Rascal Flatts

I set out on a narrow way
many years ago
Hoping I would find true love
along the broken road
But I got lost a time or two
Wiped my brow and kept pushing through
I couldn't see how every sign
pointed straight to you

[Chorus:]
Every long lost dream
led me to where you are
Others who broke my heart
they were like Northern stars
Pointing me on my way
into your loving arms
This much I know is true
That God blessed the broken road
That led me straight to you

I think about the years I spent
just passing through
I'd like to have the time I lost
and give it back to you
But you just smile and take my hand
You've been there you understand
It's all part of a grander plan
that is coming true

[Chorus]
Every long lost dream
led me to where you are
Others who broke my heart
they were like Northern stars
Pointing me on my way
into your loving arms
This much I know is true
That God blessed the broken road
That led me straight to you

Now I'm just rolling home
Into my lover's arms
This much I know is true
That God blessed the broken road
That led me straight to you

That God blessed the broken road
That led me straight to you.

I was sittin' on a wooden stool
In a barbeque joint in Tennessee.
When this old boy walked in,
And he sat right down next to me.

I could tell he's been through some hard times,
'Cause there were tear stains on his old shirt.
Then he said, "d'you wanna know what you get
when you play a country song backwards?"

You get your house back, you get your dog back
You get your best friend Jackson back
You get your truck back, you get your hair back
You get your first and second jobs back

Your front porch swing going ding-a-ling-a-ling
Your bling, bling, bling, and a diamond ring
You get your farm and the barn and the boat and the Harley
That old black hat named Charlie

It sounds a little crazy
A little scattered and absurd
But that's what you get
When you play a country song backwards

Well, I never heard it said quite like that
It hit me in the face 'cause that's where I'm at
I almost fell flat out on the floor, he said,
"Wait a minute, that's not all, there's even more"

You get your mind back, your nerves back,
Your reaky-breaky heart back
You get your pride back, you get your life back,
And you get your first real love back

Your big screen TV
DVD and a washing machine
You get the pond and the lawn, and the break in the mower
You go back when life was slower

It sounds a little crazy
A little scattered and absurd
But that's what you get
When you play a country song backwards,
Oh that's all.

We sat there and talked about
How it would be
If we could just rewind it all
and go back in T I M E

You get your house back, you get your dog back
You get your best friend Jackson back
You get your truck back, you get your hair back
You get your first and second jobs back

Your front porch swing going ding-a-ling-a-ling
Your bling, bling, bling, and a diamond ring
You get your farm and the barn and the boat and the Harley
That old black hat named Charlie

You get your mind back, your nerves back,
Your reaky-breaky heart back
You get your pride back, you get your life back,
And you get your first real love back

Your big screen TV
DVD and a washing machine
You get the pond and the lawn, and the break in the mower
You go back when life was slower

It sounds a little crazy
A little scattered and absurd
But that's what you get
When you play a country song backwards

I can hear the truck tires
coming up the gravel road
And its not like her to drive
that slow
nothings on the radio
Footsteps on the front porch
I hear my doorbell
She usually comes right in
now I can tell
Here comes goodbye
here comes the last time
Here comes the start of every
sleepless night
The first of every tear
Im gonna cry
Here comes the pain
Here comes me wishing
things would never change
And she was right here
in my arms tonight
but here comes goodbye
I can hear her say
I love you like it was yesterday
And I can see it written
on her face that she had
never felt this way
One day I thought Id see her
with her daddy by her side
And violins would play
here comes the bride
Here comes goodbye
here comes the last time
Here comes the start of every
sleepless night
The first of every tear
Im gonna cry
Here comes the pain
Here comes me wishing things
would never change
And she was right here
in my arms tonight
but here comes goodbye
Why does it have to go
from to good to gone
Before the lights turn on
yeah and youre left alone
All alone but here comes goodbye

Here comes goodbye
here comes the last time
Here comes the start of every
sleepless night
The first of every tear
Im gonna cry
Here comes the pain
Here comes me wishing things
would never change
And she was right here
in my arms tonight
but here comes goodbye

How Strong Are You Now

When she told you goodbye
You didn't flinch
When she looked back
You didn't even budge an inch
You stood there like stone
But now that she's gone

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How strong are you now
Without her around
You can't even keep one little bitty tear
From fallin' down
Tell me how strong are you know

Before she left you told yourself
It can't hurt that much
Now you're doubled over
Like you took a punch
No, she ain't coming back
Tell me how much can you take of that

[REPEAT CHORUS]

Tell me how strong are you now - yeah
How strong are you now - oh, oh
What's that rule you live by
You say tough guys never cry
But how strong are you now

She Goes All The Way

No limits, no lines are drawn
The whole world disappears when
We're alone
That thin white cotton dress is
Blowin' in the wind
She takes my hand and the dance begins

[CHORUS]

With every move she makes
I'm deeper than I've been
Holding on and letting go
She just keeps givin' in
Takin' me higher and further
There she goes again givin' more than
She takes
'Cause it's more than love she makes
She goes all the way

No questions, no talking at all
Only the sound of our hearts as the fall
No matter what I need, her answer's
Always yes
I only have to dream and she does the
Rest

[REPEAT CHORUS TWICE]

Ooo, ooo, ooo
My baby goes all the way, the way
She goes all the way
My baby goes all the way
Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah

If i had one call to make
I would dial yesterday and warn myself
Tell my lips the words to say
Not let you just walk away
With someone else
With someone else
[Chorus]
Next time, i wont suffer this kind of pain
Own my mistakes
Not just pass off all the blame
If you were here, we could figure this out
Then i wouldn't be bitter,
I'd just be better now
To be the strong and silent one
A lot of good that has done-
Yes, you'd agree
No more tryin' to understand
Or fix these things because you can't
Guess it's up to me
Yeah, it's up to me
[Repeat Chorus]
I'd be much better off
Much better off, maybe
If i could just let it go
With no regrets then
Next time, I won't suffer this kind of pain
Own my mistakes
Not just pass off all the blame
You'd still be here
And we'd figure this out
Then I wouldn't be bitter,
No, I wouldn't be bitter,
I'd just be better now.

Secret Smile

Whoa! Hey, hey-
Oh what a ride
What a perfect sky to frame
Your hazel eyes
I'd scream on the inside
But right now it feels like I've
Been tranquilized
Oh, what a fool am I
To be tongue-tied
Sitting next to her
The princess and the passenger

You touch the rain and suddenly
There's waterfalls
Now every day is something more
Worth fighting for

[CHORUS]

Baby, you make the sun shine down
You make the sun shine down
You can paint the darkest clouds
And turn them into rainbows
You take your secret smile
The one that turns me on
Hey girl, you've been what I've waited for

Feet back on the pavement to the
Basement
On the bright side of the road
Fumbling my lines to a lazy cat
On the step outside her door
She opens up
And I'm in the Polaroid
Standing next to her
The princess and the passenger

Touching the rain and suddenly
There's waterfalls
Now every day is something more
Worth living for

[REPEAT CHORUS]

On a day like this when the world
Is elevated
On a day like this when I know just
Why I waited
On a day like this when the world
Is elevated
On a day like this when I know just
Why I waited