gh

I had a hundred dollar ring in my hand
So weak and tired i could barely stand
From being up all night, prayin` she`d say yes
So with a hopeful heart i hit one knee
With a tear in her eye she looked at me
It was the moment of truth, i was scared to death
My life hung on what that tear meant
Then she smiled at me
And I lost it

No one can make me cry
Make me laugh
Make me smile
Or drive me mad like she does
It`s like a curse that is the cure
Better or worse, one thing`s for sure
It`s real love and I don`t know what I`d do
If I lost it

Well the honeymoon ended and life began
Jobs and bills, losing touch with friends
And that apartment got smaller every day
Then one night the walls finally closed in
I came home late, she said where`ve ya been
You used to call and tell me you`re on your way
She said if this is how it`s gonna be, then I quit
She walked out the door
I lost it

No one can make me cry
Make me laugh
Make me smile
Or drive me mad like she does
It`s like a curse that is the cure
Better or worse, one thing`s for sure
It`s real love and I don`t know what I`d do
If I lost it

I picked myself up off the floor
She walked back through the door
And we made love like it was the first time

No one can make me cry
Make me laugh
Make me smile
Or drive me mad like she does
It`s like a curse that is the cure
Better or worse, one thing`s for sure
It`s real love and I don`t know what I`d do
If I lost it

Oh, if I lost it
I don`t wanna lose it

Don`t Happen Twice

(Curtis Lance/Thom McHugh) (ASCAP/BMI)

I haven`t seen you in forever
Oh you haven`t changed a bit
You didn`t think that I would remember
How could I forget

We sang Bobby McGhee on the hood of my car
Made a wish on every star
In that clear September sky
One bottle of wine and two Dixie cups
3 am I fell in love
For the first time in my life
Oh that`s something that just don`t happen twice

To this day I still taste that first kiss
How I prayed it wouldn`t end
In a way, seeing you like this
I guess it never really did

We sang Bobby McGhee on the hood of my car
Made a wish on every star
In that clear september sky
One bottle of wine and two Dixie cups
3 am I fell in love
For the first time in my life
That`s something that just don`t happen twice

One bottle of wine and two Dixie cups
3 am I fell in love
For the first time in my life
Oh that`s something, baby that`s something
Oh that`s something
That just don`t happen twice

Oh yeah

We sang Bobby McGhee on the hood of my car
Made a wish on every star
One bottle of wine and two Dixie cups
Yeah we fell in love

The Tin Man

(Kenny Chesney/David Lowe/ Stacey Slate) (BMI/ASCAP)

Saw a man in the movies
That didn't have a heart
how i wish i could give him mine
then i wouldnt have to feel
it breakin all apart
and this emptiness inside
would suit me fine

its times like these
i wish i were the tin man
you could hurt me all you wanted
i'd never even know
and i'd give anything
just to be the tin man
then i wouldn't have a heart
and i wouldn't need a soul

i couldn't see your leavin coming
it took me by surprise
even now still seems like a dream
but i know i cant be dreaming
cause as i lay down each nite
the pains so great that it won't let me sleep

its times like these
i wish i were the tin man
you could hurt me all you wanted
i'd never even know
well i'd give anything
just to be the tin man
and i wouldn't have a heart
and i wouldn't need a soul

i'd give anything
just to be the tin man
and i wouldnt have a heart
and i wouldn't miss you so

Fall In Love

(Kenny Chesney/Buddy Brock/ Kim Williams) (ASCAP/BMI) Remix produced by Buddy Cannon and Norro Wilson Original version from the BNA Records releases, All I Need to Know

A little country church on a two lane road
A bride and groom coming out the door
White lace dress and a red bouquet
Just married written on a blue Chevrolet

Don`t that make you want to fall in love
Don`t that look like a picture of us
A match made in heaven if there ever was
Don`t that make you want to fall
That just makes me want to give you my heart
Ever forever needs a place to start
Gotta be a sign from up above
Don`t that make you want to fall in love

