Aaron Tippin [보컬,작곡]

Verse 1

I'll search and find that special tree
One that looks just right
Then I'll decorate it perfectly
Even if it takes all night
Then I'll light the fire
Turn the lights down low
And hang up the mistletoe
And make some lasting memories
We'll never forget

Chorus

A December to remember
Always in our hearts
Spending everyday of the holidays
Wrapped up in each others arms
All I want for Christmas
Is forever to be like this
A December to remember forever more

Verse 2

Don't spend a single cent
On a Christmas gift for me
Cause the thing that I want most of all
Can't be found beneath the tree
It's the loving look that's in your eyes
That money could never buy
And I what I give you in return
Will last throughout the years

Chorus

A December to remember
Always in our hearts
Spending everyday of the holidays
Wrapped up in each others arms
All I want for Christmas
Is forever to be like this
A December to remember forever more

Tag

And all I want for Christmas
Is forever to be like this
A December to remember forever more

We've got a problem we can't get around
It's gotten too big to just tear down
We built a wall out of thin air
Now I'm over here and you're over there

I'm afraid that there's no two ways to it
This wall could be our undoing
Can't raise the ceiling, can't lower the floor
Only thing left is to build a door

A door ain't nothing but a way to get through a wall
That's all
A window won't work and a ladder stretched that tall
Might fall
You get a hammer and I'll get a saw
And we'll give this wall what-for
What we need between you and me is a door

We might get sweaty, might get dirty
A couple of splinters would be well worth it
We'll hang it right here, level and plumb
And then we'll shake hands on a job well done



Once that door's standing open
We'll get some communication going
We'll reach out, and the next thing we know
This wall'll come down like Jericho

A door ain't nothing but a way to get through a wall
That's all
A window won't work and a ladder stretched that tall
Might fall
You get a hammer and I'll get a saw
And we'll give this wall what-for
What we need between you and me is a door

A door ain't nothing but a way to get through a wall
That's all
A window won't work, and a ladder stretched that tall
Might fall
You get a hammer and I'll get a saw
And we'll give this wall what-for
What we need between you and me is a door

you say you wish you could stay for another round
help me close this tavern down
but your better half said you better not be late
or there's gonna be some hell to pay
well I'm thinkin as you're moanin and paying your tab
sounds like a real nice problem to have

Chorus:
Well I wish I had someone waiting at home with the lights on
and I wish I had me a reason not to stay out all night long
having someone to love you, tell me is it all that bad
sounds to me like a real nice problem to have

you gotta call so she don't worry 'bout you
well I've got a pocket full of quarters that I'd love to use
yeah, you think I'm a lucky so-and-so
cause nobody cares when I come and go
I'd trade places with ya buddy in a second flat
sounds like a real nice problem to have

Repeat chorus(X2)

a real nice problem to have

I hollered "hey honey, I'm home" like I do every day at four
But the TV ain't on and the car is gone, she must be at the store
Then I spied this piece of paper it looked like a list of things to do
But when I got down to number six I realized we were through
The plumber couldn't make it today, I've decided that I'm going away
The dog's at the vet the hearing is set
Do you see what I'm trying to say
Don't forget to take out the trash, I'm sorry but I'm not coming back
Now you can't sugar coat what she really wrote
Ain't that a hell of a note

I just stood there and scratched my head, my chin dropped to the floor
Not even a tear after all these years, I expected a little bit more


I was countin' on grabbin' a good, cold beer
Stretchin' out on the couch
But she went by the numbers and I got counted out

The plumber couldn't make it today, I've decided that I'm going away
The dog's at the vet the hearing is set
Do you see what I'm trying to say
Don't forget to take out the trash, I'm sorry but I'm not coming back
Now you can't sugar coat what she really wrote
Ain't that a hell of a note

Lordy, ain't that a hell of a note

I look at you and I remember
The way I felt on the day we met
That same old feeling washes over me
I't hard to forget
Nothing has ever changed for me babe
Nothing changes for you
I still want you just as much as i did
When I said "I do"

Chours
I'm still wrapped up in the ring around
you finger
Without you baby, I would be lost
I'm telling you the truth
I'm still as much in love with you as I
always was
I'm a slave to your every desire
I worship the ground where you walk
I'm telling you the truth
I'm still as much in love with you as I
always was

You still stir up that old desire
I can feel it now as we speak
Nothin I ever felt before
Prepared me for a love this deep
Yeah, I'm still crazy about you baby
In my heart and in my soul
Yeah, I'm still Mesmerized
By two brown eyes and a band of gold

Repeat Chours

Oh, I'm telling you the truth
I'm still as much in love with you as I
always was
As I always was

That alarm sounds without warning
I wake up and say good morning and I love you
And though sometimes you're still sleeping
I still whisper
Babe, I'm leaving and I love you

chours
(Oh) You need to know
This ain't some kind of sometimes thing
This is something I will always do
Yeah, the sun it shines, the river winds and
the bluebirds sings
And I love you (oh, I love you)

While I work I curse the boss
And I anticipate getting off, and I love you
Oh and there's a little place
where everybody goes at five o'clock
But I drive straight home,
and I Love You Honey

Repeat Chorus Twice

Me holding you and you holding me
And every night i fall asleep, and
I love you
Yeah I love you, yeah I love you
Yeah I love you

Jack handed Rita his paycheck
With his apologies
he said they're cutting back at work
They had to let me go
And Jack expected tears
he expected worse
But he didn't expect these words
As Rita pulled him close
And she said to him -- don't worry about it baby Let me tell you something

At the end of the day
Is really where it all begins
With who you love,
who loves you
And who's your friends
'Cause God don't care where you live Who you are, what you drive or how much you make
All that really counts is how you sleep
At the end of the day

Now betty handed bob the keys
To their million-dollar home
She said -- Bob this might be living
But it sure ain't love
I thought I had to have all this
I thought it made me "Me"
Ah, but now I think that it's just
twenty cold rooms full of stuff
And she said -- let me tell you something
Else, Bob

At the end of the day
Is really where it all begins
With who you love,
who loves you
And who's your friends
'Cause God don't care where you live Who you are, what you drive or how much you make
All that really counts is how you sleep
At the end of the day

Now when my grandpa died
He didn't have a dime
But he was rich, they say
And when it came time to see him off
The whole damn county came
And I remember he used to say it all the time

At the end of the day
Is really where it all begins
With who you love, who loves you And who's your friends
'Cause God don't care where you live Who you are, what you drive or how much you make
All that really counts is how you sleep
At the end of the day

At the end of the day

Oh, if I had a big ol' eraser
I'd start from today
And go back through life's pages
And correct a lot of things
Yeah, steppin' on toes with my foot in my mouth
Yeah, thought I was the king
But that was back
Back when I knew everything

Yeah, a good hard head and no regrets
Is what I thought made the man
But now life's hard knocks is about all
I've got
And sorry's what I am
Yeah, I had my old worn-out opinion
Oh, and I sure made it plain
But that was back
Back when I knew everything

CHORUS
So whaddya say forgive and foget
One more chance is all I need
Yeah, this ol' loose cannon is a mighty
long shot
This time I'm askin' please
Yeah that's right, I was wrong
Now all that I can say
Is that was back
Back when I knew everything

Bridge
A little too big for my britcher
But life's a whittled me down to size
I just hope there's enough of me left
To apologize
(Repeat chorus)

Oh, that was back
Back when I knew everything

I wanna be loved by you bayou baby
Nobody else but you bayou baby
I searched this world from end to end
I finally found where I should've always been
Right by you bayou baby

I followed the wind from town to town
Never had a mind of settling down
Falling in love just wasn't my style
But that was before I saw your smile

I wanna be loved by you bayou baby
Nobody else but you bayou baby
I searched this world from end to end
I finally found where I should've always been
Right by you bayou baby

Gonna make my mark stake my claim
Live right here 'til my dying day
Close as I can to wherever you are
'Til the day comes I win your heart



I wanna be loved by you bayou baby
Nobody else but you bayou baby
I searched this world from end to end
I finally found where I should've always been
Right by you bayou baby

I wanna be loved by you bayou baby
Nobody else but you bayou baby
I searched this world from end to end
I finally found where I should've always been
Right by you bayou baby

I wanna be loved by you bayou baby
Nobody else but you bayou baby
I searched this world from end to end
I finally found where I should've always been
Right by you bayou baby

Talkin' 'bout right by you bayou baby
Right up against you girl, bayou baby

I'd hook my wagon to my trike and I'd
head across the yard
To my big sandbox where i worked real hard
Playing all day with my little toy trucks
Backhoes, bulldozers, earth-moving stuff
That was my whole life when I was a kid
But when I grew Up, I guess I never really did
-I like

Chorus
Big boy toys, motors and lights
Knobs and switches and a four-wheel-drive
Running up the road or crawling across the
farm
And when they break down, I jack them up in
the yard
Pull out my tools, my pride and joy
Man, you gotta love them big boy toys

Now, sometimes baby just can't understand
The mud on my boots and the grease on my
hands
I try to explain how it makes me feel
The awesome power of my hands on the
wheel
If i can't find the words to set things right
I just scoot over and I let my baby drive-- she
likes

Repeat Chorus

Bridge Yeah, it's boats and cars, tractors and trucks
Gasoline and diesel fuel a running through
my blood - I like them

Repeat Chorus
Man, you gotta love them big boy toys
"big boy toys"

Candy canes and popcorn strings and lights all up on the tree presents underneath the tree wrapped for you and me Christmas is the warmest time of year.

