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God Must Have Spent A Little More Time On You

[Verse 1: Alabama] Can this be true? Tell me, can this be real? How can I put into words how I feel? My life was complete, I thought I was whole Why do I feel like I'm losing control? [Pre-Chorus: Alabama] I never thought that love could feel like this Then you changed my world with just one kiss How can it be, that right here with me There's an angel, it's a miracle [Chorus: Alabama & (*NSYNC*)] Your love is like a river, peaceful and deep Your soul is like a secret that I never could keep When I look into your eyes I know that it's true God must have spent a little more time on you (A little more time) I'm sure we do (Yes he did, baby) [Verse 2: Alabama] In all of creation, all things great and small You are the one that surpasses them all More precious than any diamond or pearl They broke the mold when you came in this world [Pre-Chorus: Alabama] And I'm trying hard to figure out Just how I ever did without The warmth of your smile, the heart of a child It's deep inside, and leaves me purified [Chorus: Alabama & (*NSYNC*)] Your love is like a river, peaceful and deep Your soul is like a secret that I never could keep When I look into your eyes, I know that it's true God must have spent a little more time on you (On you, yes he did, baby) Yes he did [Pre-Chorus: Alabama] I never thought that love could feel like this Then you changed my world with just one kiss How can it be, that right here with me There's an angel, it's a miracle [Chorus: Alabama & *NSYNC, (*NSYNC)] Your love is like a river, peaceful and deep Your soul is like a secret that I never could keep When I look into your eyes, I know that it's true God must have spent a little more time on you God must have spent a little more time on you (On you, you) On you (A little more time) You, you

Son

[Verse 1] I can't tell you how to live your life But I would if you let me I can't see the things you feel inside But if I try, it's because I love you [Chorus] Son Son Son You make me proud, my son [Verse 2] I can't tell you when to shine your light But I might if it gets dark Sometimes I wish that I had second sight But it's your life, you play your part [Chorus] Son (If it makes you proud) Son (Sing it out loud) Son You make proud, my son My son [Verse 3] I hope I'm half the man that you think i am I hope you understand how hard (How hard) I tried To give you everything (I'll give you everything) 'cause you are the world to me And one day I won't be on this ride And that's alright (That's alright) [Bridge] You make me proud Do-do-do, do-do-do-do Yеah, you know it's gonna be alright Yeah, you know it's gonna be alright [Chorus] Son (If it makеs you proud) Son (Sing it out loud) Son (If it makes you proud) You make proud, my son My son [Outro] I can't tell you how to live your life But I would if you let me Son

Coward

Will my names grown dim? Will my ship come in? What kind of rich man would be I? For today I am a coward I have fear for what's to come I've not got the guts to even try Someday you will be strong May it carry you on When the burdens of life upon you fall And may your ship have ironsides And may your riches multiply May you have the strength of mind To turn from greed Hold fast to love Let go of pride May you ever you be satisfied Let not your excess hide from those in need

Shady Grove

Peaches in the summertime And apples in the fall If I can't get the girl I love I don't want none at all Shady Grove, my little love Shady Grove, I know Shady Grove, my little love I'm bound for Shady Grove Wish I had a banjo string Made of golden twine Every tune I'd pick on Wish the girl was mine Shady Grove, my little love Shady Grove, I know Shady Grove, my little love I'm bound for Shady Grove Some come here to fiddle and dance Some come here to tarry Some here to fiddle and dance I come here to marry Shady Grove, my little love Shady Grove, I know Shady Grove, my little love I'm bound for Shady Grove Fly around, my pretty little miss Fly around, my daisy Fly around, my pretty little miss Well you nearly drive me crazy Shady Grove, my little love Shady Grove, I know Shady Grove, my little love I'm bound for Shady Grove Oh, lips as red as a blooming rose And eyes of the prettiest brown She's the center of my heart She's the sweetest thing around Oh, Shady Grove, my little love Shady Grove, I know Shady Grove, my little love I'm bound for Shady Grove Shady Grove, my little love Shady Grove, I know Shady Grove, my little love Well I'm bound for Shady Grove

Run This Town

[Verse 1] Streetlights lightin' up a Main Street stretch A car flies by full of high school kids There was a time id be right there with them And a memory flashes through my mind To the baseball games and Friday nights We were messin' around, we were up to no good We were too damn young to be understood But the hands of time have took control And pulled us from those days ago So if you weren't there to see it you should know [Chorus] We used to run this town, we used to burn it down Yeah the whole place stopped when a few good friends threw caution to the wind You might not know it now, these were our stompin' grounds Yeah the time flies by and it don't seem to slow down But we used to run this town, we used to run this town [Verse 2] We were the first to know and the last to care There were rumors about us everywhere There were things we'd talk about You couldn't pay us to bring up now We left our mark on this place Left some scars we can't erase And now the faces they've all changed But they won't forget our names No they won't forget our names [Chorus] We used to run this town, we used to burn it down Yeah the whole place stopped when a few good friends threw caution to the wind You might not know it now, these were our stompin' grounds Yeah the time flies by and it don't seem to slow down But we used to run this town, we used to run this town Yeah run this town [Chorus] We used to run this town, we used to burn it down Yeah the whole place stopped when a few good friends threw caution to the wind You might not know it now, these were our stompin' grounds Yeah the time flies by and it don't seem to slow down But we used to run this town, we used to run this town [Outro] Yeah the hands of time, can we hit rewind We used to run this town No and you can't hide what you left behind We used to run this town

For My Womans Love

Like the first apartment that we had That bumpy little couch that made into a bed The shower down the hall and footsteps overhead She said it's just fine Times were hard for us for quite awhile But through those hungry days she faced it with a smile Not wanting me to know she's carrying my child She tried to ease my mind And for my woman's love For my woman's love Each day I thank the Lord above For my sweet woman's love Through the years of moving town to town Still searching for a dream somehow we nevеr found And wondering if we would evеr settle down Her love never died And if I am anything today I owe it To the love I had along the way No matter what went wrong no matter come what may She stood by my side And for my woman's love For my woman's love Each day I thank the Lord above For my sweet woman's love And for my woman's love For my woman's love Each day I thank the Lord above For my sweet woman's love

Johnstons Motorcar

As down by Brannigan's corner one morning i did stray I met another rebel there, this to me he said "I have orders from our captain to assemble at Dunbar But how are we to get there without a motorcar?" "Well Barney dear be of good cheer I'll tell you what we'll do The British, they are plentiful, the IRA are few We'll send a wire to Johnston before we walk too far And we'll give the boys a jolly good ride in Johnston's Motorcar!" Whеn Doctor Johnston heard the news, soon but on his shoеs He said the case was urgent, little time to lose He wore a fancy castor hat, on his breast a star You could here the din go through Glenfin of Johnston's Motorcar! But when he reached the railway bridge, the rebels he led there And he knew the game was up, so "Dammit!" he declared "I got an English permit to travel near and far!" "You can stick your pass right up your ass we want your motorcar!" "What will my loyal brethren say when they here the news? My car, it's been-a commandeered by the rebels at Dunluce!" They give me a receipt for it, that's signed by Captain Barr "When Ireland gets her freedom, boy, you'll get your motorcar!" They put that car in motion, and filled it to the brim With guns and bayonetts shining, old Johnston hit his grin Then Barney hoisted a Sinn Féin flag, buttered like a star And we gave 3 cheers for the IRA and Johnston's Motorcar!

Boss of Me

[Verse 1] There's a feedback loop going 'round in my head I can't make it stop, you say I'm going nowhere You better come on back, girl, don't step out of line If you don't watch out, you're gonna be a headline [Verse 2] My inner native's beating on the jungle drums I'm restless from the rhythm of the rattle and hum Something's going through me like a million volts Then it hit me in the heart just like a lightning bolt [Chorus] You're not the boss of me I'm who I need to be Got possibilities And I can finally breathe You're not the boss of me No more apologies You're ancient history 'Cause now I'm free [Verse 3] I got this now, what you gonna do? I'm rolling like a gambler, I got nothing to lose No job, no man to hold me down If I got something to say, I'm gonna say it right now [Chorus] You're not the boss of me I'm who I need to be Got possibilities And I can finally breathe You're not the boss of me No more apologies You're ancient history 'Cause now I'm free [Bridge] No longer on the run Answer to no one You're not the boss of me You're not the boss of me [Chorus] You're not the boss of me I'm who I need to be Got possibilities And I can finally breathe You're not the boss of me No more apologies You're ancient history 'Cause now I'm free (I'm free) I'm free I'm free I'm free You're not the boss of me

Silver Run

[Verse 1] See that girl with blonde hair Life's shake wasn't quite fair Never had a choice but to grow up Mama wasn't always around Her blood father's in the ground She'd crawl before she used it as a crutch [Chorus] Silver run, silver lining A flower growing through asphalt Yet her roots are twice as strong Never done always climbing Been a fighter all along She's only afraid to fall In love with me [Verse 2] It'd take me half a tank of gas To run her around and back County roads ate my tyres to the cords She cost me a lot of sleep And the way I used to be But I'd do it all again and even more [Chorus] Silver run, silver lining A flower growing through asphalt Yet her roots are twice as strong Never done always climbing Been a fighter all along She's only afraid to fall In love with me [Verse 3] We left home to come here City lights expose our fears A county girl at heart you can't deny I don't care much for the traffic Isolation is my habit Find a holler for me to raise up mine [Chorus] Silver run, silver lining A flower growing through asphalt Yet her roots are twice as strong Never done always climbing Been a fighter all along She's only afraid to fall In love with me

Loves The Only Chain

I can't hold a man like you I can't hold a man like you You're as wild and as scared As a free runnin' stallion I can't hold a man like you Some women tried having your baby Some women tried giving money to you Some women tried holdig' prayer in your family Don't women know they can’t hold onto you Love's the only chain, boy Oh love's the only chain Love's the only chain, boy That can ever hold you Oh, let them keep their friends and their family Let them keep all their money I've got everything I ever needed Cause love is my chain on you Love's the only chain, boy... Love's the only chain, boy...

Down Below

[Vocalizations] [Chorus] Down below, that's where I'll stay Down below, 'til my dyin' day I would stay, but then you'd know That I was meant for down below [Verse 1] Say my name, you'll say When the Devil cries, he's a lot like me So darlin', I'll just go to sleep And I'll go back to the cold, dark deep [Chorus] Down below, that's where I'll stay Down below, 'til my dyin' day I would stay, but then you'd know That I was meant for down below [Vocalizations] [Verse 2] Say my name, you'll know That I live down where even dark won't go So darlin', now please go to sleep And dream of me the way I want to be [Chorus] Down below, that's where I'll stay Down below, 'til my dyin' day I would stay, but then you'd know That I was meant for down below [Vocalizations] [Spoken] We want; we feel; we come; we steal; we fight We beg; we kill; we steal; we feel; we lie [Vocalizations] [Spoken] We want; we feel; we come; we steal; we fight We beg; we kill; we steal; we feel; we lie [Outro] Down below, that's where I'll stay

Hwaii Blus

I only lie when I'm sleepy, and maybe in those dreams I only lie when I'm sleepy, and maybe in those dreams I dream of you, in my bed I'm staying at the come-on-i-wanna-lay-ya I'm staying at the come-on-i-wanna-lay-ya How about you? Honey milk, honey milk, lay me in the shade Honey milk, honey milk, lay me in the shade And tell the sharks to go away Sugar booger, don't wait to long Sugar booger, Oh don't you dare wait to long Its Hawaii, it's Hawaii That's where it's at, lay your head It's Hawaii, it's Hawaii That's where it's at, lay your head in the waves I'm a turtle for you, I'm a palm leaf I'm a turtle for you, I'm a palm leaf I'm something you can eat before you sleep And I dream inside you Chocolate milk, chocolate milk Been sippin' it all night long Chocolate milk, chocolate milk Been sippin' it all night long Belong, lifelong, wheres your sense of right and wrong? Brazen hussy, layin' at your feet Brazen hussy, layin' at your feet Cocoa cavities in my teeth

