Brooks & Dunn

My maria don't you know i've come a long, long way
I been longin' to see her
When she's around she takes my blues away
Sweet maria the sunlight surely hurts my eyes
I'm a lonely dreamer on a highway in the skies

Maria, maria i love you

My maria there were some blue and sorrow times
Just my thoughts about you bring back my piece of mind
Gypsy lady you're a mircle work for me
You set my soul free like a ship sailing on the sea
She is the sunlight when skies are grey
She treats me so right lady take me away

My maria
Maria i love you
My maria
Maria i love you

My maria
Maria i love you

A man this lonely
A man this blue
A man whose world's been torn in two
Needs somebody
With a heart that's true
A man this lonely needs a woman like you

Two arms this empty
Need someone to hold
A man this lost needs somewhere to go
When the nights go on forever
And the days do too
A man this lonely needs a woman like you

I'd lost hope
I was so far down
Here you come turning all that around
I'd come to think
Of love as a lie
All that's on my mind now
Is you by my side

A man this lonely
A man this blue
A man whose world's been torn in two
Needs somebody
With a heart that's true
A man this lonely needs a woman like you
A man this lonely needs a woman like you

I guess I lost my head last night
Kept on 'til I made you cry
Walked out with my stubborn pride
Wasn't nothing you could do to stop me

I hit the road but I didn't get far
Just drove around all night in my car
Now I'm not sure where to start
To tell you that I'm sorry

[Chorus]
I just want to hold you
I don't want to hurt you
I don't want to leave
I just want to be with you
And after living alone, lost for so long
Finally found the love of my life
Why would I say goodbye

I don't know what is is about the edge of a cliff
Makes we want to get so close to it
I guess this time I finally slipped
What a foolish way to end it
Maybe that's why I'm back here now
Got both feet back on the ground

Hopin' you won't turn me down
When I ask you for forgiveness

[Chorus]

She said hey cowboy get off of that couch
Yeah, the party's on and we're goin' out
I got my low cut dress and my knee highboots
I'm like money to burn and nothing to lose
You're the man of the house you better think of something
Cause Mama don't get dressed up for nothing

She said I been cooped up in this house all week
It's time to pick it up and move it out to party street
She said saddle up hoss it's your lucky day
And I'm a she cat tiger comin' out of the cage
We can go high rollin' or beer joint jumpin'
Mama don't get dressed up for nothing

She's hard to handle, a little high strung
I'll see her bet and I'll raise her one
I love when she gets wound up
I'm Jack of Hearts, she's my Lady Luck

We re gonna find a little place where we can rip and roar
We gonna cut a deep groove in that hardwood floor
Set up the shooters and break out the green
Throw a whole row of quarters in the boogie machine
We gonna turn up the heat and keep the jukebox humpin'
Cause mama don't get dressed up for nothing
Go high rollin' or beer joint jumpin'
Mama don't get dressed up for nothing
She said babe you better think of something
Cause mama don't get dressed up for nothing

You put your heart up on a shelf
I know it's hard to be by yourself
You need someone that's true and strong
Baby someone just came along

I am that man
You're trying to find
I am that man
You had in mind

And I'll give you all my love
'Till you understand
I won't give up
'Cause I know
I am

Talk is cheap, it ain't worth a dime
So don't talk to me, just five me some time
I'm gonna show you what love can be
My job won't be done until you believe

I am that man
You're trying to find
I am that man
You had in mind
And I'll give you all my love

'Till you understand
I won't give up
'Cause I know
I am that man

You're trying to find
I am that man
You had in mind
And I'll give you all my love

'Till you understand
I won't give up
'Cause I know
I am that man

I started my day with Corona
Hopin' it'd help me get over
The night that you left
But it didn't help
So I moved on to tequila
Built a pyramid up to the ceiling
Ten glasses high
But I can still hear you sayin' goodbye

[Chorus]
It's gonna take more than a margarita
More than a shooter
To blow your memory away
I still need ya
I'm hurtin' without you
Even when I'm feelin' no pain

Well, tonight I'm the life of the party
Jokin' about my broken heart
But it's easy to see
The joke's on me
That waitress just asked how I want it
With or without the salt on it
I shook my head
Either way ain't gonna make me forget

[Chorus: x4]

Well good God o'mighty this week's been two months long
Lord I love to hear that Friday five o'clock whistle moan
As the moon comes up and the sun goes down
Put the juice to my truck I head into town
Get it on and go to groovin' to the redneck rhythm & blues

Life ain't all hard knocks a quarter in the jukebox
Turn it on and set 'em up Joe
Songs about a workin' man blarin' from a bandstand
Is music to a country boy's soul
Call me the underdog of overtime
I stay broke all the time
Gotta pay the eight to five dues
Well I'm hillbilly hardcore
Son I'm a sucker for the redneck rhythm & blues

There's nothing worse than the rattle and roll of empty cans
Bouncin' around in the bed of my truck
Boy I'm a thirsty man
Five hot long miles to the waterin' hole
I got the pedal to the metal singin' go cat go
Aw a cool one is a cure for the redneck rhythm & blues

Life ain't all hard knocks a quarter in the jukebox
Turn it on and set 'em up Joe
Songs about a workin' man blarin' from a bandstand
Is music to a country boy's soul
Call me the underdog of overtime
I stay broke all the time
Got to pay the eight to five dues
Well, I'm hillbilly hardcore
Son I'm a sucker for the redneck rhythm & blues

Life ain't all hard knocks a quarter in the jukebox
Turn it on and set 'em up Joe
Songs about a workin' man blarin' from a bandstand
Is music to a country boy's soul
Call me the underdog of overtime
I stay broke all the time
Got to pay the eight to five dues
Well, I'm hillbilly hardcore
Son I'm a sucker for the redneck rhythm & blues
Yeah I'm hillbilly hardcore
Son I'm a sucker for the redneck rhythm & blues

Take your suitcase and take your heart
Take a train to the dark
My love will follow you
My love will follow you
You can try to lose yourself downtown
You can burn all your bridges down
My love will follow you
Oh my love will follow you

My love will follow you
Down every highway of your soul
You can leave me far behind
My love will be your shadow
Everywhere you go

So close the door
Turn in the key
Leave me here like a memory
My love will follow you
Oh my love will follow you

Even on the road that takes you down
Where the cords of human kindness come unwound
My love will follow you
Oh my love will follow you

My love will follow you
Down every highway of your soul
You can leave me far behind
My love will be your shadow
Everywhere you go

If you should ever go so far
That you cannot get back
You may not remember
But my heart will not lose track

My love will follow you
Down every highway of your soul
You can leave me far behind
My love will be your shadow
Everywhere you go
So go ahead baby and take that train
In my heart you'll still remain
My love will follow you
Oh my love will follow you
My love will follow you
Oh my love will follow you

Just sittin' here minding my own broken heart
Still hurtin' like the night she went away
Here you come a double shot of trouble in your eyes
Now Heaven knows there'll be hell to pay

I can't take but just one heartache at a time
I've gotta wait 'til I've had a chance
To drink her off my mind
Well I'll save some tears and meet you here
Somewhere down the line
I can't take but just one heartache at a time

