Joe Diffie

Been doin' the math ever since you left
Pondering the properties of loneliness
Stacking your efforts right up against mine
You know I get the same answer every time

You take four hundred seventeen nights and days
A million and one promises made
Put them all together and you throw 'em away
You get zero
Nothing but zero
Oh, zero
Mmmmmmm....

I remember learning all of this back in school
I guess I never did apply it to me and you
So, I guess I'll be the one to carry the blame
Something times nothing always ends the same

You take four hundred seventeen nights and days
A million and one promises made

Put them all together and you throw 'em away
You get zero
Nothing but zero
Oh, zero
Mmmmmmm....

Every time I think of how hard you try
Baby, my blues just multiply....

You take four hundred seventeen nights and days
A million and one promises made
Put them all together and you throw 'em away
You get zero
Nothing but zero
A great big zero
Whoa, zero

My name ain't someone that they would know
But I lived here not that long ago
She told me that she loved this little frame house
So I saved up some money
and put a payment down

(chorus)
Right over there in that front porch swing
We held hands and we dreamed a dream or two
That sure looks like the same ol' door
Where I kissed her goodbye a thousand times before
Please, bring her back to me
I came lookin' for a feelin' but the feelin's gone
You can go back, but you can't go home

I wonder if they'd mind if I wandered around inside
I'm feelin' kinda low and it's been such a long long time
I'd like to get a good look at what our life used to be
But there's one bedroom I can't bear to see

(chorus)

It's where it started
Home, it's where the heart is
Home, is where I lost it
Home, it's so hard to find again

Right over there in that front porch swing
We held hands and we dreamed a dream or two
Underneath the moon
That sure looks like the same ol' door
Where I kissed her goodbye a thousand times before
Please, bring her back to me
I came lookin' for a feelin' but the feelin's gone
You can go back, but you can't go home

Oh, you can go back, but you can't go home

Turn out the lights
We just need the lights from the tree
The kids are in bed
Baby it?s just you and me
Side by side, the fire is bright, on this oh so blessed night

The gifts lying there
Cannot compare to the love you give
Sealed with a kiss
For as long as I live
Ribbons and bows, could never show, all that I want you know

I want to take you in my arms tonight
And keep the fire burning bright
?Cause if the best things in life are free
There?s nothing you could buy for me
Your presence is enough
Wrap me in your love

Look into the night
There?s a star in the sky that I see
It?s come so far
To shine its light for you and me
As if it know, I?m holding you close, underneath the mistletoe

I want to take you in my arms tonight
And keep the fire burning bright
?Cause if the best things in life are free
There?s nothing you could buy for me
Your presence is enough
Wrap me in your love

Your presence is enough
Wrap me in your love

There's a place I can go
Where I know I'll always be welcome
Night after night
When your memory comes around,
I just take a ride down the road
And look for the light
When I see that old sign flashin'
That's when I know I'm on my way

I'm goin' out to the wild blue yonder
Break through this cloud I'm under
Out to the wild blue yonder
And let my mind wander away

Maybe I can find a friend there,
Someone who's been where I am
And knows what to do
With a heart that won't stop breakin'
And a mind that won't stop takin' me back
To the image of you
Tonight I know my destination
A place where no one knows you name

I'm goin' out to the wild blue yonder
Break through this cloud I'm under
Out to the wild blue yonder
And let my mind wander away

You know that jukebox sounds like thunder
When that whiskey pours like rain

I'm goin' out to the wild blue yonder
Break through this cloud I'm under
Out to the wild blue yonder
And let my mind wander away

Everybody said you'd break my heart
Well they're right, your love's killing me
Dying feels so good so far
I won't fight I'll go willingly

But what a way to go girl
If I should die in your arms tonight
What a way to leave this world behind
I'll give my heart and soul ‘til there's nothing left
I'll lie right here and let you love me to death
What a way to go
What a way to go

I can feel the flame of love so strong
Blazing high, burning in your eyes
There's no turning back I'm too far gone
I can't stop, Heaven waits tonight

But what a way to go girl
If I should die in your arms tonight
What a way to leave this world behind
I'll give my heart and soul ‘til there's nothing left
I'll lie right here and let you love me to death
What a way to go
What a way to go

I'd give my heart and soul
What a way to go

A little boy walks in with a bloody nose
got beat up on his way home from school...
again!
His dad caught him runnin out the back,
tears in his eyes and a baseball bat.
oohooh revenge!
Said "Son I won't stop you but before you go,
let me tell you a little story bout the
toughest man I know.

They hit Him and He just turned the other cheek
Don't think for a minute, He was weak
Cuz in the end, He showed them,
He was anything but frail...
They hammered Him to a cross
but He was tougher than nails.

Well he dropped that bat like it weighed a ton
father put his arms around his son and said..
just let it go...
Believe me I've been in your shoes
had to ask myself "What would Jesus do"
and here's what I know.
Whenever I'm in doubt I look up what He said
it's all there in the good Book
in black and white and red.

They hit Him and He just turned the other cheek
Don't think for a minute, He was weak
Cuz in the end, He showed them,
He was anything but frail...
They hammered Him to a cross
but He was tougher than nails!

Yeah in the end, He showed them
He was anything but frail,
They hammered Him to a cross
but He was tougher than nails!

tougher from nails!

ooh ooh oh oh!

Here you come knockin' on my heart like a sledge hammer
Tearin' down these walls I built so high
I'm tryin' to hide the truth behind all this false glamour
But somehow the truth still shows up in my eyes

Got a smile painted on my face
Got my heartache locked away prayin' you won't see
Stayin' steady, stayin' strong
Actin' like there's nothin' wrong 'til you look at me
Won't win this fight I surrender
So turn another page of this pretender

Sometimes I think I put it all behind me and I'm finally healing
If you judge a book by it's cover then I'm alright
For a moment I find some piece of mind that my heart is stealing
Looks like I'm livin' it up but I'm dyin' down deep inside
Oh yeah

Got a smile painted on my face
Got my heartache locked away prayin' you won't see
Stayin' steady, stayin' strong
Actin' like there's nothin' wrong 'til you look at me
Won't win this fight I surrender
So turn another page of this pretender

Won't win this fight I surrender
Mmm Mmm turn another page of this pretender
Pretender, still your pretender
Turn another page
Pretender, still your pretender
I'm livin' a lie I can't deny it
Pretender, still your pretender
It's never ending, I'm always pretending
Pretender, still your pretender

This is your brain makin' everything make sense,
Countin' those nickels and dimes.
This is your brain balancin' on the fence, walkin' that logical line.
This is your brain got it all under control, both hands on the wheel.
Stay in your lane, keepin' it tame, this is your brain.

Then she walks right by and that all goes out the window,
And your IQ starts to dwindle, at the mention of her name.
And she winks and smiles and your heart starts over loadin'
And you're crazy over everything she does.
You ain't insane, this is your brain, on love.

This is your brain buddy you can handle this,
Gotta just get a grip.
This is your brain man there ain't a woman alive,
That you can't resist.
This is your brain baby, just slow on down,
Don't want to jump the tracks.
You can refrain, keep it contained, this is your brain.

