(Randy Newman)
Baby take off your coat
Real slow
Take off your shoes
I'll take off your shoes
Baby take off your dress
Yes, yes, yes
You can leave your hat on
You can leave your hat on
You can leave your hat on
Go over there
Turn on the light
All the lights
Come over here
Stand on that chair
Yeah, that's right
Raise your arms in the air
Now shake 'em
You give me reason to live
You give me reason to live
You give me reason to live
You give me reason to live
You can leave your hat on
You can leave your hat on
You can leave your hat on
You can leave your hat on
You can leave your hat on
You can leave your hat on
Suspicious minds keep talkin
They try to tear us apart
They don't believe in this love of ours
They don't know what love is
They don't know what love is
They don't know what love is
But I know what love is
You can leave your hat on
You can leave your hat on...
I only needed coffee
Aisle four is where she caught me off guard
Seemed like a lifetime
Between her goodbye
And by the way how have you been
She talked about the weather
I thought of nights I held her so close
Oh there I go
Thinkin' with my heart again
Chorus
Her smile brought back the best times
Sweet memories of nights together
Stirring up those old feelings
That got me thinkin' 'bout forever
With her
She said I must be going
There's someone waitin' for me outside and I died
Oh there she goes
And here I go
Thinkin' with my heart again
Repeat Chorus
I only needed coffee
Aisle four is where she caught me
Thinkin' with my heart again
Sam Lorber/Thom Hardwell
I pulled on
The highway
Another day for the wanderer
I knew something
Was out there
Around the corner from
where we were
You could have
Cut and run
Straight back to Tennessee
But you stood true
A real rock
And never doubted me
Chorus:
I will be there
Any time you need me to
As much as you believed in me
I'm returning the faith to you
I'm returning the faith to you
You held me
With a sure hand
You gave love every step
of the way
If it takes me
Forever
I'll give back everything
that you gave
Repeat Chorus
Bridge:
You saved me, now baby
I wanna do a little something
for you
We won't know where we're going till we get there
But baby you can dream while I drive
Just tell me you'd go with me anywhere
Take my hand and we'll wave goodbye.
As this engine winds cross the danger line
Down the road, daredevil straight
There's no stopping us, southbound sunup
In love to wild to wait
Oh, hearts wide open, no brakes.
There's a hunger for you running through me
An endless unbeatable thrill
And a spirit of life you give to me,
So restless, so reckless and real.
As this engine winds cross the danger line
Down the road, daredevil straight
There's no stopping us, southbound sunup
In love to wild to wait
Oh, hearts wide open, no brakes.
You feel that lightning and thunder running through my veins
A world of wonder, still untamed.
As this engine winds cross the danger line
Down the road, daredevil straight
There's no stopping us, southbound sunup
In love to wild to wait
Oh, hearts wide open, no brakes.
It Must Be Love
Ty Herndon
I just dropped her off
I'm thinkin' oh what a night
I oughta be flying
But I'm sittin' here at this green light
I thought I was in control
Thought I knew where I wanted to go
She's got me turned inside out
I'm wondering what it's all about
Is she there in your dreams?
I don't know, I can't sleep
Is she breaking your heart?
Yeah, but isn't it sweet
Does she know how you feel?
It's right on the tip of my tongue
Are you walking on air?
Well, I'm sure feelin' tall
Does she trouble your mind?
It's no trouble at all
Well I don' t know, but something tells me
It must be love
I just missed my turn
Guess I'm not thinking straight
Oh, and what's with this car
It's driving me back to her place
I'm out here circling around
I've already covered this ground
These feelings just can't be denied
So what I am a trying to decide
Is she there in your dreams?
I don't know, I can't sleep
Is she breaking your heart?
Yeah, but isn't it sweet
Does she know how you feel?
It's right on the tip of my tongue
Are you walking on air?
Well, I'm sure feelin' tall
Does she trouble your mind?
It's no trouble at all
Well I don' t know, but something tells me
It must be love
(Musical Break)
Is she there in your dreams?
I don't know, I can't sleep
Is she breaking your heart?
Yeah, but isn't it sweet
Does she know how you feel?
It's right on the tip of my tongue
Are you walking on air?
Well, I'm sure feelin' tall
Does she trouble your mind?
It's no trouble at all
Well I don' t know, but something tells me
It must be love
I don't know but something tells me
Oh, I don't know but something tells me it must be love
I won't stand in your way, I understand
When it calls your name, you've gotta chase that restless wind
I won't break down or let you see my tears
Cause baby I know what you're looking for just ain't here
But if the road runs out and those dreams run dry
And that big old world gets to spinning too fast
Don't think twice
I'll be right here, still loving you
And don't you ever think that you can't turn around
If the road runs out
I can't say goodbye,the words won't come
I want to get on my knees and beg you please but I'm bitin my tongue
I can wish you luck and I can say a prayer
That your skies are blue when you spread your wings and fly out there
If the road runs out and those dreams run dry
And that big old world gets to spinning too fast
Don't think twice
I'll be right here, still loving you
don't you ever think that you can't turn around
If the road runs out
If the road runs out baby
Baby spread your wings
If the road runs out and your those dreams run dry
And that big old world gets to spinning too fast
Don't think twice
Cause I'll be right here, still loving you
Don't you ever think you can't turn around
Don't you ever think you can't turn around
If the road runs out
If the road runs out baby
You can come back home
You've got to fly
Baby spread your wings
Baby spread your wings
And fly
I know my back can bend and bear the weight
But these two hands of mine, they never shake
At least not up till now
So many heartbeats and it's never missed
I'm not sure if it can handle this
I guess I'll find out
Oh I guess I'll find out
How much can one man love you
How much can one man care
How much can one man need you
How much do I dare
I know my eyes can see for miles and miles
And my legs can walk a good long while
That's never been in doubt
But I always keep my passions locked away
So what will happen now, it's hard to say
Once I let them out, oh I guess I'll find out
How much can one man love you
How much can one man care
How much can one man need you
How much do I dare
If I never let you go
Maybe then I'll know
How much can one man love you
How much can one man care
