I?ll search and find that special tree
One that looks just right
Then I?ll decorate it perfectly
Even if it takes all night
Then I?ll light the fire
Turn the lights down low
And hang up the mistletoe
And make some lasting memories
We?ll never forget
A December to remember, always in our hearts
Spending everyday of the holidays
Wrapped up in each others arms
All I want for Christmas is forever ...
You say, you wish you could stay for another round
Help me close this tavern down
But your better half said you better not be late
Or there's gonna be some hell to pay
Well, I'm thinkin' as you're moanin' and paying your tab
Sounds like a real nice problem to have
Well I wish, I had someone waiting at home with the lights on
And I wish, I had me a reason not to stay out all night long
Having s...
I hollered, "Hey honey, I'm home"
Like I do every day at four
But the TV ain't on and the car is gone
She must be at the store
Then I spied this piece of paper
It looked like a list of things to do
But when I got down to number six
I realized we were through
One
The plumber couldn't make it today
Two
I've decided that I'm going away
Three
The dog's at the vet, the hearing is set
Do you see wha...
I look at you and I remember
The way I felt on the day we met
That same old feeling washes over me
It's hard to forget
Nothing has ever changed for me babe
Nothing changes for you
I still want you just as much as I did
When I said, "I do"
I'm still wrapped up in that ring around your finger
Without you, baby, I would be lost
I'm telling you the truth I'm still
As much in love with you as I alw...
That alarm sounds without warning
I wake up and say, "Good morning"
And I love you
I know sometimes you're still sleeping
And I still whisper, "Babe I'm leavin
And I love you
You need to know this ain't some kind of sometimes thing
This is something I will always do
Yeah the sun it shines, the river winds and the bluebirds sing
And I love you
While I work I curse the boss
And I anticipate gett...
Jack handed Rita his paycheck
With his apologies
He said, "They're cutting back at work
They had to let me go"
And Jack expected tears, he expected worse
But he didn't expect these words
As Rita pulled him close and she said to him
"Don't worry about it, baby, let me tell you something"
?At the end of the day
Is really where it all begins
With who you love, who loves you
And who's your friends...
Oh, if I had a big ol' eraser, I'd start from today
And go back through life's pages and correct a lot of things
Yeah, steppin' on toes with my foot in my mouth
Yeah, thought I was the king but that was back
Back when I knew everything
Yeah, a good hard head and no regrets
Is what I thought made the man
But now life's hard knocks is about all I've got
And sorrys what I am
Yeah, I had my old wo...
I wanna be loved by you, bayou baby
Nobody else but you bayou baby
I searched this world from end to end
I finally found where I should've always been
Right by you, bayou baby
I followed the wind from town to town
Never had a mind of settling down
Falling in love just wasn't my style
But that was before I saw your smile
I wanna be loved by you, bayou baby
Nobody else but you, bayou baby
I sear...
I'd hook my wagon to my trike and I'd head across the yard
To my big sandbox where I worked real hard
Playing all day with my little toy trucks
Backhoes, bulldozers, earth-moving stuff
That was my whole life when I was a kid
But when I grew up, I guess I never really did
I like
Big boy toys, motors and lights
Knobs and switches and a four-wheel-drive
Running up the road or crawling across the ...
Candy canes and popcorn strings and lights all up on the tree presents underneath the tree wrapped for you and me Christmas is the warmest time of year.
Chorus:
The Tempature will drop for sure it could be 10 below no matter 'cause our hearts will be aglow and even though we might see snow and jack frost may appear christmas is the warmest time of the year.
Oh the temprature will drop for sure...
Well the rain is a drippin' from the trees
Just like the tears a fallin' from my cheeks
And the lonesome train's movin' down the track
Just like her it ain't comin' back
She left me here without any warning
On a cold gray Kentucky morning
I need a cup of coffee with a shot of cream
Wake me from this awful dream
When I went to sleep she was by my side
And I didn't know she wasn't satisfied
Well...
My friends and me work overtime
All try to walk the bottom line
You've been breathin' down our necks
But soon as we cash our paychecks
We'll be chillin' on my deck, Boss Man
Chorus:
There's nothin' you can do, nothin' you can say
Nothin' you can throw our way come Friday
We've been rubber stampin' paper clippin'
Sortin' fillin' faxin'
It's time to let the good times roll
Nothin' you can say, n...
