Linda Davis

Baby, baby what you do to me
Got me feeling like a leaf from a tree
Wish I knew
Do I do it to you too

You make me tremble every time we touch
Don't believe that I could give you up
Wish I knew
Do I do it to you too

Do I make you weak
Do I make you see
No one else but me
Do I do it to you too

Baby, baby, I tell you what
I hope I got you like I been got
Wish I knew
Do I do it to you too

Got me wound up like a spinning top
Got me hoping it'll never stop
Wish I knew
Do I do it to you too

Do I make you weak
Do I make you see
No one else but me
Could be the only one you need

Baby, baby, I tell you what
I hope I got you like I been got
Wish I knew
Do I do it to you too

A woman can only lean so long
'Til the sense of who she is is gone
I had a man that I leaned on for years
I know he thought I'd never leave
And I never really did believe
That I would ever get from him to here

Then I walked along
And it made me strong
To stand on my own and face my fears
I had to go through hell
But I found myself
On the long hard road
From him to here

There were no signs to point the way
It was step by step and day by day
At times my faith just seemed to disappear
But I never thought of turning back


A woman's pride won't stand for that
And I was bound to get from him to here

Then I walked along
And it made me strong
To stand on my own and face my fears
I had to go through hell
But I found myself
On the long hard road
From him to here

Then I walked along
And it made me strong
To stand on my own and face my fears
I had to go through hell
But I found myself
On the long hard road
From him to here

I guess she's doing something right
I seldom see him out at night
Sure isn't like it used to be
Why should it mean a thing to me
What makes you think that I would even care
He isn't my affair

I haven't seen him for some time
But so what is that a crime
Well if I had to guess I'd say
It's been twelve nights to the day
I hope that isn't pity in your stare
He isn't my affair

He isn't my affair anymore
We're not that "quite the pair" we were before
And yes he's still the one that I adore
But he isn't my affair

I didn't say I wasn't sad
But then again it's not so bad
Sure my heart still feels the ache
But I hear his name and I don't break
The pieces are so small that I don't dare
And he isn't my affair

He isn't my affair anymore
We're not that "quite the pair" we were before
And yes he's still the one that I adore
But he isn't my affair

I know I haven't said the words
The way I used to
I should've made the time I know
When I didn't know which way to turn
I'd turn to you
You always seem to know which way to go

You know you always seem to see the best in me
You stand by me no matter how things are
If I haven't told you lately how I feel
Let me tell you now what's in my heart
If I could only be like you
You always seem to see the good
And then you make a dream come true
And ask for nothing in return
You always know just what to do
You're someone I can look up to
I'd be a better me
If I could only be like you

You know you've always seen me through
The worst of times
You have a way of lighting up the dark
And though we're sometimes far apart
Somehow I would cross the miles
I still know you're never very far

You know you always seem to see the best in me
You stand by me no matter how things are
If I haven't told you lately how I feel
Let me tell you now what's in my heart
If I could only be like you
You always seem to see the good
And then you make a dream come true
And ask for nothing in return
You always know just what to do
You're someone I can look up to
I'd be a better me
If I could only be like you

I had never even been outside the county line
Unless you count the million times I left inside my mind
In my day dreams I could see
The way the luck would shine on me
When I finally found the wings to fly
As my mama helped me pack my suitcase
She said you know I love you and I'll say it once more anyway

So you'll know what to do if your greener grass turns blue
If your sunny sky turns gray
Sometimes you gotta run
To see just what you're running from
Here at home there'll always be place for you
If your greener grass turns blue

I had tears in my eyes and a ticket in my hand
To give to the man at the station
I was so afraid that mama would say
Something to make me want to stay
But all she did was look at me and smile
She said I believe that you can make your dreams come true
But most of all I believe in you

So you'll know what to do if your greener grass turns blue
If your sunny sky turns gray
Sometimes you gotta run
To see just what you're running from
Here at home there'll always be place for you
If your greener grass turns blue

