You�re throwin� around a lot of serious accusations
Ain�t too hard to tell what you�re insinuatin�
You think I�m the one who stole her away
And if not for me she�d still be yours today
We�re both men here so why play games
Why don�t we call a spade a spade
(Chorus)
Man to man, tell me the truth (tell me)
Were you ever there when she needed you
Man to man, look me in the eye, tell me
If you really loved her, why�d you make her cry
Man to man, who cheated who
You�re the one to blame, tell me it ain�t true
Man to man, man to man
Well you think all your anger is justified
Me, I think, it�s just your wounded pride
What did you really think she was gonna do
She�s a real woman, not a doormat for you
You want her back, but it�s too late
Why don�t we just cut to the chase
(Repeat Chorus � twice)
My brother said that I was rotten to the core
I was the youngest child, so I got by with more
I guess she was tired by the time I came along
She�d laugh until she cried, I could do no wrong
She would always save me because I was her baby
I worked a factory in Ohio, a shrimp boat in the bayou
I drove a truck in Birmingham
Turned twenty-one in Cincinnati, I called home to mom and daddy
I said, �your boy is now a man�
She said, �I don�t care if you�re eighty, you�ll always be my baby�
She loved that photograph of our whole family
She�d always point us out for all her friends to see
That�s Gregg, he�s doing great, he really loves his job
And Ronnie with his two kids, how �bout that wife he�s got
And that one�s kinda crazy, but that one is my baby
I got a call in Alabama, said, �come on home to Louisiana
And come as fast as you can fly
�Cause your mama really needs you, and says she�s gotta see you
And she might not make it through the night�
The whole way I drove eighty so she could see her baby
She looked like she was sleeping and my family had been weeping
By the time that I got to her side
And I knew that she�d been taken and my heart it was breaking
I never got to say goodbye
I softly kissed that lady and cried just like a baby
I saw Star Wars at least eight times
Had the Pac-Man pattern memorized
And I�ve seen the stuff they put inside Stretch Armstrong yeah
I was Roger Stauback in my backyard
Had a shoebox full of baseball cards
And a couple of Evil Kenievel scars on my right arm
Well I was a kid when Elvis died and my mama cried
(1st Chorus)
It was Nineteen Seventy somethin�
In the world that I grew up in
Farrah Fawcet hairdo days
Bell-bottoms and eight track tapes
And lookin� back now I can see me
Oh man did I look cheesy
I wouldn�t trade those days for nothin�
Ah it was Nineteen Seventy somethin�
It was the dawning of a new decade
We got our first microwave
Dad broke down and finally shaved them ole sideburns off
I took the stickers off of my Rubik�s cube
Watched MTV all afternoon
And my first love was Daisy Duke in them cut-off jeans
The space shuttle fell out of the sky and the whole world cried
(2nd Chorus)
It was Nineteen Eighty somethin�
In the world that I grew up in
Skatin� rinks and black trans-ams
Big hair and parachute pants
And lookin� back now I can see me
Oh man did I look cheesy
I wouldn�t trade those days for nothin�
Ah it was Nineteen Eighty somethin�
Now I got a mortgage and an SUV
But all this responsibility makes me wish sometimes�that
(Repeat 2nd Chorus)
Nineteen Seventy somethin�
Ah it was Nineteen somethin�
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
Here you come knockin� on my door baby
Tell me what you got on your mind
I guess those college boys all went home for the summertime
And you�re lookin� right, lookin� good, lookin� like a woman should
So why is it so hard to find
A place to lay your pretty little head down once in a while
You run on a little tough luck baby
Don�t you sweat it
Everything is waiting inside for you
You know I got it
Come and get it
(Chorus)
Who�s your daddy, who�s your baby?
Who�s your buddy, who�s your friend?
And who�s the one guy that you come runnin� to
When your lovelife starts tumblin�?
I got the money if you got the honey
Let�s cut a deal let�s make a plan
Who�s your daddy, who�s your baby?
Who�s your buddy, who�s your man?
You might�ve run on a little tough luck baby
Don�t you sweat it
Everything is waiting inside for you
You know I got it
So some and get it
(Repeat Chorus)
Who�s your daddy, who�s your baby?
Who�s your buddy, who�s your man?
Hey baby, is that you?
