George Strait

I am not going to lay around and wine and mourn
For somebody that done me wrong
Don't think for a minute that i am gonna seat around and sing some sad old song
I believe it's .. half empty glass
Every day i wake up knowing it could be my last

Chorus

I am not here for a long time
I am here for a good time
So bring me some sunshine .. the red wine
Pour me some moon shine
When i am gone pour .. left behind
I am not here for a long time
I am here for a good time

Folks are always dreaming about what they like to do
But i like to do just what i like
I take the chance dance the dance

It might be wrong but then again it might be right
There is no way of knowing what tomorrow brings
Life is too short to waste it i say bring on anything

Chorus

I am not here for a long time
I am here for a good time
So bring me some sunshine .. the red wine
Pour me some moon shine
When i am gone pour .. left behind
I am not here for a long time
I am here for a good time
I am not here for a long time
I am here for a good time

He rode up on a winter day
Steam risin' off a streak face bay
Said you probably know my name
If you don't it's Arkansas Dave

He talked of fifteen years ago
And how he got the bay he rode
He said he killed a man in Ohio
First man he killed first horse he stole

It was a long road for Arkansas Dave
He shot and left him where he laid
He said he'd never forget that winter day
He rode off on a streak faced bay

I stood up and I shook his hand
Told no one that I knew this man
Started makin' up a plan
Bout how I'd deal him his last hand
Didn't take him long to come unwound
He jumped up and gunned two men down
Ran outside to leave the town
But ole' bay was nowhere to be found

I head out with my forty four
And when he walked back through the door
I shot till I could shoot no more
And Dave Rudabough fell to the floor

It was the end of the road for Arkansas Dave
I shot and left him where he laid
I'll never forget that winter day
I rode off on a streak faced bay
No I'll never forget that winter day

Isn't it like her to look so pretty
Like everything is alright
Like nobody cried all last night
Look at the sun, oh how it's shinin'
Almost a picture perfect day
Like nobody's goin' away

If it were just a little colder
She might need me to hold her

There's not a cloud in the sky
It ain't rainin' or snowin'
there's no cold wind blowin'
It's a beautiful day for goodbye

Isn't it like me to wait til she's leavin'
To know how I feel
I love her and I always will
In a second or a moment, forever can change
So I'm standing here prayin' for rain

If it were just a little colder
She might need me to hold her
Wouldn't you know it the weather's perfect
There's not a cloud in the sky
It ain't rainiin' or snowin'
there's no cold wind blowin'
It's a beautiful day for goodbye

wouldn't you know it the weather's perfect
There's not a cloud in the sky

He saw her after school, sippin on a coke
Acted like a fool, crackin crazy jokes
She turned his motor on, man his heart was gone
Fire down below, easy as you go

Easy as you go, steady as you fly
Keep it in the road, keep an eagle eye
Turn it on a dime, man you never know
Take a little time, whoa easy as you go

Graduation night, out behind the stands
In the fading light, he became a man
She discovered love better be enough
Cause baby's gonna grow, easy as you go

Easy as you go, steady as you fly
Keep it in the road, keep an eagle eye
Turn it on a dime, man you never know
Take a little time, whoa easy as you go

Judgemental frowns, teacher's lookin down
Parents all ashamed, passin out the blame
They got a little room, service station view
The rents too high, pays to low whoa
Easy as you go

There aint nothing like a daughter or a son
To make a mama old and keep a daddy young
Make a body dream, and give a life a theme
Take the highs and the lows whoa

I use to be the one who, she was always holdin on to
Like a fool I told her away two times
He was glad to see me let go, he's all I see now in her eyes
He's got that somethin special
But that somethin special use to be mine

She sees more in him than she ever saw in me
She thinks he's got everything she'll ever need
He's got that somethin special
But that somethin special use to be mine

I never knew how good I had it, never do til you don't have it
I'd give anything to have her back
It hurts me to admit that, he's got what I never knew I had
He's got that somethin special
But that somethin special use to be mine

She sees more in him than she ever saw in me
She thinks he's got everything she'll ever need
He's got that somethin special
But that somethin special use to be mine

He's got that somethin special

I hear the music big daddy's place
Smell that gumbo coming through that ole screen door
Fans a blowing, flys a buzzing, people jitter bugging on that hardwood floor
Worked my fingers down to the bone
make the money and spend it on

Hot grease and zydeco
Feed my belly feed my hungry soul it's friday night let the good times roll
Hot grease and zydeco

My babys loving is deep fried
Golden brown legs and that long black hair
We start cooking when we kiss, no time at all lord she takes me there
head on the bayou they stirring it up, tastes so good I cant get enough

Hot grease and zydeco
Feed my belly feed my hungry soul it's friday night let the good times roll
Hot grease
Hot grease and zydeco

hot grease and zydeco
Feed my belly feed my hungry soul it's friday night let the good times roll
Hot grease and zydeco
Feed my belly feed my hungry soul Turn it up burn it up say sho

Hot grease

Everyday is a lifetime without you
Hard to get through since you've gone
So I do the only thing I know how to, to get by
I'm livin' for the night

I've drawn all the curtains in this old house
To keep the sun out and off of my face
Friends stop by to check in 'cause I've checked out
I tell 'em I'm fine, I'm just livin' for the night

Daylight can't hide the tears I cry
The pain that came with your goodbye
The memories that keep me out of sight
Every night I venture out into those neon arms that hold me tight
I'm livin' for the night

I'm a whole lot easier to talk to
When I've had a few, I settle down
Whiskey kills the man you've turned me into, and I come alive
I'm livin' for the night

Daylight can't hide the tears I cry
The pain that came with your goodbye
The memories that keep me out of sight
Every night I venture out into those neon arms that hold me tight
I'm livin' for the night, I'm livin' for the night

Everyday is a lifetime without you

I've always heard people say it
But I guess I never fully understood
I thought that they meant, you'd be easy to forget
But it's drivin me crazy

Out of sight out of mind
You opened my eyes, and now I can see
What you mean to me, I was so blind
Out of sight out of mind

You know it hurt when you left me
But I thought life would go on without you
That was easier said, can't get you outta my head
I don't know if I'll make it

Out of sight out of mind
You opened my eyes, and now I can see
What you mean to me, I was so blind
Out of sight out of mind

I was so blind
Out of sight out of Mind

Did you ever meet somebody that likes all the same things you do?
Somebody who can make you or break you anytime they want to
I met her at a red light, love at first sight, can this be true?
She's good for me and she told me I was good for her too

Now, I don't want to jump into anything
I've been tryin' to use some self restraint
But man it's amazin'
She's the same kind of crazy as me

Wild, wild nights, chasin' each other through the moonlight
My, my, my, I finally got somethin' right

'Cause every little off-beat move she makes
Suits me to a tee
You know what I'm sayin'
She's the same kind of crazy as me

It's gettin' hard to use a ladder 'cause I keep climbin' down just to kiss her
'Cause she's out of my sight for a minute or two, I start to miss her
We stay all tangled up in each other's arms and it's so nice
She talks in her sleep but she always gets my name right

If there's anything at all that's wrong with her
It's somethin' that I can't see
Ain't no doubt about it
She's the same kind of crazy as me

Wild, wild nights, chasin' each other through the moonlight
My, my, my, I finally got somethin' right

'Cause every little off-beat move she makes
Suits me to a tee
You know what I'm sayin'
She's the same kind of crazy as me

You know what I'm sayin'

He looks up from second base dad's up in the stands
He saw the hit, the run, the slide there ain't no bigger fan
In the parking lot after the game he said
"Dad I thought you had a plane to catch"
He smiled and said "Yeah son I did"