Sometimes you gotta run
To see just what you're running from
Here at home there'll always be place for you
If your greener grass turns blue
If your greener grass turns blue

We talk as neighbors by the fence
The seasons come and go
We've grown a little closer
Now that we both live alone
But we only find the time to chat
In the middle of our chores
Oh I can't help but wonder
If we could find something more

In a different light
If you could see me
In a different light
As if we held each other
Only just last night
Could we find ourselves as lovers
In a different light

This morning when I stepped out
For the paper and the mail
You waved from your front yard
Bad timing never fails
In slippers and a bathrobe
Oh how could you be impressed
But just give me an hour
And I could look my best

In a different light
If you could see me
In a different light
As if we held each other
Only just last night
Could we find ourselves as lovers
In a different light

In my mind I see us
In a candle lit cafe
Sharing tender moments
That take my breath away oh

In a different light
If you could see me
In a different light
As if we held each other
Only just last night
Could we find ourselves as lovers
In a different light

You tell me you've never loved
Anyone this way
And my willing heart is falling deeper
With every word you say
But it's so hard knowing
You're not even mine
She came along before my time
Though you promise we'll be
Together forever someday

Isn't that what you told her
Isn't that what she believed
Every night when you'd hold her
She was all you'd ever need
You swear that I'll be different
That you won't make me cry
Isn't that what you told her
Now you're telling her goodbye

You tell me that your love like
A never ending river flows
But I just can't help but wonder
How deep that river goes
You say you'll love me till time is no more
But I know those words have been spoken before
You'll stand beside me
And I'll never be alone

Isn't that what you told her
Isn't that what she believed
Every night when you'd hold her
She was all you'd ever need
You swear that I'll be different
That you won't make me cry
Isn't that what you told her
Now you're telling her goodbye

What if we'd stayed together
What if we'd really tried
Would we still be in Tennessee
Would I have been your bride
Would we be blessed with children
Lovingly watching them grow
Oh the hardest part of seeing you now
Is knowing we'll never know

We'll never know
How much we missed
By not taking love all the way
If we held on just a little bit longer
Where would we be today

What if I'd been more giving
And a little less bent on success
Would you have been more willing to wait
If I had answered yes

Through the years I often wondered
Why did we ever let go
Oh the hardest part of seeing you now
Is knowing we'll never know

We'll never know
How much we missed
By not taking love all the way
If we held on just a little bit longer
Where would we be today

For the rest of my life
I wonder
Why did we ever let go
Oh the hardest part of seeing you now
Is knowing we'll never know
Knowing we'll never know

You were always different
Had a big dream in your heart
This ole cowtown couldn't hold you down
Once you caught your star
I stood out on the runway
And watched you taxi past
I would have gone anywhere with you
But you never asked

You went from Beaumont to L.A.
And L.A. to the moon
An overnight success
You put a lot of years into
You tell me nothing's different
I'm just a call away from you
But it feels more like the distance
From L.A. to the moon

I would never stop you
I only want to see you fly
But is it wrong to want to see you
Flying home tonight
You know how proud you make me
I could never hold you down
But what I'd give to hold you down here
In this Texas town

You went from Beaumont to L.A.
And L.A. to the moon
An overnight success
You put a lot of years into
You tell me nothing's different
I'm just a call away from you
But it feels more like the distance
From L.A. to the moon

Just rocking along minding my business
Stealing my share of midnight kisses
It's a game we play
But then one day
Love happens

Maybe she's a girl you've known forever
Never thought twice about getting together
Just good friends
Oh but then
Love happens

It's like riding on a runaway train
Running on a wild Mustang
You just hold on
You don't let go
And it's sudden as an April rain
You don't plan it and you don't explain
You just know
Love happens

A woman and man trying to make a living
It's hard to find time these days for giving
But through all the tears that fall
Love happens

