Matthew Shafer (born June 6, 1974) is an American rock musician known as Uncle Kracker. His singles include "Follow Me", "Smile", and "Drift Away". His music was more rap rock-based at the start of his career before turning in a more rock influenced direction on later releases.
Shafer was born in Mississippi but raised in Harrison Township, Michigan. In 1987, with his brother Mike Shafer, he visited a nightclub in Clawson, Michigan where a turntables competition was occurring. His older brother was competing against a then-unknown musician, Kid Rock. Shafer then spent a lot of time with Kid Rock, and they became "best friends". In those times, he was mainly rapping. He went to L'Anse Creuse High School. In 1994, Kid Rock asked Shafer to play turntables for his band called Twisted Brown Trucker. Shafer knew nothing of using turntables, but since his brother was an experienced DJ, he agreed. He only performed at live shows at the time, until he began recording for Rock's album, Early Mornin' Stoned Pimp; Shafer was a featured vocalist on some of the tracks. He then began working on a solo album, but he continued being the DJ for Kid Rock. Upon the release of Rock's multi-platinum album, Devil Without a Cause, Shafer decided that it was time to release his first solo album, Double Wide, adopting the stage name Uncle Kracker from his favorite snack producer, the Kraft Cracker Company of Flint, Michigan.
Clap your hands to the beat, just clap your hands to the beat
C'mon clap your hands to the beat, I said clap you hands to the beat
Uh huh and you don't stop, uh-huh and you don't stop
Uh huh and you don't stop, uh-huh and you don't stop
We in this Great Lakes state eatin' steaks n shrimp
It's kinds hard to miss the crew cause' we all got limps
We come equipped with new kicks and Stetsons
The super saggy bags and the white trash connection
No flexin', huh, know what I mean
You can feel us fool, we don't need to be seen
It's all about the green, not the drugs we be takin'
That shits free with an LP in circulation, and we be wastin' time
Got them all state, all county, all hood rhymes
It's all good times, thank the lord
For dumb fuckin' people and credit card fraud
Were tearin' up your lawn, we got herds of Lincolns
Step into your crib and have your whole house stinkin'
Don't blink and don't think were soft
Hide your money and your gold and don't express your thoughts
We get mad props, wreck all shops
Puttin' stops on crews they get confused and lose, that's what we do
Styles tem from pioneers
Leavin' suckers in awe you get jawed for lookin' queer
Can you hear me or am I talkin to the wall
That's Top Dog callin' out each and everyone of y'all
You get balls you come and talk that shit
But Top Dogs camp ain't nothing to fuck with
and don't say we didn't warn ya
I got this Detroit thing with more love than California
Drunk DJ smokin' cognac dips
Call me the sidekick thug boy kid with the limp
I rip through rhymes like a bullet in the breeze
And I float through tracks like a shark in the sea
A we bit shy but I comply by me
And I'm a mean motherfucker when I have to be
Got young G's with sleeves and thieves on hold
Strategically placed in case somebody feels bold, I told
You ho's you can't fuck with these cuz
I make more papers then trees
See we believe in brotherhood forever is criteria
You fuckin' with Top Dog your fuckin' with familia
No I ain't feelin' ya, got all that I can do to hear
Anytime you see me you should stand clear
You see me in my Lincoln, in the clubs drinkin'
Who you gonna check bitch, what the fuck you thinkin'
You can check me but that shit don't slide
You can get your life took tryin' to take my pride
You ride with who? Man that shit ain't big
I roll with dogs that'll rock your wig
And got gigs all money, Detroit to Portland
Cellular receivers and beepers is what were sportin'
Your nothin' of importance, I don't sweat you
Yeah the drinks on me but the jokes on you
I'm all about the everyday nothin' at all
See I'm not doin very much I'm just havin' a ball
I'm in bed by four I'm up by noon
I might sit around, I might write me a tune
I might go fishin' and again I might not
I might get me a 40 or pour me some scotch
The watch on my wrist that don't even exist
A lot of pissed people from appointments that I've missed
I dissed everybody and their mom for spite
Cuz everybody's barkin' but nobody ever bites
Your talkin' loud, sayin' nothin'
Get you dad, get your cousin
Go and get your boy cuz he's as big as a house
Now take your pussy ass click and get the fuck out
I'm the estranged, deranged, got domains like states
I live in plush hotels with them hourly rates
I do big plates 8 times a day
The crew be livin' large at the Seafood Bay
Got a way with the world and now I'm lookin' to scramble
Ain't about to ass out on a no good gamble
I could handle anything but I ain't down for broke
So before somebody slides somebody's getting' choked
I'm a no good freak, I tweak skin like rashes
I lose a little love with every day that passes
Ain't a masochistic, rock, statistics, vocabulary I'm a very shy simplitic
And get this, some people say I changed
I'm the same mother fucker with the same old name
A little extra game and extra cash see
You could fuck me but don't put it past me
You wanna bash me and got no reason
I can lay up in the Caymans for 4 straight seasons
I ain't a pnk, I refuse to be
I live for what is not what used to be
Your all up in the past that's ass
Hear what I say
I'm all about today and I'm a die that way... Bitch
You made me laugh some
You made me cry some too
You sent me off into a world of pain
And made me someone new
You made all kinds of promises
But only some came true
Now I know you need me more than I need you
To think I used to love you
For reasons I don't know
You polished up my halo
And I dirtied up your soul
I sure had a good time
But we both know I can't stay
To think I used to love you but I'm leaving anyway
You know I'm not perfect
And I tried to make you see
Somehow you though of everything
But you didn't think about me
Lies and disappointment
Makes your world go round
I remember you like it was yesterday
Remember the time you said you'd find me
I remember the songs that you used to play
I hear them still and it reminds me
My runaway you know you've gone wrong
For so long
So glamorous at the outset
Now, you're almost done
You're not free
You're only lost
Time to get home
And count up the calls
Livin' on dreams
That never were real
Get down to the touch
Because you can't feel
You're not free
You're only lost
Prayin' to God
You've broken the chains
One day you'll look back
And think of my name
All of your friends
Pretend you're the best
They run you around
But they could care less
They'll never see
How good it could be
No man like me
They'll never know
Just where it could go
You think you're free
You're not free
You're only lost
Time to get home
And count up the calls
Livin' on dreams
That never were real
Get down to the touch
Because you can't feel
You stumbled
And you still don't see it
The losers always think they can win
You're never gonna wanna believe it
You think you're gone
But I see you, yeah
You're not free
You're only lost
Time to get home
And count up the calls
Livin' on dreams
That never were real
Get down to the touch
Because you can't feel
You're not free
You're only lost
Time to get home
And count up the calls
Livin' on dreams
That never were real
Get down to the touch
Because you can't feel
You're not free
You're only lost
You're not free
You're not free
Chorus:
You put some whiskey in the water
Gonna run off with your daughter
And if I make it to the border
I'm gonna be alright
You put some whiskey in the water
Gonna run off with your daughter
And if I make it to the border
I'm gonna be alright
I'm on the run the devil's tryin' to get me
Says I met him at a pawn shop down in Mississippi
I was an angel lookin' for another face
I must a bumped my fuckin' head when I fell from grace
I found a place in the sun like Stevie
And now I gotta wonder cause the rain don't believe me
I need to breath, take the money and run
I put my faith int he one place and now I'm fuckin' done
(Chorus)
I could a been a sain't but I chose the wrong path
I ain't no dummy take the money and laugh
i got the cash, did the dahs for the door
Now I'm sittin' on my stash and I'm feelin' like a whore
I'm torn but can't think, I blink so I miss
I move in strange ways, I move to dismiss
I'll leave this place and when I do that's it
I don't need to conclude so you can keep that shit
(Chorus)
I'm headin' south on Old Whiskey Road
Livin' life like a story that doesn't need to be told
It's getting' old always runnin' from the past
I'm lookin' at myself in the bottom of a glass
I won't last, my lights too dim
I seen the future and it's lookin' pretty grim
I'm gonna win but not like that
So I'm takin' what I got and I ain't never comin' back
(Chorus)
I know a cabin down there in Tennessee
Where you can't find the forest on account of the trees
And Old Perry Foster he got something to say
And you can smell the pigs cuz' they been cookin' all day
I don't need no critics
I don't need no suits
I just need somebody who can tell me the truth
You can keep your opinions
You can keep on walkin'
I'm gonna raise my glass yeah to Thunderhead Hawkins
Miss Mary Jane she always looks like a star
But the rock n roll banker likes to sleep in his car
You won't hear no opry you'll hear six strings
And you won't know what to do when you hear Thunderhead sing
Now Mr. Hawkins got a family tree
He got that their legendary cabin down in Tennessee
You know he'll hook up that guitar everybody gather round
You stay close to the fire when the sun goes down
Old Brother Merle he's always waiting in the wings
Only man up in them woods wearin' all them gold rings
Old Mr. Hawkins he won't do nobody wrong
I stayed out late last night
But I nothing could drink
Could help me drink you off my mind
Everywhere I looked, I saw your face
And I wonder, and I wonder
If there still might be
A little space in your heart for me
'Cause I'm so cold, I'm so alone
And I miss you, babe
So won't you come to my rescue
Shake this pain from my soul
And take this fool back in your heart baby
I'll go crazy if you don't
'Cause I'm a mess here without you
Ain't no pill for this pain
So please, please come to my rescue baby
Make it right away
I was a fool to leave
Leave behind everything that meant everything to me
Every day and night my heart pays the price
And I'm out here, stranded out here
On this lonely road, I'm so lost won't you lead me home
I need you back, need one more chance
And I miss you, babe
So won't you come to my rescue
Shake this pain from my soul
And take this fool back in your heart baby
I'll go crazy if you don't
'Cause I'm a mess here without you
Ain't no pill for this pain
So please, please come to my rescue baby
Make it right away
I'm drowning baby
I need you to save me, yeah
Don't leave me like this
Throw me a line, baby one more time
Won't you come to my rescue
Shake this pain from my soul
And take this fool back in your heart baby
I'll go crazy if you don't
'Cause I'm a mess here without you
Ain't no pill for this pain
So please, please come to my rescue baby
Make it right away
It must have been about a hundred years, at least a hundred years
I wish you could come back, just come back home
The day we met feels like a hundred years ago
And I'm still waiting with my hand right by the telephone
Yeah maybe where you are you cannot make that call
Or you can't find a pen, I know it's not your fault
My friends think I'm insane 'cause I've turned old and gray
And I'm still waiting and I cannot be alone
Please come home
Please come home
I watch the clock hands tick, my hours turn to days
And I can't fall asleep 'cause I don't want to miss that ring
I know that this year that your car will park outside
But I can't put my arms around the girl who took my life
My friends think I'm insane 'cause I've turned old and gray
But I'm still waiting and I cannot be alone
So please come home
Ooh, baby please come home
Yeah, baby, baby
It's been so long, it's been about a hundred years and a million dreams
Since the last time I'd seen your pretty face
I would do whatever it takes, I would wait another hundred years
And if that didn't work, maybe I'll try and see what forever feels like
But until' then, and I know you hear me, and whatever you're doin'
Wherever you are, please come home
The day we met feels like a hundred years ago
And I'm still waiting for you
Baby baby, won't you please come home
Please come home
Won't you please come home
Please come home
Won't you please come home
Well you've been movin' all down that highway
You can turn another page
And if you finally get to the old folks home
Then you can finally act your age
I can make a million dollars
And you can spend it as fast as it comes
And you can sit there and cry on a bed full of lies
And be thankin' that you got you some
CHORUS
They'll be songs about me
They'll be songs about you
They'll be songs about everything from money to booze
But there won't be no songs of regret
'Cause I ain't wrote no songs like that yet
No I ain't wrote no songs like that yet
You can hear me on the radio
You can see me on TV
You can dig you a hole to find your soul
And it gets you away from me
You can run as fast as an hourglass
You can fly as high as the wind
See you can be strong for as long as you like
But you'll end up right back where you can
REPEAT CHORUS
I got a song from Rally to Cajun
I've been told I got away with words
I've been told that I'd be loved forever
But it's been only lies that I've heard
I've been bold in my days
I've been goin' my ways
I've been packed up and moaned and gone right away
I belong to a song for as long as I say
But I'll always have a song to play
REPEAT CHORUS (2x)
Once upon a time in the land of plenty
The land of lawyers, guns and money
A funny little thing we all call greed
Brought my hometown down to its knees
A little bit worried about the shape I'm in
Baby needs shoes and the wallet's thin
Got no gas or electricity
But everybody's singin' in harmony...
Sell me up, sell me down
Be sold out sittin' here hangin' around
Take my house, take my car
But you can't take my seat at the corner bar
Take my crib, take my car
But I'm keepin' my seat at the corner bar
No block party, everybody's evicted
No street lights, no runnin' liquids
I got no room on my credit card
And I'm three court dates from the prison yard
My credit score's fallen like the New York Mets
There ain't a debt collector that ain't called yet
They say money don't talk, it only swears
Got me cussing in my underwear
Sell me up, sell me down
Be sold out sittin' here hangin' around
Take my house, take my car
But you can't take my seat at the corner bar
Take my crib, take my car
But I'm keepin' my seat at the corner bar
Once upon a time in America
The politicians went and fell outta love
There was a raping of the common man
And left us sittin' here without no plan
Swimmin' through bills like Michael Phelps
Down and out and can't get no help
The kids are hungry
Peepin' French Poodles
Pickin' through dumpsters for Ramen noodles
Standin' in line with a family to feed
Tradin' Manhattan for Indian beads
It's been a long time since we felt good
Got everybody waitin' on Robin Hood
Sell me up, sell me down
Be sold out sittin' here hangin' around
Take my house, take my car
But you can't take my seat at the corner bar
Take my crib, take my car
But I'm keepin' my seat at the corner bar
Once upon a time in America
The politicians went and fell outta love
There was a raping of the common man
And left us sittin' here without no plan
Sell me up, sell me down
Be sold out sittin' here hangin' around
Take my house, take my car
But you can't take my seat at the corner bar
Take my crib, take my car
Walked up in the bar and sat down on the stool
And got the low down from the guy with the jewel
He was playin pool and he thought he was good
Cause he bet me five dimes, he could sink em with his foot
He grabbed a stick, tried to kick it with his heel
Did a sick back flip and ended up full kneel
He didn't squeal, but it looked like it hurt
And it did cause he took me for my cash and my shirt
I got worked, but what's worse than that
Just as he was leaving he tipped his hat
Then he laughed and said, I'm sorry bout your luck
When he walked out the door he got hit by a truck
Ace's and eight's
Ace's and eight's
Ace's and eight's
That's a dead man's hand
Ace's and eight's
Ace's and eight's
Ace's and eight's
That's a dead man's hand
Ace's and eight's
Ace's and eight's
Ace's and eight's
That's a dead man's hand
Ace's and eight's
Ace's and eight's
Ace's and eight's
How bout the guy, used to hang in the clubs
Getting all the numbers and getting all the love
He didn't wear gloves, he was too hard core
May he rest in peace, we don't see him anymore
Lots of stories and old cliches
Small town girl tryin to make her way
She moved to the city, all she wanted was a job
Now she's underneath the desk tryin to move to the top
It won't stop cause the circle won't let it
Be careful what you wish for, you might get it
You know the cat got macked by the bees
He was messin with the honey and the mouse and the cheese
Ace's and eight's
Ace's and eight's
Ace's and eight's
That's a dead man's hand
Ace's and eight's
Ace's and eight's
Ace's and eight's
That's a dead man's hand
Ace's and eight's
Ace's and eight's
Ace's and eight's
That's a dead man's hand
Ace's and eight's
Ace's and eight's
Ace's and eight's
You could beat the system, you could beat your girl
But who ya gonna beat come the end of the world
Imagine everything you ever worked for, strived for
Suddenly becomin everything your gonna die for
Now what'd ya live for
Nothing anymore right
How could you live your whole life uptight
See everything you did and everything you seen
Rolled around in the mud, but you couldn't come clean
And that makes you dirty, now how does that feel
Living life like an open cut that won't heal
Sore at the world and you don't know why
You bounced like a ball and that's how you'll die
Ace's and eight's
Ace's and eight's
Ace's and eight's
That's a dead man's hand
Ace's and eight's
Ace's and eight's
Ace's and eight's
That's a dead man's hand
Ace's and eight's
Ace's and eight's
Ace's and eight's
That's a dead man's hand
Ace's and eight's
Ace's and eight's
Ace's and eight's
Ace's and eight's
Ace's and eight's
Ace's and eight's
That's a dead man's hand
Ace's and eight's
Ace's and eight's
Ace's and eight's
That's a dead man's hand
Ace's and eight's
Ace's and eight's
Ace's and eight's
That's a dead man's hand
Ace's and eight's
Ace's and eight's
I know a guy who took too many pills
Now he's got a mansion that sits on a hill
14 million served that's correct
17 cars, 3 cribs and 2 jets
I came to test to blood, sweat, tears
Persevered for ten long years
10 years, I was there for 8
And I ain't seen a meaner mutha puttin' food on our plate
I've learned to hate and that's a damn shame
Because I'm gettin' pretty good at this bitch ass game
See, fame ain't the problem, it's broke
Pissin' on my dog 'cause they're down on their luck
Now you're stuck like a pig in the poke
You know you're makin' him mad and you're goin' to get choked
Don't you know every dog has a limit
Yo, I'm about to kick somebody's ass in a minute
I'm gonna split this room in half
(Why'd you have to go and get my dog all mad?)
