She's been goin' out with him
She's been goin' out with me
Said she'd let us know by tonight
Which one it would be
So I waited by the phone
But she never called me up
Had to know what was goin' on
So, I drove by her house -- and sure enough
That ain't my truck in her drive
Man this ain't my day tonight
Looks like she's in love and I'm out of luck
That ain't my shadow on her wall
Lord this don't look good at all
Cuz That's my girl -- my whole world
But that ain't my truck
Well I pulled over by the curb
And I've been sittin' here all night
Wonderin' what it was I did so wrong
That he did so right
I've thought of breakin' down the door
But there's nothin' left to say
That chevy four-by-four
Says it all sittin' in my place
That ain't my truck in her drive
Man this ain't my day tonight
Looks like she's in love and I'm out of luck
That ain't my shadow on her wall
Lord this don't look good at all
Cuz That's my girl -- my whole world
But that ain't my truck
That ain't my shadow on her wall
And Lord this don't look good at all
Cuz That's my girl -- my whole world
But that ain't my truck
Yea, That's my girl -- my whole world
But that ain't my truck
Oh That's my girl -- my whole world
But that ain't my truck
That's my girl -- my whole world
But that ain't my truck
That's my girl -- my whole world
She was a mom back when moms didn't work
She just did the laundry and brushed off the dirt
She cooked all the meals and scrubbed all the floors
And she mowed that front yard with that old push mower
All of those years without the help of a man
She held us together with those delicate hands
Those hands have rocked some cradles
Calmed many a cryin' child
Set ten thousand supper tables
Now it's time to rest those hands a while
Those hands have done some prayin'
Worn just one wedding band
Now there ain't much time and there ain't much strength
But there's a lot of love left in those hands
If I had a dime for every button she sewed
All the tears she's dried and bedtime stories she's told
I'd buy back the years back from old father time
Just sit here and hold her hands in mine
Those hands have rocked some cradles
Calmed many a cryin' child
Set ten thousand supper tables
Now it's time to rest those hands a while
Those hands have done some prayin'
Worn just one wedding band
Now there ain't much time and there ain't much strength
But there's a lot of love left in those hands
(Mark Wright)
Every dream I ever dreamed
Thought they had seen the last of me
When nights were slow and days were low
And I didn't know which way to go
You showed me
When everyone I ever loved
Was down on me you picked me up
I wasn't much to see that day
But you saw beyond me and saw the way
And you showed me, you showed me
That there's a place where angels live
You must be from there
'Cause you give more than people give
And still have love to spare
Heaven is a place we all belong
Everybody there seems to get along
There's a place where angels live
You must be from there
When I look into your eyes I realize
That there's a place where angels live
You must be from there
'Cause you give more than people give
And still have love to spare
Heaven is a place we all belong
Everybody there seems to get along
There's a place where angels live
You must be from there
There's a place where angels live
You let him by with another line again
And oh each time he swears this hurtin' you
Is comin' to an end but Lord knows
He'll never close the book on doin' you wrong
'Cause every time you think it's over it don't take him very long
Before he writes another page to the same ol' story
No it don't ever change and you'll always be sorry
If you don't put it on the shelf and start livin' for yourself
'Cause all he's givin' you is the same ol' story
Well, any fool can tell just where it's gonna end
And he'll keep adding more and more to the pain he's put you in
Can't you see this ain't the fairy tale you built your love upon
'Cause front to back, cover to cover
He's just leading your heart on as he
Writes another page to the same ol' story
No it don't ever change and you'll always be sorry
If you don't put it on the shelf and start livin' for yourself
'Cause all he's givin' you is the same ol' story
(Larry Bastian/Dean Dillon)
Susie said she'd seen you and you were doing fine
Then Billy butted in and changed the subject for the umpteenth time
Julie walked up and said hello then pretended she didn't know
But I could tell when the tears welled up in her eyes
Somebody knew but they weren't saying
All of my friends would just look away
And change the subject when the subject came to you
They'd act like they knew nothing
But I knew they were hiding something
Somebody knew you found somebody new
Johnny said last he'd heard you were moving away
Well I think he knew where to but he wouldn't say
Molly walked up and said there's a new girl in town
Would it be okay if she brought her around
And answered what I'd been wondering about all day
Somebody knew but they weren't saying
All of my friends would just look away
And change the subject when the subject came to you
They'd act like they knew nothing
But I knew they were hiding something
Somebody knew you found somebody new
Somebody knew you found somebody new
I live my life
Dyin' to find someone like you
But I never dreamed
I'd come to need
Someone like I need you
Now I'm no longer Mr. Independent
No longer needed noone's help
I finally depended on someone besides myself
(C) I could go on livin
and i'd go on lovin you
can't do with one without the other
gurl i just decovered
few things i cant do
i could go on breathin
when your the air i'm needed
no i counldn't go on livin not lovin you
who would have thought
i'd ever be caught fallin in love
now that your here
holdin' me near
i cant fall far enough
like the night time depends on the sunset
each new day depends on the dawn
without you in my life
gurl i wouldn't last long
(repeat C)
All of my life I thought I knew the answers
Until you came along I never questioned why
You showed me what it means to love someone forever
You're the dream in my heart
It's always been there
You're the window to my soul
I live, I die, I'm born, I'm sanctified
In your love, in your love
I'm home, I'm free, I've found everything I need
In your love, in your love
I don't know just how or where I'd be without you
Now that you've become a part of who I am
I can feel your touch in everything that I do
You're the smile when I cry
You're the road when I'm lost
You're the breath that gives me life
I live, I die, I'm born, I'm sanctified
In your love, in your love
I'm home, I'm free, I've found everything I need
In your love, in your love
I'd do anything for you just to prove my faith
In your love, oh yeah
I live, I die, I'm born, I'm sanctified
In your love, in your love
I'm home, I'm free, I've found everything I need
In your love, in your love
I live, I die, I'm born, I'm sanctified
In your love, in your love
I'm home, I'm free, I've found everything I need
She said, "Maybe I do, maybe I don't
And maybe I will, maybe I won't"
A woman just knows how to keep a man guessing
Well, it's a complicated mystery
Been written down through history
But I think it's time that somebody made this confession