How much can one man need you
How much do I dare
(Kim Morrison/Ronnie Godfrey)
I've Been Ridin' Through The Storm, Feelin' Weary And Forlorn
Outside The Shelter Of Your Tender Arms
It'd Been Forty Days And Nights Since We Said Our Last Goodbye
And There Ain't A Single Rainbow In Sight
The Sky Keeps Right On Cryin', I Keep Callin' Out Your Name
Can't Find The Will To Keep On Tryin
Got A Heart Full Of Sorrow And A Hat Full Of Rain
I'm Soaked Clear To The Skin, There's A Cold Chill Settin' In
And This 'Ol Harley's Shakin, Like A Willow In The Wind
I've Been Up And Down The Coast, Runnin' From Loves Ghost
It's The Good Memories That Hurt The Most
The Sky Keeps Right On Cryin', I Keep Callin' Out Your Name
Can't Find The Will To Keep On Tryin
Got A Heart Full Of Sorrow And A Hat Full Of Rain
Got To Find The Will To Keep On Tryin'
I Got A Heart Full Of Sorrow And A Hat Full Of Rain
She's one in a million
I've heard that a million times
The odds were less than
Even she'd be mine
How many times does a dream come true
Come into your life
I can't believe the way she makes me feel
I have to pinch myself to know it's real
A touch so soft, a smile so sweet
She's so much like an angel, she's heavenly
She's as perfect as anyone can be
But her heart is only human guess that's why she's loving me
She could've had anyone she wanted
But still she wanted me
I do my best to give her what she needs
I thank my lucky stars above
That I'm the one she loves
So many men will never find their way
To what I wake up looking forward to each day
A touch so soft, a smile so sweet
She's so much like an angel, she's heavenly
She's as perfect as anyone can be
But her heart is only human, guess that's why she's loving me
God never made a more down to earth girl
But the love she gives me takes me
Right out of this world
She's as perfect as anyone can be
But her heart is only human, guess that's why she's loving me
I know my back can bend and bear the weight
And these two hands of mine, they never shake
At least not up till now
So many heartbeats and it's never missed
But I'm not sure if I can handle this
I guess I'll find out
Oh, I guess I'll find out
How much can one man love you?
How much can one man care?
How much can one man need you?
How much do I dare?
I know my eyes can see for miles and miles
My legs can walk a good long while
That's never been in doubt
I always keep my passions locked away
So what will happen now is hard to say
Once I let them out, oh I guess I'll find out
How much can one man love you?
How much can one man care?
How much can one man need you?
How much do I dare?
If I never let you go
Maybe then I'll know
How much can one man love you?
How much can one man care?
How much can one man need you?
Two young lovers with their bodies on fire
Achin' to swim that river of desire
Leavin' innocence there on the bank by their clothes
A man holdin' on to a woman lettin' go
There's a man with a bottle on the other side of town
Swimmin' with a mem-ry that he can't drown
Lord it ain't sunk in that she ain't comin' home
A man holdin' on to a woman lettin' go
Chorus
His heart is tellin him
To hang on for dear life
Cuz deep down he knows
She's lettin' go for good this time
There's a daddy walkin' his daughter down the aisle
Fightin' back tears and forcin' a smile
For 22 years he's watched her grow
A man holdin' on to a woman lettin' go
In the hill valley home there's a feeble old man
And he's holdin' on to a fragile old hand
and the angels are comin' to carry her home
now he's a man holdin' on to a woman lettin' go
Repeat Chorus
Repeat verse one
They say for everyone, there's that certain one
Out there, somewhere
Id been looking hard, searching every heart
Getting nowhere
Didn't know I was making my way to you
Now I know how the river feels
When it reaches the sea
And finally finds the place
It was always meant to be
Holding fast, home at last
Knowing the journeys through
Lying here with you
I know how the river feels
Miles of loneliness, now make perfect sense
Here beside you
Tears like water fall, it was worth it all
Just to find you
And yours are the last arms Ill run to
Now I know how the river feels
When it reaches the sea
And finally finds the place
It was always meant to be
Holding fast, home at last
Knowing the journeys through
Lying here with you
I know how the river feels
Holding fast, home at last
Knowing the journeys through
Lying here with you
I know how the river feels
Everything familiar feels so new to me
I might look the same
But I'm not who I used to be
The clock still chimes
The world still turns
I don't know how I live this life here without you
Oh, but someday soon
Love is gonna build a bridge
From me to you
Faith is gonna find a way
To pull me through
And we will be together once again
Someday soon
Only God knows why it has to be this way
There's no easy answers
There's no words to say
The light that guides me through the dark
Is knowing that these arms will hold you strong and true
Baby, someday soon
And love is gonna build a bridge
From me to you
And faith is gonna find a way
To pull me through
Ohhhh Love is gonna build a bridge
From me to you
Faith is gonna find a way
To pull me through
And we will be together once again
Someday soon
(We'll be together, ooh we'll be together, we'll be together)
Someday
You say you love me a little
You say you want to stay friends
You say you don't want no
strings attached
No one on you to depend
You see love as a prison
I see love as a key
You think a little is more than enough
It's not that way for me
I need to be loved too much
I need to be held too tight
I need to hear someone say,
at the end of the day
I'll make everything right
When the rest of the world
goes home
I need to feel someone's touch
I've been alone too long, now
I need to be loved too much
Too much sun will burn you
Too much rain, you'll drown
Too much cold will freeze you
Too much wind will blow you down
But love is something different
It disregards the rules
You call me a dreamer
But sometimes dreams come true
I need to be loved too much
I need to be held too tight
I need to hear someone say,
at the end of the day
I'll make everything right
When the rest of the world
goes home
I need to feel someone's touch
I've been alone too long, now
At the local diner just outside of town
He comes in an hour early just to beat the morning crowd
He stares out the window and stirs his coffee cup
Another day, another dollar short of catchin up
Same old job and same old dull routine
But in his heart he knows what it brings
A two bedroom house for his family of three
He's givin' his all, makin' ends meet
A secondhand car, a washing machine
They may not have much, but he gets what they need
With the hands of a working man
Down at the factory, standin' in line
