Well, down at the factory, I'm never late I'm a mild mannered man who pulls his weight I give a hundred percent, I don't ever stop 'Til Friday evening when I punch that clock Then I disappear until the weekend's through And you'll never guess who I turn into
I'm a honky-tonk superman Ready or not, I'm back again Dancing on the tables And swinging from the chandeliers I'm a honky-tonk superman That's who I really am A real rebel, dare-devil Honky-tonkin' superman
Everybody's waiting for my next move Last night I broke the record for acting a fool My favorite waitress said I went a little too far When I came roller skating down the top of the bar Now, don't blame me for just having fun The never should have bet me that it couldn't be done ('Cause)
I'm a honky-tonk superman Ready or not, I'm back again Dancing on the tables And swinging from the chandeliers I'm a honky-tonk superman That's who I really am A real rebel, dare-devil Honky-tonkin' superman
Hey, look up there on the neon sign It's a bird, it's a plane, Lord, he's lost his mind
Oh, it's just honky-tonk superman Ready or not, I'm back again Dancing on the tables And swinging from the chandeliers Whoa, yeah, I'm a honky-tonk superman Yeah, that's who I really am A real rebel, dare-devil, honky-tonkin' superman Yeah, sure enough, real tough, honky-tonk superman
Well, I've moaned the blues since she slammed that door Drank and cried and I walked the floor And her memory's backed me against the wall So tonight I'm gonna end it all You can say goodbye to this lonely guy Nothin' in the world can save me but a girl
Help me, help me, I'm about to die There's a lovesick man on the prowl tonight Don't call the doctor, don't call the law When a good lovin' woman can fix it all I gotta have another she to rescue me Nothin' in the world can save me but a girl
Well, I know y'all think that I've gone mad I'm out huntin' me one like I just had It's like grabbin' a hold of a high line wire Or jumpin' out of the pan straight into the fire Oh, but only a man can understand Nothin' in the world can save me but a girl
Help me, help me, I'm about to die There's a lovesick man on the prowl tonight Don't call the doctor, don't call the law When a good lovin' woman can fix it all I gotta have another she to rescue me Nothin' in the world can save me but a girl
You get up every morning 'fore the sun comes up Toss a lunchbox into a pickup truck A long, hard day sure ain't much fun But you've gotta get it started if you wanna get it done You set your mind and roll up your sleeves You're workin' on a working man's Ph.D.
With your heart in your hands and the sweat on your brow You build the things that really make the world go around If it works, if it runs, if it lasts for years You bet your bottom dollar it was made right here With pride, honor and dignity From a man with a working man's Ph.D.
Now there ain't no shame in a job well done From driving a nail to driving a truck As a matter of fact I'd like to set things straight A few more people should be pullin' their weight
If you wanna cram course in reality You get yourself a working man's Ph.D.
When the quittin' whistle blows and the dust settles down There ain't no trophies or cheering crowds You'll face yourself at the end of the day And be damn proud of whatever you've made Can't hang it on the wall for the world to see But you've got yourself a working man's Ph.D.
Now there ain't no shame in a job well done From driving a nail to driving a truck As a matter of fact I'd like to set things straight A few more people should be pullin' their weight If you wanna cram course in reality You get yourself a working man's Ph.D.
