotten to be a part of things 'round here
Chorus:
Peace on earth, Good will to men
Christmas time is here again
Can it be all that wrong
To feel like Christmas all year long
Leon got sick, it's been back awhile
Short on luck and money, but he still wore that smile
And nobody could stand to see him do without
So we all drove over to see if we could help out
Yeah, the noel flashed on and the bills stayed paid
I felt so warm as we drove away
I had never seen Christmas spelled so clear
As when I saw "LEON" flashin' in my rear view mirror
Chorus

As the sun sets and you let go
And my dreams go that way too
And I watch the silhouettes flow out of clear view
[Chorus:]
We can do this thing right
Fix what went wrong
Really make this work
Turn around real slow
Walk straight back to me
Nobody has to get hurt
We can learn from my mistakes now
I don't ask you to forget
But forgive my good intentions and where they went
[Chorus:]
We can do this thing right
Fix what went wrong
Really make this work
Turn around real slow
Walk straight back to me

I've been to all the ol' familiar places
At least a hundred times
Since you've been gone
I've seen a lot of ol' familiar faces
But again tonight I'm goin' home alone
Chorus:
My heart won't let me love no one but you
My mind keeps tellin' me that just won't do
My arms keep reachin' out for someone new
But my heart won't let me love no one but you
I've told myself a million times, it's over
You've gotta face the truth and let her go
Just when I think I've got it all together

I'm not the hero who will always save the day
Don't always wear the white hat don't always know the way
I may not even be the dream you wanted to come true
But I'll always be the man in love with you
I'm not the key that opens every door
I don't have the power to give you all you want and more
But when you're needin' something special you can hold on to
I'll always be the man in love with you
I never could work miracles there may be others who can do what I can't do
But no one else can be as good as me at lovin' you
So when the world won't turn the way you wish it would
And the dreams you have don't come alive as often as they should
Remember that there's someone there whose heart is always true
I'll always be the man in love with you
[ steel ]
Remember that there's someone there whose heart is always true
Someone there to help you make it through
I'll always be the man in love with you

When you see a shooting star in the night
When you hear the warm wind whisper through the pines
I want you to know it’ll be me and my infinite love for you
It’s just like I promised you, under heaven above
It will live on long after we kiss goodbye
Forever by your side, my infinite love
When you think someone is calling out your name
When you feel that kind of feeling you can’t explain
Now you will know it’ll be me and my infinite love for you
It’s just like I promised you, under heaven above
It will live on long after we kiss goodbye
Forever by your side, my infinite love
I want you to know it’ll be me and my infinite love for you
It’s just like I promised you, under heaven above
It will live on long after we kiss goodbye
Forever by your side, my infinite love

Way out here you can see for miles
If there was anything to be seen
Maybe I could tell the difference between
Where I am and where I've been
So if I stare off in the distance sometimes
And get that far away look in my eye
It's that my baby went and left me out there
All alone in the middle of nowhere
Way out in the middle of nowhere
Oh nobody wants to go there
My baby's gone and she don't care
That I'm out here in the middle of nowhere
Standin' at the edge of the sky
On top of a mountain so tall
Wishing to God I could fly
When I ain't even done climbing the wall
Could you help me let the teardrops roll
Awe anything to cleanse my soul
Or if you've got a single raindrop to spare
Lord I'm out in the middle of nowhere
Way out in the middle of nowhere
Oh nobody wants to go there
My baby's gone and she don't care

I had no reason for shopping this season
But I hung your stocking today
It makes me feel better
Though we're not together
You'll always be in my heart
Merry Christmas, wherever you are
Since it was Christmas
I thought you might call
Or have you stopped thinkin' about me at all
It'd be a perfect white Christmas
A storybook picture
If I could just share it with you
Though you're not here with me
I've got your memories
They keep me goin' sweetheart
Merry Christmas wherever you are
Though you're not here with me
I've got your memories
You'll always be in my heart
Merry Christmas wherever you are

There's a soft rain tappin' on your window
There's a cool breeze blowin' off the bay
And a warm flame dancin' with our shadows
To music playin' far away
I never meant to stay an hour
I thought that I was passin' through
Another town along the highway
I never meant to fall for you
But I can't speak for you, Maria
I only know the way I feel
When I sleep with you, Maria
There's nothing' left for dreams to steal
On a Bible by the mirror
The only treasures that we hold
The only secrets that we're keepin'
A watch, a chain, a cross of gold
But I can't speak for you, Maria
I only know the way I feel
When I sleep with you, Maria
There's nothing' left for dreams to steal
When the sunlight brings the mornin'
I can't tell you what I'll do
But I've a mind to take you with me
And I've a heart to stay with you
But I can't speak for you, Maria
I only know the way I feel
When I sleep with you, Maria
There's nothing' left for dreams to steal
When I sleep with you, Maria

Well I was rulin' the roost had all the chicks to myself
And suddenly it happened that funny little feelin' I felt
Well I tried to outrun it but it finally caught up with me
Tell me how can I run from somethin' that I can't see
Oh that a little bitty teeny weeny thing called the love bug
Nobody's ever seen it but it's got the whole world shook up
It all started with a little bitty kiss and a hug
It's a little bitty teeny weeny thing they called the love bug
[ guitar - fiddle - steel ]
Well I always thought that I had me a pretty good style
But I lost that race by a good old country mile
Well I was walkin' around with my head held way up high
And it fooled me hit me really took me by surprise
Oh that a little bitty teeny weeny thing...
Oh that a little bitty teeny weeny thing...
Well it's a little bitty teeny weeny thing they called the love bug

Those city lights drew you like a magnet
You were attracted to his high-falootin' crowd
I begged you not to go, but you still packed up
I've been expectin' you
Oh, look who's back from town
My old truck could not compare to his Mercedes
Did it humble you when you rode back on that Greyhound
You picked a plastic rose and left a field of daisies
I've been expectin' you
Oh, look who's back from town
Chorus:
What brings you back to this part of the country
Well let me guess, ol' loverboy let you down
Did he throw you away like his money
I've been expectin' you
Oh, look who's back from town
Chorus
I've been expectin' you

Pardon me, you left your tears on the jukebox,
And I'm afraid they got mixed up with mine.
I don't mean to pry,
It's just that I noticed you going out of your mind.
Looks like we're two of a kind.
Chorus:
Let's fall to pieces together.
Why should we both fall apart?
Let's fall to pieces together
Right here in each other's arms.
Alone is much better together,
And the worst is still yet to come.
So let's share the rest of the tears
That are left from two hearts that just came undone.
Why should we go crazy alone?
Chorus
Let's fall to pieces together

I used to like making love and then gettin' up and never havin' to explain
I've always been free I never could see me dragin' no ball and chain
I like running around and being tied down never was my cup of tea
But since I've been holding an angel a little heaven's rubbing off on me
And I'm beginning to like just sittin' and holding hands
Looking into her eyes I'm thinking bout future plans
And then I get the feelin' that the life that I'd been leadin'
Ain't all it's cracked up to be
Since I've been holding an angel a little heaven's rubbing off on me
[ steel - guitar ]
I used like to spend the night sittin' on an old barstool
Drinking wine and killing time with all over those other fools
But since you took my hand I think I understand it ain't the way it out to be
Since I've been holding an angel a little heaven's rubbing off on me
And I'm beginning to like...
Since I've been holding an angel a little heaven's rubbing off on me

Blue's out side my door,
I don't even know if it's raining.
But I've been here before,
and I don't want to be here again.
Every now and then, voices on the wind,
call me back to the first time.
Far away and clear, you can hear the teardrops,
falling for the last in love.
If I let you down,
all I can say is I'm sorry.
Now it's all over town,
and I don't want to hear it from you.
Please don't look away, it's hard enough to say,
this could go on forever.
When the night is clear, I can hear the teardrops,
falling for the last in love.
Every now and then, voices on the wind,
I may love you always, and always
Far away and clear, you can hear the teardrops,
falling for the last in love.
Calling for the last in love.

She said I don’t recall
Seeing you around here
You must be new to this town
I said I’m just passing through
But girl, from the looks of you
I could see me settling down
Then she smiled and said the invitation’s open
Cos you look just like what I’ve been waiting on
So I said why don’t we take this matter somewhere else
And get to know this feeling that’s so strong
Lead on
She said I had a love once
But he just up and left me
I said I bet it broke your heart
I had a love once too
But I acted like a fool
Oh what I’d give to be back in her arms
Then she smiled and said the invitation’s open
Cos you look just like what I’ve been waiting on
So I said why don’t we take this matter somewhere else
And pick up right where everything went wrong
Lead on
She said I don’t recall
Seeing you around here

Jingle Bell, Jingle Bell, Jingle Bell Rock
Jingle bell swing and jingle bells ring
Snowing and blowing up bushels of fun
Now the jingle hop has begun
Jingle Bell, Jingle Bell, Jingle Bell Rock
Jingle bells chime in jingle bell time
Dancing and prancing in Jingle Bell Square
In the frosty air
What a bright time, it's the right time
To rock the night away
Jingle bell time is a swell time
To go gliding in a one-horse sleigh
Giddy-up jingle horse, pick up your feet
Jingle around the clock
Mix and a-mingle in the jingling feet
That's the jingle bell,
That's the jingle bell,

The guys down at the job all want to know how things are going since I let you go
I laugh and say my heart ain't missed a beat I've convinced everybody but me
I'm all right I'm okay that's what I always say
When they ask me how I'm doing without you
I say I'm glad I'm free and if they all believe I've convinced everybody but me
[ fiddle ]
I'm the life of the party every night nobody knows I'm dying deep inside
I don't hurt at all as far as they can see I've convinced everybody but me
I'm all right I'm okay...
I smile in every mirror like I'm such a happy man but my heart knows what a liar I am I'm all right I'm okay...
Yes I've convinced everybody but me

Remember how lonely I told you it would be
Without you here with me
But you just turned and walked away
And now that I've found somebody new
You've changed your tune
You want me back but all I can say
Chorus:
It's too late now
Just tell me how long did you think
I'd be your fool
And I would sit right here an' wait
For you to make up
Your mind to show up
Well, just turn around
I'm sorry it's too late now
Well didn't I tell you that one of these days
It would be too late
To say you'd made a big mistake
And now you've come back like you've never been gone
Well baby you're wrong
Somebody else has taken your place

Lately you've been showin' all the signs
Of a woman with someone else on her mind.
It's not your fault, it's the nights I've left you alone,
And if you're thinkin' you want a stranger, there's one coming home.
Chorus:
If you're thinkin' you want a stranger, I'll soon be there.
You're gonna see a change in me, this time I swear.
No more late nights, comin' in at daylight, and no more doin' you wrong.
If you're thinkin' you want a stranger, there's one coming home.
Bought you a silk gown and perfume today.
Picked up some roses and champagne on the way.
Oh I called to ask you to put some soft music on.
'Cause if you're thinkin' you want a stranger, there's one coming home.
Chorus

Well my baby's wearin' a permanent smile
A satisfied look I ain't seen for a while
I ain't had no raise or fulfilled any dreams
But somethin's come over my baby it seems
Chorus:
I've got a funny feelin' somebody's stealin' my honey
Lord I love that child, love to see her smile
But these circumstances ain't funny
Where lies the danger is he a stranger or a pal
I've got a funny feelin' somebody's stealin' my gal
If I came home early Lord what would I find
Maybe I'd rather just walk around blind
I know baby loves me Lord I understand
I know how emotions can get out of hand
Repeat Chorus:
Where ever he is well I'm callin' his bluff
I'm gonna start wearin' that good smellin' stuff
And I'll be the lover that I used to be
Whatever she's missin' she'll get it from me
Repeat Chours:

I wasn't fooling around, everything's true what I say.
So take me seriously, darlin, please just take me.
I wasn't fooling around.
[Chorus:]
Laugh if you want to, but I wasn't joking
About this love that's real.
Is it surprising I'm romanticizing about the way I feel.
I wasn't playing a game, I'm not a kid anymore.
I'm not the clown that's just here to amuse you.
I wasn't fooling around.
[Chorus]
I wasn't fooling around, it wasn't like that at all.
So take me seriously, darlin' please just take me.

Your out there somewhere and your crying
And I love you though we've never met
Wait there for me, I'll recognize you
Someone lonesome, someone hurtin', someone blue,
That'll be you
We'll help each other start all over
A tear for a tear
A shoulder for a shoulder
You'll be someone that's born to lose
'Cause I need someone like me
To hold on too
We'll help each other start all over
A tear for a tear
A shoulder for a shoulder
You'll be someone that's born to lose
'Cause I need someone like me
To hold on too
'Cause I need someone like me

There’s just a hint of indifference
In her line of conversation when we talk
And the subject matter’s changed
There’s no mention of our future now at all
She still kisses me each morning
But it seems more like a habit than before
I know she still loves me
But I don’t think she likes me any more
She used to laugh at all my jokes
But lately I can’t seem to make her smile
And the last time we made love
It was good, but god it’s been a while
She’s always there when I get home
But she’s no longer waiting at the door
I know she still loves me
But I don’t think she likes me any more
Cos it’s just a little colder
Every time I hold her
She’s just going through the motions
From what’s left of her emotion
And it scares me half to death
Wondering what tomorrow holds in store
I know she still loves me
But I don’t think she likes me any more
Right now I know she loves me

Angels and devils share the same tables
And that's not so wrong if you get it done right.
Halos and horns lock up on the dance floor
On a Honkytonk Saturday Night.
It's a Honkytonk Saturday Night,
It's not who is who, it's who will or who might.
With luck she'll turn on
'fore they turn out the lights
On a Honkytonk Saturday Night.
I played the jukebox, I played some Merle Haggard,
Me and the waitress think he's outta' sight.
Then some folks got thirsty
While we were dancin'
On a Honkytonk Saturday Night.
It's a Honkytonk Saturday Night,
It's not who is who, it's who will or who might.
With luck I'll turn her on
'fore they turn out the lights
On a Honkytonk Saturday Night.
With luck I'll take her home
'fore they turn out the lights

I don't want to be the kind to hesitate,
Be too shy, wait too late
I don't care what they say other lovers do,
I just want to dance with you.
I gotta feeling that you have a heart like mine,
So let it show, let it shine.
If we have a chance to make one heart of two,
I just want to dance with you.
I want to dance with you, twirl you all around the floor
That's what they intended dancin' for,
I just want to dance with you.
I want to dance with you, hold you in my arms once more,
That's what they invented dancin' for,
I just want to dance with you.
I caught you lookin' at me when I looked at you,
Yes I did, ain't that true?
You won't get embarrassed by the things I do,
I just want to dance with you.
Oh the boys are playin' softly and the girls are too,
So am I and so are you.
If this was a movie, we'd be right on cue,
I just want to dance with you.
I want to dance with you, twirl you all around the floor
That's what they intended dancin' for,
I just want to dance with you.
I want to dance with you, hold you in my arms once more,
That's what they invented dancin' for,
I just want to dance with you.
I just want to dance with you,
I just want to dance with you,
I just want to dance with you.

You swear you've had enough
You're ready to give up
On that little lie they call love
Then out of the blue clear sky
Fallin' right into your hands
Like rain on the desert sand
It's the last thing you had planned
Out of the blue clear sky
Here she comes a walkin' talkin' true love
Sayin' I been lookin' for you love
Surprise your new love has arrived
Out of the blue clear sky
Ain't love a funny thing
One day your givin' up the dream
And the next you're pickin' out a ring
Out of the blue clear sky

(Dallas Frazier)
Well, it won't be long now
Til that 'ol sun goes down
And darkness helps me hide my shameful tears.
My wife works all night long
For a man who's halfway gone
She's the barmaid in the honky-tonk downstairs.
It's a shame she wears the name
Of a man who's locked and chained
To a bottle that's destroyin' all hopes and cares.
To the men with hungry eyes
She works and hides her pride
She's the barmaid in the honky-tonk downstairs.
It's a shame she wears the name
Of a man who's locked and chained
To a bottle that's destroyin' all hopes and cares.
To the men with hungry eyes
She works and hides her pride
She's the barmaid in the honky-tonk downstairs.

I pack up my saddle
Throw it in that two-horse trailer
Back up my truck, hook 'em up
And drive away
Won't be the first time
But this time's the last time
She meant it when she said
That's all I've got to say
Never had been thrown like this before
I ain't her cowboy anymore
Never say it comin'
But I knew where it was goin'
When she asked how long this time
Before I hit the road
She didn't come right out and say it
But I sure got the message
When I reached out to hold her
That shoulder sure was cold
Figured I'd just let goodbye run its course
I ain't her cowboy anymore
Chorus:
These white lines are a blur
Like the last few nights I spent with her
I don't know where I went wrong
Or if I did
Like the good ol' boy I am
I told her that I understand
But Lord knows that I won't
We met in Denver
Settled down in Dallas
The best days of my life
Were the ones I spent with her
You'd think that all that lovin' ought to count for something
Guess I wore out my welcome
Like the rowels of these old spurs
That Casper sunset's what I'm shootin' for
'Cause I ain't her cowboy anymore
Chorus
Her cowboy anymore

Our love is unconditional, we knew it from the start.
I see it in your eyes, you can feel it from my heart.
From here on after let's stay the way we are right now,
And share all the love and laughter
That a lifetime will allow.
I cross my heart and promise to
Give all I've got to give to make all your dreams come true.
In all the world you'll never find a love as true as mine.
You will always be the miracle that makes my life complete,
And as long as there's a breath in me, I'll make yours just as sweet.
As we look into the future, it's as far as we can see,
So let's make each tomorrow be the best that it can be.
I cross my heart and promise to
Give all I've got to give to make all your dreams come true.
In all the world you'll never find a love as true as mine.
And if along the way we find a day it starts to storm,
You've got the promise of my love to keep you warm.
In all the world you'll never find a love as true as mine,

Haven't got a worry
Haven't got a care
I haven't got a thing to call my own
Though I'm out of money
I'm a millionaire
I still have my home in San Antone
When I greet my neighbor with a "hi y'all"
I'm wealthy as a king upon a throne
You can have your mansion or your cottage small
I'll just take my home in San Antone
Traveling around the country
On my merry way
I've been to crowds and felt I was alone
But when I feel like braggin'
I just up and say
I'm a native son of San Antone
There's a sweet somebody by the Alamo
Someday she's going to be my very own
And we'll buy a high chair in a year or so

Well, I got a bumper sticker
On the back of my truck
There ain't another like it
'Cause i had it made up
I can tell who's behind me
They give themselves away
Lay on the horn when they read this phrase
[Chorus]
Honk if you honky tonk
Don't if you don't
But, If you do
Don't you love to
Honk if you honky tonk
Me and Friday night go hand in hand
Ice cold beer and a swingin' band
A girl on my arm that won't let go'
She caught my little sign about a mile ago
[Chorus]
Honk if you honky tonk
Don't if you don't
But, If you do
Don't you love to
Honk if you honky tonk
Well, just the other day I was cruisin' thru town
Sheriff pulled me over, I thought I had it now
I rolled down my window, he said with a grin
I want one of them stickers or im gonna run you in
[Chorus]
Honk if you honky tonk
Don't if you don't
But, If you do
Don't you love to
Honk if you honky tonk
[Chorus]
Honk if you honky tonk
Don't if you don't
But, If you do
Don't you love to
Honk if you honky tonk
Honk if you honky tonk
I hear ya honkin', yeah
I'm pullin' over,

Here we go again, she's back in town again,
I'll take her back again one more time.
Here we go again, the phone will ring again,
I'll be her fool again one more time.
Chorus:
I've been there before and I'll try it again,
But any fool knows that there's no way to win.
Here we go again, she'll break my heart again,
I'll play the part again one more time.
Chorus

(Doug Powell/Jerome Earnest)
You came into my life like an answer to a prayer
Like a star that falls from the sky right out of thin air
Some might say it's a miracle or a dream come true
But from that day I always knew
Chorus:
Heaven is missing an angel
That's the only thing that it can be
Heaven is missing an angel
€˜Cause you're right here with me
No one else in the world has touched me like you do
It's super natural, girl, the way I feel when I'm with you
I'm in paradise whenever you're around
Then when I look in your eyes there's no doubt
Repeat Chorus
I'm in paradise whenever you're around
Then when I look in your eyes there's no doubt
Repeat Chorus
Right here with me

Haven't you heard
Haven't you heard
Daddy's gone crazy
Haven't you heard momma is gone
Here I stand with my finger on his door bell
My mind goes back to what I did last night,
You see I finally talked his wife into leaving him
And I am just here to convince my conscious that its all alright
And I can see my old friend just sitting there staring at his little boy
Crying words are welded in my mind,
Haven't you heard
Daddy's gone crazy
Haven't you heard momma is gone
And either way I'm a loser
And I've been crying all night long
Mr. haven't you heard
Daddy's gone crazy
Haven't you heard momma is gone
And either way I'm a loser
And I've been crying all night long

Heart Like Hers
Every time that someone walks in
She turns around to see if it's him
She checks her watch by the clock
I can't count the times he's stood her up
And one's too much
Chorus:
How could anybody break a heart like hers
I can't stand to watch her hurt
I would gladly take his place
If she'd just love me that way
He must not know what it's worth
I don't understand how anyone
Could break a heart like hers
She keeps saying he'll change someday
He wasn't always this way
She things he hung the moon and stars
But all he's done is string her along like this
It don't make sense
Chorus
How could anybody break
A heart like hers

He Must Have Really You Bad
You put your best red dress on
And came here tonight all alone
He must have really hurt you bad
Ordered up a double Coke and rum
And hope it'll turn into fun
He must have really hurt you bad
I don't know your story but it ain't hard to see
You've got a heart that's as broken as a heart can be
It's probably not like you at all
To mix loneliness and alcohol
He must have really hurt you bad
Now it's 1 a.m. and here you are
With some stranger at the bar
He must have really hurt you bad
Across town in some motel room
He'll try to heal your past
While the one that's lying next to you is only there for the laughs
He must have really hurt you bad
Now, I'm the Joe that sets you up then cuts you off
And calls a cab when you need me to
And I'd like to say that only once in a while
I see someone goin' what you're goin' through
Well, I need the tips, but I'll be all right
If I don't see you tomorrow night
Stay home girl
He must have really hurt you bad
He must have really hurt you bad

When you hear twin fiddles and a steel guitar
You're listenin' to the sound of the American heart
And opry music on a Saturday night
Brings a smile to your face
And a tear to your eye
Sing a song about the Heartland
The only place I feel at home
Sing about the way a good man
Works until the daylight's gone
Sing the rain on the roof on a summer night
Where they still know wrong from right
Sing a song about the Heartland
Sing a song about my life
Sing a song about the Heartland
The only place I feel at home
Sing about the way a good man
Works until the daylight's gone
Sing the rain on the roof on a summer night
Where they still know wrong from right
Sing a song about the Heartland

I'm so sorry, I keep interrupting
What were you gonna say?
You caught him cheatin'
I don't blame you for walkin' away
I know where you're comin' from
It sounds like where I've been
Oh, there I go interrupting your story once again
Go on
Go on
You were sayin' how a fool
Can only fool you so long
It's true
It's so true
When they do you like that
What else you can do but go on
Our conversation won't change nothin'
But it's sure nice to talk
With somebody who's been cut out
Of the same ol' cloth
You know how you said happiness
Can't be found lookin' back
If you don't mind maybe we can
Talk a little more about that
Go on
Go on
You were sayin' this is better than
Sittin' at home
It's true
It's so true
When they do you like that
What else can you do but go on-
Even when you see
No reason to
Don't wait to live life 'cause it
Won't wait for you
Go on
Please go on
You were sayin' what don't kill us
Only makes us strong
It's true
That's so true
When they do you like that
What else can you do
But go on

Well I haven't seen her lately, and she never calls.
She don't ask my friends about me, gives no clues at all.
Well the fire might still be burnin' yeah,
But I'd say she's about as gone as a girl can get.
She don't even show up in my dreams at night,
But my stubborn ol' memory keeps holdin' on tight.
Sure makes it hard to forget
She's about as gone as a girl can get.
Chorus:
She's outta here, she disappeared without a trace.
More or less unimpressed by the tears on my face.
Her destination unknown, she just dropped out of sight,
Last seen headin' right on out of my life.
Like a stranger I ain't never met,
She's about as gone as a girl can get,
Chorus
Like a stranger I ain't never met,

Not so very long from now
She'll be known all over town
Cause she waits by her phone from in the car
She says the limit is the sky
And tonight she's flyin' high
But I'll hang around and take her faults and all
O' Yes she once was mine
Now she's changed and she's that kind
With a crowd she has her self a ball
But she's not that kind of girl
She's just hidin' from the world
But I'll hang around and take her faults and all
She's about as low as a girl can go
She ain't got far to fall
But when she hits the ground
I'm gonna be around
'Cause I want her most of all
And when all's been said and done
I'm gonna be the one
Who'll hang around and take her faults and all

Weather man says it's rainin' again
Perfect night for stayin' in
Lookin' at you I don't doubt that it's true
And did I hear you say
Baby put on a smile
Kick your shoes off
And stay a while
Well since you asked me to
I don't mind if I do
That ol' clock can just tick off the wall
I ain't worried 'bout the time at all
Long as I'm makin' time with you
And holdin' you tight
Dim light
Opry radio
I'll whisper baby I love you so
And since you want me to
I don't mind if I do
That ol' clock can just tick off the wall
I ain't worried 'bout the time at all
Long as I'm makin' time with you
And holdin' you tight
Dim light
Opry radio
I'll whisper baby I love you so
And since you want me to
I don't mind if I do
Just as long as it's you baby

I'm drinking champagne, feelin' no pain till early mornin'.
Dinin' and dancin' with every pretty girl I can find.
I'm having a fling with a pretty young thing till early mornin'.
Knowin' tomorrow I'll wake up with you on my mind.
Chorus:
Guilty conscience I guess, though I must confess
I never loved you much when you were mine.
So I'll keep drinking champagne feelin' no pain till early mornin'.
Dinin' and dancin' with every pretty girl I can find.
Havin' a fling with a pretty young thing till early mornin'.
Knowin' tomorrow I'll wake up with you on my mind.
Chorus:
Guilty conscience I guess, though I must confess
I never loved you much when you were mine.
So I'll keep drinking champagne feelin' no pain till early mornin'.
Dinin' and dancin' with every pretty girl I can find.
I'll keep havin' a fling with a pretty young thing till early mornin'.

