Joe Nichols

My dad chased monsters from the dark
checked underneath my bed
he could lift me with one arm
way up over top of his head
He could loosen rusty bolts
with a quick turn of his wrench
he pulled splinters from his hand
never even flinched
In 13 years I'd never seen him cry
but the day that Grandpa died
I realized

Unsinkable ships - sink
Unbreakable walls - break
Sometimes the things you think will never happen
happen just like that
unbendable steel - bends
if the fury of the wind is unstoppable
I've learned to never underestimate ... the impossible

Then there was my Jr. year
Billy had a brand new car
it was late the road was wet ...
I guess the curve was just too sharp
I walked away with out a scratch
they brought the helicopter in
and Billy couldn't feel his legs
said he'd never walk again
but Billy said he would and his Mom and Daddy prayed
and the day we graduated
he stood up and to say

unsinkable ships - sink
unbreakable walls - break
sometimes the things you think will
never happen - happen just like that
unbendable steel - bends
if the fury of the wind is unstoppable
I've learned to never underestimate the impossible

so don't tell me that it's over don't give
up on you and me cause theres
no such thing as hopeless if u believe

unsinkable ships - sink
unbreakable walls - break
sometimes the things you think will never happen
happen just like that
unbendable steel - bends
if the fury of the wind is unstoppable I've
learned to never underestimate
the impossible

There's a place called Joe's
Where some of us go
When the hard working day is through
Through the neon and smoke
We laugh and tell jokes
And throw down a cold one or two
There's a jukebox that's full of records
By Willie, Haggard and Jones
There's a picture of Elvis and ol' John Wayne
Hanging side by side on the wall

Down at Joe's place
It's still the old way
Pickled eggs in a jar
And a blue ribbon sign
Ol' boys and bankers
Sitting side by side
Down at Joe's place
Down at Joe's place

Along about midnight
A few hangers on
Are still hanging out at the bar
If the telephone rings
It's an understood thing
Joe don't know where they are
At a table in the corner
There's a young man and an empty chair
His head in his hands. tears in his eyes
And a girlfriend's ring lying there

Down at Joe's place
It's still the old way
Pickled eggs in a jar
And a blue ribbon sign
Ol' boys and bankers
Sitting side by side
Down at Joe's place
Down at Joe's place

He wore that cowboy hat to cover up his horns
Sweet talking forked tongue had a tempting charm
Before I turned around that girl was gone
All I can say is bartender pour me something strong

[Chorus]
Here's to the past they can kiss my glass
I hope she's happy with him
Here's to the girl who wrecked my world
That angel who did me in
I think the devil drives a Coup de Ville
I watched them drive away over the hill
Not against her will and I've got time to kill
Down in Brokenheartsville

It was long and chrome sittin' in the lot
Fire engine red that thing was hot
He revved it up she waved goodbye
Love's gone to hell and so have I

[Chorus]

Here's to the past they can kiss my glass
I hope she's happy with him
Here's to the girl who wrecked my world
That angel who did me in
I think the devil drives a Coup de Ville
I watched them drive away over the hill
Not against her will and I've got time to kill
Down in Brokenheartsville

[Chorus]

So you lit her cigarette
You're feelin' pretty good
You think you've got a shot
Most girls you probably would
Yeah this is that kind of place
But she ain't that kind of girl
You're readin' it all wrong
Let me tell you about her/

She only smokes when she drinks
She only drinks now and then
Now and then when she's tired
Of bein' let down by men
You can give her a light
But it's not what you think
Everybody knows she only drinks alone
And she only smokes when she drinks

Did you ask her to dance
Let me guess, she told you no
Got to take her some place quiet
And see how far that goes
Oh, don't take it all that hard
When she smiles and turns you down
For a complicated girl
She ain't that hard to figure out

She only smokes when she drinks
She only drinks now and then
Now and then when she's tired
Of bein' let down by men
You can give her a light
But it's not what you think
Everybody knows she only drinks alone
And she only smokes when she drinks

Well I hit the snooze when the 'larm clock rings
Laying there doing that sleepyhead thing
There's a bird out my window spreadin' his wings
Cheap chirp doing' that signin'
Thing I do when I first get up
Is that coffee thing in my favorite cup
Two gets me goin' got things to do
Let me tell you a thing or two

[Chorus]
Everything's a thing if you know what I mean
You can't do nothin' 'cause there's no such thing
Some things are big and some things are small
Some mean a lot, some nothin' at all
It's all laid out in a scheme of things
No matter what it is everything's a thing

Off to work in my old Mustang
Doin' that bumper to bumper thing
Up ahead a ring a ling ding ding
Some guy's doin' that cell phone
Thing is the light's turn green
And he ain't doin' that drivin' thing
And the thing is about all this that talkin' thing
And drivin' don't mix

[Chorus]

If you thing this song ain't worth hummin'
You got another thing comin'

[Chorus]

Have you ever seen a river ragin' in the spring
Rushin' down a mountain fast as anything
Well, if you can picture that wild water
That would be her, only deeper
Have you ever seen an eagle soaring high above the trees
Circling the world below the epitome of free
Then you could imagine how I feel when I'm beside her
Only higher

I'm flying, I'm falling, I'm floating
And all I want to do is hold her
Closer and spend every day that passes
Thinkin' up new ways to love her more

If you've never had a vision
Of what perfect love would be
Just close your eyes and dream a dream
That just gets sweeter, an' that would be her

I'm flying, I'm falling, I'm floating
And all I want to do is hold her
Closer and spend every day that passes
Thinkin' up new ways to love her more

If you've never had a vision
Of what a perfect love would be
Just close your eyes and dream a dream
That just gets sweeter, an' that would be her

Just close your eyes and dream a dream
That just gets sweeter, an' that would be her

Here I sit, a nobody with no one
Bein' me ain't really all that fun
Leavin' her wasn't very smart
Admittin' I was wrong would be so hard