Come Tomorrow

[Verse 1] Could it be the season's changing The winds of winter rearranging All the leaves like falling queens of sorrow Could be the freezing rain a-falling Could be sad September calling Or maybe it's knowing she'll be gone come tomorrow [Verse 2] Well, it's strange how many tortured mornings Fell upon us with no warning Looking for a smile to beg or borrow It's over now, there's no returning A thousand bridges sadly burning And light the way I'll have to walk alone come tomorrow [Verse 3] Well, I guess that no amount of lying To myself will stop the crying I guess I have to take things like they are The facts are plain to see, it's only That I ain't used to being lonely Like I'm going to be without you come tomorrow Come tomorrow

Country Boy

[Verse 1] I'm a country boy Loving every minute of my life Just a country boy Really living out here I smell the air (air) Burning as I rake up all the leaves As goats get up on things I work hard, I'm easy to please [Chorus 1] Admiring the mornings, always feeling like myself Catching my reflection in the water of the pond Call me Billy Midnight, always in the same jeans Losing my mind in the fields tonight (yeah) [Verse 2] I'm a country boy Loving every minute of my life Just a country boy Really living out here And I'm gonna die (peaceful) In my sleep at 105 Was the fire burning low, woah And no surprises on the bedside table [Chorus 2] Finding love so easy and my family all around Eating plums in autumn that have fallen on the ground I could be dreaming but call me Billy anyway As I disappear into the fields tonight, they're all ablaze I'm a country boy [Verse 3] I'm a country boy Loving every minute of my life Just a country boy Really living out here You can see it in my eyes (so clear) At end of day just rocking back and forth I would be so good to you Yeah

I Planted a Tree

[Verse 1] I planted a little bitty tree One day, I hope it's tall as me Put it in the ground with tender love and care I'm goin' to watch it grow, I planted a tree [Chorus] Plantin' a tree is a fun thing to do In some time, tall as you Do what I did, it's really cool I planted a tree [Verse 2] I planted a little bitty tree It's all the way up to my knee I give it water, and I give it fertilize I'm watchin' it grow, I planted a tree [Chorus] Plantin' a tree is a fun thing to do In some time, tall as you Do what I did, it's really cool I planted a tree [Verse 3] I planted a little bitty tree Tall as my eyes, I can see It really grows as it stands there And it's still growin', I planted a tree [Chorus] Plantin' a tree is a fun thing to do In some time, tall as you Do what I did, it's really cool I planted a tree [Outro] Hee hee hee hee hee hee hee hee hee hee hee hee!

Only In My Mind

[Verse 1] Oh, on a park bench in the middle of July We sat and watched the children play If it was the heat or the noise He didn't have too much to say Then with a move of his eyes A move that could have made the wind stand still He took my hand in his and said the words That I never will forget [Chorus] He said have you ever cheated on me Has there been someone else Is there someone you love more than me Someone you can't forget If his memory is opened again Let it be chased away by time He said have you ever cheated on me I said only in my mind [Verse 2] How can I tell him The time we spent together Was time between friends There's just somethings I can talk about with you That I can't just talk with him How can I tell you That somewhere in the cards it was meant for us to be Why am I blushing in front of you now Is it you or the heat [Chorus] He said have you ever cheated on me Has there been someone else Is there someone you love more than me Someone you can't forget If his memory is opened again Let it be chased away by time He said have you ever cheated on me I said only in my mind [Outro] Darling, have you ever cheated on me? And I said only in my mind

Beginning To End

I've been walkin' down the same old street I've been chasin' down the same old dream Thank god it'was hard It still beats out loud And I've been stoned, and I've been wrong And I sing songs when I'm all alone It picks me up, when I'm down and (?) So I got a heart and you got a soul Some people think, but baby I know It's a wicked world, we call a home And I got a dream of all these things That some people want, but baby I need {?} , you're not alone So I've been thinking, I've been healing slowly Oh I've been thinking, I've been healing slowly In the end Oh where do I begin Wherе do I begin Record spins and It's playing tunes And thе pouring rain I've been listening to It seems to be, the only good news I've heard And I've been changed and re-arranged And I've bound gone on a red rail train Haven't changed is the only damn thing I've learned So I got a heart and you got a soul Some people think, but baby I know It's a wicked world, we call a home And I got a dream of all these things That some people want, but baby I need {?} , you're not alone So I've been thinking, I've been healing slowly Oh I've been thinking, I've been healing slowly In the end Oh where do I begin Where do I begin So I've been thinking, I've been healing slowly Oh I've been thinking, I've been healing slowly In the end Oh where do I begin Where do I begin

Brand New Start

I say I'm sorry You don't believe me I'm angry You are too You still think I'm trying to prove something by hurting you I say I'm sorry Well the truth is I'm not So take a shot No one can say I didn't give it all I got I say I'm lonely Need you to hold me But I'm just looking for The same thing I've been looking for for years I think I'm finally sure I won't find it here [Chorus] So can we leave the last five years out of it Can we open up our hearts Can we maybe slow the picture down a bit I think I need a brand new start I leave the wreath up on the door Makes it feel a little morе Like there's a family hеre Hell, I might leave it up all year C'mon honey dry those tears Take a good look in the mirror And see what you've been hiding from I swear the hard part's almost done [Chorus] So can we leave the last five years out of it Can we open up our hearts Can we maybe slow the picture down a bit I think I need a brand new start I think I need a brand new start

Anarchy Bob at the Mayo Clinic

Well It'd warm the heart of a hardened cynic Anarchy Bob at the Mayo Clinic Truckin' on with plasma, blood, and sperm Gotta pack that brain and haul that semen Anarchy Bob drivin' like a demon Sayin', "When I've dumped my load, I will return" Hey, what's this, Madge? You're soaking in it He ain't scared of no badge 'Cause he's Anarchy Bob, he don't drive the limit Don't pitch a roadblock, he'll drive through it Anarchy Bob haulin' vital fluids Gotta truck on through to Minnesote He's haulin' jizz in his Dodge Daytona For the would-be daddies who can't get boners The gift of life doth Anarchy Bob tote Packs up this trunk Then he must leave Hey, what's this sticky gunk? Well, I don't rightly know, but I think it's from Queeve So when your specimens need deliverin' Call that boy that's got the head nurse shiverin' 1-800-43-circle A-BOB Osh Kosh, Neenah, or Green Bay-o He'll get your fluids to the Mayo Anarchy Bob's the right slob for the job Anarchy Bob's the right slob for the job Anarchy Bob's the right slob for the job Cha-cha-cha

Oh Warden

Working on the coal pile Busting rocks at night Working me to death for four cents an hour An now you know that isn't right Oh Warden Have mercy on me please I'm in this penitentiary Begging on bended knees Scrub floors in the day time Bust rocks by the moon When I go to the mess hall Got to eat my meat with a spoon Oh Warden Have mercy on me please I'm in this penitentiary Begging on bended knees Boss man says I'm lazy I try not to frown I know if I make him angry He'll knock me down on the ground Oh Warden Have mercy on me please I'm in this penitentiary Begging on bended knees

She’s A Mistake I Made

She came in the door and walked to the bar and I guess my face turned white I hadn't seen her in a long time and I didn't want to see her tonight The lady who was sharing the table with me said is that somebody you know I watched as a stranger bought her a drink and I said you might say so She's a mistake I made when I was twenty-one I did a lot of crazy things back when I was young And I've still got her footprints on my heart and on my mind She's a mistake I made when I was twenty-one And twenty-four and twenty-eight and twenty-nine She thought my heart was a revolving door she came and went as she pleased For every night I spent in her arms I spent two on my knees Begging her to stay and live in my world needing her desperately Look up fool in the dictionary and you'll find a picture of me She's a mistake I made... There's no fool like a young fool I've heard 'em say But I'm not sure that I'm mature enough to walk away even today She's a mistake I made...

Without You

[Verse 1] Dad sold every record he ever owned Floyd and Zeppelin, Beatles, Stones A lifetime of music gone just to get me through Momma always had her a second job Gone with the sun until six o’clock Whatever it took to get by she was gonna do Didn’t dawn on me back then but now I see Without them, I wouldn’t be me [Chorus] When I’m up here on this stage The spotlight’s on my face But I see you Sure it’s me behind this mic stand It’s me strumming this Gibson It’s me they love to give the credit to But me don’t mean a thing without you [Verse 2] You make sacrifices every night and day Never hear the crowd scream your name But there’s a smile and a hand to hold when the show is through I’d give it all up just to keep your love But you wouldn’t let me because you care too much About watching me watch my dreams all come true [Chorus] When I’m up here on this stage The spotlight’s on my face But I see you Sure it’s me behind this mic stand It’s me strumming this Gibson It’s me they love to give the credit to But me don’t mean a thing without you [Verse 3] You worked overtime to buy those tickets The gas, the beer and the babysitters Just to spend one night with your baby at a country show Paid twenty damn dollars for a place to park Got in line early to grab your spot So you deserve every word, every line of your favorite tune [Chorus] When I’m up here on this stage The spotlight’s on my face But I see you Sure it’s me behind this mic stand It’s me strumming this Gibson It’s me they love to give the credit to I’m just trying to give the credit where credit’s due Because me don’t mean a thing without you Without you

Hope For Me Yet

[Verse 1] Girl, I've made a name everybody writes off An open-road hard case, a honky tonk lost cause The fate I'm looking at there ain't know way around A long and lonely path I'm destined to go down [Chorus] Yeah, there ain't much of nothing in me Left to be saved, but, baby, I bet If you could love somebody like me There might be hope for me yet Hope for me yet [Verse 2] Always living fast, only thinking short-term I never could get past a bridge I didn't burn I'm just a worn-out pair of boots and a beat-up old guitar A handful of country tunes and a hard-luck kind of heart [Chorus] Yeah, there ain't much of nothing in me Left to be saved, but, baby I bet If you could love somebody like me There might be hope for me yet [Bridge] Girl, you just might be that outside chance for me Yeah, you're the one good shot at redemption that I've got Yeah, there ain't much of nothing in me Left to be saved, but, baby, I bet If you could love somebody like me There might be [Chorus] Yeah, there ain't much of nothing in me Left to be saved, but, baby, I bet If you could love somebody like me There might be hope for me yet Hope for me yet There's hope for me yet

Got an Evil Eye

[Intro] Mmmm yeah All right, haha [Verse 1] I won't be your chosen one, I'll just be your fire I won't be your favored son, I'll just be what you desire I won't be your superman, but I'll be your fear I won't be your promised land, I'll just be the voice you hear [Chorus] Ooo shot, better run and hide Ooo shot, got an evil eye Said ooo shot, running out of time Cuz oohh shot, got an evil eye, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah ,yeah [Verse 2] I won't be your saving grace, but I'll be your king I don't want your love or hate, blood's the only thing I need I won't be your answered prayer, I'm the reason you pray So get down on bended knee, and pray to the lord your soul is saved, cause [Chorus] Ooo shot, better run and hide Ooo shot, got an evil eye Said ooo shot, running out of time Cuz oohh shot, got an evil eye, yeah Evil eye Haha Whoo-ooo-ooo-ooo Whoo-ooo-ooo-ooo Alright Whoo-ooo-ooo-ooo Evil eye Whoo-ooo-ooo-ooo [Bridge] I like my women begging please, I like my whiskey neat I take my guns from lifeless hands, make my home inside your dreams [Chorus] Ooo shot, better run and hide (I said) Ooo shot, got an evil eye (Whoa) Said ooo shot, running out of time (Running out of time) Cuz oohh shot, got an evil eye, yeah Ooo shot, better run and hide (Whoa) Ooo shot, got an evil eye (Yeah) Said ooo shot, running out of time (Running out of time) Cuz oohh shot, got an evil eye, (Evil, evil eye) Got an evil eye Got an evil eye Yeah Got an evil eye Whoo-ooo-ooo-ooo