Well I'm out on a tear 'cause she's tearing me apart.
If I look rough on the outside, you ought to see my heart.
And this look in my eyes shows beyond a doubt
That since my woman left I'm down and out.
Chorus:
Well I'm down at the bar, out of my mind.
Tighter than an eight-day clock with no way to unwind.
(Well) that jukebox cries the blues like it knows what I'm about.
Since my woman left I'm down and out.
Well I'm down to my last dollar, but I don't really care.
My friends have all got whiskey, and they don't mind if I share.
They know how it feels to have your heart torn inside out.
Since by woman left I'm down and out.
Chorus
Since my woman left, since my woman left,

[Chorus:]
I'm goin' down Louisiana way
I'm going back as of this very day
Don't worry about me cause I'll be okay
I'm goin' down Louisiana way
I will miss all my old Chicago friends
And think about you San Francisco now and then
I will remember my compadres in L.A.
Look me up down Louisiana way
[Chorus]
Don't let your eyes get misty now
We knew the time would come around for me to go
I will miss you
So long friend, quess I'll see you while ago
I might be back sometime, you just never know
I have left a sweetheart north of Whiskey Bay

Once you told me you were gonna love me
That it was meant to be and there's no other way
Then came someone showed you more fun
We've had a good run better think it over
Do the right thing baby do the right thing
Go with your heart and do the right thing
He's got a good line, shows you a good time
Did he change your mind guess it's your move
I'll lose my pride I'd even step aside
Honey you really must decide who's best for you
Do the right thing baby do the right thing
Go with your heart and do the right thing
Do the right thing baby do the right thing
Go with your heart and do the right thing
You might chose me or chose to lose me
Someday you'll see the good thing you had
Do the right thing baby do the right thing
Go with your heart and do the right thing
Do the right thing baby do the right thing
Go with your heart and do the right thing

I'm drifting into deep water,
I'm starting to care for you.
You're gettin' me in deep water,
Be careful what you do.
You want a romance, but I'm seeking love.
I know I'll regret it when it ends.
I'm winding up in deep water.
Why can't we just be friends?
There's restless and there's deep water.
I'm lost between right and wrong.
My love is true as deep water.
Your love won't last as long.
Where will it lead me and where will it end?
I can't help but wish I only knew.
I'm winding up in deep water.

I take off time to time
With those crazy friends of mine
Head out on steel horses
With wheels and we ride
We burn up that road to old Mexico
Blend in with the desert
Just we amigos
And we roll
Chorus:
Cowboys like us sure do have fun
Racin' the wind, chasin' the sun
Take the long way around back to square one
Today we're just outlaws out on the run
There'll be no regrets, no worries and such
For cowboys like us
We talk about livin', babies, and women
All that we've lost and all we've been givin'
We sing about true love, lie about things we ain't done
Drink one more cold one, come mornin' get up
And we roll
Chorus 2x

Come on along and we'll go down to a place in Texas called Cowtown
You'll never meet a stranger there everybody knows if you're in town
They'll greet you with a smile and howdy how you all
In just a little while you'll get that Texas drawl
Their hats're white and boots're brown you'll just love this place called Cowtown
[ guitar - steel ]
No matter where I may wander no matter where I may roam
There's a place way down yonder I'm goin' there and make it my home
Come on along and we'll go down...
You'll just love this place called Cowtown

I don't take my whiskey to extremes
Don't believe in chasin' crazy dreams
My feet are planted firmly on the ground
But, darlin', when you come around
I get carried away by the look by the light in your eyes
Before I even realize the ride I'm on, baby, I'm long gone
I get carried away nothin' matters but bein' with you
Like a feather flyin' high up in the sky on a windy day
I get carried away
It might seem like an ordinary night
Same ol' stars, the same ol' moon up high
But when I see you standin' at your door
Nothin's ordinary anymore
I get carried away by the look by the light in your eyes
Before I even realize the ride I'm on, baby, I'm long gone
I get carried away nothin' matters but bein' with you
Like a feather flyin' high up in the sky on a windy day
I get carried away
I get carried away by the look by the light in your eyes
Before I even realize the ride I'm on, baby, I'm long gone
I get carried away nothin' matters but bein' with you
Like a feather flyin' high up in the sky on a windy day
I get carried away
Carried away

Baby all I got is this beat up leather bag
And everything I own don't fill up half
But don't you worry 'bout the way I pack
All I care about is gettin' back real soon
A goodbye kiss is all I need from you
Cause I'm carrying your love with me
West Virginia down to Tennessee
I'll be movin' with the good Lord's speed
Carrying your love with me
It's my strength for holdin' on
Every minute that I have to be gone
I'll have everything I'll ever need
I'm carrying your love with me
On a lonely highway stuck out in the rain
Darlin' all I have to do is speak your name
The clouds roll back and the waters part
The sun starts shinin' in my heart for you
You're right there in everything I do
Cause I'm carrying your love with me
West Virginia down to Tennessee
I'll be movin' with the good Lord's speed
Carrying your love with me
It's my strength for holding on
Every minute that I have to be gone
I'll have everything I'll ever need
I'm carrying your love with me
It's my strength for holding on
Every minute that I have to be gone
I'll have everything I'll ever need
I'm carrying your love with me
I'm carrying your love with me
I'm carrying your love with me
West Virginia down to Tennessee
I'll be movin' with the good Lord's speed

Baby, what do you say when love comes down on you
Rainin' the blues on you
Like it's never gonna end on you
And all yourdreams like leaves in the gutter go floatin' by
No, baby, I don't know why all God's children cry
I'll miss your skin, as golden as your wheatfield hair
And where you go I hope you find out there
A better rain
The kind that comes in off the coast and paints the sky
And lets you know that God's alive
A better rain
That'll wash me from your eyes so you can smile again
And be all right again
In a better rain
Someday is gonna find you in a sweeter place
Long after time has erased
All the words like razor blades
You'll remember you and me before the flood
Once upon a time in love, a beautiful us
I can see you on some stretch of sand
Spinin' round in circles barefoot dancin' in
A better rain
That'll leave behind a rainbow in the sky
Lets you know that God's alive
A better rain
That'll wash me from your eyes so you can smile again
And be all right again
In a better rain
A better rain
That'll leave a rainbow in the sky
Lets you know that God's alive
In a better rain
A better rain

I've never once in my life met someone like you
I don't know what the word blue means
As long as I'm with you
You fill me so completely through everything you do
Blue is not a word at all
As long as I'm with you
Most of the time in my past
Blue is all I knew
But now that we're together
O' how I love you
I'm so glad I've found you
You've made my dreams come true
Blue is not a word at all
As long as I'm with you
Most of the time in my past
Blue is all I knew
But now that we're together
O' how I love you
I'm so glad I've found you
You've made my dreams come true
Blue is not a word at all

I never thought too much about her leavin'
I'd find someone there was no doubt
But this time the feelin' is strange and different
Since she's been gone there's one thing I found out
Chorus:
It takes a mighty man to live with lonesome
Some big men might live with misery
But there's one thing I know, for sure it's certain
It's for sure it's gonna take a lot bigger man than me
I've never suffered much in the hurtin' line
I've always been as good as any man
But show me who can lose in love and like it
And I'll be the first to proudly shake his hand

You swear you've had enough, you're ready to give up
On that little lie they call love, then out of the blue clear sky
Fallin' right into your hands, like rain on the desert sand
It's the last thing you had planned out of the blue clear sky.
[Chorus:]
Here she comes a walkin' talkin' true love
Sayin' I been lookin' for you love
Surprise your new love has arrived
Out of the blue clear sky.
Ain't love a funny thing, one day you're givin' up the dream
And the next you're pickin' out a ring out of the blue clear sky.
[Chorus]

Any old time you get lonely,
Nights get cold or love is blue,
Just snuggle up honey; you're my one and only,
Any old time, I'm here for you.
Pay no mind to the hour
Or how far away you may be.
Any old time you can find me, drop in a dime and there I'll be.
Any old time you start missin'
Somebody to hold, to keep you company,
I'll be willin' when you want my kissin',
Any old time, just call on me.
Pay no mind to the hour
Or how far away you may be.

Swingin' doors sawdust floors
A heartache drowns as the whiskey pours
There's a hole in the wall from some free for all
The ringin' crack of that old cue ball
I've been fallin' in here for what seems like years
Where the tears and the lonely belong
And wonder what's going on beyond that blue neon
Chorus:
I hear tell there's people out there who don't know what losin' you means
They don't have a heart that just falls apart at the mention of your name
I heard they pretend the world didn't end
Right when I knew you were gone
I guess life still goes on beyond that blue neon
Chorus
But it's a quarter 'til two and I don't have a clue
As to what I'll do from now 'til dawn
I wonder what's going on beyond that blue neon

All you know-it-all lovers
Better heed some advice
If you're bad to your baby
You better think twice
Love don't come easy, love ain't blind.
You've got to show her you love her
Mornin' and night
Be there for her just to make things right
Make her believe
Till there ain't a doubt in her mind.
Chorus:
Better baby your baby
With a love that's strong
Hold her and tell her
You'll never do wrong
Better baby your baby
'Cause if you don't
One day your baby'll be gone
Don't let her get lonely
Don't make her cry
Don't take her for granted
Don't tell her a lie
Bring her red roses
When she's blue
Give her the best of
What you've got to give
You'll be together
As long as you live
Better baby your baby
And she'll baby you

She looked so much like a lady
But she was so much like a child
A devil when she held me close
An angel when she smiled
She always held it deep inside
But somehow I always knew
She'd go away when the grass turned green
And the sky turned baby blue
Chorus:
Baby blue
Was the color of her eyes
Baby blue
Like the Colorado skies
Like a breath of spring she came and left
And I still don't know why, so
Here's to you and whoever holds
My baby blue tonight
She brought color to my life
That my eyes have never touched
When she taught me how to care
I've never cared so much
I try not to think of her
But I fall asleep and do
And drift off where the grass is green
And the sky is baby blue
Chorus
Chorus
Baby blue
Was the color of her eyes
Baby blue
Like the Colorado skies
Baby blue
Was the color of her eyes
Baby blue

If you have any left of her kisses
When you're through with your latest affair
Don't let them just waste, I know how they taste
I'll take anything you can spare
And if you have a few idle moments
If you're lonely and nobody's there
I'll gladly fill in until you find a new friend
I'll take anything you can spare
Yes, I'll even take some heartaches from you
Though I've already more than my share
I love you all the time, so baby keep me in mind

Chorus:
Adalida, pretty little Cajun queen
Sweet Dixie flower, the bell of the bayou
You’re every young mans dream
Adalida, I’d walk through the hurricane
To stand beside ya sweet Adalida I’d swim the Ponchartrain
Oh no, here ya coming down the road
With your cotton dress a swishing
You’re getting some attention
From all the boys in Thibodaux
Oh my, you’re really filling up their eyes
Smiling and a winking
I know what they’re thinking
But I’m the only one who loves you so
Repeat Chorus
Oh no, the hottest little dish I know
I know that you can tell it
You’re making me so jealous
From my head down to my toes
Oh me, you could make a red neck green
The way that you’re a looking
You got me a cooking
And I ain’t talking bout Etoufee’
Repeat Chorus (x2)
To stand beside ya sweet Adalida
To stand beside ya sweet Adalida
Just to stand beside of my sweet Adalida
I’d swim the Ponchartrain

[Chorus:]
Adalida, pretty little cajun queen.
Sweet dixie flower, the belle of the bayou-
You're every young man's dream.
Adalida, I'd walk through a hurricane
To stand beside you sweet Adalida I'd swim the Pontchartrain.
Oh no, here you comin' down the road.
With your cotton dress a swishin', you gettin' some attention
From all the boys in Thibodaux.
Oh my, you really fillin' up their eyes.
Smilin' and a winkin', I know what they're thinkin',
But I'm the only one who loves you so!
[Chorus]
Oh no, the hottest little dish I know.
I know you can tell it
You makin' me so jealous from my head down to my toes.
Oh me, you could make a redneck green.
The way that you're a lookin' you got me cookin',
And I ain't talkin' 'bout Etoufee'.

I got sent home from school one day
With a shiner on my eye
Fighting was against the rules
And it didn't matter why
When dad got home I told the story
Just like I'd rehearsed
And then stood there on my trembling knees
And waited for the worst
(Chorus)
(He said/I said), "Let me tell you a secret
About a father's love
A secret that my daddy said
Was just between us
He said, daddies don't just love their children
Every now and then
It's a love without end, amen
It's a love without end, amen."
When I became a father
In the spring of '81
There was no doubt that stubborn boy
Was just like my father's son
And when I thought my patience
Had been tested to the end
I took my daddy's secret
And I passed it on to him
(Repeat chorus)
Last night I dreamed I'd died
And stood outside those pearly gates
And suddenly, I realized
There must be some mistake
If they know half the things I've done
They'll never let me in
And a voice spoke from the other side
And I heard those words again
(Repeat chorus)

I'm finding out how hot an old flame can burn.
You're a feeling I haven't forgot, the love I can't unlearn.
You've become a memory I can't live without.
You'll always be a fire I can't put out.
Chorus:
I don't know how to handle the dream you left behind.
It's like a lighted candle burning up my mind.
At least I'm happy knowing what love is all about.
You'll always be a fire I can't put out.
Embers to ashes, that's how it should be.
You'd think by now my heart would know, and it could set you free.
The things I've tried, the tears I've cried, I guess there's no doubt
You'll always be a fire I can't put out.
Chorus

You always said you loved me
And I always believed you did
But now you say you're leaving
And taking both of the kids
Chorus:
4 minus 3 equals zero
Your leaving just don't add up
It's all over for me if you go
Cause I'll be nothing without your love
The babies are sleeping in the bedroom
They don't know you're packing their clothes
At least they didn't see me crying
When you said that's the way love goes
Chorus
4 minus 3 equals zero

I got the blue marlin blues...
First one off the dock, long before dawn
Headed to the blue water, won't take long
A box full of ballyhoo, rigged just right
Still hurtin' from that party last night
30 miles later, get the call lines in
Scramble' round the cockpit thinkin' we're gonna win
Seven hours later, we still ain't caught a thing
Mood on this boat sure has changed
I got the blue marlin blues
From my hat to my shoes
I used to catch 'em in twos
No matter which bait I choose
How many more can I lose
They got me drinkin' the booze
I got the blue marlin blues
I had one swimmin' right behind my bait
All lit up man, I just couldn't wait
I picked up the rod, I put it in free spool
Thinkin' I'll shake these blue marlin blues
He knocked it out of the clip
And I fed him some line
I locked it up and I began to wind
He came out of the water
Spit the bait right at me
And disappeared back into the sea
I got the blue marlin blues
From my hat to my shoes
I used to catch 'em in twos
No matter which bait I choose
How many more can I lose
They got me drinkin' the booze

Without a warning, you're outta control.
The ground shakes and the oceans roll-
This is the big one, there's no way to run.
On the Richter scale of romance
You hit twelve and you don't stand a chance.
This is the big one, I'm fallin' in love.
Now it's beat, beat, beat-
My heart's sending out a message.
Please, please, please don't save me tonight.
S.O.S. in this situation means she's outtasite.
No need to panic I tell myself,
But I never felt this feeling with anybody else.
This is the big one I'm falling in love.
Now it's beat, beat, beat-
My heart's sending out a message.
Please, please, please don't save me tonight.
S.O.S. in this situation means she's outtasite.
No need to panic I tell myself,
But I never felt this feeling with anybody else.

(Big balls in cowtown, yeah)
(Come on fiddle, yeah)
(George)
Workin' on the railroad
Sleepin' on the ground
Eatin' saltine crackers
Ten cents a pound
Big Ball's in Cowtown
We'll all go down
Big Ball's in Cowtown
We'll dance around
(Ehhhh, come in momma, the hog's done got me)
(Mind if I sing one George)
I'll go to Cowtown
I'll dance around
Board up your windows
The big boy's in town
Big Ball's in Cowtown
We'll all go down
Big Ball's in Cowtown
We'll dance around
Put on your new shoes
Put on your gown
Shake off them sad blues
The Big Ball's in town
Big Ball's in Cowtown
We'll all go down
Big Ball's in Cowtown
We'll dance around
(Come on Ricky, fiddle down)
Everybody's smilin'
You can't find a frown
(Ah)
The girls are all happy
Cause the Big Ball's in town
(That's right)
Big Ball's in Cowtown
We'll all go down
Big Ball's in Cowtown

Isn’t it like her to look so pretty
Like everything is alright
Like nobody cried all last night
Look at the sun, ooh how it’s shining
Almost a picture perfect day
Like nobody’s going away
If it were just a little colder
She might need me to hold her
Wouldn’t you know, the weather’s perfect
There’s not a cloud in the sky
It ain’t raining or snowing
There’s no cold wind blowing
It’s a beautiful day for goodbye
Isn’t it like me to wait til she’s leaving
To know how I feel
I love her and I always will
In a second or more forever can change
So I’m standing here praying for rain
If it were just a little colder
She might need me to hold her
Wouldn’t you know, the weather’s perfect
There’s not a cloud in the sky
It ain’t raining or snowing
There’s no cold wind blowing
It’s a beautiful day for goodbye
Wouldn’t you know, the weather’s perfect
There’s not a cloud in the sky

I'm back to bein' me
I'm back to bein' nobody
The who I was before I was your used to be
I'm back to bein' me
I'm back to who I was
Before I was the one who fell in love
With the one who never, ever was in love
I'm back to bein' me
These eyes that used to cry myself to sleep
Now they're dry they don't lay me down to weep
For the first time in a long time I like seeing what I see
No thanks to you
I'm back to bein' me
These eyes that used to cry myself to sleep
Now they're dry they don't lay me down to weep
For the first time in a long time I like seeing what I see
No thanks to you
I'm back to bein' me
I'm back to bein' me
I'm back to bein' nobody
The who I was before I was your used to be
I'm back to bein' me
I'm back to who I was
Before I was the one who fell in love
With the one who never, ever was in love
I'm back to bein' me
I'm back to bein' me

What a rotten day
This turned out to be
I still can't believe
That she'd leave so easily
She just got all her things
Threw them into a pile
Then she loaded her car
And said "After awhile"
She'd done this before
But this time she didn't cry
That's way I'm sittin' on the front steps
Starin' down the road
Wonderin' if she'll come back
This time I don't know
After she packed
When she looked back
There were no tears in her eyes
And that's got me worried
Thinkin' maybe my baby's
Gotten good at goodbye
All those times before
She'd break down and cry
She'd make her plans
But her heart wasn't set on goodbye
She just wanted me to hear
What she had to say
Now I'm lost for words
Since she went away
She may not return
For this time she didn't cry
And now I'm sittin' on the front steps
Starin' down the road
Wonderin' if she'll come back
This time I don't know
After she packed
When she looked back
There were no tears in her eyes
And that's got me worried
Thinkin' maybe my baby's

Chorus:
Away in a manger
No crib for a bed
The little lord Jesus laid down his sweet head
The stars in the sky look down where he lay
The little Lord Jesus asleep on the hay
The cattle all glory the baby awakes
Buy little Lord Jesus no crying he makes
I love the Lord Jesus look down from the sky
And stay by my cradle till morning is night

Lately I've found myself fallin'
Deeper in love with you
I'm not the kind of guy
Who gets swept away
So here's what I'm gonna do
I'm gonna give you this heart of mine
But that's where I draw the line
Chorus:
I'm only gonna give you everything
Take it a mile beyond the end of the road
I'm gonna love you one day past forever
But that's as far as it goes
I know it may not sound like much
But baby, make no mistake
I'm gonna treat you with more tenderness
Than any one woman can take
I'm gonna make all your dreams come true
But after that, baby, I'm through
Chorus
You've got your limits, I've got mine
I'm only gonna go the distance
Time after time
Chorus

Chorus:
Angel oh my angel, Angelina.
Heaven must be wonderin' where you are.
Mornin' finds me prayin', "Please let me keep her."
Each night finds me wishin' on the star.
That always, always Angelina
You'll be stayin' right here in my arms.
Sweetest of the sweet those ruby lips.
No other has that touch, ooh those finger tips.
Bluest of the blue those sparklin' eyes.
Like hand in glove we fit-
You know you're just my size.
You and all your special ways and needs.
Oh I love you Angelina.
Chorus

I know why I'm intrigued
You keep surprising me
Somewhere between the lines
There's no way to define
Every move you make
Always never the same
Call me mesmerized
Somewhat hypnotized
Somehow in Conversation
I'm lost in sweet temptation
Every word you say
Always never the same
I can't count the ways
You take my breath away
Always never the same
Always never the same

All of me loves all of you.
Every part of me, down to the heart of me
Loves you through and through.
Now wanting you is all I do.
All of me loves all of you.
Oh I have heard those tender words,
But my heart wasn't listening.
Till I found you I never knew
Just what I was missing.
I have heard those tender words,
But my heart wasn't listening.
Till I found you I never knew
Just what I was missing.
All of me loves all of you.
Every part of me down to the heart of me
Loves you through and through.
Now wanting you is all I do.
All of me loves all of you.

Everybody stops and stares at me
These two teeth are gone as you can see
I don't know just who to blame for this castastrophe
But my one wish on Christmas Eve is as plain as can be
Chorus:
All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth
My two front teeth
See my two front teeth
Gee, if I could only have my two front teeth
Then I could wish you, "Merry Christmas"
It seems so long since I could say
"Sister, Susie sitting on a thistle!"
Gosh, oh gee, how happy I'd be, if I could only whistle
Chorus 2x
It seems so long since I could say
"Sister, Susie sitting on a thistle!"
Gosh, oh gee, how happy I'd be, if I could only whistle

You've got to have an ace in the hole.
A little secret that nobody knows.
Life is a gamble, a game we all play,
But you need to save something for a rainy day.
You've got to learn to play your cards right if you
expect to win in life.
Don't put it all on the line for just one roll.
You've got to have an ace in the hole.
If you're headed down a one way street.
And you're not sure it's the way you wanna go.
In money or love, or all the above,
Have a little more than what you show.
When life deals out a surprise
Have a few surprises of your own.
No matter what you do, no matter where you go
You've got to have an ace in the hole.
You've got to have an ace in the hole.
A little secret that nobody knows.
Life is a gamble, a game we all play,
But you need to save something for a rainy day.
You've got to learn to play your cards right if you
expect to win in life.
Don't put it all on the line for just one roll.
You've got to have an ace in the hole.
Don’t put it all on the line for just one roll
You've got to have an ace in the hole.
No matter what you do, no matter where you go

She left me almost burned out
I couldn't feel a thing
A walkin' talkin' statue
Afraid to love again
She did everything to kill a flame
But a little spark got through
She'd of got her way
I'd be gone today
If it hadn't been for you
You turn cold gray ashes into
Hot burning flames
I'm alive with love because of you
When you came to light the fire
I knew just what to bring
You turn cold gray ashes into
Hot burning flames
She thought she had me down and out
But at the count of nine
A livin' lovin' angel
Showed up just in time
She thought that I would surely die
Sometimes I wanted to
She had no doubt
The fire was out
But she didn't count on you
You turn cold gray ashes into
Hot burning flames
I'm alive with love because of you
When you came to light the fire
I knew just what to bring
You turn cold gray ashes into
Hot burning flames
You turn cold gray ashes into
Hot burning flames
I'm alive with love because of you
When you came to light the fire
I knew just what to bring
You turn cold gray ashes into
Hot burning flames
You turn cold gray ashes into

Thought I'd go crazy when you said goodbye
I didn't have that far to go
But I made a wrong turn somewhere in the night
Down a long and lonely road
To Honkytonkville, an ideal
Home away from home sweet home
Honkytonkville, where I don't feel
A thing since you've been gone
Where the future's always bright
In the glow of neon lights
Livin' high on barstool hill in Honkytonkville
There's friendly faces everywhere I turn
Droppin' quarters in the slot
Lord, knows that we've all got memories to burn
And that's why that jukebox plays around the clock
And Honkytonkville, an ideal
Home away from home sweet home
Honkytonkville, where I don't feel
A thing since you've been gone
Where the future's always bright
In the glow of neon lights
Livin' high on barstool hill in Honkytonkville

Well, it won't be long now
Til that 'ol sun goes down
And darkness helps me hide my shameful tears.
My wife works all night long
For a man who's halfway gone
She's the barmaid in the honky-tonk downstairs.
Chorus:
It's a shame she wears the name
Of a man who's locked and chained
To a bottle that's destroyin' all hopes and cares.
To the men with hungry eyes
She works and hides her pride
She's the barmaid in the honky-tonk downstairs.

