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| 1. |
| 4:01 | 
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I got rice cooking in the microwave
I got a three day beard I don't plan to shave It's a goofy thing but I just gotta say, hey, I'm doing alright I think I'll make me some home-made soup I'm feeling pretty good and that's the truth It's neither drink nor drug induced, no, I'm just doing alright And it's a great day to be alive I know the sun's still shining When I close my eyes There's some hard times in the neighborhood But why can't every day be just this good It's been fifteen years since I left home Said good luck to every seed I'd sown Gave it my best and then I left it alone I hope they're doing alright Now I look in the mirror and what do I see A lone wolf there staring back at me Long in the tooth but harmless as can be Lord I guess he's doin' alright And it's a great day to be alive I know the sun's still shining When I close my eyes There's some hard times in the neighborhood But why can't every day be just this good Sometimes it's lonely, sometimes it's only me And the shadows that fill this room Sometimes I'm falling, desperately calling Howling at the moon, ah-ooh Well, I might go get me a new tattoo Or take my old Harley for three day cruise Might even grow me a fu man chu And it's a great day to be alive I know the sun's still shining When I close my eyes There's some hard times in the neighborhood But why can't every day be just this good And it's a great day to be alive I know the sun's still shining When I close my eyes There's some hard times in the neighborhood But why can't every day be just this good |
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| 2. |
| 3:34 |
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Well, I'm a runnin' down the road, tryin' to loosen my load,
I've got seven women on my mind: four that wanna own me, two that wanna stone me, one says she's a friend of mine. Take it easy, take it easy, don't let the sound of your own wheels drive you crazy. Lighten up while you still can, don't even try to understand, just find a place to make your stand and take it easy. Well, I'm a standin' on a corner in Winslow, Arizona and such a fine sight to see: it's a girl, my Lord, in a flat bed Ford slowin' down to take a look at me. Come on, baby, don't say maybe. I gotta know if your sweet love is gonna save me. We may lose and we may win though we will never be here again. So open up, I'm climbin' in, so take it easy. Well, I'm a runnin' down the road, tryin' to loosen my load, got a world of trouble on my mind. Lookin' for a lover who won't blow my cover, she's so hard to find. Take it easy, take it easy, don't let the sound of your own wheels drive make you crazy. Come on, baby, don't say maybe. I gotta know if your sweet love is gonna save me. Oh, we got it easy, we oughta take it easy. |
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| 3. |
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| 4. |
| 3:48 |
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I can't Hide the way I feel about you anymore
I can't hold the hurt inside keep the pain out of my eyes Anymore My tears no longer waiting, My resistance ain't that strong My mind keeps recreating a life with you alone And I'm tried of pretending I don't love you anymore Let me make one last appeal to show you how I feel About you Mm hm Cause there's no one else I swear holds a candle anywhere next to you Mm hm My heart can't take the beating, not having you to hold A small voice keeps repeating deep inside my soul It says I can't keep pretending I don't love you anymore I've got to take the chance or let it pass by If I expect to get on with my life My tears no longer waiting, Oh My resistance ain't that strong Oh My mind keeps recreating a love with you alone And I'm tried of pretending I don't love you anymore, Anymore, Anymore |
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| 5. |
| 3:12 |
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I took a double take out on the interstate When I saw her makin' eyes at me So I followed her down - the clubhouse drive Past the pool on the 18th green In the parkin' lot...I said it's mighty hot Maybe I could buy you a beer She said I'm glad you asked...but I'll have to pass Cause only members are allowed in here...and I said Well I'm a member of a country club Country music is what I love I drive an old Ford pick-up truck I do my drink-in from a dixie cup Yea I'm a bona-fide dancin' fool I shoot a mighty mean game of pool At any honky-tonk roadside pub I'm a member of a country club You look so invitin'...thought it might be excitin' For a woman with a limousine To go bouncin around...in a beat up truck With a man...in wore out jeans It's five o'clock before Friday night Here's where the fun begins So don't worry 'bout your reputation Cause you can tell all your friends Well I'm a member of a country club Country music is what I love I drive an old Ford pick-up truck I do my drink-in from a dixie cup Yea I'm a bona-fide dancin' fool I shoot a mighty mean game of pool At any honky-tonk roadside pub I'm a member of a country club Well I'm a member of a country club Country music is what I love I drive an old Ford pick-up truck I do my drink-in from a dixie cup Yea I'm a bona-fide dancin' fool I shoot a mighty mean game of pool At any honky-tonk roadside pub I'm a member of a country club |