Fight for You

[Verse 1] I got this silver dollar I carry around Ever since I found it on the ground I been cleaning off the dirt Feels like I'm rubbing off the hurt And I've been known to raise my voice from time to time And I don't always know what's going through my mind Or how to say exactly how I feel But I know the old me is somewhere inside still [Chorus] When I wake up all I think of Is how to be the best for you I wanna be a good man a good dad a husband Cause there's nothing I won't do To heal these scars and battle wounds These days I only fight for you [Verse 2] I've been trying to leave the soldier me behind And bе that dad cheering on my girls from the sidelines Without my back against thе wall always on defense Focused on the danger instead of focusing on them and [Chorus] When I wake up all I think of Is how to be the best for you I wanna be a good man a good dad a husband Cause there's nothing I won't do To heal these scars and battle wounds These days I only fight for you [Bridge] And I can tell you How much I love you Over and over again But the truth is It don't do justice When you're my everything My beginning and my end [Chorus] Every day I wake up all I think of Is how to be the best for you I wanna be a good man a good dad a husband Cause there's nothing I won't do To heal these scars and battle wounds These days I only fight for you To heal these scars and battle wounds These days I only fight for you

Time Changes Everything

There was a time when I thought of no other and we sang our own love's refrain Our hearts beat as one as we had our fun but time changes everything When you left me my poor heart was broken and our romance seemed all in vain The dark clouds're gone there's whole lotta shakin' goin' on Cause time changes everything Time has passed then I have forgot you yes I have Mother nature does wonderful things But I guess that it's true for me and for you cause time changes everything Oh you change the name of an old song rearrange it and now make it swing I thought nothing could stop ol' Jerry Lee from loving you but time changes everything So goodluck to you may God bless you I can't say we won't love again You have gone your way and ol' Jerry's gonna his cause time has changed everything I said time has changed everything

Thatll Never Happen No More

[Verse 1] I met a girl at the cabaret, said "Pretty papa i'm goin your way" Her man know what it all about, waiting at home just to throw me out Broke my nose split my chin, "Dont let me catch you here again!" He whipped me from the kitchen back to the door He beat me with a chair till my head got sore [Chorus] That'll never happen no more That'll never happen no more [Instrumental Breakdown] [Verse 2] The wind in chicago winter and fall, it caused me to wear my overalls Flat broke it was my fault, been used to eating porkchops I'm eating salt I met a woman in a big mink fur, big fat mouth me followed her She pulled a gun and she take my dough I didn't eat my heart out and I didn't get sore [Chorus] That'll never happen no more That'll never happen no more

Crying in the Mancinos Parking Lot

There's so many different ways To make a heart out of your hands I'm so sorry that I never learned how And maybe if I had And I had been less sad You'd be holding these hands right now I'm sorry I made you think That I couldn't feel your love I made you feel useless Cause I'm so fucked up And I couldn't fix it And neither could you Nothing either of us said Could get each other through So now I'll cry into my Italian Grinder And I'll save the other half of it for later And I'll scream into my pillow cause we're not together Even though it's so pathetic And I'll grow to regret it I will scream until my lungs collapse I will bend until I break my back Just so I can get some sleep tonight And I'll fall deep into sickly sweet dreams of you Wake up feeling saccharine and blue oh How many nights like this till I get over you Or until I accept the facts that my life is through Cause there's so many different ways To make a heart out of your hands I'm so sorry that I never learned how Maybe if I had And I had been less sad You'd be holding these hand's right now

21 Summer

[Verse 1] Now and then I think about you now and then When I see that Chevrolet That certain shade of blue I hear that song, the one we sang all summer long And even though it's been so long it brings me back Right back to you [Chorus] I hope you find the storm that you were chasing Hope your eyes are still as full of dreams As they were that night when you slipped off those cut off jeans When I hear the sound of high tide thunder I can see your hair blowing in the breeze I think about how you and that 21 summer made a man of me Yeah, you made a man of me [Verse 2] How you been? I'd love to hear 'bout how you've been You're the only broken heart I've ever had And love to have again [Chorus] I hope you find the storm that you were chasing Hope your eyes are still as full of dreams As they were that night when you slipped off those cut off jeans When I hear the sound of high tide thunder I can see your hair blowing in the breeze I think about how you and that 21 summer made a man of me Yeah, you made a man of me Yeah, you made a man of me

Backseats and Burnt CDs

[Verse 1] Like a red sunset you can't quite catch up to You were that for me, girl, I was that for you And there weren't enough hours in the daylight Whole summer you never left my side Just holding you tight While we were letting loose [Chorus] We were Friday night lovers in the parking lot We were renegades running outta time on the clock When the headlights died, no, we didn't stop No, we didn't stop The heat between you and me got the windows tinted Girl, one kiss and you had me wishin' But it was nothing but a teenage dream, never thinking we'd leave Backseats and burnt CDs (Backseats and burnt CDs) [Verse 2] Think I could have made you stay if we had one more night Feels like I woke up one day and you weren't mine I never saw your tail lights in the distance Girl, all ya left me was your lipstick stain on my windshield, I still get chills Thinking 'bout those days when [Chorus] We were Friday night lovers in the parking lot We were renegades running outta time on the clock When the headlights died no, we didn't stop, no, we didn't stop The heat between you and me got the windows tinted Girl, one kiss and you had me wishin' But it was nothing but a teenage dream, never thinking we'd leave Backseats and burnt CDs (Backseats and burnt CDs) [Bridge] Never saw your tail lights in the distance Wishin' for one more night when we were living Givin' you everything in the heat of the July night We were young, we were free, and so alive [Chorus] We were Friday night lovers in the parking lot We were renegades running outta time on the clock When the headlights died no, we didn't stop, no, we didn't stop The heat between you and me got the windows tinted Girl, one kiss and you had me wishin' But it was nothing but a teenage dream, never thinking we'd leave Backseats and burnt CDs (Oh-oh-oh) Backseats and burnt CDs (Oh-oh-oh) (Oh-oh-oh) [Outro] We were livin' for a Friday night When all we knew to be was young and wild Sometimes I wonder if you're thinkin' 'bout me Backseats and burnt CDs

Eyes for You

[Verse 1] Don't look at me now, I've seen this before Set your eyes on one, drop her dead on the floor You're handsome and charming It's almost alarming Surely a waste of time [Verse 2] Hey look at me now, do you see what you did? You went and you found all the things that I hid And you brought them to light With a laugh and a fight Like a wild and mischievous kid [Pre-Chorus 1] Yeah I know your kind It's just like mine [Chorus 1] Hey, look at the trees How they move in the breeze How they shine in the light like they do No I'm not afraid Of the things that you say And I'll tell you what you want me to Well it seems I've got eyes for you [Verse 2] The melody moves On the words that you choose And you play it alone in the dark You find me and say "Hell it's been quite a day "Do you mind if I sing the low part?" Yeah you know that I know The way that this goes [Chorus 2] Hey look at the trees How they move in the breeze How they dance like the old folks do No I'm not afraid Of you running away Darling, I'm half-expecting you to Still I've got eyes for you [Instrumental] [Verse 3] Well a loveable [?] How he can make a fool Fall for his hook and a line And he surely can tell When he wears out his welcome And moves along, making good time [Pre-Chorus 2] Oh I know your kind And it seems you know mine [Chorus 3] Hey look at the leaves How they dance in the breeze How they fall and then come back new No we ain't hit the ground But we're on our way down And there ain't a damn thing we can do Still I've got eyes for you Still I've got eyes for you Still I've got eyes for you

I’m Paying for My Raising

Well, Junior got his driver's license Thursday Then he wrecked the family car on Friday night The baby throws a tantrum, if she don't get her way Nothing ever seems to ever turn out right I guess I'm paying for my raising Like my Mama said I'd do when I was grown She said, "Gal, you'll pay your dues Pay 'em well when you have children of your own" Well, my mama was young when her turned grey And I'm looking for mine to turn that way I won't find it amazing Since I'm paying for my raising Now my little girl thinks that she is mistreated When I insist that she hangs up her clothes Well, I get upset and say things that shouldn't be repeated And I'm ashamed of a lot of words my baby knows I guess I'm paying for my raising Like my Mama said I'd do when I was grown She said, "Gal, you'll pay your dues Pay 'em well when you have children of your own" Well, my mama was young when her turned grey And I'm looking for mine to turn that way I won't find it amazing Since I'm paying for my raising No, I won't find it amazing Since I'm paying for my raising

I Have to Surrender

[Verse 1] All of my life, I've fought hard for the things I have wanted Caught up in blindly believing the strongest survive But here in your eyes, I see everything I ever dreamed of and I am afraid If I rush in, if I move too fast I just might frighten my one chance away [Chorus 1] It's easy to be strong, I've done it for so long But this time, I have to remember This time, to get what I want I have to surrender [Verse 2] Here I stand, helplessly willing and waiting for your love When want became need, my heart had no choice at all What will you do now, it's up to you now, it's so hard to wait, but I will God give me wisdom, God give me strength and the courage to simply stand still [Chorus 1] It's easy to be strong, I've done it for so long But this time, I have to remember This time, to get what I want I have to surrender [Bridge] Here I am, take me Somehow you saved me From a lifetime of not being all love could make me [Chorus 2] It's easy to be strong, I've done it for so long But this time, I have to remember This time, to get what I want This time I have to be tender This time, to get what I need I have to surrender

Break Up More Often

[Verse 1] When you left the other night, I didn't think I'd see you again It was a hell of a fight, it felt like it was the end You broke down, we broke up, and we were sayin' it was over But here I am now, with your head on my shoulder [Chorus] If tellin' each other goodbye is gonna lead to a long slow kiss And if you tearin' out my drive is gonna get us makin' love like this 'Cause it's crazy to think that yesterday we weren't even talkin' If this is how it's gonna be Then baby maybe we should break up more often [Verse 2] You left the charger by the bed And that jacket that you always wore So I shot you that text, said they're sittin' outside on the porch But last night you showed up, I saw you standin' there at my door Now that dress you had on is layin' on my floor [Chorus] If tellin' each other goodbye is gonna lead to a long slow kiss And if you tearin' out my drive is gonna get us makin' love like this 'Cause it's crazy to think that yesterday we weren't even talkin' If this is how it's gonna be Then baby maybe we should break up more often [Bridge] And I don't even know what the fight was even over But look us now, girl we've never been closer [Chorus] If tellin' each other goodbye is gonna lead to a long slow kiss If you tearin' out my drive is gonna get us makin' love like this 'Cause it's crazy to think that yesterday we weren't even talkin' If this is how it's gonna be Then baby maybe we should break up more often Let's break up more often

The Great Divide

It's time for us to settle up and go our seperate ways No one takes the blame but we both have to pay Everything that once was ours now is yours or mine I guess we finally made it across the great divide And it sure hurts like hell to see you walk away And there's nothin' I can do to make you want to stay No one but you and I can know how hard we tried There's no turnin' back, we've crossed the great divide Now we're standing in the doorway of a house we made a home And it seems so cold and empty now that all our love is gone We take one last look together before we say goodbye Since we finally made it across the great divide And it sure hurts like hell to see you walk away And there's nothin' I can do to make you want to stay No one but you and I can know how hard we tried There's no turnin' back, we've crossed the great divide There's just no turnin' back, we've crossed the great divide

I Dont Wanna Take Anything From You

Why don't you look up once in a while? The sky is bright, the time is here Why don't you call him just to say hello? Oh, the light was right, we all thought so I don't want to take anything from you I want to see you living I want to see you through You waited on that plane You waited all night This place looks immaculate at four in the morning I need to go deeper than that Sometimes I look at you Think that I love you No man will ever fall for that I don't want to take anything from you I want to see you living I want to see you through Feeling nostalgia down to my bones Walking around the place that I called my home And isn't it amazing how the heart is changing? Oh, oh I don't want to take anything from you I want to see you living I want to see you through Why don't you look up once in a while? Oh, the sky is bright, the time is here Why don't you call him just to say hello? Oh, the light was right, we all thought so