Then she walks right by and that all goes out the window,
And your IQ starts to dwindle, at the mention of her name.
And she winks and smiles and your heart starts over loadin'
And you're crazy over everything she does.
You ain't insane, this is your brain, on love.

You think that you're too clever now, to ever fall again,
And your medulla oblongata says, boy get out while you can

Then she walks right by and that all goes out the window,
And your IQ starts to dwindle, at the mention of her name.
And she winks and smiles and your heart starts over loadin'
And you're crazy over everything she does.
You ain't insane, this is your brain, on love.

You ain't insane, this is your brain on love.
Sweet love.

This is your brain makin' everything make sense,
Countin' those nickels and dimes.
This is your brain balancin' on the fence, walkin' that logical line.
This is your brain got it all under control, both hands on the wheel.
Stay in your lane, keepin' it tame, this is your brain.

Then she walks right by and that all goes out the window,
And your IQ starts to dwindle, at the mention of her name.
And she winks and smiles and your heart starts over loadin'
And you're crazy over everything she does.
You ain't insane, this is your brain, on love.

This is your brain buddy you can handle this,
Gotta just get a grip.
This is your brain man there ain't a woman alive,
That you can't resist.
This is your brain baby, just slow on down,
Don't want to jump the tracks.
You can refrain, keep it contained, this is your brain.

Then she walks right by and that all goes out the window,
And your IQ starts to dwindle, at the mention of her name.
And she winks and smiles and your heart starts over loadin'
And you're crazy over everything she does.
You ain't insane, this is your brain, on love.

You think that you're too clever now, to ever fall again,
And your medulla oblongata says, boy get out while you can

Then she walks right by and that all goes out the window,
And your IQ starts to dwindle, at the mention of her name.
And she winks and smiles and your heart starts over loadin'
And you're crazy over everything she does.
You ain't insane, this is your brain, on love.

You ain't insane, this is your brain on love.
Sweet love.

She walks into Smokey's
one hip at a time
Like a broken field runner
slippin' through the lines
He likes the way she looks
so he calls a little wife
says don't wait up for me,
I'll be workin late tonight.
Wife hangs up the phone bursts into tears
calls her sister up and cries get over here.

Sister tells her boyfriend be back in awhile
boyfriend wants a beer, the store is just a mile.
Leaves the motor runnin' he'll only be a minute,
his car drives away with teenagers in it.
Driver tells his buddies, got one life to live
they scream into the night, lets get it over with.

Chorus:

Cause and effect, chain of events,
all of the chaos makes perfect sense,
when we're spinnin' round,
things come undone.
Welcome to the earth, third rock from the sun.

The kid guns the gas, car starts to swerve
Heads for a semi-truck, jumps the curb
Truck hits a bigboy in the Shoney's parking lot
Flies through the air, takes out the bank clock
Clock strikes a light pole, transformer sparks
lines go down, town goes dark.

Waitress calls the cops says she saw it all
swears a giant alien has landed at the mall
Cops ring up the mayor says there's panic in the street,
hate to wake you up but we cant find the chief,
mayor says use your head, if he ain't in his car
he's hiding from his wife, down at Smokey's bar

Chorus X2

Welcome to Earth third rock from the sun. X3

She walks into Smokey's
one hip at a time
Like a broken field runner
slippin' through the lines
He likes the way she looks
so he calls a little wife
says don't wait up for me,
I'll be workin late tonight.
Wife hangs up the phone bursts into tears
calls her sister up and cries get over here.

Sister tells her boyfriend be back in awhile
boyfriend wants a beer, the store is just a mile.
Leaves the motor runnin' he'll only be a minute,
his car drives away with teenagers in it.
Driver tells his buddies, got one life to live
they scream into the night, lets get it over with.

Chorus:

Cause and effect, chain of events,
all of the chaos makes perfect sense,
when we're spinnin' round,
things come undone.
Welcome to the earth, third rock from the sun.

The kid guns the gas, car starts to swerve
Heads for a semi-truck, jumps the curb
Truck hits a bigboy in the Shoney's parking lot
Flies through the air, takes out the bank clock
Clock strikes a light pole, transformer sparks
lines go down, town goes dark.

Waitress calls the cops says she saw it all
swears a giant alien has landed at the mall
Cops ring up the mayor says there's panic in the street,
hate to wake you up but we cant find the chief,
mayor says use your head, if he ain't in his car
he's hiding from his wife, down at Smokey's bar

Chorus X2

Welcome to Earth third rock from the sun. X3

She walks into Smokey's
one hip at a time
Like a broken field runner
slippin' through the lines
He likes the way she looks
so he calls a little wife
says don't wait up for me,
I'll be workin late tonight.
Wife hangs up the phone bursts into tears
calls her sister up and cries get over here.

Sister tells her boyfriend be back in awhile
boyfriend wants a beer, the store is just a mile.
Leaves the motor runnin' he'll only be a minute,
his car drives away with teenagers in it.
Driver tells his buddies, got one life to live
they scream into the night, lets get it over with.

Chorus:

Cause and effect, chain of events,
all of the chaos makes perfect sense,
when we're spinnin' round,
things come undone.
Welcome to the earth, third rock from the sun.

The kid guns the gas, car starts to swerve
Heads for a semi-truck, jumps the curb
Truck hits a bigboy in the Shoney's parking lot
Flies through the air, takes out the bank clock
Clock strikes a light pole, transformer sparks
lines go down, town goes dark.

Waitress calls the cops says she saw it all
swears a giant alien has landed at the mall
Cops ring up the mayor says there's panic in the street,
hate to wake you up but we cant find the chief,
mayor says use your head, if he ain't in his car
he's hiding from his wife, down at Smokey's bar

Chorus X2

Welcome to Earth third rock from the sun. X3

She walks into Smokey's
one hip at a time
Like a broken field runner
slippin' through the lines
He likes the way she looks
so he calls a little wife
says don't wait up for me,
I'll be workin late tonight.
Wife hangs up the phone bursts into tears
calls her sister up and cries get over here.

Sister tells her boyfriend be back in awhile
boyfriend wants a beer, the store is just a mile.
Leaves the motor runnin' he'll only be a minute,
his car drives away with teenagers in it.
Driver tells his buddies, got one life to live
they scream into the night, lets get it over with.

Chorus:

Cause and effect, chain of events,
all of the chaos makes perfect sense,
when we're spinnin' round,
things come undone.
Welcome to the earth, third rock from the sun.

The kid guns the gas, car starts to swerve
Heads for a semi-truck, jumps the curb
Truck hits a bigboy in the Shoney's parking lot
Flies through the air, takes out the bank clock
Clock strikes a light pole, transformer sparks
lines go down, town goes dark.

Waitress calls the cops says she saw it all
swears a giant alien has landed at the mall
Cops ring up the mayor says there's panic in the street,
hate to wake you up but we cant find the chief,
mayor says use your head, if he ain't in his car
he's hiding from his wife, down at Smokey's bar

Chorus X2

Welcome to Earth third rock from the sun. X3

She walks into Smokey's
one hip at a time
Like a broken field runner
slippin' through the lines
He likes the way she looks
so he calls a little wife
says don't wait up for me,
I'll be workin late tonight.
Wife hangs up the phone bursts into tears
calls her sister up and cries get over here.

