I saw a black man with a bible and a sparkler in his hand.
He was holding a tent revival and running a firework stand.
He said the end of the world is coming so you better get on your knees.
Today bottle rockets are two for one, but salvation's free.
He said I quit my job at a big church where the milk and money flowed,
to sell cherry bombs for Jesus in a tent beside the road.
I ain't in it for the money, most cars pass on by.
But I pay the rent on New Years and the fourth of July.
Here at the
Holy Ghost,
Big Bang Theory,
Pentecostal,
Fire and Brimstone,
Mission Temple Firework Stand
He said fireworks are dangerous. They can blow up in your face.
So you better read the instructions, light the fuse and get away.
These things are made in China, so it's easy to see,
how a man who worships Buddha ain't got no guarantee.
This is the
Holy Ghost,
Big Bang Theory,
Pentecostal,
Fire and Brimstone,
Mission Temple Firework Stand
He said everything I'm selling is all going up in smoke.
This world is like an atom bomb, it's ready to explode.
When the trumpet sounds and The Lord comes back I promise you one thing.
I'll be a human bottle rocket and I'll go out with a bang.
I'll leave this,
Holy Ghost,
Big Bang Theory,
Pentecostal,
Fire and Brimstone,
Mission Temple Firework Stand
Well I put on my overcoat and shined my walkin' shoes
I've got the sense to get out of the rain
You've got the best of me and I know I can't win
Well I've come to recognize that old familiar pain
Chorus
Well I've been too long on a heartbreak highway
On the wings of love there's a heavy load
But if it can't fly I'll take the train dear
I've done enough cryin' on the shoulder
Of a heartbreak highway
You've thrown away the king of hearts leavin' you the queen
If you play other hearts there in your hand
I won't be the victim of this catch me if you can
It's hard to keep on dancin' girl if you can't hear the band
Chorus repeats twice
Of a heartbreak highway
You Have Driven Something Special
From Inside Of Me
I can't Fight And I Won't Wrestle
With A Broken Dream
There Are Miles And Miles Of Highway
I've Yet To See
And There's Alot Of Broken Candy
That Still Taste Sweet
I can Smile but theres no laughter
In the breath I breath
The thought of love hear ever after
Keeps me on my Feet
I've survived the test Of loneliness
From the clouds I still can See
There's alot of broken candy
That still Taste Sweet
Theres alot of Broken Candy
That Still Taste Sweet
Theres A Broken Heart Inside Me
That still Can Keep A Beat
I've gone Down for the first time
Love Won't give up on Me
There's alot of Broken Candy
That Still Taste Sweet
There's alot of Broken Candy
That Still Taste Sweet
(Duet With Donna Mc Elroy)
Well I'm parked outside of your daddy's house
And I'll be right here 'till you come out
Don't make me wait until the moon turns blue
So you can tell your mama and your daddy too
You got to go when supper's through
'Cause I got my motor runnin' baby just for you
Chorus
I kept my motor runnin' baby just for you
I've been savin' up my lovin'
And I'll tell you true
I've been down some lonely highways
But I knew one day you'd come my way
I kept my motor runnin' baby just for you
We can take a ride for heaven's sake
When the moon and the stars are congregate
But first I want to tell you what I want to do
When the other cars have all give out
And there engines cool and the fuel runs out
I'll keep my motor runnin' baby just for you
Chorus repeats twice
I kept my motor runnin' baby just for you
I kept my motor runnin' baby just for you
Take a look at my life things are goin' well
It's a good life I'm livin'
When I met you baby I could tell
There was somethin' missin'
What was missin'
(Chorus)
I need a girlfriend
To show me to show me what love can do
I need a girlfriend
To hold me one that I can hold on to
I need a girlfriend
Who walks and talks like you know who
Oh I need a girlfriend who looks a lot like you
Now I can see, I can see real well
I think they call it intuition
How you got me talkin' to myself
Got me in this condition
Are you listening
(Chorus)
I need a girlfriend
To show me to show me what love can do
I need a girlfriend
To hold me one that I can hold on to
I need a girlfriend
Who walks and talks like you know who
Oh I need a girlfriend who looks a lot like you
I see em walking around all over this town
I guess I didn't have a clue
Jimmy's got one, Ronnie's got one
Look at Ricky he's got two
He's got two
All I really want
All I really want
All I really want is you
I need a girlfriend to hold me
I need a girlfriend who walks and talks a lot like you know who
Oh I need a girlfriend who looks a lot like you
I need a girlfriend
I need a girlfriend
I need a girlfriend
Now she's waiting in the swing under the front porch light
The girls from work are going out tonight
All week long they've been making plans
Gonna look for love and find a man oh man
Chorus
At the transistor rodeo they've got
Cowboys and cowgirls just for show
They ride em hard and they hold on tight
And they dance and they dance
And they dance real slow
At the transistor rodeo
Expectation was a none too great
They dance every dance and now it's getting late
They'll be back next week and try again
They want to dance the dance that never ends
Chorus
At the transistor rodeo they've got
Cowboys and cowgirls just for show
They ride em hard and they hold on tight
And they dance and they dance
And they dance real slow
And they dance and they dance
And they dance real slow
And there's always a chance you can find it tonight
If you go where the lonely go
And you search every heart and you look in the eyes
And you know they come and they go
And they dance
Chorus
Chorus
At the transistor rodeo they've got
Cowboys and cowgirls just for show
They ride em hard and they hold on tight
And they dance and they dance
And they dance real slow
At the transistor rodeo
Mama always reminds me that we're only passin' through
The treasures of this world are not for us to hold on to
She says the way we're headed
Will take us where we're bound
And we can not lay are journey down
Chorus
Because all god's children need travelin' shoes
To walk the road that's narrow but it's true
We can't stop here we're just passin' through
That's why all god's children need travelin' shoes
My bags are pack and waiting and I'm headed for the door
The train Is at the station , got my ticket and I'll board
The brakeman swings his lantern
Lit with never ending love
And mama I can't thank you near enough
Chorus repeats twice
We can't stop here we're just passin' through
That's why all god's children need travelin' shoes
I'm in love with her
She's not in love with me
I'm still holding on
To something I can't reach
I'm not the one she wants
Oh, she's everything I need
I'm in love with her
She's not in love with me
Time and time again
I think of her and then
Cupid's poison dart
Goes right through my heart
Well, I go down to my knees
A willing victim if you please
I'm in love with her
She's not in love with me
Time and time again
I think of her and then
Cupid's poison dart
Goes right through my heart
I go down to my knees
A willing victim if you please
I'm in love with her
She's not in love with me
I'm in love with her
Oh it all comes down to love
Talking heads talking to us on the television
Silver screen preachers and politicians
They say they got an answer
First they gotta squeeze us
Send a little money there's a tax on Jesus
Fix it with a prayer fix it with a dollar
Does anybody out there ever want to holler
It all comes down to love
Self help guru has got a best seller
Ricki Lake's got a drag queen bank teller
1-900 look into a crystal
NRA says you better buy a pistol
They made a little pill but it might cause cancer
It's just a cheap thrill when
You're looking for an answer
Chorus
It all comes down to love
It all comes down to love
Suits on wall street make another million
Dealer on the back street talkin' to your children
You cry for help and nobody listens
You lie awake at night a wonderin' what's missing
Don't it make you want to start a new revolution
look into your heart for the one solution
Repeat chorus twice
Don't know why you must go
I'm not sure you really know
Remember me, how easy and tender that it used to be
There's no right, there's no wrong
I just want you back where you belong
And that's why
I will leave the light on
I will leave the light on
I will leave the light on for you
You can run, but you can't hide
From the feeling you bury inside
In my heart, I know this is true
It's one of the things that I learned from you
Lovers come, lovers go
And there's much more to this then you know
That is why
I will leave the light on
I will leave the light on
I will leave the light on for you
When your fair weathered friends
Leave you standing by yourself in the pouring rain
When the nights are dark and lonely
Call my name, call my name
You can retrace your steps
Oh but don't you forget
I will leave the light on
I will leave the light on
I will leave the light on for you
Don't know why, you have gone
Hope you can find your way home
Until then... I will leave the light on
I will leave the light on
I will leave the light on for you
She likes adventure with security
And more then one man can provide
She planned adventure feeling sure that he
Would not be home till after five
He turned on the lights and turned them off again
And said the one thing he could say
All these years
Where have I been
Well I've been down the road to work and home again
And I'm still here
Until I'm gone
Don't you rub it in too hard that I've been wrong
All these years
She said, Your not the man you used to be
And he said, Neither is this guy
She said, There's some things you refuse to see
But I guess sometimes so do I
She made no excuse why she was lying there
She said the one thing she could say
All these years
What have I done
I've made your supper and your daughter and your son
Still I'm here
And still confused
But I can finally see how much I stand to lose
All these years
I'm still here
And so confused
But I can finally see how much I stand to lose
All these years
everbody thinks that im doing fine
they think that i finaly got you off my mind
i fooled them all oh babe im playing it cool
but theres a part of me that i cant seam to fool
with out gettin over you
chours
so what am i going to tell my heart
wile im lying here alone in the dark
and your memory steps in and tears it all apart
what am i going to tell my heart
youd think by now that id be over you
i could tell you that
but my heart knows the truth
that lies convensing girl for everyone but me
and every day that goes by somethings telling me
that part of me aint free
chours
insterment break
chorus
chorus
chorus
I hope this day is good, hoping I might find the way
To take the rain and wash the blue away
You never know when the time might turn around
And now I sit here thinking this might be the day
(Chorus)
When the sun don't always shine on the same face all the time
I'll wait my turn, as I live and learn
I won't fall too far behind when the sun don't always shine
I've got two good hands the name my daddy gave to me
Got a willing heart a little faith is all you need
And there I go thinking I can face tomorrow
I won't hang my head cause love goes on and on
(Chorus)
When the sun don't always shine on the same face all the time
I'll wait my turn, as I live and learn
I won't fall too far behind when the sun don't always shine
(Bridge)
Always shine always shine
When the sun don't always shine, on the same face all the time
I'll wait my turn as I live and learn
I won't fall too far behind when the sun don't always shine
Always shine always shine
Movin' like a fast train
Callin' it the wild thang
Hopin' that you don't say
Well I've been denied
Lordy I've been denied
Your fever Is high
Your tossin' about
But it ain't love till twist comes to shout
Chorus
When twist comes to shout
Katie bar the back door you ain't gonna let her out
When the walls come a tumblin' down, I said down
You've got heart you got soul you got love
When twist comes to shout
Dancin' with a new shoe
You think you got the swine flu
A hopin' that it ain't true
Well I'll testify
Lordy I'll testify
Gotta make you see
What you've been doin' without
Cause it ain't love 'til twist comes to shout
Chorus
I'm gonna make you see what you've been doin' without
Cause it ain't love 'til twist comes to shout
Chorus
You've got heart, you got soul, you got love
When twist comes to shout
Love up and beat a path to my back door
I could always walk away before
I thought I could get away untouched
But you think to much when you run from love
When you run from love
Chorus
When you run from love
The quickest way ain't fast enough and the
Trains and the planes will let you down
If you hide your eyes
You make a chain of pain and lies and you
Know that you're only losing ground
When you run from love
My heart never beat the beat of a losing kind
could always touch the flame and not feel the fire
Your heart ain't the place you want shelter from
When you run from love
When you run from love
Chorus repeats twice
When your runin' from love
A lot of people breaking hearts these days
Giving up and just walking away
Forever's just another word
That you hear young lovers say
I know it may be old fashioned, but I still believe
Love stays when the strong winds blow
Even when it hurts, don't let go
Chorus
You've got to treat her right, understand
That she's your woman and you're her man
Tell her that you need her
Like the desert needs the rain
And if you treat her right, show her you care
When you need her she'll be there
Like an island in the storm, a beacon in the night
If you love her, treat her right
A good woman ain't easy to find
The faithful and the loving kind
And if you don't hold her tight
She'll slip right through your hands
Love gives more than it takes
So be willing for her sake
Stand by her when the strong winds blow
Even when it hurts, don't let go
Chorus
She's your best friend and your lover
So if you want to keep her
Take good care of her
If you treat her right, show her you care
When you need her, she'll be there
Like an island in the storm, a beacon in the night
If you love her treat her right
Treat her right
Treat her right
I was a doubter in the power of love
I built up a wall so high to keep out the human touch
Then you came along like the savior to my soul
Now the walls are all in pieces
And baby, baby, you're the reason
I believe
I believe in the power of love
I believe
I believe you're my miracle
You touched my heart in a special way
And here in your arms is where I want to stay
I believe
I believe in the love we make
I believe
I believe you're my lucky break
It's true
I believe in you
I was a stranger to the touch of your hand
I chose to hide my heart, I was a solitary man
But you came along like a hero just in time
Now the lonely spell is broken
And baby, baby, you're the reason
I believe
I believe in the power of love
I believe
I believe you're my miracle
You touched my heart in a special way
And here in your arms is where I want to stay
I believe
I believe in the love we make
I believe
I believe you're my lucky break
It's true
I believe in you
No more lonely nights
Now that you're by my side
Gonna hold onto you, baby
And never let go
I want you
I want you to know
I believe in the power of love
I believe
I believe you're my miracle
You touched my heart in a special way
And here in your arms is where I want to stay
I believe
I believe in the love we make
I believe
I believe you're my lucky break
It's true
I believe in you
I believe in the power of love
I believe
I believe you're my miracle
You touched my heart in a special way
And here in your arms is where I want to stay
I believe
I believe in the love we make
I got your postcard from Dallas
And you say you wonder if I'm doing alright
I'm glad you still think about us
You don't have to worry now, it hardly ever gets me down
I'm getting used to blue
I'll get used to getting over you
I've been knocked around a time or two
I'm getting used to blue
I'll get me an unlisted number
And I'll draw the curtains like there's nobody home
Find me a cloud to sit under
Baby, turn the TV on, I gotta have a little fun
I'm getting used to blue
I'll get used to getting over you
I've been knocked around a time or two
I'm getting used to blue
You know it's gonna take some tears
It's gonna take some time to get this feeling
I keep by my side, oh, the way it had to fly
I'm getting used to blue
I'll get used to getting over you
I've been knocked around a time or two
I'm getting used to blue
Used to blue
I'll get used to getting over you
I've been knocked around a time or two
Standing on the corner and unsuspecting
My heart out left unprotected
You walked in, right at home
Didn't take long for me too know
Chorus
We're the best thing
That ever happened to me
We're everything, everything
Only took you for me to see
We're everything to me
Atta hear 'em talk
About our condition
Lost in love beyond recognition
When I see you, I see me
We don't say I girl, we say we
Chorus
We're the best thing, the best thing
We're everything too me
Chorus
We're everything, everything
We're everything too me
We're everything, everything
We're everything too me
We're everything, everything
We're everything too me
I'll say my peace and I'll play my hand
And maybe this way you'll understand
I'm short on words I was raised that way
But I still mean all the ones I say
Chorus
And with ring I promise you
Everything that I have or can do
There's so many roads that love can run
But here in my heart your the only one
I do all right here on my own
But you give me things I've never known
Oh here I am getting up my nerve
It may not be all that you deserve
Chorus
Repeat Chorus
Here in my heart your the only one
On a black and white TV back in grammar school
I was watching Neal Armstrong walking on the moon
That same day I pretended I was an astronaut
on the playground monkey bars I flew above the stars
I was in a Dallas disco the night John Lennon died
The DJ played Imagine and everybody cried
I remember a thousand lighters held up in our hands
All we were saying was let's give peace a chance
(Chorus)
Where was I when you stopped lovin' me
When did I become history
There's not many things that escape my memory
Tell me where was I when you stopped loving me
Every 20,000 years a comet lights up the night
On a blanket we watched it sail across the sky
A Moment like that comes just once in life
It felt like our first time at 11:35
(Chorus)
Where was I when you stopped lovin' me
When did I become history
There's not many things that escape my memory
Tell me where was I when you stopped loving me
I remember when I met you
The taste of our first kiss
I remember your goodbye
Could you tell me this
(Chorus)
Where was I when you stopped lovin' me
When did I become history
There's not many things that escape my memory
Tell me where was I when you stopped loving me
Where was I when you stopped loving me
Gold cardboard angels --- popcorn on string
One matchbox manger not fit for a King
Old decorations going back in their box
Down came the Christmas tree --
Just a child in its spot
And I was that child asking my Daddy why
Some things just come when it's Christmas time
Chorus
Tell me where Christmas goes
After all the gifts and snow
I hope it doesn't go far
Daddy said close your eyes
Remember when and you will find
That it's right where you are
Cause Christmas goes right to your heart
Two little people look up from their beds
No bedtime stories --- just questions instead
How do reindeer fly and where do they live?
