Bryan White

'Silent Night', 'Snowy Night', 'The First Noel' alone
The only 'Jingle Bells' 'round here are on the motel phone
She calls me, comforts me, holding back a tear
She's wishing on that yonder star and I'm missing Christmas here

At the Holiday Inn, no tinsel or mistletoe
Holiday Inn, one bed and HBO
The whole world is rejoicing with family and friends
And I'm watching 'It's A Wonderful Life' at the Holiday Inn

Christmas Eve used to be a peaceful dream of joy
But as I toss and turn tonight, I hear a scuffled noise
What's that, it can't be, it sounds kinda like reindeer
But I really doubt the bearded one makes deliveries here

At the Holiday Inn, no tinsel or mistletoe
Holiday Inn, one bed and HBO
The whole world is rejoicing with family and friends
And I'm watching 'It's A Wonderful Life' at the Holiday Inn

I look out the peephole, I can't believe what I see, yeah
It's my baby in a Santa hat and she's smilin' at me
She brings in a two foot tree and hangs a wreath on the wall
Looks like it's gonna be a very merry after all

Holiday Inn with tinsel and mistletoe
Holiday Inn, one bed and HBO
The whole world is rejoicing with family and friends
And we're watching 'It's A Wonderful Life' at the Holiday Inn
Yeah, and it's a wonderful life at the Holiday Inn

I'm waiting on the green light to make you mine
But your heart's just taking it's own sweet time
You want to be sure if you'll sink or swim
Well, grab a hold of me and just jump on in
You're playing it safe
But baby I'll wait

chorus:
Ooh, whenever you're ready
I could be yours in a second or so
Ooh, baby come and get me
My heart's sitting on go
Ooh, it's off to the races
All you've gotta do is let me know
Ooh, I'm ready and waiting
My heart's sitting on go

You oughta give in now instead of resisting
'Cause I'm not above a little arm twisting
I'm betting it's only a matter of time
Before you and me are standing at the finish line
You're having your doubts
But you'll come around

(repeat chorus)

You're playin' it safe
But baby I'll wait

(repeat chorus)

On the front page of the paper
Speding window of a train
On a billboard on a highway
It always looks the same
A smile out of nowhere,
Stops me in my tracks
Can't believe that after all this time
You still have that kind of impact

Everywhere I turn I see your face
Proving that a fool's love never fades
In my mind your image is forever burned
I keep trying not to stare but your always there
Everywhere I turn

In a steamed up cafe window
I spell out your name
I watch people run across the street
Through the pouring rain
There you are again so easy to find
Under the umbrella in another woman's eyes

Well I thought I'd suffered long enough for you babe
And my mind would let go of the pain, any day
But it don't work that way

God Gave Me You
Bryan White

For all times I felt cheated, I complained
You know how I love to complain
For all the wrongs I repeated, though I was to blame
I still cursed that rain
I didn't have a prayer, didn't have a clue
Then out of the blue

God gave me you to show me what's real
There's more to life than just how I feel
And all that I'm worth is right before my eyes
And all that I live for though I didn't know why
Now I do, 'cause God gave me you

For all the times I wore my self pity like a favorite shirt
All wrapped up in that hurt
For every glass I saw, I saw half empty
Now it over flows like a river through my soul
From every doubt I had, I'm finally free
And I truly believe

God gave me you to show me what's real
There's more to life than just how I feel
And all that I'm worth is right before my eyes
And all that I live for though I didn't know why
Now I do, 'cause God gave me you

In your arms I'm someone new
With every tender kiss from you
I must confess, I've been blessed

God gave me you to show me what's real
There's more to life than just how I feel
And all that I'm worth is right before my eyes
And all that I live for though I didn't know why
Now I do, 'cause God gave me you
God gave me you

One lonely night
I sent a prayer
Send me someone
Someone to care
Out of the blue
Suddenly you
Heaven sent
One magic touch
One stolen kiss
My only dream
My every wish
That's when I knew
That it was truly
Heaven sent
And every star in the sky
The knew that I
Had waited my whole life through
And as I held you tight
They shined even brighter
So glad I'd finally found you
And through the years
Never forget
The love we'd found
The night we met
And how we knew
That it was truly
Heaven sent...

