Oh yeah.
Billy's at the bar,
He's been there all night.
First ten beers he's had,
Since her goodbye.
Hey, hey.
She left him broke in his new truck.
He don't smoke, but he lights one up.
Temporary fix for his heartache.
He's hurtin' bad, but he's feelin' great.
He's on the dance floor yellin': 'Free Bird,'
Singin' off pitch but he knows every word.
Grabs him a girl and he holds on tight:
He's chasin' everything in sight.
He'll fall apart when he gets home,
But right now his worries are gone.
Life looks good, good, good:
Billy's got his beer goggles on.
Hey.
A lot of drunks get real mean:
They'll pick a fight over anything.
Billy wants to laugh, that's why he's here.
You won't see him cry unless you spill his beer.
He's on the dance floor yellin': 'Free Bird,'
Singin' off pitch but he knows every word.
Grabs him another girl an' holds on tight:
Now he's chasin' everything in sight.
He'll fall apart when he gets home,
Right now his worries are gone.
Life looks good, good, good:
Billy's got his beer goggles on.
Instrumental break.
He's on the dance floor yellin': 'Free Bird,'
Singin' off pitch but he knows every word.
Grabs him another girl an' holds on tight:
He don't see ugly through bloodshot eyes.
He'll fall apart when he gets home,
But right now his worries are gone.
'Cause life looks good, good, good;
So good, good, good;
Life looks good, good, good:
Billy's got his beer goggles on.
Whoo.
How many fingers am I holdin' up, Billy?
Get up, Billy.
Get up, get up.
(Jess Brown/Brett Jones)
Fresh off the farm just out of school
Face of an angel and nobody's fool
Turquoise boots Atlanta Braves hat
Denim and lace and you gotta love that
She rolled into town dreams in a sack
Old guitar in a blue Pontiac
She's taken a vow
She ain't turning back
She knows what she wants
And you gotta love that
Long way from home white picket fence
She turned down a ring from her old boyfriend
She didn't take a dime from even her dad
She's out on her own and you gotta love that
She rolled into town dreams in a sack
Old guitar in a blue Pontiac
She's taken a vow
She ain't turning back
She knows what she wants
And you gotta love that
She's tender and tough
There's a world behind those innocent eyes
Since she was a girl
She's been waiting for the day she can spread her wings and fly
She rolled into town dreams in a sack
Old guitar in a blue Pontiac
She's taken a vow
She ain't turning back
She knows what she wants
And you gotta love that
She rolled into town dreams in a sack
Old guitar in a blue Pontiac
She's taken a vow
She ain't turning back
She knows what she wants
And you gotta love that
Man you gotta love that
(Bob DiPiero/Tom Shapiro)
I woke up this morning my head felt dense
I splashed it with water trying to make it make sense
I stumbled to the kitchen she was standing at the sink
All she had to do was just give me that wink
And slam bam I'm feelin' alright
Troubles take a hike in the blink of an eye
Don't need to psychoanalyze or have a stiff drink
All she's gotta do is just give me that wink
Well it's her way of saying she's on my side
An unspoken message that works every time
When my brain starts smokin' and I can't even think
All she's gotta do is just give me that wink
And slam bam I'm feelin' alright
Troubles take a hike in the blink of an eye
Don't need to psychoanalyze or have a stiff drink
All she's gotta do is just give me that wink
In this complicated world it may sound absurd
But simple little things are the miracle cures
Pushed to the limit or standing at the brink
All she's gotta do is just give me that wink
And slam bam I'm feelin' alright
Troubles take a hike in the blink of an eye
Don't need to psychoanalyze or have a stiff drink
All she's gotta do is just give me that wink
And slam bam I'm feelin' alright
Troubles take a hike in the blink of an eye
Don't need to psychoanalyze or have a stiff drink
All she's gotta do is just give me that wink
All she's gotta do is just give me that wink
(John Jarrard/Mark D. Sanders/Bob DiPiero)
Somebody's at the front door
I can hear 'em knockin'
Your mama's on the phone and she feels like talkin'
There's chicken on the barbecue, barbecuein'
Don't worry about it baby just
Drop what you're doing
'Cause they're playin' our song on the radio
Okay Mister D.J. and a way to go
A million watts of love power comin' on strong
Dance with me darlin', they're playin' our song
Oh, the house needs cleanin'
The grass needs mowin'
We both got places that we need to be goin'
Tomorrow's a big day
Better get ready
But tonight it's just you and me rockin' steady
'Cause they're playin' our song on the radio
Okay Mister D.J. and a way to go
A million watts of love power comin' on strong
Dance with me darlin', they're playin' our song
Yeah they're playin' our song on the radio
Okay Mister D.J. and a way to go
A million watts of love power comin' on strong
Dance with me darlin', they're playin' our song
Yeah they're playin' our song on the radio
Okay Mister D.J. and a way to go
A million watts of love power comin' on strong
Dance with me darlin', they're playin' our song
(John D. Loudermilk)
Kiss me each morning for a million years
Hold me each evening by your side
Tell me you love me for a million years
Then if it don't work out
If it don't work out
Then you can tell me goodbye
Sweeten my coffee with a morning kiss
Soften my dreams with your sigh
Tell me you love me for a million years
Then if it don't work out
If it don't work out
Then you can tell me goodbye
If it don't work out
If it don't work out
Then you can tell me goodbye
If you must go I won't grieve
If you wait a lifetime
Before you leave
But if you must go I won't tell you no
Just so that we can say we tried
Tell me you love me for a million years
Then if it don't work out
If it don't work out
Then you can tell me goodbye
(Mike Geiger/Woody Mullis/Michael Huffman)
I was born dirt poor on a dead end country road
My every dream was to just grow up and go
Like a siren song those bright lights called my name
So I turned that country road into memory lane
Well I hit that fast lane it was paved with gold
But it wasn't long 'til my highbrow ways got old
I started missing things that I thought I'd left behind
'Til I found two swinging doors 'neath the neon sign
They were whirling and a twirling to the fiddles and a steel guitar
Them city folk was drinking from Mason jars
I think I found what paradise might be
The city put the country back in me
When you leave the farm you don't have to leave your room
Just go on home and slip on them cowboy boots
Now it's the best of both worlds all I'll ever need
The city put the country back in me
They were whirling and a twirling to the fiddles and a steel guitar
Them city folk was drinking from Mason jars
I think I found what paradise might be
The city put the country back in me
Yeah the city put the country back in me
(Brett Jones)
The rush I feel right now
Lyin' here this close to you
Is pure as a child's
First time he sees the ocean blue
Greatest discovery
In a world so vast
Somehow you found me
Only you love could make my dreams come true
Only your smile could make me shine
I promise you now until our days are though
Every kiss and touch
You're my flesh and my blood
All of this life all of my love
To only you
Like a key that fits
It only unlocks one door
And you have opened up a world
I've never felt before
Babe you paint my life with every shade and every hue
Now every breath I take
I take it for you
Only you love could make my dreams come true
Only your smile could make me shine
I promise you now until our days are though
Every kiss and touch
You're my flesh and my blood
All of this life all of my love
To only you
(Gerry House/Bob Dipiero)
That song came out back in '62
Way way before there was you and me
The guy who sang it wore a sharkskin suit
Had Elvis like hair and Italian boots
Somebody new brought it back again
It don't sound much like it did back then
The melody still makes that magic dust
When it touched you 'n me now we fell in love
That song is a timeless thing
Make a man give a woman a diamond ring
Two hearts singin' along
Can make it rain champagne
Make that old moon glow
Down on lover's lane
There's lipstick on the radio
It's only music and it's only words
But that's us baby in every verse
Fifty years from now on our anniversary day
I'll know just what to tell that band to play
That song is a timeless thing
Make a man give a woman a diamond ring
Two hearts singin' along
Can make it rain champagne
Make that old moon glow
Down on lover's lane
There's lipstick on the radio
Down on lover's lane
There's lipstick on the radio
My name's Tommy Franks, an' my Daddy's name was Ray.
