Lee Ann Womack

Never again, again.
Once more I'll let you back in
I know how the story ends
But I can't help myself
You'll break my heart I know
Through my tears I'll watch you go
Then just like it's always been
I'll say never again, again

Each time you leave
I say I've had enough
But I must be addicted
To your kind of love
I swear to myself
I'm gonna stand my ground
But one look at you
Breaks my defenses down

And here comes never again, again
Once more I'll let you back in
I know how the the story ends
but i can't help myself
you'll break my heart i know
Through my tears i'll watch you go
then just like its always been
I'll say never again, again

I swear to my self
i'm gonna stand my ground
but one look at you breaks
my defenses down

And here comes never again, again
Once more i let you back in
and just like its always been
I'll say never again again

And just like it's always been
I'll say never again, again

He's been gone for ten long days
Burnin' up that interstate
He's got a run from coast to coast
I've got one more night to go

I love a man with 18 wheels
Seventy feet of polished steel
Baby makes his livin' on the road
Well he just called from Baton Rouge
One more stop and he'll be through
Then he's mine until it's time to roll
Well his home away from home
Is in the house that Peter built
Oh I love a man with 18 wheels
I love a man with 18 wheels

I can't wait to hear that sound
Of that big diesel gearin' down
We're gonna act like lovesick kids
We're gonna make up for the nights we've missed

I love a man with 18 wheels
Seventy feet of polished steel
Baby makes his livin' on the road
Well he just called from Baton Rouge
One more stop and he'll be through
Then he's mine until it's time to roll
Well his home away from home
Is in the house that Peter built
Oh I love a man with 18 wheels
I love a man with 18 wheels

How will I ever know what you're feelin'
How will I ever know what to do
If you simply refuse to tell me
What's goin' on inside of you
Have a little faith in me
Baby can't you see
You've got to talk to me

How can I even know how to help you
How can I ever know what to say
If every time your heart is hurtin'
You turn from me and walk away
Have a little faith in me
Baby can't you see
You've got to talk to me

No you don't have to lie
Look into my eyes
There's nothin' here but love for you
You don't have to feel alone
Let me share the load
There's nothin' more I'd rather do

I'm the one you can always turn to
I'm the one who will stand by your side
My love for you is forever
You don't ever have to run away and hide
Have a little faith in me
Baby can't you see
You've got to talk to me

You don't know me but I know who you are
Mind if I sit down
Do I look familiar if I don't well I should
I'm sure you've seen me around
I know you've probably heard my name
Though we've not been introduced
I'm the fool in love with the fool
Who's still in love with you

If you've got a minute I'll buy you a drink
I've got something to say
It might sound crazy but last night in his sleep
I heard him call out your name
This ain't the first time he's done it before
And it's hard to face the truth
I'm the fool in love with the fool
Who's still in love with you

I know love is a fragile thing
And I'm trying hard to make it last
But it ain't easy holding on to my dream
When he's holding on to the past

Just one more thing before I go
I'm not here to put you down
You don't love him and that's a fact
Girl I've seen you around
But you hold his heart in the palm of your hand
And it's breaking mine in two
'Cause I'm the fool in love with the fool
Who's still in love with you

I'm the fool in love with the fool
Who's still in love with you

You're the life of the party
You stand out in a crowd
When I think of all the things you've done
It always makes me proud
But tonight I'm feeling empty
It seems I'm always here alone
Am I the only thing you've done wrong

Am I the only one that you've forgotten on the way
To gain the world and lose our love
Is to high a price to pay
In your long line of successes
Tell me where do I belong
Am I the only thing you've done wrong

You got another big promotion
You're the best man on the crew
When you set your mind on something
There's nothing you can't do
This house you built is perfect
We're the envy of the town
But Lord it's lonley here when you're not around

Am I the only one that you've forgotten on the way
To gain the world and lose our love
Is to high a price to pay
In your long line of successes
Tell me where do I belong
Am I the only thing you've done wrong

Oh am I the only thing you've done wrong

I ain't a lookin' for a smart guy school guy
Some proud in-crowd decked-out necktie
I need a man who can tame a wild mustang
Knows the difference 'tween love and lust thang
Somebody who looks a whole lot like you
Buckaroo

Ain't interested in a yes 'mam yes man
I'll pass on the politically correct man
I'm set on fencin' in a desperado
Takes my breath away like Colorado
Who ain't afraid to walk a mile in my boots
Buckaroo