I'd be lying lying in your loving arms
And tempted as I am I can't pretend
Just my luck
You picked tonight to set your sights on me
Darling can't you see the shape I'm in

I can't take but just one heartache at a time
I've gotta wait 'til I've had a chance
To drink her off my mind
Well I'll save some tears and meet you here
Somewhere down the line
I can't take but just one heartache

I can't take but just one heartache at a time
I've gotta wait 'til I've had a chance
To drink her off my mind
Well I'll save some tears and meet you here
Somewhere down the line
I can't take but just one heartache at a time
Oh I can't take but just one heartache at a time

Left Laredo with the sun in my eyes
Broken heart and a bloodshot sky
Been running since she left me alone
Way up north in San Antone
Days get long but I don't get far
Spent last night in some low life bar
Found her memory in some mescal haze
Lost my mind while the guitar played

I'm gonna carry this burden way out west
Find a way to lay this hurt to rest
Live it up 'til I live her down
Lost in tequila town

Left her standing in a tear-stained dress
I cursed the day that I confessed
Wayward sins of a mortal man
Watched the ring come off her hand

Looking back on all I've lost
Price I've paid ain't worth the cost
I'll run this road until it ends
And maybe find my way back to her again

I'm gonna carry this burden way out west
Find a way to lay this hurt to rest
Live it up 'til I live her down
Lost in tequila town

Yea I'm gonna carry this burden way out west
Find a way to lay this hurt to rest
Live it up 'til I live her down
Lost in tequila town
Yeah in tequila town

I'm dead headin' down from Tulsa
Goin' back to San Antone
My baby called me up this morning
Begging me to come back home
Haulin' high hopes and thin air
Losin' money by the mile
I'll get there a poor man
She'll make it worth my while

I was a white line casanova
A love bandit of the road
I got the one I can't get over
I miss her more with every load
I got these eighteen wheels
Singin' home sweet home
I been too long gone
Oh I'm comin' home to ya

I ain't left the fast lane
Since I hit the last toll gate
I know she's out there waitin' in that Lone Star state
She'll be standin' on the front porch
Reachin' out with open arms
This woman's out to get me
Shoot the dog and sell the farm

I was a white line casanova
A love bandit of the road
I got the one I can't get over
I miss her more with every load
I got these eighteen wheels
Singin' home sweet home
I been gone too long
Oh I'm comin' home to ya

I got a white knuckle grip
On this wheel in my hand
I'm rollin' down the highway
Just as fast as I can
I'm blowin' smoke from both stacks
Pickin' 'em up, I'm puttin' 'em down
There won't be no time at all
'Til I'll be rollin' into town

I was a white line casanova
A love bandit of the road
I got the one I can't get over
I miss her more with every load
I got these eighteen wheels
Singin' home sweet home
I been gone too long
Oh I'm comin' home to ya

Yea I got these eighteen wheels
Singin' home sweet home
I been too long gone
Oh I'm comin' home to ya

I'm a hard workin' man
I wear a steel hard hat
I can ride, rope, hammer and paint
Do things with my hands that most men can't
I can't get ahead no matter how hard I try
I'm gettin' really good at barely gettin' by

Got everything I own
By the sweat of my brow
From my four-wheel drive to my cowboy boots
I owe it all to my blue collar roots
I feel like I'm workin' overtime on a runaway train
I've got to bust loose from this ball and chain

I'm a hard, hard workin man
I got it all on the line
For a peace of the promised land
I'm burnin' my candle at both ends
'Bout the only way to keep the fire goin'
Is to outrun the wind

Come Friday night
I like to party hard
I carry on with the Cadillac cuties
Spend my whole week's pay on some weekend beauty
Come Monday mornin' I'm the first to arrive
I ain't nothin' but business from nine till five

I'm a hard, hard workin man
I got it all on the line
For a peace of the promised land
I'm burnin' my candle at both ends
'Bout the only way to keep the fire goin'
Is to outrun the wind

I can't wait to get up in the mornin'
And do it all over again
Well I'm a hard livin', hard workin' man

Hello Miss Heartbroke
Sit your sweet self down
It's good to see your dancin' feet back out on the town
Rumor has it you've had trouble with your man
I've had trouble of my own, I think I understand

[Chorus]
We'll put out your old flame
We'll build a bigger fire
I'll pick up where he let you down and take you so much higher
And if his memory comes around
And you think you still care
We'll burn that bridge when we get there

Come on let your hair down we'll have us a time
He had his chance with you now all I want is mine
Give me half an hour or just a dance or two
And you'll forget old what's his name and how he walked out on you

[Chorus: x2]

We'll burn that bridge when we get there
Burn it down baby

Up in the city it's crazy and concrete cold
Living life at the speed of light leaves dark in your soul
When every minute's got a heart attack in it
It's time to leave it alone
So I don't think we're gonna beat this postcard home

We're down to the worm in the bottle
The chips and the salsa are gone
Now we know why J.T. sang "Oh Mexico"
We're two days south of the border
Feeling too good to care why
These Mexican minutes get longer and longer
As the days goes by

We're dropping our worries
And pickin up Espa챰ol
Down here the sunsets are red
The tequila is gold
Life is sublime here on Mexican time
They've got something we need to learn
If we don't show for a while
Don't be concerned

We're down to the worm in the bottle
The chips and the salsa are gone
Now we know why J.T. sang "Oh Mexico"
We're two days south of the border
Feeling too good to care why
These Mexican minutes get longer and longer
As the days goes by

We're down to the worm in the bottle
The chips and the salsa are gone
Now we know why J.T. sang "Oh Mexico"
We're two days south of the border
Feeling too good to care why
These Mexican minutes get longer and longer
As the days goes by

These Mexican minutes get longer and longer
As the days go by

Well I'm flyin' high and feelin' low
Drinkin' hard and dancin' slow
I'm gonna shine my buckle to George Jones
Heartaches are hot on my heels, bartender the race is on

She's gone for good and I'm goin' to town
I'm gonna live it up, ya livin her down
Jose pick me up and get me on my feet
So I can scoot a boot to that two-four jukebox beat

[Chorus]
I'm heartbroke out of my mind
Pardon me boys if I get a little out of line
It's just temporary insanity
Till I get over what she did to me
I'll be heartbroke out of my mind

B.Y.O.T.
I brought my own trouble tonight
I'm gonna get this bein' done wrong down right
Ya saddle me up boys I'm goin' in
They say when you fall off, well climb right back up again

[Chorus]

It's just temporary insanity
Till I get over what she did to me
I'll be heartbroke out of my mind
Oh I'm just heartbroke out of my mind

She looked so good
movin' 'cross the dance floor
better than the dayy
she left me
arm in arm
with somebody new
holdin' hands && laughin'
like we used to.
i got myy best smile on
but, its no disguise
it dont hide the pain in these eyes

i did her soooo wrong
for soooo long
turned myy backk on her love
now she's long gone
i did myy part to break her heart,
she walked out on me
&& tore myy world apart
she used to be mine.
oh, she used to be mine

its taken every bit of strength
that i have
to keep a hurt look off myy face
i cant keep from
lookin back over my shoulder
at the luckyy man takin' myy place
oh, if it werent for my pride,
i'd probably take off runnin'
i guess what i'm feelin'
is what i got comin

i did her soooo wrong
for soooo long
turned myy backk on her love
now she's long gone
i did myy part to break her heart,
she walked out on me
&& tore myy world apart
she used to be mine.
oh, she used to be mine

ohhhh, i did her soooo wrong
for soooo long
turned myy backk on her love
now she's long gone
i did myy part
ohhhhhh,
to break her heart,
she walked out on me
&& tore myy world apart
she used to be mine.
oh, she used to be mine

She's got a T-Top Camaro with a scoop on the hood
And two big speakers blasting Johnny B. Goode
Looking so sweet it oughta be a crime
She plays with my heart and messes with my mind
Acts like Madonna but she listens to Merle
Rock my world little country girl

She wears snakeskin boots made by Calvin Klein
And cheap sunglasses from the five and dime
All the other girls in school they give her dirty looks
She got an "A" in math and never cracked a book
Sure looks good in her denim and pearls
Rock my world little country girl

[Chorus]
Rock my world
Drag me out on the floor
Dance with me 'till I can't dance anymore
One-step, two-step, get in a line
I gotta find a way to make you mine

Rock my world!