Ray was a farm boy, a cowboy an' a banker.
A clerk, a roughneck, a driller,
A long-haul driver, a soldier an' a mechanic.
He was also a friend to everybody he ever met.
Ray taught me the value of Faith an' family,
The American flag, hard work, honesty an' a good dog.
I hope my Daddy Ray wasn't the last of a dyin' breed.
Day-ay-ay-o.
Say daylight come an' me wanna go home.
Daylight come an' me wanna go home.
Daylight come an' me wanna go home.
Daylight come an' me wanna go home.
Hey Mr. Tallyman, tally me banana.
Say, daylight come an' me wanna go home.
All you people come an' play on the piano.
Daylight come an' me wanna go home.
Let's Do It!
Alright, alright.
Whoah, listen to a story 'bout a man named Jed.
A poor mountainaire, barely kept his family fed.
And then one day, he was shootin' at some food,
An' up through the ground come a bubblin' crude.
(A bub-bub-bubblin' crude.)
Bub-bub-bub-bubblin' crude.
We-we-well, the first thing you know, old Jed's a millionaire.
The kinfolk said: "Jed, move away from there."
He said: "California is the place you oughta be."
So they loaded up the truck and they moved to Beverly.
(B-B-B-Beverly.)
B-B-B-Beverly.
Instrumental Break.
Alright
Whoah, listen to a story 'bout a man named Jed.
A poor mountainaire, barely kept his family fed.
And then one day, he was shootin' at some food,
An' up through the ground come a bubblin' crude.
(A bub-bub-bubblin' crude.)
Bub-bub-bub-bubblin' crude.
Hey, well, the first thing you know, old Jed's a millionaire.
The kinfolk said: "Jed, move away from there."
He said: "California is the place you oughta be."
So they loaded up the truck and they moved to Beverly.
(B-B-B-Beverly.)
B-B-B-Beverly.
i said a hip hop
the hippie the hippie
to the hip hip hop, a you don't stop the rockin'
to the bang bang boogie, say up jumped the boogie
to the rhythm of the boogie, the beat
I said a what you hear is not a test
I'm rappin' to the beat
I said I am wonder mike and I only brought two friends along
and next on the mike is my man hank
come on, hank, sing that song
check it out, well, I'm the c-a-s-an-the-o-v-a
and the rest is f-l-y
you see i go by the name of Casanova
for these reasons I'll tell ya why
I said a, hotel motel holiday inn
I said if your girl starts actin up, a then you take a friend
Day o,
Day-ay-ay-o.
Say daylight come an' me wanna go home.
Say daylight come an' me wanna go home.
Daylight come an' me wanna go home.
What started out as small talk
On a bus stop bench before work
Turned into the greatest love story
I've ever heard
She said, "He's not the kind to send roses
Can't afford diamonds and pearls
When it comes to lifting my spirits
He's the strongest man in the world"
She said, "He stops my tears before they start
He can be so tender and still be tough
With his crocked smile, melt my heart
Fill an empty room with love if anybody can"
'Cause he's the strongest man in the world
She said, "He's always leavin' love notes
On the refrigerator door
And I leave surprises in his lunch box
To even up the score"
I was thinkin' what I'd give to be with
Such a wonderful girl
But I know I couldn't compete with
The strongest man in the world
She said, "He stops my tears before they start
He can be so tender and still be tough
With his crocked smile melt my heart
Fill an empty room with love if anybody can"
'Cause he's the strongest man in the world
And she pulled out his picture
That's when I realized
The strongest man in the world
Oh yeah
For three long months it's been cold and gray
Now too much work and not enough play
But that old groundhog didn't see it's shadow today
It won't be long, heaven's on its way
No I can't wait for the girls of summer
All makes all models all styles and shapes
In their cut off jeans and string bikinis
On sandy beaches rivers and lakes
Those wintertime blues sure been a bummer
And I can't wait for the girls of summer, oh girls of summer
I hold their memories in the wintertime
And watch 'em come alive in the warm sunshine
From coast to coast in every city and town
Cruisin' around with their tops rolled down
And I can't wait for the girls of summer
All makes all models all styles and shapes
In their cut off jeans and string bikinis
On sandy beaches rivers and lakes
Those wintertime blues sure been a bummer
And I can't wait for the girls of summer, oh come on girls, ooh
And I can't wait for the girls of summer
All makes all models all styles and shapes
In their cut off jeans and string bikinis
On sandy beaches rivers and lakes
Those wintertime blues sure been a bummer
And I can't wait for the girls of summer
I can't wait for the girls of summer
Oh the girls of summer, go girl
Oh, show me what you got
I like it
Oh, make my eyes bug out, oh
(Dave Gibson)
Hey mister DJ I'm calling you
Now can you play me some real cool tunes
Something that sounds like a long time ago
The kind of music that thrills my soul
You must have something in your record rack
A simple little song that can bring me back to when they
Sang up on the roof
And underneath the boardwalk when they'd go
Dancin' in the streets
Boogaloon' down on Broadway hey when
Lovers used to slow dance all night long
And they knew the words to every song
There's got to be somebody somewhere
Singin' some new old songs
Like Otis Redding ";Sittin' On The Dock";
Or Bill Haley's ";Rock Around The Clock";
When Buddy Holly loved sweet Peggy Sue
True love ways were all they knew
There's somethin' 'bout happiness heartbreak and hurt
That leaves me hangin on every word back when they
Sang up on the roof
And underneath the boardwalk when they'd go
Dancin' in the streets
Boogaloon' down on Broadway hey when
Lovers used to slow dance all night long
And they knew the words to every song
Now that radio's on and I'm stayin' up
Please dedicate it to the one I love like it was when they
Sang up on the roof
And underneath the boardwalk when they'd go
Dancin' in the streets
Boogaloon' down on Broadway hey when
Lovers used to slow dance all night long
And they knew the words to every song
There's got to be somebody somewhere
Singin' some new old songs
Just like in the fifties
High on a mountain of love
In the midnight hour
Oh knock on wood
Kiss an angle good morning
Your cheatin' heart
Before you I was totally lost and so
Hopelessly sure I'd end up by myself
I was so unaware there was someone
Out there for me who'd look at me like nobody else
You gave me somethin' that I always wanted
And I'm givin' it all back to you
Darlin' completely with all of my soul
I was so empty 'til you made me whole
And girl you complete me more every day
I promise forever to love me this way
Right from the start I'll give you my heart
Darlin' completely
I did time as a single man year after year
And then right when I almost gave up
(Way up)
High on the ledge leaning over the edge
I was mercifully saved by your love
It might take a lifetime but I know I'll find
The right words to tell you that I'm yours
Darlin' completely with all of my soul
I was so empty 'til you made me whole
And girl you complete me more every day
I promise forever to love me this way
Right from the start I'll give you my heart
Darlin' completely
You gave me somethin' I always wanted
Sometimes I don't have the strength to fight the fall.
Sometimes I'm tired and just drop the ball.
When the earth beneath my feet's just shaky ground,
An' when I'm scared I'm gonna let the whole world down.
You breathe life into me,
Put me back on my feet.
Every time, you know exactly what I need.
An' when I lose control,
You take the wheel an' no-one knows:
Quietly you rescue me behind the scenes,
An' let me be the hero.
Some people think I'm strong an' calm an' in control,
Like I'm the one who stands his ground when the thunder rolls.
