Well, have I landed on my feet again Just like I do every time? And if you want to be my friend Treat me right
People say I'm so aloof Well, it's just because I have learned To stay away from that hot tin roof So, I won't get burned
Like a cat, I'm the cautious kind Yeah, I'd usually be gone by now But it's something 'bout you that I like And I just might stick around I just might stick around
You don't play those silly games Just like all the others do You laugh at my peculiar ways And I laugh back at you
Like a cat, I'm the cautious kind Oh, I'd usually be gone by now But it's something 'bout you that I like And I just might stick around I just might stick around
Curiosity sometimes takes me Places I shouldn't go But all my instincts say Maybe I should stay You never know, never know
Hey, yeah
Oh, like a cat, I'm the cautious kind Yeah, I'd usually be gone by now But it's something 'bout you that I like Oh, and I just might stick around I just might stick around I just might stick around
I don't know how you do it I swear you act just like there's nothing to it And you do it so naturally
And I don't know how you take it Sometimes I'm not so sure we're gonna make it But you keep your faith in me
Oh there are nights we lose the touch And days that come and go so fast And times that it takes all we got To try and make the feeling last
But you keep on lovin' me You keep on lovin' me
And I know I've hurt you sometimes Thoughtlessly I call you names and criticize But you take it all in stride Oh yeah, still you come around Though I know there've been times I've let you down But here you stand by my side
Oh there are nights we lose the touch And days that come and go so fast And times that it takes all we got To try and make the feeling last
But you keep on lovin' me You keep on lovin' me
Oh there are nights we lose the touch And days that come and go so fast And times that it takes all we got To try and make the feeling last
You don't need to talk French To make me giddy You don't need to fly me off to some foreign city You don't need pretty words just to turn my head And you don't need to be a Casanova in bed If you're gonna love me Why don't you just do it Come on baby, Put your heart into it
You don't need to pop out of a birthday cake You don't need to bring me roses on roller-skates Write my name in big letters across the sky No you don't need to run for president to catch my eye If you're going to love me Why don't you just do it Come on baby, Put your heart into it
Well you can lead a horse to water But you can't make 'em drink Send a boy to college But you can't make him think We'll I've been feeling kind of lonely Like a ship out on the ocean I need to see a little old-fashioned emotion
Well you got my attention, baby What's on your mind You can leave all that fancy footwork behind Well I can see you're cute and I know you're witty But let's get down to the real nitty gritty If you're going to love me Why don't you just do it Come on baby, Put your heart into it
Yeah, if you're gonna love me Why don't you just do it Come on baby Put your heart into it
Words, they don't mean nothing So tell me why they hurt so much I meant to tell you something It was on the tip of my tongue
Words rush by so quickly And it's too late to take them back I tried to say I'm sorry And that goodbye was just an act
But all my words got in the way And all the things I meant to say Were not the things you heard Why'd you have to go And take me at my word
Words come back to haunt you Yeah, they just keep hanging around I still can hear the echo I still can hear their angry sound
'Cause all my words got in the way And all the things I meant to say Were not the things you heard Why'd you have to go And take me at my word
Words can say I love you Oh, words can break a heart I should have stopped you leaving And told the truth right from the start
But all my words got in the way And all the things I meant to say Were not the things you heard Why'd you have to go And take me at my word Why'd you have to go And take me at my word Why'd you have to go And take me at my word
I was trapped in a castle tower Locked up in chains I waited for my prince to save me But he never came
I woke up with my heart pounding Convinced that I was cursed I picked up a romance novel And read the last page first
Ohhh ohhh woe is me
I want to fall in love so hard it hurts I want the kind of love that moves the earth I want more than I can take 'Til my poor heart starts to ache I want to fall in love so hard it hurts
I took a ride with a guy from Tupelo In his Chevrolet He said baby we're moving way too fast And slammed on the brakes
We got out and he lit a cigarette We didn't say too much He packed up his emotional baggage And left me in the dust
Ohhh ohhh woe is me
I want to fall in love so hard it hurts I want the kind of love that moves the earth I want more than I can take 'Til my poor heart starts to ache I want to fall in love so hard it hurts
Ohhh ohhh woe is me
I want to fall in love so hard it hurts I want the kind of love that moves the earth I want more than I can take 'Til my poor heart starts to ache I want to fall in love so hard it hurts
You waltz into the room Just like you'd never left And for a moment or two I could almost forget You take me in your arms And I fall again
That's no way to break a heart You call my name I drop my guard Why can't you play your chosen part And stay away so I can make another start That's no way to break a heart
Weren't you supposed to need Something I could not give But now you're lying so close to me And you're taking everything I can't hold on forever For nothing more than this
That's no way to break a heart You call my name I drop my guard Why can't you play your chosen part And stay away so I can make another start That's no way to break a heart
No don't touch me Don't you kiss me Don't you realize That's no way To say goodbye
That's no way to break a heart You call my name I drop my guard Why can't you play your chosen part And stay away so I can make another start That's no way to break a heart
So you're taking it on the chin Looks like he's working late again But you don't want to fight You find it easier to let things slide So you pour a glass of wine and read a book It's your last chance for romance
Day by day You keep pretending that nothing's wrong But you're just deceiving yourself You've been indifferent way too long Oh, don't you know Once your heart was filled with passion Until you took it all for granted And now it comes as no surprise Tonight there's trouble in paradise
