George Strait

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[Chorus: x2]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

From this valley they say you'll be going I will miss your bright eyes and sweet smile For they say you'll be taking the sunshine That has brightened in the pathway a while Come and sit by my side if you love me Do not hasten to bid me adieu Just remember the Red River Valley And the cowboy who loved you so true I have waited a long time, my darling Although the sweet words you never would say Now, alas, all my fond hopes have vanished Though you say you will be going away Come and sit by my side if you love me Do not hasten to bid me adieu Just remember the Red River Valley And the cowboy who loved you so true

Lately I've found myself falling
Deeper in love with you
I'm not the kind of guy who gets swept away
So here is what I'm gonna do
I am gonna give you this heart of mine
But that's where I draw the line

I'm only gonna give you everything
Take it a mile beyond the end of the road
I'm gonna love you one day past forever
But that's as far as it goes

I know it may not sound like much
But baby make no mistake
I'm gonna treat you with more tenderness
Than any one woman can take
I'm gonna make all your dreams come true
But after that baby I'm through

I'm only gonna give you everything
Take it a mile beyond the end of the road
I'm gonna love you one day past forever
But that's as far as it goes

You've got your limits
I've got mine
I'm only gonna go the distance
Time after time

I'm only gonna give you everything
Take it a mile beyond the end of the road
I'm gonna love you one day past forever
But that's as far as it goes

But that's as far as it goes

Lately I've found myself falling
Deeper in love with you
I'm not the kind of guy who gets swept away
So here is what I'm gonna do
I am gonna give you this heart of mine
But that's where I draw the line

I'm only gonna give you everything
Take it a mile beyond the end of the road
I'm gonna love you one day past forever
But that's as far as it goes

I know it may not sound like much
But baby make no mistake
I'm gonna treat you with more tenderness
Than any one woman can take
I'm gonna make all your dreams come true
But after that baby I'm through

I'm only gonna give you everything
Take it a mile beyond the end of the road
I'm gonna love you one day past forever
But that's as far as it goes

You've got your limits
I've got mine
I'm only gonna go the distance
Time after time

I'm only gonna give you everything
Take it a mile beyond the end of the road
I'm gonna love you one day past forever
But that's as far as it goes

But that's as far as it goes

I take off time to time
With those crazy friends of mine
Head out on steel horses
With wheels and we ride
We burn up that road
To old Mexico
Blend in with the desert
Just we amigos
And we roll

Cowboys like us
Sure do have fun
Racing the wind
Chasing the sun
Take the long way around
Back to square one
Today we're just outlaws
Out on the run
There'll be no regrets
No worries and such
Cowboys like us

We talk about living
Babies and women
All that we've lost
And all we've been given
We sing about true love
Lie about things we ain't done
We drink one more cold one
Come morning we get up
And we roll

Cowboys like us
Sure do have fun
Racing the wind
Chasing the sun
Take the long way around
Back to square one
Today we're just outlaws
Out on the run
There'll be no regrets
No worries and such
Cowboys like us

Cowboys like us
Sure do have fun
Racing the wind
Chasing the sun
Take the long way around
Back to square one
Today we're just outlaws
Out on the run
There'll be no regrets
No worries and such
Cowboys like us

Cowboys like us

I take off time to time
With those crazy friends of mine
Head out on steel horses
With wheels and we ride
We burn up that road
To old Mexico
Blend in with the desert
Just we amigos
And we roll

Cowboys like us
Sure do have fun
Racing the wind
Chasing the sun
Take the long way around
Back to square one
Today we're just outlaws
Out on the run
There'll be no regrets
No worries and such
Cowboys like us

We talk about living
Babies and women
All that we've lost
And all we've been given
We sing about true love
Lie about things we ain't done
We drink one more cold one
Come morning we get up
And we roll

Cowboys like us
Sure do have fun
Racing the wind
Chasing the sun
Take the long way around
Back to square one
Today we're just outlaws
Out on the run
There'll be no regrets
No worries and such
Cowboys like us

Cowboys like us
Sure do have fun
Racing the wind
Chasing the sun
Take the long way around
Back to square one
Today we're just outlaws
Out on the run
There'll be no regrets
No worries and such
Cowboys like us

Cowboys like us

Every night it's the same
I hear you callin' my name
You're lyin' next to me
I give into your charms
You disappear in my arms
I realize it's just a dream, but

Desperately, I long to feel your touch
But you left me all alone in love

And now I
Shake the sleep from my head
And try to crawl out of bed
Today is just another day
I make the coffee for one
I turn the radio on
Pretend that everything's ok, but

Desperately, I long to feel your touch
But you left me all alone in love

And now I
Know there's no reason to smile
It's gonna take me awhile
'Cause I still love you desperately

Desperately, I long to feel your touch
But you left me all alone in love

And now I
Watch the sun goin' down
There ain't nobody around
I feel a night in the breeze
I keep on tellin' myself
I don't need nobody else
And I can do as I please, but

Desperately, I long to feel your touch
But you left me all alone in love

And now I
Desperately, I long to feel your touch
But you left me all alone in love

And now
Every night it's the same
I hear you callin' my name
I still love you desperately
I still love you
I still want you
I still love you desperately...

