I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
Just like the ones I used to know
Where the treetops glisten
and children listen
To hear sleigh bells in the snow.
I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
With every Christmas card I write
May your days be merry and bright
And may all your Christmases be white.
I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
With every Christmas card I write
May your days be merry and bright
And may all your Christmases be white.
I don't want a fast car
don't need a four lane highway
There's not another place I'd rather be
'Cause out here in the country
Bluebirds sing for nothing
And the shade comes free with a tree
Yeah he shade comes free with a tree
The tree came with a mountain
Right beside the river where the ground makes one heck of a scene
The mountain counts for something, the view is worth a fortune
And the shade comes free with a tree
I never had a dollar that could buy me what i'm feelin'
But i'm feelin' 'bout as good as I can be
I need to be reminded when i'm lookin' for a bargain
Not to overlook what's right in front of me
I'll never make a killing trying to make a living
But I make enough to raise a family
I bought a piece of heaven off county road 11
Where the shade comes free with a tree
Yeah where the shade comes free with a tree
I never had a dollar that could buy me what i'm feeling
And i'm feeling 'bout as good as i can be
I need to be reminded when i'm lookin' for a bargain
Not to overlook what's right in front of me
I don't want a fast car
don't need a four lane highway
There's not another place i'd rather be
Down county road 11
There's this little piece of heaven
Where the shade comes free with a tree
Yeah where the shade comes free with a tree
Yeah the shad comes free with a tree
Chestnuts roasting on an open fire
Jack Frost nipping at your nose
Yule-tide carols being sung by a choir
And folks dressed up like Eskimos.
Everybody knows a turkey
and some mistletoe
Help to make the season bright
Tiny tots with their eyes all aglow
Will find it hard to sleep tonight.
They know that Santa's on his way
He's loaded lots of toys
and goodies on his sleigh
And every mother's child is gonna spy
To see if reindeer
really know how to fly.
And so I'm offering this simple phrase
To kids from one to ninety-two
Although it's been said
many times, many ways
Merry Christmas to you.
She said, I'm goin' out with my girlfriends
Margaritas at the Holiday Inn
Oh, have mercy my only thought was
Tequila makes her clothes fall off.
I told her put an extra layer on
I know what happens when she drinks patron
Her closets missin' half the things she's bought
Yea, Tequila makes her clothes fall off.
Chorus:
She'll start by gettin' out of her shoes
Lose an earring in her drink
Leave her jacket in the bathroom stall
Drop a contact down the sink.
Them pantyhose ain't gonna last too long
If the DJ puts Bon Jovi on
She might come home in a tablecloth
Yea, tequila makes her clothes fall off, waahoo..
She can handle any Champagne brunch
Bridal shower with Barcadi punch
Jello shooters full of Smirnoff
But tequila makes her clothes fall off.
She'll start by gettin' out of her shoes
Lose an earring in her drink
Leave her jacket in the bathroom stall
Drop a contact down the sink.
She don't mean nothin' she's just havin fun
Tomorrow she'll say, oh, what have I done
Her friends will joke about the stuff she lost
Yea, Tequila makes her clothes fall off.
Oh, Tequila makes her clothes fall off.
Oh, Tequila makes her clothes fall off!...
Someday she wants a big ol' house
Sittin' on a big ol' hill
And a mile long tree lined driveway
For her big ol' Coupe deVille
Yeah, someday she wants a big ol' bank account
With too much to spend
But right now all she wants is a man
With a big ol' heart
Who can love her like nobody can
Big ol' kisses that go on and on
And never end
With a big ol' smile
He'll fill her world with laughter
Size matters, size matters
Someday she wants a big ol' ring
With a big ol' rock that shines
And a big ol' walk-in closet
With shoes of every kind
Yeah, someday she wants a big ol' boat
She can lay around gettin' a tan
But right now all she wants is a man
With a big ol' heart
Who can love her like nobody can
Big ol' kisses that go on and on
And never end
With a big ol' smile
He'll fill her world with laughter
Size matters, size matters
With a big ol' heart
Who can love her like nobody can
Big ol' kisses that go on and on
And never end
With a big ol' smile
He'll fill her world with laughter
Size matters, size matters
Size matters
City sidewalks, busy sidewalks
Dressed in holiday style
In the air there's a feeling
Of Christmas
Children laughing, people passing
Meeting smile after smile
And on every street corner you'll hear
Silver bells, silver bells
It's Christmas time in the city
Ring-a-ling hear them ring
Soon it will be Christmas day
Strings of streetlights, even stoplights
Blink of bright red and green
As the shoppers rush home
With their treasures
Hear the snow crunch
See the kids bunch
This is Santa's big scene
And above all the bustle you'll hear
Silver bells, silver bells
It's Christmas time in the city
Ring-a-ling, hear them ring
Soon it will be Christmas day
Silent night, holy night!
All is calm, all is bright.
Round yon Virgin, Mother and Child.
Holy infant so tender and mild,
Sleep in heavenly peace,
Sleep in heavenly peace.
Silent night, holy night!
Shepherds quake at the sight.
Glories stream from heaven afar
Heavenly hosts sing Alleluia,
Christ the Savior is born!
Christ the Savior is born.
Silent night, holy night!
Son of God love's pure light.
Radiant beams from Thy holy face
With dawn of redeeming grace,
Jesus Lord, at Thy birth.
Jesus Lord, at Thy birth.
I wonder if you've had the time it takes to think it over
And sort out all the feelings in your mind
Sometimes I think you've found someone to do your thinkin' for ya
'Cause lately you've been showin' all the signs
Should I come home or should I go crazy?
I'm beggin' you, please, make up your mind
If you love me, then think it all over
So, make up your mind or I'll lose mine
Last night when I came by, I rang the bell and no one answered
But I heard voices whisper through the door
Now I'm not sure if anyone was home to do the talkin'
'Cause lately I hear voices more and more
Should I come home or should I go crazy?
I'm beggin' you, please, make up your mind
If you love me, then think it all over
So, make up your mind or I'll lose mine
Should I come home or should I go crazy?
I'm beggin' you, please, make up your mind
If you love me, then think it all over
So, make up your mind or I'll lose mine
Should I come home or should I go crazy?
Somewhere in Vietnam
A nineteen year old soldier stumbled from a bar room
He said, "I must be seeing things
That bourbon hit me like a baseball bat"
In Belfast, Ireland
A little lady dropped her shovel in her garden
As she raced across her yard
And asked her neighbor, Mrs. Clancy, "What was that?"
In Memphis, Tennesse
A teacher raised the window closest to the river
And the children in her classroom
Swore they heard a choir singin' down the street
In Washington, D.C.
A private secretary's lips began to quiver
And the President just put aside some papers
And rose quickly to his feet
And I lay in a cheap motel
In the arms of someone else's woman
When a loud explosion rocked the room
And turned the morning into night
And I jumped out of bed
And ran into the street with hardly any clothes on
And as the sky lit up
My heart stood still and I could feel my face turn white
All at once the clouds rolled back
And there stood Jesus Christ in all his glory
And I realized the saddest eyes I'd ever seen
Were lookin' straight at me
I guess I was awakened
By the penetrating sound of my own screaming
It didn't take me long to stumble out of bed
Fall down on my knees
As tears rolled down my face
I cried "Dear God, I'm thankful I was only dreaming
And if I never go to hell, Lord
Well I hit the snooze when the alarm clock rings
Layin' there doin' that sleepy head thing
There's a bird out my window spreadin' his wings
Cheap chirp doin' that singin'
Thing I do when I first get up
Is that coffee thing in my favorite cup
Two gets me goin' got things to do
Let me tell you a thing or two
Everything's a thing is you know what I mean
You can't do nothin' 'cause there's no such thing
Some things are big, some things are small
Some mean a lot, some nothin' at all
It's all laid out in the scheme of things
No matter what it is everything's a thing, oh yeah
Off to work in my old Mustang
Doin' that bumper to bumper thing
Up ahead a ring a ling ding ding
Some guy's doin' that cell phone thing
Thing is the light's turned green
And he ain't doin' that drivin' thing
And the thing is about all this
Talkin' thing and drivin' don't mix
Everything's a thing is you know what I mean
You can't do nothin' 'cause there's no such thing
Some things are big, some things are small
Some mean a lot, some nothin' at all
It's all laid out in the scheme of things
No matter what it is everything's a thing
If you think this song ain't worth hummin'
You got another thing comin'
Everything's a thing is you know what I mean
You can't do nothin' 'cause there's no such thing
Some things are big, some things are small
Some mean a lot, some nothin' at all
It's all laid out in the scheme of things
No matter what it is everything's a thing
Everything's a thing
You gotta do your thing
Just when every ray of hope was gone
I should have known that you would come along
I can't believe I ever doubted you
My old friend the blues
Another lonely night, a nameless town
If sleep don't take me first, you'll come around
I know I can always count on you
My old friend the blues
Lovers leave and friends will let you down
But you're the only sure thing that I've found
No matter what I do, I'll never lose
My old friend the blues
Lovers leave and friends will let you down
But you're the only sure thing that i've found
No matter what I do I'll never lose
My old friend the blues
Lovers leave and friends will let you down
But you're the only sure thing that i've found
No matter what I do I'll never lose
My old friend the blues
Just let me hide my weary heart in you
Oh holy night!