Heaven knows what I might do
If I had me a cowboy like you
Oh, Buckaroo

Don't have to wow me like a long beard Shakespeare
Just talk plain talk right here in my ear
If you aspire to sophistication
I'll tell you now you're in the wrong location
Get out of here before this country girl gets to you

But, if you like sunset on the painted desert
The Lone Ranger and spaghetti westerns
I'll tell you right now I'm the one for you
Oh, Buckaroo
Buckaroo
Buckaroo

Make memories with me
Make memories with me
Forget the one who might have been
And the one who used to be
Darlin' i've got love
And you've got love
And love is all you need
Oh, oh baby make memories with me

Let me hold you closer than
You've been held before
Let love take you higher than the stars
Ask me for forever
I'll give you even more
Just let me be the keeper of your heart

Make memories with me
Make memories with me
Forget the one who might have been
And the one who used to be
Darlin' i've got love
And you've got love
And love is all you need
Oh, oh baby make memories with me

Trouble's here but I ain't gonna worry
About the way things are
'Cause we've got a love that can light the fuse to the brightest star
We got a big moon above us
Shinin' through the dark
I'll trade this mind full of troubles
For a love burnin' up my heart

Darlin' we got something, hard to define
I know it's love but it's love of another kind
It melts away worrie like the desert sun
We're two hearts a poundin' to the beat of a different drum

Trouble's here but I ain't gonna worry
About the way things are
'Cause we've got a love that can light the fuse to the brightest star
We got a big moon above us
Shinin' through the dark
I'll trade this mind full of troubles
For a love burnin' up my heart

I like the way you hold me, and your kissin' too
I love the sweet- talkin' words you say when I'm feelin' blue
Swear I'm in love with you baby, and I'm crossin' my heart
There ain't enough trouble in this whole world tha can keep us apart

Trouble's here but I ain't gonna worry
About the way things are
'Cause we've got a love that can light the fuse to the brightest star
We got a big moon above us
Shinin' through the dark
I'll trade this mind full of troubles
For a love burnin' up my heart

3 a.m. sit up straight in my bed
Guess I've been dreamin' about you again
I look to my left, oh but something ain't right
'Cause you no longer sleep at my side

Then I turn that old lamp light on
It hurts my eyes to see that you've gone
If wishful thinking could somehow be true
Then you'd feel for me like I feel for you
Do you feel for me like I feel for you

Do you reach out in the middle of the night
To feel if I'm lying there by your side
Do those cold white sheets that you touch make you blue
Do you feel for me like I feel for you
Do you feel for me like I feel for you

(INSTRAMENTAL BREAK)

Is your sleep as restless as mine
Tossin' and turnin' all through the night
If you search your bed over before the night's through
Then you feel for me like I feel for you
Do you feel for me like I feel for you

Oh, do you reach out in the middle of the night
To feel if I'm lying there by your side
Do those cold white sheets that you touch make you blue
Do you feel for me like I feel for you
Do you feel for me like I feel for you
Do you feel for me like I feel for you
Do you feel for me like I feel for you

I've got a two room flat with a view of the bridge
That crosses over into Arkansas
It's pretty to see all lit up at night
Tips are good, waitin' tables at a downtown restaurant
You sound a little surprised that I might be
Doing all right
Yeah, this is a big town, and I still
Get lost sometimes
A lot has changed since Montgomery and when
You said goodbye

Looking back at when I was I can see how
Far I've come
From a nobody with a broken heart to feeling
Like someone
Now you say you want me back boy let me
Tell you this
It's a million miles from Montgomery
To Memphis

There's nobody special, I'm not in love
Hasn't been anyone since you
Now isn't that what you wanted to hear me say
No, I've got no plans to be back in Montgomery
Anytime soon
Sure, we'll get together if you're headed up this way
You can probably make it in half a day or so
But you can't just walk back in again, got a long,
Long way to go

Get up in, get up in Jesus' name
The Lord is calling daily to those
Who would be saved
Don't go down defeated while victory's
Here to claim
Get up, get up, get up in Jesus' name

At the gate called Beautiful, there laid out in the street
A poor and lowly beggar who was crippled in his feet
As John and Peter passed him, they saw his need was bad
They had no gold or silver, but they gave him what they had

Get up in, get up in Jesus' name
The Lord is calling daily to those
Who would be saved
Don't go down defeated while victory's
Here to claim
Get up, get up, get up in Jesus' name