It's like riding on a runaway train
Running on a wild Mustang
You just hold on
You don't let go
And it's sudden as an April rain
You don't plan it and you don't explain
You just know
Love happens

He's holding her hand
Giving her comfort
There to share the pain and wonder
A child is born
And in their arms
Love happens

So there you go
Ain't it good to know
Love happens

Well I guess your showing me a thing or two
Loving with a vengeance
Every night with someone new
And I got this funny feeling
It's for my benefit
So I'm gonna take it
As a kind of complement

Oh I must be some kinda woman
Look how many women you seem to need
To take the place of one good one
And give you what you have when you had me
Oh I sure must be some kinda woman

Since you need a different girl each night
There must not be a one of them
Knows now to do you right
So add them little numbers
Try and equal me
Me I'm gonna take it
As a form of flattery

Oh I must be some kinda woman
Look how many women you seem to need
To take the place of one good one
And give you what you have when you had me
Oh I sure must be some kinda woman

I've been looking for a chance we might
Could get it back together
Darlin' you've convinced me
I could do a whole lot better

Oh I must be some kinda woman
Look how many women you seem to need
To take the place of one good one
And give you what you have when you had me
Oh I sure must be some kinda woman

Some kinda woman

The first time she saw him he stood at home plate
He knocked that curve ball almost out of state
The crowd went wild
He kinda smiled
And her heart melted away
The last time she saw him was at the airport gate
He'd write from college every other day
Letters sent
With good intent
But the miles got in the way
She tried to fall again
And every now and then she got real close
But it never worked out right
And with every sad goodbye her mind goes to

The boy back home
And their favorite song
And more shining stars than a girl could wish upon
Where there were no dreams
Out of reach
She'd go anywhere to find the boy back home

She drove last weekend to the old home town
Their favorite soda shop had been torn down
The drive-in's gone
And her heart longs
For a place that can't be found
And in the hours spent
In youthful innocence
Safe in the arms of

The boy back home
And their favorite song
And more shining stars than a girl could wish upon
Where there were no dreams
Out of reach
She'd go anywhere to find the boy back home

He calls to tell me he'll be late again
There's a problem at the office
So don't wait up for him
And I guess I shouldn't worry but I do
Cause a woman senses changes
Her man is going through

He's changed the way he's worn his hair for years
And bought some shirts in colors
I've never seen him wear
And when we touch that old time feeling's gone
There's a problem at the office
And it's hitting close to home

There's a problem at the office
He can't seem to solve
And it's taking him away from
Everything he loves
Oh and if it's what I think it is
It's gonna break my heart
There's a problem at the office
And it's tearing us apart

I've only seen her twice
He says she's new
But there's something there between us
And my heart feels it too
Oh the way she looks at him it's hard to miss
There's a problem at the office
I think I know who she is

There's a problem at the office
He can't seem to solve
And it's taking him away from
Everything he loves
Oh and if she's who I think she is
It's gonna break my heart
There's a problem at the office
And she's tearing us apart

And I hope and pray it's not too late
To try and work things out
There's a problem at the office
We need to talk about

I can't figure out what it is going down
But everytime I feel your touch
I'm just like a kid I'm gone as it gets
My heart is beating like a drum
I never thought
I'd feel the way I do
I took the fall
And I like what I fell into

Ooh, there's something 'bout loving you
Sure makes everything all right
Yeah, there's something 'bout loving you
I can't describe
There's no doubt
There's something 'bout loving you

I gotta say baby you got a way
Of keeping me awake at night
I can't sleep a wink I lie there and think
I'm lucky that you're in my life
That love of yours
Just knocks me off my feet
I'm yours for sure
'Cause what you got just gets to me

Ooh, there's something 'bout loving you
Sure makes everything all right
Yeah, there's something 'bout loving you
I can't describe
There's no doubt
There's something 'bout loving you

