Eli Young Band

Everyday someone asks me what's me story,
And what do I like to do,
And everyday, for the most part, I only go so far,
I almost never tell the truth,
'Cause the trurth is behind me, there's not much to give up,
I like simple, not complicated,

[Chorus]
'Cause I'm a Small Town Kid, driven by rock music,
And some honky-tonk in the mix,
I like whiskey in coke,
A doulbed to the top, shot of cuervo, now and then,
I never ask for a lot, I'll never need much,
A good-lookin lady who can drive my truck,
I'm not afriad to admit, I'm that Small Town Kid,
[End Chorus]

City lights, yellow cabs, Yankee hats, suits and ties, everywhere,
These city folks, look at me in my shirt and jeans,
They make me think I don't fit in here,
Well the things they say might be right,
They might be so but one thing I know,
I can't change who I am,

[Chorus]
'Cause I'm a Small Town Kid, driven by rock music,
And some honky-tonk in the mix,
I like whiskey in coke,
A doubled to the top shot of cuervo, now and then,
I never ask for a lot, I'll never need much,
A good-lookin lady who can drive my truck,
I'm not afriad to admit, I'm that Small Town Kid,
[End Chorus]

Mama don't you worry, they won't change me,
A hundered thousand miles mean nothin to me,

[Chorus]
'Cause I'm a Small Town Kid, driven by rock music,
And some honky-tonk in the mix,
I like whiskey in coke,
A doubled to the top shot of cuervo, now and then,
I never ask for a lot, I'll never need much,
A good-lookin lady who can drive my truck,
I'm not afriad to admit, I'm that Small Town Kid,
[End Chorus]

I'm that Small Town Kid..

Give me skies of black and blue, the way you make me feel
Give me skies of green and red, cold winds that make it real
Storms are brewing deep within of hurt and loss and pride
It's good to see the world in pain when I take a walk outside

Chorus:
When it rains, I don't mind being lonely, I cry right along with the sky
When it rains, I don't pretend to be happy, I don't even have to try
When it rains, Some people get down, They're sporting a frown, so I fit right in
Yeah, the sun may brighten your day but if I had my way, I'd take the rain

I don't care about politics or the hypocrites on my TV
I'm not mad at the girl who left because she couldn't be with me
So make up your theories about the scandals and the lies
Start out depressed then everything comes as a pleasant surprise

When it rains, I don't mind being lonely, I cry right along with the sky
When it rains, I don't pretend to be happy, I don't even have to try
When it rains, Some people get down, They're sporting a frown, so I fit right in
Yeah, the sun may brighten your day but if I had my way, I'd take the rain

**Solo**

When it rains, I don't mind being lonely, I cry right along with the sky
When it rains, I don't pretend to be happy, I don't even have to try
When it rains, Some people get down, They're sporting a frown, so I fit right in
Yeah, the sun may brighten your day but if I had my way, I'd take the rain

I've got the streets memorized,
I see the faces embedded in my mind,
I keep on fightin the urge to go,
I've got nothin in common with the town I've come to know,
(So)

[Chorus]
I am so close now to walkin away,
About to walk a path I've gotta take,
I am packin up, headin out,
Cause I can't sleep I'm dreamin way too loud,
I'm so close now, so close now,
To gettin out,
[End Chorus]

The same old lines, the same routine,
Nothin changes, that's not good for me,
I need a break, I need somethin new,
I need to replace these old worn out broke shoes,
(Cause)

[Chorus]
I am so close now to walkin away,
About to walk a path I've gotta take,
I am packin up, headin out,
Cause I can't sleep I'm dreamin way too loud,
I'm so close now, so close now,
To gettin out,
[End Chorus]

I've got that truck all loaded down,
I should've known how hard it'd be to leave this town,

[Chorus]
I am..
So close now to walkin away,
About to walk a path I've gotta take,
I am packin up, headin out,
Cause I can't sleep I'm dreamin way too loud,
I'm so close now, so close now,
To gettin out,
[End Chorus]

To gettin out,
To gettin out...

