All the noise and the voices are screaming what they have to say
And the headlines and sound bites are giving me demons to hate
And the man on TV, he tell sme it's ugly but if you ask me it's a
Beautiful world, it's a beautiful world.
There's tears and there's fears and there's losses and crosses to bear
And sometimes the best we can do is just to whisper a prayer
Then press on because
There's so much to live for and so much to love in this
Beautiful world
Say what you will but I still believe
It's a beautiful world
It's a beautiful world
And I know I'm not dreaming
I just choose to believe it
So I hate that I sometimes miss what's right in front of my eyes
And I know at the end of my road I'll be wanting more time
Just another sunset,
One more kiss from my baby,
A smile from my friend, in this
Beautiful world
It's a beautiful world
Year, it's a beautiful world
Say what you will but I still believe
It's a beautiful world
It's a beautiful world
Girl I've been waitin on this long hard day to get over
So i can rest my head right here on your shoulder
I just wanna lay here and feel you breathe
Listen to the rhythm of your heartbeat
And see where it leads...
We're wide awake but girl I wanna make you close your eyes
And say my name like only you can say it and hold me tight
All I need is only you and me alone tonight
I wanna make you close your eyes...oh yeah...
You can make me work for it girl if you want to
Just leave a trail for me to follow you into the bedroom
And if you need a little bit of help from me
Babe there's not a button that I cant reach
Lets see where it leads
We're wide awake but girl I wanna make you close your eyes
And say my name like only you can say it and hold me tight
All I need is only you and me alone tonight
I wanna make you close your eyes
I wanna take you somewhere...out there...
'Til the world fades out of sight
We're wide awake but girl I wanna make you close your eyes
And say my name like only you can say it and hold me tight... just hold me tight
All I need is only you and me alone tonight
Yeah.. I wanna make you close your eyes...oh
I wanna make you close your eyes...oh
Girl... I wanna make you close your eyes
Well its been a year and there so much to tell
been doing alright in spite of myself
just wish I could stop feeling bad when I pray
But I know I'm gonna get there someday
Got that job I was dreaming about
sometimes its tough traveling around
but who I wanna be still seems so far away
but I know I'm gonna get there someday
glad I told you all I meant to
while I had the chance
cause every moment I had with you
made me who I am
by the way, I met someone new
and wouldn't you know, she's a whole lot like you
still I ain't ready to settle down in one place
but I know I'm gonna get there someday
well I guess I'll be movin on
I'll just leave these daisies by your stone
and momma, I still miss you every day
but I know I'm gonna get there someday
when that'll be, guess only God can say
Here she comes, down the road
Rattling the gravel with the radio
Kicking out, some loud, honky tonk song
Here we go, buckle up
Put us both together in a pick up truck
Gonna be, memories, all night long
Might get wild I know
But here she comes, here we go
Ready or not
When she pulls the trigger I'm a load of buckshot
One little kiss
It's a match to the fuse, the last bell at school
A kick to the bull at the rodeo
Here she comes, here we go
Here she comes, with a plan
Said she heard about a joint with a country band
Where they play, George Strait, that's all
Here we go, walking in
She's making every hat in the whole place spin
Around, checking out, that walk
Girls wish she'd just stay home
But here she comes, here we go
Ready or not
When she pulls the trigger I'm a load of buckshot
One little kiss
It's a match to the fuse, the last bell at school
A kick to the bull at the rodeo
Here she comes, here we go
Here she comes, with that look
That says she'd rather be alone and that's all it took
Here we go, out to that spot
Where we turn on the radio and the headlights off
Now she's moving in real close
Here she comes, here we go
Ready or not
When she pulls the trigger, I'm a load of buckshot
One little kiss
It's a match to the fuse, the last bell at school
Ready or not
When she pulls the trigger, I'm a load of buckshot
One little kiss
It's a match to the fuse, the last bell at school
A kick to the bull at the rodeo
Here she comes, here we go
Girl I've made a name everybody writes off
An open-road hard case a honky tonk lost cause
The fate I'm lookin' at there ain't know way around
A long and lonely path I'm destined to go down
Yeah there ain't much of nothin' in me
Left to be saved but baby I bet
If you could love somebody like me
There might be hope for me yet
Hope for me yet
Always livin' fast and only thinkin' short term
I never could get past a bridge I didn't burn
I'm just a worn out pair of boots and a beat-up old guitar
A handful of country tunes and a hard-luck kind of heart
Girl you just might be that outside chance for me
Yeah you're the one good shot at redemption that I've got
Yeah there ain't much of nothin' in me
Left to be saved but baby I bet
If you could love somebody like me
There might be...
Hope for me yet
Pair of boots and a sack of clothes
Free and easy down the road I go
Hangin' memories on the high line poles
Free and easy down the road I go
Free and easy down the road I go
Ragweed's rockin' on the radio
Free and easy down the road I go
So I keep rollin' like an old banjo
Free and easy down the road I go
Got the sun shinin' on me like a big spotlight
So I know everything is gonna be alright
Ain't no tellin' where the wind might blow
Free and easy down the road I go
Livin' life like a Sunday stroll
Free and easy down the road I go
Free and easy down the road I go
If you only get to go around one time
I'm gonna sit back and try to enjoy the ride
I could make a million or wind up broke
Free and easy down the road I go
Can't take it with you when you go so
Free and easy down the road I go
Someday I know it's gonna take me home so
Free and easy down the road I go
It's a long trip alone
Over sand and stones
That lie along the road
That we all must travel down
So maybe you could walk with me a while
And maybe I could rest beneath your smile
Everybody stumbles sometimes and needs a hand to hold
'Cause it's a long trip alone
It's a short piece of time
But just enough to find
A little peace of mind
Under the sun somewhere
So maybe you could walk with me a while
And maybe I could rest beneath your smile
You know we can't afford to let one moment pass us by
'Cause it's a short piece of time
And I don't know where I'd be without you here
'Cause I'm not really me without you there, yeah, yeah, ooh
So maybe you could walk with me a while
Maybe I could rest beneath your smile
Everybody stumbles sometimes and needs a hand to hold
So maybe you could walk with me a while
Maybe I could rest beneath your smile
Maybe I could feel you right beside 'til I'm home
'Cause it's a long trip alone
A long trip alone
I've been called a rambler
'Cause I keep my eyes on that horizon line
And I've been called a gambler
'Cause I always wanna let my winnings ride
I've been broke more times than I can count
I've been stuck for days in a lonely town
When my luck ran south
Hey I might be makin' me a reputation
Of goin' my own way and
I can't live it down
Got the throttle wide open gonna live it up knowin'
In this life you only
Get one go around
And I can't live it down
There's times I've wasted money
'Cause I know that I can always make more cash
But wasted time is something man
When it's gone you can't get it back
So I'll go on burnin' up both ends
'Cause I don't want a whole lot of might've-beens
Now that would be a sin
Gonna live for place I ain't been
Make a lot of good remember-whens
Right up to the end
I can't live it down
I came up through the trenches where
we only played for tips and alcohol
You find out what you're made of when there
ain't no gold or platinum on the wall
And there's a few more like me who
ain't of fightin' for the cause
Me and my band of brothers we got you covered
Out here on the honky tonk front lines
We're loaded up with country music we ain't afraid to use it
Even if we have to play all night
Well we ain't no rookies it's our third tour of duty but that's all right
yeah that's all right
Me and my band of brothers got you covered
On the honky tonk front lines
From the bars of San Diego to the
county dair way up in Bangor Maine
We keep the tour bus rollin' just like it was
a big old Sherman tank
Like those who came before us
Owens, Haggard, Willie, Waylon, Jones and Hank
(and Johnny Cash)
Well we ain't no rookies it's our third tour of duty
but that's all right yeah that's all right
Me and my band of brothers got you covered
On the honky tonk front lines
Me and my band of brothers got you covered
Come a little closer baby
I feel like layin' you down
On a bed of sweet surrender
Where we can work it all out
There ain't nothin' that love can't fix
Girl it's right here at our fingertips
So come a little closer baby
I feel like layin' you down
Come a little closer baby
I feel like lettin' go
Of everything that stands between us
And the love we used to know
I wanna touch you like a cleansin' rain
And let it wash all the hurt away
So come a little closer baby
I feel like lettin' go
If there's still a chance then take my hand
And we'll steal away
Off into the night, until we make things right
The sun's gonna rise, on a better day
Come a little closer baby
I feel like strippin' it down
Back to the basics of you and me
And what makes the world go ‘round
Every inch of you against my skin
I wanna be stronger than we've ever been
So come a little closer baby
I feel like strippin' it down
Come a little closer baby
Just a little bit closer baby
Come a little closer baby
Cracked windshield
That I super-glued
Crumpled up cans and a beat up bag of red man chew
Fix a flat, jonny cash box set
Half a dozen parking tickets that I ain't paid yet
It's sitten on that cloth bench seat
I got my shot gun girl right next to me
Four wheel turnin
Two hearts burnin
We go runnin wild
Gonna make a million
Memories for every hundred
Thousand miles
Learnin everything I'll ever need
To know about life and love
In the cab of my truck
Sliden rear
Back window
So it's an easy reach to where my cooler keeps em iced down cold
Roll of duck tape, W D 40
Ain't nothin too loose or locked too tight for a man like me
Yeah, I might take it slow
30 through town
But on a back dirt road
Girl I put the hammer down
Down by the river, two bodies in the glow of the radio dial
Gonna make a million memories for every hundred thousand miles
I'm learnin everything I'll ever need to know about life and love
In the cab of my truck
In the cab of my truck
Man I can't find anything in this truck
Oh, what's this? a little white tank top
There's things in my life that I've been missin'
The touch of a woman, and lovin' after dark
Come here lately with the woman I've been kissin'
She comes from Kentucky boys, and she don't have a heart
Bartender, he don't mind, he sets 'em up the same
I ain't been sober since it's over, got no plans to change
I traded my tomorrows to remain in yesterday
Whiskey tears are fallin' here and each one cries her name
I used to be so afraid of dyin'
I lived every moment for lovin' her
But when she walked away my heart quit tryin'
And now im no stranger to hurt
Bartender, he don't mind, he sets 'em up the same
I ain't been sober since it's over, got no plans to change
I traded my tomorrows to remain in yesterday
Whiskey tears are fallin' here and each one cries her name
Bartender, he don't mind he sets 'em up the same
Midnight stoplight, happens everytime
Pretty girl in a car
No resemblance whatsoever
I wonder how you are
Constant question poundin' inmy brain
Is anybody lovin' you these days
Lonesome pillow sun comes yellow
I reach across the bed
Should be hurried workin' worries
I lie there instead
With the thought that's drivin' me insane
Is anybody lovin' you these days
Damn this small town every place that I go
I drive by your house, I see his car and I know
He's there with you, but when he kisses you
Think about the memories we made, and tell me
Is anybody lovin' you these days
Second chances, backward glances
Most people just say no
World keeps turnin', heart keeps yearnin'
I keep holdin' the hope
One day you might answer with my name
Pullin' into the fast lane on the leavin' side of town
Just me and the dreams I've left undone
There's a whole lot of roads I can point this chevy down
But I can only think of one
On this river of concrete slab a man could drive for days
And let his imagination run
There's time for a million memories along the way
But I can only think of one, oh, I can only think of one
Summer down in gavelston, underneath the stars
A fire burin' on the sand, ragin' in our hearts
If there's a time in my whole life I've really been in love
I can only, I can only, I can only think of one
I'm not gonna back 'til I'm back to where you are
To undo the damage that's been done
There may be a hundred ways to mend this broken heart
But I can only think of one, oh, I can only think of one
Summer down in gavelston, underneath the stars
A fire burin' on the sand, and you back in my arms
If there's a time in my whole life I've really been in love
West, on a plane bound west
I see her stretchin' out below
Land, blessed Mother Land
The place where I was born
Scars, yeah she's got her scars
Sometimes it starts to worry me,
'Cause lose, I don't wanna lose
Sight of who we are
From the mountains high
To the wave-crashed coast
There's a way to find
Better days, I know
It's been a long hard ride,
Got a ways to go
But this is still the place
That we all call home
Free, nothin' feels like free,
Though it sometimes means
We don't get along
'Cause same, no we're not the same
But that's what makes us strong
From the mountains high
To the wave-crashed coast
There's a way to find
Better days, I know.