Sister tells her boyfriend be back in awhile
boyfriend wants a beer, the store is just a mile.
Leaves the motor runnin' he'll only be a minute,
his car drives away with teenagers in it.
Driver tells his buddies, got one life to live
they scream into the night, lets get it over with.

Chorus:

Cause and effect, chain of events,
all of the chaos makes perfect sense,
when we're spinnin' round,
things come undone.
Welcome to the earth, third rock from the sun.

The kid guns the gas, car starts to swerve
Heads for a semi-truck, jumps the curb
Truck hits a bigboy in the Shoney's parking lot
Flies through the air, takes out the bank clock
Clock strikes a light pole, transformer sparks
lines go down, town goes dark.

Waitress calls the cops says she saw it all
swears a giant alien has landed at the mall
Cops ring up the mayor says there's panic in the street,
hate to wake you up but we cant find the chief,
mayor says use your head, if he ain't in his car
he's hiding from his wife, down at Smokey's bar

Chorus X2

Welcome to Earth third rock from the sun. X3

I know you're holding your breath
You're wondering what's coming next
Can't be too careful this time
No Love ain't something you trust
You've seen a little too much of the quittin' kind
That pain you're wrestling with
I know right where it lives
Been there a couple of times
Always 'almost in tears'
Living in fear of the quittin' kind

If you don't know what you're got
I'll tell you one thing it's not
It's not the kind of love that would turn and run
This one's steady and strong
This one will keep going on and on and on
To the end of time
It ain't the quittin kind

You don't have to be scared
We're not going back there
We're going to leave it behind
All that sorrow and grief those bad memories of the quittin' kind

If you don't know what you're got
I'll tell you one thing it's not
It's not the kind of love that would turn and run
This one's steady and strong
This one will keep going on and on and on
To the end of time
It ain't the quittin kind

This one's steady and strong
This one will keep going on and on and on
To the end of time
It ain't the quittin kind
Quittin' kind no no no
It ain't the quittin kind

I'm used to havin' my breakfast in bed
Never have to lift a finger to butter my bread
I keep my baby satisfied if you know what I mean
'Cause she told me I'm walkin' talkin' love machine
Lord, I got the self assurance of a king on a throne
Cause she told me that she'd love me 'til the cows came home

The cows came home
The cows came home
I heard somethin' mooin'
Turned around and she was gone
Lord have mercy, the cows came home

The whole herd showed up when they heard she'd gone
But I guess it's better than bein' alone
Well the slammin' of the door is like a pie in the face
But I got enough milk for the human race
I didn't have to clue that there was anything wrong
'Cause she told me that she'd love me 'til the cows came home

The cows came home
The cows came home
I heard somethin' mooin'
Turned around and she was gone
Lord have mercy, the cows came home

I didn't see the writing on the wall
Missed the invitation to the bovine ball
I didn't hear no cowbells ringin'
Gonna have to face the music that the fat lady's singin'

The cows came home
The cows came home
I heard somethin' mooin'
Turned around and she was gone
Lord have mercy, the cows came home

Yesteday I missed my exit
On my way to Sears
A song was on the radio
I hadn't heard in years

For a minute there the interstate
Was 2nd Avenue
And I was singing "Everlasting Love"
And driving home to you

Somewhere down that road not taken
Will forever live those dreams that were forsaken
Just every now and then
I think what would have been
Somewhere down that road not taken

By now we'd have our own business
And a house just out of town
In a neighborhood that smelled like dinner
When the sun went down

Two kids playing in their rooms
With toys we never had
A little girl who looks like you
And a boy, just like his dad

Somewhere down that road not taken
Will forever live those dreams
That were forsaken
Just every now and then
I think about what would have been
Somewhere down that road not taken

What if I had asked you
What if you'd said "yes"
There's no way I'll ever know
Still I can't help but guess

Somewhere down that road not taken
Will forever live those dreams
That were forsaken
Just every now and then
I miss a place I've never been
Somewhere down that road not taken

Yesterday I missed my exit
On my way to Sears

A little Miss Dynamite just blew my world away.
It was a pitiful sight, me begging her to stay.
I never had a hunch, so how was I to know
That she packed a punch that knocked my heart out cold?

She put a hurtin' on this old cowboy,
Broke my heart like a little play toy,
Brought me to my knees from ten feet tall.
The night she left me in Amarillo
I cried crocodile tears in my pillow.
The bigger they are, the harder they fall.
How could a blue-eyed beauty only five-foot-three
Lay a Texas size heartache on me?

She came across so cool I didn't think that I'd get burned.
Now I'm a big ol' fool with a leaving lesson learned.
I thought I was strong like old Hercules,
But she proved me wrong with her little c'est la vie!

She put a hurtin' on this old cowboy,
Broke my heart like a little play toy,
Brought me to my knees from ten feet tall.
The night she left me in Amarillo
I cried crocodile tears in my pillow.
The bigger they are, the harder they fall.
How could a blue-eyed beauty only five-foot-three
Lay a Texas size heartache on me?

How could a blue-eyed beauty only five-foot-three
Lay a Texas size heartache on me?

I'm stoned on your love
(take off Earl)
I don't need cigarettes or whiskey
I don't get a rush from caffeine
Ain't trippin out on nothing
Not into that scene

But I wake up every morning
And I take a shot of her love
It's a desperate habit if there ever was
She's the rock that I'm leaning on
She's my holy Jones
I got a thirst for her love comin on strong

she's my heart and soul addiction
she's the only one
I'm never giving it up
I'm stayin stoned on her love

l just can't live without it
I'm strung out and going insane
she's deep down in my bones
pumpin through my veins

She's the rock that I'm leaning on
She's my holy Jones
I got a thirst for her love comin on strong

She's my heart and soul addiction
Yeah she's the only one
I'm never giving it up
I'm stayin stoned on her love

She's my heart and soul addiction
I'm stayin stoned on her love
Hey she's the rock that I'm leaning on
Man I'm stayin stoned on her love

I'm stoned, stoned, stoned on her love
Yeah I'm stoned on her love
Stoned, stoned, stoned on her love
Whoa sweet baby don't you know that I'm stoned on your love

The street that we live on
Sure ain't no yellow brick road
This paycheck that I bring home
Sure ain't no pot of gold
When people dream they don't wish they were us
But what they dont know we got
More than enough.

Somewhere under the rainbow
Just watching the late show
Living on love
Dancing slow to the radio
Just holding on
Somewhere under the rainbow.

Some folks spend their whole life
Dreaming about the other side
Where the rain never falls and those bluebirds fly
But I take forever where the skies aren"t always blue
'Cause when I'm in your arms I know dreams come true.

Somewhere under the rainbow
Just watching the late show
Living on love
Dancing slow to the radio
Just holding on
Somewhere under the rainbow.

