- Between the River and Me
I was fifteen when my daddy died, mama worked two jobs just to get by
Seemed like a blessing when Harley came around so she took his name but I had my doubts
Didn't take long for his drinking ways to start showing up on mama's face
One violent night hiding under my bed I swore that he wouldn't see another sunset
Next day I followed him down to the riverbank
I knew one of us wouldn't walk away
I might have had a plan but he didn't know it
- Can't Tell Me Nothin'
1986 Harley
Blowing smoke and sucking oil
My daddy said, 'Buy it and you're crazy boy'
You can't tell me nothin'
It took two months to fix it up
And one day to lay her down
I got a little hitch in my get-along now
- Chevy Spaceship
Lookin' like the perfect night for lift off
Got some Swisher sweets sittin' in the glove box
Baby, I could be your rocket man
What you say we get lost some place and
Write our names in the constellations?
Got some Triple Beam lights and a cooler of floatin' cans
And I know you're at home
Starin' out your window
- Christmas All Over The World
In the desert they're hanging Christmas lights
From a cactus Christmas tree
And all the way over the sea
In Tokyo, they're hanging mistletoe
And way down south in Mexico
They're singing Feliz Navidad
And over in Leningrad
Where the white lights glow
- Damn Sure Do
Girl, I know it seems like I'm hell or bust
I know a few words that'll make you blush
That line I walk's been crazy as a corkscrew
And I've got some miles on these cowboy boots
I've been up in smoke and down in ditches
Swung and missed some easy pitches
Been plumb whiskey blind a time or two
I missed planes I was supposed to be on
- Do You Want Fries with That
I thought that was your voice
I thought that was my car
No, we ain't ever met before
But I know who you are
You're living in my house
And I'm living in a tent
- Don't Take The Girl
Johnny's daddy was taking him fishin'
When he was eight years old
A little girl came through the front gate holdin' a fishing pole
His dad looked down and smiled, said we can't leave her behind
Son I know you don't want her to go but someday you'll change your mind
And johnny said take jimmy johnson, take tommy thompson, take my best friend bo
Take anybody that you want as long as she don't go
Take any boy in the world
- Dont Take The Girl
Johnny's daddy was taking him fishin'
When he was eight years old
A little girl came through the front gate holdin' a fishing pole
His dad looked down and smiled, said we can't leave her behind
Son I know you don't want her to go but someday you'll change your mind
And Johnny said "Take Jimmy Johnson, take Tommy Thompson, take my best friend Bo
Take anybody that you want as long as she don't go
Take any boy in the world
- Everywhere
We were born in this little town
Growin' up I was countin' down
Every single day till we made our get-away
But you said you could never see yourself
Trying to make a life anywhere else
This would be your home
And I was on my own
But ever since you said good-bye
- Felt Good On My Lips
Said her name was a hand me down name
From the side of a family that long ago came
Over here on a boat from somewhere in Spain
Sounded to me just a little bit strange, I guess.
But I have to admit, it felt good on my lips.
She tipped the DJ to play her favorite song
A Spanish little number that was a rockin' on strong
- For a Little While
Hot sun dancin' on the river
We're sittin on the bank and watch the world go by
Our feet in the water she pressed her lips to mine
We were so long on love but short on time
She could be a honeymoon sweet and a little wild
But she was mine oh, for a little while
And I laugh everytime I start to think about us
- God Moves The Pen
Shakespeare writin' on a piece of paper
Hank Williams singin' on an old guitar
Both of them tryna find the words
In somewhere up above the stars
But I've seen it there in old love letters
Stuck to the fridge on a post-it note
Red lipstick on a bathroom mirror
Or tucked in the pocket of a Cowboys coat
- Good Morning Beautiful
Good morning beautiful how was your night
Mine was wonderful with you by my side
And when I opened my eyes and see your sweet face
Its a good morning beautiful day
I couldn't see the light
I didn't know day from night
I had no reason to care
- Gravity
Look what you've overcome to get here
Look at the distance you've run
The doubts that you've push down
Fear that you've drawn out
When they said that it couldn't be done
In your head
In your heart
In your hands
- How I'll Always Be
I'm a little more beer bottle beer joint than a fancy bar
I'm a little more sitting up high on the road than a little car
I'm a little more bust ya back than take it for free
And that's how I'll always be
I'm a little more lose my temper than to sit on back
I'm a little more ol' Hank Williams than that trendy crap
I love a flat wood ol' front porch made of an old oak tree
And that's how I'll always be
- Humble And Kind
You know there's a light that glows by the front door
Don't forget the keys under the mat
Childhood stars shine, always stay humble and kind
Go to church 'cause your momma says to
Visit grandpa every chance that you can
It won't be wasted of time
Always stay humble and kind
- I Guess You Get Used To Somebody
I thought I felt you touch my cheek this morning
But I must've been dreaming
And in the middle of the night without a warning
I thought I heard you breathing
Me and my so-called independence
I've got this loneliness that's so relentless
I guess you get used to somebody
- I'm Amazed By You
Every Time Our Eyes Meet,
There Is A Feelin Inside Me
It's Almost More Than I Can Take
Baby When You Touch Me
I Can Feel How Much You Love Me
And It Just Blows Me Away
I've Never Been This Close To Anyone
Or Anything
- I'm Not Gonna Miss You
I'm still here, but yet I'm gone,
Я еще здесь, но меня уже нет,
I don't play guitar or sing my songs.