Old folks sittin` in a front porch swing
Still holdin` hands like they were sixteen
Fifty good years they`re a lover`s dream
Darlin` that could be you and me

Don`t that make you want to fall in love
Don`t that look like a picture of us
A match made in heaven if there ever was
Don`t that make you want to fall
That just makes me want to give you my heart
Ever forever needs a place to start
Gotta be a sign from up above
Don`t that make you want to fall in love
Yeah, yeah.
Don`t that make you want to fall in love

All I Need To Know

(Steve Seskin/Mark Alan Springer) (ASCAP/BMI) From the BNA Records releases, All I Need to Know

With a little luck this ol` truck will get me home today
With a little more I`ll still have this job tomorrow
Weather man says a wet weekend he just might be right
But rain or shine you`ll be mine tonight

That`s all I need to know
In a world where most things come and go
I`ll always have you to hold
And that`s all I need to know

Heaven knows I ain`t even close to bein` God`s gift to women
But in your arms I feel like I am
I don`t know it all, I sure can`t solve
The problems of the human race
But I know how to bring a smile to your face

That`s all I need to know
In a world where most things come and go
I`ll always have you to hold
And that`s all I need to know

Darlin`, say it one more time
You will forever be mine

That`s all I need to know
In a world where most things come and go
I`ll always have you to hold
And that`s all I need to know
I`ll always have you to hold
That`s all I need to know

For The First Time

(Kenny Chesney/Phil Vassar) (BMI/ASCAP) Not previously released

There’s something sacred when your 17
‘Bout a football jacket and a high school ring
And it sure looked nice when you wore mine

That late October at the homecoming dance
We slipped outside and we took a chance
In the middle of the night it sure felt right
We let go right then and there
We were loved and we were scared

For the first time
Lovin’ blind we dove right in
For the first
We gave everything and then
Graduation came
And our dreams called our names
With broken hearts we moved on with our lives
For the first time

Well I heard the other day
You’re a Sunday school teacher
Got the PTA, got a real good life
You’re a real good wife
I’m living in this circus world
No I ain’t married but I got a girl
And I’m her man and we’re making plans
But I still smile when I think of us
Together we learned how to love

For the first time
Lovin’ blind we dove right in
For the first
We gave everything and then
Graduation came
And our dreams called our names
With broken hearts we moved on with our lives
For the first time

Graduation came
And our dreams called our names
With broken hearts we moved on with our lives
For the first time

For the first time
Lovin’ blind we dove right in
For the first time
We gave everything and then
For the first time
We moved on with our lives
For the first time

Me And You

(Skip Ewing/Ray Herndon) (BMI) From the BNA Records releases, All I Need to Know

Ordinary no, really don`t think so
Not a love this true
Common destiny
We were meant to be
Me and you

Like a perfect scene from a movie screen
Where every dream comes true
Suited perfectly for eternity
Me and you

Every day, I need you even more
At the nighttime too
There`s no way
I could ever let you go
Even if I wanted to

Every day I live
I try my best to give
All I have to you
I thank the stars above
That we share this love Me and you

Every day, I need you even more
At the nighttime too
There`s no way
I could ever let you go
Even if I wanted to

Ordinary no, I really don`t think so
Just a precious few
Ever make it last
Get as lucky as
Me and you
Me and you

Back Where I Come From (live)

(Mac McAnally) (ASCAP) Original version from the BNA Records releases, Me and You

In the town where I was raised
The clock ticks and the cattle graze
Time passed with Amazing Grace
Back where I come from
Now you can lie on a riverbank
Paint your name on a water tank
Or miscount all the beers you drank
Back where I come from

Back where I come from
Where I`ll be when it`s said and done
I`m proud as anyone
Back where I come from

We learned in Sunday school
Who made the sun shine through
I know who made the moonshine, too
Back where I come from
Blue eyes on a Saturday night
Tan legs in the broad day light
TV`s, they were black and white
Back where I come from