And do little elves really make all the gifts that Santa gives
Oh I was that child asking my Daddy why
Now I look at their faces through my Daddy's eyes
Tell me where Christmas goes
After all the gifts and snow
I hope it doesn't go far
Daddy said close your eyes
Remember when and you will find
That it's right where you are
Cause Christmas goes right to your heart
Now they got girls in Georgia
They got girls in Maine
They got girls in the wild wild west
That drive most men insane
And when you hear you take the noise
And you feel the powder boys
Love is on the run
And when you finally find a lover
And she comes an undercover
You know she's the one
chorus
When your heart goes woo woo woo woo woo woo
When your heart goes woo woo woo
It'll strike like thunder and lightnin
It'll beat you like a drum
But the fell at first is a far far cry
From the feelin when it's done
And when you go to bed a flutter
And your step is now a stutter
Ears are over mine
And you decidin whether
That you never say never
Love will give a sign
chorus
When your heart goes woo woo woo woo woo woo
When your heart goes woo woo woo
chorus
When your heart goes woo woo woo woo woo woo
When your heart goes woo woo woo
They call me a wiseman but I believe
Wisdom is knowing what to seek
With a star as my guide I'm on my way
To see if heaven sent down a baby today
If I follow, I'll learn the way to go
The star rests above where the baby lays
Where shepherds gather round to watch and pray
Kneeling before him my heart finds
A peace that is surely from God's own child
If I follow, I'll learn the way to go
The road I now travel is not the same
As the path that brought me to this place
My heart is full --- my eyes open wide
Knowing only his love can make us wise
If we follow, we'll learn the way to go
They call me a wiseman but I believe
Wisdom is knowing what to seek
I've got to look out my backdoor
Check and see if the coast is clear
I'm talking to my self and I keep it low
Making sure that you don't hear
I never know day to day
If you feel the same way
And I can only believe in
Half of what I'm feeling
Chorus
And I walk the line time after time
You keep me in the middle
The only thing I know
I'm half a heart to stay girl
And half a mind to go
Now I've come to a fork in the road
Which way do I go from here
There's one thing that you got to know
There ain't nothing perfectly clear
You want to know where this ends
I wanna know where it begins
And I'm left here in between
What you say and what you mean
Chorus
I'm half a heart half a mind
Half a heart half a mind
You keep me in the middle
The only thing I know
I'm half a heart to stay girl
And half a mind to go
Half a heart to stay
And half a heart to go
A dark cloud a hangin' out over my head
I woke up this morning to an empty bed
Why she left me is hard to say
Well is this fate or just a bad day
Chorus
Is this bad luck or just bad timin'
Or is it the lies I told it's hard to say
Can you get back what's gone they say so
If you get down on your knees and believe and pray
But some prayers are hard to pray
Well some things it's hard to say
Thumb up in the air and I'm a hitchin' a ride
Plenty cars passin' but I'm on the wrong side
If I cross over will they go my way
Is this fate or just a bad day
Chorus repeats twice
Out of bed and hit the floor a cup of coffee and hit the door
Start the car, wave goodbye, try to get to work on time
Whistle blows, you make it home to see your kids before they're grown
You love your woman and do her right and try to get a little sleep at night
'Cause it?s a hard world, getting tougher by the minute
It?s a race to finish and everybody?s in it
I don?t know what I?d do without you girl
Livin? in a hard, hard world
You punch a clock, you do the job, you pull the lever and turn the knob
You bite your tongue and let it slide anytime I hurt your pride
Come Friday you get your pay get in your car and drive away
A can of beans, a chunk of ham with what you didn?t give to Uncle Sam
'Cause it?s a hard world, getting tougher by the minute
It?s a race to finish and everybody?s in it
I don?t know what I'd do without you girl
Livin? in a hard, hard world
It?s a hard world, getting tougher by the minute
It?s a race to the finish and everybody?s in it
I don?t know what I'd do without you girl
Baby, it?s a hard, it?s a hard world getting tougher by the minute
It?s a race to the finish and everybody?s in it
I don?t know what I'd do without girl
Baby, it?s a hard, hard world
Baby, it?s a hard, hard world
Here she comes again, but me and you
We're gonna close the door
We won't her in, we're not gonna do it, like we've done before
Stay here with me, keep a steady beat
But not to loud, she might be listening
Chorus
Oh heart, don't fall now
If you do I might never bring you back around
Heart take it slow, don't let her know
Just how much we really need her now
Heart, don't fall now
She can break me down but she won't get through
If you'll be on your guard, when she reaches out
Oh, I'm counting on you, not to fall apart
Here comes that touch
We've been missing for such a long, long time
I feel you giving in
Chorus
You'll pull it off some how
This can be our finest hour
Ah, heart without you
I might not get through it
Don't know if I can do it
Repeat Chorus Three Times
In a manger filled with hay
The Virgin Mother's baby lay
While shepherds stood trembling at the site
This child was the King of Kings
But God who knows and sees all things
Sent a simple man to show the world the light
Chorus
He sent a carpenter
A carpenter to build His kingdom here
A carpenter
He sent a carpenter
To build on faith not fear
The proof lay in those nail scarred hands
So every heart could understand
He sent a carpenter to
Build His kingdom here
His father's house here on earth
Was built on faith and by His works
Grew strong just like the rock it stood upon
Then God spoke to His only Son
And told him that his job was done
When that last nail was finally driven home
Chorus
The proof lay in those nail scarred hands
So every heart could understand
He sent a carpenter to
Build His kingdom here
He sent a carpenter to
Build His kingdom here
Hey there remember me
The baby on your knee
The one you said never cried
It's me I'm back again
Things broke that need to mend
Am I to late for old lullabies
And you sang hold on - hold on
There are strong ties in this place
Hold on - hold on
They won't let you slip away
Mornings I once knew
Rise with the new day too
There's things that time can't take away
And that keeps me comin' 'round
So glad to stand home ground
And feel it calling out my name
Saying hold on - hold on
There are strong ties in this place
Hold on - hold on
They won't let you slip away
And you said hold on - hold on
There are strong ties in this place
Hold on - hold on
They won't let you slip away
I met a little girl
and she liked me
She kissed me soft
and I gave her my ring
Love was new and things were lookin' up
so I put her name on the front of my truck
In a perfect world
In a perfect world
Chorus
In a perfect world
when boy meets girl
they spin and dance
like a tilt-a-whirl
Top of the ferris wheel
a cotten candy kiss
Yeah, a perfect world feels just like this
Hey It's a perfect world with me and you
Hey it's a perfect world ah ooh
Ain't nothing better than when you take my hand
It's never never land
Oh Oh Oh it's a perfect world
We went to the sonic and we rode around town
with the radio up and the windows down
when she held my hand it felt so real
we ended up parkin' on lovers hill
In a perfect world
In a perfect world
Repeat Chorus
In a perfect world
when boy meets girl
they spin and dance
like a tilt-a-whirl
Top of the ferris wheel
a cotten candy kiss
Yeah, a perfect world feels just like this
Hey It's a perfect world with me and you
Hey it's a perfect world ah ooh
Ain't nothing better than when you take my hand
It's never never land
Oh Oh Oh it's a perfect world
Hey It's a perfect world with me and you
Hey it's a perfect world ah ooh
Ain't nothing better than when you take my hand
It's never never land
Oh Oh Oh it's a perfect
Oh Oh Oh it's a perfect
Oh Oh Oh it's a perfect world
We pulled out of Charlotte
The snow is fallin' down
We make our way in a one eagle sleigh
'Till we reach another town
Our name is in lights on the billboard sign
In every town we play
But if you may, all it really need say
Are gypsies, gypsies on parade
We pull in to a diner
Folks just stop and stare
You here 'em say man
It's a rock-n-roll band
By the look and the clothes they wear
Then you telephone home
'Cause you're feelin' alone
And try to think of somethin' to say
Seems all you get
Are tears of regret
For being gypsies, gypsies on parade
chorus
Gypsies on parade
Vagabonds that got it made
love doesn't die
it just stops talkin'
there's no good-bye
you just start walkin'
out into the chill of the night
wonderin if your timin was right
but you still can't deny
it was good while it lasted
we had it all for a minute or two
and there's no other place
where the best that two dreamers can do
turns out too good to be true
we really did it this time
there's no returning
we lit up the sky
and went down burnin
if we're burned a little too bright
you showed me what beautiful light
you still can't deny
it was good while it lasted
we had it all for a minute or two
and there's no other place where the best of two dreamers can do
Turns out too good to be true
there's a star (up above the world so bright)
fallin fast (will we ever get it right)
make a wish (wish i may i wish i might)
have you back again for one more night
it was good while it lasted
we had it all for a minute or two
and there's no other place where the best of two dreamers can do
turns out too good to be true
too good to be true
We came out from sheffield and they put us on the line
You could smell the powder burning and man it hurt my eyes
They knew them boys were tired and weak
We were fresh and we were strong
We could not what to blast away and make our presence known
Every time I took my aim and got one in my sight
In my heart I knew the way and this way was not right
Chorus
I guess my daddy would be proud but my mamma she's ashamed
And I know deep down we need a change
Them Northern boys are friends of mine
But I've got my Southern pride
I'm standing here a fighting wishing there was another side
We burned each others crops and fields
And took the very best
We fought are we back and forth and they puts us to the test
I know that some things are wrong
But what gave them the right
To point their righteous fingers and expect us not to fight
We all cried on the night they burned Atlanta down
How much more can we take and still stand our ground
Chorus
I guess my daddy would be proud but my mamma she's ashamed
And I know deep down we need a change
Them colored boys are friends of mine
But I've got my Southern pride
I'm standing here a fighting wishing there was another side
In four years the smoke had cleared
And I went back to the farm
Little brother met me at the bridge and he held out his arms
He was thin and weak and wounded and dressed in Yankee blue
Well I cried and I held him and together we both knew
If it could be done other there would be a better way
Still one family and one nation oh but what a price we pay
Chorus
I guess my daddy would be proud but my mamma she's ashamed
And I know deep down we need a change
Now some of them boys were friends of mine
But dang this Southern pride
I'm standing here a crying wishing there was another side
I'm wishing there was another side
Wishing there was other side
She finds her self alone more and more these days
The man she loves Is gone but the love ain't gone away
Like drawing water up from a well beneath the earth
She dips down in the love she's known to wash away the hurt
Chorus
And she keeps on goin' even when the heartache's growin' strong
There's a peace she's knowin' like a river flowin' on
It's been there all along
And when the darkness fell
She made another trip to the well
She's worked real hard for love - she's earned her memories
She may be looking back - but that ain't all she sees
She wears a cross around her neck to show what she believes
It's the love at heart not the love at hand that never ever leaves
Chorus repeats twice
I keep rollin' it over and over
All the things I want to say
I'll never quit, give up, or forget you
My love will stand in the way
'Cause I don't believe in goodbye
And I believe it takes time
To build something strong, it won't take long
For you to believe in me, just look in my eyes
I don't believe in goodbye
Where love goes, we must follow
And let our hearts lead the way
We'll be the last of the true believers
First in love and last to stay
'Cause I don't believe in goodbye
And I believe it takes time
To build something strong, it won't take long
For you to believe in me, just look in my eyes
I don't believe in goodbye
I don't believe in goodbye
And I believe it takes time
To build something strong
It won't take long for you to believe in me
Just look in my eyes
I don't believe in goodbye
I don't believe in goodbye
I don't believe in goodbye
I believe this world we live in
Is like a big blue door
That we come in to and then we pass thru
Like so many have done before
And I believe a baby is a miracle
So is the love that life becomes
So begins this beautiful journey
With our Father and with His Son
(Chorus)
Leading and Guiding
And giving us strength in our faith
I know it's thru grace
I got a plan to be with angels
I got the sweetest promise there has ever been
I got a hand full of people I love
And I want to be there with them
A seven-day saint or a seven-day sinner
It seems my soul is always on the run
But I got a plan to be with angels
I love where angels are comin' from
Sometimes I have this vision
I see that river, and I see the shore
And I walk down into the water
'Till I don't want, 'till I don't want no more
I wake up with this peaceful feeling
In my heart, my soul and my mind
What was once a weight on my shoulders
Is now the hand of something divine
(Chorus)
Leading and Guiding
And giving me strength in my faith
I know it's thru grace
I got a plan to be with angels
I got the sweetest promise there has ever been
I got a hand full of people I love
And I want to be there with them
A seven-day saint or a seven-day sinner
It seems my soul is always on the run
But I got a plan to be with angels
I love where angels are comin' from
I Got a plan to be with angels
I love where angels are comin' from
There ain't nothin' that'll rattle your chain
Like the top laid back on a Chevrolet
And the things the midnight makes you say
When you fall in love
And the sundown brings a whole new world
With good time boys and late night girls
It takes your breath and starts to swirl
Under stars above
So, let's share in the moonshine
Yeah, we'll share in the moonshine
Yeah, we'll share in the moonshine
On a hot summer night
When the stars come out and start to play
The magic melts the blue away
And at the end of every day
There's a night-time jubilee
And for her lifetime lover, you can't miss
When it starts in the evenin' with a gentle kiss
And old man Cupid can't resist
It's a twilight mystery
So let's share in the moonshine
Yeah, we'll share in the moonshine
Yeah, we'll share in the moonshine
On a hot summer night
Oh, when the wind is still
And the stars are over here
And we'll cruise till it's right
On a hot summer night
So let's share in the moonshine
Yeah, we'll share in the moonshine
We'll share in the moonshine
On a hot summer night
On a hot summer night
On a hot summer night
On a hot summer night
Girl you make me dizzy
The wiggle in your walk
I can’t understand the funny
Way you talk
All I know is that I love you
Pretty little miss
I’m not even sure you
Really care that I exist
I don’t think I’m getting through to you
Why am I acting like a kid in school hey hey
Trying to be noticed feeling like a fool
Sorry that I met you
I’m in love with you hey hey
Well if I had a nickel
For each and every time
You stopped to think about me
I’d only have a dime
Still you got me hopin’
That some day you’ll wake up
And see that you were meant
To be my little buttercup
I don’t think I’m getting through to you
Why am I acting like a kid in school hey hey
Trying to be noticed feeling like a fool
Sorry that I met you
I’m in love with you hey hey
Why don’t you come to daddy
Why don’t you be a good girl
You know I love you madly
I want you mine till the end of time
I don’t think I’m getting through to you
Why am I acting like a kid in school hey hey
Trying to be noticed feeling like a fool
Sorry that I met you I’m in love with.