Every night it's the same
I hear you callin' my name
You're lyin' next to me
I give into your charms
You disappear in my arms
I realize it's just a dream, but

Desperately, I long to feel your touch
But you left me all alone in love

And now I
Shake the sleep from my head
And try to crawl out of bed
Today is just another day
I make the coffee for one
I turn the radio on
Pretend that everything's ok, but

Desperately, I long to feel your touch
But you left me all alone in love

And now I
Know there's no reason to smile
It's gonna take me awhile
'Cause I still love you desperately

Desperately, I long to feel your touch
But you left me all alone in love

And now I
Watch the sun goin' down
There ain't nobody around
I feel a night in the breeze
I keep on tellin' myself
I don't need nobody else
And I can do as I please, but

Desperately, I long to feel your touch
But you left me all alone in love

And now I
Desperately, I long to feel your touch
But you left me all alone in love

And now
Every night it's the same
I hear you callin' my name
I still love you desperately
I still love you
I still want you
I still love you desperately...

I don't know what to think of it
Sometimes I hate it
Sometimes I love it
Girl, this relationship we're in
To say the least it's puzzlin'
Like a crossword puzzle
Fill in the blanks

What's four down and twelve across
Two letter synonym for lost
That's me
And a three letter word
That rhymes with "through"
Oh I get it,
That's you

Never believed in horoscopes
But to the left of the ad
For a new dishwashin' soap
Dear Abby's got some good advice
For a troubled couple lost in paradise
In the Living section
Page two

What's four down and twelve across
Two letter synonym for lost
That's me
And a three letter word
That rhymes with "through"
Oh I get it,
That's you

That's me
That's us
Sometimes love aint enough
We try and try
For the life of me, why did we give up

What's four down and twelve across
Two letter synonym for lost
That's me
And a three letter word
That rhymes with "through"
Oh I get it,
That's you

That's me
Oh, that's us
What's four down and twelve across
That's us

I don't know what to think of it
Sometimes I hate it
Sometimes I love it
Girl, this relationship we're in
To say the least it's puzzlin'
Like a crossword puzzle
Fill in the blanks

What's four down and twelve across
Two letter synonym for lost
That's me
And a three letter word
That rhymes with "through"
Oh I get it,
That's you

Never believed in horoscopes
But to the left of the ad
For a new dishwashin' soap
Dear Abby's got some good advice
For a troubled couple lost in paradise
In the Living section
Page two

What's four down and twelve across
Two letter synonym for lost
That's me
And a three letter word
That rhymes with "through"
Oh I get it,
That's you

That's me
That's us
Sometimes love aint enough
We try and try
For the life of me, why did we give up

What's four down and twelve across
Two letter synonym for lost
That's me
And a three letter word
That rhymes with "through"
Oh I get it,
That's you

That's me
Oh, that's us
What's four down and twelve across
That's us

You came into my life like an answer to a prayer
Like a star that falls from the sky right out of thin air
Some might say it's a miracle or a dream come true
But from that day I always knew

Heaven is missing an angel
That's the only thing that it can be
Heaven is missing an angel
'Cause you're right here with me

No one else in the world has touched me like you do
It's super natural, girl, the way I feel when I'm with you
I'm in paradise whenever you're around
Then when I look in your eyes there's no doubt

Heaven is missing an angel
That's the only thing that it can be
Heaven is missing an angel
'Cause you're right here with me

I'm in paradise whenever you're around
Then when I look in your eyes there's no doubt

Heaven is missing an angel
That's the only thing that it can be
Heaven is missing an angel
'Cause you're right here with me

Right here with me
You're right here...

Well, I got a bumper sticker
On the back of my truck
There ain't another like it
'Cause I had it made up
I can tell who's behind me
They give themselves away
Lay on their horn when they read this phrase

Honk if you honky tonk
Don't if you don't
But, if you do
Don't you love too
Honk if you honky tonk

Me and Friday night go hand in hand
Ice cold beer and a swingin' band
A girl on my arm that won't let go
She caught my little sign about a mile ago

Honk if you honky tonk
Don't if you don't
But, if you do
Don't you love too
Honk if you honky tonk


Well, just the other day I was cruisin' through town
Sheriff pulled me over, I thought I had it now
I rolled down my window, he said with a grin
"I want one of them stickers or I'm gonna run you in."

Honk if you honky tonk
Don't if you don't
But, if you do
Don't you love too
Honk if you honky tonk

Honk if you honky tonk
Don't if you don't
But, if you do
Don't you love too
Honk if you honky tonk

Honk if you honky tonk

I hear ya honkin', yeah
I'm pullin' over,
Let's honky tonk

Well, I got a bumper sticker
On the back of my truck
There ain't another like it
'Cause I had it made up
I can tell who's behind me
They give themselves away
Lay on their horn when they read this phrase

Honk if you honky tonk
Don't if you don't
But, if you do
Don't you love too
Honk if you honky tonk

Me and Friday night go hand in hand
Ice cold beer and a swingin' band
A girl on my arm that won't let go
She caught my little sign about a mile ago

Honk if you honky tonk
Don't if you don't
But, if you do
Don't you love too
Honk if you honky tonk


Well, just the other day I was cruisin' through town
Sheriff pulled me over, I thought I had it now
I rolled down my window, he said with a grin
"I want one of them stickers or I'm gonna run you in."

Honk if you honky tonk
Don't if you don't
But, if you do
Don't you love too
Honk if you honky tonk

Honk if you honky tonk
Don't if you don't
But, if you do
Don't you love too
Honk if you honky tonk

Honk if you honky tonk

I hear ya honkin', yeah
I'm pullin' over,
Let's honky tonk

Thought I'd go crazy when you said goodbye
I didn't have that far to go
But I made a wrong turn somewhere in the night
Down a long and lonely road

To Honkytonkville, an ideal
Home away from home sweet home
Honkytonkville where I don't feel
A thing since you've been gone
Where the future's always bright
In the glow of neon lights
Livin' high on Barstool Hill in Honkytonkville

There's friendly faces everywhere I turn
Droppin' quarters in the slot
Lord knows that we've all got memories to burn
And that's why that jukebox plays around the clock

To Honkytonkville, an ideal
Home away from home sweet home
Honkytonkville where I don't feel
A thing since you've been gone
Where the future's always bright
In the glow of neon lights
Livin' high on Barstool Hill in Honkytonkville

Livin' high on Barstool Hill in Honkytonkville...