The stars are brightly shining
It is the night of our dear Savior's birth!
Long lay the world in sin and error pining
Till he appear'd and the soul felt its worth.
A thrill of hope a weary world rejoices
For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn!
Fall on your knees
Oh hear the angel voices
Oh night divine
Oh night when Christ was born
Oh night divine
Oh night divine
Led by the light of Faith serenely beaming
With glowing hearts by His cradle we stand
So led by light of a star sweetly gleaming
Here come the wise men from Orient land
The King of Kings lay thus in lowly manger
In all our trials born to be our friend.
Fall on your knees
Oh hear the angel voices
Oh night divine
Oh night when Christ was born
Oh night divine
Oh night
Oh night divine
Oh, the weather outside is frightful,
But the fire is so delightful,
And since we've no place to go,
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.
It doesn't show signs of stopping,
And I brought some corn for popping;
The lights are turned way down low,
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.
When we finally kiss good night,
How I'll hate going out in the storm;
But if you really hold me tight,
All the way home I'll be warm.
Oh, the fire is slowly dying,
And, my dear, we're still good-bye-ing,
But as long as you love me so.
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.
When we finally kiss good night,
How I'll hate going out in the storm;
But if you really hold me tight,
All the way home I'll be warm.
Oh, the fire is slowly dying,
And, my dear, we're still good-bye-ing,
But as long as you love me so.
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.
As long as you love me so.
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.
I'll be home for Christmas;
You can count on me.
Please have snow and mistletoe
And presents under the tree.
Christmas Eve will find me
Where the love-light gleams.
I'll be home for Christmas
If only in my dreams
Christmas Eve will find me
Where the love-light gleams.
I'll be home for Christmas
If only in my dreams
If only in my dreams
I'm gonna tell her that I love her
about a million times a day
oh I'm gonna do
everything I wouldn't do
I'm gonna staighten up my act
If I ever get her back
I'm gonna break these old habits
just like I broke her heart
it took her walking out
for me to figure out
how to keep our love on track
If I ever get her
back in these arms
right where she belongs
I'll hold her near
dry the tears and make her laugh
If I ever get her back
She'll be my every reason
and I'll bend so we don't break
I'll give her all my time
take time to read her mind
she won't even have to ask
If I ever get her
back in these arms
right where she belongs
I'll hold her near
dry those tears and make her laugh
If I ever get her
back in these arms
right where she belongs
I'll hold her near
dry her tears and make her laugh
If I ever get her back
I'm gonna tell her that I love her
I know that there's nights I stay out too late
And time I forget to call
It's true I might argue at the drop of a hat
Or make a big deal out of nothing at all
I'm not much for rules but I'm faithful and true
She knows on the inside I'm good
What she sees in me ain't half as important
As what she overlooks
And I wouldn't blame her if she said goodbye
'Cause she ain't like nobody else
And I must be the luckiest man alive
'Cause she loves me in spite of myself
I know she must wonder if she made the right choice
And sometimes I wonder too
It must be hard watchin' a man like me
Trying to make all of her dreams come true
I promised the moon and the stars in the sky
On the night that she promised her love
And I haven't come through though I'm trying to
Ever since I met you we've been kinda getting use to the way
You hold me tight
I quit all my running round and all the silly games that I played
Every night
It never was my plan to be a one woman man
But I'm not that kind of guy
That ain't never been my cup of tea
I'm not that kind of guy
Something about you keeps telling me that I'm gonna be
I bent over backwards all my life
To keep a ring off my hand
And just be one of the boys
All I ever wanted to be was a rodeo man
And just make some noise
It never was my plan to be a one woman man
I'm a solitary man
Nothing means more than my freedom
A few days ago, I swear
I walked out of there believin'
I could let you go
I know how freedom feels
I've heard that sound beneath my wheels
Nothin' or no one to slow me down
But since I told you goodbye
Somethin' just ain't right
Freedom feels like lonely tonight
Out on this open road
Anywhere I wanna go is waitin'
All I can think about
Is turnin' this ol' truck around and takin'
That road back to you
I know how freedom feels
I've heard that sound beneath my wheels
Nothin' or no one to slow me down
But since I told you goodbye
Somethin' just ain't right
Freedom feels like lonely tonight
Yeah, since I told you goodbye
I miss you all the time
Freedom feels like lonely tonight
When the last breath of life
is gone from my body
and my lips are as cold as the sea
when my friends gather round
for my farewell party
won't you pretend you love me
There'll be flowers from those who'll cry
when I go and leave you in this old world alone
I know you'll have fun at my farewell party
won't you be glad when I'm gone
Don't be mad at me
for wanting to keep you
till my life on this old world is through
you'll be free at the end of my farewell party
but I'll, I'll go away loving you
There'll be flowers from those who'll cry
when I go and leave you in this old world alone
I know you'll have fun at my farewell party
won't you be glad when I'm gone
oh won't you be glad when I'm goooo oooo ooone
You got me walkin' up on air
And I'm afraid of heights
You fill my days w/ thoughts of you
That rock my sleep at night
I see another side of me
When you come into view
I hate the way I love you
But I do
I hate the way I miss you
Everytime you're not around
And the way you got me thinkin'
It's time to settle down
I tried to fight the feeling
But this time there's no use
I hate the way I love you
But I do
I always used to pride myself
I never lost control
When I felt I was in too deep
I'd pack my thing's and go
Now I've found the pieces
At the thought of losing you
I hate the way I love you
But I do
I hate the way I miss you
Everytime you're not around
And the way you got me thinkin'
It's time to settle downI tried to fight the feeling
But this time there's no use
I hate the way I love you
But I do
I tried to fight the feeling
But this time there's no use
I hate the way I love you
But I do
Oh I hate the way I love you
But I do
In all the pictures that I've seen
Of how angels are supposed to be
There's an aura, a kind of emanating light
Suggesting perfection that may very well be true
But they can't hold a halo to you
Their role as protectro is what God made them for
And I take comfort in knowing they're around
I don't mean to sound ungrateful or diminish what they do
By their very nature they must be heaven sent
Here to work their miracle, to wonder and to bless
I pray the Lord forgive me 'cause when you touched me
that's when I knew
That they can't hold a halo to you
No, they can't hold a halo to you
He wore that cowboy hat to cover up his horns
Sweet-talkin' forked tongue had a temptin' charm
Before I turned around, that girl was gone
All I can say is, "Bartender, pour me somethin' strong"
Here's to the past, they can kiss my glass
I hope she's happy with him
Here's to the girl, who wrecked my world
That angel who did me in
Well, I think the devil drives a Coupe De Ville
I watched 'em drive away over the hill
Not against her will, an' I've got time to kill
Down in Brokenheartsville
It was long on chrome, sittin' in the lot
An' fire engine red, that thing was hot
He revved it up, she waved goodbye
Well, love's gone to Hell and so have I
Here's to the past, they can kiss my glass
I hope she's happy with him
Here's to the girl, who wrecked my world
That angel who did me in
I think the devil drives a Coupe De Ville
I watched 'em drive away over the hill
Not against her will, an' I've got time to kill
Down in Brokenheartsville
Here's to the past, they can kiss my glass
I hope she's happy with him
Here's to the girl, who wrecked my world
That angel who did me in
I think the devil drives a Coupe De Ville
I watched 'em drive away over the hill
Not against her will, an' I've got time to kill
Yeah, I saw you watching me tonight from across the room
I appreciate the drink: that was nice of you
Thanks for coming out to see me, I hope you liked the show
Yeah, that's right, I settled down about six months ago
No, she ain't here tonight, she stayed at home
Yeah, it sure does get lonely out here on the road
By looking in your eyes, I can tell what's on your mind
Yeah, I'd love to drive you home and hold your body close to mine
You're everything a man could dream of, baby
You're all woman, but she's all lady
I met her at a Baptist church in Tennessee
She was looking for someone
I was praying it was me
No, she never thought she'd fall in love with a guitar man
Ah, it took some getting used to, but she does the best she can
No, she don't like to stay at home alone
No, I don't need your number
She's probably waiting by the phone
By looking in your eyes, I can tell what's on your mind
Yeah, I'd love to drive you home and hold your body close to mine
You're everything a man could dream of, baby
You're all woman, ah, but she's all lady
No, it ain't you; Lord knows, you're a sight
Yeah, I probably could but I could never make believe it's right
I'd rather be alone, and I know that sounds crazy
Cause you're all woman, but she's all lady
You're all woman, but she's my lady
Let me pour you a tall one
Come sit down next to me
Baby, you look so damn good
In those faded jeans
Well, I've been stoned cold sober
You've been cold as ice
Hey, I got a good idea
Let's get drunk and fight
Let's get drunk and fight
We'll keep the neighbors up all night
Now you can scream at me
And I'll make you cry
And when the morning comes
We'll make some make up love
While we apologize
But tonight, let's get drunk and fight
Have another Pina Colada
And get good and torqued down
If you need a piñata
Well, you can kick me around
You can insult my mother
And I'll question your past
It turns me on when you're pissed off
You look hot when you're mad
Let's get drunk and fight
Keep the neighbors up all night
Now you can scream at me
And I'll make you cry
And when the morning comes
We'll make make up love
While we apologize
But tonight, let's get drunk and fight
Yeah, let's get drunk and fight
And keep the neighbors up all night
You can scream at me
Oh, I'm gonna make you cry
When the morning comes
We'll make make up love
While we apologize
But tonight, let's get drunk and fight
That first little kiss from your school sweetheart
Parked in the dark in your parents car
Take her by the hand, gaze in her eyes
Feel the first flutter of them butterflies
That's what love'll get ya
Don't let anybody tell you different
I've been in and out enough to vouch
That's what love'll get ya
You're impressin' her Daddy, kissing up to her Mom
Saving up money for the Senior Prom
Runnin' wide open when she slams on the brakes
Next thing you know you got your first heartache
That's what love'll get ya
Don't let anybody tell you different
I've been in and out enough to vouch
That's what love'll get ya
It'll get ya thinkin', ain't love sweet?