It's been a long hard ride,
Got a ways to go
But this is still the place
That we all call home.
Brave, gotta call it brave
To chase that dream across the sea.
Name, then they signed their names
For something they believed
Red, how the blood ran red
We laid our dead in sacred ground
Just think, wonder what they'd think
If they could see us now
It's been a long hard ride,
Got a ways to go
But this is still the place
That we all call home.
It's been a long hard ride,
And I won't lose hope
This is still the place
That old picture frame keeps hangin' 'round
Cause' I ain't ready yet to take it down
But every now and then I'll slam the door
Shake it loose and she'll hit the floor
But I can't throw a good thing away
I wish it would break
I swear my trucks got a haunted radio
Cause' I hear you in every song
But I know what the silence makes
Me do
So I keep givin' those buttons more abuse
I wonder how much punchin' it can take
I wish it would break
Then I could move on right on
Down the line
Where I don't see you need you
In my life
But you're wrapped around me
Your memory's bound me like a chain
I wish it would break
And this old heart of mine's got a mind of its own
And it's decided not to let you go
Even though your love's no longer here
It won't let me shed one tear
Cause' it's still holdin' onto yesterday
I wish it would break
I wish it would break
I wish it would break
I'm gonna be a modern day drifter
And get out while I can
Gonna trade in this life I've been livin
For a pocket full of sand
And a modern day drifter don't have to tell no one his plans
I'm gonna find that long stretch of highway
No one knows my name
Where as long as the sky just goes on
And it's never the same
A modern day drifter don't ever complain
Bye bye hi life
Feels like the right time
To say so long
Keep on goin strong
And I'll just keep on bein gone
Cause I'm gonna be a modern day drifter, Yes I am
Gonna slip this ring off my finger
Cause everybody understands
That a modern day drifter's got nothin but time on his hands
Bye bye hi life
Feels like the right time
To say so long
Keep on goin strong
And I'll just keep on bein gone
Cuse I'm gonna be a modern day drifter
Oh yes I am
Gonna slip this ring off my finger
Cause everybody understands
I been knowin' you for a little while
You never fail to make me smile
We've never been together is just something we talk about
When you gonna come around?
When you gonna come around?
I'm the kind that likes to take it slow.
Well that's just the kind I'd like to get to know.
I just wanna get started, I need you to show me how.
When you gonna come around?
I've been waitin' with a heart full of love
Just for you to say it feels right enough.
I've been a-waiting and a-wondering,
When you're gonna give in and just give it up.
Your love is the sweetest thing I have ever found.
When you gonna come around?
When you gonna come around?
When you gonna come around?
Sittin' alone tonight, and just watchin' the clock
My mind is set on you, and it never stops
We've never been together is just something we talk about
Ooh, when you gonna come around?
When you gonna come around?
When you gonna come around?
I've been waitin' with a heart full of love
Just for you to say it feels right enough.
I've been a-waiting and a-wondering,
When you're gonna give in and just give it up.
Your love is the sweetest thing I have ever found.
When you gonna come around?
When you gonna come around?
Got a guitar
Got a guitar on my back
And I'm standin' on this lonesome railroad track
Train's a comin'
It'll be here 'fore too long
But I don't think I can stop it with a song
Girl that's the kind of way I'm feelin'
Tryin' to stop your leavin'
Got a pebble
Got a pebble in my hand
And I toss it out into the middle of the Rio Grande
But the river keeps runnin'
Don't even know that I'm around
I could throw a million more and not slow it down
Girl that's kind of what I'm feelin'
Tryin' to stop your leavin'
There's nothin' that I wouldn't try
If I thought it would change your mind
But you don't love me
No you don't love me anymore
And I know as soon as you walk out that door
Train's a comin', river's runnin'
Train's a comin', river's runnin'
Pain's a comin', tears are runnin'
Yeah that's kind of the way I'm feelin'
Everytime I hear that whistle whine
From a lonesome locomotive comin' down the line
It carries my mind away to another place in time
When train travelin' across the land was the only way to fly
Am I a fool to think it glamorous
Box-carrin' like a hobo, it must have been rough
But a simpler way of life is what it really means to me
When we weren't so dependent on money to bee free
I hear you train, are you travelin' my way
Won't you let me ride your rails right back to yesterday
Who knows what I could see from that old time machine
But there you go again train travelin'
There you go again train travelin'
I'm lyin' on a rotten wooden floor
Smell yesterday's whiskey here rattlin' at the door
Railroad man lookin' for me I'm scared as I can be
I open my eyes and realize its just another dream
I hear you train, are you travelin' my way
Won't you let me ride your rails right back to yesterday
Who knows what I could see from that old time machine
But there you go again train travelin'
There you go again train travelin'
I see main street closing
Miles of "for sale" signs
And them fields ain't growing
Fast enough to get us by
I feel the sweet red leaves,
Of a friday night
For a couple of hours we could run this town
Till it runs dry
Tip it on back, make it feel good
Sip a little more then you think you should
Let the smoke roll, over your lips
Let it all go whatever it is
And tip it on back
So grab the girl you came with
And set her world on fire
And watch her sway and singing to the music
Until it's all alright
Yeah
Tip it on back, make it feel good
Sip a little more then you think you should
Let the smoke roll, over your lips
Let it all go whatever it is
And tip it on back
I don't wanna lose this feeling
And I don't wanna close my eyes
I don't wanna remember what I'm here to forget tonight
Tip it on back
Tip it on back, make it feel good
Sip a little more then you think you should
Let the smoke roll, over your lips
Let it all go whatever it is
And tip it on back
Tip it on back
Yeah
I don't wanna lose this feeling
I don't wanna close my eyes
I don't wanna remember what I'm here to forget tonight
So tip it on back
Just tip it on back
Feel the sweet release of a friday night
For a couple of hours we could run this town
Till it runs dry
When I'm all alone
or in a crowd.
In a quite place
where musics loud.
When I'm on the road
or in the other room.
That's how you know
I'm thinking of you.
Where the flowers grow
where the leaves turn brown.
Where the sun is hot
where the snow falls down, down.
Where the clouds are gray
and the sky so blue.
That's how you know
I'm thinking of you.
Chorus: I'm thinking of you
that's all i do, all the time.
You're always the first and the
last thing on this heart of mine.
No matter where i go or what I do
I'm thinking of you.
And the memory of
who I used to be.
What I cared about
before you came to me...baby
Every selfish thought
all I thought I knew.
Has been replaced
with thinking of you.
Chorus twice
I left that sun sinkin' west in California
I was supposed to say in LA a few more weeks
But the next time that old sun and I meet up
I'll be a thousand miles east
Fifty dollars and a gas card in my pocket
That I'm thinkin' might already be maxed out
That's just one of those little crazy things
I really didn't stop to think about
'Cause when a man wants to be with a woman
There ain't no way of gettin' there too fast
When you know who you wanna spend
The rest of your life with you wanna start
The rest of your life
As soon as you can
That state trooper let me off with just a warnin'
And a promise that I'd try to slow her down
Man that promise was forgotten
By the time I'd gotten two miles out of town
'Cause when a man wants to be with a woman
There ain't no way of gettin' there too fast
When you know who you wanna spend
The rest of your life with you wanna start
The rest of your life
As soon as you can
Don't know how much a truck can handle
But the closer that I get I keep pushin' it
'Cause when a man wants to be with a woman
There ain't no way of gettin' there too fast
When you know who you wanna spend
The rest of your life with you wanna start
The rest of your life
You can't wait to start the rest of your life
As soon as you can
As soon as you can
That first kiss shook me up
It rattled my cage with a tender touch
Sweet and wild, girl I could not get enough
The grass was cool, we lost our minds
Sharin' secrets and a bottle of wine
Lazy night, cotton dress
Givin' in to a warm caress
Sweet and wild
Girl I could not get enough
Sweet and wild
Taste of your love
Taste of your love, gentle on my mind
Taste of your love, sweet and wild
As berries from a summer vine
I know the stars saw the spark
Hopes and dreams tangled in the dark
Sweet and wild, taste of your love
Oooooohh
Taste of your love, gentle on my mind
Taste of your love, sweet and wild
As berries on a summer vine
Every breath, fanned the flame
Your warm body drove me insane
And though it's been years and miles
I see that fire flicker in your smile
Sweet and wild, girl I still can't get enough
Sweet and wild, boy I still can't get enough
Sweet and wild, taste of your love
Oooooohh
Sweet and wild, oh
Oooooohh
Sweet and wild, taste of your love
Oooooohh
Girl I caught you in your little white lie
Red handed, red handed
You said you had to work tonight
But here you are dancin', slow dancin'
In this honky tonk with someone else
And all you got to say for yourself is so...so?
I'm sorry, so?