There's a hundred dollar bill on the table
To get me through the night
Got a tight blue jean honky tonk queen
To hold me tight
And the cowboy bands in mission
Of Texas waltz
It's music to my ears and a need to hear
To keep me from climbing the wall
Cause tonight I'll be honky tonk crazy
Rip roaring wild, one more time
Tonight I'll be, honky tonk crazy
Let the whiskey whisk her out of my mind
Let the whiskey whisk her out of my mind
Got all my friends around me
Telling the latest jokes
They can't see the joke's on me
I'm at the end of my rope
So I step out side and drink one
In the driving rain
That's all right if I'm high tonight
Cause she's already drove me insane.
Cause tonight I'll be honky tonk crazy
Rip roaring wild, one more time
Tonight I'll be, honky tonk crazy
Let the whiskey whisk her out of my mind
Let the whiskey whisk her out of my mind

I've always said "I do" too easy
And now I'm payin' the price
My weakness for beautiful women
Is my most expensive vice
I still believe in matrimony
But I can't afford another try
Child support and alimony
Is just about to bleed me dry
Chorus:
I got ex's all across the country
And I owe everybody in town
I got bill collectors a callin' me up
And lawyers tryin' to track me down
I'm just one wrong move from the poor house
But I don't belong in there
I got so many ex's and owe so much
I ought to be on Hollywood squares
Yeah, I ought to be on Hollywood squares
Lookin' back over my love life
I only have myself to blame
I guess I should've checked my price tag
Before I gave 'em my last name
Now my credit rating's in the gutter
And the bottom line sure looks bad
I'll be payin' the rest of my life
For the few good times I've had
Chorus

There are people who don’t know me
Who must think I’ve got it made
From all outward appearances
I guess it looks that way
I’ve got good friends and family
They let me know they care
I got a job to keep me going
And a car to get me there
I’m holding my own
But I’d rather be holding you
I can make it alone
But not like I made it with you
Without you here this house just ain’t no home
How long can I go on holding my own
There’s a brand new show that’s playing
At the movies down the street
I’ll prob’ly go there after work
Then stop somewhere to eat
I’ve got cable on my TV
And I’ll leave her on all night
While I doze off to sleep
And dream that I’m alright
I’m holding my own
But I’d rather be holding you
I can make it alone
But not like I made it with you
Without you here this house just ain’t no home
How long can I go on holding my own

A banker and a farmer discuss the bottom line
It ain’t rained and all the crops are dying on the vine
Give me more time, you gotta give me more time
That farm’s been in my family going on a hundred years
We pulled through hard times before with blood, sweat and tears
Give me more time, I need more time
What would he give for a little more time
Two lovers at a table, candlelight and wine
One’s looking for an answer the other one can’t find
Give me more time, you gotta give me more time
She says you know I love you but my heart’s in a bind
Afraid you’re gonna leave me if I don’t make up my mind
Give me more time, I gotta have more time
Some have barely any, some too much on their hands
Some would give anything to have it back again
A patient and his doctor meet behind closed doors
You’re kidding me, how could this be, I’m only twenty-four
Give me more time, you gotta give me more time

Diamonds on the windshield, as heaven starts to cry,
In his rearview mirror, his angle waves goodbye,
She knows he's got to go, she knows he's one of them,
Chorus:
Brothers of the highway, children of the wind,
That detroit diesel piarot ship goes rollin out again,
Sailin for that settin sun, freedoms your best friend,
Brothers of the highway, children of the wind.
He putts the peddel to the metal, tring to out run the rain,
Another shot of truck stop coffee, goes runnin through his vains,
This country turns on eighteen wheels, thank god we can depend, on
Chorus
Carolina west to Denver,
Batton Rouge east to Pittsburg,
Portland south to San Diago,
Sail on sail on,
Talahasy north to Boston,
Up to Bangor west to Austin,
Coast to coast. sea to sea,
Sail on sail on, you
Chorus

Am I blue
Yes I'm blue
It started the day I lost you
Nobody ever missed somebody like I do
Am I blue
Am I blue
Just this mornin'
over coffee
I sat there cryin'
cause you're gone long gone
I didn't know just how much
I was gonna miss you
till I spent my first night alone
Am I blue
Yes I'm blue
How could I have been such a fool
Now look at all the misery I'm going through
Am I blue
Am I blue
Tried to call and say I'm sorry
I couldn't get you on the line
You'll never know just how much
I'm wishin' you would show up
and say you've changed your mind
Am I blue
Yes I'm blue
It started the day I lost you
Nobody ever missed somebody like I do

My life's been grand
I been a hand at livin' it up all the way
I've had good times and bad times and hard times and done time
But life's been a blessing every day
My life's been grand
You know I'd write home and tell 'em
But they wouldn't believe how good my luck's been
And if it ended today I've been all the way
My life's been grand

Oh I know a place called Good Time Charley's
A little four piece band swingin' out of sight
And I'll be here if you want to party
From nine in the morning 'til twelve at night
Two miles from town 'cross the railroad track
Turn right at the light and park in the back
You're always welcome don't forget to drop in
Old Charley done time two years in the pen
Well the beat goes on there's a hardwood floor
And the sound of laughter runnin' out the door
Wall to wall women plenty of ice-cold beer
And thing you're after you can find it here
Two miles from town 'cross the railroad track
Turn right at the light and park in the back
You're always welcome don't forget to drop in

I know you're ready you show all the signs
Your eyes sparkle oh how they shine
But you keep saying you can't take another heartache
The way you hold me the way that you move
Your feelings keep showing through
You can't hide it it's written all over your face
Don't tell me you're not in love
When your heart beats like it does
You trembling body tells on you
Each time we touch
You can tell you're afraid
I am too and that's okay
I got eyes I can see
Baby don't tell me you're not in love
Sweet love songs bring you to tears
Come on baby don't hide your fear
Let your lips say what your heart already knows
Your denial is last thing to fall
The only brick left holding the wall
Don't hold back speak with your heart and your soul
Don't tell me you're not in love
When your heart beats like it does
You trembling body tells on you
Each time we touch
You can tell you're afraid
I am too and that's okay
I got eyes I can see

There's a secret that I know about the lady that I love so
And I'm the only one she's shown her secret to
She's gentle and she's kind
She's proper and refine
But she lets down more than her hair
Alone in our room
Chorus:
Cause she's more than a lady
And there's a fire that burns behind those eyes
She's more than a lady
And every night when we lay down
And she slips off her satin gown
Oh, she proves she's a lover in disguise
She's a lover in disguise
When we go out somewhere
The men may stop and stare
But they see she's a lady
So they leave her alone
She's more than she seems
And in their wildest dreams
They could never dream of what it's like to take her home
Chorus
She's a lover in disguise
She's a lover in disguise

We said goodbye in Marina Del Ray
I had a good time
Was the last thing I heard her say
As I walked away
And on the plane back to Tennessee
My mind comes across her memory
And yesterday in Marina Del Ray
Chorus
On a hidden beach under a golden sun
She spread a blanket that we layed down on
And loved the world away
In Marina Del Ray
And as we looked into each others eyes
We found our bodies lost in paradise
Like castaways
In Marina Del Ray
Like the ocean tides, highs and lows
Love sometimes comes and goes away
In Marina Del Ray
And as this plane is touching down
Tears touch my eyes for I have found
My heart has stayed
In Marina Del Ray
Chorus
On a hidden beach under a golden sun
She spread a blanket that we layed down on
And loved the world away
In Marina Del Ray
And as we looked into each others eyes
We found our bodies lost in paradise
Like castaways
In Marina Del Ray
We said goodbye in Marina Del Ray

I come and go as I please.
From down here, up North and inbetween,
But baby it's a shame 'cause I always feel the same
When I can't see Texas from here.
Chorus:
I can't see Texas from here.
No matter how I try, it makes me want to cry.
So if you see me lookin' down,
I'm tryin' not to show this frown
'Cause I can't see Texas from here.
I can't say I don't like Tennessee.
The people here have all been good to me.
So please don't take offense if I start to get intense
Just 'cause I can't see Texas from here.
Chorus 2x
'Cause I can't see Texas, I can't see Texas,

There's never been a man
Who could bring me down
I've walked away from the toughest of towns
But her last words tore me apart
Her good bye hit me in the heart
Her good bye hit me in the heart
Her good bye hit me in the heart
Brought me to knees like a shot from the dark
Her sweet love found its mark
Her good bye hit me in the heart
Her good bye hit me in the heart
Her soft warm touch took me by surprise
I was blinded by the love in my eyes
The moment she left I felt the pain start
Her good bye hit me in the heart
Her good bye hit me in the heart
Her good bye hit me in the heart
Brought me to my knees
Like a shot from the dark
Her sweet love found its mark
Her good bye hit me in the heart

Lately you've been showin' all the signs
of a woman with someone else on her mind
It's not your fault
some nights I've left you alone
and if you're thinking you want a stranger
There's one coming home
Chorus:
If you're thinking you want a stranger
I'll soon be there
You're gonna see a change in me
this time I swear
No more late nights
comin' in at daylight
and no more doin' you wrong
and if you're thinking you want a stranger
There's one coming home
Bought you a silk gown and perfume today
picked up some roses and champagne on the way
Oh I called to ask you to put some soft music on
Cause if you're thinking you want a stranger
There's one coming home
Chorus
If you're thinking you want a stranger
There's one coming home

I love the sound of a jukebox playing,
So I sit here while she's staying home watching Dallas on TV
I love the taste of whiskey straight,
But the strongest thing she ever takes is a sip from a small glass of Chablis.
Though birds of a different feather, our love keeps us together,
And she knows what's wrong with me tonight,
Chorus:
I've got that Friday night fever;
Sometimes a man just needs a breather.
She knows I love her and I need her.
And I'm no cheater,
I've just got that Friday night fever.
She wouldn't change me if she could, so I wouldn't change her, she's too good.
Sometimes a man just needs a change of pace.
I've heard all those come-on lines, but I go home at closing time.
I know no one could ever take her place
Now she's taking down her hair, she knows I'll soon be there
To give her the love she needs tonight.
Chorus

The years have been so good to you and I my friend
They brought us to the Autumn wind and left the tears behind
And who'd have dreamed that love could grow so endlessly
And you'd have meant so much to me, is it already time?
Chorus:
And I will always love you so
We'll hold each other close until it's time to go
And we believed we had forever on our side
Is it already time
Chorus
And we believed we had forever on our side

In a bar in Acuna called Ma Crosby's
I found myself not feeling any pain
I told a 'Frisco girl I'd come for freedom
She said she'd only come to catch a train
We struck up some idle conversation
Traded all the troubles on our minds
One thing led to another in the evening
And I fell in love again for my last time
Blame it on Mexico if you need a reason
Say too much guitar music, tequila, salt and lime
Blame it on Mexico, but she's the reason
That I fell in love again for my last time
Daylight dawned and found me in Del Rio
In a rundown motel room as dark as hell
I felt all the pains of a morning after
And all alone as far as I could tell
Why she left I have no way of knowing
I guess she caught her train and that's a crime
She took everything I ever wanted
And I fell in love again for my last time
Blame it on Mexico if you need a reason
Say too much guitar music, tequila, salt and lime

Amarillo by morning
Up from San Antone
Everything that I've got
Is just what I've got on
When that sun is high in that Texas sky
I'll be bucking at the county fair
Amarillo by morning
Amarillo I'll be there
They took my saddle in Houston
Broke my leg in Sante Fe
Lost my wife and a girlfriend
Somewhere along the way
Well, I'll be looking for eight when they pull that gate
And I'm hope that judge ain't blind
Amarillo by morning
Amarillo's on my mind
Amarillo by morning
Up from San Antone
And everything that I've got
Is just what I've got on
I ain't got a dime but what I've got is mine
I ain't rich but Lord I'm free
Amarillo by morning
Amarillo's where I'll be
Amarillo by morning

Ain't love a strain, ain't it a pain in your heart
I ain't worth the trouble anyhow
I'd like to give it up, I've had enough and I've done my part
But I'm in too deep to pull out now
Good things we've had are going bad and I don't know why
I'd turn it around if I knew how
I'm pushing aside all my pride and it's worth a try
'Cause I'm in too deep to pull out now
We need to get our love back on its feet again
We've come too far to let it come to an end
What can I do, I'm into you up over my heart
I've tried all that I know how
Doing all I can and I can't stand to see us fall apart
And I'm in too deep to pull out now
We need to get our love back on its feet again
We've come too far to let it come to an end
I can't step aside and let you slide right out of my life
It would 'cause more hurt than the law allows
I'll get us back on the track and it'll be all right

Lady I know your out there somewhere
Like me your feeling lost
Maybe right now we both need each other
But our paths may never cross
People like us never find each other
Love is our greatest loss
Baby I know you are out there some where
But our paths may never cross
We're to people that should be together
'Cause we're lonely at the very same time
But there's a million too many good reasons
Why your love can never be mine
Maybe this song was written for you
Listen, don't turn it off
I wish you could learn it and come sing it with me
But our paths may never cross
I wish you could learn it and come sing it with me

A jukebox introduced us when the 60's was still young,
If you got the money
Honey got my nickels one by one,
I tried to imitate that song, it's not right but Lefty's gone,
And always late breaks my heart and every song he sang I played the part,
I heard he was sad and lived alone,
It's not right but Lefty's gone,
He played the fair in Dallas one year
In the cold October rain,
Some folks stayed home in one
But he sang just the same,
I caught a chill before I got home,
It's not right but Lefty's gone,
I heard he was sad and lived alone,
It's not right but Lefty's gone,
It don't seem like he was around that long,

It's dance time in texas and were striking up the band
Let's go honky tonkin' honey take my hand
It's dance time in texas where the wine and music flows
We'll do that texas two step and that old cotton eyed joe
I'll take you honky tonkin' in my old pick up truck
It's dance time in texas and the music lifts you up
It's dance time in texas and were striking up the band
We'll go honky tonkin'honey take my hand
It's dance time in texas where the wine and music flows
We'll do that texas two step and that old cotton eyed joe
Now it's time for a slow dance and we're waltzing oh so close
It's dance time in texas and your the one i love the most
It's dance time in texas and were strinking up the band
We'll go honky tonkin' honey take my hand
It's dance time in texas where the wine and music flows

You ain't never fell as far as when you fall in love
Except the fall you take when you've been loved and given up
When you have your heart and soul rubbed into the dirt
An 80-proof bottle of tear-stopper will take away the hurt
Give me an 80-proof bottle of tear-stopper
And I'll start feeling I forgot her
Get a little loose and lose her memory
And I won't think I'm close to dying
Because it dries up all my crying
An 80-proof bottle of tear-stopper always sets me free
It ain't easy losing love although it's turned out bad
All at once you're turning off old feelings you once had
But I found a helping hand right here in my hand
And 80-proof bottle of tear-stopper will help me take 'em out
Give me an 80-proof bottle of tear-stopper
And I'll start feeling I forgot her
Get a little loose and lose her memory
And I won't think I'm close to dying
Because it dries up all my crying
An 80-proof bottle of tear-stopper always sets me free

Let me be your mailman and I'll always come through.
There's no denyin', come rain or shine, I'll deliver my love to you.
I do things by the letter, you can put your stamp on me
'Cause there ain't nobody better for a special delivery.
Chorus:
Like a pony express in the wild, wild west, I'll ride hard all night long.
And I can saddle up fast, get you there first class long before the dawn.
You know your mail's gonna get to you come snow, rain, sleet or hail
'Cause I'm a top flight, hold-you-tight,
Get-you-there-by-daylight, do-you-right overnight male.
I know your heart is fragile, so I'll handle it with care.
There ain't no doubt, I know love's route, so baby let me take you there.
I'll bring you cards and flowers, but I know just what you need.
Just give me 24-hours satisfaction guarantee.
Chorus
Yeah I'm a top flight, hold you tight,

Her hair is red and her eyes are green, she's soft and tender, but she can be mean.
She knows what it takes to keep me right on track,
And when it comes to loving she don't hold nothin' back.
When she loves me she's nearly outta control
When she love, loves me it comes from deep in her soul
When she loves me I know she's all mine
When my baby loves me she lays it all on the line.
Out honky tonkin' where the lights are down low
She always asks the man to play something real slow
When we get home I know she'll take up the slack
Cause when it comes to loving she don't hold nothin' back.
When she loves me it's the things that she says
When she loves me she's way out on the edge
When she loves me I lose track of time, when my baby loves me she lays it all on the line.
My baby taught me something everybody should learn
When you're playing with fire it's alright to get burned
It really don't matter if you lose or you win - the only way to do it is get out on that limb.
When she loves me she's nearly outta control
When she love, loves me it comes from deep in her soul
When she loves me I know she's all mine
When my baby loves me she lays it all on the line.

I used to like
Making love then
Getting up
And never having to explain
I've always been free
I never could see me
Dragin' no ball and chain
I like running around
And being tied down
Never was my cup of tea
But since I've been holding an angel
A little heaven's rubbing off on me
And I'm beginning to like just sittin' and holding hands
Looking into her eyes I'm thinking about future plans
And then I get the feeling that the life that I'd been leading ain't all it's cracked
Up to be
Since I've been holding an angel
A little heaven's rubbing off on me
I used like
To spend the night
Sittin' on an old bar stool
Drinkin' wine and killing time
With all over those other fools
But since you took my hand
I think I understand
It ain't the way it outta be
Since I've been holding an angel
A little heaven's rubbing off on me
And I'm beginning to like just sittin' and holding hands
Looking into her eyes I'm thinking about future plans
And then I get the feeling that the life that I'd been leading ain't all it's cracked
Up to be
Since I've been holding an angel
A little heaven's rubbing off on me
Since I've been holding an angel

George Jr.:
When you hear twin fiddles and a steel guitar
You're listenin' to the sound of the American heart
And Opry music on a Saturday night
Brings a smile to your face and a tear to your eye
Sing a song about the Heartland
The only place I feel at home
Sing about the way a good man
Works until the daylight's gone
Sing the rain on the roof on a summer night
Where they still know wrong from right
Sing a song about the Heartland
Sing a song about my life
George:
There's a place where mornings are an endless blue
And you feel mother nature walk along with you
Where simple people livin' side by side
Still wave to their neighbor when they're drivin' by
Sing a song about the Heartland
Sing a song about the Heartland
Sing a song about my life

Give me a bottle of your very best
'Cause I've got a problem I'm gonna drink off my chest.
I'm gonna spend the night getting down
'Cause that woman that I had wrapped around my finger
Just come unwound.
Chorus:
That woman that I had wrapped around my finger just come unwound.
She kicked me out of the house and tonight I'm whiskey bound.
Yeah I'm gonna be the drunkest fool in town
'Cause that woman that I had wrapped around my finger
Just come unwound.
Well she packed my bags and opened up the door.
And I got a feeling she didn't want me 'round no more.
She caught me in a lie when I was messin' around,
And that woman that I had wrapped around my finger
Just come unwound.
Chorus
And that woman that I had wrapped around my finger

Girl you were always my yellow rose
And I was your one lone star
We always said
Together till death do us part
We had a love bigger than Texas
Where is that feeling now
It's taken some hits and losses but it's fighting on
And standing somehow
Remember the man who asked for your hand
In the moonlight of San Antone
There by the mission you let your position be known
That you loves me so
Don't forget where it started
Remember the Alamo
I think we can hold on and make it together
If we remember when
And get back to love
The way that it was back then
When we were hopeless romantics needing each other
Willing to take a chance
We strolled and we talked down the ol' river walk
To the heart of where it began
Remember the man who asked for your hand
In the moonlight of San Antone
There by the mission you let your position be known
That you loves me so
Don't forget where it started

You've been out again tonight
With the girls out on the town
But in those magic neon lights
I know exactly what you found
What about your home?
And the man who loves you so
Is it worth the thrill you feel
Down on neon row
Chorus:
If you're lonely then your easy
Them good ol' boys just pick and choose
And lonely women are in season
A one night stand's an all night lose
And all those lonely high-heeled ladies
Are always putting on a show
But in the morning putting on coffee
And putting back on the clothes they wore the night before
To neon row
Girl I can't hold you back
Not one day longer
If my love ain't strong enough
To keep you home
Just start the fire
To burn the bridges
And maybe some night will lead in the magic light
Down on neon row
Chorus
And putting back on the clothes they wore the night before

I don't want to be the kind to hesitate,
Be too shy, wait too late
I don't care what they say other lovers do,
I just want to dance with you.
I gotta feeling that you have a heart like mine,
So let it show, let it shine.
If we have a chance to make one heart of two,
I just want to dance with you.
[Chorus:]
I want to dance with you, twirl you all around the floor
That's what they intended dancin' for,
I just want to dance with you.
I want to dance with you, hold you in my arms once more,
That's what they invented dancin' for,
I just want to dance with you.
I caught you lookin' at me when I looked at you,
Yes I did, ain't that true?
You won't get embarrassed by the things I do,
I just want to dance with you.
Oh the boys are playin' softly and the girls are too,
So am I and so are you.
If this was a movie, we'd be right on cue,
I just want to dance with you.
[Chorus]
I just want to dance with you,
I just want to dance with you,
I just want to dance with you.

Let's turn the lights down soft and low
And watch the fire embers glow
Let's lock the world outside the door
This is the night we've been waiting for
The moon is shining through the window pane
I hear the echo of a passing train
Taking someone's lover far away
But in your arms is where I wanna stay
Tonight I'm the luckiest man in the world
Wrapped in the arms of a beautiful girl
And now that I've found you
I'm never gonna let you go
Let your hair fall across your breast
Show me the warmth of your soft caress
The music's playin' soft and slow
We're driftin' into the afterglow
Tonight I'm the luckiest man in the world
Wrapped in the arms of a beautiful girl
And now that I've found you
I'm never gonna let you go
I'm never gonna let you go
I'm never gonna let you go

Just a one pump fil-in station
Lord and one old general store
I found her in that wide spot in the road
And the brightest lights she'd ever seen
Were the headlights on my pickup
Till she saw the lights behind those swinging doors
And everywhere she goes
She leaves the jukebox smoking
Everywhere she's been
There's ashes on the ground
I see the glow in the sky
Through the teardrops in my eyes
My old flame's out burning
Another honky tonk down
So country, young and pretty
She's never been no where before
And I lost her behind those swinging doors
Now it's just me and my old pickup
Making every joint in town
Cuz tonight she's out somewhere to burn one down
And everywhere she goes
She leaves the jukebox smoking
Everywhere she's been
There's ashes on the ground
I see the glow in the sky
Through the teardrops in my eyes
My old flame's out burning
Another honky tonk down
My old flame's out burning
Another honky tonk down

Chorus:
All my ex's live in Texas
And Texas is the place
I'd dearly love to be
But all my ex's live in Texas
And that's why I hang my hat in Tennessee
Rosanna down in Texarkana
Wanted me to push her broom
Sweet Eileen's in Abilene
She forgot I hung the moon
and Allison's in Galveston
Somehow lost her sanity
and Dimples who now lives in Temple's
Got the law looking for me
Chorus
I remember that old Rio River
Where I learned to swim
But it brings to mind another time
Where I wore my welcome thin
By transcendental meditation
I go there each night
But I always come back to myself
Long before daylight
All my ex's live in Texas
And Texas is the place
I'd dearly love to be
But all my ex's live in Texas
Therefore I reside in Tennessee
Some folks think I'm hidin'
It's been rumored that I died

Frosty the snowman was a jolly happy soul.
With a corn cob pipe and a buttoned nose
And two eyes made out of coal.
Frosty the snowman is a fairy tale they say.
He was made of snow, but the children know
How he came to life one day.
There must have been some magic
In that old silk hat they found,
For when they placed it on his head
He began to dance around.
Frosty the snowman was alive as he could be.
And the children say he could laugh and play
Just the same as you and me.
Frosty the snowman knew the sun was hot that day,
So he said, "Let's run and have some fun now, before I melt away."
Down to the village, with a broomstick in his hand,
Runnin' here and there all around the square
Sayin', "Catch me if you can."
He led them down the streets of town right to the traffic car.
And he only paused a moment when he heard them holler, "Stop."
For Frosty the snowman had to hurry on his way,

I was 5 years old
When Daddy started packing
And I stood there by my momma
As she cried
And the next thing that we knew
Some old train came passing through
And Daddy got on board
And we ain't seen him no more
Chorus:
I wonder why trains make me lonesome
It happens everytime that engine moans some
And when I hear that whistle blow
It makes my heart sink low
And I wonder why trains make me lonesome
It was a cold dark night
When I drove her to the depot
There were tears in my eyes
And a ticket in her hand
And as we stood there by those tracks
I knew she wasn't coming back
So I turned and walked away
But I still miss her today
Chorus
Those ink spots look engine No. 9
And this couch on which I lay
Suppose to haul my blues away
That old pipe you keep toking
Is like an old cold enging smoking

Is it that time again
Closing time closing in
Are they turning out the lights
Must I go home?
Cause her memory is haunting me
Waiting there to see I'm not alone
I know I just can't stand
Another lonely night
This man is going out of his mind
Since you left me behind
Since you left me behind
Am I the last one here?
Please just one more beer
And I'll be on my way
Back to the blues. Back down lonely street
To a house that's steep
With nothing but a line of bad news
I know I just can't stand
Another lonely night
This man is going out of his mind
Since you left me behind

The walls that surround us are slowly crumblin' down
But the heart of this foundation is still on solid ground
Just need some renovation and a lot of TLC
And a long night of lovin' is all that we both need
Chorus:
So roll the shades down, lock the doors up tight, turn on the code-a-phone
If the door bell rings, we'll just stay in bed and pretend nobody's home
Let the neighbors think we moved away or forgot to pay the rent
There ain't nothing wrong with this old house, it just needs a little home improvement.
Every day we go our separate ways to make our dreams come true
But it ain't worth the sacrifice if we're giving up me and you
We gotta hold on tighter than tight to the ties that make us strong
And get back to the roots that made this house a home

Don't make me come over there and love you
I'd be beside you in a single bound
Don't make me come over there and love you
'Cause I will right now
I don't need any explanation
For why I crave all your honey talk
Don't make me come over there and love you
'Cause it's a short walk
You better tone down your persuasion
Start behaving before I go and fall apart
My heart's been on a long vacation
But now it's beating like a cha, cha, cha
Don't make me come over there and love you
'Cause I will right now
You better tone down your persuasion
Start behaving before I go and fall apart
Don't make me come over there and love you
Because it's looking like the perfect spot
Don't make me come over there and love you
And give all I got
Don't make me come over there and love you
'Cause I will right now
Yes, I will right now

The guys down at the job all want to know
How things are goin' since I let you go
I laugh and say my heart ain't missed a beat
I've convinced everybody but me
Chorus:
I'm all right, I'm okay, that's what I always say
When they ask me how I'm doing without you
I say I'm glad I'm free and if they all believe
I've convinced everybody but me
I'm the life of the party every night
Nobody knows I'm dyin' deep inside
I don't hurt at all as far as they can see
I've convinced everybody but me
Chorus
I smile in every mirror
Like I'm such a happy man
But my heart knows what a liar I am
Chorus

She's an angel and I ain't
Lord knows she deserves a saint
And it don't take a genius to see
Her only bad habit is me
Why she loves me I don't know
I can sure be a hard way to go
But I'm right here where she wants me to be
Her only bad habit is me
Chorus:
Most of the time I'm walking the line
But sometimes I get out of hand
My baby scolds me and later on she holds me
She loves me and she understands
She's perfection, she's a ten
My baby never looks at other men
She has just one weakness I see
Her only bad habit is me
Most of the time I'm walking the line
But sometimes I get out of hand
My baby scolds me and later on she holds me
She loves me and she understands
She's perfection, she's a ten
My baby never looks at other men
She has just one weakness I see

I'm not yours and baby you're not mine.
We've got something that sure is fine.
Let's take our love one night at a time.
There's one thing that we both agree.
I like you and baby you like me.
Let's take our love one night at a time.
[Chorus:]
All night, love all night, practice makes perfect, gonna get it right
Gonna get it right, one night at a time.
Oh I think about you all day long.
It feels so good, it can't be wrong.
I got my fingers crossed that this goes on and on.
Tomorrow well that's another day.
Come on baby, now whatta you say.
Let's take our love one night at a time.
[Chorus]

Still reelin' from a relationship that left me torn in two
Tryin' to find that first step that leads to someone new
Gettin' me back together, didn't know it could be so hard
But if I'm ever gonna mend this broken heart...
You look like a real good place to start
I need a new beginning, and girl you fit right in
Sometimes a new beginning is found in an old friend
If I'm ever gonna mend this broken heart...
You look like a real good place to start
There've been times when you and him just couldn't get along
I'd hear your knock and let you in, be your shoulder to cry on
And now he's finally left you, and I've find you in my arms
If I'm ever gonna mend this broken heart...
You look like a real good place to start
I need a new beginning, and girl you fit right in
Sometimes a new beginning is found in an old friend
If I'm ever gonna mend this broken heart...
You look like a real good place to start
If I'm ever gonna mend this broken heart...