Chorus:
The Tempature will drop for sure it could be 10 below no matter 'cause our hearts will be aglow and even though we might see snow and jack frost may appear christmas is the warmest time of the year.

Oh the temprature will drop for sure it could be 10 below no matter 'cause our hearts will be aglow and even though we might see snow and jackfrost may appear christmas is the warmest time of the year
oh christmas is the warmest time of the year.

My friends and me work overtime
All try to walk the bottom line
You've been breathin' down our necks
But soon as we cash our paychecks
We'll be chillin' on my deck, Boss Man

Chorus:
There's nothin' you can do, nothin' you can say
Nothin' you can throw our way come Friday
We've been rubber stampin' paper clippin'
Sortin' fillin' faxin'
It's time to let the good times roll
Nothin' you can say, nothin' you can do
Nothin' that can wreck our mood come Friday
We've been roofin' rakin' truckin' pavin

Packin' stackin' layin' block
Farmin' fencin' monkey wrenchin' pickin' up and droppin' off
We can't wait to punch the clock


Come Friday - yeah!

Gonna fill my igloo full of ice
Stock up on my way home tonight
Light tiki torches and the grill
Put speakers on the windowsill
Play our music loud and dance all night

Repeat Chorus

We'll be horseshoein' barbecuin' flippin'
Sippin' kickin' back
Lawn chairin' music blarin' laughin' havin' us a blast
Work all week until at last-

It's Friday
It's Friday - yeah!
Whoa!

Sit down honey gotta have us a talk
Your man is a little upset
There's a couple of things that's been missing
And I ain't found 'em yet
I ain't pointing no fingers
Ain't layin' no blame
And I don't wanna lose my cool
But you just don't fool
With a country boy's tool
Tool box

Now did I hear you right
You loaned 'em out
To the neighbor down the road
Hey I'd just as soon
You'd let him have my old bird dog
Or my favorite fishing pole
Now there's one little lesson
That they just don't teach in school
You just don't fool with a country boy's tool
Tool box

CHORUS
It was handed down
From my daddy's dad
Back in ninteen forty-two
And they may be rusty
and they might be old
But they're kinda like
my family jewels
Honey I love you
But there's something else too
That I care about a heck of a lot
Oh you just just don't fool
with a country boy's tool
Tool box

Now I don't wanna hurt
your tender heart
And I really do understand
That a friend in need
is a friend indeed
And you offer a helping hand
But if something gets broke
and it's gotta be fixed
Well I don't blame you know who
'Cause you just don't fool
with a country boy's tool
Tool box

Sit down honey gotta have us a talk
Your man is a little upset
There's a couple of things that's been missing
And I ain't found 'em yet
I ain't pointing no fingers
Ain't layin' no blame
And I don't wanna lose my cool
But you just don't fool
With a country boy's tool
Tool box

Now did I hear you right
You loaned 'em out
To the neighbor down the road
Hey I'd just as soon
You'd let him have my old bird dog
Or my favorite fishing pole
Now there's one little lesson
That they just don't teach in school
You just don't fool with a country boy's tool
Tool box

CHORUS
It was handed down
From my daddy's dad
Back in ninteen forty-two
And they may be rusty
and they might be old
But they're kinda like
my family jewels
Honey I love you
But there's something else too
That I care about a heck of a lot
Oh you just just don't fool
with a country boy's tool
Tool box

Now I don't wanna hurt
your tender heart
And I really do understand
That a friend in need
is a friend indeed
And you offer a helping hand
But if something gets broke
and it's gotta be fixed
Well I don't blame you know who
'Cause you just don't fool
with a country boy's tool
Tool box

Sit down honey gotta have us a talk
Your man is a little upset
There's a couple of things that's been missing
And I ain't found 'em yet
I ain't pointing no fingers
Ain't layin' no blame
And I don't wanna lose my cool
But you just don't fool
With a country boy's tool
Tool box

Now did I hear you right
You loaned 'em out
To the neighbor down the road
Hey I'd just as soon
You'd let him have my old bird dog
Or my favorite fishing pole
Now there's one little lesson
That they just don't teach in school
You just don't fool with a country boy's tool
Tool box

CHORUS
It was handed down
From my daddy's dad
Back in ninteen forty-two
And they may be rusty
and they might be old
But they're kinda like
my family jewels
Honey I love you
But there's something else too
That I care about a heck of a lot
Oh you just just don't fool
with a country boy's tool
Tool box

Now I don't wanna hurt
your tender heart
And I really do understand
That a friend in need
is a friend indeed
And you offer a helping hand
But if something gets broke
and it's gotta be fixed
Well I don't blame you know who
'Cause you just don't fool
with a country boy's tool
Tool box

Once in awhile my mind takes a trip
Down memory lane where two fool kids
First found love in my old Tempest
Girl, we were something
Ribbons in your hair and white cotton dress
Hearts on fire, both scared to death
We lost our fear and our innocence
To sweet, sweet loving

Now honey, I aint complaining
No girl, Im just saying

~CHORUS~
Every now and then on a night like this
When the south breeze blows, baby I relive
That laugh, that touch, that kiss
Oh honey, how sweet it is
Every now and then when the moon's just right
Those old feelings come back to life
And I wish I could turn back time somehow
Every now and then, I wish then was now

We parked down along Dry Creek Road
"Burnin' Love" blasting on the radio
We were green but it never showed
Baby, we were red hot
Hotter than noon in mid-July
You could have lit a fire with the flame in our eyes
We left nothing to be desired
We gave it all that we got

So honey, lets take a little spin
And turn up those old feelings

(Repeat Chorus)

*BRIDGE*
Cant you feel the warm wind kickin' up
Thats our cue baby, sure enough
Yeah, every now and then when the moons just right
Those old feelins' come back to life
And I wish I could turn back time somehow
Yeah, every now and then, I wish then was now

I can't shower you with pearls and diamond rings
All I can give are dances in the rain
I can't cover you in satin sheets
But you'll be just as warm
Wrapped up each night inside my loving arms

I can never lay the world down at your feet
The moon and stars will always be beyond my reach
All I have is one true heart that beats
For you and you alone
You can have everything I own

I can't promise you, the life that money buys
I can promise you a richer life
There's places you may never see
But one thing you can know
I'll be there with you, wherever we don't go

I can never lay the world down at your feet
The moon and stars will always be beyond my reach
All I have is one true heart that beats
For you and you alone
You can have everything I own

All I have is one true heart that beats
For you and you alone
You can have everything I own
Oh you can have everything I own

We were all drinking at marge's one
night
When an old cowboy came through the
door
He took a few shaky steps
Then he started to moan
And he keeled over right on the floor
Doc came on over, took his stethoscope
out
He listened and he looked in his eyes
He said, "Boys stick around
I just might need your help
I'm afraid this will be a long night"

CHORUS
Cause there's a five gallon tear, a five- gallon tear
Lodged in this poor boy's heart
By the look in his eyes he ain't cried in
years
And he's reatining a five gallon tear

Doc wrote a prescription to induce him
to cry
It was whiskey and sad country songs
We propped him up in a booth
And poured a drink down his throat
Then we turned that old wurlitzer on
Well he spluttered and he coughed
And he hung down his head
As those lonely songs worked on his
heart
When the memories started coming six
minutes apart
We laid him face-up on the bar

SECOND CHORUS
And then a five gallon tear, a five gallon
tear
Slowly welled up in his eyes
We all yelled, "Push!" and we all gave a
cheer
When he cried that five gallon tear

BRIDGE
That jar by the door don't hold pig feet
no more
The contents are sparkling clear
That liquid within is not moonshine or
gin
It's a reminder to everyone here

THIRD CHORUS
Yeah, it's a five gallon tear, a five gallon
tear
Let this be a lesson to you
Keep your sorrow inside for too many
years
And you'll cry that five gallon tear

Buddy you'll cry
You'll cry a five gallon tear

Reprise: REPEAT THIRD CHORUS

FADE

It's not my style to dance away the night
Or go for a walk beneath the full moonlight
And I don't wish on falling stars
Or easily give away my heart

Chorus
But girl, for you I will
Can't hide this love that I feel
Never been the kind of guy
To fall in head over heels
But girl, for you I will

It's not like me at all to talk about
The likelihood of finally settling down
Couldn't speak the words "I love you"
Or find the courage to say "I do"

(Repeat Chorus)

I've never been the kind of guy
To fall in head over heals
But girl, for you I will

I remember I was sitting in this little cafe
Some where out in the middle of L.A.
It was almost Christmas and I was all alone

Suddenly He appeared, hungry, cold and tired
Headed straight for me, He sat down uninvited
What was on my mind when I didn't say
'Cause what He said to me, I think of every Christmas day