When she's finally willin' and you just can't wait
It'll get ya in might deep
That first time you ever go all the way
It'll get ya house payments on a thirty year plan
Get behind the wheel of your first mini van
A wife and two kids, a boy and a girl
Hot feet walkin' around Disney World
That's what love'll get ya
Don't let anybody tell you different
I've been in and out enough to vouch
That's what love
That's what love'll get ya
Don't let any fool tell you different
I've been in and out enough to vouch
That's what love'll get ya
Yeah, that's what love'll get ya
Oh, that's what love'll get ya
Eighty dollars round trip,
Any where you fly,
Well that sounds like a winner.
But before I book the flight
They talk me out of Tampa.
Well tell me 'bout New Orleans,
Just when is that Mardi Gras,
Well then how 'bout Chicago,
Is it still cold there now or not,
Talk me out of Tampa.
I mean surely there's a hurricane,
Due to hit there any day,
Won't they close the beaches
And the airport
Well maybe it's still way too hot,
Or did I hear somewhere you stopped
Flyin' into that part of the country
You can think of somethin' can't ya,
Just talk me out of Tampa
Between that first right at Busch Gardens
And room eight bay side motel
There's no way around the memories
Don't let me do this to myself
Talk me out of Tampa
I just wind up at her front door,
She's still livin' there I bet,
Oh but what if she's not there alone
There goes what pride I've got left.
Talk me out of Tampa. (please)
I mean surely there's a hurricane,
Due to hit there any day,
Won't they close the beaches
And the airport.
Well maybe it's still way too hot
Or did I hear somewhere you stopped
Flyin' into that part of the country
You can think of somethin' can't ya,
Just talk me out of Tampa
Put me some where,
Nowhere even close
To where I feel when my heart broke,
Exactly six months ago this weekend.
I just need to get away,
Without your help mam i'm afraid,
It wouldn't be aget away at all.
You can make up somethin' can't ya.
Just talk me out of Tampa.
Eighty dollars round-trip
Any where you fly...
I wonder if you've had the time it takes,
To think it over.
To sort out all the feelins in your mind,
Sometimes I think you found someone
To do your thinkin' for ya, cause
Lately you've been showin' all the signs.
Should I come home,
Or should I go crazy.
I'm beggin' you please,
Make up your mind.
If you love me,
Than think it all over.
So make up your mind,
Or I'll lose mine.
Last night when I came by
I rang the bell,
And no one answered
But I heard voices whispered
Through the door,
Now I'm not sure if anyone was home
To do the talkin',
Cause lately I hear voices more and more.
Should I come home,
Or should I go crazy.
I'm beggin' you please,
Make up your mind
If you love me
Than think it all over.
So make up your mind,
Or i'll lose mine.
Should i come home,
Or should i go crazy
I'm beggin' you please,
Make up your mind.
If you love me,
Than think it all over
So make up your mind
Or i'll lose mine...
(Should i come home or should i go crazy)
The snow in Montana was three feet high
The lady at the counter said: There ain't no flights
And so he called her on the telephone
He said: I'll rent a car and I'll drive home
And she said: I'll wait for you
Like I did last year
At Christmas time with your family here
And your truck broke down out in San Antone
And the gifts stayed wrapped until you got home
Oh, this ain't nothin' new
Sweetheart, I'll wait for you
Now he's on his cell phone in a Coupe Deville
Talkin' to the one he loves and always will
His heart is breakin' 'cause she's there alone
Her heart is achin' 'cause she wants him home
She says: I'll wait for you like in '68
When our child was due, but I said, he'll have to wait
Until his dad gets here and stands by my side
Remember, Dear, our son's first cry
Oh, this ain't nothin' new
Sweetheart, I'll wait for you
He didn't stop all day to eat a bite
And he finally got there around midnight
The doctor said, she's in a better place
She said to give this you this note just in case
And it said, I'll wait for you at Heaven's gate
Oh, I don't care how long it takes
And I'll tell Saint Pete I can't come in
Without my love and my best friend
Oh, this ain't nothin' new
Sweetheart, I'll wait for you
P.S. I love you, too
She moved up to the city
Became a big time fashion designer
All them big shots wined and dined her
In those fancy restaurants
She cam back to our hometown
Pulled up in a brand new Lexus
Looks like our little girl from Texas
Had joined the upper echelon
And she walked through the door
In her jeans and her boots
Stepped right back
Into her tonkin' roots
'Neath the neon lights
We raised the roof
Way into the night
Now you can take the girl out of the honky tonk
Into that uptown world
But she's still my little good timin', beer drinkin', pool shootin'
Honk tonk girl
Once upon another time
Before she moved to the Big Apple
Wedding bells were gonna ring in a country chapel
For me and my down-home debutante
Said she missed what we had
And though she made a darn good livin'
Money couldn't buy what she'd been missin'
Yeah, that girl knows what she wants
And she walked through the door
In her jeans and her boots
Stepped right back
Into her tonkin' roots
'Neath the neon lights
We raised the roof
Way into the night
Now you can take the girl out of the honky tonk
Into that uptown world
But she's still my little good timin', beer drinkin', pool shootin'
Honk tonk girl
Well, you can take the girl out of the honky tonk
Into that uptown world
But she's still my little good timin', beer drinkin', pool shootin'
Honk tonk girl
Honk tonk girl
She hates goin' anywhere in my old truck
She says it's always muddy and it rides so rough
Abd there ain't no graceful way to climb up in a dress
Yeah i'm about as country as she gets
I might get her on the lake to fish with me
If the water's smooth and the sky is blue and a nice cool breeze
But anything we catch i'll have to clean myself
Cause i'm about as country as she gets
She'll slip off a pair of heels
Walk barefoot across the field
Climb up on the fence just to be near me
Sometimes i think that horse still scares her half to death
Yeah i'm about as country as she gets
She likes being within spending distance of a mall
Havin' enough bars to make a cell phone call
Put her in a crowd and she's right in her element
Yeah i'm about as country as she gets
She'll slip out on the porch sometimes
When that sun's low in the sky
Pull up a rocking chair just to be with me
Until that first big junebug buzzes by her head
You see i'm about as country as she gets
Yeah i'm about as country as she gets
She hates goin' anywhere in my old truck
Have yourself a merry little Christmas
Let your heart be light
From now on, our troubles will be out of sight
Have yourself a merry little Christmas
Make the Yuletide gay
From now on, our troubles will be miles away
Here we are, as in olden days
Happy golden days of yore
Faithful friends who are dear to us
Gather near to us once more
Through the years, we all will be together
If the fates allow
Hang a shining star upon the highest bough
And have yourself a merry little Christmas now
Hang a shining star upon the highest bough
In the little town where I am from
There's a two-way street that everybody runs
Big silver moon shines through the pines
Just about says it for our skyline
Noones complaining about
Nothing's changing here
The local paper has a page or two
Just about covers the hometown news
One kind of button on the radio dial
Cranking out country for a country mile
Noones complaining about
Nothing's changing here
(CHORUS)
Yeah all summer long the nights are hot
Hanging out here in the parking lot
Sittin on the hood of your pickup truck
Talking to your girl about falling in love
Yeah everybody here is a member of the
Wal-Mart Parking Lot Social Club
Ain't nothin broke, nothing to fix
Finger just a rocking to hear the sticks
Little laid back, we ain't growin fast
Kinda like living here in the past
Noones complaining about
Nothing's changing here
(CHORUS)(2x)
I pulled out
in a dusty cloud
on a hot night in July
With big tears rolling down
she waved goodbye
Just out of my teens
with foolish dreams
and big stars in my eyes
And now I've had a million second thoughts
on what I left behind
Chorus:
I wonder what she's doing
back in Old Cheyenne
Does she ever dream of me
and how we might of been
Looking back I was such a fool
I held her love in the palm of my hand
I had it all back in Old Cheyenne
I know for sure that buckle of gold
it never came to me
I'm far from the hero I thought I'd be
A rolling stone in the rodeo
it's not what I had in mind
And now there's more than these old broken bones
breaking here tonight
Chorus
I'm bluer than the Rocky Mountains
Lonesome as a northern wind
And what I'd give to hold her once again
Chorus
You can hear that ragtop humming down the blacktop
Anytime night or day
Well she keeps her motor running and her tops down sunning
The girl she's got her ways
I said the wind blows through her hair and she ain't got a care
In this old weary world
Well I guess you could say that in her own way
She's an independant girl
She don't care about diamonds
She don't care about pearls
She's an anti-innocent, self sufficient, independant girl
She said her daddy was a miner and mama was a shiner
And she too had her wasy
But he went blind and lost his mind
She drove him to an early grave
Well if she comes to your town motors running top down
Careful she can change your world
Just let me tell you boy
She's an independent girl
Hang up that red dress,
Let down your hair,
Cancel those reservations
Don't need to go no where.