So sorry that I met you
She has got the swing, alike in my backyard
She has got the move but she don't go too far
Shock and shiver, quake and quiver
She'll deliver when you're with her, yeah, uh huh
Spinning like a top, rolling with a rock
Start her up and she don't stop
She's shakin', she's shakin'
She's shakin', shakin in her shoes
And breakin', breakin' hearts to it
Makin' all the news tonight
And she's wakin', wakin' out the town
And I'm achin', achin' up and down
'Cause she's shakin'
With her shoes tonight
When she's on the street
Heads are turnin' 'round
The girls don't ever speak
But the boys all gather 'round
When she's hoppin'
She keeps poppin'
Can't quit rockin'
Ain't no stoppin' now, uh huh
Up and down the block, keepin' hearts a pop
Makes us crazy round the clock
She's shakin', she's shakin'
She's shakin' shakin' in her shoes
And breakin', breakin' hearts to it
And makin' out the news tonight
She's wakin', wakin' out the town
And I'm achin', achin' up and down
'Cause she's shakin', shakin'
With her shoes tonight
Oh, up and down the block
Keepin' hearts a pop
Makes us crazy round the clock
She's shakin', she's shakin'
She's shakin', shakin' in her shoes
And breakin', breakin' hearts to it
And makin' all the news tonight
She's wakin', wakin' up the town
And I'm achin', achin' up and down
'Cause she's shakin', shakin'
In her shoes tonight
Ooh she's shakin', oh she's shakin'
Ooh she's shakin', shakin' in her shoes
Sue and Jack fell in love 'round here
They been goin' steady now for years
He couldn't afford much of anything
But he worked and bought her a diamond ring
And that's the way we do it 'round here
Chorus
That's the way it is and that's the way its done 'round here
That's the way we live and that's the way we love 'round here
Strong hearts and folded hands
A workin' woman and a workin' man
That's the way it is and that's the way its done 'round here
You and I will fuss and fight 'round here
But after all this time one thing is clear
We get hurt and broken hearted
But we won't give up what we started
That's the way we do it 'round here
Chorus
That's the way it is and that's the way its done 'round here
That's the way we live and that's the way we love 'round here
Strong hearts and folded hands
A workin' woman and a workin' man
That's the way it is and that's the way its done 'round here
That's the way it's done 'round here
That's the way it's done 'round here
Yea that's the way we do it 'round here
Look at us now
Livin' on the edge of it's all over
I'm wondering how we got to be this way at all
Hearts on the line
Got us lookin' in both directions
There's so much at stake
We've come to far
Oh to stand back and watch it fall
chorus
I'm not ready to let you go
Every time i look in to your eyes
My heart let's me know
The love we leave behind we can't afford to lose and so
Not on a bet
I'm not ready yet
Not ready to let you go
It's so hard to see
Down the road when we're lookin' behind us
Where will we be if we don't give it one more try
Let's turn around
'Cause the only thing that really matters
Is sayin' we'll stay, just through the night
It's much better than sayin' goodbye
chorus
I'm not ready to let you go
Every time i look in to your eyes
My heart let's me know
The love we leave behind we can't afford to lose and so
Not on a bet
I'm not ready yet
Not ready to let you go
The love we leave behind we can't afford to lose and so
Not on a bet
I'm not ready yet
Not ready to let you go
Look where we are
Traveled all around our hearts
To get back to the start
The road's not easy
But it kept on leading you and me
Till we could see
Chorus
That nothing less then love can take us
Where we need to go
Nothing less then love can teach us
Anything we need to know
Ain't no mystery
Now you're with me
And what I feel
Is nothing less then love
The world Is turning with our
Planes and bullet trains and faster cars
We go to far
We buy our books and
Study all the matters of the heart
And we think we're smart
Chorus repeats twice
Oh what I feel
Oh what I feel
Is nothing less then love
Oh what a night in Bethlehem
Something's going on in Bethlehem
Gonna head that way --- gonna check it out
And see what all this fuss is about in Bethlehem
Chorus
And oh what a night
And oh us shepherds we all came
And the wise men proclaim
Of this virgin girl is a King
And the light of the world
And oh what a night
Oh what a night in Bethlehem
I had to see for myself in Bethlehem
A light came down now it reaches out
To show us what this fuss is about in Bethlehem
And oh what a night
And oh us shepherds we all came
And the wise men proclaim
Of this virgin girl is a King
And the light of the world
And oh what a night
And oh what a night
Oh what a night in Bethlehem
Oh what a night in Bethlehem
And oh
And oh
And oh
Oh what a night in Bethlehem
And oh
Oh what a night in Bethlehem
I can see you've thrown my old slippers out the door
And once again I'll hide 'em like I've done those times before
Honey they just got to where they're feelin' good
And if you only knew me better, you'd know why they would
chorus
I'm just like an old pair of shoes
That get to feelin' good right when a hole wears through
You can wear me like an old pair of shoes
That have done a lot of walkin' through a lot of bad blues
Well I've walked in and out of love before
And like me it won't be the first time these old shoes
Have been thrown out the door
We can shine 'em up and make 'em look as good as new
Wear 'em out on the town and dance a dance or two
You can see they still got a mile or two
You'd have a change of thought and know they're not
Just another old pair of shoes
chorus
I'm just like an old pair of shoes
That get to feelin' good right when a hole wears through
You can wear me like an old pair of shoes
That have done a lot of walkin' through a lot of bad blues
Well I've walked in and out of love before
And like me it won't be the first time these old shoes
Have been thrown out the door
You come into this world your daddy's girl
And your mama's little baby
Was a time I could see nothing left for me
Til you got me thinking maybe
Chorus
You came along when I was down to love's last dime
With a heart of gold and a chance to make it mine
There ain't no stoppin love when it's meant to be
Mama's little baby loves me
Ever since the dawn of time there's been a woman on man's mind
But sometimes she meant danger
Guess I'm livin' proof of what a woman's love can do
To a man in need of a saving
Chorus repeats twice
I said mama's little baby loves me
Mama's little baby loves me
Your lookin' lonely
And only the lonely would know
Your thinking far from here
Would be an ideal place you could go
But the stars on the water dancin' from the sky
Makin' the way for that big one out tonight
Chorus
There's still a moon over Miami
And I know this is love hangin' in the air
This could be the night
The night of all nights
If we just take our time
Oh I know we'll find
There's still a moon over Miami
Key Largo is just way too far to go
These old trade winds are blowin' warm and slow
There's no mistaken what's goin' around tonight
The evidence is shinin' in your eyes
Repeat chorus twice
Woke up this morning and the sun refused to shine
Looked everywhere tryin' to find that gal of mine
I just found an ice cold pilow layin' by me side
Chorus
Well the moon is down
but it still ain't dawn
and the world is dark
and my baby's gone
Looked out the window and I could not help but cry
She left me all alone and never said goodbye
She even took the golden sunlight from my sky
Chorus
I sit here and wonder why she left me
Just try to think what I done wrong
I stay in the darkness of this lonely room
Chorus
Woke up this morning and the sun refused to shine
Looked everywhere tryin' to find that gal of mine
I just found an ice cold pilow layin' by me side
Repeat Chorus 3 Times
Chorus Change
Well there ain't no moonlight
There ain't no starlight
There ain't no sunlight
My baby's gone
Repeat (new) Chorus 7 Times
Nothing to say but I keep on talking
Nowhere to go but I keep walking anyway
Night and day
It's been this way since the day I found you
It's getting worse every time I'm around you what can I say
It's night and day
Chorus
Oh my day judgement was the night met
I say I don't remember but I can't forget
The only time you're on my mind this way...
Is night and day
I miss every time your gone for five minutes
Even if I have a dream your in it anyway
Night and day
We got a love that goes a distance
I used to wonder if that made a difference either way
It's night and day
Chorus
If I'm waking sleeping eating breathing
Making money breaking even
Bottom or the top of the world girl your on my mind
If it's spring fall hot cold
Feast or famine young or old
Maybe not Super Bowl
But that's the only time
We got a love that goes a distance
I used to wonder if that made a difference either way
It's night and day
Oh all I want to say....
It's night and day
Alone in her room
Got on his favorite perfume
But she's goin' nowhere
She took a chance
And saved the last dance
Oh but he doesn't care
She's a lonely girl
She's a lonely girl
She calls on the phone
Seems he isn't home
So she watches TV
She's gettin' bored
With being ignored
Oh, she's startin' to see
She's a lonely girl
She's a lonely girl
And lonely girls don't stay lonely forever
Given the time don't think she won't find something better
You're thinkin' now that you don't need her
But you'll find out if you leave her a lonely girl, a lonely girl
Oh the telephone rings
It's the boy down the street
Says he just wants to talk
Wonders if they can meet 'cause
And lonely girls don't stay lonely forever
Given the time don't think she won't find something better
You're thinkin' now that you don't need her
But you'll find out if you leave her a lonely girl, a lonely girl
Well I get suspicious girl and I guess I shouldn't be
Your dressin' up to kill is killin' me
When you start turnin' heads it turns me inside out
Well I ain't a jealous man but I got a doubt
And I gotta find out
Chorus
Do you love to be wanted or want to be loved
When you let your hair down and push comes to shove
Is all that I have always enough
Do you love to be wanted or w-w-want to be loved
You're just so pretty girl you can't help the way you look
And you know when it comes to fools I wrote the book
I don't mean to point my finger
I don't mean to accuse
But I'm so in love and you're so much to lose I gotta know the truth
Chorus repeats twice
Do you love to be wanted or w-w-want to be loved
Do you love to be wanted or w-w-want to be loved
He said he was the grandson of Johnny B. Goode
Some thought he couldn't but I thought he could
He set his mind talkin' about Elvis lookin' like James Dean
He said a country boy rockin' ain't all that bad
You shake your leg or you wear you a hat
You bring the house down and you make all the pretty girls scream
He said a complicated rhythm folks don't understand
Just stomp your feet and clap your hand and play
chorus
Blue, blue denim soul
Blue, blue denim soul
A country boy rockin' will get on a roll
Playin' blue, blue denim soul
He poured me out a helping of rhythm and blues
It was bad to the bone-you see to me it was news
Spreadin' wood sheddin' in pair of faded overalls
He said scratch your throat when you start to sing
You make 'em cry when you bend them strings
And one more thing I will tell you before I go
The only thing that you can count on are both of your hands
And having holes in your britches when the boys in the band are playin'
chorus
Blue, blue denim soul
Blue, blue denim soul
A country boy rockin' will get on a roll
Playin' blue, blue denim soul
Well it seems that we've been runnin' from are past
Life never gave us time to settle down
And you questioned whether frightened love can last
And that ole highway song is just not where it's at
The trees roll by and the white lines hold me back
From mobile to Denver there's something that they all lack
So until we find a place to make a new start
I will build you a homestead in my heart
Well I'm lookin' at you sleepin' across the seat
And the whine of the trucks are fillin' up my ears
All the highs and lows left somewhere in between
All those one night stands between Dallas and new Orleans
Well I can't offer much except the love
Of a guitar picker ain't nobody thinkin' of
So until we find a place to make a new start
I will build you a homestead in my heart
So until we find a place to make a new start
I will build you a homestead in my heart
Operator we must have a bad connection
If you got someone wantin' me
I changed my number when she changed her mind
Operator can't you see
Chorus
There's trouble on the line
Tears are gonna fall
It happens every time
She's up against the wall
Somebody broke her heart
Now she's after mine
The minute that she calls
There'll be trouble on the line
Operator now if we've been disconnected
How does she keep gettin' through
I won't have a choice
If I hear her voice
Operator can't you see
Chorus
The minute that she calls
There'll be trouble on the line
They tried to lose us in the hype of fortune and fame
We've got them to thank and only us to blame
Now the joker is dealing 'cause the king went blind
We're stayin' out of the shuffle with an ax to grind
We're out of the shuffle with an ax to grind
chorus
I've got by jeans on tight and my shades when it's sunny
You can break my heart-but don't take my money
It's a long long road and an uphill climb
Just leave me my guitar - I'll have an ax to grind
Leave me my guitar - I'll have an ax to grind
Something we're not is what plenty of us were
We've got houses and cars and people callin' us sir
I'd like to give it all up and leave it behind
And join a nameless bunch of pickers with an ax to grind
A nameless bunch of pickers with an ax to grind
chorus
I've got by jeans on tight and my shades when it's sunny
You can break my heart-but don't take my money
It's a long long road and an uphill climb
Just leave me my guitar - I'll have an ax to grind
Leave me my guitar - I'll have an ax to grind
They say our songs are simple and little too wordy
A little bit fast and a little too dirty
You don't make it down the track without any ties
But we've made it this far with just an ax to grind
chorus
I've got by jeans on tight and my shades when it's sunny
You can break my heart-but don't take my money
It's a long long road and an uphill climb
Just leave me my guitar - I'll have an ax to grind
Leave me my guitar - I'll have an ax to grind
Betty's out bein' bad tonight
Betty and her boyfriend, they had a big fight
She found out what everybody knew
Too many cooks spoil the stew
She don't care what nobody thinks
She's gonna be bad 'til the whole town stinks
Betty's bein' bad, Betty's bein' bad
Bad, bad, bad, she's out bein' bad
Betty's out bein' bad tonight
Betty and her boyfriend, they had a big fight
Well, she went home when she found out
Said, "Pack your bags, I want you out"
Her boyfriend thought she was talking jive
'Til he saw her standing with a .45
A .45's quicker than 409
Betty cleaned house for the very last time
Betty's bein' bad, Betty's bein' bad
Bad, bad, bad, she's out bein' bad
Betty's out bein' bad tonight
Betty and her boyfriend, they had a big fight
Now, if you go out and you see Betty
Don't scream and shout, unless you're ready
You are ready to rock, ready to roll
'Til it all freezes over and you catch a cold
Betty's not mad, she's just getting even
Betty's bein' bad, it's her way of leaving
Betty's bein' bad, Betty's bein' bad
Bad, bad, bad, she's out bein' bad
Betty's out bein' bad tonight
Betty and her boyfriend, they had a big fight
Bye, bye, Betty, good-bye
Bye, bye, Betty, good-bye
Pretty packages are flashing down the sidewalk
Bells are ringing as the people go their way
Christmas time around the world for every boy and girl
There will come a time, they'll wonder how it started
In just one night the world was changed forever
Just one life given willingly
And I remember that December how it started
In just one night
Little children with a list of all their wishes
Busy shoppers with a list of what they need
Every year we start anew with so many things to do
We forget sometimes just why it is we do them
In just one night the world was changed forever
Just one life given willingly
And I remember that December how it started
He was her man, she was his wife
And late one winter night
He knelt by her
As she gave birth
But it wasn't his child,
It wasn't his child
Yet still he took him as his own
And as he watched him grow
It brought him joy
But it wasn't his child
It wasn't his child
But like a father he was strong and kind
And I believe he did his best
It wasn't easy for him
But he did all could
His son was different from the rest
It wasn't his child
It wasn't his child
And when the boy became a man
He took his father's hand
And soon the world
Would all know why
It wasn't his child
It wasn't his child
But like a father he was strong and kind
And I believe he did his best
It wasn't easy for him
But he did all could
He grew up with his hands in wood
And he died with his hands in wood
He was God's child,
He was God's child
He was her man
She was his wife
And late one night
He knelt by her
As she gave birth
But it wasn't his child
It was God's child
When a city girl starts takin' back the love she gave away
The good ole boy with calloused hands
He don't know what to say
He ain't good at giving up no matter how it hurts
All he knows in this world is how to make things work
Chorus
Oh if hearts were built like John Deere tractors
There'd be happy ever afters
Strong, true and tough, and made of steel
They pull through when times get hard
And never fall apart
If hearts were built like a John Deere
All she left was just a trail of dust across the farm
He just turned and shook his head
And walked back to the barn
Well he's got questions about love
He never thought he'd ask
In his mind when somthing's made
It should be made to last
Chorus
The more you think the less you know
'Cause every heart's got a mind of it's own
And love's a chance that we all take
Again and again make no mistake
it's another little lesson in love
Chorus
Your heart's on fire but it won't burn
Just blowin' until you learn
Answers the questions where love's concerned
Another little lesson in love
Another little lesson in love
Well talk's been cheap since the dawn of time
Ain't nobody bought those pickup lines
It's easier to invent the wheel
Than say the way we really feel
It's another little lesson in love
Chorus Repeats twice
Answers are questions where love's concerned
Another little lesson in love
Another little lesson in love
Just a little lesson in love
Can I lean on you Leona?