If it was cool to be a fool
I'd be the hippest guy around
If a heartache made you famous
I'd be know from town to town
It tears were made of pennies
And cold beer brought her back
My bank account and self esteem would both be in the black
If some Hollywood producer made a movie that was sad
About some guy who lost the best thing he ever had
Hey, I could be a star
If it was cool to be a fool

But we all know the way it really is
You don't get recognized for doing things like this
You spend a lot of time feelin' sorry for yourself
It doesn't really mean that much to anybody else

If it was cool to be a fool
I'd be the hippest guy around
If a heartache made you famous
I'd be know from town to town
It tears were made of pennies
And cold beer brought her back
My bank account and self esteem would both be in the black
If some Hollywood producer made a movie that was sad
About some guy who lost the best thing he ever had
Hey, I could be a star
If it was cool to be a fool

In all the pictures that I've seen
Of how angels are supposed to be
There's an aura, a kind of emanating light
Suggesting perfection that may very well be true
But they can't hold a halo to you
Their role as protector is what God made them for
And I take comfort in knowing they're around
I don't mean to sound ungrateful or diminish what they do

But they can't hold a halo to you
By their very nature they must be heaven sent
Here to work their miracles, to wonder and to bless
I pray the Lord forgives me 'cause when you touched me that's when I knew
That they can't hold a halo to you.

You think you're smart
You think you're smooth
You think that love can't get its hands on you
I'm living proof

A man ain't that strong
You got no choice when the right one comes along
'Cause you can't run
And you can't hide

When love's got you in its sites
You might as well give up the fight
When it calls
'Cause you can't break the fall

You say it's got no chance
You make no mistakes
'Cause you've been close to the edge before and walked away
But your day's commin'

Don't kid yourself
And when it comes you'll be down before you know you fell

On a park bench the old man
Sat and stared into yesterday
I sat down beside him and said
"Thank God for this quite place
Between the wife and the kids, the TV and the phone
It seems there's something always goin' on"
He said, "Son, if you think this is quite
You should follow me home"
'Cause you ain't heard nothin' yet
'Til you've lived in a house by yourself
When silence is all you've got left
In the rooms where your babies have slept
So don't wish for something you will regret
'Cause you ain't heard nothin' yet
The old man kept talkin'
Painting pictures from his memories
Did he drag out his past for himself
Or was it for me
His eyes came alive, he spoke of dancing with his wife
And playing ball with his two little boys
He said, "Son, what I hear is music, you're callin' noise"
'Cause you ain't heard nothin' yet
'Til you've lived in a house by yourself
When silence is all you've got left
In the rooms where your babies have slept
So don't wish for something you will regret
'Cause you ain't heard nothin' yet
We'll all rest in peace, on that you can bet
Oh, you ain't heard nothin' yet

Now if you want to be happy,let me tell you how to do it
You get up in the morning and you get right to it
You bring home the bacon and you make a little bread
You get a little sleepy and you go back to bed
Life don't have to mean nothin' at all
If everybody says you're a little to tall
Go out and get yourself a basketball
Dye your hair orange and put a ring in your ear
You can make forty seven million dollars a year
Life don't have to mean nothin' at all
If everybody says you're a little to short
Go out and get yourself a big ol' horse
You can be a jockey if you got no fear
You can make forty seven million dollars a year
Life don't have to mean nothin' at all
Life don't have to mean nothin' at all
Be good to your sister and good to your brother
Be good to your poppa and good to your mother
Life don't have to mean nothin' at all
Now if you're a con man lookin' for a pigeon
Go out and start a brand new religion
Get on TV and make a money request
They can all go to heaven while they're starvin' to death
Life don't have to mean nothin' at all
Now if everybody says you're a little too rough
Go out and get yourself some boxing gloves
Beat somebody up around the ears
You can make fort y seven million dollars a year
Life don't have to mean nothin' at all
Life don't have to mean nothin' at all
Be good to your sister and good to your brother
Be good to your poppa and good to your mother
Life don't have to mean nothin' at all
Now if everybody says you're a little to slick
Get yourself into politics
Get that office and get that power
And you can spend forty seven million dollars an hour
Life don't have to mean nothin' at all
Now if you can pick a guitar and sing through your nose
Get yourself a bunchy of cowboy clothes
Sing about dying and shedding them tears
You can lose forty seven million dollars a year
Life don't have to mean nothin' at all

Ol' Johnny's got a heart of gold
Ask anyone around here
But some nights his eyes are far away
And filled with tears
Sweet Mary Lou's just as good as they come
With a weakness for all the wrong men
From the look on her face tonight
She's been wrong again
Bartender's thinkin' to himself
As he rubs his towel around a glass

Thinkin' 'bout the man with a mem'ry
And the woman with a past
Lost souls on life's highway
Forever lookin' back
When you're livin' for the love
And the love doesn't last
You get a man with a mem'ry
A woman with a past

Bartender turns the TV down
Cranks that ol' jukebox up
Carefully selects which buttons to push
For what each song does
see-23 after J-19, it's a tonic for a broken heart
A little Stardust in the mix
It's a fine, fine art
Dim the lights a notch or two
The next round is on the house

For the man with a mem'ry
And the woman with a past
Lost souls on life's highway
Forever lookin' back
When you're livin' for the love
And the love doesn't last
You get a man with a mem'ry
A woman with a past

Oh, we've all got somethin' we've got to get around
Now and then you get the chance to help the lost get found

Stackin' chairs and sweepin' up
He can't help a little smile

Now there's a man with a mem'ry
There's a woman with a past
Lost souls on life's highway
Forever lookin' back
When you're livin' for the love
And the love doesn't last
You get a man with a mem'ry
A woman with a past

I don't want a fast car
don't need a four lane highway
There's not another place I'd rather be
'Cause out here in the country
Bluebirds sing for nothing
And the shade comes free with a tree
Yeah he shade comes free with a tree