Life's not the breaths you take
The breathing in and out
That gets you through the day
Ain't what it's all about
Ya just might miss the point
Try'n to win the race
Life's not the breaths you take
But the moments that take your breath away

Fast forward fifteen years
And a thousand miles away
Boy's built a life he's got a wife
And a baby due today
He hears a voice saying "I made it son
He said "I told you dad you didn't have to come"
He smiles and says "Yeah I know you did"

Life's not the breaths you take
The breathing in and out
That gets you through the day
Ain't what it's all about
Ya just might miss the point
Try'n to win the race
Life's not the breaths you take
But the moments that take your breath away

Just like it took my breath when she was born
Just like it took my breath away when dad took his last that morn

Life's not the breaths you take
The breathing in and out
That gets you through the day
Ain't what it's all about
Ya just might miss the point
If ya don't slow down the pace
Life's not the breaths you take

When I get off of work on Friday after working like a dog all week
I go to meet the boys for a cold one at a little joint up the street
They got a jukebox in the corner full of old country tunes
Feed it five dollars worth of quarters is the first thing I always do

'Cause I need a little twang
A little hillbilly bending on some guitar strings
Some peddle steel whining like a whistle of an old freight train
To get that foot stomping honkey tonkin' feeling going through my veins
I ned a little twang, twant, twang

Well, I like a lot of kinds of music
I try to keep an open mind
Depending on the mood to strike me
If I'm gonna stay till closing time
So when I wanna lift my spirits to get me feeling worth a dang
I know I'm gonna have to heart it
'Cause I gotta have some Hank to hang

'Cause I need a little twang
A little hillbilly bending on some guitar strings
Some peddle steel whining like a whistle of an old freight train
To get that foot stomping honkey tonkin' feeling going through my veins
I ned a little twang, twant, twang

'Cause I need a little twang
A little hillbilly bending on some guitar strings
Some peddle steel whining like a whistle of an old freight train
To get that foot stomping honkey tonkin' feeling going through my veins
I ned a little twang, twant, twang

Been down the road to work and back
Been in what I thought was love a few times
But every once in a while I stop and ask
Where have I been all my life

These days broccoli don't taste so bad
And neither does swallowing my prde
And I'm agreeing more and more with my old man
Where have I been all my life

Some years are clear and some a little blurry
Man how they fly by
Mom and dad sure got old in a hurry
Where have I been all my life

Been learning that forgiveness is as much for myself
As it is for the other guy
And I read the good book these days and believe it
Where have I been all my life

Some years are clear and some a little blurry
Man how they fly by
Mom and dad sure got old in a hurry
Where have I been all my life

I heard "What a Wonderful World" by Louis Armstrong
It brought a tear to my eye
After all these years I finally get that song

I thought of walkin' out on you
It's crossed my mind a time or two
Nights we almost called it a day
And days we almost threw our love away

Chorus:
We've thrown around goodbyes
Called us off a thousand times
We've called it everything but quits
We've said some things that hurt
But love's always had the last word
We've called it everything but quits

Well I might get mad but it don't last
Said things but always took 'em back
Like all those I don't love you's anymore
But anything worth havin' is worth fightin' for

Repeat Chorus

Diamonds on the windshield,as heaven starts to cry.
In his rearview mirror, his angel waves goodbye.
She knows he's got to go, she knows he's one of them.

Brothers of the highway, children of the wind.
That detroit diesel pirate ship goes rollin' out again,
Sailin for that settin' sun, freedom's your best friend.
Brothers of the highway, children of the wind.

He puts the pedel to the metal,trying to outta run the rain,
Another shot of truck stop coffee, goes runnin through his vains,
This country turns on eighteen wheels, thank god we can depend, on

Brothers of the highway, children of the win.
That detroit diesel pirate ship goes rollin' out again,
Sailin for that settin' sun, freedom's your best friend.
Brothers of the highway, children of the wind.

Carolina west to Denver,
Baton Rouge east to Pittsburg,
Portland south to San Diego,
Sail on sail on,
Tallahassy north to Boston,
Up to Bangor west to Austin,
Coast to coast,sea to sea,
Sail on sail on,

You brothers of the highway, children of the wind,
That detroit diesel pirate ship goes rollin' out again,
Sailin for that settin sun, freedom's your best friend,
Brothers of the highway, children of the wind.

A banker and a farmer discuss the bottom line
It ain't rained and all the crops are dying vine
Give me more time
You gotta give me more time

That farm has been in my family going on a hundred years
We pulled through hard times before with blood, sweat and tears
Give me more time
I need more time

O what would he give for a little more time?

Two lovers at a table, candle, light and wine
One's looking for an answer, the other one can't find
Give me more time
You gotta give me more time

She says you know I love you, but my heart's in a bind
afraid you're gonna leave me if I don't amke up my mind
Give me more time
I gotta have more time

Some have barely any, some too much on their hands
Some would give anything to have it back again

The patient and his doctor meet behind closed doors
You're kiddin' me, how could this be? I'm only twenty-four
Give me more time
You gotta give me more time

Well the house of cash just burned down,
All the way to the cold hard ground,
The Doctors came from all over town,
To see the memories scattered all around.
Then the stars came out by the light of day.
And they heard their old friend passed away.
That Yard looked like a funeral hall.
Without the pies and casseroles

Well, it's goodbye Johnny, goodbye June,
And goodbye fancy livin' room
Well no one sleeps in Cash's bed
Except the man in black and the woman he wed

And the ring of fire comes full circle
And the ring of fire comes all the way 'round
And the ring of fire comes full circle
And the ring of fire comes all the way 'round

Man if those ashes in the pool could talk,
To the anchorman out on the walk

I was there in my trailer,
Down at the job site
The day that this stranger walked in
His face looked so sad, and he carried a set of blueprints
And as I unrolled them, the first thing I noticed
Was there were no doors in the plans
He said if you build this for me
Then when she comes back
She'll never be able to leave me again

I said if I did
And she ever came back
Friend, tell me how would she get in
It would just be a prison that I locked you in
If you couldn't leave
You'd never know if there was someone to love you
The way that she didn't before
There's two things that I know for sure
It's that you can't make a women feel something she don't
And you can't build a house with no doors

O'while he was quiet, I could tell he was thinking
I thought I just ruined his day
I just couldn't bear to see this man's last hope slip away
So I thought real fast, and I started talking
Said Buddy we tried this before,
And if there ain't one, she'll make one
Either way she'll run
And leave you a house with a hole for a door

I said if I did
And she ever came back
Friend, tell me how would she get in
It would just be a prison that I locked you in
If you couldn't leave
You'd never know if there was someone to love you
The way that she didn't before
If there's two things that I know for sure
It's that you can't make a women feel something she don't
And you can't build a house with no doors

No, you can't make a women feel something she don't
And you can't build a house with no doors'

I just walked down the street to the coffee shop
had to take a break
I'd been by her side for eighteen hours straight
I saw a flower growing in the middle of the sidewalk
pushing up through the concrete
like it was planted right there for me to see
the flashin' lights, the honkin' horns
all seemed to fade away
in the shadow of that hospital at 5:08
I saw God today

I've been to church
I've read the book
I know he's here, but I don't look
near as often as I should
Yeah, I know I should
His fingerprints are everywhere
I'd just slow down to stop and stare
opened my eyes and man I swear
I saw God today

I saw a couple walking by they were holding hands
Man, she had that glow
yeah I couldn't help but notice she was starting to show
it stood there for a minute takin' the sky
lost in that sunset
a splash of amber melted in the shades of red