I tell her that I love her but it ain't enough
She says I got to learn to loosen up
Get a little wild on Saturday night
But make sure she's home before the mornin' light
Sunday she's all ribbons and curls
Rock my world little country girl

[Chorus]

Rock my world little country girl
Rock my world little country girl
Rock my world little country girl
Rock my world little country girl
Rock my world little country girl

Lipstick letters across the mirror this morning
Said, "goodbye, baby." You left with no warning
Like a thief in the night, you ran away with my heart
I can't believe my eyes, must be a bad dream
You always said we had a good thing
You never once let on we were falling apart

[Chorus]
That ain't no way to go, girl, it just ain't right
Don't you think that I deserve to hear you say goodbye
That ain't no way to go, was it all a lie?
After all this time, that ain't no way to go

Getting nowhere, I'm tired of thinking
Guess I'll do a little wishful drinking
And make a whiskey wish upon a star
Train whistle blowing down the tracks
Lonesome sound says she ain't coming back
It's such a cold blow from out of the dark

[Chorus]

Well I'll bet by the time I get to Tulsa
She'll be pullin' on them tight blue jeans
She'll go down to Cowboy's, buy herself a cold one
And on a Friday night in Dallas, she's a cowboy's dream
Something tells me she'll sit out the first one
Then they'll play George Strait and she'll be gone
Cause heaven knows that girl was born to two-step
And Texas women don't stay lonely long

[Chorus]
It's a fact that women like the one I left
Can find somebody else, any time they want
It's a shame, but I'm afraid the one I love
She don't like waiting much
Texas women don't stay lonely long

I'd sure like to think she'd wait forever
Welcome me back in with open arms
But she don't walk the floor, she don't count the teardrops
And she don't pick up pieces from no broken heart
I wish I could call and say I'm sorry
But there's nobody sitting by the phone
You know she meant it when she told me that she loved me
But Texas women don't stay lonely long

[Chorus: x2]

Times are hard and the money's tight
Day to day we fight that fight
Nothing new, it's the same old grind
Uphill all the way

Boss man says forget the raise
Preacher says to keep the faith
Good things come to those who wait
Tomorrow's another day

Our time is coming
When or where the good Lord only knows
Our time is coming
When this road we're on will turn to a street of gold

Long as we keep love alive
Something tells me we'll survive
It's the little things that'll get us by
And hold us together

I feel it when you hold me close
Baby we got more than most
Steady through the highs and lows
We'll go on forever

Our time is coming
When or where the good Lord only knows
Our time is coming
When this road we're on will turn to a street of gold

When this road we're on will turn to a street of gold

Seems like every time I call you
I'm standing in the pouring rain
I had another falling out with love
I'm back out on the streets again
I could us a cup of coffee
But I guess I better pass this time
But you could do an old friend a favor
While I'm still on the line

[Chorus]
I know you said it's over
But this old heart's still burning with desire
So tell me one more time
You don't love me anymore
You gotta help me girl
I can't put out this fire

It's good to hear your voice again
I can almost see your smile
It's good to talk about old times
If only for a little while
Guess I'll go on back to my place
There's not much else for me to do
I wish that I could close my eyes
Without dreaming of you

[Chorus]

Oh you gotta help me girl
I can't put out this fire
No, no, you gotta help me girl
I can't put out this fire

Out in the country past the city limits sign
Well there's a honky tonk near the county line
The joint starts jumpin everynight when the sun goes down
They got whiskey women music & smoke
It's where all the cowboy folk go to boot
cootin' boogie

I've got a good job I work hard for my money
When it's quittin time I hit the door runnin'
I fire up my pickup truck & let the horses run
I go flyin' down that highway to that hide-a-way
Stuck out in the woods to do the boot scootin' boogie


Yeah, heel, toe, docie doe come on baby let's go boot scootin
Cadilac black jack, baby meet me outback we're gonna boogie
Oh get down, turn around go to town boot scootin' boogie

The bartender asks me says son what'll it be
I want a shot at that redhead yonder lookin' at me
The dance floors hoppin' & it's hotter than the fourth of July
I see outlaws, inlaws crooks & straights all out makin' it shake Doin' the boot scootin' boogie

Yeah, heel, toe, docie doe come on baby let's go boot scootin
Cadilac black jack, baby meet me outback we're gonna boogie
Oh get down, turn around go to town boot scootin' boogie

Yeah, heel, toe, docie doe come on baby let's go boot scootin
Cadilac black jack, baby meet me outback we're gonna boogie
Oh get down, turn around go to town boot scootin' boogie


Oh get down, turn around go to town boot scootin' boogie

Oh get down, turn around go to town boot scootin' boogie

Yes, she blew through the door like TNT,
Put her hand on her hip, pointed a finger at me.
Said "I'm a whiskey drinking, cowboy chasing, helluva time.
"I like Kenny, Keith, Allan and Patsy Cline.
"I'm a full grown queen bee looking for honey.
"Ha oh ho, aw, play something country."

Yeah, the band took a break,
The DJ played P Diddy.
She said "I didn't come here to hear,
Something thumping from the city."
Said "I, I shaved my legs, I paid my money."
Ha oh ho, play something country."
"Ha oh ho, aw, play something country."

[Chorus]
Crank up the band, play the steel guitar.
Hank it up a little, let's rock this bar.
Threw back a shot, yelled "I'm a George Strait junkie."
"Ha oh ho, play something country."
"Ha oh ho, aw, play something country."

Yeah, the bartender yelled "y'all, it's closing time."
She got this wild look on her face,
An' said "Your truck or mine,
"I know a place down the road,
"It's kinda funky.
"Ha oh ho, all out in the country.
"Ha oh ho, now, play something country."

[Chorus: x2]

Oh, off across the room, she sits alone...
Pretty as a picture, sadder than a sad song.
Well, I'll do whatever it takes, try whatever works.
I can't just sit here and watch her hurt.

While she's so sad, while Mr Right did her wrong,
I'll give her one more drink an' a few more songs.
In the bar-room haze, all alone, she sits.
Oh, she's about as lonely as I'm gonna let her get.

