Joe Diffie

Been one tough week, dead on my feet
But, I've made plans for tonight
When I'm feeling blue, know just what to do
And how to make it right
Seems like I've needed this forever
Gonna have myself a night to remember

Dim the lights, lock the door, spread your pictures
On the floor, throw the dust off of our past let it
All come floodin' back, cause' it ain't easy being
Strong and when I can't forget your gone I just
Surrender, and have myself a night to remember.

Sad ain't my style but once in a while
I just have to give in
'Cause a woman like you, is so hard to lose
You just don't want it to end
I know this can't go on forever
So tonight I'll have a night to remember

Dim the lights, lock the door, spread your pictures
On the floor, throw the dust off of our past let it
All come floodin' back, cause' it ain't easy being
Strong and when I can't forget your gone I just
Surrender, and have myself a night to remember.

Oh it ain't easy being strong and when I can't
Forget your gone I'll just surrender and have
Myself a night to remember

Been one tough week, dead on my feet
But, I've made plans for tonight
When I'm feeling blue, know just what to do
And how to make it right
Seems like I've needed this forever
Gonna have myself a night to remember

Dim the lights, lock the door, spread your pictures
On the floor, throw the dust off of our past let it
All come floodin' back, cause' it ain't easy being
Strong and when I can't forget your gone I just
Surrender, and have myself a night to remember.

Sad ain't my style but once in a while
I just have to give in
'Cause a woman like you, is so hard to lose
You just don't want it to end
I know this can't go on forever
So tonight I'll have a night to remember

Dim the lights, lock the door, spread your pictures
On the floor, throw the dust off of our past let it
All come floodin' back, cause' it ain't easy being
Strong and when I can't forget your gone I just
Surrender, and have myself a night to remember.

Oh it ain't easy being strong and when I can't
Forget your gone I'll just surrender and have
Myself a night to remember

Up and down the street tonight
There?s a Santa Claus at every light
Trees for sale on the corner lot
Waiting for a home

Everywhere across the land
Gifts are wrapped with loving hands
Around the world as children sleep
A star begins to glow

And somewhere, someone quietly explains
To a loved one what all this means

Two thousands years ago
The sky was bright with the Heavenly host
Peace on Earth good will towards men
Has been hangin? in ever since
From that night and forevermore
Every man whether rich or poor
Will share the love, the hope, and joy
All because of a baby boy

When Christmas Day is finally here
And friends and family gather near
Memories shared from seasons past
And a little child will ask

The someone, somewhere will quietly explain
To a loved one what all this means

Two thousands years ago
The sky was bright with the Heavenly host
Peace on Earth good will towards men
Has been hangin? in ever since
From that night and forevermore
Every man whether rich or poor
Will share the love, the hope, and joy
All because of a baby boy

That?s one for me, and one for you
Add it up and we?re just two fools
And on, and on, and on, and on, it goes

You hurt me, and I hurt you woman
Like two kids we're keepin? score
Am I one, two or three heartaches ahead

Are we even yet

Are we even yet
Do we even know if we?re holdin? on or lettin? go
Nobody wins, when we can?t forgive and forget
Are we even yet

My words hurt, and cause you pain

Tear drops fall like pourin? rain
You cry and cry, love dies and dies some more

Revenge is sweet, when you don?t talk
I?m afraid you?re gonna walk
What will it take to take back the things we?ve said

Are we even yet

Are we even yet
Do we even know if we?re holdin? on or lettin? go
Nobody wins, when we can?t forgive and forget
Are we even yet

The Day I left I told myself she's wrong
I'am better of gone....better of gone
I headed my old truck, in to the dawn
I'am better of gone...better of gone

If I'am better of gone
then why am I alone in the dark
If I made the right move
Then why am I so blue
and why can't I convince my heart
When my mind says better leave her alone
You're better of gone

I wonder should I call her on the phone..naw
I'am better of gone....better of gone
surely I can make it on my own
I'am better of gone....better of gone

If I'am better of gone
then why am I alone in the dark
If I made the right move
Then why am I so blue
and why can't I convince my heart
When my mind says better leave her alone
You're better of gone

If I made the right move
Then why am I so blue
and why can't I convince my heart
When my mind says better leave her alone
You're better of gone...better og gone

He plays guitar at a hotel bar
For out of towners and business men
He struts and sings to his drum machine
But he won't make it big at the Holiday Inn
But she thinks that he looks like Elvis
When he runs his fingers through that jet black hair
And sometimes she forgets an order
'Cause she's so struck by him that she stops and stares

Chorus:
They gotta love bigger than the Beatles
Wild and free like a Rolling Stone
They gotta love takes 'em higher than the Eagles
Ain't life such a sweet sweet song
Na na na na na
Na na na na na
Na na na na yeah yeah yeah

She pours some drinks, loads up the sink
And dreams of being a movie star
Her mama said she'd knock 'em dead
But Hollywood hasn't called so far
But he thinks she's as pretty as a picture
When she wipes down tables in her apron strings
And sometimes he forgets a chorus
'Cause she's shining like a beauty on the silver screen

Chorus

No you won't find their names on the walk of fame
But they ain't missing much
'Cause when the lights go down on tinsel town
All you need is love

Chorus

He plays guitar at a hotel bar
For out of towners and business men
He struts and sings to his drum machine
But he won't make it big at the Holiday Inn
But she thinks that he looks like Elvis
When he runs his fingers through that jet black hair
And sometimes she forgets an order
'Cause she's so struck by him that she stops and stares

Chorus:
They gotta love bigger than the Beatles
Wild and free like a Rolling Stone
They gotta love takes 'em higher than the Eagles
Ain't life such a sweet sweet song
Na na na na na
Na na na na na
Na na na na yeah yeah yeah

She pours some drinks, loads up the sink
And dreams of being a movie star
Her mama said she'd knock 'em dead
But Hollywood hasn't called so far
But he thinks she's as pretty as a picture
When she wipes down tables in her apron strings
And sometimes he forgets a chorus
'Cause she's shining like a beauty on the silver screen

Chorus

No you won't find their names on the walk of fame
But they ain't missing much
'Cause when the lights go down on tinsel town
All you need is love

Chorus

Joe Diffie
Cold Budweiser and a Sweet Tater

Woke up this morning all alone
I turned over and you were gone
Pulled the shade and looked down the drive
And you were gone in my 65
All that's left in the 'fridgerator
Is a cold budweiser and sweet tater

Hidin' from this ol' mornin light
I don't know what I did last night
I'm not sure I didn't die
I'm staring out this ol' double wide
And all that's left in the 'fridgerator
Is a cold budweiser and a sweet tater