I never thought
I'd feel the way I do
I took the fall
And I like what I fell into

Ooh, there's something 'bout loving you
Sure makes everything all right
Yeah, there's something 'bout loving you
I can't describe
There's no doubt
There's something 'bout loving you

There's a woman at home, day after day
Takes the kids to school and there's bills to pay
Sends her husband to work with a kiss on the cheek
They get by, but they hardly speak at all
They're built too many walls

And she knows that things aren't right
But she never lets it show
And she wonders where he goes at night
But she doesn't really want to know

There's a woman alone on the edge of town
Works a fancy job till the sun goes down
She loves a man who'll never be free
But she waits by the phone cause he promised he would call
Why did she ever fall

And she knows that things aren't right
But she never lets it show
And she wonders if he's home tonight
But she doesn't really want to know

It's a three way tie
Nobody wins everybody cries
Is anybody ever satisfied
In a three way tie

There's a man who means to do his best
But when you love two women they each get less
He knows his heart should be at home
But his fire burns for the woman alone to he calls
He's like to have it all

And he knows that things aren't right
But he never lets it show
And he wonders how to change his life
But he doesn't really want to know

It's a three way tie
Nobody wins everybody cries
Is anybody ever satisfied
In a three way tie

Is anybody ever satisfied
In a three way tie

She stands
Watching for his car in the drive
Wondering if he'll ever arrive
And he won't
And she's cold
Colder than the rain on the glass
Hoping that these feelings will last
But they don't
So...

Tonight she's climbing the walls
Going crazy inside
Looking hard at the truth
And wanting out of this lie
It's her last time alone
In this prison of stone
Her freedom calls
Tonight she's climbing the walls

She walks
To the room where he held her tight
Wishing she could make it as right
As it was
But it's time
Time at last that she made a change
Just a few details to remain
So she does
Cause...

Tonight she's climbing the walls
Going crazy inside
Looking hard at the truth
And wanting out of this lie
It's her last time alone
In this prison of stone
Her freedom calls
Tonight she's climbing the walls

It's her last night alone
In this prison of stone
Her freedom calls
Tonight she's climbing the walls

You sit in church on Sunday
Running figures in your head
You plan tomorrow's meetings
As I slip off to bed
No time for the children's homework
Lord, you never take a rest
You can't let the simple things
Interfere with your success

White collar man
With a briefcase in your hand
Can you hear your children call from your backyard
They need you in their world right now
More than things that you grew up without
Precious time is running through your hands
White collar man

You can't unwind on the weekends
Like you did in our younger days
The deadlines and promotions

I can read them on your face
Your family need attention
And you need some time alone
What you gave at the office
There's not much left when you get home

White collar man
With a briefcase in your hand
Can you hear your children call from your backyard
They need you in their world right now
More than things that you grew up without
Precious time is running through your hands
White collar man

Can't you see they need you in their world right now
More than things that you grew up without
Precious time is running through your hands
White collar man

I don't know if I can explain it
'Cause there's really nothing different at all
The sun still burns
And the earth still turns
And the winter still follows the fall
I knew that it wouldn't be easy
For my heart to find somebody new
But I never thought it still would be broken into
These years after you

They tell me time is a natural healer
It kinda smooths the pain away
But this hurtin' within hasn't yet given in
And it's been over two thousand days
I still remember the taste of your kisses
And your eyes that were beautifully blue
I can still hear the sound of your voice
When you said we were through
There years after you

Years after years after you
I'm still cryin'
Tears after years after you
I'm still tryin' to make it through
These years after you

There've been mornings when I couldn't wake up
There've been evenings when I couldn't sleep
My life will be fine for months at a time
Then I'll break down and cry for a week
'Cause when I told you I'd love you forever
I know you didn't think it was true
But forever is nothing compared to some nights I've been blue
These years after you

Years after years after you
I'm still cryin'
Tears after years after you
I'm still tryin' to make it through
These years after you