Sugarland, an American country music duo, is composed of singer–songwriters Jennifer Nettles (lead vocals) and Kristian Bush (background vocals, lead vocals, mandolin, acoustic guitar, and harmonica). Sugarland was founded in 2002 by Kristen Hall with Bush and ultimately became a trio after hiring Jennifer Nettles as lead singer. After three years, Hall left the group.
Signed to Mercury Nashville Records in 2004, Sugarland broke through that year with the release of their debut single "Baby Girl", the first single from their multi-platinum debut album Twice the Speed of Life. The trio became a duo in 2006, when they also released their second album, Enjoy the Ride. This album produced their first two #1 singles (in the U.S.), "Want To" and "Settlin'", and won the duo a Grammy for "Stay". In 2008 they released their third album, titled Love on the Inside. This album produced three more #1 singles with "All I Want to Do", "Already Gone"and "It Happens". Their fourth album, The Incredible Machine was released on October 19, 2010 in both a standard and deluxe edition. Upon The Incredible Machine being certified platinum, Sugarland has sold in excess of 14 million records. Nettles and Bush also write all of the band's songs.
They’re grazin’ the fieldCovered with tarCan’t get a priceTo see my way clearI’m sitting downAt the sugarland barIt might as well buryMy body right hereTractors and combinesOut in the coldSheds piled highWith the wheat we ain’t soldSilos filled withLast year’s cropsIf something don’t break meWe’ll gonna dropWell my wife got anotherComing in julyShe’s just laid up in bedAll she does is cries, cries, criesTommy, oh tommyI’m so aloneTommy, oh tommyOh! won’t you stay homePa’ don’t say nothingExcept when it rainsHe sits by the windowListening to the sound of passing trainsRoaring out of the nightCarrying an empty loadWe got a whole lot of grainThat ain’t got nowhere to goWell, if pricesDon’t get no higherI’ll fill this dustbin with gasand set these fields on fireSit out on a ridgeWhere the bluebirds flyAnd watch the flame rise upAgainst this sugarland sky
Snake oil and roses, pockets of dirt
Hands of a fortune teller's son
Young love shakin' the earth
Like a heart shot out of a gun
Lips like gravity pull me under
Reckless weather on his breath
Smells like rain, hits like thunder
Storm is comin', I got nothin' left
So we run, yeah, yeah, yeah, we run
Come undone like a string on a sweater
That you pull but you know better
But doing what you shouldn'ts half the fun
So we run
Fire and laughter, fence posts flyin'
Feel the fever in the air
Can't remember what came before him
And what comes after I don't care
Hands are tremblin', swore I wouldn't
One more look and I'll give in
Hundred reasons why I shouldn't
But I lost my heart and wanted him to win
So we run, yeah, yeah, yeah, we run
Come undone like a string on a sweater
Old enough and should know better
But doin' what you shouldn'ts half the fun
So we run
I hear the lever on his voice, it's a callin' not a choice
And I can't keep myself from followin' the sound
Yeah, you may never know how fast that you can go
Till someone lifts your feet up off the ground
So we run, yeah, yeah, yeah, we run
Come undone, yeah, yeah, yeah, undone
So we run, yeah, yeah, yeah, we run
I packed a cooler and a change of clothes
Let's jump in, see how far it goes
You got my heart and your daddy's boat
We've got all night to make it float
We could sit on the shore
We could just be friends
Or we could jump in
The whole world could change in a minute
Just one kiss could stop it spinning
We could think it through
But I don't want to, if you don't want to
We could keep things just the same
Leave here the way we came
with nothing to lose
But I don't want to, if you don't want to
I got your ring around my neck
and a couple of nights I don't regret
You've got a dream of a degree and a shirt that smells like me
Yeah we both got dreams
we could chase alone
or we could make our own
The whole world could change in a minute
Just one kiss could stop it spinning
We could think it through
But I don't want to if you don't want to
We could keep things just the same
Leave here the way we came
with nothing to lose
But I don't want to if you don't want to
Never waste another day wonderin' what you threw away
Holding me, holding you
I don't want to, if you don't want to
We could keep things just the same
Leave here the way we came with nothing to lose
But I don't want to, if you don't want to
But I want to
It ain't often I take time to answer calls on the request line
But this one says that we're his best last chance
So all you people in radio land, turn it up loud, loud as you can
Help to carry these words of a desperate man
[Chorus]
Do you believe in love and that we were meant to be?
Two words can free us, so repeat them after me
"I do." from a boy in love to a girl called Tennessee
It's always scary when you find true love
Hits like lightning from high above
You might only get one chance to say
[Repeat Chorus]
He got scared and let her slip away
Now he knows he's not afraid
I'll put him on the air in case she's listening somewhere
Take it to heart, keep in mind
Try to reach out through the telephone line
Caller you're on the air, say it so she hears
Is it the face of a child? Is it the thrill of danger?
Is it the kindness we see in the eyes of a stranger?
Is it more than faith? Is it more than hope?
Is it waiting for us at the end of our rope?
I say it's love!
I say it's love!
Is it the one you call home? Is it the Holy Land?
Is it standing right here holding your hand?
Is it just like the movies? Is it rice and white lace?
Is it the feeling I get when I wake to your face?
I say it's love!
I say it's love!
Is it the first summer storm? Is it the colors of fall?
Is it having so little and yet having it all?
Is it one in a million? Is it a chance to belong?
Is it standing right here singing this song?
I say it's love
I say it's love
(I say it's love!)
Is it a veil or a cross? Is it the poet's gift?
(I say it's love!)
Is it the face that has launched over thousands of ships?
(I say it's love!)
Is it making you laugh? Is it letting you cry?
(I say it's love!)
Is it where we believe that we go when we die?
(I say it's love!)
Is it how you were made? Is it your mother's ghost?
(I say it's love!)
Is it the wish that I'm wishing for your life
A Salvation Army band played
And the children drank lemonade
And the morning lasted all day, all day
And through an open window came
Like Sinatra in a younger day
Pushing the town away, away
Ah-heya ma ma ma, into the night-ahh
Hey ma ma ma, hey-ay-ay-ay, ah
Life in a northern town
Ah hey ma ma ma ma
They sat on the stony ground
And he took a cigarette out
And everyone else came down to listen
It was the winter 1963
It felt like the world would freeze
With John F. Kennedy and the Beatles, yeah, yeah
Ah-heya ma ma ma, into the night-ahh
Hey ma ma ma, hey-ay-ay-ay, ah
Life in a northern town
Ah hey ma ma ma ma
Ah-heya ma ma ma, into the night-ahh
Hey ma ma ma, hey-ay-ay-ay, ah
They shut the factory down
Ah hey ma ma ma ma
The evening had turned to rain
Watched the water roll down the drain
As we followed him down... to the station
And he would never wave goodbye
You could see it written in his eyes
As the train pulled out of sight, right by
Ah-heya ma ma ma, into the night-ahh
Heya ma ma ma, hey-ay-ay-ay, ah
Life in a northern town
Ah-hey ma ma ma, take it easy on yourself
Ah-heya ma ma ma, into the night-ahh
Heya ma ma ma, hey-ay-ay-ay, ah
Life in a northern town
Ah hey ma ma ma ma
Ah-heya ma ma ma, into the night-ahh
Heya ma ma ma, hey-ay-ay-ay, ah
Life in a northern town
Ah hey ma ma ma ma
Ah-heya ma ma ma, into the night-ahh
Hey ma ma ma, hey-ay-ay-ay, ah
Life in a northern town
Ah hey ma ma ma ma
My mama mapped out the road that she knows
Which hands you shake and which hands you hold
In my hand-me-down Mercury, ready to roll
She knew that I had to go
And hangout, make lots of noise
And lay out late with a boy
Make the mistakes that she made
'Cause she knew all along
I was already goneI was already gone
I was already gone
Life is a runaway train you can't wait to jump on
They say the first time won't ever last
But that didn't stop me, the first time he laughed
All my friends tried to warn me the day that we met
Girl don't you lost your heart yet
But his dark eyes dared me with danger
And sparks fly like flame to a paper
Fire in his touch burning me up
But still I held on
'Cause I was already gone, I was already gone
I was already gone
Life is a runaway train you can't wait to jump on
The last time I saw him, we packed up my things
And he smiled like the first time he told me his name
And we cried with each other
We split the blame for the parts that we couldn't change
Pictures, dishes and socks
It's our whole life down to one box
There he was waving goodbye
On the front porch alone
But I was already gone, I was already gone
I was already gone
I was already gone, I was already gone
Hangout, make lots of noise
And layout late with a boy
Make the mistakes that she made
Life is a runaway train
My mama mapped out the road that she knows
Which hands to shake, which hands you hold
In my hand-me-down Mercury
They say in this town, stars stay up all night
Well, I don?t know, can?t see ?em for the glow of the neon lights
An' it's a long way from here to the place where the home fires burn
Well it's two thousand miles and one left turn
Dear Mom and Dad
Please send money, I?m so broke that it ain?t funny
Well, I don't need much, just enough to get me through
Please don?t worry 'cause I'm all right
See, I?m playin? here at the bar tonight
Well, this time I?m gonna make our dreams come true
Well, I love you more than anything in the world
Love, your baby girl
Black Top, blue sky, big town full of little white lies
Well, everybody?s your friend, you can never be sure
They'll promise fancy cars an' diamond rings an' all sorts of shiny things
But, girl, you?ll remember what your knees are for
Dear Mom and Dad
Please send money, I?m so broke that it ain?t funny
Well, I don't need much, just enough to get me through
Please don?t worry 'cause I'm all right
See, I?m playin? here at the bar tonight
Well, this time I?m gonna make our dreams come true
Well, I love you more than anything in the world
Love, your baby girl
I know that I?m on my way
Well, I can tell every time I play
An' I know it?s worth all the dues I pay
When I can write to you and say
Dear Mom and Dad
I?ll send money, I?m so rich that it ain?t funny
Well it ought to be more than enough to get you through
Please don?t worry 'cause I?m all right
See, I?m stayin? here at the Ritz tonight
Whaddya know, we made our dreams come true
An' there are fancy cars an' diamond rings
But you know that they don't mean a thing
Well, they all add up to nothin' compared to you
Well, remember me in ribbons an' curls
I still love you more than anything in the world
Love, your baby girl, ah yeah
(Your baby girl)
Dear Mom and Dad
Please send money, I?m so broke that it ain?t funny
Don't need much, just enough to get me through
(Your baby girl)
Please don?t worry 'cause I'm all right
Playin? here at the bar tonight
(Ooh, ooh, ooh)
Dreams come true
Hmm, 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
Son of God, oh, love's pure light
Radiant beams from Thy holy face
With the dawn of redeeming grace
Jesus, Lord at Thy birth
Jesus, Lord at Thy birth
O come, O come, Emmanuel
And ransom captive Israel
That mourns in lonely exile here
Until the Son of God appears
Rejoice, rejoice
Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel
O come, O come, Thou Dayspring bright
Pour on our souls Thy healing light
Dispel the long night's lingering gloom
And pierce the shadows of the tomb
Rejoice, rejoice
Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel
Shall come to thee, O Israel
O come, desire of nations bind
In one the hearts of all mankind
Bid every strife and quarrels cease
And fill the world with Heaven's peace
Rejoice, rejoice
Emmanuel shall come to thee
Rejoice, rejoice
Emmanuel shall come to thee
Oh baby I lied
Got feelings for you I can't hide
So sad but it's true
I lost my mind when I lost you
Don't look at me that way
It's hard but I can't let you stay
We both know where it leads
I have to let you go
It's over we both know
And sorry won't fix us this time
Words won't help to
Heal what hurts you
I did what I had to do
So don't start crying
I'll start crying
My hearts broken too
Well God help me I've been blind
You just can't change a cheating kind
We've been down this road before
I have to let you go
It's over we both know
And "I'm sorry" won't fix us this time
Words won't help to
Heal what hurts you
I did what I had to do
So don't start crying
I'll start crying
My hearts broken too
Sometimes it seems
I'd sleep for dreams
When you were mine
But with the sun
The truth becomes
So clear I can't go back this time
Words won't help to
Heal what hurts you
I did what I had to do
So don't start crying
I'll start crying
I've spent 20 years tryin to get out of this place
I was looking for something I couldn't replace
I was runnin' away from the only thing I've ever known
and like a blind dog without a bone
I was a gypsy lost in the twilight zone
I hijacked a rainbow and crashed into a pot of gold
I've been there done that and I aint lookin' back on the seeds Ive sown.