<instrumental>

What makes you think I miss you?
What makes you think I care?
When everything I'll ever need
Is in that fridgedaire

Well the phone's been ringin for an hour
And I'm still standing here in the shower
I guess I should go be lookin for you
But I got better things to do
I don't need to leave this trailer
I got a cold budweiser and a sweet tater

<short instrumental w/add>
I said all that's left in the fridgerator
is a cold budweiser and a sweet tater
All thats left in the fridgerator
is a cold budweiser and a sweet tater

<instrumental> - lead out

I could show you where I stood today
Had my doubts, packed my clothes, I was on my way
Right here on this spot was as far as I got
I couldn't make it from here on out

Lord, it felt like my shoes were nailed to the floor
Had to hold to that old chair when I opened the door
I got a breathtaking view of my life without you
And I couldn't make it from here on out

From here on out, I'm gonna know
What I have and just how close
I was to leaving what I'll need most
From here on out
Your sweet love turned me around
Now every precious moment counts
Oh, how I'm gonna love you
From here on out

One by one I retraced
Every step I'd made
And carefully put everything back in its place

From here on out, I'm gonna know
What I have and just how close
I was to leaving what I'll need most
From here on out
Your sweet love turned me around
Now every precious moment counts
Oh, how I'm gonna love you
From here on out

Man that smells good!

I can't get rich; I can't make a living,
But I sure do something for the neighborhood women.
I wake up every morning with em knocking at my door;
You can't keep 'em waiting when they're begging for more.

"Back! Back!" I hollered to my hound,
"You're supposed to keep 'em from coming around!"
I used to think they were after me
But they're just after my recipe, for
Good brown gravy, good brown gravy, I said
Good brown gravy, Mmm, good brown gravy

Well, you can sop it with a biscuit, you can eat it from a pan,
You can lick it off your fingers when it's running down your hand.
If I could get a backer I could cause a big commotion.
I could put it on the market, call it "Biscuit Lotion."

"Back! Back!" I hollered to my hound,
"You're supposed to keep 'em from coming around!"
I used to think they were after me
But they're just after my recipe, for
Good brown gravy, good brown gravy, I said
Good brown gravy, Mmm, good brown gravy

Well, Granny told my momma 'bout the power that it had;
Good Brown Gravy is the way she got my dad.
They tried to get me in the Army, tried to get me in the Navy,
Just to get the secret of my good brown gravy.

"Back! Back!" I hollered to my hound,
"You're supposed to keep 'em from coming around!"
I used to think they were after me
But they're just after my recipe, for
Good brown gravy, good brown gravy, I said
Good brown gravy, good brown gravy
Good brown gravy, good brown gravy
I mean good brown gravy!

Have yourself a merry little Christmas
Let your heart be light
From now on our troubles will be out of sight

Have yourself a merry little Christmas
Make the Yule-tide gay
From now on our troubles will be miles away

Here were are as in olden days
Happy golden days of yore
Faithful friends who are dear to us
Gather near to us
Once more

Through the years we all will be together
If the Fates allow
Hang a shining star upon the highest bough
And have yourself a merry little Christmas now

Here were are as in olden days
Happy golden days of yore
Faithful friends who are dear to us
Gather near to us
Once more

Through the years we all will be together
If the Fates allow
Hang a shining star upon the highest bough
And have yourself a merry little Christmas now

Darkness falls. My tears fall like rain.
Blue whistle moans out your name.
Gathering spead, carrying pain.
Look out heart. Here comes that train.

Just like her its a runaway.
Out of controll drving me insane
Barreling down the tracks that my tears laid.
Look out heart. Here comes that train.

Hot burning coals of her memory
Just feed the flame that builds the steam.
It drives those wheels right through my brain.
Look out heart. Here comes that train.

Chorus 2x

If l had sent a message
Like a whisper on the breeze
I reckon it's not wonder
That it never got to me
I'm down here in Kentucky
Where the sun don't ever shine
The wind don't blow in a hollow deep as mine
Oh if l raise my eyes
And look straight up in the sky
I can see the clouds rolling by
Well they're and then they're gone
But I'm still here alone
The wind don't blow in a hollow deep as mine

I saw a little blue bird
Heard him singing through the trees
It brought me right back to you
Just as pretty as you please
Then he took to flying
Disappeared among the pines
I can't get out of a hollow deep as mine

Oh if l raise my eyes
And look straight up in the sky
I can see the clouds rolling by
Well they're and then they're gone
But I'm still here alone
The wind don't blow in a hollow deep as mine

The only the thing I see ahead is
Just the heat a rising off the road
The rainbows I've been chasing keep on fading before I find my pot of gold
But more and more I'm thinking, that the only treasures that I'll ever know
Are long ago and far behind and wrapped up in my memories of home

Home was a swimming hole and a fishing pole and the feel of a muddy row between my toes
Home was a back porch swing where I would sit and mom would sing amazing grace
While she hung out the clothes,
Home was an easy chair with my daddy there and the smell of Sunday supper on the stove
My footsteps carry me away but in my mind I'm always going home

Now the miles I put behind me ain't as hard as the miles that lay ahead
And its much too late to listen to the words of wisdom that my daddy said
The straight and narrow path he showed me turned into a thousand winding roads,

My footsteps carry me away, but in my mind I'm always going home.

Home was a swimming hole and a fishing pole and the feel of a muddy row between my toes
Home was a back porch swing where I would sit and mom would sing amazing grace
While she hung out the clothes,
Home was an easy chair with my daddy there and the smell of Sunday supper on the stove
My footsteps carry me away but in my mind I'm always going home

Yeah, the straight and narrow path he showed me turned into a thousand winding roads,
My footsteps carry me away, but in my mind I'm always going home.

The only the thing I see ahead is
Just the heat a rising off the road
The rainbows I've been chasing keep on fading before I find my pot of gold
But more and more I'm thinking, that the only treasures that I'll ever know
Are long ago and far behind and wrapped up in my memories of home

Home was a swimming hole and a fishing pole and the feel of a muddy row between my toes
Home was a back porch swing where I would sit and mom would sing amazing grace
While she hung out the clothes,
Home was an easy chair with my daddy there and the smell of Sunday supper on the stove
My footsteps carry me away but in my mind I'm always going home

Now the miles I put behind me ain't as hard as the miles that lay ahead
And its much too late to listen to the words of wisdom that my daddy said
The straight and narrow path he showed me turned into a thousand winding roads,

My footsteps carry me away, but in my mind I'm always going home.

