Lauren Alaina [American Idol]

Any man of mine
better be proud of me
Even when I'm ugly
he still better love me
I can be late for
a date that's fine
But he better be on time
Any man of mine'll
say it fits just right
When last year's dress is
just a little too tight
And anything I do or
say better be okay
When I have a bad hair day
And if I change my mind
A million times
I wanna hear him say
Yeah, yeah, yeah yeah,
yeah I like that way
Any man of mine better
walk the line
Better show me a teasin'
squeezin' pleasin' kinda time
I need a man who knows,
how the story goes
He's gotta be a heartbeatin'
fine treatin'
Breathtakin' earthquakin' kind
Any man of mine
any man of mine
better disagree
When I say another woman's
lookin' better than me
And when I cook him dinner and
I burn it black
He better say, mmm,
I like it like that yeah
And if I change my mind
A million times
I wanna hear him say
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah,
Yeah I like it that way
Any man of mine
better walk the line
Better show me a teasin'
squeezin' pleasin' kinda time
I need a man who knows,
how the story goes
He's gotta be a heartbeatin'
fine treatin'
Breathtakin' earthquakin' kind
Any man of mine
Let me hear you say yeah, yeah,
yeah yeah, yeah I like it that way
Any man Any man Any man
Any man of mine
better walk the line
Better show me a teasin'
squeezin' pleasin' kinda time
I need a man who knows,
how the story goes
He's gotta be a heartbeatin'
fine treatin'
Breathtakin' earthquakin' kind
Any man of mine
You gotta shimmy shake
Make the earth quake
Kick, turn, stomp, stomp,
then you jump
Heel to toe, Do Si Do
Till your boots wanna break
'Til your feet And your backache
Keep it movin' `till you just
can't take anymore
Come on everybody on the floor
one two, a three four
Hup two, hup

You can spend your
whole life building
something from nothing
one storm can come
and blow it all away
build it anyway
You can chase your dream
that seems so out of reach
and you know it might
not ever come your way
dream it anyway
God is great
but sometimes life ain't
good and when I pray
it doesn't always turn out like
I think it should
but I do it anyway
I do it anyway
This world's gone crazy
and it's hard to believe
that tomorrow will be
better than today
believe it anyway
You can love someone
with all your heart
for all the right reasons
and in a moment they
can choose to walk away
love them anyway
God is great
sometimes life ain't good
and when I pray
doesn't always turn out like
I think it should
but I do it anyway
I do it anyway
You can pour your soul out singing
a song you believe in
that tomorrow they'll
forget you ever sang
sing it anyway
yeah sing it anyway
yeah yeah
I sing, I dream, I love anyway
yeah yeah
I do it anyway

I've been telling my dreams
to the scarecrow
About the places that
I'd like to see
I say, friend do you think
I'll ever get there
Oh, but he just stands
there smilin' back at me
So I confessed my sins
to the preacher
About the love
I've been prayin' to find
Is there a brown eyed boy
in my future, yeah
And he says, girl,
you've got nothin' but time.
But how do you wait for heaven
And who has that much time
And how do you
keep your feet on the ground
When you know you were born,
You were born to fly
My daddy he is grounded
like the oak tree
My momma she is steady as the sun
Oh, you know I love my folks
But I keep starin' down the road
Just lookin' for my
one chance to run
cause I will soar away
like a blackbird
I will blow in the wind
like a seed
I will plant my heart in the
garden of my dreams
I will grow up where
I wander wild and free
But, How do you wait for heaven
And who has that much time
And how do you keep your
feet on the ground
When you know, you were born
You were born,
yeah, you were born to fly
how do you wait for heaven
And who has that much time
And how do you keep
your feet on the ground
When you know, When you know
You were born to fly
You were born to fly
You were born to fly

Goodbye Norma Jean
Though I never knew you at all
You had the grace to hold yourself
While those around you crawled
They crawled out of the woodwork
And they whispered into your brain
They set you on the treadmill
And they made you change your name
And it seems to me
you  lived your life
Like a candle in the wind
Never knowing who to cling to
When the rain set in
And I would have liked
to have known you
But I was just a kid
Your candle burned out long before
Your legend ever did
Loneliness was tough
The toughest role you ever played
Hollywood created a superstar
And pain was the price you paid
Even when you died
Oh the press still hounded you
All the papers had to say
Was that Marilyn was found
in the nude
And it seems to me
you  lived your life
Like a candle in the wind
Never knowing who to cling to
When the rain set in
And I would have liked
to have known you
But I was just a kid
Your candle burned out long before
Your legend ever did
Goodbye Norma Jean
Though I never knew you at all
You had the grace to hold yourself
While those around you crawled
Goodbye Norma Jean
From the young man in the 22nd row
Who sees you as something
more than sexual
More than just our Marilyn Monroe
And it seems to me
you  lived your life
Like a candle in the wind
Never knowing who to cling to
When the rain set in
And I would have liked
to have known you
But I was just a kid
Your candle burned out long before
Your legend ever did
Your legend ever did

