George Strait Lyrics

From Strait Country to The Road Less Traveled

George Strait � Lyrics

Strait Country

Unwound (Dean Dillon/Frank Dycus)

Give me a bottle of your very best/ �Cause I�ve got a problem I�m gonna drink off my chest/ I�m gonna spend the night gettin� down/ �Cause that woman had her head wrapped around my finger just come unwound/ (Chorus) That woman had her head wrapped around my finger just come unwound/ She kicked me out of the house and tonight I�m whiskeybound/ Yeah I�m gonna be the drunkest fool in town/ �Cause that woman had her head wrapped around my finger just come unwound// Well she packed my bags and opened up the door/ And I got a feeling she didn�t want me around no more/ She caught me in the lie when I was messing around/ And that woman had her head wrapped around my finger just come unwound/ (Repeat Chorus)/ And that woman had her head wrapped around my finger just come unwound

Down And Out (Dean Dillon/Frank Dycus)

Well, I'm out on the tear 'cause she's tearin' me apart/ If I look rough on the outside, you oughta see my heart/ And this look in my eyes shows beyond a doubt/ Since my woman left I'm down and out/ (Chorus) Well, I'm down at the bar, out of my mind/ Tired as an eight day clock with no way to unwind/ That jukebox tries the blues like it knows what I'm about/ Since my woman left I'm down and out// Well, I'm down to my last dollar, but I don't really care/ My friend's have all got whiskey and they don't mind if I share/ They know how it feels to have your heart torn inside out/ Since my woman left I'm down and out/ (Repeat Chorus)/ Since my woman left/ Since my woman left/ Since my woman left I'm down and out

If You�re Thinking You Want A Stranger (There�s One Coming Home) (Blake Mevis/David Wills)

Lately you�ve been showing all the signs/ Of a woman with someone else on her mind/ It�s not your fault, some nights I left you alone/ And if you�re thinking you want a stranger there�s one coming home/ (Chorus) If you�re thinking you want a stranger I�ll soon be there/ You�re gonna see a change in me, this time I swear/ No more late nights coming in at daylight and no more doing you wrong/ And if you�re thinking you want a stranger there�s one coming home// Bought you a silk gown and perfume today/ Picked up some roses and champagne on the way/ I called to ask you to put some soft music on/ �Cause if you�re thinking you want a stranger there�s on coming home/ (Repeat Chorus)/ If you�re thinking you want a stranger there�s one coming home

Strait From The Heart

Fool Hearted Memory (Byron Hill/Alan R. Mevis)

Nickels and dimes, memories and wines/ She�s on his mind once again/ The same old stool, the same old fool/ Played by the rules but didn�t win/ There�s an old love in his heart that he can�t lose/ He tried forgetting but he knows it ain�t no use/ (Chorus) He�s got a fool hearted memory/ It won�t let him see that she walked out the door/ He�s got a fool hearted memory/ He sits patiently here every night so it can fool him more// She was his girl, his only world/ That string of pearls that slipped away/ A thousand dimes, a thousand times/ He doesn�t mind what they say/ He fills the jukebox then plays the same old song/ He fills his glass and then he turns her memory on/ (Repeat Chorus�twice)

Marina Del Ray (Dean Dillon/Frank Dycus)

We said goodbye in Marina Del Ray/ I had a good time was the last thing I heard her say as I walked away/ And on the plane back to Tennessee/ My mind comes across her memory and yesterday in Marina Del Ray/ (Chorus) On a hidden beach under a golden sun/ She spread a blanket that we laid down on and loved the world away/ In Marina Del Ray/ And as we looked into each other�s eyes/ We found our bodies lost in paradise like castaways/ In Marina Del Ray// Like the ocean tides, highs and lows/ Love sometimes comes and goes away/ In Marina Del Ray/ And as this plane is touching down/ Tears touch my eyes for I have found my heart has stayed/ In Marina Del Ray/ (Repeat Chorus)/ We said goodbye in Marina Del Ray

Amarillo By Morning (Terry Stafford/Paul Fraser)

Amarillo by morning, up from San Antone/ Everything that I got is just what I�ve got on/ When that sun is high in that Texas sky/ I�ll be bucking at the county fair/ Amarillo by morning, Amarillo I�ll be there/ They took my saddle in Houston, broke my leg in Santa Fe/ Lost my wife and a girlfriend somewhere along the way/ I�ll be looking for eight when they pull that gate/ And I hope that judge ain�t blind/ Amarillo by morning, Amarillo�s on my mind/ Amarillo by morning, up from San Antone/ Everything that I got is just what I�ve got on/ I ain�t got a dime but what I�ve got is mine/ I ain�t rich but Lord I�m free/ Amarillo by morning, Amarillo�s where I�ll be/ Amarillo by morning, Amarillo�s where I�ll be

A Fire I Can�t Put Out (Darrell Staedtler)

I�m finding out how hot an old flame can burn/ You�re a feeling I haven�t forgot the love I can�t unlearn/ You�ve become a memory I can�t live without/ You�ll always be a fire I can�t put out/ (Chorus) I don�t know how to handle the dream you left behind/ It�s like a lighted candle burning up my mind/ At least I�m happy knowing what love is all about/ You�ll always be a fire I can�t put out// Embers to ashes, that�s how it should be/ You�d think by now my heart would know that it could set you free/ The things I�ve tried, the tears I�ve cried, I guess there�s no doubt/ You�ll always be a fire I can�t put out/ (Repeat Chorus)/ You�ll always be a fire I can�t put out

Right Or Wrong

You Look So Good In Love (Rory Bourke/Glen Ballard/Kerry Chater)

Oh how you sparkle and oh how you shine/ The flush on your cheeks is more than the wine/ And he must do something that I didn�t do/ Whatever he�s doing it looks good on you/ (Chorus) You look so good in love/ You want him that�s easy to see/ You look so good in love/ I wish you still wanted me// He must have stolen some stars from the sky/ And gave them to you to wear in your eyes/ I had my chances but I set you free/ And now I wonder why I couldn�t see/ (Repeat Chorus)/ Darling I wasted a lot of years not seeing the real you/ But tonight your beauty is shining through/ And I never took the time to let you know/ So before he takes you away please let me say/ (Repeat Chorus and fade)

Right Or Wrong (Arthur L. Sizemore/Haven Gillespie/Paul Biese)

(1st Chorus) Right or wrong I�ll always love you/ Though you�re gone I can�t forget/ Right or wrong I�ll keep on dreaming/ Still I wait with that same old regret// (2nd Chorus) All along I knew I�d lose you/ Though I prayed that you�d be true/ In you heart please just remember/ Right or wrong I�m still in love with you// (Repeat 1st and 2nd Chorus)

Let�s Fall To Pieces Together (Dickey Lee/Tommy Rocco/Johnny Russell)

Pardon me, you left your tears on the jukebox/ And I�m afraid they got mixed up with mine/ I don�t mean to pry, it�s just that I noticed you going out of your mind/ Looks like we�re two of a kind/ (Chorus) Let�s fall to pieces together/ Why should we both fall apart/ Let�s fall to pieces together/ Right here in each other�s arms// Alone is much better together/ When the worst is still yet to come/ So let�s share the rest of the tears that are left from two hearts that just came undone/ Why should we go crazy alone/ (Repeat Chorus)/ Let�s fall to pieces together/ Right here in each other�s arms

