Steve Wariner

Steve Wariner & Garth Brooks

The crowd is getting restless
It's smoky loud and hot
The band is heatin' up and
Giving everything they've got
Somebody check the exts
In case a fire breaks out
We're packed in tight
It's Saturday night
And we're burnin' the roadhouse down

Chorus:
We're burning' it down
We're burnin' the roadhouse down
The band is in full swing
And man there ain't no stoppin' now
There'll be nothin' left but ashes
When sunday rolls around
But that's all right
It's saturday night
And we're burnin' the roadhouse down

Instrumental

It's a mob out on the dance floor
And the pressure's getting higher
One spark from that fiddle bow
Could set this place on fire
It's so cool to be here
In the hottest place in town
Feels so right
It's Saturday night
And we're burnin' the roadhouse down

Chorus:
We're burning' it down
We're burnin' the roadhouse down
The band is in full swing
And man there ain't no stoppin' now
There'll be nothin' left but ashes
When sunday rolls around
But that's all right
It's saturday night
And we're burnin' the roadhouse down

They'll be sifting through the ashes
When sunday rolls around
But that's all right
It's saturday night
And we're burnin' the roadhouse down...

One day shy of eight years old,
When grandma passed away.
I was a broken hearted little boy,
Blowing out that birthday cake.
How I cried when the sky let go,
With a cold lonesome rain.
My mom smiled, said: "Don't be sad child.
"Grandma's watching you today."

[Chorus:]
"'cause there's holes in the floor of Heaven,
"And her tears are pouring down.
"That's how you know she's watching,
"Wishing she could be here now.
"An' sometimes if you're lonely,
"Just remember she can see.
"There's holes in the floor of Heaven
"And she's watching over you and me."

Seasons come and seasons go,
Nothing stays the same.
I grew up, fell in love,
Met a girl who took my name.
Year by year, we made a life,
In this sleepy little town.
I thought we'd grow old together,
Lord, I sure do miss her now.

[Chorus]

Well my little girl is 23,
I walk her down the aisle.
It's a shame her Mom can't be here now,
To see her lovely smile.
They throw the rice, I catch her eye,
As the rain starts coming down.
She takes my hand; says: "Daddy don't be sad,
'cause I know Mama's watching now."

[Chorus]

Watching over you and me.

Watching over you and me.

Watching over you and me.

It's an old-fashioned feeling
In a world that's gone wild
It's a walk by the river
On a slow summer night
It's the rhythm of love
Everywhere I go
It's the sound of her voice here in my soul

[Chorus:]
Every little whisper, every little sigh
Every time I hold her I think I'm gonna die
Every time her heart beats I know that I'm alive
With ever little whisper, every little sigh

There's this thing that she does and she don't even know
I don't say a word, man I just let her go
There's a smile that she saves when she lets her hair down
Deep in the night there is only one sound

This morning if someone had asked if you're gone
I would've managed a smile and said we're still hanging on
But if they pressed me I could've honestly said I don't know
Oh but that was a phone call and a six pack ago

I knew we were fading but I avoided the truth
And for my fool mistakes I had no excuse
I kept telling myself I couldn't break 'neath the load
Oh but that was a good-bye and a six pack ago

(chorus)
Yes I loved you but I lost you now it's all coming down
It's our fate and it's too late to turn things around
I was convinced I could somehow just let it go
But that was a jukebox and a six pack ago

(repeat chorus)

I was convinced I could somehow just let it go
But that was a fist-full of quarters and a six pack ago

Feed the cat, grab the road map
Put the house key under the mat
Don't forget to leave the kitchen light on

Pack your bags, hit the trail
Tell the neighbors to pick up the mail
The nice couple down at the end of the street
With the pink flamingo 'neath the willow tree

[Chorus:]
Put your silver key into my cold ignition
Burn a little rubber with me
Road trippin'
Head for the nearest beach
Do a little skinny dippin'
Gonna get wild and free
Road trippin', Road trippin', Road trippin' with me

We're headin' south swerving about
Cause I'm tastin' that crawdad in my mouth
Cakey cornbread and sippin' on sweet tea

We got the fuzzy dice, the bobbin' dog
The little pine tree freshener and the radio on
It doesn't get any better than this
Pretty baby, how's about a kiss?
Pretty baby, how's about a kiss?

Back when we let the good times roll
You held on to me heart and soul
It wasn't really very long ago
Let's go back again

Reach out and turn the TV off
Slow down and let the world get lost
Slip into something nice and soft
And lie here in my arms

[Chorus:]
Love me like you love me
Do it like you mean it one more time tonight
Hold me close and love me like you love me

Take all your dreams and shattered hopes
Every angry word we ever spoke
And trade 'em for a couple cherry cokes
Lay here for a while

There are no questions that we need to ask
Every precious kiss could be our last
There is no future and there is no past
All we've got is now

[Chorus]

Don't you know that I'll always love you
So show me that you feel it too

Lately you say he's been callin'
Saying that he wants you back
I hope and pray you're not fallin'
For that old line when it's an act

[Chorus:]
It's just smoke from an old flame
And smoke disappears in the wind
It's just smoke from an old flame
He'll look in your eyes and tell you more lies
And, girl, then he'll burn you again