He said that He was Jesus born in Bethlehem
And that He died for us but somehow we'd forgotten Him
Maybe He was lying just above my father's tree
But He said that He was Jesus and I just had to believe

I sat there in stunned silence and when His eyes met mine
I just pushed my plate to Him and He said, "You're mighty kind"
And I admit I had my doubts but I just couldn't take the chance
I know the good book says, "You gotta help your fellow man"

And He said that He was Jesus born in Bethlehem
And that He died for us but somehow we'd forgotten Him
Maybe He was lying just above my father's tree
But He said that He was Jesus and I just had to believe

I may never know if it was Jesus in that chair
All I really know is that I'm sure that He was there

He said that He was Jesus born in Bethlehem
And that He died for us but somehow we'd forgotten Him
Maybe He was lying just above my father's tree
But He said that He was Jesus and I just had to believe

Yep, I was sitting in this little cafe
Some where out in the middle of L.A.
It was almost Christmas, I was all alone

What makes me get up every mornin'
When I can't find the will
And what keeps me goin' through the motions
When all my dreams are standing still
Why do I try so hard
How did I get this far
What is the bottom line each and every time

Chorus
I do it for her
It's all about her
(Oh) God knows she gives me more than I deserve
Every thought I think
Every breath I breath
Everything that I hold dear to me
Revolves around one simple little word
Her

There's times I take it all for granted
Just how fortunate I am
God knows it took a better woman to make me a better man
Oh, sometimes it don't show
Don't always let her know
What I couldn't live without
I know there ain't a doubt

(Repeat Chorus)

Bridge
She's my life's work
And for all it's worth

(Repeat Chorus)

Talkin' about her

I reckon there's one near your hometown
An old cinderblock building looks half
torn down
Just hang a left down the lost highway
Keep going till you see the signs that say

CHORUS
Honky tonk if you love country
Honky tonk you whole life long
Honky tonk if you love country
That's what keeps this country strong

Them little ladies in the kitchen can't be
beat
They've got your hard-boiled eggs and
your pickled pig feet
Don't you try to order no imported beer
That truck only runs from St. Louie to
here

REPEAT CHORUS

All the girls get frisky on Friday night
When the band starts playing don't you
be surprised
We do things different when we start to
rock
Yeah, we hop on the hiop and we hip on the
hop

REPEAT CHORUS

We'll be the life of the party at the party
of your life
You might even meet your next ex-wife
Ain't no better place for you to be
In the home of the brave and the land of
the free

REPEAT CHORUS (TWICE)

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

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

I ain't told nobody 'bout the trouble I got on me
Kept my tears to myself so no one in the world could see
No, I ain't let on the truth to a living soul
So how's the radio know

How's the radio know she left
How's the radio know I did her wrong
Every record that DJ spins
Is a good-love-gone-bad song
How's the radio know I miss her
And I'd die to tell her so
Oh, how's the radio know

He played one about a fool who's choked up with regret
Then one about a woman that a man won't ever forget
Played back-to-back heartbreakers in a row
How's the radio know

How's the radio know she left
How's the radio know I did her wrong
Every record that DJ spins
Is a good-love-gone-bad song
How's the radio know I miss her
And I'd die to tell her so
Oh, how's the radio know

Maybe she's tuned in, so Mister DJ, please
Play a song that's filled with sweet apologies
Then crank it up so the signal's loud and strong
Help me bring her back home, help me bring her back home

How's the radio know she left
How's the radio know I did her wrong
Every record that DJ spins
Is a good-love-gone-bad song
How's the radio know I miss her
And I'd die to tell her so
Oh, how's the radio know
Oh, how's the radio know

I ain't told nobody 'bout the trouble I got on me
Kept my tears to myself so no one in the world could see
No, I ain't let on the truth to a living soul
So how's the radio know

How's the radio know she left
How's the radio know I did her wrong
Every record that DJ spins
Is a good-love-gone-bad song
How's the radio know I miss her
And I'd die to tell her so
Oh, how's the radio know

He played one about a fool who's choked up with regret
Then one about a woman that a man won't ever forget
Played back-to-back heartbreakers in a row
How's the radio know

How's the radio know she left
How's the radio know I did her wrong
Every record that DJ spins
Is a good-love-gone-bad song
How's the radio know I miss her
And I'd die to tell her so
Oh, how's the radio know

Maybe she's tuned in, so Mister DJ, please
Play a song that's filled with sweet apologies
Then crank it up so the signal's loud and strong
Help me bring her back home, help me bring her back home

How's the radio know she left
How's the radio know I did her wrong
Every record that DJ spins
Is a good-love-gone-bad song
How's the radio know I miss her
And I'd die to tell her so
Oh, how's the radio know
Oh, how's the radio know

In a tiny town where the biggest things
Were the water tower and a young boy's
dreams
I Believed

In a little house of simple means
Where doing without was a common
scene
I Believed

On a dried up square of worthless Earth
Where we scratched our living out of
The Dirt
I Believed

In a little brown church where I first
heard
The choir sing and the preacher's word
I Belived, oh I believed

CHORUS
And the closer that I looked within
The further I could see
And I really didn't have much other
choice
So, I believed

In a high-rise world of steel and glass
Where a man dies young if he don't think
fast
I Believed

On the streets where the truth is hard
to find
And what's in it for me is the bottom line
I Believed

In a place whre people don't seem to
care
They turn their backs like you're not
there
I Believed

Yeah, where anything goes, it usually
does
I held my breath and bit my tongue
And I believed, Oh I Believed

REPEAT CHORUS

BRIDGE
In a higher place, in a deeper faith
In a power stronger than you or me
I Believed

Now when they put that granite on my
grave
All I want that stone to say is
I Believed

And where I'm from and the woman I love
The job I did and God Above
I Believed, I Believed, I Believed

I Believed, I Believed, I Believed

If you got a problem, don't care what it is
If you need a hand, I can assure you of this, I can help
I got two strong arms, I can help
It would shore do me good to do you good, let me help

It's a fact that people get lonely; ain't nothing new
But a woman like you baby should never have the blues
Let me help; take a tip from me, I can help
It would shore do me good to do you good, let me help

When I go to sleep at night you're always a part of my dreams
Holdin' me tight and tellin' me everything I wanna hear

So don't forget me baby; all you gotta do is call
You know how I feel about you; if I can do anything at all, let me help
If your child needs a daddy, I can help
It would shore do me good to do you good, let me help

When I go to sleep at night you're always a part of my dreams
You're holdin' me tight and tellin' me everything I wanna hear

So don't forget me baby; all you gotta do is call
You know how I feel about you; if I can do anything at all let me help
If your child needs a daddy, I can help
It would shore do me good to do you good, let me help

It would shore do me good to do you good, I can help

If you got a problem, don't care what it is
If you need a hand, I can assure you of this, I can help
I got two strong arms, I can help
It would shore do me good to do you good, let me help

It's a fact that people get lonely; ain't nothing new
But a woman like you baby should never have the blues
Let me help; take a tip from me, I can help
It would shore do me good to do you good, let me help

When I go to sleep at night you're always a part of my dreams
Holdin' me tight and tellin' me everything I wanna hear

So don't forget me baby; all you gotta do is call
You know how I feel about you; if I can do anything at all, let me help
If your child needs a daddy, I can help
It would shore do me good to do you good, let me help

When I go to sleep at night you're always a part of my dreams
You're holdin' me tight and tellin' me everything I wanna hear

So don't forget me baby; all you gotta do is call
You know how I feel about you; if I can do anything at all let me help
If your child needs a daddy, I can help
It would shore do me good to do you good, let me help

It would shore do me good to do you good, I can help

It ain't nothin' but a small frame house on an acre lot
It ain't that much diff'rent from any other house on the block
And it may not look like we got all our share of the promise
But at least one thing's for sure, I got it honest

Roll out of the sack every mornin', head on down to the mill
Give 'em all I got for eight, 'cause that's the deal
If you'll check out my paycheck
Well, you'll see that there ain't that much on it
But ev'ry single penny I'm paid, I got it honest

I never had to hang my head in shame
For puttin' a price tag on my name
Never turned my back on what I believe
Or let my heart be ruled by greed
'Cause buddy if I didn't earn it, I don't want it
That way I can always say, I got it honest

Now you ain't looking at some dude
That was born with a Silver spoon in his mouth
And I might seem like some kind of low-life
To that high-falutin' crowd
But I'm plain spoken, straight talkin'
And damn proud of what I have acomplished
Some folks appreciate that and some don't
But, I got it honest

Now when I die, I may not leave my kids a fortune
But I hope they know'd my life stood for things that were important
And I'll hand out the same sturdy old values of my daddy and my momma
It made me every ounce of what I am and I got it honest

I never had to hang my head in shame
For puttin' a price tag on my name
Never turned my back on what I believe
Or let my heart be ruled by greed
'Cause brother if I didn't earn it, I don't want it
That way I can always say, I got it honest
Friend there ain't no doubt about it, I got it honest

It ain't nothin' but a small frame house on an acre lot
It ain't that much diff'rent from any other house on the block
And it may not look like we got all our share of the promise
But at least one thing's for sure, I got it honest