In the day which we live in, there's evil everywhere
The body seems discouraged and overcome with fear
Well God is needing soildiers, to get out of the pews
And take hold of the power that John and Peter used

Get up in, get up in Jesus' name
The Lord is calling daily to those
Who would be saved
Don't go down defeated while victory's
Here to claim
Get up, get up, get up in Jesus' name

Hey Mona Lisa, who was Leonardo?
Was he Andy Warhol?
You were Marilyn Monroe
Hey Mozart, what kind of name is Amadeus
Its kinda like Elvis
You gotta die to be famous
I may not go down in history
I just want someone to remember me

Ill probably never hold a brush
that paints a masterpeice
Probably never find a pen
that writes a symphony
But if I will love then I will find
That I have touched another life
And thats something
Something worth leaving behind

Hey Midas you say you have the magic touch
That even all that shiny stuff
Someday is gonna turn to dust
Hey Jesus it must have been some Sunday morning
In a blaze of glory
Were still tellin your story
I may not go down in history
I just want someone to remember me

Ill probably never dream a dream
and watch it turn to gold
No, Ill never lose my life
to save another soul
If I will love then I will find
That I have touched another life
And thats something
Something worth leaving behind

Hey baby see the future that were building
Our love lives on in the lives of our children
And thats something
Something worth leaving behind

I was a long lost soul
I was a burnt out case
I felt my heart grow old
I wore a strangers face
I built a wall so high
I built a gulf so wide
I saw my life go by
On the other side
I wasn't looking for a miracle
Just hoping for relief
But you gave me something
Something to believe
I saw your light and I was changed
I was changed
I saw your light
And nothing is the same, no, no
Maybe all of us are weak
Maybe love is fast asleep
In the middle of an endless night
I saw your light
I've come a long, long way
I walked a crooked road
And there was hell to pay
And there were miles to go
I thought I'd lost my nerve
I thought I'd lost my spark
Life had thrown a curve
And I was in the dark
I wasn't looking for a miracle
Just hoping for relief
But you gave me something
Something to believe
I saw your light and I was changed
I was changed
I saw your light
And nothing is the same, no, no
Maybe all of us are weak
Maybe love is fast asleep
In the middle of an endless night
I saw your light

I get lonely
But I get along
I still think about you
Is that wrong?
I talked to your brother
He said, you got a line on a job
Youve been jettin' around
Like some big shot
You're running from old memories
You're running out of time, so

When you gonna run to me baby?
When you gonna run to me darlin'?
Well, I know it sounds crazy
But I know in my heart
You can run for a lifetime
And not get that far
You're running on empty
You're running on fire, so

When you gonna run to me baby?
When you gonna run to me darlin'?
Well, I know it sounds crazy
But I know in my heart
You can run for a lifetime
And not get that far
You're running on empty
You're running on fire

'Cause in the end you will stand once again by my side
But until then I know waiting's as hard as good-bye
You're running out of reasons
You're running out of time, so

When you gonna run to me baby?
When you gonna run to me darlin'?
Well, I know it sounds crazy
But I know in my heart
You can run for a lifetime
And not get that far
You're running on empty
You're running on fire, so

When you gonna run to me baby
When you gonna run to me
When you gonna run to me
When you gonna run to me

If your heart is willing, then your head can rest
Start at the beginning, lay it down on my chest
If your soul is living, do your best
Start at the beginning, I'll do the rest

If you can tell me what you're thinking
Find the words for how you feel
Understanding is forgiving
I can give you what you need
Darling, talk to me

As I sit here breathing, as I watch you undress
As your shoulder catches the sun in the west
As you cry so softly, put your fears to rest
Forgive yourself, let your tears steal your breath

If you can tell me what you're thinking
Find the words for how you feel
Understanding is forgiving
I can give you what you need
Darling, talk to me

If you can tell me what you're thinking
Find the words for how you feel
Understanding is forgiving
I can give you what you need
Darling, talk to me

