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| 4:30 | 
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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 |
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| 3:59 |
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Well you work and you slave
And you spend all day in your thankless job hen you jump in your Ford And you're door to door with the home-bound mob Then you pull in the drive and you hit the chair And the one that you love is waiting there And, hey That's what it's all about Hey, this is the life I couldn't live without It's a moment frozen there in time Where the reasons all begin to rhyme Where love's a little bigger And you finally start figuring out That's what it's all about Well, they won't go to bed Or do what you said or eat their food They cry and they fuzz and you can't even cuss 'cause they'll say it, too You're tired and you're numb And you're stressed and you're mad And she smiles and says 'I love you, Dad' And, hey That's what it's all about Hey, this is the life I couldn't live without It's a moment frozen there in time Where the reasons all begin to rhyme Where love's a little bigger And you finally start figuring out That's what it's all about |
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| 3. |
| 3:42 |
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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 |
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| 4. |
| 4:26 |
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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 |
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| 5. |
| 3:29 |
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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 |
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| 6. |
| 4:20 |
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I was raised off of Rural Route 3
Out past where the blacktop ends We'd walk to church on Sunday morning Race barefoot back to Johnson's fence That's where I first saw Mary On that roadside picking blackberries That summer I turned a corner in my soul Down that red dirt road [Chorus] It's where I drank my first beer It's where I found Jesus Where I wrecked my first car, I tore it all to pieces I learned the path to heaven Is full of sinners and believers Learned that happiness on earth Ain't just for high achievers I've learned, I've come to know There's life at both ends Of that red dirt road Her daddy didn't like me much In my shackled up GTO I'd sneak out in the middle of the night Throw rocks at her bedroom window We'd turn out the headlights Drive by the moonlight Talk about what the future might hold Down that red dirt road [Chorus] I went out into the world And I came back in I lost Mary, Oh I got her back again And driving home tonight, Feels like I've found a long lost friend [Chorus] |
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| 7. |
| 3:00 |
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Well my daddy was a world class trucker, took my momma on a four day trip
And she swears to me that I was conceived at a big rig dealership The story goes on the day I was born, He hit the road and he never looked back Well my daddy went and named me a big mistake, But my momma always called me Mack And I'm a haulin', chug-a-luggin through the rain and snow Yeah I'm a haulin', I put the hammer down and let it roll My babies callin, sayin' baby when ya gonna come home Well I'm an independent trucker, a mother lovin', Overloaded owner operator just a tearin' up a two lane road I got the chrome girls on my mudflaps I keep a cup o' coffee on the dashboard Got a custom airbrush desert scene and my name painted on the door Got a cross of Jesus all along the grille, lights up like a christmas tree Any highway, any time of day, thats where I wanna be Well I'm a haulin', only 700 miles to go Yeah I'm a haulin', I put the hammer down and let it roll My babies callin', sayin' baby when ya gonna come home Well I'm an independent trucker, a mother lovin, Overloaded owner operator just a tearin' up a two lane road Well I'm a haulin', only 700 miles to go Yeah I'm a haulin', put the hammer down and let it roll My babies callin', sayin baby when ya gonna come home Well I'm an independent trucker, a mother lovin, Overloaded owner operator just a tearin' up a two lane road Yeah I'm an independent trucker, a mother lovin, Overloaded owner operator just a tearin' up a two lane road |
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| 8. |
| 3:38 |
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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 |
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| 9. |
| 4:00 | 
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| 10. |
| 3:28 |
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Connie came back from her second cousin's wedding
First time she'd been home in 'bout a year or two Just in time for the rehearsal dinner But that crazy Connie wasn't wearing any shoes [Chorus] She lives in L.A. she flies to New York City That woman's been around the world You can take that girl out of the honky tonk But you can't take the honky tonk, can't take the honky tonk Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Out of that girl Well the dinner broke up at about 11:30 And the boys went off to do what boys will do Connie said come here girls we need to huddle up Around something that's a hundred proof [Chorus] It's nine a.m. in front of the church People are going nuts just looking for the groom And by the way where's Connie She's run off with that boy in Cancun [Chorus] |
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| 2:58 |
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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 |
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| 3:17 |
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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 |
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| 4:14 |
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I don't stop breathin' every time the phone rings
