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Excuse me uh, but do you actually have yes in your vocabulary,
I guess it started when I was a kid, If you said I couldn't do it I did, Always had a stubborn streak, Put a wall in front of me, And I'll find a way to get around it, There was a friend who said I'd never make the team, A lot of small town talk said I'd never leave, Ah and you know who you are, You all played a part, In pushin' me on to my dream, I want to thank everone who ever told me no, Pack it up and get back home, It kept me going knowin' I would prove them wrong, Yea I knew it all along, Without 'm I might have given up a long time ago, and so, I want to thank everyone who ever told me no, Played my music for a man behind a desk, He said sorry what you've got I just don't get, Ah but here I am today, Standin' on this stage, And I wonder even now if he gets it yet I want to thank everyone who ever told me no, Pack it up and get back home, It kept me going knowin' I would prove them wrong, Yeah I knew it all along, Without 'm I might have given up a long time ago, and so, I want to thank everyone who ever told me no, The ones who said I'd never make it, Those who doubted I could take it, I'll owe ya one, I want to thank everyone who ever told me no, Pack it up and get back home, It kept me going knowin' I would prove them wrong, Yeah I knew it all along, Without 'm I might have given up a long time ago, and so, I want to thank everyone who ever told me no, Yea I want to thank everyone who ever told me no, |
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| 2. |
| 3:49 |
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The moment was custom-made to order:
I was ridin' with my daughter on our way back from Monroe. An' like children do, she started playin' twenty questions, But I never could've guessed one would touch me to my soul. She said: "Daddy, when we get to Heaven, can I taste the Milky Way? "Are we goin' there to visit, or are we goin' there to stay? "Am I gonna see my Grandpa? Can I have a pair of wings? "An' do you think that God could use another Angel, "To help pour out the rain?" Well, I won't lie: I pulled that car right over, An' I sat there on the shoulder tryin' to dry my misty eyes. An' I whispered: "Lord, I want to thank you for my children. "'Cause your innocence that fills them often takes me by surprise." Like: "Daddy, when we get to Heaven, can I taste the Milky Way? "Are we goin' there to visit, or are we goin' there to stay? "Am I gonna see my Grandpa? Can I have a pair of wings? "An' do you think that God could use another Angel, "To help pour out the rain?" Well, I thought about it later on, An' a smile came to my face. An' when I tucked her in to bed, I got down on my knees an' prayed. Lord, when I get to Heaven, can I taste the Milky Way? "I don't want to come to visit 'cause I'm comin' home to stay? "An' I can't wait to see my family and meet Jesus face to face. "An' do you think, Lord, you could use just one more Angel, "To help pour out the rain?" Mmmm, can I help pour out the rain? |
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| 3. |
| 3:33 |
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Misty sunrise in my hometown
Rows of cotton 'bout knee high Mrs. Baker down the dirt road Still got clothes out on the line Irwin Nichols there with Judge Lee Playin' checkers at the gin When I dream about the southland This is where it all begins (from) Carolina down to Georgia Smell the jasmine and magnolia Sleepy sweet home Alabama Roll tide roll Muddy water Mississippi Blessed Graceland whispers to me Carry on, carry on Sweet southern comfort, carry on Catching catfish on the river Chasing fireflies by the creek Kissing Gary William's sister On the porch Home Coming week With rusty cars and weeping willows Keepin' watch out in the yard Just a snapshot of down home Dixie Could be anywhere you are (in) Carolina down to Georgia Smell the jasmine and magnolia Sleepy sweet home Alabama Roll tide roll Muddy water Mississippi Blessed Graceland whispers to me Carry on, carry on Sweet southern comfort, carry on As I sit here, I'm surrounded By these priceless memories I don't have to think about it There's no place I'd rather be (than) Carolina down to Georgia Smell the jasmine and magnolia Sleepy sweet home Alabama Roll tide roll Muddy water Mississippi Blessed Graceland whispers to me Carry on, carry on Sweet southern comfort, carry on |
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| 4. |
| 4:06 |
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Today I started loving you again
I'm right back where I've really always been I got over you just long enough to let my heartache mend Then today I started loving you again What a fool I was to think I could get by With only these few million tears I cried I should have known the worst was yet to come And the crying time for me had just begun Cause today I started loving you again I'm right back where I've really always been I got over you just long enough to let my heartache mend And today I started loving you again Well today I started loving you again I'm right back where I've really always been I got over you just long enough to let my heartache mend And today I started loving you again Then today I started loving you again |
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| 3:50 |
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She said her mind was made up
As she put on her make-up Said there was nothing here for her She just packed up her suitcase And she walked right out that front gate With her taxi waiting at the curb Too many empty nights alone Too late I realize It's a cryin' shame it took her tears To open up my eyes I should have seen, Abilene On her mind Her leavin' me, and Tennessee Far behind Should have seen her growin' lonely All alone there waitin' on me All the warnin' sings were there But I was blind I should have seen Abilene On her mind Last night the band played Dallas I sang the song I wrote about us And you could feel the sadness in the air After the show was over I a hand lay on my shoulder Turned around and found her standin' there She said after all these years It's nice to know your dreams came true And the wedding band there on her hand Told me that hers had to I should have seen, Abilene On her mind Her leavin' me, and Tennessee Far behind Should have seen her growin' lonely All alone there waitin' on me All the warnin' sings were there But I was blind I should have seen Abilene On her mind I should have seen Abilene On her mind Abilene On her mind |
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| 3:23 |
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Am I dreaming, or is that the morning sunlight shining in
I can't believe it, I was so sure my world was comin' to an end I may never live to see the day your memory lets me go But I made it through the night, and that's one in a row (my heart's...) My heart's still beatin', even though it's broken right in two So the odds are even, there's still some hope that I'll get over you Will I make it through the day, girl it's hard to say I just don't know But I made it through the night, and that's one in a row One less endless night without you Missin' everything about you until dawn One more sunrise to remind me To leave yesterday behind me cause it's gone This is only the beginning and I've got a lifetime to go But I made it through the night, and that's one in a row Will I make it through the day, girl it's hard to say I just don't know But I made it through the night, and that's one in a row Yeah I made it through the night, and that's one in a row |
