So you believed them when they whispered like the wind
Now we are back where we began
And how do you know I was ok leaving anyway
And I miss you everyday
Chorus
I'm a little bit angry but thats alright
It's a little bit harder everytime
I'm a little bit lucky but I don't mind
Cause I'm a little bit stronger
I saw it comin' we were racing to the end
Now there's no goin' back where we began
But ...
I found myself down at the Airways Motel
Drunk and half hearted again
Alone with a woman who's not gonna tell
What I've been doin' and where I have been
It seems Sunday mornings, they come without warning
I'm never ready for the way that I feel
So sick of lying, I know that I'm dying
From all of these secrets that I can't reveal
But I can still sing along with the choir
While I fight through m...
I always believed and followed
Trusted in things, relied on faith
Faith let me down in hollow
Now, I have found another way
All I can do is what you want me to do, but I don?t
And all I can say is what you want me to say, but I won?t
All I can prove to you is I got nothing left to prove to you
Truth is that anything for you is all I can do
Everything is an empty promise
All that you say are li...
J. Ingram/B. Robison
I come home now my woman says to me
There's got to be somewhere I'd rather be
She left me staring at an open door
Now I'm so broken I couldn't walk the floor
You get a little bit of hugging, you get a whole lot of pain
You get a little bit of sunshine, you get a whole lot of rain
And a whole lot of heartache, For just a little good time
Anymore good loving, will drive me o...
Ava Adele, I already can tell
You are the one for me
Well, it hasn't been long
But I'm already way gone
In the eyes, Ava Adele
And I know that I
I ain't the first guy to take one look
At a beautiful girl and declare
That my search is through, I say this to you
I found love in Ava Adele
And I searched low and high
Never did find one thing worth dyin' for
But I'd fall to the ground
I'd go all th...
Ava Adele, I already can tell
You are the one for me
Well, it hasn't been long
But I'm already way gone
In the eyes, Ava Adele
And I know that I
I ain't the first guy to take one look
At a beautiful girl and declare
That my search is through, I say this to you
I found love in Ava Adele
And I searched low and high
Never did find one thing worth dyin' for
But I'd fall to the ground
I'd go all th...
J. Ingram/T. Snider
I see you looking and I know what you think
You're getting braver with every drink but
I am telling you something you need to know
She may look like a sweet young thing
Talking to him but she ain't hearing a thing
If you were smart you'd turn around and let her go
That girls' a Barbie doll
A Barbie doll
She's real good-looking but she's got no heart at all
She puts on her m...
The clouds are partin', the summer suns startin'
To burn down on that river
My baby's waitin', I got the Chevy shakin'
I'm blazin' a trail to get her, there she is
She's got her shades on and man, she's lookin' strong
Mine all mine for the weekend
The coolers loaded down, we're headed outta town
Jumpin' off the deep end
Goin' barefoot and crazy, me and my baby
Back flip off the flip right brid...
A young man drivin' down a dusty road
Like he's got somewhere to go
Drivin' like he's got a destination
Like he's got somewhere to go in that beat up ford
See there was a time when he was a young lost soul
He was chasin' butterflies and rainbows
'Til one day when he found his pot of gold
In the words of the young man who turned old
The old man said, "You gotta have a good imagination"
If you'r...
Livin' beyond my means, don't know how I'm gonna get by
Livin' beyond my means, don't ya know a man's got to try
Don't know how it started, all I know is it's got to end
I've got a noose around my neck and I don't know why
I followed you to Detroit City then down to New Orleans
Trail after trail with nothing but a bottle of too old gin
Don't know where you lead me all I know is I've got to go
...
Where in hell did you go?
You left us all alone I wasn't even eighteen
You never turned around
Like some kid out on the run
You headed for the fun down in Biloxi
And the Gulf of Mexico
Where I guess the girls they're pretty
And nobody says it's late
And you can stay out all night long
And never have hell to pay down in Biloxi
Even when your forty one
You just forget you're problems down in Bil...
I look around and all I see is people
Trying to find a reason
If this world can hand out such a beatin'
And they don't wanna hurt anymore
When we were young it all seemed to be easy
Everything within reach
One broken heart and we're retreatin'
'Cause we don't wanna hurt anymore
Don't want to, don't want to
Don't want to hurt anymore
But you look at me and you say you feel sorry
But you never u...