He waits to punch the time clock, a million worries on his mind
Oh, Jimmy's needin' braces and Betty's needin' time
And the problems that he's facin, they're all building up inside
Same old job and same old dull routine
But in his heart he knows what it brings
A two bedroom house for his family of three
He's givin' his all, makin' ends meet
A secondhand car, a washing machine
They don't have much, but he gets what they need
With the hands of a working man
Same old job and same old dull routine
But in his heart he knows what it brings
A two bedroom house for his family of three
He's givin' his all, makin' ends meet
A secondhand car, a washing machine
They don't have much, but he gets what they need
With the hands of a working man
With the hands of a working man
(Walt Aldridge/Brad Crisler)
I went to pieces when she blew in
Like a strong man running through a hurricane wind
Before I had a clue how bad it would be
She tore my heart out and she showed it to me
Like a bone in a pit bull pen
She chewed me up and spit me out again
My knees still shake, my ears still ring
All in all it was a pretty good thing
All in all it was a pretty good thing
That was one ride that I'll never forget
I still ain't found all the pieces yet
She stripped my gears-she stole my shocks
And she left me sitting up here on these cinder blocks
Like a bone in a pit bull pen
She chewed me up and spit me out again
My knees still shake, my ears still ring
All in all it was a pretty good thing
All in all it was a pretty good thing
I know it's bound to sound a little crazy to you
But it sure was good for a minute or two
Like a bone in a pit bull pen
She chewed me up and spit me out again
My knees still shake, my ears still ring
All in all it was a pretty good thing
(feat. Todd Nitty)
[Todd Nitty]
Here's the tale of a young black male
raised in these city streets
out here hustling to make ends meet
In a world thats so corrupt
thats ran by greed
money and the power
for me I'm a survivor
I do what I have to and only God can judge me for that
So before you cash your stones down on me
I want you to take a look at yourself in the mirror
And ask somebody to pray for you
Cause that's all I'm asking is to pray for me, understand
I was born around gangstas, hustlers, and killers
Drug dealers with math figures making hella scrilla
In the city of Chi the home of the G's
If ya dont work ya dont eat that's been the code of the streets
As for me I was brought up at an early age
learned how to cook cane started to gang bang
and its a damn shame I chose game
but see I'ma knuckle headed nigga with no one to blame
and I'ma gonna keep on tipping under the street lights
and be wondering which nigga wanna take my life
until then I'm staying two feet in front of you haters
[chorus]
I'm living the street life
and I just cant get away
I dont know if I'ma gonna make it to another day
so everynight I pray
oh I pray
I'm living the street life
and I just cant get away
I dont know if I'ma gonna make it to another day
so everynight I pray
well I'm surrounded by rats, roaches, and dope fiends
my whole world is being weighed up on a triple beam
man I dont know whats in store for me god
will I reach 21
why is life so damn hard
see thats the question thats asked
and is there a heaven or hell can the young black live
or will he be chained in the cell
I don't know as for me I only trusted a few
I had to hustle to survive now what else could I do
they say theres chances for everybody thats bullshit
that little girl had no chance when that bullet hit
I mean it blew to the sky
and all you heard was a cry
oh lord don't let my baby die
[chorus]
Til the day that I die I'll stay true to my neighborhood
fuck with my neighborhood nigga I wish you would
Ain't shit changed like oh once said
And oh no fool my nigga Fred ain't dead
neither is Pook or Kansas City
true og's still here with me
my homie boo, boo what up
and you know I cant forget about my nigga nigga Novesnake
nightime boats and herbie
Shine and Cherelle would ya pray for me
I rock genue death so dam sensless
big houses what the fucking radio been missing
and theres one more nigga that be true to my heart
Mr. Motion you the reason while I'm breaking em off
so our
I peed em to dead
whole reason was love
to that nigga twist for believing in me
I got a shorty to feed
my priority is to make sure this shit dont have to struggle like me
and if I could ask for one more wish
I tell em I wanna hug ya cuz I'm missing ya since
[chorus]
so I'm asking to pray for me
mamma pray for me
daddy pray for me
baby pray for me
please pray for me
pray for me
pray for me
The stars are set like diamonds in the sky
But you're the only jewel I see tonight
Like this river rolling through the dark
Your love courses deep inside my heart
Strong as any force of nature
I need you every breath of my life
*Chorus*
I'd move heaven and earth for you
I'd steal the tides right from the moon
I'd lift the street to the angels feet
If you say the word
I'd fight for you, I'd die for you
In my last breath, I'd cry for you
Baby that's what your love is worth
I'd move heaven and earth
Every time you're holding me I swear (every time your holding me)
For you there's not a cross I would not bare
And baby when we kiss my heart has wings (baby when we kiss)
Love can do some supernatural things
And if a mountain stood between us (stood between us)
I'd roll up my sleeves and tear it down
*Chorus*
I'd move heaven and earth for you
I'd steal the tides right from the moon
I'd lift the street to the angels feet
If you say the word
I'd fight for you, I'd die for you
In my last breath, I'd cry for you
Baby that's what your love is worth
Oh, Id move heaven and earth
-I'd move heaven and earth-
Oh there's no secret to this power (there's no secret)
I draw all my strength from your sweet love
*Chorus*
I'd move heaven and earth for you
I'd steal the tides right from the moon
I'd lift the street to the angels feet
If you say the word
I'd fight for you, I'd die for you
In my last breath, I'd cry for you
Baby that's what your love is worth
Oh, I'd move heaven and earth
I'd move heaven and earth
Hello, Mary Ann
Can't tell you how good it is to see you again
How's your mother and your brother?
Have they still got that 'ol dog?
Well, I'm not so fine
Tell me what was college like in Caroline
Are sure you really want to know?
Well, here's the way without you goes
Summer was a bummer
With a no good for nothing fall
And the winter brought a lot of snow
We had a bumper crop planted
And it all got washed away in the worst weather ever
And do you know without you around
There wasn't any love to grow?
Well, you're kiddin' me
You're really movin' back here finally
Well, that's great, the same place
Do you know what your number's gonna be?
Well, how 'bout tonight?