I'm gonna split this room in half
(I said, why'd you have to go and get my dog all mad?)
I'm gonna split this room in half
(Why'd you have to go and get my dog all mad?)
I'm gonna split this room in half
(I said, why'd you have to go and get my dog all mad?)
Sometimes success leads to stress
Legal roles and dumb hoes and death threats
Nat work for network and that works
And people jerk for perks that ain't theirs
And that hurts, you work your whole life
And that still ain't enough
'Cause a bunch of punks wanna poach your stuff
(That's not your stuff)
So don't touch that
(And don't make me break with this baseball bat 'cause)
I'm gonna split this room in half
(Why'd you have to go and get my dog all mad?)
I'm gonna split this room in half
(I said, why'd you have to go and get my dog all mad?)
I'm gonna split this room in half
(Why'd you have to go and get my dog all mad?)
I'm gonna split this room in half
(I said, why'd you have to go and get my dog all mad?)
You're not playing nice
My dog likes to share
You're goin' to get smacked for not playin' fair
It's in the air you can feel the tension
We don't take kind to senseless dissension
You bark like a dog, you fight like a dog
You live by your dog, you die by your dog
Now there's a calm before the storm
And I'd hate to be you when it starts to get warm
Clouds are forming, crowds are swarming
You've had for warning, now pray for mourning 'cause
I'm gonna split this room in half
(Why'd you have to go and get my dog all mad?)
I'm gonna split this room in half
(I said, why'd you have to go and get my dog all mad?)
I'm gonna split this room in half
(Why'd you have to go and get my dog all mad?)
I'm gonna split this room in half
(I said, why'd you have to go and get my dog all mad?)
I'm gonna split this room in half
(Why'd you have to go and get my dog all mad?)
I'm gonna split this room in half
(I said, why'd you have to go and get my dog all mad?)
I'm gonna split this room in half
(Why'd you have to go and get my dog all mad?)
I'm gonna split this room in half
747 11 come to bust
Somebody take me home I wanna live in lust
When trust is low and stakes are high
That's all I ever did in Denver was die
That's all I ever did in New York was die
That's all I ever did in L.A. was die
So put em' up, put em' up to the sky
And wave goodbye to Miss American Pie
Cuz you been tellin' lies, you took it all and abused it
Whatever happened to the feel good music?
Somewhere, somehow, someway, somebody pulled the plug
And left me sittin' in a dirty little body
I gotta tell you baby life's been good to me
And I know that makes you mad
Cuz that's something you can't see
I got everything I ever wanted
And I'll never give that back
Oh I know you hate that fact
But you ain't gotta look at me like that
I said you ain't gotta look at me like that
What'chu lookin at...
What'chu lookin at...
What'chu lookin at...
What'chu lookin at
You run around pullin' stunts like that
See never in my life could I front like that
I ain't cut like that, I couldn't run like that
I'm a keep it nonfiction and take my hat...uh
Remember back when things looked grim
I spent a lot of time and money on whims
I remember the crew, remember the good times
Remember the orange and I remember the sunshine
It's all gone that's a thing of the past
The fact remains that it moves real fast
So why you sit around hopin' things might change
I'll be sittin' pretty singin' Hey Pockey Way!
I gotta tell you baby life's been good to me
And I know that makes you mad
Cuz that's something you can't see
I got everything I ever wanted
And I'll never give that back
Oh I know you hate that fact
But you ain't gotta look at me like that
I said you ain't gotta look at me like that
What'chu lookin at...
What'chu lookin at...
What'chu lookin at...
What'chu lookin at
You'll hear me comin' hummin' songs of redemption...huh
I've been oppressed for less that attention
I got your extension, but I'll probably never call
Cuz this time last year you ain't seen me in your crystal ball
And I'm uphauled by things you've done
Left a trail of wrongs and can't account for one
Now you're done and I'm glad but it's a shame you'd waste it
You want this so bad you can taste it
Detroit love can you feel that...feel that
That's stick an move can you feel that...feel that
I'm on the rack for the two triple zero
Full failure all American Hero
I gotta tell you baby life's been good to me
And I know that makes you mad
Cuz that's something you can't see
I got everything I ever wanted
And I'll never give that back
Oh I know you hate that fact
But you ain't gotta look at me like that
I said you ain't gotta look at me like that
What'chu lookin at...
What'chu lookin at...
What'chu lookin at...
What'chu lookin at
I'm here to tell you baby life's been good to me
I know that makes you mad
Cuz that's something you can't see
I got everything I ever wanted
And I'll never give that back
I know you hate that fact
But you ain't gotta look at me like that
I said you ain't gotta look at me like that
What'chu lookin at...
What'chu lookin at...
What'chu lookin at...
What'chu lookin at...
What'chu lookin at...
What'chu lookin at...
What'chu lookin at...
What'chu lookin at...
What'chu lookin at...
You put some whiskey in the water
Gonna run off with your daughter
And if I make it to the border
I'm gonna be alright
You put some whiskey in the water
Gonna run off with your daughter
And if I make it to the border
I'm gonna be alright
I'm on the run, the devil's tryin to get me
Says I met him at a pawn shop down in Mississippi
I was an angel lookin for another face
I must a bumped my fuckin head when I fell from grace
I found a place in the sun like Stevie
And now I gotta wonder cause the rain don't believe me
I need to breathe, take the money and run
I put my faith in one place and now I'm fuckin done
You put some whiskey in the water
Gonna run off with your daughter
And if I make it to the border
I'm gonna be alright
You put some whiskey in the water
Gonna run off with your daughter
And if I make it to the border
I'm gonna be alright
I could a been a saint, but I choose the wrong path
I ain't no dummy, take the money and laugh, Uh
I got the cash, did the dash for the door
Now I'm sittin on my stash and I'm feelin like a whore
I'm torn, but can't think, I blink so I miss
I move in strange ways, I move to dismiss
I'll leave this place and when I do that's it
I don't need to conclude so you can keep that shit
You put some whiskey in the water
Gonna run off with your daughter
And if I make it to the border
I'm gonna be alright
You put some whiskey in the water
Gonna run off with your daughter
And if I make it to the border
I'm gonna be alright
Uh, I'm headin south an Old Whiskey Road
Livin life like a story that doesn't need to be told
It's gettin old, always runnin from the past
I'm lookin at myself in the bottom of a glass
I won't last, my lights too dim, h
I seen the future and it's lookin pretty grim, Uh
I'm gonna win, but not like that
So I'm takin what I got and I ain't never comin back
You put some whiskey in the water
Gonna run off with your daughter
And if I make it to the border
I'm gonna be alright
You put some whiskey in the water
Gonna run off with your daughter
And if I make it to the border
I'm gonna be alright
You put some whiskey in the water
Gonna run off with your daughter
And if I make it to the border
I'm gonna be alright
You put some whiskey in the water
Gonna run off with your daughter
And if I make it to the border
Hey whatchu tryin? to do?
Why you tryin? to see through me baby
It?s way too hazy
Hey I?m still feelin? the same
So don?t go tryin? to change me baby
You can?t save me
So many people try to bring me down
They wouldn?t last a second in my town
Hey I?ve always been a blues man
Hey a little rhythmic blues man
Don?t try walkin? inside my shoes
Unless you?re puttin? up somethin? to lose
I said, "Hey I?ve always been a blues man
Hey a little rhythmic blues man
Don?t try walkin? inside my shoes tonight"
You stem so far from the truth
You hide inside all your talkin? papers
Flashin? statements
You never put your money down
And watched the big wheel go around and take it
Or end up naked
All you do is follow me around
Then you go ahead and ride it down
Hey I?ve always been a blues man
Hey a little rhythmic blues man
Don?t try walkin? inside my shoes
Unless you?re puttin? up somethin? to lose
I said, "Hey I?ve always been a blues man
Hey a little rhythmic blues man
Don?t try walkin? inside my shoes tonight"
Don?t try walkin? inside my shoes
Unless you?re puttin? up somethin? to lose
I said, "Don?t try walkin? inside my shoes" Baby, baby
I said, "Hey I?ve always been a blues man
Hey a little rhythmic blues man
Don?t try walkin? inside my shoes
Unless your puttin? up somethin? to lose"
I said, "Hey I?ve always been a blues man
Hey a little rhythmic blues man
Don?t try walkin? inside my shoes
Unless your, unless your, unless your"
Hey I?ve always been a blues man
Hey a little rhythmic blues man
85 miles out of Nashville, thinking about the way things change
Try an keep it by the reigns
I'm a lone drifter, big money flipper
Take anything you got on the rocks in a snifter
I missed her in Kentucky, went down to Louisiana
I never had no loving like I had in Alabama
A man of my word and out to hurt nobody
I'm just a MC to keep the boogie in the party
Been sittin lodi dodi since 84 and
I'll be sitting lodi dodi till I'm eighty four
I couldn't ask for more, life's been sweet
So you can save the planet I'll save your seat
I've been gone for weeks, I ain't slept in days
I can't find myself in this self made maze
It's been so long since I've been fine
I'm just trying to see the bottom of this bottle of wine
And I know I'll see better days
Well I know you'll see things my way
I never thought about change until
Spend a little time where time stood still
Been looking for a mill, but I keep coming up shy
I been a broke fool, I ain't trying to be that guy
Wanna ride like lightning, roll like thunder
I'm trying to get some money I ain't getting any younger
At times I wonder at, at times I won't
Sometimes I give a fuck, but most times I don't
Don't, don't even care
Through stained glass windows these eyes stare
I try to stay straight but it's kicking my ass
Everytime I look ahead I get a glimpse of the past
I sit half mass like a soldier's flag
That's why my left leg limp's and my Dickies sag
It's been so long since I've been fine
I'm just trying to see the bottom of this bottle of wine
And I know I'll see better days
Well I know you'll see things my way
And I know I'll see better days
Well I know you'll see things my way
Well I been all around this crooked land
I came across all walks, I shook Jim Beam's hand
I got no plans and no place to go
It keeps getting harder to just say no
I see the people laugh and people cry
That's how some live and that's how some die
Well me, myself I'm gonna sit right here
And I'm a watch this this world break down in tears
All my fears and dark gray skies
Couldn't crack my smile or break my stride
Got too much pride, I got too much shout
I might be down, but I still ain't out
Got to much time and that's all I have
When I leave this world I'll still be sad
It's been so long since I've been fine
I'm just trying to see the bottom of this bottle of wine
And I know I'll see better days
Well I know you'll see things my way
And I know I'll see better days
Everything has a reason
At least that's what they all say
And I've lost my count of the seasons
I don't know what's been makin' me stay
Many's the times that you've hurt me
That's just the way that you live
Many a time is forgotten
But I never said that I can forgive
So baby don't cry, cry me a river
And baby don't try to wash over me yeah
Baby don't cry my ship is now sailin'
And I've wasted all my time in your sea
And I've wasted all my time in your sea
Now that your toys have been broken
I guess you want company
There is no point in you callin'
Cuz I'm headed for my own destiny
Now everyone has a problem yeah
Lord knows you've always been mine
The nights are always the hardest
Walked up in the bar sat down on the stool
And got the low down from the guy with the jewel
He was playin' pool and he thought he was good
Cuz he bet me 5 dimes he could sink em with his foot
He grabbed a stick tried to kick it with his heel
Did a sic back flip and ended up full kneel
He didn't squeal but it looked like it hurt
And it did cuz he took me for my cash and my shirt
I got worked but what's worse than that
Just as he was leaving he tipped his hat
Then he laughed and said "I'm sorry 'bout your luck"
When he walked out the door he got hit by a truck
Chorus:
Aces and eights, aces and eights, aces and eights
That's a dead mands hand
Aces and eights, aces and eights, aces and eights
That's a dead mands hand
Aces and eights, aces and eights, aces and eights
That's a dead mands hand
Aces and eights, aces and eights, aces and eights
How about the guy used to hang in the clubs
Getting all the numbers and getting all the love
he didn't wear gloves he was too hard core
May he rest in peace we don't see him anymore
Lots of stories and old cliches
Small town girl tryin' to make her way
She moved to the city all she wanted was a job
Now she's underneath the desk tryin' to move to the top
It won't stop cuz the circle won't let it
Be careful what you wish for
You might get it
You know the cat got macked by the bees
He was messin' with the honey and the mouse and the cheese
(Chorus)
You could beat the system you could beat your girl
But who ya gonna beat come the end of the world
(Imagine) everything you ever worked for (strived for)
Suddenly becomin' everything your gonna die for
Now what'd ya live for? Nothing anymore right
How could you live your life uptight?
See everything you did and everything you seen
Rolled around in the mud but you couldn't come clean
And that makes you dirty now how does that feel?
Living life like an open cut that won't heal
Sore at the world and you don't know why
You boucned like a ball and that's how you'll die
(Chorus)
Half a mile outside Buloxi
Did I come or did I go?
Seven sirens singin' to me
Why I listen I don't know?