Could I rest here for a while
Could I lean on you Leona?
Please help me make another mile
Could I lean on you Leona?
Oh, would you help me till I'm strong
Could I lean on you Leona?
Till I can make it on my own
Well, you have been my rock for ages
The only truth I've ever found
And every time I've stumbled
You've picked me up on my way down
Oh, you have been my sanctuary
You've been my haven in the storm
And I've always found a shelter
Here, inside your loving arms
Could I lean on you Leona?
Could I rest here for a while?
Could I lean on you Leona?
Please help me make another mile
Could I lean on you Leona?
Would you help me till I'm strong?
Could I lean on you Leona?
Till I can make it on my own?
You have always been my sunshine
When I'm running from the rain
Well, I know I'm wearin' out my welcome
Juss one more time, please ease the pain
Could I lean on you Leona?
Could I rest here for a while?
Could I lean on you Leona?
Please help me make another mile
Could I lean on you Leona?
Would you help me till I'm strong?
Could I lean on you Leona?
Till I can make it on my own
Could I lean on you Leona?
Could I rest here for a while?
Could I lean on you Leona?
She's got my picture in her locket
I got my hand in her back pocket
Walkin' through the night in our home town
We take our time as we go strollin'
We might go to a movie, might go bowling
She just says we'll take on what the night will bring
'Cause she's a lady of the evening
But only just for me, man
I'm a wonderin' why she set her likes on me
She's got me overflowing
'Cause she keeps me knowin'
I'll be doin' my leavin'
With the lady of the evening tonight
It was the first time that I asked her
In the hallway when I passed her
To go with me to the drive-in, in my daddy's car
Well, we called it rockin' and reelin'
Oh and I still get that old feelin'
When she looks in my eyes the way she still can
'Cause she's a lady of the evening
But only just for me, man
I'm a wonderin' why she set her likes on me
She's got me overflowing
'Cause she keeps me knowin'
I'll be doin' my leavin'
With the lady of the evening tonight
'Cause she's a lady of the evening
But only just for me, man
I'm a wonderin' why she set her likes on me
She's got me overflowing
'Cause she keeps me knowin'
I'll be doin' my leavin'
With the lady of the evening tonight
She's a lady of the evening
But only just for me, man
And I'm a wonderin' why she set her likes on me
She's got me overflowing
'Cause she keeps me knowin'
I'll be doin' my leavin'
With the lady of the evening
I'll be doin' my leavin'
With the lady of the evening
I'll be doin' my leavin'
With the lady of the evening tonight
She's the lady of the evening
A reckless heart was beatin'
In that restless girl of mine
And I was thinkin' that she'd be alright
That train has been around
And now it finally crossed her mind
And the midnight run was rollin' right on time
It was rollin', rollin' right on time
It was a lo-locomotive
Well, even if it were a bull
She would have rode it
To get out of here, she didn't care
It was a lo-locomotive
It would have been a car
Could have been a plane
Just so happened to be the midnight train
Those mighty wheels will rumble
As they pass the hobo jungle
And I bet he's wishin'
Now that he had stayed
I never should have let her
Guess I should have known her better
And I would if it wasn't for that train
If it wasn't, wasn't for that train
For that train, for that train
It was a lo-locomotive
Well, even if it were a bull
She would have rode it
To get out of here, she didn't care
It was a lo-loco motive
It would have been a car
Could have been a plane
Just so happened to be the midnight train
She never really left me
She just left this one horse town
She hit the track and she won't be back
To stand on common ground
It was a lo locomotive
Well, even if it were a bull
She would have rode it
To get out of here, she didn't care
It was a lo locomotive
It would have been a car
Could have been a plane
Oh little town of Bethlehem how still we see thee lie
Above thy deep and dreamless sleep a thousand stars go by
Yet in thy dark street shineth the everlasting light
The hopes and fears of all the years are met in thee tonight
How silently, how silently the wondrous gift is given
So God imparts to human hearts all the blessings of His heaven
No ear may hear His coming but in this world of sin
Where meek souls will receive Him still the dear Christ enters in
(Music Break)
Yet in thy dark street shineth the everlasting light
The hopes and fears of all the years are met in thee tonight
Oh little town of Bethlehem
Oh little town of Bethlehem
Oh Little town
Oh Little town
Oh Little town
Oh little town of Bethlehem
Come, they told Him, pa rum, pa pum pum
The newborn King to see, pa rum, pa pum pum
Our finest gifts we bring, pa rum, pa pum pum
To lay before the King, pa rum, pa pum pum
Rum pa pum pum, rum pa pum pum
So to honor Him, pa rum, pa pum pum
When we come
Baby Jesus, pa rum, pa pum pum
I am a poor boy too, pa rum, pa pum pum
I have no gift to bring, pa rum, pa pum pum
To lay before the King, pa rum, pa pum pum
Rum pa pum pum, rum pa pum pum
Baby Jesus, pa rum, pa pum pum
I am a poor boy too, pa rum, pa pum pum
I have no gift to bring, pa rum, pa pum pum
To lay before the King, pa rum, pa pum pum
Rum pa pum pum, rum pa pum pum
So to honor Him pa rum pa pum pum
Chorus
Hey baby in the middle of the night
There's a little light that still shines through
So remember if you start to cryin'
I will be listenin' for you
I will be listenin' for you
You go out of your way, I go out of my way too
So you can count on me, I know I count on you
Girl you know love don't always run away
Take the chance and just whisper my name
Chorus
This old heart has been through every twist and turn
Don't you know by now this bridge don't have to burn
Take the step and you ain't gonna be alone
Girl hold on to this heart of mine you own
Chorus repeats twice
Hey baby
Just remember
I will be listenin' for you
I will be listenin' for you
Take a look at my life things are goin' well
It's a good life I'm livin'
When I met you baby I could tell
There was somethin' missin'
What was missin'
(Chorus)
I need a girlfriend
To show me to show me what love can do
I need a girlfriend
To hold me one that I can hold on to
I need a girlfriend
Who walks and talks like you know who
Oh I need a girlfriend who looks a lot like you
Now I can see, I can see real well
I think they call it intuition
How you got me talkin' to myself
Got me in this condition
Are you listening
(Chorus)
I need a girlfriend
To show me to show me what love can do
I need a girlfriend
To hold me one that I can hold on to
I need a girlfriend
Who walks and talks like you know who
Oh I need a girlfriend who looks a lot like you
I see em walking around all over this town
I guess I didn't have a clue
Jimmy's got one, Ronnie's got one
Look at Ricky he's got two
He's got two
All I really want
All I really want
All I really want is you
I need a girlfriend to hold me
I need a girlfriend who walks and talks a lot like you know who
Oh I need a girlfriend who looks a lot like you
I need a girlfriend
I need a girlfriend
I need a girlfriend
We still bop and our cars run hot, we're out cuttin' the fool
We're tearin' the town, got the top laid down like we're back in school
I got a white sport coat and blue suede shoes
We're gonna find us a Betty and a Bobby Sue
Well, don't go tellin', don't go rattin'
Hey baby, baby, we're out, goin' cattin'
Juke joint jammin', tit for tat and mama, don't wait up, wait up
We're out goin' cattin', oh yeah, out goin' cattin', oh yeah, out goin' cattin'
I got a Chevy and we're in it, gonna take it to the limit
Yeah, we're lookin' fine
Ee'll take it to the hop, maybe cruise the soda shop
Thinkin' back in time
Well, don't say take it easy
Baby, we're not through
I'm talkin' oop, bop, a loo, bop
A lip, bam, boom
Well, don't go tellin', don't go rattin'
Hey baby, baby, we're out, goin' cattin'
Juke joint jammin', tit for tat and mama, don't wait up, wait up
We're out goin' cattin', oh yeah, out goin' cattin', oh yeah, out goin' cattin'
Yeah, yeah, yeah, cattin', cattin', out goin' cattin'
Past the fields of his dreams all the cars drove
Ninety to nothin' towards town
He'd wave and he'd watch and he'd wonder
Then the dust would all settle back down
Well ain't nothin' out there but an old drive in screen
Where Elizabeth Taylor was queen
And like the rest she quit comin' around
To the outskirts of town
They say there's so much out there for you
Maybe he never will know
The buses they load up the dreamers
But leavin' was to far to go
Washed in the blood and surrounded
By the land and the love he had known
Now he'll plant his dreams in the ground
On the outskirts of town
Chorus
On the outskirts of town he's livin' a dream
Where they weather their storms
Praying down on the their knees
And they hold to each other 'cause they know what they found
On the outskirts of town
He looks past the fields at the sun rise
Watchin' the stars as they fade
He sits on the hood of his pick-up
Thinkin' that he's got it made
Because the prettiest girl that he's ever seen
Lives up the road just a piece
And they're talkin' about settling down
On the outskirts of town
Chorus
On the outskirts of town
On the outskirts of town
I never kissed a girl in public
Or even held her hand
You got me walkin' arm and arm
And feelin' like I'm the man
I don't care who is watchin' I can hear somthin' deep down in
Chorus
Playin' a love song, playin' a love song
Like a thousand voices singin' in an angel band
Playin' a love song, playin' a love song
In my heart
I never knew what was waitin'
There behind the walls
I built around my heart oh until I let 'em fall
All I know since I met you
I can hear something deep down in
Repeat chorus twice
The neon moon was lookin' over her shoulder
She was sippin' wine and tellin' lots of tales
When the bar flies are off the wall,
It's hard to stand up straight and tall
When you're lookin' for someone to go your bail
chorus
She's puttin' the dark back into the night
She's got her heart on loose thinkin' love ain't right
The future ain't lookin none too bright
So she's puttin' the dark, back into the night
She gave her hand to a man who was only a lover
His cheatin' drove her jealously insane
Now the light at the end of the tunnel for her
Is just a memory of the way we were
And the look in her eye say's she don't have to explain
chorus
She's puttin' the dark back into the night
She's got her heart on loose thinkin' love ain't right
The future ain't lookin none too bright
So she's puttin' the dark, back into the night
bridge
You'll never know just what you'll do
When a broken heart comes from out of the blue
She's out on the run, she's ready to blow
She's out of her mind, she's los in' control
chorus
She's puttin' the dark back into the night
She's got her heart on loose thinkin' love ain't right
The future ain't lookin none too bright
So she's puttin' the dark, back into the night
chorus
She's puttin' the dark back into the night
She's got her heart on loose thinkin' love ain't right
The future ain't lookin none too bright
So she's puttin' the dark, back into the night
Am I the only one who's runnin' 'round in Rosie's mind tonight?
Was there a fight?
And could there be another behind that look in Rosie's eyes tonight
She's tryin' to hide?
Is my imagination runnin' wild?
Is someone runnin' after my honey child?