Talk to me
Talk to me

I knew this kid, his name was Michael
He was only four years old
We sat on a rock and started talkin'
And he told me things I didn't know
He said yesterday he was an Indian
And how he played with buffalo
Well, I got a sense that he had been there
And he made me really wanna go
Remember waitin' all year for December
Thought God was cryin' when it rained
And that the stars were fireflies
Dreams were real and big as life
It was forever everyday
I was tuckin' in my little girl
She held my hand and we said a prayer
I prayed, "Bless Grandma with the angels."
And she said, "Hey Mom, she's standin' over there."
Well, I couldn't see her but I don't doubt it
Maybe 'cause I'm older and less wise
What if Heavens all around us
But only seen through childrens eyes
Remember waitin' all year for December
Thought God was cryin' when it rained
And that the stars were fireflies
Dreams were real and big as life
It was forever everyday
They say when you're old you're a child again
But do we have to wait 'till then
Remember waitin' all year for December
Thought God was cryin' when it rained
And that the stars were fireflies
Dreams were real and big as life
It was forever everyday
Forever
I knew this kid his name was Michael

Come all you broken hearted, come and lay your burden down
Come kings and queens, come royalty surrender up your crown
Come empty-handed come with nothing of your own to claim
Come naked, poor, come like a child to ride the orphan train

Come ride, ride on the orphan train
Put your ear to the track, you can hear your name
Come ride, ride on the orphan train, it'll take you all the way home
The way is narrow, it is steep that brings you to the door
But love awaits there to embrace your heart forevermore

Come you abandoned, you forsaken
Friendless and alone, come refugees left homesick for
Some place you've never known
Here princes, paupers, criminals and saints are all the same
No more or less than God's beloved child aboard this train

Come ride, ride on the orphan train
Put your ear to the track, you can hear your name
Come ride, ride on the orphan train, it'll take you all the way home
The way is narrow, it is steep that brings you to the door
But love awaits there to embrace your heart forevermore

Come ride, ride on the orphan train
Put your ear to the track, you can hear your name
Come ride, ride on the orphan train, it'll take you all the way home
The way is narrow, it is steep that brings you to the door
But love awaits there to embrace your heart forevermore

It'll take you all the way home
It's gonna take you all the way home

I need something like morphine only better
I need something like a kiss that lasts forever
I need something like money that will not burn
I need something and I need more, more than I can earn
I need something, what can I do?
Hey, I need something, I need you
I need something like a cure for my soul
I need something like amnesia, for things I know
I need something like a mother, 'cause I'm just a child
I need something like an asylum, 'cause I go wild
I need something like dynamite for the mess I'm in
I need something like a tattoo underneath my skin
I need something more than a lover in my bed
I need somebody here with me, here with me in my head
I need something, what can I do?
Hey, I need something, I need you
I need something like a cure for my soul
I need something like amnesia, for things I know
I need something like a mother, 'cause I'm just a child
I need something like an asylum, 'cause I go wild
I need something bad and I need it now
I got something wrong with me, you can see
I think you better fix it 'cause I don't know how
Hey, I need something, what can I do
Hey, I need something, I need you
I need something, what can I do
Hey, I need something, I need you
I need something, what can I do?
Hey, I need something, I need you
I need something like a cure for my soul
I need something like amnesia, for things I know
I need something like a mother, 'cause I'm just a child
I need something like an asylum, 'cause I go wild

Should've known you'd come around
Did your conscience bother you?
Well, I guess I forgive you now, but that's all that I can do
Ain't nothing lonely as the truth

You should've lied to me baby
You should've tried just a little bit harder now baby
You see my pride has been talking to me lately
And you can't come back, you can never come back
I won't stand another woman
You should've lied

You overestimated me
Thinking I would understand
Believing that your honesty
Would make me see a bigger man
Was that all part of your plan

You should've lied to me baby
You should've tried just a little bit harder now baby
You see my pride has been talking to me lately
And you can't come back, you can never come back
I won't stand another woman
You should've lied

You should've lied to me baby
You should've tried just a little bit harder now baby
You see my pride has been talking to me lately
And you can't come back, you can never come back
I won't stand another woman
You should've lied

You should've lied
You should've lied to my baby
You should have lied

You should've lied to me baby
You should've tried just a little bit harder now baby
You see my pride has been talking to me lately
And you can't come back, you can never come back
I won't stand another woman
You should've lied

Don't feel sorry for me
It's not like it seems
Yeah, he left this morning
Tonight I've got my dreams and memories
He'll be back
He'll be back
If he's anything like his memory
He'll be back
Early morning kisses
Deep down hidden wishes
Old friends come to visit
That's how I remember him to be
He'll be back
He'll be back
If he's anything like his memory
He'll be back
He'll be back
He'll be back
If he's anything like his memory
He'll be back