The tree came with a mountain
Right beside the river where the ground makes one heck of a scene
The mountain counts for something, the view is worth a fortune
And the shade comes free with a tree
I never had a dollar that could buy me what i'm feelin'
But i'm feelin' 'bout as good as I can be
I need to be reminded when i'm lookin' for a bargain
Not to overlook what's right in front of me

I'll never make a killing trying to make a living
But I make enough to raise a family
I bought a piece of heaven off county road 11
Where the shade comes free with a tree
Yeah where the shade comes free with a tree

I never had a dollar that could buy me what i'm feeling
And i'm feeling 'bout as good as i can be
I need to be reminded when i'm lookin' for a bargain
Not to overlook what's right in front of me

I don't want a fast car
don't need a four lane highway
There's not another place i'd rather be
Down county road 11
There's this little piece of heaven
Where the shade comes free with a tree
Yeah where the shade comes free with a tree

Yeah the shad comes free with a tree

I'll be glad to sign my autograph
If you want me to
God knows I love singing
It's what I was born to do
You see me up there center stage
In the spotlight for awhile
But in the things that really matter
I'm just sitting on the isle

Cause I've seen a third grade angel with
Dark circles 'neath her eyes
Not a trace of hair left on her head
Sayin' daddy don't you cry
A single mom workin' overtime
A college kid reading to the blind
When you look for heroes know that I'm just a singer in a band

I'm thankful to be living in
This childhood dream come true
But sometimes the attention just leaves me confused
Hey, I love my t-shirt on those kids, my name there up in lights
But when the show is done and I'm on the bus riding through the night

I think of third grade angel with
Dark circles 'neath her eyes
Not a trace of hair left on her head
Saying daddy don't you cry
A soldier in a field of mines
With each step he lays it on the line
When you look for heroes know that I'm just a singer in a band

I'm humbled when you take the time
To hear my life in verse and rhyme
But when it comes to heroes I know I'm just a singer in a band
A singer in a band

I'll be glad to sign my autograph if you want me to

Don't ruin it for the rest of us
With your braggin' that you fell in love
Can't you see we're kinda busy here
Swappin' lies and cryin' in our beers

So you're getting married good for you
Its first inning Braves are down by two
Grab a seat and keep your big mouth shut
And don't ruin it for the rest of us

I hardly recognized you
With that smile on your face
Your shirt's tucked in, you shaved your chin
And every hair's in place

You smell a whole lot better
Than anybody in this bar
Here's a dollar, buy yourself a cheap cigar
Don't ruin it for the rest of us

With your braggin' that you fell in love
Can't you see we're kinda busy here
Swappin lies and cryin' in our beers
So you're gettin' married good for you

Its third inning braves are down by two
Grab a seat and keep your big mouth shut
And don't ruin it for the rest of us
You missed bowling season

Butch blew a perfect game
And when we got the new shirts printed up
There was an "I" in Shooter's name
Well Ronnie's back to walkin'

He got another DUI
So if you plan on gettin' out of here alive
Don't ruin it for the rest of us
With your braggin' that you fell in love

Can't you see we're kinda busy here
Swappin' lies and cryin' in our beers
So you're gettin' married good for you
It's sixth inning braves are down by two

Grab a seat and keep your big mouth shut
And don't ruin it for the rest of us
So you're getting married good for you
Its ninth inning we're about to lose

I told you twice to keep your pie hole shut
And don't ruin it for the rest of us
Can't you see that we've been through enough
Don't ruin it for the rest of us

I'm No Stranger To The Rain came on my radio today
I hadn't heard that voice in way too long
I've still got those worn out tapes
The only three or four he made, what a shame
I wish that wasn't all
Hearin' that song took me back to my senior year
The year I asked Mary Ellen Mayfield to the prom
She agreed to go as friends, and I remember thinkin',
"man I wish, Lord, I wish that wasn't all"
Ain't it funny how sometimes we can be unsatisfied
With things we should be thankful for
Like an old Keith Whitley song or a slow dance at the senior prom
Some things just leave you wantin' more
Like the way I felt that June when Dad called me with the news
Through tears, he told me my grand dad was gone
He lived til' he was ninety-five, I know that's a good long life
Still I wish, Lord, I wish that wasn't all
Ain't it funny how sometimes we can be unsatisfied
With things we should be thankful for
Like the time we get to spend with the ones we love, family and friends
Some things just leave you wantin' more
I thank God that I found you
Until now I never Knew
That love could be this strong
I could stay right here and hold you close for ten forevers in a row
Still I'd wish, I'd wish that wasn't all
Yeah I wish, Lord, I wish that wasn't all

I'm gonna tell her that I love her
About a million times a day
Oh I'm gonna do
Everything I wouldn't do
I'm gonna straighten up my act
If I ever get her back

I'm gonna break these old habits
Just like I broke her heart
It took her walking out
For me to figure out
How to keep our love on track

If I ever get her
Back in these arms
Right where she belongs
I'll hold her near
Dry the tears and make her laugh
If I ever get her back

She'll be my every reason
And I'll bend so we don't break
I'll give her all my time
Take time to read her mind
She won't even have to ask

If I ever get her
Back in these arms
Right where she belongs
I'll hold her near
Dry those tears and make her laugh
If I ever get her
Back in these arms
Right where she belongs
I'll hold her near
Dry her tears and make her laugh
If I ever get her back

I'm gonna tell her that I love her

I watched him take the two strike call
He hadn't tried to swing at all
I guess he had all he could take
He walked away for goodness sake
His father's voice was loud and mean
You won't amount to anything

That little boy quit tryin'
He just walked away
There were teardrops on his face
Tell me how would you feel
You'd probably give up too
If nobody believed in you

That old man said one more try
I know I'm not too old to drive
I promised son I'll do my best
This time I'm gonna pass the test
Give me the keys dad and get in
His father never drove again

That old man quit tryin'
He just turned away
And there were tear drops on his face
Tell me how you'd feel
You'd probably give up too
If nobody believed in you

We'd take his name out of schools
The lawyers say it breaks the rules
The Pledge of Allegiance can't be read
And under God should not be said
I wonder how much he will take
I just pray it's not too late

