Garth Brooks

Well I'm shameless when it comes to loving you
I'd do anything you want me to
I'd do anything at all

And I'm standing here for all the world to see
There ain't that much left of me
That has very far to fall

You know I'm not a man who has ever been
Insecure about the world I've been living in
I don't break easy, I have my pride
But if you need to be satisfied

I'm shameless, baby I don't have a prayer
Anytime I see you standing there
I go down upon my knees

And I'm changing, I swore I'd never compromise
But you convinced me otherwise
I'll do anything you please

You see in all my life I've never found
What I couldn't resist, what I couldn't turn down
I could walk away fromnyone I ever knew
But I can't walk away from you

I have never let anything have this much control over me
Cause I worked too hard to call my life my own
Yes I made myeself a world and it worked so perfectly
But it's your world now, I can't refuse
I never had so much to lose
I'm shameless...shameless

You know it should be easy for a man who's strong
To say he's sorry or admit when he's wrong
I've never lost anything I ever missed
But I've never been in love like this...

It's out of my hands

I'm shameless, shameless as a man can be
You can make a total fool of me
I just wanted you to know

I am shameless
Shameless
Shameless...

As you sit there in your loneliness,
Confused as you must be.
I'm sure a dozen questions come to mind.
And if you're wondering why I left you,
After all you've done for me,
I guess you'll have to blame it on the times.

The many times you had your way,
No matter what the cost.
And the many times you took for granted,
Love you now have lost.
And if I've hurt you, darling,
I don't mean to be unkind.
I guess you'll have to blame it on the times.

That small conceited world of yours,
Could never understand,
That to want to stand alone is not a crime.
And, if for one time in my life,
I'm acting like a man,
I guess you'll have to blame it on the times.

Blame it on the many times,
A hiding place I'd seek.
Afraid to say what's on my mind,
An' ashamed for being weak.
So if at last I'm seeing,
After so long being blind,
I suppose you'll have to blame it on the times.

First time he saw the ground get busted
He was ten and it was 1952
His daddy worked hard from sunup to sundown
And the goin' got tough behind them ol' grey mules

The farm grew to be a moneymaker
And the house he lived in grew up room by room
The boy worked hard but soon got tired of farmin'
So he slipped away one night 'neath the harvest moon

His neck was red as Alabama clay
But the city's call pulled him away
He's got a factory job and runs a big machine
He don't miss the farm or the fields of green

Now the city's just a prison without fences
His job is just a routine he can't stand
And at night he dreams of wide-open spaces
Fresh dirt between his toes and on his hands

Then one day a picture came inside a letter
Of a young girl with a baby in her arms
And the words she wrote would change his life forever
So he went to raise his family on the farm

His neck is red as Alabama clay
Now he's goin' home this time to stay
Where the roots run deep on the family tree
And the tractor rolls through the fields of green

His neck is red as Alabama clay
Now he's goin' home this time to stay
Where the roots run deep on the family tree
And the tractor rolls through the fields of green

His neck is red as Alabama clay

He told a good story
And all us kids listened
About his life on the border
And the way it was then
And we'd all believe
And when he was finished
We'd ask the old cowboy
To tell them again

You could almost hear
Those prairie winds blowin'
His saddle a creaking
'Neath his old faded jeans
You could taste the dry dust
From the trail he was ridin,
As he sat there and painted
Those west Texas scenes

And the grownups would tell us, "You boys keep your distance"
"That old man's just telling you lies"
But to all us kids
Cowboy Bill was a hero
Just as true
As his blue Texas skies.

He told of the time
When he rode with the Rangers
Down on the Pecos
And he saved the day
Outnumbered by plenty
They were almost to cover
With 30 banditos
Headed their way

He looked back just in time
To see a horse stumble
The captain went down
And Bill pulled up on his reins
And through a flurry of bullets
He rescued the captain
They rode for a sunset
Just the story remains

And the grownups would tell us, "You boys keep your distance"
"That old man's just telling you lies"
But to all us kids
Cowboy Bill was a hero
Just as true
As his blue Texas skies.

