George Strait - Strait From The Heart (1987) by George Strait (보컬) on maniadb.com

Nickels and dimes
Memories and wines
She's on his mind once again
The same old fool
The same old stool
Played by the rules but didn't win
There's an old love in his heart that he can't lose
He tried forgetting but he knows that it's no use

[Chorus]
He's got a fool hearted memory
That won't let him see
That she walked out the door
He's got a fool hearted memory
He sits patiently
Here every night so it can fool him more

She was his girl
His only whirl
That string of pearls that slipped away
A thousand dimes
A thousand times
He doesn't mind what they say
He fills the jukebox
And plays the same old song
He fills his glass
And then he turns her memory on

[Chorus: x2]

There's a hundred dollar bill on the table
To get me through the night
Got a tight blue jean honky tonk queen
To hold me tight
And the cowboy bands in mission
Of Texas waltz
It's music to my ears and a need to hear
To keep me from climbing the wall

'Cause tonight I'll be, honky tonk crazy
Rip roaring wild, one more time
Tonight I'll be, honky tonk crazy
Let the whiskey whisk her out of my mind
Let the whiskey whisk her out of my mind

Got all my friends around me
Telling the latest jokes
They can't see the joke's on me
I'm at the end of my rope
So I step out side and drink one
In the driving rain
That's all right if I'm high tonight
'Cause she's already drove me insane.

'Cause tonight I'll be, honky tonk crazy
Rip roaring wild, one more time
Tonight I'll be, honky tonk crazy
Let the whiskey whisk her out of my mind
Let the whiskey whisk her out of my mind
Oh, Let the whiskey whisk her out of my mind...

Some people say I'm one of those guys
The blessings of life over looked.
Sometimes I feel like the tattered, torn pages
Of some old paperback book.
All the places I've played and the money I made,
I've still have nothin' to show.
And the only thing I have left
In the whole wide world is you.

You put your whole life into something you love,
But you never get that one big break
That'll take you out of the backstreet bar
And put you on center stage
But a million tears and million beers
Have just about washed me up.
And the only thing I have left
In the whole wide world is you.

I gave it all I had every night for all these years,
Pourin' out my soul till it was gone.
I spread myself so thin that I'm just barely hangin' on.
But tonight I'm with you, you can carry me through;
Just l o v e me.
'Cause the only thing I have left
In the whole wide world is you

I gave it all I had every night for all these years,
Pourin' out my soul till it was gone.
I spread myself so thin that I'm just barely hangin' on.
But tonight I'm with you, you can carry me through;
Just l o v e me.
'Cause the only thing I have left
In the whole wide world is you...

The band had just started when they walked in the door
He sat her at a table and strolled out on the floor
He grabbed the first sweet thang that gave him the eye
And left the door open for the steal of the night

Three dances later she was still in her chair
He was still on the dance floor like he didn't care
So I eased on over, there was no ring in sight
And I found myself facin' the steal of the night.

She was the steal of the night,
Oh yeah, she was the steal of the night
Her long hair flowin' and her jeans so tight
I held her close and it felt so right
She was the steal of the night
Oh yeah, she was the steal of the night
He left her lonely and the pickin's were right
She was the steal of the night

We danced every slow one the band could play
Was it ever this easy for ole Jesse James
Had the gold in my hands and the banker was blind
Just inches away from the steal of the night

When the band stopped playin' we walked to the car
As I closed the door he ran out of the bar
Saw him shaking his fist under the parkin' lot light
As I strolled away with the steal of the night

She was the steal of the night,
Oh yeah, she was the steal of the night
Her long hair flowin' and her jeans so tight
I held her close and it felt so right
She was the steal of the night
Oh yeah, she was the steal of the night
He left her lonely and the pickin's were right
She was the steal of the night

She was the steal of the night,
Oh yeah, she was the steal of the night
Her long hair flowin' and her jeans so tight
I held her close and it felt so right
She was...