Oh, sittin' lonely at the bar tryin' to drown the past.
Starin' at her broken heart at the bottom of a glass.
Oh, I don't want to push it, but I can't take much more.
Think I'm gonna have to step up an' show heartache to the door.

While she's so sad, while Mr Right did her wrong,
I'll give her one more drink an' a few more songs.
In the bar-room haze, all alone, she sits.
Yeah, she's about as lonely as I'm gonna let her get.

<i>[Instrumental break]</i>

While she's so sad, while Mr Right did her wrong,
I'll give her one more drink an' a few more songs.
In the bar-room haze, all alone, she sits.
Yeah, she's about as lonely,
Yeah, she's about as lonely as I'm gonna let her get.

Oh, my, my.

When your headlights cut across my wall
Yeah, I thought it might be you
Looking for a place to fall
Talking sweet and thinking small
Seeking out convenient arms
Yeah, and resting for a while
Someone to keep you safe and warm
While you ride out your latest storm
Oh

[Chorus]
My heart's not a hotel
You can check in and out of
It's not a temporary shelter
It's a home for someone's love
Don't just come here when you're lonely
Knowing full an' well you wont stay
'cause I don't have the strength tonight
To turn you away

Oh don't let the dawn find me asleep
On a pillow of regret
Take all my dreams,just leave the key
And let me keep my dignity
Cause

[Chorus]

No don't come when you're lonely
Knowing full an' well you wont stay
Cause I don't have the strength tonight
To turn you away
I don't have the strength tonight
To turn you away

I'm not some come on strong romeo cowboy
No I'm not that type
Without a little help
I probably have two left feet
But you're not gonna let that happen tonight
Turn up that jukebox, set me at the bar
I promise her the moon
You throw in the stars

[Chorus]
Whiskey do my talkin'
Say all the things I can't
Here's to you my hundred proof friend
Go on and so your thing
She's just a line away from falling
Going wild and honky tonking
Whiskey do my talkin'

If I met her on the street
In the broad day light
I couldn't bring myself to speak, or get a word out right
But you put me in a bar room you put a drink in my hand
I'm a cool, calm, and collected
Silver tongue ladies' man

[Chorus]

Oh I
Tell her all the things I can
Here's to you my hundred proof friend
Oh go on and do your thing
Yeah, she's just a line away from falling
Going wild and honkey tonking
Hey

[Chorus]

Oh I

Well, up in the backwoods, down in the holler
Old boy feeling like a dog on a collar
Keepin' that chain hold tight
Waiting on Saturday night
Put on the smell good
Put on Skynyrd
Head into town like a Nascar winner
Cruisin' back and forth to the Tasty Freeze
Everywhere you look all you see is

[Chorus]
Hillbilly deluxe, slick pick up trucks
Big timing in a small town
Stirrin' it up right about sundown
Black denim and chrome to the bone
With a little homegrown
Country girl cuddled up
Hillbilly deluxe

Couple kids, sweet thing driving a fast back
Shoot 'em a coon smile
Hoping that they smile back
Hey, baby, what's your name?
Burn a little rubber when the red light change
Here come the blue light
Here come Barney
Hide all the beer y'all
Let's move the party
Gotta go but that's alright
Do it all again next Friday night

[Chorus: x2]

Hillbilly deluxe
Hillbilly deluxe
Hillbilly deluxe.

You ain't been thinkin' this through now have ya?
The last thing you need is the thing that you keep coming back to
The memories still fresh in your mind
The way that you lost with it all on the line
More than you could justify
But she gives you that look and you just gotta try

[Chorus]
One more roll of the dice
Maybe just one more shot in the dark
One more chance that your luck might change
While you still got a little something left of your heart
She's a game you can play, not a game you can win
But one more roll of the dice and your believing again

Maybe your still holding onto what it felt like
The higher the stakes the bigger the rush when it goes right
But when your gambling with love,
Having it all is never enough
Its a curse when it gets in your blood
Your down to your shoes but you can't give it up

[Chorus]

She's a game you can play
Not a game you can win
But one more roll of the dice and your believing again

[Chorus]

I'm a cold one down at the end of the day
A little sundown buzz and more on the way
I wash a week's worth of dust off my old truck
While Bobby Earl runs home to get dressed up

Here comes Clifford, gotta forty in a brown bag
In his pointed toe boots and a hat band rebel flag
He's got an Eastwood grin and a too early swagger
Hollerin' turn off that rap boys, and play me some Haggard

[Chorus]
Getting drunk, getting loud
Billy throws a punch in the crowd
Some cowboy's lights got out
Runnin' wild, getting high
Smokin' tires through the lights
Livin' like we?re never gonna die
It's just another, just another neon night

They got Ricky and the Redstreaks playin' down the road
Oh, it's all night ladies night at the Cotton-Eyed Joe
JC always gets the girl, Billy's always fighting
Poor old Bobby Earl never gets the right one

[Chorus: x2]

Old man Wrigley lived in that white house
Down the street where I grew up
Momma used to send me over with things
We struck a friendship up
I spent a few long summers out on his old porch swing

Says he was in the war when in the navy
Lost his wife, lost his baby
Broke down and asked him one time
How ya keep from going crazy
He said I'll see my wife and son in just a little while
I asked him what he meant
He looked at me and smiled, said

[Chorus]
I raise my hands, bow my head
I'm finding more and more truth in the words written in red
They tell me that there's more to life than just what I can see
Oh I believe

Few years later I was off at college
Talkin' to mom on the phone one night
Getting all caught up on the gossip
The ins and outs of the small town life
She said oh by the way son, old man Wrigley has died.

Later on that night, I laid there thinkin' back
Thought 'bout a couple long-lost summers
I didn't know whether to cry or laugh
If there was ever anybody deserved a ticket to the other side
It'd be that sweet old man who looked me in the eye, said

[Chorus]

I can't quote the book
The chapter or the verse
You can't tell me it all ends
In a slow ride in a hearse
You know I'm more and more convinced
The longer that I live
Yeah, this can't be
No, this can't be
No, this can't be all there is

[Chorus]

Oh, I
I believe (I believe)
I believe (I believe)
I believe (I believe)
I believe (I believe)
I believe (I believe)
I believe (I believe)
I believe (I believe)

There's a picture of us in a bar, out in California,
Eatin' fish Tacos an' drinkin' cold, cold beer.
An' man we had the time of our lives...
Yes, that was a very good year.
Drove all the way up the coast of California,
All the way the 101.
One time we cruised all the way to Vancouver,
Just to watch the settin' sun, yeah,
Just to watch the settin' sun.

Every time I looked in those far away eyes,
I could see me gettin' left behind.
I gave her my best,
But her west was wilder than mine.
Got lost in the desert an' found an Indian casino,
An' she started rollin' those nines.
Stackin' up the chips halfway to Heaven,
Without even tryin'.
We watched it all go at the roulette wheel.
She let it all ride on the black.
She said: "You can't keep what you never had.
"Can't keep what you never had."

Laugh like the devil, howl at the moon...
I knew I was losin' my mind.
I gave her my best,
But her west was wilder than mine.
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An' I was gassin' up in a dust storm outside of Sedona...
She was chasin' a tumbleweed.
She flagged down a Kenwood, jumped in the cab.
It was the last of her I'd ever see.
It was the last of her I'd ever see.

