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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 I'm a honky-tonk superman That's who I really am A real rebel, dare-devil Honky-tonkin' superman Everybody's waiting for my next move Last night I broke the record for acting a fool My favorite waitress said I went a little too far When I came roller skating down the top of the bar Now, don't blame me for just having fun The never should have bet me that it couldn't be done ('Cause) I'm a honky-tonk superman Ready or not, I'm back again Dancing on the tables And swinging from the chandeliers I'm a honky-tonk superman That's who I really am A real rebel, dare-devil Honky-tonkin' superman Hey, look up there on the neon sign It's a bird, it's a plane, Lord, he's lost his mind Oh, it's just honky-tonk superman Ready or not, I'm back again Dancing on the tables And swinging from the chandeliers Whoa, yeah, I'm a honky-tonk superman Yeah, that's who I really am A real rebel, dare-devil, honky-tonkin' superman Yeah, sure enough, real tough, honky-tonk superman |
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Well, I've moaned the blues since she slammed that door
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' woman can fix it all I gotta have another she to rescue me Nothin' in the world can save me but a girl Well, I know y'all think that I've gone mad I'm out huntin' me one like I just had It's like grabbin' a hold of a high line wire Or jumpin' out of the pan straight into the fire Oh, but only a man can understand 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' woman can fix it all I gotta have another she to rescue me Nothin' in the world can save me but a girl |
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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 runs, if it lasts for years You bet your bottom dollar it was made right here With pride, honor and dignity From a man with a working man's Ph.D. Now there ain't no shame in a job well done From driving a nail to driving a truck As a matter of fact I'd like to set things straight A few more people should be pullin' their weight If you wanna cram course in reality You get yourself a working man's Ph.D. When the quittin' whistle blows and the dust settles down There ain't no trophies or cheering crowds You'll face yourself at the end of the day And be damn proud of whatever you've made Can't hang it on the wall for the world to see But you've got yourself a working man's Ph.D. Now there ain't no shame in a job well done From driving a nail to driving a truck As a matter of fact I'd like to set things straight A few more people should be pullin' their weight If you wanna cram course in reality You get yourself a working man's Ph.D. |
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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 Memphis Was a long way from diamonds and pearls And that sure ain't what I meant When I promised you the world I swear your love is stronger Than any dream of mine I've ever drug you through And I swear I wasn't lyin' They just never did come true You've always bet on this old gambler Every time I gave the wheel a whirl But this ain't what I meant When I promised you the world Now this Shreveport sun is settin' On another broken dream of mine And I guess that mansion on the hill Is pretty hard to see tonight But as long as there's a breath of life in me I'm gonna get it for you, girl 'Cause this ain't what I meant When I promised you the world I swear your love is stronger Than any dream of mine I've ever drug you through And I swear I wasn't lyin' They just never did come true You've always bet on this old gambler Every time I gave the wheel a whirl But this ain't what I meant When I promised you the world No, this sure ain't what I meant When I promised you the world |
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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 Love and broken hearts And more and more folks Kept tuning in and turning on Now I can proudly say that I saw the day When country took the throne Now from Carolina to California, Texas to New York They can't get enough of this country stuff And they're screaming for more We painted the town with that grand old sound And the whole world sang along Yes, I was there the day When country took the throne Now, no one knows what the future holds But I bet my best guitar There'll be a jukebox jumping on Jupiter And a honky-tonk on Mars In the last frontier they'll stand and cheer The best music ever known They'll celebrate that age old day When country took the throne Now from Carolina to California, Texas to New York They can't get enough of this country stuff And they're screaming for more We painted the town with that grand old sound And the whole world sang along Yes, I was there the day When country took the throne I said I was there the day When country took the throne |
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Baby, you make me feel like a million dollar bill
And you cute little smile's driving me hog wild Yeah, I'm 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 I love your walk Talk about the way that I love your talk Did I happen to mention that I love everything you do That's enough about me Let's talk about you Your sweet loving ways just make my day And that twinkle in your eye's keeping me up at night Oh, I love this life I'm living Thanks to you know who But that's enough about me Let's talk about you Let's talk about the way I love your walk Talk about the way that I love your talk Did I happen to mention that I love everything you do That's enough about me Let's talk about you I just can't say enough about your sweet love I could your praise 'til I'm blue in the face I could ramble on and on like a babbling fool But that's enough about me Let's talk about you Let's talk about the way I love your walk Talk about the way that I love your talk Did I happen to mention that I love everything you do That's enough about me Let's talk about you Let's talk about you Let's talk about you Let's talk about you |
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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 back home 'Cause there's a whole lotta love on the line And all I need is a chance to change your mind Don't hang up the phone, 'cause everything's not gone Think about it, baby There's a whole lotta love on the line All this distance that's come between us has gone far enough And now I know that closer to you is where I belong And that feelin' I'm feelin' inside is what I'm tryin' to send through these wires Oh, darling who cares Who's right or who's wrong 'Cause there's a whole lotta love on the line And all I need is a chance to change your mind Don't hang up the phone, 'cause everything's not gone Think about it, baby There's a whole lotta love on the line |
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This is my kind of town
I ain't never seen nothin' like it In all my traveling 'round If this old highway ever gives me up And I think about settling down Well, this is my kind of town 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 for me to leave It'll be so hard to go 'cause This is my kind of town I ain't never seen nothin' like it In all my traveling 'round If this old highway ever gives me up And I think about settling down Well, this is my kind of town Now, I ain't the kind to just muscle in On someone else's world But from what I've seen it seems to me They got lots of extra girls And if I could find me one of them And a little house nearby Well, I'd park these boots, hang this hat And stay here 'til I die 'cause This is my kind of town I ain't never seen nothin' like it In all my traveling 'round If this old highway ever gives me up And I think about settling down Well, this is my kind of town If this old highway ever gives me up And I think about settling down Well, this is my kind of town |
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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 shavings When they put you in your grave If you trim yourself to fit the world You'll whittle yourself away I could change to fit his world But I just ain't that kind Some sell their soul for the easy road The devil's always buying I can't count the ones I've known Who fell right into line Now they walk around with their heads hung down They've got no piece of mind 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 shavings When they put you in your grave If you trim yourself to fit the world You'll whittle yourself away So before you sign that dotted line Or do something that you'd rather not Before you compromise your stand Friend, let me tell you what Don't let the crowd get so loud You can't hear your conscience speak 'Cause I'm willing to bet that you'll soon regret That you sold yourself so cheap 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 shavings When they put you in your grave If you trim yourself to fit the world You'll whittle yourself away If you trim yourself to fit the world You'll whittle yourself away |
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