Home was a swimming hole and a fishing pole and the feel of a muddy row between my toes
Home was a back porch swing where I would sit and mom would sing amazing grace
While she hung out the clothes,
Home was an easy chair with my daddy there and the smell of Sunday supper on the stove
My footsteps carry me away but in my mind I'm always going home

Yeah, the straight and narrow path he showed me turned into a thousand winding roads,
My footsteps carry me away, but in my mind I'm always going home.

Well the beer's on the bar and the smoke fills the air
And there's a fool in every corner man I just don't care
Tight pants, line dance, stetson hats and cowboy boots
They got a Friday night, get right, honky tonk attitude

Well the waitress never leaves you with a half-empty glass
And every girl's on the dance floor shakin' her... well
It's a two step, three step, outta step, country mood
They got a Friday night, get right, honky tonk attitude

Well now everybody knows that's where everybody goes
Just to dance away their blues
So leave your cares behind, it's just a state of mind
What have you got to lose

Hey bartender pour us another round,
We're just get gettin' started don't shut us down
We need a slow dance, romanced, last chance rendezvous
We need a Friday night, get right, honky tonk attitude

If you've got a Friday night, get right, honky tonk attitude
Yeah you need a Friday night, get right, honky tonk attitude

Well the beer's on the bar and the smoke fills the air
And there's a fool in every corner man I just don't care
Tight pants, line dance, stetson hats and cowboy boots
They got a Friday night, get right, honky tonk attitude

Well the waitress never leaves you with a half-empty glass
And every girl's on the dance floor shakin' her... well
It's a two step, three step, outta step, country mood
They got a Friday night, get right, honky tonk attitude

Well now everybody knows that's where everybody goes
Just to dance away their blues
So leave your cares behind, it's just a state of mind
What have you got to lose

Hey bartender pour us another round,
We're just get gettin' started don't shut us down
We need a slow dance, romanced, last chance rendezvous
We need a Friday night, get right, honky tonk attitude

If you've got a Friday night, get right, honky tonk attitude
Yeah you need a Friday night, get right, honky tonk attitude

Well the beer's on the bar and the smoke fills the air
And there's a fool in every corner man I just don't care
Tight pants, line dance, stetson hats and cowboy boots
They got a Friday night, get right, honky tonk attitude

Well the waitress never leaves you with a half-empty glass
And every girl's on the dance floor shakin' her... well
It's a two step, three step, outta step, country mood
They got a Friday night, get right, honky tonk attitude

Well now everybody knows that's where everybody goes
Just to dance away their blues
So leave your cares behind, it's just a state of mind
What have you got to lose

Hey bartender pour us another round,
We're just get gettin' started don't shut us down
We need a slow dance, romanced, last chance rendezvous
We need a Friday night, get right, honky tonk attitude

If you've got a Friday night, get right, honky tonk attitude
Yeah you need a Friday night, get right, honky tonk attitude

Well the beer's on the bar and the smoke fills the air
And there's a fool in every corner man I just don't care
Tight pants, line dance, stetson hats and cowboy boots
They got a Friday night, get right, honky tonk attitude

Well the waitress never leaves you with a half-empty glass
And every girl's on the dance floor shakin' her... well
It's a two step, three step, outta step, country mood
They got a Friday night, get right, honky tonk attitude

Well now everybody knows that's where everybody goes
Just to dance away their blues
So leave your cares behind, it's just a state of mind
What have you got to lose

Hey bartender pour us another round,
We're just get gettin' started don't shut us down
We need a slow dance, romanced, last chance rendezvous
We need a Friday night, get right, honky tonk attitude

If you've got a Friday night, get right, honky tonk attitude
Yeah you need a Friday night, get right, honky tonk attitude

Well the beer's on the bar and the smoke fills the air
And there's a fool in every corner man I just don't care
Tight pants, line dance, stetson hats and cowboy boots
They got a Friday night, get right, honky tonk attitude

Well the waitress never leaves you with a half-empty glass
And every girl's on the dance floor shakin' her... well
It's a two step, three step, outta step, country mood
They got a Friday night, get right, honky tonk attitude

Well now everybody knows that's where everybody goes
Just to dance away their blues
So leave your cares behind, it's just a state of mind
What have you got to lose

Hey bartender pour us another round,
We're just get gettin' started don't shut us down
We need a slow dance, romanced, last chance rendezvous
We need a Friday night, get right, honky tonk attitude

If you've got a Friday night, get right, honky tonk attitude
Yeah you need a Friday night, get right, honky tonk attitude

HOUSTON, WE HAVE A PROBLEM [2:50]
Joe Diffie

From The Album: Twice Upon A Time (1997)

Written by: Steve Dukes/Michael Higgins/Chris Lindrey

Peaked Billboard position: Did not chart


She said she'd meet me in the cheap seats in the end zone
And now I sittin's here cryin'
In the parkin' lot of the Astro Dome
When she stands me up like this,
We both know where she is
Big city what are we gonna do
Looks like it's just me and you

Houston, we have a problem
I think we've lost her one more time
Houston, she's gone to Austin
She's run off and left us high and dry

He slicks his hair back
And he talks fast for a southerner
He's the bona fide right hand
Of the third hand from the governor
I don't know what she sees in him
But dog gone it, she's gone again
Leavin' me in a pool of tears
What's it gonna take to keep her here

Houston, we have a problem
I thank we lost her one more time
Houston, she's gone to Austin
She's run off and left us high and dry

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
You've gotta million petty fights
But every time she takes that ride
You loose every bit of your shine
Houston, we have a problem
I think we've lost her one more time

Houston, she's gone to Austin
She's run off and left us high and dry
Houston, we have a problem
I think we've lost her one more time

Houston, she's gone to Austin
She's run off and left us high and dry

A haugh, high and dry

I'm out here stranded on this Oklahoma Road
Nothing but a broken truck, heat and dust and a million high line poles
If only I could tap the line I'd be just fine
If I could talk to her right now

Cause there's a voice inside of me
That's saying something's wrong
Cause I've tried a hundred times and a hundred dimes to reach her on the phone
and like the sun my hearts sinkin cause I'm thinkin it don't matter anyhow

And I got a feelin' she ain't feelin' what I'm feelin anymore
I got a sneakin suspicion love is walkin out the door
Now I'm dealin with a heartache like I've never felt before
I got a feelin' she ain't feelin' what I'm feelin anymore

I like this ramblin life but what a price to pay
To think I'd let a dollar sign and a diesel whine drive her love away
I've got a real strong premonition
She ain't missin me as much as I miss her