Now I come and go as I please
From down here up North and in between
But baby its a shame
Cause I always feel the same when
I can't see Texas from here

I can't see Texas from here
No matter how I try it makes me wanna die
So if you see me lookin' down
I'm trying not to show this frown
Cause I can't see Texas from here

I can't say I don't like Tennessee
The people here have all been good to me
So please don't take offense
If I start to gettin' tense it's just cause
I can't see Texas from here

I can't see Texas from here
No matter how I try it makes me wanna die
So if you see me lookin' down
I'm trying not to show this frown
Cause I can't see Texas from here

I can't see Texas from here
No matter how I try it makes me wanna die
So if you see me lookin' down
I'm trying not to show this frown
Cause I can't see Texas
I can't see Texas
I can't see Texas from here

There's a secret that I know
About the lady that I love so
And I'm the only one
She's shown her secret to
She's gentle and she's kind
She's proper and refined
But she lets down more than her hair
Alone in our room

'Cause, she's more than a lady
And there's a fire that burns behind those eyes
She's more than a lady
And every night when we lay down
And she slips off her satin gown
Oh, she proves she's a lover in disguise
She's a lover in disguise

When shee go out somewhere
The men may stop and stare
But they see she's a lady
So they leave her alone
She's more than she seems
And in their wildest dreams
They could never dream of
What it's like to take her home

'Cause, she's more than a lady
And there's a fire that burns behind those eyes
She's more than a lady
And every night when we lay down
And she slips off her satin gown
Oh, she proves she's a lover in disguise
She's a lover in disguise

She's a lover in disguise
She's a lover in disguise...

Now, who wouldn't notice the fire in your eyes or
The bitter direction of impending good-byes
I've followed and folded, I'm wilted in place
At the sight of you standing with streaks down your face

With your heart broke and runnin' from the reason
You got your heart broke, don't give up on believin' in me
Heart broke, who kept me from leavin'?
With my heart broke

Now pride is a drag and a bore when you're lonely
Sheer madness prevails upon reason to you
But all is not lost, it's only mistaken
That's small consolation but I know just how you feel

With your heart broke and runnin' from the reason
You got your heart broke, don't give up on believin' in me
Heart broke , who kept me from leavin'?
With my heart broke

Nobody said it was goin' to be easy
We all have feelin's that need a softer touch
But nobody said that it would not be worth it
The human condition continues as such

When your heart broke and runnin' from the reason
You've got your heart broke, don't give up on believin'
When you're Heart broke, who kept me from leavin'?
With my heart broke, you've got me heart broke...

Amarillo by morning
Up from San Antone
Everything that I've got
Is just what I've got on
When that sun is high
In that Texas sky
I'll be buckin' at the county fair
Amarillo by morning
Amarillo I'll be there.

They took my saddle in Houston
Broke my leg in Santa Fe
Lost my wife and a girlfriend
Somewhere along the way
But I'll be looking for eight
When they pull that gate
And I hope that
Judge ain't blind
Amarillo by morning
Amarillo on my mind.

Amarillo by morning
Up from San Antone
Everything that I've got
Is just what I've got on
I ain't got a dime
But what I've got is mine
I ain't rich
But Lord, I'm free
Amarillo by morning
Amarillo's where I'll be.

Amarillo by morning
Amarillo's where I'll be.

I'm finding out how hot an old flame can burn.
You're a feeling I haven't forgot, the love I can't unlearn.
You've become a memory I can't live without.
You'll always be a fire I can't put out.

I don't know how to handle the dream you left behind.
It's like a lighted candle burning up my mind.
At least I'm happy knowing what love is all about.
You'll always be a fire I can't put out.

Embers to ashes, that's how it should be.
You'd think by now my heart would know,
And it could set you free.
The things I've tried, the tears I've cried,
I guess there's no doubt
You'll always be a fire I can't put out.

I don't know how to handle the dream you left behind.
It's like a lighted candle burning up my mind.
At least I'm happy knowing what love is all about.
You'll always be a fire I can't put out.

You'll always be a fire I can't put out...