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• For Reasons I've Forgotten - Jamie O'Hara
• The Cold Hard Truth - Jamie O'Hara
• That Ain't The Way I Heard It - Jamie O'Hara
• Some People (Just Can't Walk The Line) - Jamie O'Hara
• Pretend - Jamie O'Hara
• Miles of Heartache - Jamie O'Hara
• If It Will Make You Mine - Jamie O'Hara
• I Surrender - Jamie O'Hara
• Come Swim the Rivers With Me - Jamie O'Hara
• Blessing and the Curse - Jamie O'Hara
• See If I Care - Jamie O'Hara
• Mantra - Jamie O'Hara
• Lovin' You Against My Will - Jamie O'Hara
• 50,000 Names - Jamie O'Hara
• What's a Good Ol' Boy to Do - Jamie O'Hara
• Rise Above It - Jamie O'Hara
• My Little Lady (Ain't My Little Lady No More) - Jamie O'Hara
• It Ain't Over ('Til Your Heart Says It's Over) - Jamie O'Hara
• I'm Livin' for You - Jamie O'Hara
• Don't Make Me Break Her Heart - Jamie O'Hara
• Beautiful Obsession - Jamie O'Hara

For reasons I've forgotten now,
We brought love to an end.
Ain't it funny how the little things,
Seemed so big back then.
Damn the pride that makes me want,
To break instead of bend.
For reasons I've forgotten now,
I lost my one true friend.
It's lonely tonight, lookin' back on yesterday.
Seein' the fool I was, feelin' the price I paid.
And the crazy thing about it is I don't even remember,
Who was right, who was wrong:
For reasons I've forgotten now,
We brought love to an end.
Ain't it funny how the little things,
Seemed so big back then.
Damn the pride that makes me want,
To break instead of bend.
For reasons I've forgotten now,

You don't know who I am,
But I know all about you.
I've come to talk to you tonight,
About the things I've seen you do.
I've come to set the record straight;
I've come to shine the light on you.
Let me introduce myself:
I am the cold hard truth.
There is a woman we both know,
I think you know the one I mean.
She gave her heart and soul to you,
You gave her only broken dreams.
You say you're not the one to blame,
For all the heartache she's been through.
I say you're nothin' but a liar:
I am the cold hard truth.
All of your life, that's how it's been;
Lookin' out for number one.
Takin' more than you give;
Movin' on when you're done.
With her you could've had it all:
Family and love to last.
If you had any sense at all,
You'd go and beg her to come back.
You think that you're a real man,
But you are nothin' but a fool.
The way you run away from love;
The way you try to play it cool.
I'm gonna say this just one time,
Time is running out on you.
You best remember me my friend:
I am the cold hard truth.
You best remember me my friend:

After you came in late last night,
You said you'd been alone,
Just needed some room to clear your mind,
A little time away from home.
Told me you were down on highway nine,
Down by the river bend.
But this town has ears and this town has eyes,
And a whole lot of so called friends.
And ooh, ooh, that ain't the way I heard it.
Ooh, ooh, that ain't the way I heard it.
Don't you think I wanna trust every word you say?
Don't you think I wanna look in your eyes?
And feel suspicion slip away,
When you say you've got nothin' to hide.
But ooh, ooh, that ain't the way I heard it.
Ooh, ooh, that ain't the way I heard it.
Throw me out a lifeline, baby,
Offer me a grain of truth.
Treat me with a little bit of dignity,
I think I deserve that much from you.
Gimme one reason for stayin' cool,
Tell me they're no good liars.
Don't make me play your pathetic fool, baby,
Show me the old desire.
Ooh, ooh, that ain't the way I heard it
Ooh, ooh, that ain't the way I heard it.
After you came in late last night,
You said you'd been alone,
Just needed some room to clear your mind,
A little time away from home.
Told me you were down on highway nine,
Down by the river bend.
But this town has ears and this town has eyes,
And a whole lot of so called friends.
And ooh, ooh, that ain't the way I heard it.
Ooh, ooh, that ain't the way I heard it.
That ain't the way I heard it.
That ain't the way I heard it.
That ain't the way I heard it.
That ain't the way I heard it.
That ain't the way I heard it.
That ain't the way I heard it.
That ain't the way I heard it.

