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I spent last night in the arms
Of a girl in Louisiana And though I'm out on the highway My thoughts are still with her Such a strange combination of a woman and a child Such a strange situation stoppin' every hundred miles Callin' Baton Rouge A replay of last night's events Roll through my mind Except a scene or two Erased by sweet red wine And I see a truck stop sign ahead So I change lanes I need a cup of coffee And a couple dollars change Callin' Baton Rouge Operator won't you put me on through I gotta' send my love down to Baton Rouge Hurry up won't you put her on the line I gotta' talk to the girl just one more time Hello Samantha dear, I hope you're feelin' fine And it won't be long until I'm with you all the time But until then I'll spend my money up right down to my last dime Callin' Baton Rouge Operator won't you put me on through I gotta' send my love down to Baton Rouge Hurry up won't you put her on the line I gotta' talk to the girl just one more time Callin' Baton Rouge Sweet Baton Rouge, my Baton Rouge |
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Yes, she's my lady luck
Hey, I'm her wild card man Together we're buildin' up a real hot hand We live out in the country Hey, she's my little queen of the South Yea, we're two of a kind Workin' on a full house She wakes me every mornin' With a smile and a kiss Her strong country lovin' is hard to resist She's my easy lovin' woman I'm her hard-workin' man, no doubt Yea, we're two of a kind Workin' on a full house Yea, a pickup truck is her limousine And her favorite dress is her faded blue jeans She loves me tender when the goin' gets tough Somtimes we fight just so we can make up Lord I need that little woman Like the crops need the rain She's my honeycomb and I'm her sugar cane We really fit together If you know what I'm talkin' about Yea, we're two of a kind Workin' on a full house This time I found a keeper, I made up my mind Lord the perfect combination is her heart and mine The sky's the limit, no hill is too steep We're playin' for fun, but we're playin' for keeps So draw the curtain, honey Turn the lights down low We'll find some country music on the radio I7m yours and you're mine Hey, that's what it's all about Yea, we're two of a kind Workin' on a full house Lordy, mama, we'll be two of a kind Workin' on a full house |
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Well I'm shamemeless when it comes to loving you
I'll do anything you want me to I'll do anything at all And I'm standing here for all the world to see Oh baby, that's what's left of me Don't have very far to fall You know now I'm not a man who's ever been Insecure about the world I've been living in I don't break easy, I have my pride But if you need to be satisfied I'm shameless, oh honey, I don't have a prayer Every time I see you standin' there I go down upon my knees And I'm changing, swore I'd never compromise Oh, but you convinced me otherwise I'll do anything you please You see in all my life I've never found What I couldn't resist, what I couldn't turn down I could walk away from anyone I ever knew But I can't walk away from you I have never let anything have this much control over me I work too hard to call my life my own And I've made myself a world and it's worked so perfectly But it's your world now, I can't refuse I've never had so much to lose Oh, I'm shameless You know it should be easy for a man who's strong To say he's sorry or admit when he's wrong I've never lost anything I've ever missed But I've never been in love like this It's out of my hands I'm shameless, I don't have the power now I don't want it anyhow So I got to let it go Oh, I'm shameless, shameless as a man can be You make a total fool of me I just wanted to you to know Oh, I'm shameless, I just wanted you to know Oh, I'm shameless, Oh, I'm down on my knees...shameless |
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| 4. |
| 2:45 |
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Papa drove a truck nearly all his life
You know it drove mama crazy being a trucker's wife The part she couldn't handle was the being alone I guess she needed more to hold than just a telephone Papa called Mama each and every night Just to ask her how she was and if us kids were alright Mama would wait for that call to come in When Daddy'd hang up she was gone again CHORUS Mama was a looker Lord, how she shined Papa was a good'n But the jealous kind Papa loved Mama Mama loved men Mama's in the graveyard Papa's in the pen Well, it was bound to happen and one night it did Papa came home and it was just us kids He had a dozen roses and a bottle of wine If he was lookin' to surprise us, he was doin' fine I heard him cry for Mama up and own the hall Then I h heard a bottle break against the bedroom wall That old diesel engine made an eerie sound When Papa fired it up and headed into town Well, the picture in the paper showed the scene real well Papa's rig was buried in the local motel The desk clerk said he saw it all real clear He never hit the brakes and he was shifting gears CHORUS |