Roll out of the sack every mornin', head on down to the mill
Give 'em all I got for eight, 'cause that's the deal
If you'll check out my paycheck
Well, you'll see that there ain't that much on it
But ev'ry single penny I'm paid, I got it honest

I never had to hang my head in shame
For puttin' a price tag on my name
Never turned my back on what I believe
Or let my heart be ruled by greed
'Cause buddy if I didn't earn it, I don't want it
That way I can always say, I got it honest

Now you ain't looking at some dude
That was born with a Silver spoon in his mouth
And I might seem like some kind of low-life
To that high-falutin' crowd
But I'm plain spoken, straight talkin'
And damn proud of what I have acomplished
Some folks appreciate that and some don't
But, I got it honest

Now when I die, I may not leave my kids a fortune
But I hope they know'd my life stood for things that were important
And I'll hand out the same sturdy old values of my daddy and my momma
It made me every ounce of what I am and I got it honest

I never had to hang my head in shame
For puttin' a price tag on my name
Never turned my back on what I believe
Or let my heart be ruled by greed
'Cause brother if I didn't earn it, I don't want it
That way I can always say, I got it honest
Friend there ain't no doubt about it, I got it honest

(aaron tippin/charlie craig/mark collie)

I used to smoke and stay out late
Sometimes I drank more that I ate
I used to think, man, I was bad
Why, I'd fight at the drop of a hat
I took a walk on the wild side
I guess I'm lucky that I survived
I had some days I can't forget
And sometimes at night I think about 'em yet
I miss misbehavin'
Yeah, I miss misbehavin'
I've settled down now
But sometimes I miss misbehavin'

There was a girl I do recall


She was as tough as she was tall
We used to dance to every song
Lord, we held each other all night long
She used to call me her honey baby
I called her my miss misbehavin'
I wonder if she's still around
And if she's out there misbehavin' now

I miss misbehavin'
Yeah, I miss misbehavin'
I've settled down now
But sometimes I miss misbehavin'

Yeah, I've settled down now
But sometimes I miss misbehavin'

(aaron tippin/charlie craig/mark collie)

I used to smoke and stay out late
Sometimes I drank more that I ate
I used to think, man, I was bad
Why, I'd fight at the drop of a hat
I took a walk on the wild side
I guess I'm lucky that I survived
I had some days I can't forget
And sometimes at night I think about 'em yet
I miss misbehavin'
Yeah, I miss misbehavin'
I've settled down now
But sometimes I miss misbehavin'

There was a girl I do recall


She was as tough as she was tall
We used to dance to every song
Lord, we held each other all night long
She used to call me her honey baby
I called her my miss misbehavin'
I wonder if she's still around
And if she's out there misbehavin' now

I miss misbehavin'
Yeah, I miss misbehavin'
I've settled down now
But sometimes I miss misbehavin'

Yeah, I've settled down now
But sometimes I miss misbehavin'

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

If you're lost and you're alone
Let me sing you a song
Oh, you're not the only lonely one tonight
I know what you're goin' through
I can sympathize with you
I've been wakin' in your shoes all my life
I was born with a broken heart
Born to lose right from the start
Raised on hand-me-down blues
That's why I sing the way I do
A sad six string and a jukebox voice
I'm the lonely people's choice
I was made to play the part
I was born with a broken heart

If the sun should ever shine in your life
Well, friend, that's fine
And may you leave behind these old troubled times that we've shared


Oh, but don't look back for me
I'm where I'm supposed to be
And anywhere there's a lonely street I'll be there

I was born with a broken heart
Born to lose right from the start
Raised on hand-me-down blues
That's why I sing the way I do
A sad six string and a jukebox voice
I'm the lonely people's choice
I was made to play the part
I was born with a broken heart

Yes, I was made to play the part
I was born with a broken heart

If you're lost and you're alone
Let me sing you a song
Oh, you're not the only lonely one tonight
I know what you're goin' through
I can sympathize with you
I've been wakin' in your shoes all my life
I was born with a broken heart
Born to lose right from the start
Raised on hand-me-down blues
That's why I sing the way I do
A sad six string and a jukebox voice
I'm the lonely people's choice
I was made to play the part
I was born with a broken heart

If the sun should ever shine in your life
Well, friend, that's fine
And may you leave behind these old troubled times that we've shared


Oh, but don't look back for me
I'm where I'm supposed to be
And anywhere there's a lonely street I'll be there

I was born with a broken heart
Born to lose right from the start
Raised on hand-me-down blues
That's why I sing the way I do
A sad six string and a jukebox voice
I'm the lonely people's choice
I was made to play the part
I was born with a broken heart

Yes, I was made to play the part
I was born with a broken heart

I parked my car beside the highway and I didn't lock the doors
Left a note there with the keys if it cranks, well friend, she's yours
And I struck out across Texas, gonna walk it line to line
Now I'm halfway cross New Mexico, but you're still on my mind
And this road that's going nowhere just leads me on and on
As I ask myself with every step will I ever be alone
I wonder just how far it is over you
Is there no place I go that you don't come too
When I left Tennessee, I thought we were through
Now I wonder how far it is over you

I was deep in California when I finally made a friend
And it was me and that old hobo till you showed up again
Then he ran out of liquor and I've run out of time


I'm standing by the ocean, but you're still on my mind
And I'm staring at the water so blue and deep and wide
Bet a man could lose a memory over on the other side

I wonder just how far it is over you
Is there no place I go that you don't come too
When I left Tennessee, I thought we were through
Now I wonder how far it is over you

I parked my car beside the highway and I didn't lock the doors
Left a note there with the keys if it cranks, well friend, she's yours

I parked my car beside the highway and I didn't lock the doors
Left a note there with the keys if it cranks, well friend, she's yours
And I struck out across Texas, gonna walk it line to line
Now I'm halfway cross New Mexico, but you're still on my mind
And this road that's going nowhere just leads me on and on
As I ask myself with every step will I ever be alone
I wonder just how far it is over you
Is there no place I go that you don't come too
When I left Tennessee, I thought we were through
Now I wonder how far it is over you

I was deep in California when I finally made a friend
And it was me and that old hobo till you showed up again
Then he ran out of liquor and I've run out of time


I'm standing by the ocean, but you're still on my mind
And I'm staring at the water so blue and deep and wide
Bet a man could lose a memory over on the other side

I wonder just how far it is over you
Is there no place I go that you don't come too
When I left Tennessee, I thought we were through
Now I wonder how far it is over you

I parked my car beside the highway and I didn't lock the doors
Left a note there with the keys if it cranks, well friend, she's yours

I Wouldn't Have It Any Other Way: Aaron Tippin

I've walked the straight and narrow and I've worn a rebel's brand
Sometimes I've had to go without for bein' my own man
I've rallied to the cause when I knew the cause was right
I've cut against the grain, but I've kept my peace of mind
And I wouldn't have it any other way
If there's a price for bein' me, that's one I'll have to pay
I'll take the good and bear the bad until my dyin' day
I wouldn't have it any other way
Oh, I wouldn't have it any other way

I could have taken a beaten path every time trouble starts
I'd rather take a beatin' than to ever cross my heart
Stickin' to my guns, can't be sold or bought
Holdin' to my honor no matter what the cost

And I wouldn't have it any other way
If there's a price for bein' me, that's one I'll have to pay
I'll take the good and bear the bad until my dyin' day
I wouldn't have it any other way
Oh, I wouldn't have it any other way

I wouldn't have it any other way

I Wouldn't Have It Any Other Way: Aaron Tippin

I've walked the straight and narrow and I've worn a rebel's brand
Sometimes I've had to go without for bein' my own man
I've rallied to the cause when I knew the cause was right
I've cut against the grain, but I've kept my peace of mind
And I wouldn't have it any other way
If there's a price for bein' me, that's one I'll have to pay
I'll take the good and bear the bad until my dyin' day
I wouldn't have it any other way
Oh, I wouldn't have it any other way

I could have taken a beaten path every time trouble starts
I'd rather take a beatin' than to ever cross my heart
Stickin' to my guns, can't be sold or bought
Holdin' to my honor no matter what the cost

And I wouldn't have it any other way
If there's a price for bein' me, that's one I'll have to pay
I'll take the good and bear the bad until my dyin' day
I wouldn't have it any other way
Oh, I wouldn't have it any other way

I wouldn't have it any other way

I Wouldn't Have It Any Other Way: Aaron Tippin

I've walked the straight and narrow and I've worn a rebel's brand
Sometimes I've had to go without for bein' my own man
I've rallied to the cause when I knew the cause was right
I've cut against the grain, but I've kept my peace of mind
And I wouldn't have it any other way
If there's a price for bein' me, that's one I'll have to pay
I'll take the good and bear the bad until my dyin' day
I wouldn't have it any other way
Oh, I wouldn't have it any other way

I could have taken a beaten path every time trouble starts
I'd rather take a beatin' than to ever cross my heart
Stickin' to my guns, can't be sold or bought
Holdin' to my honor no matter what the cost

And I wouldn't have it any other way
If there's a price for bein' me, that's one I'll have to pay
I'll take the good and bear the bad until my dyin' day
I wouldn't have it any other way
Oh, I wouldn't have it any other way

I wouldn't have it any other way

Have I got the deal for you

Would you like to have a t-bone steak and lobster
Served on the finest china
Accompanied by a bottle of the world's greatest wine
Served in a crystal glass
Alone
Or would you rather have
A Big Mac, an order of fries, a cherry pie
Underneath a big oak tree
Sittin' on a blanket
Snuggled up with the one you love.