I work overtime cause my boss is a jerk
It gets him off my back
I go to see my momma right after work
So she knows where I'm at
Stop by my sister's and I hug her neck
Tell her just let that guy go
But there's a few things I do
When I'm all by myself
That nobody knows

1st Chorus:

It's just somethin' I do for me
Sometimes when I can't sleep
I get in my car and drive down your street
It's just somethin' I do for me
I did everything that a man could do
To try and make you smile
I couldn't keep love from slippin away
But I slowed it down a while

When you finally told me that you'd had enough
Well it broke my heart into
So I swallowed my pride
Walked out of your life
I did that for you

2nd Chorus:

But there's somethin' I do for me
Sometimes I really need
Sit in a bar drown some old memories
It's just somethin' I do for me

Bridge:

I know these things might all seem strange
But somehow they get me by
This smile on my face is hidin' the trace of teardrops
In my eyes

3rd Chorus:

It's just somethin' I do for me
Sometimes when noone sees
I talk to the man, I get down on my knees
It's just somethin' I do for me.

you could've kissed me, like this wasnt gonna last
kept me from saying something I'll never take back
you could have held me like there was no chance
of me waking up where I am
you could have stop short of every dream I've ever had

(chorus)
so help me girl
you've gone too far
its way too late
to save my heart
the way it feels
each time we touch
I know Ive never been so loved
and I can't help myself
so help me girl

you had to be there when that old sun came up
makin last night feel like a vision of things yet to come
you just had to hold me like nobody else
now look what you've gone and done
you had to love me till I couldnt get enough

(chorus)
2x
now I cant help myself so help me girl

you could've kissed me, like this wasnt gonna last
kept me from saying something I'll never take back
you could have held me like there was no chance
of me waking up where I am
you could have stop short of every dream I've ever had

(chorus)
so help me girl
you've gone too far
its way too late
to save my heart
the way it feels
each time we touch
I know Ive never been so loved
and I can't help myself
so help me girl

you had to be there when that old sun came up
makin last night feel like a vision of things yet to come
you just had to hold me like nobody else
now look what you've gone and done
you had to love me till I couldnt get enough

(chorus)
2x
now I cant help myself so help me girl

you could've kissed me, like this wasnt gonna last
kept me from saying something I'll never take back
you could have held me like there was no chance
of me waking up where I am
you could have stop short of every dream I've ever had

(chorus)
so help me girl
you've gone too far
its way too late
to save my heart
the way it feels
each time we touch
I know Ive never been so loved
and I can't help myself
so help me girl

you had to be there when that old sun came up
makin last night feel like a vision of things yet to come
you just had to hold me like nobody else
now look what you've gone and done
you had to love me till I couldnt get enough

(chorus)
2x
now I cant help myself so help me girl

Silent night
Holy night
All is calm
All is bright

?Round yon virgin
Mother and child
Holy infant
So tender and mild

Sleep in heavenly peace
Sleep in heavenly peace

Silent night
Holy night
Son of God
Love's pure light

Radiant beams
From thy holy face
With the dawn
Of redeeming grace

Jesus, Lord, at thy birth.
Jesus, Lord, at thy birth.

Sleep in heavenly peace

I could tell he'd had a tough life
By the way he sat and stared
And me, I'd come to push and shove
So I pulled up a chair.

We talked of roads untraveled
We talked of love untrue
Of strings that come unraveled
We were kings and kindred fools
And just when I'd hit bottom
That old man raised his glass
And said at least we had our chances
There's those who never have.

So here's to all the soldiers
Who have ever died in vain
The insane locked up in themselves
The homeless down on Main
To those who stand on empty shores
And spit against the wind
And those who wait forever
For ships that don't come in.

He said it's only life's illusions
That bring us to this bar
To pick up these old crutches
And compare each other's scars
'Cuz the things we're calling heartache
Hell, they're hardly worth our time
We bitch about a dollar
When there's those without a dime.

And as he ordered one last round
He said I guess we can't complain
God made life a gamble
And we're still in the game.

So here's to all the soldiers
Who have ever died in vain
The insane locked up in themselves
The homeless down on Main
To those who stand on empty shores
And spit against the wind
And those who wait forever
For ships that don't come in.

I could tell he'd had a tough life
By the way he sat and stared
And me, I'd come to push and shove
So I pulled up a chair.

We talked of roads untraveled
We talked of love untrue
Of strings that come unraveled
We were kings and kindred fools
And just when I'd hit bottom
That old man raised his glass
And said at least we had our chances
There's those who never have.

So here's to all the soldiers
Who have ever died in vain
The insane locked up in themselves
The homeless down on Main
To those who stand on empty shores
And spit against the wind
And those who wait forever
For ships that don't come in.

He said it's only life's illusions
That bring us to this bar
To pick up these old crutches
And compare each other's scars
'Cuz the things we're calling heartache
Hell, they're hardly worth our time
We bitch about a dollar
When there's those without a dime.

And as he ordered one last round
He said I guess we can't complain
God made life a gamble
And we're still in the game.

So here's to all the soldiers
Who have ever died in vain
The insane locked up in themselves
The homeless down on Main
To those who stand on empty shores
And spit against the wind
And those who wait forever
For ships that don't come in.

Well I ain't afraid of die'n,It's the though of being dead
I wanna go on being me once my eulogys been read
Don't spread my ashes out to sea, don't lay me down to rest
You can put my mind to ease if you fill my last request

Prop me up beside the jukebox if I die
Lord I wanna go to heaven but I don't wanna go tonight
Fill my boots up with sand, put a stiff drink in my hand
prop me up beside the jukebox if I die

Just let my headstone be a neon sign
Just let in burn in memory of all of my good times
Fix me up with a manican just remember i like blondes
Ill be the life of the party even when im dead and gone

Prop me up beside the jukebox if I die
Lord I wanna go to heaven but I don't wanna go tonight


Fill my boots up with sand, put a stiff drink in my hand
prop me up beside the jukebox if I die

Just make your next selection and while your still in line
You can pay you last respects one quarter at a time

Prop me up beside the jukebox if I die
Lord I wanna go to heaven but I don't wanna go tonight
fill my boots up with sand put a stiff drink in my hand
prop me up beside the jukebox if I die

Prop me up beside the jukebox if I die
Lord I wanna go to heaven but I don't wanna go tonight
fill my boots up with sand put a stiff drink in my hand
prop me up beside the jukebox if I die

Oh prop me up beside the jukebox if I die

Well I ain't afraid of die'n,It's the though of being dead
I wanna go on being me once my eulogys been read
Don't spread my ashes out to sea, don't lay me down to rest
You can put my mind to ease if you fill my last request

Prop me up beside the jukebox if I die
Lord I wanna go to heaven but I don't wanna go tonight
Fill my boots up with sand, put a stiff drink in my hand
prop me up beside the jukebox if I die

Just let my headstone be a neon sign
Just let in burn in memory of all of my good times
Fix me up with a manican just remember i like blondes
Ill be the life of the party even when im dead and gone

Prop me up beside the jukebox if I die
Lord I wanna go to heaven but I don't wanna go tonight


Fill my boots up with sand, put a stiff drink in my hand
prop me up beside the jukebox if I die

Just make your next selection and while your still in line
You can pay you last respects one quarter at a time

Prop me up beside the jukebox if I die
Lord I wanna go to heaven but I don't wanna go tonight
fill my boots up with sand put a stiff drink in my hand
prop me up beside the jukebox if I die

Prop me up beside the jukebox if I die
Lord I wanna go to heaven but I don't wanna go tonight
fill my boots up with sand put a stiff drink in my hand
prop me up beside the jukebox if I die