So, So long, bye bye baby
I'll catch you on the flip side maybe, don't you
Slip slide on a tear when you find me gone
Go go on, cry crybaby
Those tears are gonna drip dry maybe
But you're gonna miss my good love baby
For so so long
So so long
Let me buy you a goodbye drink
Make it a double, a double
'Cause I've seen everything I need to see
You're nothin' but trouble, big trouble
And one other thing before I go
I wanna tell you that I think you're so..so..so..aw, I ain't gonna sink that low
I bet you think I'm gonna let it slide
The way you're flashin' me those puppy dog eyes
Right?..yeah right...right?...wrong
So so long
I am the rovin' gambler, I've gambled all around
Whenever I meet with the deck of cards,
I lay my money down
I lay my money down, I lay my money down
Had not been in Frisco many more weeks than three
Yea I met up with a pretty little girl,
She fell in love with me
Fell in love with me, fell in love with me
She took me to her parlor, she cooled me with her fan
Whispered low in her mother's ear "I love this gamblin' man"
Love this gamblin man, love this gablin' man
Daughter oh dear daughter, how can you treat me so
Leave your dear old mother and with the gambler go
With the gambler go, with the gambler go
I left her in Frisco and I wound up in Maine
I met up with a poker player and got in a poker game
Got in a poker game, got in a poker game
He put his money in the pot and dealt the cards around
I saw him deal from the bottom of the deck, shot the gambler down
Shot the gambler down, shot the gambler down
Now I'm down in prison, got a number for my name
The warden slammed the door and said "You've gambled your last game"
Gambled your last game, gambled your last game
One man come in the name of love
One man come and go
One man come here to justify
One man to overthrow
In the name of love
What more in the name of love
In the name of love
What more in the name of love
One man caught on a barbed wire fence
One man he resist
One man washed on an empty beach
One man betrayed with a kiss
In the name of love
What more in the name of love
In the name of love
What more in the name of love
Early morning, April 4
Shot rings out in the Memphis sky
Free at last, they took your life
They could not take your pride
In the name of love
What more in the name of love
In the name of love
What more in the name of love
In the name of love
What more in the name of love
In the name of love
The world is cold but I don't care
When you have flowers in you hair
I see color and I hear sound
And good things happen when you're around
I work hard for not much pay
So I can know you'll be okay
'Cause I need to live where love abounds
And good things happen when you're around
So won't you wait for me
I'll be home soon
Wait for me
I'll only be a day or two
Won't you wait for me
I'll be home soon
Wait for me
I'll only be a day or two
The world is cold but I don't care
When you have flowers in your hair
I see color and I hear sound
And good things happen when you're around
Senor, Senor, can you tell me where we're headin
Lincoln County Road or Armageddon
Seems like I been down this way before
Is there any truth in that, Senor?
Senor, Senor, do you know where she's hidin
How long are we gonna be ridin
How long musit I keep my eyes glued to the door
Whill there be any comfort there, Senor?
There's a wicked wind still blowing on that upper deck
And there's an iron cross still hanging from around her neck
There's a marching band still playing in that vacant lot
Where's she held me in her arms one time and said
"Forget me not"
Senor, Senor, I can see that painted wagon
Smell the tail of the dragon
I can't stand the suspense here anymore
Can you tell me who to contact here, Senor?
Well, the last thing I remember before I stripped and kneeled
Was that trainload of fools bogged down in a magnetic field
And a gypsy with a broken flag and flashing ring
Said "Son, this ain't a dream no more, it's the real thing."
Senor, Senor, you know their hearts are hard as leather
Give me a minute let me get it together
I gotta pick myself up off the floor
I'm ready whern you are, Senor
Senor, Senor, let's overturn these tables
And disconnect these cables
this place don't make sense to me no more
Just because it didn't last
Doesn't mean that we were wrong
We both fell in love so fast
And now it's gone and the hurt is strong
Though we don't see eye to eye
And a wind's begun to blow
I'm gonna love you till I die
And I want you to know till they lay me low
I'll pray that love will bless and find you
Pray for joy and happiness
Pray for two strong arms around you
Pray
Was it something we can't see?
Maybe something we don't know
If it wasn't meant to be
We should just say so and let it go
I'll pray that love will bless and find you
Pray for joy and happiness
Pray for two strong arms around you
Pray that with time you'll someday find peace
I'll pray that love will bless and find you
Pray for joy and happiness
Pray for two strong arms around you
Pray that with time you'll someday find peace, oh
That with time you'll someday find love
She found a cowboy
And I hear they settled down somewhere out west
Well I guess it's for the best
Here in Del Rio
Nothing seems to change except the weather
And I can't forget her
She goes running through my mind
Like that Rio Grande River winds through the desert
And I can't forget her
No I can't forget her
There's a senorita
Who waits just over the borderline
For me tonight
And I could hold her
And this tequila could help me love her
But there's still another
She goes running through my mind
Like that Rio Grande River
winds through the desert
And I can't forget her
No I can't forget her
These endless starlit nights
Remind me of her eyes
This warm prairie breeze
Is like her arms wrapped around me
She goes running through my mind
Like that Rio Grande River
winds through the desert
And I can't forget her
No I can't forget her
She found a cowboy
And I hear they settled down somewhere out west
Well I guess it's for the best
But I can't forget her
Early in the afternoon is the only time my mind is clear
To think of you and the love we knew
It's a memory I hold so dear
Now we're apart I've got a broken heart
The tears fall so sincere
I know it's wrong but before too long it's gonna be whiskey and beer
Last Call for alcohol still ringin' in my head
You must've ordered two more double shots from the shape that you're in
There ain't no stoppin' my bar hoppin'
I should've stayed home instead
Last call for alcohol still ringin' in my head
You've got to stop the way you're living
You better change your short life ways
Smokin', drinkin', and lovin'
You're just numberin' your days
Though I just know what I need to do
If I could just turn around today
But her memory catches up with me
And this bar stool's where I'll stay
Last call for alcohol still ringin' in my head
You must've ordered two more double shots from the shape that you're in
There ain't no stoppin' my bar hoppin'
I should've stayed home instead
Last call for alcohol still ringin' in my head
Last call for alcohol still ringin' in my head
You must've ordered two more double shots from the shape that you're in
There ain't no stoppin' my bar hoppin'
I should've stayed home instead
Last call for alcohol still ringin' in my head
You completely disappeared
You could be a million miles from here
You're doin' fine from what I hear
Lately
I guess you've found you're destiny
If this is really how it's meant to be
Then movin' on sounds good to me
Baby
But, you're still in my arms
In my head
You're still in my car
In my head
You're still in that t-shirt on my bed
You're every song that's on you're gone
But, you never left
In my head
Yeah, you're still in my head
I sit and watch the sun go down
Guess that's the way our love is now
Just a flame burnin' out
Slowly
But, I don't hang my head and cry
I don't have to be alone tonight
Don't worry 'bout me baby
I'm not lonely
You're still in my arms
In my head
You're still in my car
In my head
You're still in that t-shirt on my bed
You're every song that's on you're gone
But, you never left
In my head
Yeah, you're still in my head
You're still in my head
You're still in that t-shirt on my bed
You're every song that's on you're gone
But, you're in my arms in my head
You're still in my car
In my head
Yeah, you're still in my head
My head
Oh, oh
Girl, you're still in my head
Girl I've been waitin on this long hard day to get over
So i can rest my head right here on your shoulder
I just wanna lay here and feel you breathe
Listen to the rhythm of your heartbeat
And see where it leads...
We're wide awake but girl I Wanna Make You Close Your Eyes
And say my name like only you can say it and hold me tight
All I need is only you and me alone tonight
I wanna make you close your eyes...oh yeah...
You can make me work for it girl if you want to
Just leave a trail for me to follow you into the bedroom
And if you need a little bit of help from me
Babe there's not a button that I cant reach
Lets see where it leads
We're wide awake but girl I wanna make you close your eyes
And say my name like only you can say it and hold me tight
All I need is only you and me alone tonight
I wanna make you close your eyes
I wanna take you somewhere...out there...
'Til the world fades out of sight
We're wide awake but girl I wanna make you close your eyes
And say my name like only you can say it and hold me tight... just hold me tight
All I need is only you and me alone tonight
Yeah.. I wanna make you close your eyes...oh
I wanna make you close your eyes...oh
Here she comes down the road
Rattlin' the gravel with the radio
Kickin' out some loud honky tonk song
Here we go, buckle up
Put us both together in a pickup truck
Gonna be memories all night long
Might get wild, I know
But here she comes, here we go
Ready or not
When she pulls the trigger, I'm a loaded buckshot
One little kiss
It's a match to the fuse
The last bell in school
A kick to the bull at the rodeo
Here she comes, here we go
Here she comes with a plan
Said she heard about a joint with a country band
Where they play George Strait and that's all
Here we go walkin' in
She's makin' every hat in the whole place spin around
Checkin' out that walk
Girls wish she'd just stay home
But here she comes, here we go
Ready or not
When she pulls the trigger, I'm a loaded buckshot
One little kiss
It's a match to the fuse
The last bell in school
A kick to the bull at the rodeo
Here she comes, here we go
Here she comes with that look
That says she'd rather be alone and that's all it took
Here we go out to that spot
Where we turn on the radio and the headlights off
Now she's movin' in real close
Here she comes, here we go
Ready or not
When she pulls the trigger, I'm a loaded buckshot
One little kiss
It's a match to the fuse, the last bell in school
Ready or not
When she pulls the trigger I'm a loaded buckshot
One little kiss
It's a match to the fuse, the last bell in school
A kick to the bull at the rodeo
Here she comes, here we go
I can't stand this fallin for you
Every time I see you, I keep crawlin towards you
I can't take this aching feelin
This cold heart breakin feelin
I can't stand this fallin for you
Well I hang my head by the riverside
Burst its bank with the tears I've cried
The ripples roll out to the sea
I wish they was washin over me
I can't stand this fallin for you
Every time I see you, I keep crawlin towards you
I can't take this aching feelin
This cold heart breakin feelin
I can't stand this fallin for you
I can't stand this fallin for you
Every time I see you, I keep crawlin towards you
I can't take this aching feelin
This cold heart breakin feelin
I can't stand this fallin for you
Well your blood is red but your soul is black
Don't believe I'm a comin back
And now I know why the willows weep
The tide is high and the water's deep
I can't stand
I can't take
I can't stand this fallin for you
Every time I see you, I keep crawlin towards you
I can't take this aching feeling
This cold heart breakin feeling
I can't stand this fallin for you
I can't stand this fallin for you
Every time I see you, I keep crawlin towards you
I can't take this aching feeling
This cold heart breakin feeling
I can't stand
I can't take
Country Roads, old theatre marquee signs;
Parkin' lots, and billboards flyin' by.