Standing in a field of three leaf clovers
Waiting for the rain to pass over
No rainbows, on my shoulder
Just the weight of walking day to day
Nothing shiny coming along the way
Then I saw you and I reached out
(Ain't) no more blue, now I understand why

How lucky I am lucky I am
To be the one who fills your eyes
Blowin' away, sails on a lake
Flyin' like a flag in the sky
Bright colored balloons in the wind
That's how lucky I am
(How lucky I am)

Now the road is rising up to meet me
And my half empty cup is filled completely
And I'm drinking that sweet taste of rain
So grateful for each moment I get
To have found you
I could have walked on by
But the stars were on my side

Love Happens Just Like That
You didn't notice me right beside you I said you looked like someone that I knew A little lie to get you to talk to me a while

Your eyes (oh how) they melt me Your smile, girl heaven help me Your lips kiss and tell me a thing or two Oh, the happy ending this could be Swept away in love and all it's glory One minute hearts are lonely The next each other's only

Then darlin', I just know we'd fall that fast So, don't you ever think it can't Love happens just like that

I could try and act like I don't care But bein' shy that gets me nowhere Though I admit, I'm a little bit scared to talk to you A risk, yeah maybe But that's one worth taking

"Cause I see a love in the making here with you Lightning striking, flames igniting In an instant, souls igniting

You don't have to try so hard
What's with the attitude
All I want is who you are
All you gotta do is

Love me like you mean it
Every day I really want to know
That's you're willing to lay your heart on the line
Talking is fine but feeling is believing
Love me like you mean it

You can try the latest style
But that won't turn my head
If you want to drive me wild
And keep me interested
They'll try to tell you
That the secret to the mind of a man
Is to be some kind of fantasy
But what I'm needing
You ain't ever gonna find in a magazine
It's in between you and me

You got the power, you got the mind
You got the skills, Baby, I ain't lyin'
They way you walk, the way you flirt
Your baby talk could get a grown man hurt
I might be wastin' my time
But I know I'm losing my mind

Shari Ann
You don't have to try to make me blue
"Cause you know you can, it comes so natural to you
Shari Ann you don't have to play so hard to get
I'm just a man, but honey I'm the match you never met

Do you understand what I'm goin' through
I'm in love with you
I'll be your rock, I'll be your rock 'n' roll
I'll be the serenade for your soul
You're non-stop strong, comin' on
You can carry me
Shari Ann

I can feel sorry for my friends, they must be tired
Of all the fuss that I've been making
But since last night I'm feeling so inspired
It's like a dream and I'm not waking
If they could hear you whisper they'd agree
It's more than a love song, it's a symphony

It was that good, it was that right
That chance you get once in your life
The answer to the prayer my heart's been praying
It was that real, it was that strong
That feeling just can't be wrong
I'd go on forever if I could
It was that good

Suddenly I'm saying things I've never heard
My soul is doing all the talking
If it was ordinary you wouldn't hear a word
I'd keep it to myself and just keep walking
But it's no secret what you've done to me
There's no doubt in my mind girl, I believe
The more I think about it
Don't know how I lived without it
It's given new life to me, to know you agree

She's got butterflies, you've got 'em too
You look into her eyes and it's quite a view
You see forever all mapped out
I hope you know what you're talking about

It ain't the falling in love that pulls you through
When the times get tough what you gonna do
To make it last day out and day in
It ain't the falling in love it's the stayin'

You call each others' faults endearing traits
Until the day they all start to irritate
When the new is getting gone
That's when you learn how to keep hangin on
Through the ins and outs
Through the waves of doubt
That's what love's about

In a world of illusion
Filled with wrong turns
Where so many bridges
Seem destined to burn
The odds are so great
The chances so slim
To find the right her
For just the right him

We're two in a million, exceptions to the rule
I followed my heart and love led me to you
It's a gamble at best, so easy to lose
But the first time we kissed we both knew
We're two in a million
Two who found one love that's true

What some call love
Can be lost overnight
And they find there's a tunnel
At the end of the light
But here in your arms
The only surprise
Is the way love keeps growing
As time passes by

Well this old world can get you down
And leave you spinning 'round and 'round
Not knowing what's for real
On this crazy wheel

Is part of the deal, baby
There's only one sure thing I know
I never want to let you go
I'll be here by your side
On this circus ride

Through every drop and climb
'til the end of time
When everything is moving fast
It's hard to stay together
I know that we can make it last
We'll find a way to weather

Any storm heaven sends
We'll see it through to the end
We've got it made if you can just believe
You'll always be loved by me

And when you go to bed at night
And I'm not there to hold you tight
I'll love you from afar
No matter where you are
I'll count the days 'til when
I'm with you again

And when we're growin' old
I'll be the one to hold you close
When everything is fading fast
We'll face the end together
We'll find a way to make it past
One final storm to weather

And even after the end
I will be with you again
We've got it made if you can just believe
You'll always be loved by me

Turn out the lights and close the door
Put your head on the pillow
Let me keep you warm
I wanna run my hands across your face
Lyin' beside you is still the perfect place
We're still going strong
So glad that you came along
Babe in every way
You're still beautiful to me
I just have to say
Your still beautiful to me

Lay back baby and close your eyes
Let me do everything that your heart desires
When I think of the years making love to you
There still ain't nothing that I'd rather do
There's something I can't deny
You sure know how to move this guy
Baby in every way
You're still beautiful to me
I just have to say
You're still beautiful to me
(And it still feels good)
It still feels good,
It still runs deep
When you get close, babe
I sitll get weak
'Cause in these arms is where you belong
We're still going strong
So glad that you came along
Hey babe, your still number one
Baby can't you see
You're still beautiful to me
You'll always be so beautiful to me...