Well I still remember
The day that it happened
We waited and we waited
But Bill never showed
The folks at the feed store
Said that they hadn't seen him
So we set out for his place
Down old Christville road

And we cried when we found him
Lying there with his memories
The old trunk wide open
Things scattered about
He was clutching a badge
That said, "Texas Ranger"
And in old yeller letters
Said, "Texas Is Proud"

And those grownups that told us, "You boys keep your distance"
That old man's just tellin you lies"
Well now
They're all saying
That Cowboy Bill was a hero
Just as true
As his blue Texas skies

Just as true
As his blue Texas skies

When all your loves have ended
When all your friends have flown
Who'll be around to want you
When all your loves have gone

Only a fool would do it
After the way you've done
And how many fools would have you
I Know One

This fool keeps wondering why he fell in love at all
But you might need this fool around in case you fall
After the party's over and you've had your fill of fun
If you need a fool to forgive you... I Know One

You never know you might be lonely when all your loves have missed
It wouldn't hurt to keep an extra fool on your list
After your heart's been broken and you need a place to run
If you'll take a fool who loves you... I Know One

Sometimes late at night
I lie awake and watch her sleeping
She's lost in peaceful dreams
So I turn out the lights and lay there in the dark
And the thought crosses my mind
If I never wake up in the morning
Would she ever doubt the way I feel
About her in my heart
If tomorrow never comes
Will she know how much I loved her
Did I try in every way
To show her every day
That she's my only one
If my time on earth were through
And she must face the world without me
Is the love I gave her in the past
Gonna be enough to last
If tomorrow never comes
'Cause I've lost loved ones in my life
Who never knew how much I loved them
Now I live with the regret
That my true feelings for them never were revealed
So I made a promise to myself
To say each day how much she means to me
And avoid that circumstance
Where there's no second chance
To tell her how I feel
If tomorrow never comes
Will she know how much I loved her
Did I try in every way
To show her every day
That she's my only one
If my time on earth were through
And she must face the world without me
Is the love I gave her in the past
Gonna be enough to last
If tomorrow never comes
So tell that someone that you love
Just what you're thinking of
If tomorrow never comes

Folks call me a maverick
Guess I ain't too diplomatic
I just never been the kind to go along
Just avoidin' confrontation
For the sake of conformation
And I'll admit I tend to sing a different song
But sometimes you just can't be afraid
To wear a different hat
If Columbus had complied
This old world might still be flat
Nothin' ventured, nothin' gained
Sometimes you've got to go against the grain

Well, I have been accused
Of makin' my own rules
There must be rebel blood
Just a-runnin' through my veins
But I ain't no hypocrite
What you see is what you get
And that's the only way I know
To play the game
Old Noah took much ridicule
For building his great ark
But after forty days and forty nights
He was lookin' pretty smart
Sometimes it's best to brave the wind and rain
By havin' strength to go against the grain

Well, there's more folks than a few
Who share my point of view
But they're worried
If they're gonna sink or swim
They'd like to buck the system
But the deck is stacked against 'em
And they're a little scared
To go out on a limb
But if you're gonna make a difference
If you're gonna leave your mark
You can't follow like a bunch of sheep
You got to listen to your heart
Go bustin' in like old John Wayne
Sometimes you got to go against the grain

Nothin' ventured, nothin' gained
Sometimes you've got to go against the grain

There's a fire burning bright
At our house tonight
Slow music playing, soft candlelight
On her lips I keep tasting,
The warm red wine
I'm there in her arms
But it's all in my mind

The snow is piled high
On the highway tonight
I'm a ship lost at sea
On this ocean of white
18 wheels anchored
Somewhere out of Dover
I wish I could hold her
Instead of hugging
This old cold shoulder

This old highway
Is like a woman sometimes
She can be your best friend
But she's the real jealous kind
She's the lady that leads me
To the life I dream of
And she's the mistress that keeps me
From the one's that I love

The snow is piled high
On the highway tonight
I'm a ship lost at sea
On this ocean of white
18 wheels anchored
Somewhere out of Dover
I wish I could hold her
Instead of hugging
This old cold shoulder

God, I wish I could hold her
Instead of hugging
This old cold shoulder.