I got some smokes, I got some coffee
My head is ready to explode
I'll be makin' my way further down the road
I'm not much for conversation
And I don't care for playin' games
I've heard all the hard luck stories
Man they all turn out the same
I'm the last lonely survivor
And I'm still carryin' their load
I'll be makin' my way further down the road
I'll be makin' my way
I wanna get there some day
I'll be makin' my way
Past the one eyed jocks, layin' rail road tracks in my soul
I'll be makin' my way
I wanna get there some day
I'll be makin' my way
Past the one eyed jacks, layin' rail road tacks in my soul
Sometimes I wake up with a fever
Then I just have another beer
I'd like to wake up to a new life
A million miles away from here
But I got beam instead me chasin'
And I live by the legend's code
I'll be makin' my way further down the road
You don't know how you met me, you don't know why
You can't turn around and say good-bye
All you know is when I'm with you I make you free
And swim through your veins like a fish in the sea, I'm singing
Follow me, everything is alright
I'll be the one to tuck you in at night
And if you want to leave, I can guarantee
You won't find nobody else like me
I'm not worried 'bout the ring you wear
'Cause as long as no one knows then nobody can care
Your feelin' guilty and I'm well aware
But you don't look ashamed and baby I'm not scared, I'm singing
Follow me, everything is alright
I'll be the one to tuck you in at night
And if you want to leave, I can guarantee
You won't find nobody else like me
Won't give you money, I can't give you the sky
You're better off if you don't ask why
I'm not the reason that you go astray and
We'll be alright if you don't ask me to stay
Follow me, everything is alright
I'll be the one to tuck you in at night
And if you want to leave I can guarantee
You won't find nobody else like me
You don't know how you met me
You don't know why, you can't turn around and say good-bye
All you know is when I'm with you I make you free
And swim through your veins like a fish in the sea, I'm singing
Follow me, everything is alright
I'll be the one to tuck you in at night
And if you want to leave I can guarantee
You won't find nobody else like me, I'm singing
Follow me, everything is alright
I'll be the one to tuck you in at night
And if you want to leave I can guarantee
You won't find nobody else like me, I'm singing
Follow me, everything is alright
I'll be the one to tuck you in at night
And if you want to leave I can guarantee
Featuring: Dobie Gray
Day after day I'm more confused
Yet I look for the light through the pouring rain
You know that's a game that I hate to lose
And I'm feelin' the strain, oh, ain't it a shame?
Oh, give me the beat, boys and free my soul
I wanna get lost in your rock 'n' roll and drift away
Give me the beat, boys and free my soul
I wanna get lost in your rock 'n' roll and drift away
Won't you take me away?
Beginnin' to think that I'm wastin' time
I don't understand the things I do
The world outside looks so unkind
And I'm countin' on you, you can carry me through
Oh, give me the beat, boys and free my soul
I wanna get lost in your rock 'n' roll and drift away
Give me the beat, boys and free my soul
I wanna get lost in your rock 'n' roll and drift away
Won't you take me away?
And when my mind is free
You know a melody can move me
When I'm feelin' blue
The guitar's comin' through to soothe me
Thanks for the joy that you've given me
I want you to know that I believe in your song
Rhythm and rhyme and harmony
You help me along, oh, you're makin' me strong
Oh, give me the beat, boys and free my soul
I wanna get lost in your rock 'n' roll and drift away
Give me the beat, boys and free my soul
I wanna get lost in your rock 'n' roll and drift away
Give me the beat, boys and free my soul
I wanna get lost in your rock 'n' roll and drift away
Give me the beat, boys and free my soul
I wanna get lost in your rock 'n' roll and drift away
Won't you take me, won't you take me?
I wanna drift away, won't you take me away?
I wanna drift away, I wanna drift away
Take me home, let me drift away
I'm no stranger to shame
I've got little to blame
You sent for me and so I came
I'll come runnin' when you call my name
Cuz I'm no stranger, I'm no stranger to shame
I said I'm no stranger, I'm no stranger to shame
I might stagger and I might sway
I might stutter just a bit but that's ok
I'm not walkin' too good that's true
I got a broke ass limp that'll pull me though
I might appear to be a pile of rags
But I'm a stack of hundreds in a paper bag
I've been around this world and back
I made a million bucks and put it all on black
So if you see me stumble you don't have to look away
It's not the first time, not the last
You can leave me where I lay, because
So if you see me stumble you don't have to look away
It's not the first time, not the last
You can leave me where I lay, because
I've been known to wake up in some dirty places
The sun only shines on deserving faces
The mind erases, forgets the stars
See each and every city has corner bar
That's where I am in a world so grim
The lights are as bright as the day is dim
See I'm priceless in a class of my own
I used to stay out late but now I don't go home
So if you see me stumble you don't have to look away
It's not the first time, not the last
You can leave me where I lay, because
How do you feel when the birds are chirpin'
When your in bed and everybody is workin'
Are you down with the non believers
Make the slackers look like over achievers
The dogs scratchin' on the door again
The cat's out but he don't wanna come in
You got a bed and you got a floor
But the couch is closer to your front door
So if you see me stumble you don't have to look away
It's not the first time, not the last
You spark the stars, you wear a smile
Like every day's your birthday
Summertime is in your eyes, even on a rainy Thursday
Look at you, spinning around
Like the world's your merry-go-round
And there's no stopping you now
Wherever you are, I hope that you're laughing
Whoever you're with, I hope that you're having
The time of your life and everything's right
Whatever you wish, I hope that you get it
When love walks in, I hope that you let it
And baby be glad when you look back at me
I'll never be sad as long as you're happy
You leave your mark on every heart
If no one ever tells ya
So paint your name on the rain
The world is your umbrella
Look at you spinning and spinning
Sometimes goodbye is just the beginning
Wherever you are, I hope that you're laughing
Whoever you're with, I hope that you're having
The time of your life and everything's right
Whatever you wish, I hope that you get it
When love walks in, I hope that you let it
Baby be glad when you look back at me
I'll never be sad as long as you're happy
Look at you, spinning around
Your feet don't even touch the ground
Wherever you are, I hope that you're laughing
Whoever you're with, I hope that you're having
The time of your life and everything's right
Whatever you wish, I hope that you get it
When love walks in, I hope that you let it
Baby be glad when you look back at me
I'll never be sad, I'll never be sad
Wherever you are, I hope that you're laughing
Whoever you're with, I hope that you're having
The time of your life and everything's right
Whatever you wish, I hope that you get it
When love walks in, I hope that you let it
Baby be glad when you look back at me
She's probably in a Bentley
Showin' off her new fake boobies
Tryin' to break into the movies with some producer
Who seduced her with some sushi and cologne
She's probably down on Sunset
Doin' all the things that she ain't done yet
With some actor she calls Hector
Man, I wish she'd meet Phil Spector
And he'd ask to take her home
She's lovin' California
She loves the beach
She loves the party everyday
Piña Coladas on the sidewalk in LA
Ever since she went away
I hate California
Maybe she's livin' in a commune
Dancin' with hippies under the moon
It's all free love, weed and patchouli
And there's a guru named Fuzuli
And he's doin' her for sure
Maybe she's strummin' some big rock star
Drinkin' pink cosmos at the Sky Bar
Those Hollyweirdos with their tofu, avocado
I bet she thinks she won the lotto
Good for her
She's lovin' California
She loves the beach
She loves the party everyday
Piña Coladas on the sidewalk in LA
Ever since she went away
I hate California
I think I seen her on TV
Last night on TMZ
With the pretty people on parade
She's sellin' Scientology
With John, Tommy and Katie
Man, I bet she's really got it made
She's lovin' California
That string bikini and the sunshine on her face
She's lovin' California
She loves the beach
She loves the party everyday
Piña Coladas on the sidewalk in LA
Ever since she went away
Half a mile outside Buloxi
Did I come or did I go?
Seven sirens singin' to me
Why I listen I don't know?
I got some smokes, I got some coffee
My head is ready to explode
I'll be makin' my way further down the road
I'm not much for conversation
And I don't care for playin' games
I've heard all the hard luck stories
Man they all turn out the same
I'm the last lonely survivor
And I'm still carryin' their load
I'll be makin' my way further down the road
I'll be makin' my way
I wanna get there some day
I'll be makin' my way
Past the one eyed jocks, layin' rail road tracks in my soul
I'll be makin' my way
I wanna get there some day
I'll be makin' my way
Past the one eyed jacks, layin' rail road tacks in my soul
Sometimes I wake up with a fever
Then I just have another beer
I'd like to wake up to a new life
A million miles away from here
But I got beam instead me chasin'
And I live by the legend's code
I'll be makin' my way further down the road
I'll be makin' my way further down the road
Walked up in the bar and sat down on the stool
And got the low down from the guy with the jewel
He was playin pool and he thought he was good
Cause he bet me five dimes, he could sink em with his foot
He grabbed a stick, tried to kick it with his heel
Did a sick back flip and ended up full kneel
He didn't squeal, but it looked like it hurt
And it did cause he took me for my cash and my shirt
I got worked, but what's worse than that
Just as he was leaving he tipped his hat
Then he laughed and said, I'm sorry bout your luck
When he walked out the door he got hit by a truck
Ace's and eight's
Ace's and eight's
Ace's and eight's
That's a dead man's hand
Ace's and eight's
Ace's and eight's
Ace's and eight's
That's a dead man's hand
Ace's and eight's
Ace's and eight's
Ace's and eight's
That's a dead man's hand
Ace's and eight's
Ace's and eight's
Ace's and eight's
How bout the guy, used to hang in the clubs
Getting all the numbers and getting all the love
He didn't wear gloves, he was too hard core
May he rest in peace, we don't see him anymore
Lots of stories and old cliches
Small town girl tryin to make her way
She moved to the city, all she wanted was a job
Now she's underneath the desk tryin to move to the top
It won't stop cause the circle won't let it
Be careful what you wish for, you might get it
You know the cat got macked by the bees
He was messin with the honey and the mouse and the cheese
Ace's and eight's
Ace's and eight's
Ace's and eight's
That's a dead man's hand
Ace's and eight's
Ace's and eight's
Ace's and eight's
That's a dead man's hand
Ace's and eight's
Ace's and eight's
Ace's and eight's
That's a dead man's hand
Ace's and eight's
Ace's and eight's
Ace's and eight's
You could beat the system, you could beat your girl
But who ya gonna beat come the end of the world
Imagine everything you ever worked for, strived for
Suddenly becomin everything your gonna die for
Now what'd ya live for
Nothing anymore right
How could you live your whole life uptight
See everything you did and everything you seen
Rolled around in the mud, but you couldn't come clean
And that makes you dirty, now how does that feel
Living life like an open cut that won't heal
Sore at the world and you don't know why
You bounced like a ball and that's how you'll die
Ace's and eight's
Ace's and eight's
Ace's and eight's
That's a dead man's hand
Ace's and eight's
Ace's and eight's
Ace's and eight's
That's a dead man's hand
Ace's and eight's
Ace's and eight's
Ace's and eight's
That's a dead man's hand
Ace's and eight's
Ace's and eight's
Ace's and eight's
Ace's and eight's
Ace's and eight's
Ace's and eight's
That's a dead man's hand
Ace's and eight's
Ace's and eight's
Ace's and eight's
That's a dead man's hand
Ace's and eight's
Ace's and eight's
Ace's and eight's
That's a dead man's hand
Ace's and eight's
Ace's and eight's
Ace's and eight's
Dear Mom and Dad, I don't know where to start
I hate to break the news but I got a broken heart
That sweet southern belle that I met in Tennessee
Got a hickey on her neck and it ain't from me
Seems there's someone special
She's been meetin' at the gym
But the crazy thing about it
Is that someone's not a him
My girlfriend's got a girlfriend now
It was cool for a minute now it's bringin' me down
People talkin' 'bout it all over this town
My girlfriend's got a girlfriend now
All my friends say she's just goin' through a phase
I believed her when she said she just needs a little space
But then I found pictures on her cellular phone
Of them doin' things when I wasn't home
It hit me like a brick
I guess, I should have seen the sign
This was more than just a friend
And a bottle of wine
My girlfriend's got a girlfriend now
It was cool for a minute now it's bringin' me down
People talkin' 'bout it all over this town
My girlfriend's got a girlfriend now
Yeah Mom and Dad, really nothin' left to say
I'll be sure to keep you posted if she swings it back this way
I guess, I'm not as sad as you think I might be
The part that makes me mad is that they didn't invite me
My girlfriend's got a girlfriend now
It was cool for a minute now it's bringin' me down
People talkin' 'bout it all over this town
My girlfriend's got a girlfriend now
My girlfriend's got a girlfriend now
My girlfriend's got a girlfriend now
I was born on the cold side of the mountain
I wanna wake up on the warm side of the bed
How I start here
And how I end there
That is the part I ain't worked out yet
Every day I climb a little bit higher
Every night I learn something new
I'm writing it down
In case I forget
One day it'll be my story for you
CHORUS
On every page you will know how much I love you
In every line you will see how much I care
With every word we'll grow a little closer
Even though we both know I can't be there
That's why I'm writing it down down down down down
Ohhhhhhhh I'm writing it down
For you and for me
And for the whole wide world to read
Ohhhhhhhh I'm writing it down
All my life I've been hoping and praying
For my time to finally arrive
To put down this pen
To say it's the end
And wake up back home with you by my side
REPEAT CHORUS
I was born on the cold side of the mountain
I wanna wake up on the warm side of the bed
How I start here
And how I end there
Yo Ya Dealing With The X-Factor
I've got everything i ever wanted and im going to get that back
Oh! i know you hate X-Factor but you dont have to look at me like that
I say you aint have to look at me like that
What you lookin at
What you lookin at
What you lookin at
What you lookin at
You run arround pulling stunts like that
You can never run my life like a punk like that
I aint caught like that
I couldn't run like that
im keeping that bitch whos gonna take my hat
Oh im knockin on your back when the day looks glim
(Your Deeling with the X-Factor)
I spend a lot of money with the time walk whimps
I remebered the cruel
Remembered the Good times
Remember the Urge and remember the Sunshine
Its all going as a thing of the past
The The fact remains that it goes real fast
So while you sit around when things dont change
I can sit here and Sing 'Hey Rocky Wait'
Ive got a cousin baby who like being good to me
And i know it makes you mad because you cant see
Ive got everything i ever wanted and im gonna get it back
Yo i know you hate X-Factor but you dont have to look at me like that
I say you aint gotta look at me like that, or that
What ya lookin at
What ya lookin at
What ya lookin at
What ya lookin at
Solo
You'll hear me coming on a source of redemption
I've been a blast for blast in detention
Ive got the withstantion
But ill probably have a car when i need 1
Im poor by the pants you bought
Let me trail a rock to get help for 1
A poor man in the back but the time we've wasted
You want this all back so you can taste it
And the detroit that can you Feel that, feel that
I hit a move, can you feel that, Feel that
I on the back of a 2 triple 0
We've all provelied and were all americans people
I've to tell you Baby, Life's 2 gud 4 me
And i know you hate that cos im too gud to c
I've got everything i ever wanted and im going to get that back
Oh I no you hate X-Factoe but you aint got to luk at me like that
I say you aint got to look at me like that
What ya lookin at
What ya lookin at
What ya lookin at
What ya lookin at
I'm here to tell you baby lifes 2 gud 2 me
I know that makes you cry but thats all you can see
I've got everything i ever wanted and im gonna get that back
I know you hate X-Factor but you dont have to look at me like that
I say you aint gotta luk at me like that
What ya lookin at
What ya lookin at
What ya lookin at
What ya lookin at
What ya lookin at
What ya lookin at
What ya lookin at
What ya lookin at
What ya lookin at (HUH)
You made me laugh some
You made me cry some too
You sent me off into a world of pain
And made me someone new
You made all kinds of promises
But only some came true
Now I know you need me more than I need you
[CHORUS]
To think I used to love you
For reasons I don't know
You polished up my halo
And I dirtied up your soul
I sure had a good time
But we both know I can't stay
To think I used to love you but I'm leaving anyway
You know I'm not perfect
And I tried to make you see
Somehow you though of everything
But you didn't think about me
Lies and disappointment
Makes your world go round
It's to late save me so you might as well come down
[REPEAT CHORUS]
Working all week can make a grown man cry.