Rosie knows but she won't say
What's goin' on inside her head that makes her look that way
No, no, the girl ain't talkin' but by the way she's walkin'
Rosie knows but she won't say
She says I got no reason for ever disbelievin' she'd be true
Boy, you got no clue
I got to pull myself together before I pave a jealous rode to ride
It's gonna break my stride
My heart don't care what my mind says it heard
When she gives me that look without a word
Rosie knows but she won't say
What's goin' on inside her head that makes her look that way
No, no, the girl ain't talkin' but by the way she's walkin'
Rosie knows but she won't say
Rosie knows but she won't say
What's goin' on inside her head that makes her look that way
No, no, the girl ain't talkin' but by the way she's walkin'
Rosie knows but she won't say
But she won't say
Well it seemed to be just a dream
But how Is one to know
There was a cat and a man made of tin
There was a chick and an old scarecrow
I got all shook up
I raised my cup
To toast that girl I'd seen
I got my nerve
I threw a curve
And I told her what I mean
Chorus
I said ooh ooh
Where'd you get them ruby red shoes
They look like they could take a man
To a place he could use
We could tap our heels girl
And chase away my blues
If I could talk you out of them ruby red shoes
It ain't hard to tell on a carousel
Just where that horse might go
So I jumped ship
A shootin' from my hip
Headed down that golden road
Well the sky got black
So I turned back
I'm not one to steal the show
Scarecrow was cool
And the cat was too
But me and tin man want to know
Chorus repeats twice
I got a little change in my pocket goin' jangle-angle-ang
Gonna call you on the telephone, gonna give you a ring
But each time we talk, I get the same ol' thing
No huggy, no kissy till you get a weddin' ring
I said, "My honey, my baby don't keep my love up on no shelf"
She said, "Don't gimme no lines an' keep your hands to yourself"
Yeah, I said, "Now, baby, baby, baby, don't you treat me this way
I'm still your lover-boy; I still feel the same way"
That's when she told me a story 'bout free milk in a cow
She said, "No huggy, no kissy till we get a weddin' vow"
I said, "My honey, my baby don't keep my love up on no shelf"
She said, "Don't gimme no lines an' keep your hands to yourself"
Yeah, I said I wanted her real bad, an' I was about to give in
That's when she talked about true love an' she started talkin' 'bout sin
I said, "Well, honey, I'll live with you for the rest of my life"
She said, "No huggy, no kissy till you make me your wife"
I said, "But honey, my baby don't keep my love up on no shelf"
She said, "Don't gimme no lines an' keep your hands to yourself"
Don't gimme no lines an' keep your hands to yourself
Hey, hey
She's cool and she's hot
She's got me thinking bout convertibles and dropping the top going anywhere
And I would with her
She's so smooth, she's hip
She's got me watching every move thinking I'm gonna slip and fall yeah
For this girl
Now everybody thinks I'm crazy, but there ain't nothing like this baby
No an I've been around this world
(Chorus)
Looking for an I
Oh I you girl
She's an I oh I
I'm looking for an I
She's an I
I got to have you
She's an I
I've got to have you girl
She's a groove and she rocks
She like a new dance step, goin' nonstop around my heart
And baby you are
You're a work of art
She's like a soft water color of a walk in the park
And I yeah I want this girl
Now everybody thinks I'm crazy
But there ain't nothing like this baby, no and I, I've been around this world
(Chorus)
Looking for an I
Oh I you girl
She's an I oh I
I'm looking for an I
She's an I
I got to have you
She's an I
I've got to have you girl
She's real, she's sure
In spirit she's pure
She's all and more of what I've been looking for
(Chorus)
Looking for an I
Oh I you girl
She's an I oh I
I'm looking for an I
She's an I
I got to have you
She's an I
I've got to have you girl
I'm Looking for an I
She's an I
I've got to have you
She's an I
I've Got to have you girl
The neon moon was lookin' over her shoulder
She was sippin' wine and tellin' lots of tales
When the bar flies are off the wall
It's hard to stand up straight and tall
When you're lookin' for someone to go your bail
She's puttin' the dark back into the night
She's got her heart on loose thinkin' love ain't right
The future ain't lookin' none too bright
So she's puttin' the dark back into the night
She gave her hand to a man who was only a lover
His cheatin' drove her jealously insane
Now the light at the end of the tunnel for her
Is just a memory of the way we were
And the look in her eye says she don't have to explain
She's puttin' the dark back into the night
She's got her heart on loose thinkin' love ain't right
The future ain't lookin' none too bright
So she's puttin' the dark back into the night
You'll never know just what you'll do
When a broken heart comes from out of the blue
She's out on the run, she's ready to blow
She's out of her mind, she's losin' control
She's puttin' the dark back into the night
She's got her heart on loose thinkin' love ain't right
The future ain't lookin' none too bright
So she's puttin' the dark back into the night
She's puttin' the dark back into the night
She's got her heart on loose thinkin' love ain't right
The future ain't lookin' none too bright
So she's puttin' the dark back into the night
Woke up this morning and the sun refused to shine
Looked everywhere tryin' to find that gal of mine
I just found an ice cold pillow
Layin' by me side
Well, the moon is down
But it still ain't dawn
And the world is dark
And my baby's gone
Looked out the window and I could not help but cry
She left me all alone and never said goodbye
She even took the golden sunlight
From my sky
Well, the moon is down
But it still ain't dawn
And the world is dark
And my baby's gone
I sit here and wonder why she left me
Just try to think what I done wrong
I stay in the darkness
Of this lonely room
Well, the moon is down
But it still ain't dawn
And the world is dark
And my baby's gone
Woke up this morning and the sun refused to shine
Looked everywhere tryin' to find that gal of mine
I just found an ice cold pillow
Layin' by me side
Well, the moon is down
But it still ain't dawn
And the world is dark
And my baby's gone
Well, the moon is down
But it still ain't dawn
And the world is dark
And my baby's gone
Well, the moon is down
But it still ain't dawn
And the world is dark
And my baby's gone
Well, there ain't no moonlight
There ain't no starlight
There ain't no sunlight
My baby's gone
Well, there ain't no moonlight
There ain't no starlight
There ain't no sunlight
My baby's gone
Well, there ain't no moonlight
There ain't no starlight
There ain't no sunlight
My baby's gone
...
Well, there's a girl in the neighborhood
I'd get close to her if I could
I think she likes me but I don't know for sure
I walk by and she's wavin' from the door
Her kid brother's got a dog that's mean
Meanest dog that I've ever seen
Can't even set a foot in her yard
Hey, little Billy, why're ya laughin' so hard?
Billy, does your bulldog bite?
I gotta see your sister tonight
I wanna kiss and hold her tight
So quit foolin' around
And tell me, Billy, does your bulldog bite?
Well, so I went down to the pound
And I got me a female hound
One that, that old bulldog would like
And I turned her loose on him tonight
So, Billy, where's your bulldog Spike?
I haven't seen him around here all night
I bet that now he feels alright
I don't miss him a bit
So tell me, Billy, where's your bulldog Spike?
I used to have to say, Billy, does your bulldog bite?
I gotta see your sister tonight
I wanna kiss and hold her tight
So quit foolin' around
And tell me, Billy, does your bulldog
Billy, does your bulldog, Billy, does your bulldog bite?
I used to have to say, Billy, does your bulldog bite?
I gotta see your sister tonight
I wanna kiss and hold her tight
So quit foolin' around
And tell me Billy, does your bulldog
It's a January night
There's a cold wind blowin'
But it's colder knowin'
You'll be gone a long time
The weather man's right
There's a mean storm hissin'
It don't help this missin'
You heart of mine
Stoke the fire, read a book
Give the storm another look
Just to keep my hands and mind occupied
Oh, tonight, I just wish
That I knew what to do
With this missin' you heart of mine
I keep tryin' to call
I get the operator
She says, "Try back later"
There's trouble on the line
I'll sing it to the night
And if you'll just listen
You can hear this missin'
You heart of mine
Stoke the fire, read a book
Give the storm another look
Just to keep my hands and mind occupied
Oh, tonight, I just wish
That I knew what to do
With this missin' you heart of mine
Stoke the fire, read a book
Give the storm another look
Just to keep my hands and mind occupied
Oh, tonight, I just wish
That I knew what to do
With this missin' you heart of mine
With this missin' you heart of mine
It's bone dry and hot here in Paradise Arkansas
Never seen cracks like the cracks in this dirt
It's Uncle Cliff on the phone, but I really think the Lord called
When he said come on down boy and I'll put you to work
It hasn't been easy letting you go
But I think I'm finally on that road
Chorus
Cause there ain't no blue '92 Cavalier
There ain't no moonlight drive-in here
There are days you don't even cross my mind
There's no one here that I don't want to see
There's no one here that don't want to see me
I ain't found it yet, but I'm convinced there's a life
Somewhere between you and Paradise
I've been hanging around with a girl here in town
Every time I look she's looking better
But I'm still not sure I can take your voice on the phone
So I wrote you this letter
It hasn't been easy letting you go,
But I think I'm finally on that road
Chorus
I'm not gonna apologize for the way I just disappeared
I couldn't bear another minute without you
Thank God I'm here
Chorus
Somewhere between you and Paradise
It was my junior year
I believe it was in the fall
The first time I decided that I knew it all
I was moving right along
Thinkin' that I could do no wrong
I remember hearin' someone say
They told me
It's a big picture, little man
It takes a while to understand
You don't always know where you're gonna fit in
When you get through winning the human race
Somebody's there to take your place
So live and love the best you can and remember
The big picture
I was twenty one
I remember back in the spring
The first time, I could tell I didn't know a thing
The girl cut me to the bone
I was lookin' to wind up all alone
I remember hearing somebody say
They told me
It's a big picture, little man
It takes a while to understand
You don't always know where you're gonna fit in
When you fall down running the human race
Somebody's there to save your face
So live and love the best you can and remember
The big picture
It cuts you down to size
And sometimes I need it
Right before your eyes
I can finally see
It's a big picture, little man
It takes a while to understand
You don't always know where you're gonna fit in
You just keep on running the human race
Follow your heart and find your place
So live and love the best you can and remember
Oh, live and love the best you can and remember
I've been lettin' all my friends take my mind off all the troubles
They've all been glad to help me out for a while
But your memory steps in and I'm turnin' back the pages
Lookin' through old photographs and tryin' to find your smile
Old photographs bring back sweet memories
Lookin' at the way I held you then
Old photographs keep you here with me
Till I find a way to get back in the picture again
Somethings never change as the years go on between us
Like all my love for you still feels the same
All those yesterdays that I wanted to remember
Are sittin' here beside me where these old pictures lay
Old photographs bring back sweet memories
Lookin' at the way I held you then
Old photographs keep you here with me
Till I find a way to get back in the picture again
You can wind up empty handed at the altar all alone
Or you can rob a bank in San Antone
She just rambled on a drinking staring at her ring
She look at me and said I just came here to ease the pain
Chorus
'Cause there'll be one less pony in this one horse town
When my spurs hit the ground I'm gonna just ride on out
There'll be one less pony in this one horse town
I've been lassoed by loneliness branded by the blues
I'm gonna exit west put on my hat and cruise
She was talking crazy but her heart was making sense
I moved a little closer and kindly listened in
The hurt was runnin' deeper then the scars would ever show
She looked at me and asked when love leaves where dose it go
Chorus
I've been lassoed by loneliness branded by the blues
I'm gonna exit west put on my hat and cruise
Chorus
I'm gonna exit west put my hat on and cruise
No I'm not just crazy I've lost more than my mind
Since I looked into your blue eyes
I'm swingin' for the bleachers with my heart
Thinking this time that I might win looking at you
Chorus
Stealin' home - stealin' home
I'm rounding third and I'm heading on in
Look at me taking chances again
Maybe this time I'll beat out the throw stealing home
Now I'm going back on a promise to my heart
First time that I met you
I swore never fall in love again
Now where she stops nobody knows - I'm going round again
Chorus
Stealin' home - stealin' home
Stealin' home - stealin' home
Chorus
Stealin' home - stealin' home
Stealin'- stealin' home - stealin' home
Stealin'- stealin' home - stealin' home
Stealin' home
Movin' up on 1999
Got so much around me that I can call mine
I've got my friends got my family
There's something that I'm missin', something I need
I'm goin' soul searchin' to understand
What's in my heart that makes me who I am
I'm goin' soul searchin'
'Cause I know that I can be a better man
In the good book on the table by my bed
Simple direction for my life to be lead
I've got to slow down got to take some time
If the promise land is ever to be mine
I'm goin' soul searchin' to understand
What's in my heart that makes me who I am
I'm goin' soul searchin'
'Cause I know that I can be a better man
When we go what we have we leave behind
Oh but who we are will be ours for all time
I'm goin' soul searchin' to understand
What's in my heart that makes me who I am
I'm goin' soul searchin'
'Cause I know that I can be a better man
I'm goin' soul searchin' to understand
What's in my heart that makes me who I am
I'm goin' soul searchin'
I saw a garage sale
Pulled up in the yard
Found a statue of Jesus
It was eight feet tall
He held out his arms
And he seemed all alone
So I loaded him up
And drove him home
Out by my driveway he
Looks down the street
With his long hair and sandals made
Of rebar and concrete
I painted him white with a long purple robe
He's a rock of ages on our gravel road
Chorus
He's an eight-hundred pound Jesus
Standing taller than a tree
He's an eight-hundred pound Jesus
A bigger man than you or me
I thought loosin' my job was
The end of the world
Till my best pal ran off with my best girl
I felt suicidal with no real friends
So I walked outside with a rope in my hand
Out by that statue there's a big old tree
So I stood on his shoulders
And I counted to three
I had every intention of buying the farm
But when I jumped off he caught me in his arms
Chorus
I wanted to return the favor to him
Cause I never had a more solid friend
So I planted some flowers
All around his feet
And I bought him a flock
Of ceramic sheep
Chorus
He's a bigger man
Than you or me
It must be awful cold up on the moon
It's dark and it's dusty, there's nothin' much to do
Maybe right now you think that's where you gotta stay
One of these nights when you feel lost and far away
Someone will come, someone who's been needin' someone too
Somewhere out there waitin' for a chance at lovin' you
And you're gonna let him, I just wish I knew how long it'll be
Before you ever see the someone is me
You lie awake and listen for a sound
And prayin' for your angel to just come swoopin' down
And even though you're not expectin' one to come along
Better leave the porch light burnin' just in case you're wrong
Someone will come, someone who's been needin' someone too
Somewhere out there waitin' for a chance at lovin' you
And you're gonna let him, I just wish I knew how long it'll be
Before you ever see the someone is me
You may not believe it when you're out there by yourself
But there's someone who's never wanted anybody else
Someone will come, someone who's been needin' someone too
Somewhere out there waitin' for a chance at lovin' you
And you're gonna let him, I just wish I knew how long it'll be
She turned up her nose as she walked by my Cadillac
From the corner of my eye I saw you and you laughed
You were sittin' on the swing on your front porch
Paintin' your nails like you were bored
And you yelled she was sure impressed with you
Chorus
Well I ain't first class
But I ain't white trash
I'm wild and a little crazy too
Some girls don't like boys like me
Aw but some girls do
I yelled and asked if you would like a ride
When we pulled out of your yard I bald a tire
You was laughing at me, I was doing James Dean
You was the prettiest girl I'd ever seen
When you rolled your eyes and twirled my pink fur dice
Chorus
Well good ole' boys don't get no breaks
And rich boys think they got what it takes
But theres' someone for each of us they say
Chorus
I just turned twenty-nine three years in a row
Too young to be the president
Too old to turn pro
But when the seventies came and elvis died
I could not fill his shoes
But oh how I tried
It was the life and time of a small town hero
But it's another day
I've got my wife, my kids, a job and it's ok
This letter of intent now, is just for show
They say it's lonely at the top
So I did not go
Andy went to Vietnam back in sixty-five
While some folks kept from going
He kept some folks alive
A purple heart is on his shelf
That he never wears
A broken one sit in his chest
For what he lost there
It was the life and times of a small town hero
But it's another day
He's got his wife, his kids, a job and it's ok
The letter from the president now, is just for show
He could have hid out way up north
But he did not go
John got his notice, gonna take the farm away
He worked it half his life
He worked Ii every day
He burned his fields his crops
And the barn before they came
The neighbors cheered and watched as john walked away
It was the life and times of a small town hero
But it's another day
He's got his wife, his kids, a job and it's ok