Right now's just fine with me, right now's just right
You know I still do
Even did when I didn't hear from you all last year
Summer was a bummer
With a no good for nothing fall
And the winter brought a lot of snow
We got a bumper crop planted
Granted I don't know a whole lot about the weather
One thing I do know, with you back around
A whole lotta love's gonna grow
With you back around a whole lotta love's gonna grow
You were the first one I ever hurt for
I was afraid of holdin' your hand
Out on a back road I told you I love you
You made a country boy feel like a man
Somewhere a lover lives for a moment
When he can touch her and give her his heart
Somewhere a strong man waits for a woman
And nothing in this world can keep them apart
I laughed at the way you were, so funny to look back now
Oh you were all, all I dreamed of
Sometimes I wonder if we would have lasted
If I was a fool to ever give you up
Somewhere a lover lives for a moment
When he can touch her and give her his heart
Somewhere a strong man waits for a woman
And nothing in this world can keep them apart
Oh you're still on my mind on a thin shadowed ledge
No matter what I do or say
But the river of time can take off the edge
But they can't take the rock away
Somewhere a lover lives for a moment
When he can touch her and give her his heart
Somewhere a strong man waits for a woman
And nothing in this world can keep them apart
Somewhere a lover lives for a moment
When he can touch her and give her his heart
Somewhere a strong man waits for a woman
Steam from a summer raindrop
Risin' off the blacktop
I wipe the sweat from my brow
Steam from my radiator
I'm late and getting later
Should be at your place by now
Bank sign says a hundred and two
But that ain't nothin' when I'm next to you
Chorus:
There's fire in your fingertips
Flames in your touch
Desire in your burning lips
Can't get enough
Today was a scorcher
But I'll go you one better
Tonight when we get together
We're gonna make steam
I dream of you there on my front steps
Sunning in that short dress
Hotter than the Texas heat
Seems I'm never gonna get there
Traffic's going nowhere
But when I feel you next to me
Girl the things you know to do
Just make my heat index go through the roof
Chorus
Girl the things you know to do
Just make my heat index go through the roof
Chorus
Steam
Ha ha ha
We're gonna make steam
Barely old enough, to call it love,
Showin off, skippin rocks across, the water,
Stones, I handed one to you,
You put it in your pocket,
Said you loved it, said you'd keep it
Forever, Stones
(Chorus)
One by one, they mark our passage,
Along this winding road we're on,
With each turn we take,
From the craddle to the grave,
Our lives are paved with stones,
A tiny velvet box,
One perfect little rock,
A little thing, just a ring,
But it says marry me,
Stones, we'll build ourselves a home,
Where loves a corner stone,
We'll have children, they'll have children,
Untill they roll off on their own,
Like stones
(Chorus)
One by one, they mark our passage,
Along this winding road we're on,
With each turn we take,
From the craddle to the grave,
Our lives are paved with.
(Bridge)
Birth stones stepping stones,
Skipping rocks, and dodging lots of
Sticks and stones,
And I've been on both sides of throwing stones
Years are like the wind,
Their here and gone and then,
They'll blow away, our every trace,
All except our names, engraved in,
Stones
(Chorus)
One by one, they mark our passage,
Along this winding road we're on,
With each turn we take,
From the craddle to the grave,
I put a "For Sale" sign on the front of my truck
It said, Call anytime, I'm always up
Make an offer
One that I won't refuse
I bought a one-way ticket on a west-bound plane
Four hours later I was wearin' shades
In California
Yeah, just hangin' loose
I didn't pack one memory
But even though I'm free
I can go where I wanna go
Do what I wanna do
Be who I wanna be
But baby, you still own me
Say what I wanna say
Hear what I wanna hear
Dream what I wanna dream
But baby, you still own me
I was up all night 'cause I couldn't sleep
Instead a-starin' at the ceilin' I hit the beach
Took a long walk
It didn't help me much
I sat down in the sand with a handful of shells
Kicked off my shoes while me, myself
And I watched
The sun come up
Lookin' out across the sea
Oh, well, it finally dawned on me
I can go where I wanna go
Do what I wanna do
Be who I wanna be
But baby, you still own me
Say what I wanna say
Hear what I wanna hear
Dream what I wanna dream
But baby, you still own me
Maybe I'm not in your arms
You own me
But you still own my heart
I can go where I wanna go
Do what I wanna do
Be who I wanna be
But baby, you still own me
Say what I wanna say
Hear what I wanna hear
Dream what I wanna dream
But baby, you still own me
Oh, yeah
Alright
I thought I knew the girl so well
If she was sad I couldn't tell
I missed the point, I missed the signs
So if she's gone the fault is mine
I know, I know
A whole lot of little things
And even though
I could list them one by one
She would still be gone
Her eyes are blue
Her hair is long
In '64
She was born in Baton Rouge
Her favorite song
Is "In My Life"
I memorized her every move
I knew her books, her car, her clothes
But I paid no attention
To what mattered most
I never asked, she never said
And when she cried I turned my head
She dreamed her dreams behind closed doors
That made them easy to ignore
And I know, I know
I missed the forest for the trees
And all I have to show
Oh when she walked out the door
Cold facts and nothing more
Her eyes are blue
Her hair is long
In '64
She was born in Baton Rouge
Her favorite song
Is "In My Life"
I memorized her every move
I knew her books, her car, her clothes
But I paid no attention
To what mattered most
Her eyes are blue
Her hair is long
In '64
She was born in Baton Rouge
Her father's tall
Her mother's gone
She moved out west when she was two
The way she laughed
The way she loved
Oh my God
One man can't sleep in his penthouse bed, Wall Street worries fill his head
While another man dreams in his cardboard shed on Broadway
Early morning traffic jam, wakeup call for both of them
Will work to eat, ask easy street for small change
And which one needs it more
The rich man or the poor
A change of heart and attitude
Unselfishness meets gratitude
It's enough to put tears in God's eyes, enough to make angels cry
When the power of love lifts someone above
The emptiness of their unbearable life
It's enough to put tears in God's eyes
Late at night a baby cries, his mother gives him life then dies
With no one even by them to be sad
But another woman fills the need, it's her heart and his mouth she'll feed
When she gives her love to the child she'd never had
Oh and which one needs it more
It's hard to say for sure
When something grows where nothing was
As strong as any bond of blood
It's enough to put tears in God's eyes, enough to make angels cry
When the power of love lifts someone above
The emptiness of their unbearable life
It's enough to put tears in God's eyes
Every minute, everyday a little miracle's done
Someone opens up their heart and lets it shine like the sun
Just the light of that one
It's enough to put tears in God's eyes, enough to make the angels cry
When the power of love lifts someone above
The emptiness of their unbearable life
When the power of love lifts one of us above
The emptiness of their unbearable life
It's enough to put tears in God's eyes
Well the world just lost two lonely people
The world just lost two broken hearts
The odds were against it but baby here we are
In our own little place in our own little corner
This old cold world just got a little warmer
For the rest of my life I'm gonna hold you in my arms
Chorus:
And when they carve my stone
All they need to write on it
Is once lived a man
Who got all he ever wanted
Tell me something
Who could ask for more
Than to be living in a moment
You would die for
If we never get rich on what money can buy
It don't matter to me, I'll tell you why
I've got it all when I'm holding you this way
I live to love you, I'd die to keep you
Safe inside these arms that need you
I'll be loving you with the very last breath I take
Chorus
Ashes to ashes
Dust into dust
I'll lay beside you
Forever in love
And when they carve my stone
All they need to write on it
Is once lived a man
Who got all he ever wanted
Tell me something
Who could ask for more
Than to be living in a moment
Lovin' every minute
Tell me something
Who could ask for more
Then to be living in a moment
You would die for
Living in a moment
You would die for
Oh, baby
I'm living in a moment
I just dropped her off
I'm thinkin' oh what a night
I oughta be flying
But I'm sittin' here at this green light
I thought I was in control
Thought I knew where I wanted to go
She's got me turned inside out
I'm wondering what it's all about
Is she there in your dreams?