Some people just can't walk the line.
Like the wind they are restless all the time.
Searchin' for that elusive peace of mind:
Some people just can't walk the line.
He's out on the highway with his thumb in the wind,
A pint of Old Crow on his hip.
Unfiltered Camels rolled up in his sleeve,
Last night's fight on his lip.
Some people just can't walk the line.
Like the wind they are restless all the time.
Searchin' for that elusive peace of mind:
Some people just can't walk the line.
Honky-tonks and bus stops and cheap old motel rooms,
Painted the lonesome in his eyes.
Tonight he'll be sleepin' wherever he lands,
When the Old Crow drops him from the sky.
Some people just can't walk the line.
Like the wind they are restless all the time.
Searchin' for that elusive peace of mind:
Some people just can't walk the line.
Tomorrow at daybreak he'll be up and gone,
Over the Mexican line.
A girl named Juanita is waiting for him,
To show him one helluva time.
Some people just can't walk the line.
Like the wind they are restless all the time.
Searchin' for that elusive peace of mind:

I know that the flame has burned out,
The love has left your eyes.
All that remains for me are the memories,
And these tears I cry.
But baby, can you understand,
How hard it is for me to face the end?
Please, just for tonight, pretend.
I'm movin' down the highway,
Come morning light.
I won't be turning back, you'll be free at last,
I've given up my fight.
But baby, there's a whole lot of darkness standin',
Between now and then.
Please, just for tonight, pretend,
Please, pretend:
One last tender kiss,
Please don't leave me,
Hangin' on the jagged edge like this.
Suffer me one more illusion,
Indulge this obsessive need.
I'm a prideful man,
Doin' the best I can,
With what's left of me.
I ain't looking for your pity, baby,
Just strength to live again.
Please, just for tonight, pretend.
Please, pretend:
One last tender kiss,
Please don't leave me,
Hangin' on the jagged edge like this.
Suffer me one more illusion,
Indulge this obsessive need.
I'm a prideful man,
Doin' the best I can,
With what's left of me.
I ain't looking for your pity, baby,
Just strength to live again.
Please, just for tonight, pretend,
Please, just for tonight, pretend,
Please, just for tonight, pretend.
Pretend,
Pretend,

Started out in Birmingham,
With Jim Beam in a Pepsi can,
Just to help me cut the pain.
Spent the night in Mobile,
Sleepin' on the steerin' wheel.
Woke up with the sun callin' your name.
And I got miles of heartache yet to go.
Never knew forgettin' you would go so slow.
The memory of you and me's a long and windin' road.
And I got miles of heartache yet to go.
Headed down to New Orleans,
Fell into a Cajun dream,
Damned if I recall her name.
Burned it up on Bourbon Street,
Woke up standin' on my feet.
Headed out that morning in the rain.
And I got miles of heartache yet to go.
I never knew forgettin' you would go so slow.
The memory of you and me's a long and windin' road.
And I got miles of heartache yet to go.
Drifted down to Mexico,
And figured I'd just lay low.
Saturday night they threw me into jail.
Blew my last twenty-five,
In some old Tiajuana dive.
Ain't got no dinero for my bail.
And I got......
Instrumental Break.
Tomorrow they will set me free,
But free is what I'll never be,
Long as memories remain.
New Orleans or Mexico,
It don't matter where I go.
Your love is like a ball and chain.
And I got miles of heartache yet to go.
I never knew forgettin' you would go so slow.
The memory of you and me's a long and windin' road.
And I've got miles of heartache yet to go.