Oh prop me up beside the jukebox if I die

Well I ain't afraid of die'n,It's the though of being dead
I wanna go on being me once my eulogys been read
Don't spread my ashes out to sea, don't lay me down to rest
You can put my mind to ease if you fill my last request

Prop me up beside the jukebox if I die
Lord I wanna go to heaven but I don't wanna go tonight
Fill my boots up with sand, put a stiff drink in my hand
prop me up beside the jukebox if I die

Just let my headstone be a neon sign
Just let in burn in memory of all of my good times
Fix me up with a manican just remember i like blondes
Ill be the life of the party even when im dead and gone

Prop me up beside the jukebox if I die
Lord I wanna go to heaven but I don't wanna go tonight


Fill my boots up with sand, put a stiff drink in my hand
prop me up beside the jukebox if I die

Just make your next selection and while your still in line
You can pay you last respects one quarter at a time

Prop me up beside the jukebox if I die
Lord I wanna go to heaven but I don't wanna go tonight
fill my boots up with sand put a stiff drink in my hand
prop me up beside the jukebox if I die

Prop me up beside the jukebox if I die
Lord I wanna go to heaven but I don't wanna go tonight
fill my boots up with sand put a stiff drink in my hand
prop me up beside the jukebox if I die

Oh prop me up beside the jukebox if I die

Well I ain't afraid of die'n,It's the though of being dead
I wanna go on being me once my eulogys been read
Don't spread my ashes out to sea, don't lay me down to rest
You can put my mind to ease if you fill my last request

Prop me up beside the jukebox if I die
Lord I wanna go to heaven but I don't wanna go tonight
Fill my boots up with sand, put a stiff drink in my hand
prop me up beside the jukebox if I die

Just let my headstone be a neon sign
Just let in burn in memory of all of my good times
Fix me up with a manican just remember i like blondes
Ill be the life of the party even when im dead and gone

Prop me up beside the jukebox if I die
Lord I wanna go to heaven but I don't wanna go tonight


Fill my boots up with sand, put a stiff drink in my hand
prop me up beside the jukebox if I die

Just make your next selection and while your still in line
You can pay you last respects one quarter at a time

Prop me up beside the jukebox if I die
Lord I wanna go to heaven but I don't wanna go tonight
fill my boots up with sand put a stiff drink in my hand
prop me up beside the jukebox if I die

Prop me up beside the jukebox if I die
Lord I wanna go to heaven but I don't wanna go tonight
fill my boots up with sand put a stiff drink in my hand
prop me up beside the jukebox if I die

Oh prop me up beside the jukebox if I die

Well I ain't afraid of die'n,It's the though of being dead
I wanna go on being me once my eulogys been read
Don't spread my ashes out to sea, don't lay me down to rest
You can put my mind to ease if you fill my last request

Prop me up beside the jukebox if I die
Lord I wanna go to heaven but I don't wanna go tonight
Fill my boots up with sand, put a stiff drink in my hand
prop me up beside the jukebox if I die

Just let my headstone be a neon sign
Just let in burn in memory of all of my good times
Fix me up with a manican just remember i like blondes
Ill be the life of the party even when im dead and gone

Prop me up beside the jukebox if I die
Lord I wanna go to heaven but I don't wanna go tonight


Fill my boots up with sand, put a stiff drink in my hand
prop me up beside the jukebox if I die

Just make your next selection and while your still in line
You can pay you last respects one quarter at a time

Prop me up beside the jukebox if I die
Lord I wanna go to heaven but I don't wanna go tonight
fill my boots up with sand put a stiff drink in my hand
prop me up beside the jukebox if I die

Prop me up beside the jukebox if I die
Lord I wanna go to heaven but I don't wanna go tonight
fill my boots up with sand put a stiff drink in my hand
prop me up beside the jukebox if I die

Oh prop me up beside the jukebox if I die

On Christmas morn' a son was born
No one knew he'd be the King of Kings
A baby child so meek and mild
And through the ages, angel voices sing

Praise and Alleluia to the Savior
Give thanks to God for all the gifts he brings
Praise and Alleluia to the Savior
And don't forget what Christmas really means

Wise men came, they knew his name
That blessed day went down in history
And still today he lights the way
And shows his love for all the world to see

Praise and Alleluia to the Savior
Give thanks to God for all the gifts he brings
Praise and Alleluia to the Savior
And don't forget what Christmas really means

Pretty bows and mistletoe
Families gathered 'round the Christmas tree
And while they share their Christmas fare
They remember that the greatest gift was free

Praise and Alleluia to the Savior
Give thanks to God for all the gifts he brings
Praise and Alleluia to the Savior
And don't forget what Christmas really means

Praise and Alleluia to the Savior
And don't forget what Christmas really means

Well, I got my first truck when I was three
Drove a hundred thousand miles on my knees
Hauled marbles and rocks and thought twice before
I hauled a Barbie Doll bed for the girl next door
She tried to pay me with a kiss and I began to understand
There's something women like about a pickup man

When I turned sixteen, I saved a few hundred bucks
My first car was a pickup truck
I was cruising the town and the first girl I seen
Was Bobbie Jo Gentry, the homecoming queen
She flagged me down and climbed up in the cab
And said, "I never knew you were a pickup man"

You can set my truck on fire and roll it down a hill
And I still wouldn't trade it for a Coupe De Ville
I got an eight-foot bed that never has to be made
You know, if it weren't for trucks we wouldn't have tailgates
I met all my wives in traffic jams
There's just something women like about a pickup man

Most Friday nights I can be found
In the bed of my truck on an old chaise lounge
Backed into my spot at the drive-in show
You know a cargo light gives off a romantic glow
I never have to wait in line at the popcorn stand
'Cause there's something women like about a pickup man

You can set my truck on fire and roll it down a hill
And I still wouldn't trade it for a Coupe De Ville
I got an eight-foot bed that never has to be made
You know, if it weren't for trucks we wouldn't have tailgates
I met all my wives in traffic jams
There's just something women like about a pickup man

A bucket of rust or a brand new machine
Once around the block and you'll know what I mean

You can set my truck on fire and roll it down a hill
And I still wouldn't trade it for a Coupe De Ville
I got an eight-foot bed that never has to be made
You know, if it weren't for trucks we wouldn't have tailgates
I met all my wives in traffic jams
There's just something women like about a pickup man
Yeah, there's something women like about a pickup man

Well, I got my first truck when I was three
Drove a hundred thousand miles on my knees
Hauled marbles and rocks and thought twice before
I hauled a Barbie Doll bed for the girl next door
She tried to pay me with a kiss and I began to understand
There's something women like about a pickup man

When I turned sixteen, I saved a few hundred bucks
My first car was a pickup truck
I was cruising the town and the first girl I seen
Was Bobbie Jo Gentry, the homecoming queen
She flagged me down and climbed up in the cab
And said, "I never knew you were a pickup man"

You can set my truck on fire and roll it down a hill
And I still wouldn't trade it for a Coupe De Ville
I got an eight-foot bed that never has to be made
You know, if it weren't for trucks we wouldn't have tailgates
I met all my wives in traffic jams
There's just something women like about a pickup man

Most Friday nights I can be found
In the bed of my truck on an old chaise lounge
Backed into my spot at the drive-in show
You know a cargo light gives off a romantic glow
I never have to wait in line at the popcorn stand
'Cause there's something women like about a pickup man