It's a quiet little place tucked away in the hills
Where a crystal clear lake makes it crystal clear
That htere's not another living soul for miles and miles around
That's where I wanna take our live and settle down
There's a giant old oak tree that knows just how to shade
That midday summer sun when it's showin' off it's rays
While I'm making you a momma to mother natures's sound
That's where I wanna take our love and settle down
That's where I wanna raise the babies that we make
And the hell you know we'll raise when they raise cane
That's where I wanna see them laugh and cry and breathe
That honeysuckle air after it rains
And they'll know just what country means
'For they go off to town
That's where I wanna take our love and settle down

I've got some good news, can't wait to tell you.
I realised I missed you, since we've been apart.
I just needed time,
To make up my mind,
But I'm in love with you with all my heart.
I've got some good news.
I got some bad news, I don't know how to break to you.
I found someone new since we been apart.
I had too much time,
An' he took you off my mind,
An' I'm in love with him with all of my heart.
I got some bad news.
Instrumental break
An' I guess all is fair in love an' war...
Someone wins,
But someone wins more.
You never know what time will do.
All I know is I've got some good news.

When I get off of work on Friday after working like a dog all week
I go to meet the boys for a cold one at a little joint up the street
They got a jukebox in the corner full of old country tunes
Feed it five dollars worth of quarters is the first thing I always do
[Chorus:]
'Cause I need a little twang
A little hillbilly bending on some guitar strings
Some peddle steel whining like a whistle of an old freight train
To get that foot stomping honkey tonkin' feeling going through my veins
I ned a little twang, twant, twang
Well, I like a lot of kinds of music
I try to keep an open mind
Depending on the mood to strike me
If I'm gonna stay till closing time
So when I wanna lift my spirits to get me feeling worth a dang
I know I'm gonna have to heart it
'Cause I gotta have some Hank to hang
[Repeat Chorus: (2x)]

I still feel 25 most of the time
I still raise a little Cain with the boys
Honky tonks and pretty women
Lord, I'm still right there with 'em
Singing above the crowd and the noise
Sometimes I feel like Jesse James
Still trying to make a name
Knowing nothing's gonna change what I am
I was a young troubadour, when I rode in on a song
I'll be an old troubadour, when I'm gone
Well, the truth about a mirror
Is that a damned old mirror
Don't really tell the whole truth
It don't show what's deep inside
Oh, read between the lines
And it's really no reflection of my youth
Sometimes I feel like Jesse James
Still trying to make a name
Knowing nothing's gonna change what I am
I was a young troubadour, when I rode in on a song
I'll be an old troubadour, when I'm gone
I was a young troubadour, when I rode in on a song
And I'll be an old troubadour, when I'm gone

We made it final today.
I gave you all I had, you made your getaway.
All the love we once made turned to memories today.
I left the courtroom and went straight to the church.
I hit my knees and told God how much I hurt.
Nothin' left of my heart;
It's gonna be so hard to make a new start.
Chorus:
'Cause today my world slipped away.
We buried the plans that we made.
And tonight I'm alone and afraid.
'Cause today my world slipped away.
All my friends say I'll make it alright.
I'll recover and start a new life.
But that'll be so hard to do
'Cause livin' ain't worth livin' without you.

Oh, I recall some barroom brawls
That I got myself into
Just a stich or two
Got me back together
But what it takes
To ease the ache
That came with losing you
I thought I was tough
But goodbye is too much
This healing is taking forever
Chorus:
Woman you sure got
This old redneck feeling blue
What's going on inside me
I ain't used to going through
This ol' country boys
Hillbilly heart is breaking in two
Yea,you sure got this
Old redneck feeling blue
I've never seen anything
Hit me quite like this
You know the pain and loneliness
It keeps hanging with me
Oh, this good time Joe
He took quite a blow
Oh, why'd you call it quits
It'll take some time
To mend my mind
And put me out of my misery
Chorus
Woman, you sure left this

oh how you sparkle
and oh how you shine
the blush on your cheeks
is more than the wine
and he must do sumthin
that i didn't do
whatever he's doin...it looks good on you
(chorus)
you look so good in love
you want him, its easy to see
you look so good in love
i wish, you still wanted me
he must have stolen
some stars from the sky
and gave them to you
to wear in your eyes
cause i had my chances
but i set you free
and now i wonder
why i couldn't see
(chorus)
you look so good in love
you want him, its easy to see
you look so good in love
i wish, you still wanted me
(speak)
darlin i wasted alot of years not seein you and me
but tonight your beauty is shinin through
and i never took the time to let you know
so before he takes you away, please let me say..
chorus
you look so good in love
you want him, its easy to see
you look so good in love
i wish, you still wanted me

Baby since you left me I've found someone new
She thinks I'm perfect I swear
She likes my body, my class and my charm
She says I've got a confident air
She respects my ambition
Thinks I'm talented too
But she's in love with an image
Time is bound to see through
Chorus:
Oh, you know me better than that
You know the me that gets lazy and fat
How moody I can be
All my insecurities
You've seen me lose all my charm
You know I was raised on a farm
Oh, she tells her friends I'm perfect
And that I love her cat...
But you know me better than that
I miss picnics and blue jeans and buckets of beer
Now it's ballet and symphony hall
I'm into culture clean up to my ears
It's like wearin' a shoe that's too small
Oh, I caught her with an issue of brides magazine
Starin' at dresses and pickin' out rings
Repeat Chorus
Oh she tells her friends I'm perfect
And that I love that cat...

Sometimes I like a drink 'cause I'm happy,
When I think of how your love
It's my life.
If you see me
Light on my feet feeling good inside,
Honey, you're the cloud that I'm on
When I'm high.
Chorus:
When I'm high
I'm high because you love me
No matter if I'm sober
Or having bourbon with water by
If you see me
Light on my feet feeling good inside
Honey, you're the cloud I'm on
When I'm high.
It has always been my style to celebrate
And what more could I celebrate tonight?
You're sweet love took my soul
Flying to the sky
Honey, you're the cloud I'm on when I'm high.

If you are sincere when you say you don't care that we should just let the past be,
If the love that we knew don't bother you, darlin' you're stronger than me.
Chorus:
And if still loving you means I'm weak, then I'm weak,
And I still fall apart when you speak or we meet.
If the love that we knew don't bother you, darlin' you're stronger than me.
If you can have fun with some other one with no thought of what used to be,
If it's easy to say that it's better this way, darlin' you're stronger than me.
Chorus

As I waltz in the arms of somebody new
Could it be what I feel
May be too much too soon
But the way that you touch me, I want to give in
It's not so easy holding you when
You're dancing this dance all wrong
New steps don't come easy
When old memories hang on
I'm finding I'm falling as the music plays on
Keep dancing this dance all wrong
A new partner's touch to an old partner's song
I'm getting the feeling as we dance along
Two strangers tonight
Won't be strangers for long
Keep dancing this dance all wrong
You're dancing this dance all wrong
New steps don't come easy when old memories hang on
I'm finding I'm falling as the music plays on
Keep dancing this dance all wrong
You're dancing this dance all wrong
New steps don't come easy
When old memories hang on
I'm finding I'm falling as the music plays on

Hope is an anchor
And love is a ship
Time is the ocean
And life is a trip
You don't know where you're goin'
'Til you know where your at
And if you can't read the stars
Well, you'd better have a map
A compus and a conscious
So you don't get lost at sea
Lonesome old lonely island
Where no one wants to be
From the beginning of creation
I think our maker had a plan
For us to leave these shores
And sail beyond the sand
And let the good light guide us
To the waves and the wind
To the beaches in a world
Where we've have never been
And we'll climb upon the mountain y'all
We'll let our voices ring
And those who've never tried it
They'll be the first to sing
Oh, my, my
I'll see you on the other side
If I make it
And it might be a long hard ride
But I'm gonna take it
Sometime it seems that I don't have a prayer
Let the weather take me anywhere
But I know that I want to go
The streets are gold 'cause you'll be there
Oh, my, my
You don't bring nothin' with you here
And you can't take nothin' back
I ain't never seen a hearse with a luggage rack
So I've torn my knees a-prayin'
Scared my back from fallin' down
Spent so much time flyin' high
'Til I'm face first in the ground
So if you're up there watchin' me
Would you talk to God and say
Tell him I might need a hand
To see you both someday
Oh, my, my
So, I'll see you on the other side
If I make it
And it may be a long hard ride
But I want to take it
Sometime it seems that I don't have a prayer
Let the weather take me anywhere
But I know that I want to go
Where the streets are gold
'Cause you'll be there (you'll be there)
Oh, my, my
'Cause you'll be there (you'll be there)

One word, that’s all you said
Something in your voice caused me to turn my head
Your smile just captured me
And you were in my future, far as I could see
And I don’t know how it happened, but it happens still
You ask me if I love you, if I always will
Well you had me from hello
And I felt love start to grow
The moment that I looked into your eyes, you want me
It was over from the start
You completely stole my heart
And now you won’t let go
I never even had a chance, you know
You had me from hello
Inside I built a wall
So high around my heart I thought I’d never fall
One touch, you brought it down
The bricks of my defences scattered on the ground
And I swore to me I wasn’t gonna love again
The last time was the last time I’d let someone in
But you had me from hello
And I felt love start to grow
The moment that I looked into your eyes, you want me
It was over from the start
You completely stole my heart
And now you won’t let go
I never even had a chance, you know
You had me from hello
That’s all you said
Something in your voice caused me to turn my head
You had me from hello
You had me from hello

At a table for two with candlelight and wine
That diamond burning holes in his pocket
Thinking now’s the perfect time
When he popped the question he could see
The teardrops fill her eyes
She said I knew this was coming
And I’m sorry, but I hope you realise
You can’t make a heart love somebody
You can tell it what to do but it won’t listen at all
You can’t make a heart love somebody
You can lead a heart to love but you can’t make it fall
Then she reached for his hand and said I want you to know
I’ve done everything that I know of
To make the feeling roll
I’ve begged and I’ve pleaded with my heart
But there’s no getting through
My heart’s the only part of me
That’s not in love with you
You can’t make a heart love somebody
You can tell it what to do but it won’t listen at all
You can’t make a heart love somebody
You can lead a heart to love but you can’t make it fall
You can’t make a heart love somebody
You can tell it what to do but it won’t listen at all
You can’t make a heart love somebody
You can lead a heart to love but you can’t make it fall

I'd been workin' at forgettin' since you said goodbye,
Lookin' for some good times, the best money can buy.
But it's a bad investment, there's no long term dividends.
You can't buy happiness or heal a heart that just won't mend.
Chorus:
I never thought that I'd be missin' you this way.
I should've paid you more attention, but now it's too late.
You can buy a night out on the town, you can buy a loveboat cruise,
But you can't buy your way out of the blues.
No you can't buy your way out of the blues.
You can spend your fool self silly, but your money's all you lose.
Loveluck just can't be bought and paid for and that's the truth.
No you can't buy your way out of the blues.
My pocketbook is empty, but I'm still feelin' bad.
I might as well admit it- you're the last good time I had.
It's been a high- priced lesson, I can't justify the cost.
I tried buying off your memory, but it's all in vain because
Chorus
Love luck just can't be bought and paid for and that's the truth.

I never saw the end in sight
Fools are kind of blind
Thought everything was going alright
But I was running out of time
Cause you had one foot out the door
I swear I didnt see
But if youre really going away
Heres some final words from me
Chorus:
Baby, write this down, take a little note
To remind you in case you didnt know
Tell yourself I love you and I dont want you to go
Write this down
Take my words,an' readem' everday
Keepem' close by dont you letem' fade away
So youll remember what I forgot to say
Write this down
Ill sign it at the bottom of this page
Ill swear under oath
cause every single word is true
And I think you need to know
So use it as a bookmark
Stick it on your frigerator door
Hang it in a picture frame up above the mantel
Where youll see it for sure
Repeat chorus:
You can find a chisel, I can find a stone
Folks will be reading these words, long after were gone

Well I was out a drinkin'
With a couple of friends of mine
When the bartender handed me the telephone
Says "There's a wife on the line."
I told her I was just a drinkin'
With a couple of buddies I knew
She told me in a few short words
Just a what she wanted me to do
She said "Oh won't you come home and talk to a stranger.
Cause you might even make yourself a friend."
She said "Won't you come home and talk to a stranger.
It's the only place in days you haven't been."
Well I sat there about an hour
Talkin' with the rest of the guys
When she walked through that front door
She had "Get home" in her eyes
She said "You've danced and talked
With every woman in town but me.
And if you'd just come around the house
You might like my company."
She said "Oh won't you come home and talk to a stranger.
Cause you might even make yourself a friend."
She said "Won't you come home and talk to a stranger.
It's the only place in days you haven't been."
She said "Oh won't you come home and talk to a stranger.
Cause you might even make yourself a friend."
She said "Won't you come home and talk to a stranger.

Been down the road, to work & back,
Been in what I thought was love a few times,
Every once in a while, I stop & ask,
Where have I been all my life?
These days broccoli don't taste so bad,
& neither does swallowing my pride,
& I'm agreeing more & more with my old man,
Where have I been all my life,'
Some years are clear, & some a little blurry,
Man how they fly by,
Mom & dad sure got old in a hurry,
Where have I been all my life,
Being learning that forgiveness is as much for myself,
As it is for the other guy,
I read the good book these days,
& believin',
Where have I been all my life,
Some years are clear, & some a little blurry,
Man how they fly by,
Mom & dad sure got old in a hurry,
Where have I been all my life,
Heard what a wonderful world,
By Loui Armstrong,
Brought a tear to my eye,
After all these years,
I finally get that song,

Her ship set sail from the docks of Miami
For a two week Caribbean cruise
Our first time apart
In ten years of marriage
She said I'm already missin' you
She called me from Nassau
Ships first port a call
Said the ocean ain't all that's blue
The closer I read was right
This island is paradise
But not without you
She said without you hear
There's just no fun
In the sun would be had
Without you here
It's no place to be
This dream vacation is a bad situation
I'm in misery
In a sea of tears
Without you here
I said darlin' I'm sorry
I should of gone with you
Had a feelin' you'd be feelin' this way
But I'm just as lonely
Your not the only one
Wishin' I was there today
As I hung up the phone
I pictured her there alone
Standin' at the dock of the bay
O' it's more than I can stand
There's gonna be a change in plans
Honey I'm on my way
She said without you hear
There's just no fun
In the sun would be had
Without you here
It's no place to be
This dream vacation is a bad situation
I'm in misery
In a sea of tears
Without you here
She said without you hear
There's just no fun
In the sun would be had
Without you here
It's no place to be
This dream vacation is a bad situation
I'm in misery
In a sea of tears

Seems you cam along at the right time
A fallin' in love is all my idea
Others warned me about the broken hearts
You left behind
Now why'd you have to go and prove em right
Now thanks to you
I know just how they feel
And because of you
My heart is broke in to
I'm feelin' like a fool
For puttin' my trust in you
You left me wonderin' why
You didn't even say goodbye
Well excuse me if I'm now that smart
But why'd you go and break my heart
And because of you
My heart is broke in to
I'm feelin' like a fool
For puttin' my trust in you
You left me wonderin' why
You didn't even say goodbye
Well excuse me if I'm now that smart
But why'd you go and break my heart
Well excuse me if I'm not that smart

You take it nice and easy
You play it safe 'cause that's what people do today
I guess that's ok
Girl somewhere in your mind
There must be a perfect time to fall in love
But baby I'm burnin' up
So why not now, why not here
Darlin' my heart just ain't too clear
Oh what are we waitin' for
'Cause I've never been so sure
Why not you, why not me
Livin' like we were meant to be
Together, forever
Why not now
Right here in this moment
We could start a love to stand the test of time
Baby you know that's right
No one knows tomorrow
The mornin' sun could rise and take our chance away
Long gone with yesterday...........so
So why not now, why not here
Darlin' my heart just ain't too clear
Oh what are we waitin' for
'Cause I've never been so sure
Why not you, why not me
Livin' like we were meant to be
Together, forever
Why not now
So why not now, why not here
Darlin' my heart just ain't too clear
Oh what are we waitin' for
'Cause I've never been so sure
Why not you, why not me
Livin' like we were meant to be
Together, forever
Why not now
So why not now, why not here
Darlin' my heart just ain't too clear
Oh what are we waitin' for
'Cause I've never been so sure
Why not you, why not me
Livin' like we were meant to be
Together, forever

I know I don't want her, I swear that's a fact
But the thought of somebody else rubbing her back
Just kills me
Oh, it kills me
I know she don't love me, I know she ain't home
So why in the hell do I pick up this phone
And call her
Why do I call her?
Chorus:
I've dropped by her mama's stoned out of my mind
Just to hear that it's over from her one more time
As if I didn't see that red Chevy not slowing down
Loaded down and rolling down our road
Yeah, she's already left
So why can't I leave her along
I've wrote her letters signed I was a fool
She wrote me back saying go find a stool
And drink one
Like You've always done
So that's what I did cause that's what I do
Backsliding, hiding away from the truth
'Til the tears run
Oh, here comes one
Chorus
I've dropped by her mama's stoned out of my mind
Just to hear that it's over from her one more time
As if I didn't see that red Chevy not slowing down
Or turning 'round, loaded down, heading out of town
Or rolling down our road
She's already left
So why can't I leave her alone
I know I don't want her, I swear that's a fact
But the thought of somebody else rubbing her back

In a second story window
Framed in lace
There she is again
Sittin' staring into space
Thinkin' back to better days
Dealin' with the pain
Some folks think it's teardrops
Me, I think it's rain
Chorus:
And there it is
The cold hard truth
So plain to see
The living proof
Where do you stand?
What's your point of view?
I guess it all depends on
Which side of the glass
You're lookin' through
Beneath a neon chandelier
He leans on polished oak
And orders one more whiskey
Lights another smoke
He shivers at the memory
And trembles as he stirs
Some folks think it's him
But me, I think it's her
Chorus
I turn towards the mirror
It's time to face the facts
Lookin' for the reason
You're not ever comin' back
Chorus
Oh, I guess it all depends on
Which side of the glass

Where the sidewalk ends and the road begins
We said good bye on a cold dark night
I'm not afraid to go you bet I'm not
Where the sidewalk ends you left a lot
Some people leave and never come back
Some stay in touch, some loose track
Your mind kept sayin' come on let's go
You started learnin' what you don't need to know
Where the sidewalk ends and the road begins
I'll wait for you in the cold dark night
You might come back, you had to go
Where the sidewalk ends I'll never know
Hide from the future run from the past
I guess I'll stay here as long as I can last
Whistle still blowin' but the train is gone
Ain't no wheels gonna take me from my home
Where the sidewalk ends and the road begins
We said good bye on a cold dark night
I'm not afraid to go you bet I'm not
Where the sidewalk ends you left a lot
I'm not afraid to go you bet I'm not
Where the sidewalk ends you left a lot
Where the sidewalk ends and the road begins
We said good bye on a cold dark night
I'm not afraid to go you bet I'm not
Where the sidewalk ends you left a lot
Where the sidewalk ends you left a lot

When it's Christmas time in Texas
It's a very special time for me
In Texas we'll go swingin' 'round the Christmas tree
Dancin' to a Christmas melody
When it's Christmas time in Texas
It might look just like a summer day
There may not be snow in San Antonio
But it's a Texas Christmas to me
Chorus:
When Santa Claus slips over the border
It'll sound a little different when he sings
'Cause he'll hear those twin fiddle's playin'
Christmas songs with a touch of western swing
There may not be snow in San Antonio
But it's a Texas Christmas to me
When it's Christmas time in Texas
I love to hear those Christmas carolers sing
People on the go children's faces all aglow
Grandpa's been chasin' grandma around
Tryin' to catch her neath the mistletoe
Everything is right the lone star shinin' bright
But it's a Texas Christmas to me
Frosty the snowman knew the snow was hot that day
So he said lets run and have some fun before I melt away
Down to the village with a broom stick in his hand
Runnin' here and there all around the square
Sayin' catch me if you can
Chorus
And here's wishin' you all a merry Christmas

It's six minutes until eleven
The phone rings but it's never you
I won't walk the floor
I'll just watch it
Stood up, impatient, and blue
[Chorus:]
What am I waiting for?
She might never show
What am I waiting for?
My legs won't let me go
What am I waiting for?
What am I waiting for?
She'll never get here
It's not that I'm worried about her
She'll think of some brand new excuse
So why am I all alone and crazy?
While she's having fun running loose
[Chorus]
It's six minutes after eleven
But I'm talking about the next day
Our date was just made to be broken
I guess some things just never change
[Chorus]
What am I waiting for?
What am I waiting for?
What am I waiting for?

Chorus:
What a merry Christmas this could be
If you would just come back to me
And say that you've forgiven me
What a merry Christmas this could be
It was just last Christmas that we quarreled
I knew I was wrong but you'd come back I had not doubt
Now a year has rolled around this Christmas once again
And what I'd give if you'd come walkin' in
Chorus 2x

We had a silly quarrel over nothin'
Both got maddened and soon turned into somethin'
But we made up like we always do 'cause you love me
And I love you
And we're supposed to do that now and then
O' we're supposed to do that now and then
We'll have our little up's and downs
But we both now how it ends
We spend the night fallin' in love all over again
We're supposed to do that now and then
Baby, we're supposed to do that now and then
Now everybody has there share of problems
But everybody don't know how to solve 'em
We grow closer everyday
'Cause we learn from those mistakes we made
And we're supposed to do that now and then
O' we're supposed to do that now and then
We'll have our little up's and downs
But we both now how it ends
We spend the night fallin' in love all over again
We're supposed to do that now and then

We really shouldn't be doing this and we both know why.
Just being close enough to think like this, enough to make you need to lie.
This kinda talk will lead us to somewhere,
We're gettin' way too close to going there
The farther off the better to resist, we really shouldn't be doing this.
Only an isolated incident, but the acquaintance left me stunned.
The first attraction was the hardest hit I thought I'd ever overcome.
This kinda situation has to pass, this chance encounter has to be the last.
To take it further we would be remiss, we really shouldn't be doing this.
We'd each be hurting somebody else if we don't say our good-byes real fast.
Won't even think about a farewell kiss, we really shouldn't be doing this.
Well...
We really shouldn't be doing this and we both know why.
Just being close enough to think like this, enough to make you have to lie.
This kinda talk will lead us to somewhere,
We're gettin' way too close to going there
The farther off the better to resist, we really shouldn't be doing this.
This kinda situation has to pass, this chance encounter has to be the last.
To take it further we would be remiss, we really shouldn't be doing this.