His eyes are cold and restless
His wounds have almost healed
And she'd give half of Texas
Just to change the way he feels
She knows his love's in Tulsa
And she knows he's gonna go
Well, it ain't no woman, flesh and blood
It's that damned old rodeo

Well, it's balls and blood
It's dust and mud
It's the roar of a Sunday crowd
It's the white in his knuckles
The gold in the buckle
He'll win the next go 'round
It's boots and chaps
It's cowboy hats
It's spurs and latigo
It's the ropes and the reins
And the joy and the pain
And they call the thing rodeo

She does her best to hold him
When his love comes to call
But his need for it controls him
And her back's against the wall
And it's So long girl, I'll see you
When it's time for him to go
You know the woman wants her cowboy
Like he wants his rodeo

Well, it's balls and blood
It's dust and mud
It's the roar of a Sunday crowd
It's the white in his knuckles
The gold in the buckle
He'll win the next go 'round
It's boots and chaps
It's cowboy hats
It's spurs and latigo
It's the ropes and the reins
And the joy and the pain
And they call the thing rodeo

It'll drive a cowboy crazy
It'll drive a man insane
And he'll sell off everything he owns
Just to pay to play her game
And a broken home and some broken bones
Is all he'll have to show
For all the years that he spent chasin'
This dream they call rodeo

Well, it's balls and blood
It's dust and mud
It's the roar of a Sunday crowd
It's the white in his knuckles
The gold in the buckle
He'll win the next go 'round
It's boots and chaps
It's cowboy hats
It's spurs and latigo
It's the ropes and the reins
And the joy and the pain
And they call the thing rodeo

It's the broncs and the blood
It's the steers and the mud
And they call the thing rodeo

Well I'm shameless
When it comes to loving you,
I'll do anything you want me to,
I'll do anything at all.

And I'm standing
Here for all the world to see,
Oh, baby that's what's left of me,
I don't have very far to fall.

You know now I'm not a man who's ever been
Insecure about the world I've been living in.
I don't break easy, I have my pride,
But if you need to be satisfied

I'm shameless.
Honey, I don't have a prayer.
Every time I see you standing there
I go down upon my knees.

And I'm changing,
Swore I'd never compromise,
Oh, but you convinced me otherwise.
I'll do anything you please

You see in all my life I've never found
What I couldn't resist, what I couldn't turn down.
I could walk away from anyone I ever knew,
But I can't walk away from you.

I have never let anything have this much control on me.
I've worked too hard to call my life my own.
And I've made myself a world, and it's worked so perfectly,
But it's your world now, I can't refuse,
I've never had so much to lose.
Oh I'm shameless...

You know it should be easy for a man who's strong
To say he's sorry or admit when he's wrong.
I've never lost anything I ever missed,
But I've never been in love like this.
It's out of my hands.

I'm shameless.
I don't have the power now,
And I don't want it anyhow,
So I gotta let it go.

Why I'm shameless.
Shameless as a man can be.
You could make a total fool of me.
I just wanted you to know
Why I'm shameless.