CHORUS
I'll talk love over money
Forget the green, give me honey
Some people work work work their lives away
But I'll take love over money
Any day

Okay check this out
You're on the streets of Paris
Standing underneath the Ifle Tower
Surrounded by all the magical things the City of Romance has to offer
But you're all alone.
Or would you rather be at the state fair
Standing in line for the Tilt-A-Whirl
Eatin' cotton candy
MMMM that's good
Drinking a Dr. Pepper
And stealing a kiss from the one you love.

CHORUS

Okay now think about this
That's it, a low flowin', red slick, candy apple,
Rockin' sled of a Farrari
Price tag 205 and some change
But no one and I mean absolutely no one will ever be in the passenger seat with you
Or would you rather have a 1989
Mud gray 150 extended cab with 4 wheel drive
And sittin' right next to you as close as the law will allow
Chewing bubble gum, singin' in your ear
Along with Lynyrd Skynyrd
Is the one you love

CHORUS (2 TIMES)

As we passed in the hall
She said we need to talk
I can't go on like this another day
I froze in my tracks
And a chill ran up my back
'Cause I knew what she was gonna say

She said there's someone else
And I've kept it to myself
But I can't keep these feelings locked inside
I need to tell you this
It's one of your old friends
One you haven't talked to in a while

She said I'm leaving
And there's nothing you can do
I said I had a feeling you found somebody new
And I'll bet I can guess his name
But it's so hard to believe
'Cause she said you're not even close


It's someone you don't know
I'm leaving you for me

I just stood there at a loss for words
Tryin' to catch my breath
'Cause I knew that it was over when

She said I'm leaving
And there's nothing you can do
I said I had a feeling that you found somebody new
And I'll bet I can guess his name
But it's so hard to believe
Oh she said you're not even close
It's someone you don't know
I'm leaving you for me

She said you're not even close
It's someone you don't know
I'm leaving you for me

When I look back on this life
And all the things that I have done
Lord, I've paid some pretty prices
For never backing up
But now that I've had time alone
And I've been through every page
There's only one part of my story
That I wish that I could change

If I had it to do over
And I knew then what I know now
I'd do anything I had to
To keep you from walking out
Your love would be the only reason
For anything that I'd undo
Yes, if I had it to do over
I'd do it over you

There are bridges I have burned
There are promises I've made
And the ones that I have broken
I'll have to carry to my grave
And when I stand before the judge
And answer for my every deed
The only one that I'll regret
Is what I've done to you and me

Yes if I had it to do over
And I knew then what I know now
I'd do anything I had to
To keep you from walking out
Your love would be the only reason
For anything that I'd undo
Yes, if I had it to do over
I'd do it over you
If I had it to do over
I'd do it over you

She was a woman on a mission
Here to drown him and forget him
So I set her up again to wash him down
She had just about succeeded
When that low-down, no-good cheatin'
Good-for-nothing came strutting through the crowd

Oh, he was laying it on so thick
He never missed a lick
Professing his neverending love
Oh, but I never will forget
When she stood up and said
So I guess you think we're just gonna kiss and make up, don't you
That's when she said

Why don't you kiss, kiss this
And I don't mean on my rosy red lips
Me and you, we're through
And there's only one thing left for you to do
You just come on over here one last time
Pucker up and close your eyes
And kiss this goodbye

Well, the next thing I recall
She had him back against the wall
Chewing him like a bulldog on a bone
She was putting him in his place
And I mean right up in his face
Dragging him down a list of done-me-wrongs

Well, it was just about now
That the crowd gathered 'round
They've come to watch him pay for his every sin
She called him everything under the sun
And when we thought that she was done
She reared back and she let him have it again, man
She said, she said

Why don't you kiss, kiss this
And I don't mean on my rosy red lips
Hey, me and you, we're through
And there's only one thing left for you to do
You just come on over here one last time
Pucker up and close your eyes
And kiss this

Hey, kiss this
And I don't mean on my rosy red lips
Me and you, we're through
And there's only one thing left for you to do
You just come on over here one last time
Pucker up and close your eyes
And kiss this goodbye
Hey, kiss this goodbye (see ya)

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

I put down my razor
Toweled off my face
Thought I saw a new wrinkle
And another strand of gray
That one little scar
Kept catching my eye
Reminding me how time does fly
I was only a kid
When I had that first fight
But I still don't give in
When I believe that I'm right
And at least I can stand here
And like what I see
In the man that kid turned out to be

Lookin' back at myself
It's plain to see
That the cold hands of time
Ain't had much mercy on me
But I played a straight game
With the cards that were dealt
And I can look straight ahead
Lookin' back at myself

Now I ain't been no angel
But I learned right from wrong


Thanks to mamma and a hickory
And a love so strong
Yes she taught the rule
That life is lived by
I ain't forgot what you get
For getting' out of line
Now this old world throws some punches
And I've taken a few
Now my skin's tough as leather
But I've grown strong with the truth
There's been so many times I could've just stepped aside
Ah but then I couldn't stand here with this peace of mind

Lookin' back at myself
It's plain to see
That the cold hands of time
Ain't had much mercy on me
But I played a straight game
With the cards that were dealt
And I can look straight ahead
Lookin' back at myself

Still look straight ahead
Lookin' back at myself

A couple of bucks worth of change
in the ashtray
A half a tank of Texaco
You're sitting with your feet on the dash
fiddling with the radio
Take a seft at the edge of town,
out where the roads ain't paved
And if we never find our way back,
it doesn't matter anyway

Chours

('Cause/But) I've been lost since you
found me
Head over heart and soul
As long as your arms are around me
It Don't matter where we go
I'm right where I always dreamed that
I would be
Lost since you found me

We can go to the Oklahoma
Take a swim if it gets too hot
Or have an ice cold Coca-Cola
at the Whistle Stop
I never noticed that little white house
with a for sale sign
And I've been up and down this road about
a million times

Repeat chours

Bridge
Ever since you came in sight
I don't know my left from right
Where I start or where you end
Baby, all I know is

Repeat Chours

Since you found me
Lost since you found me
I've been lost since you found me
Oooo, since you found me
Lost, lost, lost, lost since you found me

Right now gonna take you in my arms
hold you closer and tighter than I ever have
I'm gonna say all the things that I thought could wait
now I realize that later could be a little too late

baby let's love like there's no tommorrow
live for every moment
laugh atleast alittle everyday
if we see the sun rise in the morning
is impossible to say
so let's love like there's no tommorrow
today

from now on on every time we kiss
it's gonna mean
so much more when I touch your lips

when i give myself to you
baby I won't hold nothin' back
cause there's nothin' I wouldn't give
to make every minute last

baby let's love like there's no tommorrow
live for every moment
laugh atleast alittle everyday
if we see the sun rise in the morning
is impossible to say
so let's love like there's no tommorrow
today

Baby, you and me underneath the steeple
Two I do's and a half a dozen people
I can see it all plain as day
Come on baby, don't be afraid
you can make a dream come true just
like that
All you gotta do is love me back

CHORUS
All you gotta do is love me back
And I'll hand you the world on a string
I'll throw in the moon and the stars
And for that I'll only ask one thing
Love me back

No baby, you might think I'm jumping to
conclusions
And to tell you the truth that's exactly
what I'm doing
I can't afford to waste no time
I've got forever on my mind
You've already got my heart and
that's a fact
Now all you gotta do is love me back

REPEAT CHORUS

BRIDGE
Fate's already set the wheels in motion
Just say the word
And I'll show you everlasting true
devotion
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

REPEAT CHORUS TWICE

Love me back
Love me back, girl

Always wanted one to put me to the test
A hot blooded woman that could love a man to death
I got what I wanted but Lord I gotta say
She's lovin' me into an early grave
Lovin' me into an early grave
I get up in the morning I'm headed for the door
The last kiss leads to a thousand more
I'm late for work but I can't get away
She's lovin' me into an early grave
Lovin' me into an early grave

Finally found a reason to live
But Lord she's gonna kill me as good as she is
But if you've gotta go well it's the only way
She's lovin' me into an early grave
Lovin' me into an early grave



Now I wouldn't trade places with any man alive
But man alive it's hard to survive
But I'm gonna keep trying till my dying day
She's lovin' me into an early grave
Lovin' me into an early grave

Finally found a reason to live
But Lord she's gonna kill me as good as she is
But if you've gotta go well it's the only way
She's lovin' me into an early grave
Lovin' me into an early grave

Lovin' me into an early grave
Lovin' me into an early grave

Yeah, we all know it's comin'
Every year, Thanksgivin' day
We're gonna wish we hadn't
But we all come over anyway
And it's nice to see the family
And lord, her cookin's great
But when she starts a'hummin' on Jingle Bells
We know there ain't no escape

'Cause Mama's gettin' ready for Christmas
And you better stay out of her way
She's got a a million lights, a ton of decorations
And they gotta go up today
Yeah, there ain't no doubt when they're all pulled out
She's gonna have a job for you
Mama's gettin' ready for Christmas
So you better get ready too

Now she's the queen of redneck Christmas
At least that's what my daddy thinks
While he's climbin' up the ladder with an eight foot Santa
That laughs and waves and blinks
Last year my brother Bill almost got killed
Wirin' up that artificial tree
And when I get done with these stupid plastic reindeer
That's the last that woman's gonna see of me
I bet you that!