She Did It

[Verse 1] She did it for freedom She did it for justice She did it for love To awaken the gutless She did it for the blind She did it for the blinded While you're losing time She did it to find it She did it for God She did it for the Goddess Because we're flawed She did it for the forest She did it for reason She did it for logic She did it for hope She was feeling nostalgic She did it for the dream She did it for knowledge For the thing shе's seen She gave it a context [Chorus] Always fighting, fighting, fighting with thе world Sick of fighting, fighting, fighting with the world Always fighting, fighting, fighting for the world Always fighting, fighting, fighting Fighting, fighting, fighting for the girl [Verse 2] Let it breathe Open the bodice She's on her knees And you're looking to profit You were born Now your life is a conquest Who gave you an idea When you hadn't the faintest? You hadn't a clue Why your life was so love-locked They made a prison of you Put bleach in the brainwash So get out quick Whilst the boy's in there Listen to the girl Let go of your doubts This is real It's a beautiful world Love is deep Listen to the girl [Chorus] Always fighting, fighting, fighting with the world Sick of fighting, fighting, fighting with the world Always fighting, fighting, fighting for the world Always fighting, fighting, fighting Fighting, fighting, fighting Fighting, fighting, fighting with the world Sick of fighting, fighting, fighting with the world Always fighting, fighting, fighting with the world Always fighting, fighting, fighting Fighting, fighting, fighting for the girl

One Bridge I Didnt Burn

I know how long it's been So, if I can't come in Then let me just talk to you through the door I'm a man without a place Lost, and lookin' for a trace Of the warm and tender love we had before I closed every door behind me Shook my shoes and walked away Turned my back on you and everything I had yesterday It's a long, hard road That leads back from the point of no return And, I'm just lookin' for one bridge I didn't burn This river looks so wide Standing on the lonely side And, wishing I could be back home again I'd do anything at all Just to find a way across And, to know that you'd forgive the fool I've been I closed every door behind me Shook my shoes and walked away Turned my back on you and everything I had yesterday It's a long, hard road That leads back from the point of no return And, I'm just lookin' for one bridge I didn't burn

A Good Understanding

[Verse 1] When we married we agreed that we'd both do as we please Just as long as we done each other right Through the years our love has grown now our love is twice as strong 'Cause we've got a good understanding [Chorus] Yes, we've got a good understanding and a love that has never been demanding We both love each other so and that's all we need to know 'Cause we've got a good understanding [Verse 2] It's been your unselfish love that has always helped me up When temptation reached out its hand to see And when I could have gone wrong I would think of you at home And I'd think about our good understanding [Chorus] Yes, we've got a good understanding and a love that has never been demanding We both love each other so and that's all we need to know 'Cause we've got a good understanding

In the Pines

In the pines, in the pines where the sun never shines And we shiver when the cold winds blow My love, my love, what have I done To make you treat me so? You've caused me to weep, you've caused me to mourn You've caused me to lose my home In the pines, in the pines where the sun never shines And we shiver when the cold winds blow The longest train I ever saw Went down that Georgia line The engine passed at six o'clock The caboose went by at nine In the pines, in the pines where the sun never shines And we shiver when the cold winds blow It's long steel rail and a short cross tie I'm on my way back home In the pines, in the pines where the sun never shines And we shiver when the cold winds blow Hoo hoo hoo hoo

Lungs

Now won't you lend your lungs to me? Mine are collapsing Plant my feet and bitterly breathe up the time that's passing Breath I take and breath I give, pray the day ain't poison Stand among the ones that live in lonely indecision My fingers walked the darkness down, mind is on the midnight Gather up the gold you've found, you fool, it's only moonlight If you try to take it home, your hands will turn to butter You better leave this dream alone, try to find another Salvation sat and crossed herself and called the devil partner Wisdom burned upon a shelf, who'll kill the raging cancer? Seal the river at its mouth, take the waters prisoner Fill the sky with screams and cries, bathe in fiery answer Now Jesus was an only son and love His only concept Strangers cry in foreign tongues and dirty up the doorstep And I for one, and you for two, ain't got the time for outside Keep your injured looks to you, tell the world we tried

It Only Rains On Me

[Verse 1] I know all about black clouds There's one that follows me around It may sound funny, but somehow It only rains on me It follows me 'most everywhere And it seems it's hardly fair People will stop and people stare But it only rains on me [Chorus] Broken dreams and drowned parades Lovers who just slip away Guess I've learned to live that way It only rains on me Seems to me, there was a time It used to rain on friends of mine Now I look around and find It only rains on me [Verse 2] I'll bet this won't hurt you much You'll find someone soon enough I'm the one that loses in love It only rains on me It's time we said goodbye and so I'll just take my cloud and go Don't worry, you'll forget I know It only rains on me [Chorus] Broken dreams and drowned parades Lovers who just slip away Guess I've learned to live that way It only rains on me Seems to me, there was a time It used to rain on friends of mine Now I look around and find It only rains on me --- Instrumental to fade ---

Twilight On the Trail

[Verse 1] When it's twilight on the trail And I jog along The world is like a dream And the ripple of the stream is my song (And the ripple of the stream is my song) [Verse 2] When it's twilight on the trail And I rest once more My ceiling is the sky And the grass on which I lie is my floor (And the grass on which I lie is my floor) [Verse 3] Never ever have a nickel in my jeans Never ever have a debt to pay Still I understand what real contentment means Guеss I was born that way [Verse 4] When it's twilight on the trail And my voice is still Plеase plant this heart of mine Underneath the lonesome pine on the hill (Underneath the lonesome pine on the hill) [Verse 5] (When it's twilight on the trail) (And my voice is still) Please plant this heart of mine Underneath the lonesome pine on the hill (Underneath the lonesome pine on the hill)

Its Not Love But Its Not Bad

[Verse 1] She was always there each time I needed you Holding on to me like I held on to you We still don't have what you and I once had No, it’s not love, but it's not bad [Chorus] No, it's not love, not like ours was It’s not love, but it keeps love from driving me mad And I don't have to wonder who she's had No, it's not love, but it's not bad [Verse 2] I turn to her when you leave me alone Sometimes even when you're here, and you're still gone She's slowly changing what you leave so sad No, it’s not love, but it’s not bad [Chorus] No, it's not love, not like ours was It’s not love, but it keeps love from driving me mad And I don't have to wonder who she's had No, it's not love, but it’s not bad

Wolves

Dark skies ahead, hard times behind I may be losing my mind But there ain’t nothing to fear But what I’ve lost dear Darlin’ beware what you find I could’ve swore I couldn’t take any more Stuck ink, and I drink towards the end On and on, on and on Til the great hoop wheels again So let the cold wind carry me home May the northstar always show A little love in my hands Well, I can’t understand How I could ever ask for more I could ever ask for more Feels like full time work staying over the dirt Praying for those who’ve gone on Someday, sometime, my soul will fly And I’ll see them all down the line If only my arms could keep you from harm And my hands keep the wolves from the door But there ain’t nothing to do But see this life through There’s no steering clear of the storm So let the cold wind carry me home May the northstar always show A little love in my hands Well, I can’t understand How I could ever ask for more I could ever ask for more May the cold wind carry me home May the northstar always show

Better Than Me

[Verse 1] Could Carolina coastline, chilling glass of red wine Or California dreaming, just soaking up the sunshine Hopefully you're somewhere doing better than me You might be Mississippi moonlight or Alabama star shining down on you Baby, on the hood of some Chevy Yeah, hopefully you’re somewhere doing better than me Yeah, you're somewhere doing better than me [Chorus] If you can sing along when they're playing our song With no tears in your eyes No breaking down crying on the side of the road And if you’re moving on, if you can sleep it off Then, baby, you better believe, better believe You're doing better than me, better than me [Verse 2] You could be tearing down a two lane Not a lotta in between You and him, getting close holding hands Yeah, hopefully he'll treat you better than me Yeah, he'll treat you better than me [Chorus] If you can sing along when they're playing our song With no tears in your eyes No breaking down crying on the side of the road And if you're moving on, if you can sleep it off Then, baby, you better believe, better believe You're doing better than me, better than me If you can sing along when they're playing our song With no tears in your eyes No breaking down crying on the side of the road And if you’re moving on, yeah, if you can sleep it off Then you better believe, better believe You’re doing better than me, better than me Yeah, you better believe, better believe You're doing better than me, better than me [Outro] Yeah, you’re doing better than me, better than me Yeah, I hope you're better than me

Charlottesville

[Verse 1] Did you read the front of the newspapers today? A fuck-load of nazi ran a riot in the USA: Forgetting exactly what our grandfathers fought for And tempting the oncoming prospect of war And honestly it just makes me feel really sad Because nothing ever changes And people are going mad And we've all got to remember to love everyone Because how else do you expect to make life any fun? [Chorus] So, fuck the nazis of Charlottesville Oh, fuck them all to hell Because we don't need your racist ideology So fuck your president as well [Verse 2] And Donny Trump's cock may be abnormally small But it's orange, which is pretty fucking individual And Kim Jong may reckon that his is larger Well fuck I guess we better get out the tape measure And then suddenly we're on the brink of nuclear war And no one can remember what it all started for Just two blokes with really low self-esteem But somehow still married to a beauty queen [Chorus] So I say, fuck the hatred in the world Oh, fuck it all to hell Because I find that love makes everything brighter So love your neighbors as well [Verse 3] Well every now and then you need to learn to look back and laugh And just remember that we're all sinking on the same shaky raft Yeah, everybody fails and everyone succeeds So yeah, everybody cries and everyone bleeds [Bridge] So don't be afraid to shed a tear No, don't be embarrassed to share your fears Because we're all only human and we're all only small And in this huge universe we don't really matter at all [Chorus] So, fuck anybody who puts you down Yeah, fuck them back to hell Because you're just as important as are your parents were before you And you're fucking beautiful as well And I say: fuck the nazis of Charlottesville Oh, fuck them back to hell Because if everyone had a chance at life regardless if they're black or white Then wouldn't this life be so swell?

Thats What I Like About The West

Now a fella asked me the other day What I liked about the West? So I got together my arguments just to prove it's the best I called the Mayor, the chief of police And even the Governors home To get the facts to back me up And here's what they said on the phone We got buffalo, deer, t-bone steaks, fruits, fish, and fowl Wine and grapes, figs and dates, a chamber of commerce smile Liquid sunshine, legal moonshine, Reno, Frisco, Tahoe Man you name it and if we ain't got it We'll get it (That's what I like about the West) (That's what I like about the West) You can prove that you're a man Drinkin' fruit juice from a can (Ride em cowboy ride that pony West) You can take a gal to the picture show But the place to build morale Is to take her for a moonlight stroll behind the old corral Things down there are rootin' and tootin' There's fightin', fuedin', and stuff A prowlin' stranger could cause a shootin' Cause enough of a thing's enough! I met a gal at a rodeo and we took a ride that night We saw a stack of new-mown hay Man you can see my plight She said let's sit We smurred and purred and finally to top it off I got myself a mate for life man I just couldn't help myself (That's what I like about the West) (That's what I like about the West) Steal a gal and they're on the loose Steal a horse you get the noose (Ride em cowboy ride that pony) Ride em cowboy ride that pony (Ride em cowboy ride that pony West) Ride em cowboy ride that pony West (West) West

Better Left Unsaid

Yer under my skin Driving me crazy How Long will I be with you? May be a sin Maybe I'm lazy Could it be that yer in love with me? I am a blessing and a curse Yer situation could be worse I'm hearing voices in my head Some things are better left unsaid You make me mad n I don't mean angry My wild eyes are bugging outta my head I will be glad right after you murder me Even though the Devil gets my soul [Chorus] I'm gonna fly right up outta my easy chair I'm gonna spank yer little bottom hard I guarantee it's gonna sting like hеll N hurt you a lot more than it will me

Kiss Her

[Verse 1] It’s been a while Since she felt this kinda way Just look at her smile Saying the things she can’t say She’s biting her lip now Your hands on her hip now There's only one more move for you left to make [Chorus] Shut up and kiss her You’re thinking too much Turn off the whisper And just feel the rush Get lost in the moment Own it, feels right don’t it Whatcha waiting for? It's all in your head Shut up and kiss her [Verse 2] So don’t overthink it Cause you been holding back too long Go on and get it She’s got it written on the walls Quit making excuses Like you don't normally do this You got nothing to lose So what could go wrong [Chorus] Shut up and kiss her You’re thinking too much Turn off the whisper And just feel thе rush Get lost in the moment Own it, feels right don’t it Whatcha waiting for? It's all in your hеad Shut up and kiss her Shut up and kiss her [Bridge] Don’t complicate it, don't keep her waiting Don’t complicate it, quit hesitating Don’t complicate it, don't keep her waiting Lord knows she’s waiting on you [Outro] Shut up and kiss her You’re thinking too much Turn off the whisper And just feel the rush Shut up and kiss her You’re thinking too much Turn off the whisper And just feel the rush Get lost in the moment Own it, feels right don’t it Whatcha waiting for? It's all in your head Shut up and kiss her Shut up and kiss her Shut up and kiss her Shut up and kiss her Kiss her, kiss her

Pause

[Verse 1] They say when you get older You get caught up in the past You don't keep moving forward Instead you make the old days last Some of the smartest folks I know Are some of the oldest I know too So I don't know if that is the case But in case it is true [Chorus] Let me hold you In that moment when life pauses Let it unfold and ring true Let me forget about the losses And let me think that I'm with you [Verse 2] They say when you grow up You leave your childish dreams behind Reality strikes hard And in reality you find That life was never what The movies showed you as a kid Don't know if I did my best by you But in case I did [Chorus] Let me hold you In that moment when life pauses Let it unfold and ring true Let me forget about the losses And let me think that I'm with you [Verse 3] They say when you grow older You stop dreaming of a place Where two people melt together And there is no time or space Well, I am getting older And I'm dreaming of it still Don't know if you'll share my dream But in case you will [Chorus] Let me hold you In that moment when life pauses Let it unfold and ring true Let me forget about the losses And let me think that I'm with you Let me forget about the losses But let me remember you

Alabama Bound

[BANANA FACTORY WORKER] He's Alabama-bound with a load of bananas Headin' south across the Mason-Dixon line Then he's haulin' pineapples to Gary, Indiana Gotta burn some rubber, make that highway whine! He's a mobile mammal and I bet you a fiver He's eatin' hush puppies and corn on the cob He's a semi-aquatic semi driver A full-time agent with a part-time job! Aw yeah, I'll bet you a fiver! That there's a mobile mammal! Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh! Woo!