saving dimes, spending too much time on the telephone....
who says you can't go home
who says you can't go home
there's only one place they call me one of their own
Just a hometown boy born a rolling stone
who says you can't go home
who says you can't go back been all around the world and as a matter of fact
there's only one place left I wanna go
who says you can't go home
it's alright, it's alright, it's alright, it's alright, it's alright
I went as far as I could try'in to find a new face
There isn't one of these lines that I would erase
I left a million miles of memories on that road
and every step I take I know that I'm not alone
You take the home from the boy but not the boy from his home
these are my streets the only life I've ever known
Who says you can't go home
who says you can't go home
there's only one place they call me one of their own
just a hometown boy born a rolling stone
who says you can't go home
who says you can't go back been all around the world and as a matter of fact
there's only one place left I wanna go
who says you can't go home
Guitar(solo)
Doesn't matter where you are
Doesn't matter where you go
If it's a million miles away
or just a mile up the road
take it in, take it with you when you go
who says you can't go home
who says you can't go back
been all around the world
and as a matter of fact
there's only one place left I wanna go
who says you can't go home
its alright, its alright, its alright, its alright, its alright
who says you can't go home
it's alright, it's alright, it's alright, it's alright, it's alright
who says you can't go home
it's alright, it's alright, it's alright, it's alright, it's alright
Who says you can't go home!
We drove all night to get to Corpus Christi
My parents slept right through
They never missed me
We were far from sleepin'
When the truth began to creep in
That we weren't goin' home anytime soon
The mornin' light sure took us by surprise
We grabbed our clothes
Watched a beautiful sunrise
We were one together
And we must have talked forever
And it was then and there I realized that
(And) I don't want to wait even one more night
It's hard to slow it down when it feels so right
Knees buckled, white knuckled
We're holdin' on tight (holdin' on tight)
(We're) travelin' at twice the speed of life
(Yea, yea, yeah yeah)
We worked our way through college waitin' tables
Bought a little white house with a picket fence and cable
I asked if he was ready
To become a Mom and Daddy
And then I found my answer in his eyes
And he said...
Now, our oldest girl is almost grown
She's got a boyfriend of her own
I heard her sneakin' out with him last night
And if she's anything like me
She's desperate to be wild and free
We know now it's just a matter of time
What if I said yes?
What if I'd gone out that night?
What if you turned left
Everything would've turned out alright?
What if I spoke up?
What if I took the keys?
What if I had tried a little harder
Instead of always trying to please?
Joey, I'm so sorry
Oh, can you hear me?
Joey, I'm so sorry
What if I'd said no?
What if we'd never fell in love?
What if we'd gone slow
Or a little be faster and broken up?
Would I know this hurt?
Would I feel this pain?
Do you know that with all I have left
In my very last breath I will call your name?
Joey, I'm so sorry
Oh, can you hear me?
Joey, I'm so sorry
Were you sad? Were you scared?
Did you whisper a prayer to be free?
Was it quiet and cold? Was it light or too dark to see?
And did you reach for me?
Joey, I'm so sorry
Oh, can you hear me?
Joey, I'm so sorry
Oh, can you hear me?
Joey, I'm so
Joey, I'm so sorry
MY HEART'S GROWN COLD. THERE'S NOT MUCH LEFT.
MY BLOOD WON'T TURN. AND I CAN SEE MY BREATH.
SHE WALKS ABOVE THE ANGEL'S ROOM.
CATCH THE SNOW, FEELS LIKE WINTER.
I'D DO ANYTHING TO JUST BE WITH HER.
WELL THE WORLD WON'T TURN. THE WORLD WON'T TURN.
THE FRAMES WON'T BREAK. AND THE LETTERS WON'T BURN.
THE WHOLE THING SEEMED LIKE EINSTINES DREAMS.
SEE THE SMOKE, START TO SHIVER.
I'D DO ANYTHING TO JUST FORGET HER.
SHE'S MY GENEVIEVE. SHE'S MY LAZY RIVER.
SHE'S MY ONLY LOVE. SHE'S MY FAVORITE SINNER,GENEVIEVE.
WOO-HO GENEVIEVE.
SOMETIMES I SEE HER. A COLD CHILL OF FEVER.
SO EASY TO BELIEVE HER.
SHE'S MY GENEVIEVE. SHE'S MY LAZY RIVER.
SHE'S MY ONLY LOVE. SHE'S MY FAVORITE SINNER,GENEVIEVE.
WOO-HO...
SHE'S MY GENEVIEVE. SHE'S MY LAZY RIVER.
SHE'S MY ONLY LOVE. SHE'S MY FAVORITE SINNER,GENEVIEVE.
Christmas trees and window panes
Shimmering where tinsel hangs
And the butter light of candlesticks
Chases snowflakes off the bricks
The postman is shivering
With packages he's delivering
Ribbons pulled and try to hide
Wishes waiting warm inside
And everything looks better in gold and green
The lights on the trees shining all through the city
Are the prettiest I've ever seen
And the world decides to sleep safe tonight
The carolers they sing noel
Silent night and silver bells
And all around you snow will fall
Like confetti stars and paper dolls
And everything looks better in gold and green
The lights on the trees in the eyes of our children
Are the prettiest I've ever seen
And the world decides to sleep safe tonight
The first noel
The angels did say
Was to certain poor shepherds
In fields where they lay
Everything looks better in gold and green
Everything looks better in gold and green
Everything looks better in gold and green
Everything looks better in gold and green
Everything looks better
I miss the sound of your voice
I miss the rush of your skin
I miss the still of the silence
As you breathe out and I breathe in
If I could walk on water
If I could tell you what's next
Make you believe
Make you forget
Chorus
So come on get higher
Loosen my lips
Faith and desire
And the swing of your hips
Just pull me down hard
And drown me in love
Chorus
I miss the sound of your voice
The loudest thing in my head
And I ache to remember
All the violent, sweet, perfect words that you said
If I could walk on water
If I could tell you what's next
Make you believe
Make you forget
Chorus
I miss the sound of your voice
I taste the sparks on your tongue
I see angels and devils and God when you come on
Hold on...