I love you but I'd never keep you
From leaving if you want to go
It hurts me but, girl, I'll release you
If that's what you want
But I hope you know

[Chorus]

He'll never change, his words are the same
You've heard them all before
He says he wants you
You know it's not true
So why go back for more

She brought some perfume from Paris
And I bought some brand new cologne
She made a candlelight dinner and I put some soft music on
We sat by the fire waiting for desire
To lift us up and take us far away
But she started getting sleepy
I turned on the tv
One more night of love just went to waste

[Chorus:]
Well it's broke and I don't know how to fix it
There's not a day goes by that I don't miss it
Yeah, love jumped the track and we just can't get it back
I still love that woman so
But it's broke and I don't know how to fix it

She said a change of scenery
Might just be the very thing we need
I said, "What about Las Vegas?"
She said, "What about Miami Beach?"
We ended up in Denver
But I never did convince her
That we'd reached the perfect compromise
She said, " I hate cold weather"
I said, "But we're together"
And she said, "Yeah that's where the problem lies"

[Chorus]

Well love doesn't come with blue prints, instructions or plans
I wish love had a road map so I could find where I am

[Chorus]

She walked up to the doorway
Of a mansion on the hill
Was a sign for sale by owner
Taped up on the windowsill
The man said let me tell you
A little about this place
And as he spoke she noticed
A tear roll down his face

[Chorus:]
It's a big ol' empty house
Where there used to be a home
There's a big ol' broken heart
That's been living there alone
If you fill it up with love
Oh, that's what it's all about
If you don't you'll wind up livin'
In a big ol' empty house

She pulled out a blank check
Took a pen and signed her name
She said both our situations
Seems like they're one and the same
She said all this money
Is just what I settled for
But what I really wanted
I guess we could not afford

[Chorus]

If you don't you'll wind up livin'
In a big ol' empty house

Mississippi rain comin' down on me
Thirty more miles I'm back in Tennessee
I keep watchin' that clock but the hands don't move
The road gets longer the closer I get to you

Wind sheild wipers slappin' out the time
Radio on tryin' to ease my mind
Lonesome song tellin' me the truth
The road gets longer the closer I get to you

This ol' pickup truck ain't fast enough
I've been gone too long
I've got the pedal down to the floor
But it's my heart that's racin' on
I ain't far from heaven
But one thing that is true
The road gets longer the closer I get to you

This ol' pickup truck ain't fast enough
I've been gone too long
I've got the pedal down to the floor
But it's my heart that's racin' on
I ain't far from heaven
But one thing that is true
The road gets longer the closer I get to you

As long as the ferris wheel spins 'round
Makin' the night bright as day
I know our love will shine about
And keep the darkness at bay

I know you'll see the man you love
But not the man that I am
I pray that I can win you a prize
And the summer will never end

[Chorus:]
But the circus is leaving town
They're firing all the clowns
And the hum of the trucks
As they're loading 'em up
Makes a lonesome sound
The big tops are coming down, Baby
Yeah, they're bringing the big tops down

The kids are all grown and gone
It's awful quiet at night
And we're both feeling all alone
Though we're lying side by side
We hover around this haunted house
Like a couple of ghosts
The laughing, the crying, the lovin', the fightin'
I don't know what I miss the most

[Chorus]

I keep standing by the window listening for the sound
For the wheels of love rolling coming back around
Coming back around, Baby

[Chorus]

They're bringing the big tops down

They're bringing the big tops down

They're bringing the big tops down

We've been friends for a long long time
You tell me your secrets and I tell you mine
She's left you all alone and you feel like no one cares
But I have never failed you I've always been there

You tell your story it sounds a bit like mine
It's the same old situation it happens every time
Can't we see oh maybe you and me
Is what's meant to be
Or do we disagree

What if I told you (what if I said)
That I loved you
How would you feel
What would you think
What would we do
Do we dare cross that line
Between your heart and mine
Or would I lose a friend
Or find a love that would never end
What if I said

She doesn't love you
Oh it's plain to see
I can read between the lines of what your telling me
And he doesn't hold you the way a woman should be held
How long can I go on keeping these feelings to myself

What if I told you -(what if I said)
That I loved you
How would you feel
What would you think
What would we do
Do we dare cross that line
Between your heart and mine
Or would I lose a friend
Or find a love that would never end
What if I said

Oh we've both had our share of loneliness
So who's to say we can't have a little happiness
And if I found that in you
It would make my dreams come true
Or would you walk away
Hear what I have to say

What if I told you -(what if I said)
That I loved you
How would you feel
What would you think
What would we do
Oh do we dare cross that line
Between your heart and mine
I've always wondered
From that day that we met
What if I said

What if I said
Oh
What if I said

One day shy of eight years old,
When grandma passed away.
I was a broken hearted little boy,
Blowing out that birthday cake.
How I cried when the sky let go,
With a cold lonesome rain.
My mom smiled, said: "Don't be sad child.
"Grandma's watching you today."

[Chorus:]
"'cause there's holes in the floor of Heaven,
"And her tears are pouring down.
"That's how you know she's watching,
"Wishing she could be here now.
"An' sometimes if you're lonely,
"Just remember she can see.
"There's holes in the floor of Heaven
"And she's watching over you and me."