And I got a feelin' she ain't feelin' what I'm feelin anymore
I got a sneakin suspicion love is walkin out the door
Now I'm dealin with a heartache like I've never felt before
And I got a feelin' she ain't feelin' what I'm feelin anymore

I got a feelin' she ain't feelin' what I'm feelin' anymore

I'm not a wealthy man, don't pay for my suntan
I work out in the heat and the cold
Sometimes I'd like to be the big, bad wolf
'Stead of just another sheep in the fold
I hear the rich man holler 'bout the shrinking dollar
And cry about a luxury tax
They won't let him write off his lil' eighty-foot yacht
I'd like to have a problem like that

Yeah, I'd like to have a problem like that
Should I buy the Porsche or the stretch Cadillac
Do I wanna drive fast or just ride around in the back
I'd like to have a problem like that

I saw a celebrity talkin' on the T.V.
He looked like a tall Tom Cruise
He's seeing Sheila and Bambi, Linda and Candy
They're burning both ends of his fuse
He says he's suffocating, he needs a vacation
From all the kissing and hugging, the sweet talk and loving
I'd like to have a problem like that

Oh, I'd like to have a problem like that
Be a one-man woman juggling act
How many can you keep in the air before you lose track
I'd like to have a problem like that

I'd like to be too rich, I'd to be too thin
I'd like to be too young, I'd like to be too in
Should I kiss and tell, write a book on my life
And how much can I get for the movie rights

Oh, I'd like to have a problem like that
Be a tabloid star at the checkout rack
Should I drag 'em through court
Or tell 'em to kiss my fax
I'd like to have a problem like that

Give me those problems
I think that I could solve 'em
I'd like to have a problem like that

Yesterday you walked away and left me
Today you say your sorry that we're through
Our love will work we'll heal the hurt
so help me
laying blame is the last thing I would do

I'm the only thing I hold against you
let my loving arms show you the truth
there'll be no I told you so's
no matter how much heart ache we'll go through
I love you
(I'll always love you)
I'm the only thing I'll hold against you

I know it'll be just like the first time that I held you
when we swore that our love would always last
lets give it one more try don't be afraid to
One touch and we'll forget about the past

I'm the only thing I hold against you
Let my loving arms show you the truth
there will be no I told you so's
No matter how much heartache we'll go through
I love you
(I'll always love)
I'm the only thing I'll hold against you

Sometime things go wrong between a woman and a man
I know will make it work
All we need is a second chance

I'm the only thing I hold against you
let my loving arms show you the truth
there'll be no I told you so's
no matter heart ache we'll go through
I love you
(I love you I'll always love you)
I'm the only thing I'll hold agianst you

I'm the only hold against you

Got a boat, got a car, got a house with a yard:
I'm still workin the best job I've ever had.
But I'd give it all away, every dollar that I've made,
If I could only bring you back.

There's a door that I keep closed; there are boxes full of clothes,
But it's memories I'm wishin I could pack.
I would retrace every step; say the things I should have said,
If I could only bring you back.

But there's no words I can say:
Not a prayer I can pray.
No road that you can take back to my arms.
But you'll never be gone:
Our love will live on,
As long as there's a beat in my heart.

There's a smile that I still see, a voice callin out to me,
And a longing in my soul I've never had.
I wish I could touch your face, I would even take your place,
If I could only bring you back.

But there's no words I can say:
Not a prayer I can pray.
No road that you can take back to my arms.
But you'll never be gone:
My love will live on,
As long as there's a beat in my heart.

Got a boat, got a car, got a house with a yard:
I'm still workin the best job I've ever had.
But I'd give it all away, every dollar that I've made,
If I could only bring you back.
If I could only bring you back.

I wouldn't count the times we talked about tomorrow
And I wouldn't sing the lines if some one played our song
On lonely nights like this when I need a friend
You'd be the last one I'd call
Oh if I had any pride left at all

I would keep a place just to set your picture
Reach out to touch your face and feel you in my arms
And I wouldn't be here now parked outside your house
Not ashamed to crawl oh if I had any pride left at all

And only a fool would still be wearing this ring
Ringing your front doorbell

And I wouldn't let my heart stay wrapped around your finger
And I wouldn't fall apart when you open the door
Like all the other times when your eyes met mine
These teardrops wouldn't fall
Oh if I had any pride left at all

Oh if I had any pride left at all

Darlin as i look at you..
reminds me of how much i am..
oh im a lucky man..
it wont mean love thats in your eyes..
only makes me realize.. where i should be..
and its time to leave..

kaz youve made me think of her..
and what our love was worth..
shes all ill ever need..
and i appreciate the drink.. and thank you for the dance..
and the chance to see..
if i lost her..
i couldnt live with me..

I cant remember what it was..
that made me say those hurtin words tonight..
what a silly fight...
so at the risk of being rude..
ill say goodbye and promise you..
i wont forget..what you just did..

kaz you made me think of her..
and what our love is worth..
shes all ill ever need..
and i appreciate the drink and thank you for the dance..
and the chance to see..
if i lost her..
i couldnt live with me!!

And i appreciate the drink and thank you for the dance..
and the chance to see..
if i lost her..
I COULDNT LIVE WITH ME!!!

If You Want Me To - Joe Diffie

Darlin' I'll pack up my clothes
Take my heart on down the road
I'll even make believe I don't love you.

Lose my mind, go insane, turn my face to the pourin' rain
There's nothin' I wouldn't do if you want me to.

But I'd rather stay around and love you
And be the one to make your dreams come true
But if it takes good-bye to make you happy
Then I'll just walk away if you want me to.

If there's no way to make it work
I'll find a way to hide the hurt
I'll do my best to do what's best for you.

I'll just take your memory and disappear quietly
Quit acting like a fool if you want me to.

But I'd rather stay around and love you
And be the one to make your dreams come true
But if it takes good-bye to make you happy
Then I'll just walk away if you want me to.

Ohh if it takes good-bye to make you happy
Then I'll just walk away if you want me to.

If You Want Me To - Joe Diffie

Darlin' I'll pack up my clothes
Take my heart on down the road
I'll even make believe I don't love you.

Lose my mind, go insane, turn my face to the pourin' rain
There's nothin' I wouldn't do if you want me to.

But I'd rather stay around and love you
And be the one to make your dreams come true
But if it takes good-bye to make you happy
Then I'll just walk away if you want me to.

If there's no way to make it work
I'll find a way to hide the hurt
I'll do my best to do what's best for you.

I'll just take your memory and disappear quietly
Quit acting like a fool if you want me to.

But I'd rather stay around and love you
And be the one to make your dreams come true
But if it takes good-bye to make you happy
Then I'll just walk away if you want me to.