I had dreams that were bigger than the Montana sky And we were gonna do great in Great Falls I just knew we were this time But when winter finally broke, so were we You'll never know how bad that hurt 'Cause this ain't what I meant When I promised you the world I lost the farm in Kansas Along with a lot of pride Then I almost lost my life Down in that West Virginia mine And that motel room in Memphis Was a long way from diamonds and pearls And that sure ain't what I meant When I promised you the world
I swear your love is stronger Than any dream of mine I've ever drug you through And I swear I wasn't lyin' They just never did come true You've always bet on this old gambler Every time I gave the wheel a whirl But this ain't what I meant
When I promised you the world
Now this Shreveport sun is settin' On another broken dream of mine And I guess that mansion on the hill Is pretty hard to see tonight But as long as there's a breath of life in me I'm gonna get it for you, girl 'Cause this ain't what I meant When I promised you the world
I swear your love is stronger Than any dream of mine I've ever drug you through And I swear I wasn't lyin' They just never did come true You've always bet on this old gambler Every time I gave the wheel a whirl But this ain't what I meant When I promised you the world
No, this sure ain't what I meant When I promised you the world
Just a skinny little Mississippi railroad man That loved to sing and play He brought his music from the cotton fields To the the hillbilly hall of fame Thank God for Jimmie Rodgers Chisel his name in the cornerstone I just wish he could've lived to see the day When country took the throne Now a million songs have come and gone Since we made that humble start About neon nights, everyday life Love and broken hearts And more and more folks Kept tuning in and turning on Now I can proudly say that I saw the day When country took the throne
Now from Carolina to California, Texas to New York They can't get enough of this country stuff And they're screaming for more We painted the town with that grand old sound And the whole world sang along Yes, I was there the day
When country took the throne
Now, no one knows what the future holds But I bet my best guitar There'll be a jukebox jumping on Jupiter And a honky-tonk on Mars In the last frontier they'll stand and cheer The best music ever known They'll celebrate that age old day When country took the throne
Now from Carolina to California, Texas to New York They can't get enough of this country stuff And they're screaming for more We painted the town with that grand old sound And the whole world sang along Yes, I was there the day When country took the throne
I said I was there the day When country took the throne
Baby, you make me feel like a million dollar bill And you cute little smile's driving me hog wild Yeah, I'm one lucky dog that just can't lose But that's enough about me Let's talk about you
Let's talk about the way I love your walk Talk about the way that I love your talk Did I happen to mention that I love everything you do That's enough about me Let's talk about you
Your sweet loving ways just make my day And that twinkle in your eye's keeping me up at night Oh, I love this life I'm living Thanks to you know who But that's enough about me Let's talk about you
Let's talk about the way I love your walk Talk about the way that I love your talk
Did I happen to mention that I love everything you do That's enough about me Let's talk about you
I just can't say enough about your sweet love I could your praise 'til I'm blue in the face I could ramble on and on like a babbling fool But that's enough about me Let's talk about you
Let's talk about the way I love your walk Talk about the way that I love your talk Did I happen to mention that I love everything you do That's enough about me Let's talk about you
Let's talk about you Let's talk about you Let's talk about you
I've called from every run down phone booth in Atlanta, Georgia Tryin' to find someone to tell me where you'd gone I begged and pleaded with your mama 'til she gave me this number Honey, we can work it out Just come back home
'Cause there's a whole lotta love on the line And all I need is a chance to change your mind Don't hang up the phone, 'cause everything's not gone Think about it, baby There's a whole lotta love on the line
All this distance that's come between us has gone far enough And now I know that closer to you is where I belong And that feelin' I'm feelin' inside is what I'm tryin' to send through these wires Oh, darling who cares Who's right or who's wrong
'Cause there's a whole lotta love on the line And all I need is a chance to change your mind Don't hang up the phone, 'cause everything's not gone Think about it, baby There's a whole lotta love on the line
This is my kind of town I ain't never seen nothin' like it In all my traveling 'round If this old highway ever gives me up And I think about settling down Well, this is my kind of town
There ain't no place on God's green earth I'd rather be right now Folks around here sure seem to know What living's all about I could hang around here forever Lord, I feel so much at home When it comes time for me to leave It'll be so hard to go 'cause
This is my kind of town I ain't never seen nothin' like it In all my traveling 'round If this old highway ever gives me up And I think about settling down Well, this is my kind of town
Now, I ain't the kind to just muscle in On someone else's world But from what I've seen it seems to me They got lots of extra girls And if I could find me one of them And a little house nearby Well, I'd park these boots, hang this hat And stay here 'til I die 'cause
This is my kind of town I ain't never seen nothin' like it In all my traveling 'round If this old highway ever gives me up And I think about settling down Well, this is my kind of town