Back where I come from
Where I`ll be when it`s said and done
I`m proud as anyone
Back where I come from

Some say it`s a backward place
Narrow minds on a narrow way
I make it a point to say
That that`s where I come from

That`s where I come from
Where I`ll be when it`s said and done
I`m proud as anyone
That`s where I come from
Back where I come from
I`m an old Tennessean
And I`m proud as anyone
That`s where I come from
That`s where I come from
That`s where I come from

When I Close My Eyes

(Mark Alan Springer/Nettie Musick)(BMI) From the BNA Records releases, Me And You

There`s so many things
I didn`t say
And even though
It may be too late
I want you to know
I still love you so
Every car I meet
Looks like your car
Every movie I see
You play the leading part
You`re on my mind
Can`t leave you behind

When I close my eyes
You`re all I see
In the dark of night
You`re in my dreams
Throughout the day
You`re easy to find
You`re always there
When I close my eyes

In my mind I know
You`re far away
But here in my heart
Nothing has changed
I`m still holdin` you
Like I used to
On a busy street
In a crowded room
Wherever I go
It`s just me and you
Together again
Girl it never ends

When I close my eyes
You`re all I see
In the dark of night
You`re in my dreams
Throughout the day
You`re easy to find
You`re always there
When I close my eyes

You`re always there
When I close my eyes

She`s Got It All

(Drew Womack/Craig Wiseman) (ASCAP) From the BNA Records releases, I Will Stand

She’s got every quality
From A all the way to Z
It’s easy to see she’s the perfect girl

She’s got every single thing
That makes up my wildest dreams
Somtimes I still can’t quite believe she’s holding me `cause

She’s got it all my heart my soul my wishes
All of my love my hugs my kisses
Everything that means anything at all
All my life I been hopin’
I could give someone such devotion
Every sweet memory I can recall
She got it all

You know that I admit
Someone to love like this
Only existed in my prayers
Until I saw her face
I knew I found the place
Where I could keep every faith eternally `cause

She’s got it all my heart my soul my wishes
All of my love my hugs my kisses
Everything that means anything at all
All my life I been hopin’
I could give someone such devotion
Every sweet memory I can recall
She got it all

She’s got it all my heart my soul my wishes
All of my love my hugs my kisses
Everything that means anything at all
All my life I been hopin’
I could give someone such devotion
Every sweet memory I can recall
She got it all

That`s Why I`m Here

(Shaye Smith/Mark Alan Springer) (BMI) From the BNA Records releases, I Will Stand

No I ain`t had nothing to drink
I knew thats probably what you`d think
If I dropped by this time of night
Remember way back when
I promised you I`d drop in
At one of those meetings down at the Y

Well, they started talkin bout steps you take
Mistakes you make
The hearts you break
And the price you pay
I almost walked away

You could hear a pin drop
When this old man
Stood up and said I`m gonna` say it again
Like I do every week
For those who don`t know me

It`s the simple things in life
Like the kids at home and a loving wife
That you miss the most, when you lose control
And everything you love starts to disappear
The devil takes your hand and says no fear
Have another shot, just one more beer
Yah, I`ve been there, that`s why I`m here

This ole boy stood up in the aisle
Said he`d been living a life of denial
And he cried as he talked about wasted years
I couldn`t believe what I heard
It was my life word for word
And all of the sudden it was clear

It`s the simple things in life
Like the kids at home and a loving wife
That you miss the most, when you lose control
And everything you love starts to disappear
The devil takes your hand and says no fear
Have another shot, just one more beer
Yah, I`ve been there, that`s why I`m here

I know for us it may be too late
But it would mean the world to me
If you were there when I stand to say
It`s the simple things in life
Like the kids at home and a loving wife
That you miss the most, when you lose control
And everything you love starts to disappear
The devil takes your hand and says no fear
Have another shot, just one more beer
Yah, I`ve been there, that`s why I`m here
Oh, I`ve been there, that`s why I`m here

How Forever Feels

(Wendell Mobley/Tony Mullins) (BMI/ASCAP) From the BNA Records releases, Everywhere We Go

Big orange ball, sinkin` in the water.
Toes in the sand, couldn`t get much hotter.
Little umbrella shaped margaritas
Coconut oil, tan senioritas
Now I know how Jimmy Buffet feels.