Ohh if it takes good-bye to make you happy
Then I'll just walk away if you want me to.

Thumb stuck high in the air
Destination anywhere
This road decides to go
Underneath the desert sky
I find a place to hide and rest my weary bones
This underpass will shade the heat
As my mind drifts off to sleep...

There you are with your hair all down
And your feet are bare and your cotton gown
What a beautiful sight
In the moonlight
The way you're looking at me with your loving eyes
You let me know that for all my life
You would always be my only girl
But that's another place in time
Back when you were mine
In another world

A car stops way up ahead
I climb inside her hair is red
I thank her for the ride
She talks the miles away
I nod and smile and try to say
Anything to be polite
But as the darkness ends the day
Another voice whisper's my name

There you are with your hair all down
And your feet are bare and your cotton gown
What a beautiful sight
In the moonlight
The way you're looking at me with your loving eyes
You let me know that for all my life
You would always be my only girl
But that's another place in time
Back when you were mine
In another world

There you are with your hair all down
And your feet are bare and your cotton gown
What a beautiful sight (beautiful sight)
In the moonlight
The way you're looking at me with your loving eyes
You let me know that for all my life
You would always be my only girl
But that's another place in time
Back when you were mine
In another world

In another world
In another world

I thought that life was runnin' off,
leavin' me behind.
So like a fool I jumped the fence,
just to see what I could find.
But love kept disappearing like
children chasing fire flies in the dark.
And to think that I once had it all,
in my own backyard.

You'd never know it now, but I used to have it all.
A swing set and a plastic pool, a shaggy dog that lived to fetch a ball.
An angel with a glass of tea, laughin' at the kids and me,
all soakin' wet from washin' that old car.
And to think that I once had it all, in my own backyard.

That bare spot's grown over now,
where third base used to be.
And the weeds have choked out all the flowers,
but they can't kill the memories.
Lord, I'd love to run back home,
but there's no one there for me.
And that grass I used to hate to mow,
sure is lookin' green.

Ohh, you'd never know it now, but I used to have it all.
A swing set and a plastic pool, a shaggy dog that lived to fetch a ball.
An angel with a glass of tea, laughin' at the kids and me,
all soakin' wet from washin' that old car.
And to think that I once had it all, in my own backyard.

AHHH>>> You'd never know it now, but I used to have it all,all, all>>
Spoken: Once I had everything,
Sing again: In my own back yard.....

There's something wrong
Lord I'm feeling it too
That runs through my heart
Like a torch cuts through steel
You haven't said a word
Are you feeling it too
Is it cold in here
Or is it just you

Did I leave the door wide open
And let the chill just kill that old desire
Should I put my arms around you
Or put another log on the fire
Is it my imagination
Or did the temperature just drop
A notch or two
Is it cold in here
Or is it just you

There's no warmth at all
When I try to hold you near
You stare into space
As if I wasn't here
Did our love just die
Or is it just about to
Is it cold in here
Or is it just you

Did I leave the door wide open
And let the chill just kill that old desire
Should I put my arms around you
Or put another log on the fire
Is it my imagination
Or did the temperature just drop
A notch or two
Is it cold in here
Or is it just you

Oh is it cold in here
Or is it just you

Downtown, stoplight, red car rolls by.
What else can I do, but wonder if it's you.
Scanning the stations, every song they're playin'
is like a soundtrack, to the love we had.
I should be over you by now, but every time I turn around...

It's always somethin' every day remindin' me.
Everywhere I go, there's a memory.
Ready and awaitin' to catch me off guard,
There's no way to prepare my heart.
What I wouldn't give, what I wouldn't do.
If only I could just stop missin' you.
I'd let go of our love, like it was never nothing.
But it's always something.

Lunch time, a new place.
Waitress says her name.
Why does it have to be, Emily.
Corner store, stop in.
Someone ask, "How ya been?"
I say I wouldn't know.
I really gotta go.
Wish I could forget you, but I don't know how.
Cause every time I turn around......

It's always somethin' every day remindin' me.
Everywhere I go, there's a memory.
Ready and awaitin' to catch me off guard,
There's no way to prepare my heart.
What I wouldn't give, what I wouldn't do.
If only I could just stop missin' you.
I'd let go of our love, like it was never nothing.
But it's always something.

Downtown, stoplight, red car rolls by.
What else can I do, but wonder if it's you.
Scanning the stations, every song they're playin'
is like a soundtrack, to the love we had.
I should be over you by now, but every time I turn around...

It's always somethin' every day remindin' me.
Everywhere I go, there's a memory.
Ready and awaitin' to catch me off guard,
There's no way to prepare my heart.
What I wouldn't give, what I wouldn't do.
If only I could just stop missin' you.
I'd let go of our love, like it was never nothing.
But it's always something.

Lunch time, a new place.
Waitress says her name.
Why does it have to be, Emily.
Corner store, stop in.
Someone ask, "How ya been?"
I say I wouldn't know.
I really gotta go.
Wish I could forget you, but I don't know how.
Cause every time I turn around......

It's always somethin' every day remindin' me.
Everywhere I go, there's a memory.
Ready and awaitin' to catch me off guard,
There's no way to prepare my heart.
What I wouldn't give, what I wouldn't do.
If only I could just stop missin' you.
I'd let go of our love, like it was never nothing.
But it's always something.

They were farm kids way down in Dixie
Met in high school in the sixties
Everyone knew it was love from the start
One July, in the midnight hour
He climbed upon the water tower
Stood on the rail and painted a ten-foot heart

In John Deere green
On a hot summer night
He wrote "Billy Bob loves Charlene"
In letters three-foot high
And the whole town said that he should have used red
But it looked good to Charlene
In John Deere green

They settled down on eighty acres
Raising sweet corn, kids, and tomatoes
They went together like a hand and a glove
On a clear day from their front yard
If you look and know what to look for
Off to the east you can still read his words of love

In John Deere green
On a hot summer night
He wrote "Billy Bob loves Charlene"
In letters three-foot high
And the whole town said the boy should have used red
But it looked good to Charlene
In John Deere green

Now more than once the town has discovered
Painting over it ain't no use
There ain't no paint in the world that'll cover it
The heart keeps showing through

In John Deere green
On a hot summer night
He wrote "Billy Bob loves Charlene"
In letters three-foot high
And the whole town said the fool should have used red
But it looked good to Charlene
In John Deere green

Ah, paint it green boy

In John Deere green
On a hot summer night
He wrote "Billy Bob loves Charlene"
In letters three-foot high
And the whole town said the boy should have used red
But it looked good to Charlene
In John Deere green