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| 6. |
| 4:01 |
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Baby, close that suitcase you've been packing
Just sit down and talk to me awhile I know you tried to tell me what was lacking But I guess I must've missed it by a mile Well, this time, girl, I swear to you I'll listen Help me understand where I went wrong It's hard to find myself in this position Scared that I'll go crazy once you're gone [CHORUS] Help me hold on To what we have Once our love was strong It can be again You said it takes two To make love last You were right all along So help me hold on What've I got to do to make it better? What've I got to do to make you see? That even though I promised you forever I never knew how hard that would be I realize I took your love for granted But I've learned that love worth having don't come free And I'll pay any price it takes to keep you Satisfied and staying here with me [REPEAT CHORUS X 2] You were right all along... So help me hold on |
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| 7. |
| 3:33 |
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As we sat on the front porch Of that old grey house where I was born and raised Starin' at the dusty fields Where my daddy worked hard every day I think it kinda hurt him when I said Daddy There's a lot that I don't know But don't you ever dream about a life Where corn don't grow He just sat there silent Staring at his favorite coffee cup I saw a storm of mixed emotion in his eyes When he looked up He said Son I know at your age Seems like this ol' world is turning slow And you think you'll find the answer to it all Where corn don't grow Hard times are real There's dusty fields No matter where you go You may change your mind 'Cause the weeds are high Where corn don't grow I remember feeling guilty When Daddy turned and walked back in the house I was only seventeen back then But I thought that I knew more than I know now I can't say he didn't warn me This city life's a hard row to hoe Ain't it funny how a dream can turn around Where corn don't grow Hard times are real There's dusty fields No matter where you go And you may change your mind 'Cause the weeds are high Where corn don't grow You may change your mind Oh the weeds are high Where corn don't grow |
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| 8. |
| 4:17 |
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Best Of Intentions
I had big plans for our future Said I'd give you the whole world somehow I tried makin' good on that promise Thought I'd be so much further by now Never could build you a castle Even though you're the queen of my heart But I've had the best of intentions from the start Now some people think I'm a loser 'Cause I seldom get things right But you make me feel like a winner When you wrap me in your arms so tight Please tell me you will remember No matter how much I do wrong That I had the best of intentions all along Chorus: I gave you a ring And I promised you things I always thought we'd do But my best-laid plans Slipped right through my hands To show my love for you And if you could read my heart Then you'd know without exception It was all with the best of intentions Chorus So here I am asking forgiveness And praying that you'll understand Don't think I take you for granted Girl, I know just how lucky I am Though you deserve so much better You won't find devotion more true 'Cause I've had the best of intentions Girl, I've had the best of intentions Yes, I've had the best of intentions loving you |
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| 9. |
| 4:07 |
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Bobby played his guitar on the harder side of town
Where it's hard for the poor boy to find the money He had dedication, he had the heart and soul Somehow knew he was born to play People said "Get a real job, support your family 'Cause there's no future in the road you're taking" He never said a word, the dreamer just kept on But late at night you could hear him say He said "I'm gonna be somebody One of these days I'm gonna break these chains I'm gonna be somebody someday You could bet your hard earned dollar I will The road was a struggle, took him ten years to the top Now he's #1 on the stage and the radio Still he can't believe how they come from miles around When it only seems like yesterday he was sayin' "I'm gonna be somebody One of these days I'm fonna break these chains I'm gonna be somebody someday You could bet your hard earned dollar I will" Bobby played his hometown one full moon August night When he heard a voice in the front row singin' It was a sandy- haired Rebel boy with the same old hungry eyes Looked up at Bobby and said "I'm gonna be somebody One of these days I'm gonna break these chains I'm gonna be somebody someday You could bet your hard earned dollar I will" Mmmmmm "I'm gonna be somebody One of these days I'm gonna break these chains I'm gonna be somebody You could bet your hard earned dollar I will" Oh, yes I will You could bet your hard earned dollar I will |
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| 10. |
| 3:33 |
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when you meet that certain someone