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Three thirty in the morning
Not a soul insight The city's lookin' like a ghost town On a moonless summer night Raindrops on the windshield There's a storm moving in He's headin' back from somewhere That he never should have been And the thunder rolls And the thunder rolls Every light is burnin' In a house across town She's pacin' by the telephone In her faded flannel gown Askin' for miracle Hopin' she's not right Prayin' it's the weather That's kept him out all night And the thunder rolls And the thunder rolls CHORUS The thunder rolls And the lightnin' strikes Another love grows cold On a sleepless night As the storm blows on Out of control Deep in her heart The thunder rolls She's waitin' by the window When he pulls into the drive She rushes out to hold him Thankful he's alive But on the wind and rain A strange e new perfume blows And the lightnin' flashes in her eyes And he knows that she knows And the thunder rolls And the thunder rolls CHORUS |
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| 4:44 |
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This ain't comin' from no prophet
Just an ordinary man When I close my eyes I see The way this world shall be When we all walk hand in hand When the last child cries for a crust of bread When the last man dies for just words that he said When there's shelter over the poorest head We shall be free When the last thing we notice is the color of skin And the first thing we look for is the beauty within When the skies and the oceans are clean again Then we shall be free We shall be free We shall be free Stand straight, walk proud 'Cause we shall be free When we're free to love anyone we choose When this world's big enough for all different views When we all can worship from our own kind of pew Then we shall be free We shall be free We shall be free Have a little faith Hold out 'Cause we shall be free And when money talks for the very last time And nobody walks a step behind When there's only one race and that's mankind Then we shall be free We shall be free We shall be free Stand straight, walk proud, have a little faith, hold out We shall be free We shall be free We shall be free Stand straight, have a little faith We shall be free |
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| 7. |
| 3:43 |
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Just the other night at a hometown football game
My wife and I ran into my old high school flame And as I introduced them the past came back to me And I couldn't help but think of the way things used to be She was the one that I'd wanted for all times And each night I'd spend prayin' that God would make her mine And if he'd only grant me this wish I wished back then I'd never ask for anything again Sometimes I thank God for unanswered prayers Remember when you're talkin' to the man upstairs That just because he doesn't answer doesn't mean he don't care Some of God's greatest gifts are unanswered prayers She wasn't quite the angel that I remembered in my dreams And I could tell that time had changed me In her eyes too it seemed We tried to talk about the old days There wasn't much we could recall I guess the Lord knows what he's doin' after all And as she walked away and I looked at my wife And then and there I thanked the Good Lord For the gifts in my life Sometimes I thank God for unanswered prayers Remember when you're talkin' to the man upstairs That just because he doesn't answer doesn't mean he don't care Some of God's greatest gifts are unanswered... Some of God's greatest gifts are too often unanswered... Some of God's greatest gifts are unanswered prayers |
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| 3:36 |
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We call them cool
Those hearts that have no scars to show The ones that never do let go And risk the tables being turned We call them fools Who have to dance within the flame Who chance the sorrow and the shame That always comes with getting burned But you've got to be tough when consumed by desire 'Cause it's not enough just to stand outside the fire We call them strong Those who can face this world alone Who seem to get by on their own Those who will never take the fall We call them weak Who are unable to resist The slightest chance love might exist And for that forsake it all They're so hell-bent on giving ,walking a wire Convinced it's not living if you stand outside the fire Standing outside the fire Standing outside the fire Life is not tried, it is merely survived If you're standing outside the fire There's this love that is burning Deep in my soul Constantly yearning to get out of control Wanting to fly higher and higher I can't abide Standing outside the fire Standing outside the fire Standing outside the fire Life is not tried, it is merely survived If you're standing outside the fire Standing outside the fire Standing outside the fire Life is not tried, it is merely survived If you're standing outside the fire |
