She met him down at the laundry mat Three a.m. on a washing machine they sat And talked until dawn He bought her breakfast at a small caf??짤 Morning turned to the rest of the day Then the day was gone He thought that she'd surely run away A fairy tale never started this way, but
[Chorus:] It ain't the mind that calls the shots round here A stronger power's pulled to bodies near Nothing on Earth can interfere When love is what the heart wants
They made a wish on the evening star From a rooftop high above the boulevard Up in the twilight sky He held her hand, she held her breath Two lonely hearts beating scared to death Of a chance to fly Giving in to the arms of fate This isn't quite like the plans that they made, but
I read a note my grandma wrote back in nineteen twenty-three. Grandpa kept it in his coat, and he showed it once to me. He said, "Boy, you might not understand, but a long, long time ago, Grandma's daddy didn't like me none, but I loved your Grandma so."
We had this crazy plan to meet and run away together. Get married in the first town we came to, and live forever. But nailed to the tree where we were supposed to meet, instead Of her, I found this letter, and this is what it said:
If you get there before I do, don't give up on me. I'll meet you when my chores are through; I don't know how long I'll be. But I'm not gonna let you down, darling wait and see. And between now and then, till I see you again, I'll be loving you. Love, me.
I read those words just hours before my Grandma passed away, In the doorway of a church where me and Grandpa stopped to pray. I know I'd never seen him cry in all my fifteen years; But as he said these words to her, his eyes filled up with tears.
If you get there before I do, don't give up on me. I'll meet you when my chores are through, I don't know how long I'll be. But I'm not gonna let you down, darling wait and see. And between now and then, till I see you again, I'll be loving you. Love, me. Between now and then, till I see you again, I'll be loving you. Love, me.
For all I've been blessed with in this life There was an emptiness in me I was imprisoned by the power of gold But one honest touch could set me free Let the world stop turnin' Let the sun stop burnin' Let them tell me love's not worth going through If i
I look out my window At the world I once owned And I see it's still spinning round But somewhere above me A light I once knew No longer shines through the clouds But that's somebody else's moon tonight Those're somebody else's stars They're no longer mine Cause somewhere tonight You're in somebody else's arms
Remember the wishes We made in the night When dreams were supposed to come true Well I do cause you Put the stars in my eyes As you softly promised the moon That's somebody else's moon tonight
They're no longer mine Cause somewhere tonight You're in somebody else's arms
I've seen that look before, here comes that doubt again. You think that girl we saw, was more than just a friend. Yes, there was a time I thought she had it all. She meant the world to me, back when the world was small. That was a river, this is the ocea
I came in as the sun came up. She glared at me over her coffee cup. She said: "Where you been?" so I thought real hard, And said: "I fell asleep in that hammock in the yard." She said: "You don't know it boy but you just blew it." An' I said: "Well that's my story and I'm stickin' to it."
"That's my story. "Oh, that's my story. "Well, I ain't got a witness and I can't prove it. "But that's my story and I'm stickin' to it."
I got that deer in the headlight look. She read my face like the cover of a book. And said: "Don't expect me to believe all that static, "'cause just last week, I threw that hammock in the attic." My skin got so thin you could see right through it. And I stuttered: "Well that's my story and I'm stickin' to it."
"That's my story." (That's my story.) "Oh, that's my story." (That's my story.) "Yeah, I ain't got a witness and I can't prove it, "But that's my story and I'm stickin' to it."
You know the time comes when a wise man knows The best thing that he can do is just look her in the eye And beg for mercy and face the bitter truth.
"Well honey, me and the boys played cards all night, "There wasn't no hanky panky, not a woman in sight. "And I know I shoulda called and, baby, I'm real sorry. "Let's get a cellular phone and then you won't have to worry. "You know how much I love you and darlin' I'm ready to prove it. "And that's my story and I'm stickin' to it.
"That's my story." (That's my story.) "Oh, that's my story." (That's my story.) "Yeah, I ain't got a witness and I can't prove it, "But that's my story and I'm stickin' to it."
"You know I ain't gonna do a thing, "Darlin', unless you approve it. "Well that's my story and I'm stickin' to it."