If this old highway ever gives me up And I think about settling down Well, this is my kind of town
Each time the good Lord makes a man He always breaks the mold So it sure does raise a flag for that Rebel in my soul When some phony carbon copy says I'm the black sheep of the fold Well, this is what I tell' em When I tell 'em where to go
If you trim yourself to fit the world There won't be nothin' left Just a little here and a little there Till you won't know yourself You'll be a pile of shavings When they put you in your grave If you trim yourself to fit the world You'll whittle yourself away
I could change to fit his world But I just ain't that kind Some sell their soul for the easy road The devil's always buying I can't count the ones I've known Who fell right into line Now they walk around with their heads hung down They've got no piece of mind
If you trim yourself to fit the world There won't be nothin' left
Just a little here and a little there Till you won't know yourself You'll be a pile of shavings When they put you in your grave If you trim yourself to fit the world You'll whittle yourself away
So before you sign that dotted line Or do something that you'd rather not Before you compromise your stand Friend, let me tell you what Don't let the crowd get so loud You can't hear your conscience speak 'Cause I'm willing to bet that you'll soon regret That you sold yourself so cheap
If you trim yourself to fit the world There won't be nothin' left Just a little here and a little there Till you won't know yourself You'll be a pile of shavings When they put you in your grave If you trim yourself to fit the world You'll whittle yourself away
If you trim yourself to fit the world You'll whittle yourself away
It ain't nothin' but a small frame house on an acre lot It ain't that much diff'rent from any other house on the block And it may not look like we got all our share of the promise But at least one thing's for sure, I got it honest
Roll out of the sack every mornin', head on down to the mill Give 'em all I got for eight, 'cause that's the deal If you'll check out my paycheck Well, you'll see that there ain't that much on it But ev'ry single penny I'm paid, I got it honest
I never had to hang my head in shame For puttin' a price tag on my name Never turned my back on what I believe Or let my heart be ruled by greed 'Cause buddy if I didn't earn it, I don't want it That way I can always say, I got it honest
Now you ain't looking at some dude That was born with a Silver spoon in his mouth And I might seem like some kind of low-life To that high-falutin' crowd But I'm plain spoken, straight talkin' And damn proud of what I have acomplished Some folks appreciate that and some don't But, I got it honest
Now when I die, I may not leave my kids a fortune But I hope they know'd my life stood for things that were important And I'll hand out the same sturdy old values of my daddy and my momma It made me every ounce of what I am and I got it honest
I never had to hang my head in shame For puttin' a price tag on my name Never turned my back on what I believe Or let my heart be ruled by greed 'Cause brother if I didn't earn it, I don't want it That way I can always say, I got it honest Friend there ain't no doubt about it, I got it honest
Always wanted one to put me to the test A hot blooded woman that could love a man to death I got what I wanted but Lord I gotta say She's lovin' me into an early grave Lovin' me into an early grave I get up in the morning I'm headed for the door The last kiss leads to a thousand more I'm late for work but I can't get away She's lovin' me into an early grave Lovin' me into an early grave
Finally found a reason to live But Lord she's gonna kill me as good as she is But if you've gotta go well it's the only way She's lovin' me into an early grave Lovin' me into an early grave
Now I wouldn't trade places with any man alive But man alive it's hard to survive But I'm gonna keep trying till my dying day She's lovin' me into an early grave Lovin' me into an early grave
Finally found a reason to live But Lord she's gonna kill me as good as she is But if you've gotta go well it's the only way She's lovin' me into an early grave Lovin' me into an early grave
Lovin' me into an early grave Lovin' me into an early grave
Sit down honey gotta have us a talk Your man is a little upset There's a couple of things that's been missing And I ain't found 'em yet I ain't pointing no fingers Ain't layin' no blame And I don't wanna lose my cool But you just don't fool With a country boy's tool Tool box
Now did I hear you right You loaned 'em out To the neighbor down the road Hey I'd just as soon You'd let him have my old bird dog Or my favorite fishing pole Now there's one little lesson That they just don't teach in school You just don't fool with a country boy's tool Tool box
CHORUS It was handed down From my daddy's dad Back in ninteen forty-two And they may be rusty and they might be old But they're kinda like my family jewels Honey I love you But there's something else too That I care about a heck of a lot Oh you just just don't fool with a country boy's tool Tool box
Now I don't wanna hurt your tender heart And I really do understand That a friend in need is a friend indeed And you offer a helping hand But if something gets broke and it's gotta be fixed Well I don't blame you know who 'Cause you just don't fool with a country boy's tool Tool box
I put down my razor Toweled off my face Thought I saw a new wrinkle And another strand of gray That one little scar Kept catching my eye Reminding me how time does fly I was only a kid When I had that first fight But I still don't give in When I believe that I'm right And at least I can stand here And like what I see In the man that kid turned out to be
Lookin' back at myself It's plain to see That the cold hands of time Ain't had much mercy on me But I played a straight game With the cards that were dealt And I can look straight ahead Lookin' back at myself