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| 9. |
| 2:44 |
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Long neck bottle, let go of my hand
Hey jukebox don't start playing that song again 'Cause there's a girl at home who loves me, You know she won't understand Long neck bottle, let go of my hand Hey barroom mirror on the wall Go stare at someone new Don't show the world the fool I am Just keep it to yourself Long neck bottle, let go of my hand Hey jukebox don't start playing that song again 'Cause there's a girl at home who loves me, You know she won't understand Long neck bottle, let go of my hand Dance floor, seems you're underneath my feet Everywhere I turn I'd waltz right out of those swinging doors, But that step I just can't learn Long neck bottle, let go of my hand Hey jukebox don't start playing that song again 'Cause there's a girl at home who loves me, You know she won't understand Long neck bottle, let go of my hand |
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| 4:19 |
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(In memory of Mrs. Brooks)
Standing in the Spotlight On such a perfect night Knowing that you're out there listening I remember one time When I was so afraid Didn't think I had the courage To stand up on this stage Then you reached into my heart And you found the melody And if there ever was somebody Who made me beleive in me It was you (Chorus) It was your song That made me sing It was your voice That gave me wings It was your life that shined Guiding my heart to find This place where I belonged It was your song Everynight I pray Before the music starts to play I will do my best I won't let you down And for all the times I stood here This feelings feels brand new Any time I doubt myself I think of you (Chorus) It was your song That made me sing It was your voice That gave me wings It was your life that shined Guiding my heart to find This place where I belonged It was your song Dreams can come true God's great angels like you Repeat Chorus |
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| 11. |
| 3:14 |
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This ol' highway's getting longer
Seems there ain't no end in sight To sleep would be best, but I just can't afford to rest I've got to ride in Denver tomorrow night I called the house but no one answered For the last two weeks no one's been home I guess she's through with me, to tell the truth I just can't see What's kept the woman holding on this long CHORUS And the white line's getting longer and the saddle's getting cold I'm much too young to feel this damn old All my cards are on the table with no ace left in the hole I'm much too young to feel this damn old The competition's getting younger Tougher broncs, you know I can't recall The worn out tape of Chris LeDoux, lonely women and bad booze Seem to be the only friends I've left at all CHORUS Lord, I'm much too young to feel this damn old |
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| 12. |
| 3:42 |
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You know a dream is like a river
Ever changin' as it flows And a dreamer's just a vessel That must follow where it goes Trying to learn from what's behind you And never knowing what's in store Makes each day a constant battle Just to stay between the shores...and CHORUS I will sail my vessel 'Til the river runs dry Like a bird upon the wind These waters are my sky I'll never reach my destination If I never try So I will sail my vessel 'Til the river runs dry Too many times we stand aside And let the waters slip away 'Til what we put off 'til tomorrow Has now become today So don't you sit upon the shoreline And say you're satisfied Choose to chance the rapids And dare to dance the tide...yes CHORUS And there's bound to be rough waters And I know I'll tke soome falls But wit the good Lord as my captain I can make it through them all...yes CHORUS Yes, I will sail my vessel 'Til the river runs dry 'Til the river runs dry |
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Six o'clock on Friday evening
Momma doesn' t know she's leaving 'Til she hears the screen door slamming Rubber squealin', gears a-jamming Local country station just a blaring on the radio Pick him up at seven and they're headin' to the rodeo Momma's on the front porch screamin' out her warning Girl you better get your red head Back in bed before the morning Nine o'clock the show is ending But the fun is just beginning She knows he's anticipating But she's gonna keep him waiting Grab a bite to eat And then they're heading to the honkey tonk But loud crowds and line dancing Just ain't what they really want Drive out to the boondocks and park down by the creek And where it's George Strait 'til real late And dancing cheek to cheek Ain't going down 'til the sun comes up Ain't givin' in 'til they get enough Going 'round the world in a pickup truck Ain't goin' down 'til the sun comes up Ten 'til twelve is wine and