Oh, the power and the blow of that first kiss
I swear, it almost knocked me to my knees
I wasn't ready, caught my heart off guard
For the first time in my life I felt week
And I could not stop myself from lovin' you
It's a feelin' if I fought, I know I'd lose
I could never let it go, I could never walk away
If I did, it would tear me in two
Even if I tried, I could not stop myself from lovin' ...
Sit down, honey, gotta have us a talk
Your man is a little upset
There's a couple of things
That's been missing
And I ain't found 'em yet
I ain't pointing no fingers
Ain't layin' no blame
And I don't wanna lose my cool
But you just don't fool
With a country boy's tool
Tool box
Now did I hear you right
You loaned 'em out
To the neighbor down the road
Hey, I'd just as soon
You'd let him have my ...
Girl I know that I promised you
I can make your every dream come true
But I admit I got a little ways to go
Trust me baby, we're closin' in quick
Before you know it we'll be stackin' the bricks
So, stick like glue, we got nothin' to lose
So baby, don't stop, we're just gettin' started
Don't quit now we got a foot in the door
Say you're not about to end the party
Baby, hang on tight just a litt...
Girl I know that I promised you
I can make your every dream come true
But I admit I got a little ways to go
Trust me baby, we're closin' in quick
Before you know it we'll be stackin' the bricks
So, stick like glue, we got nothin' to lose
So baby, don't stop, we're just gettin' started
Don't quit now we got a foot in the door
Say you're not about to end the party
Baby, hang on tight just a litt...
Once in a while my mind takes a trip
Down memory lane where two fool kids
First found love in my old tempest
Girl, we were something
Ribbons in your hair and white cotton dress
Hearts on fire both scared to death
We lost our fear and our innocence
To sweet, sweet loving
Now honey, I ain't complaining
No girl, I'm just saying
Every now and then on a night like this
When south breeze blows, baby...
Once in a while my mind takes a trip
Down memory lane where two fool kids
First found love in my old tempest
Girl, we were something
Ribbons in your hair and white cotton dress
Hearts on fire both scared to death
We lost our fear and our innocence
To sweet, sweet loving
Now honey, I ain't complaining
No girl, I'm just saying
Every now and then on a night like this
When south breeze blows, baby...
I can't shower you with pearls and diamond rings
All I can give are dances in the rain
I can't cover you in satin sheets
But you'll be just as warm
Wrapped up each night inside my loving arms
I can never lay the world down at your feet
The moon and stars will always be beyond my reach
All I have is one true heart that beats
For you and you alone
You can have everything I own
I can't promise yo...
We were all drinking at marge's one
night
When an old cowboy came through the
door
He took a few shaky steps
Then he started to moan
And he keeled over right on the floor
Doc came on over, took his stethoscope
out
He listened and he looked in his eyes
He said, "Boys stick around
I just might need your help
I'm afraid this will be a long night"
CHORUS
Cause there's a five gallon tear, a five- g...
It's not my style to dance away the night
Or go for a walk beneath the full moonlight
And I don't wish on falling stars
Or easily give away my heart
But girl, for you I will
Can't hide this love that I feel
Never been the kind of guy
To fall in head over heels
But girl, for you I will
It's not like me at all to talk about
The likelihood of finally settling down
Couldn't speak the words, "I lov...
e'd say can't never could do nothin'
And weights what broke the wagon
There ain't no fence between right or wrong
Sometimes you gotta fight if you wanna get along
You better stand up when that flag gets raised
Or down on your knees when it's time to pray
But the greatest thing about him to me
Was the fact that he believed
Chorus:
He believed in the good Lord above
A straight shootin rifle and ...
I remember I was sitting in this little cafe
Some where out in the middle of L.A.
It was almost Christmas and I was all alone
Suddenly He appeared, hungry, cold and tired
Headed straight for me, He sat down uninvited
What was on my mind when I didn't say
'Cause what He said to me, I think of every Christmas day
He said that He was Jesus born in Bethlehem
And that He died for us but somehow we'...
What makes me get up every mornin'
When I can't find the will?
And what keeps me goin' through the motions
When all my dreams are standing still?
Why do I try so hard?
How did I get this far?
What is the bottom line each and every time?
I do it for her
An' it's all about her
God knows she gives me more than I deserve
Every thought I think
Every breath I breathe
Everything that I hold dear to m...
I reckon there's one near your hometown
An old cinder block building looks a-half torn down
Just hang a left down the lost highway
Keep going till you see the signs that say
Honky tonk, if you love country
Honky tonk, your whole life long
Honky tonk, if you love country
That's what keeps this country strong
Them little ladies in the kitchen can't be beat
They've got your hard-boiled eggs and y...