That's The Way

I sit here in my bed, with you in my head, haunting my mind
I think of all we had, all the good and bad and all of the times
We'd sit down and talk, sometimes till three or four o'clock in the morning

I live in misery, haunted by your memory, and the love that I felt
Guess that was not enough, you fell out of love, something you couldn't help
I guess now I see; that's the way it's gotta be

Chorus:
Fates got a plan for us, even when our lives get rough
You make up, break up, you fall, you get back up
Can't you see; that's the way it's gotta be

We run around these streets, looking for company, someone to hold
At the end of the night, we give up our fights, and go home alone
We give up on love, and we say we've had enough of the game

Fates got a plan for us, even when our lives get rough
You make up, break up, you fall, you get back up
Can't you see; that's the way it's gotta be

We walk around in circles, were all just jumping hurdles, just trying to get by
We take life in stride, and swallow our pride, all to survive
Can't you see; that's the way it's gotta be

Fates got a plan for us, even when our lives get rough
You make up, break up, you fall, you get back up
Can't you see; that's the way it's gotta be

Going through the change, when it rains it pours these days
Nothing stays the same, you gotta find new ways
To swim upstream, while you chase your dreams
And in between you keep your sanity

Chorus:
Waiting on life to Level
Waiting on something stable
Maybe soon I'll be able
To rest my head again

Never thought I'd see the day, I'd hear the old man say
It could end this way, why did it end this way
And the young kids know, they'll be on their own
And you can't go home; no you can't go home

Waiting on life to Level
Waiting on something stable
Maybe soon I'll be able


To rest my head again

Ups and Downs, what goes around comes around
They don't get the hint downtown; they try to hold you down

Waiting on life to Level
Waiting on something stable
Maybe soon I'll be able
To rest my head again

I fell in love with an Oklahoma girl,
She stole my heart took over my world,
She lit my cigarette and never had to ask,
One look and I was gone like that,

[Chorus]
That's okay I don't mind,
A Texas boy just might find,
Something in an Oklahoma girl,

When I met that girl she took me where I'd never been before,
Miles away from my so-called life, I didn't really care,
She took me there...
[End Chorus]

Made a 2 hour drive to stay one night,
A kiss on the lips made it all feel right,
Hands through my hair and her head on my chest,
The whole day we stayed in bed,

[Chorus]
That's okay I don't mind,
A Texas boy just might find,
Something in an Oklahoma girl,

When I met that girl she took me where I'd never been before,
Miles away from my so-called life, I didn't really care,
She took me there..
[End Chorus]

I crossed the state line about an hour ago,
Got all week to brag to everyone I know,
That roll their eyes and shake their heads,
Who have their doubts,
Make their bets..

[Chorus]
But that's okay I don't mind,
A Texas boy just might find,
Something in an Oklahoma girl,

When I met that girl she took my where I'd never been before,
Miles away from my so-called life, I didn't really care,
She took me there.......
[End Chorus]

Eternal flame came on the radio,
And I remember how you loved it so,
Memories sneak up on me, wherever I go,

A car like you used to drive,
Pulled beside me today at the light,
Chances to break down and cry, wherever I go,

And you want me to be strong, any less just shows I'm weak,
How'd you turn so cold, where's the girl I used to know,

[Chorus]
And it's love and hate and all these emotions,
I never thought that you'd be going,
Now I'm just going through the motions,
Where everything is you, everything is you,
[End Chorus]

An inside joke comes to mind,
We'd wear them out all the time,
Memories sneak up on me wherever I go,

And it seems you've disappeared, though you're not that far away,
Please tell me it's not true, I didn't mean that much to you,

[Chorus]
And it's love and hate and all these emotions,
I never thought that you'd be going,
Now I'm just going through the motions,
Where everything is you, everything is you,
[End Chorus]

What did I do wrong, nothing I treated you like an angel,
What did I do wrong, nothing I treated you like an angel,
What did I do wrong, nothing I treated you like an angel,
I treated you like an angel,

[Chorus]
And it's love and hate and all these emotions,
I never thought you'd be going,
Now I'm just going through the motions,
Where everything is you, everything is you,
[End Chorus]

I treated you like an angel...