Spanish mosques, little hick town squares;
Wild roses on a river bank: girl its almost like you're there
Oh, every mile, a memory; every song, another scene,
From some old movie going back in time you and me.
Every day, a page turned down; every night, a lonesome sound,
Like a freight train rollin' through my dreams:
Every mile, a memory.
Red sun down, out across the western sky,
Takes me back to the fire in your eyes.
Texas stars in a purple night.
Not seein' 'em with you baby: oh, they never do it right, no.
Every mile, a memory; every song, another scene,
From some old movie going back in time you and me.
Every day, a page turned down; every night, a lonesome sound,
Like a freight train rollin' through my dreams:
Every mile, a memory.
Funny how no matter where I run,
Round every bend I only see,
Just how far I haven't come.
Every mile, a memory; every song, another scene,
From some old movie going back in time you and me.
Every day, a page turned down; every night, a lonesome sound,
Like a freight train rollin' through my dreams:
Every mile, a memory;
Every mile, a memory;
Up in the window light tonight
Where I can see your silhouette
I've been throwin' little stones
But I don't believe you've even heard me yet
Today you crossed your heart
And said you'd meet me in the dark
When I called you on the phone
You pretended you weren't home
Hey baby, what do you say
Won't you come on outside tonight
The moon is finally shinin' bright as day
Hey what do you say
Can't you hear the music in the wind
And see our shadows on the ground
Aw won't you come on down
We're gonna do a little fiddlin' around
Can't ya hear the banjo's ringin' through the air
There'll be mandolins and guitars everywhere
Now don't you wanna be there
Hey baby, what do you say
Won't you come on outside tonight
The moon is finally shinin' bright as day
Hey what do you say
Can't you hear the music in the wind
And see our shadows on the ground
Aw won't you come on down
We're gonna do a little fiddlin' around
If you'd look outside, you'd see the lights
Of my old corvette
Are you tryin' to drive me crazy babe
Or did you just forget
Hey baby, what do you say
Won't you come on outside tonight
The moon is finally shinin' bright as day
Hey what do you say
Can't you hear the music in the wind
And see our shadows on the ground
Aw won't you come on down
Staring deep into your eyes
Searching for answers to questions I can't find
If I took for granted that I held your heart
I'd beg forgiveness but I don't know where to start
Draw me a map that leads me back to you
I don't know where to go, please tell me what to do
Help me find the road you're on
I just need directions home
Draw me a map that leads me back to you
I've never been so at loss
I'm at a canyon I can't get around or cross
So baby come down here, lay by my side
And tell me love's not lost across the great divide
Draw me a map that leads me back to you
I don't know where to go, please tell me what to do
Help me find the road you're on
I just need directions home
Draw me a map that leads me back to you
You're my destiny and destination
Understand my desperation - you
The only place I wanna be
So get us back to you and me
Draw me a map that leads me back to you
I don't know where to go, please tell me what to do
Help me find the road you're on
I just need directions home
Hey bartender, can I make one special request?
My woman left me, so tonight I'll be drinkin' your best.
I'm not talkin' about Single Malt, Scotch, Jagermeister, or Cuervo Gold.
I'll take anything domestic, light, and cold.
Domestic, light, and cold, that's what I'm havin'.
Serve me up any old, iced-down American classic.
Pop a top, crack a can, just don't make me wait too long.
I'll take, anything domestic, light, and cold.
No, I wasn't cheatin'. She just said that I was hard to please.
And I'll admit it: I can be set in my country ways.
So go ahead and break out the good stuff, if I can be so bold.
I'll take anything domestic, light, and cold.
Domestic, light, and cold, that's what I'm havin'.
Serve me up any old, iced-down American classic.
Pop a top, crack a can, just don't make me wait too long.
I'll take, anything domestic, light, and cold.
You've got beer from all over the world on the wall.
I can even get a free t-shirt, if I try them all.
But tonight I'm in the mood for some of that home-grown brew!
Yeah, pop a top, crack a can, just don't make me wait too long.
I'll take, anything domestic, hey I know what the best is.
Yeah man, that sure is one big old rock
It takes up half of that velvet box
I know you've given this a lot of thought
You're gonna get a 'yes' for sure
That thing is more than just a simple stone
It's got some crazy powers all it's own
Something will happen when she slips it on
They never tell ya at the jewelry store
Yep, diamonds make babies
And babies make mammas
And mammas make daddies make changes they don't always wanna
I know that you love her
She's one special lady
But I'm warning you brother
Yep, diamonds make babies
You'll talk about it on the honeymoon
You'll both agree that it's way too soon
Next thing you know she's seein' pink and blue
Everywhere she goes
'Cause diamonds make babies
And babies make mammas
And mammas make daddies make changes they don't always wanna
I know that you love her
She's one special lady
But I'm warning you brother
Yep, diamonds make babies
Oh, yes they do
Yep, diamonds make babies
And babies make mammas
And mammas make daddies make changes they don't always wanna
I know that you love her
She's one special lady
But I'm warning you brother
Yep, diamonds make babies
I know this sounds crazy
But diamonds make babies
Oh, good luck bro
I've never been the kind
To bear my heart and soul.
Yeah, I've always taken pride
In stayin' in control.
I told myself I'd never fall too deep.
But girl you came along
And made a liar out of me.
I'm as gone as I can be.
CHORUS
I wanna breathe you in,
I wanna be so close,
You can wear my skin
Like a new set of clothes.
So you can't even tell
Where you end and I begin.
I wanna breathe you in (2x).
Your silhouette
And moonlight on the wall
As you crawl across the bed
Beats all I ever saw.
The smell of your hair
Falling on my face,
Those red wine kisses,
Give a buzz with just one taste.
Girl you blow me away.
CHORUS
I wanna breathe you in,
I wanna be so close,
You can wear my skin
Like a new set of clothes.
So you can't even tell
Where you end and I begin.
I wanna breathe you in (2x).
Again and again and again,
Until the sun comes up.
Again and again and again,
I can't get enough,
I can't get enough.
CHORUS
I wanna breathe you in,
I wanna be so close,
You can wear my skin
Like a new set of clothes.
So we can't even tell
Where you end and I begin.
You ask me if I'm happy now
That's good as any joke I've heard
It seems since I've seen you last
I done forget the meaning of the words
If happiness is empty rooms
And drinkin' in the afternoon
Well I guess I'm as happy as a clam
But if it's got a thing to do
With smilin' or forgettin' you
Well I don't guess that I could say I am
Did you ever see a down and outer waking up alone
Without a blanket on to keep him from the dew
When the water from the weeds had soaked the papers
He'd been puttin' in his shoes to keep the ground from comin' though
And his future feels as empty as the pockets in his pants
Because he's never seen a single dream come true
That's the way that I've been feelin' since the day I started falling
From the bottle to the bottom stool by stool
Learnin' hard to live with losin' you
You wonder if I'm better off
With freedom now to do the things I choose
Well all my times my own and
I've got nothin' left but sleepin' time to lose
There's no one here to carry on
If I stay out the whole night long
Or give a tinkers damn if I don't call
I'm livin' like I wanted to
And doin' things I wanna do
And nothin' means a thing to me at all
Did you ever see a down and outer waking up alone
Without a blanket on to keep him from the dew
When the water from the weeds had soaked the papers
He'd been puttin' in his shoes to keep the ground from comin' though
And his future feels as empty as the pockets in his pants
Because he's never seen a single dream come true
That's the way that I've been feelin' since the day I started falling
From the bottle to the bottom stool by stool
Bartenders, Barstools and Barmaids
A jukebox and a pocket full of change
Just a few of my favorite things
Bartenders, Barstools and Barmaids
Bartenders listen when you talk
And barstools are there when you can't walk
And I'll always make a waitress my best
Until the music stops and closin' time begins
Bartenders, Barstools and Barmaids
A jukebox and a pocket full of change
Just a few of my favorite things
Bartenders, Barstools and Barmaids
Outside lies a heart that's been broke
And in here it's a world of song and smoke
That way my eyes and ears can lie to me
While I drink another shot of make believe
Bartenders, Barstools and Barmaids
A jukebox and a pocket full of change
Just a few of my favorite things
Bartenders, Barstools and Barmaids
All the noise and the voices are screamin'
What they have to say
And the headlines and sound bytes are givin' me
Demons to hate
And the man on TV
He tells me it's ugly
But if you ask me
It's a Beautiful World
It's a beautiful world
There's tears and there's fears and there's losses and crosses to bear
And sometimes the best we can do is just to whisper a prayer
And press on because
There's so much to live for and so much to love
In this beautiful world
Say what you will but I still believe
It's a beautiful world
It's a beautiful world
And I know (I know)
I'm not dreamin'
I just choose (choose) to believe it
So I hate that I sometimes miss what's right in front of my eyes, oh
And I know at the end of my road I'll be wantin' more time
Just another sunset
One more kiss from my baby
A smile from a friend
In this beatiful world
It's a beautiful world
Yeah, it's a beautiful world
Say what you will, but I still believe
It's a beautiful world
Yeah, it's a beautiful world
Bad angel, get off of my shoulder
Bad angel, let me be
I'm standing at the crossroads
of Temptation and Salvation Street
(Dierks Bentley)
I woke up bound and determined
That I would not light it up today
But one drag would stop my shakin'
Right now I could go either way
Bad angel, get off of my shoulder now
Bad angel, let me be
I'm standing at the crossroads
of Temptation and Salvation Street
(Miranda Lambert)
Well the cap is on the bottle
and the bottle is on the shelf
Should I take it or leave it?
Honey, how am I gonna help myself?