Thought I'd go crazy when you said goodbye
I didn't have that far to go
But I made a wrong turn somewhere in the night
Down a long and lonely road

To Honkytonkville, an ideal
Home away from home sweet home
Honkytonkville where I don't feel
A thing since you've been gone
Where the future's always bright
In the glow of neon lights
Livin' high on Barstool Hill in Honkytonkville

There's friendly faces everywhere I turn
Droppin' quarters in the slot
Lord knows that we've all got memories to burn
And that's why that jukebox plays around the clock

To Honkytonkville, an ideal
Home away from home sweet home
Honkytonkville where I don't feel
A thing since you've been gone
Where the future's always bright
In the glow of neon lights
Livin' high on Barstool Hill in Honkytonkville

Livin' high on Barstool Hill in Honkytonkville...

There once was a time when I was dead inside
I cussed the Lord for the day I was born
And prayed to the Devil to die
Just when I thought the Devil had won
Someone opened up the door
The King of kings
Lord of lords
I found Jesus on the jailhouse floor.

Now, he broke the chains that bound me,
And now I'm free
Today I'm right where Mama
Prayed I'd be
I'm down on my knees
Now I believe
What Mama knew for sure
He's King of kings
Lord of lords
I found Jesus on the jailhouse floor.

Now, if you're in trouble
Friend, let me tell you what to do
I'll tell you what he's done for me
And I know what he'll do for you
It makes no difference what you've done
You've a friend in the One that I adore
The King of kings
Lord of lords
I found Jesus on the jailhouse floor.

Now, he broke the chains that bound me,
And now I'm free
Today I'm right where Mama
Prayed I'd be
I'm down on my knees
Now I believe
What Mama knew for sure
He's King of kings
Lord of lords
I found Jesus on the jailhouse floor.

He's King of kings
Lord of lords
I found Jesus on the jailhouse floor...

Those city lights drew you like a magnet
You were attracted to his high-falootin' crowd
I begged you not to go, but you still packed up
I've been expectin' you
Oh, look who's back from town

My old truck could not compare to his Mercedes
Did it humble you when you rode back on that Greyhound
You picked a plastic rose and left a field of daisies
I've been expectin' you
Oh, look who's back from town

What brings you back to this part of the country
Well, let me guess, ol' loverboy let you down
Did he throw you away like his money
I've been expectin' you
Oh, look who's back from town

What brings you back to this part of the country
Well let me guess, ol' loverboy let you down
Did he throw you away like his money
I've been expectin' you
Oh, look who's back from town

I've been expectin' you
Oh, look who's back from town...

Those city lights drew you like a magnet
You were attracted to his high-falootin' crowd
I begged you not to go, but you still packed up
I've been expectin' you
Oh, look who's back from town

My old truck could not compare to his Mercedes
Did it humble you when you rode back on that Greyhound
You picked a plastic rose and left a field of daisies
I've been expectin' you
Oh, look who's back from town

What brings you back to this part of the country
Well, let me guess, ol' loverboy let you down
Did he throw you away like his money
I've been expectin' you
Oh, look who's back from town

What brings you back to this part of the country
Well let me guess, ol' loverboy let you down
Did he throw you away like his money
I've been expectin' you
Oh, look who's back from town

I've been expectin' you
Oh, look who's back from town...

When you see a shooting star in the night
When you hear the warm wind whisper through the pines
I Want you to know..

I'll be me and my infinite love for you
It's just like I promised you under heaven above
It will live on long after we kiss goodbye
Forever by your side
My Infinite love

When you think someone is callin' out your name
When you feel that kind of feelin' you can't explain
Now you will know

I'll be me and my infinite love for you
It's just like I promised you under heaven above
It will live on long after we kiss goodbye
Forever by your side
My Infinite love

I Want you to know

I'll be me and my infinite love for you
It's just like I promised you under heaven above
It will live on long after we kiss goodbye
Forever by your side
My Infinite love

My Infinite love
My Infinite love

When you see a shooting star in the night
When you hear the warm wind whisper through the pines
I Want you to know..

I'll be me and my infinite love for you
It's just like I promised you under heaven above
It will live on long after we kiss goodbye
Forever by your side
My Infinite love

When you think someone is callin' out your name
When you feel that kind of feelin' you can't explain
Now you will know

I'll be me and my infinite love for you
It's just like I promised you under heaven above
It will live on long after we kiss goodbye
Forever by your side
My Infinite love

I Want you to know

I'll be me and my infinite love for you
It's just like I promised you under heaven above
It will live on long after we kiss goodbye
Forever by your side
My Infinite love

My Infinite love
My Infinite love

Let's take a rest
Your kisses take my breath
You are the best
It's never been like this.

She used to say that to me
Over and over, so sweet
She'll tell you she'll never leave
She used to say that to me.

It thrills you so
When she whispers soft and low
"Please hold me tight
I need your love tonight."

She used to say that to me
Over and over, so sweet
She'll tell you she'll never leave
She used to say that to me.

"I'm yours," she sighs
And she means it at the time
But someday she'll go
If you're wonderin' how I know.