If they knew my secret, if they only knew the truth,
I would've run a thousand times if it hadn't been for you.
You breathe life into me,
Put me back on my feet.
Every time, you know exactly what I need.
An' when I lose control,
You take the wheel an' no-one knows:
Quietly you rescue me behind the scenes,
An' let me be the hero.
When I'm down on my knees,
Prayin' to Heaven for some peace,
I'm always saved by the angel that God sent to me,
Right here next to me.
An' you breathe life into me,
Put me back on my feet.
Every time, you know exactly what I need.
An' when I lose control,
You take the wheel an' no-one knows:
Quietly you rescue me behind the scenes,
An' let me be the hero.
yeah, you let me be the hero.
Oh, yeah.
You could live for the glory days an' your place in the sun:
Always tryin' the win first place, impressin' everyone.
You could shoot for the moon an' lose yourself tryin' to get it,
Or you could stomp on the ground, let life get you down,
If you choose to let it get you down.
I tell you: every time you drop the ball,
Every heartache, every fall,
When you though you had it right.
An' every day the sun's not shinin',
Tomorrow, put it all behind you.
Keep lovin' every day an' night:
That's life, yeah.
Some days you round third base just to get tired out.
Some days the fruit falls from the tree straight into your mouth.
Or you could beat yourself for all the things you did an' didn't do.
Or let life pass you by wishin' the sky was green instead of blue.
What you gonna do?
Let me tell you: every dance you had to miss,
Every time you missed a kiss,
Though the stars were shinin' bright.
An' every time you found a way,
To be a hero an' save the day.
An' every time you didn't win the fight,
Yeah, that's life.
Instrumental Break.
(Yeah.)
You could be standin' on top of the world, every dream comin' true.
You could blink your eyes an' fate takes all away from you.
Or be down on your knees prayin' to God: 'Please help me understand.'
Or find some peace an' know it's really out of your hands.
It's out of your hands.
Let me tell you: every blessin' you receive, (Every breath.)
Every single breath you breathe;
Every moment that goes by. (Every dream.)
And every dream that doesn't find you, (Doesn't find you.)
Tomorrow, put it all behind you.
An' keep lovin' every day an' night.
Yeah, you put 'em all together,
Wrong or right, an' that's life.
Oh that's livin' life.
Yeah, you got keep on keepin' on. (That's life.)
Take the good an' bad an' all of that:
Yeah, that's life, that's life.
Instrumental fade.
'74 Ford truck, rusted out an' beat up.
Fire-engine red, been a part of the family for years.
I was sixteen, it was my turn.
Four on the floor an' I had learn,
So my brother took me out to teach me how to shift those gears.
With a tear in his eye, he handed me the keys.
Says: 'Truck's got quite a history.
'Over the years it's been really good to me.'
'There's been a lotta tail on the tailgate,
'Bumpin' on the bumper,
'Steam on the windows: ain't no wonder,
'There's dents in the hoods, an' the shocks ain't good.
'Swingin' from the rollbars, dancin' in the bed:
'I seen a bunch of gorgeous country corn-fed,
'Girls an' a few other things I can't say:
'There's been a lotta tail on the tailgate,
'Oh, that's right, oh.'
Got a grille guard, foglights.
Custom paint an' every Friday night,
I'm trollin' down Main Street showin' off the new chrome wheels.
We take a rough ride (Rough ride.)
Down a dirt road (Down a dirt road.)
To my Grandaddy's farm an' we unload,
An' drove, the doors wide open an' crank up the stero.
It's better than a club or a honky-tonk,
An' we can hang out just as long as we want.
I think I undertsand what my brother was talkin' about.
'Cause there's a lotta tail on the tailgate,
Bumpin' on the bumper,
Steam on the windows, ain't no wonder,
There's dents in the hood an' the shocks ain't good.
Swingin' from the rollbars, dancin' in the bed,
There's a bunch of gorgeous country corn-fed,
Girls an' a few other things I can't say:
There's a lotta tail on the tailgate:
Whoo, that's right.
Instrumental Break.
(Oh, show 'em what you got. baby.
(Whoo, hah, let it go boys.)
There's a lotta tail on the tailgate,
Bumpin' on the bumper,
Steam on the windows: ain't no wonder,
There's dents in the hood an' the shocks ain't good.
Swingin' from the rollbars, dancin' in the bed:
There's a bunch of gorgeous country corn-fed,
Girls an' a few other things I can't say:
There's been a lotta tail on the tailgate:
Whoo, yeah, baby.
That ain't what you're thinkin'.
Oh, now some of y'all take that out of your minds.
It ain't that.
That's where people sit!
Hello, do I have to explain it to you?
You think it's way down in the gutter.
Oh yeah.
To Fade
My name's Tommy Franks, an' my Daddy's name was Ray.
Ray was a farm boy, a cowboy an' a banker.
A clerk, a roughneck, a driller,
A long-haul driver, a soldier an' a mechanic.
He was also a friend to everybody he ever met.
Ray taught me the value of Faith an' family,
The American flag, hard work, honesty an' a good dog.
I hope my Daddy Ray wasn't the last of a dyin' breed.
He's a cold beer drinker, a buck n' bear hunter:
The best friend a dog ever had.
A post-hole-digger, a man Skoal dipper,
John Deere cap-sportin' man.
With a house on a hill and a pond in the field,
Surrounded by a mess of corn rows.
Makes a livin' from his labour, a credit to the Maker,
He's somebody everybody knows.
Last of a dying breed who tend the fields and mend the fences.
Heaven knows, I'd hate to think that generation might be ending,
But if he goes, he will go down in history:
As the last, the last of the:
Overall wearers, farmer tan tearers,
Down at the BFW hall. (Hot dog.)
Cake pan lickers, ripe tomato pickers,
Hay balers loadin' trailers in the Fall.
Fruit stand sellers, town square dwellers,
Who gather at The Dairy Queen at dawn.
Everybody knows him an' everybody loves him:
God, I'm gonna miss him if they're gone.
Last of a dying breed who tend the fields and mend the fences.
Heaven knows, I'd hate to think that generation might be ending,
But if he goes, he will go down in history:
As the last, the last of a dying breed.
(Last of a dying breed.)
He's a hard-working family man.
(Last of a dying breed.)
Last of a dying breed who tend the fields and mend the fences.
Heaven knows, I'd hate to think that generation might be ending,
But if he goes, he will go down in history:
As the last, the last of a dying breed.
Of a dying breed.
Of a dying breed.
Yeah.
We're farmers' sons an' preacher's boys.
Small town with big toys.
Call us fools or call us brave,
On rainy nights, we parade,
In four wheel drives; the girls in jeans too tight.
Ain't no drive dirt. there ain't no dust.
Got mud, no fear, Bocephus, cold beer.
We bounce, we slide, we sing while we ride.
We don't like paved streets, asphalt or concrete:
Got mud; yeah, we got mud.
We spend days at the lake,
Kickin' back an soakin' rays.
Sunburn, it ain't no fun,
I'd trade a day in the sun for a good downpour.
That's what we're prayin' for:
We know every time it rains on us:
Got mud, no fear, Bocephus, cold beer.
We bounce, we slide, we sing while we ride.
We don't like paved streets, asphalt or concrete:
Got mud; we got mud.
Instrumental break.
(Whoo, who's playin' that thing?)
A good downpour.
That's what we're prayin' for:
We know every time it rains on us:
We got mud, no fear, (No fear.)
Bocephus, cold beer.
We bounce, we slide, (We slide.)
We sing while we ride.
We don't like paved streets, asphalt or concrete:
We got mud, no fear, Bocephus, cold beer.