Bad angel, get off of my shoulder (get on off of my shoulder)
Bad angel, let me be (oh let me be)
I'm standing at the crossroads
of Temptation and Salvation Street
(Jamey Johnson)
Well I know I should not gamble
'Cause I can't afford to lose
She'd hang me from the rafters
By the laces in my old working shoes
Bad angel, get off of my shoulder
Bad angel, let me be
I'm standing at the crossroads
of Temptation and Salvation Street
Yes I'm standing at the crossroads
of Temptation and Salvation
Temptation and Salvation
Well come on in and sit right down
Surprised to see you're still around
You broke my heart, that's history
I'm still alive and you're dead to me
I hung the crapes up on my door
I cried for you six months or more
I gave a heartfelt eulogy
I said goodbye, you're dead to me
It didn't take a gun, didn't take a knife
I don't have to take your life
To bury you beneath the weeds
I'm over you, you're dead to me
It's plain to see you're above the ground
You haunt the streets of this old town
You're still as fine as fine can be
Well that's good for you, you're dead to me
It didn't take a gun, didn't take a knife
I don't have to take your life
To bury you beneath the weeds
I'm over you, you're dead to me
So let me pour you a glass of wine
I'll leave the poison out this time
Already killed your memory
So here's to you, you're dead to me
Already kileld your memory
By now I should've been broken
On the rocks arisin' life's ocean
Just another ship lost at sea
By now I should've been scattered
In the wind of my lonesome travels
Like a thousand dandelion seeds
And I should've come unraveled
At the seams like a well-worn sweater
But You Hold Me Together
My hope should've been shattered
Like a bottle out behind some tavern
From a fight that you had no chance to win
My dream should've been ashes
Gone up in smoke like a book of matches
Tossed away and never gonna burn again
And I should've worn right through
Like an old cowboy's boot leather
But you hold me together
I feel your love surrounding me
Strong enough that I can believe
There won't ever be a storm that I can't weather
'Cause you hold me together
Together, yeah
I feel your love surrounding me
Strong enough that I can believe
There won't ever be a storm that I can't weather
No there'll never be a storm that I can't weather
I should've been long forgotten
Just a footnote down at the bottom
Of a page in the book of what could've beens
My heart should lie in pieces
On the ground like a goodbye letter
But you hold me together, oh
You hold me together, yeah
You hold me together
Together, yeah
Ooh, you hold me, you hold me
My daddy hated that rock and roll
So i know i wasn't supposed to go
To that loud devil music show
But i wound up in the snake pit with my best friend
and when the lights went up
we both decided that we'd try our luck
Gettin' back to where the real show was
We were backstage, underage, hangin' with the drummer
when a big dude attitude grabbed me by the collar
I looked at him and said it's all good brother
I'm with the band
Hired on as a local stage hand
the one in charge of the microphone stands
And the lead singer told me to get the one
in his dressing room
we might even have a beer or two
Don't worry about the backstage pass, man its cool
I'm with the band
I cant believe that we made it this far
country singing bangin' loud guitars
the biggest stages to the smallest bars
we were cold-beer drinkin', what was I thinkin'
Just the other night
Had the after party rockin just right
This little country girl caught my eye
she was backstage legal age hangin with the drummer
when a big dude attitude grabbed her by the collar
i looked at him and said its all good brother
she's with the band
hired on as a local stage hand
the one in charge of the microphone stands
and the lead singer told her to get the one
in his dressing room
we might even have a beer or two
dont worry bout the backstage pass, man its cool
she's with the band
Well tomorrow its another town
but you know we love a party crowd
so if you got the right stuff we'll meet you on the bus
but you better get the lingo down
just tell 'em that you're with the band
hired on as a local stage hand
the one in charge of microphone stands
and the lead singer told you to get the one in his dressing room
we might even have a beer or two
dont worry bout the backstage pass ya'll its cool
Becky was a beauty from south Alabama
Her daddy had a heart like a nine pound hammer
Think he even did a little time in the slammer
What was I thinkin'?
She snuck out one night an' met me by the front gate
Her daddy came out a-wavin' that 12-guage
We tore out the drive, he peppered my tailgate
What was I thinkin'?
Oh, I knew there'd be hell to pay
But that crossed my mind a little too late
'Cause I was thinkin' 'bout a little white tank top
Sittin' right there in the middle by me
An' I was thinkin' 'bout a long kiss
Man, just gotta get goin', where the night might lead
I know what I was feelin'
But what was I thinkin'?
What was I thinkin'?
By the county line, the cops were nippin' on our heels
Pulled off the road an' kicked it in four-wheel
Shut off the lights an' tore through a cornfield
What was I thinkin'?
At the other side, she was hollerin', "Faster"
Took a dirt road, had the radio blastin'
Hit the honky-tonk for a little close dancin'
What was I thinkin'?
Oh, I knew there'd be hell to pay
But that crossed my mind a little too late
'Cause I was thinkin' 'bout a little white tank top
Sittin' right there in the middle by me
I was thinkin' 'bout a long kiss
Man, just gotta get goin', where the night might lead
I know what I was feelin'
But what was I thinkin'?
What was I thinkin'?
When a mountain of a man with a "Born to kill" tattoo
Tried to cut in, I knocked out his front tooth
We ran outside, hood slidin' like Bo Duke
What was I thinkin'?
I finally got her home at a half past two, later
Daddy's in a long chair sittin' on the driveway
Put it in park as he started my way
What was I thinkin'? Oh, what was I thinkin'?
Oh, what was I thinkin'?
Then she gave a "Come an' get me" grin
An' like a bullet, we were gone again
'Cause I was thinkin' 'bout a little white tank top
Sittin' right there in the middle by me
I was thinkin' 'bout a long kiss
Man, just gotta get goin' where the night might lead
I know what I was feelin'
Yeah I know what was I feelin'
But what was I thinkin'?
What was I thinkin'?
I know what I was feelin'
What was I thinkin'?
Guess I was thinkin' 'bout that tank top
Let's blow out these city lights
Let's just leave it all behind
Get up where the air is still
You can hear the whippoorwill
Start a fire, pass the 'shine
Won't be home till morning time
Shout your name out in the wind
Confess my love for you again
Give you all I got to give
That's how we live up on the ridge
(Chorus)
Won't you come join me tonight
Where moonlight drips into your eyes?
I just want one little kiss
When we get high up on the ridge
Hey now honey child
We'd be runnin free and wild
No one cares what you do
Ain't no law to answer to
Dance around in the dirt
Listen to them crickets chirp
Hear old Jake start to howl
When he hears that old hoot owl
Give you all I got to give
That's how we live up on the ridge
(Chorus)
Won't you come join me tonight
Where moonlight drips into your eyes?
I just want one little kiss
When we get high up on the ridge
Come on girl, it's almost dawn
Let's get it fore the magic's gone
Tall tall grass all around
Come on lay that blanket down
Wildflowers just like you
Lay on me like morning dew
Now take my hand, walk with me
Sun come up through them tall trees
Give you all I got to give
That's how we live up on the ridge
(Chorus)
Won't you come join me tonight
Where moonlight drips into your eyes?
I just want one little kiss
When we get high up on the ridge
I just want one little kiss
I know a little place we can go
Two rights, a left, right passed the liquor store
There's a little trail only me might know
With nothing but top cards in my hand to hold
Is where I smoke my first smoke
Drank beer from a can
Kissed the first girl,
Skipped school with my friends
Where I went to turn bad to good
Come on lay with me,
No better place to be
Our little secret's safe in these trees,
Cause out here baby is just all understood
What happens in the woods, stays in the woods
No city lights going 9 to 5 tonight
Just you and me kissing while the moon and the stars shine
Dancing in the breeze, maybe drinking a little red wine
Roll around in the leaves, from the world we'll hide
Is where I smoke my first smoke
Drank beer from a can
Kissed the first girl,
Skipped school with my friends
Where I went to turn bad to good
Come on lay with me,
No better place to be
Our little secret's safe in these trees,
Cause out here baby is just all understood
What happens in the woods, stays in the woods
Come on girl, leave your iphone at home
We're gonna kick it back
With a blanket and a radio
I know a little place where we could go and lay low
Is where I smoke my first smoke
Drank beer from a can
Kissed the first girl,
Skipped school with my friends
Where I went to turn bad to good
Come on lay with me,
No better place to be
Our little secret's safe in these trees,
Cause out here baby is just all understood
What happens in the woods, stays in the woods
I hear people talk of heaven
And how it's only for the precious few
But in the book that I've been readin'
Sounds to me like there's a lot of room
So I bet some folks are gonna be surprised
About who makes it to the other side 'cause in the
Heave I'm headed to
There's a place for preachers, thieves and prostitutes
Saints and soldiers, beggars, kings and renegades
For any soul that ever found amazing grace
Ain't no tellin' who on earth He might include
In the heaven I'm headed to
It's not my place to say
Just who does or doesn't get to go
I'm only one among the many
Stumblin' down that narrow road
There's so many things in this life to love
And I believe there's hope for each of us 'cause
And the only thing I know
We all get the chance to go
Saints and soldiers, beggers, kings and renegades
Any soul that ever found amazing grace
Ain't no tellin' who on earth He might include
In the heave I'm headed to
The heaven I'm headed to
We were playin' out in Vegas when this lady pressed her way up to the stage
I forgot what I was singin' when she met me with her meet-me-later gaze
When she threw it on my mic stand I figured they were probably double-D's
That might make for a good story man
But that don't make it easy lovin' me
One time I met one of my heroes and he made me feel real good that I was there
'Cause whatever he was smokin' man it had me spinnin' circles in my chair
I fell asleep on his bus in Texas but I woke up in Memphis, Tennessee
That might make for a good story man
But that don't make it easy lovin' me
But I got a woman
Let me tell you that she's somethin'
You won't catch me doin' nothin'
To ever make her wanna leave
She knows how much I love her man
But that don't make it easy lovin' me
When you're livin' on a bus and you fill it up with a bunch of real good timin' boys
Mix in applause and alcohol and honky tonks you know we're bound to make some noise
But this rake-and-ramblin' life helps me write the kind of songs I wanna sing
'Cause it makes for real good stories man
But that don't make it easy lovin' me
Yeah she knows how much I love her man
Hey girl, what's your name?
It's so loud in here I can't hear a thing
But I sure do like your style
And I can see you came to rock
In your blue jeans and white tank top
Man, that look drives me wild
And it's hey now, here we go
DJ don't you play nothing slow
Keep those girls out on the floor
Gotta make 'em wanna come back for more
Been here since the sun went down
Be here when it comes back around
Worked all week, it's time to play
Gonna get a little bit sideways, sideways
Ain't no need to fight
Y'all take that redneck stuff outside
That's what parking lots are for
But once you're out you ain't coming back
The velvet rope ain't got no slack
Man, they're busting down the door
And it's hey now, here we go
DJ don't you play nothing slow
Keep those girls out on the floor
Gotta make 'em wanna come back for more
Been here since the sun went down
Be here when it comes back around
Worked all week, it's time to play
Gonna get a little bit sideways, sideways
That's right
Hey now, here we go
DJ don't you play nothing slow
Gotta make 'em wanna
Gotta make 'em wanna
Gotta make 'em wanna come back for more
Hey now, here we go
DJ don't you play nothing slow
Keep those girls out on the floor
Gotta make 'em wanna come back for more
Been here since the sun went down
Be here when it comes back around
Worked all week, it's time to play
Gonna get a little bit sideways, sideways
Sideways, sideways
Hey girl, what's your name?