What if God quit tryin'
He just turned away
There were tear drops on his face
Tell me how would you feel
You'd probably give up too
If nobody believed in you

Tell me how would you feel
You'd probably give up too
If nobody believed in you

<i>[cover of Gene Watson song]</i>

When the last breath of life
Is gone from my body
And my lips are as cold as the sea
When my friends gather round
For my farewell party
Won't you pretend you love me

there'll be flowers from those who'll cry
When I go and leave you in this old world alone
I know you'll have fun at my farewell party
Won't you be glad when i'm gone

Don't be mad at me
For wanting to keep you
Till my life on this old world is through
you'll be free at the end of my farewell party
But I'll, I'll go away loving you

There'll be flowers from those who'll cry
When I go and leave you in this old world alone
I know you'll have fun at my farewell party
Won't you be glad when I'm gone
Oh won't you be glad when I'm goooo oooo ooone

His daddy taught him all about huntin and fishin
How to work on that old truck when it needed fixin
How to say sir and how to say mam
How their ain't nothing wrong with getting dirt on your hands

[Chorus]
Have mercy on all of the kids out there
Who haven't been raised to even care
About things like that these days

His momma used to cook every meal in the kitchen
She helped with his homework and taught him religion
She laid down the law and he let her know
Where he was going and when he'd be home

Have mercy on all of the kids out there
Who haven't been raised to even care
About things like that these days
As the years changed him from a boy to a man

He was blessed with a generous heart and a plan
Wherever life takes him wherever he's at
He's gonna find some way to give something back
Now his weekends are spent doing what he loves most

With 12 little angels who call him coach
Some have nothing and some are spoiled rotten
But when they're with him they're not forgotten
Have mercy on all of the parents out there

Who haven't been raised to even care
About things like that these days
As the years changed him from a boy to a man
He was blessed with a generous heart and a plan

Wherever life takes him wherever he's at
He's gonna find some way to give something back

[Chorus: x 2]

Somewhere in Vietnam
A nineteen year old soldier stumbled from a bar room
He said I must be seeing things
That bourbon hit me like a baseball bat

In Belfast, Ireland a little lady dropped her shovel in her garden
As she raced across her yard to ask her neighbor Mrs. Clancy
"What was that?"

In Memphis, Tennessee a teacher raised the window closest to the river
And the children in her classroom swore they heard a choir singin' down the street

In Washington, D.C. a private secretary's lips began to quiver
And the President just put aside some papers and rose quickly to his feet

I lay in a cheap motel in the arms of someone else's woman
When a loud explosion rocked the room and turned the morning into night
I jumped out of bed and ran into the street with hardly any clothes on
And as the sky lit up my heart stood still and i could feel my face turn white

All at once the clouds rolled back and there stood Jesus Christ in all his glory
And I realized the saddest eyes I'd ever seen were lookin' straight at me

I guess I was awakened by the penetrating sound of my own screaming
It didn't take me long to stumble out of ben and fall down on my knees
AS tears rolled down my face I cried, "Dear God I'm thankful I was only dreaming.
If I never go to hell Lord its because you scared it out of me."

What's, a, guy gotta do to get a girl in this town
Don't want to be alone when the sun goes down
Just a sweet little somethin' to put my arms around
What's a guy gotta do to get a girl in this town

Well ask anybody I'm a pretty good guy
And the looks decent wagon didn't pass me by
There ain't nothin' in my past that I'm tryin' hard to hide
And I don't understand why I gotta wonder why

What's a guy gotta do to get a girl in this town
Don't want to be alone when the sun goes down
Just a sweet little somethin' to put my arms around
What's a guy gotta do to get a girl in this town

Cruise all around the right parking lots
Little time gets killed a lot a bull gets shot
One who'll think I'm kinda cute and laugh at every joke I got
When I get to thinkin' maybe she's athinkin' maybe not

What's a guy gotta do to get a girl in this town
Don't want to be alone when the sun goes down
Just a sweet little somethin' to put my arms around
What's a guy gotta do to get a girl in this town

Had an old man tell me "Boy if you were smart
You'd hit the produce isle at the Super Wal-mart"
So I bumped into a pretty girl's shopping cart
But all I did was break her eggs and bruise her artichoke hearts

What's a guy gotta do to get a girl in this town
Don't want to be alone when the sun goes down
Just a sweet little somethin' to put my arms around
What's a guy gotta do to get a girl in this town

What's a guy gotta do to get a girl in this town

My father died
A year ago today
The rooster started crowing
When they carried dad away
There beside my mother
In the livingroom i stood
With my brother and my sister knowin'
Dad was gone for good
Then I, I hung around just long enough
To lay him in the ground
Then i caught a plane to do a show
Up north in Detroit Town
Because I'm older now
And i ain't got not time to cry

I got no time to look back
I got no time to see
The pieces of my heart that have been ripped away from me
And if the feelings start to come in I've learned to stop them fast
'Cause i don't know if i let em go they might not wanna pass
And there's just so many people
Tryin' to get me on the phone
And there's bills to pay and songs to play
and a house to make a home
I guess i'm older now
And i ain't got no time to cry

I can still rmemeber
Before I heard of Merle
So many things have changed
So much here in my world
I remember sitting on the front porch
When an ambulance drove by
Listening to those sirens i would break down and cry
now i'm walkin' and i'm talkin'
doing just what i'm supposed to do
working overtime to make sure i don't come unglued
Because i'm older now...and i ain't got no time to cry

i sit down on the sofa and i watch the evening news
there's a half-a-dozen tragedies from which to pick and choose
the baby that was missing was found in a ditch today
and there's bombs flying and people dying not so far away
i'll take a beer from the fridgerator and sit in the yard
with a cold one in my hand i'm gonna bit down and swallow hard
Because i'm older now and i ain't got no time to cry