Mama's gettin' ready for Christmas
And you better stay out of her way
She's got a a million lights, a ton of decorations
And they gotta go up today
Naw, there ain't no doubt when they're all pulled out
She's gonna have a job for you
Mama's gettin' ready for Christmas
So you better get ready too

Aw, the front yard's gonna look like Las Vegas
And folks will come from near and far
'Cause everybody knows when she throws that switch
Christmas is about to start

Yeah, Mama's gettin' ready for Christmas
And you better stay out of her way
She's got a a million lights, a ton of decorations
And they gotta go up today
Naw, there ain't no doubt when they're all pulled out
She's gonna have a job for you
Yeah, Mama's gettin' ready for Christmas
So you better get ready too

I said my mama's gettin' ready for Christmas

Merry Christmas everybody!

So you better get ready too

With every drink I take, it's gettin' harder to recall
And I ain't gonna stop until I forget it all
'Cause once upon a time she used to love me so
But that was many, many, many beers ago
All my tin can buddies that help me ease the pain
One by one they remind me she's not coming back again
Just how long she's been gone I can't say I really know
Lord, it's been many, many, many beers ago

I don't need a watch or a clock on the wall
To tell me just how long it took for me to lose it all


And this gettin' over her is going pretty slow
It's been many, many, many beers ago

Yeah, all my tin can buddies that help me ease the pain
One by one they remind me she's not coming back again
Just how long she's been gone I can't say I really know
But it's been many, many, many beers ago

Yes, it's been many, many, many beers ago

There was a brand new stranger at the old bus station
He said Music City is my destination
He said The whole wide world's gonna sing my song
And you can take that to the bank

I'm on a mission
I'm on a mission
I'm on a mission from Hank

He got a furnished room and a job at the market
He kept a little notebook in his back pocket
And every time you'd see him he was writing a song
And he would never leave one piece blank (he'd say)

I'm on a mission
I'm on a mission
I'm on a mission from Hank

He sang when no one would listen
So he sang until they hung on every word

Ah then one day his phone started ringing
They said we want you and the songs you've been singing
And the kid said fine, just give me some time


To talk to my patron saint (you see)

I'm on a mission
I'm on a mission
I'm on a mission from Hank

(Yes sir,) That night as he laid in the darkness
Ol' Luke the drifter came to him and said

Oh now here's your chance boy go on and take it
You sing from the heart and you're gonna make it
But if anybody tries to change you
Into something that you ain't (you tell 'em)

I'm on a mission
I'm on a mission
I'm on a mission from Hank

I'm on a mission
I'm on a mission
I'm on a mission from Hank

Somewhere out there in the smoky air
Where the night is neon blue
Surrounded by strangers, she don't know the dangers
One drink could lead her to
And if she falls, it's all my fault
For doin' a good woman wrong
I can't be far behind her
Oh, Lord, help me find her
Before my angel is gone
Looking for my blue angel
The same one that flew from my arms last night
If you see my blue angel
Tell her that heaven without her feels like hell tonight

Last night when she left I told myself
That she wouldn't go too far


Now I'm not so sure how long her tears
Could last in a stranger's arms
She's wounded I know and feeling so low
She could fall at anytime
I don't know what I'd do if I were to lose
That precious angel of mine

Looking for my blue angel
The same one that flew from my arms last night
If you see my blue angel
Tell her that heaven without her feels like hell tonight

Yes, tell her heaven without her feels like hell tonight

Somewhere out there in the smoky air
Where the night is neon blue
Surrounded by strangers, she don't know the dangers
One drink could lead her to
And if she falls, it's all my fault
For doin' a good woman wrong
I can't be far behind her
Oh, Lord, help me find her
Before my angel is gone
Looking for my blue angel
The same one that flew from my arms last night
If you see my blue angel
Tell her that heaven without her feels like hell tonight

Last night when she left I told myself
That she wouldn't go too far


Now I'm not so sure how long her tears
Could last in a stranger's arms
She's wounded I know and feeling so low
She could fall at anytime
I don't know what I'd do if I were to lose
That precious angel of mine

Looking for my blue angel
The same one that flew from my arms last night
If you see my blue angel
Tell her that heaven without her feels like hell tonight

Yes, tell her heaven without her feels like hell tonight

Somewhere out there in the smoky air
Where the night is neon blue
Surrounded by strangers, she don't know the dangers
One drink could lead her to
And if she falls, it's all my fault
For doin' a good woman wrong
I can't be far behind her
Oh, Lord, help me find her
Before my angel is gone
Looking for my blue angel
The same one that flew from my arms last night
If you see my blue angel
Tell her that heaven without her feels like hell tonight

Last night when she left I told myself
That she wouldn't go too far


Now I'm not so sure how long her tears
Could last in a stranger's arms
She's wounded I know and feeling so low
She could fall at anytime
I don't know what I'd do if I were to lose
That precious angel of mine

Looking for my blue angel
The same one that flew from my arms last night
If you see my blue angel
Tell her that heaven without her feels like hell tonight

Yes, tell her heaven without her feels like hell tonight

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

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

Of all the things I've ever done
I'd be hard pressed to think of one
That makes me feel the way you do
Nothing compares to loving you

Of all the things I've yet to try
There ain't one thing that comes to mind
My running wild days are through
Nothing compares to loving you

I don't need a mountain
I don't need the challenge
I don't need a river to cross
Girl I can't imagine
What could be worth havin'
That turns me on the way you do
Nothing compares to loving you

And one day when I face the Lord
Heaven won't be my reward
Until you're up there with me too
Nothing compares to loving you

I don't need a mountain
I don't need the challenge
I don't need a river to cross
Girl I can't imagine
What could be worth havin'
That turns me on the way you do
Nothing compares to loving you
Nothing compares to loving you

There Ain't nothin' I could ever deam of
That I want more than your sweet love

I don't need a mountain
I don't need the challenge
I don't need a river to cross
Girl I can't imagine
What could be worth havin'
That turns me on the way you do
Nothing compares to loving you
Nothing compares to loving you
Nothing compares to loving you
Oh yeah, oh yeah --

There's a pool hall, jukebox and
sawdust floors
Three plays for a quarter and they still
want more
Yeah, there's a reason for fast cars
and that double yellow line
Hearbread songs and good cheap
two dollar wine

'Cause of people like us
There's honky tonk music, longneck
bottles, rusty old pick up trucks
Oh, at last call the lights go up
And it's all because of people like us

I got a second-hand boat, the last owner's in jail
There's second-hand smoke everywhere I exhale
There's greasy little truck stops and all night dives
No tell motels and everybody knows why

'Cause of people like us
There's honky tonk music, longneck
bottles, rusty old pick up trucks
Oh, at last call the lights go up
And it's all because of people like us

'Cause of people like us
There's honky tonk music, longneck
bottles, rusty old pick up trucks
Oh, at last call the lights go up
And it's all because of people like us

'Cause of people like us
There's honky tonk music, longneck
bottles, rusty old pick up trucks
Oh, at last call the lights go up
And it's all because of people like us

I've got some mighty tall tales from livin' hard and fast
I'm a walkin,' talkin,' livin,' breathin,' portrait of my past
I've double-crossed the devil, prayed the Lord my soul to keep
Escaped some early graves by the skin of my teeth
All the deepest secrets of my soul the world can plainly see
'Cause everything I've ever done is written all over me
If you just read between the lines of this well-weathered face of mine
Every wrinkle, every scar was a painful work of art
That reminds me of mistakes that I've made
And no story I can tell can tell it quite as well
As these souvenirs that livin's left behind
So take a long, hard look at the cover of this book
And read between the lines
And read between the lines

They might be hard to find on this rigid face of stone


There are pleasant deep impressions that are solid as gold
And I'll be the first to tell you that this ol' boy's been blessed
'Cause even the worst of times have turned out for the best
Like roads on a map they cross a battered stretch of skin
You can trace your way through memory lane to anywhere I've been

If you just read between the lines of this well-weathered face of mine
Every wrinkle, every scar was a painful work of art
That reminds me of mistakes that I've made
And no story I can tell can tell it quite as well
As these souvenirs that livin's left behind
So take a long, hard look at the cover of this book
And read between the lines
And read between the lines

Her last lonely teardrop fell
Along about nine o'clock
His memory was history
Before she hit the parking lot
She busted through them swingin' doors
Sashaying to and fro
She's got a new attitude yes she's over that dude
And she wants the world to know that