Now I ain't been no angel But I learned right from wrong
Thanks to mamma and a hickory And a love so strong Yes she taught the rule That life is lived by I ain't forgot what you get For getting' out of line Now this old world throws some punches And I've taken a few Now my skin's tough as leather But I've grown strong with the truth There's been so many times I could've just stepped aside Ah but then I couldn't stand here with this peace of mind
Lookin' back at myself It's plain to see That the cold hands of time Ain't had much mercy on me But I played a straight game With the cards that were dealt And I can look straight ahead Lookin' back at myself
I wanna be loved by you bayou baby Nobody else but you bayou baby I searched this world from end to end I finally found where I should've always been Right by you bayou baby
I followed the wind from town to town Never had a mind of settling down Falling in love just wasn't my style But that was before I saw your smile
I wanna be loved by you bayou baby Nobody else but you bayou baby I searched this world from end to end I finally found where I should've always been Right by you bayou baby
Gonna make my mark stake my claim Live right here 'til my dying day Close as I can to wherever you are 'Til the day comes I win your heart
I wanna be loved by you bayou baby Nobody else but you bayou baby I searched this world from end to end I finally found where I should've always been Right by you bayou baby
I wanna be loved by you bayou baby Nobody else but you bayou baby I searched this world from end to end I finally found where I should've always been Right by you bayou baby
I wanna be loved by you bayou baby Nobody else but you bayou baby I searched this world from end to end I finally found where I should've always been Right by you bayou baby
Talkin' 'bout right by you bayou baby Right up against you girl, bayou baby
A million reasons why I could But only one why I won't 'Cause the one who'd probably never know Is the reason that I don't I can't say that I'm not tempted I'm just like any other man But when I walk out of here alone woman I hope you understand
She's standin' on the promises That she gave to me So I'm standin' on the promises I promised her I'd keep
It'd be so easy for anyone To justify the wrong Fall right into your arms
And say to hell with being strong But there's one thing I know for sure She'd never play this kind of game And for her faith in out love I'll do her the same 'cause
She's standin' on the promises That she gave to me So I'm standin' on the promises I promised her I'd keep
Yes she's standin' on the promises That she gave to me So I'm standin' on the promises I promised her I'd keep
There was a brand new stranger at the old bus station He said Music City is my destination He said The whole wide world's gonna sing my song And you can take that to the bank
I'm on a mission I'm on a mission I'm on a mission from Hank
He got a furnished room and a job at the market He kept a little notebook in his back pocket And every time you'd see him he was writing a song And he would never leave one piece blank (he'd say)
I'm on a mission I'm on a mission I'm on a mission from Hank
He sang when no one would listen So he sang until they hung on every word
Ah then one day his phone started ringing They said we want you and the songs you've been singing And the kid said fine, just give me some time
To talk to my patron saint (you see)
I'm on a mission I'm on a mission I'm on a mission from Hank
(Yes sir,) That night as he laid in the darkness Ol' Luke the drifter came to him and said
Oh now here's your chance boy go on and take it You sing from the heart and you're gonna make it But if anybody tries to change you Into something that you ain't (you tell 'em)
I'm on a mission I'm on a mission I'm on a mission from Hank
I'm on a mission I'm on a mission I'm on a mission from Hank
Her last lonely teardrop fell Along about nine o'clock His memory was history Before she hit the parking lot She busted through them swingin' doors Sashaying to and fro She's got a new attitude yes she's over that dude And she wants the world to know that
(Oh yes) She feels like a brand new man tonight She didn't come in here to hang her head and cry She's through throwing good love away On some boy that don't treat her right She feels like a brand new man tonight
Just like a kid in a candy store She's checking out the merchandise But she wants to find the keeping kind Who will keep her satisfied
And he's gotta be strong gotta be tough And he's gotta have a tender touch So if you fit the bill brother don't sit still Come on step right up 'cause
(Oh yes) She feels like a brand new man tonight She didn't come in here to hang her head and cry She's through throwing good love away On some boy that don't treat her right She feels like a brand new man tonight
(Oh yes) She feels like a brand new man tonight She didn't come in here to hang her head and cry She's through throwing good love away On some boy that don't treat her right She feels like a brand new man tonight
You are the woman Who started a fire in my soul And to this day it's still burning out of control With my final breath your name will cross my tongue You are the woman there'll never be another one I've stared into the eyes of strangers Wondering if I'd ever find you girl The one that I could build my dreams around To fill my empty world And now I look at you and know it's true My search is finally done This love that I've held on to for so long
Was meant for only one
You are the woman beautiful woman God only knows just why you chose to love only me You are the woman oh precious woman Right her and now I give this vow There'll never be another one
Right here and now I give this vow Oh there'll never be another one