You got the power, you got the mind
You got the skills, Baby, I ain't lyin'
They way you walk, the way you flirt
Your baby talk could get a grown man hurt
I might be wastin' my time
But I know I'm losing my mind

Shari Ann
You don't have to try to make me blue
"Cause you know you can, it comes so natural to you
Shari Ann you don't have to play so hard to get
I'm just a man, but honey I'm the match you never met

Do you understand what I'm goin' through
I'm in love with you
I'll be your rock, I'll be your rock 'n' roll
I'll be the serenade for your soul
You're non-stop strong, comin' on
You can carry me
Shari Ann

Turn out the lights and close the door
Put your head on the pillow
Let me keep you warm
I wanna run my hands across your face
Lyin' beside you is still the perfect place
We're still going strong
So glad that you came along
Babe in every way
You're still beautiful to me
I just have to say
Your still beautiful to me

Lay back baby and close your eyes
Let me do everything that your heart desires
When I think of the years making love to you
There still ain't nothing that I'd rather do
There's something I can't deny
You sure know how to move this guy
Baby in every way
You're still beautiful to me
I just have to say
You're still beautiful to me
(And it still feels good)
It still feels good,
It still runs deep
When you get close, babe
I sitll get weak
'Cause in these arms is where you belong
We're still going strong
So glad that you came along
Hey babe, your still number one
Baby can't you see
You're still beautiful to me
You'll always be so beautiful to me...

I know the sound of each rock and stone
And I embrace what others fear
You are not to roam in this forgotten place
Just the likes of me are welcome here

Everything breathes and I know each breath
For me it means life, for others, it's death
It's perfectly in balance, perfectly planned
More than enough for this man

Like every tree, stands on it's own
Reaching for the sky, I stand alone
I share my world with no one else
All by myself, I stand alone

I seen your world with these very eyes
Don't come any closer, don't even try
I've felt all the pain and heard all the lies
But in my world there's no compromise

Like every tree, stands on it's own
Reaching for the sky, I stand alone
I share my world with no one else
All by myself, I stand alone

All by myself, I stand alone
All by myself, I stand alone

I know the sound of each rock and stone
And I embrace what others fear
You are not to roam in this forgotten place
Just the likes of me are welcome here

Everything breathes and I know each breath
For me it means life, for others, it's death
It's perfectly in balance, perfectly planned
More than enough for this man

Like every tree, stands on it's own
Reaching for the sky, I stand alone
I share my world with no one else
All by myself, I stand alone

I seen your world with these very eyes
Don't come any closer, don't even try
I've felt all the pain and heard all the lies
But in my world there's no compromise

Like every tree, stands on it's own
Reaching for the sky, I stand alone
I share my world with no one else
All by myself, I stand alone

All by myself, I stand alone
All by myself, I stand alone

I've got a hole in my shoe
And a bad case of the blues
On top of that it's rainin too
I picked a bad day to let you go
I've got nothin but time
Nothin but you here on my mind
I guess the stars got out of line
I picked a bad day to let you go

chorus:
Why did I walk away
I must have been crazy
If I could relive that day
I'd make it right, baby
It was just a wrong frame of mind
Wrong place, wrong time
But I know, I picked a bad day to let you go

I'm starin holes through these walls
Waitin on lady luck to call
But I know you wouldn't after all
I just picked a bad day to let you go

Why did I walk away
I must have been crazy
I'm payin for it everyday
But you're gone baby
It was just the wrong frame of mind
Wrong place, wrong time
But I know, I picked a bad day to let you go

Chorus

You told me all I would need was a little time
But getting over you is still such an uphill climb
I know I ought to be living in the present tense
But the past I had with you was the last time my life made sense

Chorus:
Call me crazy - for hurting this way
Call me crazy - go on and say
It's a phase I'm going through
Call me crazy - crazy over you

I know you don't really mean to be so unkind
But pardon me if I'm not in the right frame of mind
To go on hearing how I should start all over again
Face the future without you -
I wouldn't know how to begin

(REPEAT CHORUS)

(bridge)
You say I'm lost in a fantasy
But what we had was real to me
Call me crazy

Go on and say
It's a phase I'm going through
Call me crazy - crazy over you
Call me crazy