Sing sha la la la
Sing sha la la la
Chorus
Because everything works love
Because everything works in your arms
The windows in New York City
All dressed up with ribbons and smiles
Snow covers the park like a carpet
Bells on white carriages roll by in style
St. Patrick's Cathedral is all lit up
When the doors open wide, I can see
All of those candles burning inside
Looks like somebody's birthday party to me
Snowy night, catch the light
Shimmer bright, angels sing
Here below, children know
Faces glow, bells they ring
Through a city of silver dreams
They hung a star over 5th Avenue
Like a beacon that's calling you home
With our gifts we come looking for comfort
May we find in each other, we're not so alone
Snowy night, catch the light
Shinning bright, angels sing
Here below, children know
Faces glow, bells they ring
Through a city of silver dreams
It's like this whole town has swallowed some magic
With a taxi horns singing away
They say that this city will change you
But it ain't me that's been changing
From what I can tell
Snowy night, catch the light
Shinning bright, angels sing
Here below, children know
Faces glow, bells they ring
Through a city, through a city so pretty
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
Today is my birthday
And all that I want
Is to dig through this big box of pictures
In my kitchen 'til the daylight's gone
This one here's my momma with the long brown hair
I'm forty years older today than she was in that picture there
But if life stayed the way it was
And lovers never fell out of love
If memories didn't last so long
If nobody did nobody wrong
If we knew what we had before it was gone
If every road led back home
This would be the very last country song
These are all my babies
Lord knows how we survived
The first one was hard and the last wasn't planned, what a big surprise
That's him with his daddy's eyes
I loved the man in this one
It's faded but I don't care
There are nights when I wake up and know he's beside me I swear
Sometimes I still feel him there
But if life stayed the way it was
And lovers never fell out of love
If memories didn't last so long
If nobody did nobody wrong
If we knew what we had before it was gone
If every road led back home
This would be the very last country song
If we knew what we had before it was gone
If every road led back home
If words could make it real I'd tell you how I feel
Instead I'm waiting here on my knees, love
I know how it feels to breathe with you beside me
I think about it always
Tonight, tonight, tonight
I'm waiting for, waiting for the night
Tonight, tonight, tonight
I'm waiting for, waiting for
A lifetime for a day would be an even trade
No price I wouldn't pay for your heart, love
I know how it feels to breath with you beside me
I think about it always
Tonight, tonight, tonight
I'm waiting for, waiting for the night
Tonight, tonight, tonight
I'm waiting for, waiting for
Tonight, tonight, tonight
Tonight, tonight, tonight
Tonight, tonight, tonight
Tonight, tonight, tonight
Tonight, tonight, tonight
Tonight, tonight
Tonight, tonight, tonight
I'm waiting for, waiting for the night
Tonight, tonight, tonight
I'm waiting for, waiting for
Tonight, tonight, tonight
Tonight, tonight, tonight
I was on a fast curve, lost my nerve on a dead end road
I was goin' nowhere faster than two legs can go
Never thought I'd slow down
I'm glad I finally know now
That's life, if you open up your eyes
You'll find it gets better all the
Time, time, time
I never really noticed when he moved in next to me
Sometimes it's amazing just how blind a girl can be
If I weren't busy runnin'
I might have seen it comin'
That's life, if you open up your eyes
You'll find it gets better all the
Time, time, time
Running out of time, I'm runnin' away
I'm running out of ways of running away
Got to slow down, if you don't, you're gonna breakdown
I'm runnin' out of time, time, time
I was cooking dinner, heard a ring at my front door
I opened up and saw him, never felt like that before
The moment that our eyes met I knew I'd never forget
Sometimes the thing you most need is right there, but you can't see
That's life, if you open up your eyes
You'll find it gets better all the
It's written on our palms and it's written on our hearts
It's written in our songs and it's written in the stars
Sometimes all we can do is stand up tall
They're standing in line just to watch us fall
Whooooa, whoooa, whoooa, whoooa
We can't forget these are the days
whoooa, whoooa, don't be afraid
We can't forget these are the days
Well, we got each other and that's all we need
From here on out it's just you and me
Two hometown hearts up against the world
That don't stand a chance against this boy and girl
We've faced em down, fought bigger fights
And I know, babe, we're gonna be alright
Whooooa, whoooa, whoooa, whoooa
We can't forget these are the days
whoooa, whoooa, don't be afraid
We can't forget these are the days
Well, it feels like we're living from paycheck to check
we wake up wondering what might happen next
Yeah, sometimes it feels like we won't make it through
But the hard times pass like the good ones do
Baby, wrap your fingers and hold on tight
I'll be right here beside you tonight
Baby, climb up here, watch the city glow
Let's make a wish on the fireworks below
We're making moments we won't forget
We fill in ones that haven't happened yet
Whooa, whooa, whooa, whooa, whooa
We can't forget these are the days
whoooa, whoooa, don't be afraid
We can't forget these are the days
whoooa, whoooa, don't be afraid
Radiator says 95,
But I ain't felt a drop of heat all night,
Here in this motel,
There ain't no tellin' me nothin'.
I come here five nights a week,
To clean the toilets and change these sheets.
My name's Maggie Duran baby ain't that somethin'.
[Chorus]
If you want it,
Come and get it,
If you want it, come and get it,
But understand, You take me as I am.
I know these corners,
I know these streets.
Curb-side prophet there yellin' at me.
He can save my soul for a drink and a dollar.
Yeah he's yellin' about my tattoo's,
We all live with the scars we choose.
Yeah, they might hurt like hell,
But they all make us stronger.
If you want it,
Come and get it,
If you want it, come and get it,
But understand, You take me as I am.
Slow to trust, but I'm quick to love,
I wish too hard, and I give too much,
I ain't sayin' I'm perfect,
But I promise I'm worth it.
Now I'm standin' here in front of you,
Tell me boy, what you gonna do,
My name's Maggie Duran I said ain't that somethin'
Warm breeze blowing, long dirt road
First time that I saw him was such a long time ago
I was sixteen going on seventeen
Blue bonnet Texas queen fell in love with a rodeo king
Down in Sugarland
Drive in movies, hot summer nights
First time that I kissed him made the world seem right
I was city bound couldn't wait to get outta this town
Suddenly everything just changed
Something told me I just might stay
Down in sugarland
Down in sugarland doing the best we can
Holding hands staying up all night
Swinging stars from satelittes
Down in sugarland doing the best we can
Falling in love again down in sugarland
Corn fields swaying, clothes on the line
Tumbleweed is a turning like the hands of time
When I was sixteen going on seventeen
I didn't know much of anything
Living the American dream down in sugarland
And I see the small town smile in your eyes
Shining like a diamond in the sky
The sweet skies, under the sweet sky
Sweet skies of sugarland doing the best we can
Holding hands staying up all night
Swinging stars from satelittes oh down in sugarland
Doing the best we can
Falling in love again down in sugarland
Whoa, whoa, oh, sugarland
Sweet skies of sugarland, sugarland
(Sugarland) warm breeze blowing
Long dirt road
Absolutely no one who knows me better
No one that can make me feel so good
How did we stay so long together?
Everybody, everybody said we never would
And just when I
Start to think they're right
The love has died
There you go making my heart beat again
Heart beat again, heart beat again
There you go making me feel like a kid
Won't you do it, do it one time?
There you go pulling me right back in
Right back in, right back in
And I know I'm never letting this go
I'm stuck on you
Whoa-oh, whoa-oh, stuck like glue
You and me baby, we're stuck like glue
Whoa-oh, whoa-oh, stuck like glue
You and me baby, we're stuck like glue
Some days I don't feel like trying
Some days you know I wanna just give up
When it doesn't matter who's right
Fight about it all night
Had enough, you give me that look
I'm sorry baby let's make up
You do that thing that makes me laugh
And just like that
There you go making my heart beat again
Heart beat again, heart beat again
There you go making me feel like a kid
Won't you do it, do it one time?
There you go pulling me right back in
Right back in, right back in
And I know I'm never letting this go
I'm stuck on you
Whoa-oh, whoa-oh, stuck like glue
You and me baby, we're stuck like glue
Whoa-oh, whoa-oh, stuck like glue
You and me baby, we're stuck like glue
Whoa-oh, whoa-oh, you almost stay out
Two stuck together from the ATL out
Whoa-oh, whoa-oh, feelin' kinda sick
Just a spoon full of sugar make it better real quick
I say, whoa-oh, whoa-oh, whatcha gonna do with that?
Whoa-oh, whoa-oh, come on over here with that
Sugar sticky sweet stuff, come and give me that stuff
Everybody want some
Melodies that get stuck up in your head
Whoa-oh, whoa-oh, up in your head
Whoa-oh, whoa-oh, up in your head
Whoa-oh, whoa-oh, up in your head
Whoa-oh, whoa-oh
Whoa-oh, whoa-oh
Stuck like glue
You and me together, say it's all I wanna do
I said there you go making my heart beat again
Heart beat again, heart beat again
There you go making me feel like a kid
Won't you do it, do it one time?
There you go pulling me right back in
Right back in, right back in
And I know I'm never letting this go
There you go making my heart beat again
Heart beat again, heart beat again
There you go making me feel like a kid
Won't you do it, do it one time?
There you go pulling me right back in
Right back in, right back in
And I know I'm never letting this go
I'm stuck on you
Whoa-oh, whoa-oh, stuck like glue
You and me baby, we're stuck like glue
Whoa-oh, whoa-oh, stuck like glue
You and me baby, we're stuck like glue
Whoa-oh, whoa-oh, stuck like glue
One more
Well, I heard Steve Earle had lots of wives
About as many as cats have lives
Met 'em on his records and we're good friends
He writes a song for everyone
They fall in love and before it's done
He writes and even better one when it ends
Well, I don't have to take your name
And you won't have to take the blame
Steve Earle, Steve Earle please write a song for me
I promise I won't take a dime when it comes my time to leave
The others wanted your whole heart but I just want your sleeve
Steve Earle, Steve Earle please write a song for me
Well, I heard he loves each one the same
As much as Ireland loves the rain
Steve it rains at my house everyday
He met 'em all in every port
'Cause fallin' in love is a pilgrim's sport
And as long as I can be the pirate I'm okay
You moved to the city, baby you had to go
But I love apples and I could learn to love the snow
Steve Earle, Steve Earle please write a song for me
I promise I won't take a dime when it comes my time to leave
The others wanted your whole heart but I just want your sleeve
Steve Earle, Steve Earle please write a song for me
Come on
I could walk around in your favorite shoes
Come on, just one line, what do you got to lose?
And I don't bruise
Steve Earle, Steve Earle please write a song for me
I promise I won't take a dime when it comes my time to leave
The others wanted your whole heart but I just want your sleeve
And a shirt that goes with it 'cause it smells like you
And you know I like to sleep in that and a vacation house at the beach
And a really small wedding, only about three hundred people
Did I tell you I have kids? You're gonna love 'em
They're gonna need to go to college
Do you like reggae? I love reggae
On Tuesday night I like to go to trivia
So that it's your night to go out with the boys
And then you can, is this thing on?
Steve Earle, Steve Earle please write a song for me
I've been sitting here staring at the clock on the wall
And I've been laying here praying, praying she won't call
It's just another call from home
And you'll get it and be gone and I'll be crying
And I'll be begging you, baby, beg you not to leave
But I'll be left here waiting with my heart on my sleeve
Oh, for the next time we'll be here
Seems like a million years and I think I'm dying
What do I have to do to make you see she can't love you like me?
Why don't you stay? I'm down on my knees
I'm so tired of being lonely, don't I give you what you need?
When she calls you to go, there is one thing you should know
We don't have to live this way, baby, why don't you stay? Yeah
You keep telling me, baby there will come a time
When you will leave her arms and forever be in mine
But I don't think that's the truth
And I don't like being used and I'm tired of waiting
It's too much pain to have to bear to love a man you have to share
Why don't you stay? I'm down on my knees
I'm so tired of being lonely, don't I give you what you need?
When she calls you to go, there is one thing you should know
We don't have to live this way, baby, why don't you stay?