Wow, your hair got so long
Yeah, yeah, I love it, I really do
Norma Jean, ain�t that the song we�d sing in the car
Drivin� downtown, top down making the rounds
Checking out the bands on Doheeny Avenue
Yeah, life throws you curves, but you learn to swerve
Me, I swung and I missed and the next thing you know
I�m reminiscing, dreaming on dreams, wishing on wishes
Like you would be back again
(Chorus)
I wake up and teardrops, they fall down like rain
I put on that old song we danced to and then
I head off to my job, guess not much has changed
Punch the clock, head for home
Check the phone, just in case
Go to bed, dream of you
That�s what I�m doing these days
Yeah, that�s what I�m doing
Someone told me after college, you ran off to Vegas
You married a rodeo cowboy, wow, that ain�t the girl I knew
Me, I�ve been a few places, mostly here and there once or twice
Still sorting out life, but I�m doing all right
Yeah, it�s good to see you too
Well, hey girl, you�re late and those planes they don�t wait
But if you ever come back around this sleepy old town
Promise me, you�ll stop in to see an old friend
And until then
(Repeat Chorus)
I wake up and teardrops, they fall down like rain
I put on that old song we danced to and then
I wake up and teardrops, they fall down like rain
I put on that old song we danced to and then
I wake up and teardrops, they fall down like rain
I put on that old song we danced to and then
There's a new wind blowin' like I've never known
I'm breathin' deeper than I've ever done
And it sure feels good to finally feel the way I do
I wanna love somebody, love somebody like you
I'm lettin' go of all my lonely yesterdays
I've forgivin' myself for the mistakes I've made
Now there's just one thing, the only thing I wanna do
I wanna love somebody, love somebody like you
(Chorus)
Yeah I wanna feel the sunshine
Shining down on me and you
When you put your arms around me
You let me know there's nothing in this world
I can't do
I used to run in circles goin' nowhere fast
I'd take on step forward, end up two steps back
I couldn't walk a straight line even if I wanted to
I want to love somebody, love somebody like you
Oh here we go now
Hey I wanna love you baby
(Repeat Chorus)
Sometimes it's hard for me to understand
But you're teachin' me to be a better man
I don't want to take this life for granted like
I used to do, no no
I wanna love somebody, love somebody like you
I'm ready to love somebody, love somebody like you
I wanna love somebody, love somebody like you
Going out of my mind these days
Like I�m walking �round in a haze
I can�t think straight, I can�t concentrate
And I need a shave
I go to work and I look tired
The boss man says, �Son, you�re gonna get fired�
This ain�t your style
And behind my coffee cup I just smile
(Chorus)
What a beautiful mess, what a beautiful mess I�m in
Spending all my time with you
There�s nothing else I�d rather do
What a sweet addiction that I�m caught up in
�Cause I can�t get enough, can�t stop the hunger for your love
What a beautiful, what a beautiful mess I�m in
Aah, aah
This morning put salt in my coffee
I put my shoes on the wrong feet
I�m losing my mind I swear
It might be the death of me, but I don�t care
(Repeat Chorus)
Is it your eyes, is it your smile
All I know is that you�re driving me wild
(Repeat Chorus � twice)
Well I walked in, the band just started
The singer couldn�t carry a tune in a bucket
Was on a mission to drown her memory but
I thought no way with all this ruckus
But after one round with Jose Cuervo
I caught my boots tapping along with the beat
And after two rounds with Jose Cuervo
That band was sounding pretty darn good to me
Then some stranger asked me to dance
And I revealed to her my two left feet
Said, �don�t get me wrong, I�m glad you asked
But tonight�s about me and an old memory�
Then after three rounds with Jose Cuervo
I let her lead me out on the floor
And after four rounds with Jose Cuervo
I was showing off moves never seen before
Well around five or round six
I forgot what I came to forget
After round seven or was it eight
I bought a round for the whole dang place
And after nine rounds with Jose Cuervo
They were counting me out and I was about to give in
Then after ten rounds with Jose Cuervo
I lost count and started counting again
One round with Jose Cuervo
I went two rounds with Jose Cuervo
Three rounds with Jose Cuervo
Five or was it four, four or five
Six rounds with Jose Cuervo
Eight rounds with Jose Cuervo
Ten rounds with Jose Cuervo
I miss the look of surrender in your eyes