But nobody's sad on a Saturday night.
So throw some cheap sunglasses on your blood shot eye's
Cause nobody's sad on a Saturday night.
Chorus:
Some Johny Cougar, some southern comfort
Winner's and loser's we got each other
The world looks better in neon lights
Cause nobody's sad on a Saturday night.
Tell me your story and I'll tell you mine
Nobody's sad on a Saturday night.
I'll leave out the part where she said Good Bye
Cause nobody's sad on a Saturday night.
It goes whoah whoah here we go rock&roll; rodeo
Chorus
It goes whoah whoah here we go rock&roll; rodeo
Some Johny Cougar some southern comfort
Winners or looser's we got each other
The world looks better in neon lights
Cause nobody's sad on a Saturday night.
Some Hank Jr. some southern comfort
I see you dancing babe I got your number
The world looks better in neon lights
Cause nobody's sad on a Saturday night
There's a rumour in town, that I've gone off the deep end.
Cause the last girl around, left me all busted up.
So I drove down to the coast for the weekend,
But that don't mean I've given up on love.
I'm just floatin' on the ocean in a holding pattern
Just a little breather 'til I jump back in
Need a break on the breaks before my poor heart shatters
I think I'll just hang for a while,
In between disasters.
You might see this face, somewhere south of Daytona,
It's hard to look lonely with a three day tan.
Got a Zac Brown koozie wrapped around my Corona,
I might get lucky and wake up in the sand.
I'm just floatin' on the ocean in a holding pattern
Just a little breather 'til I jump back in
Need a break on the breaks before my poor heart shatters
I think I'll just hang for a while,
In between disasters.
There's a rumour in town, that I've gone off the deep end.
Cause the last girl around, left me all busted up.
So I drove down to the coast for the weekend,
And I ain't been back in at least six months.
I've been floatin' on the ocean in a holding pattern
Just a little breather 'til I jump back in
Need a break on the breaks before my poor heart shatters
I think I'll just hang for a while...
I've been floatin' on the ocean in a holding pattern
Just a little breather 'til I jump back in
Need a break on the breaks before my poor heart shatters
I think I'll just hang for a while...
Hey, now who goes there?
Busta Rhymes and Uncle Kracker ya'll
Check it, yeah
The freaks come out, the freaks come out
The freaks come out, the freaks come out
The freaks come out, the freaks come out
The freaks come out, the freaks come out
Broken glass everywhere
People freak the hallways and freak the stairs
Ain't a care in the place, no style or grace
Keep your brights on baby and hide your face (c'mon)
Slide the ace and erase your mind
If you came to freak, then I've got some time
Fall behind and I'll do the same
And get it on baby like my man Mills Lane
No shame, feel no pain
The night might fall, but we're in the same lane
Rain or shine we could all be free
And you can rock this, till you can't see
So watch me, and I'll watch you
You know the party don't stop till I say it's through
Check to any time or town
And you can find your Uncle when the sun goes down
The freaks come out at night (everybody)
The freaks come out at night (c'mon now)
The freaks come out at night (everybody)
The freaks come out at night (c'mon now)
The freaks come out at night (c'mon now)
The freaks come out at night (everybody)
The freaks come out at night (c'mon now)
The freaks come out at night (everybody)
Hey, yo
If you're hangin' out late I hope you got caught
Cause it ain't till 12 when the party really start BOOM
It's frightening the way we climbin' up the charts
So make way, cause you know we comin' to tear the place apart
Winin' and dinin' all over, spooking all the crackers
Let's keep thing crackin' and keep the people wowin'
I'm sayin' the door about to shut, you better start runnin' in
Before they close the spot and all the freaks start comin' in
Everybody up in the streets start to funnel in
And let all my people that use to go down to the tunnel in
See when we come through and step on the scene
I razzle and dazzle the people with my mystery machine
Freaks come in all shapes, sizes and colors
They can come from any direction even come straight out the gutter
I'm sayin' if you wanna live a quiet life
You need to stay up in your house and don't come out at night cause
The freaks come out at night (everybody)
The freaks come out at night (c'mon now)
The freaks come out at night (everybody)
The freaks come out at night (c'mon now)
The freaks come out at night (c'mon now)
The freaks come out at night (everybody)
The freaks come out at night (c'mon now)
The freaks come out at night (everybody)
The freaks come out, the freaks come out
The freaks come out, the freaks come out
The freaks come out, the freaks come out
The freaks come out, the freaks come out
Freak it to the left, and freak to the right
In the middle, just a little, if it feels alright
All night till the break of day
You can come for a while, but you can't stay
It's no place for the weak at heart
What's Busta say?
It don't start till dark (yeah)
Up in the parks, the clubs, the halls
Turn the cell phones off, we ain't takin' no calls
And don't fall cause the nights are young
Ain't nobody gonna stop till we see some sun
Hit me one, hit me two, three times
It's your Uncle Kracker and Busta Rhymes
The freaks come out at night (everybody)
The freaks come out at night (c'mon now)
The freaks come out at night (everybody)
The freaks come out at night (c'mon now)
The freaks come out at night (c'mon now)
The freaks come out at night (everybody)
The freaks come out at night (c'mon now)
The freaks come out at night (everybody)
The freaks come out at night (everybody)
The freaks come out at night (c'mon now)
The freaks come out at night (everybody)
The freaks come out at night (c'mon now)
The freaks come out at night (c'mon now)
The freaks come out at night (everybody)
The freaks come out at night (c'mon now)
You're better then the best
I'm lucky just to linger in your light
Cooler than the flip side
Of my pillow, that's right
Completely unaware
Nothing can compare to where
You send me, lets me know that it's okay
Yeah, it's okay
And the moments where my good times start to fade
You make me smile like the sun, fall out of bed
Sing like bird, dizzy in my head
Spin like a record, crazy on a Sunday night
You make me dance like a fool, forget how to breathe
Shine like gold, buzz like a bee
Just the thought of you can drive me wild
Oh, you make me smile
Even when you're gone,
Somehow you come along just like
A flower pokin' through the sidewalk crack
And just like that
You steal away the rain, and just like that
You make me smile like the sun, fall out of bed
Sing like bird, dizzy in my head
Spin like a record, crazy on a Sunday night
You make me dance like a fool, forget how to breathe
Shine like gold, buzz like a bee
Just the thought of you can drive me wild
Oh, you make me smile
Don't know how I lived without you
'Cause every time that I get around you
I see the best of me inside your eyes
You make me smile
You make me dance like a fool, forget how to breathe
Shine like gold, buzz like a bee
Just the thought of you can drive me wild
You make me smile like the sun, fall out of bed
Sing like bird, dizzy in my head
Spin like a record, crazy on a Sunday night
You make me dance like a fool, forget how to breathe
Shine like gold, buzz like a bee
Just the thought of you can drive me wild
Oh, you make me smile
(Oh, you make me smile)
Oh, you make me smile
(Oh, you make me smile)
Oh, you make me smile
And you'll always have a place at my table
Hey dinner's ready come on and eat
Get her done
This ain't no Memphis soul songs
And Motown rhythm and blues
Or smoky broken soundtracks
Of my every childhood moves
Soothing are the camera's looking out at my back 40
Lord I don't know where I'd be if not from Berigordi
See my story ain't that simple and it don't stop here
Patsy Cline still echos through my younger years
I know you can hear me cause the music never stops
George Jones sang me to sleep whether he knows it or not
CHORUS
And I'll always lend a hand if I'm able
And you'll always have a place at my table
I've been this whole world over with Detroit on my mind
But I've got friends in Tennessee Atlanta and Caroline
We don't need no money and we don't want no grief
But if you came to give some you'll be pickin' up your teeth
REPEAT CHORUS
That's your Uncle Kracker sittin' back there on that back porch
And I think sittin' back here I can see everything I need to see
I think back here I can see poor old Mr. Bradford fuelin' up the Benz
Everything is truly everything
That's all it can ever be
And that sure is good enough for me ha ha
(And I'll always give ya help if I'm able
And you'll always have a place at my table)
REPEAT CHORUS Get her done
I can learn to live alone and move on with my life
There's a million things that I can do to occupy my time
I can wake each morning, I can go about my day
I can fumble through my words until I find a few to say
But the hardest thing I've had to do since we've been apart
Is learning how to deal with all this pain inside my heart
(Chorus)
Cause I don't know how
don't know how
don't know how, not to Love you
I don't know how
don't know how
don't know how, not to Love you
I can work all day, or I can hang out every night
I can do the wrong things and pretend that they're alright
I can make beleive that everything is cool
And put on the face that covers up the lies of a fool
(Chorus)
But I don't know how
don't know how
don't know how not to Love you
I don't know how
don't know how
don't know how, not to Love you
(Bridge)
You said that time would ease the pain
But I still hear your voice whisper my name
Since you've been gone my world stands still
You said I'd forget, but I never will
(Chorus)
I don't know how
don't know how
don't know how, not to Love you
I don't know how
don't know how
don't know how, not to Love you
I can write a song and make the whole world laugh or cry
I can use some words to paint a vivid picture in your mind
I can use my hands to wipe the dust off this guitar
And let this music that I'm playing take my mind off my heart
(Chorus)
But I don't know how
don't know how
don't know how, not to Love you
I don't know how
don't know how
don't know how, not to Love you
(Bridge Repeated)
You said that time would ease the pain
But I still hear your voice whisper my name
Since you've been gone my world stands still
You said I'd forget, but I never will
(Chorus Repeated 2x)
I don't know how
don't know how
don't know how, not to Love you
I don't know how
don't know how
don't know how, not to Love you
I don't know how
don't know how
don't know how, not to Love you
I don't know how
don't know how
You walk in with a crooked smile
Yeah your hair's a little out of style
But ooh, you got that thang
You're in and out of relationships
Your nail polish is always chipped
But ooh, you got that thang
The way you drink, the way you trip
The way you bite your bottom lip
Oh baby
The way you slip, the way you slide
The way you walk, the way you drive
Me crazy
You twirl around in your thrift store dress
You go to church but you don't confess
Ohh, you got that thang
You're in my head like an 80s song
And I just can't help but sing along
The way you tell me that I ain't your type
And then you text me around midnight
Ooh, you got that thang
The way you drink, the way you trip
The way you bite your bottom lip
Oh baby
The way you slip, the way you slide
The way you walk, the way you drive
Me crazy
Like a flower landin' on a bee
One day you're gonna fall for me
Ooh, you got that thang
You're in my head like an 80s song
And I just can't help but sing along
You walk in with a crooked smile
Yeah your hair's a little out of style
But ooh, you got that thang
Guess I never thought again I'd hear your voice
When you packed your bags and pulled out of Detroit
Yeah the snow falls alone get hard to bear
Knowin' you're down south with sunshine on your hair
Sent a postcard from Graceland when you passed through
Read even though we lost, I still love you
I keep it like a locket on a chain
I tell myself that I've moved on but only half the way
And every time I close my eyes
You're dancin' 'neath the full moonlight
Your faded jeans across the hood
My arms wrapped 'round you tight and good
And I'm wiser than I was that day
Now I'd have some words to say
Ones that just might make you stay with me
That's only when I close my eyes
Latelt I've been talkin' to God again
And a string of things I didn't do back then
No doubt I'm better off havin' had you
Yeah you taught me how to love
Taught me how to lose it too
And every time I close my eyes
You're dancin' 'neath the full moonlight
Your faded jeans across the hood
My arms wrapped 'round you tight and good
And I'm wiser than I was that day
Now I've have some words to say
Ones that just might make you stay with me
That's only when I close my eyes
And every time I close my eyes
You're dancin' 'neath the full moonlight
Your faded jeans across the hood
My arms wrapped 'round you tight and good
And I'm wiser than I was that day
Now I'd have some words to say
The ones that just might make you stay with me
That's only when I close my eyes
X-Factor Theme
Yo you dealin' with the X-Factor!
I got everything I ever wanted,
And I'll never give that back.
Well, I know you hate X-Factor, but you ain't gotta look at me like that,
I said you ain't gotta look at me like that.
What you lookin' at?
What you lookin' at?
What you lookin' at?
What you lookin' at?
You wanna rhyme pullin' stunts like that,
See never in my life could I front like that,
I ain't cut like that, I couldnt' run like that,
I'ma keep it non-fiction and take my hat,
Uhhh, Remember back when things looked grim,
I spent a lot of money and time on whimps,
I remember the crew, Remember the good times,
Remember the orange and I'll remember the sunshine,
It's all gone thats the thing of the past,
The fact remains that it moves real fast,
So while you sit around and hope things won't change,
I'll be sittin' pretty singing Hey Pac Wait!
I gotta' tell you baby, Life's been good to me,
And I know that makes you mad 'cause thats something you can't see.
I got everything I ever wanted,
And I'll never give that back.
Well, I know you hate X-Factor, but you ain't gotta look at me like that,
I said you ain't gotta look at me like that.
What you lookin' at?
What you lookin' at?
What you lookin' at?
What you lookin' at?
Yo hear me comin' off of songs of redemption,
I've been a prass for rast and attaption,
I've got your extention, but I'll probably never call,
I'm apalled by the things you done,
Left a trail of wrongs and can't account for one,
I get done and I'm glad, but it's a shame you waste it,
You want this so bad you can taste it!
Detroit love do you feel now!?
A stick can move can you feel now!?
I'm on a ride for the 2-triple-0,
Full flair your all american hero!
I gotta' tell you baby, Life's been good to me,
And I know that makes you mad 'cause thats something you can't see.
I got everything I ever wanted,
And I'll never give that back.
Well, I know you hate X-Factor, but you ain't gotta look at me like that,
I said you ain't gotta look at me like that.
What you lookin' at?
What you lookin' at?
What you lookin' at?
What you lookin' at?
I'm here to tell you baby, Life's been good to me,
And I know that makes you mad 'cause thats something you can't see.
I got everything I ever wanted,
And I'll never give that back.
Well, I know you hate X-Factor, but you ain't gotta look at me like that,
I said you ain't gotta look at me like that.
What you lookin' at?
What you lookin' at?
What you lookin' at?
What you lookin' at?
What you lookin' at?
What you lookin' at?
What you lookin' at?