My heart don't race when someone's at my door I've almost given up thinkin' you're ever gonna call I don't believe in magic anymore I just don't lie awake at night, Askin' God to get you off my mind [Chorus] It's gettin' better all the time, It's gettin' better all the time Yeah, I got to work on time again this mornin' This old job is all that I got a left And no one even noticed I'd been cryin' But, at least I don't have whiskey on my breath Yeah, I think I'm gonna make it 'Cause God won't make a mountain I can't climb [Chorus] God, I hope you're happy Girl, I wish you well I just might get over you You can't ever tell I always thought that I'd do somethin' crazy If I ever saw you out with someone else But when the moment came last night, I couldn't say a word I stood there in the dark hall by myself Yeah, I could have said a million things But all I did was keep it locked inside [Chorus] It's gettin' better all the time |
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| 14. |
| 4:53 |
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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. |
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| 2:56 |
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You picked me up, you shot me down,
stepping out all over town, drove me back drinking in this bar. I found myself a brand new friend. I'm headed down that road again. I'm working on my next broken heart. Happytor sad, it's hard to tell. You taught me how to hurt so well. When it comes to love I know my part, I'll play this game that I can't win, I'll be somebody's fool again, working on my next broken heart. I tought all along you'd be the death of me. I met one tonight who wants what's left of me. I've seen that look before. She'll tear my world apart. I'm working on my next broken heart. I tought all along you'd be the death of me. I met one tonight who wants what's left of me. I've seen that look before. She'll tear my world apart. I'm working on my next broken heart. I'm working on my next broken heart. I'm working on my next broken heart. |
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| 2:58 |
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[Chorus]
I saw the light I've been baptized By the fire in your touch And the flame in your eyes I'm born to love again I'm a brand new man Well the whole town's talking 'Bout the line I'm walking That leads right to your door Oh how I used to roam I was a rolling stone I used to have a wild side They say a country-mile-wide I'd burn those beer joints down That's all changed now You turned my life around [Chorus] I used to love 'em and leave 'em I'd brag about my freedom How no one could tie me down Then I met you Now my heart beats true Baby you and me together Feels more like forever Than anything I've ever known We're right on track I ain't looking back [Chorus: x3] I'm born to love again I'm a brand new man |
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| 17. |
| 3:02 |
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I get out on the redneck side every now and then
Call up my baby she comes over and the party begins Yeah, she's a slick nickel she's right on the money I wouldn't give her up for a thousand buckle bunnies I'm her big cat daddy, she's my little Miss Honky Tonk She's got my number, knows my favorite songs on the jukebox Goes to gettin' down like crazy and the whole place rocks We'll have a few and get to feelin' right She'll be my queen bee I'll be her neon knight I'm her big cat daddy, she's my little Miss Honky Tonk Oh, oh, I love her so Stand back give her room boys and watch her go She's a looker, heads turn when she comes through the door A show stopper when she gets to goin' out on the floor We leave all our troubles and cares way behind us I feel like I'm a king when I'm out with her highness I'm her big cat daddy, she's my little Miss Honky Tonk Oh, oh, I love her so Stand back give her room boys and watch her go We leave all our troubles and cares way behind us I feel like I'm a king when I'm out with her highness I'm her big cat daddy, she's my little Miss Honky Tonk I'm her big cat daddy, she's my little Miss Honky Tonk Oh I'm her big cat daddy, she's my little Miss Honky Tonk! |
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| 3:26 |
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She's dressed to kill in a dress he bought her
She wouldn't care if he walked in and caught her She's come to dance a dance or two And do no tellin' what by the time the night is through She found out the hard way about him She's out to find out how she'll do without him Her hands are shakin', her heart's pounding By the way she's drinking his memory's drowin' [Chorus] She's not the cheatin' kind She's been cheated one too many times Oh, she's never fooled around 'Cause he's still lyin' she's through cryin' She's not foolin' now She walks by and every head turns You can see how hot her fire burns He didn't know what a good thing he had Well it's too late and that's too bad [Chorus: x3] |
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| 4:21 |
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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 |
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| 3:52 |
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Where the rain don't fall and the grass don't grow
The older part of New Mexico I drifted into town one day And stumbled in on a lost cafe Shades were pulled and the door was locked Something made me knock Time stood still when she opened the door I didn't know where I was anymore And we were lost in each other's eyes Where loneliness meets paradise Something in my heart broke free Blowing wind as the tumbleweed Somewhere north of heaven Where eagles fear to fly Where the sun burns hot as the devil's gate The desert meets the sky Tattooed on my memory is the image of an angel's face North of heaven, south of Santa Fe Bad news tends to travel fast I was running from my past I left her when ther morning broke Truth is I never let her go I'm still running free But in my heart I'll always be Somewhere north of heaven Where eagles fear to fly Where the sun burns hot as the devil's gate The desert meets the sky Tattooed on my memory is the image of an angel's face North of heaven, south of Santa Fe North of heaven, south of Santa Fe |
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