The way your soft, brown hair would fall
I miss the power of your kiss when we made love
Oh, but baby most of all, I miss my friend
(Chorus)
The one my heart and soul confided in
The one I felt the safest with
The one who knew just what to say to make me laugh again
Let the light back in, I miss my friend
I miss the colors that you brought into my life
Your golden smile, those blue-green eyes
And I miss your gentle voice in lonely times like now
Saying it�ll be all right, I miss my friend
(Repeat Chorus)
I miss those times, I miss those nights
I even miss our silly fights
The making up, the morning talks
And those late afternoon walks, I miss my friend
(Repeat Chorus)
I miss my friend
I miss my friend
I miss my friend
If I lived and breathed before you loved me
I don�t recall
If I walked around at all it was in bits and pieces
Of a jagged heart
You kissed me and every piece went back in place
Every pain got erased
You held me up to the sunlight
Now it feels like
(Chorus)
No one ever left me out in the rain
Cold words still remain unspoken
And I never got lost
Spent years in the dark
You�re here now my heart�s unbroken
When I see you smile, feel my soul again
And I�m unbroken
If I doubted the power of love, baby
Now I understand
I thank God for every day I wake up to the soft touch
Of your magic hands
In this world sometimes the only thing that�s real
Is the way you make me feel
Babe, the change is day and night
I swear it�s like
(Repeat Chorus)
I still see the night
I fell into your eyes
And when we made love it felt
Like the first time
(Repeat Chorus)
I�m unbroken
I�m unbroken
(Repeat Chorus)
Well me and my lady had our first big fight
So I drove around till I saw the neon lights
Of a corner bar and it just seemed right so I pulled up
Not a soul around but the old barkeep
Down at the end and lookin� half-asleep
But he walked up and said, �what�ll it be�
I said, �the good stuff�
He didn�t reach around for the whiskey
He didn�t pour me a beer
His blue eyes kinda went misty
He said, �you can�t find that here
�Cause it�s the first long kiss on a second date
Mama�s all worried when you get home late
And dropping the ring in the spaghetti plate
�Cause your hands are shaking so much
And it�s the way that she looks with rice in her hair
Eating burnt suppers the whole first year
And asking for seconds to keep her from tearing up
Yeah man, that�s the good stuff�
He grabbed a carton of milk and he poured a glass
And I smiled and said, �I�ll have some of that�
We set there and talked as an hour passed like old friends
Saw a black and white picture and it caught my stare
It was a pretty girl with bouffant hair
He said, �that�s my Bonnie, taken �bout a year after we wed�
He said, �I spent five years in the bottle when the cancer took her from me
But I�ve been sober three years now �cause the one thing stronger than the whiskey
Was the sight of her holdin� our baby girl
The way she adored that string of pearls
I gave her the day that our youngest boy Earl married his high school love
And it�s a new T-shirt saying, �I�m a grandpa�
Being right there as our time got small
And holdin� her hand when the good Lord called her up
Yeah man, that�s the good stuff�
He said, �when you get home she�ll start to cry
When she says �I�m sorry�, say �so am I�
And look into those eyes so deep in love
And drink it up, �cause that�s the good stuff
Yeah, that�s the good stuff�
American girls and American guys
We�ll always stand up and salute, we�ll always recognize
When we see ol� glory flying, there�s a lot of men dead
So we can sleep in peace at night when we lay down our head
My daddy served in the army where he lost his right eye
But he flew a flag out in our yard �til the day that he died
He wanted my mother, my brother, my sister and me
To grow up and live happy in the land of the free
Now this nation that I love has fallen under attack
A mighty sucker punch came flying in from somewhere in the back
Soon as we could see it clearly through out big black eye
Man, we lit up your world like the Fourth of July
(Chorus)
Hey, Uncle Sam put your name at the top of his list
And the Statue of Liberty started shaking her fist
And the eagle will fly and it�s gonna be hell
When you hear Mother Freedom start ringing her bell
And it�ll feel like the whole wide world is reigning down on you
Ah, brought to you courtesy of the red, white and blue
Oh and justice will be served and the battle will rage
This big dog will fight when you rattle his cage
And you�ll be sorry you messed with the U. S. of A.