We bounce, we slide, we sing while we ride.
We don't like paved streets, asphalt or concrete:
Got mud; we got mud.
Mmm, got mud.
Yeah, we got mud.
(Got mud no fear.)
(Got mud no fear.)
I like to get dirty, you know what I mean.
(Got mud no fear.)
We got mud.
Ooh, yeah, yeah.
Yeah.
Turn down the lights, turn up the radio.
There's a fire in your eyes an' it's keepin' me warm.
An' hold on to me like it was yesterday,
When we both felt our spirits collide.
I remember that moment, bein' struck down by lightnin',
The first time I saw your face, and you smiled.
Come an' lay down with me; feel the space in between us.
Find the magic that keeps love alive.
This time can be like the first time:
Close your eyes an' soon we'll be there.
An' no mind could ever guess what we're feelin'.
Turn a spark to a flame; make a wish;
Close your eyes, watch it start all over again.
Just like the first time that you touched my skin. (All over again.)
I tasted Heaven, take me there again.(All over again.)
Your smile, your touch, your taste,
It turns me on and on and on:
Then I fall in love with you all over again.
Come an' step through the stars, let's take a ride through the universe.
As long as we're here, let's take the whole thing in.
What I'm tryin' to say is that you're so beautiful,
Let me say it all over again.
This time, (This time.)
Can be like the first time:
Close your eyes an' soon we'll be there.
An' no mind, (No mind.)
Could ever guess what we're feelin'.
Turn a spark to a flame; make a wish;
Close your eyes, watch it start all over again.
Just like the first time that you touched my skin. (All over again.)
I tasted Heaven, take me there again.(All over again.)
Your smile, your touch, your taste,
It turns me on and on and on:
Then I fall in love with you;
Then I fall in love with you:
I keep fallin' in love with you all over again.
All over again, yeah.
Baby I feel
A chill in the air
It's there in your touch
And your icy stare
Someone left you cold
At love's last turn
What I wouldn't do
To make your heart burn
If I built you a fire
Would you fan the flames?
Could I make it burn higher
If I whispered your name?
Give in to desire
Lay down by the light
If I built you a fire
Would you love me tonight?
Well, under the ashes
There's still a warm glow
With one little spark
It could still burn, I know
Let's take the last embers
Of a heart that's been broke
And watch those old memories
Just go up in smoke
Give in to desire
Lay down by the light
If I built you a fire
Would you love me tonight?
Some men are attracted to a pair of big blue eyes
It takes a pretty face to make their temperature rise
Looks aren't that important
Just icing on the cake
What really turns me on is the shake
Shake it to the left
Shake it to the right
Come on baby you know what I like
Shake it real funky shake it real low
Shake it 'til you can't shake it no more
It's a natural attraction
Mother nature wouldn't make a mistake
What really turns me on is the shake
Eve first said to Adam
Which outfit do you like
The maple or the fig leaf
Now honey they both look nice
Clothes don't mean that much to me
Maybe you better go and ask the snake
And what really turns me on is the shake
Shake it to the left
Shake it to the right
Come on baby you know what I like
Shake it real funky shake it real low
Shake it 'til you can't shake it no more
It's a natural attraction
Mother nature wouldn't make a mistake
What really turns me on is the shake
(Shake it)
Gary, Indiana
Mobile, Alabama
Phoenix, Arizona
Bismarck, North Dakota
New York, L.A.
Houston, Tampa Bay
London, Tokyo
Everywhere you go
Shake it to the left
Shake it to the right
Come on baby you know what I like
Shake it real funky shake it real low
Shake it 'til you can't shake it no more
It's a natural attraction
Mother nature wouldn't make a mistake
What really turns me on is the shake
What really turns me on is the shake
Just like every lock's got to have a key
Every river flows looking for the sea
And when you plant a seed, it reaches for the sky
That's just the way it is, nobody wonders why
Like coffee needs a cup
You know that it ain't much good without it
We were meant to be together
No doubt about it
Like a hammer and a nail, socks and shoes
We go hand in hand, like a rhythm and blues
What good is a man who hasn't got a dream
'Bout as good as a car with no gasoline
You're the one I'm dreaming of
Got to have your love can't live without it
We were meant to be together
No doubt about it, no there ain't no doubt about it
Something was missing it was making me blue
But all I ever needed was you
Just like every lock's got to have a key
Every river flows lookin' for the sea
And when you plant a seed, it reaches for the sky
That's just the way it is, girl with you and I
Like coffee needs a cup
You know that it ain't much good without it
We were meant to be together
No doubt about it, no there ain't no doubt about it
Like a hammer and a nail, socks and shoes
We go hand in hand, like a rhythm and blues
What good is a man who hasn't got a dream
'Bout as good as a car with no gasoline
You're the one I'm dreaming of
Got to have your love can't live without it
We were meant to be together
Girl, you say that you love me
There's no doubt I love you
And we're getting closer
To a love that's so true
This could be the beginning
Of a lifetime romance
There's only one thing that's missing
It's time that we took the chance
So why not tonight?
We've waited so long
Something this right
How could it be wrong?
Girl, I know you can take me
Where I've never been
And the fire's burning bright
The time is just right
Why not tonight?
Girl, there's no better feeling
That two lovers can share
I can't wait to show you
Just how much I care
I can tell when you touch me
That I'm getting through
And I know that you want me
As much as I want you
So why not tonight?
We've waited so long
Something this right
How could it be wrong?
Girl, I know you can take me
Where I've never been
And the fire's burning bright
The time is just right
Why not tonight?
So why not tonight?
We've waited so long
Something this right
How could it be wrong?
Girl, I know you can take me
Where I've never been
And the fire's burning bright
The time is just right
It's the loneliest of situations
Hard words make a good foundation
And the wall gets taller
More that we don't try
Tears and anger, brick by brick
Two miles wide and too hard to stay
The difference between
How we really feel inside
If you're still listening over there
This is me saying I still care
A kind word from me or you
Just might let a little light shine through
'Cause love's the only thing around
Strong enough to bring it down
Who knows how we got this way
So close yet so far away
I can almost feel you
Reaching out for me
We've gotta work this out together
Or the walls come to stand forever
Hand in hand
But how hard could that be?