Does Ft. Worth Ever Cross Your Mind

Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind (Sanger D. Shafer/Darlene Shafer)

Cold Fort Worth beer just ain�t no good for jealous/ I tried it night after night/ You�re in someone else�s arms in Dallas/ Does Fort Worth ever cross your mind/ Darling while you�re busy burning bridges/ Burn one for me if you get time/ �Cause good memories don�t fade so easy/ Does Fort Worth ever cross your mind/ (Chorus) You left me here to be with him in Dallas/ And I know it hurt you at the time/ But I wonder now if it makes a difference/ Does Fort Worth ever cross your mind// (Repeat Chorus)/ Does Fort Worth ever/ Does Fort Worth ever/ Does Fort Worth ever cross your mind

The Cowboy Rides Away (Sonny Throckmorton/Casey Kelly)

I knew the stakes were high right from the start/ When she dealt the cards, I dealt my heart/ Now I just found a game that I can�t play/ This is where the cowboy rides away/ And my heart is sinking like the setting sun/ Setting all the things I wish I�d done/ It�s time to say goodbye to yesterday/ This is where the cowboy rides away/ We�ve been in and out of love and in between/ Now we play the final showdown scene/ As the credits roll a sad song starts to play/ This is where the cowboy rides away/ And my heart is sinking like the setting sun/ Setting all the things I wish I�d done/ Oh the last goodbye�s the hardest one to say/ This is where the cowboy rides away/ Oh the last goodbye�s the hardest one to say/ This is where the cowboy rides away

The Fireman (Mack Vickery/Wayne Kemp)

(Chorus) Well, they call me the fireman, that�s my name/ Making my rounds all over town putting out old flames/ Well, everybody like to have what I�ve got/ I can cool �em down when they�re smoldering hot/ I�m the fireman, that�s my name// Last night they had a bad one a mile or two down the road/ Well, my buddy walked out and left his woman burning out of control/ Well, I was down there about an hour or so/ With a little mouth to mouth she was ready to go/ I�m the fireman, that�s my name/ (Repeat Chorus)/ Burn �em up/ I got a fire engine red T-Bird automobile/ In a minute or less I can be dressed fit to kill/ I work 24 on and 24 off/ When they get to hot they just give me a call/ I�m the fireman, that�s my name/ (Repeat Chorus)/ They call me the fireman, that�s my name

Something Special

The Chair (Hank Cochran/Dean Dillon)

Well excuse me, but I think you�ve got my chair/ No, that one�s not taken, I don�t mind if you sit here/ I�ll be glad to share/ Yeah, it�s usually packed here on Friday nights/ Oh, if you don�t mind could I talk you out alive/ Well, thank you, could I drink you a buy, ah, listen to me/ What I mean is can I buy you a drink, anything you please/ Oh, you�re welcome, well I don�t think I caught your name/ Are you waiting for someone to meet you here, well,/ That makes two of us, glad you came/ No, I don�t know the name of the band, but they�re good/ Aren�t they, would you like to dance/ Yeah, I like this song too, it reminds me of you and me/ Baby, do you think there�s a chance/ That later on I could drive you home/ No, I don�t mind at all/ Oh, I like you too and to tell you the truth/ That wasn�t my chair after all/ Oh, I like you too and to tell you the truth/ That wasn�t my chair after all

You�re Something Special To Me (David Anthony)

As I hold you close tonight hear what I say/ There�s no doubt it�s love all right/ �Cause I�ve never felt this way/ An angel�s what you are and now I see/ You�re not just someone else/ You�re something special to me/ (Chorus) Every man has a dream and you made mine come true/ How it happened, I don�t know or care/ I just happy I found you/ Wrapped in the arms of love is where I�ll be/ For all the world to see/ You�re something special to me/ (Repeat Chorus)/ It�s all such a mystery/ You�re something special to me

#7

Nobody In His Right Mind Would�ve Left Her (Dean Dillon)

I burn with desire each time my heart fans the fire/ To that old flame that burns inside of me/ She cried when I left her, now I cry to forget her/ Oh how foolish I was to ever want to leave/ (Chorus) �Cause nobody in his right mind would�ve left her/ I had to be crazy to say good-bye/ Nobody in his right mind would�ve left her/ Even my heart was smart enough to stay behind// I still carry his picture, I wish her well with a new love/ I know she�s found by now/ Each night finds me dreamin�, each day I spend thinkin�/ How much I wish she was still around/ (Repeat Chorus)/ Even my heart was smart enough to stay behind

It Ain�t Cool To Be Crazy About You (Dean Dillon/Royce Porter)

I thought you and me were something special/ Thought you thought that way too/ Now I know that this ol� boy just ain�t/ The best you think you�ll ever do/ (Chorus) It ain�t cool to be crazy about you/ It ain�t/ To let you know I care like I do/ It ain�t smart to be so reckless with my heart/ I should�ve known right from the start I�d end up like a fool/ Believe me it ain�t cool// All of my friends they try to tell me/ What and what not to do/ It took a while for them to sell me/ But finally they got through/ (Repeat Chorus)

Ocean Front Property

Ocean Front Property (Dean Dillon/Hank Cochran/Royce Porter)

If you leave me I won�t miss you/ And I won�t ever take you back/ Girl your memory won�t ever haunt me/ �Cause I don�t love you, now if you�ll buy that/ (Chorus) I got some ocean front property in Arizona/ From my front porch you can see the sea/ I got some ocean front property in Arizona/ If you�ll buy that I�ll throw the Golden Gate in free// I don�t worship the ground you walk on/ I never have and that�s a fact/ I won�t follow or try to find you/ �Cause I don�t love you, now if you�ll buy that/ (Repeat Chorus�twice)/ Yeah, if you�ll buy that I�ll throw the Golden Gate in free

All My Ex�s Live In Texas (Sanger D. Shafer/Lyndia J. Shafer)

(1st Chorus) All my ex�s live in Texas/ And Texas is the place I dearly love to be/ But all my ex�s live in Texas/ And that�s why I hang my hat in Tennessee// Rosanna�s down in Texarcana wantin� me to push her broom/ Sweet Ilene�s in Abilene, she forgot I hung to moon/ And Alison�s in Galveston, somehow lost her sanity/ And Dimples who now lives in Temples has got the law lookin� for me/ (Repeat 1st Chorus)/ I remember that ol� Friole River where I learned to swim/ But it brings to mind another time where I wore my welcome thin/ My meditation, I go there each night/ But I always come back to myself long before daylight/ (2nd Chorus) All my ex�s live in Texas/ And Texas is the place I dearly love to be/ But all my ex�s live in Texas/ Therefore I reside in Tennessee// Some folks think I�m hidin�/ It�s been rumored that I died/ But I�m alive and well in Tennessee

Am I Blue (David Chamberlain)

Am I blue, yes I�m blue/ It started the day I lost you/ Nobody ever missed somebody like I do/ Am I blue, am I blue/ Just this mornin� over coffee/ I sat there cryin� �cause you�re gone long gone/ I didn�t know just how much I was gonna miss you/ Till I spent my first night alone/ Am I blue, yes I�m blue/ How could I have been such a fool/ Now look at all the misery I�m goin� through/ Am I blue, am I blue/ Tried to call and say I�m sorry/ I couldn�t get you on the line/ You�ll never know just how much I�m wishin� would show up/ And say you changed your mind/ Am I blue, yes I�m blue/ It started the day I lost you/ Nobody ever missed somebody like I do/ Am I blue, am I blue