Seasons come and seasons go,
Nothing stays the same.
I grew up, fell in love,
Met a girl who took my name.
Year by year, we made a life,
In this sleepy little town.
I thought we'd grow old together,
Lord, I sure do miss her now.

[Chorus]

Well my little girl is 23,
I walk her down the aisle.
It's a shame her Mom can't be here now,
To see her lovely smile.
They throw the rice, I catch her eye,
As the rain starts coming down.
She takes my hand; says: "Daddy don't be sad,
'cause I know Mama's watching now."

[Chorus]

Watching over you and me.

Watching over you and me.

Watching over you and me.

Two teardrops were floatin' down the river
One teardrop said to the other
I'm from the soft blue eyes of a woman in love
I'm a tear of joy she couldn't carry
She was so happy she just got married
I was on her cheek when she wiped me away with her glove
I could tell from the look on her face she didn't need me
So I drifted on down and caught me a ride to the sea.

The other tear said we've got a connection
I'm a tear of sorrow born of rejection
I'm from the sad brown eyes of her old flame
She told him they would be lifelong companions
Left him with questions and not any answers
I was on his cheek as he stood there calling her name
I could tell he had a lot of my friends for company
So I drifted on down and caught me a ride to the sea.

Oh the ocean's a little bit bigger tonight
Two more teardrops somebody cried
One of them happy and one of them bluer than blue
The tide goes out and the tide comes in
And someday they'll be teardrops again
Released in a moment of pleasure or a moment of pain
Then they drift on down and ride to the sea again.

Last night I sat in the waiting room
The nurse walked in and gave me the news
It's a baby girl and they're both fine
An old man sittin' not 10 feet away
Just lost his wife and he said to me
You've got a brand new angel and I've lost mine
I guess the good Lord giveth and the good Lord taketh away
And we both wiped a teardrop from our face.

Oh the ocean's a little bit bigger tonight
Two more teardrops somebody cried
One of them happy and one of them bluer than blue
The tide goes out and the tide comes in
A whole new circle of life begins
Where tears are a part of the pleasure and part of the pain
'Til they drift on down and ride to the sea again.

Two teardrops floatin' down the river.
Two teardrops floatin' down the river...

Ridin' down the road in her Oldsmobile
Tapping on the floorboard,
banging on the wheel,
Punchin' ev'ry button on the radio,
But everything's too slow.

Katie wants a fast one, quicker than the last one.
Only two times she gets that rush,
is makin' tracks and kickin' up dust.
Katie wants a fast one, you know she's got to have one.
Cause that's what makes her motor run,
Katie wants a fast one!

Tearing up the yard on her ridin' mower
Neighbor says 'Katie better go a little slower!'
Taking every corner up on two wheels
That's how she gets her thrills.

Katie wants a fast one, quicker than the last one.
Only two times she gets that rush,
is makin tracks and kickin up dust
Katie wants a fast one, you know she's gotta have one.
Cause that's what makes her motor run,
Katie wants a fast one!

Chompin' at the bit in the checkout line
Katie's got a thing about wasting time.
If she pulls up behind you in the car-pool lane,
Just get out of her way!

Cause Katie wants a fast one, quicker than the last one.
Only two times she gets that rush,
is makin' tracks and kickin' up dust
Katie wants a fast one, you know she's gotta have one.
Cause that's what makes her motor run,
Katie wants a fast one!

Katie wants a fast one, ooooo, she's gotta have one.

My little third grade hand wrote
"I love you" on a note of yellow paper, and sent it to
the front of the room to a
little blonde-haired girl.

The blonde-haired girl just opened it,
and read it to herself
I was so embarrassed when she turned around and said:

I'm already taken
you spoke up to late
I love somebody else,
so you'll just have to wait

The years flew by so quickly
and there we were in junior high
I realized that I still loved her so.
So I called her up and told her -
exactly how I felt

Then she said:
There's something that you really ought to know:

I'm already taken
you spoke up to late
I love somebody else,
so you'll just have to wait

So wait I did, and never changed my love
for that little blonde-haired girl- who's now the mother
of our little blonde-haired boy - who's to our hearts so close
I hate to think how fast he's growing up.

Last night I overheard them
as she tucked him into bed
He said: mommy, will you marry me?

And this is what she said:

I'm already taken
you spoke up to late
I love your daddy, son,
so you'll just have to wait.

I'm already taken
you spoke up to late
I love your daddy, son,
so you'll just have to wait...

It's an old-fashioned feeling
In a world that's gone wild
It's a walk by the river
On a slow summer night
It's the rhythm of love
Everywhere I go
It's the sound of her voice here in my soul

[Chorus:]
Every little whisper, every little sigh
Every time I hold her I think I'm gonna die
Every time her heart beats I know that I'm alive
With ever little whisper, every little sigh

There's this thing that she does and she don't even know
I don't say a word, man I just let her go
There's a smile that she saves when she lets her hair down
Deep in the night there is only one sound

If you were the sun
And one day you lost all your light
And you disappeared
I'd stand in the dark all alone
And wait through the night
And I'd feel no fear
I might not know what to do
But you'd shine again like brand new
I've got that much faith in you

If ever the lights were to go out between us
If ever the raindrops should start to fall
Should the winds of distrust
Ever rock our foundation
I know we could weather it all
I might not know what to do
But I do know we'd make it through
I've got that much faith in you

And if you were the moon
And one night a big black cloud
Came and covered your face
I'd stand in the rain
Like a statue tall and proud
Till the clouds blew away
I might not know what to do
But you'd make the rain roll on through
I've got that much faith in you

If ever the lights were to go out between us
If ever the rain drops should start to fall
Should the winds of distrust
Ever rock our foundation
I know we could weather it all
I might not know what to do
But I do know we'd make it through
I've got that much faith in you...