You can set my truck on fire and roll it down a hill
And I still wouldn't trade it for a Coupe De Ville
I got an eight-foot bed that never has to be made
You know, if it weren't for trucks we wouldn't have tailgates
I met all my wives in traffic jams
There's just something women like about a pickup man

A bucket of rust or a brand new machine
Once around the block and you'll know what I mean

You can set my truck on fire and roll it down a hill
And I still wouldn't trade it for a Coupe De Ville
I got an eight-foot bed that never has to be made
You know, if it weren't for trucks we wouldn't have tailgates
I met all my wives in traffic jams
There's just something women like about a pickup man
Yeah, there's something women like about a pickup man

Well, I got my first truck when I was three
Drove a hundred thousand miles on my knees
Hauled marbles and rocks and thought twice before
I hauled a Barbie Doll bed for the girl next door
She tried to pay me with a kiss and I began to understand
There's something women like about a pickup man

When I turned sixteen, I saved a few hundred bucks
My first car was a pickup truck
I was cruising the town and the first girl I seen
Was Bobbie Jo Gentry, the homecoming queen
She flagged me down and climbed up in the cab
And said, "I never knew you were a pickup man"

You can set my truck on fire and roll it down a hill
And I still wouldn't trade it for a Coupe De Ville
I got an eight-foot bed that never has to be made
You know, if it weren't for trucks we wouldn't have tailgates
I met all my wives in traffic jams
There's just something women like about a pickup man

Most Friday nights I can be found
In the bed of my truck on an old chaise lounge
Backed into my spot at the drive-in show
You know a cargo light gives off a romantic glow
I never have to wait in line at the popcorn stand
'Cause there's something women like about a pickup man

You can set my truck on fire and roll it down a hill
And I still wouldn't trade it for a Coupe De Ville
I got an eight-foot bed that never has to be made
You know, if it weren't for trucks we wouldn't have tailgates
I met all my wives in traffic jams
There's just something women like about a pickup man

A bucket of rust or a brand new machine
Once around the block and you'll know what I mean

You can set my truck on fire and roll it down a hill
And I still wouldn't trade it for a Coupe De Ville
I got an eight-foot bed that never has to be made
You know, if it weren't for trucks we wouldn't have tailgates
I met all my wives in traffic jams
There's just something women like about a pickup man
Yeah, there's something women like about a pickup man

Well, I got my first truck when I was three
Drove a hundred thousand miles on my knees
Hauled marbles and rocks and thought twice before
I hauled a Barbie Doll bed for the girl next door
She tried to pay me with a kiss and I began to understand
There's something women like about a pickup man

When I turned sixteen, I saved a few hundred bucks
My first car was a pickup truck
I was cruising the town and the first girl I seen
Was Bobbie Jo Gentry, the homecoming queen
She flagged me down and climbed up in the cab
And said, "I never knew you were a pickup man"

You can set my truck on fire and roll it down a hill
And I still wouldn't trade it for a Coupe De Ville
I got an eight-foot bed that never has to be made
You know, if it weren't for trucks we wouldn't have tailgates
I met all my wives in traffic jams
There's just something women like about a pickup man

Most Friday nights I can be found
In the bed of my truck on an old chaise lounge
Backed into my spot at the drive-in show
You know a cargo light gives off a romantic glow
I never have to wait in line at the popcorn stand
'Cause there's something women like about a pickup man

You can set my truck on fire and roll it down a hill
And I still wouldn't trade it for a Coupe De Ville
I got an eight-foot bed that never has to be made
You know, if it weren't for trucks we wouldn't have tailgates
I met all my wives in traffic jams
There's just something women like about a pickup man

A bucket of rust or a brand new machine
Once around the block and you'll know what I mean

You can set my truck on fire and roll it down a hill
And I still wouldn't trade it for a Coupe De Ville
I got an eight-foot bed that never has to be made
You know, if it weren't for trucks we wouldn't have tailgates
I met all my wives in traffic jams
There's just something women like about a pickup man
Yeah, there's something women like about a pickup man

O holy night
The stars are brightly shining,
It is the night of our dear
Saviour's birth.
Long lay the world in
Sin and error pining
Till he appeared and the soul
Felt its worth

The thrill of hope
The weary world rejoices
For yonder breaks
A new and glorious morn

Fall on your knees
Oh, hear the angel voices
Oh night divine
Oh night when Christ was born
Oh night divine
Oh night, O holy night

The thrill of hope
The weary world rejoices
For yonder breaks
A new and glorious morn

Fall on your knees
Oh, hear the angel voices
Oh night divine
Oh night when Christ was born
Oh night divine
Oh night, O holy night

Childrens Choir Out

Maybe a day will come
When you look into my eyes
And you won't see the love you saw before
Maybe a day will come
When the words you need to hear from me
Are gone with the closing of a door.

Chorus
But not in this lifetime
Not in this lifetime
It's too impossible to do
Not in this lifetime
Could this heart of mine
Be for anyone else but you

Maybe a night will come
You'll reach for me and find
That I'm just a stranger that you hardly know
Maybe a night will come
When all this love I'm feeling for you now
I won't feel anymore

Chorus
But not in this lifetime
Not in this lifetime
It's too impossible to do
Not in this lifetime
Could this heart of mine
Be for anyone else but you

There could never be a moment in my life
No, not a single minute
That didn't have you in it.
Not in this lifetime
Not in this lifetime
It's too impossible to do
No, not in this lifetime
Could this heart of mine
Be for anyone else but you
Be for anyone else but you

big coals, corn rows, barbed wires, bows and hides, dirt roads
tractors, trucks and overalls
copper heads, grig beds, pickup a rock and find an arrowhead
a ropeswing hangin by a waterfall
morning new, howdy moon, i thank god for

my redneck of the woods
a blue collar flag flyin neighborhood
its love grown down home life is good in
my redneck of the woods

tailgates, a hot date, a bonfire burnin on the rivebank
copenhagen, coolers, and mason jars
old song, sing along, neckle through the hills and hollars all night long
good old boys pickin at 'em old guitars
a wild bunch, clean front, i dont go far from

my redneck of the woods
a blue collar flag flyin neighborhood
its love grown down home life is good in
my redneck of the woods

if i die in my sleep they better bury me in

my redneck of the woods
my blue collar flag flying neighborhood
its love grown down home life is good in

my redneck of the woods
my redneck of the woods
my redneck of the woods

1st verse

Well you filled up my head,
With so many lies.
You twisted my heart
Til something snapped inside.
I'd like to give it one more try
but my give a damn's busted.

You can crawl back home
say you were wrong,
stand out in the yard
and cry all night long.
Go ahead and water the lawn.
My give a damn's busted.

(Chorus)

I really wanna care,
I wanna feel somethin'
Let me dig a little deeper.....
Nah...
Sorry....
Nothin'

2nd verse

You can say you've got issues.
You can say you're a victim.
It's all your parents fault,
I mean, after all you didn't pick em
Maybe somebody else has got time to listen.
My give a damn's busted.

Well your therapist says
It was all a mistake
A product of the prozac
And your co-dependent ways
So who's your enabler these days?
My give a damn's busted.