Well, down at the factory, I'm never late
I'm a mild mannered man who pulls his weight
I give a hundred percent, I don't ever stop
'Til Friday evening when I punch that clock
Then I disappear until the weekend's through
And you'll never guess who I turn into
I'm a honky-tonk superman
Ready or not, I'm back again
Dancing on the tables
And swinging from the chandeliers
Oh, I'm a honky-tonk super...
I ain't told nobody 'bout the trouble I've got on me
Keep my tears to myself so no one in the world can see
No, I ain't let on the truth to a living soul
So how's the radio know?
How's the radio know she left?
How's the radio know I did her wrong?
Every record that DJ spins
Is a good love gone bad song
How's the radio know I miss her?
And I'd die to tell her so, ohh, how's the radio know?
They...
In a tiny town where the biggest things
Were the water tower and a young boy's dreams
I believed
In a little house of simple means
Where doing without, was a common scene
I believed
On a dried up square of worthless earth
Where we scratched our living out of the dirt
I believed
In a little brown church where I first heard
The choir sing and the preacher's word
I believed, oh I believed
And the...
If you got a problem, don't care what it is
You need a hand, I can assure you of this, I can help
I got two strong arms, I can help
It would shore do me good to do you good, let me help
It's a fact that people get lonely ain't nothing new
But a woman like you baby should never have the blues
Let me help take a tip from me, I can help
It would shore do me good to do you good, let me help
When I...
I made five hundred miles in six hours flat
Trying to make up for lost time
I been beatin' a path to your mama's door
To set things between us right
Between the hands of fate and a lot of hard luck
This ain't been no gravy train
And I didn't come this far just to walk away
I slung a rod just east of Memphis
And that heap of a truck shut down
So for nine cold hours I thumbed my way
Straight to ...
It ain't nothin' but a small frame house on an acre lot
It ain't that much different from any other house on the block
And it may not look like we've got all our share of the promise
But at least one thing's for sure, I got it honest
Roll out of the sack every mornin', head on down to the mill
Give 'em all I got for eight, 'cause that's the deal
If you'll check out my paycheck
Well, you'll see...
I used to smoke and stay out late
Sometimes I drank more that I ate
I used to think, man, I was bad
Why I'd fight at the drop of a hat
I took a walk on the wild side
I guess I'm lucky that I survived
I had some days I can't forget
And sometimes at night I think about 'em yet
I miss misbehavin'
Yeah, I miss misbehavin'
I've settled down now
But sometimes I miss misbehavin'
There was a girl I do...
I had dreams that were bigger than the Montana sky
And we were gonna do great in Great Falls
I just knew we were this time
But when winter finally broke, so were we
You'll never know how bad that hurt
'Cause this ain't what I meant
When I promised you the world
I lost the farm in Kansas along with a lot of pride
Then I almost lost my life down in that West Virginia mine
And that motel room in ...
If you're lost and you're alone
Let me sing you a song
Oh, you're not the only lonely one tonight
I know what you're goin' through
I can sympathize with you
I've been wakin' in your shoes all my life
I was born with a broken heart
Born to lose right from the start
Raised on hand-me-down blues
That's why I sing the way I do
A sad six string and a jukebox voice
I'm the lonely people's choice
I w...
I parked my car beside the highway and I didn't lock the doors
Left a note there with the keys if it cranks, well friend, she's yours
And I struck out across Texas, gonna walk it line to line
Now I'm halfway cross New Mexico, but you're still on my mind
This road that's going nowhere just leads me on and on
As I ask myself with every step will I ever be alone?
I wonder just how far it is over ...
I've walked the straight and narrow and I've worn a rebel's brand
Sometimes I've had to go without for bein' my own man
I've rallied to the cause when I knew the cause was right
I've cut against the grain, but I've kept my peace of mind
And I wouldn't have it any other way
If there's a price for bein' me, that's one I'll have to pay
I'll take the good and bear the bad until my dyin' day
I woul...
I've always lived on the edge of life
And I don't fear the dark of night
I may be crazy but I'm not a fool
I'd be afraid of losing you
I've looked danger in the eye
I'm not afraid to live or die
But after all that I've been through
I'd be afraid of losing you
I couldn't face a single day
Without you in my life
Your sweet embrace is all it takes
To keep me satisfied
I've always been a restless ...