As good as your looking right now,
Girl bet your thinkin I'm crazy,
There's a side of you that I wanna see
That never ceases to amaze me.
Gimme that girl with the hair in a mess
Sleepy little smile with her head on my chest,
Thats the you that I like best,
Gimme that girl.
Gimme that girl lovin up on me,
Old t-shirt and a pair of jeans,
Thats the you I wanna see,
Gimme that girl, gimme that girl.
Gimme the girl thats beautiful,
Without a trace of makeup of on,
Barefoot in the kitchen,
Singing her favorite song.
Dancing around like a fool,
Starring in her own little show,
Gimme the girl the rest of the world,
Ain't lucky enough to know.
Gimme that girl with the hair in a mess
Sleepy little smile with her head on my chest,
Thats the you that I like best,
Gimme that girl.
Gimme that girl lovin up on me,
Old t-shirt and a pair of jeans,
Thats the you I wanna see,
Gimme that girl, gimme that girl.
My, oh, my, you're so good looking
Hold yourself together like a pair of bookends
But I've not tasted all you're cooking
Who are you when I'm not looking
Do you pour a little something on the rocks
Slide down the hallway in your socks
When you undress, do you leave a path
Then sing through your nose in a bubble bath
My, oh, my, you're so good looking
Hold yourself together like a pair of bookends
But I've not tasted all you're cooking
Who are you when I'm not looking
I want to know, I want to know, I want to know
Do you break things when you get mad
Eat a box of chocolate cause you're feeling bad
Do you paint your toes cause you bite your nails
And call up mama when all else fails
Who are you when I'm not around
When the door is locked and the shades are down
Do you listen to your music quietly
And when it feels just right or you're thinking of me
I want to know, I want to know, I want to know
My, oh, my, you're so good looking
But who are you when I'm not looking
You think you're smart
You think you're smooth
You think that love can't get its hands on you
I'm living proof
A man ain't that strong
You got no choice when the right one comes along
Chorus:
'Cause you can't run
And you can't hide
When love's got you in its sites
You might as well give up the fight
When it calls
'Cause you can't break the fall
You say it's got no chance
You make no mistakes
'Cause you've been close to the edge before and walked away
But your day's commin'
Don't kid yourself
On a park bench the old man
Sat and stared into yesterday
I sat down beside him and said
"Thank God for this quite place
Between the wife and teh kids, the TV and the phone
It seems there's something always goin' on"
He said, "Son, if you think this is quite
You should follow me home"
Chorus:
'Cause you ain't heard nothin' yet
'Til you've lived in a house by yourself
When silence is all you've got left
In the rooms where your babies have slept
So don't wish for something you will regret
'Cause you ain't heard nothin' yet
The old man kept talkin'
Painting pictures from his memories
Did he drag out his past for himself
Or was it for me
His eyes came alive, he spoke of dancing with his wife
And playing ball with his two little boys
He said, "Son, what I hear is music, you're callin' noise"
Chorus
We'll all rest in peace, on that you can bet
Oh, you ain't heard nothin' yet
What's... a... guy gotta do to get a girl in this town
Don't wanna be alone when the sun goes down
Just a sweet little somethin to put my arms around
What's a guy gotta do to get a girl in this town
Well ask anybody I'm a pretty good guy
And the looks decent wagon didn't pass me by
There ain't nothin in my past that I'm tryin hard to hide
And I don't understand why I gotta wonder why
What's a guy gotta do to get a girl in this town
Don't wanna be alone when the sun goes down
Just a sweet little somethin to put my arms around
What's a guy gotta do to get a girl in this town
Cruise all around the right parking lots
little time gets killed alotta bull gets shot
one who'll think I'm kinda cute and laugh at every joke I got
when I get to thinkin maybe she's athinkin maybe not
What's a guy gotta do to get a girl in this town
Don't wanna be alone when the sun goes down
Just a sweet little somethin to put my arms around
What's a guy gotta do to get a girl in this town
Had an old man tell me "Boy if you were smart
you'd hit the produce isle at the Super Walmart"
So I bumped into a pretty girl's shopping cart
but all I did was break her eggs and bruise her artichoke hearts
What's a guy gotta do to get a girl in this town
Don't wanna be alone when the sun goes down
Just a sweet little somethin to put my arms around
What's a guy gotta do to get a girl in this town
What's a guy gotta do to get a girl in this town
I always noticed they didnt get along,
I thought that was just the was it was,nothin really wrong.
I came home from school one day and my dad took me a side
I've never seen him cry before it tore me up inside
and he said son we need to have a lil man to man
Your old enough now to understand,
inspite of all our dreams and the best of plans
your mom and i dont see eye to eye.
She thinks its best for her to go
Wi'll have to get along without her how i dont know
He said boy i'll need ur help
and then we shook hands man to man.
Lord knows those next few years were rough
A test of will's it was hard on both of us
I turned 18 and i wouldnt listen to easy
he wanted what was best for me
I just wanted freedom
And i said dad, we need to have a little man to man
I'll always love you
and i hope u understand,
inspite of all ur dreams for me and the best of plans
you and I dont see eye to eye
I think its time for me to go
U'll get along without me, i no
and before i left i tried to shake his hand
Man to man
I remember the night i sat there watchin him fade
and i'll always be thankful for the peace we made
and he said son we need to have a lil man to man
I've always love you and i need u understand
Im glad you lived your dreams and made your own plans
and i hope u always knew how proud i was of you
Looks like its time for me to go
You'll get along without me,i know
and then i kissed his cheek and we held hands
man to man
man to man
man to man
his daddy taught him all about huntin and fishin
how to work on that old truck when it needed fixin
how to say sir and how to say mam
how their ain't nothing wrong with getting dirt on your hands
[Chorus]
have mercy on all of the kids out there
who haven't been raised to even care
about things like that these days
his momma used to cook every meal in the kitchen
she helped with his homework and taught him religion
she laid down the law and he let her know
where he was going and when he'd be home
have mercy on all of the kids out there
who haven't been raised to even care
about things like that these days
as the years changed him from a boy to a man
he was blessed with a generous heart and a plan
wherever life takes him wherever he's at
he's gonna find some way to give something back
Now his weekends are spent doing what he loves most
with 12 little angels who call him coach
some have nothing and some are spoiled rotten
but when they're with him they're not forgotten
have mercy on all of the parents out there
who haven't been raised to even care
about things like that these days
as the years changed him from a boy to a man
he was blessed with a generous heart and a plan
wherever life takes him wherever he's at
he's gonna find some way to give something back
repeat chorus twice
My dad chased monsters from the dark,
Checked underneath my bed.
He could lift me with one arm,
Way up over top his head.
He could loosen rusty bolts,
With a quick turn of his wrench.
He pulled splinters from his hand,
Never even flinched.
In 13 years I'd never seen him cry,
But the day that Grandpa died,
I realized
((chorus))
Unsinkable ships (that sink)
Unbreakable walls (that break)
Sometimes the things you think will never happen, happen just like that
Unbendable steel (that bends),
If the fury of the wind is unstoppable,
I've learned to never under estimate, the impossible
Then there was my junior year,
Billy had a brand new car.
It was late, the road was wet,
I guess the curve was just too sharp.
I walked away with out a scratch,
They brought the helicopter in.
Billy couldn't feel his legs,
They said he'd never walk again.