If it will make you mine.
I'll swim the rivers deep inside
Down where the cold, black water glides
Up through the shadows I will climb
If it will make you mine
I'll walk the moonless night alone
Out where the demon dog still roams
I'll have no weapon by my side
If it will make you mine
If it will make you mine
I'll fear no truth that I may find
Where few men ever dare to go
I'll go for you
I'll seek the silence of my soul
Down where the mysteries unfold
Never again to be blind
If it will make you mine
If it will make you mine
I'll fear no truth that I may find
Where few men ever dare to go
I'll go for you
I'll seek the silence of my soul
Down where the mysteries unfold
Never again to be blind
If it will make you mine
If it will make you mine

Your love's in my blood,
Deep in my soul.
Can't fight it anymore,
You make me whole.
I surrender.
I surrender.
I surrender.
The touch of your hand,
Your dark, lonely kiss,
Has taken over my mind.
Who can resist? (I can't resist.)
I surrender.
I surrender.
I surrender.
I don't know who I am anymore.
The stars are all turning,
Waves rise and fall on the shore.
Such a terrible yearning,
I won't live without you.
My heart could not stand it,
I'll go where you go,
Love commands it,
I surrender.
I surrender.
I surrender.
I surrender.

Come swim the rivers with me,
We'll dive through the shadows and dreams.
Maybe all of our demons are simply,
Angels in disguise,
Waiting for us to show our courage,
And look them in the eye.
Come swim the rivers with me,
We'll glide through the current so deep.
Being safe is an illusion, baby,
Don't be afraid to let go.
There's unimaginable beauty waiting,
For you down below.
Come swim the rivers with me.
For millions of years, baby, we've been in love,
Circling through the universe above.
Travelling toward each other down through time,
Now the moment of flesh and bone has arrived.
Come swim the rivers with me.
Come swim the rivers with me.

When I had you
I was as high as a man can be
You put joy in my heart
My life with you was a beautiful dream
When you said goodbye
I've never known such hurt
Baby, lovin' you was
The blessing and the curse
Lovin' you was
The blessing and the curse
When we made love
I felt a passion I can't describe
When you laid with me
I was so totally alive
When you walked away
You took my universe
Baby, lovin' you was
The blessing and the curse
Lovin' you was
The blessing and the curse
The blessing and the curse
It's my fate to walk this earth
Always loving you and regretting you
Always wanting you, never forgetting you
Never forgetting you
Baby, I ain't ashamed
To say you brought me down to my knees
From the mountain top
Down to the deepest, darkest sea
Where I still long for you
With a never ending thirst
Baby, lovin' you was
The blessing and the curse
Lovin' you was
The blessing and the curse

I saw you walkin' down the street last night,
I saw him walkin' by your side.
I saw the way he stopped and held you tight,
I saw the look in your eyes.
Go on and tell him that you love him,
Go on and show him he's the one.
Go on and give him every sacred thing,
You used to save for us.
See if I care,
Look at the way you're tearin' me apart.
Baby, see if I care,
Look at the tears fallin' in this heart, baby.
Go on, go on, go on,
Go on, go on, go on,
See if I care.
I still can hear the way you whisper,
Softly in my ear.
I lay awake and I remember,
The way it felt to hold you near.
Go on and run your fingers through his hair,
Go on and lay by his side.
Go on and wrap him in your dark surrender,
And all your tender lies.
See if I care,
Look at the way you're tearin' me apart.
Baby, see if I care,
Look at the tears fallin' in this heart, baby.
Go on, go on, go on,
Go on, go on, go on,
See if I care.
Look at the way you're tearin' me apart.
Baby, see if I care,
Look at the tears fallin' in this heart, baby.
Go on, go on, go on,
Go on, go on, go on,
Go on, go on, go on,
See if I care.
See if I care.
See if I care.
See if I care.
See if I care.