I've been to church
I've read the book
I know he's here, but I don't look
near as often as I should
Yeah, I know I should
His fingerprints are everywhere
I'd just slow down to stop and stare
opened my eyes and man I swear
I saw God today

I got my face pressed up against the nursery glass
She's sleeping like a rock
My name on her wrist wearing tiny pink socks
She's got my nose, she's got her mama's eyes
My brand new baby girl
She's a miracle
I saw God today

Been in the saddle since the sun came up
Rounding up strays in, this ol' West Texas dust
She's been packing her things since I put coffee on
By sundown, she'll be gone

Damn this ol' girth, worn right in two
But a spare length of leather, and I'll make it do
Just when I think I've got life by the reins,
Home ain't sweet home on the range

If heartaches were horses and hard times were cattle
I'd ride home at sunset, sitting tall in the saddle
If heartaches were horses and hard time were cattle

And she'd say she loved me and this cowboy way of life
She'd be right beside me when we rode home tonight

If heartaches were horses and hard times were cattle
I'd ride home at sunset, sitting tall in the saddle

The first time I met her,
she walked right up to me.
And said, "You're who I wanted to find."
There was a man she had seen in her dreams.
And it was me.

She said, "I can't believe it.
'Cause I've never been in here,
And I've passed this place so many times."
It was her night to find destiny,
And it was me.

And we danced every song that they played,
and talked until closing time.
The closer I held her,
The more I knew her destiny.
Wasn't that far from mine.

Than I saw a reflection of someone unfamiliar.
Looking back when I looked in her eyes.
The happiest man I'd ever seen,
And it was me.

And we danced every song that they played,
and talked until closing time.
The closer I held her,
The more I knew her destiny.
Wasn't that far from mine.

She wasn't looking,
and I wasn't looking.
Ain't it funny?
That's when love was found.
She still calls it her lucky night,
Yeah, someone was lucky.
she's right,
but it was me.
It was me.

Play me a Dancer, a Holder-Hander, or Honky-Tonker,
Pull-Her-Up-Closer,Slow Romancer,
Make her fall in love with me song.

The room is Swimmin with perty women,
But how's a fella supposed to get close to 'em?
The band is rockin, the joint is jumpin,
Mr. Guitar Man let me tell you somethin.

Play me a Dancer, a Holder-Hander, or Honky-Tonker,
Pull-Her-Up-Closer,Slow Romancer,
Make her fall in love with me song.

I see a redhead, I see a brunnette,
And there's a blonde I love I don't even know yet.
I'm going crazy, you got to save me.
I need a hugger and I don't mean maybe.

Play me a Dancer, a Holder-Hander, or Honky-Tonker,
Pull-Her-Up-Closer,Slow Romancer,
Make her fall in love with me song.


Play me a Dancer, a Holder-Hander, or Honky-Tonker,
Pull-Her-Up-Closer, Get-Next-to-Her,Sweet-Enough-to-Kiss-Her,
Just-a-Little-Softer-So-She-Can-Hear-Me-Whisper, Slow Romancer,
Make her fall in love with me song.

Hey baby, won't you take a little ride with me
Have a look around
See what we can see
I've got the paddle
I've got the boat
Come on baby, I know she'll float

We'll go rowing on the river of love
Let's go rowing on the river of love

Drift away from all these city lights
Might rock a little bit
So hold on tight
Let's get carried away with the gentle flow
Might get caught up in it's undertow

We'll go rowing on the river of love
Let's go rowing on the river of love

I got a little ukulele, let me sing you a song
Got a stream of kisses about ten miles long
Dancing on the water in the moonlight beach
Sparkling down through the sea of dreams

We'll go rowing on the river of love
Let's go rowing on the river of love

We'll go rowing on the river of love
Let's go rowing on the river of love

River of love, River of love, River of love
Rowing on the river of love
Let's go rowing, rowing on the river of love
Let's go rowing on the river of love
Rowing on the river of love
Rowing on the river of love
Let's go rowing, rowing on the river of love

I still feel 25, most of the time.
I still raise a little cain with the boys.
Honky tonks and pretty women.
Lord I'm still right there with them.
Singing above the crowd and the noise.

Sometimes I feel like Jesse James,
Still trying to make a name.
Knowing nothing's gonna change what I am.
I was a young troubadour, when I rode in on a song.
And I'll be an old troubadour, when I'm gone.

Well, The truth about a mirror, It's that a damned old mirror,
Don't really tell the whole truth.
It don't show what's deep inside, or read between the lines,
it's really no reflection of my youth.

Sometimes I feel like Jesse James,
Still trying to make a name.
Knowing nothing's gonna change what I am.
I was a young troubadour, when I rode in on a song.
And I'll be an old troubadour, when I'm gone.

I was a young troubadour, when I rode in on a song.
I'll be an old troubadour, when I'm gone.
I'll be an old troubadour, when I'm gone.

I'm on my way to Amarillo
I can't seem to get my fill of that
Little west Texas Town
I've got a sweet thing built, right Betty
Head to toe, shes mighty pretty
Living in that west Texas town

Friday comes, it's time to roll
Time for me to hit the road
I've got my eyes on the horizon
My little dish in that panhandle
Lights up like a Roman Candle
When I reach that west Texas town
Ah, sing it Dean

From Big Spring all the way to Plainview
I can't wait to get to you know who
In that west Tesas town
I drive through hell and half of Texas
Just to get to her by breakfast
Waiting in the west Texas town

Friday comes, it's time to roll
Time for me to hit the road
I've got my eyes on the horizon
My little dish in that panhandle
Lights up like a Roman Candle
When I reach that west Texas town
Ah, sing it Dean

Baby, turn the porch light on
Your big Poppa's coming home
To that west Texas town
Awwww...

Don't go in the summertime
It's too hot, and the rooms are high
But if you go in the fall you'll have a ball
There's so much to see and do
When you're in love

There's an old hotel right on the beach
Romantic rooms you won't want to leave
But take my word take a stroll into town
There's so much, to see and do
When you're in love

Don't miss Jamaica Joe's you can dine Al fresco
Then dance in the street 'til the sun comes up
You can take a barefoot cruise
Share a moonlight made for two
There's so little time and so much, to see and do
When you're in love

Be sure and take, lots of pictures when you're there
Be sure and make, lots of memories trust me

Don't go in the summertime
It's too hot and the rooms are high
But if you go in the fall you'll have a ball
There's so much, to see and do
When you're in love

There's so much to see and do

I don't want to be the kind to hesitate,
Be too shy, wait too late
I don't care what they say other lovers do,
I just want to dance with you.

I gotta feeling that you have a heart like mine,
So let it show, let it shine.
If we have a chance to make one heart of two,
I just want to dance with you.

I want to dance with you, twirl you all around the floor
That's what they intended dancin' for,
I just want to dance with you.
I want to dance with you, hold you in my arms once more,
That's what they invented dancin' for,
I just want to dance with you.

I caught you lookin' at me when I looked at you,
Yes I did, ain't that true?
You won't get embarrassed by the things I do,
I just want to dance with you.

Oh the boys are playin' softly and the girls are too,
So am I and so are you.
If this was a movie, we'd be right on cue,
I just want to dance with you.

I want to dance with you, twirl you all around the floor
That's what they intended dancin' for,
I just want to dance with you.
I want to dance with you, hold you in my arms once more,
That's what they invented dancin' for,
I just want to dance with you.

I just want to dance with you,
I just want to dance with you,
I just want to dance with you.

There's a soft rain tappin' on your window
There's a cool breeze blowin' off the bay
And a warm flame dancin' with our shadows
To music playin' far away.