But Billy said he would, and his mom and daddy prayed,
and the day we graduated, he stood up to say,
((chorus))
**Bridge**
So don't tell me that it's over,
Don't give up on you and me
'cause there's no such thing as hopeless
if you believe
((chorus))
Lately I've seen every sunrise
Driving down the Interstate
On my way to be the first one
Through the factory gate
It didn't used to be like this
The difference is night and day
I used to count the minutes
I couldn't wait to punch that card
And leave this place behind
But now when the whistle blows
Oh, the difference is night and day
'Cause it means I'll have to head on home
And spend another night alone
Counting memories that you left behind
And here in, in the kitchen drawer left
Shirt of mine you always wore
Something always takes me back in time
Weekends I could fish
Or catch a ball game with the guys
Anything to get me out
Of this house for awhile
But the minute I go home
Oh, the difference is night and day
As long as I don't have to see
All those things reminding me
I can tell myself I'm moving on
But as soon as I walk through that door
I know that I'll find something more
It shows me just how far I've really gone
Maybe I'll get lucky and get some sleep tonight
Either way I'm outta here as soon as it gets light
Outside these four walls
The difference is night and day
No, it didn't used to be like this
The difference is night and day
Have you ever seen a river
Raging in the spring
Rushing down a mountain
Fast as anything
Well if you can picture that wild water
That would be her
Only deeper
Have you ever seen an eagle
Soaring high above the trees
Circling the world below
The epitamy of free
Well you could imagine how I feel when I'm beside her
Only higher
I'm flyin'
I'm fallin'
I'm floatin and all I wanna do is hold her
Closer, and spend every day that passes
Thinkin' of new ways to love her more
If you've never had a vision
Of what a perfect love would be
Just close your eyes and dream a dream that just gets sweeter
And that would be her
I'm flyin'
I'm fallin'
I'm floatin' and all I wanna do is hold her
Closer, and spend every day that passes
Thinkin' of new ways to love her more
If you've never had a vision
Of what a perfect love would be
Just close your eyes and dream a dream that just gets sweeter
And that would be her
Just close your eyes and dream a dream that just gets sweeter
And that would be her
I'm the luckiest man in this whole world
'Cause I got the love of a sweet little girl
Yeah, I'm as amazed as I can be
I swear I don't see what she sees in me
She could care less, but she don't
She could say goodbye but she won't
Why she loves me, I'll never know
She could care less, but she don't
Well all I own is a rockbottom van
She only had diamonds on both of her hands
But now I don't know why she hasn't lived
couldn't blame her if she traded me for someone else
I don't want a fast car, don't need a four lane highway
There's not another place I'd rather be
'Cause out here in the country, bluebirds sing for nothin'
And the shade comes free with a tree
Yeah, the shade comes free with a tree
The tree came with a mountain right beside the river
Where the ground makes one heck of a seat
The mountain counts for somethin'
The view is worth a fortune
And the shade comes free with a tree
I never had a dollar that could buy me what I'm feelin'
And I'm feelin' bad as good as I can be
I need to be reminded when I'm lookin' for a bargain
Not to overlook what's right in front of me
I'll never make a killin' tryin' to make a livin'
But I make enough to raise a family
And I bought a piece of heaven of County Road Eleven
Where the shade comes free with a tree
Yeah, where the shade comes free with a tree
I never had a dollar that could buy me what I'm feelin'
And I'm feelin' bad as good as I can be
I need to be reminded when I'm lookin' for a bargain
Not to overlook what's right in front of me
I don't want a fast car, don't need a four lane highway
There's not another place I'd rather be
Down County Road Eleven, there's this little piece of heaven
Where the shade comes free with a tree
Where the shade comes free with a tree
My father died
a year ago today
the rooster started crowing
when they carried dad away
there beside my mother
in the livingroom I stood
with my brother and my sister knowin
dad was gone for good
Then I, I hung around just long enough
to lay him in the ground
then I caught a plane to do a show
up north in Detroit town
because I'm older now
and I ain't got not time to cry
I got no time to look back
I got no time to see
the pieces of my heart that have been ripped away from me
and if the feelings start to come in I've learned to stop them fast
cuz I don't know if I let em go they might not wanna pass
and there's just so many people
tryin to get me on the phone
and there's bills to pay and songs to play
and a house to make a home
I guess I'm older now
and I ain't got not time to cry
I can still remember
before I heard of Merle
so many things have changed
so much here in my world
I remember sitting on the front porch
when an ambulance drove by
just listening to those sirens I would break down and cry
now I'm walkin and I'm talkin
doin just what I'm supposed to do
working overtime to make sure I don't come unglued
Because I'm older now... and I ain't got not time to cry
I sit down on the sofa and I watch the evening news
there's a half-a-dozen tragedies from which to pick and choose
the baby that was missing was found in a ditch today
and there's bombs flying and people dying not so far away
I'll take a beer from the fridgerator and sit in the yard
with a cold one in my hand I'm gonna bite down and swallow hard
Because I'm older now and I ain't got not time to cry
Its true
I'm older now
Just ain't got not time to cry
No time to cry
No time to cry
One of these days I'm gonna wake up
With somethin' to lose, and I'll get over you
I walk outside, I look at the sky
And for the first time, the clear blue eyes
My head won't hurt, my heart won't ache
I won't forgive myself for my mistakes
And I'll be good as new
If I can just get through my whiskey years
One of these nights when I'm feelin' brave
You'll come back around and I'm gonna put you down
I might start to shake, well, I'll find the strength
To stand up straight and I'll walk away
And I won't look back, you won't see
If I fall apart when you follow me
I'll be good as new
If I can just get through my whiskey years
My whiskey years, my wilder days
The crazy times when I was stoned out of my mind
When I could sit and sip away all the hurt and pain
Whom I tryna fool? I'm still goin' through
My whiskey years
My whiskey years, my wilder days
The crazy times, when I was stoned out of my mind
When I could sit and sip away all the hurt and pain
Whom I tryna fool? I'm still goin' through
My whiskey years, my whiskey years
Now if u want to be happy, let me tell u how to do it
U get up in the morning and get right to it
U bring home the baconand u make a litle bread
U get a little sleepy and u go back to bed
chours:
life don't have to mean nothin' at all
If veryboday tells u ur a little to tall, go out and get urself a basketball
dye ur hair orange and put a ring in ur ear
U can make $47 million a year
repeat chours
If everybody says ur a little to short, go out and get urselfa big ol' horse
U can be a jockey if u got no fear, U can make $47 million a year
repeat chours
Be good to ur sister, and good to ur brother
Be good to ur poppa and god to ur mother
repeat chours
Now if ur a con man looking for a pigeon, go out and start a brand new religion
Get on tv and make amoney request, they can all go to heaven while their starvin to death
repeat chours
Now if everybody saysur a littletoo rough, go out and get urself some boxing gloves
Beat somebody up around the ears, U can make $47 million a year
repeat chours
Now if everybody says ur a little too slick, get urselfinto politics
Get that office, and get that power, and u can spend $47 million an hour
repeat chours
Now if u can pick a guitarand sing through ur nose, get urself a bunch of cowboy clothes
sing about dying and shedding them tears, u can lose $47 million a year
repeat chours
Sittin' in this ol' honky tonk in Tulsa
Tryin' to drink her memory of my mind
If she only knew how much I loved her
She would be here by my side
It seems I spend a lot of time talkin' to myself
I even count the shadows on my wall
I guess there's a lesson to be learned in this
Never get so high that you can't take a fall
Chorus:
Now folks think I'm going crazy
Just because I've lost my mind
What will it take to ever save me
If I can leave the past behind
I wonder what she's doin' back in Tennessee
And do I even cross her mind
She's probably out with all of her old friends
Sippin' and toastin' on champaign and wine
Do you think that she ever speaks of me
Or do you think she even gives a damn
I know she would learn a lesson from all of this
If what goes up, must come down
Chorus
What will it take to ever save me
If I could leave the past behind
If I could leave the past behind
Folks think I'm going crazy
What's it gonna take to ever save me
If I could leave the past behind
I watched him take the two strike call:
He hadn't tried to swing at all.
I guess he'd had all that he could take,
He walked away, for goodness sake.
His father's voice was loud an' mean:
"You won't amount to anything."
That little boy quit tryin',
He just walked away.
There were teardrops on his face.
Tell me, how would you feel?
You'd probably give up too,
If nobody believed in you.
That old man said: "One more try,
"I know I'm not too old to drive.
"I promise, son, I'll do my best,
"This time, I'm gonna pass the test."
"Give me the keys, Dad, an' get in."
His father never drove again.
That old man quit tryin',
He just turned away.
An' there were teardrops on his face.
Tell me, how would you feel?
You'd probably give up too,
If nobody believed in you.
We take His name out of the schools.
The lawyers say it breaks the rules.
Pledge of allegiance can't be read,
An' under God, should not be said.
I wonder how much He will take.
I just pray it's not too late.
What if God quit tryin',
He just turned away?
There were teardrops on his face?
Tell me, how would you feel?
You'd probably give up too,
If nobody believed in you.
Tell me, how would you feel?
You'd probably give up too,
If nobody believed in you.