She walked in dressed in red
Didn't take long to lose my head
All this time I never knew
There were girls with eyes so blue

Certain of herself, she walked around
As if she knew she owned this town
Talking to her I'd have never guessed
End of the night I'd kiss the girl in red

Chorus:
I'm not the kind to make up my mind
To lose sanity; lose my head
For some girl in red

I smell the smoke; still hear the band
Taste the beer that was in my hand
That night we met runs through my head
I can't forget the girl in red

I'm not the kind to make up my mind


To lose sanity; lose my head
For some girl in red

**Solo**

I'm not the kind to make up my mind
To lose sanity; lose my head
For some girl in red

I'm not the kind to make up my mind
To lose sanity; lose my head
For some girl in red

Fears and insecurities
Tears and apologies
Dreams and realities
Feelings you still have for me

Pain in your lying eyes
Your reasons and your alibis
Your excuses compromise
The way you feel inside

Bring it on Bring it on home
Bring it on Bring it on home
Bring it on Bring it on home
Bring it on home to me

Your wrongs and your rights
Your colors and your black and whites
Your style and your grace
You big brown eyes and your pretty face

Your battles and your wins
Your pureness and your sense
Your independence, well that depends
Did you still need me?

Bring it on Bring it on home
Bring it on Bring it on home
Bring it on Bring it on home
Bring it on home to me

Cause I miss you way too much
Every day just gets more tough
And I still would like to think
That you wanna come back to me

Bring it on Bring it on home
Bring it on Bring it on home
Bring it on Bring it on home...
Bring it on bring it on home
Bring it on Bring it on home
Bring it on Bring it on home
Yeah, Bring it on home to me…

Yeah bring it on home to me....

Yeah bring it on.....

I Call the Tune

I see you strutting in here girl with one thing on your mind
Your gonna try to get the best of any man you find
Girl keep on walking, walking on past me
I've been around the block a time, I call them like I see

I'm not accusing you of being insincere
Before you say another word let me make it clear

Chorus:
You wanna go, lets go
But we gotta do it my way
Hold on, step back
Hear everything that I say
If you wanna love me, you've gotta give me room
Baby we can dance but I call the tune

I've been down that road before of making compromise
Fallen to the power held behind a lover's eyes
Now that I'm much older, I've gotta take a stand
No amount of beauty's gonna change the way I am

It's not too soon and you may think I'm jumping the gun
Baby you can play for keeps when you don't need anyone



You wanna go, lets go
But we gotta do it my way
Hold on, step back
Hear everything that I say
If you wanna love me, you've gotta give me room
Baby we can dance but I call the tune

You wanna go, lets go
But we gotta do it my way
Hold on, step back
Hear everything that I say
If you wanna love me, you've gotta give me room
Baby we can dance but I call the tune

[Thanks to Noah for lyrics]

He never knew their names and never really cared,
Lyin to himself, he was never just a young kid scared,
Livin on his own with no one to hold on to,
Nowhere to go, nothin to do,
But lie awake and pray that one-day,
Someone will come his way,

[Chorus]
All he knows,
Are Highways and Broken Hearts,
Late nights and old guitars,
Wonderin where you are,
You're so far away,
[End Chorus]

His shoes are worn and tired and not at their best,
Like a gypsy never sure where he'll be goin next,
Superficial friends, and girls with glazed over eyes,
It's a good time, but just for the night,
Then off he'll go to maybe Mexico,
Then off to Colorado,

[Chorus]
All he knows are,
Highways and Broken Hearts,
Late nights and old guitars,
Wonderin where you are,
You're so far away,
[End Chorus]

(Yeah..)

Staring through the walls of that motel room,
Reflectin on his days, the route he seemed to choose,
Will good outshine the bad, can he turn this thing around,
Should he drop to his knees, just give up now,
Beggin for release in the night,
Has he gone too far to fight?

[Chorus]
All he knows are,
Highways and Broken Hearts,
Late nights and old guitars,
Wonderin where you are,
You're so far away,
[End Chorus]

You're so far away,
You're so far away,
Yeah..

(Yeah)

(Yeah)

I've been living in this town, for quite sometime
It's been eighteen years since I crossed that county line
I sold almost everything that was mine
Now I'm leaving town, with nothing but that bottom line

A hundred dollars and a half of a tank of gas
The shirt that's on my back, and an beat up Rangers cap
200 miles to go, who would believe that,
I would go this far, without turning back

Chorus:
So Here I go, packing light to head down that road
And I know, this life I'll lead will beat on my soul
But I'll still have my pride
Nothing But That Bottom Line

The bands been on the road now, for quite sometime
Hitting all the cities, neon sign to neon sign
Drowning in straight bourbon whiskey, beer and too much wine
Playing our songs for nothing but that bottom line