Your love is like a mantra,
Beating deep inside my heart.
Silent in the shadows,
Like a flame within the dark.
Your love is like a mantra,
No beginning and no end.
Leading me back home to you,
Again and again and again.
Your love is like a mantra,
Beating deep inside my heart.
Silent in the shadows,
Like a flame within the dark.
Your love is like a mantra,
No beginning and no end.
Leading me back home to you,
Again and again and again.
Leading me back home to you,
Again,
And again,
And again,
Again.
Again.

I don't wanna hurt nobody,
Don't wanna make nobody cry.
I don't wanna do wrong, I don't wanna do wrong,
I don't wanna tell no lies.
Girl, I'm lovin' you, lovin' you against my will.
Lovin' you, lovin' you against my will.
I don't wanna hear the 'phone ring.
Don't wanna hear your voice on the line.
I don't wanna come to you,
I don't wanna come to you,
I don't wanna give in this time.
Girl, I'm lovin' you, lovin' you against my will.
Your love is like a deep, dark river,
Pullin' me out to sea.
Harder I try to resist you,
The weaker I seem to be.
I don't wanna turn down your side street,
I don't wanna pull in your drive.
Don't wanna see you standin' there,
Don't wanna see you standing there,
Don't wanna see that look in your eyes.
Girl, I'm lovin' you, lovin' you against my will.
Your love is like a deep, dark river,
Pullin' me out to sea.
The harder I try to resist you,
The weaker I seem to be.
I don't wanna feel your heartbeat,
I don't wanna taste your kiss.
I don't wanna call your name, I don't wanna call your name.
I don't wanna want you like this.
Girl, I'm lovin' you, lovin' you against my will.
Lovin' you, lovin' you against my will.
Lovin' you against my will
Lovin' you against my will
Lovin' you against my will
Lovin' you against my will
Lovin' you against my will.

There's teddy bears and high school rings,
And old photographs that mamas bring.
Of daddies with their young boys playin' ball.
There's combat boots he used to wear,
When he was sent over there.
And there's 50,000 names carved in the wall.
There's cigarettes and cans of beer,
And notes that say: "I miss you dear."
And children who don't say anything at all.
There's purple hearts and packs of gum,
Fatherless daughters and fatherless sons.
And there's 50,000 names carved in the wall
They come from all across this land,
In pick-up trucks and mini vans,
Searchin' for a boy from long ago.
They scan the wall and find his name,
The teardrops fall like pourin' rain,
Then silently they leave a gift and go.
There's stars of David and rosary beads,
And crucifixion figurines,
And flowers of all colours large and small.
There's a boy scout badge and a merit pin,
Little American flags wavin' in the wind.
And there's 50,000 names carved in the wall

She took my cowboy boots and my fishin' gear,
My George Jones CD's and my case of beer.
She left a little note up on the table sayin' we were through.
Hey mister, you tell me, what's a good ol' boy to do?
I had a cherry red pick up, '75.
Last time I saw it, it was headin' out the drive.
Her hair was blowin' in the wind,
I think that she was laughin' too!
Hey mister, you tell me, what's a good ol' boy to do?
Time's are a changin', things are rearrangin'.
Lordy, it's a hell of a mess.
Who's in control, well I don't know.
It ain't me I guess.
I had a dog named Jack; she took him too.
That was the coldest thing she could ever do.
She left behind the cat,
You know, the one that I'm allergic to.
Hey mister, you tell me, what's a good ol' boy to do?
Time's are a changin', things are rearrangin'.
Lordy, it's a hell of a mess.
Who's in control, well I don't know.
It ain't me I guess.
Well, I went on over to the Savings and Loan.
I walked through the door and everybody moaned.
She had been there yesterday,
And left me with the dead-broke blues.
Hey mister, you tell me, what's a good ol' boy to do?
Time's are a changin', things are rearrangin'.
Lordy, it's a hell of a mess.
Who's in control, well I don't know.
It ain't me I guess.
She took my cowboy boots and my fishin' gear,
My George Jones CD's and my case of beer.
She left a little note up on the table sayin' we were through.
Hey mister, you tell me, what's a good ol' boy to do?
Hey mister, you tell me, what's a good ol' boy to do?