If You Ain�t Lovin�, You Ain�t Livin�

Famous Last Words Of A Fool (Dean Dillon)

I told her I wouldn�t miss her at all as she walked to the door/ I couldn�t care less if she didn�t care anymore/ And with tears in my eyes I lied, I was glad we were through/ As she drove away cryin� at the famous last words of a fool/ (Chorus) Famous last words of a fool/ Famous last words of a fool/ You won�t break my heart and I don�t love you/ Famous last words of a fool// The first night without her would be easy, I kept tellin� myself/ All the while dyin� at the thought of her lyin� somewhere else/ There�ll be nothin� to it, I�ll easily find someone new/ As my breakin� heart echoes the famous last words of a fool/ (Repeat Chorus)/ You won�t break my heart and I don�t love you/ Famous last words of a fool

Baby Blue (Aaron Barker)

She looked so much like a lady, but she was so much like a child/ A devil when she held me close, an angel when she smiled/ She always held it deep inside, but somehow I always knew/ She�d go away when the grass turned green and the sky turned baby blue/ (Chorus) Baby blue was the color of her eyes/ Baby blue like the Colorado skies/ Like a breath of spring she came and left/ And I still don�t know why/ So here�s to you and whoever holds my baby blue tonight// She brought colors to my life that my eyes had never touched/ When she taught me how to care, I never cared so much/ I try not to think of her, but I fall asleep and do/ And drift off where the grass is green and the sky is baby blue/ (Repeat Chorus�twice and fade)

If You Ain�t Lovin, You Ain�t Livin� (Tommy Collins)

If you got a Cadillac, boy, and a forty room shack, boy/ And bucket full of money and a tree full of honey/ But if you�re gettin� no huggin�, no smoochin� or lovin�/ If you ain�t lovin�, then you ain�t livin�/ If you�re ridin� on a great big train instead of walkin� down Lover�s Lane/ You can�t make hay, boy, �cause you�re goin� the wrong way, boy/ You gotta get a little honey, it�s better than money/ If you ain�t lovin, then you ain�t livin�/ If they call you a big man �cause you got a lotta bought land/ If you�re kin to the President and you help run the government/ But if you�re gettin� no attention, you�re better off on a pension/ If you ain�t lovin�, then you ain�t livin�/ If you got a string of long cars and you�re smokin� them forbid cigars/ You ain�t so well-to-do, unless you get a little coo-chi-coo/ It takes a little bit of smackin� or your life�s lackin�/ If you ain�t lovin�, then you ain�t livin�

Beyond The Blue Neon

Baby�s Gotten Good At Goodbye (Tony Martin/Troy Martin)

What a rotten day this turned out to be/ I still can�t believe she�d leave so easily/ She just got all her things, threw �em into a pile/ Then she loaded her car and said after a while/ She�d done this before, but this time she didn�t cry/ (Chorus) That�s why I�m sittin� on the front steps, starin� down the road/ Wonderin� if she�ll come back, this time I don�t know/ After she packed when she looked back, there were no tears in her eyes/ And that�s got me worried thinkin� maybe my baby�s gotten good at goodbye// All the times before she�d break down and cry/ She�d make her threats, but her heart wasn�t set on goodbye/ She just wanted me to hear what she had to say/ Now I�m lost for words since she went away/ She may not return, for this time she didn�t cry/ (Repeat Chorus�twice)

What�s Going On In Your World (David Chamberlain/Royce Porter)

What�s going on in your world, I hope that you�re doin� fine/ I just called to say there�s not a day that you don�t cross my mind/ I just wanted to see if you feel like me, sorry we said goodbye/ So, what�s going on in your world, it sure is lonesome in mine/ (Chorus) Just tell me that you�re happy and I�ll hang up the phone/ Just tell me you don�t need me anymore and I�ll leave you alone/ I just wondered if you had somebody new after all of this time/ So, what�s going on in your world, it sure is lonesome in mine// (Repeat Chorus)/ What�s going on in your world, it sure is lonesome in mine

Ace In The Hole (Dennis Adkins)

(Chorus) You�ve got to have an ace in the hole/ A little secret that nobody knows/ Life is a gamble, a game we all play/ But you need to save something for a rainy day/ You�ve got to learn to play your cards right/ If you expect to win in life/ Don�t put it all on the line for just one roll/ You�ve got to have an ace in the hole// If you�re headin� down a one way street/ And you�re not sure it�s the way you wanna go/ And money or love or all the above/ Have a little more than what you show/ When life deals out a surprise/ Have a few surprises of your own/ No matter what you do, no matter where you go/ You�ve got to have an ace in the hole/ (Repeat Chorus)/ Don�t put it all on the line for just one roll/ You�ve got to have an ace in the hole/ No matter what you do, no matter where you go/ You�ve got to have an ace in the hole

Overnight Success (Sanger D. Shafer)

If it was in your mind to really cut me down/ If it was in your plan to walk me in the ground/ You left with him last night and daylight told the rest/ And if you planned on hurtin' me, you're an overnight success/ I couldn't blam someone who'd steal your love away/ Because I know what I lost and all he's gained/ Sweetheart, last night I know he got the very best/ And if you planned on hurtin' me, you're an overnight success/ Can you handle all you've won from breaking my pride/ Will he stay with you and help you spend all the tears I've cried/ Sweetheart, I love you so and wish you happiness/ And if you planned on hurtin' me, you're an overnight success

Livin� It Up

Love Without End, Amen (Aaron Barker)

I got sent home from school one day with a shiner on my eye/ Fightin� was against the rules and it didn�t matter why/ When dad got home I told that story just like I�d rehearsed/ Then stood there on those tremblin� knees and waited for the worst/ (Chorus) And he said let me tell you a secret about a father�s love/ A secret that my daddy said was just between us/ He said daddy�s don�t just love their children every now and then/ It�s a love without end, amen/ It�s a love without end, amen// When I became a father in the spring of �81/ There was no doubt that stubborn boy was just like my father�s son/ And when I thought my patience had been tested to the end/ I took my daddy�s secret and I passed it onto him/ (Repeat Chorus) (I)/ Last night I dreamed I died and stood outside those pearly gates/ When suddenly I realized there must be some mistake/ If they know half the things I�ve done they�d never let me in/ Then somewhere from the other side, I heard these words again/ (Repeat Chorus) (They)

Drinking Champagne (Bill Mack)

(Chorus) I�m drinking champagne, feelin� no pain till early mornin�/ Dining and dancing with every pretty girl I can find/ I�m having a fling with a pretty young thing till early mornin�/ Knowin� tomorrow I�ll wake up with you on my mind// Guilty conscience, I guess, though I must confess/ I never loved you much when you were mine/ (Repeat Chorus)/ Guilty conscience, I guess, though I must confess/ I never loved you much when you were mine/ (Repeat Chorus)

I�ve Come To Expect It From You (Dean Dillon/Buddy Cannon)