Baby, it's like dreaming when you're wide-awake
Surrender
Baby, would you, would you like to go to paradise with me
Let me kiss you, let me love you
Close your eyes and you'll see
The sun is shining, the tide is rising
The water's pulling at our feet
Hold your breath, now take my hand and come with me
Let me just take you there, I could just take you there
Won't you let me take you there right now
Leave the world waiting there, leave it without a care
Baby, if you dare, I'll show you how

[Chorus:]
Waves are washing over me
Set your spirit free, surrender
Baby, emotions run deep
Let's go underneath, surrender
No defenses, just your senses
And the pounding of a heart
It's like dreaming when you're wideawake
Every time I take you in my arms


Let me just take you there
I could just take you there
Won't you let me take you there right now?
Feel the heat on your skin
Sweeter than it's ever been
Why don't we just give in to it now?

[Repeat Chorus]
Let me just take you there
I could just take you there
Won't you let me take you there right now?
Feel the heat on your skin
Sweeter than it's ever been
Why don't we just give in to it now?

[Repeat Chorus twice]

Baby, would you, would you like to go to paradise with me
Hold your breath now
Take my hand and
Come with me

You're standing there, that look in your eye
You're looking for good ways to tell my good-bye
Something 'bout people, how they never know
They're loving somebody, then lettin' them go
You're looking for reasons but there ain't no need
You can blame it on me
Blame it on me, I was the one
I had no right to turn it all wrong
I held you too close, I couldn't let go
Can't loose your cool these days I know
I'll go on home and you can feel free
To blame it on me
I am too rough, I work too hard
I got no cool friends, I drive an old car
I'm not the picture of any man's dream
Handful of bluebonnets, boots and old jeans
I was a fool to think it could be
So blame it on me
Blame it on me, I was the one
Acting like real life was some old love song
I held you too close, couldn't let go
Can't loose your cool these days I know
Thinkin' forever, ever could be
So blame it on me
When you start looking for ways out of love
Then I've been making mistakes by the dozen
So if you want to leave
You can blame it on me
I held you too close, couldn't let go
Can't loose your cool these days I know
So I'll go on home and you can feel free
To blame it on me
Blame it on me
Blame it on me

The phone rang... I said, "Hello."
He said, "Can we talk baby?"
And I said, "Darlin' Im closed for the night."
And he said, "Well, I saw a light."
Yeah, but there's nobody home
I think you're lookin' for someone or something
That's either missin' or gone
And I think it's time I hung a sign in the window
'Cause I'm tired, I'm so tired of my heart goin' broke
I'm goin' out of business
There's no need for you to come around
'Cause I'm closin' this memory down
I'm closin' this memory down
And then there was silence
You know...like there always is
When one doesn't understand
The other has nothin' left to give tonight
Let it be closin' time
I can't go on livin' like this
I think you're lookin' for someone or something
That's either missin' or I just can't help you with
And I think it's time I hung a sign in the window
'Cause I'm tired, I'm so tired of my heart goin' broke
I'm goin' out of business
There's no need for you to come around
'Cause I'm closin' this memory down
I'm closin' this memory down
You don't know how hard love worked
But just how badly love hurt to fail
The phone rang...I said, "Hello."
He said, "Can we talk baby?"
And I said, "Darlin' I'm closin' this memory down."
I'm closin' this memory down

Hey Mona Lisa, who was Leonardo?
Was he Andy Warhol?
You were Marilyn Monroe
Hey Mozart, what kind of name is Amadeus
Its kinda like Elvis
You gotta die to be famous
I may not go down in history
I just want someone to remember me

Ill probably never hold a brush
that paints a masterpeice
Probably never find a pen
that writes a symphony
But if I will love then I will find
That I have touched another life
And thats something
Something worth leaving behind

Hey Midas you say you have the magic touch
That even all that shiny stuff
Someday is gonna turn to dust
Hey Jesus it must have been some Sunday morning
In a blaze of glory
Were still tellin your story
I may not go down in history
I just want someone to remember me

Ill probably never dream a dream
and watch it turn to gold
No, Ill never lose my life
to save another soul
If I will love then I will find
That I have touched another life
And thats something
Something worth leaving behind

Hey baby see the future that were building
Our love lives on in the lives of our children
And thats something
Something worth leaving behind