dancing Midnight starts the hard romancing One o'clock that truck is rocking Two is coming, still no stopping Break to check the clock at three They're right on where they want to be Four o'clock get up and going Five o'clock that rooster's crowing Ain't going down 'til the sun comes up Ain't givin' in 'til they get enough Going 'round the world in a pickup truck Ain't goin' down 'til the sun comes up Six o'clock on Saturday Her folks don't know he's on his way The stalls are clean, the horses fed They say she's grounded 'til she's dead Well here he comes around the bend Slowing down, she's jumping in Hey mom, you're daughter's gone And there they go again Ain't going down 'til the sun comes up Ain't givin' in 'til they get enough Going 'round the world in a pickup truck Ain't goin' down 'til the sun comes up |
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| 3:40 |
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His eyes are cold and restless
His wounds have almost healed And she'd give half of Texas Just to change the way he feels She knows his love's in Tulsa And she knows he's gonna go Well, it ain't no woman, flesh and blood It's that damned old rodeo CHORUS Well, it's bulls and blood It's dust and mud It's the roar of a Sunday crowd It's the white in his knuckles The gold in the buckle He'll win the next go 'round It's boots and chaps It's cowboy hats It's spurs and latigo It's the ropes and the reins And the joy and the pain And they call the thing rodeo She does her best to hold him When his love comes to call But his need for it controls him And her back's against the wall And it's "So long girl, I'll see you." When it's time for him to go You know the woman wants her cowboy Like he wants his rodeo CHORUS It'll drive a cowboy crazy It'll drive the man insane And he'll sell off everything he owns Just to pay to play her game And a broken home and some broken bones Is all he'll have to show For all the years that he spentchasin' This dream they call rodeo CHORUS It's the broncs and the blood It's the steers and the mud And they call the thing rodeo |
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| 3:50 |
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They packed up all his buckles
And shipped his saddle to his dad And by the way the house looked She must have took it bad The workers come on Monday To fix the door and patch the wall They say she just went crazy The night she got the call He was up in Wyoming And drew a bull no man could ride He promised her he'd turn out Well it turned out that he lied And their dreams that they'd been livin' In the California sand Died right there beside him in Cheyenne They she just went crazy Screamin' out his name She ran out into the ocean And to this day they claim That if you go down by the water You'll see her footprints in the sand 'Cause every night she walks the beaches of Cheyenne They never found her body Just her diary by her bed It told about the fight they had And the words that she had said When he told her he was ridin' She said then I don't give a damn If you never come back from Cheyenne They she just went crazy Screamin' out his name She ran out into the ocean And to this day they claim That you can go down by the water And see her footprints in the sand 'Cause every night she walks the beaches of Cheyenne Nobody can explain it Some say she's still alive They even claim they've seen her On the shoreline late at night So if you go down by the water You'll see her footprints in the sand 'Cause every night she walks the beaches of Cheyenne Every night she walks the beaches of Cheyenne |
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| 4:28 |
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I was feelin' the blues
I was watchin' the news When this fella came on the TV He said I'm tellin' you That science has proved That heartaches are healed by the sea. That got me goin' Without even knowin' I packed right up and drove down Now I'm on a roll And I swear to my soul Tonight I'm gonna paint this town. So bring me two pina coladas I want one for each hand Let's set sail with Captain Morgan And never leave dry land Troubles, I forgot 'em I buried them in the sand So bring me two pina coladas She said goodbye to her good timin man. Goodbye! Oh now I've gotta say That the wind and the waves And the moon winkin' down at me Eases my mind By leavin' behind The heartaches that love often brings Now I've got a smile That goes on for miles With no inclination to roam I've gotta say That I think I've gotta stay Cause this is feelin more and more like home So bring me two pina coladas I want one for each hand Let's set sail with Captain Morgan And never leave dry land Troubles, I forgot 'em I buried them in the sand So bring me two pina coladas She said goodbye to her good timin man. |
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Johnny grew up
