Terri Clark

Caught between a rock and a heartache
In the middle of here and torn in two
Not sure which road that I ll take
On my way to over you

Maybe I ll get lost in the past
Maybe I ll get past the loss
Either way, with or without you, I m takin off

Chorus:
Now that my wheels are turnin
I know I can get there on my own
Now that my fears are burnin
I m almost gone
Closer to where I m headed
Finding my way won t take me long
I may not be there yet
But I m almost gone

What if I get stuck in a memory
Get there, and I can t turn back around
No such thing as the wrong direction
No tellin just where I m bound

Chorus

Gonna go as far as I can see
Even if it s right in front of me
And I ll know that s where I need to be
Where I need to be

Chorus

Almost gone, Almost gone

At a table for two with a romantic view,
He said: "There's somethin' that you need to know.
"I don't usually date, so if I hesitate,
"It's that I'm takin' it slow."
He said: "Darlin', I don't want to hurt you,"
As he gently reached out for her hand.
She laughed as she picked up her menu,
And said: "Mister, you don't understand.

"I've been loved, I've been left.
"I've been wronged by the best.
"I've had hopes that were shattered in two.
"I've heard promises spoken,
"I've had dreams left so broken,
"There was no chance they'd ever come true.
"It ain't easy to see by looking at me,
"But there's no hell I haven't walked through.
"If you're worried, that's fine,
"But this heart of mine's,
"Been broken by better than you."

When dinner was done, she said: "I had fun."
As they walked to her door, he smiled.
"He said: "It's only ten, could I come in?
"Maybe we could just talk for a while."
She said: "Honey, I know what you're after,
"And as much as I'd like you to stay.
"Nothing good ever lasted,
"When it gets started that way."

"I've been loved, I've been left.
"I've been wronged by the best.
"I've had hopes that were shattered in two.
"I've heard promises spoken,
"I've had dreams left so broken,
"There was no chance they'd ever come true.
"It ain't easy to see but take it from me,
"There's no hell I haven't walked through.
"An' I won't cross that line,
"'Cause this heart of mine's,
"Been broken by better than you."

"No I won't cross that line,
"'Cause this heart of mine's,
"Been broken by better than you."

Sun's comin' up on a Sunday mornin'.
I'm lookin' out the window at a beautiful view.
Turn on the TV an' somebody's talkin',
'Bout the wrong and the right and the ultimate truth.
I listen for a minute but my heart is somewhere else,
'Cause I've got my own convictions but I keep them to myself.

When I feel the world around me,
How can I not believe?
If I'm high up on a mountain,
Or down on my knees,
It's just between God and me.

Secrets I've been holding.
Tears cried, nobody else sees.
Sometimes I'm alone,
But I know there's somebody watching over me.
There's so much I'm afraid of an' I'm really not that strong.
But there's one place I can go to where all the fear is gone.

When I feel the world around me,
How can I not believe?
If I'm high up on a mountain,
Or down on my knees,
It's just between God and me.

Every picture's painted differently.
Every one has got a vision in their mind.
That fills the heart with answers,
And the missin' piece that we hope to find.
And this is mine.

When I feel the world around me,
How can I not believe?
If I'm high up on a mountain,
Or down on my knees.

When I feel the world around me,
How can I not believe?
If I'm high up on a mountain,
Or down on my knees,
It's just between God and me.

God and me.
It's just between God and me.

Boy, I didn't mean to wake you.
I'm ok, yeah everything's all right.
I'm in a phone booth outside of Denver,
I drove all night.

Well, I would've called you sooner,
But I knew you'd talk me out of this.
I've had a lot of miles to do some thinkin',
Now it all-makes perfect sense.

No I haven't changed my mind,
I just called to say goodbye.

You should see this mountain sunrise,
It looks just the way I dreamed.
I got my map of Colorado in the seat right next to me.
If it ain't packed in this ol' Plymouth,
It's better left behind.
I just called to say goodbye.

Boy, you know I'm gonna miss you....,
But we both know it's for the best.
We just can't keep usin' each other,
As a safety net.

I bet someday your gonna thank me.
When you finally get a taste of true love.
Baby, what we had was pretty good,
Just not enough.

So here's to tears we'll never cry,
I just called to say goodbye.

You should see this mountain sunrise,
It looks just the way I dreamed.
I got my map of Colorado in the seat right next to me.
If it ain't packed in this ol' Plymouth,
It's better left behind.
I just called to say goodbye.