I know I've disappeared a time or two Along the way I lost me and you I needed a new town for my new start I'm sellin' VCRs in Arkansas at a Walmart
I haven't had a drink in 19 days My eyes are clear and bright with-out that haze I like the preacher from the Church of Christ I'm sorry that I cried when I talked to you last night
I think I'm on a roll Here in Little Rock I'm solid as a stone Wait and see I got just one small problem Here in Little Rock Without you Baby I'm not me Without you Baby I'm not me
I don't know why I held it all inside You must've thought I never even tried You know your daddy told me when I left Jesus would forgive, but a daddy don't forget
Lyin' here upon this motel bed Thoughts of you explode within my head Like a castle built upon the sand I let love crumble in my hand
When I saw you buyin' Cosmo and a Hot Rod magazine I said to myself now there's a girl for me And when I asked you to go for a ride You stole my heart when you said if I can drive I said how bout some music you said you got any Merle That's when I knew you were my kind of girl And when we started talking I could not believe my ears
You said you were a Braves fan even through the rotten years You quoted William Faulkner and Martin Luther King You said your favorite movie star would always be James Dean And when we went to dinner you wore blue jeans with your pearls That's when I knew you were my kind of girl You march to the beat of a different drum The funny thing is that I hear the same one We both like to color outside of the lines We're peas in a pod girl we're two of a kind
Yeah you march to the beat of a different drum
I said I think I love you you said what's not to love I thought about a kiss but I wasn't quick enough I guess while I was thinkin' you were readin' my mind Cause you wrapped your arms around me and you pressed your lips to mine
You sent my head a spinnin just like a tilt-a-whirl That's when I knew you were my kind of girl You sent my head a spinning just like a tilt-a-whirl That's when I knew you were my kind of girl (My kind my kind of girl my kind my kind of girl)
You want to know where we go from here So many roads but none that seem clear Is what we have enough to last a whole life through Who knows baby who knows So you're asking me what do we do
Cause time moves so fast and the chances seem so few Is it too much to think that we could have it all Who knows we may never know
But if I were you I'd promise to live life for all it's worth Take all that you've been given and leave your mark upon this earth Trust your heart to show you everything you'll ever need And if I were you I'd fall in love with me
So hold me close I'll kiss away your fears I won't promise the moon but I promise to be here And what if together it gets better every day Who knows baby who knows But if I were you I'd promise to
But if I were you I'd promise to, If I were you I'd fall in love with me
He finally gave in to his friend's girlfriend When she said, "there's someone you should meet" At a crowded restaurant way cross town He waited impatiently She walked in their eyes met and they both stared And right there and then everyone else disappeared, but
One boy, one girl, two hearts beating wildly To put it mildly it was love at first sight He smiled, she smiled and they knew right away This was the day they'd waited for all their lives For a moment the whole world revolved Around one boy, and one girl
In no time at all they were standing there In the front of a little church Among their friends and family Repeating those sacred words Preacher said, "Son, kiss your bride", and he raised her veil Like the night they met time just stood still for
One boy, one girl, two hearts beating wildly To put it mildly it was love at first sight He smiled, she smiled and they knew right away This was the day they'd waited for all their lives For a moment the whole world revolved Around one boy and one girl
He was holding her hand when the doctor looked up and grinned "Congratulations, twins"
One boy, one girl, two hearts beating wildly To put it mildly it was love at first sight He smiled, she smiled and they knew right away This was the day they'd waited for all their lives And for a moment the whole world revolved Around one boy and one girl
She said we're much too different We're from two separate worlds And he admitted she was partly right But in his heart's defense he told her What they had in common Was strong enough to bond them for life He said look behind your own soul And the person that you'll see Just might remind you of me
I laugh, I love, I hope, I try I hurt, I need, I fear, I cry And I know you do the same things, too So we're really not that different, me and you
She could hardly argue With his pure and simple logic But logic never could convince a heart She had always dreamed of loving someone more exotic And he just didn't seem to fit the part So she searched for greener pastures But never could forget What he whispered when she left
I laugh, I love, I hope, I try I hurt, I need, I fear, I cry And I know you do the same things, too So we're really not that different, me and you
Was it time or was it truth Maybe both lead her back to his door As her tears fell at his feet She didn't say "I love you" What she said meant even more
I laugh, I love, I hope, I try I hurt, I need, I fear, I cry And I know you do the same things, too So we're really not that different, me and you
Every time I see a woman on a billboard sign I think about you Saying "drink this beer and you'll be mine" I think about you When an actress on a movie screen Plays Lolita in some old man's dreams It doesn't matter who she is I think about you
When I see a pretty woman walking down the street I think about you Men look her up and down like she's some kind of treat I think about you She wouldn't dare talk to a stranger always has to be aware of the danger it doesn't matter who she is I think about
[Chorus:] You eight years old big blue eyes and a heart of gold when I look at this world, I think about You and I can't help but see that every woman used to be Somebody's little girl, I think about you
Every time I hear people say it's never gonna change I think about you Like it's some kind of joke, some kind of game I think about you When I see a woman on the news who didn't ask to be abandoned or abused it doesn't matter who she is I think about
Well they shouldn't have played that good, I got carried away and let the music, Go to my head. Well she shouldn't have worn that dress, The way it curled around when she was spinnin', Just killed me dead. My heart began to tell my body and my soul, That it had gotten in the mood to lose control.