(Chorus)

I really wanna care,
I wanna feel somethin'
Let me dig a little deeper...
Nah, still nothin'

Hey look comin? down the way
Guess who got back in town today
I know he?s got some goodies on his sleigh
Could it be, why yes, it?s Mr. Christmas

Slidin? sideways kickin? up snow
Makin? a sound that goes ho ho ho
A big jelly belly and a cherry for a nose
Could it be, why yes, it?s Mr. Christmas

Everywhere he goes he?s spreadin? Christmas cheer
Everybody know he?ll be back again next year
Mr. Christmas

A Barbie doll and a little toy gun
Milk and cookies and he?s on the run
You?ve gotta love him that old son of a gun
Was that him? Why yes it was, Mr. Christmas

Everywhere he goes he?s spreadin? Christmas cheer
Everybody know he?ll be back again next year
Mr. Christmas

Thru the deep snows of uncertain winter descending
With Joseph I wander, with Mary I ride
Toward the promise that waits
At their harsh journey?s ending
Those of humble estate shall in mansions abide

Sprinkle some glitter on magazine angels
Use matchsticks and clothespins to build Bethlehem
Make the star in the East from a piece of tin foil
Look for the child within
Let Jesus be born again

Now who will be greatest in the kingdom of Heaven
The least of all children, the greatest shall be
So turn not away from the poor and forgotten
And always remember, his favorites are these

Sprinkle some glitter on magazine angels
Use matchsticks and clothespins to build Bethlehem
Make the star in the East from a piece of tin foil
Look for the child within
Let Jesus be born again

The gifts that we bring unto loved ones and strangers
Also we bring to the babe in the manger

So come all ye faithfull, ye shepherds and kings
Look for the child within
Let Jesus be born again
Let Jesus be born again

Oh, the weather outside is frightful
But the fire is so delightful
And since we've no place to go
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow

It doesn't show signs of stopping
And I brought some corn for popping
The lights are turned way down low
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow

When we finally say good night
How I hate going out in the storm
But if you really hold me tight
All the way home I'll be warm

The fire is slowly dying
My dear, we're still goodbying
As long as you love me so
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow

Well you've all heard the story
About Rudolph and his nose
Well I'll tell you a Christmas Tale
That never has been told
Well you may think you've heard it all
But you ain't heard nothin' yet
About that crazy Christmas
That the North Pole can't forget

Rudolph was under the weather
And had to call in sick
So he got on the horn
To his cousin Leroy
Who lived out in the sticks
He said Santa's really counting on me
And I hate to pass the buck
Leroy said Hey I'm on my way
And he jumped in his pick-up truck
When Leroy got to the North Pole
All the reindeer snickered and laughed
They never seen a deer in overalls
And a John Deer trucker hat
Well Santa stepped in
And said just calm down
Cuz we all got a job to do
Like it or not Leroy's in charge
And he's gonna be leading you
And he was

(chours)
Leroy The Redneck Reindeer
Hooked to the front of the sleigh
Delivering toys to all the good ol' boys
And girls along the way
He's just a down home party animal
Two Steppin all across the sky
He mixes jingle bells with the rebel yell
And made history that night

Before that night was over
Leroy had changed there tune
He had them scootin a hoof
On every single roof
By the light of a neon moon
Santa wrapped his bag with the dixie flag
He was having the time of his life
You could here him call
Merry Chistmas Ya'll
And to all of ya'll a goodnight
And he was

Leroy The Redneck Reindeer
Hooked to the front of the sleigh
Delivering toys to all the good ol' boys
And girls along the way
He's just a down home party animal
Two Steppin all across the sky
He mixes jingle bells with the rebel yell
And made history that night

He mixes Jingle Bells with the rebel yell
And made history that night

With a dozen roses in his gunrack
Junior pulled up into her sidelot
Carried them up to the front door and hollered,
"Wanda, lookit what I got!"
She was sittin there watchin TV
with a drywall hanger named Shorty
She pressed her nose to the screen door and said,
"They smell like WD40"
He said, "Now don't you be that way,
you know how much I love you
I can't hardly sleep at night and when I do
I dream of you.
And by the way Shorty I thank you
You could've had them put me in jail, Son
I'm just glad I run out of air hose
When I come at you with that nail gun."

Oh Junior's in love, ain't that a good one?
He'll track her down and then if she should run
He'll bring her home like a deer on the hood, Son
Junior's in love

Wanda walked down the front steps and said,
"I hate to break up the party,
But I've got to get to work by 5,
would you run me over there, Shorty?"
That's when Junior turned bright red and said,
"I'm taking her to the diner!"
and he threw Shorty in the truck bed
with a busted nose and a shiner

Oh Junior's in love, ain't that a hot one?
There's lots of lovers and Junior he's not one
Don't know a kiss from a hug from a shotgun
Junior's in love

Oh you know there's an old puddle down by the diner
and it came out of his transmission
That's where he parks every night and stares through the window
In a lovesick and sorry condition

Oh Junior's in love, ain't that a good one?
He'll track her down and then if she should run
He'll bring her home like a deer on the hood, Son
Junior's in love
Oh, he's in love

They were farm kids way down in Dixie
Met in high school in the sixties
Everyone knew it was love from the start
One July, in the midnight hour
He climbed upon the water tower
Stood on the rail and painted a ten-foot heart

In John Deere green
On a hot summer night
He wrote "Billy Bob loves Charlene"
In letters three-foot high
And the whole town said that he should have used red
But it looked good to Charlene
In John Deere green

They settled down on eighty acres
Raising sweet corn, kids, and tomatoes
They went together like a hand and a glove
On a clear day from their front yard
If you look and know what to look for
Off to the east you can still read his words of love

In John Deere green
On a hot summer night
He wrote "Billy Bob loves Charlene"
In letters three-foot high
And the whole town said the boy should have used red
But it looked good to Charlene
In John Deere green

Now more than once the town has discovered
Painting over it ain't no use
There ain't no paint in the world that'll cover it
The heart keeps showing through

In John Deere green
On a hot summer night
He wrote "Billy Bob loves Charlene"
In letters three-foot high
And the whole town said the fool should have used red
But it looked good to Charlene
In John Deere green

Ah, paint it green boy

In John Deere green
On a hot summer night
He wrote "Billy Bob loves Charlene"
In letters three-foot high
And the whole town said the boy should have used red
But it looked good to Charlene
In John Deere green

John Deere green

They were farm kids way down in Dixie
Met in high school in the sixties
Everyone knew it was love from the start
One July, in the midnight hour
He climbed upon the water tower
Stood on the rail and painted a ten-foot heart

In John Deere green
On a hot summer night
He wrote "Billy Bob loves Charlene"
In letters three-foot high
And the whole town said that he should have used red
But it looked good to Charlene
In John Deere green

They settled down on eighty acres
Raising sweet corn, kids, and tomatoes
They went together like a hand and a glove
On a clear day from their front yard
If you look and know what to look for
Off to the east you can still read his words of love

In John Deere green
On a hot summer night
He wrote "Billy Bob loves Charlene"
In letters three-foot high
And the whole town said the boy should have used red
But it looked good to Charlene
In John Deere green

Now more than once the town has discovered
Painting over it ain't no use
There ain't no paint in the world that'll cover it
The heart keeps showing through

In John Deere green
On a hot summer night
He wrote "Billy Bob loves Charlene"
In letters three-foot high
And the whole town said the fool should have used red
But it looked good to Charlene
In John Deere green

Ah, paint it green boy

In John Deere green
On a hot summer night
He wrote "Billy Bob loves Charlene"
In letters three-foot high
And the whole town said the boy should have used red
But it looked good to Charlene
In John Deere green

John Deere green

Downtown, stoplight, red car rolls by.
What else can I do, but wonder if it's you.
Scanning the stations, every song they're playin'
is like a soundtrack, to the love we had.
I should be over you by now, but every time I turn around...