Life can be so hard to understand,
Things don't always go the way we plan.
Right out of the blue can come a change.
And that old sunny sky just turns to rain.
But we can rise above it.
Long as we got love,
Baby, we can rise above it.
That's what we're made of.
Hand in hand, side by side,
Baby, don't you know that you and I,
Can rise, rise above it.
This old world don't give no guarantees.
Everyday is another mystery.
Just when we think we're on solid ground,
Around the bend come a flood to pull us down.
But we can rise above it.
Long as we got love,
Baby, we can rise above it.
That's what we're made of.
Hand in hand, side by side,
Baby, don't you know that you and I,
Can rise, rise above it.
Honey, I know we've had our share of trouble,
But the good Lord don't send nothin' we can't handle.
We can rise above it.
Long as we got love,
Baby, we can rise above it.
That's what we're made of.
Hand in hand, side by side,
Baby, don't you know that you and I,
Can rise, rise above it.
Rise, rise above it.
Rise above it.
Rise above it.

She got a pawn shop pistol underneath her seat.
She got snakeskin boots upon her feet.
She got the radio up, she got her hair let down.
She got the Pontiac rumblin' out of town.
She got a rag-top two-tone '74.
My little lady ain't my little lady no more.
She got the honky-tonk fever, got the skin tight jeans.
She got the long neck beer, got the Jim Beam.
She got the jukebox pumpin' all through the night.
She got the pool balls clickin' in the neon light.
She got the two-step shakin' on the sawdust floor.
My little lady ain't my little lady no more.
My little lady ain't my little lady no more,
I ain't ever seen her do this kind of thing before.
I've never been the one who had to walk the floor,
I used to be the one that she was livin' for!
She got the headlights burnin' through the mornin' mist.
She got the Marlboro hangin' from her ruby lips.
She got the Ray Bans coverin' up her eyes.
She got the cowboy drifter by the road side.
They're gonna ride through sweet freedom's door.
My little lady ain't my little lady no more.
My little lady ain't my little lady no more,
I ain't ever seen her do this kind of thing before.
I've never been the one who had to walk the floor,
I used to be the one that she was livin' for!
She go the Pontiac speedin' through the southern rain.
She got the Cuervo Gold killin' all the pain.
She got 45 miles to the Texas line.
She got the Louisiana cop car right behind.
She got the pedal pressed right down to the floor.
My little lady ain't my little lady no more.
She's gonna ride through sweet freedom's door.

Good morning my friend,
This is your heart talkin'.
You have been lying to me,
For quite some time.
You've been sayin' you don't miss her;
You've been sayin' you're over her.
You've been tryin' to make me believe,
She's out of your mind:
But it ain't over 'til I say it's over,
So you might as well.
Stop tellin' all those lies.
It ain't over 'til your heart says it's over,
So you might as well,
Just go ahead and cry.
Good evening my friend,
Yes, this is your heart again.
When are you gonna learn?
You can't fool me.
You've been sayin' she didn't hurt you;
You've been sayin' you're over the blues.
You keep thinkin' that you'll find a way,
To make me believe:
But it ain't over 'til I say it's over,
So you might as well.
Stop tellin' all those lies.
It ain't over 'til your heart says it's over,
So you might as well,
Just go ahead and cry.
But it ain't over 'til I say it's over,
So you might as well.
Stop tellin' all those lies.
It ain't over 'til your heart says it's over,
So you might as well,
Just go ahead and cry.