I almost felt you touching me just now
I wish I knew which way to turn and go
I feel so good and then then I feel so bad
I wonder what I ought to do
If I could only fly, if I could only fly
I'd bid this place goodbye to come and be with you
But I can hardly stand and I got nowhere to run
Another sinking sun and one more lonely night
The wind keeps blowing somewhere everyday
Tell me things get better, somewhere, up the way
Just dismal thinking on a dismal day
And the sad songs for us to bare
If I could only fly, if I could only fly
I'd bid this place goodbye to come and be with you
You know sometimes I write happy songs
Then some little thing goes wrong
I wish they all could make you smile
Coming home soon and I wanna stay
Maybe we could somehow get away
And I wish you could come with me when I go again
If I could only fly, if we could only fly
I'd bid this place goodbye to come and be with you
But I can hardly stand and I got nowhere to run
Another sinking sun and no more lonely nights
"I'm No Stranger To The Rain" came on my radio today
I hadn't heard that voice in way too long
I've still got those worn out tapes
The only three or four he made, what a shame
I wish that wasn't all
Hearin' that song took me back to my senior year
The year I asked Mary Ellen Mayfield to the prom
She agreed to go as friends, and I remember thinkin',
"man I wish, Lord, I wish that wasn't all"
Ain't it funny how sometimes we can be unsatisfied
With things we should be thankful for
Like an old Keith Whitley song or a slow dance at the senior prom
Some things just leave you wantin' more
Like the way I felt that June when Dad called me with the news
Through tears, he told me my grand dad was gone
He lived til' he was ninety-five, I know that's a good long life
Still I wish, Lord, I wish that wasn't all
Ain't it funny how sometimes we can be unsatisfied
With things we should be thankful for
Like the time we get to spend with the ones we love, family and friends
Some things just leave you wantin' more
I thank God that I found you
Until now I never Knew
That love could be this strong
I could stay right here and hold you close for ten forevers in a row
Still I'd wish, I'd wish that wasn't all
Yeah I wish, Lord, I wish that wasn't all
Don't ruin it for the rest of us
with your braggin that you fell in love
can't you see we're kinda busy here
swappin lies and cryin in our beers
so you're getting married good for you
its first inning Braves are down by two
grab a seat and keep your big mouth shut
and don't ruin it for the rest of us
I hardly recognized you
with that smile on your face
your shirt's tucked in, you shaved your chin
and every hair's in place
you smell a whole lot better
than anybody in this bar
here's a dollar, buy yourself a cheap cigar
Don't ruin it for the rest of us
with your braggin that you fell in love
can't you see we're kinda busy here
swappin lies and cryin in our beers
so you're gettin married good for you
its third inning braves are down by two
grab a seat and keep your big mouth shut
and don't ruin it for the rest of us
You missed bowling season
Butch blew a perfect game
and when we got the new shirts printed up
there was an "I" in Shooter's name
Well Ronnie's back to walkin
He got another DUI
So if you plan on gettin out of here alive
Don't ruin it for the rest of us
with your braggin that you fell in love
can't you see we're kinda busy here
swappin lies and cryin in our beers
so you're gettin married good for you
its sixth inning braves are down by two
grab a seat and keep your big mouth shut
and don't ruin it for the rest of us
So you're getting married good for you
its ninth inning we're about to lose
i told you twice to keep your pie hole shut
and don't ruin it for the rest of us
can't you see that we've been through enough
don't ruin it for the rest of us
Well you rolled out of bed and stubbed your toe
And I heard you almost cuss
And I fought back the urge to laugh
Just listen to you fuss
Then you overdid the coffee
Couldn't get your hair just right
When I smiled and said good morning
You looked mad enough to fight
Well that's another side of you
That I'm in a love with too
Yeah that mini van is a far cry
From the sports car in your dreams
And that dead end job
Is pushin back vacation more it seems
You got soccer at 4:30
And ballet class by 5:00
Then I call you talkin' flirty
You ask have I lost my mind
Well that's another side of you
That I'm in love with too
When you lay down in my arms
Let go of all that stress
Whisper honey I love you
With your head on my chest
When the world's strongest woman is my lady
When the day is through
Well that's another side of you
That I'm in love with too
If I had to do the things you do
Well I'd just lose my mind
Somehow you get up by 8:00
And settle down by nine
And I hear you down the hallway
As you're layin' down to sleep
And pray the good lord watches over them for you and me
Well that's another side of you
That I'm in love with too
Well that's another side of you
That I'm in love with too
I got it all figured out
I know just what it's gonna take
And ain't nothin' that can't be put back
Together when it breaks
All I need is a plan, a place to begin
And a way to understand
How to put back the pieces again
Don't need another sunny day
What good would that do?
Don't need another rainstorm
Try to wash away these blues
Don't need an old friend
Or somebody new
All I need is a heart
I don't need you
'Cause I have a dream
I know just how it's gonna be
I'm gonna feel same as I did
Oh, you ever laid eyes on me
I'll be free as the wind
Like a bird on the wing
I know I'm only missing
This one little thing
Don't need another sunny day
What good would that do?
Don't need another rainstorm
And try to wash away these blues
Don't need an old friend
Or somebody new
All I need is a heart
I don't need you
All I need is a heart
I don't need you
I never have someone so close
And it felt any better
I had a kiss laid on my lips
I could taste forever
Why is it, all good things must come to?
I never had laid down besides
Someone so warm and tender
Laid eyes on eyes so big and blue
You'd always remember
Why is it all good things must come to?
An end you didn't want it to, God knows why it did
You asked yourself a million times as long as you live
Why is it all good things must come to an end?
I never seen a smile that held my heart so captivated
A touch that made me want it more, longer than it waited
Why is it all good things must come to?
I never thought I'd see the day
The time just stood there still
Watched my life just drive away
My world behind the wheel
Why is it all good things must come to?
An end you didn't want it to, God knows why it did
You asked yourself a million times as long as you live
Why is it all good things must come to an end?
I remember when baseball was everything
It was Little League but what a big game
There were two men on and one man out
I got a fastball hanging outside
I swung that bat with all my might and the ball was gone
They say I knocked the cover off
It was the only homer that I ever had
You shoulda seen my dad
And there ain't nobody gonna take that from me
As long as I'm holding on
Heaven wouldn't ask it of me
The devil on a good day ain't that strong
I'm keeping it here inside me
As long as I live and breathe
The ball was soaring and the crowd was roaring
And there ain't nobody gonna take that from me
I was nineteen, it was a good job
Moving TVs on a loading dock
Till the boss said: Son
Try to lose every seventh one
I got it worked out with a good friend
Keep your mouth shut, and we'll cut you in
Now what do you say
Don't you want to be rich one day
I lost a real good job that night
But I kept my pride
And there ain't nobody gonna take that from me
As long as I'm holding on
Heaven wouldn't ask it of me
The devil on a good day ain't that strong
I'm keeping it here inside me
As long as I live and breathe
I said goodbye with my head held high
And there ain't nobody gonna take that from me
And sometimes it feels like
My best years are behind me
Then somehow, out of nowhere
Something sneaks up to remind me
Like this morning, I woke up
To a little voice that spoke up
Saying: Daddy, please
Fix a bowl of Rice Krispies
You're the bestest friend that I ever had
You know I love you Dad
And there ain't nobody gonna take that from me
As long as I'm holding on
Heaven wouldn't ask it of me
The devil on a good day ain't that strong
I'm keeping it here inside me
As long as I live and breathe
I got more than I ever asked for
And there ain't nobody gonna take that from me
In the little town where I'm from
We've got a two-way street where everybody runs
Big silver moon shines through the pines
Just about says it for our sky line
No one's complaining about nothing changing here
Local paper has a page or two
Just about covers the hometown news
One kind of button on the radio dial
Crankin' out country for a country mile
No one's complaining about nothing changing here
All summer long the nights are hot
Hanging out here in the parking lot
Sitting on the hood of your pickup truck
Talking to your girl about falling in love
Yeah everybody here is a member of
The Wal-Mart Parking Lot Social Club
Ain't nothing broke nothing to fix
Things are just rocking here in the sticks
A little laid back we ain't going fast
Kinda like living life here in the past but
I’ve got a number on a napkin, a poundin in my head
Takes everything I’ve got to crawl out of bed
I lost a hell of a woman, freedom caught me on the chin
But I’m doin alright for the shape I’m in.
The sun came up again this morning.
I got a call from a long lost friend.
Planned us a little road trip down to New Orleans.
It ain’t much but it beats where I’ve been.
Yea I’m doin alright,
I’m doin alright,
I’m doin alright for the shape I’m in.
Well I’m gettin better at barely gettin by
When I look at her picture I don’t break down and cry.
And all this time on my hands it’s gettin easier to spend
Cause I’m doin alright for the shape I’m in.
The sun came up again this morning,
I took my old fastback for a spin.
Now when it rains it ain’t always pouring
and I’m learning how to live again
Yea I’m doin alright,
I’m doin alright,
I’m doin alright for the shape I’m in.
Yea I’m doin alright,
yes I’m doin alright,
yea I’m doin alright for the shape I’m in.