It's so loud in here I can't hear a thing
I must look just like a fool here
in the middle of the road
standing there in your rearview
and getting soaked to the bone
this land is flat as it is mean
a man can see for a hundred miles
So I'm still praying I might see
the glow of a brake light.
But your wheels just turn,
down the road ahead
If it hurts at all
you aint showed it yet
I keep a lookin' for
the slightest sign that you might miss
what you left behind
I know there's nothing stopping you now
but I'd settle for a slowdown.
I held on longer then I should
Believing you might change your mind
And those bright lights of Hollywood
would fade in time.
But your wheels just turn
down the road ahead
If it hurts at all
you aint showed it yet
I keep a lookin' for
the slightest sign
that you might miss
what you left behind
I know there's nothing stopping you now
but I'd settle for a slowdown.
But your wheels just turn
down the road ahead
if it hurts at all
you aint showed it yet
your just a tiny dot on that horizon line come on tap those brakes
baby just one time
I know there's nothing stopping you now
Im not asking you to turn back around
I'd settle for a slowdown
come on just slow down
Father, meet me with Your arms wide open
The world's done broken Your Prodigal Son
Down that road I, traveled
Everything raveled only came undone
Father, lead me down to the river
Wash me in the water 'til I'm whiter than snow
I know I'm not worthy
But tell me there's mercy for the wanderin' soul
I lost my way but now I'm on my knees
If it's not too late, won't You tell me please?
You gotta place for me
A little grace for me
Father, meet me in the cool green valley
In all of Your glory, when my days are done
Name me as one of Your chosen
Heaven's unbroken Prodigal Son
Father, meet me with Your arms wide open
Lead me down to the river
Meet me in the cool green valley
Name me one of Your chosen
Take your suitcase and take your heart
Take a train to the boulevard
My love will follow you, my love will follow you
You can try to lose yourself downtown
You can burn all your bridges down
My love will follow you, yeah my love will follow you
My love will follow you
Down every highway of your soul
You can leave me far behind
But my love will be your shadow
Everywhere you go
So close the door, turn in the key
Leave me here like a memory
My love will follow you, my love will follow you
Even on a road that takes you down where
Cords of human kindness come unwound
My love will follow you, yeah my love will follow you
If you should go so far, that you cannot get back
Girl, you may not remember, but my heart will not lose track
So go ahead and take that train
In my heart you'll still remain
My love will follow you, my love will follow you
My love will follow you
Oh, follow you
I learned how to write it when I first started school,
Some bully didn't like it, he said it didn't sound to cool,
So I had to hit him and all I said when the blood came,
It's my last name
Grandpa took of to europe to fight the germans in the war,
It came back on some dogtags nobody wears no more,
It's written on a headstone in the field where he was slain,
It's my last name
Passed down from generations too far back to trace,
I can see all my relations when I look into my face,
May never make it famous but I'll never bring it shame,
It's my last name
Daddy always told me far back as I recall,
Son, your part of somethin', you represent us all,
So keep it how you got it , as solid as it came,
It's my last name
Passed down from generations too far back to trace,
I can see all my relations when I look into my face,
May never make it famous but I'll never bring it shame,
It's my last name
So darlin' if you're wonderin' why I've got you here tonight,
I wanna be your husband, I want you to be my wife,
I ain't got much to give you but what I've got means everything,
It's my last name, oh, it's my last name
There's a place where love grows wild
Where hearts can trust just like a child
A wild thing, it don't need a lot
It just grows on what it's it got
It still grows no matter what
I used to be too hard to care
But till you do, you ain't nowhere
Once I just threw love away
But that fool was yesterday
Now my heart is home to stay
Wild things grow on less than a little
And darling I know it'll be
You and me right down in the middle
Where love grows wild
Gave up all those valentines
Now I just want the one that's mine
I will say I love you so
When I do it, you will know
Darling I will never go
Wild things grow on less than a little
And darling I know it'll be
You and me right down in the middle
Where love grows wild
You give me the sweetest love
You must be straight from above
And you're so good at loving me
You're so fine, it's plain to see
This was surely meant to be
Wild things grow on less than a little
And darling I know it'll be
You and me right down in the middle
Where love grows wild
These old boots still got a lot of ground
They ain't covered yet
There's at least another million miles
Under these old bus treads
So if you think I'm gonnna settle down
I've got news for you
I still got a lot of leavin' left to do
And as long as there's a song
Left in this old guitar
This life I'm bound to lead
Ain't for the faint of heart
So you won't fall for me
If you know what's good for you
'Cause I still got a lot of leavin' left to do
I guess the Lord made me hard to handle
So lovin' me might be a long shot gamble
So before you go and turn me on
Be sure that you can turn me loose
'Cause I still got a lot of leavin' left to do
Girl, you look like you might be an angel
So I won't lie
I could love you like the devil
If you wanted me to tonight
And we could talk about forever for a day or two
But I still got a lot of leavin' left to do
I guess the Lord made me hard to handle
So lovin' me might be a long shot gamble
So before you go and turn me on
Be sure that you can turn me loose
'Cause I still got a lot of leavin' left to do
You can cry, cry, cry like the rain
Ocean full of tears won't drown the pain
Take all your whiskey, pour it down the drain
Ain't nothin' gonna make you feel better
Oooh, she's a Little Heartwrecker
Oooh, she's a little heartwrecker
You can beg, beg, beg like a dog
Chase her 'round the world, but she'll still be gone
She did you right once, but left you all wrong
Now you're chewin' on a Dear John letter
Oooh, she's a little heartwrecker
She takes a big black ball
And a long strong chain
And she lets it fall
Again and again and again and again and again
She's a little heartwrecker
Sing, sing, sing a sad song
Honky tonk jukebox playin' along
Until your last buddy and your money's gone
But still you can't not remember
So you pray, pray, pray like a saint
Promise your maker all kinds of things
He don't answer, but you know He'd say
Son you better just forget her
Oooh, she's a little heartwrecker
She takes a big black ball
And a long strong chain
And she lets it fall
Again and again and again and again and again
She's a little heartwrecker
She was a sweet, sweet, sweeter than wine
Never knew nothin' could be so fine
So you took it all out and laid it on the line
Best you ever had only better
Oooh, she's a little heartwrecker
Oooh, she's a little heartwrecker
She never knew my name
Least not the one my Daddy gave me
I took off the way I came
Moonlight reflecting off the chrome
She didn't want my story, so I didn't have to lie
If I loved her it was only for a night
Living Life On The Run
You can't give your heart to no one
Your only friend is the setting sun
I didn't do what they said I done
I gotta stay one step ahead
Or one of these days I'm gonna wake up dead
Dropped in my tracks by a bullet from a lawman's gun
Oh, you can't rest a minute
When you're living on the run
The white lines on the road
That's the only trail I leave behind me
Been chasinghighline poles
Ever since the night i skipped out of town
somewhere in the distance i where I need to be
All I care about right now is speed
Living life on the run
You can't give your heart to no one
Your only friend is the setting sun
I didn't do what they said I done
I gotta stay one step ahead
Or one of these days I'm gonna wake up dead
Dropped in my tracks by a bullet from a lawman's gun
Oh, you can't rest a minute
When you're living life on the run
Here they come no, gotta lay low
Done bent the law till the law got broke
Here they come now, gotta lay low
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa
Here they come now, they're closing in
Pack of blood hounds gonna catch my sent
Here they come now, now I'm gone again
Yeah
Living life on the run
You can't give your heart to no one
You can't rest a minute when you're living life on the run
No, you can't rest a minute when your're living life
Designer names and diamond rings
Are just some of the finer things
I thought it took to keep her saticfied
But a bank account and credit cards
A circle drive through an acre yard
Couldn't fill that lonesome feelin'
That she had inside
I bought her fancy clothes for all occasions
And that new car so she could go
Just any old where she pleased
I bought that golden band she wore
On the hand that closed the door
And I bought the shoes that just walked out on me
Leavin' early and stayin' out late
I thought for sure her love would wait
Until the day that I could find the time
But all the that she expected
Were all the things that I neglected
For what she wanted most from me
Would not have cost a dime
I bought her fancy clothes for all occasions
And that new car so she could go
Just any old where she pleased
I bought that golden band she wore
On the hand that closed the door
And I bought the shoes that just walked out on me
I bought the golden band she wore
On the hand that closed the door
And I bought the shoes that just walked out on me
It's strange to hear your voice
I did not expect for you to call
You wonder how I'm doin
How I'm holdin up
Since you did me wrong
Well how am I doin' since you did what you done to me?
I can't lie I sometimes cry when I think of how it used to be
I keep my friends with me, I stay busy and I don't get much sleep
Baby, that's how I'm doin since you did what you done to me
Well now wait one minute, I
Failed to mention
Those tears I cried, are tears of joy
Cause' it was no fun there
Under your thumb and
Now that we're done I'm
Gettin' right every night
With every single ever-lovin' girl in sight, so
Well when all my friends heard what a
You know what you were they
Took me out on the town
But then I heard our song and
I dance along but
It felt all wrong cause'
She was sweet, she let me lead
She never took her ever-lovin' eyes off me so
Well I don't know what you were thinkin'
Runnin' round on me
Now you say you're sorry
Well honey I agree...so
How are you doin' since you did
What you done to me
Girl don't lie you know you cry
Cause' you know how good it used to be
Yeah, tell me does the thought of
Losin' my true love make it hard to sleep, baby
How are you doin' since you did
What you done to me
Yeah how are you doin', now that you know
How I'm doin since you did
Twenty seven days I've been out on the road,
I'm a nervous wreck, I gotta get back home.
There's a young bride waiting for me all alone
Lord, how she misses me.
I can see her sittin' in the kitchen chair
In a cotton dress with her long black hair.
But a woman ain't pretty if a man ain't there,
That I can't afford to be.
It's a shame, it's a shame
She won't be the one to blame
Oh the hurtinest thing in the whole wide world
Is the heart of a lonely girl.
Like a red-tail fox to a blue tick hound,
She's the hottest thing for miles around.
All them other boys in our hometown,
Got tricks hid up their sleeves.
Now it ain't her that I don't trust,
She's pretty and pure as diamond dust.
But lonesome is this lonesome girl
She can't help for what she needs.
It's a shame, it's a shame
She won't be the one to blame
Oh the hurtinest thing in the whole wide world
Is the heart of a lonely girl.
The heart of a lonely girl,
The heart of a lonely girl.
It's the hurtinest thing in the whole wide world
The heart of a lonely girl.
Daddy was a rambler just like me,
I guess the apple don't fall too far from the tree.
When I ask why momma had to go that day,
Well he don't know and she won't say.
It's a shame, it's a shame
She won't be the one to blame
Oh the hurtinest thing in the whole wide world
Is the heart of a lonely girl.
