I think I know what killed Keith Whitley, and I wasn't just the whiskey, Even with success there was a sad lonliness, I think I know what killed Keith Whitley.
I think I know what got Hank Williams, there was an emptiness that filled him, sitting in the back of that long cadillac, i think I know what got Hank Williams.
Chorus: Sometimes the teardrops can't be measured sometimes the blues have no name sometimes the feeling somethings missing grabs your heart and won't go away.
I think I know what took Ol' Johnnny and it wasn't his tired body he went so soon after losing June I think I know what took Ol' Johnny
Sometime the teardops can't be meazsuured sometimes the blues have no name sometimes the feeling somethings missing finds your heart and won't go away
I think I know what killed Keith Whitley and it wasn't just the Whiskey
I've been looking for a sweeter side Looking for a big bloom on a short vine Looking for a better way of life Somewhere that I can call home
Spent my time at a peach stand Sun beatin' like a stinging red tan Like the back of my daddy's hand The only thing I've ever known
Chorus: I can hear the bees buzzin' through the walls Making their honey and singing their song They say I work for the queen all day Yeah, I work for the queen all day Ohhhh... Ohhhh...
Sometimes it's a bitter taste For a motherless child so out of place I never understood why she ran away Maybe I'll never know
But there's a light shinin' through the trees And a restless hum that's calling me I could almost be carried by the breeze And let it take me where it goes
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Now I'm standing on the front porch Kettle whistling through the screen door Little footsteps on the kitchen floor Pretty soon we're gonna eat
Some things come right away Some seem to take forever and a day All I know is that it worked out either way I think I found a family
Innocent, Confident With a hint of curiosity and an air of what you see is what you get fun to be around Laugh at herself Never worried Life is short but whats the hurry Bright-eyed and ready to take on the world
(CHORUS) Have you seen that girl That everybody says I used to be Have you seen that girl Where along the way did I lose me? Have you seen that girl
She was full of life Looked on the brighter side If it was worth a chance she'd take it Said that life is what you make it But a few wrong moves led to a few wrong turns And once your burned your not the same You tend to shy from the flame I hate to think shes givin up her dream
(CHORUS) Have you seen that girl That everybody says I used to be Have you seen that girl Where along the way did I lose me Have you seen that girl Where along the way did I lose me Have you seen that girl
Everybody needs A reason to believe Something To keep 'em going To set their soul on fire And make 'em feel alive It's their inspiration
Chorus: Some find it in Living off the land Some find it in Working for the man Some find it With a bottle In their hand That's what Gets 'em through Some find it in A shiny limousine Some find it In the magazines They read Some find happiness Is out of reach No matter what they do Baby, that's not me I found it in you
I always wondered when My search was gonna end And I'd find What I'd been missin' Now everything you are It goes right to my heart And it feeds this passion
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Bridge: You're my journey's end My solid ground You're what I could Never live without
Daddy took my sister's bike Before I knew it, it was like He bought it just for me down at the store And mama bought a Goodwill gown Added lace and beads she found So I could wear what Cinderella wore
Chorus: So much for used and abused Abandoned, thrown away Some things are destined to live another day It takes a certain kind To look deep enough to find The beauty within And I thank God for those Who make the old new again
And to my baggage filled with broken things I threw in all my hopes and dreams And on my sleeve I wore my broken heart I thought forever'd be how long I'd wait Before I met the man who'd make it better And give me a brand new start
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Bridge: We're all lost and found, damaged goods Cast aside, misunderstood Scratched and dented, needing paint A sin away from a saint
I recognized your number, It's burned into my brain, Felt my heart beating faster, Every time it rang. Some things never change, That's why I didn't answer.
I bet you're in a bar, Listening to a country song. Glass of Johnny Walker Red, With no one to take you home. They're probably closing down, Saying, "No more alcohol." I bet you're in a bar 'Cause I'm always your last call.
I don't need to check that message. I know what it says. "Baby, I still love you," Don't mean nothing when there's whiskey on your breath. That's the only love I get. So if you're calling...
I bet you're in a bar Listening to a cheatin' song Glass of Johnny Walker Red With no one to take you home They're probably closing down Saying, "No more alcohol" I bet you're in bar, 'Cause I'm always your last-
Call me crazy but I think maybe We've had our last call.