(Oh yes) She feels like a brand new man tonight
She didn't come in here to hang her head and cry
She's through throwing good love away
On some boy that don't treat her right
She feels like a brand new man tonight

Just like a kid in a candy store
She's checking out the merchandise
But she wants to find the keeping kind
Who will keep her satisfied



And he's gotta be strong gotta be tough
And he's gotta have a tender touch
So if you fit the bill brother don't sit still
Come on step right up 'cause

(Oh yes) She feels like a brand new man tonight
She didn't come in here to hang her head and cry
She's through throwing good love away
On some boy that don't treat her right
She feels like a brand new man tonight

(Oh yes) She feels like a brand new man tonight
She didn't come in here to hang her head and cry
She's through throwing good love away
On some boy that don't treat her right
She feels like a brand new man tonight

I said she feels like a brand new man tonight

Her last lonely teardrop fell
Along about nine o'clock
His memory was history
Before she hit the parking lot
She busted through them swingin' doors
Sashaying to and fro
She's got a new attitude yes she's over that dude
And she wants the world to know that

(Oh yes) She feels like a brand new man tonight
She didn't come in here to hang her head and cry
She's through throwing good love away
On some boy that don't treat her right
She feels like a brand new man tonight

Just like a kid in a candy store
She's checking out the merchandise
But she wants to find the keeping kind
Who will keep her satisfied



And he's gotta be strong gotta be tough
And he's gotta have a tender touch
So if you fit the bill brother don't sit still
Come on step right up 'cause

(Oh yes) She feels like a brand new man tonight
She didn't come in here to hang her head and cry
She's through throwing good love away
On some boy that don't treat her right
She feels like a brand new man tonight

(Oh yes) She feels like a brand new man tonight
She didn't come in here to hang her head and cry
She's through throwing good love away
On some boy that don't treat her right
She feels like a brand new man tonight

I said she feels like a brand new man tonight

Now once I stood like a mountain high
Cold and rough and no sign of life
Didn't need no one didn't want no love
Yeah, but that was before I felt her touch

CHORUS
She made a man out of a mountain of stone
What the whole world couldn't change
she did all alone
She polished up the good
And she chipped away the wrong
She made a man out of a mountain of stone
She made a man out of a mountain of stone

With a willing heart and patient hands
She poured her love on a hopeless man
Oh, the doubters laughed they couldn't see
And now they stare in disbelieve

She made a man out of a mountain of stone
What the whole world couldn't change
she did all alone
She polished up the good
And then she chipped away the wrong
She made a man out of a mountain of stone
She made a man out of a mountain of stone

Now I ain't perfect by any means
But I suit her and that suits me
Hey, I'm a miracle of a woman's love
And I'll be her rock till I turn to dust

She made a man out of a mountain of stone
What the whole world couldn't change
she did all alone
she polished up the good
And then she chipped away the wrong
She made a man out of a mountain of stone
She made a man out of a mountain of stone

Silent night, holy night
All is calm, all is bright
'Round yon virgin, mother and child
Holy infant so tender and mild
Sleep in heavenly peace
Sleep in heavenly peace

Silent night, holy night
Shepherds quake at the sight
Glory streams from heaven afar
Heavenly hosts sing 'Alleluia'
Christ, the Savior is born
Christ, the Savior is born

Silent night, holy night
Son of God, love's pure light
Radiant beams from thy holy face
With the dawn of redeeming grace
Jesus, Lord at Thy birth
Jesus, Lord at Thy birth

This street that we live on
Aint no yellow brick road
And this pay check, that i bring home
Sure aint no pot of gold
When people dream they don't wish they were up
They don't know we got more then enough
Somewhere under the rainbow
Watchin the late show and livin on love
Dancin slow to the radio, just holdin on
Somewhere under the rainbow
Some folks spend there whole life, dreamin about the other side
Well there aint never far, that old blue birds fly
But i'll take forever, were the skys aren't always blue
when i'm in your arms, I know dreams come true
Somewhere under the rainbow, watchin the late show
Livin on love, and dancin slow to the radio
Just holdin on, somewhere under the rainbow
Somewhere under the rainbow, yes watchin the late show
And livin on love, and dancin slow to the radio
Yeah holden on, somewhere under the rainbow

A million reasons why I could
But only one why I won't
'Cause the one who'd probably never know
Is the reason that I don't
I can't say that I'm not tempted
I'm just like any other man
But when I walk out of here alone woman
I hope you understand

She's standin' on the promises
That she gave to me
So I'm standin' on the promises
I promised her I'd keep

It'd be so easy for anyone
To justify the wrong
Fall right into your arms


And say to hell with being strong
But there's one thing I know for sure
She'd never play this kind of game
And for her faith in out love
I'll do her the same 'cause

She's standin' on the promises
That she gave to me
So I'm standin' on the promises
I promised her I'd keep

Yes she's standin' on the promises
That she gave to me
So I'm standin' on the promises
I promised her I'd keep

She's as gentle as a July breeze
Slippin' through the cottonwood trees
I was empty as a man could be
Until the day I found her

Times I find it hard to put into words
The Way I feel when I'm away from her
I'm like a man about to die of thirst
When I'm not around her

Oh, her love is like sweetwater
Fallin' from a summer sky
Yes, her love is like sweetwater
When my well
Is runnin' dry

It's in the passion of her soft caress
It's in the power of her tenderness
She can move me with her fingertips
And with a whisper she can soother me
She electrifies my heart and soul
With an energy invisible
It's so much more than purely physical
This feelin' flowin' through me

Oh, her love is like sweetwater
Fallin' from a summer sky
Yes, her love is like sweetwater
When my well
Is runnin' dry

Yes her love is like sweetwater
Fallin' (down) from a summer sky
Oh yes, her love is like sweetwater
When my well
is runnin' dry

Sweetwater
Oh, Oooo, Oooo, Oooo

If somebody would've told me
One woman could hold me
And leave me weak as a baby
I'd have told'em they were crazy
CHORUS
Love hit me like a
ten pound hammer
A ten pound hammer
with a five foot swing

I used to play it so cool
Lord knows that I was no fool
No chains would ever bind me
But those days are all behind me-
you see
(repeat chorus)

I never saw love's power
Just the hearts and the flowers
When I fell it was frightning
It struk me down like lightning-
when
(repeat chorus)

I used to live like a rolling stone
Nobody had a hold on me
All it took was a kiss from you
To bring me right to my knees
(repeat chorus)

Yeah, that's all she wrote

If somebody would've told me
One woman could hold me
And leave me weak as a baby
I'd have told'em they were crazy
CHORUS
Love hit me like a
ten pound hammer
A ten pound hammer
with a five foot swing

I used to play it so cool
Lord knows that I was no fool
No chains would ever bind me
But those days are all behind me-
you see
(repeat chorus)

I never saw love's power
Just the hearts and the flowers
When I fell it was frightning
It struk me down like lightning-
when
(repeat chorus)

I used to live like a rolling stone
Nobody had a hold on me
All it took was a kiss from you
To bring me right to my knees
(repeat chorus)

Yeah, that's all she wrote

Maybe we'll never be seen together
At night on a crowded street
I may never reach across your body
To kill the light when you're asleep

Maybe I'll never watch you dressing
I won't sound too familiar on the phone
But I can touch your hand accidentally
And take that moment home

That's as close as I'll get to loving you
Even though there's nothing else I'd rather do
I can dream, I can hope, I can scheme but still I know
That's as close as I'll get to loving you

I won't be there when you need holding
But I'm sure that he can pull you through
But I can sing this song to everybody
And pretend it's not about you

That's as close as I'll get to loving you
Even though there's nothing else I'd rather do
I can dream, I can hope, I can scheme but still I know
That's as close as I'll get to loving you

That's as close as I'll get to loving you
Even though there's nothing else I'd rather do
I can dream, I can hope, I can scheme but still I know
That's as close as I'll get to
Yeah, that's as close as I'll get to
That's as close as I'll get to loving you

Maybe we'll never be seen together
At night on a crowded street
I may never reach across your body
To kill the light when you're asleep

Maybe I'll never watch you dressing
I won't sound too familiar on the phone
But I can touch your hand accidentally
And take that moment home

That's as close as I'll get to loving you
Even though there's nothing else I'd rather do
I can dream, I can hope, I can scheme but still I know
That's as close as I'll get to loving you

I won't be there when you need holding
But I'm sure that he can pull you through
But I can sing this song to everybody
And pretend it's not about you

That's as close as I'll get to loving you
Even though there's nothing else I'd rather do
I can dream, I can hope, I can scheme but still I know
That's as close as I'll get to loving you

That's as close as I'll get to loving you
Even though there's nothing else I'd rather do
I can dream, I can hope, I can scheme but still I know
That's as close as I'll get to
Yeah, that's as close as I'll get to
That's as close as I'll get to loving you

Maybe we'll never be seen together
At night on a crowded street
I may never reach across your body
To kill the light when you're asleep

Maybe I'll never watch you dressing
I won't sound too familiar on the phone
But I can touch your hand accidentally
And take that moment home

That's as close as I'll get to loving you
Even though there's nothing else I'd rather do
I can dream, I can hope, I can scheme but still I know
That's as close as I'll get to loving you