you've been searchin hard to find its a new love full of passion that can sometimes make you blind and I dont mind being swept away if I know right from the start so before we go much further girl can I trust you with my heart course: can I cast my cares upon you can you stand a heavy load can I count on you to walk me down that long and winding road if you promise me these simple things I can guarantee you can always count on me in all the years I've known you girl I've learned to trust in you so many things you given before I even asked you to but reality and romance can sometimes fall apart what I really need to know is can I trust you with my heart (repeat course) what I really need to know is can I trust you with my heart |
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| 11. |
| 4:22 |
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She stayed up all night
And cried into her pillow And fought off the urge To just break down and call Last night the fight, the fall Seemed so darned easy But now who's to blame Don't matter much at all She thinks if she calls him It just shows weakness So the hurt goes on With every tear she's cried Ain't it sad to see A good love fall to pieces? Chalk another heartbreak up To foolish pride [CHORUS] Turn out the lights The competition's over The stubborn souls Are the losers here tonight And while the bridges burn Another hard, hard lesson's learned As in the ashes Passion slowly dies And this romance goes down To foolish pride He relives every word They spoke in anger He walks the floor And punches out the wall To apologize to her Would be so simple But instead he cries "I'll be damned if I call" If he loses her He's lost his best friend And more than just A lover can provide So he wrestles with emotions That defeat him Chalk another love lost up To foolish pride [REPEAT CHORUS] Chalk another love lost up To foolish pride Yeah |
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| 12. |
| 4:56 |
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All around I hear the sound of money But I ain't got a nickel to my name And everywhere I look I see temptation She stands on every corner and calls my name Won't you tell me if you can Cause life's so hard to understand Why's the rich man busy dancing While the poor man pays the band Oh they're billing me for killing me Lord have mercy on the working man Uncle Sam's got his hands in my pockets And he helps himself each time he needs a dime Them politicians treat me like a mushroom Cause they feed me bull and keep me in the blind Repeat Chorus Hey St. Peter look down for a minute And see this little man about to drown There's quicksand all around and man I'm in it Please help me up Lord cause I'm going down Won't you tell me if you can Cause life's so hard to understand Why's the rich man busy dancing While the poor man pays the band Oh they're billing me for killing me Lord have mercy on the working man Won't you tell me if you can Cause life's so hard to understand Why's the fat man busy dancing While the thin man pays the band Oh they're billing me for killing me Lord have mercy on the working man Please Lord have mercy on the working man Please Lord have mercy on the working man |
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| 3:51 |
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I should've told her more I loved her I should've spent more time at home But should haves really aren't important Since the fact is now she's gone I wish I'd listened to my conscience When it said 'don't let her go' And if she's wondering how I'm doing Well, I think she oughta know (That/And) I find myself praying More than I ever did before And I find my heart is breaking Each time her memory slams the door And I find myself crying And trying to hold on 'Cause there ain't nothing short of dying That's worse than being left alone I thought I'd be just fine without her I'd be happy a free man But the hurtin' side of lonesome Is what I didn't understand And the lessons that I'm learning Lord, I'm learning awful well 'Cause nights I used to spend in Heaven Have been replaced by nights of Hell Repeat Chorus There ain't nothing short of dying That's worse than being left alone |
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| 3:30 |
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I know living with me ain't always easy
I dam up emotions some men just let flow But girl when you're not by my side I feel a part of me has died 'Cause I love you more than you'll ever know More than life more than I've ever loved before It's absurd and beyond words I couldn't want you more And when I try to pour my hear out to you I'm not sure it shows That I love you more than you'll ever know I'm sure you've heard it said hearts have windows But mine has doors a painful past has closed Unless someday they open wide revealing feelings locked inside I'll love you more than you'll ever know More than life more than I've ever loved before It's absurd and beyond words I couldn't want you more And when I try to pour my hear out to you I'm not sure it shows That I love you more than you'll ever know Even when I pour my heart out to you I'm not sure it shows That I love you more than you'll ever know Yes I love you more than you'll ever know |