An' where the wild wind blows an' anything goes,
As long as it's over the line.
I gave her my best,
But her west was wilder than mine.
It was wilder than mine.
There's a picture of us sin a bar, out in California,
Eatin' fish Tacos an' drinkin' cold, cold beer.

Not that long ago
Seems like yesterday
We were caught up in love
We were swept away
Seems like over night
From out of the blue
Something went wrong
Between me and you

[Chorus]
Oh, I'll move on
I'll be strong
Do what I have to do
No matter where you are
You'll always have my heart
I may never get over you

The hopeless dreams, insanity
I'm just a fool with a fantasy
I close my eyes
I feel your touch
Just as real as it ever was

[Chorus: x2]

Looking at her phone desk tappin her feet
The kind of girl your mama likes to meet
A Sunday school dress buttoned up tight
When the weekend comes she's like a red taillight

She likes to get outta town
Yeah she likes to get outta town
Shes got a little red rag top she just bought
Just forty-five minutes from her two days off
Shes watching the clock just counting it down
That girl likes to get outta town

Shes got a little glove box with everything she needs
Got some red lipstick, and some Mardi Gras beads
Got some party girlfriends like to keep it unwound
That girl likes to get outta town

She likes to get outta town
Yeah, she likes to get outta town
They've got a motel room with a single bed
Just a singing down the road going out of their heads
Gonna turn it on up
Time to party on down
That girl likes to get outta town

Yeah yeah my my
Big fun's close as the city limit sign
Yeah yeah do tell
Daddy's little angel gonna raise a little,
Well well well well

Shes got a second cousin that keeps her on the phone
Got an ex-boyfriend that wont leave her alone
Oh but it wont hurt em what they don't know
What goes on the road
Stays on the road

She likes to get outta town
Yeah she likes to get outta town
She was born to shake it and its not her fault
But the competition just loves to talk
Shes so tired of them putting her down
That girl likes to get outta town

She likes to get outta town
Yeah she likes to get outta town
Its time to crank it on up
Time to party on down
That girl likes to that girl likes to get outta town
Gonna crank it gonna crank it

Ain't it funny the turns life puts you through
Don't know what's round the bend
Man, you don't know where it's leading you
Close your eyes
Say a prayer
Take it on the chin
It's the longest night
It comes back again

[Chorus]
Baby I thought that love was over and gone forever
Never gonna come back to me
Never gonna hold me again
But your love
Pounds in my heart like thunder
Flashes through me like lightening
Making me believe again

Don't know what I'm supposed to say
Ain't got a clue about what I need to do
All I know is how I feel right here
Right now
Here with you

[Chorus: x2]

Oh
Making me believe again

Sun coming' up over New York City
School bus driver in a traffic jam
Staring out at the faces in a rear view mirror
Lookin' at the promise of the Promised Land

One kid dreams of fame and fortune
One kid helps pay the rent
One could end up going to prison
One just might be president

[Chorus]
Only in America
Dreamin' in red white and blue
Only in America
Where we dream as big as we want to

We all get a chance
Everybody gets to dance
Only in America

Sun goin' down on an LA freeway
Newly weds in the back of a limosine
A welder's son and a banker's daughter
All they want is every thing

She came out here to be an actress
He was a singer in a band
They might just go back to Oklahoma
And talk about the stars they could have been

[Chorus]

We all get a chance
Everybody gets to dance
Only in America

[Chorus]

We all get a chance
Everybody gets to dance
Only in America

Yeah Only in America

Only in America

Where we dream in red white and blue
Yeah we dream as big as we want to

Only in America

I know they say if you love somebody
You should set them free
But it sure is hard to do
It sure is hard to do
I know they say if you don't come back again
Then it's meant to be (so they say)
Those words don't pull me through
Cause I'm still in love with you
I spend each day here waiting for a miracle
But it's just you and me goin' through the mill
climbin' up a hill

<i>[CHORUS]</i>

This is the long goodbye
Somebody tell me why
Two lovers in love can't make it
Just what kind of love keeps breaking a heart
No matter how hard I try
I always make you cry
Come on, baby, it's over?-let's face it
All that's happening here is a long goodbye

Sometimes I ask my heart did we really
Give our love a chance (just one more chance)
But I know without a doubt
We turned it inside out
And if we walked away
It would make more sense
But it tears me up inside
Just to think we could still try
How long must we keep running on a carousel
Goin' round and round and never getting anywhere
On a wing and prayer

<i>[CHORUS]</i>

Long goodbye
Long goodbye

That burning sunset in the sky
Is calling out to us tonight
I won't work for my old man
Anymore that you fit into your mommas plan

There's a place for people like you and me
True love's still got room to breathe
And we can drive all night
Into the morning light

Let's go west
It's our ticket out of here
Yeah we can disappear
Let's go west

And that painted sky was made for us
It's everything we ever dreamed of
Let's go west
It's hard to leave this place behind

Got memories turning in my mind
Little white house with a picket fence
That protected small town innocence
But it seems like an even trade to me

That security for our destiny
Yeah we can drive all night
Till the morning light
Let's go west

A place that we can go
Where the tall dreams grow
Let's go west
And we'll find a place to call our own

There's somewhere out there we belong
Let's go west
And that painted sky was made for us
It's everything we ever dreamed of

Yeah let's go west
Oh let's go west
Oh let's go west
Yeah let's go west

Maybe it was the moonlight
The scent of you on the breeze
Maybe it was your shadow that fell over me
Such a beautiful stranger
Eyes darker than coal
Your first look crossed the desert
Into my soul

Mi Corzon perdido en ti
My heart is lost to you
You have captured my love completely
My heart is lost to you
Oh my heart is lost to you

Maybe it was the music
The way it moved with your hair
Or the heat of the moment
That hung in the air
But when I saw you there dancing
Mesmerized by the gaze
There was some kind of magic
That led me away

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Some girls go to church on Sunday
Live life by the golden rule
You got girls gonna graduate one day
Some come laude from party school

Some they walk the straight and narrow
Some girls they just don't care
Good girls go to heaven
Bad girls, go everywhere

Some girls are into heavy metal
Dance with the devil everywhere they go
Others of 'em cut a rug to the fiddle
Dance to the rhythm of the cotton eyed joe

Some they walk the straight and narrow
Some girls they just don't care
Good girls go to heaven
Bad girls, go everywhere

Miss high fullutin' likes to sip fine champagne
Prim and proper drippin' in diamond rings
Little sister wears high heals and blue jeans
A long neck drinkin' certified wild thang

Some they walk the straight and narrow
Some girls they just don't care
Good girls go to heaven
Bad girls, go everywhere

Good girls go to heaven
Bad girls go everywhere

Saw an old friend last night I hadn't seen in a couple of years
Stopped in Galatoire's had a couple of beers
Talked about the price of oysters, the coach at LSU
Then like I knew it would the conversation turned to you

He had to go and I looked at my watch, it was 1:45
I headed down canal, the quarter was coming alive
A man on the corner told me that Jesus is coming soon
But I was lost in the music and the crowd and the smell of cheap perfume

It's not good for a man to be alone
But a women needs someone that she can count on
And I walked down by the river in the cold gray dawn
Love is like the Mississippi
When she's gone she's gone