Have I got the deal for you
Would you like to have a T-bone steak and lobster
Served on the finest china
Accompanied by a bottle of the world's greatest wine
Served in a crystal glass, alone
Or, would you rather have a Big Mac
An order of fries, a cherry pie
Underneath a big oak tree
Sitting on a blanket
Snuggled up to the one you love
I'll take love over money
Forget the green, give me honey
...
As we passed in the hall
She said, "We need to talk
I can't go on like this another day"
I froze in my tracks
And a chill ran up my back
'Cause I knew what she was gonna say
She said, "There's someone else
And I've kept it to myself
But I can't keep these feelings locked inside
And I need to tell you this
It's one of your old friends
One, you haven't talked to in a while"
She said, "I'm leavin...
It was a quarter till three on the day that we met
Exactly nine o' five on the night that she left
Well I tried my best but I still can't forget
How good she used to be
And it's just too bad I've got a good memory
Good memories are hard to leave behind
I've got a bushel basket of 'em running through my mind
I still love her but she don't love me
And it's just too bad I've got a good memory
Lor...
She burns too hot, plays too rough
She's got a dress full of dangerous stuff
The way she looks tears me apart
But the way she loves me nearly stops my heart
If her lovin' don't kill me, don't put me six feet down
I'll be the last man standin' on the top of the hill
If her lovin' don't kill me then nothing will
My doctor told me I looked kinda ragged
He said, "What happened, boy? Did you fall o...
When I look back on this life and all the things that I have done
Lord, I've paid some pretty prices for never backing up
But now that I've had time alone and I've been through every page
There's only one part of my story that I wish that I could change
If I had it to do over and I knew then what I know now
I'd do anything I had to, to keep you from walkin' out
Your love would be the only reas...
Girl I can tell that you're thinking of leaving
But it'll hurt me so much you don't want me to know
You've done all you can to hide what you're feeling
Oh, but one part of you, it let's your feelings show
Oh, your fingertips tell me you'll stay
And your warm red lips say you won't go away
And your lovin' arms make me think you're still mine
Whoa girl, if only your eyes could lie
So I say what'...
I?ve built a million raving beauties out of pure make-believe
Hopin? my imagination might run away with me
Thought I?d pictured every vision that a man could dream about
Till you walked through those swinging doors
And stepped down off that cloud
What?s an angel like you doing in my wildest dreams?
A walkin?, talkin?, lovin? fantasy
Did you come here tonight just to rescue me?
What?s an angel ...
She was a woman on a mission
Here to drown him and forget him
So I set her up again to wash him down
She had just about succeeded
When the low-down, no-good, cheating, good-for-nothing
Came strutting through the crowd
Oh, he was laying it on so thick
He never missed a lick
Professing his never ending love
Oh but I never will forget when she stood up and said
So, I guess you think, we're gonna ...
Baby, you make me feel like a million dollar bill
And your cute little smile's driving me hog wild
Yeah, I'm a one lucky dog that just can't lose
But that's enough about me, let's talk about you
Let's talk about the way that I love you walk
Talk about the way that I love you talk
Did I happen to mention that I love everything that you do
That's enough about me, let's talk about you
Your sweet ...
I put down my razor, toweled off my face
Thought I saw a new wrinkle and another strand of gray
That one little scar kept catching my eye
Reminding me how time does fly
I was only a kid when I had that first fight
But I still don?t give in when I believe that I?m right
And at least I can stand here and like what I see
In the man that kid turned out to be
Lookin? back at myself, it?s plain to s...
A couple of bucks worth the change in the ashtray, a half a tank of Texaco
Now you're sitting with your feet on the dash fiddling with the radio
Take a left at the edge of town, out where the roads ain't paved
And if we never find our way back, it doesn't matter anyway
'Cause I've been lost since you found me head over heart and soul
As long as your arms are around me, it don't matter where we...
AT right now I'm going to take you in my arms
hold you closer and tighter than I ever have
I am going to say all the things that I thought could wait
now I realized that later could be a little to late
baby lets BOTH love like there's no tomorrow
live for every moment laugh at least a little everyday
if we see the sunrise in the morning ATis impossible to say
so let's love LW let's love AT lik...
Right now gonna take you in my arms
Hold you closer and tighter than I ever have
I'm gonna say all the things that I thought could wait
Now I realize that later could be a little too late
Baby let's love like there's no tomorrow
Love
Live for every moment, laugh at least a little everyday
If we see the sun rise in the morning, is impossible to say
So let's love
Let's love
Like there's no tomor...