I know the damage that he's done
And I know the damage that he'll do
You know when you knock on my door
I'll always open it to you
There is a time, there is a place
But it's not here and nows not safe
This is a fight that's yours and his
Leave my heart out of this

chorus:
Leave my heart out of this
You're too much to resist
I don't have the strength to pull away
Though it's gettin hard for me to say
I'd love to be the way your heartache ends
But till it does we can't be more than friends
I'm only tryin to do what's best
It's gonna hurt you more unless
You leave my heart out of this

Right now confused is how you feel
Afraid to face this on your own
I know the way you're hard to heal
I know the empty of alone
So take my shoulder, take my hand
Take what you need I'll understand
Just don't take more than I can give
Leave my heart out of this

Chorus

Oh you're too much to resist
I'm only tryin to do what's best
It's gonna hurt you more unless
You Leave my heart out of this

Leave my heart

Love breathes when you're out of breath
Love sits by the bedside
When you're near to death
And love still feels it
When the feeling's gone
Love lives, on and on

chorus:
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Love is the right place
Took me a while, took me a while
To get it straight
Now I want to stay
Every day of my life I realize
That I'm in the right place
Love is the right place

Love it moves in mysterious ways
Like mist on the river
At the break of day
So pull open your shutters
Sing a morning song
Love moves on and on

(repeat chorus)

Where you are, near or far
Sun and moon, moon and stars
I know, I know

(repeat chorus)

Still got your pictures up on the wall
I can't take 'em down
I keep expecting you to call
But you don't make a sound
Time ain't supposed to pass this slow
I should have forgotten you long ago
I just never get around to getting over you

I'm tired of putting it off till tomorrow
Should've done it yesterday
No gain in drowning in my sorrow
And just wasting away
Just when I think I got it made
You never fail to get in the way
I just never get around to getting over you

(bridge)
If I could just convince myself
To open my eyes and see
You're not the one for me
Then I could start all over
And get on with my life
And be free from your memory
I could be free

(You see) You're still here after all this time
And I can't erase you from my mind
I just never get around
Never get around, baby
Never get around to getting over you

She's standing at the front door
With her suitcase in her hand
I'm staring down the hallway
Frozen where I stand
I know she doesn't love me anymore
Oh Lord, what can I do
It's gonna take a miracle to make her stay
That's why I'm asking you

So, please don't you have a miracle
Just lying around
One small miracle nobody needs
Send it on down
I'll never make it through this night
Thinking she's with someone else
Please don't you have just
One small miracle left

I know I haven't been a saint
And asking you for anything takes nerve
'Cause you've already blessed me
With so much more in life than I deserve
But if you can make a blind man see
And change the water into wine
Well, surely you can keep her from
Tearing out this old heart of mine

So, please don't you have a miracle
Just lying around
One small miracle nobody needs
Send it on down
I'll never make it through this night
Thinking she's with someone else
Please don't you have just
One small miracle left

Please don't you have just
One small miracle left

I know what you've been waiting for
A little love and happiness
The truth in front of you's so hard to ignore
All you need is tenderness
So drop the Norma Jean
I ain't no James Dean
Just let it flow
No need to fake it babe
We can make it babe, if you just let go

Chorus:
It's only natural baby
You and me dancing close
This could be love
You never know
Just take my hand now baby
We can move it out on the floor
This could be the love that you've waited for
Don't sit around and dream
Let's do the natural thing

You're thinking maybe I'm just breaking the rules
By coming on a little strong
But I got information you can use
So lighten up and play along
Let's have a wing ding
A little spring fling
Don't tell me no
I don't want no wedding ring
Ain't rushing anything
Just let the good times roll

(REPEAT CHORUS)

So drop the Norma Jean
I ain't no James Dean
Just let it flow
No need to fake it babe
Now we can make it babe, if you just let it go

(REPEAT CHORUS)

On a tree inside a heart
A dull Boy Scout knife took
Half a day to carve
Michael loves Carolyn
He'd just turned ten and she was nine

The summer she turned sweet sixteen
He finally found his nerve and took her out to see
And what she saw through her tears
Was seven hearts for seven years

And they stood beneath the tree of hearts
And they watched their feelings grow
And they swore they'd never be apart
True love left it's mark
On the tree of hearts

The tenth time he carved their names
Carolyn's dad was giving her away
There beneath the shelter of
The tree of hearts they pledged their love
And then four hearts down the road
They brought the first of two born home

And they played beneath the tree of hearts
And they watched their children grow
And they swore they'd never be apart
True love left it's mark
On a tree of hearts

In the blinking of an eye
Somehow fifty-seven hearts flew by
Fifty-eight, fifty-nine, sixty... Miss Carolyn
At sixty-one Michael knew
There wouldn't be a sixty-two

And they lay beneath the tree of hearts
And you can watch thier love still grown
Where they swore they'd never be apart
True love left it's mark
On the tree of hearts

Today at work
I overheard a name
I knew it wasn't yours
But it touched me just the same
It felt so good to have you in my mind
I guess I'm the sentimental kind

Chorus:
Oh, I wonder who you became
Did you change the world
Or play the game
We came so close to love back then
We could have been

You were so brave
When I was shy
I made you laugh
When something made you cry
And I don't think we ever said good-bye
Now I'll always wonder why

(REPEAT CHORUS)

(bridge)
A time or two
I thought about calling
But something always gets in the way
Maybe I'm afraid you'd really answer
What would I say to you?