I won't be there when you need holding
But I'm sure that he can pull you through
But I can sing this song to everybody
And pretend it's not about you

That's as close as I'll get to loving you
Even though there's nothing else I'd rather do
I can dream, I can hope, I can scheme but still I know
That's as close as I'll get to loving you

That's as close as I'll get to loving you
Even though there's nothing else I'd rather do
I can dream, I can hope, I can scheme but still I know
That's as close as I'll get to
Yeah, that's as close as I'll get to
That's as close as I'll get to loving you

Oh the stars are out, and the moon is high
Over your shoulder
Shinin' like a neon halo in your hair
Dancin' in slow motion
To music only you and I can hear
And I've fallen again, like I always do
That's what happens when I hold you
That's what happens when I hold you

I lose my breath and I can't speak
I never tasted love this sweet
And every time it feels brand new
That's what happens when I hold you
That's what happens when I hold you

Now I'm wide awake, and I'm dreamin' still
Lost in the moment, all I can do is simply ride the tide
Oh, sweet surrender,
I couldn't stop this goin' under if I tried
And I've fallen again, like I always do
That's what happens when I hold you
That's what happens when I hold you

I lose my breath and I can't speak
I never tasted love this sweet
And every time it feels brand new
That's what happens when I hold you
That's what happens when I hold
That's what happens when I hold you

The first time we went all the way
I can truly say it was way beyond my
wildest dreams
And I never can forget the day
We spent tangled up in satin sheets
And I never thought we'd top the time that
you and I
Oh, baby that was so sweet
Even though that was incredible not I know
The best was yet to be

Chorus

The best love we ever made
Kept us up all night
And it's still growing every day
Right before our very eyes
And we're so amazed we could create
Such a priceless work of art
Oh, the best love we ever made
Is this precious child of ours

The first time our baby cried
I knew our lives were never gonna be the
same
In the heart of me, a part of me
Opened up a new kind of love I can't explain
Now all this time I thought
That I was living life for you and me alone
Oh, but holding this miracle
Now, I know that I was wrong

Repeat Chorus

Oh, the best love we ever made
Is this precious child of ours

She's been staring out the window four nights in a row
Like a caged up tiger, she's pacing the floor
And she just can't resist when she feels the pull
She's got a restless spirit that she can't control
And when she gets like this, I gotta let her go

She hears the call of the wild every once in a while
She lets down her hair, she's gotta get somewhere
She can turn it loose and howl
I know what's in store, Katie bar the door
When she winks at me and smiles
She's in a foot stompin,' honky-tonkin'
Love making state of mind
So excuse me, y'all, I gotta answer the call of the wild

If there's ever been a lady, well, baby is
Just more of a woman at times like this
Now, don't you worry about baby stepping out of line
Yeah, she drives me crazy, but it suits me fine
She's hard to handle, so I hold on tight
And Lord knows I got my hands full tonight

She hears the call of the wild every once in a while
She lets down her hair, she's gotta get somewhere
She can turn it loose and howl
I know what's in store, Katie bar the door
When she winks at me and smiles
She's in a foot stompin,' honky-tonkin'
Love making state of mind
So excuse me, y'all, I gotta answer the call of the wild

I said pardon me, y'all, I gotta answer the call of the wild

She's been staring out the window four nights in a row
Like a caged up tiger, she's pacing the floor
And she just can't resist when she feels the pull
She's got a restless spirit that she can't control
And when she gets like this, I gotta let her go

She hears the call of the wild every once in a while
She lets down her hair, she's gotta get somewhere
She can turn it loose and howl
I know what's in store, Katie bar the door
When she winks at me and smiles
She's in a foot stompin,' honky-tonkin'
Love making state of mind
So excuse me, y'all, I gotta answer the call of the wild

If there's ever been a lady, well, baby is
Just more of a woman at times like this
Now, don't you worry about baby stepping out of line
Yeah, she drives me crazy, but it suits me fine
She's hard to handle, so I hold on tight
And Lord knows I got my hands full tonight

She hears the call of the wild every once in a while
She lets down her hair, she's gotta get somewhere
She can turn it loose and howl
I know what's in store, Katie bar the door
When she winks at me and smiles
She's in a foot stompin,' honky-tonkin'
Love making state of mind
So excuse me, y'all, I gotta answer the call of the wild

I said pardon me, y'all, I gotta answer the call of the wild

(aaron tippin/butch curry)

It's taken me some time to read the writing on the wall
But I have finaly figured out just what's been going on
And I need to tell you what I've learned before you turn to go
There's things about that other man I think you should know
The man that came between us was looking out for number one
He didn't care how bad he hurt you by the selfish things he'd done
But looking in the mirror, today, I finally came to see
That man that came between us was me

I know I'm sorry don't make up for half the tears you've cried
And I can't promise miracles but I swear to God I'll try
'cause if you'll give me half a chance I'll love you like I should
Honey, your lovin' man's come home again
And that stranger's gone for good

The man that came between us was looking out for number one
He didn't care how bad he hurt you by the selfish things he'd done
But looking in the mirror, today, I finally came to seed
That man that came between us was me

Oh honey, the man that came between us was me

Well, I've been waiting for just the right
moment
To tell you what's on my mind
I don't know exactly how to say it
But I do think that it's about time
I do know that you've been working all day
And I know that you could use the rest
But I've got a little proposition for you baby
No tell me what you think about this

Chorus

Let's do the night shift baby
I mean all night long
Do what comes naturally
'Til the bread of dawn
We'll toss and turn and roll and shout
And love every minute we can
Let's do the night shift baby/mama
(Yeah) I'm ready to dance

Hey, Let's go down to Coyote's Lounge
I hear they got a pretty good band
Yeah, we'll take it somewhere where the
lights are low
If we still ain't ready to quit
Who knows we might even give a brand new
meaning
To doing the night shift

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Let's do the night shift, honey
Well, I'm ready to dance

Way up in the sky, not a cloud is flyin' by
A picture perfect afternoon
Birds upon the wing, I can hear them sing
Chirping out a happy tune
And I'm walkin' around with my head hanging down
Got a reason for feeling this way
Since you've been gone things look so wrong
The sky's got the blues today
The sky's got the blues, just like I've got them for you
That old sky's got the blues and I've got nothing to look up to
Yeah, the sky's got the blues, the sky's got the blues today

Everyone I see, happy as can be


Loving all this warm sunshine
So many things to do, beneath a sky of blue
Not a worry on their minds
Oh but I could stand a change, some clouds or some rain
Now ain't that sad to say, but it could take a turn
As far as I'm concerned, the sky's got the blues today

The sky's got the blues, just like I've got them for you
That old sky's got the blues and I've got nothing to look up to
Yeah, the sky's got the blues, the sky's got the blues today

Yeah, the sky's got the blues today

Girl, I've got scars and I've seen stars
From men nearly twice my size
Yeah, life's sticks and stones have broke a few bones
But I've always survived
So when I take a look at all I've took
It don't seem right to me
How a little bitty woman with just a few words
Come bring me to my knees
Sticks and stones wouldn't hurt a bit
Compared to the cold, cruel words that just leave your lips
I'd rather you pick up a rock, a stick full of thorns
Rear back and let 'em fly
'Cause those sticks wouldn't cut, stones hurt as much
As the sound of your goodbye



Yeah, I know I'm the reason you're leavin'
I'm to blame sure enough
It's like you say there ain't a woman made
That can live without true love
So if it's too late to set things straight
And there's no forgivin' me
Then don't say nothin,' just pick you up somethin'
That'll end this misery.

Sticks and stones wouldn't hurt a bit
Compared to the cold, cruel words that just leave your lips
I'd rather you pick up a rock, a stick full of thorns
Rear back and let 'em fly
'Cause those sticks wouldn't cut, stones hurt as much
As the sound of your goodbye

Sometimes she runs, sometimes she don't
More than once she's left me on the side of the road
The older she gets, the slower we go
But there ain't nothin' wrong with the radio

She needs a carburetor, a set of plug wires
She's riding me around on four bald tires
The wipers don't work and the horn don't blow
But there ain't nothin' wrong with the radio

I've got sixteen speakers crossin' my back dash
A little bobbin' dog watchin' everybody pass
Dual attennas whippin' in the wind
Lord, there ain't a country station that I can't tune in
She ain't a Cadillac and she ain't a Rolls
But there ain't nothin' wrong with the radio

I got stopped by a cop late last night
Out-of-date tags and no tail lights
He said, "I oughta run you in, but I'm lettin' you go
Because there ain't nothin' wrong with your radio"

Got the best lookin' gal in my hometown
I asked her last time that I took her out
Honey, tell me what it is that makes you love me so
She said, "there ain't nothin' wrong with your radio"

I've got sixteen speakers crossin' my back dash
A little bobbin' dog watchin' everybody pass
Dual attennas a-whippin' in the wind
Lord, there ain't a country station that I can't tune in
She ain't a Cadillac and she ain't a Rolls
But there ain't nothin' wrong with the radio

No, she ain't a Cadillac and she ain't a Rolls
But there ain't nothin' wrong with the radio