On the dark side of the law Livin' in the shadow Of the light he never saw Rosie came 'round In the way that true love does Just when you're lookin' elsewhere For the thing that never was Wild as the wind Wild as the wind is Wild as the wind is love Wild as the wind Wild as the wind is Wild as the wind is love So they team up And they traveled on thier way Lookin' for forever For every yesterday She brings him hope In the way that Angels do Takin' him to heaven In ways he never knew Wild as the wind Wild as the wind is Wild as the wind is love Wild as the wind Wild as the wind is Wild as the wind is love Wild as the wind Every so often He gets a stray look in his eye She knows how to hold him Without ever askin' why Wild as the wind Wild as the wind is Wild as the wind is love Wild as the wind Wild as the wind is Wild as the wind is love Wild as the wind Wild as the wind is Wild as the wind is love Wild as the wind Wild as the wind is Wild as the wind is love |
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When the rain's blowin' in your face
and the whole world is on your case, I would offer you a warm embrace To make you feel my love. Evening shadows and the stars appear and there is no one to dry your tears, I could hold you for a million years To make you feel my love. I know you haven't made your mind up yet, but I would never do you wrong. I've known it from the moment that we met, There's no doubt in my mind where you belong. I'd go hungry, I'd go black and blue, I'd go crawling down the avenue. There ain't nothing that I wouldn't do To make you feel my love. Storms are raging on a rolling sea and down the highway of regret, Winds of change are blowing wild and free but you ain't seen nothing like me yet. There ain't nothing that I wouldn't do Go to the ends of the earth for Make you happy, make your dreams come true To make you feel my love. |
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| 4:44 |
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I went to work for her that summer
A teenage kid so far from home She was a lonely widow woman Hell-bent to make it on her own We were a thousand miles from nowhere Wheat fields as far as I could see Both needing something from each other Not knowing yet what that might be 'Til she came to me one evening Hot cup of coffee and a smile In a dress that I was certain She hadn't worn in quite a while There was a difference in her laughter There was a softness in her eyes And on the air there was a hunger Even a boy could recognize She had a need to feel the thunder To chase the lightning from the sky To watch a storm with all its wonder Written in her lover's eyes She had to ride the heat of passion Like a comet burning bright Rushing headlong in the wind Now where only dreams have been Burning both ends of the night That summer wind was all around me Nothing between us but the night When I told her that I'd never She softly whispered that's alright And then I watched her hands of leather Turn to velvet in a touch There's never been a summer When I have ever learned so much We had a need to feel the thunder To chase the lightning from the sky To watch a storm with all its wonder Written in her lover's eyes She had to ride the heat of passion Like a comet burning bright Rushing headlong in the wind Now where only dreams have been Burning both ends of the night I often think about that summer The sweat, the moonlight and the lace And I have rarely held another When I haven't seen her face And every time I pass a wheat field And watch it dancing with the wind Although I know it isn't real I just can't help but feel Her hungry arms again She had a need to feel the thunder To chase the lightning from the sky To watch a storm with all its wonder Written in her lover's eyes She had to ride the heat of passion Like a comet burning bright Rushing headlong in the wind Now where only dreams have been Burning both ends of the night Rushing in long in the wind Now where only dreams have been Burnin' both ends of the night |
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If your paycheck depends on
The weather and the clock If your conversation calls for A little more than a coffee pot If you need to pour your heart out And try to rectify some situation That you're facing Contact your American Honky-Tonk Bar Association When Uncle Sam dips in your pocket For most things you don't mind But when your dollar goes to all of those Standing in a welfare line Well rejoice you have a voice If you're concerned about the destination Of this great nation It's called the American Honky-Tonk Bar Association It represents the hardhat Gunrack, achin'-back Over taxed, flag-wavin', fun-lovin' crowd They're heart is in the music And they love to play it loud There's no forms or applications There's no red tape administrations It's the American Honky-Tonk Bar Association We're all one big family Throughout the cities and the towns We don't reach for handouts we reach for those who are down And every local chapter has a seven day a week Available consultation For your frustration It's called the American Honky-Tonk Bar Association It represents the mud flaps Six pack, beer crack Over-taxed, flag-wavin', fun-lovin' crowd They're heart is in the music And they love to play it loud There's no forms or applications There's no red tape administrations It's the American Honky-Tonk Bar Association |