Funny Bone

[Verse 1] Well, he used to be a pretty good rodeo clown People loved to watch him horse around When that rank black bucked them all down He was a pretty good rodeo clown Until he met the gal who sold the souvenirs He could make her smile from ear to ear They stayed up all night drinking rodeo beer He was a pretty good rodeo clown [Chorus] He don't laugh much anymore Since she locked her trailer door Tears and grease paint will not mix And old dogs will not learn new tricks He's got that smile painted on Nobody knows something's wrong She broke his funny bone Broke his funny bone [Verse 2] When that new young bull rider came on the circuit Oh in about, eight seconds flat she was gone Now he asks himself if she was worth it You can hide your heart in a barrel for just so long [Chorus]

The Pain of Loving You

[Chorus] Oh, the pain of loving you Oh, the misery I go through Never knowing what to do Oh, the pain of loving you [Verse 1] You just can't stand to see me happy Seems you hurt me all you can Still I go loving you But I never understand [Chorus] Oh, the pain of loving you Oh, the misery I go through Never knowing what to do Oh, the pain of loving you [Verse 2] To love and hate at the same time The line between the two is fine The two have bounce me heart and soul So strong that I can’t let you go [Chorus] Oh, the pain of loving you Oh, the misery I go through Never knowing what to do Oh, the pain of loving you

Cursed To Wander

[Verse 1] I don't even know where to start Five years away from the place that I wanted I, I'm still standing Hard to even know what to say I'm having trouble putting these words on paper I, I, I'm still moving [Pre-Chorus 1] I could tell you about my time in California How I still miss the feel of the waves, wash my tears out [Chorus] No, I can't put on a face when I'm talking to myself I thought I'd die by now but somehow I'm getting stronger No, I can't settle for this if I'm lying to myself Instead of wasting time I guess I'm cursed to wander [Verse 2] I can't believe I got this far And I can't believe I kept my car All, all these miles Who knows what's to come? I'm having trouble staying in love But I, I'll keep falling [Pre-Chorus 2] I could tell you about that time that I broke down On the side of 65 on the day that I moved out [Chorus] No, I can't put on a face when I'm talking to myself I thought I'd die by now but somehow I'm getting stronger No, I can't settle for this if I'm lying to myself Instead of wasting time I guess I'm cursed to wander [Bridge] Heaven knows where I'll be headed as long as I can keep my nerve Heaven knows if I'll be better, damned if I can make things worse 'Cause I'm still leaving 'Cause I don't need it [Verse 3] I thought maybe if I called the shots It might not feel like I lost But I, I'm still so low So until I get what I want Gone's the only thing I got But I, I'm still standing

Busted

[Verse] My bills are all due and the babies need shoes But I'm Busted Cotton's gone down to a quarter a pound And I'm Busted I got a cow that's gone dry And a hen that won't lay A big stack of bills Getting bigger each day The county's going to haul my belongings away But I'm Busted So I called on my brother to ask for a loan Because I was Busted I hate to beg like a dog for a bone But I'm Busted My brother said, "there's not a thing I can do My wife and my kids Are all down with the flu And I was just thinking about calling on you Because I'm Busted Lord, I am not no thief, but a man can go wrong When he's Busted The food that we canned last summer is gone But I'm Busted Now the fields are all bare And the cotton won't grow Me and my family's got to pack up and go But I'll make a living, just where, I don't know Because I'm Busted

O Holy Night

[Verse 1] O Holy night! The stars are brightly shining It is the night of our dear Savior's birth Long lay the world in sin and error pining 'Til He appears and the soul felt its worth A thrill of hope the weary world rejoices For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn Fall on your knees; O hear the Angel voices! O night divine, O night when Christ was born O night divine, O Holy night, O night divine! A thrill of hope the weary world rejoices For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn Fall on your knees; O hear the Angel voices! O night divine, O night when Christ was born O night divine, O Holy night, O night divine Night divinе

The Wild Side Of Life

[Verse 1] You wouldn't read my letter if I wrote you You asked me not to call you on the phone But there's something I'm wanting to tell you So I wrote it in the words of this song [Chorus] I didn't know God made honky tonk angels I might have known you'd never make a wife You gave up the only one that ever loved you And went back to the wild side of life [Verse 2] The glamor of the gay night life has lured you To the places where the wine and liquor flows Where you wait to be anybody's baby And forget the truest love you'll ever know [Chorus] I didn't know God made honky tonk angels I might have known you'd never make a wife You gave up the only one that ever loved you And went back to the wild side of life

Fool Somebody Else

Same old situation coming back again And I suppose it's been the fate of many, many men I tried and tried and tried and tried to please that girl Oh, but I found out it simply does not end Fool somebody else Do it to yourself, mama, tell me how it feels When you hold somebody tight Just to see 'em go in the middle of the night Would you give up all your love If you already knew it would never be enough? Put my heart back on the shelf Why don't you fool somebody else? Here we go again, we've reached the bitter, bitter end And there's no more light, I lost my bestest precious friend You tried, I lied, we cried about anything at all And I still found out I'm never gonna win Fool somebody else Do it to yourself, mama, like you're doing it to me Hold somebody close Knowing very well that they're just about to leave Trust 'em with your heart Even though you know they'd betray you from the start Fool somebody else 'Cause what you're doing ain't good for my health Fool somebody else Do it to yourself, mama, tell me how it feels When you hold somebody tight Just to see 'em go in the middle of the night Would you give up all your love If you already knew it would never be enough? Put my heart back on the shelf Why don't you fool somebody else?

Touch Me When Were Dancing

[Verse 1] Play us a song we can slow dance on We want to hold each other Play us a groove so we hardly move Just let our hearts be together Oh baby, 'cause it feels so good When we're close like this Whisper in my ear and let me steal a kiss [Chorus] Come on and touch me when we're dancin' You know you've got that lovin' touch Oh oh touch me when we're dancin' I want to feel you when I'm falling in love [Verse 2] Tonight's the night and it feels so right What my heart's saying to me You're the one and I've waited so long So let your love flow thru me Oh baby cause it feels so good we can be this close You got me up so high I could fly coast to coast [Chorus] Come on and touch me when we're dancin' You know you've got that lovin' touch Oh oh touch me when we're dancin' I want to feel you when I'm falling in love

Never

Never Forever and ever That's what we wanna be Cause we know this time This love will never die What a beautiful love we got No, i don't wanna lose it all Promise we will stay this way Even though we know There would be fights And flow of tears But there will always be Apologize Oh, we never, we will never forget to remind each other How much we love one another Never forget to remind each other How much we love one another We will never... We will never... We will never forget to remind each other How much we love one another Never forget to remind each other How much we love one another We will never Forever and ever You and me We will never Oh, we never, we will never forget to remind each other How much we love one another Never forget to remind each other How much we love one another We will never... We will never... Oh, we never, we will never forget Forever and ever Baby, you and me This is what we wanna be This love will never die

What If I Never Get Over You

[Verse 1: Charles Kelly] It's supposed to hurt, it's a broken heart But to movin' on is the hardest part It comes in waves, the letting go But the memory fades, everybody knows Everybody knows [Chorus: Charles Kelly & Hillary Scott] What if I'm tryin', but then I close my eyes And then I'm right back, lost in that last goodbye? And what if time doesn't do what it's supposed to do? What if I never get over you? [Verse 2: Hillary Scott & Charles Kelly] Maybe months go by, maybe years from now And I meet someone and it's workin' out Every now and then, he can see right through 'Cause when I look at him Yeah, all I see is you [Chorus: Charles Kelly & Hillary Scott] What if I'm tryin', but then I close my eyes And then I'm right back, lost in that last goodbye? And what if time doesn't do what it's supposed to do? What if I never get over you? [Bridge: Charles Kelly, Hillary Scott & Both] Ooh yeah What if I never get over? What if I never get closure? What if I never get back all the wasted words I told ya? What if It never gets better? What if this lasts forever and ever and ever? [Chorus: Charles Kelly & Hillary Scott, Hillary Scott & Charles Kelly] I'm tryin', but then I close my eyes And then I'm right back, lost in that last goodbye And what if time doesn't do what it's supposed to do? What if I never get over you? What if I gave you (What if I gave you) everything I got? What if your love was my one and only shot? What if I end up with nothing to compare it to What if I never get over? Oh, if I never get over What if I never get over you? [Outro: Hillary Scott, Charles Kelly & Both] What if I never get over you? Oh, what if I never get over? Over you

The Problem With Freedom

[Verse 1] Hotel Bible by the bed, I came in late and drunk again With the T.V. castin' shadows on the walls Another night I'm on the floor, in the mornin' I'll be sore But I don't deserve your comfort anymore [Chorus] 'Cause I've done you wrong for so damn long I've been runnin' from you since we said "I do" I thought I needed space from that ball and chain But I'm findin' what I really need is you [Post-Chorus] And the problem with freedom, after all Is that no one's there to catch you when you fall [Verse 2] Early mornin' wake up call, don't mix good with alcohol Throwin' whiskey bottles at the telephone Wish I could just come home to you, I'd confess I was a fool To ever think that I could make it on my own [Chorus] 'Cause I've done you wrong for so damn long I've been runnin' from you since we said "I do" I thought I needed space from that ball and chain But I'm findin' what I really need is you [Post-Chorus] And the problem with freedom, after all Is that no one's there to catch you when you fall [Bridge] I'm letting myself go Sinking down so low [Chorus] 'Cause I've done you wrong for so damn long I've been runnin' from you since we said "I do" I thought I needed space from that ball and chain But I'm findin' what I really need is you [Post-Chorus] And the problem with freedom, after all Is that no one's there to catch you when you fall [Outro] And the problem with freedom, after all Is that no one's there to catch you when you fall

Sittin’ and Thinkin’

[Verse 1] I got loaded last night on a bottle of gin And I had a fight with my best girlfriend But when I'm drinking I am nobody's friend So please baby wait for me until they let me out again [Verse 2] I know the same thing has happened before And each time it happens, I hate it more and more But when I'm drinking I am nobody's friend So please baby wait for me until they let me out again [Chorus] I spent a whole lot of time sittin' and thinkin' Sittin' and just thinkin' about you If I didn't spend so much time sittin' and drinkin' We'd still have the love I thought we knew [Verse 3] I won't promise the same thing won't happen again But I can promise, it'll be a long, long time till then Because when I'm drinking I am nobody's friend So please baby wait for me until they let me out again [Outro] So please baby wait for me until they let me out again So please baby wait for me until they let me out again