(REPEAT CHORUS)

We could have been

Tommy still drives that ol' pickup truck
He had back in high school
He says he won't trade it in
'Cause they don't make 'em like they used to
His wife Donna's got a picture of Elvis
By the clock in the kitchen
Her hair and clothes come back in style
Every now and then
They made a promise on their wedding day
Nothin's gonna take this feeling away

Chorus:
Let the world turn
Let the years drift by
The fire will burn
In their hearts just as bright
Time may take its toll
But their love won't grow old
And if they live to be a hundred and one
They're still gonna die young

Tommy spent years fixin' wheels and brakes
At the Texaco on the highway
Donna kept the kids and did permanent waves
At the beauty shop on Fridays
It's been forty years but who'd ever know
By the way they carry on
Just the same two kids as much in love
As the day they married on
They made a promise on their wedding day
Nothin's gonna take this feeling away

(REPEAT CHORUS)

Gonna die young

(repeat three times)

They're still gonna die young...

I can't believe that I've found you
Fate did a number on me
If you end up with my arms around you
It's meant to be

Well maybe my crazy is showing
But maybe I'm hooked on your touch
But wherever my life is going
There ain't no rush... 'cause

Chorus:
Wherever you're going
I'd like to go too
If you don't have anything better to do
I'd love to spend some more time together
So what are you doing between now and forever?

I'll take the blue with the gray days
I just pray the road will be long
'Cause if I'm beside you there's no way I can go wrong

(chorus)

I'd love to spend some more time together
So what are you doing between now and forever?
What are you doing between now and forever?

I made a promise to myself
Never again
To get burned by someone else
Until you walked in

I felt the old magig again
I felt the room startin' to spin
As my will came tumbling down

Chorus:
I can't help it if I'm blindhearted
Fallin again
I can't help it if my life has started
Slowly cavin in
And I keep on holin out for
Oh, I guess I'm just a blindhearted fool

I've got to find a way to live
On my own
I need to find someone who'll give
Me love that's strong

It's like a race against time
Until your face enters my mind
And you still
Burn me to the ground

(repeat chorus)

Tell everyone to gather 'round
They won't believe the view
They're lookin at a blindhearted fool
Over you

We agreed that it was over
Now the lines have all been drawn
The vows we made began to fade
But now they're gone
Put your pictures in a shoebox
And my gold ring in a drawer
I'm not supposed to love you anymore

Now Sherri says she's jealous
Of this freedom that I've found
If she were me she would be
Out on the town
And she says she can't imagine
What on Earth I'm waiting for
I'm not supposed to love you anymore

Chorus:
Oh I shouldn't care or wonder where
and how you are
But I can't hide this hurt inside my
broken heart
I'm fighting back emotions that I've
never fought before
'Cause I'm not supposed to love you anymore

Now I'm writing you this letter
And it's killing me tonight
That I agreed when you believed
it wasn't right
And I couldn't sleep up on the bed
So I'm down here on the floor
Where I'm not supposed to love you anymore

Chorus

I'm fighting back emotions that I've
never fought before
'Cause I'm not supposed to love you anymore

I've got a four leaf clover
I hung a horseshoe on the wall
I threw salt over my left shoulder
I'll try anything at all
To get lucky with you
I want you so much
Until you want me too
I ain't gonna give up

Chorus:
I'll throw another nickel in the well
Tell myself this time maybe it'll help
To make my dreams come true
I'll make another wish upon a star
Just in case you're out in your backyard
Lookin' up there too
With a lot of love and a little luck
You'll fall like I fell
I'll just cross my fingers
And throw another nickel in the well

If I could get Houdini
To teach me a trick or two
Then maybe you would see me
In the way I want you to
Gonna knock on wood
It ain't been easy
I've done everything I could
To make you need me

REPEAT CHORUS

With a lot of love and a little luck
You'll fall like I fell
I'll just cross my fingers
And throw another nickel in the well

Yeah, just cross my fingers
And throw another nickel in the well

I'd be fooling myself, thinkin' I've got it made
I just can't assume true love won't fade
I'll keep on listenin' to her, say I'm glad that I found her
Keep on showin' her how much my world turns around her
'Cause...