(Bob DiPiero/Steve Wariner)

Runnin' down the interstate
Coffee drippin' down my leg
Every day I'm runnin' late
Gettin' slapped around by the hands of time.

Next lane there's a pick-up
A girl puttin' on her make-up
Her cellular phone's startin' to break up
She's gettin' slapped around by the hands of time.

Everybody's runnin' a little late like me
The whole world's runnin' behind
Can't seem to get where we need to be
Gettin' slapped around by the hands of time.

Here comes a carpool
Mama's got her hands full
Six kids all late for school
Gettin' slapped around by the hands of time.

Just passed the governor's motorcade
Must've had a flat tire on the way
I guess everybody's got to wait
When you're slapped around by the hands of time.

Everybody's runnin' a little late like me
The whole world's runnin' behind
Can't seem to get where we need to be
Gettin' slapped around by the hands of time.

Well everybody's runnin' a little late like me
The whole world's runnin' behind
Can't seem to get where we need to be
Gettin' slapped around by the hands of time...

(Jim Witter/Steve Wariner)

I remember back when I was just a kid
A little schoolyard fight
And I'd come running home again
I'm not really sure what I wanted her to do
But my Momma's words would comfort me, I knew
And she'd say.

Chorus:
It's another turn in the road
It's another step along the way
You can count on me every minute night or day
'Cause if you have someone there for you
There is nothing that you can't get through
I will help you carry your load
When you come to a turn in the road.

Those high school days when I thought I was a man
Not much time for her but mom would always understand
And when I came home broken 'cause I'd been given back my ring
She said a little time son, it heals everything.

Chorus:
It's another turn in the road
It's another step along the way
You can count on me every minute night or day
'Cause if you have someone there for you
There is nothing that you can't get through
I will help you carry your load
When you come to a turn in the road.

Now the tables turned and Mom is on her own
Yes, it's been real tough on all of us since daddy's gone
And when she says she can't go on missing him for one more day
I just hold her close close to me and say.

Chorus:
It's another turn in the road
It's another step along the way
You can count on me every minute night or day
'Cause if you have someone there for you
There is nothing that you can't get through
I will help you carry your load
When you come to a turn in the road...

Steve Wariner & Garth Brooks

The crowd is getting restless
It's smoky loud and hot
The band is heatin' up and
Giving everything they've got
Somebody check the exts
In case a fire breaks out
We're packed in tight
It's Saturday night
And we're burnin' the roadhouse down

Chorus:
We're burning' it down
We're burnin' the roadhouse down
The band is in full swing
And man there ain't no stoppin' now
There'll be nothin' left but ashes
When sunday rolls around
But that's all right
It's saturday night
And we're burnin' the roadhouse down

Instrumental

It's a mob out on the dance floor
And the pressure's getting higher
One spark from that fiddle bow
Could set this place on fire
It's so cool to be here
In the hottest place in town
Feels so right
It's Saturday night
And we're burnin' the roadhouse down

Chorus:
We're burning' it down
We're burnin' the roadhouse down
The band is in full swing
And man there ain't no stoppin' now
There'll be nothin' left but ashes
When sunday rolls around
But that's all right
It's saturday night
And we're burnin' the roadhouse down

They'll be sifting through the ashes
When sunday rolls around
But that's all right
It's saturday night
And we're burnin' the roadhouse down...

I could be wild as a gypsy
Doin' just what I please
Back to the past and my thumb in the breeze
I might be free, but where would I be
If I didn't love you, If I didn't love you.

I could row down a river and never come back
Ride on a rail 'til I run out of track
It wouldn't matter, that's a matter of fact
If I didn't love you, If I didn't love you.

If I didn't love you, I'd never have found
These sweet ties that bind without weighin' me down
If I didn't love you, I'd have nothing to give
I'd spend a lifetime and never have lived
If I didn't love you, If I didn't love you.

I could sail the high sea with my stern to the wind
A mind full of memories of the places I've been
I'd still be waitin' for my ship to come in
If I didn't love you, If I didn't love you.

If I didn't love you, I'd never have found
These sweet ties that bind without weighin' me down
If I didn't love you, I'd have nothin' to give
I'd spend a lifetime and never have lived
If I didn't love you, If I didn't love you.

If I didn't love you, If I didn't love you.
(If I didn't love you), If I didn't love you...