I can't take it any longer but my will is getting stronger
And I think I know just what I have to do
I can't waste another minute after all that I've put in it
I've given you my best, why does she get the best of you?
So next time you find you wanna leave her bed for mine
Why don't you stay? I'm up off my knees
I'm so tired of being lonely, you can't give me what I need
When she begs you not to go, there is one thing you should know
I don't have to live this way, baby, why don't you stay? Yeah, oh
Go ahead and take your best shot,
Let 'er rip, give it all you've got,
I'm laid out on the floor, but I've been here before,
I may stumble, yeah I might fall,
IM Only human but aren't we all?
I might lose my way, but hear me when I say,
I will stand back up,
You'll know just the moment when I've had enough,
Sometimes I'm afraid, and I don't feel that tough,
But I'll stand back up,
I've been beaten up and bruised,
I've been kicked right off my shoes,
Been down on my knees more times than you'd believe,
When the darkness tries to get me,
There's a light that just won't let me,
It might take my pride, and tears may fill my eyes,
But I'll stand back up,
I've weathered all these storms,
But I just turn them into wind, so I can fly,
What don't kill you makes you stronger,
When I take my last breath,
That's when I'll just give up,
So, go ahead and take your best shot,
Let 'er rip, give it all you've got,
You might win this round but you can't keep me down,
'Cause I'll stand back up,
And you'll know just the moment when I've had enough,
Sometimes I'm afraid and I don't feel that tough,
But I'll stand back up,
You'll know just the moment when I've had enough,
Sometimes I'm afraid and I don't feel that tough,
When you walk into the edge of those
Dark and lonely woods
And when I ask how was your day
And you answer, "Not so good"
And when nothing seems to be working out
Quite the way it should, I will shine the light
And when the skies up above you fill
With gray and stormy clouds
And there's not a single face you know
In the maddening crowd
When you know that you don't make your way
But you just can't see how, I will shine the light
I will shine the light, I will shine the light
I will hold you in my arms
Until everything's alright, I will shine the light
And when your worries, they won't let you sleep
And rob you of your days
And you've looked in all directions
But you still you can't find your way
Oh, when you just need someone to remind you
That it's all gonna be okay, I will shine the light
I will shine the light, I will shine the light
When you're staring down your demons
Weighing in your darkest night, I will shine the light
Sometimes we jump into the great unknown
Sorrows, we all will have to walk alone
But waiting there in the end is a heart that calls you a friend
That's me, clapping the loudest, welcoming you home
So when your heart is heavy like a stone
From carrying its load
And you look into the mirror
And see someone you don't know
Oh, when the shadows are closing in on you
Like a hand around your throat
I will shine the light, I will shine the light
When you've given into your fears
When you've lost your will to fight
Let me know what I can do
Let me try to make it right
Fifteen minutes left to throw me together
For mister right now, not mister forever
Don't know why I even try when I know how it ends
Looking like another, maybe we could be friends
I've been leaving it up to fate
It's my life so it's mine to make
I ain't settlin' for just getting by
I've had enough so so, for the rest of my life
Tired of shooting too low, so raise the bar high
Just [Incomprehensible] enough this time
I ain't settlin' for anything less than everything, yeah
With some good red wine and my brand new shoes
Gonna dance a blue streak around my living room
Take a chance on love and try how it feels
With my heart wide open, yeah, you know I will
Find what it means to be the girl
Change her mind and change the world
I ain't settlin' for just getting by
I've had enough so so, for the rest of my life
Tired of shooting too low, so raise the bar high
Just [Incomprehensible] enough this time
I ain't settlin' for anything less than everything
I ain't settlin' for just getting by
I've had enough so so, for the rest of my life
Tired of shooting too low, so raise the bar high
Just [Incomprehensible] enough this time
I ain't settlin' for just getting by
I've had enough so so, for the rest of my life
Tired of shooting too low, so raise the bar high
Ready, okay
Mean girls, well, I ain't a mean girl
But I've known a few
They'll make you cry, baby
And then blame it on you
They'll hate you if you're pretty
They'll hate you if you're not
They'll hate you for what you lack, baby
They'll hate you for what you've got
Mean girls, scratch and spitting
Mean girls, can't be forgiven
Mean girls, make me women
Mean girls
Starts on the playground pulling your hair
Then in high school, gets worse from there
You'll see 'em coming, they travel in packs
Smile to your face, baby, stabbin' your back
If they ain't out a-prowling
Creeping down the hall
You'll find 'em by the lockers, baby
Sharpening their claws
Mean girls, start 'em young
Mean girls, forked tongue
Mean girls, see 'em and run
Mean girls, mean girls
Sugar and spice and everything nice
Thinks she's hot but she's cold as ice
First comes love then comes marriage
Then comes her mama with another little wannabe
Mean girls, full of hate
Mean girls, just can't wait
Mean girls, take your date
Mean girls, make stuff up
Mean girls, just bad luck
Mean girls, stink
Mean girls, best friends forever
Mean girls, almost never
Mean girls, whatever
Mean girls, hey, mean girls
Every Christmas I come back to this town
I come looking through some lost and found
Wondering if you're still hanging around down here
With the holiday they line these streets
Where I once loved you and you once loved me
I'm sorry, it just gets to me
I wonder if I called up your house
If your momma would let you out?
Maybe, baby
I'll see you this Christmas, what do you say
Or maybe, baby
I"ll see you on New Year's Day
I remember your eyes with the snow outside
You said, "This place always looked a little better in white."
I wanna look up and see your face one more time
Feels like the clock stopped ticking the day that I left
I think of you and I still catch my breath
I'm sorry, you just get to me
I wonder if you'll be going out
There's only one party in this town
Maybe, baby
I'll see you this Christmas
I hope and pray
Or maybe, baby
I'll see you on New Year's Day
Baby, it's so strange being back here again
I keep running into all of our old friends
This whole town ringing one more year
I don't wanna let this feeling disappear
I pray that you might be her tonight
And ther you were standing, shining underneath that light
Screaming at the ball on the TV counting down
Streamers and papers piling up on the ground
Baby, did you come here alone?
Are you maybe looking for someone?
To kiss you?
God, I've missed you
Maybe, baby, we didn't get Christmas
But if you stay
Or maybe, baby
We could have New Year's Day
Maybe, maybe, baby
Hear the train in the distance
Such a lonely sound it makes
When its gone there is silence
you can hear the sound of my heart break
See these arms, now they're empty
Because they used to hold onto you
I said I'd never let go
But somehow you slipped on through
Chorus:
Now I know that's how love goes,
When love goes away
I'm gonna cry some,
Then I'm gonna lay here and die some
All because I know there ain't noone else
baby, if I can't live with you,
guess I'll have to,
Live with lonesome.
There's a prayer that I'm praying
there's a dream that I always will dream
and the hope keeps me waiting
for the day when you come back to me
It's a curse and a blessing
to find love above all the rest
now I'd rather have nothing
than to settle for less
(chorus x 2)
It's Christmas day
And the snow is coming down
Church bells sway
They're ringing awake the town
Preacher Kline recites his lines
The pews'll be full today
Mr. Howe cranks up his plow
His baldes'll clear the way
It's Christmas day
And the pecan pies are baking
Mothers say it's the giving not the taking
My brother's brand new bicycle is out jangling in the street
I watch him through the icicles
With that wood box beneath my feet
Chorus:
All I got was this little wood guitar
What it brought was neon lights and crowded bars
Like all the kings with all thier gold
Went chasing down your star I'm told
Every highway takes me where you are
With this little wood guitar
It's Christmas day
Funny how the years can shape us
Much has changed
I'm a musician not a waitress
Chicago's a winter wonderland
At my brother's and his wife's
Passing around thier dinner plates
And dissecting my life
Chorus
I never stopped believing
I just kept on singing
Now people come to hear from miles around
And I don't mind confessing
That I still count my blessings
I just never thought I'd settle down
It's Christmas day
And the little one's are waking
I hear them play
I can hear the presents shaking
The boy's outside on his new bike
Jangling in the street
That little girl, she's watching him
With that wood box beneath her feet
All she got was this little wood guitar
What I thought is it might take her pretty far
Like all the kings with all their gold
Went chasing down your star I'm told
Every highway takes me where you are
With this little wood guitar
A Salvation Army band played
And the children drank lemonade
And the morning lasted all day, all day
And through an open window came
Like Sinatra in a younger day
Pushing the town away, away
Heyya ma ma ma, hey-dee-da-naya
Heyya ma ma ma, heyya
Life in a northern town
Hey ma ma ma ma
He sat on the stony ground
And he took a cigarette out
And everyone else came down to listen
It was the winter 1963
I thought that the world would freeze
With John F. Kennedy and The Beatles"
Yeah yeah yeah
Heyya ma ma ma, hey-dee-da-naya
Heyya ma ma ma, heyya
Life in a northern town
Hey ma ma ma ma
Heyya ma ma ma, hey-dee-da-naya
Heyya ma ma ma, heyya
They shut the factory down
Hey ma ma ma ma
The evening had turned to rain
Watched the water roll down the drain
As they followed him down to the station
He never would wave goodbye
You could see it written in his eyes
As the train pulled out of sight, bye bye
Heyya ma ma ma, hey-dee-da-naya
Heyya ma ma ma, heyya
Life in a northern town
Hey ma ma ma ma, take it easy on yourself
Heyya ma ma ma, hey-dee-da-naya
Heyya ma ma ma, heyya
Life in a northern town
Hey ma ma ma ma
Heyya ma ma ma, hey-dee-da-naya
Heyya ma ma ma, heyya
Life in a northern town
Hey ma ma ma ma
Heyya ma ma ma, hey-dee-da-naya
Heyya ma ma ma, heyya
Life in a northern town
We said goodbye, tried her hand at magic
We couldn't make us disappear
Not a day goes by I don't wish I had you
So in a way I'm glad you're still here
It's a bittersweet victory
Lovin' the ghost in front of me
Now I can't laugh, can't cry
And I can't run, can't hide
What do I gotta do?
What do I gotta do to keep you?
What do I gotta do to keep you
From doin' this to me?