Chorus:
On any given night
She could walk away
She won't be mine for the takin'
And that's the price that I'd pay
'Cause love's ever-changin'
And in the blink of an eye
Teardrops could fall
And I could lose it all
On any given night

She's the sensitive kind, she needs a connection
And I cannot be so blind to lose my direction
I'll keep on walkin' that mile, show her how far I'll go
Keep on letting her hear all she needs to know

(REPEAT CHORUS)

Teardrops could fall
And I could lose it all
On any given night

I'm waiting on the green light to make you mine
But your heart's just taking it's own sweet time
You want to be sure if you'll sink or swim
Well, grab a hold of me and just jump on in
You're playing it safe
But baby I'll wait

chorus:
Ooh, whenever you're ready
I could be yours in a second or so
Ooh, baby come and get me
My heart's sitting on go
Ooh, I'm off to the races
All you've gotta do is let me know
Ooh, I'm ready and waiting
My heart's sitting on go

You oughta give in now instead of resisting
'Cause I'm not above a little arm twisting
I'm betting it's only a matter of time
Before you and me are standing at the finish line
You're having your doubts
But you'll come around

(repeat chorus)

You're playin' it safe
But baby I'll wait

(repeat chorus)

Straight out of some story
You walked in, in all your glory
I thought you were perfect for me
I was out of my mind
Looked like I was winning
It was the best love I'd ever been in
Just when we were beginning
The end--you left me behind

And I was looking forward to a happy ending
So much for pretending

I should have known better
Than to think of happy ever
After--you and me together
I was out of my league
I kept my heart hidden
And now I'm wishing that I didn't
Oh who am I kidding
You weren't even intrigued

And I was looking forward to a happy ending
So much for pretending

It could have been beautiful
If I'd only met you
If I'd only let you know
What you meant to me
And if I could I would
Give you a demonstration
Of how my imagination
Thought it ought to be
So much for pretending

Ooh yeah, pretending...pretending
So much for pretending

Out on the porch swing
Like some old painting
He seems like he don't move at all
And somewhere a bell rings
And he's just remembering
The last time that she ever called
He picks up the phone
And he says to the dial tone

Chorus:
It's still life without you
And I still hold on
What it feels like
You can't go by that
It's still life...still life without you

The chances were given
To get on with livin'
The truth is that he never tried
And no one ever sees him
Most folks don't even
Remember which one of 'em died
But he still denies it...
He closes his eyes and...

REPEAT CHORUS

Oh, still life...still life without you

Out on the porch swing
Like some old painting
He seems like he don't move at all

I used to sing to her
It used to make her smile
She knew all the words
For a while
I sang love me tender
Always and forever
Hold me baby all night long
I could go on and on
But that's another song

We used to go for walks
On a country road like this
It's funny all the small
Things you miss
Like puttin' pennies on a train track
The way you brushed your hair back
The sun on your face
I wish I were there today
But that's another place

Oh, the way I used to hold her
The things I should've told her
If I could make the clock unwind
Back to when she was mine
But that's another time

(repeat chorus)

I could go on and on
But that's another song

Saw you come through them swingin' doors
Had 'em Hanging on ya,
Couldn't hold one more
You walked by with a silly grin
They were kissin' all over your chinny chin chin

Chorus:
Eugene you genius
What book did you read
That made you so smart
You could steal a heart
Anytime that you please
Eugene you genius
Could you teach me

It's more than the way you comb your hair
That's making all the pretty girls stop and stare
Tell me Eugene I just gotta know
Can I go down and buy it at the grocery store
It is something that you tell 'em
Love letters that you mail 'em
Your secrets safe with me
To get those kind of glances
Do you have to take classes
For a Master Romeo degree

At first i thought it was the moonlight shining through the mist
Cause after all a kiss is just a kiss or so i thought
But i must have been wrong

It could have been the music cause it sounded so sweet
Something sure was sweeping me off my feet
All night long, it sure was strong
Before i knew what was going on, i was going , going, gone

I suppose it could have been the perfume from a honeysuckle vine
Something sure was driving me out of my mind
But i should have known all along
It was your love and it was strong
And now i'm going, going, gone

It might have been the magic written in the stars
Some gypsy might have read it somewhere in the cards
It really doesn't matter cause whatever it was
It led me straight to your arms

First i thought it was the moonlight shining through the mist
After all a kiss is just a kiss or so i thought (so i thought)
But i must have been wrong
Before i knew what was going on
I was going, going, gone

Going, going, gone
Going, going, gone

I'M SITTING HERE INSIDE THIS STRANGER'S PLACE
AND TIME IS RACING BY
I'VE BEEN WAY OUT HERE FOR A MONTH OR MORE
TONIGHT I'M WONDERIN' WHY
YOU TRY TO UNDERSTAND THE THINGS THAT I FEEL
MAYBE THIS TIME I'LL FIND AWAY TO EXPLAIN IT

