Gary Stewart - The Essential Gary Stewart [compilation] (1997) by Gary Stewart (보컬) on maniadb.com

Every day... I tell myself, it's temporary
That it's only 'cause she's young
That makes her want... another man

Eventhough she makes me feel un-necessary
I've found a way to help me understand

I've got this drinkin' thing
To keep from thinkin' things
About where you've been
Who you've been with
What you've done

And it's a lonely thing
But, it's the only thing
To keep a foolish man in love
Hangin' on.

If I wait at home, I'll only ask her questions
She'd probably the truth, so I don't even ask
So, I sit here on this barstool, feelin' helpless
And I wonder, just how long ... a man can last

I've got this drinkin' thing
To keep from thinkin' things
About where you've been
Who you've been with
What you've done

And it's a lonely thing
But it's the only thing
To keep a foolish man in love
Hangin' on.

I've got this drinkin' thing
To keep from thinkin' things
About where you've been
Who you've been with
What you've done.

I never intended
To even know your name

Except for the woman waitin' at home
They've all been the same
I've always been true
Except for you

Not even a one night stand
And I never intended
For it to get so
Out of hand

Out of hand, out of hand
I'm a hard-living kind of a man
I need more to keep me goin'
Than this gold wedding band

You're my kind of woman
I'm your kind of man
Maybe that's the reason
It got so, out of hand

I never intended
For it to go this far
I don't think I can get off
From where we are

Some time to waste
So just a taste
Was all, that I had planned

And I never intended
For it to get so
Out of hand

Out of hand, out of hand
I'm a hard living kind of a man
I need more to keep me goin'
Than this gold wedding band

You're my kind of woman
And I'm your kind of a man
Maybe that's the reason
It got so, out of hand

Out of hand, out of hand
I'm a hard loving kind of a man
I need more to keep me goin'
Than this gold wedding band

Today, I heard the awful news
Someone told the gospel truth
Said you've been running 'round
With a stranger who just hit town

He's got a black mustache
And a red Cadillac
Now he's got you
And I've got two
Divorce lawyers on my back

Single again!
Back on the streets again
The old bars ain't changed much
Just a new face or two
When you're out of touch

Single again!
Born to lose, dying to win
Only thing I'm running from
Is the alimony man
Because I'm single again

Drifting around from bar to bar
Running into our old friends
They won't know where ya are

Last I heard, a little while back
You were cruising town in his Cadillac
Drinkin' champagne...showing off a diamond ring

I'm getting by
In these hard times
Livin' from drink to drink

Single again!
A'back on the streets again
The old bars ain't changed much
Just a new face or two
When you're out of touch

Single again!
Born to lose, dying to win!
The only thing I'm a'running from
Is the alimony man
'Cause I'm single again!

What do we call it now
It isn't marriage anymore
Call it new and different
It's not the way it was before

Out of all the words to choose from
There's only one that fits
Call it what you want to
I just call it quits

We've come down to the place
Where love barely fits
Call it what you want to
I call it quits

Turn and walk away
Across the desert of our hearts
Loves kinda said that we've run out of time
And though we once had something
No words could tear apart
Now you be your's and I'll be mine

We've come down to the place
Where love barely fits
Call it what you want to
I call it quits

Call our friends
And tell them,
Oh tell them that we just don't care
Tell them dreams of flowers
But our garden's bare

Call it separation, independence
Divorce, if that word fits
Call it what you want to
I just call it quits

We've come down to the place
Where love barely fits
Call it what you want to
I call it quits

The band just stopped playing
They're sweeping the floor
The bartender's asking
"Who wants one more?"

And your head's on my shoulder
And Lord, I'm feeling fine
Where are we going, honey?
Your place or mine?

Your place or mine
I really don't care
It doesn't matter
As long as we're somewhere

Now we both know I'll stay here
Right up 'til closing time
Where are we going?
Your place or mine?

Now we both came here again
For someone to touch
A living alone
Is sometimes a too much

Now, honey, I'm not pretending
A here's my bottom line
Where are we going?
Your place or mine?

Your place or mine
I really don't care
It doesn't matter
As long as we're somewhere

Oh, honey I'm not pretending
Here's my bottom line
Where are we going?
Your place or mine?

Where are we going?
Your place or mine?

You'd never know by looking
We were ever more than strangers
But, we're celebrating ten years
Of wedded bliss

She made the rounds as usual
While, I sit here stoned, as usual
Lord, I can't believe we survived
Ten years of this!

Ten years together
A million nights alone
Whose mistake is it?
What do we blame it on?