I seen the bright lights of Memphis
And the Commodore Hotel
And it was there beneath a streetlamp
Where I met a southern belle
Well she took me to the river
Where she cast her spell
And it was neath that Memphis moonlight
She sang this song so well

(chorus)
If youll be my Dixie chicken
Ill be your Tennesee lamb
And we can walk together
Down in Dixie land
Down in Dixie land

We hit all the hotspots
My money flowed like wine
Till the lowdown southern whiskey
Began to fog my mind
Well I dont remember church bells
Or the money I put down
On the white picket fence and boardwalk
At the house on the edge of town
Now but boy do I remember
The strain of her refrain
And the nights we spent together
And the way she called my name

(chorus)
Its been a year since she ran away
Guess that guitar player sure could play
She always liked to sing along
He was always handy with a song
Then one night in the lobby
Of the Commodore Hotel
I by chance met a bartender
Who said he knew her well
And as he handed me a drink
He bagan to hum a song
And all the boys there at the bar
Began to sing along

(chorus twice)

There was a bad boy in the school yard
Waited on you every day
Seemed like every time you turned around
Well he was standing in your way

Well he broke your glasses
The girls all laughed
As he pushed to the floor
Until you stood up one day knowin'
You couldn't stand it anymore
And your gentle hand was finally clenched in rage

And you were face to face

Chorus:
Face to face with the devil that you've been dreadin'
Eye to eye finally has arrived
And bad as it was, well now brother wasn't it better
Dealing with him face to face

Yor date showed up with flowers
You thought your prayers had come
But with every passing hour
You watched it come undone

Then the night exploded and you begged him no
But he forever changed your life
And now he waits a judge and jury
Thinkin' you'll break down inside
And with a finger you can put his fists away

And your face to face

Chorus:
Face to face with the devil that you've been dreadin'
Eye to eye finally has arrived
And bad as it was, well now sister wasn't it better
Dealing with him face to face

'Cause it'll never go away
Until the fear that you've are runnin' from is finally embraced

Drivin' by the graveyard
On a wicked winters eve
And your wonderin' why a man of faith
Is whistlin' nervously

Then you stop the car
And you hold your heart
'Cause you finally realise
Hell, the devil ain't in the darkness
He's a'rattlin' 'round inside
And with folded hands you truely start to pray

'Cause your face to face

Chorus:
Face to face with the devil that you've been dreadin'
Eye to eye finally has arrived
But bad as it was, well now brother wasn't it better
Dealing with him face to face

'Cause it'll never go away
Until the fear that you've been runnin' from is finally embraced
Face to face

I burned my hand, and I cut my face
Heaven knows how long it's been
Since I've felt so out of place
Wonderin if I'll fit in

Debbie and Charlie said they'd be here by nine
And Deb said she might bring a friend
Just my luck, they're right on time
So here I go again

(Chorus)
I'm gonna smile my best smile
And I'm gonna laugh like it's goin out of style
Look into her eyes and pray that she don't see
That learning to live again is killin me

Little cafe, table for four
But there's just conversation for three
I like the way she let me get the door
I wonder what she thinks of me

Debbie just whispered you're doin fine
I wish that I felt the same
She's asked me to dance, now her hand's in mine
Oh my God, I've forgotten her name

Repeat chorus

Now here we are, beneath her porch light
And I say what a great time it's been
A kiss on the cheek, a whispered good night
And I say can I see you again

And she just smiles her best smile
And she laughs like it's goin out of style
Looks into my eyes and says we'll see
Oh this learnin to live again is killin me
God this learnin to live again is killin me

(Chorus)
She wants something with a ring to it
Like a church bell makes
Like a pretty white gown to wear
And some vows to take
She want's something with a ring to it
I think I understand
Gonna' have to put a ring on her finger
If I'm gonna' be her man

My baby's playin' hard to please
And I think I figured out
What it is she want's from me
Cause when I hold her close
When we go out at night
I can hardly see the moonlight
From the diamonds in her eyes

(Repeat Chorus)
My baby did but now she don't
And if I don't say I do
It's a safe bet that she won't
Love me like she used to
When our love began
Now the only way to change her tune
Is with a wedding band

(Repeat Chorus)

I go out walkin after midnight
Out in the starlight
Just like we used to do
Im always walking after midnight
Searching for you

I walk for miles along the highway
Well thats just my way
Of sayin I love you
I'm always walkin after midnight
Searchin for you