CAUSE THERE IS A DREAM DEEP INSIDE MY HEAD
AND IT MAY SEEM LIKE IT'S BREAKING THE THREAD
THAT HOLDS ME TO YOU
STILL YOU HAVE NEVER WANTED TO CHANGE ME
BUT DARLING I KNOW THOUGH WE'RE FAR APART
THE SIGNAL IS STRONG
THIS HELPLESS HEART WILL ALWAYS BELONG TO YOU... TO YOU

THIS POWER TAKES ME FROM THE PLACE I BELONG
TO WHERE ONLY THE STRONG GET THROUGH
YOU'VE GOT TO KEEP ON BELIEVING OR YOU'LL LOSE YOUR WAY
CAUSE IT SLIPS RIGHT OUT OF VIEW
THOUGH THERE ARE DAYS THE LIGHT CAN FLICKER AND FADE
HERE IN THIS PLACE TONIGHT A FIRE IS BURNING

CAUSE THERE IS A DREAM DEEP INSIDE MY HEAD
AND IT MAY SEEM LIKE IT'S BREAKING THE THREAD
THAT HOLDS ME TO YOU
STILL YOU HAVE NEVER WANTED TO CHANGE ME
BUT BELIEVE ME I KNOW THOUGH WE'RE FAR APART
THE SIGNAL IS STRONG
THIS HELPLESS HEART WILL ALWAYS BELONG TO YOU

THIS HELPLESS HEART WILL ALWAYS BELONG TO YOU
WILL ALWAYS BELONG TO YOU
TO YOU
ONLY TO YOU
TO YOU

Here you are on the back of my mind again
Don't guess it's gonna get any better
Is your memory ever gonna end
Or does it go on forever

I was the one when you left town
Said I'd get along somehow
Didn't take long to find out
That I was wrong

Look at me now
Nothing but a whole lot of time on my hands
Look at me now
Thought I wouldn't need you, now I understand
You said I was never gonna learn
Look at me now

I was so busy looking out for myself
I know I must have took you for granted
Didn't want to make room for someone else
Didn't know love when I had it

You were the one who set me free
But you can lay the blame on me
Come my way and you'll see
I have changed

Look at me now
Nothing but a whole lot of time on my hands
Look at me now
Thought I wouldn't need you, now I understand
You said I was never gonna learn
Just look at me now

Calling your name in the quiet of the night
Seeing your face every time I close my eyes
It's always the same, I keep hoping that you might
Look at me now
Standing here holding my heart in my hands
Look at me now
Wishing I told you we could still start again
What I'd give if you'd turn
And look at me now

Here you are on the back of my mind again...

There's not a star left in the sky tonight
That hasn't been wished on
And I've been wishin' I could find me a wishin' well
I'd throw in every penny I own

I've got moonlight and a warm June night
All that's missing here is you
Me and the moon have never been so blue

Chorus:
If I may I wish I might find you lying beside me
In a way
I can see your eyes in the stars
But it's not the same
I wanna see the stars in your eyes tonight
To be the stars in your eyes tonight
Just me and the stars in your eyes tonight
But it's me and the moon

It seems if you believe in a dream enough
It has to come true
And mine would turn back time til the world unwinds
If I could only be holding you

So if a star falls from the sky tonight
You'll know what I tried to do
Me and the moon have never been so blue

If I may I wish I might find you lying beside me
In a way
I can see your eyes in the stars
But it's not the same
I wanna see the stars in your eyes tonight
To be the stars in your eyes tonight
Just me and the stars in your eyes tonight
And not me and the moon

If I may I wish I might find you lying beside me
In a way
I can see your eyes in the stars
But it's not the same
I wanna see the stars in your eyes tonight
To be the stars in your eyes tonight
Just me and the stars in your eyes tonight
But it's me and the moon

And me and the moon have never been so blue

She cries just a little when she sees him walk away
After all, she can't see it any other way
And it's heard when you're feeling like there's nothing left to lose
No she can't help it, she sees no excuse

chorus:
There's no good in her goodbye
There's no tear she hasn't cried
But it's not enough
She needs nothing less than love
Don't say the sacrifice is small
And no one ever has it all
When all she wants
Is nothing less than love

You can stand in the middle and see it either way
That's just how it is, no one ever wants the blame
So she'll pick up the pieces and pretend she just can't see
Cause all she's looking for is some room to breathe

(repeat chorus)

She knows better than to wait
Just keep waiting till it's too late

(repeat chorus)

Rebecca Lynn grew up in Carolina,
Half a mile from Tucker Cherry's farm.

A quiet girl with green eyes full of fire,
Her daddy's pride and all her mama's charm.

Rebecca Lynn became my heart's desire,
Long about the start of second grade.

Mrs. Rosenbloom let me sit beside her,
So we pass notes and after school we play... Singin'

Ring around the rosie, pocket full of dreams and posies,
Patty cake, A Baker's Man, Tag you're it, Kick the Can.