Please baby can't you see
My mind's a burnin' hell
I got razors a rippin' and
tearin' and strippin'
My heart apart as well
Tonight you told me
That you ache for something new
And some other woman is lookin'
like something
That might be good for you
Go on and hold her till the
screaming is gone
Go on believe her
when she tells you
Nothing's wrong
But I'm the only one
Who'll walk across
the fire for you
I'm the only one
Who'll drown in my desire for you
It's only fear that makes you run
The demons that you're hiding from
When all your promises are gone
I'm the only one
Please baby can't you see
I'm trying to explain
I've been here before and
I'm locking the door
And I ain't coming back again
Her eyes and arms and
skin won't make
It go away
You'll wake up tomorrow and
wrestle the sorrow
That holds you down today
Go on and hold her till the
screaming is gone
Go on believe her
when she tells you
Nothing's wrong
And I'm the only one
Who'll walk across
the fire for you
And I'm the only one
Who'll drown in my desire for you
It's only fear that makes you run
The demons that you're hiding from
When all your promises are gone
I'm the only one
Go on and hold her till the
screaming is gone
Go on believe her
when she tells you
Nothing's wrong
But I'm the only one
Who'll walk across
the fire for you
And I'm the only one
Who'll drown in my desire for you
It's only fear that makes you run
The demons that you're hiding from
When all your promises are gone
I'm the only one

If I die young bury me in satin
Lay me down on a bed of roses
Sink me in the river at dawn
Send me away with the words of a love song
oh oh oh oh
Lord make me a rainbow, I’ll shine down on my mother
She'll know I’m safe with you when she stands under my colors
oh and Life ain't always what you think it ought to be
No ain't even grey but she buries her baby
The sharp knife of a short life
well, I’ve had just enough time
If I die young bury me in satin
Lay me down on a bed of roses
Sink me in the river at dawn
Send me away with the words of a love song
The sharp knife of a short life
well, I’ve had just enough time
And I’ll be wearing white
when I come into your kingdom
I’m as green as the ring on my little cold finger
I’ve never known the lovin' of a man
But it sure felt nice when he was holding my hand
There’s a boy here in town says he’ll love me forever
Who would have thought forever couldn't be severed by
The sharp knife of a short life
well, I’ve had just enough time
So put on your best boys and I’ll wear my pearls
What I never did is done
A penny for my thoughts, oh no, I’ll sell them for a dollar
They're worth so much more after I’m a goner
And maybe then you’ll hear the words I been singin
Funny, when you're dead how people start listenin
If I die young bury me in satin
Lay me down on a bed of roses
Sink me in the river at dawn
Send me away with the words of a love song
oh oh
The ballad of a dove
Go with peace and love
Gather up your tears keep ‘em in your pocket
Save them for a time when you really gonna need 'em oh
The sharp knife of a short life
well, I’ve had just enough time
So put on your best boys and I’ll wear my pearls

[Verse 1]

People always say
I have a laugh
Like my mother does
Guess that makes sense

She taught me how to smile
When things get rough

I've got her spirit
She's always got my back
When I look at her
I think, I want to be just like that

[Chorus]

When I love I give it all I've got
Like my mother does
When I'm scared, I bow my head and pray
Like my mother does

When I feel weak and unpretty
I know I'm beautiful and strong
Because I see myself like my mother does

[Verse 2]

I never met a stranger
I can talk to anyone
Like my mother does

I let my temper fly
And she can walk away
when she's had enough

She sees everybody
For who they really are
I'm so thankful for her guidance
She helped me get this far

[Chorus]

When I love I give it all I've got
Like my mother does
When I'm scared, I bow my head and pray
Like my mother does

When I feel weak and unpretty
I know I'm beautiful and strong
Because I see myself like my mother does

[Bridge]

She's a rock
She is grace
She's an angel
She's my heart and soul
She does it all

[Chorus]

When I love I give it all I've got
Like my mother does
When I'm scared, I bow my head and pray
Like my mother does

When I feel weak and unpretty
I know I'm beautiful and strong
Because I see myself like my mother does

Like my mother does

I hear people say
I'm starting to look like my mother does

I can almost see it
That dream I am dreaming
there's a voice inside my
head saying
You'll never reach it
Every step I'm taking
Every move I make feels
Lost with no direction
My faith is shaking
But I gotta keep trying
Gotta keep my head held high
There's always gonna
be another mountain
I'm always gonna wanna
make it move
Always gonna be a uphill battle
Sometimes I'm gonna have to lose
Ain't about how fast I get there
Ain't about what's waiting on
the other side
It's the climb
The struggles I'm facing
The chances I'm taking
Sometimes might knock me down
But no, I'm not breaking
I may not know it
But these are the moments that
I'm gonna remember most, yeah
Just gotta keep going
And I, got to be strong
Just keep pushing on
'Cause there's always
gonna be another mountain
I'm always gonna
wanna make it move
Always gonna be a uphill battle
Sometimes I'm gonna have to lose
Ain't about how fast I get there
Ain't about what's
waiting on the other side
It's the climb, yeah
There's always gonna
be another mountain
I'm always gonna wanna
make it move
Always gonna be an uphill battle
Somebody's gonna have to lose
Ain't about how fast I get there
Ain't about what's waiting on
the other side
It's the climb, yeah
It's the climb, yeah
It's the climb,