It's true

i'm older now
just ain't got no time to cry
no time to cry
no time to cry

Someday she wants a big ole house
Sitting on a big ole hill
And a mile long tree line drive way
Or a big ole Coupe Deville
Yeah someday she wants a big
ole bank account with too much to spend
But right now all she wants is a man

With a big ole heart
who can love her like nobody can
Big ole kisses that go on and on and never end
With a big ole smile that'll
fill her world with laughter
Size matters, size matters

Someday she wants a big ole ring
with a big ole rock that shines
And a big ole walk in closet
with shoes of every kind
Someday she wants a big ole boat
she can lay around getting a tan
But right now all she wants is a man

With a big ole heart
who can love her like nobody can
Big ole kisses that go on and on and never end
With a big ole smile
that'll fill her world with laughter
Size matters, size matters

With a big ole heart
who can love her like nobody can
Big ole kisses that go on and on and never end
With a big ole smile that'll
fill her world with laughter
Size matters, size matters, size matters

I'm a solitary man,
Nothing means more than my freedom,
A few days ago I swear
I walked out of there believin'
I could let you go

I know how freedom feels
I've heard that sound beneath my wheels,
Nothin' or no one could slow me down
But since I told you good-bye
Something just ain't right
Freedom feels like lonely tonight

Out on this open road
Any where I wanna go is waitin
All I can think about
Is turnin' this old truck around and takin',
That road back to you

I know how freedom feels
I've heard that sound beneath my wheels
Nothin' or no one to slow me down,
But since I told you good-bye
Something just ain't right
Freedom feels like lonely tonight

Yeah since I told you good-bye
I miss you all the time
Freedom feels like lonely tonight
Yeah freedom feels like lonely tonight

She said I'm going out with my girlfriends Marguerite is at the holiday inn Oh have mercy my only thought Was tequila makes her clothes fall off I told her put an extra layer on I know what happens when she drinks patron? Her closets missing half the things she bought Yea tequila makes her clothes fall off She'll start by kicking out of her shoes Lose an earring in her drink Leave her jacket in the bathroom stall Drop a contact down the sink Them panty hose aint gonna last too long If the DJ puts bon jovi on She might come home in a table cloth Yea tequila makes her clothes fall off She can handle any champagne brunch A bridal shower with Bacardi punch Jello shooters full of Smirnoff But tequila makes her clothes fall off She'll start by kicking out of her shoes Lose an earring in her drink Leave her jacket in the bathroom stall Drop a contact down the sink She don't mean nothing She just havin fun Tomorrow she say oh what have I done Her friends will joke about the stuff she lost Yea tequila makes her clothes fall off Oh tequila makes her clothes fall off Oh tequila makes her clothes fall off

Eighty dollars round trip Anywhere you fly Well,that sounds like a winner But before I book the flight Hey, talk me out of Tampa Well,tell me 'bout New Oreans Just when is that Mardi Gras? Well, then how about Chicago? Is it cold there now or not? Talk me out of Tampa I mean surely there's a hurricane dut to hit there any day. Won't that close the beaches and the airport? Or maybe ti's still way too hot or did I hear Somewhere you stopped flyin' into that part of the country? You can think of something can't ya? Just talk me out of Tampa Between that first ride at Busch Gardens And room eight, Bayside Motel There's no way around memories Don't let me do this to myself Talk me out Tampa I mean surely there's a hurricane dut to hit there any day. Won't that close the beaches and the airport? Or maybe ti's still way too hot or did I hear Somewhere you stopped flyin' into that part of the country? You can think of something can't ya? Just talk me out of Tampa Put me somewhere Nowhere even close To where I feel when my heart broke Exactly six months ago this weekend I just need to get away Without your help, ma'am, I'm afraid It wouldn't be a getaway at all You can make up songthin' can't ya? Just talk me out of Tampa Eight dollars round trip Anywhere you fly.

That first little kiss from your school sweetheart
Parked in the dark in your parents car
Take her by the hand, gaze in her eyes
Feel the first flutter of them butterflies

That's what love'll get ya
Don't let anybody tell you different
I've been in and out, enough to vouch
That's what love'll get ya

You're impressin' her daddy, kissing up to her mom
Saving up money for the senior prom
Runnin' wide open when she slams on the brakes
Next thing you know you got your first heartache

That's what love'll get ya
Don't let anybody tell you different
I've been in and out enough to vouch
That's what love'll get ya

It'll get ya thinkin', ain't love sweet?
When she's finally willin' and you just can't wait
It'll get ya in mighty deep
That first time you ever go all the way

It'll get ya house payments on a thirty year plan
Get behind the wheel of your first mini van
A wife and two kids, a boy and a girl
Hot feet walkin' around Disney World

That's what love'll get ya
Don't let anybody tell you different
I've been in and out, enough to vouch
That's what love

That's what love'll get ya
Don't let any fool tell you different
I've been in and out, enough to vouch
That's what love'll get ya
Yeah, that's what love'll get ya
Oh, that's what love'll get ya

The snow in Montana was three feet high
The lady at the counter said there ain't no flights
And so he called her on the telephone
He said, 'I'll rent a car, and I'll drive home'

And she said, 'I'll wait for you
Like I did last year
At Christmas time with your family here
And your truck broke down out in San Antone
And the gifts stayed wrapped until you got home
Oh, this ain't nothin' new
Sweetheart, I'll wait for you'

Now he's on his cell phone in a Coupe De ville
Talkin' to the one he loves and always will
His heart is breakin' 'cause she's there alone
Her heart is achin' 'cause she wants him home
She says, 'I'll wait for you like in '68
When our child was due, but I said, he'll have to wait
Until his dad gets here and stands by my side
Remember, dear, our son's first cry
Oh, this ain't nothin' new
Sweetheart, I'll wait for you'

He didn't stop all day to eat a bite
And he finally got there around midnight
The doctor said, she's in a better place
She said to give this you this note just in case

And it said, 'I'll wait for you at Heaven's gate
Oh, I don't care how long it takes
And I'll tell Saint Pete I can't come in
Without my love and my best friend
Oh, this ain't nothin' new
Sweetheart, I'll wait for you
P.S. I love you, too
Sweetheart, I'll wait for you'

I wonder if you've had the time it takes,
To think it over.
To sort out all the feelin's in your mind,
Sometimes I think you found someone
To do your thinkin' for ya, cause
Lately you've been showin' all the signs.