Blacktop's burning, heat waves rise
Pick up my shove, l put my back to the grind
Got another job in Flagstaff and this one's paid

I work the freeway, the pays all right
But I can't get you off my mind
'Cause every stretch of highway ends the same

All roads lead to you
I thought I could forget but it's now use
Your memory is there wherever I go, whatever I do
All road lead to you

The boss said one more mile to go
The last one always goes so slow
If I could just turn off my mind I'd be all right

But I keep wondering what went wrong
Whose holding you now that I'm gone
There's not a minute that goes by you don't cross my mind

All roads lead to you
I thought I could forget but it's now use
Your memory is there wherever I go, whatever I do
All road lead to you

The sun's getting to me
I think I see you in every car that passes by
No way around it I'll always love you
Any fool can read the signs

All roads lead to you
I thought I could forget but it's now use
Your memory is there wherever I go, whatever I do
All road lead to you

All roads lead to you
I thought I could forget but it's now use
Your memory is there wherever I go whatever I do
All road lead to you

All roads lead to you
I thought I could forget but it's now use
Your memory is there wherever I go whatever I do
All road lead to you

Chorus:
Lonely women make good lovers
They all have mercy for good lookin' smooth talkin' men
Lonely women make good lovers
If you got a woman you better treat her just as good as you can.

Lots of times a lonely girl will go out on the town
With no thoughts of evil on her mind
She don't try to flat that seat
Lord knows there's something every woman needs
Friendly smile will do it, every time.

Chorus:
Lonely women make good lovers
They all have mercy for good lookin' smooth talkin' men
Lonely women make good lovers
If you got a woman you better treat her just as good as you can.

Once a woman's tasted love, she can't do without
She'll search for something more
When she gets cold
And if her lips are wet with wine
When it comes to lovin' time
She'll trade her pride for something
Warm to hold.

Chorus:
Lonely women make good lovers
They all have mercy for good lookin' smooth talkin' men
Lonely women make good lovers
If you got a woman you better treat her just as good as you can.

We're here in the dark alone - the three of us again
You and me are lying here with your memory of him
You say I've lost my mind but you say that every time
It's more than jealousy
I feel you holding him just as tight as me

I beg you just one time
Leave him out of this
Don't throw it all away for somebody that you miss
Wish you could want my love as much as you want his
Make love to me tonight and leave him out of this

I reach out to touch your face and pull you next to me
We're as close as we can get with someone in between
You say I'm dreaming this - you haven't seen him since
He said his last goodbye
But I know you're seeing him when you close your eyes

I beg you just one time
Leave him out of this
Don't throw it all away for somebody that you miss
Wish you could want my love as much as you want his
Make love to me tonight and leave him out of this

I look out my window to wish upon my star
And dig out those old memories that's hidden in my heart
But the stars ain't coming out tonight, dark clouds win again
'Cause there's another lonely night movin' in

Why goodbye, why goodbye
Am I blue, my oh my
You could've said you loved me, you could have even lied
So why goodbye, why goodbye

On the day I met you there was love light in your eyes
Yesterday you walked away and didn't even cry
And as I sit alone tonight and think of all we had
Your leavin' me is leavin' me so sad

Why goodbye, why goodbye
Am I blue, my oh my
You could've said you loved me, you could have even lied
So why goodbye, why goodbye
Why goodbye

You could've said you loved me, you could have even lied
Why goodbye, why goodbye
It's just another lonely night, why goodbye
Why goodbye, why goodbye
It's just another lonely night, why goodbye

Midnight fire loves sweet desire
Burning holes in the heart of the night
Once the flames are burning bright
There's no running from the light
Of the midnight fire

Impatience got a hold of us now
We're fighting but we're losing ground somehow
Wearing someone else's rings
And our hearts are filled with doubt
But the fire's getting hotter and we just can't put it out

Midnight fire, loves sweet desire
Burning holes in the heart of the night
Once the flames are burning bright
There's no running from the light
Of the midnight fire

In the daylight we never touched like this
There's a magic in the night we can't resist
There's a danger in the darkness knowing only shadows see
That [Incomprehensible] fire we're building is controlling you and me
Just won't set us free

Midnight fire loves sweet desire
Burning holes in the heart of the night
Once the flames are burning bright
There's no running from the light
Of the midnight fire

By now she's putting on her makeup
Bet she's been crying all night long
By now her heart is surely breaking
Just like this cold gray Georgia dawn

By now she knows how much she needs me
'Cause she can't make it on her own
By now she thinks I really miss her
But I've hardly noticed she was gone

And any minute now that phone is gonna ring
She'll say let's work it out somehow
But time keeps dragging on, what's taking her so long?
I should've heard from her by now

By now she's slipped into her night gown
She's letting down her soft brown hair
By now she needs someone to hold her
And I know she's wishing I was there

And any minute now that phone is gonna ring
And she'll say let's work it out somehow
But time keeps dragging on, what's taking her so long?
I should've heard from her by now
By now I know how much I love her

Your memory, what was it doin' in Miami
I thought I'd left it far behind me
But I was wrong
'Cause it came along
Your memory, how come it followed me to Denver
Guess it forgot to remember
That we're all through
And I'm over you.

[Chorus:]
Your memory, your memory
Is something I'm not over yet
Your memory, your memory
Your memory don't know the word forget.

Your memory was not invited to my party
When it arrived the teardrops started
Reminding me, oh, I'm still not free
Your memory, what was it doin' in my dreams last night
You'd think by now that I would be all right
Guess it's still no use cause I still love you.