She used to say that to me
Over and over, so sweet
She'll tell you she'll never leave
She used to say that.

She used to say that to me.
Over and over, so sweet
She'll tell you she'll never leave
She used to say that to me.

She used to say that to me...

Let's take a rest
Your kisses take my breath
You are the best
It's never been like this.

She used to say that to me
Over and over, so sweet
She'll tell you she'll never leave
She used to say that to me.

It thrills you so
When she whispers soft and low
"Please hold me tight
I need your love tonight."

She used to say that to me
Over and over, so sweet
She'll tell you she'll never leave
She used to say that to me.

"I'm yours," she sighs
And she means it at the time
But someday she'll go
If you're wonderin' how I know.

She used to say that to me
Over and over, so sweet
She'll tell you she'll never leave
She used to say that.

She used to say that to me.
Over and over, so sweet
She'll tell you she'll never leave
She used to say that to me.

She used to say that to me...

Love is so beautiful
When everything is fine
But when it is like hers and mine
And lives and dies at least ten thousand times.

Tell me something bad about Tulsa
How those old oil wells smell in the wind
Tell me something bad about Tulsa
So I won't have to go back, believing I belong there again.

Eyes as blue as Tulsa skies
I kept getting lost in when I met her
Hair like Oklahoma sand
I could run my hands through forever
But all good things must end
All rivers have to bend
I keep running
But she keeps pulling me back in.

Tell me something bad about Tulsa
How those old oil wells smell in the wind
Tell me something bad about Tulsa
So I won't have to go back, believing I belong there again.

Tell me something bad about Tulsa
So I won't have to go back, believing I belong there again...

Love is so beautiful
When everything is fine
But when it is like hers and mine
And lives and dies at least ten thousand times.

Tell me something bad about Tulsa
How those old oil wells smell in the wind
Tell me something bad about Tulsa
So I won't have to go back, believing I belong there again.

Eyes as blue as Tulsa skies
I kept getting lost in when I met her
Hair like Oklahoma sand
I could run my hands through forever
But all good things must end
All rivers have to bend
I keep running
But she keeps pulling me back in.

Tell me something bad about Tulsa
How those old oil wells smell in the wind
Tell me something bad about Tulsa
So I won't have to go back, believing I belong there again.

Tell me something bad about Tulsa
So I won't have to go back, believing I belong there again...

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

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

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

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

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

It started way back in third grade
I used to sit beside Emmylou Hayes
A pink dress, a matching bow, and her ponytail
She kissed me on the school bus but told me not to tell
Next day I chased her around the playground
'Cross the monkey bars to the merry-go-round
And Emmylou got caught passing me a note
Before the teacher took it I read what she wrote

Do you love me do you wanna be my friend
And if you do
Well then don't be afraid to take me by the hand
If you want to
I think this is how love goes
Check yes or no

Now we're grown up and she's my wife
Still like two kids with stars in our eyes
Ain't much changed I still chase Emmylou
Up and down the hall around the bed in our room
Last night I took her out in a white limousine
Twenty years together she still gets to me
Can't believe it's been that long ago
When we got started with just a little note

Do you love me do you wanna be my friend
And if you do
Well then don't be afraid to take me by the hand
If you want to
I think this is how love goes
Check yes or no

Do you love me do you wanna be my friend
And if you do
Well then don't be afraid to take me by the hand
If you want to
I think this is how love goes
Check yes or no

Check yes or no

Check yes or no

The stars at night - are big and bright
Deep in the heart of Texas.
The prairie sky - is wide and high
Deep in the heart of Texas.
The Sage in bloom - is like perfume
Deep in the heart of Texas.
Reminds me of - the one I love
Deep in the heart of Texas.
The cowboys cry - ki-yip-pie-yi
Deep in the heart of Texas.
The rabbits rush - around the brush
Deep in the heart of Texas.
The coyotes wail - along the trail
Deep in the heart of Texas.
The doggies bawl - and bawl and bawl
Deep in the heart of Texas.

When you hear twin fiddles and a steel guitar
You're listenin' to the sound of the American heart
And opry music on a Saturday night
Brings a smile to your face and a tear to your eye

Sing a song about the Heartland
The only place I feel at home
Sing about the way a good man
Works until the daylight's gone
Sing the rain on the roof on a summer night
Where they still know wrong from right
Sing a song about the Heartland
Sing a song about my life

Sing a song about the Heartland
The only place I feel at home
Sing about the way a good man
Works until the daylight's gone
Sing the rain on the roof on a summer night
Where they still know wrong from right
Sing a song about the Heartland
Sing a song about my life

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...

Had a nice little life
A little boat, a little beach
A little routine I liked
A blue ocean view
Free to go with the flow
Anywhere that I wanted to
But the moment you set foot on my shore
That's when I knew.

There's a difference in
Living and living well
You can't have it all
All by yourself
Something's always missing
'Til you share it with someone else
There's a difference in living and living well.

'Til you sailed with me
Thought that I had it good
As good as it could be
From the back of my deck
Caught a fish, caught a breeze
And a thousand red sunsets
But sitting here with you girl I just saw
The best one yet.

There's a difference in
Living and living well
You can't have it all
All by yourself
Something's always missing
'Til you share it with someone else
There's a difference in living and living well.

My days are brighter
My sky a deeper blue
My nights are sweeter
When I'm with you.

There's a difference in
Living and living well
You can't have it all
All by yourself
Something's always missing
'Til you share it with someone else
There's a difference in livin'.
I thought I was living.
There's a difference in living and living well.

Livin' well.
I'm livin' well...

