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My grandmother owned a night club On the Arkansas-Oklahoma line Mama put me on a Greyhound And I went to stay with her in the summertime I'd box up those empty long-necks And stack 'em in the back and make a ham Then at night she'd let me sneak out Of the kitchen and let me sit in with the band Yes, I have sacks and quarterbacks And broke my share of bones along the way I knew it wouldn't last forever Semi-pro always means semi-payed I started climbing drilling rigs I'm oil field trash and proud as I can be, yeah Then I took my songs and guitar And sang 'em for a man from Tennessee I've played every beer joint tavern From New York City out to Pasadena Every corn dog fair and rodeo And sold out every basketball arena Like to get down with my boys In Afghanistan and Baghdad City too I am a red, white and blue blood Graduate of Honky Tonk U A star can't burn forever And the brightest ones will someday lose their shine But the glass won't ever be Half empty in my optimistic mind I'll still have a song to sing And a band to turn it up and play it loud As long as there's a bar room With a corner stage and a honky tonk crowd I've played every beer joint tavern From New York City out to Pasadena Every corn dog fair and rodeo And sold out every basketball arena I like to get down with my boys In Afghanistan and Baghdad City too Son, I'm a red, white and blue blood Graduate of Honky Tonk U |
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| 2. |
| 3:49 |
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She said, "I'e seen you in here before."
I said, "I've been here a time or two." She said, "Hello, my Name is Bobby Jo Meet my twin sister Betty Lou And we're both feeling kinda wild tonight And you're the only cowboy in this place And if you're up for a rodeo We'll put a big Texas smile on Your face" I said, "Girls," <i>[Chorus]</i> I ain't as good as I once was I got a few years on me now But there was a time back in my prime When I could really lay it down And if you need some love tonight Then I might have just enough I ain't as good as I once was But I'm as good once as I ever was I still hang out with my best friend dave Ive known him since we were kids at school Last night he Had a few shots Got in a tight spot hustlin' a game of pool With a couple of redneck boys One great Big bad biker man I heard David yell across the room "Hey buddy, how 'bout a helping hand." I said, "Dave," <i>[Chorus]</i> I ain't as good as I once was My how the years have flown But there was a time back in my prime When I could really hold my own But if you wanna fight tonight Guess thouse boys dont look all that Tough I ain't as good as I once was But I'm as good once as I ever was I used to be hell on wheels Back when I was younger man Now my body says, "You can't do this boy" But my pride says, "Oh, yes you can I ain't as good as I once was Thats just the cold hard truth I still throw a few back, talk a little smack When I'm feelin bullet proof So don't double dog dare me now 'Cause I'd have to call your bluff I ain't as good as I once was But I'm as good once as I ever was Maybe not be good as I once was But I'm as good once as I ever was |
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I gave up on cigarettes to the day, I ain't touched one yet But tonight, I think I'm gonna burn the whole pack. I laid off 90 proof, ain't had a drop in years and thats the truth But tonight, when I light the first on, I'm gonna open up the Jack ( ) She ain't ed on me no more She ain't ed on me no more The one thing that always hurt her the most Is the one thing she finally quit fighting for She ain't ed on me no more She ain't ed on me no more I'm pickin up all my bad habits again She's letting one go For years she had it real bad I was the only adiction she ever had Her love made me so high, but I abused it. And here I sit all alone tonight Whiskey on the rocks and more cigarettes to light Holdin on to everything I've got left, hopin I don't loose it. She ain't ed on me no more She ain't ed on me no more I'm pickin up all my bad habits again She's letting one go Yeah, I'm pickin up all my bad habits again She's letting one go |
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| 4. |
| 2:58 |
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See that big blue note over there on the counter