�Cause we�ll put a boot in your ass, it�s the American way
(Repeat Chorus)
Oh, of the red, white and blue
Oh, of my red, white and blue
Well I love her, but I love to fish
I spend all day out on this lake
And hell is all I catch
Today she met me at the door
Said I would have to choose
If I hit that fishin� hole today
She�d be packin� all her things
And she�d be gone by noon
(Chorus)
Well I�m gonna miss her
When I get home
But right now I�m on this lakeshore
And I�m sittin� in the sun
I�m sure it�ll hit me
When I walk through that door tonight
That I�m gonna miss her
Oh, lookie there, I�ve got a bite
Now there�s a chance that if I hurry
I could beg her to stay
But that water�s right and the weather�s perfect
No tellin� what I might catch today
(Repeat Chorus)
Well I�m gonna miss her
Oh, lookie there, I�ve got a bite
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)
It was painted red, the stripe was white
It was eighteen feet from the bow to the stern light
Secondhand from a dealer in Atlanta
I rode up with daddy when he went there to get her
We put on the shine, put on a motor
Built out of love, made for the water
Ran her for years, �til the transom got rotten
A piece of my childhood that will never be forgotten
It was just an old plywood boat
With a �75 Johnson with electric choke
A young boy two hands on the wheel
I can�t replace the way it made me feel
And I would turn her sharp, and I would make her whine
He�d say, �you can�t beat the way an old wood boat rides�
Just a little lake across the Alabama line
But I was king of the ocean when daddy let me drive
Just an old half ton shortbed Ford
My uncle bought new in �64
Daddy got it right �cause the engine was smoking
A couple of burnt valves and he had it going
He let me drive her when we�d haul off a load
Down a dirt strip where we�d dump trash off of Thigpen Road
I�d sit up in the seat and stretch my feet out to the pedals
Smiling like a hero that just received his medal
It was just an old hand-me-down Ford
With a three-speed on the column and a dent in the door
A young boy two hands on the wheel
I can�t replace the way it made me feel
And I would press that clutch and I would keep it right
And he�d say, �a little slower son you�re doing just fine�
Just a dirt road with trash on each side
But I was Mario Andretti when daddy let me drive
I�m grown up now, three daughters of my own
I let them drive my old Jeep across the pasture at our home
Maybe one day they�ll reach back in their file
And pull out that old memory
And think of me and smile and say
It was just an old worn out Jeep
Rusty old floorboard, hot on my feet
A young girl two hands on the wheel
I can�t replace the way it made me feel
And he�d say, �turn it left and steer it right,
Straighten up girl, you�re doing just fine�
Just a little valley by the river where we�d ride
But I was high on a mountain when daddy let me drive
When daddy let me drive
Oh he let me drive
Daddy let me drive
It�s just an old plywood boat
With a �75 Johnson with electric choke
Under an old brass paperweight
Is my list of things to do today
Go to the bank and the hardware store
Put a new lock on the cellar door
I cross �em off as I get �em done
But when the sun is set
There�s still more than a few things left
I haven�t got to yet
(Chorus)
Go for a walk, say a little prayer
Take a deep breath of mountain air
Put on my glove and play some catch
It�s time that I make time for that
Wade the shore and cast a line
Look up an old lost friend of mine
Sit on the porch and give my girl a kiss
Start livin�, that�s the next thing on my list
Wouldn�t change the course of fate
If cuttin� grass just had to wait
�Cause I�ve got more important things
Like pushin� my kid on the backyard swing
I won�t break my back for a million bucks
I can�t take to my grave
Why put off for tomorrow
What I could get done today
(Repeat Chorus)
Raise a little hell, laugh �til it hurts
Put an extra five in the plate at church
Call up my folks just to chat
It�s time that I make time for that
Stay up late, then oversleep
Show her what she means to me
Catch up on all the things I�ve always missed
Just start livin�, that�s the next thing on my list
Under an old brass paperweight
Is my list of things to do today
Lately I�ve been runnin� into our old friends
And somewhere in the small talk
Someone always asks where you�ve been
So I tell them what you told me
And they can�t believe we�re through
They ask me what I�m doin� now
And in case you�re wonderin� too
(Chorus)
I breathe in, I breathe out
Put one foot in front of the other
Take one day at a time �til you find
I�m that someone you can�t live without
Until then, I�ll breathe in and breathe out
I�ve got every reason to find someone new
�Cause you swore up and down to me
That I�ve seen the last of you
But the way you loved me
Girl, it left me hopin� and holdin� on
So until this world stops turning round
And my heart believes you�re gone
(Repeat Chorus)
Yes, we were meant to be, girl, there�s no doubt
And if it takes the rest of my life for you to figure it out
(Repeat Chorus)
I get kissed by the sun each morning
Put my feet on a hardwood floor
I get to hear my children laughing
Down the hall through the bedroom door
Sometimes I sit on my front porch swing
Just soaking up the day
I think to myself, I think to myself
This world is a beautiful place
(Chorus)
I have been blessed
And I feel like I�ve found my way
I thank God for all I�ve been given
At the end of every day
I have been blessed
With so much more than I deserve
To be here with the ones that love me