I don't know, I can't sleep
Is she breaking your heart?
Yeah, but isn't it sweet
Does she know how you feel?
It's right on the tip of my tongue
Are you walking on air?
Well, I'm sure feelin' tall
Does she trouble your mind?
It's no trouble at all
Well I don' t know, but something tells me
It must be love
I just missed my turn
Guess I'm not thinking straight
Oh, and what's with this car
It's driving me back to her place
I'm out here circling around
I've already covered this ground
These feelings just can't be denied
So what I am a trying to decide
Is she there in your dreams?
I don't know, I can't sleep
Is she breaking your heart?
Yeah, but isn't it sweet
Does she know how you feel?
It's right on the tip of my tongue
Are you walking on air?
Well, I'm sure feelin' tall
Does she trouble your mind?
It's no trouble at all
Well I don' t know, but something tells me
It must be love
(Musical Break)
Is she there in your dreams?
I don't know, I can't sleep
Is she breaking your heart?
Yeah, but isn't it sweet
Does she know how you feel?
It's right on the tip of my tongue
Are you walking on air?
Well, I'm sure feelin' tall
Does she trouble your mind?
It's no trouble at all
Well I don' t know, but something tells me
It must be love
I don't know but something tells me
In your face now don't ignore me, what's your name and what's you story?
Is this empty chair here for me, girl, don't turn away
Something tells me you're a Libra, do they say you look like Reba
Hope I don't seem over eager in your face
In your face there's heartache, you can't hide it
And on your lips, love's left a bitter taste
In your eyes there's tears that don't need crying
And honey, I'm just trying to put a little smile in their place, in your face
In your face is my reflection, honey you ain't seen rejection
Let me tell you how she left me, laid my love to waste
Though I ain't no pickup artist, let me crash your pity party
Make you laugh and put a sparkle in your face
'Cause in your face there's heartache, you can't hide it
And on your lips, love's left a bitter taste
In your eyes there's tears that don't need crying
And honey, I'm just trying to put a little smile in their place, in your face
'Cause in your face there's heartache, you can't hide it
And on your lips, love's left a bitter taste
In your eyes there's tears that don't need crying
Love came alive in a New York second
She was just a girl runnin' from the city
I was just a farm boy lookin' for a good time
Neither one of us was out to fall in love
She was getting gas at Thompson's station
I was buying parts for the old man's tractor
When she looked at me, I knew it was more than love
And we talked and she smiled
And I swear, it about drove me half wild
Love came alive in a New York second
Just the way it's meant to be, I reckon
Felt so good, it just keeps getting better
All the time she's with me
Love came alive in a small town minute
Came along and swept us both up in it
The Texas sky ain't got no limit
Ever since her sweet love came alive
She was on her way up to Colorado
Stopped to see a friend down in Bormann
Just somehow how life takes its twists and turns
She asked me how to get to the local diner
I said "I'll tell you if you let me join ya"
She said "Fine" and love began to burn
We laughed and she smiled
And I swear, it about drove me half wild
Love came alive in a New York second
Just the way it's meant to be, I reckon
Felt so good, it just keeps getting better
All the time she's with me
Love came alive in a small town minute
Came along and swept us both up in it
The Texas sky, it ain't got no limit
Ever since her sweet love came alive
Love came alive in a New York second
Just the way it's meant to be, I reckon
Felt so good, it just keeps getting better
All the time she's with me
Love came alive in a small town minute
Came along and swept us both up in it
The Texas sky ain't got no limit
Ever since her sweet love came alive
Ever since her sweet love came alive
Sweet love came alive
Sweet love
Sweet love came alive
I didn't mean to break your window, I was tryin' to wake you up
When I saw you out last night, it hit me like a truck
I tried to call all day at work, didn't they give you my fax
And I want my goodbye back
I had a momentary, temporary, lack of self control
I said this and I said that, I was really on a roll
It's been downhill ever since my good sense jumped the track
And I want my goodbye back
My doctor says, "I'm better now" but I still feel the pain
I showed him your picture, he said, "Man, you were insane"
He asked me for your number and now his left eye is black
And I want my goodbye back
I had a momentary, temporary, lack of self control
Oh, I said this and I said that, I was really on a roll
It's been downhill ever since my good sense jumped the track
And I want my goodbye back
I might have been insensitive but I have learned a lot
I know what I can live without and I know what I ain't got
I had a momentary, temporary, lack of self control
Oh, I said this and I said that, I was really on a roll
It's been downhill ever since my good sense jumped the track
And I want my goodbye
Well, it feels like slow motion
I hear the gun explode
I see the flash that brings me to my knees
And I feel the warmth flowing out of me
But in my mind, I'm climbing up the stairs
And walking down the hall, and Heather's standing there
October 99, I see us in New England in the fall
Our love will last forever like that 8X10
Hanging on Heather's wall, hanging on Heather's wall
I see the money on the floor
And his gun there by the door
He was trying to rob the bank when I walked in
Oh, but this is not the way it's s'pose to end
But in my mind, I'm climbing up the stairs
And walking down the hall, and Heather's standing there
October 99, I see us in New England in the fall
Our love will last forever like that 8X10
Hanging on Heather's wall, hanging on Heather's wall
Oh, somewhere, someone says
We've lost him now
But I look up and I see Heather's smile
So how can I be dying?