But on that stage each night, were captured by the sound
Singing these songs we write, to a different town
'Cause there are people who believe in what we've found
They like the song we sing and that's why we hang around

So Here I go, packing light to head down that road


And I know, this life I'll lead will beat on my soul
But I'll still have my pride
Nothing But That Bottom Line

Thirty Years from now on that marquee sign
You'll see our name lit up misspelled, and live tonight
But we don't care, cause we play music that we like
Almost for free, for nothing but that bottom line

So Here I go, packing light to head down that road
And I know, this life I'll lead will beat on my soul
But I'll still have my pride
Nothing But That Bottom Line

So Here I go, packing light to head down that road
And I know, this life I'll lead will beat on my soul
But I'll still have my pride
Nothing But That Bottom Line

Baby why you wanna cry?
You really oughta know that I
Just have to walk away sometimes
We're gonna do what lovers do
We're gonna have a fight or two
But I ain't ever changin' my mind

Crazy girl, don't you know that I love you?
And I wouldn't dream of goin' nowhere
Silly woman, come here, let me hold you
Have I told you lately?
I love you like crazy, girl

Wouldn't miss a single day
I'd probably just fade away
Without you, I'd lose my mind
Before you ever came along
I was livin' life all wrong
Smartest thing I ever did was make you all mine

Crazy girl, don't you know that I love you?
And I wouldn't dream of goin' nowhere
Silly woman, come here, let me hold you
Have I told you lately?
I love you like crazy, girl

Crazy girl

Crazy girl, don't you know that I love you?
And I wouldn't dream of goin' nowhere
Silly woman, come here, let me hold you
Have I told you lately,
I love you like

Crazy, girl, don't you know that I love you?
And I wouldn't dream of goin' nowhere
Silly woman, come here, let me hold you
Have I told you lately?
I love you like crazy, girl

Like crazy
Crazy girl
Like crazy
Crazy girl

Baby why you wanna cry?
You really oughta know that I
Just have to walk away sometimes
We're gonna do what lovers do
We're gonna have a fight or two
But I ain't ever changin' my mind

Crazy girl, don't you know that I love you?
And I wouldn't dream of goin' nowhere
Silly woman, come here, let me hold you
Have I told you lately?
I love you like crazy, girl

Wouldn't miss a single day
I'd probably just fade away
Without you, I'd lose my mind
Before you ever came along
I was livin' life all wrong
Smartest thing I ever did was make you all mine

Crazy girl, don't you know that I love you?
And I wouldn't dream of goin' nowhere
Silly woman, come here, let me hold you
Have I told you lately?
I love you like crazy, girl

Crazy girl

Crazy girl, don't you know that I love you?
And I wouldn't dream of goin' nowhere
Silly woman, come here, let me hold you
Have I told you lately,
I love you like

Crazy, girl, don't you know that I love you?
And I wouldn't dream of goin' nowhere
Silly woman, come here, let me hold you
Have I told you lately?
I love you like crazy, girl

Like crazy
Crazy girl
Like crazy
Crazy girl

Some people wish
Some people dance
Some never take a chance
Some people steal
Just for the thrill
And some drink to get their fill
But I love you

Some people preach
Some people write
And some choose to just stay quiet
Some people teach
Some people roam

Some would rather be alone
But I love you, yeah

Some people hurt
Some people laugh
And some just don't know what they have
But I love you

Baby I love you, yeah

So, this was not how you planned it.
No, oh you don't understand it.
Why, is it so misleading?
When all you really wanted became so defeating.
Time, well it only got harder
Thought you had one but it was another.
Then, you believed in a breakthrough
But it took you by surprise when you came out a fool.

Chorus

You gotta fail a thousand times
Before you see it through.
You gotta spend your last dime
Before you ever make a million.
You gotta know what brought you here
And you gotta lose to persevere.
But it's the way the sun will rise
Through the darkest night.
Yeah it's always been worth the fight.

Hope, it can make you courageous
It started out small, but now it's contagious.
Strength, it's an honor you earn
When you look back and see all the lessons you've learned.

Chorus (x2)

But you gotta fail a thousand times
Before you see it through.
You gotta spend your last dime
Before you ever make a million.
You gotta know what brought you here
And you gotta lose to persevere.
But it's the way the sun will rise
Through the darkest night.
Yeah it's always been worth the fight.

Yeah it's always been worth the fight