Should I come home,
Or should I go crazy.
I'm beggin' you please,
Make up your mind.
If you love me,
Than think it all over.
So make up your mind,
Or I'll lose mine.

Last night when I came by
I rang the bell,
And no one answered
But I heard voices whispered
Through the door,
Now I'm not sure if anyone was home
To do the talkin',
Cause lately I hear voices more and more.

Should I come home,
Or should I go crazy.
I'm beggin' you please,
Make up your mind
If you love me
Than think it all over.
So make up your mind,
Or I'll lose mine.

Should I come home,
Or should I go crazy
I'm beggin' you please,
Make up your mind.
If you love me,
Than think it all over
So make up your mind
Or I'll lose mine...

(Should I come home or should I go crazy)

Just when every ray of hope was gone
I should have known that you would come along
I can't believe I ever doubted you
My old friend the blues

Another lonely night, a nameless town
If sleep don't take me first, you'll come around
I know I can always count on you
My old friend the blues

Lovers leave and friends will let you down
But you're the only sure thing that I've found
No matter what I do, I'll never lose
My old friend the blues

Lovers leave and friends will let you down
But you're the only sure thing that I've found
No matter what I do I'll never lose
My old friend the blues

Lovers leave and friends will let you down
But you're the only sure thing that I've found
No matter what I do I'll never lose
My old friend the blues
Just let me hide my weary heart in you
My old friend the blues

She hates goin' anywhere in my old truck
She says: It's always muddy and it rides so rough
And there ain't no graceful way to climb up in a dress
Yeah, I'm about as country as she gets

I might get her on the lake to fish with me
If the water's smooth and the sky is blue, with a nice cool breeze
But anything we catch, I'll have to clean myself
"Cause I'm about as country as she gets

She'll slip off a pair of heels
Walk barefoot across the field
Climb up on a fence just to be near me
Sometimes I think that horse still scares her half to death
Yeah, I'm about as country as she gets

She likes bein' within spendin' distance of a mall
Havin' enough bars to make a cell phone call
Put her in a crowd and she's right in her element
Yeah, I'm about as country as she gets

But she'll slip out on the porch sometimes
When that sun's low in the sky
Pull up a rockin' chair just to be with me
Until that first big June bug buzzes by her head
See I'm about as country as she gets
Yeah, I'm about as country as she gets

She hates goin' anywhere in my old truck

She moved up to the city
Became a big time fashion designer
All them big shots wined and dined her
In those fancy restaurants
She cam back to our hometown
Pulled up in a brand new Lexus
Looks like our little girl from Texas
Had joined the upper echelon

And she walked through the door
In her jeans and her boots
Stepped right back
Into her tonkin' roots
'Neath the neon lights
We raised the roof
Way into the night
Now you can take the girl out of the honky tonk
Into that uptown world
But she's still my little good timin', beer drinkin', pool shootin'
Honk tonk girl

Once upon another time
Before she moved to the Big Apple
Wedding bells were gonna ring in a country chapel
For me and my down-home debutante
Said she missed what we had
And though she made a darn good livin'
Money couldn't buy what she'd been missin'
Yeah, that girl knows what she wants

And she walked through the door
In her jeans and her boots
Stepped right back
Into her tonkin' roots
'Neath the neon lights
We raised the roof
Way into the night
Now you can take the girl out of the honky tonk
Into that uptown world
But she's still my little good timin', beer drinkin', pool shootin'
Honk tonk girl

Well, you can take the girl out of the honky tonk
Into that uptown world
But she's still my little good timin', beer drinkin', pool shootin'
Honk tonk girl
Honk tonk girl

Sittin' at a poker table holdin' kings and threes
So far lady luck, hm, sure has been good to me
I should quit while I'm ahead, but I'll hang around instead
And the dealer asked, what would you settle for?
And I said, just a little more

I need just a little more
A little more than I've got
And I've got all that I can spend and I can't spend it fast enough
But if the truth be known, I can't quit on my own
And I spent all my life waitin' for just a little more

Havin' a drink here on my favorite stool
I know that a couple has turned into a few
And the bartender says to me, son, I think it's time you leave
If you don't mind headin' for the door
But I ask, for just a little more

I need just a little more, a little more than I've had
And I've had all that a man should and I should leave and not come back
But if the truth be known I can't quit on my own
And I spent all my life waitin' for just a little more

Too many late nights and all of the above
You've tried to help me for so long
But you finally had enough
And you tell me that you're gonna leave
As you're holding on to me
But before you let me go, hold me just a little more

I need just a little more
A little more time
Time for me to end all these hurtin' ways of mine
And Lord, I know you give me all the strength that I need
But I'm down here on my knees prayin' for
Just a little more
Just a little more

Hang up that red dress,
Let down your hair,
Cancel those reservations
Don't need to go no where.
As good as your looking right now,
Girl bet your thinkin I'm crazy,
There's a side of you that I wanna see
That never ceases to amaze me.

Gimme that girl with the hair in a mess
Sleepy little smile with her head on my chest,
Thats the you that I like best,
Gimme that girl.
Gimme that girl lovin up on me,
Old t-shirt and a pair of jeans,
Thats the you I wanna see,
Gimme that girl, gimme that girl.

Gimme the girl thats beautiful,
Without a trace of makeup of on,
Barefoot in the kitchen,
Singing her favorite song.
Dancing around like a fool,
Starring in her own little show,
Gimme the girl the rest of the world,
Ain't lucky enough to know.