What you lookin' at?
What you lookin' at?
What you lookin' at?
Nobody blowin' up my phone
I ain't buzzin' and i ain't stoned
But I'm ridin', flyin' higher than the blue sky
If you don't like me, brother, that's okay
I ain't gonna let it wreck my day
I keep stylin', smilin', handin' out the sunshine
I got no good reason why
Damn, it feels good to be me
Seats laid back in my Cutlass Supreme
I'll be alright rollin' these streets
All summer long
Damn, i got it all figured out
I got no worries that I'm worried about
It's like I caught some crazy-happy disease
Damn, it feels good to be me
Bought some cheap shades at the Amoco Station
They make me feel like I'm on vacation
On my own island Motor City paradise
Ain't it funny how time flies?
Damn it feels good to be me
T-Top's down in my Cutlass Supreme
I'll be alright, rollin' these streets
All summer long
Damn, i got it all figured out
I got no worries that I'm worried about
It's like I caught some crazy-happy disease
Damn, it feels good to be me
Got no particular place to go
My Alpine's pumpin' some Mowtown soul
Rockin' to "Papa Was A Rollin' Stone"
Damn it feels good to be me
Fresh pair of kicks and my old blue jeans
I'll be alright, rollin' these streets
All summer long
Damn, i got it all figured out
I got no worries that I'm worried about
It's like I caught some Coltran Love Supreme
Damn, it feels good to be me
(Coltran Love Supreme)
It feels so good
(Coltran Love Supreme)
It feels so good
(Coltran Love Supreme)
Here's to the good life or so they say
All those parties and games that all those people play
They tell me this is the place to be
All these beautiful people and nothin' to see
Sometimes I feel like something is gone here
Something is wrong here, I don't belong here
Sometimes I feel like a stranger in town
And I've lost what I found, it'll all turn around
In a little while I'll be thinkin' about you
In a little while I'll still be here without you
You never gave me a reason to doubt you
In a little while I'll be thinkin' about you baby...I'll be thinkin' about you baby
On the other side of a coin
There's a face there's a memory somewhere that I can't erase
And there's a place that I find someday
But sometimes I feel like it's slippin' away
Sometimes I feel like something is gone here
Something is wrong here, I don't belong here
Sometimes I feel like a stranger in town
And I've lost what I found, it'll all turn around
Some things are lost some left behind
Some things are better left for someone else to find
Maybe in time I can finally see
I just wonder, wonder if you think about me
Sometimes I feel like something is gone here
Something is wrong here, I don't belong here
Sometimes I feel like a stranger in town
I might walk a lil funny but my walk is me
I might stutter when I talk but I say what I see
I don't agree with every other li'l thing that's proven
I do a lot of things that I shouldn't be doin'
I'll ruin everything you mighta had in mind
I'm a consistent, belligerent, solidified find
Rhinestone freak, suburban star
I ain't got no money and I got no car
I might make par if it don't take much
See I don't ride very far cuz I ride on luck
I stay pretty stuck in a rut like I should
And I do it for the love of everything that's still good
[Chorus 2x]
I don't know why I come here
But I know I'll never leave
It's the only place I wanna be yea, yea, yea
I'm a long way gone but I ain't short lived
I got deep deep pockets that leak like a civ
I give 110 throughout the course of a night
And if I don't go home then I did things right
I'd like to settle down but I ain't that guy
Cuz everything I ever did I always did on the fly
I like to ride the wave 'til the tide don't swell
I don't like cocaine but I like the smell
I dwell in the place you might see unfit
But there ain't nothin' you can ever say to make me give a shit
I stay pretty stuck in a rut like I should
And do it for the love of everything that's still good
[Chorus 2x]
I'd like to say that I don't do them bars
But my street called straight don't stretch too far (uh huh)
I'm on the move goin' nowhere fast
And you can tell the whole world they can kiss my ass
I'll take a pass be the last in line
And if it takes 10 years then I'ma be just fine (ah!)
I saw the signs in the grass ain't green
I found love at the bottom of a bottle of Beam
See comin' clean just seemed so jaded
And bein' underrated is underrated but I don't hate it
I stay stuck in a rut like I should
You know I do it for the love of everything that's still good
[Chorus 2x]
I don't know why I come here,
But I know I'll never leave,
I don't know why I come here,
But I know I'll never leave,
I don't know why I come here,
But I know I'll never leave,
It's the only place I wanna be yea, yea, yea,
It's the only place I wanna be yea, yea, yea!
I've been wasting all my time
and i've been drinking all that wine
and i've been drinking all that beer
and i've been shedding all these tears
I cant go and you cant stay
your not gonna take me out that way
because you cant take me
i said
you cant take me
no you cant take me anywhere i dont wanna go
I've been down this road before
and i just cannot care no more
i cant see what you can see
i'm to busy being me
See i cant go and you cant stay
your not gonna take me out that way
because you cant take me
i said
you cant take me
no you cant take me anywhere i dont wanna go
I dont need to save no face
and i cant wait to leave this place
i've been fooled by lesser things
and i dont care what tomorrow brings
See i cant go and you cant stay
your not gonna take me out that way
because you cant take me
i said
you cant take me
no you cant take me anywhere i dont wanna go
no you cant take me anywhere i dont wanna go
Lookin' back on everything and all the things that stay
I can count on memories 'cuz they don't go away
Good times were hard to hold until she came along
She moves me like a Memphis soul song
I'm not always there I know but she don't mind at all
As pretty as a picture that hangs on my own wall
She's like Mississippi when the sun comes up at dawn
She moves me like a Memphis soul song
With an angel on my left side and the devil on my right
She's the one who saves me from them dark unholy nights
Of all the ones who've left me it's a wonder she's not gone
She moves me like a Memphis soul song
She moves me like a Memphis soul song
She don't care what the game is, she's always down to play
My world without her seems a million miles away
She don't have to worry, I know where I belong
She moves me like a Memphis soul song
I've been dealt some aces and I've played them all the same
But she's the only one that keeps me in the game
No fame or fortune could ever keep me gone
She moves me like a Memphis soul song
With an angel on my left side and the devil on my right
She's the one who saves me from them dark unholy nights
Of all the ones who've left me it's a wonder she's not gone
She moves me like a Memphis soul song
There's a magic down in Memphis that never seems to fade
Even now them voices carry like a lonely serenade
It's the memories that still and always will be on my mind
They move me every time
She sees the good in everything there is to see
Sometimes I wonder what she ever see's in me
I'm not always right you know but she's never led me wrong
She moves me like a Memphis soul song
In all my travels I've never found a way
To find the words that say the things I'd like to say
I've sang some melodies but she's my favorite one
She moves me like a Memphis soul song
With an angel on my left side and the devil on my right
She's the one who saves me from them dark unholy nights
Of all the ones who've left me it's a wonder she's not gone
She moves me like a Memphis soul song
I'll keep it, I'll keep it, I'll keep it, I'll keep it...
I'll keep it comin' with the Oooh, Oooh
I'll keep it comin' with the Oooh, Oooh
I'll keep it comin' with the Oooh, Oooh
Ain't it great to be alive
Ain't it great to breathe
Ain't it great to have hit songs hidden up my sleeves
I ain't silly and my songs ain't cute
I don't fly like a bird I just shine for loot...uh!
You can believe I ain't close to done
You talk hits, you've never been close to one
You ain't supposed to run, you can tell them I said that
Quick from the get, you know my hearts where my heads at
I'll keep it comin' with the Oooh, Oooh
I'll keep it comin' with the Oooh, Oooh
I'll keep it comin' with the Oooh, Oooh
I'll keep it, I'll keep it, I'll keep it,..
I'll keep it comin' with the Oooh, Oooh
I'll keep it comin' with the Oooh, Oooh
I'll keep it comin' with the Oooh, Oooh
Spent the last six months sittin' out in the cold
You know I cried for help but I got put on hold
We dropped Doublewide and you thought it would fold
It wasn't lookin' good, but now your uncle went Gold
Sold five hundred thou like PLOW
Pushed one million everybody went HOW?
Now I'm TWO PLUS...sittin' TWO PLUSH
I dare your punk ass to ask me WHAT?
I sold the farm and bought it right back
I was sittin' in the red but now I'm back in the black...uh!
I'm in tact went from broke to plastic
All my hoopties turned into classics
I've outlasted singin' Yes Yes Y'all
Got em' all kinda hopin' I'll return their calls
And just when you thought that there was nothin' to see
You heard me comin' around the corner hummin'..Follow Me
And here I am, I'm live and direct
I'm makin' everybody wonder what I'm gonna do next
I don't flex because that's not my style
I'll be singin' what I'm bringin' baby all the while and I...
I'll keep it comin' with the Oooh, Oooh
I'll keep it comin' with the Oooh, Oooh
I'll keep it comin' with the Oooh, Oooh
I'll keep it, I'll keep it, I'll keep it,..
I'll keep it comin' with the Oooh, Oooh
I'll keep it comin' with the Oooh, Oooh
The days seem so familiar
There's something about the evenings
Even though they change every now and then
Well, I can be myself here
And I can free myself here
I can't believe it's last night again
I see things go down, I hear the talk of the town
Like an echo in my ear
If you should look for me, I'll be right here
I can leave myself here
Or I could use some help here
I can't believe it's last night again
It's a lonesome sound when this bar shuts down
So I guess I'll have one more
Nothin' out there I ain't seen before
I can leave myself here
I could use some help here
I can't believe it's last night again
I can't believe it's last night again
I'm sending this letter
I'll mail it today
There's so many things I've been wanting to say
Your mom sent some pictures
And my how you've grown
Rock n roll fathers are never at home
I'm writing this letter
I made you a song
I promised your mom that I'd write while I'm gone
You say daddy come home
Well you'll just have to wait
I hope when I get there that it won't be too late
Skylar I just missed your first step today
I have no excuses and nothing to say
I live on a bus with a rock n roll band
I hope when your older that you'll understand
I'm coming home soon
This tour's almost through
I promise I'll try to spend more time with you
You say daddy come home
You'll just have to wait
I hope when I get there that it won't be too late
Now Madison Blue you know I love you too
Not a single day passes that I don't think of you
I'm running on empty and a mountain so high
I can pull out your pictures and look in your eyes
I long for the day when your old man comes home
It kills me to hear you say daddy don't go
You say daddy come home
You'll just have to wait
I hope when I get there that it won't be too late
Daddy's at work now he's trying to pay bills
Ego's and assholes are part of my deal
I make some money and I have some fun
The tax man he cometh and I'm back to square one
Don't worry bout your daddy
You girls be good
Give a kiss to your mother
I sure wish I could
This life has it's moments
I'm not always sad
Take care and I love you
Who bring's it to you
Whoooooohhh
I laid cuts with Jay and rocked rhymes with Run
A couple mil in the bank and I ain't even done
I got platinum plaques, I write platnum tracks
I got it all from raps and that's the platinum face, Uh
All that and there ain't nothing I fear yet
Sippin champagne up in company leer jets
Five star meals, Caribbean vacations
Everything's plush deluxe accomodations
Nationwide, the stations vibe
To the cat who covers tracks like the lace on thighs
My ace is high, there ain't gonna be no guessin
And I'm the illest mother fucker on the block no question
I ain't destined I don't fuck with fate
Self made millionaire while your bussin plates
You see I've already done everything you wanna do
So what makes you think I give a fuck about you
Detroit to Texas
Texas to LA
Who brings it to you
Whooooohh
Who's your uncle?
Brooklyn to the bayou
Across the southern plains
Who brings it to you
Whooooohh
Who's your uncle?
I shot dice with the devil on many occasion
Drank shots with God in an old gas station
A couple accountants, that count my statements
Cribs all paid for, no car payments
Rocked in basements for gas and beer
And now I get all that and big loot to appear
I couldn't steer so I got me a chauffer
Hired a chef cause I was tired of stouffers
I got over and people showed envy
Cause I couldn't choose between a Lincoln and a Benzy
Fendi shades and topless maids
I don't worry about clothes cause thier custom made
I drink crushed up grapes that have been aged for years
Your smokin OP's, drinkin three-two beer
I've already done everything you wanna do
So what makes you think I give a fuck about you
Detroit to Texas
Texas to LA
Who brings it to you
Whooooohh
Who's your uncle?
Brooklyn to the bayou
Across the southern plains
Who brings it to you
Whooooohh
Who's your uncle?
Detroit to Texas
Texas to LA
Who brings it to you
Whooooohh
Who's your uncle?
Brooklyn to the bayou
Across the southern plains
Who brings it to you
Whooooohh
Doctor, Doctor, can you save me?
I like my chicks a little crazy
Crazy in the head
Every train wreck got me buzzin', like I'm drunk on Robitussin
Fireworks in my bed... all night
Hip-hop don't stop
Drop it like it's burnin' hot, damn
Here I go again
Hip-hop don't stop
Buy that girl another shot, damn
Gimme that gimme that gimme that
Hot mess
Gimme that gimme that gimme that
Hot mess
People tell me that it's my fault
Everyday I'm like a Nascar
Crashin', catchin' fire
I like tequila on my sunrise
A little black around my blue eyes
Walkin' on a wire
Let it ride...
Hip-hop don't stop
Drop it like it's burning hot, damn
Here I go again
Hip-hop don't stop
Buy that girl another shot, damn
Gimme that gimme that
Hot hot mess
Gimme that gimme that
Hot hot mess
Doctor, Doctor, can you save me?