Baby, you and me underneath the steeple
Two I do's and a half a dozen people
I can see it all plain as day, come on baby, don't be afraid
You can make a dream come true just like that
All you gotta do is love me back
All you gotta do is love me back
And I'll hand you the world on a string
I'll throw in the moon and the stars and for that
I'll only ask one thing, love me back
No baby, you might...
Always wanted one to put me to the test
A hot blooded woman that could love a man to death
I got what I wanted but Lord I gotta say
She's lovin' me into an early grave
Lovin' me into an early grave
I get up in the morning I'm headed for the door
The last kiss leads to a thousand more
I'm late for work but I can't get away
She's lovin' me into an early grave
Lovin' me into an early grave
Finall...
Yeah, we all know it's comin'
Every year Thanksgivin' Day
We're gonna wish we hadn't
But we all come over anyway
And it's nice to see the family
And Lord, her cookin's great
But when she starts a hummin' on 'Jingle Bells'
We know there ain't no escape
'Cause mama's gettin' ready for Christmas
And you better stay out of her way
She's got a million lights, a ton of decorations
And they gotta go ...
With every drink I take, it's gettin' harder to recall
And I ain't gonna stop until I forget it all
'Cause once upon a time she used to love me so
But that was many, many, many beers ago
Well now all my tin can buddies that help me ease the pain
One by one they remind me, she's not coming back again
Just how long she's been gone, I can't say, I really know
Lord, it's been many, many, many beer...
There was a brand new stranger at the old bus station
He said, "Music City is my destination"
He said, "The whole wide world's gonna sing my song
And you can take that to the bank"
Because I'm on a mission
I'm on a mission
I'm on a mission from Hank
He got a furnished room and a job at the market
He kept a little notebook in his back pocket
And every time you'd see him he was writing a song
An...
Somewhere out there in the smoky air
Where the night is neon blue
Surrounded by strangers, she don't know the dangers
One drink could lead her to
And if she falls, it's all my fault
For doin' a good woman wrong
I can't be far behind her
Oh, Lord, help me find her before my angel is gone
Looking for my blue angel
The same one that flew from my arms last night
If you see my blue angel
Tell her t...
This is my kind of town
I ain't never seen nothing like it
In all my traveling 'round
This old highway ever gives me up
And I think about settling down
Well, this is my kind of town
But there ain't' no place
On God's green earth
I'd rather be right now
Folks around here
Sure seem to know
What living's all about
I could hang around here forever
Lord, I feel so much at home
When it comes time fo...
Well, I've moaned the blues since she slammed that door
I drank and cried and I walked the floor
And her memory's backed me against the wall
So tonight I'm gonna end it all
You can say goodbye to this lonely guy
Nothin' in the world can save me but a girl
Help me, help me, I'm about to die
There's a lovesick man on the prowl tonight
Don't call the doctor, don't call the law
When a good lovin' ...
Of all the things I've ever done
I'd be hard pressed to think of one
That makes me feel the way you do
Nothing compares to loving you
Of all the things I've yet to try
There ain't one thing that comes to mind
My running wild days are through
Nothing compares to loving you
I don't need a mountain
I don't need the challenge
I don't need a river to cross
Girl, I can't imagine
What could be worth ...
There's a pool hall juke box, sawdust floors
Three plays for a quarter, and we still want more
Yeah, there's a reason for fast cars and that double yellow line
Heartbreak songs and good cheap, two dollar wine
'Cause of people like us
There's honky tonk music, long neck bottles
Rusty old pickup trucks
Oh, at last call the lights go up
And it's all because of people like us
I got a second hand b...
I've got some mighty tall tales from livin' hard and fast
I'm a walkin,' talkin,' livin,' breathin,' portrait of my past
I've double-crossed the devil, prayed the Lord my soul to keep
Escaped some early graves by the skin of my teeth
All the deepest secrets of my soul the world can plainly see
'Cause everything I've ever done is written all over me
If you just read between the lines of this we...
Well, I've done it every way they say it oughta be done
But if I can't be me, well, it ain't much fun
So I bowed out, said, "I gotta go
Gotta crank it on up, I got to free my soul?
So it's back to my roots an' startin' today
I'm ready to rock in a country kinda way
Ready to rock all night long
Yeah, ready to rock 'til the cows come home
Well, it's the same ol' me, so don't be afraid
I'm just r...
Well, I've done it every way they say it oughta be done
But if I can't be me, well, it ain't much fun
So I bowed out, said, "I gotta go
Gotta crank it on up, I got to free my soul?