Yeah, it's a shame, it's a shame
She won't be the one to blame
Yeah the hurtinest thing in the whole wide world
Is the heart of a lonely girl.
Yeah the hurtinest thing in the whole wide world
Now that old car, it ain't gonna last
You ride around all day, I buy the gas
The more I work, the more you spend
Tell me honey baby when will this all end
Her bags are packed, my nerves are racked
She's got a one-way ticket, ain't comin' back
Oh baby, baby
Where you gonna find a good man like me
Take a look at this house turned upside-down
I hung the clothes on the line, they blowed down to the ground
I try to eat my own cookin' but its awful bland
I'm tellin' you right now things are out of hand
I can feel my heart beat now, beatin' like a popgun, pow
Gone crazy, knocked out by the hottest thing this side of the sun
She knows just how to move, shoot the blood pressure through the roof
Foggin' up the kissing booth, she's one in a million, I'm a million to one
Hot dang, honey, like poison
Oh my, I'm gonna die, send my soul to the by and by
I can't breathe, I'm gonna be pushin' up a daisy 'fore the old gets me
She's so fine, matter of time, sooner than later gonna flat line
The way she moves me probably gonna die young
The way she moves me probably gonna die young
Tick tock and the world turns 'round, There's only one way out
All I know since she came to town
It's a fast forward, baby, merry go round,
Got a hearse on my tail and he's wavin' me down
Oh my, I'm gonna die, send my soul to the by and by
Hot little angel's gonna watch me fly
Oh my, I'm gonna die, send my soul to the by and by
I can't breathe, I'm gonna be pushin' up a daisy 'fore the old gets me
She's so fine, matter of time, sooner than later gonna flat line
I'm gonna build a fire in the middle of July
Burn your pictures and go for a drive
Down to the river watch the ink from your love letters fade
Come back home and turn that old mattress over
Pour out the whiskey try wakin' up sober
Gonna change it all tonight, gonna do whatever it takes
Yeah, cause I've lost weight and I've lost hair
And I don't intend to ever go back there
Drinkin and a-thinkin' 'bout a love that just wasn't true
There's a good chance I'll end up insane
Without enough sense to come in from the rain
My mind might be the last thing you make me loose
But I'll forget about you
I heard that old Jones song just the other day
'bout a man who took a broken heart to his grave
But I'll be damned if a memory's gonna lay me down
I might be walkin' around with a head full of air
Actin' kinda crazy but I don't care
A heart barely beatin' but I'll still be above the ground
Yeah, cause I've lost weight and I've lost hair
And I don't intend to ever go back there
Drinkin and a-thinkin' 'bout a love that just wasn't true
There's a good chance I'll end up insane
Without enough sense to come in from the rain
My mind might be the last thing you make me loose
But I'll forget about you
Cause I've lost sleep and I've lost years
And there aint no tellin' how many tears
My mind's gonna be the last thing you make me loose
But I'll forget about, I'll forget about you
She wants her nails painted black
She wants the toy in the Cracker Jack
She wants to ride the bull at the rodeo
She wants to wear my shirt to bed
She wants to make every stray a pet
And drive around in my truck with no place to go
But she needs to feel that fire
The one that lets her know for sure
She's everything I want and more
Her real desire
Is to know I'd walk alone out on the wire
To make her feel that fire
She wants a cabin in the woods
She wants to stand where nobody stood
And someday she wants a couple kids of her own
She wants to make love on a train
Some days she only wants a break
Hey she wants what she wants
But man I know, I know, I know
But she needs to feel that fire
The one that lets her know for sure
She's everything I want and more
Her real desire
Is to know I'd walk alone out on the wire
To make her feel that fire, yeah, feel that fire
So as long as there's a breath to take
A smile to share, a prayer to pray
A chance to hold her hand to fan the flame!
She's gonna feel that fire
The one that lets her know for sure
She's everything I want and more
Her real desire
Is to know I'd walk alone out on the wire
Yeah, to make her feel that fire, oh, feel that fire
She wants her nails painted black
She wants the toy in the Cracker Jack
Guess you heard I'm doin' well
Struck it rich, to hear some folks tell
But I'm still the same old me
Down on Easy Street
You give your all to find that road
And you lose touch with some people as you go
Promises are hard to keep
Down on Easy Street
But when I lay down, and you're not there
Girl, I wish I was anywhere, but
In this world where the telephone is all I touch
When I'm alone and no one ever really knows
The man inside of me
Up here in this lonely room just a-sippin' wine
And a-missin' you girl I've got everything
But what I need
That's why I'm down
Down on Easy Street
Someone told me you moved on
Well who could blame you, with me so off and gone
But do you ever think of me
Down on Easy Street
If you're out this way, some week, some year
Girl, you'll still find me waitin' here
Down on Easy Street
Down on Easy Street
Here in Harlan County, the choices are few
To keep food on the table and the babies in shoes
You can grow marijuana way back in the pines
Or work for the man down in the mine
You never forget your first day in the hole
There's a pit in your stomach and your mouth's full of coal
There's no turning back once you make up your mind
As the cart rattles on down in the mine
Way down in the mine, your tears turn to mud
And you can't catch your breath for the dust in your lungs
Loading hillbilly gold where the sun never shines
Twelve hours a day, diggin' your grave
Way down in the mine
Well the old timers talk but you just don't believe
It can all go to hell at two thousand feet
Life sways in the balance of nature and time
And fate has no mercy down in the mine
The news spreads like fire and burned through those hills
Hopes were held high but five men got killed
On the wings of canaries, your soul surely flies
While your bones spend eternity down in the mine
Way down in the mine, your tears turn to mud
And you can't catch your breath for the dust in your lungs
Loading hillbilly gold where the sun never shines
Twelve hours a day, diggin' your grave
Way down in the mine
So take a flask from your crib can can and a pull of moonshine
Everyday I swim an ocean, fightin your memory like endless waves
I surrender to the truth, I'll always love you, but I know someday
I'm gonna reach the banks of a distant shore, where I won't miss you anymore
Once in a while I ride the river, of whiskey wishes from an old shot glass
But the way it used to be follows me downstream, so I keep knockin em back
Till I reahc the banks of a distant shore, where I won't miss you anymore
Someday I'm gonna get there, It migfht take my last prayer
One of these days I'm gonna cross that ocean,some sweet angel will set me free
And they'll tell my stories, sing a song about glory, and read Psalm 23
When I reach the banks of that distant shore, where I won't miss you anymore
Life is seen more clearly through our tears
Cause we all find some faith
When we face our fears
When my life's goin like I want
God becomes an after thought
And I start trying to build my Heaven here
A Better Believer would look to the skies
And shout "hallelujah" with tears in his eyes
Open his heart and start givin it all away
When I take a hard look at myself
And count my blessings I can't but help
But wonder if there's been some kind of mistake
This life of mine should belong to a better believer
All we really need in life is love
And in my time I've had more than enough
But some days I'm not satisfied
It happens to me everytime
I look around instead of looking up
A Better Believer would look to the skies
And shout "hallelujah" with tears in his eyes
Open his heart and start givin it all away
When I take a hard look at myself
And count my blessings I can't but help
But wonder if there's been some kind of mistake
This life of mine should belong to a better believer
With all I've got to be thankful for
I should be doing so much more
I know
A Better Believer would look to the skies
And shout "hallelujah" with tears in his eyes
Open his heart and start givin it all away
When I take a hard look at myself
And count my blessings I can't but help
But wonder if there's been some kind of mistake
Well, it was Friday in the p.m.
And just like every weekend I was ready to throw down
Yeah, I get a little tore up, so I call my bros up
To meet me out on town
Well, Wild Man Willie said, "I'd like to really"
But Idol was on TV
And Ray had a date with his wife and they quit drinking
But he didn't tell me
Am I the only one who wants to have fun tonight?
Is there anybody out there who wants to have a cold beer
Kick it 'til the morning light?
If I have to raise hell all by myself
I will, but y'all that ain't right
Yeah, it's time to get it on, am I the only one
Who wants to have fun tonight?
Well, I was flying solo down at Silverado's
The joint looking like a morgue
When this country cutie with a rock 'n' roll booty
Came strutting in through the door
Yelled, "Who wants to dance?" and fired up the band
With a Franklin and a shot of Patron
She looked right at me, said "What's gonna be?
Are you gonna let me to party alone?"
Am I the only one who wants to have fun tonight?
Is there anybody out there who wants to have a cold beer
Kick it 'til the morning light?
If I have to raise hell all by myself
I will, but y'all that ain't right
Yeah, it's time to get it on, am I the only one
Who wants to have fun tonight?
Yeah, am I the only one who wants to have fun tonight?
Is there anybody out there who wants to have a cold beer
Kick it 'til the morning light?
If I have to raise hell all by myself
I will, but y'all that ain't right
Yeah, it's time to get it on, am I the only one
Who wants to have fun tonight?