I stop to see a weeping willow
Cryin on his pillow
Maybe hes cryin for me
And as the skies turn gloomy
Night winds whisper to me
I'm lonesome as I can be

I go out walkin after midnight
Out in the moonlight
Just a-hopin you may be
Somewhere a-walkin after midnight
Searching for me

*Repeat last two verses*

I go out walkin after midnight
Searchin for you

(b-double-e-double-r-u-n.)
(Yeaaaaaaaieee)
(Look Out)

Twenty five minutes past quittin' time
Seven of us crammed into that truck of mine
Payin' no attention to them highway signs
Doing 90 miles an hour towards the county line
Quick sack, twelve pack, back again
It's a b-double-e-double-r-u-n.

Our buddies and their babies letting down their hair
As long as we're together it don't matter where
Ain't got a lot of money, but we just don't care
Knowing half the fun is in the getting there
Aztec, long necks, paychecks spent
Oohh, it's a b-double-e-double-r-u-n.

I can't stop thinking
what the hell they were drinkin
When they made this county dry
I got a week long thirst, and to make it worse
Lord, it's my turn to drive

Laughin, and bragging, and a carrying on
We loaded up the wagons and we headed home
I guess half a dozen cases doesn't last that long
Come tomorrow morning it'll be all gone
Then, it's turn around, leave town, sounds again
Like a b-double-e-double-r-u-n.
Heeeyy, like a b-double-e-double-r-u-n.

(Hey)
(Hey, Come on Garth, lets get in the truck)
(Okay, but i'm driving)

My older brother Tommy was a lineman rest his soul
His job was hanging hot wires on them high-line power poles
Every morning bright and early he'd climb way up in the sky
And I never understood it so one day I asked him why

He said it pays big money and man I'm into that
It pays big money if you're willing to take a chance
Let me tell you something, sonny, you ought to see my bank account
It pays big money but he sure can't spend it now

Well, my late Uncle Charlie was this demolition hound
He'd travel across the country blowing buildings to the ground
He carried a case of dynamite seemed everywhere he went
He smoked them big long cigars and he'd wink at you and grin

He said it pays big money and man I'm into that
It pays big money if you're willing to take a chance
Let me tell you something, sonny, you ought to see my bank account
It pays big money but he sure can't spend it now

Well, now the moral of this story, boys, is don't go getting yourself killed
Be kind to your rich relatives they just might put you in their will

He said it pays big money and man I'm into that
It pays big money if you're willing to take a chance
Let me tell you something, sonny, you ought to see my bank account
It pays big money but he sure can't spend it now

He said it pays big money and man I'm into that
It pays big money if you're willing to take a chance
Let me tell you something, sonny, you ought to see my bank account
It pays big money but he sure can't spend it now

Sometimes I tell you the way that I feel
I swear that I'm going crazy
Keep telling myself it ain't that big a deal
It's better than pushing up daisies

I felt the arrow from death's fatal quiver
Come so close it actually grazed me
I bled the blood and I've felt the cold shiver
God only knows how He saved me

Chorus:
THERE'S TWO DATES IN TIME
THAT THEY'LL CARVE ON YOUR STONE
AND EVERYONE KNOWS WHAT THEY MEAN
WHAT'S MORE IMPORTANT
IS THE TIME THAT IS KNOWN
IN THAT LITTLE DASH THERE IN BETWEEN
THAT LITTLE DASH THERE IN BETWEEN

Sometimes my heart is as true a a dove
Sometimes my heart it betrays me
So I draw my sword for to fight for my love
But without a whisper she slays me

My mother died but somehow she keeps living
She'll never cease to amaze me
Now Dad turns his back on each day that he's given
Because he'd rather be pushing up daisies

Repeat Chorus

For a change I headed south across the border
For the pesos and a different horse to ride
I'd be back to make the rodeo in Waco
But that was long before I saw them dark brown eyes