Yeah, the trouble with a woman ain't that she's always right
The trouble with a woman is more than what meets the eye
It's easy to love 'em but what's so hard to understand
The trouble with a woman is usually a man
Yeah, she can change your mind just like that
She could steal your heart and never look back
Make you believe you just can't live without 'em
Oh, it's the way she smiles and holds you close
Lets you think you're in control
It ain't no wonder, I'm always thinking about 'em
Yeah, the trouble with a woman ain't that she's always right
The trouble with a woman, Lord, it's more than what meets the eye
It's easy to love 'em but what's so hard to understand
The trouble with a woman, well, it's usually a man
Yeah, the trouble with a woman, Lord, it ain't that she's always right
The trouble with a woman, oh, it's more than what meets the eye
Its easy to love 'em but what's so hard to understand
The trouble with a woman, oh, it's usually a man
Call me computer illiterate
Red neck dot com on the internet
I don't need it if I can't find it in my head
Just give me my pickup and a [Incomprehensible]
A blanket, my baby and a fishing hole
And head on after where life begins
Down where the black top ends
Look in the rear view, smile away flying by
Watch it all disappear as the dust flies
Rip it off and never look back again
I can't think of any place I'd rather be
Middle of nowhere with her beside me
Snuggle up by the fire on the river bed
Down where the black top ends
We've been pounding the pavement
And saving up enough for a down payment
On a little house in the woods startin' over again
Down where the black top ends
Now some say we're out of our minds
Well, I'd say that they're right and that is why we
Don't need a telephone, fax or a time clock
We just paint our last name on the mail box
If you need us feel free to just drop on in
When you need to get a way, you're welcome anytime
Leave your hustle and your bustle on the other side
Get back at the world ride holiday inn
Down where the black top ends
We've been pounding the pavement
And saving up enough for a down payment
On a little house in the woods startin' over again
Down where the black top ends
Yeah, we're down where the black top ends
Where life begins
He never had given much thought to dancing
But she gave a lot of thought to being asked
Well he?d never been good, coming right on out and asking
And she?d never been given the chance
Something moved him ?cross that old gym floor
When fear was holding fast
And to his surprise the words came at last
And she said yes to his half hearted request
And they held on for dear life ?til the last song played
They won?t let go it?s beyond their control
They lit a flame with the match God had made when she said yes
From that night on the fire was burning
And they sure did shine in its light
And he knew as long as the old world kept turning
He wanted her by his side
So with a ring and a nervous smile
And some lines that he?d rehearsed
He said the sweetest words that she?d ever heard
And she said yes to his whole hearted request
And they held on for dear life ?til the last stars fade
No they won?t let go it?s beyond their control
They lit a flame with the match God had made when she said yes
Hearts beatin' like a drum in a rock band
Parked in the car that I borrowed from my old man
Well, it's hard to get lovey dovey in the bucket seats
Oughta take a little walk down by the creek
Love a growin' like a weed in the sunshine
Us in the shade of a tree in the summer time
Up in the sky above fly the birds and the bees
The buzz is a goin' round about you and me
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
K-I-S-S-I-N-G, you and me
Suits from our birthday shinin' in the moonlight
You and me skinny dippin' 'bout midnight
Squeezed each other tight 'til our clothes dried
Told your momma and your daddy we was baptized
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
K-I-S-S-I-N-G, you and me
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
K-I-S-S-I-N-G, you and me
Tell me how could something so good hurt so bad?
I never dreamed that love could do me so wrong like that
How can three little words so easy to say
Bring so much pleasure, cause so much pain?
I'm finding out the hard way
And I'm learning how love makes a heart break
What do you do when it happens to you?
I never knew until now but I'm finding out
Mistakes and regrets, all you can bet, I've got mine
To wind up like this I must've missed the warning signs
They say love was blind, it'll tear you in two
I was never the kind to believe that was true
But I'm finding out the hard way
And I'm learning how love makes a heart break
What do you do when it happens to you?
I never knew until now but I'm finding out
I'm finding out the hard way
And I'm learning how love makes a heart break
Oh, I'm finding out, oh, the hard way
Well I brake for brunettes, blonds in Corvettes
Redheads, I stop on a dime, now the way I drive
It's a wonder that I ever get anywhere on time
So don't tailgate my pick-up truck
Or you just might wind up in a wreck
Now they ain't made the sticker for my bumper just yet
But I brake for brunettes
I let Firestone put me some new tires on just a few weeks ago
But man I swear that wear and tear is already startin' to show
Well I oughta just whistle or yell but man I can't help myself
'Cause I brake for brunettes, blonds in Corvettes
Redheads, I stop on a dime, now the way I drive
It's a wonder that I ever get anywhere on time
Don't tailgate my pick-up truck
Or you just might wind up in a wreck
Now they ain't made the sticker for my bumper just yet
But I brake for brunettes
You'll see them big skid marks by the wave pool park
And Judy's beauty salon
And Lord I tore up the street in front of Betty's boutique
Where they come out with mini-skirts on
Well I know I'm gonna wear out my tread
Down by Tina's tanning beds
'Cause I brake for brunettes, blonds in Corvettes
Redheads, I stop on a dime, now the way I drive
It's a wonder that I ever get anywhere on time
So don't tailgate my pick-up truck
Or you just might wind up in a wreck
No they ain't made the sticker for my bumper just yet
But I brake for brunettes
I brake for brunettes
She's got a sticker on her pickup
Says made by Smith and Wesson
She's a little Texas twister
In a big old black Stetson
She's an angel in red ropers
And a devil in blue jeans
She's every cowgirl's nightmare
And she's every cowboy's dream
She can rope and ride 'em
Bareback and tango with the best
Brand a longhorn, down a long neck
Lord, tame the whole wild west
She's the cutest, toughest
Sweetest, roughest gal I've ever seen
She's every cowgirl's nightmare
And she's every cowboy's dream
She's got all them desperados
Just desperate for a dance
While she's burning up the sawdust
Lord, they're bucking for a chance
With a tiny little two step
She can start a stampede
'Cause she's every cowgirl's nightmare
And every cowboy's dream
She can rope and ride 'em
Bareback and tango with the best
Brand a longhorn, down a long neck
Lord, tame the whole wild west
She's the cutest, toughest
Sweetest, roughest gal I've ever seen
She's every cowgirl's nightmare
And she's every cowboy's dream
Ain't she the cutest, toughest
Sweetest, roughest gal that you ever seen?