I wrote a couple of notes
One in love, one in anger
They're lyin' there
Dyin' in the dresser drawer
Lived louder than my voice
Struggled through a stranger
He loved me
'Til I loved you even more
It's a bittersweet victory
Lovin' someone else who wanted me
Now I can't laugh, can't cry
And I can't run, can't hide
You get used to the pain and numb to the sting
'Til you can't feel anything
You tried to explain, but I couldn't hear it
As if your words were my tears
Flowin' freely, warm and quiet
From the edges of my eyes and my ears
Then all that disappears
Now I can't laugh, can't cry
And I can't run, can't hide
Now I can't laugh, can't cry
And I can't run, can't hide
What do I gotta do?
What do I gotta do to keep you?
What do I gotta do to keep you
I was born in the heart of a hurricane season
In the house where my mamma was raised
That old September wind feels just like a long lost friend
And I
I want to run through those cottonwood trees
Fall asleep in a big bed of fresh fallen leaves
And in every wind that blows there's a song of letting go
It's not good-bye, it's hello
When we met underneath the blue skies of summer
And those summer skies turn into fall
That sweet September wind made us so much more than friends
One Night
And we ran through those cottonwood trees
We made love in a big bed of fresh fallen leaves
And in every wind that blows there's an innocence that knows
It's not good-bye, it's hello
In the moment that one thing ends
Is the same time that one begins
And return as we must
We are ashes to dust, amen.
When the days of my youth have all faded
And the memories are all that remain
Let that old September wind take me back to where I've been
So I
I can run through those cottonwood trees
And remember the smell of those fresh fallen leaves
Now in every wind that blows there's a part of me that knows
Cowboys ride into sunsets
The good guy always gets the girl
Cinderella has just fit
A glass slipper that changed her world
We all know the story
We all know the fairy tales
We all get the glory
Of making it for ourselves
From the beginning
We're all looking for a happy ending
Every dream of winning every love we've been in
Right from the beginning, we're looking for a happy ending
We've come here with nothing
And take it with us the day we leave
The first and last breath don't matter
It's all the ones that are in between
It's the reason for living
It's the reason the caged bird sings
It's why we see it in the movies
All the way to the closing scenes
From the beginning
We're all looking for a happy ending
Every dream of winning, every love we've been in
Right from the beginning, we're looking for a happy ending
And for all those dreamers who have come and gone
Who have reached for the stars, who have overcome
You're the hope, you're the wish, you're the truth
Baby, here's the proof
Baby's born in a ghetto
Baby's born with a silver spoon
One tells his mama, "I have a dream"
One tells his mama, "I walk the moon"
From the beginning
We're all looking for a happy ending
Every dream of winning, every love we've been in
Right from the beginning, we're looking for
From the beginning
We're all looking for a happy ending
Every dream of winning, every love we've been in
Right from the beginning, we're looking for a happy ending
Oh I swear this town gets smaller everyday
And I'm waitin for my chance, I'm gonna break away
I'm so sick and tired of being told what's good for me
People got lots of ideas of who I'm supposed to be
Angel carry me, oh so far away
May my body never touch the ground
And If I promise you I'll be back someday
Will you set me free so I can fly away?
Fly away, fly away
Well most folks here well they don't dig too deep
They can't dream too big 'cause they've got fields to keep
I could walk away and leave behind my family
Or get buried alive in this legacy
Angel carry me, oh so far away
May my body never touch the ground
And If I promise you I'll be back someday
Will you set me free so I can fly away?
Fly away, fly away
I wanna sleep under a different piece of sky
I wanna live a little bit before I die
I wanna be so close to Heaven I see angels
Carry me, oh so far away
May my body never touch the ground
And If I promise you I'll be back someday
Will you set me free so I can fly away?
Fly away, fly away
Why you walking around
With your heart so heavy?
Is it getting you down?
Steady beat, beat steady
And with the way you're feeling
Thinking that it never will end
And I know you say you got your reasons
You kick it 'til you break it again
But I wanna say
Hey, hey, things are looking better now
Hey, hey, nothing lasts forever
If you open up your heart and let it in
You'll find the beat again
You've been blue for a while
And you just can't shake it
Got no reason to smile
So you have to fake it
And with the way you're feeling
Thinking that you gotta pretend
Though I know you say you got your reasons
You kick it 'til you break it again
Still I wanna say
Hey, hey, things are looking better now
Hey, hey, nothing lasts forever
If you open up your heart and let it in
You'll find the beat again
Come on, come on
Come on, come on
Come on, come on now
Everybody say
Hey, hey, things are looking better now
Hey, hey, nothing lasts forever
If you open up your heart and let it
Hey, hey, things are looking better now
Hey, hey, nothing lasts forever
If you open up your heart and let it in
You'll find the beat again
Hey, hey, come on, come on
Hey, hey, come on, come on
Hey, hey, come on, come on
Hey, hey, come on, come on
Hey, hey
(Why you walking around?)
Come on, come on, hey, hey
(Why you walking around?)
Come on, come on, hey, hey
(Why you walking around?)
When the weight of the world bears
down so strong
You leave footprints on the street
And there’s too many miles to face
Without a few more hours sleep
The storm clouds overhead won’t
shed
Any rain to quench your thirst
I wanna be the one you reach for
first
When your faith is stretched so thin
That you can see straight through
your soul
And you can’t find a nickel to buy a
smile
‘Cause your pockets all got holes
You wanna shut the door and hide
Before the day can get much worse
I wanna be the one you reach for
first
Chorus:
Fall into me
My arms are open wide
And you don’t have to say a word
‘Cause I already see
That it’s hard and you’re scared
And you’re tired and it hurts
And I wanna be the one you reach
for first
I wanna be the bottle
You’ve been drinking with your eyes
Or the road you run away on
You’ve been running all your life
The third row pew
That you last knew as a child in
church
I wanna be the one you reach for
first
Repeat Chorus
Before you turn the key
Before you fall asleep
Before you drift away to fight those
demons waiting for you in your
dreams
Before your arms are stretched
wide open
Before you reach into the sky
Before you’re searching for direction
And all the answers to your why’s
Fall into me
Oh, my arms are stretched wide
open
You don’t have to say a word
Because I already see
That it’s hard and you’re scared
And you’re tired and I know it hurts
Yes, it’s hard and you’re scared
And you’re tired and it hurts
And I wanna be the one you reach
for first
Grew up on a tired road
Learned to smile even when I was fallin' down
Daddy had a hard hand and Mama always had hope
And me and my sister couldn't wait to get out
I fell in love out of college
Good man for the bad year
Visions of sugarplums and boxes of roses
All my girlfriends cried and I was out of here
Oh, everybody's dreamin' big
Oh, everybody's just gettin' by
That's how it goes in everyday America
A little town and a great big light
Joey stares at a trophy
Took us all away to stay back in '85
Shining moment and a dusty reminder
He never felt so scared, he never felt so alive
We found his toys in the backyard
Daddy's boys, yeah, you know how they like to fight
When they sleep, he swears they're angels
And he wouldn't trade a day for all those Friday nights
Oh, everybody's dreamin' big
Oh, everybody's just gettin' by
That's how it goes in everyday America
A little town and a great big light
We can laugh, we can cry
We're all just lookin' for the reasons why
In a place so dark can we see the light
Either way it will be alright
Oh, everybody's dreamin' big
Oh, everybody's just gettin' by
That's how it goes in everyday America
A little town and a great big light
Oh, everybody's dreamin' big
Oh, but everybody's just gettin' by
That's how it goes in everyday America
A little town and a great big light
A little town and a great big light
A little town and a great big light
I don't [Incomprehensible]
Girl like, girl like, girl like, girl like
Girl like, girl like, girl like, girl like, girl like
Up in the morning I'll be your coffee cup
If you drink me down I will fill you up again
And if you don't think that's enough
I'll be the price on the back of the cereal box
And the key that you found that you thought that you lost and
I'll be the why to your because
Because I, I, I am not perfect
But I, I, I, I know I'm worth it
And I, I, I gotta believe there has to be a you
For every girl like me
I'll be the candy that feels like a firecracker pop
And the toy on the cake with the chocolate top and
And if you look a little closer
I'll be the steam on the grate as it floats in the air
Or the whisper you made from a secret you shared and
Your favorite song that's never over
Because I, I, I am not perfect
But I, I, I, I know I'm worth it
And I, I, I gotta believe, there has to be a you
For every girl like me
Girl like, girl like, girl like, girl like, girl like, girl like
Hot French fries and red balloon ties too
Your hoodie hanging down the street lamp on the corner of a
One way, one way or another gonna get you too
Two times I take another look at the hat in the seat
And the wrapper you found and the flavor beneath
Of the tootsie pop drop don't stop 'cause I'll be your favorite
Are you free tonight? Stop by if you like
If you might want to, I don't mind, I don't mind
You will see it's me, I believe you could be, be the right one you
For every girl like me
La, la, la, la, la, like me
And I, I, I
La, la, la, la, la, la
La, la, la, like me
I, I, I
Girl like, girl like, girl like, girl like, girl like
There's a place I like to go
Cherry bombs and cherry wine
Just past the Texaco
Down on the county line
Beer cans and cemeteries
Spanish moss on the welcome sign
Catch a buzz we all get scared
Down on the county line
Out where your troubles can't find you
Out where you leave them all behind
Out where the motion sweetly
Won't you meet me down on the county line?
Kettle corn and 4 H babies
Pink slips and white wall tires
Bet you 20, I'll beat you there
Down on the county line
It's first love and football wars
A French kiss and battle cries
Further then I've been before
Down on the county line
Out where your troubles can't find you
Out where you leave them all behind
Out where the motion sweetly
Won't you meet me down on the county line?
All the church odds and white wash fences
All the wills and teenage brides
Are all searching for redemption
They're all looking for a sign
Down on the county line
(Down on the county line)
Down on the county line
(Down on the county line)
Down on the county line
The best things in life are free
It's been right here all the time
Is everything this home to me
Down on the county line
Out where your troubles can't find you
Out where you leave them all behind
Out where the motion sweetly
Won't you meet me down on the county line?
Out where your troubles can't find you
Out where we have a real good time
Out where the motion sweetly
Won't you meet me, down on the county line?