With long black hair and English bad and broken
Her body said the words she couldn't find
As I hung on ever word she left unspoken
The question started leaning on my mind

(Chorus:)

RODEO OR MEXICO
THEY BOTH CAN KEEP A COWBOY SATISFIED
RODEO OR MEXICO
THE ONLY WAY I KNOW HOW TO DECIDE
IS JUST GET ON AND RIDE

We danced all night beneath that sheet of cotton
And you just don't tell a girl like that goodbye
But the cowboy life ain't easily forgotten
Though lying there I couldn't help but wonder why

(Repeat Chorus:)

RODEO OR MEXICO
THEY BOTH CAN KEEP A COWBOY SATISFIED
RODEO OR MEXICO
THE ONLY WAY I KNOW HOW TO DECIDE
IS JUST GET ON AND RIDE

The morning found the answer dawning on me
As I woke up to the sharp end of a knife
He was screaming at the woman hanging on me
Does anybody know the Spanish word for wife?

(Repeat Chorus:)

RODEO OR MEXICO
THEY BOTH CAN KEEP A COWBOY SATISFIED
RODEO OR MEXICO
THE ONLY WAY I KNOW HOW TO DECIDE
IS JUST GET ON AND RIDE

Honey I know you got a good job,
Out there making all that dough,
They keep you late working that overtime,
And I don't ever see you no more.

I guess you're not checking your message machine,
Seems like you're never in,
Oh but I got a hunch if we could just do lunch,
I could get your attention again,

Oh I know you got your schedule,
And you're keeping it tight,
You got something going morning, noon, and night,
But I got something here I think you're gonna like,
Honey can you squeeze me in?

Well, who ever said it's a man's world,
Don't know what he's talkin about,
You got me working around the clock,
Honey trying to figure you out.

I know time is money,
But there's more to life honey
Than how much you can spend,
You gotta make a little time for the good times,
Honey can you squeeze me in?

I got it circled in red,
On the calendar baby,
Told me that tonight's the night,
I got the champagne chilled,
Got a gourmet meal,
Soft music and candlelight.

I tried to get you on the phone,
I get stuck on hold,
I guess you keep getting sidetracked.
I've been faxing you love notes all day long,
But you don't ever fax me back.

Well, I know you got your schedule and you're keeping it tight,
You got something going morning, noon, and night,
But I got something I know you're gonna like,
Honey can you squeeze me in?

Well, who ever said its a man's world,
Sure knows what he's takin about,
You got me working around the clock,
Honey trying to figure you out.

I know time is money,
But there's more to life honey
Then how much you can spend,
You gotta make a little time for the good times,
Honey can you squeeze me in?

Well, who ever said its a man's world,
Sure knows what he's talkin about,
You got me where getting around the clock,
Trying to figure you out.

I know time is money,
But there's more to life honey
Then how much you can spend,
You gotta make a little time for the good times,
Honey can u squeeze me in?

Lets make a little time for the good times,
HONEY CAN YOU SQUEEZE ME IN!!!

There's a ship out, on the ocean

At the mercy of the sea

It's been tossed about, lost and broken

Wandering aimlessly

And God somehow you know that ship is me




'Cause there's a lighthouse, in the harbor

Shining faithfully

Pouring its light out, across the water

For this sinking soul to see

That someone out there still believes in me




On a prayer, in a song

I hear your voice and it keeps me hanging on

Raining down, against the wind

I'm reaching out 'til we reach the circle's end

When you come back to me again




There's a moment we all come to

In our own time and our own space

Where all that we've done, we can undo

If our heart's in the right place




On a prayer, in a song

I hear your voice and it keeps me hanging on

Raining down, against the wind

I'm reaching out 'til we reach the circle's end

When you come back to me again

And again I see my yesterday's in front of me

Unfolding like a mystery

You're changing all that is and used to be




On a prayer, in a song

I hear your voice and it keeps me hanging on

Raining down, against the wind

I'm reaching out 'til we reach the circle's end

When you come back to me again




When you come back to me again

How do I love you
Well let me see
I love you like a lyric loves a melody
baby, completely wrapped up in you.