She's every cowgirl's nightmare
I've not a man of vision, it's never been my strength
They see them bigger picture although chasin' after dreams
But every time I close my eyes I see me holding you
And if you can dream the rest I'll make it come true
Just make a wish you can't miss, tell me every desire of your heart
Count on me and I will be your falling star
I can take you to where forever begins, from there I promise you
If you can dream the rest I'll make it come true
I don't look much past tomorrow, all I need I have today
I'd love to see the future but my heart gets in the way
I only live for the moments, the ones when I'm with you
But if you can dream the rest I'll make it come true
Just make a wish you can't miss, tell me every desire of your heart
Count on me and I will be your falling star
I can take you to where forever begins, from there I promise you
If you can dream the rest I'll make it come true
I can take you to where forever begins, from there I promise you
If you can dream the rest I'll make it come true
She's been goin' out with him
She's been goin' out with me
Said she'd let us know by tonight
Which one it would be
So I waited by the phone
But she never called me up
Had to know what was goin' on
So, I drove by her house -- and sure enough
That ain't my truck in her drive
Man this ain't my day tonight
Looks like she's in love and I'm out of luck
That ain't my shadow on her wall
Lord this don't look good at all
That's my girl -- my whole world
But that ain't my truck
I pulled over by the curb
I've been sittin' here all night
Wonderin' what it was I did so wrong
That he did so right
I've thought of breakin' down her door
But there's nothin' left to say
That chevy four-by-four
Says it all sittin' in my place
That ain't my truck in her drive
Man this ain't my day tonight
Looks like she's in love and I'm out of luck
That ain't my shadow on her wall
Lord this don't look good at all
That's my girl -- my whole world
But that ain't my truck
That ain't my shadow on her wall
Lord this don't look good at all
That's my girl -- my whole world
But that ain't my truck
That's my girl -- my whole world
I can curse the day I met you and say I never loved you
Swear I'm better off now that you're not here with me
I can tell myself it's over that somewhere there's another
Who'll take your place in my life but it's all just make-believe
I know it's all just make-believe
'Cause a thousand memories can't be wrong
One by one they're tellin' me to hang on
Truth is girl, I've loved you all along
No a thousand memories can't be wrong
I don't need to see your picture or read your old love letters
To know the fool that I've been, I'm reminded all the time
I don't need to drive by your house or go to our old hangouts
To know the love I'm missin', it's always on my mind
Girl you're always on my mind
'Cause a thousand memories can't be wrong
One by one they're tellin' me to hang on
Truth is girl, I've loved you all along
No a thousand memories can't be wrong
Well I know it's late but girl I just had to call
This just can't wait 'cause I ain't slept a wink at all
Since we said goodbye
And I know that I'm the only one to blame
I thought we were right to turn and go our separate ways
But I know tonight that I can't stand another day
Of being alone, tryin' to hang on
And I can't take no more of this pain
I was wrong to let you go
And now that you're gone
My life's out of control
I was wrong you told me from the start
I'd never find truer love
Than the love in your heart
Love so strong you were right I was wrong
Girl could you find a way to give us one more chance
A day at a time maybe that's too much to ask
But you're all I've got and believe it or not
Without you I know I can't go on
I was wrong to let you go
And now that you're gone
My life's out of control
I was wrong you told me from the start
I'd never find truer love
Than the love in your heart
Love so strong you were right I was wrong
I was wrong you told me from the start
I'd never find truer love
Than the love in your heart
Love so strong you were right I was wrong
I was wrong
Susie said she'd seen you
And you were doing fine
Then Bill butted in and changed
The subject for the umpteenth time
Julie walked up and said hello
Then pretended she didn't know
But I could tell when the
Tears welled up in her eyes
Somebody knew but they weren't saying
All of my friends would just look away and
Change the subject when the subject came to you
They'd act like they knew nothin'
But I knew they were hidin' somethin'
Somebody knew you'd found somebody new
Johnny said last he'd heard
You were movin' away
Well I think he knew where to
But he wouldn't say
Molly walked up said
There's a new girl in town
Would it be okay if she brought her around
Your daddy bought you a new car
Your mama says you're gonna be a star
And you ain't worried 'bout nothing, girl
But your hair
You drop the top and you cruise around
Girl, you're shakin' up the whole town
Just a wink
And the boys are thinkin' that you care
You got 'em feelin' 'bout ten feet tall
All lined up and ready to fall
For your white lies and blue eyes
Your tanned legs and your cut-off jeans
All the fools, they love you just like me
Believin' every word from you
Even though I know they ain't true
White lies and blue eyes
It's after midnight, where you been?
Now don't you tell me, "With your friends"
'Cause they told me
They ain't seen you all day
Girl, you're givin' me the runaround
But it's so hard to put my foot down
When you keep smiling at me
That same sweet way
Well, I was all set to make my stand
But here I am, slippin' and fallin' again
For your white lies and blue eyes
Your tanned legs and your cut-off jeans
All the fools love you just like me
Oh, believin' every word from you
Even though I know they ain't true
White lies and blue eyes
Well, I was all set to make my stand
But here I am, slippin' and fallin' again
For your white lies and blue eyes
Your tanned legs and your cut-off jeans
All the fools, they love you, oh, just like me
Yeah, I believe every word from you
Even though I know they ain't true
White lies and blue eyes
Well, the last time she was seen, she was tearin' down Interstate 20
Headin' God knows where, her long blond hair blowin' in the wind
I guess I said some things, I don't know what got in me but I have to
Find her fast, while there's still a chance to win her back again
But there's too much Texas and not enough time to find her
Before I lose my mind or before she finds somebody new
I've been from Amarillo to Del Rio, I hope she hasn't crossed that line
There's just too much Texas and not enough time
She said she didn't care where she and her Chevy were goin'
She could be kickin' up dust or fallin' in love in a thousand one-horse towns
Well, I've looked everywhere, Lord it's killin' me not knowin'
Gotta find that girl, tell her she's my world before another sun goes down
But there's too much Texas and not enough time to find her
Before I lose my mind or before she finds somebody new
I've been from Amarillo to Del Rio, I hope she hasn't crossed that line
There's just too much Texas and not enough time
I can curse the day I met you and say I never loved you
Swear I'm better off now that you're not here with me
I can tell myself it's over that somewhere there's another
Who'll take your place in my life but it's all just make-believe
I know it's all just make-believe
'Cause a thousand memories can't be wrong
One by one they're tellin' me to hang on
Truth is girl, I've loved you all along
No a thousand memories can't be wrong
I don't need to see your picture or read your old love letters
To know the fool that I've been, I'm reminded all the time
I don't need to drive by your house or go to our old hangouts
To know the love I'm missin', it's always on my mind
Girl you're always on my mind
'Cause a thousand memories can't be wrong
One by one they're tellin' me to hang on
Truth is girl, I've loved you all along
No a thousand memories can't be wrong
If I was a rich man here's what I'd do
I'd buy my girl a mansion, a guest house or two
Everybody says she's crazy to love a poor boy like me
But she's living proof, the best things in life are free
'Cause she's got everything money can't buy
Pure heart of gold shining in her eyes
Ruby red lips, a satin touch
That girl's got a smile worth a million bucks
And the way she loves me, my, oh my
She's got everything, everything money can't buy
Parking after midnight, listening to the rain
Driving down a back road on a dusty day
Now she makes my old pick-up truck feel like a Limousine
It's a lifestyle like the rich and famous ain't never seen
'Cause she's got everything money can't buy