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"

Nobody saw him running from sixteenth avenue.
They never found the fingerprint or the weapon that was used.
But someone killed country music, cut out its heart and soul.
They got away with murder down on music row.

The almighty dollar and the lust for worldwide fame
Slowly killed tradition and for that someone should hang
(oh, you tell them Alan).
They all say not guilty, but the evidence will show
That murder was committed down on music row.

For the steel guitars no longer cry and fiddles barely play,
But drums and rock 'n roll guitars are mixed right up in your face.
Old Hank wouldn't have a chance on today's radio
Since they committed murder down on music row.

They thought no one would miss it, once it was dead and gone
They said no one would buy them old drinking and cheating songs (I'll still buy 'em)
Well there ain't no justice in it and the hard facts are cold
Murder's been committed down on music row.

Oh, the steel guitars no longer cry and you can't hear fiddles play
With drums and rock 'n roll guitars mixed right up in your face
Why, the Hag, he wouldn't have a chance on today's radio
Since they committed murder down on music row
Why, they even tell the Possum to pack up and go back home
There's been an awful murder down on music row.

If there's a plane or a bus leaving Dallas
I hope you're on it
If there's a train moving fast down the tracks
I hope you caught it
Cause I swear out there ain't where you ought to be
So, catch a ride, catch a cab
Don't you know I miss you bad
But don't you walk to me

Baby run
Cut a path across the blue skies
Straight in a straight line you can't get here fast enough
Find a truck and fire it up lean on the gas and off the clutch
Leave Dallas in the dust
I need you in a rush
So baby run

If you ain't got a suitcase get a box or an old brown paper sack
Pack it light or pack it heavy
Take a truck, take a chevy
Baby just come back
There's a shortcut to the highway out of town
Why don't you take it
Don't let that speed limit slow ya down
Go on and break it

Baby run
Cut a path across the blue skies
Straight in a straight line
You can't get here fast enough
Find a truck and fire it up lean on the gas and off the clutch
Leave Dallas in the dust
I need you in a rush
So baby run...Baby run...Oh baby run...

At first she's gonna come on strong
Like She'll love you all night long
Like it's going out of style
Then she'll leave you with a smile

Well you can't help but wonder
Why you can't help but love her
But you can't help love her
And all that hurtin' was more than worth it
It's written all over your face

One day you'll pass her on the street
With that guy you used to be
She'll say hello and walk on by
Then she'll leave you with a smile

Well you can't help but wonder
Why you can't help but love her
But you can't help love her
And all that hurtin' was more than worth it
It's written all over your face

At first she's gonna come on strong
Like she'll love you all night long
Like it's going out of style
Then she'll leave you with a smile

Ah, she's gonna love you
She gonna leave you with a smile
Ah, she's gonna love you
She gonna leave you with a smile

Take me back to Tulsa, I'm too young to marry
Take me back to Tulsa, I'm too young to marry

You see that girl with the red dress on,
Some folks call her Dinah
Stoled my heart away from me
Way down in Louisiana

Take me back to Tulsa, I'm too young to marry
Take me back to Tulsa, I'm too young to marry

The big bee sucks the blossom
And the little bee makes the honey
Poor man throws the cotton
And the rich man makes the money

Take me back to Tulsa, I'm too young to marry
Take me back to Tulsa, I'm too young to marry

We travel all over this country wide
Playing music by the hour
Always wear this great big smile
We never do look sour

Take me back to Tulsa, I'm too young to marry
Take me back to Tulsa, I'm too young to marry

Would I go...
You ...
Let me off ...
And I'll walk down to Greenwood

Take me back to Tulsa, I'm too young to marry
Take me back to Tulsa, I'm too young to marry

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).

I knew the stakes were high right from the start
And when she dealt the cards I dealt my heart
Now I just found a game that I can't play
And this is where the cowboy rides away

And my heart is sinking like the setting sun
Setting on the things I wish I'd done
It's time to say goodbye to yesterday
And this is where the cowboy rides away

We've been in and out of love and in-between
And now we play the final show-down scene
And as the credits roll a sad song starts to play
And this is where the cowboy rides away

And my heart is sinking like the setting sun
Setting on the things I wish I'd done
Oh the last goodbye's the hardest one to say
And this is where the cowboy rides away

Oh the last goodbye's the hardest one to say
And this is where the cowboy rides away

Yeah, they call me the Fireman,
That's my name.
Makin' my rounds all over town
Puttin' out old flames.
Well everybody'd like to have what I got,
I can cool 'em down when their smolderin' hot.
I'm the Fireman,
That's my name.

Last night we had a bad one a mile or two down the road,
Yeah my buddy walked out and left his woman burnin' outta control.
Well I was down their in 'bout an hour or so,
With a little mouth to mouth she was ready to go.
I'm the Fireman,
That's my name.

Yeah, they call me the Fireman,
That's my name.
Makin' my rounds all over town
Puttin' out old flames.
Well everybody'd like to have what I got,
I can cool 'em down when their smolderin' hot.
I'm the Fireman,
That's my name.

I got a fire engine red, T-Bird automobile,
In a minute or less I can be dress fit to kill.
I work twenty four on and twenty four off,
If they get too hot they just give me a call.
I'm the Fireman,
That's my name.

Yeah, they call me the Fireman,
That's my name.
Makin' my rounds all over town
Puttin' out old flames.
Well everybody'd like to have what I got,
I can cool 'em down when their smolderin' hot.
I'm the Fireman,
That's my name.