How do I need you
Well can't you tell
I need you like a penny needs a wishing well
baby, completely wrapped up in you.

Every now and then
When the world that we're livin in's crazy
You gladly hold me and carry me through
No one in the world's ever done what you did for me
And I'd be sad and lonely if there were no you

How do I love you
Well count the ways
There ain't no number high enough to end this phrase
baby, completely wrapped up in you.

bah bah bah ba ba ba bahhh
bahh ba ba ba ba bahhh
bah bah bah ba ba ba bahhh
bahh ba ba ba ba bahhh

Every now and then
When the world that were livin in's crazy
You gladly hold me and carry me through
No one in the world's ever done what you do for me
And I'd be sad and lonely if there were no you

How do I love you (baby don't you know?)
Well don't you know
I love you bout as deep as any love can grow
baby, completely wrapped up in you.
baby, completely wrapped up in you.

Blame it all on my roots, I showed up in boots
And ruined your black tie affair
The last one to know, the last one to show
I was the last one you thought you'd see there

And I saw the surprise, and the fear in his eyes
When I took his glass of champagne
And I toasted you, said honey we may be through
But you'll never hear me complain

'Cause I've got friends in low places
Where the whiskey drowns and the beer chases
My blues away
And I'll be OK

And I'm not big on social graces
Think I'll slip on down to the oasis
So I've got friends
In low places

Well I guess I was wrong, I just don't belong
But then, I've been there before
Everything's alright, I'll just say goodnight
And I'll show myself to the door

Hey, I didn't mean, to cause a big scene
Just give me an hour and then
Well I'll be as high as that Ivory Tower
That you're living in

'Cause I've got friends in low places
Where the whiskey drowns and the beer chases
My blues away
And I'll be OK

And I'm not big on social graces
Think I'll slip on down to the oasis
So I've got friends
In low places

I've got friends in low places
Where the whiskey drowns and the beer chases
My blues away
And I'll be OK

I'm not big on social graces
Think I'll slip on down to the oasis
So I've got friends
In low places

I've got friends in low places
Where the whiskey drowns and the beer chases
My blues away
And I'll be OK

I'm not big on social graces
Think I'll slip on down to the oasis
So I've got friends
In low places

I've got friends in low places
Where the whiskey drowns and the beer chases
My blues away, and I'll be OK

Blame it all on my roots, I showed up in boots
And ruined your black tie affair
The last one to know, the last one to show
I was the last one you thought you'd see there

And I saw the surprise, and the fear in his eyes
When I took his glass of champagne
And I toasted you, said honey we may be through
But you'll never hear me complain

'Cause I've got friends in low places
Where the whiskey drowns and the beer chases
My blues away
And I'll be OK

And I'm not big on social graces
Think I'll slip on down to the oasis
So I've got friends
In low places

Well I guess I was wrong, I just don't belong
But then, I've been there before
Everything's alright, I'll just say goodnight
And I'll show myself to the door

Hey, I didn't mean, to cause a big scene
Just give me an hour and then
Well I'll be as high as that Ivory Tower
That you're living in

'Cause I've got friends in low places
Where the whiskey drowns and the beer chases
My blues away
And I'll be OK

And I'm not big on social graces
Think I'll slip on down to the oasis
So I've got friends
In low places

I've got friends in low places
Where the whiskey drowns and the beer chases
My blues away
And I'll be OK

I'm not big on social graces
Think I'll slip on down to the oasis
So I've got friends
In low places

I've got friends in low places
Where the whiskey drowns and the beer chases
My blues away
And I'll be OK

I'm not big on social graces
Think I'll slip on down to the oasis
So I've got friends
In low places

I've got friends in low places
Where the whiskey drowns and the beer chases
My blues away, and I'll be OK