(Down on the county line)
Down on the county line
(Down on the county line)
Me, I'm a part of your circle of friends
And we noticed you don't come around
And me I think it all depends on you
Touching ground with us
But I quit, I give up
Nothings good enough for anybody else
It seems, I quit I give up
Nothings good enough for anybody else
It seems that and being alone is the is the best way to be
When I'm by myself it's the best way to be
When all alone it's the best way to be
When I'm by myself nobody else can say Goodbye
Everything is temporary anyway
When the streets are wet
The colors slip into the sky
But I don't know why
That means you and I are
That means you and I
I quit I give up
Nothings good enough for anybody else
It seems I quit I give up
Nothings good enough for anybody else
It seems
And being alone is the is the best way to be
When I'm by myself it's the best way to be
When I'm all alone it's the best way to be
When I'm by myself nobody else can say
Me I'm a part of your circle of friends
And we noticed you don't come around
Fire like a lightening, burning up the night
Smoke horizon, won't give up the fight
Fire like lightening, burning up the night
A smoke horizon, won't give up the fight
Well, deep inside can you hear that call?
Waking your heart and shaking your walls
Where love is found, the nations fall
A cry will rise above it all
All we are, we are
All we are, we are
All we are, we are
All we are, we are young
Shine like diamonds, cut the night into the sky
Light riding, show me your love
You were deep inside I can hear that call
Waking my hear and shaking my walls
Where love is found, the nations fall
A cry will rise above it all
All we are, we are
All we are, we are
All we are, we are
All we are, we are young, oh
Lift me up
(Fire like lightening, baby)
It's not over
(Fire like lightening, baby)
We are young
(Fire like lightening, baby)
Tell me
(Fire like lightening, baby)
Over and over
(Over and over)
We are young
(Over and over)
Over and over
(Over and over)
Over and over, and over and over
And over and over
I don't want to get up baby, let's turn off the phone
I don't want to go to work today or even put my makeup on
I got better things to do than my to do list anyway
Hide under the covers and waste away the day
Let's just lay here and be lazy, baby drive me crazy
All I want to do-o-o-o
All I want to do-o-o-o is love you, yeah
I got my whole life to change the world and climb the ladders
Looking at you looking at me is the only thing that matters
Come a little closer baby, we can talk without the words
Hang a sign on the door, please do not disturb
Let's just lay here and be lazy, baby drive me crazy
All I want to do-o-o-o
All I want to do-o-o-o is love you
Give me a kiss from that Elvis lip
You don't want to miss this!
All I want to do-o-o-o
All I want to do-o-o-o is love you
All I really want to do is
All I really want to do is
All I really want to do is love you and love you and love you
Come a little closer baby, we can talk without the words
Hang a sign on the door
Please do not, please do not, please do not, please do not disturb
When I lay down in the evening all I really want to do is
When I wake up, when I wake up in the morning baby
I'm so tired of bein' all alone
So frustrated waitin' by the phone
When i think of everthing i miss
Wonder why i carry on like this
I can't hide my love for you
But i can surely deal without the shit you put me through
(CHOURS)
you can tell me that ur sorry til ur face turns blue
outta go out with your brother and your best friend too
sit on the pourch and drink some more beers
i dont need our 50 cent lovin' round here
round here (x5) 50 cent lovin' round here
no use tryin' i wont change my mind
you been cheatin honey im not blind
im not half the fool you took me for
no surprise i dont love you anymore
take you love and diamond ring
shove them up your buttercup cause they dont mean a thing
(CHOURS)
you can tell me that ur sorry til ur face turns blue
outta go out with your brother and your best friend too
sit on the pourch and drink some more beers
i dont need our 50 cent lovin' round here
Sometimes it's a pair of
Old faded denim, I know
Is gonna fit me like a friend
Or some radio song
You can't help but sing along
Wishing they'd spin it over and over again
Could the windows down on a Sunday drive
Smelling rain on a summer night
Anything that brings a little more comfort my way
But sometimes
There's those times
Its gotta be you
I keep telling myself I'm moving on
But I'm stumbling
Believing my heart was strong enough
And now I'm wondering
But every step that I talk that leads me away
Just circles back to your door
Wishing that I didn't love you anymore
I've trying turning to
The arms of someone new
But I can't seem to fool this fool
I've seen closing times
With every bottle dry
I've seen days alone in my own room
I'll ask God and magazines
Stacks of books and movie screens
Anything to bring a little more comfort my way
But sometimes
There's those times
Its gotta be you
I keep telling myself I'm moving on
But I'm stumbling
Believing my heart was strong enough
And now I'm wondering
But every step that I talk that leads me away
Just circles back to your door
Wishing that I didn't love you anymore, of you
Give me More
I've done everything that I can to forget
If there is a way I ain't found it yet
I keep telling myself I'm moving on
Believing my heart was strong
But every step that I take that leads me away
Just circles back to your door
Wishing i didn't love you
What I would give if I could touch you
Looking for an angel in these hills
Looking for a map to find what we left behind
Knowing that we will
Always end up right where we start
Cause I got time on my hands and hope in my heart
We both understand we weren't meant to be apart
April showers bring May flowers
I have seen rain before
But if Sunday morning lets that sun in
What are we waiting for
Cause love leaves an open door
If I had one wish I'd wish for two
One for me, baby, and one for you
It would find you right where you are
With time on your hands and hope in your heart
We both understand we were written in the stars
April showers bring May flowers
I have seen rain before
But if Sunday morning lets that sun in
What are we waiting for
Cause love leaves an open door
It's worth all the cost
Til I find what I lost in your eyes
And you realize
April showers bring May flowers
We have seen rain before
But if Sunday morning lets that sun in
What are we waiting for
Cause love leaves an open
Wishing and hoping
Oh ay oh ay oh
Oh ay oh ay oh
Oh ay oh ay oh
Oh ay oh ay oh
Ive been waiting my whole life betting on a change
See it coming getting better getting better now
Feel the shake shake steady of a soul to the flame
Come in closer oh come feel the love on the inside
Electric current in my veins
Lets me know I'm alive
I burn I breathe I blink I change
Wide wide wide wide open
And its a fine fine fine fine world
And this is my my life I'm hoping
Will be a fine fine fine fine world
Oh ay oh ay oh
Oh ay oh ay oh
Every life has a moment where sweat meets fate
On your mark get ready get ready now
Gonna find out fast what a heart can take
Come in closer oh come feel the love on the inside
Electric current in my veins
Lets me know I'm alive
I burn I breathe I blink I.........
Wide wide wide wide open
And its a fine fine fine fine world
And this is my my life I'm hoping
Will be a fine fine fine fine world
Around a wide, wide, wide, wide open
And its a fine fine fine fine world
(oh ay oh ay oh)
Get ready get ready now (oh ay oh ay oh)
Get ready get ready now (oh ay oh ay oh)
Get ready get ready now (oh ay oh ay oh)
What I'd give to bring you flowers.
What I'd give to get you alone.
What I'd give to bring a smile across your face.
What I'd give to take you home.
What I'd give to make you coffee.
Find out how you like your eggs.
Wrapped around you in the mornin',
A tangled lace of arms and legs.
(CHORUS)
What I'd give to let you love me.
Find out everything that brings you joy.
Wake up to your face above me.
I'd be that girl and you could be that boy.
Find out why that feelin' is...
Oh, what I'd give. What I'd give.
What I'd give to take you dancin'.
What I'd give to make you mine.
If you got questions, I got answers.
And my answer's "yes" to you every time.
What I'd give for just one minute.
What I'd give to count all the ways.
If your heart was dark with nothing in it,
I'd give you mine and take your place.
(CHORUS)
What I'd give to let you love me.
Find out everything that brings you joy.
Wake up to your face above me.
I'd be that girl and you could be that boy.
Find out why that feelin' is...
Oh, what I'd give. What I'd give.
Come on!
Monday, hard to wake up
Fill my coffee cup, I'm out the door
Yeah, the freeway's standing still today
It's gonna make me late and that's for sure
I'm running out of gas and out of time
Never gonna make it there by nine
There's gotta be something more, gotta be more than this
I need a little less hard time, I need a little more bliss
I'm gonna take my chances
Taking a chance I might find what I'm looking for
There's gotta be something more
Five years and there's no doubt
That I'm burnt out, I've had enough
So now boss man, here's my two weeks
I'll make it short and sweet, so listen up
Well, I could work my life away, but why?
I got things to do before die
There's gotta be something more, gotta be more than this
I need a little less hard time, I need a little more bliss
I'm gonna take my chances
Taking a chance I might find what I'm looking for
There's gotta be something more
Some believe in destiny and some believe in fate
But I believe that happiness is something we create
You best believe that I'm not gonna wait
'Cause there's gotta be something more
I get home 7:30, the house is dirty but it can wait
Yeah, 'cause right now I need some downtime
To drink some red wine and celebrate
Yeah, Armageddon could be knocking at my door
But I ain't gonna answer that's for sure
There's gotta be something
Gotta be something more, gotta be more than this
I need a little less hard time, I need a little more bliss
I'm gonna take my chances
Taking a chance I might find what I'm looking for
Gotta be something more
(There's gotta be something)
Got to be, got to be, got to be more
All the lonely people crying
It could change if we just get started
Lift the darkness, light a fire
For the silent and the broken hearted
Won't you stand up, stand up, stand up?
Won't you stand up, you girls and boys?
Won't you stand up, stand up, stand up?
Won't you stand up and use your voice?
There's a comfort, there's a healing
High above the pain and sorrow
Change is coming, can you feel it
Calling us into a new tomorrow?
Won't you stand up, stand up, stand up?
Won't you stand up, you girls and boys?
Won't you stand up, stand up, stand up?
Won't you stand up and use your voice?
When the walls fall all around you
When your hope has turned to dust
Let the sound of love surround you
Beat like a heart in each of us
Won't you stand up, stand up, stand up?
Won't you stand up, you girls and boys?
Won't you stand up, stand up, stand up?
Won't you stand up and use your voice?
Won't you stand up, stand up, stand up?
Won't you stand up, you girls and boys?
Won't you stand up, stand up, stand up?
Won't you stand up and use your voice?
Won't you stand up?
Won't you stand up, stand up, stand up?
Well, it's two miles East to West
Only four miles North to South
And when you pass the only red light
You will see the pastor's house
People look you in the eye
And they smile at you and wave
Yeah, they always take the time
To stop and ask you, 'How's your day?'