John Deere green

They were farm kids way down in Dixie
Met in high school in the sixties
Everyone knew it was love from the start
One July, in the midnight hour
He climbed upon the water tower
Stood on the rail and painted a ten-foot heart

In John Deere green
On a hot summer night
He wrote "Billy Bob loves Charlene"
In letters three-foot high
And the whole town said that he should have used red
But it looked good to Charlene
In John Deere green

They settled down on eighty acres
Raising sweet corn, kids, and tomatoes
They went together like a hand and a glove
On a clear day from their front yard
If you look and know what to look for
Off to the east you can still read his words of love

In John Deere green
On a hot summer night
He wrote "Billy Bob loves Charlene"
In letters three-foot high
And the whole town said the boy should have used red
But it looked good to Charlene
In John Deere green

Now more than once the town has discovered
Painting over it ain't no use
There ain't no paint in the world that'll cover it
The heart keeps showing through

In John Deere green
On a hot summer night
He wrote "Billy Bob loves Charlene"
In letters three-foot high
And the whole town said the fool should have used red
But it looked good to Charlene
In John Deere green

Ah, paint it green boy

In John Deere green
On a hot summer night
He wrote "Billy Bob loves Charlene"
In letters three-foot high
And the whole town said the boy should have used red
But it looked good to Charlene
In John Deere green

John Deere green

With a dozen roses in his gunrack
Junior pulled up into her sidelot
Carried them up to the front door and hollered,
"Wanda, lookit what I got!"
She was sittin there watchin TV
with a drywall hanger named Shorty
She pressed her nose to the screen door and said,
"They smell like WD40"
He said, "Now don't you be that way,
you know how much I love you
I can't hardly sleep at night and when I do
I dream of you.
And by the way Shorty I thank you
You could've had them put me in jail, Son
I'm just glad I run out of air hose
When I come at you with that nail gun."

Oh Junior's in love, ain't that a good one?
He'll track her down and then if she should run
He'll bring her home like a deer on the hood, Son
Junior's in love

Wanda walked down the front steps and said,
"I hate to break up the party,
But I've got to get to work by 5,
would you run me over there, Shorty?"
That's when Junior turned bright red and said,
"I'm taking her to the diner!"
and he threw Shorty in the truck bed
with a busted nose and a shiner

Oh Junior's in love, ain't that a hot one?
There's lots of lovers and Junior he's not one
Don't know a kiss from a hug from a shotgun
Junior's in love

Oh you know there's an old puddle down by the diner
and it came out of his transmission
That's where he parks every night and stares through the window
In a lovesick and sorry condition

Oh Junior's in love, ain't that a good one?
He'll track her down and then if she should run
He'll bring her home like a deer on the hood, Son
Junior's in love
Oh, he's in love

Well you've all heard the story
About Rudolph and his nose
Well I'll tell you a Christmas Tale
That never has been told
Well you may think you've heard it all
But you ain't heard nothin' yet
About that crazy Christmas
That the North Pole can't forget

Rudolph was under the weather
And had to call in sick
So he got on the horn
To his cousin Leroy
Who lived out in the sticks
He said Santa's really counting on me
And I hate to pass the buck
Leroy said Hey I'm on my way
And he jumped in his pick-up truck
When Leroy got to the North Pole
All the reindeer snickered and laughed
They never seen a deer in overalls
And a John Deer trucker hat
Well Santa stepped in
And said just calm down
Cuz we all got a job to do
Like it or not Leroy's in charge
And he's gonna be leading you
And he was

(chours)
Leroy The Redneck Reindeer
Hooked to the front of the sleigh
Delivering toys to all the good ol' boys
And girls along the way
He's just a down home party animal
Two Steppin all across the sky
He mixes jingle bells with the rebel yell
And made history that night

Before that night was over
Leroy had changed there tune
He had them scootin a hoof
On every single roof
By the light of a neon moon
Santa wrapped his bag with the dixie flag
He was having the time of his life
You could here him call
Merry Chistmas Ya'll
And to all of ya'll a goodnight
And he was

Leroy The Redneck Reindeer
Hooked to the front of the sleigh
Delivering toys to all the good ol' boys
And girls along the way
He's just a down home party animal
Two Steppin all across the sky
He mixes jingle bells with the rebel yell
And made history that night

He mixes Jingle Bells with the rebel yell
And made history that night

Oh, the weather outside is frightful
But the fire is so delightful
And since we've no place to go
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow

It doesn't show signs of stopping
And I brought some corn for popping
The lights are turned way down low
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow

When we finally say good night
How I hate going out in the storm
But if you really hold me tight
All the way home I'll be warm

The fire is slowly dying
My dear, we're still goodbying
As long as you love me so
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow

Thru the deep snows of uncertain winter descending
With Joseph I wander, with Mary I ride
Toward the promise that waits
At their harsh journey?s ending
Those of humble estate shall in mansions abide

Sprinkle some glitter on magazine angels
Use matchsticks and clothespins to build Bethlehem
Make the star in the East from a piece of tin foil
Look for the child within
Let Jesus be born again

Now who will be greatest in the kingdom of Heaven
The least of all children, the greatest shall be
So turn not away from the poor and forgotten
And always remember, his favorites are these

Sprinkle some glitter on magazine angels
Use matchsticks and clothespins to build Bethlehem
Make the star in the East from a piece of tin foil
Look for the child within
Let Jesus be born again

The gifts that we bring unto loved ones and strangers
Also we bring to the babe in the manger

So come all ye faithfull, ye shepherds and kings
Look for the child within
Let Jesus be born again
Let Jesus be born again

Hey look comin? down the way
Guess who got back in town today
I know he?s got some goodies on his sleigh
Could it be, why yes, it?s Mr. Christmas

Slidin? sideways kickin? up snow
Makin? a sound that goes ho ho ho
A big jelly belly and a cherry for a nose
Could it be, why yes, it?s Mr. Christmas

Everywhere he goes he?s spreadin? Christmas cheer
Everybody know he?ll be back again next year
Mr. Christmas

A Barbie doll and a little toy gun
Milk and cookies and he?s on the run
You?ve gotta love him that old son of a gun
Was that him? Why yes it was, Mr. Christmas

Everywhere he goes he?s spreadin? Christmas cheer
Everybody know he?ll be back again next year
Mr. Christmas

1st verse

Well you filled up my head,
With so many lies.
You twisted my heart
Til something snapped inside.
I'd like to give it one more try
but my give a damn's busted.