I used to be a hell raisin' hard livin' son of a gun,
I was always searchin' for the next bit of action or fun.
I had the pedal to the metal each day.
I was headed for an early grave.
But that was long before you came to me.
Now I'm livin' for you, every day of my life.
I wanna be by your side, each and every night,
'Til the dawn's early light.
Everything has changed, you take away my pain.
I got a reason to live, it's the love that you give.
I'm livin' for you.
I used to be a ramblin' run around honky tonk fool,
I like to spend my life every night on an old bar stool.
I tried to drink all the whiskey I could,
Everybody said I was no good.
But then you shined your light into my life.
Now I'm livin' for you, every day of my life.
I wanna be by your side, each and every night,
'Til the dawn's early light.
Everything has changed, you take away my pain.
I got a reason to live, it's the love that you give.
I'm livin' for you.
I was runnin' on dangerous ground,
Destination six feet down.
But darlin', your sweet love has rescued me.
Now I'm livin' for you, every day of my life.
I wanna be by your side, each and every night,
'Til the dawn's early light.
Everything has changed, you take away my pain.
I got a reason to live, it's the love that you give.

I close my eyes but what's the point?
I know sleep'll never set me free.
So much desire, so much desire:
Look at what you've done to me.
I take a drive down in the city,
Stop and get a drink or two.
Secretly prayin', secretly prayin',
Somehow I'll run in to you.
Ooh, can't get you out of my mind
Ooh, can't get you out of my mind
Love is cruel, love is beautiful,
Love is all shadow and light.
Jesus forgive me, Jesus forgive me,
Baby, where are you tonight?
Ooh, can't get you out of my mind
Ooh, can't get you out of my mind
Why'd you have to walk into my life,
And tear it all apart with a kiss?
Everything was going along all right,
Why'd you make me want you like this?
Love is cruel, love is beautiful,
Love is all shadow and light.
Love is cruel, love is beautiful,
Love is all shadow and light.
I close my eyes but what's the point?
I know sleep'll never set me free.
So much desire, so much desire:
Look at what you've done to me.
Love is cruel, love is beautiful,
Love is all shadow and light.
Jesus forgive me, Jesus forgive me,
Baby, where are you tonight?
Jesus forgive me, Jesus forgive me,
Baby, where are you tonight?
Jesus forgive me, Jesus forgive me,
Baby, where are you tonight?
Ooh, can't get you out of my mind
Ooh, can't get you out of my mind.
Ooh, can't get you out of my mind,
Can't get you out of my mind.
Love is cruel, love is beautiful,
(Can't get you out of my mind.)
Love is all shadow and light.
(Can't get you out of my mind.)
Love is cruel, love is beautiful
(Can't get you out of my mind.)
Love is all shadow and light.
Love is cruel, love is beautiful,
Love is all shadow and light.
Love is all shadow and light.
Love is cruel, love is beautiful,
Love is all shadow and light.

Never wanted anyone as much as I want you.
For you there's nothin' I won't do.
I live to love you, baby, this is my confession,
You're my beautiful obsession.
Deep in my dreams at night I see your face.
I'm in a fever when I wake.
Your love consumes me, baby, this is my confession:
You're my beautiful obsession.
My world is spinning 'round and 'round.
My heart is pounding, can't slow down.
My body's aching to hold you tight.
My mind is racing, can't wait to see you tonight.
Can't wait to see you tonight.
When we surrender to each other's kiss,
And just the two of us exist,
It's overwhelming, baby, this is my confession:
You're my beautiful obsession.
My world is spinning 'round and 'round.
My heart is pounding, can't slow down.
My body's aching to hold you tight.
My mind is racing, can't wait to see you tonight.
Can't wait to see you tonight.
When we surrender to each other's kiss,
And just the two of us exist,
It's overwhelming, baby, this is my confession:
You're my beautiful obsession.
I live to love you, baby, this is my confession:
Your love consumes me, baby, this is my confession:
It's overwhelming, baby, this is my confession:
You're my beautiful obsession.
My beautiful obsession.
My beautiful obsession.