The letter from the bank went up in smoke
Just when they thought he was down
He did not go
It was the life and times of a small town hero
Standing in line at the grocery
A bunch of magazines are looking back at me
They got a Bigfoot Elvis and a UFO
Well it's on TV so it must be so
We wanna believe we take the bait
We take it hook and line
It's small talk, don't you know what I heard about so and so
Can't wait to tell somebody, it's getting better every time
It don't seem to matter who we talk about or we taking to
It's just small talk, all small talk
Daddy told me when I was young
You got two ears boy and just one tongue
He said the reason why were made that way
We got more to learn then we have to say
I still believe every word he said
But I get caught up sometimes
In small talk, don't you know what I heard about so and so
Can't wait to tell somebody, it's getting better every time
It don't seem to matter who we talk about or we taking to
It's just small talk, all small talk
We got a TV show
Talking about a radio talk show
Talking about the way nobody's talking anymore
And by the time it gets around
It leaps the truth with a single bound
And what we need to hear goes out the door
With small talk, don't you know what I heard about so and so
Can't wait to tell somebody, it's getting better every time
It don't seem to matter who we talk about or we taking to
Now she's waiting in the swing under the front porch light
The girls from work are going out tonight
All week long they've been making plans
Gonna look for love and find a man oh man
Chorus
At the transistor rodeo they've got
Cowboys and cowgirls just for show
They ride em hard and they hold on tight
And they dance and they dance
And they dance real slow
At the transistor rodeo
Expectation was a none too great
They dance every dance and now it's getting late
They'll be back next week and try again
They want to dance the dance that never ends
Chorus
At the transistor rodeo they've got
Cowboys and cowgirls just for show
They ride em hard and they hold on tight
And they dance and they dance
And they dance real slow
And they dance and they dance
And they dance real slow
And there's always a chance you can find it tonight
If you go where the lonely go
And you search every heart and you look in the eyes
And you know they come and they go
And they dance
Chorus
Chorus
At the transistor rodeo they've got
Cowboys and cowgirls just for show
They ride em hard and they hold on tight
And they dance and they dance
And they dance real slow
At the transistor rodeo
We got a call collect from fort benning
Where she was goin' next she said was pending
Now she's all dressed up in her fatigues
She said we're about to join the major leagues
She packs a 45 in her high heel shoes
She said we're gonna teach them boys to sing the blues
Chorus
Little sister's got a new tattoo
Now mama don't know what to do
She up and joined the army reserve
'Cause her grades didn't make the curve
Now she's red, she's white, she's blue
From the middle east callin'
With uncle sam brawlin'
Little sister got a new tattoo
She said now mama don't you worry any
I'm gonna take you with me where ever they send me
I got a little trick tucked up my sleeve
It's a secret jus' 'tween you and me
She's got little heart with mama drawn on
Says can't nobody ever do her no harm
Chorus repeats twice
She gotta new tattoo
She loves playin' hard to get, so I just play along
She likes to think she's real tough
But I know she ain't that strong
I can see it in her eyes
In her heart I know she cares
Oh she ain't mine yet, but she's gettin' there
Chorus
She's gettin' there, one kiss at a time
Her heart beware, she's showing all the signs
She don't know she loves me but
I can feel it in the air
Oh she ain't mine yet, but she's gettin' there
She slips up every now and then, talks about settling down
And when she catches herself, she'll try to do a turnaround
She'll claim she needs her space
Then want to get together somewhere
Oh she ain't mine yet, but she's gettin' there
Chorus
She's gettin' there
She's gettin' there
She's gettin' there
She's gettin' there
She's gettin' there
I was sittin' at the station
Waiting for a sign
It was closed for renovation
You smiled as you walked by
You were a long time in coming
I've waited quite a while
Here we are rollin'
And we've gone another mile
Chorus
Another mile
One more mile
We can make it down this road girl you and I
Love grows strong just hold on
And you'll find that we've gone another mile
This world moves in circles
Never one straight line
It keeps us all from seeing
What lies ahead to find
But I know when I get home
You're the reason why
I had to keep on goin'
Till I'd gone another mile
Chorus repeats twice
And you'll find that we've gone
Yes you'll find that we've gone
Another mile
ANGELS we have heard on high
Sweetly singing o'er the plains
And the mountains in reply
Echoing their joyous strains
Gloria in excelsis deo
Gloria in excelsis deo
Shepherds, why this jubilee
Why your joyous strains prolong
What the gladsome tidings be
Which inspire your heavenly song
Gloria in excelsis deo
Gloria in excelsis deo
Come to Bethlehem and see
Him whose birth the angles sing
Come adore on bended knee
Christ the Lord, our newborn King
Gloria in excelsis deo
Gloria in excelsis deo
Gloria (ANGELS we have heard on high)
Gloria (Sweetly singing o'er the plains)
Gloria (And the mountains in reply)
Gloria (Echoing their joyous strains)
Who would have thought an innocent dance
Would leave two hearts with even half a chance
And who would have know after all this time
We would search and that we would find
Chorus
In a town this big in a house this small
In a world so flat that there could exist
A love like that a love like this
So young so green so blue so bold
Who would have thought that
We would brake the mold
So afraid to fall and scared not to
If we had only known what our hearts knew
Chorus
Repeat Chorus
I need a harder heart to take the place
Of this one you brake in two
Man I could use a new guitar
To play a different tune
Your trail is hot man it's still smokin'
You're gone for good baby I ain't dumb
I knew that you were tired of hearin'
The same ole song I sung
You packed up your magazine
The one that tells you what to do
I'm not the kind of man you need
To make your dreams come true
Chorus
I need to find a faster car
To give you a little more room
I need a longer lariat
To lasso you the moon
I need a harder heart to take the place
Of this one you brake in two
Man I could use a new guitar
To play a different tune
Babe was I that ripe for the pickin'
You set your sights like a loaded gun
The bullet hit but it ain't stickin'
It's hard to shoot when your on the run
I'm the one you set your sights for
But not the one you're gonna keep
You go out running after midnight Walkin' in my sleep
Chorus
I need a harder heart to take the place
Of this one you brake in two
Man I could use a new guitar
To play a different tune
Man I could use a new guitar To play a different tune
Jeany loved Charlie with all of her might
But she missed the boy bad when he was working all night
Every day was the same but she wanted more
So Jeany took to leaving out of every door saying
Chorus
Sometimes the wheels just start rollin'
Don't always know where you're goin'
May not leave you with a whole lot to say, yeah yeah
But baby ain't that always the way
Oh baby ain't that always the way
Reverend Jim was a preaching one night
He was a layin' his hands a just a little too tight
Folks didn't know that those streets made of gold
Were paved with there money
Jim headed down the road singing
Chorus
Tommy practiced hard just to play the guitar
Gonna make a million dollars - gonna be a big star
He fell in love with Betty and that all changed
He's happy playin' his guitar out on the front porch swing singing
Chorus
Well come on and 'a run, run, run with me;
we gotta' lotta' stuff we gotta'do.
We got some spring cleaning,
that I been a meaning to get around to.
Come on and don't forget the big broom.
(chorus)
It takes a mighty big woman,
to work a mighty big broom.
And it takes a mighty big broom,
to sweep up this room.
Well come on and 'a run, run, run with me;
And don't forget to tie your shoes.
We got some spring cleaning,
that I been a meaning to get around to.
Come on and don't forget the big broom.
(chorus)
(spoken)
Well it's a mighty big broom.
yep..big old broom.
Whoooo-eee!
Look at the size of this mother f*ckin' broom!
There were clouds rollin' in, rain on the wind
There at the end of September
Your sweater was white, it was buttoned up tight
Darlin', you see I remember
Every little thing, every little thing
So real, so strong, such a long time gone
Here I am still holding on
To every little thing, every little thing
I remember again how you squeezed my hand
Now and then as we walked down the hall
We stood under the light when you kissed me goodnight
Now I can't help but recall
Every little thing, every little thing
So real, so strong, such a long time gone
Here I am still holding on
To every little thing, every little thing
Where you've gone, I don't know
But somehow I've got to let go
Here I am still holding on
Chorus
With every twist and turn we take
We'll get out in the passing lane
And we'll go on like two rolling stones
We live and learn with every twist and turn
You're Mama and Daddy didn't like me none
They didn't like my style
But I worked real hard and I got their respect
But it took a while
Gonna find us a preacher, gonna find you a ring
There's a rock or two on the road
Ain't never gonna think about turning around
No matter how heavy the load
Chorus
We're underpaid in overdrive getting by
Working to find our way
Can't see around the bend so till then
I bought us a lotto ticket just in case
But win or lose girl I'm with you
This much I know for sure
We ain't getting lost where ever we go
Cause your my map of the world
Chorus
It's a long winding way
That's the way love goes they say
Chorus
We live and learn with every twist and turn
The Rockafellers we know we ain't
And this old house needs a coat of paint
Got a Chevy Impala vintage '73
Some days she can't outrun you or me
Well I know it ain't everything I promised you
But you tell me it's a matter of a point of view
Chorus
Thru the eyes of love
We see things in a different light
Thru the eyes of love
It looks like things are gonna be alright
We've got a simple life
We don't go to extremes
But we're livin' on love way above our means
Maybe some day our ship'll come in
Baby till then it's sink or swim
It's those little things that you do and say
Got a good ole boy in a real good way
Chorus repeats twice
I'm back on my feet, got it straight in my mind
Don't ask how I'm doing, I'm doing just fine,
Now I got it all under control
If I acted much higher
Then you'd see I'm down so low
chorus
I keep fallin', fallin apart at the heart
Keeps me wonderin' when does the gettin' over you start
It's hard to let go when a part of me keeps holdin' on
I'm back to the start, fallin' apart at the heart
Now I've told some lies, said I'd be ok
But don't you believe me, nothings really changed
I still wish that you were here
Tomorrow's so cloudy
Oh but yesterday's too clear
chorus
I keep fallin', fallin apart at the heart
Keeps me wonderin' when does the gettin' over you start
It's hard to let go when a part of me keeps holdin' on
I'm back to the start, fallin' apart at the heart
There are tears in the eyes of the scarecrow
His head is sinking' low
He tends his fields with the best of them
Thinkin' love can make it grow
But when the landlord says it's over
And the harvest has turned cold
There ain't enough to pay the man
After the crops have been sold
Chorus
Tell me what do we see when we look in the mirror
He don't see no money but he sees something clearer
There's a man doin' all that he can in the midst of no concern
He ain't in the sun tryin' to get his arms brown
He's tryin' to pull a livin' out of that old hard ground
These days a man and his dreams can get a little burned
Workin' on a farmer tan
Workin' on a farmer tan
The fruits of his labor, have dried up on the vine
He don't want for finer things, he's wanting to get by
There are fertile fields of compassion
We have yet to turn
We educate and we nominate but will we ever learn
Chorus repeats twice
I could not repay in one lifetime
All the love you gave me
You've become such a woman
Still you let me call you baby
I love you now and I always will
I would gladly be the field hand
If you were the field
I'd take the rain it makes us grow
That's what you always told me
I'd take the plow firm in my hand
Just the way you hold me
I'd cultivate the valley and the hill
I would gladly be the field hand
If you were the field
I would sprinkle the morning dew
When the lonely nights were threw
I would hang a harvest moon
So its light would shine on you
To help you grow would truly be my will
I would gladly be the field hand
If you were the field
I would gladly be the field hand
Well, I've been running right behind you
Lord, I'm wearing out my shoes
I been saving up my lovin', saving it for you
Well, it's like trying to build a fire in the rain
It's like trying to build a fire
When the rain is pouring down
Like swimming in muddy water
Treading slow until you drown
It's like trying to stop a clock, Lord
Like trying to stop a train
It's like trying to build a fire in the rain
Well, I keep asking 'bout your love, dear
But you won't ever say
I've been looking for direction
But you won't show the way
Well, it's like trying to build a fire in the rain
It's like trying to build a fire
When the rain is pouring down
Like swimming in muddy water
Treading slow until you drown
It's like trying to stop a clock, Lord
Like trying to stop a train
It's like trying to build a fire in the rain
Well, it's like trying to build a fire in the rain
It's like trying to build a fire
When the rain is pouring down
Like swimming in muddy water
Treading slow until you drown
It's like trying to stop a clock, Lord
Like trying to stop a train
Happy birthday baby Jesus
We just wanted You to know
We still think the whole world of You
Even when it doesn't show
Chorus
And all the angels sing
Glory to You, the King
With Your birth came new beginnings
Echoes from that silent night
Like the star above the manger
You still guide us with Your light
And all the angels sing
Glory to You, the King
And all the angels sing
All the angels sing
No one need walk all alone now
No heart should be without joy
Love has come and lives among us
Since You came as a baby boy
And all the angels sing
Glory to You, the King
And when we sing, we sing for You
We sing to You
We sing glory, all glory to the King
And all the angels sing
And all the angels sing
Glory to You, the King
I thought I would never leave you
let you go where your life leads you
but I'm gonna miss you after all
I thought I wrote you off completely
and cleaned up my heart so neatly
but I'm gonna miss you after all
after all these angry words
and after all our tears
it's a wonder any love survived at all
but after all these lonely nights I'm wishin you were here
I guess you never know you fell until you fall
I'm gonna miss you after all
so I'm paintin the town without you
but everynight it just turns out blue
and I'm gonna miss you after all
theres lots of girls
but no one like you
no one I can give my heart to
and I'm gonna miss you after all
after all these angry words
and after all our tears
it's a wonder any love survived at all
but after all these lonely nights
I'm wishin you were here
I guess you never know you fell until you fall
I'm gonna miss you after all
I'm gonna miss you
I'm gonna miss you
looks like I'm gonna miss you after all
I'm gonna miss you
I'm gonna miss you
looks like I'm gonna miss you after all
I'm gonna miss you
I'm gonna miss you (fades)
(Duet With Dana McVicker)
Pack your bags it's time to go
The clock down town runs way to slow
Daddy say's I'll have to wait
But all we got to do is drive away
Chorus
Drive away you and me
We'll blow this town and we'll find our dream
Where we'll stop it's hard to say
We'll leave a trail smokin' when we drive away
We'll leave a trail smokin' when we drive away
With me the lead and you the star
We're way out front in a faster car
Like two dots fading on a silver screen
The credits rolling as we leave
Chorus
Call ahead and tell'em that we're comin'
We'll keep the motor runnin' from now on
Chorus
You're lookin' lonely
And only the lonely would know
You're thinking far from here
Would be an ideal place you could go
But the stars on the water dancin' from the sky
Makin' the way for that big one out tonight
Chorus
There's still a moon over Miami
And I know this is love hangin' in the air
This could be the night
The night of all nights
If we just take our time
Oh I know we'll find
There's still a moon over Miami
Key Largo is just way too far to go
These old trade winds are blowin' warm and slow
There's no mistakin' what's goin' around tonight
The evidence is shinin' in your eyes
Repeat chorus twice
Well, mama told me when I was three
Lord, the street'll never get you nowhere
You take a street car jumpin' and back beat bump
And get along like it isn't there
You hold your head up high like you're gonna fly
You take the bitter till you find the sweet
And when you got that crowd and it's screamin' loud
You leave them sittin' on the edge of their seat
Oh, yeah, you gotta step that step
Walk that walk
Shake that thing
And honey, talk that talk
Well, Hollywood, if New York could
Keep you babblin' till the break of day
And no time to rest and you've got to feel blessed
'Cause you're gonna get it anyway
Now when you start to wail and your face turns pale
You've got to pump it till your pistol pops
And as the eagle flew, baby, so will you
'Cause you're climbin' all the way to the top
Oh, yeah, you gotta step that step
Walk that walk
Shake that thing
And honey, talk that talk
Oh, yeah, you gotta step that step
Walk that walk
Shake that thing
And honey, talk that talk
Got to step that step
Walk that walk
Baby, shake that thing
You got to talk that talk
Oh, step that step
Walk that walk
Girl, shake that thing
Got to talk that talk
Well, step that step
And walk that walk
Baby, shake that thing
You got to talk that talk
Oh, step that, step that, step that step
And walk that, walk that, walk that walk
And shake that thing, that thing, that thing
(Duet With Donna Mc Elroy)
Lord, I talk too much and say the wrong things