Yes I’m doin alright,
yea I’m doin alright,
If you're feelin' that summertime heat
Got the top up on your jeep
Take it off, go on now, take it off
Got your boat up on a trailer
Back it down in a river
Take it off, go on now, take it off
If the weight of the world's on your shoulders
Got no weaker worries on your mind
Go on, do what you wanna do
Soak you up a little sunshine
Dig your hand down in a cooler
Grab a cold one and twist the top
Take it off, yeah, take it off
You're a pretty little country thing
But giddy under them cut off jeans
Take 'em off, come on, mama, take 'em off
Them sunglasses on your head
Anything you don't wanna get wet
Better take it off, we're jumpin' in, take 'em off
If the weight of the world's on your shoulders
Got no weaker worries on your mind
Go on, do what you wanna do
Soak you up a little sunshine
Dig your hand down in a cooler
Grab a cold one and twist the top
Take it off
Na, na, na, na
Na, na, na, na
We can go fishing in the full moonlight
If you get one on the line, I'll take it off
Girl, I'll help you take it off
Got a blanket, we crawl underneath
If it gets too hot to sleep, we can take it off
Baby, we can take it off
If the weight of the world's on your shoulders
Got no weaker worries on your mind
Go on, do what you wanna do
Soak you up a little sunshine
Dig your hand down in a cooler
Grab a cold one and twist the top
Take it off
Na, na, na, na
Na, na, na, na
Take it off
Baby, take it off
Someday she wants a big ol' house
Sittin' on a big ol' hill
And a mile long tree lined driveway
For her big ol' Coupe DeVille
Yeah, someday she wants a big ol' bank account
With too much to spend
But right now all she wants is a man
With a big ol' heart
Who can love her like nobody can
Big ol' kisses that go on and on
And never end
With a big ol' smile
He'll fill her world with laughter
Size matters, size matters
Someday she wants a big o' ring
With a big ol' rock that shines
And a big ol' walk-in closet
With shoes of every kind
Yeah, someday she wants a big ol' boat
She can lay around gettin' a tan
But right now all she wants is a man
With a big ol' heart
Who can love her like nobody can
Big ol' kisses that go on and on
And never end
With a big ol' smile
He'll fill her world with laughter
Size matters, size matters
With a big ol' heart
Who can love her like nobody can
Big ol' kisses that go on and on
And never end
With a big ol' smile
He'll fill her world with laughter
Size matters, size matters
So you lit her cigarette
You're feelin' pretty good
You think you've got a shot
Most girls you probably would
Yeah this is that kind of place
But she ain't that kind of girl
You're readin' it all wrong
Let me tell you about her/
She only smokes when she drinks
She only drinks now and then
Now and then when she's tired
Of bein' let down by men
You can give her a light
But it's not what you think
Everybody knows she only drinks alone
And she only smokes when she drinks
Did you ask her to dance
Let me guess, she told you no
Got to take her some place quiet
And see how far that goes
Oh, don't take it all that hard
When she smiles and turns you down
For a complicated girl
She ain't that hard to figure out
She only smokes when she drinks
She only drinks now and then
Now and then when she's tired
Of bein' let down by men
You can give her a light
But it's not what you think
Everybody knows she only drinks alone
Sittin' at a poker table holdin' kings and threes
So far lady luck, sure has been good to me
I should quit while I'm ahead but I'll hang around instead
And the dealer asked, "What would you settle for?"
And I said, "Just a little more"
I need just a little more, a little more than I've got
And I've got all that I can spend and I can't spend it fast enough
But if the truth be known, I can't quit on my own
And I've spent all my life waitin' for just a little more
Havin' a drink here on my favorite stool
I know that a couple has turned into a few
And the bartender says to me, "Son, I think it's time you leave
If you don't mind headin' for the door"
But I ask, "For just a little more"
I need just a little more, a little more than I've had
And I've had all that a man should, and I should leave, and not come back
But if the truth be known I can't quit on my own
And I've spent all my life waitin' for just a little more
Too many late nights and all of the above
You've tried to help me for so long but you finally had enough
And you tell me that you're gonna leave as you're holdin' on to me
But before you let me go, hold me just a little more
I need just a little more, a little more time
Time for me to end all these hurtin' ways of mine
And Lord, I know you give me all the strength that I need
But I'm down here on my knees, prayin' for just a little more
There's a place called Joe's where some of us go
When the hard working day is through
Through the neon and smoke, we laugh and tell jokes
And throw down a cold one or two
There's a jukebox that's full of records
By Willie, Haggard and Jones
There's a picture of Elvis and ol' John Wayne
Hanging side by side on the wall
Down at Joe's place, it's still the old way
Pickled eggs in a jar and a blue ribbon sign
Ol' boys and bankers sitting side by side
Down at Joe's place, down at Joe's place
Along about midnight, a few hangers on
Are still hanging out at the bar
If the telephone rings, it's an understood thing
Joe don't know where they are
At a table in the corner
There's a young man and an empty chair
His head in his hands, tears in his eyes
And a girlfriend's ring lying there
Down at Joe's place, it's still the old way
Pickled eggs in a jar and a blue ribbon sign
Ol' boys and bankers sitting side by side
Down at Joe's place, down at Joe's place
Pickled eggs in a jar and a blue ribbon sign
Ol' boys and bankers sitting side by side
Down at Joe's place, down at Joe's place
I used to think I'd go out with a bang,
On the back of a Harley, racin' a train,
Runnin' with bulls over in Spain with the crazies.
I've never been one to back down from a dare
Jumpin' through fire or fallin' through air
It didn't matter, cause I didn't care until lately.
Now I'll tell you how I wanna go,
Under a sail with my feet on the rail of a boat,
Takin' it nice and slow,
Ridin' the tide with you right by my side sittin' close.
With a Cuban cigar and my old guitar
Listening to you sing along to a song I just wrote
Missin' some notes.
That's how I wanna go.
When daddy died, he was just forty-eight
I can just see him and those pearly gates
Sayin', "I kinda figured, I'da been late to this party."
And nobody knows how their life's gonna end,
They don't know where it will happen or when
All I can say, is when I met you, mine started.
Now I'll tell you how I wanna go,
Under a sail with my feet on the rail of a boat,
Takin' it nice and slow,
Ridin' the tide with you right by my side sittin' close.
With a Cuban cigar, a beat up guitar
Listening to you sing along with a song I just wrote
Missin' the notes.
That's how I wanna go.
Takin' it nice and slow,
Ridin' the tide with you right by my side sittin' close.
With a Cuban cigar, a beat up guitar
Listening to you harmonize on a song I just wrote
Every note.
Sleigh bells ring, are you listenin'?
In the lane snow is glistenin'
A beautiful sight, we're happy tonight
Walking in a winter wonderland
Gone away is the blue bird
Here to stay is the new bird
He sings a love song as we go along
Walking in a winter wonderland
In the meadow we can build a snowman
And pretend that he is parson brown
He'll say, "Are you married?" We'll say, "No, man
But you can do the job when you're in town"
Later on we'll conspire
As we dream by the fire
To face unafraid, the plans that we've made
Walking in a winter wonderland
Later on we'll conspire
As we dream by the fire
To face unafraid, the plans that we've made
Walking in a winter wonderland
We'll go walking in a winter wonderland
Walking in a winter wonderland
Walking in a winter wonderland, hand in hand
We'll go walking, walking in a winter wonderland
What's a guy gotta do to get a girl in this town?
Don't wanna be alone when the sun goes down
Just a sweet little somethin' to put my arms around
What's a guy gotta do to get a girl in this town?
Well ask anybody I'm a pretty good guy
And the looks decent wagon didn't pass me by
There ain't nothin' in my past that I'm tryin' hard to hide
And I don't understand why I gotta wonder why?
What's a guy gotta do to get a girl in this town?
Don't wanna be alone when the sun goes down
Just a sweet little somethin' to put my arms around
What's a guy gotta do to get a girl in this town?
Cruise all around the right parking lots
Little time gets killed alotta bull gets shot
One who'll think I'm kinda cute and laugh at every joke I got
When I get to thinking maybe she's athinkin maybe not
What's a guy gotta do to get a girl in this town?
Don't wanna be alone when the sun goes down
Just a sweet little somethin to put my arms around
What's a guy gotta do to get a girl in this town?
Had an old man tell me "Boy if you were smart"
You'd hit the produce isle at the super walmart"
So I bumped into a pretty girl's shopping cart
But all I did was break her eggs and bruise her artichoke hearts
What's a guy gotta do to get a girl in this town?
Don't wanna be alone when the sun goes down
Just a sweet little somethin to put my arms around
What's a guy gotta do to get a girl in this town?