The line was long at Cafe do Monde so I walked out on the pier
Thought about all the winds and turns and mistakes that got me here
Might as well try to change the course this old river takes
Than to go back in time when you were mine, pretend it's not late

It's not good for a man to be alone
But a women needs someone that she can count on
And what I'd give to go back but the current's just too strong
Love is like the Mississippi
When she's gone she's gone

It's not good for a man to be alone
But a women needs someone that she can count on
And what I'd give to go back but the current's just too strong
Love is like the Mississippi
When she's gone she's gone

Yeah she's gone

Once I thought that love was something I could never do
Never knew that I could feel this much
But this yearning in the deep part of my heart for you
Is more than a reaction to your touch
It's a perfect passion and I can't get enough

[Chorus]
The way you look, the way you laugh,
The way you love with all you have,
There ain't nothing 'bout you that don't do something for me
The way you kiss, the way you cry,
The way you move when you walk by
There ain't nothing 'bout you (there ain't nothing bout you)
That don't do something for me

In my life I've been hammered by some heavy blows
That never knocked me off my feet
All you gotta do is smile at me and down I go
And baby it's no mystery why I surrender
Girl you got everything

[Chorus]

I love your attitude, your rose tattoo, your every thought
Your smile, your lips and girl the list goes on and on and on

[Chorus]

The way you look, the way you laugh,
The way you love with all you have,
Your dance, your drive, you make me feel alive

The way you talk, the way you tease
By now I think you see
There ain't nothing 'bout you that don't do something for me

I know you know
Just how it goes when it goes
And how it feels
To be lost and left alone on your own
And what it's like
To give all you got and have to stand and watch it
As it walks away
So everyone deserves a chance to live and learn
From mistakes
That we make and hearts that break and bridges burn
Starting now
From this moment on nothing's gonna go wrong
Love is here to stay

You'll never be without
You'll always have enough
When you're in my arms
You'll never go unloved
As long as there is time
And for all of it to come
No matter where you go I want you to know
You'll never be unloved

So in this life we lead
Some things are guaranteed
You can count on the fact that hearts won't act responsibly
Now and then
Comes a love that's heaven sent and meant to be
So baby look at me

You'll never be without
You'll always have enough
When you're in my arms
You'll never go unloved
As long as there is time
And for all of it to come
No matter where you go I want you to know
You'll never be unloved

You'll never be without
You'll always have enough
When you're in my arms
You'll never go unloved
As long as there is time
And for all of it to come
No matter where you go I want you to know
You'll never be unloved

That wasn't me at a quarter to three back in our backyard
Tearing up the roses and the home grown tomatoes in my new car
Those bottles in the driveway and the bottles in the hall
Well I don't know where they came from
It must be burglars in the neighborhood
I sure hope they catch those bums

I know you've got your own version of the truth
There's only three things left now I can do
Deny, deny, deny

Well I was allegedly dropped
By a truck stop waitress at our front door
Now who you gonna believe
Your sweet lovin' daddy or those lying eyes of yours
That lipstick on my collar
That you found this morning well that's not lipstick at all
Was just in a hurry to get back to you honey
Had myself a little fall

Oh yeah you've got your own version of the truth
There's only three things left now I can do
Deny, deny, deny

Oh please don't answer the phone
Hey ain't it great being home and alone like this
That cigarette voice asking for her big boy
Why should I know who that is
Yeah I know it looks bad but
You're lookin' at a victim of a circumstance or two
Oh what is it now seems like nothing I do ever pleases you

I know you've got your own version of the truth
There's only three things left now I can do
Deny, deny, deny
Deny, deny, deny

Girl you've got lonely written all over you
I can read the writing from across this crowded room
All by yourself there in your world of blue
Lucky me, lonely you

Must be in the cards
Fate played a part
Brought us here tonight
Heaven must have lined the stars up in the sky just righ

Girl you've got lonely written all over you
I can read the writing from across this crowded room
All by yourself there in your world of blue
Lucky me, lonely you

Who knows the right song, a slow dance
Might heal your heartache
Somethin' tells me I don't know
I just might be here to save the day

Girl you've got
Oh you've got lonely written all over you
I can read the writing from across this crowded room
All by yourself there in your world of blue
Lucky me, lucky me, lucky me, lonely you

I breeze through the day
And nothin' much seems to get in my way
I don't have a care at all
You walk in the room
It's always the same
You call out my name
I turn
You smile
I fall

I'm at home at night
Just me and the moon
But doin' all right
When out of the blue you call I hang up the phone
I lay down in bed
Your still in my head
I dream
You smile
I fall

Oh what could this feeling be
Could it really be love
That's happening to me
Oh yeah yeah

The closer you get
The harder it is to keep it together
I don't have a chance at all
It's out of my hands
Oh but what can I do
I'm crazy for you
We touch
You smile
I fall

Oh Yeah
We touch
You smile
I fall

When the sun goes down
On my side of town
That lonesome feeling
Comes to my door
The whole world turns blue

There's a rundown bar
Cross the railroad tracks
I've got a table for two
Way in the back
Where I sit alone
And think of losing you

I spend most every night
Beneath the light
Of this neon moon

Now if you lose your one and only
There's always room here for
The lonely
To watch your broken dreams
Dance in and out of the beams
Of a neon moon

I think of two young lovers
Running wild and free
I close my eyes
And sometimes see
You in the shadows
Of this smoke-filled room

No telling how many tears
I've sat here and cried
Or how many lies
That I've lied
Telling my poor heart
She'll come back someday

Oh, but I'll be alright
As long as there's light
From a neon moon

Oh, if you lose your one and only
There's always room here for
The lonely
To watch your broken dreams
Dance in and out of the beams
Of a neon moon

The jukebox plays on
Drink by drink
And the words of every sad song
Seem to say what I think
And this hurt inside of me
Ain't never gonna end

Oh, but I'll be alright
As long as there's light
From a neon moon

Oh, if you lose your one and only
There's always room here for
The lonely
To watch your broken dreams
Dance in and out of the beams
Of a neon moon

Watch your broken dreams
Dance in and out of the beams
Of a neon moon

Oh, watch your broken dreams
Dance in and out of the beams
Of a neon moon

She's got a T-Top Camaro with a scoop on the hood
And two big speakers blasting Johnny B. Goode
Looking so sweet it oughta be a crime
She plays with my heart and messes with my mind
Acts like Madonna but she listens to Merle
Rock my world little country girl

She wears snakeskin boots made by Calvin Klein
And cheap sunglasses from the five and dime
All the other girls in school they give her dirty looks
She got an "A" in math and never cracked a book
Sure looks good in her denim and pearls
Rock my world little country girl

[Chorus]
Rock my world
Drag me out on the floor
Dance with me 'till I can't dance anymore
One-step, two-step, get in a line
I gotta find a way to make you mine

Rock my world!