So it's back to my roots an' startin' today
I'm ready to rock in a country kinda way
Ready to rock all night long
Yeah, ready to rock 'til the cows come home
Well, it's the same ol' me, so don't be afraid
I'm just r...
Her last lonely teardrop fell
Along about nine o?clock
His memory was history
Before she hit the parking lot
She busted through them swingin' doors
Sashaying to and fro
She?s got a new attitude, yes, she?s over that dude
And she wants the world to know
That she feels like a brand new man tonight
She didn?t come in here to hang her head and cry
She?s through throwing good love away
On some boy ...
Now once I stood like a mountain high
Cold and rough and no sign of life
Didn't need no one didn't want no love
Yeah, but that was before I felt her touch
She made a man out of a mountain of stone
What the whole world couldn't change
She did all alone, she polished up the good
And she chipped away the wrong
She made a man out of a mountain of stone
She made a man out of a mountain of stone
Wit...
You?re looking at a man that?s almost gone
Had a good woman and I went and did her wrong
Honey found out I was lovin? double time
She moved me from her heart to the back of her mind
She made a memory out of me
Just a vision of the past is all you see
Like a statue of stone a part of history
Yeah, that woman made a memory out of me
Lord, I?m so low down for what I?ve done
I don?t even make a sh...
She said when she found me I was barely hanging on
To the memory of a love that had been long gone
There must have been somebody else I don't remember who it is
'Cause she's got a way of makin' me forget
When she takes me in her arms I get lost in time
She takes complete control of my heart and my mind
I'm not haunted by the past old memories or regrets
Oh she's got a way of makin' me forget
S...
Silent night, holy night
All is calm, all is bright
'Round yon virgin, mother and child
Holy infant so tender and mild
Sleep in heavenly peace
Sleep in heavenly peace
Silent night, holy night
Shepherds quake at the sight
Glory streams from heaven afar
Heavenly hosts sing 'Alleluia'
Christ, the Savior is born
Christ, the Savior is born
Silent night, holy night
Son of God, love's pure light
Radi...
This street that we live on
Ain't no yellow brick road
And this pay check that I bring home
Sure ain't no pot of gold
When people dream
They don't wish they were crooks
They don't know
We've got more than enough
Somewhere under the rainbow
Watchin' the late show
And livin' on love
Dancin' slow to the radio
Jus' holdin' on
Somewhere under the rainbow
Some folks spend there whole lives
Dreamin' ...
A million reasons why I could
But only one why I won?t
?Cause the one who?d probably never know
Is the reason that I don?t
I can?t say that I?m not tempted
I?m just like any other man
But when I walk out of here alone, woman
I hope you understand
That she?s standin? on the promises
That she gave to me
So I?m standin? on the promises
I promised her I?d keep
It?d be so easy for anyone
To justify...
She's as gentle as a July breeze
Slippin' through the cottonwood trees
I was empty as a man could be
Until the day I found her
Times I find it hard to put into words
The Way I feel when I'm away from her
I'm like a man about to die of thirst
When I'm not around her
Oh, her love is like sweetwater
Fallin' from a summer sky
Yes, her love is like sweetwater
When my well
Is runnin' dry
It's in the...
If somebody would've told me
One woman could hold me
And leave me weak as a baby
I'd have told 'em they were crazy
You see, love hit me like a ten pound hammer
A ten pound hammer with a five foot swing
Love hit me like a ten pound hammer
A ten pound hammer with a five foot swing
I used to play it so cool
Lord knows that I was no fool
No chains would ever bind me
But those days are all behind m...
Maybe we'll never be seen together
At night on a crowded street
I may never reach across your body
And kill the light when you're asleep
Maybe I'll never watch you dressing
I won't sound too familiar on the phone
But I can touch your hand accidentally
And take that moment home
That's as close as I'll get to loving you
Even though there's nothing else I'd rather do
I can dream, I can hope, I ca...
The first time we went all the way
I can truly say it was way beyond my wildest dreams
And I never can forget that day
We spent tangled up in satin sheets
And I never thought we'd top the time that you and I
Oh, baby, that was so sweet
Even though that was incredible now I know
The best was yet to be
The best love we ever made
Kept us up all night
And it's still growing every day
Right before ...
She's been staring out the window four nights in a row
Like a caged up tiger, she's pacing the floor
Oh, the night is young and the moon is full
And she just can't resist when she feels the pull
She's got a restless spirit that she can't control
And when she gets like this, I gotta let her go
She hears the call of the wild every once in a while
She lets down her hair, she's gotta get somewhere...