It's hard to say goodbye
'Cause baby, it's a good life
At the high school football game
Is where I got my first kiss
I still feel the butterflies
I still taste it on my lips
And when we lost our Uncle Jake
Back in 1983
We heard Daddy upstairs weepin'
So we cried ourselves to sleep
It's hard to say goodbye
'Cause baby, it's a good life
Goodbye to mem'ries that I saved
Goodbye to all the friends I made
Goodbye to all the home I'll ever know
Small town Jericho...(goodbye)
And every road here looks the same
This ol' town won't ever change
And that's what I love the most
And it's the reason I must go
I put boxes on the porch
Daddy puts them in the car
Best to get the loadin' done
Won't be easy in the dark
'Cause I'm leavin' after midnight
And if anyone asks why
I wanna wait 'til Mama's sleepin'
'Cause I can't bear to see her cry
It's hard to say goodbye
Gotta get a handle on the situation
(Operation working vacation)
Soul solution for my frustrations
(Operation working vacation)
So I made myself a little reservation
A one way ticket to liberation
Way overdue by my calculations
Operation working vacation
Well, this bottles been working on my concentration
(Operation working vacation)
The more I drink the more the waves keep a waving
(Operation working vacation)
The office keeps calling with complications
A big breakdown in communication
They keep leaving messages, I keep erasing
Operation working vacation
Operation working
You gotta get out sometimes
And let in the big sunshine
So I made a little space for some inspiration
(Operation working vacation)
And I can go back to school post graduation
(Operation working vacation)
Get my degree in intoxication
Gonna redefine higher education
Maybe I'll inspire a whole generation
Operation working vacation
Operation working vacation
You gotta get sometimes
(Operation working vacation)
(Operation working vacation)
And let in the big sunshine
(Operation working vacation)
(Operation working vacation)
Operation working vacation
Operation working vacation
Operation working vacation
Little Annie Vickers is boarding up windows
And her ol' dog is stranded on the silos
Hey, there Annie, don't even think it
So much water and you can't even drink it
Well, maybe by Christmas they'll dig up the rows
Take whatever you can girl and leave the rest for the crows
Leave the rest for the crows
Living in Crawford for fifteen years
Nothing much ever happens round here
And no one believed the water would come
Til the sky grew dark and it swallowed the sun
And it rained for forty-two nights and forty-two days
And everything that we love is floating away
How long til our dreams run dry
Don't know but we're staying
On our knees we raise our eyes
Holding on and praying to find one blue sky
Mrs Wilson sits with an insurance adjuster
Big city boy, she never did trust him
Have you been getting the letters I'm sending
Cause the preacher swears that the world is ending
Well, if there's a way out, wish someone would show us
We keep looking around here for some modern day Moses
How long til our dreams run dry
Don't know but we're staying
On our knees we raise our eyes
Holding on and praying to find one blue sky
We will dig in our heels hard as we can
But the backyard looks like the Rio Grande
And I wonder will it wash us clean or wash us away
How long til our dreams run dry
Don't know but we're staying
On our knees we raise our eyes
Holding on and praying to find one blue sky
(How long til our dreams run dry)
(Don't know but we're staying)
On our knees we raise our eyes
Holding on and praying to find one blue sky
I broke my bat on Johnny's head;
Somebody snitched on me.
I hid a frog in sister's bed;
Somebody snitched on me.
I spilled some ink on Mommy's rug;
I made Tommy eat a bug;
Bought some gum with a penny slug;
Somebody snitched on me.
Oh, I'm gettin' nuttin' for Christmas
Mommy and Daddy are mad.
I'm getting nuttin' for Christmas
'Cause I ain't been nuttin' but bad.
I put a tack on teacher's chair
Somebody snitched on me.
I tied a knot in Susie's hair
Somebody snitched on me.
I did a dance on Mommy's plants
Climbed a tree and tore my pants
Filled the sugar bowl with ants
Somebody snitched on me.
So, I'm gettin' nuttin' for Christmas
Mommy and Daddy are mad.
I'm gettin' nuttin' for Christmas
'Cause I ain't been nuttin' but bad.
I won't be seeing Santa Claus;
Somebody snitched on me.
He won't come visit me because
Somebody snitched on me.
Next year I'll be going straight;
Next year I'll be good, just wait
I'd start now, but it's too late;
Somebody snitched on me.
So you better be good whatever you do
'Cause if you're bad, I'm warning you,
Missed my alarm clock ringing
Woke up, telephone screaming
Boss man singing his same old song
Rolled in late about an hour
No cup of coffee, no shower
Walk of shame with two different shoes on
Now it is poor me, why me, oh me
Boring the same old worn out blah, blah story
There is no good explanation for it at all
Ain't no rhyme or reason
No complicated meaning
Ain't no need to over think it
Let go laughing
Life don't go quite like you planned it
We try so hard to understand it
Irrefutable, indisputable
The fact is psssh it happens
My trusty rusty had a flat
I borrowed my neighbor's Cadillac
I'll be right back
Going down to Wally World
That yellow light turned red too quickly
Knew that truck the moment it hit me
Out stepped my ex and his new girl
'Sorry 'bout your neck baby'
But it is poor me, why me, oh me
Boring the same old worn out blah, blah story
There is no good explanation for it at all
Ain't no rhyme or reason
No complicated meaning
Ain't no need to over think it
Let go laughing
Life don't go quite like you planned it
We try so hard to understand it
Irrefutable, indisputable
Fact is it happens
Ain't no rhyme or reason
No complicated meaning
Ain't no need to over think it
Let go laughing
Life don't go quite like you planned it
We try so hard to understand it
Irrefutable, indisputable
Fact is
Yeah, the irrefutable, indisputable
Absoluteable, totally beautiful
Fact is psssh it happens
Feels like I'm flying,
Wings made of light
Brand new and shining
Like a shot rung out through the night
A heart that beats, an Incredible Machine
Made of blood and love and hope and lust and steam
Calling, calling, calling
Feels like i'm floating
Weightless in flight
Planets exploding as the soul and gravity fight
A heart that beats, an Incredible Machine
Made of blood and love and hope and lust and steam
Calling, calling, calling
Lifted higher mercury skies above (above, above)
Calling, water fire burning a sign of love (of love, of love)
A heart that beats, an Incredible Machine
Made of blood and love and hope and lust and steam
Little Miss Down On Love
Little Miss I Give Up
Little Miss I'll Get Tough
Don't you worry 'bout me anymore
Little Miss Checkered Dress
Little Miss One Big Mess
Little Miss I'll Take Less
When I Always Give So Much More
It's alright, it's alright, it's alright
Yeah, sometimes you gotta lose 'til you win
It's alright, it's alright, it's alright
It'll be alright again
It'll be alright again, I'm okay
It'll be alright again, I'm okay
(Okay)
It'll be alright again, I'm okay
Little Miss Do Your Best
Little Miss Never Rest
Little Miss Be My Guest
I'll Make More Anytime That It Runs Out
Little Miss You'll Go Far
Little Miss Hide Your Scars
Little Miss Who You Are
Is So Much More Than You Like To Talk About
It's alright, it's alright, it's alright
Yeah, sometimes you gotta lose 'til you win
It's alright, it's alright, it's alright
And it'll be alright again
It'll be alright again, I'm okay
It'll be alright again, I'm okay
(Okay)
It'll be alright again, I'm okay
Oh, Lord
Oh, and you are loved
Are loved
Little Miss Brand New Start
Little Miss Do Your Part
Little Miss Big Ol' Heart Beats Wide Open
She's ready now for love
It's alright, it's alright, it's alright
Well, sometimes you gotta lose 'til you win
It's alright, it's alright, it's alright
It'll be alright again
It'll be alright again, I'm okay
It'll be alright again, I'm okay
(Okay)
It'll be alright again, I'm okay
Friday, payday, Lordy got to get away
Had it with the wife thing, living on a shoe string
What's a poor girl got to do just to have some fun?
All these years without any help
Guess what, honey, clothes just don't wash themselves!
Neither do dishes, neither does the bathroom floor
So, now if anyone asks, not that they would
I'll be down in Mississippi and up to no good
No more, what a bore, had enough, I'm out the door
Headed for a breakdown, had it with the small town
Gonna call Lisa, gonna call Carla Sue
Now we're gonna let it roll, gonna let it rip
Gonna get us a nice room down on the strip
Not that we'll need it, there won't be any sleepin' tonight
So, now if anyone asks, not that they would
We'll be down in Mississippi and up to no good
Hammer down, here we go
Runnin' for the riverboat
All you're gonna see is asses and elbows
Luck's about to change for these three queens
Tired of getting' jokers, deal us up kings
Snake eyes, roll the dice, double down and hit me twice
Cashin' in the big chips, gonna leave a big tip
Hotter than a two dollar pistol, baby, I'm on fire
So, now if anyone asks, not that they would
I'll be down in Mississippi and up to no good
If anyone asks, not that they would
La-Da-Da-Da-Da
La-da-Da-Da-Da-Da
Well hello
It's been a long time, and I wanna know
What's been going down since I've been gone
And are you alright, are you ok
Me I'm alright but is there anyway
That you could make space say grace
And set my place at the table
And tell 'em I'm coming home
Tell 'em I'm coming home
Yes I know
I know she loves me and she worries so
And I know just what she'll say each time I call
She'll say are you alright
How's your world
Are you alright
How's my baby girl
And I'll say I'm feeling strong but it's been to long
So I wrote this song to say I missed you
And tell you i'm coming home
Mama I'm coming home
Angels on high at the top of the tree
Stars in the sky shine the way I can see
Oh Mama please leave a light on for me
I'm coming home
Tell 'em I'm coming home
Tell 'em I'm coming home
I'm going home
I'm going home
Mama won't you leave a light on for me
I'm going home
Leave a light on for me
I'm going home
Shes been sitting there,
Waiting for her phone to ring,
You dont want to admit to
This Loving thing,
Im not doing this again,
It cant be like were friends,
Baby, why cant you see?
You love her, not me.
Baby, just go.
I cant live in a lie,
My love for you will slowly die,
Please go away,
I wont ask you to stay.
Baby, its No, Baby, Just Go.
I wont do this any more,
I have been there before.
You promised me it would last
Now its memories of the past
No, No, No, NO ooooooh, oooooooh,
Baby, just go.