Pure heart of gold shining in her eyes
Ruby red lips, a satin touch
That girl's got a smile worth a million bucks
And the way she loves me, my, oh my
She's got everything, everything money can't buy
And the way she loves me, my, oh my
She's got everything money can't buy
Pure heart of gold shining in her eyes
Ruby red lips, a satin touch
That girl's got a smile worth a million bucks
And the way she loves me, my, oh my
She's got everything, everything money can't buy
Money can't buy
He hurt you, she hurt me
Now trust doesn't come so easily
Love isn't the fairy tale
It was before
So we're careful, 'cause we're fragile
We both realize some caution is wise
But we won't really love
'Til we're not scared to hurt anymore
So I open myself to the thought
And the hope and the real and the fact it could end
But I'm taking the chance
'Cause I know if we don't then we might never find this again
And I know that we can't be alone what we might be together
So I'll give you my best for what's left of the rest of forever
You need me and I need you
Sharing again isn't easy to do
We've only been able
To count on ourselves for so long
And now taken, takes courage
And though I'm afraid it's making me brave
Seeing you struggle
To stay weak enough to be strong
So I open myself to the thought
And the hope and the real and the fact it could end
But I'm taking the chance
'Cause I know if we don't then we might never find this again
And I know that we can't be alone what we might be together
So I'll give you my best for what's left of the rest of forever
I'm yours, forever I'm sure
As forever I've been, I said never again
But I open myself to the thought
And the hope and the real and the fact it could end
But I'm taking this chance
'Cause I know if we don't then we might never find this again
And I know that we can't be alone what we might be together
So I'll give you my best for what's left of the rest
There's an old dirt road off of 33
Lord it's been so long since it's seen me
But I've put many a mile across it's back
I used to kick up dust in the summertime
Runnin' the Georgia-Florida line
A teenage runaway train jumpin' of the track
Had the windows rolled down and beer cans flyin'
Bocephus on the knob and a coon-dog cryin'
And those days are gone in my rear-view
Lord all the scenes have changed and the roads are all brand new
When my homesick heart gets the best of me
I hit that old dirt road off of 33
I was running with a bunch of friends of mine
Nothin' to do but shoot old stop signs
Half the time with the law hot on our heels
Well we get cleaned up and go lookin' around
For a carload of girls to follow us down
To a run-down cabin and a party back in the fields
Oh God bless mama, she never had a clue
But I got a feelin' that my daddy knew
And those days are gone in my rear-view
Lord all the scenes have changed and the roads are all brand new
When my homesick heart gets the best of me
I hit that old dirt road off of 33
Now those days are gone in my rear-view
Lord all the scenes have changed and the roads are all brand new
When my homesick heart gets the best of me
I hit that old dirt road off of 33
Got another postcard today
This one was postmarked Santa Fe
All she had to say
Was thanks for givin' her the space
She was needin'
Got out all her other cards tonight
And I've been pourin' over every line
But the more I do, the less I think I like what I'm readin'
There isn't one 'Wish you were here', 'I miss you my dear'
'I want you to know, I can't wait to come home'
Not one single line sayin' distance and time
Is makin' her see, I'm really all that she needs
With every picture postcard she sends
There's a picture I'm startin' to get
That feelin' for me, I hope it's there in her heart
It's not meant to be, no it's not in the cards
Here's one I got a week ago
From Ensenada, Mexico
Where there should've been an 'I love you'
She wrote 'Adios' at the bottom
I'd try to reach her if I thought it would help
But the cards are speakin' for themselves
And I've got to play although the hand she dealt
Ain't a hot one
There isn't one 'Wish you were here', 'I miss you my dear'
'I want you to know, I can't wait to come home'
Not one single line sayin' distance and time
Is makin' her see, I'm really all that she needs
With every picture postcard she sends
There's a picture I'm startin' to get
That feelin' for me, I hope it's there in her heart
It's not meant to be, no it's not in the cards
Oh no, no, yeah, yeah
With every picture postcard she sends
There's a picture I'm startin' to get
That feelin' for me, I hope it's there in her heart
It's not meant to be, no it's not in the cards
No, no, no, no, it's not in the cards
Munchin' on a hot dog, sippin' on a cold beer
Got my seat propped up on the back of seat twenty four
Sittin' in the nose bleeds, workin' on the sun burn
Ain't nobody up here even worried 'bout the score
Now, it'd take a selfish man to ask for any more
Guess I must be living right, kicking back on cloud nine
No place on this earth I'd rather be
Right here, right now, that's what life's all about
Oh, what a great day to feel alive
Guess I must be livin' right
Me and my baby fishin' on a creek bank
We got a Folgers coffee can half full of wines
Toss in the water, I ain't had the first bait
There's a storm cloud movin' in but I ain't concerned
'Cause I got a back seat, I got a blanket and I got her
Guess I must be livin' right, kicking back on cloud nine
No place on this earth I'd rather be
Right here, right now, that's what life's all about
Oh, what a great day to feel alive
Guess I must be livin' right
Well, I know everything can go like I want it to all the time
But things today is sure going my way, rain or shine
Guess I must be livin' right, kicking back on cloud nine
No place on this earth I'd rather be
Right here, right now, that's what life's all about
Man, what a great day to feel alive
Guess I must be livin' right
Yeah, livin' right
I'm livin' right, must be livin' right
Long before the first beats of our hearts
Somehow someone knew that you belonged here in my arms
And now that I've gotten you girl I'm amazed every day
How you make my life complete in every way
But when I start to question just how on earth you found me
All I really have to do is stop and look around me
He shows the rivers where to run, struck the match that lit the sun
He writes the songs the birds sing, makes the flowers bloom in spring
But of all the things He's done, He made me for you and you for me
And that's more than everything
My hearts telling me each time we touch
This love has always been bigger than the both of us
As I look into your eyes, darling, now there's no doubt
I know you're the one thing I could never live without
I'm forever thankful for all the gifts in my life
And I feel there is someone smiling down on us tonight
He shows the rivers where to run, struck the match that lit the sun
He writes the songs the birds sing, makes the flowers bloom in spring
But of all the things He's done, He made me for you and you for me
And that's more than everything
But of all the things He's done, well, He made me for you and you for me
Seventeen, Kara Leigh Baker was settin' my dreams on fire
Back of the class I was sinkin' so fast
Drownin' in my own desire
I wrote poems and songs and letters
Askin' her if she'd been mine
We graduated that May 'til this very day
I'm still waitn' on her reply
You can love somebody
You can love somebody that's a natural fact
You can love somebody
But the hard part's findin' somebody who'll love you back
Yeah findin' somebody who will love you back
Well the years have gone by and I realize
Nothin' really much has changed
Still searchin' high and low for that single souls
Carryin' a mutual flame
Well I had a few dear near misses
Sayin' they could hear the music play
But I marched on believin' just to find
I was leadin' another one man parade
But I aint' givin' up
Oh it means too much to me
But it's gotta be right
Tearin' down a dirt road, rebel flag flyin',
'Coon dog in the back.
Truck bed loaded down with beer,
An' a cold one in my lap.
Earnhart sticker behind my head,
An' my woman by my side.
Tail-pipe's poppin', the radio's rockin':
"Country Boy Can Survive".
Well, if you got a problem with that,
You can kiss my country ass.
Well, I love Turkey calls, overalls,
Wrangler jeans: smoke nothin' but Marlboro reds.
Tattoos up an' down my arms,
An' deer heads over my bed.
My Grand-Daddy fought in World War Two,
An' my Daddy went to Vietnam.
An' I ain't scared to grab my gun,
An' fight for my homeland.
If you don't love the American flag,
You can kiss my country ass.
If you're a down home, backwoods redneck,
C'mon, stand up an' raise your glass.