The bar was empty, I was sweeping up the floor
That’s when she walked in
I said I’m sorry, but we’re closed
She said I know bt I’m afraid I left my purse
I said I put one back behind the bar
I bet it’s prob’ly yours
And the next thing that I knew
There we were, lost in conversation
Before I handed her her purse
I said you’ll only get this back on one condition
And we danced
Out there on that empty hardwood floor
The chairs up and the lights turned way down low
The music played, we held each other close
And we danced
And from that moment there was never any doubt
I’d found the one that I’d always dreamed about
And then one evening she stopped by after work
I pulled a diamond ring out of the pocket of my shirt
And as her eyes filled up with tears
She said this is the last thing I expected
And then she took me by the hand
And said I’ll only marry you on one condition
And we danced
Out there on that empty hardwood floor
The chairs up and the lights turned way down low
The music played, we held each other close
And we danced
Like no-one else had ever danced before
I can’t explain what happened on that floor
But the music played, we held each other close
And we danced

I left, out of Tucson, with no destination in mind.
I was runnin' from trouble and the jail-term the Judge had in mind.
And the border meant freedom, a new life, romance,
And that's why I thought I should go,
And start my life over on the seashores of old Mexico.
My first night in Juarez, lost all the money I had.
One bad senorita made use of one innocent lad.
But I must keep on runnin'; it's too late to turn back...
I'm wanted in Tucson, I'm told.
Yeah, an' things'll blow over on the seashores of old Mexico.
Two Mexican farmers en route to a town I can't say,
Let me ride on the back of a flatbed half-loaded with hay.
Down through Durango, Colima, Almiera,
Then in the Manzanillos,
Where I slept on the seashores of old Mexico.
After one long siesta, I came wide awake in the night.
I was startled by someone who shadowed the pale moonlight.
My new-found companion, one young senorita,
Who offered a broken hello,
To the gringo she found on the seashores of old Mexico.
She spoke of Sonora and swore that she'd never return,
For her Mexican husband, she really had no great concern.
'Cause she loved the gringo, my red hair and lingo...
That's all I needed to know.
Yeah, I found what I needed on the seashores of old Mexico.
Yeah, she loved the gringo, my red hair and lingo...
That's all I needed to know, ha, ha.
Yeah, I found what I needed on the seashores of old Mexico.

There's a road a winding road that never ends
Full of curves lessons learned at every bend
Goin's rough unlike the straight and narrow
It's for those who go against the grain
Have no fear dare to dream of a change
live to march to the beat of a different drummer
And it all might come together
And it all might unraveled
On the road less traveled
For the road less traveled ain't for the faint of heart
For those who choose to play it safe and never stray too far
Me I want to live my life and one day leave my mark
And it all might come together
And it all come unraveled
On the road less traveled
I've chosen a pathway I may not endure
One thing's for certain nothing's for sure
And it all might come together
And it all might come unraveled
On the road less traveled
For the road less traveled ain't for the faint of heart
For those who choose to play it safe and never stray too far
Me I want to live my life and one day leave my mark
And it all might come together
And it all come unraveled
On the road less traveled

I was on a bus comin' back to us
From Atlanta in '53
And I picked up a Rhythm & Blues magazine
Layin' underneath my seat
And I found out the stuff they'd been playin' us
Wasn't made from grits and bone
And it would take more than the Crew Cuts
And Pat Boone to take me home
I want the real thing
Give me the real thing
Make it loud I'll make you proud
Or the songs they'd sing
I don't want you under my roof with your 86 proof
Watered down ''til it tastes like tea
You're gonna pull my string
Make it the real thing
I remember old Elvis when he forgot
To remember to forget
And when young Johnny Cash hadn't seen this side of
Big River yet
And old Luther and Lewis and Perkins was pickin
And playin' them songs for me
I want the real thing
Give me the real thing
Make it loud I'll make you proud
Or the songs they'd sing
I don't want you under my roof with your 86 proof
Watered down 'til it tastes like tea
You're gonna pull my string

Some people say I'm one of those guys the blessings of life over looked.
Sometimes I feel like the tattered, torn pages of some old paperback book.
All the places I've played and the money I made, I've still got nothin' to show.
And the only thing I have left in the whole wide world is you.
Chorus:
I gave it all I had every night for all these years,
Pourin' out my soul till it was gone.
I spread myself so thin that I'm just barely hangin' on.
But tonight I'm with you, you can carry me through; just love me.
'Cause the only thing I have left in the whole wide world is you.
You put your whole life into something you love,
But you never get that one big break
That'll take you out of the backstreet bar and put you on center stage
But a million tears and million beers have just about washed me up.
Chorus

I'm glad I had the nerve to talk to you that day.
I could just as easily have let you get away.
In that crowded airport far from my hometown,
If I had lost my courage then you wouldn't be around;
I'm glad I had the nerve.
And I'm glad he had the nerve to get down on his knees
And say "I bought this ring for you, won't you wear it please"
My daddy sure touched something in my momma's heart somehow
If he hadn't, I sure wouldn't be here with you now;
I'm glad he had the nerve
Chorus:
Or I never would have lived like this
Or learned like this, or laughed like this, or loved like this.
I'm glad he had the nerve to sail across the sea
My great granddaddy's great-grandpa, in 1833.
He met an Indian maiden, in the Smoky Mountain mist
If they hadn't crossed that line I would not exist;
I'm glad they had the nerve.
I'm glad He had the nerve, while staring into space
To give this universe a time and a place.
With one tiny atom, or an Adam and an Eve
However you look at it, whatever you believe;
I'm glad He had the nerve
Chorus
Thank God, he had the nerve;

Way out here you can see for miles
If there was anything to be seen
Maybe I could tell the difference between
Where I am and where I've been
So if I stare off in the distance sometimes
And get that far away look in my eye
It's that my baby went and left me out there
All alone in the middle of nowhere
Way out in the middle of nowhere
Oh nobody wants to go there
My baby's gone and she don't care
That I'm out here in the middle of nowhere
Standin' at the edge of the sky
On top of a mountain so tall
Wishing to God I could fly
When I ain't even done climbing the wall
Could you help me let the teardrops roll
Awe anything to cleanse my soul
Or if you've got a single raindrop to spare
Lord I'm out in the middle of nowhere
Way out in the middle of nowhere
Oh nobody wants to go there
My baby's gone and she don't care

He looks up from second base
And Dad’s up in the stands
He saw the hit, the run, the slide
There ain’t no bigger fan
In the parking lot, after the game
He said Dad I thought you had a plane to catch
He smiled and said, yeah son, I did
But life’s not the breath you take
The breathing in and out
That gets you through the day
Ain’t what it’s all about
You just might miss the point
Trying to win the race
Life’s not the breaths you take
But the moments that take your breath away
Fast-forward fifteen years
And a thousand miles away
Boy’s built a life, he’s got a wife
And a baby due today
He hears a voice saying I made it, son
Says I told you Dad, you didn’t have to come
He smiles and says, yeah, I know you did
But life’s not the breath you take
The breathing in and out
That gets you through the day
Ain’t what it’s all about
You just might miss the point
Trying to win the race
Life’s not the breaths you take
But the moments that take your breath away
Just like it took my breath when she was born
Just like it took my breath away
When Dad took his last that morn
Life’s not the breath you take
The breathing in and out
That gets you through the day
Ain’t what it’s all about
You just might miss the point
If you don’t slow down the pace
Life’s not the breaths you take

We loaded up my old station wagon
With a tent, a Coleman, and sleepin' bags
Some fishin' poles, a cooler of Cokes
Three days before we had to be back
When you're seven you're in Seventh Heaven
When you're goin' campin'
In the wild outdoors
As we turned off on that old dirt road
He looked at me and swore
Dad, this could be
The best day of my life
I've been dreamin' day and night
'bout the fun we'll have
It's just me and you
Doin' what I've always wanted to
I'm the luckiest boy alive
This is the best day of my life
His fifteenth birthday rolled around
Classic cars were his thing
When I pulled in the drive with that old 'vette
I thought that boy would go insane
When you're in your teens
Your dreams revolve around
Four spinning wheels
We worked nights on end
'til it was new again
And as he sat behind the wheel, he said
Dad, this could be the best day of my life
I've been dreamin' day and night
'bout the fun we've had
It's just me and you
Doin' what I've always wanted to
I'm the luckiest boy alive
This is the best day of my life
Standin' in a little room
Back of the church with our tuxes on
Lookin' at him I say
"I can't believe, son,
That you're grown"
He said
Dad, this could be the best day of my life
I've been dreamin' day and night
Of bein' like you
Now it's me and her
Watchin' you and Mom I've learned
I'm the luckiest man alive
This is the best day of my life
I'm the luckiest man alive

Well that's just great
Just what I needed
The icing on that cake
You're leavin'
But I give up
Throw up my hands
There's nothing I can say or do
I've done all that I can
That's the breaks
The way the cookie crumbles
What goes around comes around they say
That's the breaks
The way that ol' cookie crumbles
And what's been comin' round
Ain't been goin' my way
Well surprise me
Tell me something new
I know leavin's what I got
Comin' from you
And I'm sorry
You know I am
But one way or another I'll come through
In one piece once again
That's the breaks
The way the cookie crumbles
What goes around comes around they say
That's the breaks
The way that ol' cookie crumbles
And what's been comin' round
Ain't been goin' my way
That's the breaks
The way the cookie crumbles
What goes around comes around they say
That's the breaks
The way that ol' cookie crumbles
And what's been comin' round
Ain't been goin' my way
What's been coming 'round
Ain't been going my way

She can drive a truck and rope and ride
She feels right at home right by my side
That's my kind of woman that's my cup of tea
That's my kind of woman the one I want for me
She's got a pair of boots that she just loves
She likes me like Gus from lonesome doves
That's my kind of woman that's me to a T
That's my kind of woman the one i want for me
CH) And after all i've seen and all i've done I know somewhere there is someone That'll look my way and say
I want that one.. That's my kind of woman That's me to T
No matter what she wears she turns my head
On rainy days I cant pry her out of bed
Lord I know the order is pretty tall
But find me and that'll be all
That's my kind of woman that's me to a T

Picture a fella with his boots shined up
A new coat of clean on his pick-up truck.
Ringin' your doorbell, thinkin' 'bout love.
Hey honey that's me.
Chorus:
That's me with a capital "M", that's me ten times ten
I ain't worked up my courage yet, but that's me every chance I get.
Picture a fella at a picture show,
His arm around you in the very last row
Stealin' a kiss as the credits roll.
Yeah honey that's me.
Chorus
I never dealt with such a big deal
How to tell you how I feel
I'd be your fella in nothin' flat
Honey just picture that.
Chorus
That's me every chance I get,

Love is so beautiful
When everything is fine
But when it is like hers and mine
It lives and dies at least
Ten Thousand
Times
Chorus:
Tell me something bad about Tulsa
How those old oil wells
Smell in the wind
Tell me something bad about Tulsa
So I won't have to go back
Believing I belong there
Again
Eyes as blue as Tulsa skis
I kept getting lost in when I met her
Hair like Oklahoma sand
I could run my hands through forever
But all good things must end
All rivers have to bend
I keep runnin' out
But she keeps pullin' me back in
Chorus
Tell me something bad about Tulsa
So I won't have to go back
Believing I belong there

He looks up from second base
Dad's up in the stands
He saw the hit, the run,the slide
There ain't no bigger fan.
In the parking lot
After the game he said
"Dad i thought you had a plane to catch"
He smiled and said "Yeah son, I did."
CHORUS
But life's not the breaths you take
Breathin' in and out
That gets you through the day
Ain't what it's all about
You just might miss the point
Tryin' to win the race
Life's not the breaths you take
But the moments that take your breath away
Fast forward fifteen years
And a thousand miles away
Boy's built a life, he's got a wife
And a baby due today
He hears a voice sayin'
"I made it, son."
He said "I told you dad, you didn't have to come"
He smiles and says, "Yeah, I know you did."
CHORUS
But life's not the breaths you take
Breathin' in and out
That gets you through the day
Ain't what it's all about.
You just might miss the point
Tryin' yo win the race
Life's not the breaths you take
But the moments that take your breath away
BRIDGE
Just like it took my breath
when she was born
Just like it took my breath away
When dad took his last that morn
CHORUS
Life's not the breaths you take
Breathin' in and out
That gets you through the day
Ain't what it's all about
You just might miss the point
If ya don't slow down the pace
Life's not the breaths you take

I hate to admit it
But somebody else came along and took you're love away
And tonight as I lay here
All alone in this room
He's out there some where
Takin' my place
Stranger things have happened to me
And it's getting all over town
That stranger things have happened to me
That stranger is holding her now
She said I had better stop running around
Or she was gonna find somebody new
And that lady meant it
Because now she's gone
And someone else is walking in my shoes
Stranger things have happened to me
And it's getting all over town
That stranger things have happened to me
That stranger is holding her now

Many times temptation grows so strong
And makes someone go blind to what is wrong.
We'll stop now while there's still the strength to see.
Turn your eyes and run away from me.
[Chorus:]
Stay out of my arms, take my advice.
It's easy to break the same heart twice.
Let's stop the hurt before it starts.
Don't follow me, stay out of my arms.
I'm sure you'll find someone to have and hold
And keep the promises that you were told.
I'd only lead you on and let you down,
And hurt you when good memories can't be found.
[Chorus 2x]

I’ve been on the road now dang near all my life
I do love to sing a song
I can say I’ve worked hard, put in my time
Now it’s time to go home
And catch up on my chores
Watch the sunset from my porch
I’ll be somewhere down in Texas if you’re looking for me
Drinking in that great wide open, soaking up the summer breeze
Kicking back and settled in with my family
I’ll be somewhere down in Texas if you’re looking for me
That’s where I got started, where I was born and bred
It’s a fire inside of me
I couldn’t have imagined this Texas highway land
Far beyond my wildest dreams
But I’ll turn out the lights tonight
And say goodnight but not goodbye
I’ll be somewhere down in Texas if you’re looking for me
Drinking in that great wide open, soaking up the summer breeze
Kicking back and settled in with my family
I’ll be somewhere down in Texas if you’re looking for me
I’ve made so many friends
Hope we meet some day again
Til then
I’ll be somewhere down in Texas if you’re looking for me
Drinking in that great wide open, soaking up the summer breeze
Kicking back and settled in with my family

Someone's walkin' around upstairs
I can hear him
And he just got up from sleepin' in our bed
And I'll wake and realize
I was dreamin'
But even when I'm stoned awake
I can't get it out of my head
'Cause I know someone's gonna take my place
And walk up that 'ol stair way
To the room where I walked out on you
Please understand I couldn't stay
I see a two story house
With someone new warmin' up my bed
Someone's walkin' around upstairs
And I can't get it out of my head
'Cause I know someone's gonna take my place
And walk up that 'ol stair way
To the room where I walked out on you
Please understand I couldn't stay
I see a two story house
With someone new warmin' up my bed
Someone's walkin' around upstairs
And I can't get it out of my head
Someone's walkin' around upstairs

I know that I surprised you coming home,
It's not my usual time of year; but I've got myself a problem,
And I know that I might find the answer here.
Remember when I was dad's pride and joy and your little man,
Every time that I got hurt you were there to give a hand.
You would pick me up, and you'd kiss my hurt away.
Remember what you'd say,
"Boy you're getting more like him each and every day."
Can we have a talk like it was yesterday?
Your boy is back in trouble and he needs you right away.
She says she's gonna leave me, momma.
Nothing on God's green Earth would make her stay.
I can't live without her, momma,
But this time you can't kiss the hurt away.
But if I'm so much like my dad,
There must have been times you felt her way.
So tell me word for word what he said that always made you stay.
She says she's gonna leave me, momma.
But if I'm so much like my dad,
There must have been times you felt her way.
So tell me word for word what he said

You played me for a fool
And I played the part so well
You played it smart, you played it cool
Broke every promise, every rule
And I couldn't even tell
You looked me in the eyes
And said, I was the only one
It was no surprise
That I kept falling for your lies
And they had just begun
Chorus:
Fool me once, shame on you
You told me that you would be true
You were so easy to believe
Fool me twice, shame on me
I thought I'd won your heart
But you were still in love with him
You said we'd never be apart
It was a lie right from the start
You left me hanging on this limb
I never thought that you could be
The kind to hurt me just for fun
But it's sure no fun for me
I think it's time to set you free
Pick myself up and say we're done
Repeat chorus:
Fool me once, shame on you
You told me that you would be true
You were so easy to believe
Fool me twice, shame on me
You were so easy to believe

I Let it All Hang out Last Night
I Come in Hung over this Morning
My Woman Met Me at the Door
Preachin' Me this Warnin'
She Said Dillon You're Gonna Have to Change
Your Sinful Way of Living
But She's Playing Hell
Trying to Get Me to Heaven
Oh I Promised to Go to Church with Her
'Bout a Month of Sundays Ago
Well Here it Is Sunday Again
I Ain't Been Once in a Row
Every Time That Ole Church Bell Rings
You Can Hear My Rod 'N Reel a Singing
And She's Playing Hell
Trying to Get Me to Heaven
Chorus:
She's Playing Hell, Trying to Get Me to Heaven
There Ain't No Way All My Sins Can Be Forgiven
They Say There's Only Ten Commandments, but I Broke at Least Eleven
She's Playing Hell, Trying to Get Me to Heaven
She Went out and Bought Me
A Sunday Got to Meeting Suti
I must Confess it Looked Pretty Sharp
With My Deer Hunting Boots
But I Wore Holes in Both the Knees
Trying to Roll Them Sevens
She's Playing Hell
Trying to Get Me to Heaven
Chorus
Yes She's Playing Hell Trying to Get Me to Heaven

Let's take a rest
Your kisses take my breath
You are the best
It's never been like this
Chorus:
She used to say that to me
Over and over so sweet
She'll tell you she'll never leave
She used to say that to me
It thrills you so
When she whispers soft and low
"Please hold me tight
I need your love tonight"
Chorus
"I'm yours," she sighs
And she means it at the time
But someday she'll go
If you're wonderin' how I know
She used to say that to me
Over and over so sweet
She'll tell you she'll never leave
She used to say that
She used to say that to me
Over and over so sweet
She'll tell you she'll never leave
She used to say that to me

Outer banks of North Carolina
Lies a sleepy harbor town
Generations of old sailors
Dropped their sails and settled down
Sam he is a young seafarer
Grandson fo a schooner man
Catherine is a sailmaker's daughter
Today he's gonna take her hand
Calm waters
Wish them well
His ship's come in
She's put the wind in his sails
Catherine is a canvas painter
Paints the sun and sand and sea
Lately she's been painting a portrait
Sammy is a dad to be
Calm waters
Wish them well
His ship's come in
She's put the wind in his sails
January brought the fever
Sam was right there by her side
Doctor told him son I'm sorry
But Catherine needs your prayers tonight
Morning light brought Sam a daughter
Fever took his better half
Sam gave Catherine to the water
As he held theit baby to his chest
Calm waters
Wished him well
His ship came in
But she took the wind from his sails
His ship came in

I'm her world and she revolves around me
Just being lose to me makes her love grow
Each night she thanks God for the day she found me
Why, when she came home this morning, she told me so
And there's roses blooming in the Arctic Circle
Icebergs in the Gulf of Mexico
And there's not one star in Heaven
Or a sunrise anymore
I'd believe it if she told me so
I know people say she has a lover
Referring to this guy she's come to know
Well, they're just friends, she loves him like a brother
And she's never even kissed him, she told me so
And there's roses blooming in the Arctic Circle
Icebergs in the Gulf of Mexico
And there's not one star in Heaven
And 8 don't follow 7

Well now I can see your dancin every dance with her
And it seems to me that your dancin much too close to her
When you sat down at our table
You sat next to her
But I know that it's true
She loves me, She don't love you
Chorus:
Let me tell you friend
I'm wise to your lies
You've been tellin me that I'm the guy for her
And every little thing you do and say
Is givin you away
You're in love with her
Well just one more dance with her
And friend you're gonna see
What it's like to hit the floor
And do a little dance with me
Here's your coat and there's the door
I think you better leave
Cause she just told me it's true
She loves me, She don't love you
Chorus
Well just one more dance with her
And friend you're gonna see
What it's like to hit the floor
And do a little dance with me
Here's your coat and there's the door
I think you better leave
Cause she just told me it's true
She loves me, She don't love you
Cause she just told me it's true

He wondered how she’d take it
When he said goodbye
Thought she might do some cryin’
Lose some sleep at night
But he had no idea
When he hit the road
That without him in her life
She’d let herself go
Let herself go on a singles cruise
To Vegas once, then to Honolulu
Let herself go to New York City
A week at the spa
Came back knocked out pretty
When he said he didn’t love her no more
She let herself go
She poured her heart and soul into
Their three bedroom ranch
Spent her days raisin’ babies, ironin’ his pants
Came home one day from the grocery store
And found his note
And without him there to stop her
She let herself go
Let herself go on her first blind date
Had the time of her life
With some friends at the lake
Let herself go buy a brand new car
Drove down to the beach
He always said was too far
Sand sure felt good between her toes
She let herself go on a singles cruise
To Vegas once, then to Honolulu
Let herself go to New York City
A week at the spa
Came back knocked out pretty
When he said he didn’t love her no more
She let herself go
To Vegas once…Honolulu…New York City

She knows she's holdin' someone who don't love her
She knows she's where you could have been
She knows I turn to her because you turned me down
And she knows when you're on my mind again
Every night she opens up the door to heaven
But when you're on my mind I can't go in
And you come runnin' through my mind and I let my memory chase you
She knows when you're on my mind again
Sometimes late at night I hear her crying
She turns to me but you won't let her in
She knows the door is locked but she keeps trying
She knows when you're on my mind again
Every night she opens up the door to heaven
But when you're on my mind I can't go in
And you come runnin' through my mind and I let my memory chase you

Did you ever meet somebody that likes all the same things you do?
Somebody who can make you or break you anytime they want to
I met her at a red light, love at first sight, can this be true?
She's good for me and she told me I was good for her too
Now, I don't want to jump into anything
I've been tryin' to use some self restraint
But man it's amazin'
She's the same kind of crazy as me
Wild, wild nights, chasin' each other through the moonlight
My, my, my, I finally got somethin' right
'Cause every little off-beat move she makes
Suits me to a tee
You know what I'm sayin'
She's the same kind of crazy as me
It's gettin' hard to use a ladder 'cause I keep climbin' down just to kiss her
'Cause she's out of my sight for a minute or two, I start to miss her
We stay all tangled up in each other's arms and it's so nice
She talks in her sleep but she always gets my name right
If there's anything at all that's wrong with her
It's somethin' that I can't see
Ain't no doubt about it
She's the same kind of crazy as me
Wild, wild nights, chasin' each other through the moonlight
My, my, my, I finally got somethin' right
'Cause every little off-beat move she makes
Suits me to a tee
You know what I'm sayin'
She's the same kind of crazy as me
You know what I'm sayin'

If there's a plane or a bus leavin' Dallas
I hope you're on it
If there's a train movin' fast down the tracks
I hope you caught it
'Cause I swear out there ain't where you oughta be
So catch a ride catch a cab
Don't ya know I miss ya bad
But don't you walk to me
Baby run cut a path across the blue skies
Straight in a straight line
You can't get here fast enough
Find a truck and fire it up
Lean on the gas and off the clutch
Leave Dallas in the dust
I need you in a rush
So baby run
If you ain't got a suitcase
Get a box or an old brown paper sack
Pack it light or pack it heavy
Take a truck, take a Chevy
Baby just come back
There's a short cut to the highway out of town
Why don't you take it
Don't let that speed limit slow you down
Go on and break it
Baby run
Cut a path across the blue skies
Straight in a straight line
You can't get here fast enough
Find a truck and fire it up
Lean on the gas and off the clutch
Leave Dallas in the dust
I need you in a rush
So baby run
Baby run

The first time I saw you
You were waitin' tables at the corner diner
I said to myself
Never seen a woman look any finer
From that moment on
I was stone cold gone
You would be forever in my mind
Now somewhere in the neon lights
I'm holdin' on for dear life
Rockin' in the arms of your memory tonight
It was San Francisco
Silly sutis and white ties by the bay
You appeared with your papa
Tears were rolin' down your mother's face
Everyone was happy
Showered by well wishers as we drove away
Now somewhere in the neon lights
I'm holdin' on for dear life
Rockin' in the arms of your memory tonight
I'm living but dying
I'm laughing but crying
Somebody tell me it will be alright
I bought it for your birthday
God you looked so lovely in that dress
I took you to a party
Or was it to a night club I forget
Been twenty years and counting
I'm drowning in your love a little more each day
Now somewhere in the neon lights
I'm holdin' on for dear life
Rockin' in the arms of your memory tonight
Now somewhere in the neon lights
I'm holdin' on for dear life

Hey baby, won't you take a little ride with me.
Have a look around,
See what we can see.
I've got the paddle,
I've got the boat.
Come on baby, I know she'll float.
Chorus:
We'll go rolling on the river of love,
We'll go rolling on the river of love.
Drift away from all these city lights,
Might rock a little bit,
So hold on tight.
Let's get carried away with the gentle flow.
Might get caught up in its undertow.
We'll go rolling on the river of love,
Let's go rolling on the river of love.
I got a little ukulele, let me sing you a song.
Got a stream of kisses about ten miles long.
Dancing on the water in the moonlight beach.
Sparkling down through the sea of dreams.
Chorus 2x
River of love, River of love, River of love.
Rolling on the river of love,
Let's go rolling, rolling on the river of love.
Let's go rolling on the river of love.
Rolling on the river of love.
Rolling on the river of love.