To love them so much it hurts
I have been blessed
Across a crowded room
I know you know what I�m thinking
By the way I look at you
And when we�re lying in the quiet
And no words have to be said
I think to myself, I think to myself
This love is a beautiful gift
(Repeat Chorus)
When I�m singing my kids to sleep
When I feel you holding me
I know�
(Repeat Chorus)
I know they say if you love somebody
You should set them free
But it sure is hard to do, sure is hard to do
I know they say if it don�t come back again
Then it�s meant to be
But those words don�t pull me through
�Cause I�m still in love with you
I spend each day here waitin� for a miracle
But it�s just you and me going through the mill
Climbing up a hill
(Chorus)
This is the long goodbye
Somebody tell my why
Two lovers in love can�t make it
Just what kinda love keeps breakin� a heart
No matter how hard I try
I always make you cry
Come on baby, it�s over let�s face it
All that happening here is a long goodbye
Sometimes I ask my heart did we really
Give our love a chance
But I know without a doubt
We turned it inside out
And if we walked away would it make more sense
But it tears me up inside
Just to think we still could try
How long must we keep running on a carousel
Going round and round and never getting anywhere
On a wing and prayer
(Repeat Chorus)
Long goodbye
Long�Long goodbye
I don�t know why I act the way I do
Like I ain�t got a single thing to lose
Sometimes I�m my own worst enemy
I guess that�s just the cowboy in me
I got a life that most would love to have
But sometimes I still wake up fightin� mad
At where this road I�m headin� down might lead
I guess that�s just the cowboy in me
(Chorus)
The urge to run, the restlessness
The heart of stone I sometimes get
The things I�ve done for foolish pride
The me that�s never satisfied
The face that�s in the mirror when I don�t like what I see
I guess that�s just the cowboy in me
(Repeat Chorus)
Girl, I know there�s times you must have thought
There ain�t a line you�ve drawn I haven�t crossed
But you set you mind to see this love on through
I guess that�s just the cowboy in you
We ride and never worry about the fall
I guess that�s just the cowboy in us all
Another day has almost come and gone
Can�t imagine what else could go wrong
Sometimes I�d like to hide away
Somewhere and lock the door
A single battle lost but not the war (�cause)
(Chorus)
Tomorrow�s another day
And I�m thirsty anyway
So bring on the rain
It�s almost like the hard times circle �round
A couple drops and they all start coming down
Yeah, I might feel defeated and I might hang my head
I might be barely breathing, but I�m not dead (�cause)
(Repeat Chorus)
No, I�m not gonna let it get me down,
I�m not gonna cry
And I�m not gonna lose any sleep tonight
Tomorrow�s another day
And I am not afraid
So bring on the rain
(Repeat Chorus)
No, I�m not gonna let it get me down
I�m not gonna cry
So bring on the rain
Bring on the rain
Bring on the rain
(Chorus)
Good morning beautiful, how was your night?
Mine was wonderful with you by my side
And when I open my eyes and see your sweet face
It�s a good morning beautiful day
I couldn�t see the light, I didn�t know day from night
I had no reason to care
But since you came along, I can face the dawn
�Cause I know you�ll be there
(Repeat Chorus)
I never worry if it�s raining outside
�Cause in here with girl, the sun always shines
(Repeat Chorus)
Good morning beautiful day
It�s a beautiful day
Good morning
What a beautiful day
Where were you when the world stopped turning
On that September day
Were you in the yard with your wife and children
Or working on some stage in LA
Did you stand there in shock at the sight of that black smoke
Rising against that blue sky
Did you shout out in anger in fear for your neighbor
Or did you just sit down and cry
Did you weep for the children who lost their dear loved ones
Pray for the ones who don�t know
Did you rejoice for the people who walked from the rubble
And sob for the ones left below
Did you burst out with pride for the red, white and blue
And the heroes who died just doing what they do
Did you look up to heaven for some kind of answer
And look at yourself and what really matters
(Chorus)
I�m just a singer of simple songs
I�m not a real political man
I watch CNN, but I�m not sure I can tell you
The difference in Iraq and Iran
But I know Jesus and I talk to God
And I remember this from when I was young
Faith, hope and love are some good things He gave us
And the greatest is love
Where were you when the world stopped turning
On that September day
Teaching a class full of innocent children
Or driving down some cold interstate
Did you feel guilty cause you�re a survivor
In a crowded room, did you feel alone
Did you call up your mother and tell her you loved her
Did you dust off that Bible at home
Did you open your eyes and hope it never happened
Close your eyes and not go to sleep
Did you notice the sunset for the first time in ages
Speak to some stranger on the street
Did you lay down at night and think of tomorrow
Go out and buy you a gun
Did you turn off the violent old movie you�re watching
And turn on I Love Lucy reruns
Did you go to a church and hold hands with some strangers
Stand in line and give your own blood
Did you just stay home and cling tight to your family
Thank God you had somebody to love
(Repeat Chorus � twice)
And the greatest is love
And the greatest is love
When were you when the world stopped turning
On that September day
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