So you bury yourself in work It keeps your mind off how much it hurts 'Cause there's no love left at home Even when he's with you, you're still alone
You want to reach out But you don't know where to start It's easier not to talk at all
Day by day You keep pretending that nothing's wrong But you're just deceiving yourself You've been indifferent way too long Oh, don't you know Once your heart was filled with passion Until you took it all for granted And now it comes as no surprise Tonight there's trouble in paradise
You want to reach out But you don't know where to start It's easier not to talk at all
Once your heart was filled with passion Until you took it all for granted And now it comes as no surprise Tonight there's trouble in paradise
Your love was reckless baby I fell deep Easy to hold but you were hard to keep You were a heartache waiting to be We took off flying down a dead end street
I never knew that love could hurt so bad When you said goodbye with a tip of your hat I watched you leaving across the welcome mat And though I know that you ain't coming back
One solitary tear is all I'll cry One solitary tear falling, falling, Falling from my eyes I'll get over you I'll get by One solitary tear At a time
Little things remind me that you're gone The mailman still brings all your catalogs The radio just keeps on playing our songs But I tell myself that I have to be strong
One solitary tear is all I'll cry One solitary tear falling, falling, Falling from my eyes I'll get over you I'll get by One solitary tear at a time
I'll get over you I'll get by One solitary tear At a time One solitary tear At a time
Standing in line at the grocery Staring back at the trash magazines Martians say earth girls are lonely Well that's no news to me
In the parking lot I saw two cowboys Fighting for a handicapped space So what is a girl to do now boys To make sense of this place
There's too much wrong in the world tonight Too much I can't understand I wanna board up these windows And turn out these lights And lie down with an innocent man Lie down with an innocent man
I don't need a strong man's protection No I don't want a faithless man's love Just a little respect and affection Would be more than enough
'Cause I've been shot down by love's aimless arrows And I've shot a few wild ones myself But these days the choices are narrow And you've got to aim well
There's too much wrong in the world tonight Too much I can't understand I wanna board up these windows And turn out these lights And lie down with an innocent man Lie down with an innocent man
I've been holding my heart like a lantern Looking out for just one honest face All the noise out there won't matter If I can trust in just one quiet place
There's too much wrong in the world tonight Too much I can't understand I wanna board up these windows And turn out these lights And lie down with an innocent man
There's too much wrong in the world tonight Too much I can't understand I wanna board up these windows And turn out these lights And lie down with an innocent man Lie down with an innocent man Lie down with an innocent man
He was a hot-blooded rebel, he was aiming to please He had more than a tattoo up his sleeve Marylou, Peggy Sue, Suzy Q, Norma Jean
Yeah he was pretty as a picture on his motorbike He never met a mirror that he didn't like Sorry dude, with your rude attitude, take a hike
Goodness, gracious, mercy me Somebody tell me when will I be
Lucky, lucky in love Roll myself a seven when I throw the dice I've been waiting for the king of hearts Still I get the joker every time When will I be, lucky in love
I met a sweet-talking guy from Paris, Tennessee He bought me french fries at the Dairy Queen Came on strong, 'fore too long He was on bended knee
Now when I hear his footsteps up my block I hear the tick of his biological clock Sorry hon', gotta run, it's been fun, still in shock
Goodness gracious, mercy me Somebody tell me when will I be
Lucky, lucky in love Roll myself a seven when I throw the dice I've been waiting for the king of hearts Still I get the joker every time When will I be, lucky in love
Goodness gracious, mercy me Somebody tell me when will I be
Lucky, lucky in love Roll myself a seven when I throw the dice I've been waiting for the king of hearts Still I get the joker every time When will I be Oh when will I be Oh yeah, when will I be Lucky in love
In a pair of faded coveralls and her mama's old high heels She wobbles up and takes a shaky bow She smiles a little smile that hides her missing baby tooth And she manages to sing that way some how
Why she starts with 'Delta dawn' and goes into 'Amazing grace' Then squints her eyes and sings 'I fought the law' And when the wind comes sweeping in and ripples through the corn To her it sounds exactly like applause
She's just singing to the scarecrow, dancing through the fields With a kitten and bo-jingles in her arms Trying to let the whole world know how wonderful it feels To be here on this South Kentucky Farm Singing to the scarecrow
She looks his patchwork eyes and looks into his heart And tries to find a song to ease his pain And she sings 'Faded love' until the sunny sky grows dark And his tears are falling in the somber rain
And she's singing to the scarecrow, dancing through the fields With a kitten and bo-jingles in her arms Trying to let the whole world know how wonderful it feels To be here on this South Kentucky Farm Singing to the scarecrow
Well, now that little girl is grown, she's in a band out on the road She left those Green Kentucky fields behind But she sings herself back home when she's at the microphone And she smiles that funny smile and shuts her yes
Yeah, she's still singing to the scarecrow Trying to let the whole world know how wonderful it feels To be here on this South Kentucky Farm Singing to the scarecrow Singing to the scarecrow Hey yeah
Hello God, it's me again, two a.m., room 304 Visitin' hours are over, time for our bedside tug 'o war The sleepin' child between us may not make it through the night I'm fightin' back the tears as she fights for her life
Well, it must be kinda crowded on the streets of Heaven So tell me what do you need her for? Don't you know one day she'll be your little girl forever? But right now, I need her so much more
She's much to young to be on her own Barely just turned seven So who will hold her hand When she crosses the streets of Heaven?