But if you ain't down with my outlaw crowd,
You can kiss my country ass.
Inbstrumental break.
Well, there's a whole lotta high-class people out there,
That's lookin' down on me.
'Cause the country club where I belong,
Is the Honky Tonk till three in the mornin'.
Don't wear no fancy clothes,
No ties or three-piece suits.
You can find me in my camouflage hat,
My tee-shirt an' cowboy boots.
If that don't fit your social class,
You can kiss my country ass.
If you're a down home, backwoods redneck,
Hey, c'mon, stand up an' raise your glass.
But if you ain't down with my outlaw crowd,
You can kiss my country ass.
'Cause I'm a front-porch sittin',
Guitar pickin', moonshine sippin',
Bacca juice spittin' country boy from the woods.
An' I love fried chicken an' blue gill fishin',
An' outlaw women, an' I wouldn't change if I could.
I ain't tryin' to start no fight, but I'll finish one every time.
So you just mind your own damn business,
And stay the hell outta mine.
If you got a problem with that,
You can kiss my country ass.
I said if you got a problem with any of that,
You can kiss my natural born,
Redneck to the bone,
Katie brought my guitar back today
That's how she let me know
It's all over
I remember all those nights
Sittin' in the fireplace light
How she loved to hear me play
But Katie brought my guitar back today
Katie brought my guitar back today
I've seen it make her cry
Over and over
She told me when I wasn't there
And she would wake up feelin' scared
She'd hold it in her arms and be ok
Katie brought my guitar back today
We had our stormy times like anybody else
(more than once) More than once
I broke her heart
When I couldn't tell her I was sorry by myself
I could tell her with that ol' guitar
But I'm afraid this time things have gone too far
Katie brought my guitar back today
I guess that means this time
It's really over
As I sit and play it now
The songs all seem so sad somehow
Wish she'd just thrown that thing away
But Katie brought my guitar back today
I remember all those nights
Sittin' in fireplace light
How she loved to hear me play
Well, I was doin' alright, keepin' you off my mind
Goin' one three days in a row
But pullin' out of work, I heard brown eyed girl
Playin' on my radio
And for a moment you were sittin' there right by my side
How I wonder what you're doin' tonight?
My friends and I went out to a bar downtown
To shoot some pool and listen to the band
I even caught a friendly smile, Lord it'd been a long while
So I got up the nerve to ask her to dance
And when I put my arms around her, it just didn't feel right
I stood there wonderin' what you're doin' tonight
Are you laughin' out loud, dancin' around
So happy with your new life
Or do you miss what we had? Do you ever look back?
Do I even cross your mind?
Well girl, I wonder what you're doin' tonight
Well driftin' off to sleep, I pray the Lord to keep
My angel safe wherever you are
And even though you're gone, it's never for long
'Cause your memory lives right here in my heart
And even though I know in time, I'll be alright
I can't help wonderin' what you're doin' tonight
Are you laughin' out loud, dancin' around
So happy with your new life
Or do you miss what we had? Do you ever look back?
Do I even cross your mind?
There's somethin' pulling' on me
Out of nowhere like a mystery
And I won't find it here in my backyard
So I'm gonna go and I don't care how far
Drivin' through the night wherever it goes
By the mornin' light I'll be down that road
Where a heart can see and the headlights know
Where the night ends and the dawn begins to glow
Yeah, it's a healin' time it's a moment of truth
When all your fears come
Crashin' through to the other side
Where you play your mind and let go
'Cause nothin' can dry your eyes
Like a highway sunrise
Wheels turnin' in my mind
Tail-lights dancin' in my eyes
And there's no horizon just a fade to black
And I'll be breakin' through with my foot on the gas
Somewhere I've never been is leadin' me on
By the mornin' light I'll be down that road
Where a heart can see and the headlights know
Where the night ends and the dawn begins to glow
Yeah, it's healin' time it's a moment of truth
When all your fears come
Crashin' through to the other side
Where you play your mind and let go
'Cause nothin' can dry your eyes
Like a highway sunrise
Somewhere I've never been is leadin' me on
By the mornin' light I'll be down that road
Where a heart can see and the headlights know
Where the night ends and the dawn begins to glow
Yeah, it's a healin' time it's a moment of truth
When all your fears come
Crashin' through to the other side
Where you play your mind and let go
'Cause nothin' can dry your eyes
Like a highway sunrise
Like a highway sunrise
I pulled in her driveway, turned the radio down low
And I sat staring at what she was wearing, waitin' by the front door
She came walking down the porch steps
Her daddy's pride and only innocence
The way she smiled I knew we were gonna be
Heart to heart
Falling in love by the radio light underneath the stars
Nothing's ever felt more right, than being alone and lost
In each other's arms, givin' in to the raging storm
And cherishing every part, heart to heart
We pulled down a dirt road, sittin' in close and moving slow
The moonlight danced on a little romance, goin' on in my old Ford
She whispered softly as she closed her eyes
If we go to far don't apologize, 'cause there's no place that I would rather be
And heart to heart
Falling in love by the radio light underneath the stars
No nothing's ever felt more right, than being alone and lost
In each other's arms, givin' in to the raging storm
And cherishing every part, heart to heart
They say that we're too young
To know if love is real
But all we know is what we feel
When we're heart to heart
Falling in love by the radio light underneath the stars
Girl nothing's ever felt more right, than being alone and lost
In each other's arms, givin' in to the raging storm
Cherishing every part heart to heart
Falling in love by the radio light underneath the stars
There was a cloud of dust down lonesome road
One full moon Friday night
The county sheriff and old man Jones
Had a feeling that it wasn't right
So they followed a beer can trail
And it took them to the river bank
There was girls and guys and four wheel drives
And 500 watts of Hank
Well that sheriff was packin' a .44
And he shot it up into the air
He said you on private property people
Better move it on out of here
Then a blue-eyed cutie with a wiggly walk
Come sliding up next to him
She said, "There ain't no way you are gettin' us out
So you might as well come on in"
She said, "It's Friday night in Dixie, it's time to have some fun
Anything goes till the rooster crows and we see that southern sun
We're gonna party down to that country sound
You know what I'm talkin' about
'Cause it's Friday night in Dixie
Can't hold it in let it all hang out"
Well the sheriff searched all the pickup trucks
To see what he could find
Some shotgun shells an old buck knife
And a mason jar of shine
Then Billy jumped up in the back of his truck
And said, "Sheriff I do confess
I stole that jar from old man Jones