And I think I hear my mama calling, gotta go,
Man I loved her so.

High school days, me and Becky learnin',
What it really means to be in love.

Give and take, holdin' back for heaven's sake
And fightin' for a week, then makin' up.

I said "Please, Becky, won't you marry me?"
Prom night in my car out by the curb.

She was so surprised, first she laughed and then she cried
And somewhere in my heart I'm sure I heard

Ring around the rosie, pocket full of dreams and posies,
Patty cake, A Baker's Man, Tag you're it, Kick the Can.

Mama flashed the porch light for me, gotta go,
Man I loved her so.

When love is wrong, it dies, and that's the way it goes.
But when it's right, Your love grows.

Laura Jean was born in Tennessee,
That's a common little miracle, I know.

But for me and Becky Lynn, she's the dream that started when,
We fell in love so many years ago... Singin'

Ring around the rosie, pocket full of dreams and posies,
Patty cake, A Baker's Man, Tag you're it, Kick the Can.

And I think I hear you're mama callin', gotta go
Oh, man, I love you so

Alone again tonight,
Without someone to love.
Stars are shinin' bright,
So one more wish goes up.
Oh I wish I may,
And I wish with all my might,
For the love I'm dreamin' of,
And missin' in my life.

You'd think that I could find,
A true love of my own.
It happens all the time,
To people that I know.
Their wishes all come true,
So I've got to believe,
That there's still someone out there who,
Is meant for only me.

Chorus:
I guess I must be wishin' on someone else's star,
It seems like someone else keeps gettin' what I'm wishin' for.
Why can't I be as lucky as those other people are?
Oh I guess I must be wishin'... on someone else's star

I sit here in the dark,
And stare up at the sky.
I can't give my heart,
One good reason why,
Everywhere I look,
It's lovers that I see.
Seems like everyone's in love,
Everyone but me.

Chorus:
I guess I must be wishin' on someone else's star,
It seems like someone else keeps gettin' what I'm wishin' for.
Why can't I be as lucky as those other people are?
Oh I guess I must be wishin'... on someone else's star

Why can't I be as lucky as those other people are?
Oh I guess I must be wishin',
On someone else's star.

THIS TOWN DOESN'T UNDERSTAND
TWO PEOPLE MAKIN' DREAMS AND PLANS
THEY SAY WE'RE MUCH TOO YOUNG
IN THIS TOWN

THIS TOWN'S FULL OF NARROW MINDS
CAN'T SEE BEYOND THE CITY LIMIT SIGNS
THEY CLOSE THE BEDROOM BLINDS
IN THIS TOWN

I'VE DONE SOME THINKIN'
AND I REALIZE
THERE'S MORE THAN DAIRY QUEEN AND FRIDAY NIGHTS
WHILE WE'RE STILL YOUNG, WE'VE GOTTA GET AWAY
TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE OUR BREAK

CHORUS:
FROM THIS TOWN
WORD'LL GET AROUND
TWO RENEGADES ESCAPED
NO THEY COULDN'T KEEP US DOWN
AND THIS TOWN
WILL BE A DIME STORE MEMORY
BABY I JUST KNOW IT
THERE'S A BETTER PLACE TO BE
THAN THIS TOWN
OH THIS TOWN

NOW THIS TOWN'S GOT A FACTORY
NOT MUCH FUTURE HERE FOR YOU AND ME
IT'S AS FAR AS THEY CAN SEE
IN THIS TOWN

I'VE HEARD THE WIND BLOWIN' AT MY DOOR
VOICES TELLIN ME THERE'S SO MUCH MORE
IT'S EASY TO GET BORED
IN THIS TOWN

I'VE JUST GOT TO SEE THOSE THOSE CITY LIGHTS
IT'S TIME WE SPREAD OUR WINGS AND LEARN TO FLY
THEY'LL NEVER CATCH US IF WE DISAPPEAR
OH THE INTERSTATE IS MUCH TO NEAR

CHORUS:
CAN'T YOU JUST HEAR THEM TALKIN'
THEIR RIGHTEOUS WORDS
BURNIN' DOWN THE WIRE
WHAT DO WE CARE WHAT THEY THINK NOW
THINKIN'S NOT ALLOWED... IN THIS TOWN

(CHORUS)
THIS TOWN
THIS TOWN

Have you ever had one of those days
When you really need a friend
The day drags on and on
And you think there's no end
Then you know how I feel

Have you ever had one of those nights
When you just lie awake
Starin' at the ceiling
Until the dawn breaks
Then you know how I feel

Chorus:
If you've heard goodbye
And something inside just won't heal
If a memory won't set you free
And you know that it never will
Then you know how I feel

If you've heard goodbye
And something inside just won't heal
If a memory won't set you free
And you know that it never will
Then you know how I feel

Then you know how I feel