You Don't want to read that thing man, it's a real getcha downer But don't you dare say nothin else bad about her She's gone No,no,no,no don-don't throw it away 'Cause tonight I might need it It gets real lonely around here at night sometimes, and I have to reread it Besides you can show it to the boys downtown, and they won't believe that, She's gone <i>[CHORUS]</i> There used to be a time I was all she ever wanted All the man that she'll ever need I come home to find just like that she's up and vanished And the only thing she left behind for me Is this big blue note folded up in my pocket Yeah don't laugh, it's been two months I still got it Sometimes I have to read the sucker twice Just to make sure I ain't forgot that She's gone You know my psychiatrist said, "Tell me what do you see When you look at these inkspots of reds and yellows and green?" You know, I looked at them all, but all they looked to me like Big blue notes <i>[CHORUS]</i> There used to be a time I was all she ever wanted All the man that she'll ever need I come home to find just like that she's up and vanished And the only thing thats left to do for me Is stand high on this cliff overlooking the sea With my big blue note paper airplane that I just set free And I'm gonna wait here a few more minutes, and if it don't come back to me You guessed it She's gone Crash landin Bye, bye, baby |
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| 3:00 |
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Do blondes really have more fun
Or they just easier to spot in the dark? Girl, I'm just tryin' to cheer you up I saw you sittin' over here all alone, with a broken heart It's hurtin' you real bad, wish there was somethin' that I had I'd hook you up, get you through it You might need a man to hold you 'til it don't I'm just the guy to do it Is that your pretty boy standin' there at the end of the bar He's got some nerve Talkin' loud and drinkin' with a red head ridin' shotgun on his arm He's such a jerk I think he's a knucklehead, all those ugly things he said were out of line Man, he blew it He might need someone to put him in his place I'm just the guy to do it Baby, I can't mend your broken heart I can't take away your pain I can't promise you the sun is gonna shine when you're walkin' in the rain If you need a hero for tonight, I can be the one, let me prove it Yeah, you just say the magic words and we'll be gone I'm just the guy to do it Baby, I can't mend your broken heart I can't take away your pain I can't promise you the sun is gonna shine when you're walkin' in the rain Oh but if you need a hero for tonight, I can be the one, let me prove it Yeah, you just say the magic words and we'll be gone I'm just the guy to do it Do blondes really have more fun Or are they just easier to spot in the dark? |
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| 3:21 |
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Ah, yeah I don't know where they come from, man, I ain't seen that much luggage in my life She was always bad about leavin', especially every time I done her wrong This time she might be through believin' me Yeah this time she might be good as gone gone goneWe'd still be together but she left me I got mad about it but it never did upset me She'll Remember me until the day she forgets me We'd still be together but she left me She took everything I had except some change that she left laying in an ashtray I guess I got that going for me if I plan on looking at it that way She loaded up my boat and my motor She took off with my guitar and my guns I heard she ran away with my best friend Jake And I know I'm gonna miss him when its all said and doneMy baby left me |
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| 3:06 |
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If you wanna go back to him, baby, get up and go
im tired of being a clown caught up in your sideshow night after night it never ends its like a heavyweight fight nobody wins and im throwin' in the towel, enough is enough <i>[chorus]</i> Knock yourself out, break me in two you gotta go do what you gotta do i gave you my best shot, but you didnt fall head over heels in love after all i dont wanna hear no more, baby, theres the door theres nothin left to fight about knock yourself out oh, lets not pull any punches while we're standin here toe to toe if you're gonna leave me here, baby go on, go <i>[repeat chorus]</i> oh knock yourself out if you wanna go back to him, baby, get up and go |
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| 3:14 |
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Till death do us part
Was what she told that preacher man Now she says this ain't worth dying for She's had all she can stand She's boxed up momma's china It's loaded on the truck She just got started packing And I'm thinking this could suck Now there goes my Lazy-Boy My flat-top guitar Here comes her big sister What's she doing in my car As they drive off to the city I just wave From the top of my lungs I hope she heard me say You ain't leaving thank God are you You can't be gone fast enough What seemed to take a lifetime Just left in a cloud of dust This will make my girlfriend happy She's the one who never thought you would You ain't leaving thank God are you Let us pray you're gone for good She forgot her new laptop So I know she'll be back I'll have a hot tub full of hotties Icing down a twenty four pack She'll cuss me like a sailor But I don't care I'll have a few choice words When I come up for air You ain't leaving thank God are you You can't be gone fast enough What seemed to take a lifetime Just left in a cloud of dust This will make my girlfriend happy She's the one who never thought you would You ain't leaving thank God are you Let us pray you're gone for good You ain't leaving thank God are you Let us pray you're gone for good Adios |