If you're still listening over there
This is me saying I still care
A kind word from me or you
Just might let a little light shine through
'Cause love's the only thing around
Strong enough to bring it down
A kind word from me or you
Just might let a little light shine through
'Cause love's the only thing around
My little boy kneelin' by his bed
Hands folded, sayin' his prayers
Talkin' to God, man to man
He don't know that I'm there
That's a picture I'd like to frame
That's a picture only God can paint
That's the kind of beauty no camera can capture
That's a picture
My daughter sittin' in her high chair
Ravioli all over her face
I stand and stare at her innocence
I don't see the mess that she made
That's a picture I'd like to frame
That's a picture only God can paint
That's the kind of beauty no camera can capture
Yeah, that's a picture
I've seen snapshots of sunsets that take everyone's breath
An postcards of Paris in the spring
No paper or canvass compares what happens
To my heart in moments like these
My perfect angel, her hair all up
Blastin' at her radio
She'd a-died if she knew I saw her
Dancin' while she folded the clothes
That's a picture I'd like to frame
That's a picture only God can paint
That's the kind of beauty no camera can capture
'74 Ford truck, rusted out an' beat up
Fire engine red, been a part of the family for years
I was sixteen, it was my turn
Four on the floor an' I had to learn
So my brother took me out to teach me how to shift those gears
With a tear in his eye, he handed me the keys
Says, "Truck's got quite a history
Over the years it's been really good to me"
There's been a lotta tail on the tailgate
Bumpin' on the bumper
Steam on the windows, ain't no wonder
There's dents in the hood an' the shocks ain't good
Swingin' from the rollbars, dancin' in the bed
I seen a bunch of gorgeous country corn fed girls
An' a few other things I can't say
There's been a lotta tail on the tailgate
Oh, that's right, oh
Got a grille guard, foglights
Custom paint an' every Friday night
I'm trollin' down Main Street
Showin' off the new chrome wheels
We take a rough ride
(Rough ride)
Down a dirt road
(Down a dirt road)
To my Grandaddy's farm an' we unload
An' drove, the doors wide open an' crank up the stereo
It's better than a club or a honky tonk
An' we can hang out just as long as we want
I think I undertsand what my brother was talkin' about
'Cause there's a lotta tail on the tailgate
Bumpin' on the bumper
Steam on the windows, ain't no wonder
There's dents in the hood an' the shocks ain't good
Swingin' from the rollbars, dancin' in the bed
There's a lot of gorgeous country corn fed girls
An' a few other things I can't say
There's a lotta tail on the tailgate
Whoo, that's right
Oh, show 'em what you got, baby
Whoo, hah, let it go boys
There's a lotta tail on the tailgate
Bumpin' on the bumper
Steam on the windows, ain't no wonder
There's dents in the hood an' the shocks ain't good
Swingin' from the rollbars, dancin' in the bed
I've seen a bunch of gorgeous country corn fed girls
An' a few other things I can't say
There's been a lotta tail on the tailgate
Whoo, yeah, baby
That ain't what you're thinkin'
Oh, now some of y'all take that out of your minds
It ain't that
That's where people sit
Hello, do I have to explain it to you?
You think it's way down in the gutter
Alright, a buzzard took a monkey for a ride in the air
The monkey thought that everything was on the square
The buzzard tried to throw the monkey off his back
The monkey grabbed his neck and said, "Now listen Jack"
"Straighten up and fly right
Straighten up and fly right
Straighten up and fly right
Cool down papa don't you blow your top"
Ain't no use in divin'
What's the use in jivin'?
Straighten up and fly right
Cool down papa don't you blow your top
The buzzard told the monkey, "You are choking me
Release your hold and I will set you free"
The monkey looked the buzzard right dead in the eye
He said, "Your story's so touching but it sounds just like a lie"
Straighten up and fly right
Straighten up and stay right
Straighten up and fly right
Cool down papa don't you blow your top, let's go
The buzzard told the monkey, "You are choking me
Release your hold and I will set you free"
The monkey looked the buzzard right dead in the eye
He said, "Your story's so touching but it sounds just like a lie"
Straighten up and fly right
Straighten up and stay right
Straighten up and fly right
Cool down papa don't you blow your top
Straighten up and stay right
Straighten up and fly right
Well straighten up and fly right
Cool down papa don't you blow your top
Storm clouds, storm clouds
Used to dog me everywhere I'd go
Time was, I was runnin' from them
Down these dusty roads
Bu' somehow those clouds drove me to your doors
And honey, I'm not runnin' anymore
Well, I used to curse the thunder
I used to run for cover when it came
But since I let it strike me
I never looked at lightenin' quite the same
Now I pray for rain
Sunshine, sunshine
Won't you go and come another day
Give my love and
I a reason to stay in and play
Oh, while the go winds seem so gloomy without you
But holdin' her has changed my point of view
Well, I used to curse the thunder
I used to run for cover when it came
But since I let it strike me
I never looked at lightenin' quite the same
Now I pray for rain
Now I pray for rain
Now I pray for rain
Now I pray for rain
Now I pray for rain
Now I pray for rain
Now I pray for rain
Well, I used to curse the thunder
I used to run for cover when it came
But since I let it strike me
I never looked at lightenin' quite the same
And now I pray for rain
Now I pray for rain
Now I pray for rain
Now I pray for rain
Now I pray for rain
Now I pray for rain
Now I pray for rain
Now I pray for rain
Now I pray for rain
Now I pray for rain
Now I pray for rain
Now I pray for rain
Sometimes I get so down, I feel so lost and blue
And I don't know why
And yes I, I forget to say all the things I know are true
Like you're beautiful as the morning sky
Life can seem so dark and difficult
But sometimes so can I
But you stay by me patiently
Until I see the light
And when I open up my eyes
I'll tell you what I see
I see a man in the mirror who has everything
Looking back at me
Yes, I realize that since I found you, girl
I'm the luckiest man in the world
Sometimes I forget to thank God
For blessings I?ve got today
How can that be?
'Coz really I, I'm a grateful man
And here I stand amazed
At everything one soul could need
I?m not offering excuses
I?m just telling you the truth
And the truth is baby all I am
Starts and ends with you
But when I open up my eyes
I'll tell you what I see
I see a man in the mirror who has everything
Looking back at me
And yes, I realize that since I found you, girl
I'm the luckiest man in the world
Yeah, yes I am
When I open up my eyes
I'll tell you what I see
I see a man in the mirror who has everything
Looking back at me
And I shouldn?t be surprised
That since I found you, girl
I'm the luckiest man in the world
Every night, I'm the life of the party
I turn on with the neon lights
And friends say, I'm the object of envy
The call me Mr. Right
Oh, I'm the life of the party
I dance every dance with somebody new
The don't see the life of the party
Is dying without you
I wear a smile everywhere I go
Like a suit of armor or a heavy coat
Everybody wants to be around me
'Cause I'm always good for a joke
Oh, I'm the life of the party
I dance every dance with somebody new
The don't see the life of the party
Is dying without you
No matter how hard I try
Every laugh is another lie
Oh, I'm the life of the party
I dance every dance with somebody new
The don't see the life of the party
The bottom of my boots could use some new cowhide
My soles are wearin' thin but it ain't breakin' my stride
I'm steppin' higher 'cuz of her sweet love, I'm into every little thing she does
So when you see me comin' down the street
I'll be kickin' up my heals with her next to me
Same boots brand new walk, same voice brand new talk
Same height but standin' ten feet tall
New smile on this face, same town better place
By changin' my heart she changed it all
Same boots brand new walk
I still put my jeans on one leg at a time
And drive an old truck, it ain't worth a dime
Still working down at the hardware store
But life's a lot better than it was before
She hasn't changed what I do or who I am
I'm still the same 'ol me but a different man
Same boots brand new walk, same voice brand new talk
Same height but standin' ten feet tall
New smile on this face, same town better place
By changin' my heart she changed it all
If I was a drinkin' man like I used to be
I'd get myself a bottle and you'd be history
You made me a thinkin' man when you walked out
If I was a drinkin' man, I wouldn't need you now
I've learned to live without you, one day at a time
Even though you're always on my mind
There's a bar around the corner if I wanted to forget
I ain't givin' up on our love yet
If I was a drinkin' man like I used to be
I'd get myself a bottle and you'd be history
You made me a thinkin' man when you walked out
If I was a drinkin' man, I wouldn't need you now
Knowin' me like you do the kind of fool I've been
You probably think I'm three sheets to the wind