Tell me God, do you remember, the wishes that she made? As she blew out the candles on her last birthday cake She wants to ride a pony when she's big enough She wants to marry her daddy when she's all grown up
Well, it must be kinda crowded on the streets of Heaven So tell me what do you need her for? Don't you know one day she'll be your little girl forever? But right now, I need her so much more
She's much to young to be on her own Barely just turned seven So who will hold her hand When she crosses the streets of Heaven?
Lord, don't you know, she's my angel? You've got plenty of your own And I know you hold a place for her But she's already got a home
Well, I don't know if you're listenin' But prayin's all that's left to do So I ask you Lord, have mercy You lost a son once too
And it must be kinda crowded on the streets of Heaven So tell me what do you need her for? Don't you know one day she'll be your little girl forever? But right now, I need her so much more
Lord, I know once you've made up your mind There's no use in beggin' So if you take her with you today Will you make sure she looks both ways?
And will you hold her hand When she crosses the streets of Heaven? The streets of Heaven
See our picture on the wall Why were we smiling, I just can't seem to recall Remind me Do you see this wedding band Wasn't it once worth more than just gold on my hand Remind me
Chorus: I don't care who's right or wrong But my memory of love is almost gone Won't you take me in your arms And remind me You criticize and accuse Oh, but honey you've had amnesia too Kiss me like you used to do And remind me
It's a short walk to that door But didn't we have something good
that's still worth fighting for Remind me
(chorus)
(bridge) How did we end up this way Me against you In love one is never to blame It always takes two Do you remember, my dear The first time we made love, come over here And let me remind you.
Hello Friend I don't know where you're bound But welcome to the incredible shrinking town Before too long you'll be the latest rumor going 'round They'll all smile and wave, they'll all know your name Yeah, it's not about what you do, it's all bout who you know So step right up and take a shot at the status quo Oh and let me introduce you to some good God-fearin' folk Hear the Church bells ring, listen to the choir sing
White fences, peach pie Air kisses, wishing you well So sweet So nice But if you get a secret You better not tell Street corners, back yards Good Fiction is better than fact They're masters of the art Of "bless your heart" with a knife in your back This town is that small
So help your self to some hospitality Make your peace with your brand new scaled down dreams You might think you're free to go, but you'll never leave So find yourself some shade and pour some lemonade
White fences, peach pie Air kisses, wishing you well
So sweet So nice But if you get a secret You better not tell Street corners, back yards Good Fiction is better than fact They're masters of the art Of "bless your heart" with a knife in your back This town is that small
They love to build you up just to knock you down Cause this town.. this town..
White fences, peach pie Air kisses, wishing you well So sweet So nice But if you get a secret You better not tell Street corners, back yards Good Fiction is better than fact They're masters of the art Of "bless your heart" with a knife in your back This town is that small
The rain has stopped fallin', there's a hush in the air You can feel the night holding its breath We've stripped our defenses, our souls are laid bare Let's put our fears to the test
Come to me now with a love unafraid Lay your heart down and stay Leave the window open, don't pull the shades Let the morning sun show we've made, love unafraid
The moonlight is chasin', the shadows away We got no more secrets to hide So don't fight this feeling, don't be ashamed Of the need we've been keepin' inside
Come to me now with a love unafraid Lay your heart down and stay Leave the window open, don't pull the shades Let the morning sun show we've made, love unafraid
Make no promises, tell no lies And don't close your eyes
Come to me now with a love unafraid Lay your heart down and stay Leave the window open, don't pull the shades Let the morning sun show we've made, love unafraid Let the morning sun show we've made, love unafraid, ooh