She's dancin' on the bar and screamin'
She's singin'
Hip-hop don't stop
Drop it like it's burnin' hot, damn
Here I go again
Hip-hop don't stop
Buy that girl another shot, damn
Gimme that gimme that
Hot hot mess
Gimme that gimme that
I wish I had a dollar for all the times somebody told me
Everything's gonna be alright
I wish I had a dollar for all the times somebody told me
Everything's gonna be alright
I've been lost in Boston, Austin Texas is always sweet
I stumbled around that Texas town but I never left Sixth Street
You know it's always hard to keep my feet from tryin' to run away
And it seems I spent a lifetime tryin' to make everything ok
I wanna go down to see her
She's my little queen
I wanna go down to tell her
She means the world to me
I wish I was down to watch her
Play that tambourine
She always brought a smile to me
I'd do anything
I wish I had a dollar for all the times somebody told me
Everything's gonna be alright
I wish sometimes that I could say she never told me so
And I'd walk a million miles on down the same old broken road
Now you can always reap just what you sew I know that's true
And I pray some day that I wake and my poor feet won't fit these shoes
I wanna go down to see her
She's my little queen
I wanna go down to tell her
She means the world to me
I wish I was down to watch her
Play that tambourine
She always brought a smile to me
I'd do anything
I wish I had a dollar for all the times somebody told me
Everything's gonna be alright
If I listened closely I can hear it oh so clear
Like a south bound train like fallin' rain like a whisper in my ear
Everything I'd like to hear you know I don't hear much no more
But I know someday that you'll come my way and you'll walk right thru that door
I wanna go down to see her
She's my little queen
I wanna go down to tell her
She means the world to me
I wish I was down to watch her
Play that tambourine
She always brought a smile to me
I'd do anything
I wish I had a dollar for all the times somebody told me
Party
Party
Party
I've been wasting all my time
And I've been drinkin all that wine
And I've been drinkin all that beer
And I've been sheddin all these tears
I can't go and you can't stay
Your not gonna take me out that way
Because you can't take me
I said you can't take me
No you can't take me anywhere, I don't wanna go
I've been down this road before
And I just can not care no more
I can't see, what you can see
I'm too busy bein me
See I can't go and you can't stay
Your not gonna take me out that way
Because you can't take me
I said you can't take me
No you can't take me anywhere, I don't wanna go
I don't need to save no face
And I can't wait to leave this place
I've been fooled by lesser things
And I don't care what tomorrow brings
See I can go and you can't stay
Your not gonna take me out that way
Because you can't take me
I said you can't take me
No you can't take me anywhere, I don't wanna go
No you can't take me anywhere, I don't wanna go
I guess this is where I get off
Yep, remember everything I told you
Got Your Song Book
Got them beats I gave you
Money
Cell Phone
Mmm Hmm
What's wrong
What if I don't make it
That's impossible
But what if
Fuck what and tell if to suck my dick
I taught you to well for that
Besides the money's already made and the foundation has already been laid
Now, remember the most important thing I taught ya
When it gets crazy out there with the money and the girls and the fame
What's that
Make sure you pinch it at the top before you roll it down
Got it
Funny how things change
Yet they always stay the same
And the simple things in life
Just get tossed into the flame
But I been down that road before
When you just gotta roll the bones
I ain't got much money in my pocket
But I didn't leave none at home
Here I go again on my own
Goin' down the only road I've ever known
Like a drifter I was born to walk alone
And I'll keep livin' my life, livin' the dream on my own
A million roads to go
And a million roads behind me
I've heard so many stories told
But the good ones never find me
I ain't got no crystal ball
That's showin' me the way
And I don't know which way I'm goin'
But I'll get there someday, singin'
Here I go again on my own
Goin' down the only road I've ever known
Like a drifter I was born to walk alone
And I'll keep livin' my life, livin' the dream on my own
And after all that I've been through
There's nothin' left to prove
I'm startin' to believe
We can all live the dream
One day at a time
Yes, I'm startin' to believe
We can all live the dream
Here I go again on my own
Goin' down the only road I've ever known
Like a drifter I was born to walk alone
And I've made up my mind, I ain't wastin' no more time
Here I go again on my own
I'm goin' down the only road I've ever known
Like a drifter I was born to walk alone
And I've made up my mind, I ain't wastin' no more time
Here I go again on my own
Goin' down the only road I've ever known
Here I go again on my own
Goin' down the only road I've ever known
Like a drifter I was born to walk alone
Another cigarette, whatever I can get
Everything I had I left behind
Pictures of the past things that never last
But satisfaction is, oh, it's state of mind
Somehow, someway
With nothin' left to lose
The past has got me
Searching for someone like you
Put another candle in the wind
It's just another thing that I can't fix
Play another game that I can't win
But I'm not leaving it like this
Maybe, I should find a common ground
Scratch another problem off my list
Go ahead and kick me when I'm down
But I'm not leaving it like this
Make another note
Letters that I wrote
I guess, you should've known
That I'd let you down
I heard it all before
I been through every door
But don't you be so quick
To count me out
You tried to knock me down
You kicked me in my head
You got me on the ground
But I'm not finished yet
Put another candle in the wind
It's just another thing that I can't fix
Play another game that I can't win
But I'm not leaving it like this
Maybe, I should find a common ground
Scratch another problem off my list
Go ahead and kick me when I'm down
But I'm not leaving it like this
You try to let me down
You kick me in my head
You got me on the ground
But I'm not finished yet
Put another candle in the wind
It's just another thing that I can't fix
Play another game that I can't win
But I'm not leaving it like this
Maybe, I should find a common ground
Scratch another problem off my list
Go ahead and kick me when I'm down
But I'm not leaving it like this
Put another candle in the wind
It's just another thing that I can't fix
Play another game that I can't win
But I'm not leaving it like this
Maybe, I should find a common ground
Scratch another problem off my list
Go ahead and kick me when I'm down
If Heaven ain't a lot like Detroit, I don't wanna go
If Heaven ain't a lot like Detroit, I'd just a soon stay home
If they ain't got no 8 mile like they do up in the D
Just send me to Hell or Salt Lake city
It would be about the same to me
It would be about the same to me
Detroit city from the Aretha to Aliyah
To Bob Segar to Joe Louis
N' his arena an now on me
Paradise the mic of over achievers
Smokin' sewer cops bottom feeders
And parking meters a bunch of bad dudes
In the mad brew and tattoos
So think twice before you pass through
Or get clapped through wack crews get hurt
We can take you for a ride, or take you for your shirt
I did it in the Bronx, I did it in Queens
And you can see me do it, do it down in New Orleans
Fat backs and greens I'm a scene of amazement
You'll be picking all your teeth up off the fucking pavement
Is that Kracker with a C? No Kracker with a K
Kracker motherfucker all goddamn day
You could take gratiot south but that's a real rough route
You'll get found face down with your pockets hangin' out
If Heaven ain't a lot like Detroit, I don't wanna go
If Heaven ain't a lot like Detroit, I'd just a soon stay home
If they ain't got no 8 mile like they do up in the D
Just send me to Hell or Salt Lake city
It would be about the same to me
It would be about the same to me
My name is Cowboy
My name is Cowboy
I'm, I'm, I'm goin' platinum
Back in the motherfuckin' saddle wanna battle Kid Rock
Bitch your up shits creek without a paddle
I'm no tattle 'cause I do not snitch
I lick slits n' drop cock n' twas that spit
I spit like hick's n' mix hits for flam
And that's what you call droppin' bombs
Got a bullet head dick with a 30 odd 6
And from a thousand yards I'll hit ya right in the lips, shit
Motherfuckers wanna talk about shining
Here's four fingers kiss my fuckn' diamonds
I keep climbin' but these charts ain't shit
I'm a whinini', linin' rhymin' son of a bitch
I'm the son of a shotguns unsung cry
And I'm the only MC that'll never die
'Cause if it's real you'll feel it, so check for the name
Or look for the dog with the fade in the chain, yeah
If Heaven ain't a lot like Detroit, I don't wanna go
If Heaven ain't a lot like Detroit, I'd just a soon stay home
If they ain't got no 8 mile like they do up in the D
Just send me to Hell or Salt Lake city
It would be about the same to me
It would be about the same to me
Kracker, Kracker, Kracker, Kracker
Kracker, Kracker, Kracker, Kracker
Kracker's the name double X in size
And I reside on the side where the sun rise
See I'll never be touched because I'm out of reach
Call me Kracker just be fuckin' up spots like bleach
Worst in my division I got bitches on file
From the Mississippi river on back to Belle Isle
I got style but it doesn't show
I got more love for Detroit than you'll ever know
I know cats that sling crack and cats that scrap
Cats that bust beer bottles over baseball caps
Cats that get drunk and like to spark up skull
Cats that keep sawed offs chillin' up in the trunk
Whores and 4 4's n' scoops n' blow and fuck fay go bitch
We pound cans of Stroh's
We run the mitten from the river way up to the farms
That's why we got these fuckin' D's tattooed on our arms
If Heaven ain't a lot like Detroit, I don't wanna go
If Heaven ain't a lot like Detroit, I'd just a soon stay home
If they ain't got no 8 mile like they do up in the D
Just send me to Hell or Salt Lake city
It would be about the same to me
It would be about the same to me
You spend your lonely days lookin' for someone
I just wanna be the one that makes your river run
I know it ain't so fun bein all alone
And I know you wonder when you'll find yourself a home
You ain't foolin' no one baby
See you don't believe in you
But I do
Yeah I do
Oh I do
Yeah I do
If you want some company
I don't mind a ride
I don't want your money baby
And I don't want your pride
You might think I'm crazy
You just might be shy
I think this is good for us
But I could just be high
We can make this happen baby
I believe that's true
Yeah I do
Yes I do
Oh I do
Yes I do
You keep on lookin' baby
I hope it's all too sweet
I hope its fairy tales
And everything you dream
But just remember that we ain't all this kind
When you get tired of lookin' baby I ain't hard to find
Your wastin' all your time out there
Cuz they don't care about you
But I do
Yeah I do
Oh I do
Yeah I do
Oh I do
The birds outside my window
Want to drive this stupid song into my head
I wake up in this empty bed alone
I guess it's somethin' that I said
I tried to open up a door between us
But I guess it was a wall instead
And I try and I try
And it tears me all up inside
Tell me your dreams
What do they mean?
And what do we want from eachother?
Where do we go?
Nobody knows
And what do we want from eachother?
Seven forty five
I got a flight
But you're still mad about last night
Tear apart Pandora's box
I try to open every lock in sight
And I try and I try
And it tears me all up inside
Tell me your dreams
What do they mean?
And what do we want from eachother?
Where do we go?
Nobody knows
And what do we want from eachother?
Another Sunday mornin' comin' down
But I'm tryin' to see the bright side
Another cold and unforgiving dawn
I wish I was on your right side (right side)
I wish that you could understand
That words can fail the best intentions, ma'am
And I try and I try
And it tears me all up inside
Tell me your dreams
What do they mean?
And what do we want from eachother?
Where do we go?
Nobody knows
And what do we want from eachother?
Tell me your dreams
What do they mean?
And what do we want from eachother?
Where do we go?
Nobody knows
And what do we want from eachother?
And them birds outside my window
747 come 11 to bust
Somebody take me home
I wanna live in lust
When trust is low and
Stakes are high
That's all I ever
Did ib Denver was die
(That's all I ever did
In New York was die,
That's all I ever
Did is LA was die)
So put em' up, put em'
Up to the sky
And wave goodbye
To Miss American Pie
'Cause you been tellin' lies
You took it all and abused it
Whatever happened to
The feel good music?
Somewhere, somehow
Some way somebody
Pulled the plug
And left me sittin' in
A dirty little pub
CHORUS:
I gotta tell you baby
Life's been good to me
And I know that
Makes you mad
'Cause that's something
You can't see
I got everything
I ever wanted
And I'll never
Give that back
Oh I know you
Hate that fact
But you ain't gotta look
At me like that
I said you aint gotta look
At me like that
What 'chu lookin' at?
What 'chu lookin' at?
What 'chu lookin' at?
What 'chu lookin' at?
You run around pullin'
Stunts like that
See never in my life
Could I front like that
I ain't cut like that
I couldn't run like that
I'm a keep it non fiction
And take my hate, uh
Remember back when
Things looked grim
I spent a lot of time and
Money on whims
I remember the crew
Remember the good times
Remember the orange and
I remember the sunshine
It's all gone that's
A thing of the past
The fact remains that
It moves real fast
So why you sit around
Hopin' things might change
I'll be sittin' pretty singin'
Hey Pockey Way
Repeat chorus
You'll hear me comin' hummin'
Songs of redemption, huh
I've been oppressed
For less than attention
I got your extension but
I'll probably never call
'Cause this last year
You ain't seen me in
Your crystal ball
And I'm uphauled by
The things you've done
Left a trail of wrongs and
Can't account for one
Now you're done and
I'm glad but it's
A shame you'd waste it
You want this so bad
You can taste it
Detroit love can
You feel that? (Feel that)
That's stick an move
Can you feel that? (Feel that)
I'm on the rack for
The two triple zero
Full failure all
American hero
Repeat chorus
Dear Mom and Dad, I don't know where to start
I hate to break the news but I got a broken heart
That sweet southern belle that I met in Tennessee
Got a hickey on her neck and it ain't from me
Seems there's someone special
She's been meetin' at the gym
But the crazy thing about it
Is that someone's not a him
My girlfriend's got a girlfriend now
It was cool for a minute now it's bringin' me down
People talkin' 'bout it all over this town
My girlfriend's got a girlfriend now
All my friends say she's just goin' through a phase
I believed her when she said she just needs a little space
But then I found pictures on her cellular phone
Of them doin' things when I wasn't home
It hit me like a brick
I guess, I should have seen the sign
This was more than just a friend
And a bottle of wine
My girlfriend's got a girlfriend now
It was cool for a minute now it's bringin' me down
People talkin' 'bout it all over this town
My girlfriend's got a girlfriend now
Yeah Mom and Dad, really nothin' left to say
I'll be sure to keep you posted if she swings it back this way
I guess, I'm not as sad as you think I might be
The part that makes me mad is that they didn't invite me
My girlfriend's got a girlfriend now
It was cool for a minute now it's bringin' me down
People talkin' 'bout it all over this town
My girlfriend's got a girlfriend now
My girlfriend's got a girlfriend now
Working all week could make a grown man cry.
But nobody's sad and a saturday night.
Throw some cheep sun glasses on them blood shot eye's
Nobody's sad on a saturday night.
Chorus
Some johny Cougar,
Some southern comfort
Winner's and loser's we got each other
The world looks better in neon lights...
Nobody's sad on a saturday night.
Tell me your story and I'll tell you mine nobody's sad on a saturday night.
I leap out the park ways she say's good bye nobody's sad on a saturday night...
It goes oh no here we go rock in roll rodeo
Chorus x 1
It goes oh no here we go rock in roll rodeo...