Gimme that girl with the hair in a mess
Sleepy little smile with her head on my chest,
Thats the you that I like best,
Gimme that girl.
Gimme that girl lovin up on me,
Old t-shirt and a pair of jeans,
Thats the you I wanna see,
Gimme that girl, gimme that girl.
[repeat]

She's not that good a driver
It's not that good a car
There's rain on that horizon
She's never gone that far
No storm is gonna stop her
Not a little thing like that
Gotta sit here all night knowin'
That she ain't comin' back

She's gonna make it
She'll be alright.
Out on her own I have no doubt
It's me that I'm worried about.

She's never been to Dallas.
That's a big ol' town.
It ain't exactly easy,
To find your way around.

She never met a stranger.
She makes friends right and left.
This house is so empty I'm here all by myself.

She's gonna make it
She'll be alright.
Out on her own I have no doubt
It's me that I'm worried about.

She don't look back where she's been.
She just lives in the moment, yes

She's gonna make it
She'll be alright.
Out on her own I have no doubt
It's me that I'm worried about.

I'm dustin' off Hank and I'm puttin' him on
And I'm gonna drink one and listen to a country song
The way it sounded in nineteen-fifty-two
I'm takin' some old things, and makin' 'em new

I'm pickin' up the phone and I'm startin' to dial
A number of friends I haven't talked to in a while
And I'm gonna tell 'em that I love 'em, yes I do
I'm takin' some old things, and makin' 'em new

Lately my world's been movin' way too fast
I need to slow down and catch up with some of the past
Maybe go back home and stay for a week or two
I'm takin' some old things and makin' 'em new

I'm takin' your picture out of that drawer
And I'm gonna hold you close to my chest once more
Remembering the love that felt so true
I'm takin' some old things and makin' 'em new

Baby, my world's been movin' way too fast
I need to slow down and catch up with some of the past
Maybe go back home and stay for a week or two
I'm takin' some old things and makin' 'em new

Strummin' my D-18 and hummin' a Haggard tune
I'm takin' some old things and makin' 'em new
I'm takin' some old things... and makin' 'em new

I knew I'd be blue, I knew I'd be sad,
I was sure your goodbye was gonna hurt me bad.
Counted on days of lonely old nights
Hoped that I'd forgive and forget with a little time

But man, woman you sure messed me up
Now long as I live, I'll never forget your love
Man, woman you sure make me cry
Take 99 years for all of my tears to dry.
Man, woman

I tried to go out, put on a smile
I managed to get you out of my mind, baby, once in a while.
But more often than not, old memories break through
Now I can't walk half way round the block without runnin' into you

Man, woman you sure messed me up
Now long as I live, I'll never forget your love
Man, woman you sure make me cry
Take 99 years for all of my tears to dry.
Man, woman

Well I used to think I was strong, I was tough and nothin' could tear me apart
But whatever it is that you done to me darlin' sure did a number on my heart

Man, woman, you sure make me cry
Take 99 years for all of my tears to dry.
Man, woman

Man, woman

Outside the courthouse on 5th and vine
There's a hundred people holdin' up their homemade signs
They say they'll be there sunshine or rain
'Till somebody listens, 'till somethin's changed

Believers,
Believers,
They got a little more faith than the world has doubt
The earth might shake, but they stand their ground
And god only knows where we'd be without
Believers

They were a couple o' kids with cheep wedding bands
They didn't have nothin' but big ole plans
Thirty five years later, they're still goin' strong
Aw, but they're not surprised, they knew it all along

Believers
Believers
They got a little more faith than the world has doubt
The earth might shake, but they stand their ground
And god only knows where we'd be without
Believers

Eighty nine years old and a momma still prays
That her wayward son will find his way
There's a telephone call that makes her cry
It's her son sayin' momma I've seen the light
Aw, everybody told her she was wastin' her time

Believers
Believers
They got a little more faith than the world has doubt
The earth might shake, but they stand their ground
And only god knows where we'd be without
Without believers

Hm, Believers

I was sittin' in a chair at the H & R Block
Some vain accountant pencil pusher runnin' up the clock
Said "I'd tallied up your numbers through the end of the year
Son, you spent a small fortune on liquor and beer."

And I said "It's cheaper than a shrink, you don't have to think.
You just pour and drink. Yea 16.50 for a bottle of jack,
No pouring out your heart to some high dollar quack.
Just a flip of the wrist and you're gettin' it done,
And gettin' just as messed up and havin' a lot more fun".

And it's cheaper than a shrink, you don't have to think
You just pour and drink, yea it's cheaper than a shrink.

Now me and her had this little problem between us
Tryin' to prove the gap between Mars and Venus
She said "Honey, I think we need to see a marital councilor".
I said "All we need to do is slam a case of 12 ouncers.

Cause it's cheaper than a shrink, you don't have to think
You just pour and drink. ?????짖??Bout 18 bucks will get you four 6 packs.
No pouring out your heart to some high dollar quack.
Just a flip of the wrist and you're gettin' it done,
And gettin' just as messed up and havin' a lot more fun".

And it's cheaper than a shrink, you don't have to think
You just pour and drink, and it's cheaper than a shrink.

If liquor prices soar as high as gasoline,
Then I'd a quit drinkin' when I was 19.
It's the oldest, most proven form of therapy
The best thing about it far as I can see is that it's

Cheaper than a shrink, mm you don't have to think
You just pour and drink, and it's cheaper than a shrink.
Oh you just pour and drink and it's a whole lot cheaper
Than some big town ? drag it down shrink.

I've got a number on a napkin, a poundin' in my head
Takes everything I've got to crawl out of bed
I lost a hell of a woman, freedom caught me on the chin
But I'm doin' alright for the shape I'm in.

The sun came up again this morning.
I got a call from a long lost friend.
Planned us a little road trip down to New Orleans.
It ain't much but it beats where I've been.

Yea I'm doin' alright,
I'm doin' alright,
I'm doin' alright for the shape I'm in.

Well I'm gettin' better at barely gettin' by
When I look at her picture I don't break down and cry.
And all this time on my hands it's gettin' easier to spend
Cause I'm doin' alright for the shape I'm in.