The Change

[Verse 1] One hand reaches out and pulls a lost soul from harm While a thousand more go unspoken for And they say what good have you done, by saving just this one It's like whisperin' a prayer in the fury of a storm [Chorus] And I hear them sayin', you'll never change things And no matter what you do it's still the same thing But it's not the world that I am changing I do this so this world will know that it will not change me [Verse 2] This heart still believes that love and mercy still exist While all the hatreds rage and so many say That love is all but pointless in madness such as this It's like tryin' to stop a fire with the moisture from a kiss [Chorus] And I hear them sayin', you'll never change things And no matter what you do it's still the same thing But it's not the world that I am changing I do this so this world will know that it will not change me [Bridge] As long as one heart still holds on Then hope is never really gone [Chorus] And I hear them sayin', you'll never change things And no matter what you do it's still the same thing But it's not the world that I am changing I do this so this world we know never changes me [Outro] What I do is so, this world will know, that it will not change me

Cant Hardly Stand It

[Verse 1] Well, the sun is gone down And you're uptown And you're just out runnin' around [Chorus] I can't hardly stand it You're troublin' me I can't hardly stand it It just can't be Well, you don't know, a-babe I love you so You got me all tore up, all tore up [Verse 2] You say you're through with me You're settin' me free You're just out with your used-to-be [Chorus] I can't hardly stand it You're troublin' me I can't hardly stand it It just can't be Well, you don't know, a-babe I love you so You got me all tore up, all tore up [Verse 3] Well, my spirit's low I miss you so I stand alone and watch you go [Chorus] I can't hardly stand it You're troublin' me I can't hardly stand it It just can't be Well, you don't know, a-babe I love you so You got me all tore up, all tore up [Verse 4] Well, now that you are gone And I'm alone All I do is sit and moan [Chorus] I can't hardly stand it You're troublin' me I can't hardly stand it It just can't be Well, you don't know, babe I love you so You got me all tore up, all tore up [Outro] Baby, all tore up Baby, all tore up Baby, all tore up Baby, all tore up Baby, all tore up All tore up All tore up

Anybody Playin Sad Songs

[Verse 1] Turnin' the radio dial Combin' the airwaves for an AM station out of Houston I've driven a thousand miles And all I know's this trip's sure been a long one and a rough one I guess you could say I could use a shoulder And some old tune to slow me down or pull me over [Chorus] Ain't anybody playin' sad songs anymore? Don't anybody know what that old steel guitar is for? Old cowboys like me, dead set on bein' free Who leave the only freedom they're ever gonna find cryin' at love's front door Ain't anybody playin' sad songs anymore? [Verse 2] Turnin' it all in my mind Knowin' it's gonna be hard 'cause it's over and I knew it when she said it It's gonna take some time And evеry heartache needs a highway and a DJ and a sunset I don't wanna hеar about forever I'm fallin' apart just tryin' to keep it all together [Chorus] Ain't anybody playin' sad songs anymore? Don't anybody know what that old steel guitar is for? Old cowboys like me, dead set on bein' free Who leave the only freedom they're ever gonna find cryin' at love's front door Ain't anybody playin' sad songs anymore? [Outro] Turnin' the radio dial Combin' the airwaves for an AM station out of Houston

Dance The Night Away

Dance the night away Dance the night away Dance the night away Dance the night away Babe, you know I hate to see you cryin' The last thing on my mind is to make you blue And goodness knows I'm just not into lyin' Babe, you can't believe I'm into you So dry your eyes, sit down by the fire And let the flames and music get you high Let me say, I'm sorry, babe, for bein' so unkind Talkin 'bout you, let me weave my trance We might as well Dance the night away Dance the night away Dance the night away Dance the night away Whoa, the night away So dry your eyes, sit down by the fire Let the flames and music get you high Let me say, I'm sorry, babe, for bein' so unkind Talkin 'bout you, let me weave my trance You know that I love you Any fool could tell at a glance We hear the music We got a chance We might as well Dance the night away Dance the night away Dance the night away Dance the night away Dance the night away Dance the night away Dance the night away Dance the night away

When You Go

The yelling and cussing was different this time That's when I started to pack There's a place where two people can't change anymore And that's right about where we're at Grabbed my favorite CDs and my six pack of beer A duffle bag full of my clothes Didn't come here with much even leaving with less Guess that's what you get when ya go Back when we met I thought she was so me And she told me I was so her Playing that game of pleasing each other Oh, it was so easy at first Why, when and where everything changed At this point who cares and who knows But last thing I want is to carry this hate But you can't make it stay when you go The way that it was ain't the way that it is We've come to the fork in the road And it ain't about pride or who's wrong or who's right There just comes a time when you know But you'll be better off when you go Got caught in a moment way too surreal I wasn't trying to stall Just taking my steps one at a time Taking in all the pictures on the wall But I walked in the kitchen, said I better leave Kinda hoping she might say don't But she took a deep drag off that Marlboro light And said shut the door behind you when you go Yeah, she just took a deep drag off that Marlboro light And said shut the door behind you when you go...

Ive Got a Name for the Newborn Child

Oh, oh, sing and then back to work, yes, back again Now's the time to pick the fruit, do with a pale branch, do Green corn in the field, river running like a wheel There's a child on the way and he's a child of God I've got a name for the newborn child I've got a name for the meek and mild I've got a name, you know it well Sitting on the rock on Christmas Day And oh, oh, peace on you, throw off the yoke and drink a few The Peacock Fiddle Band's in town and summer's on the way Sing a song called "Swee-dee-dee," full-tilt river, switchback sea Got so drunk on brandywine the scales fell away I've got a name for the newborn child I've got a name for the meek and mild I've got a name, you know it well Sitting on the rock on Christmas Day I'll dance 'til the stones roll away Yeah I'll dance 'til the dimming of the day And when the truth has been revealed to be nothing we can see Rise up, rise up, I've got something to say And oh, oh, raise the sail, for this is something special Light the way with a little flame to keep the dark away Daybreak, sound the horn, lay the dead and raise the born Goodbye blackened abattoir, hello yellow dawn I've got a name for the newborn child I've got a name for the meek and mild I've got a name, you know it well Sitting on the rock on Christmas Day

Shes Just A Place To Fall

[Verse 1] She's just a place to fall, that's all She asks no more of me When troubles have me feeling small She is where I want to be [Refrain] She'd give me the world if I let her And I know that I'd do the same We're a puzzle, Lord, but we fit together Especially when it's starting to rain Especially when it's starting to rain [Verse 2] She's just a place for me to call I never hesitate And when she leads me down the hall Oh, the world will have to wait [Refrain] She surrounds me with love like a sweater And when I come apart at the seams We'll pick up the pieces together One night is all we need I said, one night is all we need [Instrumental Break] [Verse 3] She's just a place to fall, that's all She asks no more of me When troubles have me feeling small Aw, she is where I want to be [Outro] She is where I want to be

Indian Reservation

[Verse One] They took the whole Cherokee Nation Put us on a reservation Took away our way of life Tomahawk and a Bowie knife Took away our native tongue Taught their English to our young And all the beads we made by hand Oh you can buy them from Japan [Chorus] Cherokee people, Cherokee tribe So proud to live, so proud to die [Verse Two] They took the whole Lakota nation Locked us on this reservation But I can’t wear no shirt and tie 'Cause I’m a red man deep inside [Chorus] Lakota people, Lakota tribe So proud to live, so proud to die [Bridge] Maybe someday whеn they learn All the nations will rеturn [Chorus + Outro] Cherokee people, Cherokee tribe So proud to live, so proud to die Lakota people, Lakota tribe So proud to live, so proud to die Mohawk people, Mohawk tribe So proud to live, so proud to die Navajo people, Navajo tribe So proud to live, so proud to die Indian people, Indian tribe So proud to live, so proud to die

Pie For Breakfast

I'm having Pie for Breakfast The snow's coming down I'm staring out the window in a cold and distant town A woman and her baby pass in front of me Hundreds of miles away from my sweet Stella Jean Well sure we love the music and sure the soul must sing Why must it keep me away from my sweet Stella Jean I'm having Pie for Breakfast The snow's coming down I'm staring out the window in a cold and distant town It's been just one week since I held you in my arms Minutes and hours have never felt so long Sure we have to travel and sure we have to play 'Till a month ago I didn't want no other way I'm having Pie for Breakfast The snow's coming down I'm staring out the window in a cold and distant town -Instrumental- Baby can't you see Papa wishes he was by your side Baby forgive me For leaving you and Mama while I ride Baby could it be Ramblings just another way to hide Baby would you please Forgive me for not being there tonight I'm having Pie for Breakfast The snow's coming down I'm staring out the window in a cold and distant town I'm having Pie for Breakfast The snow's coming down Im staring out the window in a cold and distant town

Green Green Grass of Home

[Verse 1] The old home town Still looks the same As I step down from the train There to meet me Is my mama and my papa Down the road I look And there runs Mary Hair of gold and lips like cherry It's good to touch the Green, green grass of home [Chorus] Yes, they'll all come to see me Arms a-reaching, smiling sweetly When again I'll touch the Green, green grass of home [Verse 2] The old home place is still standing Though the paint is cracked and dry There's the old oak tree That I once used to play on Down the lane I walk With my sweet Mary Hair of gold and lips like cherry It's good to touch the Green, green grass of home [Interlude] Then I awoke And I look around me At the four grey walls that surround me And I realize that I was only dreaming For there's a guard And there's a sad old padre Where arm in arm we'll walk at daybreak As they lay me 'neath the Green, green grass of home [Chorus]

Serenade Live

[Intro] How's everybody doing in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma this evening?Alright‚ alright‚ alright. So here's the single off our latest album "Borrowed Time‚" it's called "Serenade." [Verse 1] Well I'm a-headin' west out [?] road Livin' this life has been a heavy load Can't turn around and don't wanna go back home There's a half a thirty pack's in my back seat Passed out buddy's in the front with me Ain't much help but he keeps me from feelin' so lonely [Chorus] Makin' miles around this washed up town Got my radio up and the dash dimmed down My mind's racin' like these 8 lug wheels Tonight I'm gonna serenade my damn steerin' wheel [Verse 2] Well this workin' week sure wore me out Rather be in motion instead of sittin' down Starin' at the walls and writin' down sad songs They say love's a drug, I guess got hooked There's no bookin' rehab or I'd be booked I need somethin' to help with these withdrawals [Chorus] Makin' miles around this washed up town Got my radio up and the dash dimmed down My mind's racin' like these 8 lug wheels Tonight I'm gonna serenade my damn steerin' wheel [Chorus] Makin' miles around this washed up town Got my radio up and the dash dimmed down My mind's racin' like these 8 lug wheels Tonight I'm gonna serenade my damn steerin' wheel

It All Comes Back To Me Now

It all comes back to me now A starry summer sky A laughing you and I, alone It all comes back to me now A sea of midnight blue Your face uplifted to my own We called it a thrill of the moment And blamed the moon up above We didn't know what the glow meant We never dreamed it might be love It all comes back to me now The love I threw away And now each lonely night I pray That it will all come back to me someday We never dreamed it might be love It all comes back to me now The love I threw away And now each lonely night I pray That it will all come back to me someday

Gypsy Girl

I remember the leaves were gone And burning embers make for the sweetest songs Yeah, I can see the two of us living on dreams and dust Loving you was so unreal that I remember She was just a gypsy girl I was just a chance I wish she’d take Got into a lonely world, trying to belong Love is like a string of pearls While I was waiting for the strand to break From a thousand miles away Somehow we made it home Ahh ahh ahh ahh ahh Just a thousand miles away Ahh ahh ahh ahh ahh Wayward travelers, stars get crossed Find out only after we were never lost I can see the two of us living on dreams and dust Loving you was so unreal that I remember She was just a gypsy girl I was just a chance I wish she’d take Got into a lonely world, trying to belong Love is like a string of pearls While I was waiting for the strand to break From a thousand miles away Somehow we made it home Ahh ahh ahh ahh ahh Just a thousand miles away Ahh ahh ahh ahh ahh Just a thousand miles away Ahh ahh ahh ahh ahh Just a thousand miles away Ahh ahh ahh ahh ahh Just a thousand miles away She was just a gypsy girl I was just a chance I wish she’d take Got into a lonely world, trying to belong Love is like a string of pearls While I was waiting for the strand to break From a thousand miles away Somehow we made it home Ahh ahh ahh ahh ahh Just a thousand miles away Ahh ahh ahh ahh ahh Just a thousand miles away Ahh ahh ahh ahh ahh Just a thousand miles away Ahh ahh ahh ahh ahh Just a thousand miles away Just a thousand miles away