We've got a problem we can't get around
It's gotten too big to just tear down
We built a wall out of thin air
Now I'm over here and you're over there
I'm afraid that there's no two ways to it
This could be our undoing
Can't raise the ceiling, can't lower the floor
The only thing left is to build a door
A door ain't nothing but a way to get through a wall
That's all
A window won't work and a la...
It's taken me some time to read the writing on the wall
But I have finally figured out just what's been going on
I need to tell you what I've learned before you turn to go
There's things about that other man I think that you should know
The man that came between us was looking out for number one
He didn't care how bad he hurt you by the selfish things he'd done
But looking in the mirror today,...
Well, I've been waiting for this right moment
To tell you what's on my mind
I don't know exactly how to say it
But I do think that it's about time
I do know that you've been working all day
And I know that you could use the rest
But I've got a little proposition for you, baby
Now tell me what you think about this
Let's do the night shift, baby
I mean all night long
I do what comes naturally
Ti...
Music Lyrics : F. Golde - W. Orange - D. Lambert
Marvin, he was a friend of mine
And he could sing a song
His heart in every line
Marvin sang of the joy and pain
He opened up our minds
And I still can hear him say
Aw talk to me so you can see
What's going on
Say you will sing your songs
Forevermore evermore
Gonna be some sweet sounds
Coming down on the nightshift
I bet you're singing proud
Oh ...
Way up in the sky, not a cloud is flyin' by
A picture perfect afternoon
Birds upon the wing, I can hear them sing
Chirping out a happy tune
But I'm walkin' around with my head hanging down
Got a reason for feeling this way
Since you've been gone, things look so wrong
The sky's got the blues today
The sky's got the blues, just like I've got them for you
That old sky's got the blues and I've got...
Girl, I?ve got scars and I?ve seen stars
From men nearly twice my size
Yeah, life?s sticks and stones have broke a few bones
But I?ve always survived
So when I take a look at all I?ve took
It don?t seem right to me
How a little bitty woman with just a few words
Come bring me to my knees
Sticks and stones, wouldn?t hurt a bit
Compared to the cold, cruel words that just left your lips
I?d rather...
Some times she runs, some times she don't
More than once shes left me on the side of the road
The older she gets the slower we go
But There Ain't Nothin' Wrong With The Radio
She needs a carbuerator, a set of plug wires
Shes riding me around on four bald tires
The wipers don't work and the horn don't blow
But There Ain't Nothin' Wrong With The Radio
I got sixteen speakers crossin my back dash
...
You reach out and touch me and tell me you love me
And promise that you always will
But as I start to kiss your tender lips
I wake up to my living hell
These sweet dreams are killin' me
Your heavenly memory is pure misery
I'm losing my mind, one night at a time
These sweet dreams are killin' me
When sleep comes, I hold you just like I used to
In a world where our love still lives
But each morn...
God gave me the will to survive
A good strong back and a mind
And all the tough stuff it takes to fill a man's shoes
Then God put this heart in me for you
It pushes the blood through my veins
To swing this nine pound hammer one more day
But there's only one reason why it beats so true
God put this heart in me for you
This heart really don't belong to me
This heart will be yours eternally
The m...
Well, sometimes I wish we'd bought the kind
That folds out into a bed
But it ain't too bad if you lay on your side
And use the armrest for you head
Yeah, the springs are sprung and the center sags
And the stuffing is sticking out
But it's times like these, she ain't happy with me
I thank God for this old couch
Yeah, right about now, she's as P.O.'ed
As I've ever seen her be
And this pillow and...
Each time the good Lord makes a man
He always breaks the mold
So it sure does raise a flag
For that rebel in my soul
When some phony carbon copy says
I'm the black sheep of the fold
Well, this is what I tell 'em
When I tell 'em where to go
If you trim yourself to fit the world
There won't be nothin' left
Just a little here and a little there
Till you won't know yourself
You'll be a pile of sha...
Oh, she's tender but she's tough
And still willing to love
If there's a man, man enough to be her man
But right now her hands are full
Fighting back the tears and the wolves
But she keeps smiling just as hard as she can
She's twenty-nine and holding
The world on her shoulders
They're all counting on mama
And she ain't about to let them down
Oh, there's no time to worry about turning thirty
Whe...