Oh my love, my darling
I've hungered for your touch
A long lonely time
and Time goes by so slowly
and time can do so much
Are you still mine
I need your love
I need your love
God speed your love to me
Lonely rivers flow
to the sea To the sea
To the open arms of the sea
yeah
Lonely rivers sigh
Wait for me Wait for me
I'll be coming home
Wait for me
Oh my love, my darling
I've hungered,
Hungered for your touch
A long lonely time
And time goes by so slowly
And time can do so much
Are you still mine
I need your love, I,
I need your love
God speed your love to me

Wanting you the way I do
I only want to be with you
And I would go to the
ends of the earth
Cause, darling, to me
that's what you're worth
Where you lead, I will follow
Anywhere that you tell me to
If you need, you need me
to be with you
I will follow where you lead
If you're out on the road
Feeling lonely, and so cold
All you have to do is call my name
And I'll be there
in the next train
Where you lead, I will follow
Anywhere that you tell me to
If you need, you need me
to be with you
I will follow where you lead
I always wanted a real home with
flowers on the window sill
But if you want to live in New
York city, honey, you know I will
I never thought I could get
satisfaction from just one man
if anyone can keep me happy,
you're the one who can
where you lead, I will follow
Anywhere that you tell me to
If you need, you need me
to be with you
I will follow
where you lead, I will follow
Anywhere that you tell me to
If you need, you need me
to be with you
I will follow where you lead
I'm gonna follow
where you lead
I'm gonna follow
where you lead
I'm gonna follow
I I'm gonna follow
I I'm gonna follow
where you lead

Set me free, why don't cha babe
Get out my life,
why don't cha babe
'Cause you don't really love me
You just keep me hangin' on
Set me free, why don't cha babe
Get out my life,
why don't cha babe
'Cause you don't really love me
You just keep me hangin' on
Why do you keep a coming around
Playing with my heart
Why don't you get out of my life
And let me make a new start
Let me get over you
The way you've gotten over me
Set me free, why don't cha babe
Let me be, why don't cha babe
'Cause you don't really love me
You just keep me hangin' on
Now you don't really want me
You just keep me hangin' on
You say although we broke up
You still wanna be just friends
But how can we still be friends
When seeing you only breaks
my heart again
And there ain't nothing
I can do about it
Woo, set me free,
why don't cha babe
get out my life,
why don't cha babe
Cause you don't really love me
You just keep me hangin' on
You don't really need me
But you keep me hangin' on
You claim you still care for me
But your heart and soul needs
to be free
And Now that you've got your freedom
You wanna still hold on to me
You don't want me for yourself
So let me find somebody else Hey
Why don't you be a man about it
And set me free
Now you don't care a thing
about me
You're just using me
Go on, get out, get out of my life
And let me sleep at night
'Cause you don't really love me
You just keep me keep me
keep me hangin' on

If I die young bury me in satin
Lay me down on a bed of roses
Sink me in the river at dawn
Send me away with the words of a love song
oh oh oh oh
Lord make me a rainbow, I’ll shine down on my mother
She'll know I’m safe with you when she stands under my colors
oh and Life ain't always what you think it ought to be
No ain't even grey but she buries her baby
The sharp knife of a short life
well, I’ve had just enough time
If I die young bury me in satin
Lay me down on a bed of roses
Sink me in the river at dawn
Send me away with the words of a love song
The sharp knife of a short life
well, I’ve had just enough time
And I’ll be wearing white
when I come into your kingdom
I’m as green as the ring on my little cold finger
I’ve never known the lovin' of a man
But it sure felt nice when he was holding my hand
There’s a boy here in town says he’ll love me forever
Who would have thought forever couldn't be severed by
The sharp knife of a short life
well, I’ve had just enough time
So put on your best boys and I’ll wear my pearls
What I never did is done
A penny for my thoughts, oh no, I’ll sell them for a dollar
They're worth so much more after I’m a goner
And maybe then you’ll hear the words I been singin
Funny, when you're dead how people start listenin
If I die young bury me in satin
Lay me down on a bed of roses
Sink me in the river at dawn
Send me away with the words of a love song
oh oh
The ballad of a dove
Go with peace and love
Gather up your tears keep ‘em in your pocket
Save them for a time when you really gonna need 'em oh
The sharp knife of a short life
well, I’ve had just enough time
So put on your best boys and I’ll wear my pearls