Take Me to Your Heart

When the day leaves you So empty and afraid Nobody seems to care Nights are getting longer And the morning comes too soon And all the while, every day Gets farther out of tune Take me to your heart Let me be your way Take me to your heart Take it day by day Just take me to your heart When the birds of worry They fly above your head Sadness and sorrow fill your time Distances are longer And your patience growing thin And you feel you have No strength to begin again Take me to your heart Let me be your way Take me to your heart Take it day by day Just take me to your heart I remember me sometimes When no one came around Friends I thought were friends Were nowhere to be found Take me to your heart Let me be your way Take me to your heart Take it day by day Just take me to your heart Just take me to your heart

I’d Build a Bridge

As I sift through the ashes Of bridges burned and broken dreams If I could only find the pieces I'd build a bridge that would bring you back to me I'd build a bridge that would bring you back to me If I could take the past and change it To what I wanted it to be I would mold and I would shape it Into a bridge that would bring you back to me I'd build a bridge that would bring you back to me Oh, I'd build a bridge made of love A love so strong That nothing known Could ever shake it Oh, I'd build a bridge made of stone And I would stand And defend it And never let it fall Though the walls may be crumbled The cornerstone is planted deep And it will gladly hold the pieces To the bridge that would bring you back to me I'll build a bridge that will bring you back to me Oh, I'll build a bridge made of love A love so strong Nothing known Could ever shake it, yeah Oh, I'll build a bridge made of stone And I will stand And defend it, yeah Oh, I'll build a bridge made of love A love so strong Nothing known Could ever shake it, yeah Oh, I'll build a bridge mad of stone And I will stand And I'll defend it, yeah

Break My Mind

Baby, oh, baby Tell the man at the ticket stand That you've changed your mind Let me run on out and tell the cab To keep his meter flying 'Cause if you say goodbye to me, babe You're gonna break my mind Break my mind, break my mind No, I just can't stand to hear them big jet engines whine Break my mind, break my mind If you leave you're gonna leave a babalin' fool behind Baby, oh, baby Let me take your suitcase Off the scales in time Tell thе man that you've suddenly devеloped A thing about flyin' 'Cause if you say goodbye to me, babe You know you're gonna break my mind Break my mind, break my mind No, I just can't stand to hear them big jet engines whine Break my mind, break my mind If you leave you're gonna leave a babalin' fool behind 'Cause if you leave you're gonna leave a babalin' fool behind

It’s a Lonesome Old Town

It's a lonesome old town when you're not around I'm lonely, as I, as I can be I never knew, never knew how much I'd miss you But now I can plainly see It's a lonesome old town when you're not around How I wish you'd come back to me I never knew, no I never knew how much I'd miss you, ah but now I can plainly see Oh it's a lonesome old town when you're not around How I wish you'd come back to me

Be Here to Love Me

[Verse 1] Your eyes seek conclusion in all this confusion of mine Though you and I both know it's only the warm glow of wine That's got you to feeling this way But I don't care, I want you to stay And hold me and tell me you'll be here to love me today [Verse 2] The children are dancin', the gamblers are chancin' their all The window's accusing the door of abusing the wall But who cares what the night watchmen say? The stage has been set for the play So just hold me and tell me you'll be here to love me today [Verse 3] The moon's come and gone, but a few stars hang on to the sky Well, the wind's runnin' free, though it ain't up to me to ask why But the poets are demanding their pay And they've left me with nothin' to say Except hold me and tell me you'll be here to love me today Just hold me and tell me you'll be here to love me today

All I Can Do

[Chorus] Well it's all I can do to keep from falling in love with you All I can do to keep from letting it show Yeah it's all I can do to keep from falling in love with you All I can do to keep from telling you so [Verse 1] I wasn't looking for love when I found you Just someone to be with and have a good time But I get these strange funny feelings around you When you're not with me, you're still on my mind [Chorus] And it's all I can do to keep from falling in love with you All I can do to keep from letting it show Yeah it's all I can do to keep from falling in love with you All I can do to keep from telling you so [Verse 2] I had intended to wait for a long time I thought that love would just mess up my plans 'Cause I had big plans for a bright shining future Could this be my future that's holding my hand? [Chorus] And it's all I can do to keep from falling in love with you All I can do to keep from letting it show Yeah it's all I can do to keep from falling in love with you All I can do to keep from telling you so [Verse 3] I need to tell you how I feel about you But I'm so afraid that you don't feel the same But if I don't tell you how I feel about you I just might lose you, can I take that chance? [Chorus] And it's all I can do to keep from falling in love with you All I can do to keep from letting it show Yeah it's all I can do to keep from falling in love with you All I can do to keep from telling you so Yeah it's all I can do to keep from falling in love with you All I can do to keep from letting it show Yeah it's all I can do to keep from falling in love with you All I can do to keep from telling you so Yeah it's all I can do to keep from falling in love with you All I can do to keep from letting it show Yeah it's all I can do to keep from falling in love with you All I can do to keep from telling you so All I can do, all I

To The Liquor Store

[Hook - Stxney] I drank my quart outside the liquor store Passed out right there Yea that dirty fucking whore She fucked me unmercifully I couldn't walk She gave me gonorrhea yea it hurts to talk When i piss my dick burns Yea it feels like a flame Gotta fuckin torch penis Yea i'll burn it everyday [Verse - Captain Giggletits] I just downed my quart outside The liquor store You can't tell me nothing jesus Liquor is my lord Chugged a whole 40 Now im gone off my ass Callin up an asian bitch im looking for ass (yea im looking for ass) [Hook - Stxney] I drank my quart outside the liquor store Passed out right there Yea that dirty fucking whore She fucked me unmercifully I couldn't walk She gave me gonorrhea yea it hurts to talk (yea it hurts to talk) (yea it hurts to talk)

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[Verse:] There were signs beside the road like "Jesus Saves" And "Relieve yourself the fast and gentle way" I was lookin' for an old man who lived way back in these hills Who just might have a story I could tell Pretty soon the blacktop disappeared I felt the car change to a lower gear I took a drink of liquor just to chase away the chill I was 27 miles from Olive Hill Ahead I saw the bridge where I turned right A dirt road led straight up a mountainside I pulled up to a farmhouse I thought I had seen before An old man and his dog were at the door They told me this old-timer knew this land I told him, "Sir, I just don't understand Why the kids in this state just grow up and move away And leave the land where they were born and raised." He said, "Son, you can't make it on this land Unless you're happy workin' with your hands There ain't no kids today that wanna stay and work it out They wanna see the things they hear about." He said, "I cleared this whole farm off myself And I'd work it now but time has got my health." Then starin' out the window restin' in his easy chair He told me what I'd really come to hear "You know, son, people used to tell their kids 'Now, I don't want you to have to work the way I did.' They don't and some will tell you that it's a shame But you have to think before you place the blame." I guess we must have talked for half a day 'Til I told him that I'd best be on my way He shook my hand and said, "I'm glad I met you, Mr. Hall But I guess there ain't no song here after all."

Somethin You Got

Maybe it's your ruby red lips Or maybe it’s your sexy hips Whatever it is that you're doing to me Satisfies my deepest fantasies Maybe it's the wiggle in your walk Maybe it’s the giggle in your talk You light my flame and there ain't no doubt Your kind of lovin' turns me inside out Somethin' you got Girl, has put a spell on me Somethin' you got Oh, it's such a miracle to see Somethin' in the way that you touch my hand Makes me feel like your number one man Somethin' you got Girl, has put a spell on me You got that look in your eye The look that’s drivin’ me wild You're fillin’ me up with a sweet desire You know the way, girl, to set me on fire Somethin' you got Girl, has put a spell on me Somethin' you got Oh, it's such a miracle to see Somethin’ in the way that you touch my hand Makes me feel like your number one man Somethin' you got Girl, has put a spell on me Oh yeah Somethin' in the way that you touch my hand Makes me feel like your number one man Somethin' you got Girl, has put a spell on me Somethin' you got Don't you know, girl, you put a spell on me Somethin' you got Put a spell on me Somethin' you got Don't you know, girl

Give It Away

[Verse 1] She was storming through the house that day And I could tell she was leaving And I thought, aw, she'll be back Till she turned around and pointed at the wall and said [Verse 2] That picture from our honeymoon That night in Frisco Bay Just give it away She said, give it away And that big four-poster king-size bed Where so much love was made Just give it away She said, just give it away [Chorus] Just give it away There ain't nothing in this house worth fighting over Oh, and we're both tired of fighting anyway Just give it away [Bridge] So I tried to move on But I found that each woman I held Just reminded me of that day Hmm [Verse 3] When that front door swung wide open She flung her diamond ring Said, give it away Just give it away And I said, now, honey, don't you even want Your half of everything She said, give it away Just give it away [Chorus] Just give it away There ain't nothing in this house worth fighting over Oh, and we're both tired of fighting anyway Just give it away [Instrumental interlude] [Verse 4] So I'm still right here where she left me Along with all the other things She don't care about anymore Mmm, like that picture from our honeymoon That night in Frisco Bay She said, give it away Well, I can't give it away And that big four-poster king-size bed Where all our love was made She said, give it away Well, I can't give it away [Outro] I've got a furnished house, a diamond ring And a lonely broken heart Full of love and I can't even give it away

Colored Blues

[Verse 1] I'm gonna paint your pockets a pitiful shade of blue 'Cause I'm gonna take all your green away from you, baby Going out to paint the town red From one end to the other Yes I am I'm gonna send you packing home, little boy All alone to your mother Uh-huh [Chorus] 'Cause I'm through I'm through with messin' around with you Yeah, baby, I'm through, yeah You know I'm through with messin' around with you You traded in my blue eyes for one whose are brown And baby, I ain't taking it laying down No, no [Verse 2] Gonna find me a new dress Something sweet and pale yellow I'm gonna find me a new lover man who's cool and oh so mellow, baby I'm taking everything Even the kitchen sink Yes I am I'll tell ya, baby The last thing you'll see of me are the Taillights of my Cadillac, pretty pink Uh-huh [Chorus] 'Cause I'm through I'm through with messin' around with you Uh-huh Yeah, baby, I'm through, yeah You know I'm through with messin' around with you You traded in my blue eyes for one whose are brown And baby, I ain't taking it laying down No, no Tell me 'bout it [Chorus] 'Cause I'm through I'm through with messin' around with you Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, baby, I'm through, yeah You know I'm through with messin' around with you Uh-huh You traded in my blue eyes for one whose are brown And baby, I ain't taking it laying down No, no [Verse 3] I'm gonna paint your pockets a pitiful shade of blue 'Cause I'm gonna take all your green away from you daily Going out to paint the town red From one end to the other Uh-huh I'm gonna send you packing home, little boy All alone to your mother She gonna ask you why [Chorus] 'Cause I'm through Yeah, I'm through with messin' around with you Uh-huh Yeah, baby, I'm through, yeah You know I'm through with messin' around with you Uh-huh You traded in my blue eyes for one whose are brown And baby, I ain't taking it laying down No Get outta here

Shady Tree

In a lazy little town just about a mile from nowhere There's an old man sitting under a shady tree As the hot sun makes its round he just sits there on the ground In the shade he can let his mind run free Inside his head there's music playing Old time songs way from good days gone by Sometimes he smiles at the echo of a saying Sometimes he looks up to the sky On the porch across the street, in a red old rocking chair Sweet old women keeps looking at the shady tree As the evening sun goes down, old man gets up from the ground She smiles she knows his mind is free Inside his head there's music playing Old time songs way from good days gone by Sometimes he smiles at the echo of a saying Sometimes he looks up to the sky