When I'm climbing up the stairs
And walking down the hall, and I see a bright light there
October 99, that picture of New England in the fall
Our love will last forever like that 8X10
There's some left over wine the cupboard
About a half a glass left for the road
Here's a toast to the time we were lovers-then I'll go
Should I laugh, or should I cry?
Love you, hate you, live or die?
CHORUS
Is my heart half full or half empty?
Is our love like the wine in this glass
You drink like there's no tomorrow
So sure, it would always last
Will the memories tase sweet as they linger
Or the bitterness stay on my tongue
Is my heart half full of the love you gave me
Or my heart half empty cuz your love is gone
Your bags are all packed in the hallway
The boxes are stacked on the lawn
You kissed me goodbye just like always
And you're gone
Trembling hands or nerves of steel
Someone tell me what to feel
chorus
contributed by Lisa White
At the local diner just outside of town
He comes in an hour early just to beat the morning crowd
He stares out the window and stirs his coffee cup
Another day, another dollar short of catchin up
Same old job and same old dull routine
But in his heart he knows what it brings
A two bedroom house for his family of three
He's givin' his all, makin' ends meet
A secondhand car, a washing machine
They may not have much, but he gets what they need
With the hands of a working man
Down at the factory, standin' in line
He waits to punch the time clock, a million worries on his mind
Oh, Jimmy's needin' braces and Betty's needin' time
And the problems that he's facin, they're all building up inside
Same old job and same old dull routine
But in his heart he knows what it brings
A two bedroom house for his family of three
He's givin' his all, makin' ends meet
A secondhand car, a washing machine
They don't have much, but he gets what they need
With the hands of a working man
Same old job and same old dull routine
But in his heart he knows what it brings
A two bedroom house for his family of three
He's givin' his all, makin' ends meet
A secondhand car, a washing machine
They don't have much, but he gets what they need
With the hands of a working man
I was headed north on highway five, one star lit Sunday night
When a pickup truck flew by me out of control
As I watched in my headlights, he swerved left and then back right
He never hit the brakes as he left the road
I found him lying in the grass among the steel and glass
With an empty whiskey bottle by his side
Through the blood and tears, he whispered in my ear
A few last words just before he died
Don't tell mama I was drinking
Lord knows her soul would never rest
I can't leave this world with mama thinking
That I met the Lord with whiskey on my breath
I still think about that night, how that young man died
How others sometimes pay for our mistakes
Last thing on his mind as he left this world behind
Was knowing someone else's heart would break
Don't tell mama I was drinking
Lord knows her soul would never rest
I can't leave this world with mama thinking
I met the Lord with whiskey on my breath
You may not know it now
But you and I were meant to be
Why I are you so afraid
Of a little destiny
If I had to wait to turn your heart around
Patience is a virtue that's been handed down
I'm the son of a big time dreamer
That's where I get my dreamin' from
Daddy was a firm believer in the power of love
You say I'm crazy to fall for you
That's what my mama told my daddy too
I'm the son of a big time dreamer
Baby make my dreams come true
I guess it's in my bones, I guess it's in my blood
I'm a romantic fool like my father's father was
Remember back in school we learned what Einstein said
"It's all relative"
I'm the son of a big time dreamer
That's where I get my dreamin' from
Daddy was a firm believer in the power of love
You say I'm crazy to fall for you
The way I feel for you it isn't hard to see
The apple doesn't fall far from the family tree
I'm the son of a big time dreamer
That's where I get my dreamin' from
Daddy was a firm believer in the power of love
Two young lovers with their bodies on fire
Aching to swim that river of desire
Leaving innocence there on the bank by their clothes
A man holdin' on to a woman lettin' go
There's a man with a bottle on the other side of town
Swimming with a memory that he can't drown
Lord, it ain't sunk in that she ain't coming home
Oh, a man holdin' on to a woman lettin' go
His heart is tellin' him
To hang on for dear life
Cause deep down he knows
She's lettin' go for good this time.
There's a daddy walking his daughter down the aisle
Fighting back tears and forcing a smile
Oh, for 22 years he's watched her grow
A man holdin' on to a woman lettin' go
In the Hill Valley Home there's a feeble old man
And he's holding on to a fragile old hand
And the angels are coming to carry her home
Now he's a man holdin' on to a woman lettin' go
His heart is tellin' him
To hang on for dear life
Cause deep down he knows
She's lettin' go for good this time
Two young lovers with their bodies on fire
Aching to swim that river of desire
Leaving innocence there on the bank by their clothes
Oh, a man holdin' on to a woman lettin' go
A man holdin' on to a woman...
We headed out of Kansas in a flatbed Ford
Just a couple hundred dollars, you an' me an' the Lord
We didn't know where we were goin'
We just knew we had to go
Anywhere was better than "Truvy's Hair and Nails"
An' workin' at a single pump Texaco
And maybe it's crazy and we should've planned better
Saved a little money from the little we'd made
Guess we shoulda waited for a better moment
Never taken that chance and played it safe
Sometimes you've got to dance with danger
An' sometimes you've got to face your fears
What's your life if you ain't gonna live it?
Nothing but a few short years
All right
Well, I got a job in Pittsburgh working in a steel mill
And if they hadn't gone busted, I guess we'd be there still
We had a desperate situation laying in our laps
Girl, I thought that you were kidding
When you looked at me and said
"Let's just throw a dart at that old road map"
And maybe it's crazy and we should've planned better
Saved a little money from the little we'd made
Guess we shoulda waited for a better moment
Never taken that chance and played it safe
Sometimes you've got to dance with danger
An' sometimes you've got to face your fears
An' what's your life if you ain't gonna live it?
Nothing but a few short years
Here we are by our little Coleman camper, dancing by the light of the KOA
Ain't it somethin' how we made it and we'd give it all back
Just to chase a promise of a brand new day?
And maybe it's crazy and we should've planned better
Saved a little money from the little we'd made
Guess we shoulda waited for a better moment
Never taken that chance and played it safe
Sometimes you've got to dance with danger
An' sometimes you've got to face your fears
An' what's your life if you ain't gonna live it?