Hands on the wheel, cruisin` down the interstate
Gas pedal sticks, carries my car away
I was going fast as a Rambler goes
I could feel the speed from my head to my toes
Now I know how Richard Petty feels

I`ve been around the block a time or two
Done almost everything a boy can do
I`ve done some livin`, yeah I`ve had fun
But there is one thing that I haven`t done

Saved two months, bought a little diamond
Tonights the night, feels like perfect timin`
Down on one knee on momma`s front steps,
Man I`m gonna die if she really says yes

I wanna know how forever feels

I`ve been around the block a time or two
Done almost everything a boy can do
I`ve done some livin`, yeah I`ve had fun
But there is one thing that I haven`t done

I wanna know how forever feels
Hey, I wanna know how forever feels
Girl, I wanna know how forever feels

You Had Me From Hello

(Kenny Chesney/Skip Ewing) (BMI) From the BNA Records releases, Everywhere We Go

One word, that`s all was said,
Something in your voice called me, turned my head.
Your smile captured me, you were in my future as far as I could see.
And I dont know how it happened, but it happens still.
You ask me if I love you, if I always will.........

Well, you had me from "Hello"
I felt love start to grow the moment I looked into your eyes,
You won me, it was over from the start.
You completely stole my heart, and now you won`t let go.
I never even had a chance you know?
You had me from "Hello"

Inside I built a wall so high around my heart, I thought I`d never fall.
One touch, you brought it down
Bricks of my defenses scattered on the ground
And I swore to me that I wasn`t going to love again
The last time was the last time I`d let someone in

Well, you had me from "Hello"
I felt love start to grow the moment I looked into your eyes,
You won me, it was over from the start.
You completely stole my heart, and now you wont let go.
I never even had a chance you know?
You had me from "Hello"

Thats all you said
Something in your voice calls me, turns my head
You had me from "Hello"
You had me from "Hello"
Girl, I`ve loved you from "Hello"

She Thinks My Tractor`s Sexy

(Jim Collins/Paul Overstreet (BMI) From the BNA Records releases, Everywhere We Go)

Plowing these fields in the hot summer sun
Over by the gate lordy here she comes
With a basket full of chicken and a big cold jug of sweet tea
I make a little room and she climbs on up
Open up a throttle and stir a little dust
Just look at her face she ain't a foolin me

She thinks my tractor's sexy
It really turns her on
She's always staring at me
While I'm chuggin along
She likes the way it's pullin' while we're tillin' up the land
She's even kind of crazy 'bout my farmer's tan
She's the only one who really understands what gets me
She thinks my tractor's sexy

We ride back and forth until we run out of light
Take it to the barn put it up for the night
Climb up in the loft sit and talk with the radio on
She said she's got a dream and I asked what it is
She wants a little farm and a yard full of kids
One more teeny weeny ride before I take her home

She thinks my tractor's sexy
It really turns her on
She's always staring at me
While I'm chuggin along
She likes the way it's pullin' while we're tillin' up the land
She's even kind of crazy 'bout my farmer's tan
She's the only one who really understands what gets me
She thinks my tractor's sexy

Well she ain't into cars or pick up trucks
But if it runs like a Deere man her eyes light up

She thinks my tractor's....