I wont play second string
I have given you, everything.
I have to let you go,
There was nothing to show,
Now, our love is dead,
Go back to her bed
Please leave me alone,
Ill be alright on my own.
Now that you are gone, Im carrying on.
Im not on my knees,
Im begging you please
Baby, just go.
I cant live in a lie,
My love for you will slowly die,
I have found someone new
And his love is true
Now, I have something to show,
Im glad I made you go.
Yeah, Yeah, Oh Oh, OOOOOO
--- Baby, Just go---,
Lyrics: By: Kathie Otterson
All the lonely people crying
It could change if we just get started
Lift the darkness, light a fire
For the silent and the broken hearted
Won't you stand up, stand up, stand up?
Won't you stand up, you girls and boys?
Won't you stand up, stand up, stand up?
Won't you stand up and use your voice?
There's a comfort, there's a healing
High above the pain and sorrow
Change is coming, can you feel it
Calling us into a new tomorrow?
Won't you stand up, stand up, stand up?
Won't you stand up, you girls and boys?
Won't you stand up, stand up, stand up?
Won't you stand up and use your voice?
When the walls fall all around you
When your hope has turned to dust
Let the sound of love surround you
Beat like a heart in each of us
Won't you stand up, stand up, stand up?
Won't you stand up, you girls and boys?
Won't you stand up, stand up, stand up?
Won't you stand up and use your voice?
Won't you stand up, stand up, stand up?
Won't you stand up, you girls and boys?
Won't you stand up, stand up, stand up?
Won't you stand up and use your voice?
Won't you stand up?
Won't you stand up, stand up, stand up?
Won't you stand up and use your voice?
MY HEART'S GROWN COLD. THERE'S NOT MUCH LEFT.
MY BLOOD WON'T TURN. AND I CAN SEE MY BREATH.
SHE WALKS ABOVE THE ANGEL'S ROOM.
CATCH THE SNOW, FEELS LIKE WINTER.
I'D DO ANYTHING TO JUST BE WITH HER.
WELL THE WORLD WON'T TURN. THE WORLD WON'T TURN.
THE FRAMES WON'T BREAK. AND THE LETTERS WON'T BURN.
THE WHOLE THING SEEMED LIKE EINSTINES DREAMS.
SEE THE SMOKE, START TO SHIVER.
I'D DO ANYTHING TO JUST FORGET HER.
SHE'S MY GENEVIEVE. SHE'S MY LAZY RIVER.
SHE'S MY ONLY LOVE. SHE'S MY FAVORITE SINNER,GENEVIEVE.
WOO-HO GENEVIEVE.
SOMETIMES I SEE HER. A COLD CHILL OF FEVER.
SO EASY TO BELIEVE HER.
SHE'S MY GENEVIEVE. SHE'S MY LAZY RIVER.
SHE'S MY ONLY LOVE. SHE'S MY FAVORITE SINNER,GENEVIEVE.
WOO-HO...
SHE'S MY GENEVIEVE. SHE'S MY LAZY RIVER.
SHE'S MY ONLY LOVE. SHE'S MY FAVORITE SINNER,GENEVIEVE.
WOO-HO GENEVIEVE.
Go ahead and take your best shot,
Let 'er rip, give it all you've got,
I'm laid out on the floor, but I've been here before,
I may stumble, yeah I might fall,
IM Only human but aren't we all?
I might lose my way, but hear me when I say,
I will stand back up,
You'll know just the moment when I've had enough,
Sometimes I'm afraid, and I don't feel that tough,
But I'll stand back up,
I've been beaten up and bruised,
I've been kicked right off my shoes,
Been down on my knees more times than you'd believe,
When the darkness tries to get me,
There's a light that just won't let me,
It might take my pride, and tears may fill my eyes,
But I'll stand back up,
I've weathered all these storms,
But I just turn them into wind, so I can fly,
What don't kill you makes you stronger,
When I take my last breath,
That's when I'll just give up,
So, go ahead and take your best shot,
Let 'er rip, give it all you've got,
You might win this round but you can't keep me down,
'Cause I'll stand back up,
And you'll know just the moment when I've had enough,
Sometimes I'm afraid and I don't feel that tough,
But I'll stand back up,
You'll know just the moment when I've had enough,
Sometimes I'm afraid and I don't feel that tough,
But I'll stand back up.
There's a place I like to go
Cherry bombs and cherry wine
Just past the Texaco
Down on the county line
Beer cans and cemeteries
Spanish moss on the welcome sign
Catch a buzz we all get scared
Down on the county line
Out where your troubles can't find you
Out where you leave them all behind
Out where the motion sweetly
Won't you meet me down on the county line?
Kettle corn and 4 H babies
Pink slips and white wall tires
Bet you 20, I'll beat you there
Down on the county line
It's first love and football wars
A French kiss and battle cries
Further then I've been before
Down on the county line
Out where your troubles can't find you
Out where you leave them all behind
Out where the motion sweetly
Won't you meet me down on the county line?
All the church odds and white wash fences
All the wills and teenage brides
Are all searching for redemption
They're all looking for a sign
Down on the county line
(Down on the county line)
Down on the county line
(Down on the county line)
Down on the county line
The best things in life are free
It's been right here all the time
Is everything this home to me
Down on the county line
Out where your troubles can't find you
Out where you leave them all behind
Out where the motion sweetly
Won't you meet me down on the county line?
Out where your troubles can't find you
Out where we have a real good time
Out where the motion sweetly
Won't you meet me, down on the county line?
(Down on the county line)
Down on the county line
(Down on the county line)
Down on the county line
To the left
To the left
To the left
To the left
Mmmm to the left to the left
Everything you own in the box to the left
In the closet, that's my stuff
Yes, if I bought it,please don't touch
And keep talking that mess, that's fine
Could you walk and talk, at the same time?
And it's my name that's on that jag
So go move your bags, let me call you a cab
Standing in the front yard, telling me
How I'm such a fool, talking 'bout
How I'll never ever find a man like you
You got me twisted
You must not know 'bout me
You must not know 'bout me
I could have another you in a minute
Matter fact, he'll be here in a minute baby
You must not know 'bout me
You must not know 'bout me
I can have another you by tomorrow
So don't you ever for a second get to thinkin'
You're irreplaceable
So go ahead and get gone
Call up that chick, and see if she's home
Oops I bet you thought, that I didn't know
What did you think
I was putting you out for?
Because you was untrue
Rolling her around in the car that I bought you
Baby, drop them keys
Hurry up, before your taxi leaves
Standing in the front yard, telling me
How I'm such a fool, talking 'bout
How I'll never ever find a man like you
You got me twisted
You must not know 'bout me
You must not know 'bout me
I could have another you in a minute
Matter fact, he'll be here in a minute (baby)
You must not know 'bout me
You must not know 'bout me
I will have another you by tomorrow
So don't you ever for a second get to thinkin'
You're irreplaceable
To the left to the left
To the left to the left
Mmmmm
To the left to the left
Everything you own in the box to left
To the left to the left
Don't you ever for a second get to thinking
You're irreplaceable
You must not know 'bout me
You must not know 'bout me
I could have another you in a minute
Matter fact, he'll be here in a minute (baby)
You must not know 'bout me
You must not know 'bout me
I can have another you by tomorrow
So don't you ever for a second get to thinkin' (baby! hey yea)
You must not know 'bout me
You must not know 'bout me
I could have another you in a minute
Matter fact, he'll be here in a minute (baby)
I could have another you by tomorrow
Don't you ever for a second get to thinkin'
You're irreplaceable
To the left
To the left
Four wheels, a guitar
A tank of gas an' some credit cards
Georgia on my mind
Four hundred miles to go
A good song on the radio
Makes the time go by
It doesn't matter where we go
There's something new to see
It's not the destination that holds
A thrill for me
Chorus:
It's the ride.........
It's the ride.........
It's the ride.........
Oh it's the ride
Two hearts in one bed
Three words that have never been said
We got lots of time
It's takes a lot of tears to find love
The kind of love you can be proud of
That suits me just fine
I don't care where we're goin'
And I don't care where we've been
It's not about who's right or wrong
Who loses or who wins
(Repeat Chorus)
It's not about who wins the race (Not who wins this race)
It's not about who makes the fastest time(Makes the fastest time)
This new stage of grace is just a state of mine
(Instrument Break)
It isn't all the money
All the fortune and the fame
It's not the perfect hand that makes a perfect game
(Repeat Chorus)
Oh it's the ride (Repeat 2x)
I got miles of trouble spreadin' far and wide
Bills on the table gettin' higher and higher
They just keep on comin', there ain't no end in sight
I'm just holding on tight...
I've got someone who loves me more then words can say
And I'm thankful for that each and every day
And if I count all my blessings, I get a smile on my face
Still it's hard to find faith..
But if you can look in my eyes
And tell me we'll be alright
If you promise never to leave You just might make me believe
Its just day to day tryin' to make ends meet
What id give for an address out on easy street
I need a deep margarita to help me unwind
Leave my troubles behind...
I used to believe in us
When times got tough
But lately I'm afraid that even love is not enough
But if you can can look in my eyes
And tell me we'll be alright
If you promise never to leave you just might make me
Oh, you just might make me
This runaway train of love keeps going off track
I've ridden these rails before but, I'm never going back
I keep writing these letters of love tied in ribbons and bows
Momma told me you were no damn good and now everybody knows
But before you go...baby there is something you should know
I won't cry for you
I won't lie for you
I won't waste another day,
Wonderin' how to make you stay
I've been a fool 'til now but now I'm through
Baby I won't cry for you
Your hurricane heart won't quit, it keeps pounding on me
I tried to ride out that storm but I had to break free
I keep writing these letters of love tied in ribbons and bows
Daddy told me you would do me wrong and now everybody knows
But before you go...baby there is something you should know
I won't cry for you
I won't lie for you
I won't waste another year,
Like I've wasted all these tears
I've been a fool 'til now but now I'm through
Baby I won't cry for you
And it's a long way down the bend
But this broken heart will mend
I know you don't believe I'll ever leave
But I'm already gone
I won't cry for you
I won't lie for you
I won't waste another year
Like I've wasted all these tears
I've been a fool 'til now but now I'm through
Baby I won't cry for you (3x)