I'd rather be home,
But I make my livin' on the go
Big silver eagle spreads her wings
And drops us at another show
I think about holdin' my baby tonight
As I listin to the big wheels roll
Three days into a six week tour,
Gettin' in the rhythm of the road
We pick and sing,
Say ""goodnight"" then we'll be flyin'
My world's a chain of one-night-stands
Strung together by the center line
I don't know where I'll wake up tomorrow,
But I can't let the tempo slow
Every town is just another beat,
Livin' in the rhythm of the road
The rhythm of the road's got a mind of its own
If you find it it'll drive you insane
Like the clackity-clack of a railroad track
I'm rattlin' like an old freight train
Towns are flashin' by, the folks are wavin' ""hi""
They all start to look the same
Gotta stop for a minute, be glad I'm in it
Remember just why I came
Those highway signs, Lord, they keep me on the move
I think about givin' it up sometimes,
And gettin' in a diff'ren groove
But I just let the days slide by,
Get goin' with the flow
A four/four beat's the only time I keep,
Livin' in the rhythm of the road
A four/four beat's the only time I keep,
Livin' in the rhythm of the road

I burn with desire
Each time my heart fans the fire
To that old flame that burns inside of me
She cried when I left her
Now I cry to forget her
Oh, how foolish I was to ever wanna leave
Cos nobody in his right mind would have left her
I had to be crazy to say goodbye
Nobody in his right mind would have left her
Even my heart was smart enough to stay behind
I still carry her picture
I wish her well with her new love
I know she’s found by now
Each night finds me dreaming
Each day I spend thinking
How much I wish she was still around
Cos nobody in his right mind would have left her
I had to be crazy to say goodbye
Nobody in his right mind would have left her
Even my heart was smart enough to stay behind

My first sip made me gag
And I thought I was gonna blow beets
But I took another and pretty soon brother
Sour man started tasting sweet
Made me feel brave and strong
Bulletproof, like I could do no wrong
But I found out before too long
What I should've known
You can learn to love anything
Even a bird in a cage will sing a song
Even it's wrong
Even if it kills you in the end
You can learn to love anything
Trade your heart and soul for a ball and chain
Anything can bring you pleasure, even pain
Pick your poison
Poison
Pick your poison
Ruby lips hid a razor tongue
And heart, blue as glacier ice
I was warned, but I was willing
To ignore everybody's advice
The more I gave, the more she took
She walked away without a second look
Just one more page from the great big book
On how
You can learn to love anything
Even a bird in a cage will sing a song
Even if it's wrong
Even if it kills you in the end
You can learn to love anything
Trade your heart and soul for a ball and chain
Anything can bring you pleasure, even pain
You can learn to love anything
A prison wall, a ball and chain
Anything can bring you pleasure, even pain
Pick your poison
Poison
(You can learn)
Pick your poison
Pick your poison
(You can learn)
Pick your poison
Poison
Poison
Pick your poison

If it was in your mind to really cut me down.
If it was in your plan to walk me in the ground.
You left with him last night and daylight told the rest.
And if you planned on hurtin' me, you're an overnight success.
I couldn't blame someone who'd steal your love away,
Because I know what I've lost and all he's gained.
Sweetheart last night I know he got the very best.
And if you planned on hurtin' me, you're an overnight success.
Can you handle all you've won from breakin' my pride?
Will he stay with you and help you spend all the tears I've cried?
Sweetheart I love you so and wish you happiness.

I've Always Heard People Say It
But I Guess I Never Fully Understood
I Thought That They Meant, You'd Be Easy To Forget
But It's Drivin Me Crazy
Chorus:
Out Of Sight Out Of Mind
You Opened My Eyes, And Now I Can See
What You Mean To Me, I Was So Blind
Out Of Sight Out Of Mind
You Know It Hurt When You Left Me
But I Thought Life Would Go On Without You
That Was Easier Said, Can't Get You Outta My Head
I Don't Know If I'll Make It
Repeat Chorus
I Was So Blind

Our love is unconditional, we knew it from the start
I see it in your eyes, you can feel it from my heart
From here-on-after let’s stay the way we are right now
And share all the love and laughter that a lifetime will allow
I cross my heart and promise to
Give all I’ve got to give to make all your dreams come true
In all the world you’ll never find a love as true as mine
You’ll always be the miracle that makes my life complete
And as long as there’s a breath in me I’ll make yours just as sweet
As we look into the future, it’s as far as we can see
So let’s make each tomorrow be the best that it can be
I cross my heart and promise to
Give all I’ve got to give to make all your dreams come true
In all the world you’ll never find a love as true as mine
And if along the way we find a day it starts to storm
You’ve got the promise of my love to keep you warm
In all the world you’ll never find
A love as true as mine

Well, love can be an uphill climb
I'm gonna meet a lot of resistance
It takes every ounce of strenght we've got
If we're gonna go the distance
We can get discouraged and lose our courage
Worrying 'bout the daily grind
But life's a journey, no need to hurry
It's one day at a time
Chorus:
One foot in front of the other
Take one step and then take another
Keep on walkin', we're headed in the right direction
Puttin' one foot in front of the other
Little by little gets a whole lot further
Hittin' our stride, one foot in front of the other
What's down the road we can't say
And the road behind don't matter
But every mile along the way
Is just another mile together
Unconcerned about the twists and turns
We're takin' it nice and slow
Safe and sound, covering ground
Steady as she goes
Chorus
Yesterday is dead and gone
And tomorrow takes care of itself
We'll just keep on keepin' on
'Cause we ain't stumbled yet
One foot in front of the toher
Take one step and then take another
Just a-walkin' and a-talkin' and a-movin' in the same direction
Puttin' one foot in front of the other
Little by little gets a whole lot further
Hittin' our stride, one foot in front of the toher
Well, just a-hittin' our stride

I woke up this morning, peeked out my door
It was raining, cold and grey
It’s my one day off and I was gonna play golf
There goes the plans that I made
Oh, but you won’t hear me complain
And oh, what a perfect day for loving you
When you’re in my arms I’ve got sunshine
And the sky’s always blue
Couldn’t ask for better weather to do what I do
Oh, what a perfect day for loving you
So let’s grab a blanket and a hot cup of coffee
And sit out on the front porch and swing
That look in your eyes is what’s on my mind
We don’t have to say anything
Let’s just listen to that old tin rail sing
And oh, what a perfect day for loving you
When you’re in my arms I’ve got sunshine
And the sky’s always blue
Couldn’t ask for better weather to do what I do
Oh, what a perfect day for loving you
Oh, what a perfect day for loving you

I burn with desire each time my heart fans the fire
To that old flame that burns inside of me.
She cried when I left her, now I cry to forget her.
Oh, how foolish I was to ever want to leave.
Chorus:
'Cause nobody in his right mind would've left her.
I had to be crazy to say goodbye.
Nobody in his right mind would've left her.
Even my heart was smart enough to stay behind.
I still carry her picture; I wish her well
With the new love I know she's found by now.
Each night finds me dreamin', each day I spend thinkin'
How much I wish she was still around.
Chorus

When the sun goes down on my side of town
That lonesome feeling comes to my door
And the whole world turns blue
There’s a run-down bar ‘cross the railroad track
I got a table for two way in back
Where I settled on, I think I’m losing you
I spend most every night
Beneath the light of a neon moon
Now if you lose your one and only
There’s always room here for the lonely
To watch your broken dreams
Dance in and out of the beams of a neon moon
I think that two young lovers are running wild and free
I close my eyes and sometimes see
You in the shadows of this smoke-filled room
No telling how many tears I’ve sat here and cried
Or how many lies that I’ve lied
Telling my poor heart she’ll come back someday
Oh, but I’ll be alright
As long as there’s light from a neon moon
Oh, if you lose your one and only
There’s always room here for the lonely
To watch your broken dreams
Dance in and out of the beams of a neon moon
The jukebox plays on, drink by drink
And the words of every sad song seem to say what I think
And this hurt inside of me ain’t never gonna end
Oh, but I’ll be alright
As long as there’s light from a neon moon
Oh, if you lose your one and only
There’s always room here for the lonely
To watch your broken dreams
Dance in and out of the beams of a neon moon
To watch your broken dreams
Dance in and out of the beams of a neon moon
Oh, watch your broken dreams

You're the only one and only
My heart's beatin' for
I love you, need I say more
Now and ever, we'll be together
Of that you can be sure
I love you, need I say more
I don't know just what it is
That you're needing to hear me say
The way that I'm feeling
Is more than mere words can describe
And all this discussion could never
Do justice to something so heavenly-made
I'd rather tell you
With touches how I feel inside
Let me hold you, let me show you
What true love's all about
In these arms of mine I know you will find
You won't do without anymore
I'll love you forever, need I say more
I don't know just what it is
That you're needing to hear me say
The way that I'm feeling
Is more than mere words can describe
And all this discussion could never
Do justice to something so heavenly-made
I'd rather tell you
With touches how I feel inside
Let me hold you, let me show you
What true love's all about
In these arms of mine I know you will find
You won't do without anymore
I'll love you forever need I say more

Just a one pump fil-in station
Lord and one old general store
I found her in that wide spot in the road
And the brightest lights she'd ever seen
Were the headlights on my pickup
Till she saw the lights behind those swinging doors
And everywhere she goes
She leaves the jukebox smoking
Everywhere she's been
There's ashes on the ground
I see the glow in the sky
Through the teardrops in my eyes
My old flame's out burning
Another honky tonk down
So country, young and pretty
She's never been no where before
And I lost her behind those swinging doors
Now it's just me and my old pickup
Making every joint in town
Cuz tonight she's out somewhere to burn one down
And everywhere she goes
She leaves the jukebox smoking
Everywhere she's been
There's ashes on the ground
I see the glow in the sky
Through the teardrops in my eyes
My old flame's out burning
Another honky tonk down
My old flame's out burning

Well honey don't you worry I don't need no barroom queens.
Well I admit she sure knows how to fill a pair of jeans.
And I'll admit now darling she sure is showing me her stuff,
But honey it ain't nearly enough.
Chorus:
'Cause I ain't never seen her patch a pair of ragged britches,
Stretch a paycheck till it reaches, scratch my back right where it itches.
And I ain't never seen that and honey till I do
My heart won't wander very far from you.
Now honey you know I honor all the hard times we've been through.
I never could've made it with anyone but you.
And I think I know when a lady is really really tough,
But she don't show me nearly enough.
Chorus:
'Cause I ain't never seen her stay up all night with a baby,
Calm me down when I get crazy, fix me grits and red-hot gravy.
I ain't never seen that and honey till I do
My heart won't wander very far from you.
No I ain't never seen her make a six- room house a castle,
Teach the young one how to wrestle, straighten out my fishing tackle.

Nobody saw him running from sixteenth avenue.
They never found the fingerprint or the weapon that was used.
But someone killed country music, cut out its heart and soul.
They got away with murder down on music row.
The almighty dollar and the lust for worldwide fame
Slowly killed tradition and for that someone should hang (oh, you tell them Alan).
They all say not guilty, but the evidence will show
That murder was committed down on music row.
Chorus:
For the steel guitars no longer cry and fiddles barely play,
But drums and rock 'n roll guitars are mixed up in your face.
Old Hank wouldn't have a chance on today's radio
Since they committed murder down on music row.
They thought no one would miss it, once it was dead and gone
They said no one would buy them old drinking and cheating songs (I'll still buy 'em)
Well there ain't no justice in it and the hard facts are cold
Murder's been committed down on music row.
Chorus:
Oh, the steel guitars no longer cry and you can't hear fiddles play
With drums and rock 'n roll guitars mixed right up in your face
Why, the Hag, he wouldn't have a chance on today's radio
Since they committed murder down on music row
Why, they even tell the Possum to pack up and go back home

[Chorus:]
One look at you and just look at me
Held under your spell so helplessly
Yes I'm still your fool, any fool can see
One look at you and just look at me
I thought I'd be over you by now
But I guess it's too soon
The truth was so plain to see
Tonight when you walked in the room
I just couldn't control the tears
When I saw you again
My love is still as strong for you
As it's ever been
[Chorus]
I'm still your fool, guess I'll always be

Well I woke up this mornin', looked outdoors
I can tell my milk cow, I can tell by the way she lows
If you see my milk cow, please drive her on home
'Cause I ain't had no milk and butter since that cows been gone
Well you gotta treat me right honey day by day
Get out your little prayer book, get down upon your knees and pray
'Cause you're gonna need me, you're gonna need my help someday
Lord you're gonna be sorry, oh, you treated me this a way
Aw, now take it away boys
Sail on, sail on, sail on little gal, sail on, sail on, sail on, sail on little gal, sail on
You're gonna keep right on sailing till you lose your happy home
Well good evening, don't that sun look good going down
I said well good evening, don't that sun look good going down
Don't that ol' army cot look lonely when your lover ain't no place around
Well I tried everything baby to get along with you
Now I'm gonna tell you what I'm gonna do
I'm gonna stop my crying, gonna leave you alone
And if you don't think I'm leavin' big momma
Just count the days I'm gone
You ain't gonna see me, you ain't gonna see my sweet face no more
Lord you gonna be wondering honey where in this world I've gone

It's Christmas time I see the lines of people everywhere
Trying to pick out the gifts that show how much they care.
It makes me wish that I could see my friends on Christmas day,
And fill my list with lots of gifts, but I can only say
Chorus:
Here comes a Merry Christmas Strait to you.
I hope it cheers you up when you are down and feeling blue.
Right or wrong, I'll sing my song and you will know just who
Sends a Merry Christmas Strait to you.
There's lots of ways to share the days of Christmas with your friends
A Christmas card, a tree to star, the gifts that make you grin.
I'd like to share this song with everyone who came our way.
Without a doubt the fire's not out, it burns for you today.
Chorus:
So here's a Merry Christmas Strait to you.
I hope it cheers you up when you are down and feeling blue.
You've been so kind, you've crossed my mind
And nothing less will do.
Here's a Merry Christmas Strait to you.
Here comes a Merry Christmas, and to all who might have missed us

She sparkles, she dazzles, she lights up the room
We walked together to a table for two
Every man stares but her eyes are only for me
We take to the dance floor, she squeezes my hand
I can’t believe just how lucky I am
Meanwhile, back in the back of my memory
You’re still dancing with me
And I’m holding you once again
Meanwhile
We move to the end of a beautiful night
Tender the kisses, soft candlelight
She draws the curtains and slowly we climb up the stairs
And reach for each other, the passion begins
We fall together as lovers and then
Meanwhile, back in the back of my memory
You’re still lying with me
And I’m holding you once again
I try and I try, Lord knows I do
But each time my heart beats back to you
Meanwhile, I’ll go on living my life now
I’ll find a way somehow
Oh, meanwhile, back in the back of my memory
You’ll always be with me
But I’ll never hold you again

We said good-bye in Marina Del Rey.
"I had a good time" was the last thing I heard her say, as I walked away.
And on the plane back to Tennessee
My mind comes across her memory
And yesterday in Marina Del Rey.
Chorus:
On a hidden beach, under a golden sun,
She spread a blanket that we laid down on,
And loved the world away in Marina Del Rey.
And as we looked into each other's eyes,
We found our bodies lost in paradise,
Like castaways in Marina Del Rey.
Like the ocean tides highs and lows
Love sometimes comes and goes away, in Marina Del Rey.
And as this plane is touching down,
Tears touch my eyes for I have found
My heart has stayed in Marina Del Rey.
Chorus

Chorus:
Play me a Dancer, a Holder-Hander, or Honky-Tonker,
Pull-Her-Up-Closer,Slow Romancer,
Make Her Fall in Love with Me Song.
The room is swimmin' with perty women,
But how's a fella supposed to get close to 'em?
The band is rockin, the joint is jumpin',
Mr. Guitar Man let me tell you somethin'.
Chorus
I see a redhead, I see a brunnette,
And there's a blonde I love I don't even know yet.
I'm going crazy, you got to save me.
I need a hugger and I don't mean maybe.
Chorus
Play me a Dancer, a Holder-Hander, or Honky-Tonker,
Pull-Her-Up-Closer, Get-Next-to-Her,Sweet-Enough-to-Kiss-Her,
Just-a-Little-Softer-So-She-Can-Hear-Me-Whisper, Slow Romancer,

I got a feeling called the blues oh lord
Since my baby said goodbye.
Hey lord I don't know what I'll do.
All I do is sit and sigh oh lord.
The last long day she said goodbye, Lord I thought I would cry.
She'll do me, she'll do you, she's got that kind of lovin'.
Lord I love to hear her when she calls me sweet daddy.
Such a beautiful dream.
I hate to think it's all over; I lost my heart it seems.
I've grown so used to you somehow,
But I'm nobody's sugar daddy now.
And I'm lonesome, I got the lovesick blues.
Yeah I'm in love, I'm in love with a beautiful girl,
That's what's the matter with me.
Yeah I'm in love, I'm in love with a beautiful girl,
But she don't care about me.
And lord I tried and tried to keep her satisfied,
But that girl wouldn't stay.
And now that she is leavin' this is all I can say.

Leavin' me behind is all behind you now
It's plain to see that you're for good over me
You've gotta whole new life ahead of you
You did what you lived to do
And I'm all behind you now
And I'll be behind you always
Should you every be a yesterday
Though it tears me up
To know deep down
I'm all behind you know
You're comin' back
My way will come my way again
I'll never be what I was with you and me
And I don't know who or where your goin' to
But you did what you lived to do
And I'm all behind you now
And I'll be behind you always
Should you every be a yesterday
Though it tears me up
To know deep down
I'm all behind you know
Yeah it tears me up to know deep down

Well I was ruling the roost
Had all the chicks to myself
And suddenly it happened
A funny little feeling I felt
Well I tried to outrun it
But it finally caught up with me
Tell me how can I run
From something I can't see
Oh that teenie, weenie thing
They call the lovebug
Nobody's ever seen it
But it's got the whole world shook up
It all started with a little bitty kiss and a hug
It's the little itty, bitty, teenie, weenie thing
They call the lovebug
Well I always thought that
I had me a pretty good style
But I lost that race
By a good old country mile
With my head held way up high
And it fooled me, hit me
Really took me by surprise
Oh that teenie, weenie thing
They call the lovebug
Nobody's ever seen it
But it's got the whole world shook up
It all started with a little bitty kiss and a hug
It's the little itty, bitty, teenie, weenie thing
They call the lovebug
Oh that teenie, weenie thing
They call the lovebug
Nobody's ever seen it
But it's got the whole world shook up
It all started with a little bitty kiss and a hug
It's the little itty, bitty, teenie, weenie thing
They call the lovebug
It's the little itty, bitty, teenie, weenie thing

Girl you've had one of those days
Seems like they've been goin' around
You're a long way from bein' where you wanna be
When the world isn't goin' your way
Whatever bad luck is gettin' you down
Honey, I'll be right here for you
With open arms, you can run to me
Chorus:
Baby, love's gonna make it
Love's gonna make it alright (alright, alright)
Baby, love's gonna make it
Love's gonna make it alright
Tonight, tonight, tonight
We can go out and paint the town
We can dance your cares away
We can watch 'em all fall out on the floor
And if you want to we can close 'em down
And we can leave whenever you say
I'll chase you down the hallway
Watch the sun come up behind our bedroom door
REPEAT CHORUS
That's the good thing girl about me and you
There ain't nothin' that lovin' can't get us through
REPEAT CHORUS TWICE

Got sent home from school one day
With a shiner on my eye
Fightin' was against the rules
And it didn't matter why
When dad got home I told that story
Just like I'd rehearsed
Then stood there on those tremblin' knees
And waited for the worst
And he said
Let me tell you a secret about a father's love
A secret that my daddy said was just between us
He said daddies don't just love their children
Every now and then
It's a love without end, amen
It's a love without end, amen
When I became a father
In the spring of '81
There was no doubt that stubborn boy
Was just like my father's son
And when I thought my patience
Had been tested to the end
I took my daddy's secret
And I passed it on to him
I said
Let me tell you a secret about a father's love
A secret that my daddy said was just between us
I said daddies don't just love their children
Every now and then
It's a love without end, amen
It's a love without end, amen
Last night I dreamed I'd died
And stood outside those pearly gates
When suddenly I realized
There must be some mistake
If they know half the things I've done
They'll never let me in
Then somewhere from the other side
I heard these words again
And they said
Let me tell you a secret about a father's love
A secret that my daddy said was just between us
You see daddies don't just love their children
Every now and then
It's a love without end, amen

When things get bad at home
You don't feel like being alone
And you find yourself inclined to look around.
For the feelings we once shared
Are just no longer there
And love comes from the other side of town.
Chorus:
Where love means just an hour
With your stand in
And not an empty house
Where love just has been.
Since everything we've built with love
Was not on solid ground
Now love comes from the other side of town.
The life I'm livin' now
Just don't seem right somehow
But it's the best way
To get by that I've found.
There's no love left at home
We're both just hangin' on
And love comes from the other side of town.
Chorus

I watched from my window as she slipped from the house
Once again she's leaving, but Lord, she's not to blame
This morning a memory phoned her and he's a habit she can't break
So 'til she returns, I'll wait for her, looking out my window through the pain
Chorus:
The devil drove the taxi that carried her away
And it hurts to know she's hung up on some guy from yesterday
Once again she's chasing memories and I'm losing everything
But I love her, so I'll wait for her, looking out my window through the pain
I'll pick up the pieces when he lets her down again
With love and understanding, I'll give her reasons this time to stay
And I'll close my eyes pretending maybe someday she will change
And I won't be left lonely, looking out my window through the pain
Chorus:
Yes, the devil drove the taxi that carried her away
And it hurts to know she's still hung up on some guy from yesterday
Once again she's chasing memories and I'm losing everything

Just walked down the street to the coffee shop
Had to take a break
I'd been by her side for 18 hours straight
Saw a flower growin' in the middle of the sidewalk
Pushin' up through the concrete
Like it was planted right there for me to see
The flashin' lights
The honkin' horns
All seemed to fade away
In the shadow of that hospital at 5:08
I saw God today
I've been to church
I've read the book
I know he's here
But I don't look
Near as often as I should
Yeah, I know I should
His fingerprints are everywhere
I just slowed down to stop and stare
Opened my eyes and man I swear
I saw God today
Saw a couple walkin' by they were holdin' hands
Man she had that glow
Yeah I couldn't help but notice she was startin' to show it
Stood there for a minute takin' the sky
Lost in that sunset
Splash of amber melted in the shades of red
I've been to church
I've read the book
I know he's here
But I don't look
Near as often as I should
Yeah, I know I should
His fingerprints are everywhere
I just slowed down to stop and stare
Opened my eyes and man I swear
I saw God today
Got my face pressed up against the nursery glass
She's sleepin' like a rock
My name on her wrist
Wearin' tiny pink socks
She's got my nose, she's got her mama's eyes
My brand new baby girl
She's a miracle

At a truck stop in St Angelo
Saw a bill board about this rodeo
This weekend out in El Paso
So I signed up to ride
I drew a bull called "original sin"
Heard he'd killed a couple of men
Figured this was something I could win
Cause the devil was on my side
I was havin' myself one hell of a ride
But I ended up disqualified
That bull just up and died
Before they blew the whistle
CHORUS
With those north Texas blues,
Thought I'd paid all my dues
Then those south Texas blues,
Told me "son, you ain't through"
Had the east Texas blues and the west Texas too
I've done all I know to do,
Tryin to lose, tryin to lose,
These ol' Lone Star Blues.
Well I got laid off at Brown and Root
Then on my way back to Cut and Shoot
I lost my wrist watch and my boots
Shootin' dice with a dude from Houston
Well there ain't no jobs here workin' cattle
So I got on the part time haulin' gravel
With some outfit from Seattle out here building custom homes
REPEAT CHORUS
Well I gassed my truck and I packed my clothes
Turned in my key and I hit the road
I said "cow town's where I'll go,
You never know, I might get lucky!"
Well I got a friend there turning knobs
At a place called Billy Bobs
Said thought he could get me a job there
Workin' as a bouncer
First night on the job was just insane
Some ol' boy got all deranged
Hit me in the head with a Harley chain
To this day, my ears still ring!
REPEAT CHORUS
I've done all I know to do,
Tryin to lose, tryin to lose

Everyday is a lifetime without you
Hard to get through since you've gone
So I do the only thing I know how to, to get by
I'm livin' for the night
I've drawn all the curtains in this old house
To keep the sun out and off of my face
Friends stop by to check in 'cause I've checked out
I tell 'em I'm fine, I'm just livin' for the night
Daylight can't hide the tears I cry
The pain that came with your goodbye
The memories that keep me out of sight
Every night I venture out into those neon arms that hold me tight
I'm livin' for the night
I'm a whole lot easier to talk to
When I've had a few, I settle down
Whiskey kills the man you've turned me into, and I come alive
I'm livin' for the night
Daylight can't hide the tears I cry
The pain that came with your goodbye
The memories that keep me out of sight
Every night I venture out into those neon arms that hold me tight
I'm livin' for the night, I'm livin' for the night
Everyday is a lifetime without you