I've had my back against the wall more times than I can count
Seems I was running into trouble every time I turned around
But now my luck is changing, I've run into a dream come true
I've never been up against anything quite like you
There have been tight situations but baby, this is close
You're so soft to touch and you're so easy to hold
For the first time in my life I feel like I just can't...
Baby, we're sitting on top of the world
We can fly on the wings of an eagle
Take a ride on a rocket ship
Drink to the bottom of a bottle
But we can't get any higher than this
We could tiptoe up to the mountaintop
Snuggle and cuddle and a kiss
But sooner or later we gotta come down
We can't, no, we can't
Yeah, we can't get any higher than this
Baby, we're sittin' on top of the world
And we can'...
If I was runnin' this country
I'd start it over from scratch
Keep what's good an' pile up what's bad
And then I'd strike the match
Yea, we'd go back to the basics
Of how things ought to be
Yea, there'd be a lot of changes
If it was left up to me
'Cause what this country needs
Is a little more steel guitar
And put a little fiddle right in the middle
Straight out of a Texas bar
And give us a son...
Just a skinny little Mississippi railroad man
That loved to sing and play
He brought his music from the cotton fields
To the the Hillbilly Hall of Fame
Thank God for Jimmie Rodgers
Chisel his name in the cornerstone
I just wish he could've lived to see the day
When country took the throne
Now a million songs have come and gone
Since we made that humble start
About neon nights, everyday life
Lo...
Well if you ask me where I come from
Here's what I tell everyone
I was born by God's dear grace
In an extraordinary place
Where the stars and stripes and the eagle fly
It's a big old land with countless dreams
Happiness ain't out of reach
Hard work pays off the way it should
Yeah, I've seen enough to know that we've got it good
Where the stars and stripes and the eagle fly
There's a lady that ...
I've called from every run down phone booth in Atlanta, Georgia
Tryin' to find someone to tell me where you'd gone
I begged and pleaded with your mama, 'til she gave me this number
Honey, we can work it out, just come on home
'Cause there's a whole lotta love on the line
And all I need is the chance to change your mind
Don't hang up the phone, 'cause every thing's not gone
Think about it, baby...
I was born on the wrong side of the city
Desperation in my mother?s eyes
Factory whistle wake me every morning
At night the sirens sang my lullaby
Fought my way out of the blue collar jungle
Heart of leather and hands of steel
Thought I was too much of a sole survivor
To ever feel the way I feel
But I don?t want to live without your love
I don?t want to live without your love
I can?t take anot...
You get up every morning 'fore the sun comes up
Toss a lunchbox into a pickup truck
A long, hard day sure ain't much fun
But you've gotta get it started if you wanna get it done
You set your mind and roll up your sleeves
You're workin' on a working man's Ph.D
With your heart in your hands and the sweat on your brow
You build the things that really make the world go around
If it works, if it ru...
You are the woman
Who started a fire in my soul
And to this day it?s still burning out of control
With my final breath your name will cross my tongue
You are the woman
There?ll never be another one
I?ve stared into the eyes of strangers
Wondering if I?d ever find you girl
The one that I could build my dreams around
To fill my empty world
And now I look at you and know it?s true
My search is fi...
Ever since that night you walked out
I just ain't been the same ol' me
I've barely had the strength
To leave the couch to turn on my TV
But a man can't hide away forever
And last night I finally told me so
I knew I had to get out
But I knew I had to take it slow
So I burned down this town
A honky tonk at a time
I got loud and checked out
Every cute little cowgirl I could hold
Getting over you ...
I was never much at findin' words
To say what's on my mind
Even dare describe what you mean to me
Would take a whole lifetime
So if it don't come out like Shakespeare
Or perfect poetry
Well just remember this
You're the only reason for me
Who I am and what I'm for
And why I'm here, it ain't a mystery no more
You're the power behind my every dream
You're the only reason for me
Diamonds and gold...
You say you finally found your Mr. Right
He's got you flying like a dime store kite
Well I'll be waiting here on the ground
Look me up if he lets you down
CHORUS
You've always got me to fall back on
A rabbit in your hat, an ace in the hole
It might help to know you've got a Plan B
Whatever else happens you've always got me
I gave you my heart and my heart is true
I won't take it back no matter...
Now daddy didn't like trouble, but if it came along
Everyone that knew him knew which side that he'd be on
He never was a hero, or this county's shinin' light
But you could always find him standin' up for what he thought was right
He'd say you've got to stand for somethin' or you'll fall for anything
You've got to be your own man, not a puppet on a string
Never compromise what's right and upho...