So upset, nervous wreck, can�t believe you said goodbye/ Sit and smoke, smile and joke about these tears in my eyes/ How could you do what you�ve gone and done to me/ I wouldn�t treat a dog the way you treated me/ But that�s what I get, I�ve come to expect it from you/ A million times, a million lines and I bought �em every one/ You don�t care, you rip and tear every dream I�ve counted on/ I guess that I should thank my unlucky stars/ That I�m alive and you�re the way you are/ But that�s what I get, I�ve come to expect it from you/ How could you do what you�ve gone and done to me/ I wouldn�t treat a dog the way you treated me/ But that�s what I get, I�ve come to expect it from you/ I could raise hell, but what the hell it wouldn�t do a bit of good/ Pack and leave, my heart agrees, it seems to think that I should/ There won�t be no more next time doin� me wrong/ You�ll come back this time to find out that I�m gone/ But that�s what you get, you should expect that from me/ That�s what I get, I�ve come to expect it from you

Chill Of An Early Fall

If I Know Me (Dean Dillon/Pam Belford)

We both said some things I know we never meant/ And when I slammed the door tonight, you wondered where I went/ If I know you you�re probably wonderin� what to do/ You�re thinkin� that I�m gone for good, if I know you/ (Chorus) But if I know me, I�ll turn this car around/ I won�t get halfway through town and I�ll be sorry/ I�ll stop and call and you�ll say you�re sorry too/ And I�ll come runnin� back to you, if I know me// Sometimes I lose my head, say things to break your heart/ Forgettin� if I lost your love it would tear my world apart/ If I know you, you didn�t mean one single thing you said/ Truth be known, you�re dyin�, cryin�, lyin� there in bed/ (Repeat Chorus)/ If I know me/ And I know me

You Know Me Better Than That (Tony Haselden/Anna Lisa Graham)

Baby, since you left me there�s somebody new/ She thinks I�m perfect, I swear/ She likes my body, my class, and my charm/ She says I�ve got a confident ere/ She respects my ambition, thinks I�m talented too/ But she�s in love with an image time is bound to see through/ (Chorus) Oh, you know me better than that/ You know the me that gets lazy and fat/ How moody I can be, all my insecurities/ You�ve seen me lose all my charm/ You know I was raised on a farm/ Oh, she tells her friends I�m perfect and that I love her cat/ But you know me better than that// I missed picnics and blue jeans and buckets of beer/ Now it�s ballet in Symphony Hall/ I�m into culture clean up to my ears/ It�s like wearing a shoe that�s too small/ Oh, I caught her with an issue of Rides magazine/ Starin� at dresses and pickin� out rings/ (Repeat Chorus)/ Oh, she tells her friends I�m perfect and that I love that cat/ But you know me better than that

Chill Of An Early Fall (Green Daniel/Gretchen Peters)

Well, her old friend from her old end of town/ Dropped by today/ And way down deep inside me something died when you came round/ To see her that way/ Here it comes again, that same ol� chilly wind will blow/ Like a cold, winter squall/ And I�ll begin to feel the chill of an early fall/ (Chorus) And I�ll be drinkin� again and thinkin� whenever he calls/ There�s a storm comin� and it won�t be too long till the snow falls/ Oh, I�ll be sober some, but when October comes and goes/ In no time at all/ I�ll begin to feel the chill of an early fall// Oh, how quick they slip away, here today and gone tomorrow/ Loving seasons never stay, bitter winds are sure to follow/ Now there�s no doubt it�s gonna be cold out tonight/ I�ve shivered all day/ And when I look in her eyes even to hold her so tight/ She just looks away/ Oh, she�ll swear that it�s true, he�s just someone she knew long ago/ But I�ll know that�s not all/ And I�ll begin to feel the chill of an early fall/ Oh, I�ll begin to feel the chill of an early fall

Love Sick Blues (Irving Mills/Cliff Friend)

(Chorus-1st four stanzas) I gotta a feelin� called the blues, oh Lord,/ Since my baby said goodbye/ Hey Lord, I don�t know what I�ll do/ All I do is sit and sigh, oh Lord/ The last long day she said goodbye/ Hey Lord, I thought I would cry/ She�ll do me, she�ll do you/ She�s got that kinda lovin�/ And Lord, I love to hear her when she calls me sweet daddy/ Such a beautiful dream/ I hate to think it�s all over/ I lost my heart, it seems/ I�ve grown so used to you somehow/ Lord, I�m nobody�s sugar daddy/ And I�m lonesome/ I got the lovesick blues// Hey, I�m in love, I�m in love with a beautiful gal/ That�s what�s the matter with me/ Hey, I�m in love, I�m in love with a beautiful gal/ She don�t care about me/ Hey Lord, I�ve tried and I�ve tried to keep her satisfied/ But that gal wouldn�t stay/ And now that she is leavin�/ This is all I can say/ (Repeat Chorus)

Holding My Own

Gone As A Girl Can Get (Jerry Max Lane)

Well, I haven�t seen her lately/ And she never calls/ She don�t ask my friends about me/ Gives no clues at all/ That a fire might still be burnin� yet/ I�d say she�s about as gone as a girl can get/ She don�t even show up/ In my dreams at night/ But my stubborn old memory/ Keeps holdin� on tight/ Sure makes it hard to forget/ She�s about as gone as a girl can get/ (Chorus) She�s outta here, she disappeared without a trace/ More or less, unimpressed by the tears on my face/ Destination unknown, she just dropped outta sight/ Last seen headin� right on out of my life/ Like a stranger I ain�t never met/ She�s about as gone as a girl can get// (Repeat Chorus)/ Like a stranger I ain�t never met/ I�d say she�s about as gone as a girl can get

So Much Like My Dad (Chips Moman/Bobby Emmons)

I know that I surprised you comin� home/ It�s not my usual time of year/ But I�ve got myself a problem and I know/ That I might find the answer here/ Remember when I was dad�s pride and joy/ And your little man/ Every time that I got hurt/ You were there to give a hand/ You would pick me up and would kiss my hurt away/ Remember what you�d say/ Boy you�re gettin� more like him/ Each and every day/ Can we have a talk like it was yesterday/ Your boy�s back in trouble and he needs you right away/ (Chorus) She says she�s gonna leave me mama/ And nothin� on God�s green earth will make her stay/ I can�t live without her mama/ But this time you can�t kiss the hurt away/ But if I�m so much like my dad/ There must�ve been times you felt her way/ So, tell me word for word what he said/ That always made you stay// She says she�s gonna leave me mama/ But if I�m so much like my dad/ There must�ve been times you felt her way/ So, tell me word for word what he said/ That always made you stay

Pure Country

I Cross My Heart (Steve Dorff/Eric Kaz)

Our love is unconditional, we knew it from the start/ I see it in your eyes, you can feel it from my heart/ From here on after let�s stay the way we are right now/ And share all the love and laughter that a lifetime will allow/ (Chorus) I cross my heart and promise to/ Give all I�ve got to give to make all your dreams come true/ In all the world you�ll never find/ A love as true as mine// You will always be the miracle that makes my life complete/ And as long as there�s a breath in me, I�ll make yours just as sweet/ As we look into the future, it�s as far as we can see/ So let�s make each tomorrow be the best that it can be/ (Repeat Chorus)/ And if along the way we find a day it starts to storm/ You�ve got the promise of my love to keep you warm/ In all the world you�ll never find/ A love as true as mine/ A love as true as mine

Heartland (Steve Dorff/John Bettis)

When you hear twin fiddles and a steel guitar/ You�re listening to the sound of the American heart/ And Opry music on a Saturday night/ Brings a smile to your face and a tear to your eye/ (Chorus) Sing a song about the Heartland/ The only place I feel at home/ Sing about the way a good man/ Works until the daylight�s gone/ Sing the rain on the roof on the summer night/ Where they still know wrong from right/ Sing a song about the Heartland/ Sing a song about my life// (Repeat Chorus)