I tell her that I love her but it ain't enough
She says I got to learn to loosen up
Get a little wild on Saturday night
But make sure she's home before the mornin' light
Sunday she's all ribbons and curls
Rock my world little country girl

[Chorus]

Rock my world little country girl
Rock my world little country girl
Rock my world little country girl
Rock my world little country girl
Rock my world little country girl

A man this lonely
A man this blue
A man whose world's been torn in two
Needs somebody
With a heart that's true
A man this lonely needs a woman like you

Two arms this empty
Need someone to hold
A man this lost needs somewhere to go
When the nights go on forever
And the days do too
A man this lonely needs a woman like you

I'd lost hope
I was so far down
Here you come turning all that around
I'd come to think
Of love as a lie
All that's on my mind now
Is you by my side

A man this lonely
A man this blue
A man whose world's been torn in two
Needs somebody
With a heart that's true
A man this lonely needs a woman like you
A man this lonely needs a woman like you

I'm still hurtin' from the last time
You walked on this heart of mine
I can't find much to believe in
You let me down so many times
Heaven knows how I love you
But I'm tired of holding on

[Chorus]
You better kiss me
'Cause your gonna miss me when I'm gone

Not much chance we're gonna make it
If I'm the only one who's trying
You know I'm running out of reasons
And we're running out of time
Someday, girl, you're gonna wake up
And wonder what went wrong

[Chorus]

You're good at going through the motions
All I hear are alibis
Not I get this empty feeling
When I look into your eyes
I don't see a love light shining
I don't know what's going on

[Chorus: x2]

Oh, you gonna miss me when I'm gone

You better kiss me
'Cause you gonna miss me, you gonna miss me, when I'm gone

[Chorus]

Oh, you gonna miss me when I'm gone.

I've loved you since I met you
I guess I always will
There's something 'bout the way you smile
That makes my heart stand still
You say you love your freedom
I'd never tie you down
If you ever need these loving arms
I'll be hangin' 'round

[Chorus]
If that's the way you want it
That's alright with me
If that's the way you want it
That's how it's gonna be
I'll be your Johnnie on the spot
Or Mr. used to be
If that's the way you want it
That's alright with me

I'm laid back, easy-going
I'm not the jealous kind
I won't get in your business
If you won't mess with mine
Just say the word forever
I'll gladly sing that line
I'll lay the world down at your feet
And fly you to the moon

[Chorus]

I bought my girl a diamond, it was our engagement ring
She took it to a pawn shop, like it didn't mean a thing
She went right out and bought herself
A brand new party dress
She'll be looking good tonight
When we go out I guess

She's a cool drink of water
She's done hocked the ring I bought her
She might be the devil's daughter
But she's a cool drink of water

I took her to a night club, where we used to go a lot
The beer is cold and frosty and the band is blazing hot
I went back for a refill
And this guy walked up and said
There's a blonde out on the dance floor
Turning everybody's head

She's a cool drink of water
And I should run yes, I probably oughta
She might be the devil's daughter
But she's a cool drink of water

Well I'd had one too many, so she took my keys to drive
She said we'll have more fun tonight if we get home alive
Well that copper clocked her doing ninety in a twenty zone
But she didn't get a ticket
Just the number to his phone

She's a cool drink of water
And that ole cop really thinks he caught her
He just met the devil's daughter
She's a cool, cool drink of water

She's a cool drink of water
And I should run yes, I probably oughta
She might be the devil's daughter
But she's a cool drink of water

Seems like every time I call you
I'm standing in the pouring rain
I had another falling out with love
I'm back out on the streets again
I could us a cup of coffee
But I guess I better pass this time
But you could do an old friend a favor
While I'm still on the line

[Chorus]
I know you said it's over
But this old heart's still burning with desire
So tell me one more time
You don't love me anymore
You gotta help me girl
I can't put out this fire

It's good to hear your voice again
I can almost see your smile
It's good to talk about old times
If only for a little while
Guess I'll go on back to my place
There's not much else for me to do
I wish that I could close my eyes
Without dreaming of you

[Chorus]

Oh you gotta help me girl
I can't put out this fire
No, no, you gotta help me girl
I can't put out this fire

Times are hard and the money's tight
Day to day we fight that fight
Nothing new, it's the same old grind
Uphill all the way

Boss man says forget the raise
Preacher says to keep the faith
Good things come to those who wait
Tomorrow's another day

Our time is coming
When or where the good Lord only knows
Our time is coming
When this road we're on will turn to a street of gold

Long as we keep love alive
Something tells me we'll survive
It's the little things that'll get us by
And hold us together

I feel it when you hold me close
Baby we got more than most
Steady through the highs and lows
We'll go on forever

Our time is coming
When or where the good Lord only knows
Our time is coming
When this road we're on will turn to a street of gold

When this road we're on will turn to a street of gold

I'm dead headin' down from Tulsa
Goin' back to San Antone
My baby called me up this morning
Begging me to come back home
Haulin' high hopes and thin air
Losin' money by the mile
I'll get there a poor man
She'll make it worth my while

I was a white line casanova
A love bandit of the road
I got the one I can't get over
I miss her more with every load
I got these eighteen wheels
Singin' home sweet home
I been too long gone
Oh I'm comin' home to ya

I ain't left the fast lane
Since I hit the last toll gate
I know she's out there waitin' in that Lone Star state
She'll be standin' on the front porch
Reachin' out with open arms
This woman's out to get me
Shoot the dog and sell the farm

I was a white line casanova
A love bandit of the road
I got the one I can't get over
I miss her more with every load
I got these eighteen wheels
Singin' home sweet home
I been gone too long
Oh I'm comin' home to ya

I got a white knuckle grip
On this wheel in my hand
I'm rollin' down the highway
Just as fast as I can
I'm blowin' smoke from both stacks
Pickin' 'em up, I'm puttin' 'em down
There won't be no time at all
'Til I'll be rollin' into town

I was a white line casanova
A love bandit of the road
I got the one I can't get over
I miss her more with every load
I got these eighteen wheels
Singin' home sweet home
I been gone too long
Oh I'm comin' home to ya

Yea I got these eighteen wheels
Singin' home sweet home
I been too long gone
Oh I'm comin' home to ya

I woke up in the front yard
In the back seat of a buick
With the lights and the radio on
I stumbled 'cross the grass
To the front porch through the door
Of a house that once was our home
If love once lived here you can't tell it
If I could just let go I'd sell it
Oh, I'm goin' under gettin' over you

Made my way down the hall
Through the boxes to the bed
Where I used to hold you all night long
Your perfume on the pillow
Where you once laid your head
Stays there to remind me you're gone
It's gonna tear me apart if I let it
I should just move on and forget it
But, I'm goin' under gettin' over you

The days are long and the nights are tough
All alone it's just too much
I'm not handlin' well what I'm goin' through
The whiskey ain't strong enough
My hearts down to givin' up
I'm down to my last cigarette too
Oh, I'm goin' under gettin' over you

Everytime I think of you
I always catch my breath
And I'm still standing here and your miles away
And I'm wondering why you left
And there's a storm that's raging
Through my frozen heart tonight

I hear your name in certain circles
And it always makes me smile
I spend my time thinking about you
And it's almost driving me wild
And there's a heart that's breaking
Down this long distance line tonight

I ain't missing you
Since you've been gone, away
I ain't missing you
No matter what I might say

There's a message in the wire and I'm sending you this signal tonight
You don't know how desperate I've become
And it looks like I'm losing this fight
In your world I have no meaning
I try so hard to understand
And it's my heart that's breaking
Down this long distance line tonight

I ain't missing you
Since you've been gone, away
I ain't missing you
No matter what my friends say