I bet you're in a bar. It's always the same old song. That Johnny Walker Red, By now it's almost gone. But baby, I won't be there To catch you when you fall. I bet you're in bar 'Cause I'm always your last call
There's a whole lot of stubborn in this room There's a whole lot of pride that won't let go There's a whole lot of stubborn in this room That shows no sign of giving up control I've drawn all the curtains I've turned out all the lights Scared to death somebody else might see There's a whole lot of stubborn in this room And there's no one here but me There's a whole lot of demons in this room They want it all, and they don't want to share There's a whole lot of demons in this room And none of them believe in fighting fair Some sit on my left Some sit on my right They talk so loud it's hard to disagree I'm surrounded by the demons in this room And there's no one here but me And I can't quite remember how to pray anymore I can't quite remember what to say anymore If it turns out that I can't have my way anymore How will I know which way to turn, when I walk out the door? There's a molecule of faith in this room What they used to call the mustard seed There's a molecule of faith in this room And a book that says that's all I'll ever need I don't know where it is, but I hope I find it soon 'Cause nothing else will ever set me free There's a molecule of faith in this room And even though it's much too small to see If I have the courage to believe I'll find the one who left it here for me
There's a picture that I carry One we made some time ago When they ask who's in the picture with me I say just someone I used to know Just someone, I used to spend some time with Just a flame, that's lost it's glow But I don't them of the nights I cried without you I say just someone I used to know Just someone, I used to run around with Just a friend from long ago I don't tell them, how lost I am without you I say just someone I used to know I say just someone I used to know
I've been standing underneath this dark old cloud Waiting for the sun to shine Waiting for the sun to shine In my heart again I've been throwing a lot of good love away Waiting for the sun to shine Waiting for the sun to shine in my heart again
Oh I'm just Waiting for the sun to shine Waiting for the sun to shine I know it will be some time But I'm just waiting for the sun to shine
I've been standing underneath this dark old cloud Waiting for the sun to shine Waiting for the sun to shine In my heart again
Oh I'm just waiting for the sun to shine I'm just waiting for the sun to shine I know it will be some time I'm just waiting for the sun to shine
I've been standing underneath this dark old cloud Waiting for the sun to shine Waiting for the sun to shine In my heart again
Oh I've been throwing a lot of good love away Waiting for the sun to shine Waiting for the sun to shine in my heart again
Mama always said love is like heaven Holdin' hands in church and praying together Late night talks and morning walks But I don't remember all that innocent stuff What I can't forget is the feel of your touch I guess I ain't no angel, but you gave me a reason to sing To have you back in my life again I would trade off silver wings So forgive me for the cold hard truth The only thing about heaven I miss is you We run out of time and things to say But I'd find any ole' excuse to make you stay One little thing we did just right Now it takes all night to shake you from my memory I toss and turn all night tryin' to shake your memory I guess I ain't no angel, but you gave me a reason to sing To have you back in my life again I would trade off silver wings So forgive me for the cold hard truth The only thing about heaven I miss is you The only thing about heaven I miss is the backseat, summer night, Held tight kiss I ain't ashamed to admit that this is the only thing I miss The only thing about heaven I miss is the backseat, summer night, Held tight kiss I ain't ashamed to admit that this is the only thing I miss I guess I ain't no angel, but you gave me a reason to sing To have you back in my life again I would trade off silver wings So forgive me for the cold hard truth The only thing about heaven I miss The only thing about heaven I miss The only thing about heaven I miss is you Is you
Met you in the kitchen Said you needed to talk to me Said you felt like those dirty dishes And it was high time you came clean The first few words just seemed to roll on past Then it felt like you handed me a fist full of broken glass Said take that Painless Like rain rollin off your shoulders You made it look so painless Didn't blink an eye when you ran me over And maybe you were waitin' to cry Cause baby when you said good-bye You made it look so painless Stood out in the driveway Headlights fading down the street Like you just left for cigarettes And you weren't really leaving me The cold wind hit me in the chest The tornadoes gone and there ain't nothing left But this heart-broke mess Painless Like rain rollin off your shoulders You made it look so painless Didn't blink an eye when you ran me over And maybe you were waitin' to cry Cause baby when you said good-bye You made it look so painless Painless Didn't blink an eye when you ran me over And maybe you were waiting to cry Cause baby when you said good-bye You made it look so painless You made it look so painless
If houses tell stories I wonder about these walls of yours and mine They could repeat any number of things They've heard and seen in their time All of the angry words spoken Then the silence that follows for days Oh, that leaves a home feeling broken Lord, if these walls could talk, they'd pray
If love lived here you couldn't tell Five thousand square feet of living hell And two hearts that need to be saved It all died here of pure neglect Is it too dead to resurrect Lord, if these walls could talk, they'd pray
Two metal hands folded tight by her bed side Asking Jesus, "Will my family be ok?" A child of five is just too small Her prayers alone can't save us all Lord, if these walls could talk, they'd pray
If love lived here you couldn't tell Five thousand square feet of living hell And two hearts that need to be saved It all died here of pure neglect Is it too dead to resurrect Lord, if these walls could talk, they'd pray
I thought of walkin' out on you It's crossed my mind a time or two Nights we almost called it a day And days we almost threw our love away
Chorus: We've thrown around goodbyes Called us off a thousand times We've called it everything but quits We've said some things that hurt But love's always had the last word We've called it everything but quits
Well I might get mad but it don't last Said things but always took 'em back Like all those I don't love you's anymore But anything worth havin' is worth fightin' for
The King of Broken Hearts doesn't ask much from his friends And he has quite a few of them They know he will understand That's just the way it goes
The King of Broken Hearts doesn't know he's a king He's tryin' to forget other things Like some old ship at sea He's walkin' through alone
He talks to angels And the stars start to spin He thinks of troubles that he's gotten in He recalls how his heart got broken And how it's still that way
The King of Broken Hearts is so sad and wise He can smile while he's cryin' inside We know he'll be brave tonight He's the King of Broken Hearts
He talks to angels And the stars start to spin He thinks of troubles that he's gotten in He recalls how his heart got broken And how it's still that way
The King of Broken Hearts thinks that he's no fool He's a little bit like me and you So what's a King like that supposed to do With all that blue time We know he'll be brave tonight Cause he's the King of Broken Hearts King of Broken Hearts