The sun came up again this morning,
I took my old fastback for a spin.
Now when it rains it ain't always pouring
And I'm learning how to live again

Yea I'm doin' alright,
I'm doin' alright,
I'm doin' alright for the shape I'm in.

Yea I'm doin' alright,
Yes I'm doin' alright,
Yea I'm doin' alright for the shape I'm in.

Yes I'm doin' alright,
Yea I'm doin' alright,
Yea I'm doin' alright for the shape I'm in.

Baby this bed's too big.
We don't need all this room.
I like you nice and close.
Cause heaven knows, morning comes too soon.

You hear the rain outside.
Soft as a serenade.
If there was candlelight
I would swear this night was custom made.

Every now and then,
You gotta take some time
To stop and reconnect
and let the world go by.
Everything can wait except the way we feel.
And I feel like kissing you, holding you, lovin you
More than anything that's what I want to do.

Baby it's only fair
Both of us work so hard
Would it really be a crime
If we both took some time
To be heart to heart.

Every now and then
We've gotta take some time
To stop and reconnect
And let the world go by.
Everything can wait except the way we feel.
And I feel like kissing you, holding you, lovin you
More than anything that's what I want to do.

Baby this bed's too big.
We don't need all this room.
I like you nice and close.
Cause heaven knows, morning comes too soon.

We all go home

You're eating strawberry pie in a mid-town diner
Next thing you know you're back in south Carolina
Stuffing your mouth at grandma's house
Then a lady in a booth gets onto her kids
Lays down the law like your mama did
And it makes you smile every once in a while

[Chorus]
We all go home
To a place and a time
In our hearts and our minds
That's we just can't outgrow
There's a tie that'll bind you
And love that'll find you
No matter where you go
Someday someway
We all go home

You tell yourself the grass is greener
That Podunk town ain't the place for a dreamer
Throw a dart at a map and you don't look back
You try to change your clothes and the way you talk
But one day you slip on that southern drawl
And you have to laugh yeah, just like that

[Chorus]

The choir sings and the preacher talks
Six of your old friends take you for a walk
Up that shady hill, yeah someday they will

[Chorus]

Today I did something
I never thought I'd do
The choice, wasn't easy
But I had to
All the years together
All those cold lonely nights
I never thought I'd be strong enough
To leave it all behind
Yeah, today I said goodbye
To an old friend of mine.

Well it won't be easy
But it's never easy
When you let down
The one you love
There's someone at home
Who needs me
So I'm givin' up
She always knew the truth
Never left my side
Man a love like that
Only comes once in a life
So today I said goodbye
To an old friend of mine

My hands were shakin'
And my knees were weak
As I poured my last shot
And I drank my last drink.
And I heard Freedom ring
When that bottle hit the floor
And I just walked away
Not needing any more

Yeah, today I said goodbye
To an old friend of mine.

Yeah, today I said goodbye
To an old friend of mine.

Let me pour you a tall one,
Come sit down next to me.
Baby you look so damn good
In those faded jeans.

[Chorus]
Well, I've been stoned cold sober,
You've been cold as ice.
Hey, I got a good idea,
Let's get drunk and fight!

While we apologize.
But tonight,let's get drunk and fight!

Have another pina colada
And get good and torqued down
If you need a pinata
Well,you can kick me around!
You can insult my mother
And I'll question your past.
Ha! It turns me on when you're pissed off
You look hot when you're mad.

[Chorus: x2]

Yeah baby,just tonight,
Let's get drunk & fight!

She said I'm going out with my girlfriends
Margaritas at the Holiday Inn
Lord have mercy, my only thought
Was Tequila makes her clothes fall off

I told her put an extra layer on
I know what happens when she drinks Patron
Her closet's missing half the things she's bought
Ya Tequila makes her clothes fall off

[Chorus]
She'll start with kickin' out of her shoes
Loose an earring in her drink
Leave her jacket in the bathroom stall
Drop a contact down the sink

Them pantyhose ain't gonna last too long
If the DJ puts Bon Jovi on
She might come home in a table cloth
Ya tequila makes her clothes fall off

She can handle any champagne brunch
A bridal shower with Bacardi punch
Jello shooters full of Smirnoff
But Tequila makes her clothes fall off

[Chorus]

She don't mean nothing, she's just havin' fun
Tomorrow she'll say oh what have I done
Her friends will joke about the stuff she lost
Ya tequila makes her clothes fall off
Oh Tequila makes her clothes fall off
Oh Tequila makes her clothes fall off

If your feelin' that summertime heat
Got the top up on your jeep
Take it off, go on now take it off
Got the boat up on a trailer
Back it down in a river, take it off
Go on, now take it off

Chorus:
If the weight of the world's on your shoulders
Got a weaker words on your mind
Go on, do what you wanna do
Soak you up a little sunshine.
Dig your hand down in a cooler
Grab a cold one and twist the top.
Take it off, yeah take it off.

Your a pretty little country thing
Bikini under them cut off jeans, take em' off
Come on mama take em' off
Them sunglasses on your head
Anything you don't wanna get wet, better take it off
Were jumpin' in take it off

Chorus:
If the weight of the world's on your shoulders
Got a weaker words on your mind
Go on, do what you wanna do
Soak you up a little sunshine
Dig your hand down in a cooler
Grab a cold one and twist the top

Take it off

Na na na na na (whoo hoo hoo)
Na na na na na

We can go fishing in the full moonlight
Get one on the line, oh take it off
Girl I'll have ya take it off
Got a blanket we can crawl underneath
If it gets to hot too sleep
We can take it off, baby we can take it off

Chorus:
If the weight of the world's on your shoulders
Got a weaker words on your mind
Go on, do what you wanna do
Soak you up a little sunshine
Dig your hand down in a cooler
Grab a cold one and twist the top
Take it off

Na na na na na (whoo hoo hoo)
Na na na na na
Take it off
Baby, take it off.
We can take it off.
Were jumpin' in take it off.