I never saw the end in sight, fools are kinda blind
Thought everything was going all right, but I was running out of time
'Cause you have one foot out the door, I swear I didn't see
But if you'r really going away, heres some final words from me.

Baby write this down, take a little note
To remind you in case you didn't know
Tell yourself I love you and I don't want you to go
Write this down!

Take my words and read them everyday
Keep them close by, don't you let them fade away
So you'll remember what I forgot to say
Write this down!

I'll sign it at the bottom of the page, I'll swear under oath
Every single word is true, and I think you need to know
So use it as a book mark, stick it on your frigerator door
Hang it in a picture frame up above the mantle where you can see it for sure

Baby write this down, take a little note
To remind you in case you didn't know
Tell yourself I love you and I don't want you to go
Write this down!

Take my words and read them everyday
Keep them close by, don't you let them fade away
So you'll remember what I forgot to say
Write this down!

You can find the chisel, I can find the stone
Folks'll be a-readin these words, long after we're gone.

Baby write this down, take a little note
To remind you in case you didn't know
Tell yourself I love you and I don't want you to go
Write this down!

Take my words and read them everyday
Keep them close by, don't you let them fade away
So you'll remember what I forgot to say
Write this down!

Oh, I love you and I dont want you to go
Baby write this down!...

You ain't never fell as far as when you fall in love
Except the fall you take when you've been loved and given up
When you have your heart and soul rubbed into the dirt
An 80-proof bottle of tear-stopper will take away the hurt

Give me an 80-proof bottle of tear-stopper
And I'll start feeling I forgot her
Get a little loose and lose her memory
And I won't think I'm close to dying
Because it dries up all my crying
An 80-proof bottle of tear-stopper always sets me free

It ain't easy losing love although it's turned out bad
All at once you're turning off old feelings you once had
But I found a helping hand right here in my hand
And 80-proof bottle of tear-stopper will help me take 'em out

Give me an 80-proof bottle of tear-stopper
And I'll start feeling I forgot her
Get a little loose and lose her memory
And I won't think I'm close to dying
Because it dries up all my crying
An 80-proof bottle of tear-stopper always sets me free

I used to like
Making love then
Getting up
And never having to explain
I've always been free
I never could see me
Dragin' no ball and chain
I like running around
And being tied down
Never was my cup of tea
But since I've been holding an angel
A little heaven's rubbing off on me

And I'm beginning to like just sittin' and holding hands
Looking into her eyes I'm thinking about future plans
And then I get the feeling that the life that I'd been leading ain't all it's cracked up to be
Since I've been holding an angel
A little heaven's rubbing off on me

I used to like
To spend the night
Sittin' on an old bar stool
Drinkin' wine and killing time
With all of those other fools
But since you took my hand
I think I understand
It ain't the way it outta be
Since I've been holding an angel
A little heaven's rubbing off on me

And I'm beginning to like just sittin' and holding hands
Looking into her eyes I'm thinking about future plans
And then I get the feeling that the life that I'd been leading ain't all it's cracked up to be
Since I've been holding an angel
A little heaven's rubbing off on me

Since I've been holding an angel
A little heaven's rubbing off on me...

Any old time you get lonely,
Nights get cold or love is blue,
Just snuggle up honey;
You're my one and only,
Any old time, I'm here for you.

Pay no mind to the hour
Or how far away you may be.
Any old time you can find me,
Drop in a dime and there I'll be.

Any old time you start missin'
Somebody to hold, to keep you company,
I'll be willin' when you want my kissin',
Any old time, just call on me.

Pay no mind to the hour
Or how far away you may be.
Any old time you can find me,
Drop in a dime and there I'll be...

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...

Cold Fort Worth beer just ain't no good for jealous.
I try it night after night.
You're in someone else's arms in Dallas.
Does Fort Worth ever cross your mind?
Darlin' while you're busy burning bridges,
Burn one for me if you get time.
'Cause good memories don't fade so easy.
Does Fort Worth ever cross you mind?

You left me here to be with him in Dallas,
And I know it hurt you at the time.
But I wonder now if it makes a difference.
Does Fort Worth ever cross your mind?

You left me here to be with him in Dallas,
And I know it hurt you at the time.
But I wonder now if it makes a difference.
Does Fort Worth ever cross your mind?

Does Fort Worth ever, does Fort Worth ever,
Does Fort Worth ever cross your mind?

Every time my ship comes in
A hurricane blows it out again
Stormy weather seems to hang around my door
My sweet bird of paradise
Flew the coop on me last night
Oh, and every time it rains, Lord don't it pour

I got a letter from the I.R.S
They said, son, you're in a hell of a mess
Our computer shows you owe ten-thousand more
That machine's made a bad mistake
'Cause that's more than this poor boy makes
Oh, and every time it rains, Lord don't it pour

Every time it rains I just wash my car
The whole neighbourhood goes
Swimmin' in my front yard
Well, my mother-in-law says she's
Stayin' three weeks more
Oh, and every time it rains, Lord don't it pour

Just got my car out of the shop
Two blocks down the street it stopped
I went to use the telephone at the grocery store
I walked back to my Chevrolet
But they towed that sucker away
Oh, and every time it rains, Lord don't it pour

Every time it rains I just wash my car
The whole neighbourhood goes ]
Swimmin' in my front yard
Well, my mother-in-law says she's
Stayin' three weeks more
Oh, and every time it rains, Lord don't it pour
Well, every time it rains, Lord don't it pour

Fifteen years together
We climbed by work and will
From a simple two room cottage
To a mansion on the hill
Now, there's roses in the garden
But it's the coldest place in town
It took Fifteen years, goin' up
And one night comin' down

Fifteen years of heaven
For one short night of sin
From blue skies forever
To an end
From out on a mountain
To both knees on the ground
Fifteen years, goin' up
And one night comin' down

Her dreams have all been shattered
Her faith in me is gone
My tears tell her, I'm sorry
But they can't right my wrong
One night wrote my story
How a man can lose it all
After Fifteen years goin' up
It's hard to take a fall

Fifteen years of heaven
For one short night of sin
From blue skies forever
To an end
From high on a mountain
To both knees on the ground
Fifteen years, goin' up
And one night comin' down

I've been, fifteen years goin' up
And one night comin' down...