When Did You Stop Loving Me (Monty Holmes/Donny Kees)

When did you stop loving me/ How long have I been a memory/ I�ve gotta know for my own sanity/ Tell me, when did you stop loving me/ Was it that night that you stayed out until dawn/ You know that night has haunted me for so long/ Or was your love already cold/ Tell me please I�ve gotta know/ Darling, when did you stop loving me/ There was a time when you worshiped where I stood/ Heaven knows I�d bring it back if I could/ I can tell when we make love/ It ain�t me you�re thinkin� of/ Tell me, when did you stop loving me/ Darling, when did you stop loving me

Easy Come, Easy Go

Easy Come, Easy Go (Aaron Barker/Dean Dillon)

Said she�s had enough of me/ I�ve had enough of her too/ I might as well go on and set her free/ She�s already turned me lose/ No fault, no blame, nobody done no wrong/ That�s just the way it sometimes goes/ Sometimes two people just don�t get along/ So, it�s time to hit the road/ (Chorus) Goodbye, farewell, so long, vaya comendios/ Good luck, wish you well, take it slow/ Easy come, girl, easy go// We tried to work it out a hundred times/ Ninety-nine it didn�t work/ I think it�s best we put it all behind/ Before we wind up getting hurt/ No hard feelings, darling, no regrets/ No tears and no broken hearts/ Call it quits, callin� off all bets/ It just wasn�t it the cards/ (Repeat Chorus)/ Easy come, girl, easy go/ Vaya comendios, good luck/ Easy come, easy go

I�d Like To Have That One Back (Bill Shore/Rick West/Aaron Barker)

I heard somebody speak her name/ They said she was still lookin� fine/ And I could feel that same ol� flame/ I once felt when she was mine/ I always thought that I was missing something/ But I found out much too late/ There�ll never be another/ Who�ll love me that way/ (Chorus) I�d like to have that one back/ I�ve never know someone so true/ And a love that pure and sweet/ Is one a man should never lose/ And if my lips had said I�m sorry/ She might have stopped right in her tracks/ But now I find my poor heart saying/ I�d like to have that one back// I can almost see her standing there/ Tears rolling down her face/ As she packed away her memories/ In that ol� worn-out suitcase/ If I�d only known then what I know now/ I�d never opened that door/ Oh, they just don�t make hearts/ Like hers anymore/ (Repeat Chorus)/ I wouldn�t hear my poor heart saying/ I�d like to have that one back

Lovebug (Curtis Wayne/Wayne Kemp)

Well, I was ruling the roost, had all the chicks to myself/ Then suddenly it happened, the funny little feeling I felt/ Well I tried to outrun it, but it finally caught up with me/ Tell me how can I run from something that I can�t see/ (Chorus) Oh, that little bitty teany weany thing they call the lovebug/ Nobody�s ever seen it, but it�s got the whole world shook up/ It all started with a little bitty kiss and a hug/ It�s the little bitty teany weany thing they call the lovebug// I always thought that I had me a pretty good style/ But I lost that race by a good ol� country mile/ I was walkin� all around with my head held way up high/ Then, it fooled me, hit me, really took me by surprise/ (Repeat Chorus�twice)/ It�s the little bitty teany weany thing they call the lovebug

The Man In Love With You (Steve Dorff/Gary Harju)

I�m not the hero who will always save the day/ Don�t always wear the white hat, won�t always know the way/ I may not even be the dream you wanted to come true/ But I�ll always be the man in love with you/ I�m not the key that opens every door/ I don�t have the power to give you all you want to more/ But when you�re needing something special you can hold onto/ I�ll always be the man in love with you/ I never could work miracles, there may be others who can do what I can�t do/ But no one else can be as good as me at loving you/ So when the world won�t turn the way you wish it would/ And the dreams you have don�t come alive as often as they should/ Remember that there�s someone there whose heart is always true/ I�ll always be the man in love with you/ Remember that there�s someone there whose heart is always true/ Someone there to help you make it through/ I�ll always be the man in love with you

Lead On

The Big One (Gerry House/Devon O�Day)

Without a warnin�, you�re out of control/ The ground shakes and the oceans roll/ This is the big one, there�s nowhere to run/ On the Richter scale of romance/ You hit twelve and you don�t stand a chance/ This is the big one, I�m fallin� in love/ (Chorus) Now it�s beat, beat, beat, my heart�s sending out a message/ Please, please, please, don�t save me tonight/ S.O.S. in this situation means she�s out of sight/ No need to panic, I tell myself/ But I�ve never felt this feeling with anybody else/ So, this is the big one, I�m fallin� in love// (Repeat Chorus)/ This is the big one, I�m fallin� in love

You Can�t Make A Heart Love Somebody (Steve Clark/Johnny MacRae)

At a table for two with candlelight and wine/ That diamond burnin� holes in his pocket, thinkin� now�s the perfect time/ When he popped the question he could see the teardrops fill her eyes/ She said I knew this was comin� and I�m sorry/ But I hope you realize/ (Chorus) You can�t make a heart love somebody/ You can tell it what to do, but it won�t listen at all/ You can�t make a heart love somebody/ You can lead a heart to love, but you can�t make it fall// Then she reached for his hand and said I want you to know/ I�ve done everything that I know of to make the feeling grow/ I begged and I pleaded with my heart, but there�s no getting through/ My heart�s the only part of me that�s not in love with you/ (Repeat Chorus�twice)/ You can lead a heart to love, but you can�t make it fall

Adalida (Mike Geiger/Woody Mullis/Michael Huffman)

(Chorus) Adalida, pretty little Cajun queen/ Sweet Dixie flower, the belle of the bayou/ You�re every young man�s dream/ Adalida, I�d walk through a hurricane/ Two-step beside you, sweet Adalida/ I�d swim the Ponchatrain// Oh no, here you�re comin� down the road/ With your cotton dress swishin�/ You�re gettin� some attention from all the boys until the door/ Oh my, really fillin� up their eyes/ Smilin� and winkin�, I know what they�re thinkin�/ But I�m the only one who loves you so/ (Repeat Chorus)/ Oh no, hottest little dish I know/ I know you can tell it, you�re makin� me so jealous/ From my head down to my toes/ Oh me, you could make a redneck green/ The way that you�re lookin�, you got me cookin�/ And I ain�t talkin� �bout a tufe/ (Repeat Chorus�twice)/ Two-step beside you, sweet Adalida/ Two-step beside you, sweet Adalida/ Just a step beside of my sweet Adalida/ I�d swim the Ponchatrain

Lead On (Dean Dillon/Teddy Gentry)

She said I don�t recall seeing you around here/ You must be new to this town/ Said I�m just passin� through, but girl from the looks of you/ I could see me settling down/ Then she smiled and said the invitation�s over/ �Cause you look just like what I�ve been waitin� on/ So I said why don�t we take this matter somewhere else/ And get to know this feeling that�s so strong/ Lead on/ She said I had a love once, but he just up and left me/ I said I bet he broke your heart/ I had a love once too, but I acted like a fool/ Oh, what I�d give to be back in her arms/ Then she smiled and said the invitation�s over/ �Cause you look just like what I�ve been waitin� on/ So I said why don�t we take this matter somewhere else/ And pick up right where everything went wrong/ Lead on/ She said I don�t recall seeing you around here/ You must be new to this town