Leave This Man

Never put much weight in words writ on pages Never took advice from the world’s long dead sages Yeah, I needed to see things for myself I need pictures, not books off a shelf I lived and I lied though I had my reasons Where I laid my head would change with the seasons Yeah, I need the pace to change Yeah, I needed the space to range So, leave this man I’ve done the best that I can I laid on down ‘neath the sky So, I could look into your eyes To see the moments, I defeated, overthrown To see the moments, I repeated to my soul See our love isn’t gone, you see, I can feel it I know heaven is real because there’s a hell and I’ve seen it Yeah, I saw both sides of you Yeah, I saw what we want to be true So, I love every day, try to make it a habit So, it all feels close so much I can grab it But my mind it fails me then So much I cannot see again So, leave this man I’ve done the best that I can I laid on down ‘neath the sky So, I could look into your eyes To see the moments, I defeated, overthrown To see the moments, I repeated to my soul The future looks bright but the past you see clearer Like when the windshields broke but you can still use the mirrors But the road goes on ahead Don’t look back, just look ahead So, leave this man I’ve done the best that I can I laid on down ‘neath the sky So, I could look into your eyes To see the moments, I defeated, overthrown To see the moments, I repeated to my soul

Sad Ole Shade Of Grey

We've had some good we've had some bad but mostly in-between Used words like love words like hate and words we didn't mean We've put it down we've patched it up we both have had our say Divorce ain't black divorce ain't white just a sad ole shade of gray Neither one of us was always right neither one was always strong We never put I love you in the place where it belonged When one was up the other was down and love can't grow that way Divorce ain't black divorce ain't white just a sad ole shade of gray You'll find a love to take my place and I'll find me someone For when it's all been said and done more was said than done So you take yours and I'll take mine We'll go our separate ways Divorce ain't black divorce ain't white just a sad ole shade of gray Divorce ain't black divorce ain't white just a sad ole shade of gray

Barney

Yesterday morning, the snow came at last The cattle all came down from the hill Barney, he's been crippled for quite a long while now His old legs stiffened there in the chill Since coming up from Texas, he's been owned by many And he's been rodeo'd and knocked all around So to bury him deep, before the ground got too hard That morning I put Barney down We walked up the hill through the dead brown grass Barney, a rifle, and I And tying him quickly, I took aim and I fired In hopes he'd feel nothing and die But with a heart such as he had, he clung so to life Busted his halter and staggered away He was coughing his blood, still fighting to stand He pitched forward and died where he lay As I drove into town, I started to cry Where no one could see or could care And the sadness cut through me as I stared through my tears At rush hour's oncoming glare And I wept for my season of youth past and done And for things that I thought I forgot But mostly I cried for an honest brown horse Who gave me much more than he got

The Pirates Gospel

While some folks row way up to heaven I'm gonna sing the pirate's gospel I'm gonna sow these feet for dancin' I'm gonna keep my eyes wide open Yo ho yo ho Yo ho ho Yo ho yo ho ho Yo ho yo ho Sing the pirate's gospel Add another flame To our forest Where big bellied whales Keep us chanting We're slapping fireflies For tiny dancers Where the children creep Until the morning When the sun does seep Into our fair flesh Until the fingernails Will take us home Yo ho yo ho Yo ho ho Yo ho yo ho ho Yo ho yo ho Sing the pirate's gospel While some folks pray Their path to Jesus We're gonna sing The pirate's gospel We're gonna sow Our feet for dancing We're gonna keep Our eyes wide open We're gonna sing The pirate's gospel We're gonna chant The pirate's gospel You'll find us clap The pirate's gospel Yo ho yo ho Yo ho ho Yo ho yo ho ho Yo ho yo ho Sing the pirate's gospel Sing the pirate's gospel

What a Mans Got to Do

There's six hundred dollars tucked into his jeans Burnin' a hole in his heart He stares at the phone in a cheap motel And he knows that it won't get him far Got a half-busted shoulder on a bull down in Houston There once was a time that he didn't mind losin' But it's all on the line now and then some too And he just don't know what to do There's a Greyhound Station with a midnight ride That'd take him back home before dawn And he could pick up that phone and hear her voice on the line And like a flash of wild lightnin' be gone But another bus leaves for Laredo at sunrise As he fights back the tears fallin' down from his blue eyes He whispers her name and a prayer to get through 'Cause he just don't know what to do It's a hundred year story of struggle and strife It's the pain and the glory of every cowboy's life When there's just enough money to ride or go home You fall down for good or you get back on There's a chute flyin' open down in Laredo Texas The crowd comes alive with the rush There's a cowboy spinnin' and a Brahma-cross buckin' He's ridin' all out or bust He's fightin' and spurrin' They're twistin' and turnin' And inside the fire it just keeps on burnin' And he calls when it's over to say I love you But a man's got to do what a man's got to do

Send Down the Rain

[Verse 1] Lord I'm so dry, my soul is thirsty As a deer pants for water, my soul longs for Thee It’s been some time since I came out of Egypt The heat of this desert, it's taking its toll on me [Pre-Chorus] Though my words are tired, my lips sore from pleading Still I will call out Your name I'll raise my hands as I cry out for mercy I yearn for Your touch once again [Chorus] Send down the rain, pour out Your presence Come flood my soul, I’ve wandered much too long I'll wait right here till Your glory guides me Where the well overflows with waters from Your throne Send down the rain [Verse 2] Lord I'm so weak, my soul is hungry Yеsterday's bread no longer sustains mе This barren land will not yield its portion Tears are my food as I cry again to Thee [Pre-Chorus] Though my words are tired, my lips sore from pleading Still I will call out Your name I'll raise my hands as I cry out for mercy I yearn for Your touch once again [Chorus] Send down the rain, pour out Your presence Come flood my soul, I've wandered much too long I'll wait right here till Your glory guides me Where the well overflows with waters from Your throne Send down the rain Send down the rain, pour out Your presence Come flood my soul, I've wandered much too long I’ll wait right here till Your glory guides me Where the well overflows with waters from Your throne Oh, send down the rain I’ll wait right here till Your glory guides me Where the well overflows with waters from Your throne Send down the rain (Send down, send down, won't You send down the rain?) Oh, send down the rain (Send down, send down, Lord please send down the rain) Oh, send down the rain

Barstow

[Verse 1] Anyone caught speaking Esperanto Is thought crazy or headed for jail There's peace in the wilds of West Texas Where the sun and the sky prevail Take no notice of the rising waters Take no notice where rivers run dry They'll be digging through the landfills To find evidence of our great demise [Chorus] There's a changing pattern before us And the past tells the story quite well By the time we make it to Barstow We'll be more than halfway to hell [Verse 2] Waves of adverts that promise revival Trinket-ware that batters the brain The devil bought the key to Branson Drives a backhoe and wears a gold chain Now we're living in the unnamed time frame Bets in Reno are on the human race Woke up in another test market With a new headache filter in place [Chorus] There's a changing pattern before us And the past tells the story quite well By the time we make it to Barstow We'll be more than halfway to hell [Outro] (Ooh, ooh, mmm) By the time we make it to Barstow We'll be more than halfway to hell

The Weekend

I hit the weekend just like a freight I got there early, I couldn't wait I made a friend or two along the way You want the details, but what can I say? There's the ballerina, the foreign cartels The opera singer, the Southern belle They've all got something strange and new They've all got something, but not like you Whoa whoa whoa whoaoo Whoa whoa whoa whoaoo Whoa whoa whoa whoaoo Whoa whoa whoa whoaoo It will take some time to to get back on course I got to find my half-runaway horse She was the best friend a man ever had Now I'm going down the road feeling bad Whoa whoa whoa whoaoo Whoa whoa whoa whoaoo Whoa whoa whoa whoaoo Whoa whoa whoa whoaoo Friday is forever Saturday flies fast Sunday, start comin' down The good ones never last The good ones never last What became of the red rooster after the tragedy? What became of you, girl? And what became of me? And she said "I had good fortune - silver, silk and wool I gave them all away and now my heart is full" Whoa whoa whoa whoaoo Whoa whoa whoa whoaoo Whoa whoa whoa whoaoo Whoa whoa whoa whoaooo I hit the weekend just like a freight I got there early, I couldn't wait

Dont Take the Girl

[Verse 1] Johnny's daddy was takin' him fishin' When he was eight years old A little girl came through the front gate Holdin' a fishin' pole His dad looked down and smiled Said, "We can't leave her behind Son, I know you don't want her to go But someday you'll change your mind" [Pre-Chorus] And Johnny said: [Chorus 1] Take Jimmy Johnson, take Tommy Thompson Take my best friend, Bo Take anybody that you want as Long as she don't go Take any boy in the world Daddy, please, don't take the girl [Verse 2] Same old boy, same sweet girl Ten years down the road He held her tight and kissed her lips in Front of the picture show Stranger came and pulled a gun Grabbed her by the arm Said, "If you do what I tell you to, there Won't be any harm" [Pre-Chorus] And Johnny said: [Chorus 2] Take my money, take my wallet Take my credit cards Here's the watch that my grandpa gave me Here's the key to my car Mister, give it a whirl But, please, don't take the girl [Verse 3] Same old boy, same sweet girl Five years down the road There's gonna be a little one and she Says, "It's time to go" Doctor says, "The baby's fine But you'll have to leave 'Cause his momma's fadin' fast" and Johnny hit his knees [Pre-Chorus] And then he prayed: [Chorus 3] Take the very breath you gave me Take the heart from my chest I'll gladly take her place if you'll let me Make this my last request Take me out of this world God, please, don't take the girl [Outro] Johnny's daddy Was takin' him fishin' When he was eight years old

Wheels On Fire

[Verse 1] If your mem'ry serves you well We were gonna meet again and wait So I'm goin' to unpack all my things And sit down before it gets too late [Verse 2] When no man alive will come to you With another tale to tell You knew that we would meet again If your mem'ry served you well [Chorus] This wheel's on fire Rollin' down the road Best notify my next of kin This wheel shall explode [Verse 3] If your mem'ry served you well I was gonna confiscate all your lace And wrap it up in a sailor's knot And hide it in your case [Verse 4] If I knew for sure that it was yours But it was oh so hard to tell You knew that we would meet again If your mem'ry served you well [Chorus] This wheel's on fire Rollin' down the road Best notify my next of kin This wheel shall explode [Verse 5] If your mem'ry served you well You'll remember you're the one That called on me to call on them To get your favor done [Verse 6] And after ev'ry plan had failed There was nothing more to tell You knew that we would meet again If your mem'ry served you well [Chorus] This wheel's on fire Rollin' down the road Best notify my next of kin This wheel shall explode [Instrumental Break] [Verse 7] Well, no man alive will come to you With another tale to tell You knew that we would meet again If your mem'ry served you well [Chorus] This wheel's on fire Rollin' down the road Best notify my next of kin This wheel shall explode

Lit

[Verse 1] Lucky strike in a honky tonk Chicken fryin' on a chicken bone Tennessee moonshiner Cookin' that copper line Granny drunk playin' Bingo, yellin' out B-99 [Verse 2] Talkin' 'bout lit Fire up that stogie when the deal is done Short fuse, black cat, everybody run Linebacker when they bring the house Layin' that shoulder to ya Frat roll when the tide rolls Down in Tuscaloosa [Chorus] Slide on over Move a little closer With that four-alarm fire engine red on your lips So hot you got me smoking Girl you got it going Oh, you're the only one with the kiss that gets me lit [Verse 3] Grandpa fishin' with dynamite Creek too dry with the Christmas lights A little Sunday morning brimstone From a Pentecostal pastor Keith Richards stoned on rock 'n roll tearin' up that telecaster [Chorus] Slide on over Move a little closer With that four-alarm fire engine red on your lips So hot you got me smoking Girl you got it going Oh, you're the only one with the kiss that gets me lit [Bridge] You turn me on every time I'm next to you Can't nobody light me up quite like you do [Chorus] Slide on over Move a little closer With that four-alarm fire engine red on your lips So hot you got me smoking Girl you got it going Oh, you're the only one with the kiss that gets me lit [Outro] Lucky strike in a Honky Tonk Chicken fryin' on a chicken bone Grandpa fishin' with dynamite Creek too dry with the Christmas lights Yeah, I'm talkin' 'bout lit Hey, everybody get lit Come on lets get lit Get lit