My dad chased monsters from the dark
He checked underneath my bed
He could lift me with one arm way up over top his head
He could loosen rusty bolts with a quick turn of his wrench
He pulled splinters from his hand
And never even flinched
In thirteen years I'd never seen him cry
But the day that grandpa died, I realized
Unsinkable ships sink, unbreakable walls break
Sometimes the things you think would never happen
Happen just like that unbendable steel bends
If the fury of the wind is unstoppable
I've learned to never underestimate the impossible
Then there was my junior year, Billy had a brand new car
It was late, the road was wet
I guess the curve was just too sharp
I walked away without a scratch they brought the helicopter in
Billy couldn't feel his legs, said he'd never walk again
But Billy said he would
And his mom and daddy prayed
And the day we graduated, he stood up to say
"Unsinkable ships sink, unbreakable walls break
Sometimes the things you think would never happen
Happen just like that, unbendable steel bends
If the fury of the wind is unstoppable
I've learned to never underestimate the impossible"
So don't tell me that it's over, don't give up on you and me
'Cos there's no such thing as hopeless if you believe
Unsinkable ships sink, unbreakable walls break
Sometimes the things you think would never happen
Happen just like that, unbendable steel bends
If the fury of the wind is unstoppable
I do my best to play by the rules
I've bend a couple even break a few
Don't get me wrong, I wanna do it right
I just can't seem to live the virtuous life
Headaches by the bottle, heartaches by the numbers
Six of one, half a dozen of the other
I fell in love with a preacher's daughter
They washed my soul in the holy water
I gave her my heart and bought her a house
The devil broke in, he broke me out
Now I owe the bank some money and I lost another lover
Six of one, half a dozen of the other
No matter how you add it up, it's always the same
I give it my best and all I get is blame
I'm livin', I'm lovin' and barely breakin' even
Can't be me, must be the company I'm keepin', yeah
I went all out and made some brand new friends
Started my life all over again
Now some of them are saints and some of them are sinners
I'm still searchin' for a way to be a winner
I roll boxcars one way or another
Six of one, half a dozen of the other
No matter how you add it up, it's always the same
I give it my best and all I get is blame
I'm livin', I'm lovin' and barely breakin' even
Can't be me, must be the company I'm keepin'
I roll boxcars one way or the other
Six of one, half a dozen of the other
Six of one, half a dozen of the other
Half a dozen of the other
I roll boxcars one way or the other
I'll be glad to sign my autograph if you want me to
God knows I love singing, it's what I was born to do
You see me up there center stage in the spotlight for awhile
But in the things that really matter, I'm just sitting on the isle
'Coz I've seen a third grade angel with dark circles beneath her eyes
Not a trace of hair left on her head, sayin', "Daddy, don't you cry"
A single mom workin' overtime, a college kid reading to the blind
When you look for heroes know that I'm just a singer in a band
I'm thankful to be living in this childhood dream come true
But sometimes the attention just leaves me confused
Hey, I love my t-shirt on those kids, my name there up in lights
But when the show is done and I'm on the bus riding through the night
I think of third grade angels with dark circles beneath their eyes
Not a trace of hair left on their heads, sayin', "Daddy, don't you cry"
A soldier in a field of mines with each step he lays it on the line
When you look for heroes know that I'm just a singer in a band
I'm humbled when you take the time to hear my life in verse and rhyme
But when it comes to heroes I know I'm just a singer in a band
A singer in a band
I love real things built to last
Hardwood floors and stone fireplaces
And lookin' back on the past
Ice cold beer, fish that fight
Wise, old bucks and old timer's
Tellin' lies and fireflies
Rainy days, I love 'em, I always have
Screened in porches, my old straw hat
Smell of dogwoods
Early signs of spring, real things
I love real things like a hard day's work
Sinkin' my hands in fresh plowed dirt
And lovin' someone so much it hurts
New strings on an old guitar
Moonshine in a mason jar
And just feelin' alive
At peace with who you are
Real things, I love 'em, I always have
Like Grandma's kitchen and Grandpa's laugh
Stealin' that first kiss
On the front porch swing, real things
It's them real things
That I come back to every year
Like Christmas Time
With those that I hold dear
When it's real things
The truth rings so loud and clear
For those with ears to hear
I want real things like an 'I love you'
Or an amen from the very last pew
And I miss you, Dad, "Son, I miss you too"
Real things, I love 'em, I always have
Like the kinfolk shoes on a welcome mat
Sunday morning, hearing my mama sing
Real things, I love those real things
Sun-burned and wonderin', how I wound up here
Edge of a dock, one flip flop, half of a six-pack of beer
Seems like yesterday I was sittin' on top of the world
And I watched it all just drive away
No truck, no boat, no girl.
Layin' out there on that water, is where we ought to be
Instead I'm stuck with no ride home and no you here with me
Seems like yesterday I was sittin' on top of the world
All it takes is one mistake,
No truck, no boat, no girl.
If I could I'd drive a line and catch a bite to eat
Put my zip-code in my tackle box
[X2]
The water's turnin' smooth as glass, the sun is goin' down
A red sea regal's blowin' by makin' one last lap around
Seems like yesterday I was sittin' on top of the world
I'm just bobbin' in the wake
No truck, no boat, no girl.
Seems like yesterday I was sittin' on top of the world
Man ain't meant to live this way
No truck, no boat, no girl.
Some things just can't be replaced
Ol' Johnny's got a heart of gold
Ask anyone around here
But some nights his eyes are far away
And filled with tears
Sweet Mary Lou's just as good as they come
With a weakness for all the wrong men
From the look on her face tonight, she's been wrong again
Bartender's thinkin' to himself as he rubs his towel around a glass
Now there's a man with a memory
There's a woman with a past
Lost souls on life's highway
Forever lookin' back
When you're livin' for the love
And the love doesn't last
You get a man with a memory
A woman with a past
Bartender turns the TV down
Cranks that ol' jukebox up
Carefully selects which buttons to push
For what each song does
C-23 after J-19, it's a tonic for a broken heart
A little Stardust in the mix, it's a fine, fine art
Dim the lights a notch or two
The next round is on the house
For the man with a memory
And the woman with a past
Lost souls on life's highway
Forever lookin' back
When you're livin' for the love
And the love doesn't last
You get a man with a memory
A woman with a past
Oh, we've all got somethin'
We've got to get around
Now and then you get the chance
To help the lost get found
Stackin' chairs and sweepin' up
He can't help a little smile
Thinkin' 'bout the man with a memory
And the woman with a past
Lost souls on life's highway
Forever lookin' back
When you're livin' for the love
And the love doesn't last
You get a man with a memory
A woman with a past
You get a man with a memory
Hang up that red dress
Let down your hair
Cancel those reservations
There's no need to go nowhere
As good as you're lookin' right now
Girl, I bet you're thinkin' I'm crazy
There's a side of you that I wanna see
That never ceases to amaze me
Gimmie that girl with the hair in a mess
Sleepy little smile with her head on my chest
That's the you that I like best
Gimmie that girl
Gimmie that girl lovin' up on me
Old t-shirt and a pair of jeans
That's the you I wanna see
Gimmie that girl
Gimmie the girl that's beautiful
Without a trace of makeup of on
Barefoot in the kitchen
Singin' her favorite song
Dancin' around like a fool
Starrin' in her own little show
Gimmie the girl that the rest of the world
Ain't lucky enough to know
Gimmie that girl with the hair in a mess
Sleepy little smile with her head on my chest
That's the you that I like best
Gimmie that girl
Gimmie that girl lovin' up on me
Old t-shirt and a pair of jeans
That's the you I wanna see
Gimmie that girl, gimmie that girl
Gimmie that girl with the hair in a mess
Sleepy little smile with her head on my chest
That's the you that I like best
Gimmie that girl
Gimmie that girl lovin' up on me
Old t-shirt and a pair of jeans
That's the you I wanna see
Here I sit, a nobody with no one
Being me ain't really all that fun
Leaving her wasn't very smart
Admitting I was wrong wouldn't be so hard
If it was cool to be a fool
I'd be the hippest guy around
If heartaches made you famous
I'd be known from town to town
If tears were mad of pennies
And a cold beer brought her back
Then my bank account and self esteem
Would both be in the black
If some Hollywood producer
Made a movie that was sad
About some guy who lost
The best thing he ever had
Hey, I could be a star
If it was cool to be a fool
But we all know, the way it really is
You don't get recognized for doing things like this
You spend a lot of time feeling sorry for yourself
It doesn't really mean that much to anybody else
If it was cool to be a fool
I'd be the hippest guy around
If heartaches made you famous
I'd be known from town to town
If tears were mad of pennies
And a cold beer brought her back
Then my bank account and self esteem
Would both be in the black
If some Hollywood producer
Made a movie that was sad
About some guy who lost
The best thing he ever had
Hey, I could be a star
If it was cool to be a fool
If it was cool to be a fool
I'd be the hippest guy around
If heartaches made you famous
I'd be known from town to town
If tears were mad of pennies
And a cold beer brought her back
Then my bank account and self esteem
Would both be in the black
And if some Hollywood producer
Made a movie that was sad
About some guy who lost
The best thing he ever had
Hey, I could be a star
If it was cool to be a fool
Hey, I could be a star
Leavin' this town got the ticket in my hand,
Greyhound gonna haul me to the promised land.
Can't shake this restless in my bones,
Mama, don't fret I won't be alone.
Gonna make me a fortune and I'm comin' back...
In a cadillac!
Ain't no jobs, mill closed last year,
If ya wanna get ahead, get the hell outta here.
There's a lot of new money in this old guitar,
Hold on Daddy, don't ya sell that farm.
Gonna make me a pile and I'm comin' back...
In a cadillac!
CHORUS:
This backwoods boy's gonna be an uptown deal,
And I'll be back home in my coverted "ville".
There'll be so much green
They're gonna think I robbed a bank when I get back...
In a Cadillac!
These neon lights leave me shinin' like glitter,
And if I play real good I get the pick of the litter.
If what she's workin' feels just right,
She might wind up and be my wife.
Throw her suitcase in and then I'll drive her on back...
In my Cadillac!
CHORUS
Away in a manger, no crib for His bed
The little Lord Jesus laid down His sweet head
The stars in the bright sky looked down where He lay
The little Lord Jesus asleep on the hay
The cattle are lowing, the poor baby awakes
But little Lord Jesus no crying He makes
I love Thee, Lord Jesus look down from the sky
And stay by my side till morning is night
Be near me, Lord Jesus, I asked Thee to stay
Close by me forever and love me I pray
Bless all the dear children in Thy tender care
And take us to heaven to live with Thee there
![Lee Ann Womack & Joe Nichols - Golden Ring [Live]](http://web.archive.org./web/20130606074253im_/http://i.ytimg.com/vi/kYMG_eBNVhE/default.jpg "Lee Ann Womack & Joe Nichols - Golden Ring [Live]")