I wish that I could tell you that I'm feelin' no pain
Oh, you should see how much I've changed
If I was a drinkin' man like I used to be
I'd get myself a bottle and you'd be history
You made me a thinkin' man when you walked out
If I was a drinkin' man I wouldn't need you now
I drove up form a river town it was late September early October
Thought maybe I could clear my mind and see the leaves turn red
The tune's up and the window down
On a sky line drive when she bagged me over
Hallelujah what a beautiful morning
Were the first words that she said
Her eyes were blue as the sky on a perfect blue ridge day
She said I could use a lift if you're going my way and
I was, I was headed south I was headed out
Headed nowhere or anywhere we wanted to go
The road stretched out in front of us
And she was ready to run it just like I was
Told me she was twenty-two
And she'd just broken out of William and Mary
Another summer under her daddy's roof was all that she could do
Her boyfriend she cut him loose
Too cold for a wedding in January
She said thats enough about me tell me about you
I rambled on about broken harts and staying too long
She said I'm sorry but you were right to move on and
I was, I was headed south I was headed out
Headed nowhere or anywhere we wanted to go
The road stretched out in front of us
She was ready to run it just like I was
Ain't it funny how everything hinges on a twist of fate
She held my hand and said aren't you amazed and
I was, I was headed south I was headed out
Headed nowhere or anywhere we wanted to go
The road stretched out in front of us
Well, I boxed up those things
You left behind
And I gave 'em to goodwill
Outta sight, outta mind
But it's not working out
Like I hoped that things would
I guess it wouldn't be so bad
If it hadn't been so good
I called up my folks
And told 'em we were through
And I was well along my way
To gettin' over you
I didn't have to say much
'Cause I knew they understood
Yes, it wouldn't be so bad
If it hadn't been so good
All our old friends
They ask how you are
I tell 'em I don't know
And I don't care anymore
But I can't make them believe
No matter how I try
I've gotta learn to forget you
Or learn how to lie
Well, it isn't like love
Never hurt me before
But I always recovered
And came back for more
This time I'm wonderin'
If I even should
Lord, it wouldn't be so bad
If it hadn't been so good
We seemed so perfect from where I stood
And it wouldn't be so bad
If it hadn't been so good
Lord, it wouldn't be so bad
You stand in line and you spend
Your hard earned dollar for a little piece of my time
You cheer me on right through the very last song
You say you came here to see me but that?s only half the truth
The other half is simply that I came here to see you
'Cause I?m your biggest fan
No one I know, puts on a show quite the way you can
Hey, I?m your biggest fan
And to me the best seat in the house is right here where I stand
'Cause I?m your biggest fan
Well, I thank you for giving me the chance to do what I love to do
And now it?s time to go but I?ll try to keep in touch on the radio
Let every spotlight in the house turn and shine on you
So you can see what?s it like from my point of view
I?m your biggest fan
No one I know, puts on a show quite the way you can
Well, I?m your biggest fan
So everyone stand up and give yourselves a hand
'Cause I?m your biggest fan
Everybody, we appreciate ya
Thank you y?all
God Bless America
It seems like all my life
I've never been satisfied
Ain't nothin' I ain't tried
Takin' every kind of line
Tryin' to find my
Home on the range
Been close a time or two
To seein' that dream come true
But I never could follow through
Couldn't drop the other shoe
'Cause pretty soon I knew
I'd be lookin' for a change
For a change
I can see a little sunlight shinin' through the pourin' rain
I swear
It's gettin' a little brighter every time you call my name
You know I could get used to this
But right now it still feels strange
To be a happy man
I'm talkin' 'bout a happy man
I'm a happy man
For a change
Girl I must confess
I live for your caress
Every single time we kiss
I know that I've been blessed
I wanna share the same address
That's where I wanna remain
Goodbye o' wonderlust
(Uh hu)
I've been there long enough
(Uh hu)
Those times they sure are tough
(Uh hu)
Things sure are lookin' up
Ever since I found your love
I ain't lookin' for a change
For a change
I can see a little sunlight shinin' through the pourin' rain
I swear
It's gettin' a little brighter every time you call my name
You know I could get used to this
A little home on the range
I'm a happy man
Darlin' you made me a happy man
I'm a happy man
For a change
I woke up this morning my head felt dense
I splashed it with water trying to make it make sense
I stumbled to the kitchen she was standing at the sink
All she had to do was just give me that wink
And slam bam I'm feelin' alright
Troubles take a hike in the blink of an eye
Don't need to psychoanalyze or have a stiff drink
All she's gotta do is just give me that wink
Well it's her way of saying she's on my side
An unspoken message that works every time
When my brain starts smokin' and I can't even think
All she's gotta do is just give me that wink
And slam bam I'm feelin' alright
Troubles take a hike in the blink of an eye
Don't need to psychoanalyze or have a stiff drink
All she's gotta do is just give me that wink
In this complicated world it may sound absurd
But simple little things are the miracle cures
Pushed to the limit or standing at the brink
All she's gotta do is just give me that wink
And slam bam I'm feelin' alright
Troubles take a hike in the blink of an eye
Don't need to psychoanalyze or have a stiff drink
All she's gotta do is just give me that wink
And slam bam I'm feelin' alright
Troubles take a hike in the blink of an eye
Don't need to psychoanalyze or have a stiff drink
All she's gotta do is just give me that wink
I'm like a broken record, a big ol' tow truck wrecker
Couldn't pull me out of this groove
The sun goes up and down, this world keeps spinning 'round
But I'm still stuck on you, you, you, you, you, you, you
My friends all tease, they needle me
I sing the same ol' song
The way you walk, the way you talk
I just go on and on
I'm like a broken record, a big ol' tow truck wrecker
Couldn't pull me out of this groove
The sun goes up and down, this world keeps spinning 'round
But I'm still stuck on you, you, you, you, you, you, you
I let 'em know in stereo
There's nothin' I can do
I kiss and tell, I can't help myself
When I get started on you
I'm like a broken record, a big ol' tow truck wrecker
Couldn't pull me out of this groove
The sun goes up and down, this world keeps spinning 'round
But I'm still stuck on, you, you, you, you, you, you, you
Your lips, your hair
Your smile, your touch
I'm talkin' like a man
Who has fallen in love
I'm like a broken record, a big ol' tow truck wrecker
Couldn't pull me out of this groove
The sun goes up and down, this world keeps spinning 'round
But I'm still stuck on you, you, you, you, you, you, you
I'm like a broken record
I'm like a broken record
Just like a broken record
Just, just, just like a broken record
Like a broken record
Love
I know that I did you bad and badder
Must have been insane
As an old mad hatter then
But pride is a fairy tale sweet darlin'
Lonely is a cold hard fact
I don't want to know like without your kiss
All I really want is back
Words
Words that I said in a heated moment
Still can't believe that I said
I wanted out
After all the times that I spent wishin'
I'd just shut my trap
Think that I could find those precious few words
That'll bring you back
I don't want to know what tomorrow holds baby
Nothing gonna come of that
Everything I need is behind me lately
Don't you know it's fadin' fast, fast
Baby won't you take me back?
I don't want to know what tomorrow holds baby
Nothing gonna come of that
Everything I need is behind me lately
Don't you know it's fadin' fast, fast
Baby won't you take me back?
Time
Time that we had was a priceless treasure
Gone like a junk mail letter
I threw out
I don't want to think about the future
'Cause anything that's in my path
Wouldn't be as good as this I know
If I could only just go back
Now, I don't want to break your heart sweet darlin'
I know, you've had enough of that
I don't want to know life without your kiss
All I really want is back
Oh it's alright
Everybody is gotta get some lose some time
If you are up tight ..
It's alright x2
It's ok
Save the trouble for another day
Put a big old smile back on your face
Looks to me like it's gonna be
a-ok x3
let me raise a toast
for all of those who are feeling just like me
keep your head out the covers
there is a hell lot of others
who are tired to lose and sleep
.. worries that hold you down
Cause it's good for the soul
Oh it's alright
Everybody is gotta get some lose some time
If you are up tight ..
It's alright x2
It's ok
Save the trouble for another day
Put a big old smile back on your face
Looks to me like it's gonna be
a-ok x3
so go on take up
like a rocket through the sky
if it feels good
that's good
you don't need another reason why
you can lay there like a book on the shelve
wise man say
chorus
Oh it's alright
Everybody is gotta get some lose some time
If you are up tight ..