Time and time again
Still when times get rough yours is the voice
That says I can come home again
Chorus
Beside the still water
This world can't touch me
You're my shield - You're my true friend indeed
You're the still water where I find my peace
When I feel for from you all I need do
Is sit and whisper your name
You're the one place I know where I can go
And find love - that never will change
Chorus
When I feel I can't go on
I can feel you hand gently lead me home
Yes you are Your the still water
Water
Where I find my peace
Mama came home going on and on
'Bout the new girl down at the beauty salon
She said after what I saw today
Our little town will never be the same
I didn't even have to think twice
As far as I was concerned
I was hoping she was right
She was talkin' 'bout you
The way you walk, the you talk
Ain't no doubt, talkin' 'bout you
Sinking sand that every red blooded man dreams about
Well, I'll admit I've got that fever too
Well, I can't quite talkin' 'bout you
I never got the respect I deserved
From that rowdy bunch of boys down at work
Now when I talk that assembly line stops
You can almost here a pin drop
They just cannot get enough
That don't bother me, 'cause I sure love
She was talkin' 'bout you
The way you walk, the you talk
Ain't no doubt, talkin' 'bout you
Sinking sand that every red blooded man dreams about
Well, I'll admit I've got that fever too
Well, I can't quite talkin' 'bout you
I ain't never thought too much about settling down
No woman's ever made me think what I'm thinking now
She was talkin' 'bout you
The way you walk, the you talk
Ain't no doubt, talkin' 'bout you
Sinking sand that every red blooded man dreams about
Well, I'll admit I've got that fever too
Well, I can't quite talkin' 'bout you
Talkin' 'bout you girl, talkin' 'bout you
Well I've been called a self-made man
Girl don't you believe it's true
I know exactly how lucky I am
when I'm gettin' this close to you
It's high time I'm giving some praise
to those that got me where I am today
Chorus
I gotta thank mama for the cookin'
Daddy for the whuppin'
The devil for the trouble that I get into
I got to give credit where credit is due
I thank the bank for the money
Thank God for you
A strong heart and a willing hand
That's the secret to my success
A good woman... I try to be a good man
A good job, Lord I know I've been blessed
I'm just a part of a greater plan
It doesn't matter which part I am
Chorus
I gotta thank mama for the teachin'
Daddy for the preachin'
The devil for the trouble that I get into
I got to give credit where credit is due
I thank the bank for the money
Thank God for you
She was the most unusual girl I'd met
She stole my heart and she took my breath
She had these certain ways I did not understand
And when I mode my move to execute my plan
She was leading me like a lamb to a slaughter
You don't mess around with superman's daughter
Chorus
Superman's daughter got looks that kill
She got x-ray eyes - she got a heart of steel
When she fell in love I never woulda caught her
If I'd only known she was superman's daughter
She is soft to touch - she is hard to hold
She is one minute hot she is one minute cold
But it's too late, Clark, for me to turn back now
She's got me heart over mind and I'm wondering how
She could do anything shy of walkin' on water
The girl must be superman's daughter
Chorus repeats twice
Mary, the Son of God is sleeping in your bed
It's a holy mighty crown that awaits His head
But that's not who sweet Mary sees at all
She sees a precious baby lying in a manger stall
Oh but He deserves more than this
This child who's know God's kiss
Chorus
And Mary, sweet Mary cries
And prays inside her heart for God to dry her eyes
And Mary, she understands That we're all in God's hands
Every mother, every child and sweet Mary cries
When the boy became a man they took Him away
He who was without sin was made to pay
When Mary looks upon the cross
She sees that precious baby lying in a manger stall
Oh but when she sees His face
Her heart can't help but break
Chorus
With all this celebrating we get lost along the way
When we forget the reason why we have a Christmas Day
And Mary, sweet Mary cries
And prays inside her heart for God to dry her eyes
And Mary, you understands That we're all in God's hands
Every mother, every child and sweet Mary cries
As she drags on a cigarette
You can tell it's been her first pack
A leopard coat and piled high hair
Thick makeup, skin tight slacks
Tonight she's steppin' out
She thinks If only he could see her now
She will leave a trail of turnin' heads
Smokin' bridges and ice cold beds
Avoiding the blame at any cost
She is spinning wheels and throwing stones
Burying hearts and digging up them bones
Making up for time and love that was lost
She's makin' up for time and love that was lost
She's headed down a one way road
Where hearts don't touch and ends don't meet
Fired by a danger glow
It's in her eyes and on the street
And tomorrow they will talk about
How tonight she went to town
She will leave a trail of turnin' heads
Smokin' bridges and ice cold beds
Avoiding the blame at any cost
She is spinning wheels and throwing stones
Burying hearts and digging up them bones
Making up for time and love that was lost
She's makin' up for time and love that was lost
And tomorrow he will think about
How tonight she went to town
She will leave a trail of turnin' heads
Smokin' bridges and ice cold beds
Avoiding the blame at any cost
She is spinning wheels and throwing stones
Burying hearts and digging up them bones
Making up for time and love that was lost
She's makin' up for time and love that was lost
Well I came up from Goodland, Kansas
I turned eighteen today
I'm college bound for Lincoln
Nebraska's where I'll stay
It's been my dream all my life
To play football on this field
And if I ever get the chance
I'll make you this deal
I'll work hard I'll do my part
You won't hear me complain
I'll never go down easy
I swear I'll pull my weight
Hey there Mr. Osborne
I'll do anything to play
And it sure would be a honor sir
To call you coach someday
Here in the middle of the middle west
We ain't afraid to fight
Well I've looked to you sir
Now I'll look you in the eye
Well I hear something calling me
Like I've never heard before
It's a red and white freight train
And I wanna get on board
I'll work hard I'll do my part
You won't hear me complain
I'll never go down easy
I swear I'll pull my weight
Hey there Mr. Osborne
I'll do anything to play
And it sure would be a honor sir
To call you coach someday
I came up from Goodland, Kansas
I turned eighteen today
I'm college bound for Lincoln
Nebraska's where I'll stay
You're talkin' to Billy
Says she's ready and willin'
And I can't see
You're spreadin' around
That she's out doin' the town
Makin' a fool of me
You saw her walkin' with a guy
Who was talkin' 'bout Friday night
Your line I'll have to refuse
This ain't front page news
So get your story right
You said, "She what what
Did what with who who
Well, that's not so so
'Cause that's a no no
And that's a no no"
You're talkin' [Incomprehensible] that I'm blinded for Billy
But, really I can see
You say she's tellin' me lies
But when I look in her eyes
They don't lie to me
I'm not a pretender
I don't have to defend her
On the steps she takes
Oh, and I don't get jealous
'Cause you and the fellas
Watch the moves she makes
You said, "She what what
Did what with who who
Well, that's not so so
'Cause that's a no no"
You said, "She what what
Did what with who who
Well, that's not so so
'Cause that's a no no"
Ooh, you said, "She what what
Did what with who who
Well, that's not so so
'Cause that's a no no"
Ooh, you said, "She what what
Did what with who who
Well, that's not so so
'Cause that's a no no"
Yeah, that's a no no
I'm talkin' no no
Me and the boys that I knew in school
Are thirty years old and, stubborn as a herd of mules
We get all cleaned up on a Saturday night
We say yes to the girls when they ask if they look alright
Load up the cars and ride around
Roll down the windows and we go to town
Chorus
And we talk too slow, drive too fast
We're high on life and low on gas
Tryin' to make the way things are
The way things used to be
The boys and me
The phone rings it's the call of the wild
And the clothes we wear have finally come back in style
We got some tall tales that we love to tell
They may not be true
But we sure do remember them well
We work hard to have a little fun
Roll up our sleeves and get the job done son
Chorus repeats twice
Daddy worked hard for his dollar
He said some folks don't-but that's ok
They won't know which road to follow
Because an easy street might lead you astray
Chorus
I'll take the dirt road-it's all I know
I've been walking it for years
It's gone where I need to go
Oh it ain't easy-it ain't supposed to be
So I'll take my time
And life won't pass me by
Cause it's right there to find, On the dirt road
I have lived life in the fast lane
You gotta watch your back and look both ways
When it's said and done the time we have Is borrowed
You better make real sure you're headed the right way
Chorus repeats twice
I had some words with her old man
When I asked him for her hand
'Cause eye to eye, you know, we never could see
Now we're off and we're on our own
As we head in to the danger zone
To find a little pink house for her and me
We did it for love, we did it for satisfaction
It was the rage of the age and the hour of the main attraction
We finally said, enough is enough
We played it by ear, it came from the heart, we did it for love
Now Mary Beth is doin' all she can
She had her child without her man
She never cared to hear what the town folk would say
They tried to talk her out of keepin' that boy
But in this world she's found no greater joy
Now she's a proud mama watchin' the little man play
She did it for love, she did it for satisfaction
It was the rage of the age and the hour of the main attraction
She finally said, enough is enough
She played it by ear, it came from the heart, she did it for love
My brother fought in the Vietnam War
He left his job and his family chores
I never understood when he said he couldn't let it be
Now it's been twenty years or so
He still talks about how regular Joes were somethin' man
Defendin' the land of the free
They did it for love, they did it for satisfaction
It was the rage of the age and the hour of the main attraction
They finally said, enough is enough
They played it by ear, it came from the heart, they did it for love
We did it for love, we did it for satisfaction
It was the rage of the age and the hour of the main attraction
We finally said, enough is enough
We played it by ear, it came from the heart, we did it for love
I'm sitting here and got myself situated between a rock and a real hard place
My name is mud and here it gets complicated
I got egg dripping all over my face
You tell me your leaving
You oughta be doing something else tonight
But before you go girl there's just one thing
(Chorus)
Come back baby
Don't stop coming back baby
Run back baby
Don't stop running back girl
You can call me any ole time
I'll be here with my arms open wide
Come back baby
Don't stop coming back girl
I've been a fool and don't you know I've been taken you for granted
Way way too long I'll be here yeah ready and a waiting
Girl I'll miss you when you're gone
You say that you're leaving
Cause all I do is make you cry
When you've gone too far girl and you want to come home
(Chorus)
Come back baby
Don't stop coming back baby
Run back baby
Don't stop running back girl
You can call me any ole time
I'll be here with my arms open wide
Come back baby
Don't stop coming back girl
The moon is out and I feel a rush
The stars are shinning bright
Don't want to see you walking away to a lonely night
(Chorus)
Come back baby
Don't stop coming back baby
Run back baby
Don't stop running back girl
You can call me any ole time
I'll be here with my arms open wide
Come back baby
Don't stop coming back girl
Got to come back
Got to come back
Got to come back
Got to come back
There's one around my finger
One around my coffee cup
One around the hands of time
And that big orange ball a comin' up
There's one around my eight to five
Four beneath me when I drive
An extra one for overtime circles
There'll be one in the hugs around my legs
And one around my waist
And one around the table holdin' hands
And sayin' grace
I thank God for circles
For you, for me, for family and friends
And I thank God for circles
May they go 'round and 'round and never have to end
There's one around the block
There's always one around the bend
Any to and from you go
And back again
Some are green and some are golden
Summer turns to winter cold
And into spring the seasons roll circles
There'll be one around the candles
One around the birthday cakes
One around the table holdin' hands
And sayin' grace
And I thank God for circles
For you, for me, for family and friends
And I thank God for circles
May they go 'round and 'round and never have to end
There's one around the world
That goes around so we can see it all
One around the halo
When we're called
And I thank God for circles
For you, for me, for family and friends
And I thank God for circles
May they go 'round and 'round and never have to end
And I thank God for family circles
You can tell by the way the kids are all grinning
And by the size of the crowds in and out of church
When there's this many men
Out shopping with the women
You know it's not just another day off from work
Chorus
It's Christmas
It could only be Christmas
Perfect strangers on the sidewalk singing songs
Giving is such a part of living
Oh I wish it could be Christmas all year long
If people smile even when it's against their nature
When the news hunts down something nice to say
And they even get along in the legislature
You know it's not just any old holiday
It's Christmas
It could only be Christmas
Perfect strangers on the sidewalk singing songs
Giving is such a part of living
Oh I wish it could be Christmas all year long
I wish it was Christmas all year long
I wish it was Christmas all year long
I wish it was Christmas all year long
I wish it was Christmas all year long
Everyone should know a love like this
One you can't hold back, you can't resist
One that shows without a doubt
What life is all about
Chorus
You showed me the more love's given
The more love's found
It's a circle that just keeps goin' around
You gave somethin' to be a part of
You made me a link in the chain of love
You made me a link in the chain of love
I've been up against the wall a time or two
But I never thought that love would get me through
Now I know that love will abide
Because I'm standing on the other side
Chorus repeats twice
I need to sit and talk to you and open up my heart
I can feel it comin' up from the deepest part
I guess I am tryin' to say I love you, I'm callin' out
Can you hear me now
(Chorus)
Can you hear it in a whisper
Can you hear it when I shout it loud
Can you hear it in the way I try to say
I feel about you and don't know how
Can you hear me now
Can you hear me now
Can you hear me now
Can you hear me now
I never had a way with words so I haven't said
What I'm getting closer to the closer we get
I think I'm tryin to say I love you ain't no doubt
Can you hear me now
(Chorus)
Can you hear it in a whisper
Can you hear it when I shout it loud
Can you hear it in the way I try to say
I feel about you and don't know how
Can you hear me now
Can you hear me now
Can you hear me now
Can you hear me now
It really isn't such a meticulous thing
We shouldn't have to work this hard
It can get to be a ridiculous thing
When you let it go this far
I love you
I said I love you
I said I love you
Can you hear me now
Can you hear me now
Can you hear me now
Can you hear me now
At the cafe down on the corner
With a lost look on his face
There ain't no fields to plow
No reason to now
He's just a little out of place
They say crime don't pay
But neither does farmin' these days
And the coffee is cold and he's fifty years old
And he's got to learn to live some other way
At the cafe down on the corner
With a lost look on his face
There ain't no fields to plow
He's busin' tables now
He's just a little out of place
And the meek shall inherit the earth
And the bank shall repossess it
This job don't pay half what it's worth
But it's a thankful man that gets it
At the cafe down on the corner
With a lost look on his face
There ain't no fields to plow
He's wishin' for one now
He's just a little out of place
All these soldiers without wars
And hometown boys without a home
Farmers without fields, dealers without deals
And they sit here drinking coffee all alone
At the cafe down on the corner
With a lost look on their face
There ain't no fields to plow
They're wishin' for one now
I talked to an old man, he had a bible in a sack
He looked like mother nature had a heart attack
He said I used to have money and visions too
But love and life has changed my points of view
Chorus
He said things have changed for the better
Things have changed in the weather
Well you got to go down easy when you go
So don't go burnin' bridges on a rocky road
Now johnny left sally, but she didn't cry
She said johnny taught the devil to lie
Now she stands alone and does her own thing
She don't miss him and she sure don't miss the pain
Chorus
Don't go burnin' bridges on a rocky road
It seems it all hinges on how we carry your load
Now bonnie she played in a rock-n-roll band
But her hour glass was out of sand
She sang one last song, yeah and this one took
Now we all stand in line and we pay to take a look
Chorus
So don't go burnin' bridges on a rocky road
You just don't go burnin' bridges on a rocky road
She was the most unusual girl I'd met
She stole my heart and she took my breath
She had these certain ways I did not understand
And when I mode my move to execute my plan
She was leading me like a lamb to a slaughter
You don't mess around with superman's daughter
Chorus
Superman's daughter got looks that kill
She got x-ray eyes - she got a heart of steel
When she fell in love I never woulda caught her
If I'd only known she was superman's daughter
She is soft to touch - she is hard to hold
She is one minute hot she is one minute cold
But it's too late, Clark, for me to turn back now
She's got me heart over mind and I'm wondering how
She could do anything shy of walkin' on water
The girl must be superman's daughter
Chorus repeats twice
When those Monday blues won't let go of you
Is there some place that you'd rather be?