Don't you remember who I used to be?
I'm the one you said you'd always need
Have you forgotten the love you promised me?
Don't you remember who I used to be?
There was a time when everything was easy
I didn't have to try and you gave you all your love
But he's turned you 'round now and you no longer need me
Hard as I try now I just can't do enough
Don't you remember who I used to be?
I'm the o...
Weathered sign on the marquee
An old film playin' at the show
He could tell by the clouds up top
Old northern was about to blow
So he hopped in his pick-up truck
Steered it on down the road
There he picked up his dark-haired beauty
Drove on down nice and slow, singin'
This is my girl
This is my world
This is my girl
This is my world
Lovers? tune on the stereo
Cool breeze blowin? through her ha...
Everybody is looking for someone to blame
Everywhere I go it's always the same
Got a hole in my heart that I cannot name
And I just can't keep on trying to
The other day you should've heard my girl
I came home laughing as the flags unfurled
She said you better find a way to loving this world
As it baby you know I'm just dying to
I need something that make me feel better
Something simple and no...
Everybody loves you
Everybody's scared
Everybody hates you
Nobody cares
Everybody's crying
Everybody's free
Everybody's fortune
Just looks like luck to me
What are we so afraid of?
Everybody sleeps alone
In our darkest hour
We all find our own way home
Everybody loves you
Well, Jesus told you so
Everybody's lying
Hell, even Jesus knows
Everybody's happy
And has a right to be
Everybody's laughi...
J. Ingram/T. Snider
Head over heels
Falling faster
Spinning wheels
Going round and round
No big deal
Just one more disaster
I'll take my chances
If I'm falling down
Chorus
'Cause I feel like I'm falling in love
I feel like I'm falling in love
I'm not afraid
Of my heart breaking
I have paid
That price before
All of my mistakes
Add up to nothing
We've got something
I want more
'Cause I feel like...
Old man Crow goes down to the river
He's gonna fish himself a full day's work
He's been fishing the same old pond nearly all his life
He's got his name engraved right there in the dirt
He's gonna take his catch down to market
He's gonna bring that money back home
He's putting bread on the table
He's doing his job
Old man's buddy comes down to the river
He's gonna talk himself a full day's work...
The neon's burning both ends of another night
Everybody's living way to loud
Workin' hard to act like every thing's alright
Anything to keep from coming down
Oh fool, you're fooling yourself
Don't you know that closing time will tell
And if you think you're fooling anybody else
Oh fool, you're fooling yourself
Telling anyone who'll listen that it won't be long
Any day now she'll come back to y...
W. Kimbrough/G. Owen
Goodnight moon, goodnight stars
Goodnight old broke down cars
I'm going away, I'm leaving soon
Goodnight darlin'
Goodnight moon
I don't know where I'll be
And I don't know if I'll see
Out the window of my room
Shining down
Goodnight moon
Thank you I'm gonna miss you
When the night comes round
That's when I long to kiss you
When the moon shining on the ground
Goodnight moon...
We still listen to high school football
On the radio in West Texas
Lights to shine bright every Friday night
And you can drive ninety miles an hour
Down the highway straight to ' Cisco
The cops are at the ball game, they're getting tight
And the sky gets wider and wider
It disappear like the day
Into the great divide you fade away
And it's another world all together
Right in the middle of God'...
We still listen to high school football
On the radio in West Texas
Lights to shine bright every Friday night
And you can drive ninety miles an hour
Down the highway straight to ' Cisco
The cops are at the ball game, they're getting tight
And the sky gets wider and wider
It disappear like the day
Into the great divide you fade away
And it's another world all together
Right in the middle of God'...
Happy, happy, country, country
Somethin? snappy, somethin? funny
Make ?em laugh, make ?em have a good time
Don?t make ?em lonely 'cause it makes ?em cry
Just give ?em happy, happy, country, country
That?s what they want, man, to feel that funky
Happy country music?s gonna make ?em think
Everythin' is gonna be all right
So many people feelin' afraid
It looks like everybody?s got it made
So many...