It's alright x2
It's ok
Save the trouble for another day
Put a big old smile back on your face
Looks to me like it's gonna be
I used to leave work at 5 p.m.
Get home about a half past three
Spending my time out on the town
'Cause there was nothing waiting home for me
I was prone to doubt but you showed me all about
A brand new philosophy
For my life has changed and I'm sure rearranged
You've made me everything I wanna be
I love her, 24-7-365
Ah, she makes me happy, every minute I'm alive
I don't need Dr. Ruth to figure out the truth
This feeling just can't be denied
I love her, 24-7-365
I'm gonna quit watching my TV
Gonna throw my golf clubs away
No more shooting pool, acting a fool
And party 'til the break of day
'Cause she's the only thing in the whole wide world
That ever made me feel this fine
Oh, and anything that takes me away from her
Is nothing but a waste of my time
I love her, 24-7-365
Ah, she makes me happy, every minute I'm alive
Every second each day til' I'm old a gray
This fascination will survive
I love her, 24-7-365
Ah, it's my life at stake
And it's time for me to make
A change is long overdue
I don't need no resume, I threw it all away
I'm gonna do what I was born to do
I love her, 24-7-365
Ah, she makes me happy, every minute I'm alive
Oh, I don't need no pay, I just wanna say
I bless the day she arrived
I love her, 24-7-365
I can make my mind up, I can put my foot down
Yeah, I can stand my ground, resolve that I'm not gonna fall
I can try to evade it and try to avoid it
And tell myself to just ignore it, but I know that order's just too tall
'Cause there's the vision of your eyes
The linger of your touch, it's too much
And here it comes like a rolling thunder
Like a wall of marching soldiers
Oh, it just takes me over and I can't fight it, no
Yeah, well it's just your love oh that's a burning in my blood
So tell me, how on earth can I deny it
When my heart keeps beating it into my mind?
Like the sunrise, like the four seasons, oh, it just keeps repeating
Yeah, it's a constant in my world
So I might as well give and I might as well face it
Just open up my arms and embrace it, because I know I love you girl
'Cause there's a meaning in my life
A connection in our soul, here I go
And here it comes like a rolling thunder
Like a wall of marching soldiers
Oh, it just takes me over and I can't fight it, no
Yeah, well it's just your love oh that's a burning in my blood
So tell me, how on earth can I deny it
When my heart keeps beating it into my mind?
Now here it comes like a rolling thunder
Like a wall of marching soldiers
Oh, it just takes me over and I can't fight it, no
Yeah, well it's just your love well it's a burning in my blood
So tell me, how on earth can I deny it
When my heart keeps beating it into my mind?
I like the way she orders just one draw
Sips it all night through a soda straw
I like the way she smiles when I ask her to dance
I love the way it feels when she takes my hand
What really makes my heart start doing it's thing
Is when she slides up close and talks that twang
She says, give me some sugar when she wants a kiss
That country bent accent is hard to resist
She gets my motor running when she says
How about we drive out in the country and go to town
She's sure got her own way of putting things
She talks to my heart when she talks that twang
I heard her sweet nothings whispered once or twice
Lots of pretty words, sounded real nice
I thought I just about heard it all
Until I heard, I love you with a drawl, ya'll
Every word from her sweet lips
Falls slow and easy like her tender kiss
She can read a phone book, make it sing
She talks to my heart when she talks that twang
She says, it's getting late, could I carry her home?
Later in her drive way, all alone
I ask her for one more kiss goodnight
She reckons and she figures that it be alright
She hops out of my car and says, "See you sweet thing"
She talks to my heart when she talks that twang
I heard her sweet nothings whispered once or twice
Lots of pretty words sounded real nice
I thought I just about heard it all
Until I heard, I love you with a drawl, ya'll
Every word from her sweet lips
Falls slow and easy like her tender kiss
She can read a phone book, make it sing
She talks to my heart when she talks that twang
She can read a phone book, make it sing
She talks to my heart when she talks that twang
He's a cold beer drinker, a buck deer hunter:
The best friend a dog ever had.
A post-hole-digger, a mint Skoal dipper,
John Deere cap-sportin' man.
With a house on a hill and a pond in the field,
Surrounded by a mess of corn rows.
Makes a livin' from his labour, a credit to the Maker,
He's somebody everybody knows.
Last of a dying breed who tend the fields and mend the fences.
Heaven knows, I'd hate to think that generation might be ending,
But if he goes, he will go down in history:
As the last, the last of the:
Overall wearers, farmer tan terrors,
Down at the VFW hall. (y'all.)
Cake pan lickers, ripe tomato pickers,
Hay balers loadin' trailers in the Fall.
Fruit stand sellers, town square dwellers,
Who gather at The Dairy Queen at dawn.
Everybody knows him an' everybody loves him:
God, I'm gonna miss him if they're gone.
Last of a dying breed who tend the fields and mend the fences.
Heaven knows, I'd hate to think that generation might be ending,
But if he goes, he will go down in history:
As the last, the last of a dying breed.
(Last of a dying breed.)
He's a hard-working family man.
(Last of a dying breed.)
Last of a dying breed who tend the fields and mend the fences.
Heaven knows, I'd hate to think that generation might be ending,
But if he goes, he will go down in history:
As the last, the last of a dying breed.
Of a dying breed.
Friend I can't believe you called me over here tonight
Thinkin' I might recognize that girl out on the floor
I must admit she looks just like someone I used to know
That was so long ago thanks for your concern
But that's not her
She'd be dancin' in my arms starin' in my eyes
Holdin' me close the way that she's holdin' him
Talkin' 'bout forever like we were still together
Sayin' I love you over and over again
She looks like an angel for sure but that's not her
If that was really her you know then nothing would have changed
That she'd still be in love with me like I'm in love with her
You think you know just who she is but things aren't what they seem
I would give anything if they really were
But that's not her
She'd be dancin' in my arms starin' in my eyes
Holdin' me close the way that she's holdin' him
Talkin' 'bout forever like we were still together
Sayin' I love you over and over again
She looks like an angel for sure but that's not her
She'd be dancin' in my arms starin' in my eyes
Holdin' me close the way that she's holdin' him
Talkin' 'bout forever like we were still together
Sayin' I love you over and over again
She looks like an angel for sure but that's not her
She'd be dancin' in my arms starin' in my eyes
Holdin' me close the way that she's holdin' him
She looks like an angel for sure but that's not her
She says her mind is made up
She's fought the feelin's long enough
She can't find love or herself in her heart
Says, "We got together way too young"
An' then there's me here still in love
Watchin' the ties that bind us fallin' apart
First she asks for freedom an' she says that she's leavin'
I say no 'cause I need her, then down comes the hammer
When I can't take her, I say I'll sign the papers
She cries an' she won't take yes for an answer
How am I supposed to choose
When it's heads she wins, tails I lose, yeah
She bought some little dresses an' got a big tattoo
Says, "I don't understand what she's goin' through"
Maybe middle-age crazy or just tired of us
An' maybe I'm foolish tryin' to make it work
But I made this promise for better or worse
An' I'd do anything to make her happy, if I just knew what it was
First she asks for freedom an' she says that she's leavin'
I say no 'cause I need her, then down comes the hammer
When I can't take her, I say I'll sign the papers
She cries an' she won't take yes for an answer
How am I supposed to choose
When it's heads she wins, tails I lose
I've worked so hard
(He's worked so hard)
Tried so long
It's like everything I do is wrong
First she asks for freedom an' she says that she's leavin'
I say no 'cause I need her, then down comes the hammer
When I can't take her, I say I'll sign the papers
She cries an' she won't take yes for an answer
How am I supposed to choose
When it's heads she wins, tails I lose
How am I supposed to choose
When it's heads she wins, tails I lose
There's nothing like that morning coffee in bed
A big ol' pillow propped behind my head
Watching you stretch like a Calico cat
No, it don't get much better than that
I love to hear you tell me what you dreamed
I love to hear you tell me everything
Wearing nothing but my T-shirt and your sleepy smile
You know that look never goes out of style
We're right on time, right where we need to be
We've got each other and that's enough
Come rain or shine, we always seem to be
Spending every minute in love
We'll take the telephone off the hook
Close the cover on that appointment book
While the lazy ol' sun falls from the sky
Love will be falling on you and I
We're right on time, right where we need to be
We've got each other and that's enough
Come rain or shine, we always seem to be
Spending every minute in love
Sixty seconds to a minute
Sixty minutes to an hour
There's twenty-four of 'em in it
That's a lot of love power
Oh, we're right on time, right where we need to be
We've got each other and that's enough
Come rain or shine, we always seem to be
Spending every minute in love
She can light a fire under me
Give me all the courage that I need
She can see inside, I just can't see
She can
She can make me smile when I wanna cry
Find a way to change my state of mind
She can always reach through my disguise
She can
When my world gets crazy and I just can't cope
She throws her arms around me and gives me hope
When I got the desire but I got no plan
I need someone to understand, ah, she can, she can
She can take the chill out of winter nights
Take away the wrong from what's the right
She can make the darkest hour look bright
She can
And when I really need to make a stand
And I don't believe in who I am
When I really want to, I just can't
She can
When my world gets crazy and I just can't cope
She throws her arms around me and gives me hope
When I got the desire but I got no plan
I need someone to understand, ah, she can
I try to do for her what she does for me
'Cause I want our love to grow
I'm gonna hold on tightly
Only a fool would let her go
When my world gets crazy and I just can't cope
She throws her arms around me and gives me hope
When I got the desire but I got no plan
I need someone to understand, only she can
Don't you know, she can?