There's a message that I'm sending out
Like a telegraph to your soul
And if I can't bridge this distance
Stop this heartbreak overload

I ain't missing you
Since you've been gone, away
I ain't missing you
No mater what my friends say
I ain't missing you
I ain't missing you

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Ridin' on a hurt train
Making tracks
Ridin' on a hurt train
Ain't no turnin' back
I'm out here on a hurt train
The moanin' of the rails
Seems like a sad song
Last call farewell

A hundred tons of cold steel
Rustin' in the rain
The singin' of the rollin' wheels
Are callin' out her name
That whistle keeps blowin'
That high lonesome sound
It tells me where I'm goin'
Is gonna be a long way down

[Chorus]

Now here I sit loaded
Wondering what went wrong
The whiskey I can hold it
I just don't know how long
I'm out here on a hurt train

A hundred tons of cold steel
Rustin' in the rain
The singin' of the rollin' wheels
Are callin' out her name

[Chorus]

Ain't no turnin' back

Sittin' in my world alone
I catch myself reachin' for the phone
Gotta get outta here and find a place to get my head clear
I make a wrong turn down your road
And how I got here, I'm afraid I know
A part of me keeps going too far
I can't stop my heart

[Chorus]
Yeah it feels what it wants to feel
And it does what it wants to do
I tell it no, then before I know it
It's a right back to lovin' you
I can't stop my heart before it's through
It's gonna break itself in two
I can't stop my heart

I do my best to leave the past
But I can't keep my heart from going back
What am I gonna do, it just remembers what it wants to
And once it lets your memory in
I let myself get swept away again and again
I know it's always tearing me apart
I can't stop, stop my heart

[Chorus]

She said,
Out with the boys don't cut it no more
And "I'm sorry" is just noise, she's heard it all before
Said that ring on her finger, well it feels like prison
She's talked 'til she's blue, and I don't listen

[Chorus]
I went too far this time,
Crossed over that line,
I'm past the point of no return
Livin' proof some fools never learn
Well I pushed my luck, now she's givin' up
Somethin' tells me I went too far this time

She said,
Save your breath boy, I've heard it all,
And keep your place there with your back to the wall,
Said I'm leavin' you lonely 'cause I've had my share
Save those worn out "I love you's" for someone that cares

[Chorus]

Well I pushed my luck, now she's givin' up
Somethin' tells me I went too far this time
Oh somethin' tells me, I went too far this time

I know forever is a long, long time
For a girl
To put her heart on the line
Trust is a tight rope
We all have to walk
Baby, don't be afraid
I won't let you fall
With a little faith
Mountains move
You and me
We can't lose

[Chorus]
You can count on the sun to rise
And the stars to come out at night
As long as there's air to breathe
You'll always be loved by me

Love comes
So many times goes
So much out there
We'll never know
Call it fate
Call it destiny
I think we were meant to be
This whole world
It spins so fast
So many things
They just don't last

[Chorus: x2]

You'll always be loved by me

You've stood too long with your tears in the doorway
I guess I've run out of the right things to say
You've made up your mind that he'll make you happy
I don't have the heart to stand in your way
Maybe tonight you think you're in love
But baby tomorrow when you wake up

[Chorus]
Just remember when he looks at you
He don't see what I see
That little girl smile, that woman in your eyes
That always got to me
Just remember when you turn down the lights
Who you're really reachin' for
Yeah he can tell you he loves you but I love you more

I was the one that told you he loved you
You were afraid you couldn't be loved
I was the one who you could believe
Would never leave when times got tough
I'll never say I told you so
But take this with you when you go

[Chorus]

Yeah he can tell you he loves you
But I love you more
Oh he can tell you he loves you
But I love you more

I got a six pack, got a single stem rose
My baby's dressed up she's raring to go
I got a Jones for the moon and the jukebox
I like to two step she likes to rock
That clock on the wall it rings, it chimes
It's beer thirty, a honky tonk time

[Chorus]
Life's too short, let's get to livin' it
Let's give it all we can give it
Let your hair down, turn the music up
We gonna paint the town flat, tear it up
The party starts here get in line
Beer thirty a honky tonk time

I put in my four day
I'm going home
Lord my get-up has got up and gone
Got my paycheck I'm on my way
It's finally Friday my kind of day
I punch the clock, I hit the road flying
It's beer thirty, a honky tonk time

[Chorus: x2]

It's beer thirty a honky tonk time

He doesn't want your love
But he can't say goodbye
He's beggin' you to stay
But he can't tell you why
You finally made your move
Your hand is on the door
You know the rest is hard
You've been this far before

Don't look back now
He's gonna see you cryin'
You'll turn around
It happens everytime
That look will always break you down
Don't look back now

You pick your suitcase up
You hear him call your name
You'd give your soul to him
If things could be the same
You stop and close your eyes
You grab some memories
You think of better days
But that's all history

Don't look back now
He's gonna see you cryin'
You'll turn around
It happens everytime
That look will always break you down
Don't look back now

Are you gonna call it quits
Cause girl from where I sit
All the signs I read
Say you're over me
My world stopped
And time stands still
Until I know
I know how you feel
Are you all out of love

The story in your eyes
Tells me the well's run dry
Am I a fool for holdin' on
For prayin' this feeling's wrong
If what I fear
Is really true
Then girl
I want to hear it from you
Are you all out of love
Are you all out of love

Is this the end of the line
Is this as far as we go
Or can I somehow change your mind
Or will your heart be forever closed

Are you all out of love

Alone here tonight, lookin' up at the sky
Wonderin' how I let her go
Did I hold her too tight, heaven only knows
A bottle of wine, a day in the sunshine
Seems like we shared everything
Yeah I felt her love but I never saw her wings

And that's the trouble with angels
That's the trouble with angels
You can try and make her stay
But she's bound to fly away
That's the trouble with angels

Wherever you are, no matter how far
I hope you'll always understand
I'm savin' you a soft place to land
It's crazy I know talkin' like you're still so close
But the memory endures
Are you listenin', I never know for sure

And that's the trouble with angels
That's the trouble with angels
You can try and make her stay
But she's bound to fly away
That's the trouble with angels

That's the trouble with angels
That's the trouble with angels
You can try and make her stay
But she's bound to fly away
That's the trouble with angels
That's the trouble with angels
She'll fly

It was a foggy mornin' south of San Jose
We were sittin' in a crowded coffee shop
With nothin' left to say
My cup grew cold and a teardrop rolled
Down her cheek and I brushed it away
I remember it all just like yesterday

[Chorus]
And I see it now, I feel it still
It's a day I can't forget and never will
And I hear her voice on the winds of Abilene
She used to call me Texas and I called her Norma Jean

Still see her wavin' through the radiator steam
She was stranded by the roadside on her way to bigger things
She threw her bags in back, said she liked my hat
Her name was Marilyn Justine
I fell into her California dream

[Chorus]

Yeah we took a lotta detours on our winding way out west
Livin' for the moment, forgettin' all the rest
The life that she had waitin' and the one I left behind
And now I'm back here tryin' to sort it out
One fence post at a time

In that coffee shop, the road just stopped
And we faced reality
The place that she was goin' had no place for me

[Chorus]

Yeah I called her Norma Jean