[Chorus]

Six months out at sea
Be coming home soon on leave
I think of her as I stand here on the deck
Stars light the sky
Like a Kansas City Night
Reflections on the water takes me back
[Chorus:]
Kansas City Lights
In my mind they shine so bright
Shes waiting there I've been away to long
Kansas City lights
Shine for me tonight
Watch over her for me till I get home
No war is ever won
Find a job that must be done
Its just sometimes it feels like no one cares
Waves are calm tonight
As I take my pen and write
Your always in my dreams and in my prayers
[Chorus:]
Kansas City Lights
In my mind they shine so bright
Shes waiting there I've been away to long
Kansas City lights
Shine for me tonight
Watch over her for me till I get home
I dream I feel the plane descending
Above the lights of Kansas City
As the plane touches down
I see her standing there right now
[Chorus:]
Kansas City Lights
In my mind they shine so bright
Shes waiting there I've been away to long
Kansas City lights
Shine for me tonight
Watch over her for me till I get home
Shes waiting there ive been away to long
Kansas City lights
Shine for me tonight
Watch over her (fade)

I reached out my arms and I touched you
With soft words I whispered your name
I held your love on the tips of my fingers
But that was as close as I came
My eyes had a vision of sweet lips
Yielding beneath my command
I held you right on the tips of my fingers
But I let you slip right thru my hands
Yes I let you slip right thru my hands

Somebody took you when I wasn't looking
I should have known from the start
It's a long, long way from the tips of my fingers
To the love hidden deep in your heart
To the love hidden deep in your heart

Somebody took you when I wasn't looking
I should have known from the start
It's a long, long way from the tips of my fingers
To the love hidden deep in your heart
To the love hidden deep in your heart

I held your love on the tips of my fingers
But I let you slip right thru my hands
Yes I let you slip right thru my hands
I held your love on the tips of my fingers

(Bob DiPiero/Steve Wariner)

Runnin' down the interstate
Coffee drippin' down my leg
Every day I'm runnin' late
Gettin' slapped around by the hands of time.

Next lane there's a pick-up
A girl puttin' on her make-up
Her cellular phone's startin' to break up
She's gettin' slapped around by the hands of time.

Everybody's runnin' a little late like me
The whole world's runnin' behind
Can't seem to get where we need to be
Gettin' slapped around by the hands of time.

Here comes a carpool
Mama's got her hands full
Six kids all late for school
Gettin' slapped around by the hands of time.

Just passed the governor's motorcade
Must've had a flat tire on the way
I guess everybody's got to wait
When you're slapped around by the hands of time.

Everybody's runnin' a little late like me
The whole world's runnin' behind
Can't seem to get where we need to be
Gettin' slapped around by the hands of time.

Well everybody's runnin' a little late like me
The whole world's runnin' behind
Can't seem to get where we need to be
Gettin' slapped around by the hands of time...

Two teardrops were floatin' down the river
One teardrop said to the other
I'm from the soft blue eyes of a woman in love
I'm a tear of joy she couldn't carry
She was so happy she just got married
I was on her cheek when she wiped me away with her glove
I could tell from the look on her face she didn't need me
So I drifted on down and caught me a ride to the sea.

The other tear said we've got a connection
I'm a tear of sorrow born of rejection
I'm from the sad brown eyes of her old flame
She told him they would be lifelong companions
Left him with questions and not any answers
I was on his cheek as he stood there calling her name
I could tell he had a lot of my friends for company
So I drifted on down and caught me a ride to the sea.

Oh the ocean's a little bit bigger tonight
Two more teardrops somebody cried
One of them happy and one of them bluer than blue
The tide goes out and the tide comes in
And someday they'll be teardrops again
Released in a moment of pleasure or a moment of pain
Then they drift on down and ride to the sea again.

Last night I sat in the waiting room
The nurse walked in and gave me the news
It's a baby girl and they're both fine
An old man sittin' not 10 feet away
Just lost his wife and he said to me
You've got a brand new angel and I've lost mine
I guess the good Lord giveth and the good Lord taketh away
And we both wiped a teardrop from our face.

Oh the ocean's a little bit bigger tonight
Two more teardrops somebody cried
One of them happy and one of them bluer than blue
The tide goes out and the tide comes in
A whole new circle of life begins
Where tears are a part of the pleasure and part of the pain
'Til they drift on down and ride to the sea again.

Two teardrops floatin' down the river.
Two teardrops floatin' down the river...

(Bill LaBounty/Steve Wariner)

The competition's getting tough
Good enough ain't good enough
Lately I've been workin' way too hard.

Go ahead and take my hand
Forget about the rainbow's end
I'd have it all if you were in my arms.

So you be my everything
And I'll be the one who loves you
I don't want you to just wear my ring
I want you to be my everything.

When you wish upon a star
What you dream is what you are
You've got to find your true identity.

I don't want no quick success
The bottom line is happiness
What I need is you right here with me.

So you be my everything
And I'll be the one who loves you
I don't want you to just wear my ring
I want you to be my everything.

I've been all over the world
And I've only learned how much I want you girl.

You be my everything
And I'll be the one who loves you
I don't want you to just wear my ring
I want you to be my everything...