Some johny cougar some southern comfort winners or looser's we got each other the world looks better in neon lights nobody's sad on a saturday night. Some hank jr some southern comfort I see you dancing girl I got your number the world looks better in neon lights nobody's sad on a saturday night
Chorus x 1
Lying in my bed I hear the clock tick,
And think of you
Caught up in circles confusion
Is nothing new
Flashback warm nights
Almost left behind
Suitcase of memories,
Time after
Sometimes you picture me
I'm walking too far ahead
You're calling to me, I can't hear
What you said
Then you say go slow
I fall behind
The second hand unwinds
If you're lost you can look and you will find me
Time after time
If you fall I will catch you I'll be waiting
Time after time
If you're lost you can look and you will find me
Time after time
If you fall I will catch you I will be waiting
Time after time
After my picture fades and darkness has
Turned to gray
Watching through windows you're wondering
If I'm OK
Secrets stolen from deep inside
The drum beats out of time
If you're lost you can look and you will find me
Time after time
If you fall I will catch you I'll be waiting
Time after time
You say go slow
I fall behind
The second hand unwinds
If you're lost you can look and you will find me
Time after time
If you fall I will catch you I'll be waiting
Time after time
If you're lost you can look and you will find me
Time after time
If you fall I will catch you, I will be waiting
Time after time
Time after time
Time after time
Artist : Uncle Kracker
Title : Writing It Down
Album : N/A
Genre : Modern Rock
I was born on the cold side of the mountain
I wanna wake up on the warm side of the bed
How I start here
And how I end there
That is the part I ain't worked out yet
Every day I climb a little bit higher
Every night I learn something new
I'm writing it down
In case I forget
One day it'll be my story for you
CHORUS
On every page you will know how much I love you
In every line you will see how much I care
With every word we'll grow a little closer
Even though we both know I can't be there
That's why I'm writing it down down down down down
Ohhhhhhhh I'm writing it down
For you and for me
And for the whole wide world to read
Ohhhhhhhh I'm writing it down
All my life I've been hoping and praying
For my time to finally arrive
To put down this pen
To say it's the end
And wake up back home with you by my side
REPEAT CHORUS
I was born on the cold side of the mountain
I wanna wake up on the warm side of the bed
How I start here
And how I end there
That is the part I ain't worked out yet
Hey it's me, again
I'm just checkin' in
Wonderin' how you've been
Yeah it's been awhile
Nothin' much has changed
I hope you're doin' okay
I just called to say
You've been on my mind
And I hope the next time you fall in love
You get everything you've been dreamin' of
You deserve a happiness that sees no end
But next time you fall in love
I hope it's with me again
Well baby I could lie
Say that I'm doin' great
Truth is I miss the way
I feel when I'm with you
And I hope the next time you fall in love
You get everything you've been dreamin' of
You deserve a happiness that sees no end
But next time you fall in love
I hope it's with me again
Cause you and I were never meant to be apart
What we had is better than where we are
I promise that I'll never leave you in the dark
Baby I miss you
Yeah, I hope the next time you fall in love
You get everything you've been dreamin' of
Yeah, I hope the next time you fall in love
I give you everything you've been dreamin' of
I'll give you a happiness that sees no end
The next time you fall in love
I hope it's with me again
Me again
Bourbon and whiskey, tequila and scotch
Chocolate Martinis and Jägerbomb shots
Ice cold Cerveza replaces a day
Takes off the edge and takes us away
Play us a song about losing
Play us a song about love
Play us a song about freedom
Feeling wild and young
And play that piano
Let every song reach into our hearts
Play that piano
And let us forget who we are
They wanna shake it to Mustang Sally
They're screaming Margaritaville
Writing New Orleans Ladies, Somebody's Baby
On 100 dollar bills
All the boys wanna hear Bocephus
Centerfold and Purple Rain
It's all Drunken Drama, Somebody's Mama
Got Runned Over By A Damned Old Train
Sing us a song about dreaming
Sing us a song about life
Sing us a song about leaving
Cheatin' husbands and wives
We hide from tomorrow and yesterday's hells
We run from each other, we run from ourselves
Get lost in the music, get lost in the dark
What we all have in common is our favorite bar
So play that piano
Fill us with laughter and tear us apart
Play that piano
And let us forget who we are
Play that piano
I might walk a little funny, but my walk is me
I might stutter when I talk, but I say what I see
I don't agree with every other little thing that's proven
I do a lot of things that I shouldn't be doin'
I'll ruin everything you might have had in mind
I'm a consistent, belligerent, solidified find
Rhinestone freak, Suburban star
I ain't got no money, and I got no car
I might make par if it don't take much
See I don't ride very far, 'cause I ride on luck
I stay pretty stuck in a rut like I should
And I do it for the love of everything that's still good
I don't know why I come here
But I know I'll never leave
It's the only place
I wanna be yea, yea, yea
I don't know why I come here
But I know I'll never leave
It's the only place
I wanna be yea, yea, yea
I'm a long way gone, but I ain't short lived
I got deep deep pockets that leak like a Civ
I give one ten throughout the course of a night
And if I don't go home then I did things right
I'd like to settle down, but I ain't that guy
'Cause everything I ever did I always did on the fly
I like to ride the wave till the tide don't swell
I don't like Cocaine, but I like the smell
I dwell in the place you might see unfit
But there ain't nothin' you can ever say to
Make me give a shit
I stay pretty stuck in a rut like I should
And do it for the love of everything that's still good
I don't know why I come here
But I know I'll never leave
It's the only place
I wanna be yea, yea, yea
I don't know why I come here
But I know I'll never leave
It's the only place
I wanna be yea, yea, yea
I'd like to say that I don't do them bars
But my street called straight don't stretch too far
I'm on the move goin' nowhere fast
And you can tell the whole world they can kiss my ass
I'll take a pass be the last in line
And if it takes ten years then I'm a be just fine
I saw the signs in the grass ain't green
I found love at the bottom of a bottle of bean
See comin' clean just seemed so jaded
And bein' underrated is underrated but I don't hate it
I stay stuck in a rut like I should
You know I do it for the love of everything that's still good
I don't know why I come here
But I know I'll never leave
It's the only place
I wanna be yea, yea, yea
I don't know why I come here
But I know I'll never leave
It's the only place
I wanna be yea, yea, yea
I don't know why I come here
But I know I'll never leave
I don't know why I come here
But I know I'll never leave
I don't know why I come here
But I know I'll never leave
It's the only place
I wanna be yea, yea, yea
It's the only place
I wanna be yea, yea, yea
Day after day I've learned to live through
all those times i took a nasty poo
You know, that's a smell that i have to lose
I'm feelin' the strain, and it's a pain
CHORUS:
give me the TP and shut the door
Id like to take a shit in your toilet bowl and flush it away
give me the TP and shut the door
Id like to take a shit in your toilet bowl and flush it away
Won't you flush it away
Beginin' to think, that I'm wastin' time
sitting on the shitter all the time
The world outside looks so damn good
But it stinks so bad i had to put on my hood
CHORUS
And when my ass is free
You know the rest is on it's way
And when my ass is free
You know i pull out that TP
Thanks for the TP that i got from you
Don't go in there for an hour or two
Air freshener won't help that stink
You helped me along, through my trouble on the throne
COURSE X4
I hear a lot of records on the radio
A lot of love songs
They make me sing along
I sing straight from my heart right into yours
Complete with cliché and metaphor you heard before
It's ringin' in my head because it rings true
I know you're missin' me
Like I been missin' you
And I can never get enough
No never get enough of a good thing
Does the world really need another love song?
Another “you don't know how much I miss you when you're gone”
Another “I don't know if I can live without you”
Another “baby you, baby oh...” oh I don't think I'll ever know
I-I-I-I-I love you
Another love song
I-I-I-I-I do
Another love song
Time and time again we need a little break
From the give and take
We make the same mistakes
I know I've never been the one to let my feelings show
And I guess in that regard I'm really not alone
We could all use a push and when it comes to shove
We sing of life and love and a lack thereof
But with a little bit of luck we could never get enough of a good thing
Does the world really need another love song?
Another “you don't know how much I miss you when you're gone”
Another “I don't know if I can live without you”
Another “baby you...” oh I...
Does the world really need another love song?
Another “you don't know how much I miss you when you're gone”
Another “I don't know if I can live without you”
Another “baby you, baby...” oh I don't think we'll ever know
I-I-I-I-I love you
Another love song
I-I-I-I-I do
Another love song
My brown-eyed girl, give it away
Just give me some of that Marvin Gaye
Dobie Gray's a good place to start
Go ahead and take a little piece of my heart
So does the world really need another love song?
Another “you don't know how much I miss you when you're gone”
Another “I don't know if I can live without you”
Another “baby you, baby oh, baby ooh, baby...”
Does the world really need another love song?
Another “you don't know how much I miss you when you're gone”
Another “I don't know if I can live without you”
Another “baby you, baby...” oh I don't think I'll ever know
I-I-I-I-I love you
Another love song
I-I-I-I-I love
Another love song
I-I-I-I-I love you
Another love song
I-I-I-I-I love you
Texas to LA
Who brings it to you
Whooooohh
Who's your uncle?
Brooklyn to the bayou
Across the southern plains
Who brings it to you
Who's your uncle?
I remember standing on the corner at midnight
Trying to get my courage up
There was this long lovely dancer in a little club downtown
I loved to watch her do her stuff
Through the long lonely nights she filled my sleep
Her body softly swaying to that smoky beat
Down on Mainstreet
In the pool halls, the hustlers and the losers
I used to watch ‘em through the glass
Well I'd stand outside at closing time
Just to watch her walk on past
Unlike all the other ladies, she looked so young and sweet
As she made her way alone down that empty street
Down on Mainstreet
And sometimes even now, when I'm feeling lonely and beat
I drift back in time and I find my feet
Down on Mainstreet
Ahh It still feels good
You were always there to bring me breakfast in bed
And when I stayed out late you had some powder for me head
I've been a bad man
But you never paid no mind
CHORUS
We've had some long nights
But we're alright this time
I've been leaving something I just don't know what it is
And every time I climb I wind up back on the skids
You always stood by me
When the natives start to whine
REPEAT CHORUS (2x)
You're like an angel with a 12 gauge (Lock and load)
You're like a wheelman on a get-away (Hit the road)
And together we ride
You ain't Bonnie I ain't Clyde
But we made out of town just the same
I could take a taxi but it's better when you drive
You always come between me and the mess outside
I could buy you a ring
But you'd rather have the cash
Ha ha and that don't even rhyme
REPEAT CHORUS
Here together we ride
You ain't Bonnie I ain't Clyde
But we made it out of town just the same
I could take a taxi but it's better when you drive
You always come between me and the mess outside
I could buy you a ring
But you'd rather have the cash
Ha ha and that don't even rhyme
Not a minute goes by, that you ain't on my mind.
Not a place in my heart, that you don't occupy.
I miss you.
If I could. I would crawl through the phone.
Yeah, this drink gets me by, but it don't get me home.
Are you sleeping? I ain't sleeping.
So I wrote you a song, cause it's been so long.
Since I looked in your eyes.
If there was a way I could see you today
And hold your sweet sweet smile.
I'd be there, I'd be there
I'd be there.
I'm watching the clock, but the clock doesn't care.
I'm the star of the show called, "I wish I was there."
Babe, I miss you.
And thinking of you puts a smile on my face.
And it makes me forget that I hate this place.
I've been dreaming.
But I still ain't sleeping.
So I wrote you a song, cause it's been so long.
Since I looked in your eyes.
If there was a way I could see you today
And hold your sweet sweet smile.
I'd be there, I'd be there
I'd be there.
Not a minute goes by, that you ain't on my mind.
Not a place in my heart, that you don't occupy.
I miss you.
So I wrote you a song, cause it's been so long.
Since I looked in your eyes.
If there was a way I could see you today
And hold your sweet sweet smile.
I'd be there, I'd be there, I'd be there, I'd be there
Lately I've been livin'
Feelin' unforgiven
Feels like I've been gettin'
Anything and everything wrong
Well I've always had my trouble
Lately it's been double
Somethin' busts my bubble
Keeps me barely floatin' along
But those days are behind me
You ain't gonna find me
Sittin' round, countin' raindrops
Hey Hey Hey
The sun is shining on my face
And everythin' will be okay
It's a fact, yeah
I made it back, and
This time I'm here to stay
Hey Hey Hey
Now the clouds have parted
Let's get the party started
Call up the broken-hearted
Tell ‘em that I'm back in town
I'm buyin' the whole place a round
Bad days behind me
My baby beside me
I feel my luck starting to change
Hey Hey Hey
The sun is shining on my face
And everythin' will be okay
It's a fact, yeah
I made it back, and
This time I'm here to stay
Hey Hey Hey
The sun is shining on my face
Bad days behind me
My baby beside me
I feel my luck starting to change
Hey Hey Hey
Hey Hey Hey
Hey Hey Hey
Hey Hey Hey
Hey Hey Hey
The sun is shining on my face
And everythin' will be okay
It's a fact, yeah
I made it back, and
This time I'm here to stay
Hey Hey Hey
The sun is shining on my face
And everythin' will be okay
It's a fact, yeah
I made it back, and
This time I'm here to stay
Hey Hey Hey
Hey Hey Hey
Hey Hey Hey
Hey Hey Hey
Hey Hey Hey
Hey Hey Hey
Hey Hey Hey
Well she was lookin' out the window
And I was starin' at the door
The dog was sleepin' on the sofa
This place has never been this quiet before
You can't pretend it never happened
You can't pretend it's still the same
You can't say you were only jokin'
You can't keep thinkin' things can go on this way
CHORUS
Some things you can't take back
Though you wish you could
Some things you can't take back
Though the glass has been broke
And the milk has been spilled
And your loves on the line
Some things you can't take back
When someone says there's no tomorrow
When the writings on the wall
After all have cried and spoken
And your poor heart has taken such a fall
REPEAT CHORUS
If I could reset the clock and go back in time
I'd erase the thoughts that went through my mind
You know I never would leave
And I'd still have you with me
You can't pretend it never happened
You can't pretend it's still the same
You can't say you were only jokin'
You can't keep thinkin' things can go on this way
REPEAT CHORUS
Some things you can't take back
'Cause in the cold light of day the pieces all blew away
And now I'm livin' a lie
DrSns: Wake up! It's late!
It's twenty minutes after eight
Everyone get up; it's time to go
Up and at 'em now
Come on; shake a leg
Have some juice and scrambled egg
On the floor and out the door
Let's get on our way.
Dot : Hey, watch out!
Yakko: What's the matter?
Dot : You almost knocked me off the ladder
Yakko: No I didn't
Dot : Yes you did; I almost fell
Yakko: Don't exaggerate
Dot : I'm not
Yakko: Yeah, right
Dot : Are you trying to pick a fight?
Yakko: Will you get out of my face?!
Dot : Well, you're always in my space
DrSns: Hey get off each other's case
Because we're trying to get along.
Wakko: I want pancakes
Or a waffle
This tastes awful
Is that all we've got?
Can't find my clothes
And I need to blow my nose
And my socks are full holes
And my shoelace has a knot.
Dot : That's my toothbrush
Yakko: No it's not
Dot : Well, it's sitting in my slot
Yakko: No it isn't; this is mine and that one's yours
Dot : Well, you're standing in my way
Yakko: Yeah, that's tough
DrSns: Alright now that's enough
Everybody get your stuff
Because we're going out the door.
DrSns: Every time we get into the car
It's so much work
It takes us twenty minutes
While you're driving me berserk
With your playing und your jumping
Und your running all about
When I finally get you inside
You always lock me out!
Dot : I'm mad, I'm mad
I'm really, really, really mad
You poked me with your elbow in my side
Yakko: No I didn't!
Dot : Yes you did
Yakko: Nuh-uh
Dot : You did
And I'm just a little kid
You're lying; don't deny it
Yakko: Oh, I'm gonna hit you
Dot : Yeah, just try it
DrSns: Will both of you be quiet
'Cause we're driving in a car!
Dot : Ow, he hit me!
Yakko: Ow, she bit me!
Dot : He said he's gonna "get me"
Yakko: No I didn't
Dot : Yes you did!
DrSns: Alright that's it; now I forbid
Either one of you to say another word!
Wakko: Are we there yet?
I'm tired.
I'm hungry.
How far?
My nose is snotty
Need to move my body
Gotta use the potty
Better stop the car.
Dot : Stop it!
Yakko: No, you stop it
DrSns: Why can't you both just drop it?
Dot : Well, he started it
Yakko: Oh, yeah, I'm really sure, uh-huh
Dot : Na-ah
Yakko: Uh-uh
Dot : It's your fault
Yakko: No it's not.
Your leg is in my spot
DrSns: Yakko you be quiet
Und that goes for you too, Dot!
DrSnS: Every time we take a trip
It's always just the same
With the fighting und the biting
Und the calling all those names
Then there's pushing und there's shoving
Und there's scratching on the neck
When we finally get to where we're going
Everyone's a wreck!
YW+D : Yak yak yak yak yak yak yak yak yak yak yak yak yak!
Dot : I'm mad, I'm mad Wakko: Are we there yet?
I'm really, really, really mad I'm tired.
You poked me with your elbow in my side I'm hungry.