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| 4:24 |
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Granddaddy used to sit me on his knee
And tell me how it was in the old country Famine and floods and crops that failed I'd listen for hours as he told his tale He said, "There must have been a curse on the family name" But he swore he'd be the one to break that chain With money that he saved from the sweat of his brow He'd get 'em out of there, someday, somehow [Chorus] Well, he never was much of a gamblin' man But he dreamed of passage to the Promised Land Bet it all on a better life in America He said, "We'll change our fate, and this danged O'Reilly Luck" I can only imagine the look on his face Tickets in hand, as they counted the days Eleven passports, no turnin' back Decidin' what they should and shouldn't pack But the baby caught the fever just days before And the doctor hung a sheet on their front door For two long weeks they were quarantined Stranded with nothin' but a shattered dream [Chorus] Granddaddy told this story 'til he passed away How the people all cheered from the dock that day While he shook his fist with a tear in his eye At the beautiful ship of the White Star Line And he cursed his fate and his danged O'Reilly Luck As the mighty Titanic, sailed into the sun [Chorus] Danged O'Relly Luck" |
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| 3:43 |
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I remember Sunday mornings walking on the beach
And that place we'd stop for breakfast with the old red vinyl seats The hours of the tide chart The way the sunlight dance upon your face That antique roller coaster you just had to ride I remember how you laughed at the terror in my eyes The color and the detail Just like it was yesterday And I remember how you held me the night my father died I didn't have to tell you I just broke down and cried You're sewn into the fabric, the pieces of my life And I just can't remember why we said goodbye Up and down this boardwalk lonely people sit I know it wasn't perfect but nothin' ever is The sails out in the harbor Are searching for the wind I just had to call you, I had to hear your voice And tell you I still love you we still have a choice You're sewn into the fabric, the pieces of my life And I just can't remember why we said goodbye Everything I do Leads back to you I know I just can't let us go There must have been a reason, but I can't remember now I know if I could hold you we could work it out You're sewn into the fabric the pieces of my life And girl let's give it one more try 'Cause I just can't remember why we said goodbye |
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| 3:39 |
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I've been humbled by the Glory, and the power of his love
When I've stumbled and I've fallen, he's been there to pick me up In the face of all temptation, been the strength to stand my ground Wrapped in His sweet salvation, I know I'm Glory-bound I'm a man, I'm not an angel Oh, I've got no wings to fly But I'll make it up to Heaven One step at a time I've cried tears of jealous sorrow, I have tasted bitter wine Lost faith in my tommorow, and I've cursed the hands of time I wandered through the darkness, surrendered to my doubts I've been so close to Hell, I've could hear the devil shout I'm a man, I'm not an angel Oh, I've got no wings to fly But I'll make it up to Heaven One step at a time, oh yeah When all the clouds have parted, and I lie face to face with death I won't fear the darkness, in the grasp of my last breath I climb that mighty stairway, that leads to Heaven's gate The surrender of my soul, will be my final leap of faith I'm a man, I'm not an angel Oh, I've got no wings to fly But I'll make it up to Heaven One step at a time Oh, I'm a man, I'm not an angel Oh, I've got no wings to fly But I'll make it up to Heaven One step at a time One step at a time I said, one step at a time |
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| 10. |
| 4:27 |
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In a simple life dreams die hard
You never let 'em go All the while you play your hands And you may never know Why it's always lady luck On someone else's palm they read You holding my two hands Is really all I need I can get by if it all fell through Right down to the bottom of my list I can get by lookin' back on life Find that I've too many things I've missed I can get by without doing All the crazy things some people do But I wouldn't want to try even Barely gettin' by without you Many things I've come to need That I could do without And many more I've done without I could come to need The one thing that I'd fight to keep Until my days are through Is when I lay me down to sleep I'm lyin' next to you I can get by if it all fell through Right down to the bottom of my list I can get by lookin' back on life Find that I've too many things I've missed I can get by without doing All the crazy things some people do But I wouldn't want to try even Barely gettin' by without you I can get by if it all fell through Right down to the bottom of my list I can get by lookin' back on life Finding I've too many things I've missed Barely gettin' by without you I can get by if it all fell through Right down to the bottom of my list I can get by lookin' back on life Find that I've too many things I've missed I can get by without doing All the crazy things some people do But I wouldn't want to try even Barely gettin' by without you |
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| 4:01 |
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So long fellas, I gotta go
Told her I wasn't gonna be, but an hour or so I know she's bound to worry, 'bout me and that old car It's not that she don't trust me, But you know how women are A few weeks back, they took my job The money's tight, time's are gonna be hard I know what's on her mind, but she ain't said a word so far She's tryin' not to let it show, But you know how women are She's stands right beside me, win or lose She'll reach deep down inside and find a way to pull me through She can see the silver lining, in the darkest of news She loves to hear me say "I love you", whispered in the dark YOu know how women are Sent her flowers, the other day We had words, and you know I had my say I knew right then that I was wrong, I thought "Damn, my foolish heart" Because she means the world to me, And you know how women are She's stands right beside me, win or lose She'll reach deep down inside and find a way to pull me through She can see the silver lining, in the darkest of news She loves to hear me say "I love you", whispered in the dark You know how women are So long fellas, you know are women are |
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