I never meant to stay an hour
I thought that I was passin' through
Another town along the highway
I never meant to fall for you.

But, I can't speak for you, Maria
I only know the way I feel
When I sleep with you, Maria
There's nothing' left for dreams to steal

On a Bible by the mirror
The only treasures that we hold
The only secrets that we're keepin'
A watch, a chain, a cross of gold

But, I can't speak for you, Maria
I only know the way I feel
When I sleep with you, Maria
There's nothing' left for dreams to steal

When the sunlight brings the mornin'
I can't tell you what I'll do
But, I've a mind to take you with me
And I've a heart to stay with you

But, I can't speak for you, Maria
I only know the way I feel
When I sleep with you, Maria
There's nothing' left for dreams to steal

When I sleep with you, Maria
There's nothin' left for dreams to steal...

You've been out again tonight
with the girls out on the town
but in those magic neon lights
I know exactly what you found
what about your home?
and the man who loves you so
Is it worth the thrill you feel
down on neon row

Chorus:
If you're lonely then your easy
them good ol' boys just pick and choose
and lonely women are in season
a one night stand's an all night lose
and all those lonely high-heeled ladies
are always putting on a show
but in the morning putting on coffee
and putting back on the clothes they wore the night before
to neon row

Girl I can't hold you back
not one day longer
If my love ain't strong enough
to keep you home
Just start the fire
to burn the bridges
and maybe some night will lead in the magic light
down on neon row

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and putting back on the clothes they wore the night before
to neon row

I couldn't help but overhear your conversation
When you told her that you owned her heart and soul
You say you've got her wrapped around your finger
But there's somethin' about angels you should know.

She'll walk away one step at a time
It'll take you by surprise
You'll think it happened over night
It'll be too late when you realize angels don't fly
They just walk away one step at a time.

Don't think that I'm tryin' to mind your business
It's a full time job just tryin' to mind mine
But I once had an angel just like her
And if I'd treated her right she'd still be by my side.

She'll walk away one step at a time
It'll take you by surprise
You'll think it happened over night
It'll be too late when you realize angels don't fly
They just walk away one step at a time.

It'll be too late when you realize angels don't fly
They just walk away one step at a time...

Girl, you were always my yellow rose
And I was your one lone star
We always said
Together till death do us part

We had a love bigger than Texas
Where is that feeling now
It's taken some hits and losses but it's fighting on
And standing somehow.

Remember the man who asked for your hand
In the moonlight of San Antone
There by the mission you let your position be known
That you loves me so
Don't forget where it started
Remember the Alamo.

I think we can hold on and make it together
If we remember when
And get back to love
The way that it was back then.

When we were hopeless romantics needing each other
Willing to take a chance
We strolled and we talked down the ol' river walk
To the heart of where it began.

Remember the man who asked for your hand
In the moonlight of San Antone
There by the mission you let your position be known
That you loves me so
Don't forget where it started
Remember the Alamo.

Remember the man who asked for your hand
In the moonlight of San Antone
There by the mission you let your position be known
That you loves me so
Don't forget where it started

Don't forget where it started
Remember the Alamo...

Well that's just great
Just what I needed
The icing on that cake
You're leavin'
But I give up
Throw up my hands
There's nothing I can say or do
I've done all that I can

That's the breaks
The way the cookie crumbles
What goes around comes around they say
That's the breaks
The way that ol' cookie crumbles
And what's been comin' round
Ain't been goin' my way

Well surprise me
Tell me something new
I know leavin's what I got
Comin' from you
And I'm sorry
You know I am
But one way or another I'll come through
In one piece once again

That's the breaks
The way the cookie crumbles
What goes around comes around they say
That's the breaks
The way that ol' cookie crumbles
And what's been comin' round
Ain't been goin' my way

That's the breaks
The way the cookie crumbles
What goes around comes around they say
That's the breaks
The way that ol' cookie crumbles
And what's been comin' round
Ain't been goin' my way

What's been coming 'round
Ain't been going my way
That's the breaks

True in this modern world, when two lovers get together
chances of em ever makin it to forever,
couldn't be better than two in a million hearts.
Girl this ain't just another run of the mill emotion,
What I'm feelin' the definition of devotion, my love for you is true

True like the sun comin' up each mornin,
Bright as the light in a baby's smile,
Sure as the mountain river winding,
Right as the rain fallin' from the sky,
Girl my love for you, is true

True not another minute on this earth can be borrowed,
so there's no way to know when i'll live my last tomorrow
but everyday i get i'll share with you
this feelin just keeps getting stronger as the time goes by
it's written on my face you can see it in my eyes
My love for you is true

True like the sun comin' up each mornin,
Bright as the light in a baby's smile,
Sure as the mountain river winding,
Right as the rain fallin' from the sky,
Girl my love for you, is true

True like the sun comin' up each mornin,
Bright as the light in a baby's smile,
Sure as the mountain river winding,
Right as the rain fallin' from the sky,
Girl my love for you, is true

We really shouldn't be doing this and we both know why.
Just being close enough to think like this, enough to make you need to lie.
This kinda talk will lead us to somewhere,
We're gettin' way too close to going there
The farther off the better to resist, we really shouldn't be doing this.
Only an isolated incident, but the acquaintance left me stunned.
The first attraction was the hardest hit I thought I'd ever overcome.

This kinda situation has to pass, this chance encounter has to be the last.
To take it further we would be remiss, we really shouldn't be doing this.
We'd each be hurting somebody else if we don't say our good-byes real fast.
Won't even think about a farewell kiss, we really shouldn't be doing this.

Well...
We really shouldn't be doing this and we both know why.
Just being close enough to think like this, enough to make you have to lie.
This kinda talk will lead us to somewhere,
We're gettin' way too close to going there
The farther off the better to resist, we really shouldn't be doing this.

This kinda situation has to pass, this chance encounter has to be the last.
To take it further we would be remiss, we really shouldn't be doing this.
Won't even think about a good-bye kiss, we really shouldn't be doing this.

You take it nice and easy
You play it safe 'cause that's what people do today
I guess that's ok
Girl, somewhere in your mind
There must be a perfect time to fall in love
But baby, I'm burnin' up.

So why not now, why not here
Darlin', my heart just ain't too clear
Oh, What are we waitin' for
'Cause I've never been so sure
Why not you, why not me
Livin' like we were meant to be
Together, forever
Why not now?

Right here in this moment
We could start a love to stand the test of time
Baby, you know that's right
No one knows tomorrow
The mornin' sun could rise and take our chance away
Long gone with yesterday.

So why not now, why not here
Darlin', my heart just ain't too clear
Oh, what are we waitin' for
'Cause I've never been so sure
Why not you, why not me
Livin' like we were meant to be
Together, forever
Why not now?

So why not now, why not here
Darlin', my heart just ain't too clear
Oh, what are we waitin' for
'Cause I've never been so sure
Why not you, why not me
Livin' like we were meant to be
Together, forever
Why not now?..

The laughter is gone
The crying' is over
And I'm not losin' sleep anymore
The walls are all bare
The closet's half empty
The phone doesn't ring like before
I'm done with fallin' apart
I'm waitin' for my change of heart.

I wake up alone
Knowin' I'm on my own again
Got it all straight in my head
Must be somethin' I missed
As I went down the list
Of the things that I need to forget
Everything's gone
But you haven't left me yet.

I painted our room
Replaced all the curtains
And there's a new rug on the floor
Called up the Good Will
Said come and get it
Everything she left behind is yours
I can still see you drivin' away
So why do I still see your face
When.

I wake up alone
Knowin' I'm on my own again
Got it all straight in my head
Must be somethin' I missed
As I went down the list
Of the things that I need to forget
Everything's gone
But you haven't left me yet.