Hey, this Jack, thanks for buyin' quot;Live Wherever You Arequot;
A collection of songs we did live at Green Hall at the historic dance hall in Green Texas
A place where my musical heroes grew up, guess what, so did I
I love this live record and I've also got some studio stuff on here that I wanna play for ya
The first ones called quot;Wherever You Arequot;, a song I did with Jeremy Stover
It'...
Don't you ever get tired of the noise?
Don't you ever get bored with the crowd?
If they have so much to say
Would they have to talk so loud
Why don't we get out of here
'Cause I want to whisper in your ear
Hey you
Are you listening to me?
I gotta tell you what you mean to me
You're the one I want to tell my secrets to
Hey you
There's some things that I need to say
There's some things we've got...
I've been following your ghost
Running circles 'round this house
Tripping over memories
Trying to figure things out
It's been a few years and I miss you still
Get your picture on the window sill
Been thinking of ways, I got days to fill
I don't think I ever will
CHORUS
Hold on to things you can't explain
Hold on dancing in the rain
Hold on to kisses on the lips
Savor every sweet moment, cause ...
I know why you asked me here
You?re not sure the coast is clear
You?re about to speak your mind
This small talk is a bad sign
How many days have I been here tonight
How many days have I been here tonight
You keep stalling probably
Stretch it to eternity
Can?t feel guilty say your lines
Breakin? my hearts not a crime
How many days have I been here tonight
How many days have I been here tonight
...
This beer is colder than the shoulder you'd give me
If I were to tell you the truth
And the truth is she ain't been gone that long
But I've been wondering what I'm supposed to do
Call her up, tell her I miss her
I do but I don't wanna be with her
I can feel myself getting weaker
And I just know I've gotta see her
Chorus
I don't go with her when she leaves
But where she's goin' she takes me
I d...
If I close my eyes a while
Maybe I'd see through
Yeah, I'd see through the miles
That won't keep me from you
And an arms length away
Is to far of a place
Yeah, maybe what you need
Be my saving grace
And I would if I could
And I want you to know
If you ask I would give
You better believe I would
Yeah, well they say nothing lasts
And I don't believe that's true
And I would do my best
Just make t...
It seems like years and a million tears
Since you've left the old hometown
Now you've changed they say and the great white way
Is your new stomping ground
Well, it's plain to see you've forgotten me
'Cause you never write or call
But I'll be around when they let you down
And I'll catch you when you fall
Well, I'll catch you when you fall
There's no one else but you
Now, you're riding high but ...
Inna came from Mexico
She tried to find a job
She figured she?d work on rich girl's nails
That couldn?t be so hard
Inna?s got a twelve year old
And she dies inside
She can?t clear the picture from her eyes
Of leaving that little girl behind
But she?s gonna find a daddy here
And her little girl?s gonna come here too
But just like every other dream so far
She knows that one probably won?t come t...
Well, I know that you'll see her before I do
'Cause she told me I never would again
But I've got to get a message to her somehow
So I'm asking you this favor as a friend
If you see Juanita ask her for me
Why she's holding on to something that I need
If you see Juanita ask her nicely
Won't she please bring back my heart to me
She can keep all my Willie Nelson records
She can have my velvet post...
Sometimes you get beat up good
Drive yourself crazy bein' misunderstood
Sometimes you wanna throw the towel in
But you come out swingin' like you just might win
You gotta keep on, keep on keepin' on
Push it on down the line
Keep on, keep on keepin' on
Keep from gettin' further behind
Some days you wonder what it all means
Some nights ain't as bad as it seems
Sometimes you think you been had
Ru...
Honey, why you calling me so late?
It's kinda hard to talk right now
Honey, why you crying, is everything okay?
I gotta whisper 'cause I can't be too loud
Well, my girl's in the next room
Sometimes I wish she was you
I guess we never really moved on
It's really good to hear your voice saying my name
It sounds so sweet coming from the lips of an angel
Hearing those words, it makes me weak
And I...
Dang the sun, dang this day
And I'm just tryin' to stay outta your danged ol' way
To heck with this, to heck with us
An shoot if I'll ever look back on where I've been
Shoot if I'll ever give away my heart again
Love you, love this town
Love this mother lovin' truck that keeps breakin' lovin' down
There's only one four letter word that'll do, love you
Love your cat, love this house
Well, I can...