You can crawl back home
say you were wrong,
stand out in the yard
and cry all night long.
Go ahead and water the lawn.
My give a damn's busted.

(Chorus)

I really wanna care,
I wanna feel somethin'
Let me dig a little deeper.....
Nah...
Sorry....
Nothin'

2nd verse

You can say you've got issues.
You can say you're a victim.
It's all your parents fault,
I mean, after all you didn't pick em
Maybe somebody else has got time to listen.
My give a damn's busted.

Well your therapist says
It was all a mistake
A product of the prozac
And your co-dependent ways
So who's your enabler these days?
My give a damn's busted.

(Chorus)

I really wanna care,
I wanna feel somethin'
Let me dig a little deeper...
Nah, still nothin'

big coals, corn rows, barbed wires, bows and hides, dirt roads
tractors, trucks and overalls
copper heads, grig beds, pickup a rock and find an arrowhead
a ropeswing hangin by a waterfall
morning new, howdy moon, i thank god for

my redneck of the woods
a blue collar flag flyin neighborhood
its love grown down home life is good in
my redneck of the woods

tailgates, a hot date, a bonfire burnin on the rivebank
copenhagen, coolers, and mason jars
old song, sing along, neckle through the hills and hollars all night long
good old boys pickin at 'em old guitars
a wild bunch, clean front, i dont go far from

my redneck of the woods
a blue collar flag flyin neighborhood
its love grown down home life is good in
my redneck of the woods

if i die in my sleep they better bury me in

my redneck of the woods
my blue collar flag flying neighborhood
its love grown down home life is good in

my redneck of the woods
my redneck of the woods
my redneck of the woods

Maybe a day will come
When you look into my eyes
And you won't see the love you saw before
Maybe a day will come
When the words you need to hear from me
Are gone with the closing of a door.

Chorus
But not in this lifetime
Not in this lifetime
It's too impossible to do
Not in this lifetime
Could this heart of mine
Be for anyone else but you

Maybe a night will come
You'll reach for me and find
That I'm just a stranger that you hardly know
Maybe a night will come
When all this love I'm feeling for you now
I won't feel anymore

Chorus
But not in this lifetime
Not in this lifetime
It's too impossible to do
Not in this lifetime
Could this heart of mine
Be for anyone else but you

There could never be a moment in my life
No, not a single minute
That didn't have you in it.
Not in this lifetime
Not in this lifetime
It's too impossible to do
No, not in this lifetime
Could this heart of mine
Be for anyone else but you
Be for anyone else but you

O holy night
The stars are brightly shining,
It is the night of our dear
Saviour's birth.
Long lay the world in
Sin and error pining
Till he appeared and the soul
Felt its worth

The thrill of hope
The weary world rejoices
For yonder breaks
A new and glorious morn

Fall on your knees
Oh, hear the angel voices
Oh night divine
Oh night when Christ was born
Oh night divine
Oh night, O holy night

The thrill of hope
The weary world rejoices
For yonder breaks
A new and glorious morn

Fall on your knees
Oh, hear the angel voices
Oh night divine
Oh night when Christ was born
Oh night divine
Oh night, O holy night

Childrens Choir Out

Well, I got my first truck when I was three
Drove a hundred thousand miles on my knees
Hauled marbles and rocks and thought twice before
I hauled a Barbie Doll bed for the girl next door
She tried to pay me with a kiss and I began to understand
There's something women like about a pickup man

When I turned sixteen, I saved a few hundred bucks
My first car was a pickup truck
I was cruising the town and the first girl I seen
Was Bobbie Jo Gentry, the homecoming queen
She flagged me down and climbed up in the cab
And said, "I never knew you were a pickup man"

You can set my truck on fire and roll it down a hill
And I still wouldn't trade it for a Coupe De Ville
I got an eight-foot bed that never has to be made
You know, if it weren't for trucks we wouldn't have tailgates
I met all my wives in traffic jams
There's just something women like about a pickup man

Most Friday nights I can be found
In the bed of my truck on an old chaise lounge
Backed into my spot at the drive-in show
You know a cargo light gives off a romantic glow
I never have to wait in line at the popcorn stand
'Cause there's something women like about a pickup man

You can set my truck on fire and roll it down a hill
And I still wouldn't trade it for a Coupe De Ville
I got an eight-foot bed that never has to be made
You know, if it weren't for trucks we wouldn't have tailgates
I met all my wives in traffic jams
There's just something women like about a pickup man

A bucket of rust or a brand new machine
Once around the block and you'll know what I mean

You can set my truck on fire and roll it down a hill
And I still wouldn't trade it for a Coupe De Ville
I got an eight-foot bed that never has to be made
You know, if it weren't for trucks we wouldn't have tailgates
I met all my wives in traffic jams
There's just something women like about a pickup man
Yeah, there's something women like about a pickup man

Well, I got my first truck when I was three
Drove a hundred thousand miles on my knees
Hauled marbles and rocks and thought twice before
I hauled a Barbie Doll bed for the girl next door
She tried to pay me with a kiss and I began to understand
There's something women like about a pickup man

When I turned sixteen, I saved a few hundred bucks
My first car was a pickup truck
I was cruising the town and the first girl I seen
Was Bobbie Jo Gentry, the homecoming queen
She flagged me down and climbed up in the cab
And said, "I never knew you were a pickup man"

You can set my truck on fire and roll it down a hill
And I still wouldn't trade it for a Coupe De Ville
I got an eight-foot bed that never has to be made
You know, if it weren't for trucks we wouldn't have tailgates
I met all my wives in traffic jams
There's just something women like about a pickup man

Most Friday nights I can be found
In the bed of my truck on an old chaise lounge
Backed into my spot at the drive-in show
You know a cargo light gives off a romantic glow
I never have to wait in line at the popcorn stand
'Cause there's something women like about a pickup man

You can set my truck on fire and roll it down a hill
And I still wouldn't trade it for a Coupe De Ville
I got an eight-foot bed that never has to be made
You know, if it weren't for trucks we wouldn't have tailgates
I met all my wives in traffic jams
There's just something women like about a pickup man

A bucket of rust or a brand new machine
Once around the block and you'll know what I mean

You can set my truck on fire and roll it down a hill
And I still wouldn't trade it for a Coupe De Ville
I got an eight-foot bed that never has to be made
You know, if it weren't for trucks we wouldn't have tailgates
I met all my wives in traffic jams
There's just something women like about a pickup man
Yeah, there's something women like about a pickup man

Well, I got my first truck when I was three
Drove a hundred thousand miles on my knees
Hauled marbles and rocks and thought twice before
I hauled a Barbie Doll bed for the girl next door
She tried to pay me with a kiss and I began to understand
There's something women like about a pickup man