If someone else would tell me
What I already know in my mind
I'm afraid I'd start talking
With my fists

But, I know.. I'm lying
What ain't dead, by now is dying
What in hell kept us together
For ten years of this?

Ten years together
A million nights alone!
Whose mistake is it?
What do we blame it on?

Maybe you start cheating
Because you married so young
Whatever it is, I cain't go home

I know, I cain't take it
Too long, I've had to fake it
I just don't think we can make it

Through ten more years of this...!

I can almost, see me now
In Acapulco
I can almost, feel the breeze
That makes the palm trees sway

The motion, of the ocean
In the bottle
Says loving her, is just a sip away

Takin' me a whiskey trip
Loving her with every sip
I'm just like a sailing ship
A'waiting for the winds to blow
Whiskey, you're a friend of mine
You can blow away my mind
To some other place and time
Taking me a whiskey trip

I can almost, see her now
Here beside me
I can almost, smell the perfume
Drifting from her hair
And living with this feeling Of wanting her
One more drink, and I know I'll be there

A taking me a whiskey trip
Loving her with every sip
I'm just like a sailing ship
Waiting for the winds to blow
Whiskey, you're a friend of mine
You can blow away my mind
To some other place and time
Taking me a whiskey trip

A Taking me a whiskey trip
Loving her with every sip
I'm just like a sailing ship
Waiting for the winds to blow

Steppin' out steppin' high, step on back check my stride
I'm ready for anything come Saturday night
Got my two-tones on, the dance floor's their home
I'm just a honky cat honkin' down at the honky tonk

I'm goin' down on Whiskey Row
Where them good lookin', high heeled honeys go
Those free wheelin' girls sure 'nuff a friend
Of a flat natural born good timin' man

My uncle Joe Dan was a lady's man
He taught me the what to do's and when's
And when I'm through with you, you won't wanna move
You'll lay on back and smile at what you've just gone through

I'm goin' down on Whiskey Row
Where them good lookin', high heeled honeys go
Those free wheelin' girls sure 'nuff a friend
Of a flat natural born good timin' man
I'm a flat natural born good timin' man

Sitting up here in this New York townhouse
Decorated in grays and blues and everybody knows
Love won't grow for a cactus and a rose

When that old wild streak beneath my skin
Sets my crazy spree again
They'll all say I told you so
Love won't grow for a cactus and a rose

'Cause I still like to drink my beer
And I still love a honky tonk
Where the good ole girls will always dance with you
When the high falootin' women won't

And I'm locked into a way of life
I can't give it up, I know it makes me sad
Love can't be had for a cactus and a rose
It makes me sad
Love can't be had for a cactus and a rose

Sometimes falling makes more sense
Than sitting in the middle of the same old fence
You're gonna loose either way you go
And love won't grow for a cactus and a rose

So I'm sitting up here in this New York townhouse
Decorated in grays and blues and everybody knows
Love won't grow for a cactus and a rose

'Cause I still like to drink my beer
And I still love a honky tonk
Where the good ole girls will always dance with you
When the high falootin' women won't

And I'm locked into a way of life
I can't give it up, I know it makes me sad
Love can't be had for a cactus and a rose

It makes me sad
Love can't be had for a cactus and a rose

Are you feelin' the same way
Thinkin' 'bout me everyday?
Do you hurt the way that I do
Baby, I'm in love with you

When I'm sleepin' by myself at night
(Sleepin' alone)
Without you it just don't feel right
Do you know what I mean
Are we dreamin' the same dream?

Knew when I saw you
Deep down in my heart
Everything I'm feeling
Was right there from the start

(I knew it was only)
I knew it was only
(Just a matter of time)
Just a matter of time
(And I'm wonderin')
Now you got me wonderin'
What you've got on your mind

Are you feelin' the same way
Thinkin' 'bout me everyday?
It hurt the way I do
Baby, I'm in love with you

And when I'm sleepin' by myself at night
(Sleepin' alone)
Without you it just don't feel right
(Without you it don't feel right)
Do you know what I mean
Are we dreamin' the same dream?

Knew when I saw you
Deep down in my heart
Everything I'm feeling
Was right there from the start

(I knew it was only)
I knew it was only
(Just a matter of time)
Just a matter of time
(And I'm wonderin')
Now you got me wonderin'
What you've got on your mind

Are you feelin' the same way
Thinkin' 'bout me everyday?
It hurt the way I do
Baby, I'm in love with you

When I'm sleepin' by myself at night
(Sleepin' alone)
Without you it just don't feel right
(Without you it don't feel right)
Do you know what I mean
Are we dreamin' the same dream?