'Cause I heard that he made the best"
Then the sheriff put down his pistol
Looked over at old man Jones
He said it's up to you what you want to do
Lock them up or leave 'em alone
Well that old man said
"I sure have done my share of raisin' hell"
And I ain't to old to raise it with y'all
And he let out a rebel yell
He said, "It's Friday night in Dixie, it's time to have some fun
Anything goes till the rooster crows and we see that southern sun
We're gonna party down to that country sound
You know what I'm talkin' about
Well, it's Friday night in Dixie
Can't hold it in, Lord, let it all hang out"
You know it's Friday night in Dixie and we're gonna have some fun
'Cause anything goes till the rooster crows and we feel that southern sun
We're gonna party down to that country sound
You know what I'm talkin about
It's Friday night in Dixie don't hold it in
Come on let it all hang out
Yeah, let it all hang out
I guess she caught that plane early this morning
'Cause that I've decided to stay, call never came
And right about now, Lord, she's nearly back to Asheville
I'm staring out at a South Georgia rain
Wonderin' if I'll ever touch her again
If there were only miles between us
I'd be there in a good days drive
But the last time I held her
I saw the distance in her eyes
She once crossed the Blue Ridge Mountains
And swore that she'd be mine
But she never brought her heart across
The Carolina line
She always said this place felt just like home
But she had memories she never did unpack
And even in my arms holdin' me close
She never let go of the past
Or the one who kept callin' her back
If there were only miles between us
I'd be there in a good days drive
But the last time I held her
I saw the distance in her eyes
She must have missed those Blue Ridge Mountains
Or someone she left behind
'Cause I never got her heart across
The Carolina line
When she crossed the Blue Ridge Mountains
And left me here behind
Lord knows she took my heart across
(Mickey Cates/John Jarrard)
(Track 6 - Time 3: 05)
Katy brought my guitar back today
That's how she let me know it's all over
I remember all those nights
Sittin' in the fireplace light
How she loved to hear me play
Katy brought my guitar back today
Katy brought my guitar back today
I've seen it make her cry over and over
She told me when I wasn't there
She would wake up feeling scared
She'd hold it in her arms and be okay
Katy brought my guitar back today
We had our stormy times like anybody else
More than once I broke her heart
When I couldn't tell her I was sorry by myself
I could tell her with that old guitar
But I'm afraid this time things have gone too far
Katy brought my guitar back today
I guess that means this time it's really over
As I sit and play it now
The songs all seem so sad somehow
I wish she'd just thrown that thing away
Katy brought my guitar back today
I remember all those nights
Sittin' in the fireplace light
How she used to love to hear me play
(Bob DiPiero/Craig Wiseman)
Seventeen Kerilee Baker was setting my dreams on fire
Back of the class I was sinking so fast drowning in my own desire
I wrote poems and songs and letters, asking her if she'd be mine
We graduated that May, until this very day I'm still waiting on her reply
Cause you can love somebody(love somebody) you can love somebody
Thats a natural fact you can love somebody
But the hard part is finding somebody who'll love you back
Yeah finding somebody who will love you back
Well the years have gone by and I realize
Nothing really much has changed
Still searching high and low for that single soul
Carrying a mutual flame
Well I had a few dear near misses
Saying they could hear the music play
But I marched on believing just to find
I was leading another one man parade
You can love somebody(love somebody) you can love somebody
Thats a natural fact you can love somebody
But the hard part is finding somebody who'll love you back
Yeah finding somebody who will love you back
But I ain't giving up(aint giving up)
No it means to much to me(means to much to me)
But It's got to be right(so right)
In giving as well as receive
You can love somebody (love somebody) you can love somebody
Thats a natural fact you can love somebody
But the hard part is finding somebody who'll love you back
"SHE WAS"
RHETT AKINS
Tuff Guy On The Outside
Always Been The Story Of My Life
Noone ever Got The Best Of Me
Thought I Was In Control Of My Destiney
But On The Inside I Was Gun Shy
Never Could Look Love In The Eye
Tryed To Keep My Heat Protected
Then Came The Unexpected
I Remember The Moment I Saw
Forever Comin' Into View
She Was Standin' There Like An Angel Shinin'
Sent To Me With Perfect Timin'
The Only One That Could Turn My Life Around
She Was Sunlight On A Cloudy Mornin'
Shelter When The Rain Was Pourin'
One Heart That Would Never Let Me Down
Oh It's Hard To Belive She Was Born To Be With Me
But She Was
I've Been Down All The Wrong Roads
I've Every Way The Wind Blows
So Lost That I Couldnt Be Found
But Love Has A Way Of Trackin' you Down
The Right Place The Right Time
One Look She Stoll This Heart Of Mine
And I Knew It Was Never Endin'
And Ever Night When Im Holdin' Her Close I Knew It Was Never Endin
And Every Night When Im Holding Her Close
I Thank Heaven Above
She Was Standin' There Like An Angel Shinin'
Sent To Me With Perfect Timin'
The Only One That Could Turn My Life Around
She Was Sunlight On A Cloudy Mornin'
Shelter When The Rain Was Pourin'
One Heart That Would Never Let Me Down
Oh It's Hard To Belive She Was Born To Be With Me
But She Was
A Dream I Never Thought Would Come True
But My Whole Life Changed From Outta The Blue
She Was Standin' There Like An Angel Shinin'
Sent To Me With Perfect Timin'
The Only One That Could Turn My Life Around
She Was Sunlight On A Cloudy Mornin'
Shelter When The Rain Was Pourin'
One Heart That Would Never Let Me Down
Oh It's Hard To Belive She Was Born To Be With Me
But She Was
Yeah.
She Was Standin' There Like An Angel Shinin'
Sent To Me With Perfect Timin'
The Only One That Could Turn My Life Around
She Was Sunlight On A Cloudy Mornin'
Shelter When The Rain Was Pourin'
One Heart That Would Never Let Me Down
Oh It's Hard To Belive She Was Born To Be With Me
But She Was
She Was
Oh She Was
Yeah
She Was
Yeah She Was
Closet full of dresses and not a thing to wear
No matter the occasion can't do nothin' with her hair
At anytime she'd change her mind and she likes to change mine too
Somehow she finds a way to make me see her point of view
Ain't that just like a woman? She can be a friend
Be a lover go from one extreme to the other
Call it intuition, knows when to talk and when to listen
She's always there when I need her the most
Ain't that just like a woman?
She forgets her lipstick in the pocket of my coat
Says I'm neither drivin' way too fast or goin' way too slow
She believes in true love and the magic of romance
Candlelight and roses and slow, slow dance
Ain't that just like a woman? She can be a friend
Be a lover go from one extreme to the other
Call it intuition, knows when to talk and when to listen
She's always there when I need her the most
Ain't that just like a woman?