She thinks my tractor's sexy
It really turns her on
She's always staring at me
While I'm chuggin along
She likes the way it's pullin' while we're tillin' up the land
She's even kind of crazy 'bout my farmer's tan
She's the only one who really understands what gets me
She thinks my tractor's sexy

She thinks my tractor's sexy
She thinks my tractor's sexy

What I Need To Do

(Bill Luther/Tom Damphier (BMI/ASCAP) From the BNA Records releases, Everywhere We Go)

I keep tellin myself this is the right thing to do
I was wastin her time, waitin on dreams that just weren`t comin true
And this old highway seems to understand
Leadin me on to somewhere that no one knows my name
I got the window rolled down, I got the radio up
I`m doin all that I can to get my mind off us

What I need to do is turn this car around
Drive as fast as I can til I see the lights of our hometown
And run to her, take her in my arms
Make her see how sorry I am, well that shouldn`t be so hard
But I drive on, and on, and on

Eighty-seven more miles gets me into Baton Rogue
There`s a buddy of mine who says he might find some work that I can do
Or maybe head up north to Knoxville, Tennessee
I know my baby sister, has got a couch where I can sleep
Now the sun`s goin down on my broken heart
Lord, I gotta go back before I get too far

What I need to do is turn this car around
Drive as fast as I can till I see the lights of our hometown
And run to her, take her in my arms
Make her see how sorry I am, well that shouldn`t be so hard
But I drive on, and on, and on

But I drive on
Yes I drive on, and on, and on

Knowin what I need to do
Girl, I`m comin home to you

Knowin what I need to do
Girl I`m comin home to you
I`m comin home to you
Knowin what I need to do....

Baptism

Duet with Randy Travis
(Mickey Cates (ASCAP) From the BNA Records releases, Everywhere We Go)

The summer breeze, made ripples on the pond
Rattled through the rings and the willow trees beyond
Daddy in his good hat, mama in her Sunday dress
Watched in pride, as I stood there in the water up to my chest
And the preacher spoke about the cleansing blood
I sank my toes into that East Tennessee mud

And it was down with the old man, up with the new
Raised to walk in the way of light and truth
I didn`t see no angels, just a few saints on the shore
But I felt like a new baby, cradled up in the arms of the Lord

Amazing grace, oh how sweet the sound
There was glory in the air, there was dinner on the ground
And my sins went for many, were washed away and gone
Along with a buffalo nickel I forgot to leave at home
But that seemed like such a small, small price to pay
For the blessed peace of mind that came to me that day

And it was down with the old man, up with the new
Raised to walk in the way of light and truth
I didn`t see no angels, just a few saints on the shore
But I felt like a new baby, cradled up in the arms of the Lord

This road is long and dusty, sometimes the soul must be cleansed
And I long to feel that water, rushing over me again

Down with the old man, up with the new
Raised to walk in the way of light and truth
I didn`t see no angels, just a few saints on the shore
But I felt like a new baby, cradled up in the arms of the Lord
I felt like a newborn baby, cradled up in the arms of the Lord

Because Of Your Love

(Marv Green/Chris Lindsey (BMI) Not previously released)

Baby I don`t understand
How just the touch of your hand
Can make me feel invincible
Do you know just where you take me
Do you know how high you make me
I need your kiss like oxygen
With your arms all around me
When your eyes look deep into me
It`s unstoppable
Baby, anything is possible
Everything I wanna be
Any dream I wanna dream
I can because of your love
Anywhere I ever go
With all of my heart I know
I am the man I am
Because of your love
Don`t know how I lived before you
Now I live to explore you
Take me girl to your secret world
Or I could swim in your deep blue passion
Or I could feel your love come crashing
Over me, endlessly
Whether you`re right by my side
Or whether you and I
Are a million miles apart
I can always feel you in my heart
Everything I wanna be
Any dream I wanna dream
I can because of your love
Anywhere I ever go
With all of my heart I know
I am the man I am
Because of your love
Everything I wanna be
Any dream I wanna dream
I can because of your love
Anywhere I ever go
With all of my heart I know
I am the man I am - The man I am
Because of your love
Oh baby, because of your love...