Strait Out Of The Box

Check Yes Or No (Danny Wells/Dana Hunt Oglesby)

It started way back in third grade/ I used to sit beside Emmylou Hayes/ A pink dress, a matching bow, and her ponytail/ She kissed me on the school bus, but told me not to tell/ Next day I chased her round the playground/ Cross the monkey bars to the merry-go-round/ And Emmylou got caught passin� me a note/ Before the teacher took it, I read what she wrote/ (Chorus) Do you love me, do you want to be my friend/ And if you do/ Well then, don�t be afraid to take me by the hand/ If you want to/ I think this is how love goes/ Check yes or no// Now we�re grown up and she�s my wife/ Still like two kids with stars in our eyes/ Ain�t much changed I still chase Emmylou/ Up and down the hall, around the bed in our room/ Last night I took her out in a white limousine/ Twenty years together, she still gets to me/ Can�t believe it�s been that long ago/ When we got started with just a little note/ (Repeat Chorus�twice)/ Check yes or no/ Check yes or no/ (fade)

I Know She Still Loves Me (Aaron Barker/Monty Holmes)

There�s just a hint of indifference/ In her lack of conversation when we talk/ And the subject matters changed/ There�s no mention of our future now at all/ She still kisses me each mornin�/ But it seems more like a habit than before/ I know she still loves me/ But I don�t think she likes me anymore/ She used to laugh at all my jokes/ But lately I can�t seem to make her smile/ And the last time we made love/ It was good, but God it�s been a while/ She always there when I get home/ But she�s no longer waiting at the door/ I know she still loves me/ But I don�t think she likes me anymore/ �Cause it�s just a little colder/ Every time I hold her/ She�s just going through the motions/ From what�s left of her devotion/ And it scares me half to death/ Wonderin� what tomorrow holds in store/ I know she still loves me/ But I don�t think she likes me anymore/ Right now I know she loves me/ But I don�t think she likes me anymore

Blue Clear Sky

Blue Clear Sky (Mark D. Sanders/John Jarrard/Bob DiPiero)

You swear you�ve had enough/ You�re ready to give up/ On that little lie they call love/ Then out of the blue clear sky/ Fallin� right into your hands/ Like the rain on the desert sand/ It�s the last thing you had planned/ Out of the blue clear sky/ (Chorus) Here she comes a walkin� talkin� true love/ Sayin� I been lookin� for you love/ Surprise your new love has arrived/ Out of the blue clear sky// Ain�t love a funny thing/ One day you�re givin� up the dream/ And the next you�re pickin� out a ring/ Out of the blue clear sky/ (Repeat Chorus�3X)/ Out of the blue clear sky

Carried Away (Steve Bogard/Jeff Stevens)

I don�t take my whiskey to extremes/ I don�t believe in chasin� crazy dreams/ My feet are planted firmly on the ground/ But darlin� when you come around/ (Chorus) I get carried away by the look by the light in your eyes/ Before I even realize the ride I�m on/ Baby I�m long gone/ I get carried away nothin� matters but bein� with you/ Like a feather flyin� high up in the sky on a windy day/ I get carried away// It might seem like an ordinary night/ Same ol� stars the same ol� moon up high/ But when I see you standin� at your door/ Nothin�s ordinary anymore/ (Repeat Chorus--twice)/ Carried away

I Can Still Make Cheyenne (Aaron Barker/Erv Woolsey)

Her telephone rang �bout a quarter to nine/ She heard his voice on the other end of the line/ She wondered what was wrong this time/ She never knew what his calls might bring/ With a cowboy like him it could be anything/ And she always expected the worst/ In the back of her mind/ He said, it�s cold out here and I�m all alone/ I didn�t make the short go, again and I�m coming home/ I know I�ve been away too long/ I never got a chance to write or call/ And I know this rodeo has been hard on us all/ But I�ll be home soon/ And honey is there something wrong/ (Chorus) She said, don�t bother comin� home/ By the time you get here I�ll be long gone/ There�s somebody new and he sure ain�t no rodeo man/ He said, I�m sorry it�s come down to this/ There�s so much about you that I�m gonna miss/ But it�s alright baby/ If I hurry I can still make Cheyenne/ Gotta go now baby/ If I hurry I can still make Cheyenne// He left that phone danglin� off the hook/ Then slowly turned around and gave it one last look/ Then he just walked away/ He aimed his truck toward that Wyoming line/ With a little luck he could still get there in time/ And in that Cheyenne wind he could still hear her say/ (Repeat Chorus)/ She never knew what his calls might bring/ With a cowboy like him in could be anything/ And she always expected the worst in the back of her mind

King Of The Mountain (Paul Nelson/Larry Boone)

I gave her that diamond she dreamed of/ And I bought her a home with a view/ I took her to the end of the rainbow/ But all I left her was blue/ Seems I never had time to love her/ And now it seems time just stands still/ I thought I was king of the mountain/ But I was only a fool on the hill/ (Chorus) Now I�m here alone after leavin� her lonely/ Lord I�m livin� with a memory/ I know I can�t kill/ I thought I was king of the mountain/ But I was only a fool on the hill// (Repeat Chorus)/ Yeah, I thought I was king of the mountain/ But I was only a fool on the hill

Carrying Your Love With Me

One Night At A Time (Roger Cook/Eddie Kilgallon/Earl Bud Lee)

I�m not yours and baby you�re not mine/ We�ve got somethin� that sure is fine/ Let�s take our love one night at a time/ There�s one thing that we both agree/ I like you and baby you like me/ Let�s take our love one night at a time/ (Chorus) All night, love all night/ Practice makes perfect gonna get it right/ Gonna get it right/ One night at a time (Repeat)// (Bridge) Oh I think about you all day long/ It feels so good it can�t be wrong/ I got my fingers crossed that this goes on and on// Tomorrow well that�s another day/ Come on baby now whatta ya say/ Let�s take our love one night at a time/ (Repeat Chorus)/ (Repeat Bridge)/ (Repeat Chorus to fade)

Carrying Your Love With Me (Jeff Stevens/Steve Bogard)

Baby all I got is this beat up leather bag/ And everything I own don�t fill up half/ But don�t you worry �bout the way I pack/ All I care about is gettin� back, real soon/ A goodbye kiss is all I need from you��cause/ (Chorus) I�m carrying your love with me/ West Virginia down to Tennessee/ I�ll be movin� with the good Lord�s speed/ Carrying your love with me/ It�s my strength for holdin� on/ Every minute that I have to be gone/ I�ll have everything I�ll ever need/ I�m carrying your love with me// On a lonely highway stuck out in the rain/ Darlin� all I have to do, is speak your name/ The clouds roll back and the waters part/ The sun starts shinin� in my heart for you/ You�re right there in everything I do��cause/ (Repeat Chorus)/ (Repeat Chorus�second half, then first half)

Today My World Slipped Away (Mark Wright/Vern Gosdin)

We made it final today/ I gave you all I had, you made your getaway/ All the love we once made/ Turned to memories today/ I left the courtroom and went straight to the church/ I hit my knees and told God how much I hurt/ Nothin� left of my heart/ It�s gonna be so hard to make a new start/ (Chorus) �Cause today my world slipped away/ We buried the plans that we made/ And tonight I�m alone and afraid/ �Cause today my world slipped away// All my friends say I�ll make it alright/ I�ll recover and start a new life/ But that�ll be so hard to do/ �Cause livin� ain�t worth livin� without you/ (Repeat Chorus)/ �Cause today my world slipped away