Call it intuition, knows when to talk and when to listen
She's always there when I need her the most
No Match (For That Old Flame)
(Rhett AkinsLarry BoonePaul Nelson)
Remember when you told me you were over him
Well girl I know you never mean to lie
But every time that we go out and he walks in
You say hello like you never said goodbye
And that old spark gets in your eye
Guess I'm no match for that old flame
Lord he left a memory that I can't love away
All fires don't burn the same
And I'm no match for that old flame
I know you say that this is all just in my head
Well girl you know I want that to be true
And though you say your love for him is long since dead
You come alive every time he looks at you
And I have to face the cold hard truth
That I'm no match for that old flame
Lord he left a memory that I can't love away
All fires don't burn the same
And I'm no match for that old flame
I'm no match for that old flame
Lord he left a memory that I can't love away
All fires, they don't burn the same
Got hooked on Country when I was a young boy
Nothing changed my world like Bocephus did
Then I found the Rolling Stones
Man, they got in my bones but nothing ever moved me
Like the feeling running through me when we kiss
'Cause you rock me, baby, you get inside my soul
You play my heart just like a grooving guitar
You're the perfect melody, your love stays with me
Yeah you, yeah, you rock me, baby
As I got older, well, I mellowed out some
I got stuck in a dead end rut and a boring routine
But just like my favorite song
Girl, you really turn me on and you've got me shaken
And there's no mistaking what you do to me
You rock me, baby, you get inside my soul
You play my heart just like a grooving guitar
You're the perfect melody, your love stays with me
Yeah you, yeah, you rock me, baby
You rock me, baby, you get inside my soul
You play my heart just like a grooving guitar
You're the perfect melody, your love stays with me
Yeah you, yeah, you rock me, baby
(You rock me, baby)
Yeah, you rock me, rock me, baby
(You rock me)
Ooh, you rock me, baby
(You rock me, baby)
Yeah, you do, yeah, you do
Green light turning red
I slowed down, turned around
Looked in the window next to me
She took my breath away
Red light turning green
Her blue eyes meet mine
She smiles and there goes destiny
Driving away from me
Now I can't stop thinking
I can't stop wondering
I can't stop wishing
I've done something that goes
Got me looking over my shoulder
Gotta have her and I haven't even told that girl
Can't let her go and I can't hold her
Now that I've seen her, I can't get over that girl
Gray skies turning blue
I walk through the front door
And out on the dance floor, there she is
My second chance, I can't miss
Good luck turning bad
I was waiting on the slow song
I waited too long, I just can't win
That girl disappeared again
Now I can't stop thinking
Can't stop wondering
Can't stop wishing
I've done something that goes
Got me looking over my shoulder
Gotta have her and I haven't even told that girl
Can't let her go and I can't hold her
Now that I've seen her, I can't get over that girl
Ain't got her name, ain't got her number
No way out from the spell I'm under that girl's
Got me looking over my shoulder
Gotta have her and I haven't even told that girl
Can't let her go and I can't hold her
Now that I've seen her, I can't get over that girl
She got me looking over my shoulder
I gotta have her and I haven't even told that girl
Can't let her go and I can't hold her
Now that I've seen her, I can't get over that girl
Can't get over that girl
Hey, has anybody seen that girl?
Politicians, coalitions
Unionism, opposition
Activism, communism
Skepticism, new vision, down with the old tradition
Vandalism, terrorism
Ammunition, demolition
Darwinism, religion
How a lot of people making catastrophic predictions
But I'll be right here loving you
Come what may, I know this much is true
As long as this world's spinning
Like it's supposed to do
I'll be right here loving you
Computerized, organized
Downsize, enterprise
Idolize, criticize
Demoralize, sympathize, talk sweet and tellin' lies
Economics, electronics
Atomic, supersonic
Saving whales, crowded jails
America On Line, Internet, E-mail
But I'll be right here loving you
Come what may, I know this much is true
As long as this world's spinning
Like it's supposed to do
I'll be right here loving you
Ecology, technology
Energy, psychology
Evolution, revolution
Everybody's trying to find a new solution
But I'll be right here loving you
Come what may, I know this much is true
As long as this world's spinning
Like it's supposed to do
I'll be right here loving you
As long as this world's spinning
Like it's supposed to do
I've hung out with people with money,
And I've hung out with people without
I've had friends in high cotton honey,
And friends with beans for a bank account
Now what I've learned is to short for a book,
And to long for a bumper sticker
In this ol' world there ain't nothin' for sure,
But far as I can figure
CHORUS:
You can't get rich in Las Vegas
You can't retire on minimum wages
But with a little bit of love,
And some cable TV
We can be happy, relatively happy
Cool as a glass of ice tea
Happy as we wanna be
Life dishes out some difficult lessons
Life might hit us with a couple low blows
But when we stop and count up our blessin's
It takes ten fingers and a couple of toes
Now I've found out what really counts
Is what they don't teach in college
'Cause it says right here on page number one
In the book of common knowledge
CHORUS:
Yeah with a little bit of love
And some cable TV
We Can be happy, relatively happy
Cool as a glass of ice tea
Mama's holding on as I was letting go
Not sure where I was heading to, well, on my own
I remember all the power of my father's words
Long after they were spoken, they could still be heard
He said, "Life's not quite as simple out beyond these fields
This world is bound to fail you but our love never will"
Lovin's what livin's all about
It's the giving, not the taking
That makes life worth while
When we're livin' without loving
We're living without
Lovin's what livin's all about
You can ask a dying man what he'd rather hold
A tender loving hand or a heart of gold
Have you ever seen yourself in a new born's eyes?
I tell you it's enough to make a tough man cry
Have you ever felt the healing of a lover's touch?
There's nothing like the feeling when you fall in love
Lovin's what livin's all about
It's the giving, not the taking
That makes life worth while
When we're livin' without loving
We're living without
Lovin's what livin's all about
Lovin's what livin's all about
Love can bring the sweetest joy
Love can bring us to tears
Love can lead us through the fire
It's the reason we're here
Lovin's what livin's all about
It's the giving, not the taking
That makes life worth while
When we're livin' without loving
We're living without
Lovin's what livin's all about
Well the midnight headlight find you on a rainy night
steep grade up ahead slow me down makin no time
gotta keep rollin
those windshield wipers slappin out a tempo
keepin perfect rhythm with the song on the radio
gotta keep rolling
Ooh I'm driving my life away, looking for a better way, for me
ooh I'm driving my life away, looking for a sunny day
Well the truck stop cutie comin' on to me
tried to talk me into a ride said I wouldn't be sorry
but she was just a baby
Hey waitress pour me another cup of coffee
pop me down jack me up shoot me out flyin' down the highway
lookin for the morning
Ooh I'm driving my life away, looking for a better way, for me
ooh I'm driving my life away, looking for a sunny day
Well the midnight headlight find you on a rainy night
steep grade up ahead slow me down makin no time
gotta keep rollin
those windshield wipers slappin out a tempo
keepin perfect rhythm with the song on the radio
gotta keep rolling
Ooh I'm driving my life away, looking for a better way, for me
Stole the keys to my daddy's ride
And I took my baby for a midnight ride
Our hearts where racing as we headed down highway
OOh we didn't have no lovers lane
But that old backroad worked just the same
It wasn't long till I knew deep inside
This must be what their talking about
When you find the one you can't live without
Somewhere deep in the night
I saw the light of a love that got hold of me
And left no dout
This must be what their talking about
I read about it in a magazine
I'd even seen on the movie screen
Heard'em sing about it in a million songs
I never really understood till we lit
That fire that night in the woods
Well it was January,
Not the fourth of July.