Angels and devils share the same tables
And that's not so wrong if you get it done right.
Halos and horns lock up on the dance floor
On a honkytonk Saturday night.

It's a honkytonk Saturday night,
It's not who is who, it's who will or who might.
With luck she'll turn on 'fore they turn out the lights
On a honkytonk Saturday night.

I played the jukebox, I played some Merle Haggard,
Me and the waitress think he's outta' sight.
Then some folks got thirsty while we were dancin'
On a honkytonk Saturday night.

It's a honkytonk Saturday night,
It's not who is who, it's who will or who might.
With luck I'll turn her on 'fore they turn out the lights
On a honkytonk Saturday night.

With luck, I'll take her home 'fore they turn out the lights
On a honkytonk Saturday night...

Your out there somewhere and your crying
And I love you though we've never met
Wait there for me, I'll recognize you
Someone lonesome, someone hurtin', someone blue,
That'll be you.

We'll help each other start all over
A tear for a tear
A shoulder for a shoulder
You'll be someone that's born to lose
'Cause I need someone like me
To hold on too.

We'll help each other start all over
A tear for a tear
A shoulder for a shoulder
You'll be someone that's born to lose
'Cause I need someone like me
To hold on too

'Cause I need someone like me
To hold on too...

I once had a love, a true and lasting love,
But the fool in me came out one night.
And with her loving eyes she saw right through my lies,
And she changed the night I stepped across the line.

I should have watched that first step,
It was a mighty big step when I started steppin' out of line.
Though she's still lovin' me, it's not the way it used to be.
That first step did something to her mind.

I watched her slip away a little more every day,
And my conscience couldn't live with all that pain.
She's growing colder since the day I told her,
And the love we had will never be the same.

I should have watched that first step,
It was a mighty big step when I started steppin' out of line.
Though she's still lovin' me, it's not the way it used to be.
That first step did something to her mind,

That first step did something to her mind...

You don't dress up in satin,
You don't wear diamond rings,
But I'm satisfied with you.
You look just like an angel
But you haven't got wings,
But, I'm satisfied with you.

I'd rather have you just the way that you are
Than change you for somebody new.
Maybe I could do better if I reach for the star,
But, I'm satisfied with you.

You're not made of candy
But you're sweet as you can be,
So I'm satisfied with you.
I just can't see no reason
Why you bother with me,
But, I'm satisfied with you.

I often wonder if it's all a mistake,
It's hard to believe that it's true,
But if I'm only dreaming,
I sure don't want to wake
'Cause, I'm satisfied with you.

I'd rather have you just the way that you are
Than change you for somebody new.
Maybe I could do better if I reach for the star,
But, I'm satisfied with you.

But, I'm satisfied with you...

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...

Pardon me you left your tears on the jukebox
And I'm afraid they got mixed up with mine
I don't mean to pry it's just that I noticed you, goin out of your mind
It look like we're two of a kind

Let's fall to pieces together
Why should we both fall apart
Let's fall to pieces together
Right here in each other's arms

Alone is much better together
When the worst is still yet to come
So let's share the rest of the tears that are left
From two hearts that just came undone
Why should we go crazy alone

Let's fall to pieces together
Why should we both fall apart
Let's fall to pieces together
Right here in each other's arms

Let's fall to pieces together, right here, in each other's arms

When things get bad at home,
You don't feel like being alone,
And you find yourself inclined
To look around.
For the feelings we once shared
Are just no longer there,
And love comes from
The other side of town.

Chorus:
Where love means just an hour with your stand in,
And not an empty house where love just has been.
Since everything we've built with love
Was not on solid ground,
Now love comes from the other side of town.

--- Instrumental ---

The life I'm livin' now
Just don't seem right somehow,
But it's the best way to get by
That I've found.
There's no love left at home,
We're both just hangin' on,
And love comes from
The other side of town.

Chorus:
Where love means just an hour with your stand in,
And not an empty house where love just has been.
Since everything we've built with love
Was not on solid ground,
Now love comes from the other side of town.

Love comes from the other side of town...

Lady, I know your out there, somewhere
Like me your feeling lost
Maybe right now we both need each other
But our paths may never cross.

People like us never find each other
Love is our greatest loss
Baby I know you are out there somewhere
But our paths may never cross.

We're to people that should be together
'Cause we're lonely at the very same time
But there's a million too many good reasons
Why your love can never be mine.

Maybe this song was written for you
Listen, don't turn it off
I wish you could learn it and come sing it with me
But our paths may never cross.

I wish you could learn it and come sing it with me
But our paths may never cross...

Right or wrong, I'll always love you.
Though you're gone, I can't forget.
Right or wrong, I'll keep on dreaming.
Still, I wake with that same ol' regret.
All along I knew I'd lose you,
Though I prayed that you'd be true.
In your heart please just remember
Right or wrong, I'm still in love with you.