Had a nice little life
A little boat
A little beach
A little routine I liked
A blue ocean view
Free to go with the flow
Anywhere that I wanted to
But the moment you set foot on my shore
That's when I knew
Chorus:
There's a difference in living
And living well
You can't have it all
All by yourself
Something's always missing
Till you share it with someone else
There's a difference in living
And living well
Till you sailed with me
Thought that I had it good
As good as it could be
From the back of my deck
Caught a fish
Caught a breeze
And a thousand red sunsets
But sitting here with you girl I just saw
The best one yet
Chorus
My days are brighter
My sky a deeper blue
My nights are sweeter
When I'm with you
There's a difference in
Living and living well
You can't have it all
All by yourself
Something's always missing
Till you share it with someone else
There's a difference in living
I thought I was living
There's a difference in living

Don't need your love
On a silver platter
Let's get down to the nitty grit
Let's cut out all the chatter
Get to the heart of the matter
Honey let's get down to it
Let's get down to some huggin' and some squeezin'
Arm and arm
We'd be a perfect fit
So put a freeze on the teasin'
Let's get on with the pleasin'
Honey let's get down to it
I know that you want to
I can see it when I look into those big green eye's
Baby let's come to grits
Don't play so hard to get
Honey let's get down to it
I get a chill every time your near me
You've got my heart doin' flips
I only aim to please
If you'd let go you'd see
Honey let's get down to it
I know that you want to
I can see it when I look into those big green eye's
Baby let's come to grits
Don't play so hard to get
Honey let's get down to it

It's never over 'til it's really over
And someone's left standing behind
It goes without sayin'
It's too late for stayin'
And leavin's been comin' for a long, long time
Chorus:
I packed up my suitcase and started my pickup
So many times in my mind
It's a hard road to travel
From blacktop to gravel
And the next hill is the hardest to climb
I've got all the answers for most of the questions
And some ain't been easy to find
There's no more erasin'
The things I've been facin'
And leavin's been comin' for a long, long time
Chorus

I'm seeing you for the last time.
You've been untrue for the last time.
I know that you've been usin' me for a past time.
It's the last time the first time for me.
I found you and that love for the first time.
When I caught you cheatin' me it was my worst time.
I'm seein' you for the last time.
I've been a fool for the last time.
You only strung along with me for a past time.
It's the last time the first time for me.
I found you and that love for the first time.
When I caught you cheatin' me it was my worst time.
I'm seein' you for the last time.
I've been a fool for the last time.
You only strung along with me for a past time.
It's the last time the first time,
The first time it's the last time,

I gave her that diamond she dreamed of,
And I bought her a home with a view.
I took her to the end of the rainbow,
But all I left her was blue.
Seems I never had time to love her,
And now it seems time just stands still.
I thought I was king of the mountain,
But I was only a fool on the hill.
Chorus:
Now I'm here alone, after leavin' her lonely
Lord, I'm livin' with the memory I know I can't kill.
I thought I was king of the mountain,
But I was only a fool on the hill.
Chorus
Yeah, I thought I was king of the mountain,

It's alright with me
If it's alright with you
It's alright I know
Your love will see me through
When the car won't start
The rain won't stop
And all of the bills are due
It's alright with me
If it's alright with you
Well the boss man rides me all week long
And it's all that I can take
I work each day till' the sun is gone
And no time for a break
But when I get home you rub my back
And tell me I'm your man
With a little love I get back on track
And do it all over again
It's alright with me
If it's alright with you
It's alright I know
Your love will see me through
When the car won't start
The rain won't stop
And all of the bills are due
It's alright with me
If it's alright with you
No matter what life throws at me
I've got the upper hand
'Cause nothin' else can set me free
The way your lovin' can
If I lived in the shack out in the woods
And never see me blue
I just throw another log in the old wood stove
And make sweet love to you
It's alright with me
If it's alright with you
It's alright I know
Your love will see me through
When the car won't start
The rain won't stop
And all of the bills are due
It's alright with me

The first time I met her,
She walked right up to me.
And said, "You're who I wanted to find."
There was a man she had seen in her dreams.
And it was me.
She said, "I can't believe it.
'Cause I've never been in here,
And I've passed this place so many times."
It was her night to find destiny,
And it was me.
Chorus:
And we danced every song that they played,
And talked until closing time.
The closer I held her,
The more I knew her destiny.
Wasn't that far from mine.
Than I saw a reflection of someone unfamiliar.
Looking back when I looked in her eyes.
The happiest man I'd ever seen,
And it was me.
Chorus
She wasn't looking,
And I wasn't looking.
Ain't it funny?
That's when love was found.
She still calls it her lucky night,
Yeah, someone was lucky.
She's right,

Sun shines, Clouds rain
Train Whistles blow and Guitars Play
Preachers Preach, Farmers Plow
Wishes go up and the World goes round
And I love you, It just comes Natural
It just comes Natural
Seasons Change, Rivers Wind
Tumble Weeds roll and the Stars shine
Wind Howls, dawn breaks
Cowboys riding' time slips away
And I love you, It just comes Natural
It's what I was born to do
Don't have to think it through
Baby, it's so easy loving you
It just comes Natural
It's what I was born to do
Don't have to think it Through
Baby it's so easy loving you
Fire burns, Waves Crash
Seeds grow and good things last
Ships sail, Dreams fly
Night falls and Full moons rise
And I love you, It just comes Natural
And I love you, It just comes Natural
It just comes Natural

I thought you and me were something special;
Thought you thought that way too.
Now I know that this ol' boy just ain't
The best you think you'll ever do.
Chorus:
It ain't cool to be crazy about you,
It ain't suave or debonair
To let you know I care, like I do.
It ain't smart to be so reckless with my heart.
(I) should have known right from the start
I'd end up like a fool; believe me, it ain't cool.
All of my friends, they tried to tell me
What and what not to do.
It took a while for them to sell me,
But finally they got through.

Would you like to live in Houston, where the cowboys come to town
Or maybe Pensacola, where the sun shines all year 'round
Or even New York City, where the city never sleeps
I'm offering you the option before you get in too deep
Chorus:
If you can anything else, baby, be good to yourself
You can find a nice place, have a good life
Don't worry 'bout me, I'm gonna be alright
You can make a new start, you can see yourself clear
If you can do anything else, do it
But if you can't, baby, you can you stay right here
There's work up in Seattle, if you don't mind the rain
San Diego to Savannah, they'd all be glad you came
But life with me would always be a roller coaster ride
You won't hurt my feelings, whatever you decide
Chorus
This place might look real good right now, but lookin' good don't last
But if you choose it, anyhow, I'll give you all I have
Chorus
Baby, you can stay right here (if you can do anything else, baby be good to yourself)
Oh, baby, you can stay right here (if you can do anything else, baby be good to yourself)

If you got a Cadillac, boy, and a forty - room shack, boy,
A bucket full of money and a tree full of honey,
But if you're gettin' no huggin', no smoochin' or a - muggin'.
If you ain't lovin', then you ain't livin'.
If you're ridin' on a gravy train instead of walkin down lover's lane,
You can't make hay, boy, 'cause you're goin' the wrong way boy.
You gotta get a little honey, it's better than money.
If you ain't lovin', then you ain't livin'.
If they call you a big man 'cause you gotta lotta bottom land.
If you're kin to the president and you help run the government,
But if you're gettin' no attention, you're better off on a pension.
If you ain't lovin', then you ain't livin'.
If you got a string of long cars and you're smokin' them four - bit cigars.
You ain't no well to do unless you get a little koochi - koo.
It takes a little bit of smackin' - all your life's a - lackin'.

Yes, I know I'm late gettin' home tonight
Can supper wait, I quess I lost my appetite
Yeah you can fix me a drink, oh anything's okay
Oh, by the way I met a friend of yours today
I was workin' on the other side of town
And comin' home I thought I'd stop and have a round
And in this bar I heard someone speak your name
And that's how I met a friend of yours today
I listened for awhile and I could tell
That that stranger there he knew you much to well
And I introduced myself and you should have seen his face
Oh what a shame I met a friend of yours today
Please don't cry woman 'cause it's much too late for tears
Yeah, I'm sorry too 'cause it hurts after all these years
And ain't it sad a love like ours should end this way

If the whole world was a honky-tonk,
And it revolved around an old jukebox,
We'd tell our troubles to the Bar,
Over cryin' steel guitars,
And soon, they'd all be gone.
Yeah, if you asked me what I thought,
I'd say: "We'd be better off,
"If the whole world was a honky-tonk."
You could smoke that cigarette,
An' be politically incorrect.
Show off that red 'round your neck...
Not hear a single soul object.
Wouldn't need no lawyers to decide,
Who is wrong and who is right.
No need for big expensive trials...
Brother, we'd just step outside.
If the whole world was a honky-tonk,
And it revolved around an old jukebox,
We'd tell our troubles to the Bar,
Over cryin' steel guitars,
And soon, they'd all be gone.
Yeah, if you asked me what I thought,
I'd say: "We'd be better off,
"If the whole world was a honky-tonk."
Wouldn't have to pay no tax...
Just set a tip jar in the back.
If we ran low, we'd pass the hat...
I bet we'd all be in the black,
If the whole world was a honky-tonk.
Instrumental Break
And if you're lookin' love...
Someone to heal that broken heart.
Hey, buddy, you'd be in half.
You wouldn't have to go that far.
If the whole world was a honky-tonk,
And it revolved around an old jukebox,
We'd tell our troubles to the Bar,
Over cryin' steel guitars,
And soon, they'd all be gone.
If you asked me what I thought,
I'd say: "We'd be better off,
"If the whole world was a honky-tonk."
Life would be a three-chord song,
And the king would be George Jones,
If the whole world was a honky-tonk.

If it's gonna rain I hope it pours
Thunder and lightning
Like never before
'cause that's how I feel
Here in my heart
If it's gonna rain
Let the stom start
If you're gonna leave go on and go
Don't even look back
When you hit the road
If that's how you feel
About you and me
Now's a good time
So go on and leave
I've never been one for doing
Something half the way
I've loved you with all my heart
But it's all been in vain
It's gonna hurt
Cut to the bone
Break my heart in two
When you move on
I'm gonna cry a river of tears
It's gonna rain and rain and rain
'Round here for years
I'm gonna cry a river of tears
It's gonna rain
Let the storm start

We both said some things I know we never meant
And when I slammed the door tonight, you wondered where I went
If I know you, you’re probably wondering what to do
You’re thinking that I’m gone for good, if I know you
But if I know me, I’ll turn this car around
I won’t get half way through town, and I’ll be sorry
I’ll stop and call, and you’ll say you’re sorry too
And I’ll come running back to you, if I know me
Sometimes I lose my head, say things to break your heart
Forgetting if I lost your love it would tear my world apart
If I know you, you didn’t mean one single thing you said
Truth be known you’re dying, crying, lying there in bed
But if I know me, I’ll turn this car around
I won’t get half way through town, and I’ll be sorry
I’ll stop and call, and you’ll say you’re sorry too
And I’ll come running back to you, if I know me

Been in the saddle since the sun came up
Rounding up strays in, this ol; West Texas dust
She's been packing her things since I put coffee on
By sundown she'll be gone
Damn this ol' girth, worn right in two
But a spare length of leather and I'll make it do
Just when I think I've got life by the reins
Home ain't sweet home on the range
If heartaches were horses and hard times were cattle
I'd ride home at sunset, sitting tall in the saddle
If heartaches were horses and hard time were cattle
And she'd say she loved me and this cowboy way of life
She'd be right beside me when we rode home tonight
If heartaches were horses and hard times were cattle
I'd ride home at sunset, sitting tall in the saddle

It's four AM and you're just getting in.
Your first night out- I won't ask where you've been.
You're so ashamed and your eyes can't meet mine.
I've seen that look on me a thousand times.
Chorus:
What makes us do the things we do heaven only knows.
We think we've got a secret, but it always shows.
I taught you how to cheat, you're doing fine.
I've seen that look on me a thousand times.
But I still love you and so I pretend
And hope I never see that look again.
But if I do I know the fault is mine.
I've seen that look on me a thousand times.
Chorus

So upset, a nervous wreck, can't believe you said goodbye.
Sit and smoke, cry and joke about these tears in my eyes.
How could you do what you've gone and done to me?
I wouldn't treat a dog the way you treated me,
But that's what I get, I've come to expect it from you.
A million times, a million lines, and I bought 'em, every one.
You don't care, you rip and tear every dream I've counted on.
I guess that I should thank my unlucky stars
That I'm alive and you're the way you are,
But that's what I get, I've come to expect it from you.
How could you do what you've gone and done to me?
I wouldn't treat a dog the way you treated me,
But that's what I get, I've come to expect it from you.
I could raise hell, but what the hell
It wouldn't do a bit of good.
Pack and leave, my heart agrees; it seems to think that I should.
There won't be no more next time doin' me wrong.
You'll come back this time to find out that I'm gone,
But that's what you get, you should expect that from me.

It all started back in 1981.
Our life together had just begun.
I didn't know what my future would hold,
But you gave me a chance,
So I set out on the road.
It wasn't easy going then.
There were times I almost threw that old towel in,
But you kept callin me back to the stage,
And I finally found my place in each and every face.
I'm not sayin I'm through by any means.
There's still things that I want to say and do.
I hope you won't forget me, cause we've shared a lot dreams.
And just know that I'll always remember you.
When I first set out on the road, I figured
I had maybe 5 good years to sing my songs for you folks.
Well, it's goin on 30 now
And I still love it just as much as I ever did.
When I hear that announcer say my name,
And I walk through those curtains
And see your smilin' faces,
My feet don't touch the ground again
Til I walk out and get back on that bus that got me here.
I don't know how many more years I've got left to do this,
But I figure a few.
I do want you to know, though,
That when I do walk off this stage for the last time,
And I'm all settled in, away from all this,
You won't be far away.
I'll still hear your screams and cheers in my mind.
And I'll always remember you.
I'm not sayin I'm through by any means.
Cause there's still things that I want to say and do.
I hope you won't forget me, cause we've shared a lot dreams.
And just know that I'll always remember you.
You've pulled me through some hard times.
Hope I've pulled you through a few.

You can turn me loose, tear me up and run me down
Cause me shame, drag my name all over town
Makes no difference what you say or what you do
As for me I'll always be lovin' you
Chorus:
My love for you was not built on shifting sands
I made a promise long ago and it still stands
Go on and do what your heart tells you to
As for me I'll always be lovin' you
You can change your dreams, change your heart
Or change your mind
And just pretend that it all ends with your goodbye
You can walk out and forget the love we knew

I heard somebody speak her name
They said she was still looking fine
And I could feel that same old flame
I once felt when she was mine
Always thought that I was missing something
But I found out much too late
There’ll never be another who’ll love me that way
I’d like to have that one back
I’ve never known someone so true
And a love that pure and sweet
Is one a man should never lose
And if my lips had said I’m sorry
She might have stopped right in her tracks
But now I find my poor heart saying
I’d like to have that one back
I can almost see her standing there
Tears rolling down her face
As she packed away her memories
In that old worn out suitcase
If I’d have only known then what I know now
I’d never open that door
Oh they just don’t make hearts like hers any more
I’d like to have that one back
I’ve never known someone so true
And a love so pure and sweet
Is one a man should never lose
And if my lips had said I’m sorry
She might have stopped right in her tracks
I wouldn’t hear my poor heart saying
I’d like to have that one back
I wouldn’t hear my poor heart saying

You say you want to talk it over
Want to try again
But there's no way of workin' out
This love that we're not in
We could talk and talk and accomplish nothin'
We've tried it all before
It's time somebody did some walkin'
And I can see the door
So I'd just as soon go
I'd just as soon say goodbye
There's no reason to prolong
What we should just let die
And I'd just as soon stop
I'd just as soon end the madness
Knowin' what I know
I'd just as soon go
It's not an easy thing to do
Leavin' seldom ever is
But stayin' just to see us through
Just ain't no way to live
It's hard for you to understand
But we're better off this way
I can't fake it one more night
Or take it one more day
So I'd just as soon go
I'd just as soon say goodbye
There's no reason to prolong
What we should just let die
And I'd just as soon stop
I'd just as soon end the madness
Knowin' what I know
I'd just as soon go
Knowin' what I know

I see the questions in your eyes
I know what's weighing on your mind
You can be sure I know my part
Cos I’ll stand beside you through the years
You’ll only cry those happy tears
And though I made mistakes
I'll never break your heart
And I swear by the moon and the stars in the sky, I'll be there
I swear, like the shadow that’s by your side, I’ll be there
For better or worse, 'til death do us part
I'll love you with every beat of my heart, and I swear
I'll give you everything I can
I'll build your dreams with these two hands
We'll hang some memories on the wall
And when just the two of us are there
You won't have to ask if I still care
Cos as the time turns the page
My love won't age at all
And I swear by the moon and the stars in the sky, I'll be there
I swear, like the shadow that’s by your side, I’ll be there, I'll be there
For better or worse, til death do us part
I'll love you with every beat of my heart, I swear
Oh, yeah
I swear by the moon and the stars in the sky, I'll be there, I'll be there
I swear, like the shadow that’s by your side, I’ll be there
For better or worse, til death do us part
I'll love you with every beat of my heart, I swear

I once had a love, a true and lasting love,
But the fool in me came out one night.
And with her loving eyes
She saw right through my eyes,
And she changed the night
I stepped across the line.
I should have watched that first step
It was a mighty big step
When I started steppin' out of line.
Though she's still lovin' me
It's not the way it used to be.
That first step did something to her mind.
I watched her slip away
A little more every day
And my conscience couldn't live
With all that pain.
She's growing colder since the day I told her
And the love we had will never be the same.
I should have watched that first step
It was a mighty big step
When I started steppin' out of line.
Though she's still lovin' me
It's not the way it used to be
That first step did something to her mind

Look at the two of you dancing that way
Lost in the moment, in each other’s face
So much in love, you’re alone in this place
Like there’s nobody else in the world
I was enough for her not long ago
I was her number one, she told me so
And she still means the world to me, just so you know
So be careful when you hold my girl
Time changes everything, life must go on
And I’m not gonna stand in your way
I loved her first, I held her first
And a place in my heart will always be hers
From the first breath she breathed
When she first smiled at me
I knew the love of a father runs deep
And I prayed that she’d find you some day
But it’s still hard to give her away
I loved her first
How could that beautiful woman with you
Be the same freckle-faced kid that I knew
The one that I read all those fairy tales to
And tucked into bed all those nights
And I knew the first time I saw you with her
It was only a matter of time
I loved her first, I held her first
And a place in my heart will always be hers
From the first breath she breathed
When she first smiled at me
I knew the love of a father runs deep
And I prayed that she’d find you some day
But it’s still hard to give her away
I loved her first
From the first breath she breathed
When she first smiled at me
I knew the love of a father runs deep
So you might know what I’m going through
When a miracle smiles up at you

Sometimes I can't put up with bein' so put down
And all my faith can manage, is the show of a frown
My soul's about to break, there's only one escape
Chorus:
I look at you, when the world is full of lies
I look at you, and the truth is in your eyes
I look at you, when I lay me down at night
And I wanna see a dream come true
I look at you, and I know I've got it all
You touch my hand, and the burdens start to fall
You ease my troubled mind, I love you more each time
I look at you
You know some days I'm tempted to run away and hide
'Cause I can't miss the bad luck that's fallin' from the sky
I'm under som dark cloud, and there's only one way out

This the season for generosity
A time to give and to receive
My Christmas list consists of just one sweet dream....
I know what I want for Christmas this year
I hope my note got to Santa on time
I'm a little bit nervous,
It's kind of a big thing I'm asking for
I don't know if I deserve it but, boy, if I get it
I'll never ask for anything more
It shines, it's new
And it's the one wish that I wish would come true
This year for Christmas I just wanna be with you
We can build a little fire
We can sit and talk for hours
We'll just have fun
You can tell me what you did
Christmas morning as a kid
And we'll talk about all our Christmases to come
And if I hang a little mistletoe in every single doorway
I'm sure to get a kiss
And is it too much to ask for a snowman kind of snow
To complete this singular wish?
It shines, it's new
I know what I want and nothin' else will do
This year for Christmas I just want to be with you

He was sitting there beside me
Throwin' doubles down
When he ordered up his third one
He looked around
Then he looked at me
And said I do believe I'll have one more
He said I hate this bar and I hate to drink
But on second thought, tonight I think
I hate everything
Then he opened up his billfold
And threw a 20 down
And a faded photograph fell out
And hit the ground
And I picked it up
He said Thank you bud
I put it in his hand
He said I probably oughta throw this one away
Cause she's the reason I feel this way
I hate everything
Chorus:
I hate my job
And I hate my life
And if it werent for my two kids
I'd hate my ex-wife
I know I should move on
And try to start again,
But I just can't get over her leaving me for him
Then he shook his head
And looked down at his ring
And said I hate everything
He said That one bedroom apartment
Where I get my mail,
Is really not a home, it's more like a jail,
With a swimming pool and a parking lot view
Man, it's just great
I hate summer, winter, fall, and spring
Red and yellow, purple, blue and green
I hate everything
Chorus
So I pulled out my phone and I called my house
I said Babe I'm coming home
We're gonna work this out
I paid for his drinks
And I told him thanks

I gotta get to you 'cause you're sure been getting to me
Gotta find a way to get to your heart to sweep you off your feet
I'll wrap you up in my love, cover you with kisses so sweet
I gotta get to you 'cause you're sure been getting to me
I'll win you over, over and over again
I'm getting closer, closer than I've ever been
I gotta get to you 'cause you're sure been getting to me
Gotta find a way to get to your heart to sweep you off your feet
I'll wrap you up in my love, cover you with kisses so sweet
I gotta get to you 'cause you're sure been getting to me
I'll keep on trying, trying and I'll never give up
I would be lying if I said we were close enough
I gotta get to you 'cause you've sure been getting to me
Gotta find a way to get to your heart to sweep you off your feet
I'll wrap you up in my love, cover you with kisses so sweet
I gotta get to you 'cause you're sure been getting
Gotta get to you 'cause you're sure been getting

I don't get along
With people who aren't kind
I don't get along
With folks with only money on their minds
And I don't get along
With someone who's always trying
To tell me what to do
But on and on I get along with you
Well I don't like people
Always telling me that I should change
Think it's impolite for them
To think they've got my life to rearrange
Cause on and on I get along with you
All it takes to please me
Is waking in the morning
Feeling you by my side
Well, All I've ever needed
Is knowing that I'm needed in your life
I may not do all the things
That other people want me to

Her telephone rang 'bout a quarter to nine
She heard his voice on the other end of the line
She wondered what was wrong this time
She never knew what his calls might bring
With a cowboy like him it could be anything
And she always expected the worst
In the back of her mind
He said, it's cold out here and I'm all alone
I didn't make the short go again
And I'm coming home
I know I've been away too long
I never got a chance to write or call
And I know this rodeo's been hard on us all
But I'll be home soon
And honey is there somethin' wrong
She said Don't bother comin' home
By time you get here I'll be long gone
There's somebody new
And he sure ain't no rodeo man
He said I'm sorry it's come down to this
There's so much about you that I'm gonna miss
But it's alright baby
If I hurry I can still make Cheyenne
Gotta go now baby
If I hurry I can still make Cheyenne
He left that phone danglin' off the hook
Then slowly turned around
And gave it one last look
Then he just walked away
He aimed his truck toward that Wyoming line
With a little luck
He could still get there in time
And in that Cheyenne wind
He could still hear her say
She said Don't bother comin' home
By time you get here I'll be long gone
There's somebody new
And he sure ain't no rodeo man
He said I'm sorry it's come down to this
There's so much about you that I'm gonna miss
But it's alright baby
If I hurry I can still make Cheyenne
Gotta go now baby
If I hurry I can still make Cheyenne
She never knew what his calls might bring
With a cowboy like him it could be anything
And she always expected the worst

I've felt the rush of the Rio Grande
Into Yellowstone, and I've seen first-hand
Niagra Falls, and the lights of Vegas
I've criss-crossed down to Key Biscayane
And Chi-town via Bangor, Maine
I think I've seen it all
And all I can say is
Chorus:
How 'bout them cowgirls
Boys ain't they somthin'
Sure are some proud girls
And you can't tell them nothin'
And I tell you right now girls
May just be seven wonders
Of this big, old round world
But how 'bout them cowgirls
She's ridin' colts in Steamboat Springs
Bailing hay outside Abilene
She's trying hard
To fit in in some city
But her home is 'neath that big, blue sky
And the Northern Plains and those
Other wide open spaces
Now-a-days there ain't as many
Chorus
Boy, she don't need you and she don't need me
She can do just fine on her own two feet
But she wants a man who wants her to be herself
And she'll never change
Don't know how to hide
Her stubborn will or her fightin' side
But you treat her right
And she'll love you like
No on else
Yeah, how 'bout them cowgirls
Boys ain't they somethin'
Sure some are proud girls
But you can't beat their lovin'
And I'll tell you right now girls
May just be seven wonders
Of this big, old round world
But how 'bout them cowgirls