My little third grade hand wrote
"I love you" on a note of yellow paper, and sent it to
the front of the room to a
little blonde-haired girl.

The blonde-haired girl just opened it,
and read it to herself
I was so embarrassed when she turned around and said:

I'm already taken
you spoke up to late
I love somebody else,
so you'll just have to wait

The years flew by so quickly
and there we were in junior high
I realized that I still loved her so.
So I called her up and told her -
exactly how I felt

Then she said:
There's something that you really ought to know:

I'm already taken
you spoke up to late
I love somebody else,
so you'll just have to wait

So wait I did, and never changed my love
for that little blonde-haired girl- who's now the mother
of our little blonde-haired boy - who's to our hearts so close
I hate to think how fast he's growing up.

Last night I overheard them
as she tucked him into bed
He said: mommy, will you marry me?

And this is what she said:

I'm already taken
you spoke up to late
I love your daddy, son,
so you'll just have to wait.

I'm already taken
you spoke up to late
I love your daddy, son,
so you'll just have to wait...

(Steve Wariner)

Somewhere in Dallas she is breaking someone's heart
The way that she broke mine in two
Somewhere tonight there is a man down on his knees
And he don't know what to do.

I've been in that movie I've been in that song
I was the one who was so weak when she was the one so strong
I've been the fool who was helpless just trying to hang on
I've been in that movie, I've been in that song.

I know he feels just like the world has walked away
And left him standing there so cold
She can warm his heart or turn him into a kid
Or make him feel so damn old.

I've been in that movie I've been in that song
I was the one who was so weak when she was the one so strong
I've been the fool who was helpless just trying to hang on
I've been in that movie, I've been in that song.

She's got the power anyone can tell
She's got him walking around under her spell.

I've been in that movie I've been in that song
I was the one who was so weak when she was the one so strong
I've been the fool who was helpless just trying to hang on
I've been in that movie, I've been in that song.

I've been in that movie, I've been in that song.
I've been in that movie, I've been in that song.
I've been in that movie, I've been in that song.
I've been in that movie, I've been in that song.
I've been in that movie, I've been in that song...

(Rick Carnes/Janice Carnes/Steve Wariner)

We've talked it out for hours and you're still havin' doubts
Shouldn't love be somethin' you don't have to figure out
How can I ever know just where we are
If you can't tell me what is in your heart.

If you don't know by now
How could tomorrow ever change the way that you feel
If you don't know by now
I guess you never will.

Never had to question that I loved you I just knew
Guess I took for granted that you loved me too
You say you don't know if your love is real
And you need some time to find out what you feel.

If you don't know by now
How could tomorrow ever change the way that you feel
If you don't know by now
I guess you never will.

There are just some things forever can not do
Like make you love me the way that I love you.

If you don't know by now
How could tomorrow ever change the way that you feel
If you don't know by now
I guess you never will.

I guess you never will...

(Bill Anderson/Jim Weatherly/Steve Wariner)

Boys we're living in a brave new world
Let me tell you what I've learned about girls
In this age of high tech and state of the art
When it comes to love you've still gotta talk to her heart

She can have a college degree
MBA or a Ph.D.
She can be strong and she can be smart
But when it comes to love, you've still got to talk to her heart

You got to be honest you got to be real
You got to tell her how you really do feel
Don't talk about fishin' don't talk about cars
Talk about the moon and talk about the stars
Tell her she's beautiful just talk to her heart

You got to be honest you got to be real
You got to tell her how you really do feel
Don't talk about fishin' don't talk about cars
Talk about the moon and talk about the stars
Tell her she's beautiful just talk to her heart

Well there's been alot of changes since time began
But nothing's changed between a woman and a man
It's how things were it's how things are
When it comes to love you've still got to talk to her heart
When it comes to love you've still got to talk to her heart

(Marcus Hummon/Steve Wariner)

So near so far
This close to her heart
The right word the right time
I know she would've been all mine
One day she's bound to see
How much see needs me.

Did you ever wanna touch somebody so much
You could almost feel it
Did you ever wanna kiss somebody
So much you thought about stealin' it
Did you ever wanna say something to somebody so much
You're just about to say it
There you are professing your love
But she's walking away it hurts so much.

So I bide my time
Spin my wheels like a mercury dime
It's heads it's tails
Plan C cannot fail
Twelve roses sent her way
Chocolates melting on a summer day.

Did you ever wanna touch somebody so much
You could almost feel it
Did you ever wanna kiss somebody
So much you thought about stealin' it
Did you ever wanna say something to somebody so much
You're just about to say it
There you are professing your love
But she's walking away it hurts so much.

I think she's playing a little hard to get
You'd think by now I'd had enough
But I'm never gonna give it up.

Did you ever wanna touch somebody so much
You could almost feel it
Did you ever wanna kiss somebody
So much you thought about stealin' it
Did you ever wanna say something to somebody so much
You're just about to say it
She's my life she spins my world
You know I love that girl so much.

So much, so much.
So much, so much.
So much, so much.
So much...

(Bill Anderson/Steve Wariner)

Our weekend in Atlanta was a total disaster
We argued and you caught the first plane home
We made up and went to Memphis but there wasn't any difference
We were there together but alone.