Yakko: No I didn't! How far?
Dot : Yes, you did, you did My nose is snotty
And I'm just a little kid Need to move my body
DrSns: Will both of you be quiet Got to use the potty
'Cause we're driving in a car! Better stop the car.
DrSns: We're here, we're here
Doesn't anybody want to give a cheer?
Yakko: You mean this is where we're all gonna spend the day?
Dot : At the circus?!
Wakko: Hey, guys, look! They got rides!
DrSns: Now you're satisfied?
Alright, everyone inside
And let's have some fun, okay?
YW+D : Yay!!!
Dot : I'm glad, I'm glad
What a really great time we had
Did you see those lions and those tigers
Weren't they neat?
DrSns: Are you happy now?
Dot : We are; thanks a lot
I'm sorry that we fought
From now on I'll get along
Yakko: That's alright, Dot; I was wrong
DrSns: Ah that's nice, now come along
Let's all get in the car.
Dot : You can take the seat you like
You're always so gallant
Yakko: Ah, thank you, Dot, but ladies first
You take the seat you want
DrSns: Everybody's happy now
We've had a real good day
Und now it's time to go back home
So let's be on our way.
Dot : You hit me
Yakko: No I didn't
Dot : Yes you did. Stop it!
Yakko: No, you stop it
Dot : Move your leg
Yakko: No, you move your leg
Dot : You started it
Yakko: No I didn't, you did
Dot : No I didn't, you did
Yakko: So what?
Dot : You always start it!
Yakko: Don't you cross that line!
Dot : You're not the boss of me!
Yakko: This is where the line is, right here!
Dot : Oh yeah? Since when? Get out of my face! I'm the boss here!
Yakko: Dr Scratchansniff, she started it!
Sweet southern smell of summer in Savannah
Tailgate drop Tuscaloosa, Alabama
That's my hometown
Yeah that's my hometown
New York City, subway on the run
San Diego surfers, soaking in the sun
That's my hometown
America's my hometown
We got blue collar people
Little pink houses
White church steeples
Wishes in a fountain
If you know every name on your street
And you know them then you know me
That's my hometown
America's my hometown
Trash can fire, north Detroit
Seventh inning stretch Chicago, Illinois
That's my hometown
America's my hometown
Down in Nashville
Out in Hot Springs
See idle settin' tone
Doin' nothing
We got blue collar people
Little pink houses
White church steeples
Wishes in a fountain
If you know every name on your street
And you know them then you know me
That's my hometown
America's my hometown
Yeah that's my hometown
America's my hometown
Stars shinin' down on Memphis at night
Reminds me of those lost Vegas lights
Big Sky Montana to New Orleans
And every one light city that sits in between
That's my hometown
America's my hometown
Yeah that's my hometown
America's my hometown
We got blue collar people
Little pink houses
White church steeples
Wishes in a fountain
If you know every name on your street
And you know them then you know me
That's my hometown
America's my hometown
Yeah that's my hometown
One day you could care less,
Struttin' like a hot mess,
Prom dress layin' on the floor.
Then you go from cheap thrill
To absolutely buzz kill,
Always tryin' to even the score.
You're like a sexy little psycho
With an automatic rifle
And I like the way you do what you do, oh
You always got me beggin' of a four letter word
You get my motor runnin' or you get on my nerves
You make me wanna kiss you or just flip you the bird
You always got me beggin' of a four letter word
Oh, you got me beggin' of a four letter word
Sweet like honeysuckle,
Shinin' of my buckle,
Dancin' like it ain't gonna end.
I can almost taste it,
Take a shot and chase it,
Wasted like the clothes on your skin.
I swear you get me cussin'
When you're pushin' on my buttons
Call me crazy, but I'm crazy for you.
You always got me beggin' of a four letter word
You get my motor runnin' or you get on my nerves
You make me wanna kiss you or just flip you the bird
You always got me beggin' of a four letter word
Oh, you got me beggin' of a four letter word
You're like a sexy little psycho
With an automatic rifle
And I like the way you do what you do.
I swear you get me cussin'
When you're pushin' on my buttons
Call me crazy, but I'm crazy for you.
You always got me beggin' of a four letter word
You get my motor runnin' or you get on my nerves
You make me wanna kiss you or just flip you the bird
You always got me beggin' of a four letter word
You always got me beggin' of a four letter word
You get my motor runnin' or you get on my nerves
You make me wanna kiss you or just flip you the bird
You always got me beggin' of a four letter word
Oh, you got me beggin' of a four letter word
Four letter word
Four letter word
Four letter word
I'm nothing fancy
I'm nothing special that's true
But I know what your thinkin'
Cuz I'm thinkin' that same thing too
Now you'd like everything to go your way
And I should probably say everything you'd like me to say
But that's not me and baby that just wouldn't be you
You better watch how long you wait
Cuz baby you might wait too long
I don't know if I could make you happy
And I don't know if I could make you cry
I don't know if the clock stops at midnight
I can't see past forever but together we can fly
Together we can fly
Now let's pretend for a while that we've got no place to be
You've been broken before but baby that wasn't me
Now I'm trying to ask you to come
To that same old place that you've been runnin' from
We've been down that road
You know there's nothing to see
You better watch how long you wait
Cuz baby you might wait too
Bay there' no use in waiting
I can see that your hopes are fading
They tell me that time is precious baby
Hey, it's me again
I'm just checkin' in
Wonderin' how you've been
Yeah, it's been awhile
Nothin' much has changed
I hope you're doin' okay
I just called to say
You've been on my mind
And I hope the next time you fall in love
You get everythin' you've been dreamin' of
You deserve a happiness that sees no end
But next time you fall in love, I hope it's with me again
Well baby, I could lie
Say that I'm doin' great
Truth is I miss the way
I feel when I'm with you
And I hope the next time you fall in love
You get everythin' you've been dreamin' of
You deserve a happiness that sees no end
But next time you fall in love, I hope it's with me again
'Cause you and I were never meant to be apart
What we had is better than where we are
I promise that I'll never leave you in the dark
Yeah, baby, baby, I miss you
Yeah, I hope the next time you fall in love
You get everythin' you've been dreamin' of
Yeah, I hope the next time you fall in love
I give you everythin' you've been dreamin' of
I'll give you a happiness that sees no end
The next time you fall in love
And you'll always have a place at my table
Hey dinner's ready come on and eat
Get her done
This ain't no Memphis soul songs
And Motown rhythm and blues
Or smoky broken soundtracks
Of my every childhood moves
Soothing are the camera's looking out at my back 40
Lord I don't know where I'd be if not from Berigordi
See my story ain't that simple and it don't stop here
Patsy Cline still echo's through my younger years
I know you can hear me 'cause the music never stops
George Jone sang me to sleep whether he knows it or not
CHORUS
And I'll always lend a hand if I'm able
And you'll always have a place at my table
I've been this whole world over with Detroit on my mind
But I've got friends in Tennessee Atlanta and Caroline
We don't need no money and we don't want no grief
But if you came to give some you'll be pickin' up your teeth
REPEAT CHORUS
That's your Uncle Kracker sittin' back there on that back porch
And I think sittin' back here I can see everything I need to see
I think back here I can see poor old Mr. Bradford fuelin' up the Benz
Everything is truly everything
That's all it can ever be
And that sure is good enough for me ha ha
(And I'll always give ya help if I'm able
And you'll always have a place at my table)
Embers in the ashtray,
Six-pack down behind my seat,
One hand up on the wheel,
Eat A Peach playin' on repeat.
Got my baby at my side,
Her hair whippin' all in the wind,
The last time I felt this good,
I can't remember when...
Listen to the Goodyear's roll
Hummin' through the radio
Let it lighten up your load
Ain't got no place to go.
Watching those fence poles fly,
As the miles roll by,
Nothin' but blue skies,
Hangin' over you and I.
Ain't lookin' for direction,
Don't need it if it don't come free,
A billboard says "Trust the Lord"
A piece of country I ain't never seen.
Nobody wavin' in the rearview,
Just put the pedal to the floor and drive
Don't it feel so good to you?
I feel so alive...
Listen to the Goodyear's roll
Hummin' through the radio
Let it lighten up your load
Ain't got no place to go.
Watching those fence poles fly,
As the miles roll by,
Nothin' but blue skies,
Hangin' over you and I.
Her painted toes on the dash,
Her hand on my knee
She ain't looking out the window
Cause she's too busy lookin' at me
Yeah
Listen to the Goodyear's roll
Hummin' through the radio
Let it lighten up your load
Ain't got no place to go.
Watching those fence poles fly,
As the miles roll by,
Nothin' but blue skies,
Hangin' over you and I.
Nothin' but blue skies,
I got more cash than I can put in a bank
Got pink piranhas swimming in my tank
Two piece bikinis all around my pool
My 40-ouncer is never not cool
Frank Sinatra on the radio
Some chase the rainbow, I chase the gold
Nuthin' changes, it's always the same
Nuthin' changes, I can't complain
Nuthin' changes, we roll and we rock
Nuthin' changes, thank God
I got a yacht parked down in the keys
I write my name in the sand when I pee
My body's tanned except for my wrist
That's where my shiny diamond Rolex is
Don Williams on the radio
Brown bag my diamond, take my lobster to go
Nuthin' changes, it's always the same
Nuthin' changes, I can't complain
Nuthin' changes, we roll and we rock
Nuthin' changes, thank God
It's so easy, so warm and breezy
I'm so lucky to be me
I got a 24 car garage
I snap my fingers when I want a massage
Nuthin' but sevens when I roll the dice
Sometimes it's lonely, but the view is nice
Nuthin' changes, it's always the same
Nuthin' changes, I can't complain
Nuthin' changes, we roll and we rock
Nuthin' changes, thank God
Nuthin' changes, it's always the same
Nuthin' changes, you won't hear me complain
Nuthin' changes, we roll and we rock
Jimmy keeps a picture of Jamie in his Wallet
But everybody knows that Jamie's in the closet
Katey's in the corner got her Prozac gone
She only likes to dance to the Kid Rock songs
Shally slings drink till a half past two
Always looking like she got something better to do
And I'm sittin' here in all my glory
Everybody got a Beer everybody got a Story
It is what it is and it ain't what it ain't
It's life and it's love and it ain't gonna change
It's a beautiful mess
I don't wanna miss
It sits in the spins and it is what it is
It is what it is
Randy got a good job drivin' a truck
He got a Black Jack habit but he got no luck
And Kim had a Kid she named Cincinnati
Cause that's the last place that she saw his Daddy
And I'm sittin' here in all my glory
Everybody got a Beer everybody got a Story
It is what it is and it ain't what it ain't
It's life and it's love and it ain't gonna change
It's a beautiful mess
I don't wanna miss
It sits in the spins and it is what it is
Dollar Bills disappear into the Juke Box
From sweet Caroline to Love on the Rocks
I'm sittin' here cause that's what I do
Enough about me let's talk about you
It is what it is and it ain't what it ain't
It's life and it's love and it ain't gonna change
It's a beautiful mess
I don't wanna miss
It sits in the spins and it is
It is what it is and it ain't what it ain't
It's life and it's love and it ain't gonna change
It's a beautiful mess
I don't wanna miss
It sits in the spins and it is what it is
It is what it is
Oh yeah
It is what it is
Dollar Bills disappear into the Juke Box
From sweet Caroline to Love on the Rocks
(2X) It is what it is
And I'm sittin' here in all my glory
Everybody got a Beer everybody got a Story
Clap your hands to the beat, to the beat
Just clap your hands to the beat, to the beat
Come on clap your hands to the beat, to the beat
I said clap your hands to the beat, to the beat
Uh huh and you don't stop
Uh huh and you don't stop
Uh huh and you don't stop
Uh huh and you don't stop
We in this Great Lakes state
Eatin steaks 'n shrimp
It's kinda hard to miss the crew
Because we all got limps
We come equipped with new kicks and stetsons
The super saggy rags and the white trash connection
No flexin, huh, know what I mean
You can feel us fool, we don't need to be seen
It's all about the green, not the drugs we be takin
That shits free with an LP in circulation
And we be wastin time
Got them all state, all county, all hood rhymes
It's all good times, thank the lord
For dumb fuckin people and credit card fraud
We're tearin up your lawn, we got herds of Lincolns
Step into your crib and have your whole house stinkin
Don't blink and don't think we're soft
Hide your money and your gold and don't express your thoughts
We get mad props, wreck all shops
Puttin stops on crews
They get confused and lose, that's what we do
Styles stem from pioneers
Leavin suckers in awe
And you get jawed for lookin queer
Can you hear me or am I talkin to the wall
That's Top Dog callin out each and every one of y'all
You get balls, you come and talk that shit
But Top Dogs camp ain't nothin to fuck with
And don't say we didn't warn ya
I got this Detroit thang with more love that California
Drunk DJ smokin coiniac dips
Call me the sidekick, thug boy, kid with the limp
I rip through rhymes like a bullet in the breeze
And I float through tracks like a shark in the sea
A wee bit shy, but I comply by me
And I'm a mean mother fucker when I have to be
Got young g's with sleeves and thieves on hold
Strategically placed in case somebody feels bold
I told...you ho's you can't fuck with these cause
I make more papers then trees
See we believe in brotherhood forever is criteria
You fuckin with Top Dog
Your fuckin with family
No I ain't feelin ya, got all that I can do to hear
Any time you see me you should stand clear
You see me in my Lincoln
I'm in the clubs drinkin
Who you gonna check bitch, what the fuck you thinkin
You can check me, but that shit don't slide
You can get your life took tryin to take my pride
You ride with who, man that shit ain't big
I roll with dogs that'll rock your wig
And got gigs all money
Detroit to Portland
Cellular receivers and beepers is what were sportin
Your nothin of importance, I don't sweat you
Yeah the drinks on me, but the jokes on you
I'm all about the everyday nothin at all
See I'm not doin very much, I'm just havin a ball
I'm in bed by four, I'm up by noon
I might sit around, I might write me a tune
I might go fishi' and again I might not
I might get me a fourty or pour me some scotch
The watch on my wrist, that don't even exist
A lot of pissed people from appointments that I've missed
I dissed everybody and their mom for spite
Cause everybody's barkin, but nobody ever bites
Your talkin loud, sayin nothin
Get you dad, get your cousin
Go and get your boy cause he's as big as a house
Now take your pussy ass click and get the fuck out
I'm the estranged, deranged, I got domains like states
I live in plush hotels with them hourly rates
I do big plates eight times a day
The crew be livin large at the seafood bay
Got a way with the world and now I'm lookin' to scramble
Ain't about to ass out on a no good gamble
Could handle anything, but I ain't down for broke
So before somebody slides, somebody's getting choked
I'm a no good freak, tweak skin like rashes
I lose a little love with everyday that passes
Ain't a masotistic, rock statistics, vocabulary
I'm a very shy simplistic
And get this, some people say I changed
I'm the same mother fucker with the same old name
A little extra game and extra cash could see
You could fuck me, but don't put it past me
You wanna bash me and got no reason
I can lay up in the Caymans for four straight seasons
I ain't a punk, I refuse to be
I live for what is, not what used to be
Your all up in the past, that's ass
Hear what I say
I'm all about today and I'm a die that way