I was there in my trailer,
Down at the job site
The day that this stranger walked in
His face looked so sad, and he carried a set of blueprints
And as I unrolled them, the first thing I noticed
Was there were no doors in the plans
He said if you build this for me
Then when she comes back
She'll never be able to leave me again
I said if I did
And she ever came back
Friend, tell me how would she get in
It would just be a prison that I locked you in
If you couldn't leave
You'd never know if there was someone to love you
The way that she didn't before
There's two things that I know for sure
It's that you can't make a women feel something she don't
And you can't build a house with no doors
O'while he was quiet, I could tell he was thinking
I thought I just ruined his day
I just couldn't bear to see this man's last hope slip away
So I thought real fast, and I started talking
Said Buddy we tried this before,
And if there ain't one, she'll make one
Either way she'll run
And leave you a house with a hole for a door
I said if I did
And she ever came back
Friend, tell me how would she get in
It would just be a prison that I locked you in
If you couldn't leave
You'd never know if there was someone to love you
The way that she didn't before
If there's two things that I know for sure
It's that you can't make a women feel something she don't
And you can't build a house with no doors
No, you can't make a women feel something she don't

(feat. Patty Loveless)
Well the House of Cash just burned down
All the way to the cold hard ground
The doctors came from all over town
To see the memories scattered all around
Then the stars came out by the light of day
And they heard their old friend passed away
That yard looked like a funeral hall
Without the pies and casseroles
Chorus:
Well, it's goodbye Johnny, goodbye June
Goodbye fancy living room
Well no one sleeps in Cash's bed
Except the man in black and the woman he wed
And the ring of fire comes full circle
And the ring of fire comes all the way around
And if those ashes in the pool could talk
To the anchor man out on the walk
I'd bet they'd be happy to announce
There'll be no yard sale now
Chorus
And the ring of fire comes full circle

Walkin' down this lonely stretch of beach
She and I walked down a thousand times
I just can force myself to give her up
Like all the things she left behind
Gone all the days, when I'd wake up
With her body next to mine.
CHORUS
It gets cold here in the winter time
And my mind drifts away
To that house across the bay
A long talk and a glass of wine
And we'd love the night away
But that was yesterday
In that house across the bay.
Her laughter was contagious
Her walk, her talk, her smile,
Lit up every room.
They say things happen for a reason,
But I can't find one good reason
Why she's gone so soon.
Life just seems to hang
On every thought and everything we used to be.
REPEAT CHORUS
There was sunshine everyday
And we'd love the night away,

I been watchin' you watchin' her watchin' herself in the mirror,
In her tailor-made dress an' her long blonde hair,
An' her big diamond rings... her custom-made shoes.
And I can by the look on your face that you're makin' your move,
But she hasn't got time for a man who's tongue-tied.
An' she doesn't like cowboys an' thinks less of fools.
So, boy, don't you saddle yourself to a high-tone woman.
She'll cut up your heart like an' old credit card,
When the fun and the money runs out.
I've never seen an uptown, well-read thorougbred,
High-tone woman sink as low as you.
Instrumental break
Hey, I'm on your side; don't go gettin' me wrong, now...
You're not a bad fellow at all.
But you're out of her league so stay in the bleachers...
Son, you couldn't please her if you had it all.
So, boy, don't you saddle yourself to a high-tone woman.
She'll cut up your heart like an' old credit card,
When the fun and the money runs out.
You're a fool if you saddle yourself to a high-tone woman. (I seen her.)
I've seen her cut up a heart like an' old credit card,
When the fun and the money runs out.
I've never seen an uptown, well-read thorougbred,
High-tone woman sink as low as you.
Oh no, I've never seen an uptown, well-read thorougbred,

i'm not gonna lay around and whine and moan
cause somebody done done me wrong
don't think for a minute that i am gonna sit around and sing some old sad song
i believe it's half full not a half empty glass
every day i wake up knowing it could be my last
chorus
i ain't here for a long time
i'm here for a good time
so bring on the sunshine
to hell with the red wine
pour me some moonshine
when i'm gone put it in stone he left nothin behind
i'm ain't here for a long time
i'm here for a good time
folks are always dreaming 'bout what they like to do
but i like to do just what i like
i'll take the chance dance the dance
it might be wrong but then again it might be right
there's no way of knowing what tomorrow brings
life too short to waste it
i say bring on anything
chorus
i ain't here for a long time
i'm here for a good time
so bring on the sunshine
to hell with the red wine
pour me some moonshine
when i'm gone put it in stone he left nothing behind
i ain't here for a long time
i'm here for a good time
i ain't here for a long time

Some where up there beyond the blue
Surely by now somebody's missin' you
I found the angel they must be lookin' for
Heaven must be wondering where you are
When I look into your eye's
It's so plain to see
Nothin' here on earth describes what you mean to me
Out of this world when I hold you in my arms
Heaven must be wondering where you are
Lucky me to be the one to find
Someone like you this side of paradise
I know how lost I'd be without here sweetheart
Heaven must be wondering where you are
Some where up there beyond the blue
Surley by now somebody's missin' you
I found the angel they must be lookin' for
Heaven must be wondering where you are
I found the angel they must be lookin' for

You came into my life like an answer to a prayer
Like a star that falls from the sky, right out of thin air
Some might say it’s a miracle or a dream come true
But from that day I always knew
Heaven is missing an angel
And that’s the only thing that it can be
Heaven is missing an angel
Cos you’re right here with me
No-one else in the world has touched me like you do
It’s supernatural girl, the way I feel when I’m with you
I’m in paradise whenever you’re around
And then when I look in your eyes there’s no doubt
Heaven is missing an angel
And that’s the only thing that it can be
Heaven is missing an angel
Cos you’re right here with me
I’m in paradise whenever you’re around
And when I look in your eyes there’s no doubt
Heaven is missing an angel
That’s the only thing that it can be
Heaven is missing an angel
Cos you’re right here with me
Right here with me

I used to be the one who
She was always holding onto
Like a fool I told her way too tight
He was glad to see me let go
He's all I see now in her eyes
He's got that something special
But that something special used to be mine
She sees more in him than she ever saw in me
She thinks he's got everything she'll ever need
He's got that something special
But that something special used to be mine
Never knew how good I had it
Never do till you don't have it
I'd give anything to have her back
It hurts me to admit that
He's got what I never knew I had
He's got that something special
But that something special used to be mine
She sees more in him than she ever saw in me
She thinks he's got everything she'll ever need
He's got that something special
But that something special used to be mine
He's got that something special

You put your best red dress on
And came here tonight all alone
He must have really hurt you bad
Ordered up a double coke and rum
And hope it’ll turn into fun
He must have really hurt you bad
I don’t know your story but it ain’t hard to see
You’ve got a heart that’s broken as a heart can be
It’s probably not like you at all
To mix loneliness and alcohol
He must have really hurt you bad
Now it’s one a.m. and here you are
With some stranger at the bar
He must have really hurt you bad
Across town in some motel room you’ll try to heal your past
While the one that’s lying next to you is only there for laughs
He must have really hurt you bad
Now I’m the Joe to set you up and cut you off
And calls a cab when you need me to
And I’m like the …… that only once in a while
I see someone knowing what you’re going through
Well I need the tips but I’ll be alright
If I don’t see you tomorrow night
Stay home, girl
He must have really hurt you bad

She was stormin' through the house that day,
An' I could tell she was leavin'.
An' I thought: "Aw, she'll be back,"
Till she turned around an' pointed at the wall an said:
"That picture from our honeymoon,
"That night in Frisco Bay:
"Just give it away."
She said: "Give it away."
"An' that big four-poster king-size bed,
"Where so much love was made:
"Just give it away."
She said: "Just give it away."
"Just give it away.
"There ain't nothin' in this house worth fightin' over.
"Oh, an' we're both tired of fightin' anyway,
"So just give it away."
So I tried to move on,
But I found that each woman I held,
Just reminded me of that day.
Hmmm.
When that front door swung wide open,
She flung her diamond ring:
Said: "Give it away."
"Just give it away."
An' I said: "Now, honey, don't you even want,
"Your half of everything."
She said: "Give it away."
Just give it away.
Just give it away.
There ain't nothin' in this house worth fightin' over.
Oh, an' we're both tired of fightin' anyway,
So just give it away.
So I'm still right here where she left me,
Along with all the other things,
She don't care about anymore.
Mmmm.
Like that picture from our honeymoon,
That night in Frisco Bay:
She said: "Give it away."
Well, I can't give it away.
An' that big four-poster king-size bed,
Where all our love was made:
She said: "Give it away."
Well, I can't give it away.
I've got a furnished house, a diamond ring,
An' a lonely broken heart,
Full of love,

I don't know what to think of it
Sometimes I hate it
Sometimes I love it
Girl, this relationship we're in
To say the least it's puzzlin'
Like a crossword puzzle
Fill in the blanks
Chorus:
What's four down and twelve across
Two letter synonym for lost That's me
And a three letter word
That rhymes with through
Oh I get it, that's you
Never believed in horoscopes
But to the left of the ad
For a new dishwashin' soap
Dear Abby's got some good advice
For a troubled couple lost in paradise
In the Living section
Page two
What's four down and twelve across
Two letter synonym for lost
That's me
And a three letter word
That rhymes with through
Oh, I get it
That's you, that's me, that's us
Sometimes love ain't enough
We try and try
For the life of me, why did we give up
Chorus
That's me
Oh, that's us

Let there be not one stranger
To away in a manger
Let there be not one soul left untold
Let there be not one face unknown to the face of the one
Who will gather the foe
Chorus:
For Christ's sake, it's Christmas
So for Christ sake let everyone know
They all have the choice so lift up your voice
Make sure they know by Christmas Eve
Pray that everyone sees that we've opened the eyes
That were closed
For Christ's sake it's Christmas
And for Christ's sake let everyone know

Nickels and dimes, memories and wines - she's on his mind once again.
The same old stool, the same old fool; played by the rules, but didn't win.
There's an old love in his heart that he can't lose.
He tried forgettin', but he knows that it's no use.
Chorus:
He's got a fool hearted memory.
It won't let him see that she walked out the door.
He's got a fool hearted memory,
And he sits patiently here every night so it can fool him more.
She was his girl, his only whirl, that string of pearls that slipped away.
A thousand dimes, a thousand times - he doesn't mind what they say.
He fills the jukebox, and plays the same old song.
He fills his glass, and then he turns her memory on.
Chorus:
But it's a fool hearted memory.
It won't let him see that she walked out the door.
He's got a fool hearted memory.
And he sits patiently here every night so it can fool him more.
He's got a fool hearted memory.
It won't let him see that she walked out the door.
He's got a fool hearted memory.

15 years together
We climbed by work and will
From a simple two room cottage
To a mansion on the hill
Now there's rose in the garden
But it's the coldest place in town
It took 15 years, goin' up
And one night comin' down
15 years of heaven
For one short night of sin
From blue skies forever
To an end
From out on a mountain
To both knees on the ground
15 years, goin' up
And one night comin' down
Her dreams have all been shattered
Her faith in my is gone
My tears tell her I'm sorry
But they can't write my wrong
One night wrote my story
How a man can lose it all
After 15 years goin' up
It's hard to take a fall
15 years of heaven
For one short night of sin
From blue skies forever
To an end
From out on a mountain
To both knees on the ground
15 years, goin' up
And one night comin' down
I've been, 15 years goin' up

I told her I wouldn’t miss her
And oh, as she walked through the door
I couldn’t care less if she didn’t care any more
And with tears in my eyes, I lied
I was glad we were through
As she drove away crying
At the famous last words of a fool
Famous last words of a fool
Famous last words of a fool
You won’t break my heart
And I don’t love you
The famous last words of a fool
The first night without her
Would be easy, I kept telling myself
All the while dying
At the thought of her lying somewhere else
There’ll be nothing to it
I’ll easily find someone new
As my breaking heart echoed
The famous last words of a fool
Famous last words of a fool
Famous last words of a fool
You won’t break my heart
And I don’t love you
The famous last words of a fool
You won’t break my heart
And I don’t love you

I Guess You Think It's Fun
To Laugh at Her Expense
And Point out Each Mistake She Makes
In Front of All Your Friends
You Figure She'll Let it Go by
Cause She Loves You So
But, You Know
Every Time You Throw Dirt on Her
You Loose a Little Ground
She Slips a Little Farther Away
Each Time That You Put Her down
A Lady like That Can Come Here and Get
Somebody Who Knows What He's Found
Every Time You Throw Dirt on Her
You Loose a Little Ground
It's Hard to Bite My Lip
But, I Ain't Saying a Word
I Give You All the Rope to Hang Yourself
That You Deserve
You Might Be Ahead of Me in Her Heart Today
But, That's Okay
Every Time You Throw Dirt on Her
You Loose a Little Ground
She Slips a Little Farther Away
Each Time That You Put Her down
A Lady like That Can Come Here and Get
Somebody Who Knows What He's Found
Every Time You Throw Dirt on Her
You Loose a Little Ground
Every Time You Throw Dirt on Her
You Loose a Little Ground
She Slips a Little Farther Away
Each Time That You Put Her down
A Lady like That Can Come Here and Get
Somebody Who Knows What He's Found
Every Time You Throw Dirt on Her
You Loose a Little Ground
Every Time You Throw Dirt on Her
You Loose a Little Ground
She Slips a Little Farther Away
Each Time That You Put Her down
A Lady like That Can Come Here and Get
Somebody Who Knows What He's Found
Every Time You Throw Dirt on Her

Every time my ship comes in
A hurricane blows it out again
Stormy weather seems to hang around my door
My sweet bird of paradise
Flew the coop on me last night
Oh, and every time it rains, Lord don't it pour
I got a letter from the I.R.S
They said, son, you're in a hell of a mess
Our computer shows you owe ten-thousand more
That machine's made a bad mistake
'Cause that's more than this poor boy makes
Oh, and every time it rains, Lord don't it pour
Every time it rains I just wash my car
The whole neighbourhood goes
Swimmin' in my front yard
Well, my mother-in-law says she's
Stayin' three weeks more
Oh, and every time it rains, Lord don't it pour
Just got my car out of the shop
Two blocks down the street it stopped
I went to use the telephone at the grocery store
I walked back to my Chevrolet
But they towed that sucker away
Oh, and every time it rains, Lord don't it pour
Every time it rains I just wash my car
The whole neighbourhood goes
Swimmin' in my front yard
Well, my mother-in-law says she's
Stayin' three weeks more
Oh, and every time it rains, Lord don't it pour

Yo se bien que estoy afuera, pero el día que yo me muera
Se que tendrás que llorar, dirás que no me quisiste
Pero vas a estar muy triste, y así te vas a quedar
Con dinero y sin dinero, hago siempre lo que quiero
Y mi palabra es la ley, no tengo trono ni reyna
Ni nadie que me comprenca, pero sigo siendo el rey
Me enseñó que mi destino, era rodar y rodar
Despues me dijo un arriero
Que no hay que llegar primero
Pero hay que saber llegar
Con dinero y sin dinero, hago siempre lo que quiero
Y mi palabra es la ley, no tengo trono ni reyna

Says she's had enough of me, I've had enough of her too.
I might as well go on and set her free, she's already turned me loose.
No fault, no blame, nobody done no wrong-
That's just the way it sometimes goes.
Sometimes two people just don't get along, it's time to hit the road.
[Chorus:]
Goodbye, farewell, so long, vaya condios.
Good luck, wish you well, take it slow.
Easy come girl, easy go.
We tried to work it out a hundred times, ninety- nine it didn't work.
I think it's best we put it all behind before we wind up getting hurt.
No hard feelings darling, no regrets,
No tears and no broken hearts.
Call it quits, calling off all bets, it just wasn't in the cards.
[Chorus]
Easy come girl, easy go.
Vaya condios, good luck,

I woke up this mornin' and I swore to God
I'd never, ever take another drink again
I fought it like the devil, but you know that you're in trouble
When you're fourteen and drunk by 10 am.
Tried to hide it from my mom and dad, all my friends said "Straighten up"
I just laughed, said, "You don't understand
That's a hell of a lot to ask of a drinkin' man"
At sixteen I was on my own and flyin' high and stayin' stoned
I knew everything there was to know
I did things that I can't talk about
I wore my mom and daddy out
Late nights they spent prayin' for my soul
Stayed sober once for nine days in a row
I quit cold turkey and damn near almost made it to ten
But that's a hell of a lot to ask of a drinkin' man
I look into the mirror, bottle in my hand
I'd like to pour it out, I just don't think I can
Cause that's a hell of a lot to ask of a drinkin' man
I don't know when or where it was or how we met and fell in love
Or why she'd even fall for a guy like me
I tried to pull myself together, hopin' we could last forever
For a while I started to believe
Her daddy said, she's all I got
Son, don't ever break her heart
Promise me before you take her hand
But that's just too much to ask of a drinkin' man
I look into the mirror, bottle in my hand
I'd like to pour it out, I just don't think I can
Cause that's a hell of a lot to ask of a drinkin' man
I woke up this mornin' and I swore to God

Cold Fort Worth beer just ain't no good for jealous.
I try it night after night.
You're in someone else's arms in Dallas.
Does Fort Worth ever cross your mind?
Darlin' while you're busy burning bridges,
Burn one for me if you get time.
'Cause good memories don't fade so easy.
Does Fort Worth ever cross you mind?
Chorus:
You left me here to be with him in Dallas,
And I know it hurt you at the time.
But I wonder now if it makes a difference.
Does Fort Worth ever cross your mind?
Chorus
Does Fort Worth ever, does Fort Worth ever,

Every night it’s the same
I hear you calling my name
You’re lying next to me
I give into your charms
You disappear in my arms
I realise it’s just a dream, but
Desperately I long to feel your touch
But you left me all alone in love
And now I shake the sleep from my head
And try to crawl out of bed
Today is just another day
I make the coffee for one
I turn the radio on
Pretend that everything’s okay, but
Desperately I long to feel your touch
But you left me all alone in love
And now I know there’s no reason to smile
It’s gonna take me awhile
Cos I still love you desperately
Desperately I long to feel your touch
But you left me all alone in love
And now I watch the sun going down
There ain’t nobody around
I feel a night in the breeze
I keep on telling myself
I don’t need nobody else
And I can do as I please, but
Desperately I long to feel your touch
But you left me all alone in love
And now I desperately, I long to feel your touch
But you left me all alone in love
And now every night it’s the same
I hear you calling my name
I still love you desperately
I still love you, I still want you

Well, it's a long, hot night
And the stars are shining kinda extra bright
Sitting on the back porch glidin'
Whetting my appetite
Well, I'm a six-pack high
And start missing the light of my baby's eyes
Wasn't it beautiful, the kind of a soul they said would never die
Well, it's muggy in the shack
And the backwoods are black
'Cause the clouds hid the moon away
The light from my cigarette flickers in the dark
The only way she knows I'm here
Then suddenly the sounds of the fiddles and accordions
Sweetly begin to play and I can almost hear her sweet voice say
Chorus:
Come on Joe, just count to ten
Pull yourself together again
And come on Joe, you gotta get hold of this mood you're in
Come on Joe, you gotta be strong
You're still young and life goes on to carry on
'Til we're together again
Hey, I know she's right
But it's hard to fight when you're hurtin' so
I tried to walk out of that door before but I just can't go
With the tears and the laughter in every rafter in every room
Wasn't it beautiful
Wasn't it the kind of happiness and glow
Chorus
Come on Joe
Hey, come on Joe

It started way back in third grade
I used to sit beside Emmylou Hayes
A pink dress, a matching bow and her pony tail
She kissed me on the school bus, but told me not to tell
Next day I chased her 'round the playground
Across the monkey bars, to the merry-go-round
And Emmylou got caught passing me a note
Before the teacher took it, I read what she wrote
"Do you love me, do you wanna be my friend?
And if you do
Well then don't be afraid to take me by the hand
If you want to
I think this is how love goes, check yes or no"
Now we're grown up and she's my wife
Still like two kids with stars in our eyes
Ain't much changed, I still chase Emmylou
Up and down the hall, around the bed in our room
Last night I took her out in a white limousine
Twenty years together, she still gets to me
Can't believe it's been that long ago
When we got started with just a little note
"Do you love me, do you wanna be my friend?
And if you do
Well then don't be afraid to take me by the hand
If you want to
I think this is how love goes, check yes or no"
"Do you love me, do you wanna be my friend?
And if you do
Well then don't be afraid to take me by the hand
If you want to
I think this is how love goes, check yes or no"
Check yes or no
Check yes or no
Check yes or no

Her hat is hanging by the door
The one she bought in Mexico
It blocked the wind, it stopped the rain
She never leaves that one
So she can’t be really gone
The shoes she bought on Christmas Eve
She laughed and said they called her name
It’s like they’re waiting in the hall
For her to slip them on
So she can’t be really gone
I don’t know when she’ll come back
She must intend to come back
I’ve seen the error of my ways
Don’t waste the tears on me
What more proof do you need
Just look around the room
So much of her remains
Her book is lying on the bed
The two of hearts to mark her page
Now who could ever walk away
At chapter twenty-one
So she can’t be really gone
Just look around this room
So much of her remains
Her book is lying on the bed
The two of hearts to mark her page
Now who could ever walk away
There’s so much left undone
So she can’t be really gone
No, she can’t be really gone

Oh, I've been stumblin' through the darkness,
Tryin' to feel the ground beneath my feet.
Afraid of movin' much in any direction...
Stuck where the past and the future meet.
But I fin'lly got my first good look...
A little fire was all it too.
An' as the flames grew brighter,
I saw everything that I'd missed.
Once you get your courage up,
You light a match an' your eyes adjust...
It's amazing what a man can see,
By the light of a burnin' bridge.
An' there were things I saw that I'm not proud of.
Things that I'd do diff'rent now from then.
But when I really make myself get honest,
It's over and I can't go back again.
'Cause I fin'lly got my first good look...
A little fire was all it took.
An' as the flames grew brighter,
I saw everything that I'd missed.
Once you get your courage up,
You light a match an' your eyes adjust...
It's amazing what a man can see,
By the light of a burnin' bridge.
Instrumental break
It sure is hard to let go and to leave the past behind,
But there ain't no other way that you can find some peace of mind.
When I fin'lly got my first good look...
A little fire was all it took.
An' as the flames grew brighter,
I saw everything that I'd missed.
Once you get your courage up,
You light a match an' your eyes adjust...
It's amazing what a man can see,
By the light of a burnin' bridge.
It's amazing what a man can see,

(feat. Faith Hill)
A showman's life is a smokey bar
And the fevered chase of a tiny star
It's a hotel room and a lonely wife
From what I've seen of a showman's life
Nobody told me about this part
They told me all about the pretty girls
And the wine and the money and the good times
There's no mention of all the wear and tear
On an old honky tonker's heart
Well I might have known it
But nobody told me about this part
A boy will dream as children do
Of a great white way, until the dream comes true
And a phony smile in a colored light
Is all there is to a showman's life
Nobody told me about this part
They told me all about the pretty girls
And the wine and the money and the good times
There's no mention of all the wear and tear
On an old honky tonker's heart
Well I might have known it
But nobody told me about this part
And nobody told me about this part
They told me all about the pretty girls
And the wine and the money and the good times
There's no mention of, all the wear and tear
On an old honky tonker's heart
Well I might have known it
But nobody told me about this part
Well I might have known it

Every time that someone walks in
She turns around to see if it’s him
She checks her watch by the clock
I can’t count the times he’s stood her up
And one’s too much
How could anybody break a heart like hers
I can’t stand to watch her hurt
I would gladly take his place
If she’d just love me that way
He must not know what it’s worth
I don’t understand how anyone
Could break a heart like hers
She keeps saying he’ll change some day
He wasn’t always this way
She thinks he hung the moon and stars
But all he’s done is string her along like this
It don’t make sense
How could anybody break a heart like hers
I can’t stand to watch her hurt
I would gladly take his place
If she’d just love me that way
He must not know what it’s worth
I don’t understand how anyone
Could break a heart like hers

Baby, what do you say what love comes down on you
Rainin' the blues on you
Like it's never gonna end on you
And all your dreams like leaves in the gutter go floatin' b
No, baby, I don't know why all God's children cry
I'll miss your skin, as golden as your wheatfield hair
And where you go I hope you find out there
A better rain
The kind that comes in off the coast and paints the sky
And lets you know that God's alive
A better rain
That'll wash me from your eyes so you can smile again
And be all right again
In a better rain
Someday is gonna find you in a sweeter place
Long after time has earsed
All the words like razor blades
You'll remember you and me before the flood
Once upon a time in love, a beautiful us
I can see you on some stretch of sand
Spinnin' round in circles barefoot dancin' in
A better rain
That'll leave behind a rainbow in the sky
And lets you know that God's alive
A better rain
That'll wash me from your eyes so you can smile again
And be all right again
In a better rain
A better rain
That'll leave behind rainbow in the sky
Lets you know that God's alive
In a better rain

You ain't never fell as far as when you fall in love
Except the fall you take when you've been loved and given
When you have your heart and soul rubbed into the dirt
An 80-proof bottle of tear-stopper will take away the
hurt
Give me an 80-proof bottle of tear-stopper
And I'll start feeling I forgot her
Get a little loose and lose her memory
And I won't think I'm close to dying
Because it dries up all my crying
An 80-proof bottle of tear-stopper always sets me free
It ain't easy losing love although it's turned out bad
All at once you're turning off old feelings you once had
But I found a helping hand right here in my hand
And 80-proof bottle of tear-stopper will help me take 'em
Give me an 80-proof bottle of tear-stopper
And I'll start feeling I forgot her
Get a little loose and lose her memory
And I won't think I'm close to dying
Because it dries up all my crying