(She can)
Only she can
(She can)
Yes, she can
It must fate or divine intervention
When he broke down that day
In front of a run down building in Baton Rouge
He pushed his car across the bridge
When he noticed her at the door
An' she said, "Mister, there's a phone here you can use"
An' her hair was brown an' her eyes were bluer than blue
An' she smiled at him and then and there, he knew
The search was over, he finally found her
From that moment, life would never be the same
Since he found the one and Jessie was her name
She stole his heart when she took his hand
He sat down by her side
He always knew this day would change his life
There was just one choice to make
As he picked up the phone
An' searched for the words to break it to his wife
An' she cried an' said, "I knew this day would come"
By the tear in his voice, she knew he'd found the one
The search was over, he finally found her
From that moment, life would never be the same
Since he found the one and Jessie was her name
It was no accident
His car broke down across the bridge
Where he fell in love with little Jessie
At the county orphanage
The search was over, they finally found her
From that moment, life would never be the same, no
Since they found the one and Jessie is her name
You walk into the room, guys just turn and stare
Thinking maybe you might go home with them
Acting like they've got a prayer
You act like they ain't there
I know what's on their minds, wondering who you're with
Who's the lucky guy, must be filthy rich
That's when you come over and kiss
The smile that's on my lips
Girl we got something they don't understand
And I can love you like nobody can, 'cause
I know you, your every thought, your every dream, and every mood
What you want and what you need, love never felt so true
I know you, the way you walk, the way you breathe
Your every move has a way of touching me
And brings me to my knees, when it comes to what I need
Baby, you know me
We don't have to say every little word
To communicate matters of the heart
Girl as far as I'm concerned
We just love and learn
Baby you and I, we don't scream and shout
Got the kind of love and affection that
Others only dream about
We always work it out
There are no secrets between you and me
I love you more and more, the more I see 'cause
I know you, your every thought, your every dream, and every mood
What you want and what you need, love never felt so true
I know you, the way you walk, the way you breathe
Your every move has a way of touching me
And brings me to my knees, when it comes to what I need
Oh baby, you know me
I know you, your favorite song, your favorite things
I know you, the way you love walking in the rain
Head south in the mornin'
Just take off with no warnin'
Tell your boss you need a change of scene
Head south if you're feelin'
Your homesick heart is reelin'
An' get yourself a bowl of butter beans
Anywhere east of the Rio Grande
Get you a cane pole in your hand
Fry a mess of fish up on the bank
You cross that Mason-Dixon line
Leave your cares an' worries behind
Sit out under a Willow tree an' think
Head south, are you listenin'?
You don't know what you're missin'
From Virgina shores to the Gulf of Mexico
Well, head south to Kentucky
Blue Ridge Mountains if you're lucky
From the Florida Keys to the banks of the Ohio
(Ohio)
You will feel the heart of Texas swing
Dixieland down in New Orleans
Delta blues on the side of a riverbank
Your Country Soul down in Tennessee
An' that Mountain Music's all right by me
Hot Jambalaya, you're in the land of Hank
Oh, hit it
Tickle that ivory, yeah, aw, yeah
Mmm, mm, that's alright
Oh yeah
Head south, good God Almighty
Ain't the thought of it excitin'?
Crab cakes, corn bread, craw fish an' barbecue
Head south, horn of plenty
For the few an' the many
All the south is missin', man, is you, yeah
All the south is missin', man, is you
(Da, da, da, da, da, da)
Awww Yah!
Billy’s at the bar, he’s been there all night
First ten beers he’s had, since her goodbye
HEY! HEY!
She left him broke, in his new truck
He don’t smoke, but he lights one up
Temporary fix, for his heartache
He’s hurting bad, but he’s feeling great
He’s on the dance floor yelling Freebird
Singing off pitch but he knows every word
Grabs him a girl and he holds on tight
He’s chasing everything in sight
He’ll fall apart when he gets home
But right now his worries are gone
Life looks good, good, good
Billy’s got his beer goggles on
Hey!
Lot of drunks, get real mean
They’ll pick a fight, over anything
Billy wants to laugh, that’s why he’s here
You won’t see him cry, unless you spill his beer
He’s on the dance floor yelling Freebird
Singing off pitch but he knows every word
Grabs him another girl and he holds on tight
Now he’s chasing everything in sight
He’ll fall apart when he gets home
Right now his worries are gone
Life looks good, good, good
Billy’s got his beer goggles……. on
He’s on the dance floor yelling Freebird
Singing off pitch but he knows every word
Grabs him another girl he hold on tight
He don’t see ugly
Through blood shot eyes
He’ll fall apart when he gets home
But right now his worries are gone
Cause life looks good, good, good
So good, good, good,
Life looks good, good, good
Billy’s got his beer goggles…….on
Good morning honey, how'd you sleep?
You know I slept like a baby with you next to me
I got time for coffee then I better go clock in
The boys are gonna get on me if I'm late again
They'll say the girl keeps you busy walkin' the line
I'll say, yeah that's right
And there ain't nothin' like it
The way you love me
There ain't nothin' like it
I've never had a feeling come over me
That hit my so hard and tasted so sweet
And there ain't nothin' like it
No there ain't nothin' like it
I had a revelation the first time we kissed
There's a heaven on earth and this is it
It changed everything I think and I do
Now everything revolves around being with you
Imagine me at home on Saturday night
I say, yeah that's right and there ain't nothin' like it
Ain't nothin' like it
My friends say you've got my number
You're playin' me like a song
I say yeah, oh, just play on
And there ain't nothin' like it
The way you love me
There ain't nothin' like it
I've never had a feeling come over me
That hit my so hard and tasted so sweet
And there ain't nothin' like it