Right or wrong, I'll always love you.
Though you're gone, I can't forget.
Right or wrong, I'll keep on dreaming.
Still, I wake with that same ol' regret.
All along I knew I'd lose you,
Though I prayed that you'd be true.
In your heart please just remember
Right or wrong, I'm still in love with you...

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).

I knew the stakes were high right from the start
And when she dealt the cards I dealt my heart
Now I just found a game that I can't play
And this is where the cowboy rides away

And my heart is sinking like the setting sun
Setting on the things I wish I'd done
It's time to say goodbye to yesterday
And this is where the cowboy rides away

We've been in and out of love and in-between
And now we play the final show-down scene
And as the credits roll a sad song starts to play
And this is where the cowboy rides away

And my heart is sinking like the setting sun
Setting on the things I wish I'd done
Oh the last goodbye's the hardest one to say
And this is where the cowboy rides away

Oh the last goodbye's the hardest one to say
And this is where the cowboy rides away

Yeah, they call me the Fireman,
That's my name.
Makin' my rounds all over town
Puttin' out old flames.
Well everybody'd like to have what I got,
I can cool 'em down when their smolderin' hot.
I'm the Fireman,
That's my name.

Last night we had a bad one a mile or two down the road,
Yeah my buddy walked out and left his woman burnin' outta control.
Well I was down their in 'bout an hour or so,
With a little mouth to mouth she was ready to go.
I'm the Fireman,
That's my name.

Yeah, they call me the Fireman,
That's my name.
Makin' my rounds all over town
Puttin' out old flames.
Well everybody'd like to have what I got,
I can cool 'em down when their smolderin' hot.
I'm the Fireman,
That's my name.

I got a fire engine red, T-Bird automobile,
In a minute or less I can be dress fit to kill.
I work twenty four on and twenty four off,
If they get too hot they just give me a call.
I'm the Fireman,
That's my name.

Yeah, they call me the Fireman,
That's my name.
Makin' my rounds all over town
Puttin' out old flames.
Well everybody'd like to have what I got,
I can cool 'em down when their smolderin' hot.
I'm the Fireman,
That's my name.

Sometimes I smile
When you stayed home for awhile
What did you expect me to do
I always cry each time you told a lie
What did you expect me to do?

Each time I forgave you, you grew bolder
And each time you hurt me my heart grew colder
Sure, I love you but I found someone new
What did you expect me to do?

Each time I forgave you, you grew bolder
And each time you hurt me my heart grew colder
Sure, I love you but I found someone new
What did you expect me to do?

Oh how you sparkle
And oh how you shine
The flush on your cheeks
Is more than the wine

And he must do something
That I didn't do
Whatever he's doing
It looks good on you

You look so good in love,
You want him
That's easy to see
You look so good in love
I wish you still wanted me

He must have stolen
The stars from the sky
And gave them to you
To wear in your eyes

I had my chances
But I set you free
And now I wonder
why I couldn't see

You look so good in love,
you want him
It's easy to see
You look so good in love
I wish you still wanted me

(spoken)
Darling I've wasted a lot of years not seeing the real you
But tonight your beauty is shining through,
And I never took the time to let you know
So before he takes you awayplease let me say

You look so good in love,
You want him
Its easy to see
You look so good in Love,
I wish you still wanted me

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 waltz in the arms of somebody new
Could it be what I feel may be too much too soon
But the way that you touch me, I want to give in
It's not so easy holding you when..

You're dancing this dance all wrong
New steps don't come easy
When old memories hang on
I'm finding I'm falling as the music plays on
Keep dancing this dance all wrong.

A new partner's touch to an old partner's song
I'm getting the feeling as we dance along
Two strangers tonight won't be strangers for long
Keep dancing this dance all wrong.

You're dancing this dance all wrong
New steps don't come easy
When old memories hang on
I'm finding I'm falling as the music plays on
Keep dancing this dance all wrong.

You're dancing this dance all wrong
New steps don't come easy
When old memories hang on
I'm finding I'm falling as the music plays on
Keep dancing this dance all wrong...

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

All my ex's live in Texas
And Texas is the place I'd really love to be
But all my ex's live in Texas
And that's why I hang my hat in Tennessee.

Rosanna's down in Texarkana
Wanted me to push her broom
Sweet Eileen's in Abilene
She forgot I hung the moon
And Allison's in Galveston
Somehow lost her sanity
And Dimple's who now lives in Temple's
Got the law looking for me.

All my ex's live in Texas
And Texas is the place I'd really love to be
But all my ex's live in Texas
And that's why I hang my hat in Tennessee.

I remember that old Frio River
Where I learned to swim
But it brings to mind another time
Where I wore my welcome thin
By transcendental meditation
I go there each night
But I always come back to myself
Long before daylight.

All my ex's live in Texas
And Texas is the place I'd really love to be
But all my ex's live in Texas
Therefore I reside in Tennessee.

Some folks think I'm hidin'
It's been rumored that I died
But I'm alive and well in Tennessee...

Am I blue, yes I'm blue.
It started the day I lost you.
Nobody ever missed somebody like I do.
Am I blue, am I blue.

Just this morning over coffee
I set to crying 'cause you're gone, long gone.
I didn't know just how much I was gonna miss you,
Till I spent my first night alone.

Am I blue, yes I'm blue.
How could I have been such a fool?
Now look at all the misery I'm going through.
Am I blue, am I blue.

Tried to call and say I'm sorry -
I couldn't get you on the line.
You'll never know just how much I'm wishing
You would show up and say you've changed your mind.

Am I blue, yes I'm blue.
It started the day I lost you.
Nobody ever missed somebody like I do.
Am I blue, am I blue.

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...

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