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| 3:48 |
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If you see her out tonight
And she tells you that it's just the lights That bring her here and not her loneliness That's what she says but sometimes she forgets If she tells you she don't need a man She's had all the comfort she can stand You best believe every word she says But don't give up 'cause sometimes she forgets And sometimes she forgets that not too long ago she swore She wasn't gonna let her heart be broken anymore So now she keeps it locked away And it grows colder everyday And it won't warm to any man's caress That's what she says but sometimes she forgets And sometimes she forgets that not too long ago she swore She wasn't gonna let her heart be broken anymore If you see her out tonight And she tells you that it's just the lights That bring her here and not her loneliness That's what she says but sometimes she forgets Yeah, that's what she says, but sometimes she forgets So don't you dare give up 'cause sometimes she forgets |
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| 3:28 |
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| 17. |
| 3:46 |
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1st verse:
When I woke up this morning Wiped the sleep from my eyes Found a new day dawning And suddenly I realize You're gone Chorus: Tell me I was dreaming That you didn't leave me here to cry You didn't say you don't love me anymore And it was just my imagination telling lies Tell me that you didn't say goodbye 2nd verse: I'm in a state of confusion I hope things aren't what they seem If this is really happening Just let me go back to dream You're home (chorus) (solo) (chorus) |
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| 3:44 |
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As I sit here surrounded, By people and lights Along with my drink at the bar You?ve been here forever, So clear in my mind I just don?t know where you are But I know I?ll find you, But girl till I do This is my love song for you Let?s hold hands on the porch swing Under the moon While the wind through the willows Plays us a tune We can lie on a blanket, Out back in the yard And wish for our future On a far away star And you?ll feel the passion, As time after time I press your sweet lips to mine We can dance to the radio, Right up till dawn Till you drift off To dream in my arms You might be hundreds, Or more miles away Or you might be just down the street But there?ll be a hunger, Deep in your eyes That I?ll recognize when we meet It might take hours, Or it might talk years But this is the song you will hear Let?s hold hands on the porch swing Under the moon While the wind through the willows Plays us a tune We can lie on a blanket, Out back in the yard And wish for our future On a far away star And you?ll feel the passion, As time after time I press your sweet lips to mine We can dance to the radio, Right up till dawn Till you drift off To dream in my arms And you?ll feel the passion As time after time I press your sweet lips to mine We can dance to the radio, Right up till dawn Till you drift off To dream in my arms |
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| 2:41 |
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There was a time
I could drink my cares away And drown out all of the heartaches That hurt me night and day When the thought of you Came crashin' through I'd have one more But now the whiskey ain't workin' anymore CHORUS: I need one good honky-tonk angel To turn my life around That's reason enough for me to lay this ol' bottle down A woman warm and willin' That's what I'm lookin' for 'Cause the whiskey ain't workin' anymore They knew my name At every bar in town And they knew all of the reasons Why I was comin' 'round 'Cause in my mind Peace I'd find When they'd start to pour But now the whiskey ain't workin' anymore REPEAT CHORUS Lord the whiskey ain't workin' anymore That's for sure! |
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| 20. |
| 3:01 |
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Well I play an old guitar from nine till half past one
I'm just tryin' to make a livin' watching everybody else havin' fun Well I don't miss much if it happens on a dancehall floor Mercy look what just walked through that door Well hello T-R-O-U-B-L-E Tell me what in the world You doin' A-L-O-N-E Yeah say hey good L double O-K-I-N-G Well I smell T-R-O-U-B-L-E I was a little bitty baby when my papa hit the skids Mama had a time tryin' to raise nine kids She told me not to stare cause it was impolite She did the best she could to try to raise me right Cause mama never told me 'bout nothin' like Y-O-U Bet your mama musta been another good lookin' honey too Hey good L double O-K-I-N-G Well I smell T-R-O-U-B-L-E Well a sweet talkin', sexy walkin', honky tonkin' baby The men are gonna love ya and the woman gonna hate ya Remindin' them of everything they're never gonna be May be the beginning of a world war three Cause the world ain't ready for nothing like Y-O-U I bet your mama musta been another good lookin' mama too Hey say hey good L double O-K-I-N-G Well I smell T-R-O-U-B-L-E I said hey I said hey I said hey I said hey I said hey I smell T-R-O-U-B-L-E |
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