There's not a picture left
Not a stitch of clothes
But there's still something here
And I don't believe in ghosts

I wake up alone
Knowin' I'm on my own again
Got it all straight in my head
Must be somethin' I missed
As I went down the list
Of the things that I need to forget
Everything's gone
But you haven't left me yet

I wake up alone
Knowin' I'm on my own again
You haven't left me yet
Must be somethin' I missed
As I went down the list
Oh, You haven't left me yet
Everything's gone
You haven't left me yet...

I've never once in my life
Met someone like you
I don't know what the word blue means
As long as I'm with you

You fill me so completely
Through everything you do
Blue is not a word at all
As long as I'm with you

Most of the time in my past
Blue was all I knew
But now that we're together
Oh, how I love you

I'm so glad I've found you
You've made my dreams come true
Blue is not a word at all
As long as I'm with you

Most of the time in my past
Blue was all I knew
But now that we're together
Oh, how I love you

I'm so glad I've found you
You've made my dreams come true
Blue is not a word at all
As long as I'm with you...

It's dance time in Texas
And were striking up the band
Let's go honky tonkin'
Honey, take my hand
It's dance time in Texas
Where the wine and music flows
We'll do that texas two step
And that old cotton eyed Joe

I'll take you honky tonkin'
In my old pick up truck
It's dance time in Texas
And the music lifts you up

It's dance time in Texas
And were striking up the band
We'll go honky tonkin'
Honey, take my hand
It's dance time in Texas
Where the wine and music flows
We'll do that Texas two step
And that old cotton eyed Joe

Now it's time for a slow dance
And we're waltzing oh, so close
It's dance time in Texas
And your the one I love the most

It's dance time in Texas
And were striking up the band
Let's go honky tonkin'
Honey, take my hand
It's dance time in texas
Where the wine and music flows
We'll do that Texas two step
And that old cotton eyed Joe...

Ain't love a strain, ain't it a pain in your heart
I ain't worth the trouble anyhow
I'd like to give it up, I've had enough and I've done my part
But I'm in too deep to pull out now

Good things we've had are going bad and I don't know why
I'd turn it around if I knew how
I'm pushing aside all my pride and it's worth a try
'Cause I'm in too deep to pull out now

We need to get our love back on its feet again
We've come too far to let it come to an end

What can I do, I'm into you up over my heart
I've tried all that I know how
Doing all I can and I can't stand to see us fall apart
And I'm in too deep to pull out now

I can't step aside and let you slide right out of my life
It would cause more hurt than the law allows
I'll get us back on the track and it'll be allright
'Cause I'm in too deep to pull out now
'Cause I'm in too deep to pull out now

I'm seeing you for the last time.
You've been untrue for the last time.
I know that you've been usin' me for a past time.
It's the last time the first time for me.

I found you and that love for the first time.
When I caught you cheatin' me it was my worst time.

I'm seein' you for the last time.
I've been a fool for the last time.
You only strung along with me for a past time.
It's the last time the first time for me.

I found you and that love for the first time.
When I caught you cheatin' me it was my worst time.

I'm seein' you for the last time.
I've been a fool for the last time.
You only strung along with me for a past time.
It's the last time the first time,
The first time it's the last time,
The last time the first time for me...

A jukebox introduced us
When the 60's were still young,
If you got the money,
Honey got my nickels one by one,
I tried to imatate that song,
It's not right but lefty's gone,
Now always late breaks my heart
And every song he sang I played the part,
I heard he was sad and lived alone,
It's not right but lefty's gone.

He played the fair in dallas one year
In the cold october rain,
Most folks stayed home in one
But he sang just the same,
I caught a chill before I got home,
It's not right but lefty's gone,
Now always late breaks my heart
And every song he sang I played the part,
I heard he was sad and lived alone,
It's not right but lefty's gone.

It don't seem like he was around that long,
It's not right but lefty's gone...

Well, excuse me, but I think you've got my chair.
No, that one's not taken; I don't mind if you sit here.
I'll be glad to share.
Yeah, it's usually packed here on Friday nights.
Oh, if you don't mind, could I talk you out of a light?
Well, thank you, could I drink you a buy?
Oh, listen to me. What I mean is can I buy you a drink?
Anything you please.
Oh, you're welcome. Well, I don't think I caught your name.
Are you waiting for someone to meet you here?
Well, that makes two of us, glad you came.
No, I don't know the name of the band.
But they're good, aren't they?
Would you like to dance?
Yeah, I like this song too, it reminds me of you and me, baby.
Do you think there's a chance that later on I could drive you home?
No, I don't mind at all.
Oh, I like you too, and to tell you the truth,
That wasn't my chair after all.
Oh, I like you too, and to tell you the truth,
That wasn't my chair after all.

That wasn't my chair after all (fades out).

Oh, I recall some barroom brawls,
That I got myself into
Just a stich or two,
Got me back together
But, what's it take to ease the ache,
That came with losing you
I thought I was tough,
But goodbye is too much
This healing is taking forever

Woman you sure got this old redneck feeling blue
Whats going on inside me I ain't used to going through
This ol country boys hillbilly heart is breaking in two
Yea, you sure got this old redneck feeling blue

I've never seen anything,
Hit me quite like this
You know the pain and lonliness
It keeps hanging with me
Oh, this good time joe,
He took quite a blow
Oh, why'd you call it quits,
It'll take some time
To mend my mind,
And put me out of my misery

Woman, you sure left this old redneck feelin' blue
Whats going on inside me I ain't used to going through
This ol country boys hillbilly heart is breaking in two
Yea, you sure got this old redneck feeling blue.

Woman.
Yea, you sure got this old redneck feeling blue...

As I hold you close tonight, hear what I say.
There's no doubt, it's love alright
'Cause I've never felt this way.
An angel's what you are, and now I see
You're not just someone else, you're something special to me.

Every man has a dream and you made mine come true.
How it happened I don't know or care.
I'm just happy I found you.
Wrapped in the arms of love is where I'll be
For all the world to see you're something special to me.

Every man has a dream and you made mine come true.
How it happened I don't know or care.
I'm just happy I found you.
Wrapped in the arms of love is where I'll be
For all the world to see you're something special to me.

It's all such a mystery, you're something special to me.

Adalida, pretty little Cajun queen
Sweet Dixie flower, the bell of the bayou
You're every young mans dream
Adalida, I'd walk through the hurricane
To stand beside ya sweet Adalida I'd swim the Ponchartrain

Oh no, here ya coming down the road
With your cotton dress a swishing
You're getting some attention
From all the boys in Thibodaux
Oh my, you're really filling up their eyes
Smiling and a winking
I know what they're thinking
But I'm the only one who loves you so

Adalida, pretty little Cajun queen
Sweet Dixie flower, the bell of the bayou
You're every young mans dream
Adalida, I'd walk through the hurricane
To stand beside ya sweet Adalida I'd swim the Ponchartrain

Oh no, the hottest little dish I know
I know that you can tell it
You're making me so jealous
From my head down to my toes
Oh me, you could make a red neck green
The way that you're a looking
You got me a cooking
And I ain't talking bout Etoufee'

Adalida, pretty little Cajun queen
Sweet Dixie flower, the bell of the bayou
You're every young mans dream
Adalida, I'd walk through the hurricane
To stand beside ya sweet Adalida I'd swim the Ponchartrain

Adalida, pretty little Cajun queen
Sweet Dixie flower, the bell of the bayou
You're every young mans dream
Adalida, I'd walk through the hurricane
To stand beside ya sweet Adalida I'd swim the Ponchartrain