Stare out at the horizon
Start the car and call the road your friend
Tell the girls and the Lord above
You'll think fondly and call back now and then
Head out of the city
Go find what they brought you down here for
Take that shiny penny
That daddy gave you from the day that you were born
And make a wish that dreams come true
Go on sail the ocean blue
Ride a highway like the wind
Drink the good...
Stare out at the horizon
Start the car and call the road your friend
Tell the girls and the Lord above
You'll think fondly and call back now and then
Head out of the city
Go find what they brought you down here for
Take that shiny penny
That daddy gave you from the day that you were born
And make a wish that dreams come true
Go on sail the ocean blue
Ride a highway like the wind
Drink the good...
No one can make me stammer and stutter
Fall over every word that I utter
No one else can talk me to takin' another view
No one else can make my heart flutter like you
No one drives me to exasperation
Nobody gives my heart palpitations
Except for you, it's no exaggeration, it's true
No one else can make my heart flutter like you
No one else can make my heart flutter
There's a hole over me and i...
M. Haggard
The first thing I remember knowin' was a lonesome whistle blowin',
And a youngun's dream of growin' up to ride,
On a freight train leavin' town, not knowin' where I'm bound.
And no one could change my mind but Mama tried.
One and only rebel child from a fam'ly meek and mild
My mama seemed to to know what lay in store,
'Spite all my Sunday learnin' towards the bad I kept on turnin',
...
Well, it's Friday night, Mary's lookin' fancy
Got her red dress on, she must be goin' dancin' on that town
That Mary goes round
Everybody knows her all over town
Well, I wanted to dance, so I walked up and asked her
We were on that floor
She said, "Faster, faster, come on, cowboy
Let Mary Go Round"
Everybody knows me all over town as Mary Go Round
I can do the do the two step, I can do-si-do
I...
She slammed the screen door
Kicked up the dust pullin? out of here
Probably headed for Baton Rouge
Her taillights just disappeared
I tried everything within my power
To get her to stay
Guess all I can do right now
Is get on my knees and pray
Maybe she?ll get lonely
Maybe she?ll turn that wheel around
Maybe she?ll miss me
Before she hits the edge of town
'Cause I love her, I need her
I can?t li...
She slammed the screen door
Kicked up the dust pullin? out of here
Probably headed for Baton Rouge
Her taillights just disappeared
I tried everything within my power
To get her to stay
Guess all I can do right now
Is get on my knees and pray
Maybe she?ll get lonely
Maybe she?ll turn that wheel around
Maybe she?ll miss me
Before she hits the edge of town
'Cause I love her, I need her
I can?t li...
I was feeling confused like a man with no name
When I wandered upon your step
You took me away to a place far from sight
Without leaving a step from your room
Nowhere can compare
To the places we've traveled
No dreams can escape us when we're alone
Me and you
When I wake up at night with dreams of confusion and fright
And I look for a place where I can hide
In our love where we're safe from ou...
When I was fifteen, I left home young
Tore up the tracks and then some
Me and my dad didn't see eye to eye
I never took to him, he never took the time
Bullet proof, more than tough, smarter than he ever was
Well, I burned those wheels down the highway
And I learned what I learned the hard way
Do the best you can do, love many, trust few
Work hard for the money in your hands
That's the measure ...
I don't give a damn that your car's on fire
It ain't none of my concern
And I don't really care that you think I'm a liar
Man I know it's just 'cause you're getting burned
That ain't none of my concern
'Cause I'm watching your Mustang burn
I know what you're thinking, man your heart is sinking
Your car's going up in flames
And it's driving you crazy just thinking, hey maybe
Someone like me is ...
You could've been a contender
The next great white hope
Not just another pretender
Not just the next big joke
You had to reach for the stars though
Nobody gets it all
Without playin' a game, son
You're gonna take a fall
You've never knocked me down
You've never knocked me down
You've never knocked me down
You've never knocked me down
You don't get nothin' for nothin'
Ain't that what they all s...
I'm a beat-up Ford, you're a Cadillac
There ain't nothin' wrong with that
Your folks think I'm poor white trash
There ain't nothin' wrong with that
Daddy says stay away from you
Momma's 'fraid that our love is true
And they're scared their little girl won't come back
There ain't nothin' wrong with that
I'll work for a livin' 'til the day I die
There ain't nothin' wrong with that
We may not get...