I'd give anything to make your phone stop ringin'
Pull you into my arms and take you with me
You were made just to be a secretary
You were made for love
You got that somethin' extraordinary
I've been dreamin' of
I thank my lucky stars above
You were made for love
I know you're busy girl and it's a high tech world
But it's made of more than glass and steel
Deep inside your heart there's a softer part
With all of those things you've been waitin' to feel
You were made just to be a secretary
You were made for love
You got that somethin' extraordinary
I've been dreamin' of
I thank my lucky stars above
You were made for love
All those CPA's with their reserved space
In the parkin' lot want their coffee pot
All those 3-piece suits with their wing-tipped shoes
Walkin' over you don't know what they got
Baby, you were made just to be a secretary
You were made for love
You got that somethin' extraordinary
I've been dreamin' of
I thank my lucky stars above
Well, you were made just to be a secretary
You were made for love
You got that somethin' extraordinary
I've been dreamin' of
Baby, you were made just to be a secretary
I feel tears wellin' up cold deep inside
like my heart's sprung a big break
and a stab of loneliness sharp and painful
that I may never shake
You might say that I was taking it hard
since you wrote me off with a call
But don't you wager that I'll hide in sarrow
when I may lay right down and bawl
Chorus
Now the race is on
and here comes pride in the backstreatch
Heartaches goin' to the inside
My tears are holdin' back
They're tryin' not to fall
My hearts out of the runnin'
True love's scratched for another's sake
The race is on and it looks like heartaches
and the winner looses all
One day I ventured in love
never once suspectin' what the final result would be
and how I lived in fear of waking up each morning
finding that you're gone from me
There's ache and pain in my heart
for today was the one that I hated to face
Somebody new came up to win her
and I came out in second place
Chorus
Now the race is on
and here comes pride in the backstreatch
Heartaches goin' to the inside
My tears are holdin' back
They're tryin' not to fall
My hearts out of the runnin'
True love's scratched for another's sake
The race is on and it looks like heartaches
and the winner looses all
They call me a wiseman but I believe
Wisdom is knowing what to seek
With a star as my guide I'm on my way
To see if heaven sent down a baby today
If I follow, I'll learn the way to go
The star rests above where the baby lays
Where shepherds gather round to watch and pray
Kneeling before him my heart finds
A peace that is surely from God's own child
If I follow, I'll learn the way to go
The road I now travel is not the same
As the path that brought me to this place
My heart is full --- my eyes open wide
Knowing only his love can make us wise
If we follow, we'll learn the way to go
They call me a wiseman but I believe
Wisdom is knowing what to seek
The Walk
Down our long dusty driveway
I didn't won't to go
But I set out with tears In my eyes a wondering
Daddy took me by the hand
Looked out at the school bus and his little man and said,
"Don't worry boy It'll be all right"
'Cause I took this walk your walking now Boy,
I've been In your shoes
well You can't hold back the hands of time
It's just something you've got to do
So dry eyes I understand just what your going through
Cause I took this same walk with my old man Boy,
I've been In your shoes
Down our long dusty driveway
I set my mind to go
well I was eighteen and wild and free and a wondering
Daddy took me by the hand
Look at the world and at his grown man and said,
"Don't worry boy It'll be all right"
'Cause I took this walk your walking now Boy,
I've been In your shoes
well You can't hold back the hands of time
It's just something you've got to do
So dry eyes I understand just what your going through
Cause I took this same walk with my old man Boy,
I've been In your shoes
Down our long dusty driveway
This time we both would go
well He had grown old and gray
And his mind was a wandering
Daddy took me by the hand
Said, "I know where were going and I understand
Don't worry boy it will be all right"
'Cause I took this walk your walking now Boy,
I've been In your shoes
well You can't hold back the hands of time
It's just something you've got to do
So dry eyes I understand just what your going through
Cause I took this same walk with my old man Boy,
I've been In your shoes
'Cause I took this walk your walking now Boy,
Everybody Likes a celebration
Happy music and conversation
I'd be lying if I said I didn't have the blues
In the corner there's a couple dancing
From the kitchen I can hear them laughing
Oh I wish I was celebrating too
Chorus
I know this night won't last forever
I know the sun is gonna rise sometime
I need some hope for a bright tomorrow
And I know this heart is gonna mend just fine
So pardon me for my disposition
I wish I didn't have to sit and listen
Their playing the same old songs on the stereo
She's been lying since the day I met her
I be better off to just forget her
Oh I would rather be lonesome all alone
Chorus
And I know this night won't last forever
I know the sun is gonna rise sometime
I need some hope for a bright tomorrow
And I know this heart is gonna mend just fine
Suddenly there's a strange vibration from my head to my toe
Filling me with a strange sensation
Somebody's telling me somebody's saying
Chorus
Repeat Chorus
It's a January night, there's a cold wind blowin'
But it's colder knowin' you'll be gone a long time
The weather man's right, there's a mean storm hissin'
It don't help this missin' you heart of mine
Chorus
Stoke the fire, read a book
Give the storm another look
Just to keep my hands and mind occupied
Oh to night, I just wish, that I knew what to do with
this missin' you heart of mine
I keep tryin' to call, I get the operator
She says call back later, there's trouble on the line
I'll sing it to the night and if you'll just listen
You can hear this missin' you heart of mine
Repeat Chorus Twice
With this missin' you heart of mine
Sittin' on the front porch nothing but time
Missed you so bad I'm about to go blind
I've got the window busted and the door kicked in
From the last time we said never again
Chorus
But this time I'm going to see you coming
Ain't going to be surprised
Yea this time
I'm going to know what hit me right between the eyes
Just one time I want to think it over
Before we speak our minds
I know we can make a go this time
It's hard and heavy Lord day and night
That's the way we love and that's the way we fight
We can't stay together can't be alone
We can go for good but we don't stay gone
Chorus repeats twice
I just turned twenty-nine three years in a row
Too young to be the president
Too old to turn pro
But when the seventies came and elvis died
I could not fill his shoes
But oh how I tried
It was the life and time of a small town hero
But it's another day
I've got my wife, my kids, a job and it's ok
This letter of intent now, is just for show
They say it's lonely at the top
So I did not go
Andy went to Vietnam back in sixty-five
While some folks kept from going
He kept some folks alive
A purple heart is on his shelf
That he never wears
A broken one sit in his chest
For what he lost there
It was the life and times of a small town hero
But it's another day
He's got his wife, his kids, a job and it's ok
The letter from the president now, is just for show
He could have hid out way up north
But he did not go
John got his notice, gonna take the farm away
He worked it half his life
He worked Ii every day
He burned his fields his crops
And the barn before they came
The neighbors cheered and watched as john walked away
It was the life and times of a small town hero
But it's another day
He's got his wife, his kids, a job and it's ok
The letter from the bank went up in smoke
Just when they thought he was down
He did not go
It was the life and times of a small town hero
As she drags on a cigarette
You can tell it's been her first pack
A leopard coat and piled high hair
Thick makeup, skin tight slacks
Tonight she's steppin' out
She thinks If only he could see her now
Chorus
She will leave a trail of turnin' heads
Smokin' bridges and ice cold beds
Avoiding the blame at any cost
She Is spinning wheels and throwing stones
Burying hearts and digging up them bones
Making up for time and love that was lost
She's makin' up for time and love that was lost
She's headed down a one way road
Where hearts don't touch and ends don't meet
Fired by a danger glow
It's in her eyes and on the street
And tomorrow they will talk about
How tonight she went to town
Chorus
And tomorrow he will think about
How tonight she went to town
Chorus
I never thought that anyone could do me like you do me
I never thought that love would get in the way
But there was magic in the air and there were stars out on the water
On a moonlit night in Thunder Bay
Was it the lightning on the water? Was it the thunder from the bay?
When the night goes down, they are hard to tell apart
Just like howling at the moon and barking at the dark
Just like howling at the moon and barking at the dark
The eyes of disillusion keep burning holes right through me
Down in Watertown, you'll see it all
A willing hand, a second glance at evil in a red dress
I threw in my hand and bet it all
Was it the lightning on the water? Was it the thunder from the bay?
When the night goes down, they are hard to tell apart
Just like howling at the moon and barking at the dark
Just like howling at the moon and barking at the dark
I could've walked away
I should've been afraid
I never would've strayed
But I did, yes, I did, in Thunder Bay
Was it the lightning on the water? Was it the thunder from the bay?
When the night goes down, they are hard to tell apart
Just like howling at the moon and barking at the dark
The world's full of questions you thought I had the answers for
I see you look at the world with eyes I had before
You see in me something I never found
'Till I found you by my side
Now I never want to let you down
Chorus
But sometimes a hero
Seems awfully far from home
But even a hero
Can't all ways stop the cold wind when it blows
But If you hold tight, the long night
Will soon be tomorrow
And you'll find me when you need
Sometimes a hero
Without the wind, there would be no sails
And If not for you
There would be no hero in me
There are times I have shined
And there are times that I fail
Sometimes a hero he'll ride off
But he'll be back again another day
Chorus repeats twice
So tell me all about it, baby
How love's a conquest of the heart
How life's a motel for your dreams
It's just a runnin' start
Love's an addiction, love survives
It's so connected to our lives
I look in your eyes and all I see
Is my life go by
So break my heart again on Monday morning
Crash the car into a bridge of sighs
Tear our love apart on Thursday evening
Put it back together Friday night
I keep on falling down your street
Oh, nothin' can save me now
No little voices speak to me
Love's an addiction, love survives
It's so connected to our lives
It's like a lion in the dark, it waits for you
So break my heart again on Monday morning
Crash the car into a bridge of sighs
Tear our love apart on Thursday evening
Put it back together Friday night
Love's an addiction, love survives
It's so connected to our lives
And like a matinee, I watch as tears go by
So break my heart again on Monday morning
Crash the car into a bridge of sighs
Tear our love apart on Thursday evening
Put it back together Friday night
So break my heart again, baby
Oh, nothin' can save me now
Put it back together Friday night
Break my heart again, baby
You can look out the window but you can't see a thing
When the hound is howlin' and the wind won't sing
And you can't run and you can't hide
When love comes callin' in the middle of the night
It won't bring no bags but you can bet
It'll wake you up screamin' in a cold, cold sweat
Ain't nothin' you can could do but hold on tight
When love comes callin' in the middle of the night
When love comes callin'
When love comes callin' in the middle of the night
Well, in the middle of the night, y'all
It don't leave no tracks, it don't wear no shoes
It can lift you up or it can sing the blues
And it's faster than a bullet and the speed of light
When love comes callin' in the middle of the night
It don't need no doctor, it don't need the moon
It may come to late, it may come to soon
When the power is failed, it can turn on the light
When love comes callin' in the middle of the night
When love comes callin'
When love comes callin' in the middle of the night
Well, in the middle of the night, y'all
There ain't nothin' you can do but hold on tight
When love comes callin' in the middle of the night
When love comes callin', when love comes callin'
When love comes callin', when love comes callin'
In the middle of the night
Well, in the middle of the night
Well, in the middle of the night, y'all
Well, in the middle of the night
It's friday night and I've been
Workin' all week long
After the rent all I have left
Is this old song
My baby's right beside me
We're gonna have a ball
Ain't gonna care about anything
Anything at all
Chorus
I've got 48 hours and 25 dollars
In change, til monday
Got on my skin tight jeans
And my shirt with the ketchup stains
I've got a hole in my pocket
And the world by the tail
And everything is going my way
I've got 48 hours and 25 dollars in change
We'll get a double dip down
At the Tasty Freeze
Listen to the gossip
Laugh till we can't breath
We'll join the cavalcade of
Down home on parade
Here in our town U.S.A
We really got it made
Chorus
I've got a hole in my pocket
And the world by the tail
And everything is going my way
I've got 48 hours and 25 dollars in change
I've got 48 hours and 25 dollars in change
I've got 48 hours and 25 dollars in change
I've got 48 hours and 25 dollars in change
Since I was a baby maybe two or three
Ain't nothin' ever really bothered me
Some poeple rattle at the smallest thing
I thought I could handle anything
But I'm
All wound up nothin' I can do
I get all wound up
Just from talkin' to you
I used to believe I was Immune to love
But look at me now I'm all wound up
I never wondered what it's all about
Never saw a thing I couldn't do without
My feet are used to bein' on the ground
These days I wanna kick 'em around
Cause I'm
All wound up nothin' I can do
I get all wound up
Just from talkin' to you
I used to believe I was Immune to love
But look at me now I'm all wound up
All wound up
All wound up
All wound up
Fame and fortune I can take or leave
One touch from you and
I can barely breathe
Hung out and dryin' for the world to see
Well I've got you all over me and I'm
All wound up nothin' I can do
I get all wound up
Just from talkin' to you
I used to believe I was Immune to love
But look at me now I'm all wound up
I can't get over how I'm all wound up
Daddy worked hard for his dollar
He said some folks don't, but that's o.k.
They won't know which road to follow
Because an easy street might lead you astray
Chorus:
I'll take the dirt road, it's all I know
I've been a'walking it for years
It's gone where I need to go
It ain't easy, it ain't supposed to be
So I'll take my time
And life won't pass me by
'Cause it's right there to find, on the dirt road
I have lived life in the fast lane
You gotta watch your back and look both ways
When it's said and done the time we have is borrowed
You better make real sure you're headed the right way
Chorus x2
On the dirt road