Nothing but a few short years
A few short years
In a world where love is found and lost so easily
I'm so thankful I share my life with you
All around you hear the sound of faithless poetry
Oh I won't lie, that's something I won't do
There must be a million words to whisper soft and low
There must be a million ways, I could let my feelings show
But loving you with all my heart and never letting go
That's the only way, the only way I know
Maybe I will never say everything I feel
Even so, you'll always know the truth
And in the silence of a touch every word is real
As long as I live that's what I give to you
There must be a million words to whisper soft and low
There must be a million ways, I could let my feelings show
But loving you with all my heart and never letting go
That's the only way, the only way I know
Oh, that's the only way, the only way I know
That's the only way
That's the only way, the only way I know
That's the only way
Don't think I'm sorry is what we need to say
Don't think forgiveness is why we're here today
Guilty, we're both guilty, let's walk through that door
A second chance is what I'm talking about
Let's take the hurt and turn it inside out
Lay it on me baby till I can't take anymore
No mercy, show me no mercy
Love me all night long and don't hurry
Take it slow and easy, no mercy tonight
(No mercy, show me no mercy)
Hold me baby, you know I've been hurting
Love this love back to life 'cause it's worth it
Love me strong baby, show me no mercy tonight
Remember when we thought that being apart
Would be the best thing for both our hearts
It's a prison out there when you're living alone for sure
Now I know how much I really missed you
No more games, just wanna be with you
Just give me all your love till you can't give anymore
No mercy, show me no mercy
Love me all night long and don't hurry
Take it slow and easy, no mercy tonight
(No mercy, show me no mercy)
Hold me baby, you know I've been hurting
Love this love back to life 'cause it's worth it
Love me strong baby, show me no mercy tonight
In the silence of the early hours
I look at you and I feel the power
Don't need promises to make it right
Let's just follow what we're feeling inside
No mercy, show me no mercy tonight
Hold me baby, you know I've been hurting
Love this love back to life 'cause it's worth it
Love me strong baby, show me no mercy tonight
(No mercy, show me no mercy)
No mercy, show me no mercy tonight
(No mercy, show me no mercy)
Love me strong and show me no mercy tonight
(Chuck Jones/Tom Shapiro)
I woke up missin you this mornin
After runnin into you last night
The way you kiss me like a friend is so heartwarming
But baby, when we meet again
If you really want to be my friend
Tell me that you're never ever comin back
When you're out on the town stop lookin like that
Tear out your telephone jack in case I get the urge to call
Got my work cut out to gt you out of my heart
Tears to stop, a new life to start
Put my world against the wall
I could use your help, I can't do it all
Try to make myself believe it's over
But I don't believe I'm equal to the task
I got a million memories to go
And I'm gettin' nowhere
Oh, and help is hard to find
So if you could be so kind
Tell me that you're never ever comin back
When you're out on the town stop lookin like that
Tear out your telephone jack in case I get the urge to call
Got my work cut out to gt you out of my heart
Tears to stop, a new life to start
Put my world against the wall
I could use your help, I can't do it all
Got my work cut out to gt you out of my heart
Tears to stop, a new life to start
Put my world against the wall
I need to be close to you,
I long for you.
And if we could just break through,
We'd find that feelin'.
Then I'd see the light come back in your eyes,
Like a new believer, just baptised.
We need a love revival.
To shout and sing about,
A romance, slow dance.
Give us one more chance.
We need a love revival.
In the deep and dark of our hearts,
A white tin is glowin'.
Filled with memories and future dreams.
Feel the light it's throwin'.
Oh, and God is tryin' to show us,
It's time for love to grow us.
We need a love revival.
To shout and sing about,
A romance, slow dance.
Give us one more chance.
We need a love revival.
(We need to shout and sing.)
Revival.
(Just give me one more chance to love you.)
(How I loved you.)
Then I'd see the light come back in to eyes,
Like a new believer, just baptised.
We need a love revival.
To shout and sing about,
A romance, slow dance.
Give us one more chance.
We need a love revival.
(We need to shout and sing.)
Shout about it.
(Just give me one more chance to love you.)
(I want to love you, yeah.)
I want to love you.
All Of My Life I Fought Hard For The Things I Have Wanted
Caught Up In Blindly Believing The Strongest Survive
But Here In Your Eyes I See Everything
I Ever Dreamed Of And I Am Afraid
If I Rush In, If I Move In Too Fast
I Just Might Frighten My One Chance Away
Chorus
It's Easy To Be Strong, I've Done It For So Long
But This Time I Have To Remember
This Time To Get What I Want, I Have To Surrender
Here I Stand Helplessly Willing And Waiting For Your Love
When Want Became Need My Heart Had No Choice At All
What Will You Do Now, It's Up To You Now
It's So Hard To Wait But I Will
God Give Me Wisdom, God Give Me The Strength
And The Courage To Simply Stand Still
Chorus
It's Easy To Be Strong, I've Done It For So Long
But This Time I Have To Remember
This Time To Get What I Want, I Have To Surrender
Bridge
Here I Am Take Me, Somehow You Saved Me
From A Lifetime Of Not Being All Love Could Make Me
Chorus
It's Easy To Be Strong, I've Done It For So Long
But This Time I Have To Remember
This Time To Get What I Want, This Time I Have To Be Tender
(Chris Knight/Sam Tate/Annie Tate)
It Was A Dusty July Morning, She Was Headed Into Town
Me And Bob Were Stringing Barbwire And Digging Holes In The Ground
I Thought I'd Seen An Angel When She Rolled Her Window Down
And When I Heard Heaven Calling Boys, I Didn't Stand Around
She Was The Ranchers Only Daughter And Her Mama's Little Girl
But I Had Me 14 Dollars So I Promised Her The World
She Said I Caught Her Eye The Day Her Daddy Hired Me On
She Dropped The Hammer On That Mustang, Like A Bullet We Were Gone
Love At 90 Miles An Hour's A Little Hard To Understand
She Was Almost An Angel, I Was Almost A Man
She Didn't Hear Her Conscience And I Didn't Have A Clue
Love At 90 Miles An Hour's All We Had To Hang On To
Next Morning At The Bar J, Another Dusty July Day
Bob Met Me At The Barn Door With My Bedroll And My Pay
Her Daddy Crossed The Backyard, Lord I Thought He Had A Gun
She Had To Drag Me In That Mustang Cause I Was Too Scared To Run
Love At 90 Miles An Hour's A Little Hard To Understand
She Was Almost An Angel, I Was Almost A Man
She Didn't Hear Her Conscience And I Didn't Have A Clue
Love At 90 Miles An Hour's All We Had To Hang On To
Well It Took A Couple Years For The Dust To Settle Down
But Now We're Raising Us A Family On The Other Side Of Town
Someday We'll Buy Some Cattle And A Bigger Piece Of Land
But When Our Daughter Learns To Drive We're Gonna Fire The Hired Hand
Love At 90 Miles An Hour's A Little Hard To Understand
She Was Almost An Angel, I Was Almost A Man
She Didn't Hear Her Conscience And I Didn't Have A Clue
I thought I knew the girl so well
If she was sad, I couldn't tell
I missed the point, I missed the signs
So if she's gone the fault is mine
I know, I know
A whole lot of little things
And even though
I could list them 1 by 1
She would still be gone
Her eyes are blue, her hair was long
'64, she was born in Baton Rouge
Her favorite song is 'In My Life'
I memorized her every move
I knew her books, her car, her clothes
But I paid no attention to what mattered most
I never ask, she never said
And when she cried, I turned my head
She dreamed her dreams, behind closed doors
And that made them easy to ignore
And I know, I know
I missed the forest full of trees
And all I have to show
Oh, but she walked out of the door
Cold facts and nothing more
Her eyes are blue, her hair was long
'64, she was born in Baton Rouge
Her favorite song is 'In My Life'
I memorized her every move
I knew her books, her car, her clothes
But I paid no attention to what mattered most
Her eyes are blue, her hair was long
'64, she was born in Baton Rouge
Her fathers tall, her mothers gone
She moved out west when she was 2
The way she laughed, the way she loved
Oh my God, what did I do?