Snow-white morning
And a clear blue sky.
We were miles from no where,
But somehow or other love found us.
We were laughin and lookin in eachothers hearts,
Talkin' and touchin',
Tryin' so hard not to notice what was goin on all around us.
(Chorus)
Well there were fireworks flashin',
And thunder clappin',
And big waves crashin' on the shore.
There were church bells ringin',
And angels singin',
All gathered round heaven's door.
And then we kissed,
And I saw the light.
I could go on about this all night.
Hey darlin' if you don't wanna hear how the waters parted,
Then don't get me started.
No, don't get me started, I'm warnin you
Unless you got an extra week or two,
You know darn well how I get when you get me goin.
No, don't get me talkin' about us.
About the day we fell in love.
Unless you're longin' for a dose of strong emotion.
(Chorus)
And then we kissed,
And I saw the light,
I could go on about this all night.
Hey darlin' if you don't wanna hear how the waters parted.
Don't get me started.
Now it ain't like me to talk about the way my woman makes me feel
But since you asked and I've got a minute well gentlemen here's the deal
If I told it's as good as this or that you might misunderstand
So let me give you all a little idea of what's it's better than
It's better than whiskey when you're cold
Better than your favorite song on the radio
Better than a feather bed when you've been loving all night
And you've got to get some rest
Better than punching out on payday
And cruise control down the highway
It's a whole lot better than it used to be
And it used to be the best
Now I've seen love that started to fade soon after that first kiss
But let me make it clear right now that ain't the case with this
It started out good, started getting better it never has slowed down
And it's better than a bunch of you buying me another round
It's better than whiskey when you're cold
Better than your favorite song on the radio
Better than a feather bed when you've been loving all night
And you've got to get some rest
Better than punching out on payday
And cruise control down the highway
It's a whole lot better than it used to be
And it used to be the best
Lordy, Lord I love that woman of mine
And what we've got has got to be one hundred times better than
It's better than whiskey when you're cold
Better than your favorite song on the radio
Better than a feather bed when you've been loving all night
And you've got to get some rest
Better than punching out on payday
And cruise control down the highway
It's a whole lot better than it used to be
And it used to be the best
Yeah, it's a whole lot better than it used to be
You never know thirty minutes ago
That we were at each other's throats
Like a couple of kids, who don't care who they hurt
My heart hid in your cold stare
They'd never get us anywhere
But for the final word we know where to turn
As here in this house love rules
It's never a doubt, love rules
It's in command, it lays down the law
Without pointin' fingers or findin' fault
And words start to fly, love talks
When emotions run high, love sees all
And brings us back together
Like nothin' else could ever do, love rules
I can't promise, and you can't swear
We'll always be the perfect pair
But feelings like ours, they don't just come and go
When tears dry and hands touch
Eye stalls and walls break up
And a kiss tells us all, we need to know
Here in this house, love rules
It's never a doubt, love rules
It's in command, it lays down the law
Without pointin' fingers or findin' fault
And words start to fly, love talks
When emotions run high, love sees all
And brings us back together
Like nothin' else could ever do, love rules
When words start to fly, love talks
When emotions run high, then love sees all
And brings us back together
(Larry Boone/Paul Nelson/Rhett Akins)
(Track 2 - Time 3: 27)
Stole the keys to my daddy's ride
And I took my baby for a midnight drive
Our hearts were racing as we headed down highway 9
We didn't have no lover's lane
But that old back road worked just the same
It wasn't long till I knew deep inside
This must be what they're talkin' about
When you find the one you can't live without
Somewhere deep in the night, I saw the light
Oh her love got a hold of me
Left no doubt
This must be what they're talkin' about
I read about it in the magazines
I'd even seen it on the movie screen
Heard 'em sing about it in a million songs
I never really understood
Till we lit that fire that night in the woods
Started a love that still burns just as strong
This must be what they're talkin' about
When you find the one you can't live without
Somewhere deep in the night, I saw the light
Oh her love got a hold of me
Left no doubt
This must be what they're talkin' about
Somewhere deep in the night, I saw the light
Oh her love got a hold of me
Left no doubt
This must be what they're talkin' about
This must be what they're talkin' about
This must be what they're talkin' about
We've been standing on the edge of something
Bigger than the both of us
And neither one of us had said it yet
But tonight I got my courage up
I was just about to let the L word rip
When you stopped me in my tracks
Oh, you came right out and said, "I love you"
Well all I had to say to that, is
Right back atcha, same to you
Ditto Darlin', I love you too
The feeling's mutual, it goes both ways you know
It's reciprocal, emotion's identical
I'm glad that you feel the same
'Cause I was about to say those very words
But darlin', since you said 'em first
Right back atcha
Girl, I had everything worked out
It was right on the tip of my tongue
Well, I was waitin' on that special moment
But you beat me to the punch
Yeah, you took the words right out of my mouth
You must have been readin' my mind
'Cause when you told me that you loved me
Well, I had only one reply, that's right
Right back atcha, same to you
Ditto Darlin', I love you too
The feeling's mutual, it goes both ways you know
It's reciprocal, emotion's identical
I'm glad that you feel the same
'Cause I was about to say those very words
But darlin', since you said 'em first
Right back atcha
Yeah, right back atcha, same to you
Ditto Darlin', I love you too
The feeling's mutual, it goes both ways you know
It's reciprocal, emotion's identical
I'm glad that you feel the same
'Cause I was about to say those very words
But darlin', since you said 'em first
Right back atcha
Oh yeah, ditto darlin', I love you too
Every day I drive to work across Flint River bridge
One hundred yards from the spot where me and grandpa fished
There's a piece of his old fruit stand on the side of Sawmill Road
He'd be there peelin' peaches if it was twenty years ago
What I wouldn't give
To ride around in that old truck with him
If heaven wasn't so far away
I'd pack up the kids and go for the day
Introduce them to their grandpa
Watch 'em laugh at the way he talks
I'd find my long lost cousin John
The one we left back in Vietnam
Show him a picture of his daughter now
She's a doctor and he'd be proud
Then tell him we'd be back in a couple of days
In the rear view mirror we'd all watch him wave
And losing them wouldn't be so hard to take
If heaven wasn't so far away
I'd hug all three of those girls we lost from the class of '89
And I'd find my bird dog Bo and take him huntin' one more time
I'd ask Hank why he took those pills back in '53
And Janis to sing the second verse of "Me and Bobby McGee"
Sit on a cloud and visit for a while
It'd do me good just to see them smile
If heaven wasn't so far away
I'd pack up the kids and go for the day
Introduce them to their grandpa
Watch 'em laugh at the way he talks
I'd find my long lost cousin John
The one we left back in Vietnam
Show him a picture of his daughter now
She's a doctor and he'd be proud
Then tell him we'd be back in a couple of days
In the rear view mirror we'd all watch him wave
And losing them wouldn't be so hard to take
If heaven wasn't so far
If heaven wasn't so far
If heaven wasn't so far away
So far away
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