It's always somethin' every day remindin' me.
Everywhere I go, there's a memory.
Ready and awaitin' to catch me off guard,
There's no way to prepare my heart.
What I wouldn't give, what I wouldn't do.
If only I could just stop missin' you.
I'd let go of our love, like it was never nothing.
But it's always something.

Lunch time, a new place.
Waitress says her name.
Why does it have to be, Emily.
Corner store, stop in.
Someone ask, "How ya been?"
I say I wouldn't know.
I really gotta go.
Wish I could forget you, but I don't know how.
Cause every time I turn around......

It's always somethin' every day remindin' me.
Everywhere I go, there's a memory.
Ready and awaitin' to catch me off guard,
There's no way to prepare my heart.
What I wouldn't give, what I wouldn't do.
If only I could just stop missin' you.
I'd let go of our love, like it was never nothing.
But it's always something.

Downtown, stoplight, red car rolls by.
What else can I do, but wonder if it's you.
Scanning the stations, every song they're playin'
is like a soundtrack, to the love we had.
I should be over you by now, but every time I turn around...

It's always somethin' every day remindin' me.
Everywhere I go, there's a memory.
Ready and awaitin' to catch me off guard,
There's no way to prepare my heart.
What I wouldn't give, what I wouldn't do.
If only I could just stop missin' you.
I'd let go of our love, like it was never nothing.
But it's always something.

Lunch time, a new place.
Waitress says her name.
Why does it have to be, Emily.
Corner store, stop in.
Someone ask, "How ya been?"
I say I wouldn't know.
I really gotta go.
Wish I could forget you, but I don't know how.
Cause every time I turn around......

It's always somethin' every day remindin' me.
Everywhere I go, there's a memory.
Ready and awaitin' to catch me off guard,
There's no way to prepare my heart.
What I wouldn't give, what I wouldn't do.
If only I could just stop missin' you.
I'd let go of our love, like it was never nothing.
But it's always something.

There's something wrong
Lord I'm feeling it too
That runs through my heart
Like a torch cuts through steel
You haven't said a word
Are you feeling it too
Is it cold in here
Or is it just you

Did I leave the door wide open
And let the chill just kill that old desire
Should I put my arms around you
Or put another log on the fire
Is it my imagination
Or did the temperature just drop
A notch or two
Is it cold in here
Or is it just you

There's no warmth at all
When I try to hold you near
You stare into space
As if I wasn't here
Did our love just die
Or is it just about to
Is it cold in here
Or is it just you

Did I leave the door wide open
And let the chill just kill that old desire
Should I put my arms around you
Or put another log on the fire
Is it my imagination
Or did the temperature just drop
A notch or two
Is it cold in here
Or is it just you

Oh is it cold in here
Or is it just you

I thought that life was runnin' off,
leavin' me behind.
So like a fool I jumped the fence,
just to see what I could find.
But love kept disappearing like
children chasing fire flies in the dark.
And to think that I once had it all,
in my own backyard.

You'd never know it now, but I used to have it all.
A swing set and a plastic pool, a shaggy dog that lived to fetch a ball.
An angel with a glass of tea, laughin' at the kids and me,
all soakin' wet from washin' that old car.
And to think that I once had it all, in my own backyard.

That bare spot's grown over now,
where third base used to be.
And the weeds have choked out all the flowers,
but they can't kill the memories.
Lord, I'd love to run back home,
but there's no one there for me.
And that grass I used to hate to mow,
sure is lookin' green.

Ohh, you'd never know it now, but I used to have it all.
A swing set and a plastic pool, a shaggy dog that lived to fetch a ball.
An angel with a glass of tea, laughin' at the kids and me,
all soakin' wet from washin' that old car.
And to think that I once had it all, in my own backyard.

AHHH>>> You'd never know it now, but I used to have it all,all, all>>
Spoken: Once I had everything,
Sing again: In my own back yard.....

Thumb stuck high in the air
Destination anywhere
This road decides to go
Underneath the desert sky
I find a place to hide and rest my weary bones
This underpass will shade the heat
As my mind drifts off to sleep...

There you are with your hair all down
And your feet are bare and your cotton gown
What a beautiful sight
In the moonlight
The way you're looking at me with your loving eyes
You let me know that for all my life
You would always be my only girl
But that's another place in time
Back when you were mine
In another world

A car stops way up ahead
I climb inside her hair is red
I thank her for the ride
She talks the miles away
I nod and smile and try to say
Anything to be polite
But as the darkness ends the day
Another voice whisper's my name

There you are with your hair all down
And your feet are bare and your cotton gown
What a beautiful sight
In the moonlight
The way you're looking at me with your loving eyes
You let me know that for all my life
You would always be my only girl
But that's another place in time
Back when you were mine
In another world

There you are with your hair all down
And your feet are bare and your cotton gown
What a beautiful sight (beautiful sight)
In the moonlight
The way you're looking at me with your loving eyes
You let me know that for all my life
You would always be my only girl
But that's another place in time
Back when you were mine
In another world

In another world
In another world

If You Want Me To - Joe Diffie

Darlin' I'll pack up my clothes
Take my heart on down the road
I'll even make believe I don't love you.

Lose my mind, go insane, turn my face to the pourin' rain
There's nothin' I wouldn't do if you want me to.

But I'd rather stay around and love you
And be the one to make your dreams come true
But if it takes good-bye to make you happy
Then I'll just walk away if you want me to.

If there's no way to make it work
I'll find a way to hide the hurt
I'll do my best to do what's best for you.

I'll just take your memory and disappear quietly
Quit acting like a fool if you want me to.

But I'd rather stay around and love you
And be the one to make your dreams come true
But if it takes good-bye to make you happy
Then I'll just walk away if you want me to.

Ohh if it takes good-bye to make you happy
Then I'll just walk away if you want me to.

If You Want Me To - Joe Diffie

Darlin' I'll pack up my clothes
Take my heart on down the road
I'll even make believe I don't love you.

Lose my mind, go insane, turn my face to the pourin' rain
There's nothin' I wouldn't do if you want me to.

But I'd rather stay around and love you
And be the one to make your dreams come true
But if it takes good-bye to make you happy
Then I'll just walk away if you want me to.

If there's no way to make it work
I'll find a way to hide the hurt
I'll do my best to do what's best for you.

I'll just take your memory and disappear quietly
Quit acting like a fool if you want me to.

But I'd rather stay around and love you
And be the one to make your dreams come true
But if it takes good-bye to make you happy
Then I'll just walk away if you want me to.

Ohh if it takes good-bye to make you happy
Then I'll just walk away if you want me to.