If it ain't packed in this ol' Plymouth,
It's better left behind.
I just called to say goodbye


Boy, I didn't mean to wake you.
I'm ok, yeah everything's all right.
I'm in a phone booth outside of Denver,
I drove all night.

Well, I would've called you sooner,
But I knew you'd talk me out of this.
I've had a lot of miles to do some thinkin',
Now it all-makes perfect sense.

No I haven't changed my mind,
I just called to say goodbye.

You should see this mountain sunrise,
It looks just the way I dreamed.
I got my map of Colorado in the seat right next to me.
If it ain't packed in this ol' Plymouth,
It's better left behind.
I just called to say goodbye.

Boy, you know I'm gonna miss you....,
But we both know it's for the best.
We just can't keep usin' each other,
As a safety net.

I bet someday your gonna thank me.
When you finally get a taste of true love.
Baby, what we had was pretty good,
Just not enough.

So here's to tears we'll never cry,
I just called to say goodbye.

You should see this mountain sunrise,
It looks just the way I dreamed.
I got my map of Colorado in the seat right next to me.
If it ain't packed in this ol' Plymouth,
It's better left behind.
I just called to say goodbye.

If it ain't packed in this ol' Plymouth,
It's better left behind.
I just called to say goodbye
I just called to say goodbye.

Last night we went to bed not talkin',
'Cause we'd already said too muh.
I faced the wall, you faced the window.
Bound and determined not to touch.

We've been married seven years now.
Sometimes it feels like 21.
I'm still mad at you this mornin'.
Coffee's ready if you want some.
I've been up since five, thinkin' bout me and you.
And I've got to tell you the conclusion I've come to.

I'll never leave, I'll never stray.
My love for you will never change.
But I ain't ready to make up.
We'll get around to that.
I think I'm right, I think you're wrong.
I'll prob'ly give in before long.
Please don't make me smile.
I just wanna be mad for a while.

Well, now you might as well forget it.
Don't run your fingers through my hair.
Yeah, that's right, I'm bein' stubborn.
No, I don't wanna go back upstairs.
I'm gonna leave for work without a goodbye kiss.
But as I'm drivin' off, just remember this.

I'll never leave, I'll never stray.
My love for you will never change.
But I ain't ready to make up.
We'll get around to that.
I think I'm right, I think you're wrong.
I'll prob'ly give in before long.
Please don't make me smile.
I just wanna be mad for a while.

I'll never leave, I'll never stray.
My love for you will never change.
But I ain't ready to make up.
We'll get around to that.
I think I'm right, I think you're wrong.
I'll prob'ly give in before long.
Please don't make me smile.
I just wanna be mad for a while.

I just wanna be mad for a while.
I just wanna be mad for a while.
I just wanna be mad for a while.

I'm sittin' in traffic for the fifth year in a row,
Wastin' my time just to get where I don't even wanna go.
I started jottin' things down on a "Crispy Cream" sack:
Everything I'd do if I could leave this place an' never look back.

I wanna do it all:
Visit Paris in the Fall; watch the Yankees play ball;
I wanna take it all in.
Catch a few beads down at Mardi Gras;
Start a tradition, lay down the law:
I wanna do it all.

I wanna drink Tequila down in Tijuana,
Say: "Why not?" when someone says: "Hey, do you wanna?"
I wanna get my heart broke once or twice.
Settle down with the love of my life, rock little babies to sleep at night.

I wanna do it all:
Visit Paris in the Fall; watch the Yankees play ball;
I wanna take it all in.
Catch a few beads down at Mardi Gras;
Start a tradition, lay down the law:
I wanna do it all.

I wanna spend a day, every now and then,
Just doin' what I wanna do when I wanna do it. (I wanna do it all.)
Any time I wanna do it. (I wanna do it all.)

I wanna do it all:
Visit Paris in the Fall; watch the Yankees play ball;
I wanna take it all in.
Catch a few beads down at Mardi Gras;
Start a tradition, lay down the law.

I wanna do it all.
See Niagara Falls; bite City Hall;
Feel good in my skin.
Beatin' the odds with my back to the wall;
Try to rob Peter without payin' Paul,
I wanna do it all.
I wanna do it all.
I wanna do it all.