[Incomprehensible] attention
[Incomprehensible] attention
Take our sorrows
Take our tears
Heaven's not so far
From here
Though we struggle
Hear us pray
There will be a better day
Show us mercy
Give us rest
Hold the weary
To your breast
And for the child who
Lost his way
There will be a better day
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
There will be a better day
Sweet forgiveness
Shining light
Lift the darkness
Of the night
Help us find
The strength to say
There will be a better day
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
There will be a better day
We are two ordinary souls
Who walked that lonely road
For days and nights on end
And we searched a million faces
And all those lonely places
For the smile of one true friend
What are the chances out
In life's parade
Of two hearts embracing
In this masquerade
We are the ending of a prayer fulfilled
We are the fire that others long to build
A poet's vision that has come this far
We dreamed of something real and now we are
We feel we are love's great design
Our thoughts can intertwine
Though both of us are strong
And we know we'll stumble
There's no doubt but we ain't walking out
That thinking don't belong
Heaven worked too long,
Too hard to get us here
So we'll love each other
And just let him steer
We are the ending of a prayer fulfilled
We are the fire that others long to build
A poet's vision that has come this far
We dreamed of something real and now we are
A poet's vision that has come this far
We dreamed of something real
I'm not brave, and I'm not too smart
The tin man wouldn't trade for my heart
Got two left feet when I am dancing
A long history of brief romances
Got no rubies, got no diamonds
None passed down and I can not but them
Got a box of hurt and a bag of shame
And you barely know my name
Chorus
I've got big, big hopes about you
I've got big, big hopes
Got an old leather jacket, would look good on you
And lots of friends they would like you too
I've got some pull with the moon and tides
And thirty two dollars, let's go somewhere tonight
Chorus
I've got big, big hopes about you
I've got big, big hopes
Bridge
I've had hopes before, but not like this
I'm flying over the edge into loves sweet abyss
I've got some pull with the moon and tides
I'd walk through fire,
take on the shadow,
id do anything for you my love
i'd risk it all,
without thinking,
all i can think about is holding on
when my heart feels like its flying up above the rain
caught up in emotions, that i cant explain
its a never ending feeling i cant get enough of
i cant live without you baby
thats what i call love
money talks
people listen
some they dont understand what its all about
cause it cant be bought
its only given
now that its come along
there aint no doubt
when my heart feels like its flying up above the rain
caught up in emotions
that i cant explain
its a never ending feeling i cant get enough of
i cant live without you baby
thats what i call love, yeah
well i thought id looked in ever corner
and i swore id opened every door
but just when i cant get enough
i finally found the love that id been
searching for
when my heart feels like its flying up above the rain,
caught up in emotions
that i cant explain
its a never ending feeling i cant get enough of
i cant live without you baby,
thats what i call love
i cant live without you baby,
Ohhhhh...
On the day that God said
Let there be light
He said let there be love,
He thought of you and I.
All was put in motion,
Mountains rose,
The stars were set,
Still waters moved.
With so much foundation behind us,
Destiny proves
We've got a mighty, mighty love
I feel it when we're touchin'
A power starts rushin'
Yeah this is somethin'
Been a long time comin'
Oh baby what we have here
Is a future with no fear
The horizon is so clear
The universe demands
Together we stand
On this mighty, mighty love.
I knew I would find you
Some sweet day.
Step into my life
Everything would change.
It started with a look
That became a smile
Turned into a kiss
And now here we are.
There is no question in heaven
No doubt here on earth
We've got a mighty, mighty love
I feel it when we're touchin'
A power starts rushin'
Yeah this is somethin'
Been a long time comin'
Oh baby what we have here
Is a future with no fear
The horizon is so clear
The universe demands
Together we stand
On this mighty, mighty love.
We can stare right into the face
Of whatever comes
We'll rise above it all
With this mighty, mighty
We've got a mighty, mighty love
I feel it when we're touchin'
A power starts rushin'
Yeah this is somethin'
Been a long time comin'
Oh baby what we have here
Is a future with no fear
The horizon is so clear
The universe demands
Together we stand
On this mighty, mighty love.
You get a lot of pretty days
Some where the sun don't shine
Make a lot of friends along the way
You leave a few behind
But you just get one, you just get one
You just get one true love
Oh, you just get one, you just get one
You just get one true love
You get a lot of songs that make you smile
Some that make you cry
You could travel for a million miles
And never find the reason why
That you just get one, you just get one
You just get one true love
Oh, you just get one, you just get one
You just get one true love
You get a lot of pretty days
Some where the sun don't shine
Make a lot of friends along the way
But just one that you cannot leave a few behind
Yeah, you just get one, you just get one
You just get one true love
Oh, you just get one, you just get one
You just get one true love
Yeah, you just get one, you just get one
You just get one true love
Oh, you just get one, you just get one