I don't wanna feel like this
I don't really want your kiss
I wanna walk out the door
I don't want you no more
You feel this way too, I know
You think that it does not show
But I can tell by your touch
You don't want me that much
And it's lonely inside of this broken heart
For how long have you felt the pain?
Over and over we've done our part
So there's no use in handing out blame
Two people wi...
Everything I ever wanted
Is one lie away
To be so close and now to know
There's nothing we can say
For the things I can't take back
Severely I will pay
And everything I ever wanted
Is one lie away
Being so wrong doesn't take long
Not holding on goes on and on
And if you could see what's left of me
Has to go through everyday
You'd know everything I ever wanted
Is one lie away
Being so wrong doe...
Billy lights a cigarette
Thinkin' that it might do him some good
Tammy comes over and sits right down beside him
'Cause she thinks, she should
They don't know what they're gettin' into
Did you think they would?
Billy's just another boy
He's from the other side of the tracks
He's got his eye on a pretty little girl
But he's not so sure that she will lay down
Will she put up a fight like all the...
I used to be so down and out
I used to be so blue
Now the only thing I talk about
Only thing I do
Is spin around like a school kid
Just off the merry-go-round
Yeah I'm dizzy but it's 'cause I'm headed
To the one good thing I've found
One thing as good as gold
I'm nothing without you to hold
And one thing I know in this world
Is I need you to be my girl
I got so good at hiding
I couldn't find m...
Everybody knows you've been steppin' on my toes
And I'm gettin' pretty tired of it you keep a steppin' out of line
And you're messin' with my mind if you had any sense you'd quit
'Cause ever since you were a little bitty teeny girl
You said I was the only man in this whole world
Now you better do some thinkin' then you'll find
You got the only daddy that'll walk the line
I keep a workin' every...
I need to pray at the feet of Jesus
I need to talk for a while with Him
And when I pray at the cross with Jesus
Maybe He'll forgive my sins
My friend Pete he walks with Jesus
He tells me he's never alone
And he swears if I ever should join them
He'll be there to welcome me home
'Cause I need to pray at the feet of Jesus
I need to talk for a while with Him
And when I pray at the cross with Jesu...
W. Nelson
People are saying that times take care
Of people like me
And that I'm living too fast and they say I won't last
Much longer
But little they see that their thoughts of me
Is my savior
And little they know the beat ought to go
A little faster
So pick up the tempo
Pick up the tempo
So pick up the tempo just a little bit
And take it on home
The singer ain't singing
And the drummer's been...
The skys lighting up and everybody's so high
Come take my hand its the fourth of July
God bless America and all of that shit
I should probably feel better but I feel I should quit
So raise a flag for the boys who've paid their dues
So I could be free here to live with these blues
No it doesn't seem right everybody's so high
And I'm crying the blues on the fourth of July
Take a walk downtown it...
Robert Earl Keen
Sherry was a waitress at the only joint in town.
She had a reputation as a girl who'd been around.
On Main street after midnight, a brand new pack of cig's,
a fresh one hanging from her lips, a beer between her legs.
She rides down to the river, and meets with all her friends.
The road goes on forever and the party never ends.
Sonny was a loner, older than the rest.
He was goi...
When the clouds are low, close to the ground
And you look for help, there's no one around
And you know the worst has yet come down
Run to me
When the waters up around your neck
And everything around you is just a wreck
And you know that you got nothing left
Run to me
Run to me
I'll hold you up in front of me
Yeah, run to me
I won't let you down
I'm the one that you can turn to
When everyone ha...
She feels her pockets for her cigarettes
Sometimes she forgets she gave 'em up
She starts feeling like she needs a drink
It'll help her not to think but she gave 'em up
And she's told herself before
What's it gonna hurt to have one more
Because it's hard to live with her regrets
But life ain't over yet so she does her best
She starts thinking that she's gonna cry
Then she remembers why she gav...
Man you ain't done nothin' wrong
Come on see the light
There ain't a thing that you can do
It don't matter how to try
Blow with all your might
That girl don't need a reason to be blue
Chase her all you want
Promise to be true
Man, you ain't done nothin' wrong
She just don't love you
You've been hangin' in
Watchin' her hang out
She don't even tell you where she goes
Then says she's with a frien...