To stand beside ya sweet Adalida
To stand beside ya sweet Adalida
Just to stand beside of my sweet Adalida
I'd swim the Ponchartrain

I am goin' down Louisiana way
I'm going back as of this very day
Don't worry about me 'cause I'll be okay
I'm goin' down Louisiana way

I will miss all my old Chicago friends
And think about you San Francisco, now and then
I will remember my compadres in L.A.
Look me up down Louisiana way

I am goin' down Louisiana way
I'm going back as of this very day
Don't worry about me 'cause I'll be okay
I'm goin' down Louisiana way

Don't let your eyes get misty now
We knew the time would come around, for me to go
I will miss you

So long friend, quess I'll see you while ago
I might be back, sometime you just never know
I have left a sweetheart north of Whiskey Bay
True love waits down Louisiana way

I am goin' down Louisiana way
I'm going back as of this very day
Don't worry about me 'cause I'll be okay
I'm goin' down Louisiana way

I'm goin' down Louisiana way

I am goin' down Louisiana way
I'm going back as of this very day
Don't worry about me cause I'll be okay
I'm goin' down Louisiana way

I'm goin' down Louisiana way...

Yes, I know I'm late gettin' home tonight
Can supper wait, I quess I lost my appetite
Yeah, you can fix me a drink, and anything's okay
Oh, by the way, I met a friend of yours today

I was workin' on the other side of town
And comin' home I thought I'd stop and have a round
And in this bar I heard someone speak your name
And that's how I met a friend of yours today

I listened for awhile and I could tell
That that stranger there he knew you much to well
And I introduced myself
And man you should have seen his face
Oh what a shame, I met a friend of yours today

Please don't cry woman 'cause it's much too late for tears
Yeah, and I'm sorry too 'cause it hurts after all these years
And ain't it sad a love like ours should end this way
And all because I met a friend of yours today

Ain't it sad a love like ours should end this way
And all because I met a friend of yours today...

You can turn me loose, tear me up and run me down
'Cause me shame, drag my name all over town
Makes no difference what you say or what you do
As for me I'll always be lovin' you

My love for you was not built on shifting sands
I made a promise long ago and it still stands
Go on and do what your heart tells you to
As for me I'll always be lovin' you

You can change your dreams,
Change your heart or change your mind
And just pretend that it all ends with your goodbye
You can walk out and forget the love we knew
As for me I'll always be lovin' you

My love for you was not built on shifting sands
I made a promise long ago and it still stands
Go on and do what your heart tells you to
As for me I'll always be lovin' you.

As for me I'll always be lovin' you...

She said, "I don't recall, seeing you around here,
You must be new to this town." Said, "I'm just passin through but,
Girl from the looks of you I, could see me settling down."

Then she smiled and said, "The invitation's open, cuz you look just like what
I've been waiting on. So I said, "Why don't we take,
This matter somewhere else, and get to know this feelin,
That's so strong, lead on."

She said, "I had a love once, but he just up and left me."
I said, "I bet it broke your heart.
I had a love once too but, i acted like a fool,
Oh what I'd give to be back in her arms."

Then she smiled and said, "The invitation's open, cuz u look just like what
I've been waiting on. So I said, "Why don't we take,
This matter somewhere else, and pick right up
Where everything went wrong, lead on."

She said, "I don't recall, seeing you around here,
You must be new to this town."

I've been to all the ol' familiar places
At least a hundred times since you've been gone
I've seen a lot of ol' familiar faces
But again tonight I'm goin' home alone.

'Cause, My heart won't let me love no one but you
My mind keeps tellin' me that just won't do
My arms keep reachin' out for someone new
But my heart won't let me love no one but you.

I've told myself a million times, it's over
You've gotta face the truth and let her go
Just when I think I've got it all together
Your memory walks around inside my soul

'Cause, My heart won't let me love no one but you
My mind keeps tellin' me that just won't do
My arms keep reachin' out for someone new
But my heart won't let me love no one but you

But my heart won't let me love no one but you...

As the sun sets and you let go
And my dreams go that way too
And I watch the silhouettes flow out of clear view

We can do this thing right
Fix what went wrong
Really make this work
Turn around real slow
Walk straight back to me
Nobody has to get hurt

We can learn from my mistakes, now
I don't ask you to forget
But forgive my good intentions and where they went

We can do this thing right
Fix what went wrong
Really make this work
Turn around real slow
Walk straight back to me
Nobody has to get hurt

We can do this thing right
Fix what went wrong
Really make this work
Turn around real slow
Walk straight back to me
Nobody has to get hurt...

Without a warnin' your out of control.
The ground shakes and the oceans roll.
This is the big one,
There's no where to run.

On the Richter scale of a romance,
You hit 12 and you don't stand a chance.
This is the big one,
I'm fallin' in love.

Now it's Beep, Beep, Beep,
My hearts sendin' out a message.
Please, please, please,
Don't save me tonight.
SOS in this situation means,
She's Out of Sight.

No need to panic,
I tell myself.
But I've never felt this feelin' with anybody else.
So, this is the big one,
I'm fallin' in love.

Now it's Beep, Beep, Beep,
My hearts sendin' out a message.
Please, please, please,
Don't save me tonight.
SOS in this situation means,
She's Out of Sight.

No need to panic,
I tell myself.
But I've never felt this feelin' with anybody else.
So, this is the big one,
I'm fallin' in love.

Oh yeah, this is the big one,
I'm fallin' in love.

It's six minutes until eleven
The phone rings but it's never you
I won't walk the floor
I'll just watch it
Stood up, impatient, and blue.

What am I waiting for?
She might never show
What am I waiting for?
My legs won't let me go
What am I waiting for?
What am I waiting for?
She'll never get here.

It's not that I'm worried about her
She'll think of some brand new excuse
So why am I all alone and crazy?
While she's having fun running loose.

What am I waiting for?
She might never show
What am I waiting for?
My legs won't let me go
What am I waiting for?
What am I waiting for?
She'll never get here.

It's six minutes after eleven
But I'm talking about the next day
Our date was just made to be broken
I guess some things just never change.

What am I waiting for?
She might never show
What am I waiting for?
My legs won't let me go
What am I waiting for?
What am I waiting for?
She'll never get here.

What am I waiting for?

What am I waiting for?

What am I waiting for?

She'll never get here...

At a table for two,
With candle light and wine.
That diamond burnin' holes in his pockets,
Thinkin' now's the perfect time.

When he popped the question,
He could see the teardrops fill her eyes.
She said I knew this was comin'
And I'm sorry, but I hope you realize.

You can't make a heart love somebody.
You can tell it what to do, but it won't listen at all.
You can't make a heart love somebody.
You can lead a heart to love, but you can't make it fall.

Then she reached for his hand
And said, I want you to know,
I've done everything that I know
Of to make the feeling grow.

I've begged and I've pleaded with my heart,
But there's no gettin' through.
My heart's the only part of me
That's not in love with you.

You can't make a heart love somebody.
You can tell it what to do, but it won't listen at all.
You can't make a heart love somebody.
You can lead a heart to love, but you can't make it fall.

You can't make a heart love somebody.
You can tell it what to do, but it won't listen at all.
You can't make a heart love somebody.
You can lead a heart to love, but you can't make it fall.

You can lead a heart to love, but you can't make it fall...