Oh no! When did neon light turn into moon glow? When did that jukebox turn into a rainbow? I'm about to give into this urge. Once more slow dance, With her arms around me, One more long glance, And nothing will slow down me, I've got no chance, If I'm not in love I'm on the verge.
All I wanted to be was cool. It ain't my style to over heat, Much less burn. But as we floated across the floor, All at once I flashed right past the point, Of no return. And when we said goodnight, The sun was on the rise, And any stars that hadn't set, Had fallen in my eyes.
Oh no! When did neon light turn into moon glow? When did that jukebox turn into a rainbow? I'm about to give into this urge. Once more slow dance, With her arms around me, One more long glance, And nothing will slow down me, I've got no chance, If I'm not in love I'm on the verge.
Once more slow dance, With her arms around me, One more long glance, And nothing will slow down me, I've got no chance, If I'm not in love I'm on the verge. Oh If I'm not in love I'm on the verge.
She met him down at the laundry mat Three a.m. on a washing machine they sat And talked until dawn He bought her breakfast at a small caf??짤 Morning turned to the rest of the day Then the day was gone He thought that she'd surely run away A fairy tale never started this way, but
[Chorus:] It ain't the mind that calls the shots round here A stronger power's pulled to bodies near Nothing on Earth can interfere When love is what the heart wants
They made a wish on the evening star From a rooftop high above the boulevard Up in the twilight sky He held her hand, she held her breath Two lonely hearts beating scared to death Of a chance to fly Giving in to the arms of fate This isn't quite like the plans that they made, but
It's that feeling that someone is standing behind me then I turn around and there's no one there. And it's the sensation that someone just whispered, yeah I still hear your voice but you're not really here. Your memory's like a ghost, and my heart is its host.
[Chorus:] I can still feel you just as close as skin, every now and then. All by myself, in a crowded room, on my empty bed. There's a place you've touched with your love no one gets close to I can still feel you, I can still feel you, I can still feel you. I can still feel you
you said you'd love me forever, then you said 'It's over" and left me without the missing link. Well I thought I'd forget you, but I guess I forgot to, and lately I've been too confused to think. When I reach for someone new, it's like I'm touching you.
I ain't gonna lie to you and say it didn't hurt To see you with someone new and you were wearing my old blue shirt But it didn't kill me until we said hello And I became someone you used to know
[Chorus:] Like a friend like a fool like some guy you knew in school Didn't we love didn't we share or don't you even care I know we said we were through but I never knew how quickly I would go From someone you loved to someone you used to know
If you didn't tell him about those weekends at the coast Or how we use to argue about who loved who the most Well, I guess I won that one cause I still need you so But to you I'm just someone you used to know
[Chorus]
Didn't we love didn't we share or don't you even care I know we said we were through but I never knew how quickly I would go From someone you loved to someone you used to know I'm not someone you love I'm someone you used to know
I thought it was over I thought I could move on But I was wrong I woke up last night Calling your name Feeling the blame baby
Thought I could quit you but I still miss your love
What was I thinking? Thinking I could still walk down the street Without you by my side Or make it through one night Alone, I lied I said a lot of things I didn't really mean How can I make you see What matters most to me? Girl I should have known it I couldn't last a moment without you
You've got every right To turn and walk away I can't make you stay I broke your heart That's the bottom line I wasted so much precious time, baby I see with your friend Wearing a smile again
What was I thinking? Thinking I could still walk down the street Without you by my side Or make it through one night Alone, I lied I said a lot of things I didn't really mean How can I make you see What matters most to me? Girl I should have known it I couldn't last a moment without you
Thought I could quit you but I still miss your love
What was I thinking? Thinking I could still walk down the street Without you by my side Or make it through one night Alone, I lied I said a lot of things I didn't really mean How can I make you see What matters most to me? Girl I should have known it I couldn't last a moment without you
Oh girl I should have known it I couldn't last a moment(moment) Without you Ohhhh
All I can be is a sweet memory That drifts through your mind from time to time I can never be more than a knock on your door Just a shadow that's gone with the sunshine For you know I'm not free and I never can be And you're bound to get restless in time
Well listen dear I think it's clear We need to sit and talk Seems you've got this notion I've been having second thoughts Well I must confess in a way I guess that silly notion's true 'Cause every second you're not here with me I think of you' Every second, every minute, every hour of every day Every second there's a thought of you that comes my way So if you ask that I've had second thoughts I'd have to say Every second, every minute, every hour of every day. Now I propose we drink a toast and turn the lights down low Put our favoritie music on and hold each other close Don't worry dear you'll always be here in my heart to stay Every second, every minute, every hour of every day Every second, every minute, every hour of every day Every second there's a thought of you that comes my way So if you ask that I've had second thoughts I'd guess I have to say Every second, every minute, every hour of every day. Every second, every minute, I love you more and more eatch day