Come on, come on
Get your good time on
Let's have a little fun tonight
Let's have a little fun tonight
Let's have a little fun tonight
Don't tell me I'm the only one
Let's have a little fun tonight
Come on, come on
Ever since I met you girl
You've been on my brain
I can't think of nothin' else
But you all night and day
It's like I've got a first class seat
Up on Ozzy's train
It's driving me insane
5-1-5-0 somebody call the po po
I'm going crazy
Thinking about you baby
5-1-5-0 just this side of loco
I'm going crazy
I think I love you baby
I got to get your number girl
I got to call you up
I got to get you ridin'
Shotgun in my truck
This little bit of you I got
It ain't good enough
Yeah you got me all messed up
5-1-5-0 somebody call the po po
I'm going crazy
Thinking about you baby
5-1-5-0 just this side of loco
I'm going crazy
I think I love you baby
Cause I aint never felt like this
(nah)
And I, I just need one kiss
From you, and I'll be good as new
If I don't get some of your sweet lovin'
No tellin' what I might do
5-1-5-0 somebody call the po po
Think I'm losin' my mind girl
5-1-5-0 just this side of loco
Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah
5-1-5-0 somebody call the po po
I'm going crazy
Thinking about you baby
5-1-5-0 spinnin' my head like a yo-yo
I'm going crazy
I'm gonna build a fire in the middle of July
Burn your pictures and go for a drive
Down to the river watch the ink from your love letters fade
Come back home and turn that old mattress over
Pour out the whiskey, try wakin' up sober
Gonna change it all tonight, gonna do whatever it takes
Yeah, cause I've lost weight and I've lost hair
And I don't intend to ever go back there
Drinkin' and a-thinkin' 'bout a love that just wasn't true
And there's a good chance I'll end up insane
Without enough sense to come in from the rain
My mind might be the last thing ya make me lose
But I'll forget about you
I heard that old Jones song just the other day
'bout a man who took a broken heart to his grave
But I'll be damned if a memory's gonna lay me down
I might be walkin' around with a head full of air
Actin' kinda crazy but I don't care
A heart barely beatin' but I'll still be above the ground
Yeah, cause I've lost weight and I've lost hair
And I don't intend to ever go back there
Drinkin and a-thinkin' 'bout a love that just wasn't true
And there's a good chance I'll end up insane
Without enough sense to come in from the rain
My mind might be the last thing ya make me lose
But I'll forget about you
Cause I've lost sleep and I've lost years
And there aint no tellin' how many tears
My mind's gonna be the last thing ya make me lose
But I'll forget about, I'll forget about you
(Dierks Bentley)
If lonesome was money I'd be set for life
I'd be swimmin in riches instead of tears I've cried
The blues would be worth a whole lot of green
You'd never hear one complaint from me
If lonesome was money I'd be set for life
If lonesome was a woman I'd never be alone
I'd always have someone here to love me and to hold
I'd leave misery's clutches and find love's embrace
This frown you see a smile would replace
If lonesome was a woman I'd never be alone
Chorus
How I'd like to change lonesome
To mean something happy and free
But I know that won't ever happen you see
Lonesome will always be me
Lonesome will always be me
If lonesome was a liquor I could run a still
Bottle up my tears and let the folks drink their fill
It'd be happy hour all the time seven days a week
And laughter's all you'd ever hear from me
If lonesome was a liquor I could run a still
(Mike Ward / Dierks Bentley)
They come from Kentucky, Mississippi and Alabam
Way down in Texas from all over this land
Each one has a dream and a thousand different goals
But the one that they all share is that midnight radio
Chorus
They're gonna be big stars in big cars and wear nudie suits
Featured on the Opry in rhinestone boots
They'll be ridin on a rainbow to a wall hung with gold
Hillbilly dreams on the midnight radio
Hillbilly dreams on the midnight radio
It started with a fiddler, then banjo and guitar
And Roy Acuff was its first singing star
Hank and Minnie and Mr. Monroe
We all sang with them through that radio
Chorus
We were big stars in big cars and wearin nudie suits
Featured on the Opry in rhinestone boots
We were riding on a rainbow to a wall hung with gold
Hillbilly dreams on the midnight radio
Hillbilly dreams on the midnight radio
This world keeps on changing for the better they say
But the more we move ahead the more I miss the old ways
Hey I don't mind the modern and as far as I can see
I'll keep trying to make the future part of history
Chorus
And be a big star in a big car and wearin nudie suits
Featured on the Opry in rhinestone boots
I'll be riding on a rainbow to a wall hung with gold
Hillbilly dreams on the midnight radio
Hillbilly dreams on the midnight radio
Hillbilly dreams on the midnight radio
(Mark Ward)
Called you up about an hour ago
No one answered guess you weren't home
Since you left I've had a lot of time to think
Been a month of Mondays since I took a drink
Poured what I had stashed down the kitchen sink
Bein angry it ain't no way to live
Takin more than I'll ever give
I only wish this pain would go away
Chorus
Cause home is where the hurt is
Still tryin to find myself
Stuck here in the middle of lonesome
Wishin I was somewhere else
And this achin heart wasn't filled with bitterness
So alone
Cause home is where the hurt is
Silence he ain't a stranger now
I've come to know him well somehow
Too often dreams echo with the shadows
All I know is I need a friend
Waitin on the bitter end
Bein angry ain't no way to be
Can you believe what's become of me
And all I want is to feel your skin again
Chorus
Home, Home
Home is where the hurt is
I'm so alone
Home is where the hurt is
The heart is gone
(Dierks Bentley)
I know things haven't gone like you planned
And for that I'm partly to blame
You didn't want to fall in love not yet
Cause you've still got so many dreams to chase
And love is a double edged sword
It lets you walk though life feeling content
But that's a feeling you say you can't afford
And you'd be better off bein lonely again
Chorus
But please don't leave me
Leave me in love
Before you walk away break my heart
Let me give you up
If you need your freedom
To find yourself
Release me from these chains of love
Lord knows I need your help
But please don't leave me
Don't leave me in love
You ask if you can hold me one last time
Sweetheart, you know I can't resist
You say tonight we'll fall asleep as lovers
But tomorrow we'll wake up as friends
Chorus
Bridge
How can I ever love somebody new
If I can't get my heart back from you
So please don't leave me
Don't leave me, don't leave me
Don't leave me in love
Don't leave me in love
There ain't enough bourbon in Kentucky
For me to forget you
No, there ain't enough matches I can strike
To set afire the memory of you
Up goes down,
Right's gone left me behind
Wheels spin 'round
Reverse stuck in my mind
There ain't enough bourbon in Kentucky
For me to forget you
No, there ain't enough bottles I can break
To make 'em feel as broken as I do
Stack up every barrel since the day it was made
Satisfaction guaranteed to kill the pain
But there ain't enough kisses from a stranger
On a long, wild night to make it alright
If it ain't you
In my arms, in my bed,
Yeah, to hell with all the rest, once you've had the best
Nothing else will do, what's the use
There ain't enough bourbon in Kentucky
For me to forget you
No, there ain't enough bottles I can break
To make 'em feel as broken as I do
With my mouth wide open in a whiskey rain
I could stand there twenty four hours a day
There ain't enough bourbon in Kentucky
For me to forget you
No, there ain't enough bottles I can break
To make 'em feel as broken as I do
No, there ain't enough bourbon in Kentucky
For me to forget you
Thought I died and gone to heaven
When I first saw her there
Standin' there in a sweat stained stetson
With her cow at the County Fair
I thought I knew how to make a move
But I can't make her mine
I wish I could forget her
But there's just somethin' in her smile
'Cuz she chews tobacco
Rides on her tractor, drives all the cowboys wild
She's a tall drink of water, a real farmers daughter
For her love I'd walk a country mile
But I can't get within spittin' distance
No matter how I beg or plead my heart's a crackin'
She chews tobacco but she won't choose me
Well her momma said,? She liked old westerns?
So I did my best John Wayne
Said, I bet we'd go together
Like grits on a gravy train
When I leaned in she gave a little grin
And puckered up her lips
And hit right where she was aimin'
Now there's a little brown stain on my blue tag
'Cuz she chews tobacco
Rides on her tractor, drives all the cowboys wild
She's a tall drink of water, a real farmers daughter
For her love I'd walk a country mile
But I can't get within spittin' distance
No matter how I beg or plead my heart's a crackin'
She chews tobacco but she won't choose me
I know it's wrong but I can't resist
Thinkin' 'bout the taste of that first kiss
'Cuz she chews tobacco
Rides on her tractor, drives all the cowboys wild
She's a tall drink of water, a real farmers daughter
For her love I'd walk a country mile
But I can't get within spittin' distance
No matter how I beg or plead my heart's a crackin'
She chews tobacco but she won't choose me
(Ryan McCord / Dierks Bentley)
I never thought I'd see the day
That she'd set me free
Cause you know that little ring on my finger
Always felt like a ball and chain to me
All those threats I made about leavin
Suddenly became reality
She released me from my death row sentence
And said we'll sign the final papers in a week
Chorus
She handed me my walking papers
And said you're free to go
And celebrating felt in order
For I had escaped that prison of a home
But sittin in this old tavern
Surrounded by my good timing friends
I see I'll never make it on the outside
And I'm thinkin bout how I'm gonna break back in
Daylight found me sleepin in my car
On the other side of her street
And the grass that used to be my front yard
Had never before looked so green
And I'm tempted to break for the front door
But I'm sure she'd sic the dogs on me
Cause it looks like she's got a new inmate
Cause there's a pickup in the drive I've never seen
Chorus
(Dierks Bentley)
I wake up every morning lonesome out of my mind
Reach across my bed what do I find
Sometimes a pillow sometimes a warm body
But they both leave me cold and feeling so empty
Chorus
I need to find the right one right away
I can't keep goin on livin this way
Each night I go out I'm just diggin deeper in my grave
I wonder if I'm ever gonna find
The one that'll bring me piece of mind
The one on who I can set my heart free
This livin single is gonna be the death of me
When the sun is high that's when I reach my low
And I vow to change my life and the places I go
But the sun starts sinkin and so do my big plans
And it ain't too long before a cold one's in my hand
Chorus
Now if I die before I find her
Play her this song as a reminder
Of what might have been if we had met
Before I met this timely death
Chorus
I couldn't find the right one right away
I couldn't keep goin on livin this way
Each night I went out I was just diggin deeper in my grave
I wondered if I was ever gonna find
The one that'd bring me piece of mind
The one on who I could set my heart free
This livin single it's been the death of me
(Jason Carter / Scott Boyd / Dierks Bentley)
It's dark outside my window and cold without you near
I keep thinkin back on the times when you were mine
But rings and dreams don't matter cause I know you're with him tonight
And you've already left without a fight
Chorus
What can I do to make you believe my love is true
What can I say to keep you from walkin away
How can I make my heart believe we're really through
When it's not through loving you
The dawn will bring a new day and I suppose the sun will shine
But it won't bring back the light in my life
Cause I'm afraid I've waited too long to tell you how I feel
It's sad to think I lost you cause I couldn't lose my pride
Chorus
How can I make my heart believe we're really through
[Verse 1]
Its just an old beat up truck, some say that I should trade up
Now that I got some jangle in my pocket
But what they don't understand is just the miles that make a man
I wouldn't trade that thing in for a rocket
What they don't know is my dad and me, we drove around to Tennessee
And she's still here and now he's gone
So I hold on..
[Verse 2]
Its just an old beat up box, some say its just a rusted top
It probably don't look like much to you
But these dents and scratches in the wood, yea that's what makes it sound so good
To me its better than brand new
Yea see this here flat top guitar, has had my back in a million bars
Singing every country song
So I hold on..
[Chorus]
To the things, I believe in
My faith, your love, our freedom
To the things I can count on
To keep me going strong
Yeah I hold on, I hold on..
Like the stripes to the flag, like a boy to his dad
I cant change who I am, right or wrong
So I hold on..
[Verse 3]
Yeah baby looking at you right now, there ain't never been no doubt
Without you I'd be nothing
So if you ever worry about.. me walking out
Yeah let me tell you something..
I hold on.. I hold on..
Can you hear me baby.. I hold on
[Chorus]
To the things, I believe in
My faith, your love, our freedom
To the things I can count on
To keep me going strong
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