You swear you've had enough
You're ready to give up
On that little lie they call love
Then out of the blue clear sky

Fallin' right into your hands
Like rain on the desert sand
It's the last thing you had planned
Then out of the blue clear sky

Here she comes walkin' talkin' true love
Sayin' I've been lookin' for you love
Surprise your new love has arrived
Out of the blue clear sky

Ain't love a funny thing
One day you're givin' up the dream
And the next you're pickin' out a ring
Out of the blue clear sky

Here she comes walkin' talkin' true love
Sayin' I've been lookin' for you love
Surprise your new love has arrived
Out of the blue clear sky

Here she comes walkin' talkin' true love
Sayin' I've been lookin' for you love
Surprise your new love has arrived
Out of the blue clear sky

I don't take my whiskey to extreme,
I don't believe in chasing crazy dreams,
My feet are planted firmly on the ground,
But darlin' when you come around

I get carried away, by the look, by the light in your eyes
Before I even realize the ride I'm on, and baby I'm long gone
I get carried away, nothing matters but bein' with you
Like a feather flyin' high up in the sky on a windy day
I get carried away

It might seem like an ordinary night,
Same old stars, the same old moon up high
But when I see you standin' at your door
Nothin's ordinary anymore

I get carried away, by the look, by the light in your eyes
Before I even realize the ride I'm on, and baby I'm long gone
I get carried away, nothing matters but bein' with you
Like a feather flyin' high up in the sky on a windy day
I get carried away

I get carried away, by the look, by the light in your eyes
Before I even realize the ride I'm on, and baby I'm long gone
I get carried away, nothing matters but bein' with you
Like a feather flyin' high up in the sky on a windy day
I get carried away

Once you told me you were gonna love me
That it was meant to be and there's no other way
Then came someone showed you more fun
We've had a good run better think it over

Do the right thing, baby do the right thing
Go with your heart and do the right thing

He's got a good line, shows you a good time
Did he change your mind. guess it's your move
I'll lose my pride, I'd even step aside
Honey. you really must decide who's best for you

Do the right thing, baby do the right thing
Go with your heart and do the right thing
Do the right thing, baby do the right thing
Go with your heart and do the right thing

You might chose me or chose to lose me
Someday you'll see the good thing you had

Do the right thing, baby do the right thing
Go with your heart and do the right thing
Do the right thing, baby do the right thing
Go with your heart and do the right thing
Go with your heart and do the right thing...

I've traveled through lots of places
Seen lots of folks and lots of faces
Even settled down a time or two
I've worked the farms, I've been to town
Guess you could say I've been around
But I ain't never seen no one like you.

I can tell by your smile you don't believe a word I say
You're thinkin' I'll just stay awhile then be on my way
But girl I think it's far to warn ya
I've done been to California
I ain't never seen no one like you.

I knew a girl in Mississippi
Had twenty different ways to kiss me
Never found a thing she couldn't do
Hey, I even knew some twins in Denver
Stayed with them one cold December
I ain't never seen no one like you.

I can tell by your smile you don't believe a word I say
You're thinkin' I'll just stay awhile then be on my way
But girl I think it's far to warn ya
I've done been to California
I ain't never seen no one like you.

East to west, north to south
You're the very best girl there ain't no doubt
I'm tellin' you you're really somethin'
The way you got my heart a jumpin'
I ain't never seen no one like you.

I can tell by your smile you don't believe a word I say
You're thinkin' I'll just stay awhile then be on my way
But girl I think it's far to warn ya
I've done been to California
I ain't never seen no one like you.

Hey, girl I think it's far to warn ya
I've done been to California
But I ain't never seen no one like you
Ah yeah...

Her telephone rang 'bout a quarter to nine.
She heard his voice on the other end of the line;
She wondered what was wrong this time.
She never knew what his calls might bring.
With a cowboy like him it could be anything.
And she always expected the worst in the back of her mind.

He said, It's cold out here, and I'm all alone.
I didn't make the short go again and I'm comin' home.
I know I've been away too long.
I never got a chance to write or call.
I know this rodeo has been hard on us all.
But I'll be home soon, and honey is there something wrong?

She said, don't bother comin' home,
By the time you get here I'll be long gone.
There's some body new and he sure ain't no rodeo man.

He said, I'm sorry it's come down to this.
There's so much about you that I'm gonna miss.
But it's all right baby, if I hurry I can still make Cheyenne.
Gotta go now baby, if I hurry I can still make Cheyenne.

He left that phone danglin' off the hook,
Then slowly turned around and gave it one last look.
Then he just walked away.
He aimed his truck toward that Wyoming line
With a little luck he can still get there in time.
And in that Cheyenne wind he could still hear her say:

She said, don't bother comin' home,
By the time you get here I'll be long gone.
There's some body new and he sure ain't no rodeo man.

He said, I'm sorry it's came down to this.
There's so much about you that I'm gonna miss.
But it's all right baby, if I hurry I can still make Cheyenne.
Gotta go now baby, if I hurry I can still make Cheyenne.

She never knew what his calls might bring.
With a cowboy like him, it could be anything.
And she always expected the worst in the back of her mind...

You say you want to talk it over
Want to try again
But there's no way of workin' it out
This love that we're not in.

We could talk and talk and accomplish nothin'
We've tried it all before
It's time somebody did some walkin'
And I can see the door.

So, I'd just as soon go
I'd just as soon say goodbye
There's no reason to prolong
What we should just let die.

And I'd just as soon stop
I'd just as soon end the madness
Knowin' what I know
I'd just as soon go.

It's not an easy thing to do
Leavin' seldom ever is
But stayin' just to see us through
Just ain't no way to live.

It's hard for you to understand
But we're better off this way
I can't fake it one more night
Or take it one more day.

So, I'd just as soon go
I'd just as soon say goodbye
There's no reason to prolong
What we should just let die.

And I'd just as soon stop
I'd just as soon end the madness
Knowin' what I know
I'd just as soon go.

Knowin' what I know
I'd just as soon go...

I gave her that diamond she dreamed of,
And I bought her a home with a view.
I took her to the end of the rainbow,
But all I left her was blue.

Seems I never had time to love her,
And now it seems time just stands still.
I thought I was king of the mountain,
But I was only a fool on the hill.

Now I'm here alone, after leavin' her lonely
Lord, I'm livin' with the memory I know I can't kill.
I thought I was king of the mountain,
But I was only a fool on the hill.

Chorus:
Now I'm here alone, after leavin' her lonely
Lord, I'm livin' with the memory I know I can't kill.
I thought I was king of the mountain,
But I was only a fool on the hill.

Yeah, I thought I was king of the mountain,
But I was only a fool on the hill...

You're the only, one and only
My heart's beating for
I love you, need I say more
Now and ever, we'll be together
Of that you can be sure
I love you, need I say more?

I don't know just what it is
That you're needing to hear me say
The way that I'm feeling
Is more than mere words can describe
All this discussion could never
Do justice to something so heavenly-made
I'd rather tell you
With touches how I feel inside.

Let me hold you, let me show you
What true love's all about
In these arms of mine, I know you will find
You won't do without anymore
I'll love you forever, need I say more?

I don't know just what it is
That you're needing to hear me say
The way that I'm feeling
Is more than mere words can describe
All this discussion could never
Do justice to something so heavenly-made
I'd rather tell you
With touches how I feel inside.

Let me hold you, let me show you
What true love's all about
In these arms of mine, I know you will find
You won't do without anymore
I'll love you forever, need I say more?
I'll love you forever need I say more...?

The first time I saw you
You were waitin' tables at the corner diner
I said to myself
Never seen a woman look any finer.

From that moment on
I was stone cold gone
You would be forever in my mind

Now somewhere in the neon lights
I'm holdin' on for dear life
Rockin' in the arms of your memory, tonight.

It was San Francisco
Silly suits and white ties by the bay
You appeared with your papa
Tears were rollin' down your mama's face.