I m sitting in this cafe
People talking so loud
I can t hear myself think
And that s not a bad thing
The coffee keeps on coming
The waiter keeps on smilin
As I m riding on a river of caffeine
And that s not a bad thing

Chorus:
I used to feel sorry for someone like me
In a conrner booth pretending to read on a Friday night
Used to say it just ain t right
How could anybody ever have any fun
Without somebody, without someone
It never dawned on me
The possibility
That it s not a bad thing
Those nagging thoughts about you
How I ll live without you
Tonight, you know they re
Few and far between
The waiter s name is Joey
He told me, and that s when
I noticed he ain t wearing any ring
And that s not a bad thing

And there s a tug on the edge of my heart
It s you again saying
Don t you start letting go of me
But i ain t listening
For once in my life
I ll feel what I feel
Let it be
Let it be real
Let it flow through me
And wash me clean
That s not a bad thing

Let it be real
Let it flow through me
And wash me clean
That s not a bad thing

As I m driving home I m thinking
The worst might be over
Or maybe I m a little bit naive
But the streetlights seem brighter
As I walk to my front door
And I m all alone when I turn the key
And that s not a bad thing

Chorus

I got a headache from the work day
And a heartache from last night
Anything that could ve lately did not go right
They say time is the ticket
But I sure ain t got the time
With a little jingle in my pocket
There s a mission on my mind

Chorus:
I got some pain to kill
Hurt to heal
Anything I have to do I will
So come on, baby, let s take a ride
Way on over to the other side
Of this low-down, lonely, no good way to feel
I got some pain to kill

Gonna find me a party
Maybe start one of my own
Light a fire to my troubles
And dance around the smoke
I might regret it come tomorrow
When I m nursin the good time flu
But a girl in my condition only has one thing to lose

Chorus

Promotion bumped me
Boyfriend dumped me
I gotta do something
So until the sun comes up on Sunday

Repeat Chorus twice

I got some real pain to kill

I've had love and love's had me
I've been held and been set free
And I have lived enough to know
That you might stay or you might go
So here I am one more time
Call me brave call me blind

I'm gonna count to 3
I'm gonna hold my breath
Try not to be afraid
Tho it scares me half to death
I'm out here on a limb
Altho I know that it might break
My heart is gonna want you anyway
And if this love has any chance at all
Someone's gotta be the first to fall

The best is just a touch away
We'll make forever day by day
It'd be a shame to let this go
How sad to think we'd never know
How the morning light would fall on us
After we make all night in love

I'm gonna count to 3
I'm gonna hold my breath
Try not to be afraid
Tho it scares me half to death
I'm out here on a limb
Altho I know that it might break
My heart is gonna want you anyway
And if this love has any chance at all
Someone's gotta be the first to fall

So here I am one more time
Call me brave call me blind

I'm gonna count to 3
I'm gonna hold my breath
Try not to be afraid
Tho it scares me half to death
I'm out here on a limb
Altho I know that it might break
My heart is gonna want you anyway
And if this love has any chance at all
Someone's gotta be the first to fall

I used to believe that things would change but here we go again
Riding a spinning carousel, this circle never ends
This kitchen table has seen it all before
These walls are tired of standing
Can t hold us anymore

Chorus:
One Mississippi - I close my eyes
Two Mississippi - I m beggin you that we can still survive
Three Mississippi - no lookin back
Gone for good, and I know that
I won t change my mind, oh yeah
Three Mississippi is where I m at tonight

We re all out of second chances and all out of one more times
There s not a word we haven t said nothing we have not tried
My bones are achin from the weight I m holding now
I took all that I m taking
I m breaking, breaking down

Chorus

Hold my breath, Close my eyes, Goodbye
Oh, One Mississippi - I close my eyes
Two Mississippi - I m beggin you that we can still survive
Three Mississippi - no lookin back
Gone for good and I know that
I won t change my mind
No, I won t change my mind
Three Mississippi is where I m at tonight
Three Mississippi is where I m at tonight

Martha in the mornin', Oprah in the afternoon.
Weddings in the garden, have a makeover too.
Watching TV on a sick day,
Tell me what's it mena to you?

They think I'm out of touch.
But they don't know much about my world.
Got a wing and a prayer and a job on the line.
And there ain't no time for a working girl.

Well, they say they represent me, in the fashion magazines.
Oh, honey, all I see is these girls don't look like me.
Tell me, what's it like to be rich,
And ever seventeen?

They think I'm out of touch.
But they don't know much about my world.
Got a wing and a prayer and a job on the line.
And there ain't no time for a working girl.

Starry nights on the beach.
The world's within my reach,
But they don't take American Express.

Instrumental Break.

They think I'm out of touch.
But they don't know much about my world.
Got a wing and a prayer and a boss on the line.
And there ain't no time for a working girl.
A working girl.

Got a wing and a prayer and a boss an' a job on the line.
A working girl.
I'm a working girl.