So we tried a beach in Texas a casino in Las Vegas
Once we even tried Niagra Falls
But your world and mine collided and one day you decided
We weren't made for each other after all.

But I'll always have Denver and that summer to remember
Moonlight in the Rockies and starlight in your eyes
On a mountaintop together we pledged our love forever
There's nothing that could ever take from me what I remember
I'll always have Denver.

How could a love so warm and tender grow so cold and bitter
How could all I gave not be enough
Staring at the ceiling it's a painful empty feeling
I don't have you and I don't have your love.

But I'll always have Denver and that summer to remember
Moonlight in the Rockies and starlight in your eyes
On a mountaintop together we pledged our love forever
There's nothing that could ever take from me what I remember
I'll always have Denver...

(Joe Barnhill/Steve Wariner)

Well, you say you wanna know where I stand
Before you fall
You say love's definition is not
The same for us all
Well, I can understand why you're afraid
And just so we're both on the same page
Let me try and make this whole thing clear.

I'm talkin' pure devotion
A won't-be-denied emotion
Deeper than the ocean
Well that's love for you
It's unexplainable, uncontainable, irreplaceable
Well, you know that it's true
That's love for you.

You'll see my interpretation of love
Is right on the mark
If you'll give me half a chance
And follow your heart
Forever's what I've got in mind
So let me say this one more time
And make it as simple as I can.

I'm talkin' pure devotion
A won't-be-denied emotion
Deeper than the ocean
Well, that's love for you
It's uncondtional, irresistable, unpredictable
Well, you know that it's true
That's love for you.

I'm talkin' pure devotion
A won't-be-denied emotion
Deeper than the ocean
Well, that's love for you
It's unbelievable, it's invincible, indivisible
Well, you know that it's true
That's love for you...

(Marcus Hummon/Steve Wariner)

I know he was cruel to you
He kept you down
He never heard the voice inside you
Never heard the sound
Of angels singing you know they are around
They look just like you their tears fall to the ground

So smile it's behind you now
And in time, in time
You won't cry, no more
You won't cry, no more

Instrumental

Livin' in the shadows baby
Let me in
If you let his memory hold you back
You let him win
Shackles on your soul are rusty waiting for release
All I want to do is love you, give you peace

So smile it's behind you now
And in time, in time
You won't cry, no more
You won't cry, no more

Instrumental

All I want to do is love you,
And give you peace
So smile it's behind you now
And in time in time
You won't cry no more
So smile it's behind you now
And in time, in time
You won't cry, no more
You won't cry, no more
You won't cry, no more...

Every night when the shadows come
When the world slows down
When the day is done
The clock don't move and the phone don't ring
I'm alone again
It's the same old thing
I close my eyes and try to sleep so I can be
In your arms 'til the morning sun releases me

Every night I go dream walking
About the time the walls start talking
Everything around me calls your name
I go dream walking since you walked away

You come to me like a gentle wind
And I feel your touch
On my soul again
Like a sip of sweet champagne
I can feel your warmth when you call my name
I say all the perfect words in the candle glow
This time I'm not the fool who lets you go

Every night I go dream walking
About the time the walls start talking
Everything around me calls your name
I go dream walking since you walked away

Every night I make believe you're here with me
But every day the sunrise finds me
Down on my knees still wanting you
Why tell me why can't this dream come true

Every night I go dream walking
About the time the walls start talking
Everything around me calls your name
I go dream walking
I go dream walking
I go dream walking since you walked away

(Jud Friedman/Alan Rich/James Newton Howard)

Are those your eyes
Is that your smile
I've been looking at you forever
Yet I never saw you before
Are these your hands
Holding mine
Now I wonder how I could've been so blind

And for the first time
I am loking in your eyes
For the first time
I'm seeing who you are
I can't believe how much I see
When you're looking back at me
Now I understand what love is, love is
For the first time

Can this be real
Can this be true
Am I the person I was this morning
And are you the same you
It's all so strange
How can it be
All along this love grows right in front of me

And for the first time
I am looking in your eyes
For the first time
I'm seeing who you are
I can't believe how much I see
When you're looking back at me
Now I understand what love is, love is
For the first time

Such a long time ago
I had given up on finding this emotion ever again
But you're here with me now
Yes I found you somehow
And I've never ever been so sure

And for the first time
I am looking in your eyes
For the first time
I'm seeing who you are
I can't believe how much I see
When you're looking back at me
Now I understand what love is, love is
For the first time

For the first time...

(Max D. Barnes/Steve Wariner)

When you've hitched every highway
And rode all the rails
You're no longer afraid of the dark
You get tougher than leather and harder than nails
When you've earned all the scars on your heart.

Hobos and hereos, bankers and bums
In some ways we're all the same
We all have to pay for the deeds that we've done
And wind up just dragging those chains.

Life paints a picture that time can't erase
And sometimes it cuts like a knife
Sooner or later one way or another
We all wear the tattoos of life.

The glory in living
Is just running the race
Not whether you win or you fail
The lines like a road map
Will show on your face
And your eyes tell the rest of the tale.

Life paints a picture that time can't erase
And sometimes it cuts like a knife
Sooner or later one way or another
We all wear the tattoos of life
The tattoos of life...