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Sometimes late at night
I lie awake and watch her sleeping She's lost in peaceful dreams So I turn out the lights and lay there in the dark And the thought crosses my mind If I never wake up in the morning Would she ever doubt the way I feel About her in my heart *If tomorrow never comes Will she know how much I loved her Did I try in every way to show her every day That she's my only one And if my time on earth were through And she must face the world without me Is the love I gave her in the past Gonna be enough to last If tomorrow never comes 'Cause I've lost loved ones in my life Who never knew how much I loved them Now I live with the regret That my true feelings for them never were revealed So I made a promise to myself To say each day how much she means to me And avoid that circumstance Where there's no second chance to tell her how I feel * Repeat So tell that someone that you love Just what you're thinking of If tomorrow never comes |
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| 3:41 |
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He's got a split finger wrap
And his rope's pulled way to tight He's got a lunatic smile 'Cause he's really drawn deep tonight He's got a fever, fever, fever, fever Grab a hold of anything and hold on tight It hits you like the venom from a rattle snake bite We're all here 'cause he's not all there tonight He takes one breath And time turns inside out Then the gate busts open to the world he dreams about He's got a fever, fever, fever, fever Stick a rope on anything 'cause he don't care He'd even take a ride on the electric chair We're all here cause he's not all there tonight He says it's really kind of simple Keep your mind in the middle While your butt spins 'round and 'round Take heed to Sankey's preachin' Keep liftin' and reachin' And ridin' like there ain't no clowns What he loves might kill him But he's got no choice He's a different breed With a voice down deep inside That's screamin' he was born to ride He's got a fever, fever, fever, fever Fever makes you crazy 'cause it makes no sense Like runnin' from your shadow out of self-defense He won't run and baby he can't hide He thinks the odds are even leavin' one hand tied He gets so tired of hangin' on so tight I know you think he's crazy well I think you're right We're all here 'cause he's not all there that's right |
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Blame it all on my roots, I showed up in boots
And ruined your black tie affair The last one to know, the last one to show I was the last one you thought you'd see there And I saw the surprise, and the fear in his eyes When I took his glass of champagne And I toasted you, said honey we may be through But you'll never hear me complain 'Cause I've got friends in low places Where the whiskey drowns and the beer chases My blues away And I'll be OK And I'm not big on social graces Think I'll slip on down to the oasis So I've got friends In low places Well I guess I was wrong, I just don't belong But then, I've been there before Everything's alright, I'll just say goodnight And I'll show myself to the door Hey, I didn't mean, to cause a big scene Just give me an hour and then Well I'll be as high as that Ivory Tower That you're living in 'Cause I've got friends in low places Where the whiskey drowns and the beer chases My blues away And I'll be OK And I'm not big on social graces Think I'll slip on down to the oasis So I've got friends In low places I've got friends in low places Where the whiskey drowns and the beer chases My blues away And I'll be OK I'm not big on social graces Think I'll slip on down to the oasis So I've got friends In low places I've got friends in low places Where the whiskey drowns and the beer chases My blues away And I'll be OK I'm not big on social graces Think I'll slip on down to the oasis So I've got friends In low places I've got friends in low places Where the whiskey drowns and the beer chases My blues away, and I'll be OK |
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| 12. |
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Looking back on the memory of
The dance we shared 'neath the stars above For a moment all the world was right How could I have known that you'd ever say goodbye *And now I'm glad I didn't know The way it all would end the way it all would go Our lives are better left to chance I could have missed the pain But I'd of had to miss the dance Holding you I held everything For a moment wasn't I the king But if I'd only known how the king would fall Hey who's to say you know I might have changed it all *Repeat It's my life is better left to chance I could have missed the pain but I'd of had to miss the dance |
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