Round About Way (Steve Dean/Wil Nance)

As far as all my friends can tell I took her leavin� well/ That�s kinda right/ �Cause when I�m out with them/ I don�t let her memory/ Rule the night/ For the most part I�m okay/ But I still miss her in a round about way/ (Chorus) Around about the time that midnight rolls around/ That�s around about the time my tears start fallin� down/ �Cause she�s not around/ I come unwound and my heart breaks/ Yeah, I still miss her in a round about way// I no longer sit alone for hours by the phone/ Wishin� she would call/ And just the other day I took her smilin� face/ Down off my wall/ I�ve come a long, long way/ But I still miss her in a round about way/ (Repeat Chorus)/ Yeah, I still miss her in a round about way

One Step At A Time

I Just Want To Dance With You (Roger Cook/John Prine)

I don�t want to be the kind to hesitate/ Be too shy/ Wait too late/ I don�t care what they say other lovers do/ I just want to dance with you/ I got a feeling that you have a heart like mine/ So let it show/ Let it shine/ If we have a chance to make one heart of two/ I just want to dance with you/ (Chorus) I want to dance with you/ Twirl you all around the floor/ That�s what they intended dancing for/ I just want to dance with you/ I want to dance with you/ Hold you in my arms once more/ That�s what they invented dancing for/ I just want to dance with you// I caught you lookin� at me/ When I looked at you/ Yes I did/ Ain�t that true/ You won�t get embarrassed by the things I do/ I just want to dance with you/ Oh the boys are playing softly/ And the girls are too/ So am I and so are you/ If this was a movie/ We�d be right on cue/ I just want to dance with you/ (Repeat Chorus--twice)/ I just want to dance with you (Repeat 2X)

True (Marv Green/Jeff Stevens)

True in this modern world when two lovers get together/ Chances of �em ever makin� it to forever/ Couldn�t be better than two in a million hearts/ Girl this ain�t just another run of the mill emotion/ What I�m feelin� is the definition of devotion/ My love for you is true/ (Chorus) True, like the sun comin� up each mornin�/ Bright as the light in a baby�s smile/ Sure as the mountain river windin�/ Right as the rain fallin� from the sky/ Girl my love for you, is true// True, not another minute on this earth can be borrowed/ So there�s no way to know when I�ll live my last tomorrow/ But everyday I get, I�ll share with you/ This feelin� just keeps gettin� stronger as the time goes by/ It�s written on my face, you can see it in my eyes/ My love for you is true/ (Repeat Chorus�twice)/ Is true

We Really Shouldn't Be Doing This (Jim Lauderdale)

We really shouldn�t be doin� this/ And we both know why/ Just being close enough to think like this/ Enough to make you need to lie/ This kinda talk will lead us to somewhere/ We�re getting� way too close to going there/ The farther off the better to resist/ We really shouldn�t be doin� this// Only an isolated incident/ But the acquaintance left me stunned/ The first attraction was the hardest hit/ I thought I�d ever overcome/ This kinda situation has to pass/ This chance encounter has to be the last/ To take it further we would be remiss/ We really shouldn�t be doin� this// We�d each be hurting somebody else/ If we don�t say our good-byes real fast/ Won�t even think about a farewell kiss/ We really shouldn�t be doin� this// Well�We really shouldn�t be doin� this/ And we both know why/ Just being close enough to think like this/ Enough to make you need to lie/ This kinda talk will lead us to somewhere/ We�re getting� way too close to going there/ The farther off the better to resist/ We really shouldn�t be doin� this// This kinda situation has to pass/ This chance encounter has to be the last/ To take it further we would be remiss/ We really shouldn�t be doin� this// Won�t even think about a good-bye kiss/ We really shouldn�t be doin� this

Always Never The Same

Meanwhile (Wayland Holyfield/Fred Knobloch)

She sparkles, she dazzles, she lights up the room/ We walk together to a table for two/ Every man stares, but her eyes are only for me/ We take to the dance floor, she squeezes my hand/ I can�t believe just how lucky I am/ Meanwhile/ Back in the back of my memory/ You�re still dancin� with me/ And I�m holding you once again/ Meanwhile// We move to the end of a beautiful night/ Tender the kisses, soft candlelight/ She draws the curtains and slowly we climb up the stairs/ And reach for each other, the passion begins/ We fall together as lovers and then/ Meanwhile/ Back in the back of my memory/ You�re still lyin� with me/ And I�m holding you once again// I try and I try, Lord knows I do/ But each time my heart beats back to you/ Meanwhile/ I�ll go on living my life now/ I�ll find a way somehow/ Meanwhile/ Back in the back of my memory/ You�ll always be with me/ But I�ll never hold you again// Meanwhile

Write This Down (Dana Hunt/Kent M. Robbins)

I never saw the end in sight/ Fools are kind of blind/ Thought everything was going alright/ But I was running out of time/ �Cause you had one foot out the door/ I swear I didn�t see/ But if you�re really going away/ Here�s some final words from me/ (Chorus) Baby, write this down, take a little note/ To remind you in case you didn�t know/ Tell yourself I love you and I don�t want you to go/ Write this down/ Take my words, read �em everyday/ Keep �em close by don�t you let �em fade away/ So you�ll remember what I forgot to say/ Write this down// I�ll sign it at the bottom of the page/ I�ll swear under oath/ �Cause every single word is true/ And I think you need to know/ So use it as a bookmark/ Stick it on your �frigerator door/ Hang it in a picture frame up above the mantel/ Where you�ll see it for sure/ (Repeat Chorus)// You can find a chisel, I can find a stone/ Folks will be reading these words, long after we�re gone/ (Repeat Chorus)// Oh I love you and I don�t want you to go/ Baby write this down

What Do You Say To That (Jim Lauderdale/Melba Montgomery)

You�re like the warm sunshine/ I think of you all the time/ I�ve fallen for you and that�s a fact/ What do you say to that/ You�re always in my dreams/ I think you know what they mean/ My heart knows this is real at last/ What do you say to that/ (Chorus) Life could never be the same without you/ Love was never really love without you/ Here beside you is really where it�s at/ What do you say to that// I promise I�ll never leave/ I�ll always want you with me/ Loving you won�t ever be old hat/ What do you say to that/ (Repeat Chorus)// What do you say�/ You�re like the warm sunshine/ I think of you all the time/ I�ve fallen for you and that�s a fact/ What do you say to that/ My heart knows this is real at last/ What do you say to that

Latest Greatest Straitest Hits

The Best Day (Carson Chamberlain/Dean Dillon)

We loaded up my old station wagon
With a tent, a Coleman and sleepin' bags
Some fishin' poles, a cooler of Cokes,
Three days before we had to be back
When you're seven, you're in seventh heaven
When you're goin' campin' in the wild outdoors
As we turned off on that old dirt road
He looked at me and swore...

(1st Chorus)
Dad...this could be the best day of my life
I've been dreamin' day and night about the fun we'll have
Just me and you doing what I've always wanted to
I'm the luckiest boy alive
This is the best day of my life

His fifteenth birthday rolled around
Classic cars were his thing
When I pulled in the drive with that old Vette
I thought that boy would go insane
When you're in your teens
Your dreams revolve around four spinnin' wheels
We worked nights on end 'til it was new again
And as he sat behind the wheel he said...