I had forgotten just what love felt like In that motel room, all my senses came to life Ohh, the passion in his touch And I knew I could never get enough But the worst part of doin' what I never should have done Is that I know there's more where that came from In the darkness, there's a distance as I lie here every night And I beg the Lord, ''Please won't you get this cheatin' off my mind?'' But then he'll call to say that he sure had fun Just so I'll know there's more where that came from My guilty conscience can't kill my heart's desire Just like a drop of rain can't put out a ragin' fire Ohh, the price I'm payin' now Is this secret that I'm forced to carry around But the worst part of doin' what I never should have done Is that I know there's more where that came from In the darkness, there's a distance as I lie here every night And I beg the Lord, ''Please won't you get this cheatin' off my mind?'' But then he'll call to say that he sure had fun Just so I'll know there's more where that came from Yes, I'm afraid there's more where that came from -

Thanks but no thanks, I didn't come here to dance I'm with somebody, I'm afraid I'll have to pass Two years ago he left me, now his memory's back around One's a couple, baby, two's a crowd We came in here to be alone No T.V., no telephone Two ol' flames out on the town One still burns, and one's burned out One's a couple, baby, two's a crowd They institutionalize people for actin' like I do Drinkin' with somebody that ain't in the room Can't you see we're busy, trying to work our problems out? One's a couple, baby, two's a crowd We came in here to be alone No T.V., no telephone Two ol' flames out on the town One still burns, and one's burned out One's a couple, baby, two's a crowd We came in here to be alone No T.V., no telephone Two ol' flames out on the town One still burns, and one's burned out One's a couple, baby, two's a crowd One's a couple baby, two's a crowd-

Ain't it just like one us to pick the phone and call after a couple of drinks
and say how you been i been wondering if maybe you've been thinking about me
and somewhere in the conversation an old familiar invitation always arrives
and I may hate myself in the morning
but i'm gonna love you tonite
Everyone's known someone
that they just can't help but want
and even tho we just can't make it work out
well the want to lingers on
so once again we whine up in each others arms pretending that it's right
and i may hate myself in the morning
but i'm gonna love you tonight
I know it's wrong
but it ain't easy moving on
so why can't two friends
remember the goods times once again

And tomorrow when i wake up
i'll be feeling little guilty, a little sad
thinking how it use to be before everything went bad
i guess that's what it is
and only late night calls like this
that we try to find
and i may hate myself in the morning
but i 'm gonna love you tonigt
and i may hate myself in the morning
but i'm gonna love you tonigt

Like an old abandoned ferriswheelTime for me is standin' stillAnd it's you and me in mid JulyUnderneath the midway lightsAnd all our friends are standing thereSo I was actin' like I didn't careWhen you put your arms around my neckAnd I barely even kissed you back
But if I'da have known it was the last timeI'da held on a little longerAnd let that moment lingerAnd never let your fingers slip away from mineIf I'da known there'd never be another dayI'da watched you as you walked awayAnd kept you in my eyes till you were out of sightIf I, If I'da known it was the last time
Now the midway lights have all shut downAnd grass has grown up all aroundIt's an empty field across the trackBut I can't keep from coming backIt was another summer nightCarousel and rollercoaster rideAnd that silly fight that we got inDidn't seem so important then
But if I'da known it was the last timeI'da held on a little longerAnd let that moment lingerAnd never let your fingers slip away from mineIf I'da known there'd never be another dayI'da watched you as you walked awayAnd kept you in my eyes till you were out of sightIf I, If I'da known it was the last time
And if I'da known then, what I know nowI'd never let you disappear into the crowdOr turn away the way I didWith so much left unsaidIf I, If I'da known it was the last time

I guess he's working late again
I don't need to wonder where he is
But I do
He oughta know that by now

I know his job takes a lot of him
There's not much left for him to give
But I need more
He oughta know that by now

It's not like he's gotta read my mind
To know what I'm feeling after all this time
It's just too hard to hold onto what is never around
He oughta know that by now

He used to promise soon things would change
It's been years and it's still the same
And that hurts
He oughta know that by now

I've grown so used to being alone
Couldn't be much worse if I were gone
And in a way I am
He oughta know that by now

It's not like he's gotta read my mind
To know what I'm feelin' after all this time
It's just too hard to hold onto what is never around
He oughta know that by now

Heartache and coffee at midnight motel
Leavin' him was hard as hell, but I did
He oughta know that by now

I didn't try to explain
No good-bye underneath my ring
That was all I left
He oughta know that by now