When I turned sixteen, I saved a few hundred bucks
My first car was a pickup truck
I was cruising the town and the first girl I seen
Was Bobbie Jo Gentry, the homecoming queen
She flagged me down and climbed up in the cab
And said, "I never knew you were a pickup man"

You can set my truck on fire and roll it down a hill
And I still wouldn't trade it for a Coupe De Ville
I got an eight-foot bed that never has to be made
You know, if it weren't for trucks we wouldn't have tailgates
I met all my wives in traffic jams
There's just something women like about a pickup man

Most Friday nights I can be found
In the bed of my truck on an old chaise lounge
Backed into my spot at the drive-in show
You know a cargo light gives off a romantic glow
I never have to wait in line at the popcorn stand
'Cause there's something women like about a pickup man

You can set my truck on fire and roll it down a hill
And I still wouldn't trade it for a Coupe De Ville
I got an eight-foot bed that never has to be made
You know, if it weren't for trucks we wouldn't have tailgates
I met all my wives in traffic jams
There's just something women like about a pickup man

A bucket of rust or a brand new machine
Once around the block and you'll know what I mean

You can set my truck on fire and roll it down a hill
And I still wouldn't trade it for a Coupe De Ville
I got an eight-foot bed that never has to be made
You know, if it weren't for trucks we wouldn't have tailgates
I met all my wives in traffic jams
There's just something women like about a pickup man
Yeah, there's something women like about a pickup man

Well, I got my first truck when I was three
Drove a hundred thousand miles on my knees
Hauled marbles and rocks and thought twice before
I hauled a Barbie Doll bed for the girl next door
She tried to pay me with a kiss and I began to understand
There's something women like about a pickup man

When I turned sixteen, I saved a few hundred bucks
My first car was a pickup truck
I was cruising the town and the first girl I seen
Was Bobbie Jo Gentry, the homecoming queen
She flagged me down and climbed up in the cab
And said, "I never knew you were a pickup man"

You can set my truck on fire and roll it down a hill
And I still wouldn't trade it for a Coupe De Ville
I got an eight-foot bed that never has to be made
You know, if it weren't for trucks we wouldn't have tailgates
I met all my wives in traffic jams
There's just something women like about a pickup man

Most Friday nights I can be found
In the bed of my truck on an old chaise lounge
Backed into my spot at the drive-in show
You know a cargo light gives off a romantic glow
I never have to wait in line at the popcorn stand
'Cause there's something women like about a pickup man

You can set my truck on fire and roll it down a hill
And I still wouldn't trade it for a Coupe De Ville
I got an eight-foot bed that never has to be made
You know, if it weren't for trucks we wouldn't have tailgates
I met all my wives in traffic jams
There's just something women like about a pickup man

A bucket of rust or a brand new machine
Once around the block and you'll know what I mean

You can set my truck on fire and roll it down a hill
And I still wouldn't trade it for a Coupe De Ville
I got an eight-foot bed that never has to be made
You know, if it weren't for trucks we wouldn't have tailgates
I met all my wives in traffic jams
There's just something women like about a pickup man
Yeah, there's something women like about a pickup man

On Christmas morn' a son was born
No one knew he'd be the King of Kings
A baby child so meek and mild
And through the ages, angel voices sing

Praise and Alleluia to the Savior
Give thanks to God for all the gifts he brings
Praise and Alleluia to the Savior
And don't forget what Christmas really means

Wise men came, they knew his name
That blessed day went down in history
And still today he lights the way
And shows his love for all the world to see

Praise and Alleluia to the Savior
Give thanks to God for all the gifts he brings
Praise and Alleluia to the Savior
And don't forget what Christmas really means

Pretty bows and mistletoe
Families gathered 'round the Christmas tree
And while they share their Christmas fare
They remember that the greatest gift was free

Praise and Alleluia to the Savior
Give thanks to God for all the gifts he brings
Praise and Alleluia to the Savior
And don't forget what Christmas really means

Praise and Alleluia to the Savior
And don't forget what Christmas really means

Well I ain't afraid of die'n,It's the though of being dead
I wanna go on being me once my eulogys been read
Don't spread my ashes out to sea, don't lay me down to rest
You can put my mind to ease if you fill my last request

Prop me up beside the jukebox if I die
Lord I wanna go to heaven but I don't wanna go tonight
Fill my boots up with sand, put a stiff drink in my hand
prop me up beside the jukebox if I die

Just let my headstone be a neon sign
Just let in burn in memory of all of my good times
Fix me up with a manican just remember i like blondes
Ill be the life of the party even when im dead and gone

Prop me up beside the jukebox if I die
Lord I wanna go to heaven but I don't wanna go tonight


Fill my boots up with sand, put a stiff drink in my hand
prop me up beside the jukebox if I die

Just make your next selection and while your still in line
You can pay you last respects one quarter at a time

Prop me up beside the jukebox if I die
Lord I wanna go to heaven but I don't wanna go tonight
fill my boots up with sand put a stiff drink in my hand
prop me up beside the jukebox if I die

Prop me up beside the jukebox if I die
Lord I wanna go to heaven but I don't wanna go tonight
fill my boots up with sand put a stiff drink in my hand
prop me up beside the jukebox if I die

Oh prop me up beside the jukebox if I die

Well I ain't afraid of die'n,It's the though of being dead
I wanna go on being me once my eulogys been read
Don't spread my ashes out to sea, don't lay me down to rest
You can put my mind to ease if you fill my last request

Prop me up beside the jukebox if I die
Lord I wanna go to heaven but I don't wanna go tonight
Fill my boots up with sand, put a stiff drink in my hand
prop me up beside the jukebox if I die

Just let my headstone be a neon sign
Just let in burn in memory of all of my good times
Fix me up with a manican just remember i like blondes
Ill be the life of the party even when im dead and gone

Prop me up beside the jukebox if I die
Lord I wanna go to heaven but I don't wanna go tonight


Fill my boots up with sand, put a stiff drink in my hand
prop me up beside the jukebox if I die

Just make your next selection and while your still in line
You can pay you last respects one quarter at a time

Prop me up beside the jukebox if I die
Lord I wanna go to heaven but I don't wanna go tonight
fill my boots up with sand put a stiff drink in my hand
prop me up beside the jukebox if I die

Prop me up beside the jukebox if I die
Lord I wanna go to heaven but I don't wanna go tonight
fill my boots up with sand put a stiff drink in my hand
prop me up beside the jukebox if I die

Oh prop me up beside the jukebox if I die