(Repeat 1st Chorus)

Standin' in a little room in back of the church with our tuxes on
Lookin' at him I say, I can't believe,
Son that you're grown...he said

(2nd Chorus)
Dad...this could be the best day of my life
I've been dreaming day and night of bein' like you
Now it's me and her
Watchin' you and mom I've learned
I'm the luckiest man alive
This is the best day of my life

I'm the luckiest man alive
This is the best day of my life

Murder On Music Row (a duet with Alan Jackson) (Larry Cordle/Larry Shell)

Nobody saw him running from sixteenth avenue
They never found a fingerprint or the weapon that was used
But someone killed country music, cut out its heart and soul
They got away with murder down on Music Row

The almighty dollar and the lust for worldwide fame
Slowly killed tradition and for that someone should hang
They all say not guilty but the evidence will show
That murder was committed down on Music Row

For the steel guitars no longer cry and fiddles barely play
But drums and rock'n'roll guitars are mixed up in your face
Ol' Hank wouldn't have a chance on today's radio
Since they committed murder down on Music Row

They thought no one would miss it once it was dead and gone
They said no one would buy them ol' drinkin' and cheatin' songs
Well, there ain't no justice in it and the hard facts are cold
Murder's been committed down on Music Row

For the steel guitars no longer cry and you can't hear fiddles play
With drums and rock'n'roll guitars mixed right up in your face
Why the Hag, he wouldn't have a chance on today's radio
Since they committed murder down on Music Row

Why, they even tell the Possum to pack up and go back home
There's been an awful murder down on Music Row

George Strait

Go On (Tony Martin/Mark Nesler)

I'm so sorry, I keep interruptin'
What were you gonna say
You caught him cheatin', I don't blame you
For walkin' away
I know where you're comin' from
It sounds like where I've been
Oh, there I go interruptin' your story once again

Go on, go on
You were sayin' how a fool can only fool you so long
It's true, it's so true
When they do you like that
What else can you do
But go on

Our conversation won't change nothin'
But it's sure nice to talk
With somebody who's been cut out
Of the same ol' cloth
You know how you said happiness can't be found lookin' back
If you don't mind
Maybe we can talk a little more about that

Go on, go on
You were sayin' this is better than sittin' at home
It's true, it's so true
When they do you like that
What else can you do
But go on even when you see no reason to
Don't wait to live life
'Cause it won't wait for you

Go on, please go on
You were sayin' what don't kill us
Only makes us strong
It's true, that's so true
When they do you like that
What else can you do
But go on, just go on
Life goes on, and on

Don't Make Me Come Over There And Love You (Jim Lauderdale/Carter Wood)

Don�t make me come over there and love you
I�d be beside you in a single bound
Don�t make me come over there and love you
�Cause I will right now

I don�t need any explanation
For why I crave all your honey talk
Don�t make me come over there and love you
�Cause it�s a short walk

You better tone down your persuasion
Start behaving before I go and fall apart

My heart�s been on a long vacation
By now it�s beating like a cha, cha, cha
Don�t make me come over there and love you
�Cause I will right now

You better tone down your persuasion
Start behaving before I go and fall apart

Don�t make me come over there and love you
Because it�s looking like the perfect spot
Don�t make me come over there and love you
And give all I got
Don�t make me come over there and love you
�Cause I will right now
Yes, I will right now
Don�t make me come over there and love you

If You Can Do Anything Else (Billy Livsey/Don Schlitz)

Would you like to live in Houston
Where the cowboys come to town
Or maybe Pensacola
Where the sun shines all year �round
Or even New York City
Where the city never sleeps
I�m offering you the option
Before you get in too deep

(Chorus)
If you can do anything else
Baby, be good to yourself
You can find a nice place, have a good life
Don�t worry �bout me, I�m gonna be alright
You can make a new start
You can see yourself clear
If you can do anything else, do it
But if you can�t
Baby, you can stay right here

There�s work up in Seattle
If you don�t mind the rain
San Diego to Savannah
They�d all be glad you came
But life with me would always be
A roller coaster ride
You won�t hurt my feelings
Whatever you decide

(Repeat Chorus)

This place might look real good right now
But lookin� good don�t last
But if you choose it, anyhow
I�ll give you all I have

(Repeat Chorus)

Baby, you can stay right here
Oh baby, you can stay right here
Baby, you can stay right here

The Road Less Traveled

Run (Tony Lane/Anthony Smith)

If there's a plane or a bus leavin' Dallas I hope you're on it
If there's a train movin' fast down the tracks I hope you caught it
'Cause I swear out there ain't where you oughta be
So catch a ride, catch a cab, don't ya know I miss ya bad
But don't you walk to me

(Chorus)
Baby run cut a path across the blue skies
Straight in a straight line you can't get here fast enough
Find a truck and fire it up lean on the gas and off the clutch
Leave Dallas in the dust I need you in a rush
So baby run

If you ain't got a suitcase, get a box or an old brown paper sack
Pack it light or pack it heavy, take a truck, take a Chevy,
baby just come back
There's a shortcut to the highway out of town, why don't you take it
Don't let that speed limit slow you down, go on and break it

(Repeat Chorus)

Living And Living Well (Tony Martin/Mark Nesler/Tom Shapiro)

Had a nice little life
A little boat, a little beach
A little routine I liked
A blue ocean view
Free to go with the flow
Anywhere that I wanted to
But the moment you set foot on my shore
That's when I knew

(Chorus)
There's a difference in
Living and living well
You can't have it all
All by yourself
Something's always missing
'Til you share it with someone else
There's a difference in living and living well

'Til you sailed with me
Thought that I had it good
As good as it could be
From the back of my deck
Caught a fish, caught a breeze
And a thousand red sunsets
But sitting here with you, girl, I just saw
The best one yet

(Repeat Chorus)

My days are brighter
My sky a deeper blue
My nights are sweeter
When I'm with you

(Repeat Chorus)

Beaumont to Biloxi sea breeze at your door
Gypsy rains dang hurricanes
White silver sandy shores
Blue light lounge is shinin�
Way out on the pier
Makes it look just like stars on the water
Just like stars on the water
Just like stars on the water
When it rains

When it�s midnight down in Mobile
Shining moon beams on the bay
They come from miles around
To dance the jukebox down
To hear the good time sounds they play
All across the harbor night life shinin� on
Makes you feel just like stars on the water
Just like stars on the water
Just like stars on the water
When it rains
Makes you feel just like stars on the water
Just like stars on the water
Just like stars on the water
When it rains

She'll Leave You With A Smile (Odie Blackmon/Jay Knowles)

At first she's gonna come on strong
Like she'll love you all night long
Like it's going out of style
Then she'll leave you with a smile
You're gonna give her all your heart
Then she'll tear your world apart
You're gonna cry a little while
Then she'll leave you with a smile

(Chorus)
Well you can't help but wonder
Why you can't help but love her
But you can't help but love her
And all that hurtin' was more than worth it
It's written all over your face

One day you'll pass her on the street
With that guy you used to be
She'll say hello and walk on by
Then she'll leave you with a smile

(Repeat Chorus)

At first she'll gonna come on strong
Like she'll love you all night long
Like it's going out of style
Then she'll leave you with a smile

Ah, she's gonna love you
She's gonna leave you with a smile
Ah, she's gonna love you
She's gonna leave you with a smile

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