Old man comes out of the rain
His heart's as heavy as night
There was a time, he was a soldier boy
He forgot the times before the war
There was a girl, he could have called his wife
But he let her slip right through his hands
He plays guitar on the corner some
But not enough to be a star
But it's enough just to have some fun
And make some people happy awhile
He's searching for a sight unseen
F...
Well, my words, they may sound familiar
Like ones you may have heard before
When I tried to write you a love song
I simply could think of nothing more
Love you, I want you and I need you
I'd love to have you by my side
Love you, I want you and I need you
Your love gives my soul a place to hide
I've thought of different ways to tell you
Words however come up short
Of the way I really feel about...
We've got to fight just to find something to talk about
'Coz it ain't right that we've got nothing to say
I always thought I could run, now I'm under the gun
And I fight just to find something to say
It used to be we could walk around in silence
But you could see things were good
But now the pain of what ain't said well it's gone to my head
'Cause anyone can see things ain't good
'Cause I ain'...
Saw a story on the local news last night
'Bout one more struggling single mother
She was talking about how hard it is getting by
With no help, no money, no nothing from the baby's father
Made me think about this guy I know with a wife and a child
Who's working two jobs just to get by
Yeah, he says he'd do anything he could in this world
Just to give his young family a better life, yeah, a bett...
Sitting up late at night in bed and I thank you
All alone, wide awake, I don?t know what to do
So I reach for the phone and there?s your voice coming my way
Once again, I?m all choked up, I don?t know what to say
Wanna tell you, I love you, wanna tell you, I care
Wanna tell you, baby, I?m right here
Wanna tell you, I?m crying, wanna tell you, I?m smiling
Wanna tell you, everything I feel
But y...
We all think we're special and I hate to have to say
There's a bunch of us on every corner of any town USA
We all got our problems, we all pay our dues
So if you're thinking no one understands, I got news for you
Yeah, we're all in this together whether we like it or not
So we might as well have a good time with the little bit of time we got
Yeah, life's too short to fuss and fight, we might a...
What makes you say the things that you say?
What did I do so wrong today?
Where did you learn how to cut me so deep?
When did I let you get so far away from me?
And I know that we stood there and promised each other forever
God knows we've tried for so long now and nothing gets better
Loving you is all that I have ever known
But the truth hits and I know we'd be better off alone
And I know tha...
This desert wind is burnin' my face again
God I'm missin' you
Been runnin' blind, under a broken sky
With regrets I'm sorting through
But lesson learned baby, I made the turn
Wherever you are, no matter how far
Girl, I'm gonna find my way to you
Through rivers of rain or the mountains of pain
Do whatever on earth I've gotta do
I'll follow the dream, I'll follow my heart
Girl, I've gotta be whe...
I really want to work this out
Is there something I've got to do
Tell me how to make this right
'Cause I've got to get through to you
If I could find the right thing to say
That would finally take away your doubt
Is we can't throw this away
Yeah I really want to work this out
Tell me there's one thing
I can't do again, I won't do that again
That something we're missing
We'll find it again, we'...
I've been workin' down there all my life
Ain't had no time to find a wife
Had plenty of chances but I took none
Gonna sit down at this bar, here
And I'm gonna have one
Gonna drink till I can't see
What's happenin' to me
Gonna drink till it comes clear
What I'm doin' here
While I keep on workin'
Keep on workin'
Gonna sit down at this bar
While I keep on workin'
Well, I don't need to drive down ...
I don't know why you surprise me
You've said it all before
How you've sold yourself short
And you deserve more
But you never leave, you wake up in the morning
You've slept another one off
You say, I'm sorry I just got lost
Feeling alone and out of touch
But you'd never leave and you'd never leave
Now you see that you still love me
And I'm sorry that things get strange
You look at me and you la...
There was a time
There was a place
It was your name
It was your face
Well, I was sixteen
I thought I knew the plan
You were my girl
And I was your man
Late nights on the phone
Late nights in my car
Late nights chasing you
Wherever you were
Maybe those were the days
And those were my nights
I've left them so far
So dim those lights
And even when I dream at night
I cannot see your face
Well, I c...