Everyone was happy
Showered by well wishers as we drove away.

Now somewhere in the neon lights
I'm holdin' on for dear life
Rockin' in the arms of your memory tonight.

I'm living but dying
I'm laughing but crying
Somebody tell me it will be alright.

I bought it for your birthday
God, you looked so lovely in that dress
I took you to a party
Or was it to a night club I forget.

Been twenty years and counting
I'm drowning in your love a little more each day.

Now somewhere in the neon lights
I'm holdin' on for dear life
Rockin' in the arms of your memory tonight.

Now somewhere in the neon lights
I'm holdin' on for dear life
Rockin' in the arms of your memory tonight...

She knows she's holdin' someone who don't love her
She knows she's where you could have been
She knows I turn to her because you turned me down
And she knows when you're on my mind again

Every night she opens up the door to heaven
But when you're on my mind, I can't go in
And you come runnin' through my mind
And I let my memory chase you
She knows when you're on my mind, again

Sometimes late at night, I hear her crying
She turns to me, but you won't let her in
She knows the door is locked but she keeps trying
She knows when you're on my mind, again

Every night she opens up the door to heaven
But when you're on my mind, I can't go in
And you come runnin' through my mind
And I let my memory chase you
She knows when you're on my mind again...

You've got to have an ace in the hole.
A little secret that nobody knows.
Life is a gamble, a game we all play,
But you need to save something for a rainy day.
You've got to learn to play your cards right if you expect to win in life.
Don't put it all on the line for just one roll.
You've got to have an ace in the hole.

If you're headed down a one way street.
And you're not sure it's the way you wanna go.
In money or love, or all the above,
Have a little more than what you show.
When life deals out a surprise
Have a few surprises of your own.
No matter what you do, no matter where you go
You've got to have an ace in the hole.

You've got to have an ace in the hole.
A little secret that nobody knows.
Life is a gamble, a game we all play,
But you need to save something for a rainy day.
You've got to learn to play your cards right if you expect to win in life.
Don't put it all on the line for just one roll.
You've got to have an ace in the hole.

Don't put it all on the line for just one roll
You've got to have an ace in the hole.
No matter what you do, no matter where you go
You've got to have an ace in the hole.

She looked so much like a lady
But she was so much like a child
A devil when she held me close
An angel when she smiled
She always held it deep inside
But somehow I always knew
She'd go away when the grass turned green
And the sky turned baby blue

Baby Blue was the color of her eyes
Baby Blue like the Colorado skies
Like a breath of spring she came and left
And I still don't know why so
Here's to you and whoever holds my Baby Blue tonight

She brought colors to my life
That my eyes had never touched
And when she taught me how to care
I never cared so much
I try not to think of her but I fall asleep and do
And drift off where the grass is green
And the sky is baby blue

Baby Blue was the color of her eyes
Baby Blue like the Colorado skies
Like a breath of spring she came and left
And I still don't know why so
Here's to you and whoever holds my Baby Blue tonight

What a rotten day this turned out to be
I still can't believe she'd leave so easily
She just got all her things, threw 'em into a pile
Then she loaded her car and said after a while
She'd done this before, but this time she didnt cry.

That's why I'm sittin' on the front steps, starin' down the road
Wondering if she'll come back this time, I dont know
After she packed when she looked back,
There were no tears in her eyes, and that's got me worried,
Thinkin' maybe my baby's gotten good at goodbye.

All the times before' she'd break down and cry
She'd make her threats, but her heart wasn't set on goodbye
She just wanetd me to hear what she had to say
Now I'm lost for words, saying she went away
She may not return for this time she didn't cry.

That's why I'm sittin' on the front steps, starin' down the road
Wondering if she'll come back this time, I dont know
After she packed when she looked back,
There were no tears in her eyes, and that's got me worried,
Thinkin' maybe my baby's gotten good at goodbye.

That's why I'm sittin' on the front steps, starin' down the road
Wondering if she'll come back this time, I dont know
After she packed when she looked back,
There were no tears in her eyes, and that's got me worried,
Thinkin' maybe my baby's gotten good at goodbye...

I told her I wouldn't miss her at all
As she walked through the door
I couldn't care less
If she didn't care anymore
And with tears in my eyes, I lied
I was glad we were through
As she drove away crying
At the famous last words of a fool

Famous last words of a fool
Famous last words of a fool
You won't break my heart
And I don't love you
Famous last words of a fool

The first night without her would be easy
I kept tellin' myself
All the while dyin' at the thought of her lyin'
Somewhere else
There'll be nothin' to it
I'll easily find someone new
As my breaking heart echoes
The famous last words of a fool

Famous last words of a fool
Famous last words of a fool
You won't break my heart
And I don't love you
Famous last words of a fool

You won't break my heart
And I don't love you
Famous last words of a fool

So upset
Nervous wreck
I can't believe she said goodbye
Sit and smoke
Cry and joke
About these tears in my eyes

How could you do what you gone and done to me
I wouldn't treat a dog the way you treated me
But that's what I get
I've come to expect it from you

A million times
A million lines and I bought 'em every one
You don't care
You rip and tear every dream I've counted on
I guess I should thank my unlucky stars
That I'm alive
And you're the way you are
But that's what I get
I've come to expect it from you

How could you do what you gone and done to me
I wouldn't treat a dog the way you treated me
But that's what I get
I've come to expect it from you

I could raise hell
But what the hell it wouldn't do a bit of good
I can leave
My heart agrees it seems to think that I should
There won't be no more next time doing me wrong
You'll come back this time to find that I'm gone

But that's what you get
You should expect that from me
That's what I get
I've come to expect it from you.

If you got a Cadillac boy and a 40 room shack boy
A bucket full of money and a tree full of honey
But if you're gettin' no huggin'
No smoochin' or a muggin'
If you ain't lovin'
Then you ain't livin'

If you're ridin' on a gravy train
Instead of walkin' down lovers lane
You can't make hey boy
'Cause you're goin' the wrong way boy
You gotta get a a little honey
It's better than money
If you ain't lovin'
Then you ain't livin'

If they call you a big man
'Cause you got a lot of bottled land
If you're kin to the President
And ya help from the Government
But if you're gettin' no attention
You're better off on the pension
If you ain't lovin
Then you ain't livin'

If you got a string of long cards
And you're smokin' them 4 bid cigars
You ain't so well to do
Unless you get a little coochy-coo
It takes a little bit a smackin'
Or your lifes lackin'
If you ain't lovin'
Then you ain't livin'

I got sent home from school one day
With a shiner on my eye
Fightin' was against the rules and it didn't matter why
When Dad got home I told that story just like I'd rehearsed
Then stood there on those tremblin' knees
And waited for the worst

He said, "Let me tell you a secret about a father's love
A secret that my daddy said was just between us"
He said, "Daddies don't just love their children
Every now and then, It's a love without end, amen
It's a love without end, amen"

When I became a father in the spring of '81
There was no doubt that stubborn boy
Was just like my father's son
And when I thought my patience
Had been tested to the end
I took my daddy's secret and passed it on to him

I said, "Let me tell you a secret about a father's love
A secret that my daddy said was just between us"
I said, "Daddies don't just love their children
Every now and then It's a love without end, amen
It's a love without end, amen"

Last night I dreamed I died and stood outside those pearly gates
When suddenly I realized there must be some mistake
If they know half the things I've done
They'll never let me in
Then somewhere from the other side I heard those words again

They said, "Let me tell you a secret about a father's love
A secret that my daddy said was just between us
You see, daddies don't just love their children
Every now and then It's a love without end, amen
It's a love without end, amen"