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| 3:52 |
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I got it bad
i got it blue i got it sad i aint got you i did you wrong you got the right look what i had i got it bad gone and left me lonely cryin' like a fool i just cant belive love could be so cruel i got it bad i got it blue i got it sad i aint got you i did you wrong you got the right look what i had i got it bad i know someday ill get on my feet again ill get over you but baby, until then i got it bad i got it blue i got it sad i aint got you i did you wrong you got the right look what i had i got it bad look what i had i got it bad |
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| 10. |
| 3:23 |
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Now those might be the saddest,
Big 'ol baby blues I ever seen. How did I know, you'd been cryin'? Baby, you got make-up runnin' down your cheek. You're just a Queen lookin' for a crown, Lost when you stumbled over some silly clown. Take that frown, Turn it upside down, 'Cause you never know who might be, Fallin' in love with your smile. A broken heart that's on the mend, Takes a little time, I realise. An' right now you wouldn't know, True love if it looked you in the eye. Girl, I did my best; I really tried to make you grin. An' before I say goodbye, I'm gonna tell you again. Take your frown, Turn it upside down, Oh, you never know who might be, Fallin' in love with your smile. <i>[Instrumental Break]</i> Take your frown, An' turn it upside down, Oh, you never know who might be, Fallin' in love with your smile. Those might be the saddest, Big 'ol baby blues I ever seen. |
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| 4:05 |
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June fell for Johnny on the Forth of July,
As the fireworks popped in the summer sky. With a spark in her eye, she just there an' stared, As his face lit up to the rocket's red glare. An' by September, she'd asked him for a weddiing band. How could she know he was a ramblin' man. He walked out the door in the dead of the night. An' a sleepy voice whispered, as he turned out the light: "Where you gonna go? "What you gonna do when you get there? "Who you gonna call when your road runs out at the sea? "Oh, you're never gonna find, "Someone who loves you like I do. "If you get tired of runnin', "You can turn around an' walk back to me." He called up to tell her he missed her a lot. Texas Panhandle was as far as he got. He'd run out money, he'd run of luck: He'd run out of gas in his pick-up truck. "Hitch a ride, catch a train or a Greyhound bus, "'Cause there's a baby on the way an' that makes three of us. "An' I need you here beside me, I can't go it alone," She told him one more time then she hung up the 'phone, Sayin': "Where you gonna go? "What you gonna do when you get there? "Who you gonna call when your road runs out at the sea? "You know, you're never gonna find, "Someone who loves you like I do. "When you get tired of runnin', "You can turn around an' walk back to me." An' the years just seemed to roll on by them. She missed him more an' more every day. An' that boy grew up to look and act just like him, An' she knew some day soon he'd be old enough to fly away. An' she'd say: "Baby, where you gonna go? "What you gonna do when you get there? "Who you gonna call when your road runs out at the sea? "You know, you're never gonna find, "Someone who loves you like I do. "When you get tired of runnin', "You can turn around an' walk back to me." "If you ever get tired of runnin', "Turn around an' walk back to me." |
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| 12. |
| 3:29 |
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I don't need this conversation
'Cause I don't need to see you cry You need one more confirmation Like I need one more reason why I know this might not be the answer Oh, that you came here to get We both know that girl is somethin' That I'm still not over yet I cant go on using you Girl, it feels like I'm losin' you A love like yours is hard to find But you caught me at a bad time I knew that you'd be waiting The night I made that desperate call You weren't everything I needed Just the softest place to fall So I'm not gonna lie to you Just keep stringing you along Thought by now that I'd be better But I guess I'm not that strong And I can't go on using you Oh, it feels like I'm losin' you A love like yours is hard to find You've caught me at a bad time A love like yours is hard to find You've caught me at a bad time |
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