That was all I left
And he oughta know that by now

Lookin' in the bathroom mirror puttin' my makeup on
Maybelline can't hide the lines of time that's gone
I weighed 105 soakin' wet, I'd knock 'em dead in that sun dress
Had it all just too young to know,
That was twenty years and, two husbands ago
I remember when he took my hand and said "I do"
And the kitchen I was standing in, when he said "I'm through"
And I swore I'd never fall back in, put my heart through that again
Never let somebody get that close
But that was twenty years and, two husbands ago
Water under the bridge
I guess that's all life really is, that's just the way it is
Driving the kids to school today, it occurred to me
With all the wrong turns I've made,
I'm where I should be
But I go back there from time to time
Lookin' for that peace of mind,
And find it's always just a dead-end road
Yeah that was twenty years and, two husbands ago
Water under the bridge
I guess that's all life really is, that's just the way it is
Lookin' in the bathroom mirror puttin' my makeup on

Down by the lost highway cafe
I met a man there with a map in his hands
He said I'm a little bit confused
And I'm not sure where I am
He said I'm trying to find this place
Been trying to get there for a long, long time
Then he smiled and looked away and asked me if I'd heard of happiness

I told him it just might take a while
Maybe some years and a lot of miles
Go down the road till you hit partyville
Don't stop unless you're looking for cheap thrills
Go past love till you hear wedding bells
Stop at honeymoon and rest a spell
You might get lost on the way's my guess
It ain't easy finding happiness

He said I think I understand
I better go before the sun goes down
Cause it's hard to see at night
And I just don't trust my eyes anymore
I said good luck and watched him leave
He hit the fast lane then he disappeared
Just another weary traveler like so many trying to find his way back home

There's so many stops along the way
You keep hoping that they'll come a day
I should've told him
But I think he knows
So many places he shouldn't go
So many souls that get turned around
Looking and wondering why it can't be found
It's a straight shot past loneliness
Why can't we seem to find happiness

Its easy to get turned around I guess
On the road to happiness

You don't need reasons, I understand
You can't go dreaming and not change a few plans
You gotta see the next page
Before your chance flies away
If you get to Arizona and
You're walking through those lonely canyons
And you're standing in the middle of everything
Beauty like you've never imagined
As you go down the list of all the things
You thought would make you feel free
Call when you get to me
You'll love those warm winds
Dancing through your hair
But, take your jacket nights get cold out there
Drink it in like wine
Baby, take your time
If you get to California
With the sun and the golden sand
And you're standing on the edge of the ocean
Wishing someone would hold your hand
As you cross off the list of all the things
You thought would make you feel free
Call when you get to me
When you get to where the grass feels greener
And the skies are forever blue
Listen to your heart sweet baby
You know it knows the truth
If you get to Arizona
Call when you get to me
If you get to California
Call when you get to me
Baby, if you get that far
Call me baby

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

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

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

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 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

We pass in the hall
On our way to separate rooms
The only time we ever talk
Is when the monthly bills are due

We go work, we go to church
We fake the perfect life
I'm past the point of give a damn
And all my tears are cried

Chorus:
We can just go on like this
Say the word we'll call it quits
Baby you can go or you can stay
I won't love you either way

It's been so long since I felt
Anything inside these walls
You can't hate and you can't hurt
When you don't feel at all

I used to cry and stay up nights
And wonder what went wrong
It's been hard but hearts can only
Do that for so long

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

Repeat Chorus

Bridge:
We're all lost and found, damaged goods
Cast aside, misunderstood
Scratched and dented, needing paint
A sin away from a saint

Repeat Chorus

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

(Chorus)

Bridge:
You're my journey's end
My solid ground
You're what I could
Never live without

(Chorus)

I found it in you

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

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

Repeat Chorus

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

Repeat Chorus (2x)

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

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

Repeat Chorus

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

I don't ever want to be afraid,
to walk the world in my own way.
I don't want to ever lose my faith
in all the little simple things.
And even if it all falls down,
I know it'll come back around.

I never wanna not believe,
that someone has a plan for me.

Live every moment as if, its the last one.
Find all the love deep within, give it away.
Be thankful for all that I've been given.
From now on, this is how I want to write,
The story of my life.

I wanna turn the pages of the past.
Take what I've learned
and then never look back.
Still I never want to get too far ahead,
or worry about how the story ends.

Live every moment as if it's the last one.
Find all the love deep within, give it away.
Be thankful for all that I've been given.
From now on, this is how I want to write,
The story of my life