Я не играю на гитаре и не пою песен.
They never defined who I am,
Они никогда не поймут, кто я –
The man that loves you 'til the end.
Мужчина, любящий тебя до конца.
- I've Got Friends That Do
This is for the nobody
The one in the crowd who's got a
Lost look on his face
This is for the down-trodden
The one that the worlds forgotten
Waitin' on a better day
Well I'm in no position to judge 'em
Heaven knows they're just like me
- If I Died Today
If I died today,
Who'd turn off my coffee pot?
Would there be a street parade?
Would I just be an after-thought?
If I died today,
Would I still be a waiter?
Could I fly around like superman?
- If I Was A Cowboy
If highways were dirt roads
And streetlights were stars
Mustangs were horses
I'd walk outta this bar
A cigarette and a Stetson
And whiskey in my veins
I'd climb back in the saddle
And grab a hold of the reins
- If You're Reading This
If you're reading this
My momma is sitting there
Looks like I only got a one way ticket over here
I sure wish I could give you one more kiss
War was just a game we played when we were kids
Well I'm laying down my gun
I'm hanging up my boots
I'm up here with God
- If youre reading this
If you're reading this
My Mommas sitting there
Looks like I only got a one way ticket over here
Sure wish I
Could give you one more kiss
And war was just a game we played when we were kids
I'm laying down my gun
- It's Your Love
Dancin' in the dark
Middle of the night
Takin' your heart
And holdin' it tight
Emotional touch
Touchin' my skin
And askin' you to do
- Just To See You Smile
You always had an eye for things that glittered
But I was far from bein’ made of gold
I don’t know how that I scraped up the money
I just never could quite tell you no
Just like when you were leavin’ amarillo
To take that new job in tennessee
And I quit mine so we could be together
I can’t forget the way you looked at me
- Last Turn Home
Somewhere familiar, a safe place to land
That feeling you get when you finally coming back
I got all these burdens rollin' round in my head
Once I round that corner girl you put 'em all to rest
I can feel it, feel it
Got the wheels spinnin', spinnin'
Pullin' me in like I've been here all along
Like I was never gone
- Let It Go
I’ve been caught sideways out here on the crossroads
Trying to buy back the pieces I lost of my soul
It’s hard when the devil won’t get off your back
It’s like carrying around the past in a hundred pound sack
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Today I’m gonna keep on walking
I’m gonna hold my head up high
- Let Me Love You
Sometimes I close my eyes
And imagine youre with me
Chasing passion into the night
All tangled in a dream.
Oh if you could see my heart
The way I feel inside
You would know just how far
Im willing to go to get to you
- Live Like You Were Dying
He said: "I was in my early forties,
"With a lot of life before me,
"An' a moment came that stopped me on a dime.
"I spent most of the next days,
"Looking at the x-rays,
"An' talking 'bout the options an' talkin’ ‘bout sweet time."
I asked him when it sank in,
That this might really be the real end?
- Lookin' For That Girl
That girl, she’s a party, all nighter
Little ‘Funky Cold Medina
Little ‘Strawberry Winer
That girl, she's a love gone stringer
Me a year-old country singer
That girl, she's the walk on the wild side
She's the day glory snow ride
Low ride, good time
- Mary And Joseph
Mary was the first of three
Long black hair and sugar sweet
Daddy's eyes and Momma's crooked smile
She was barely seventeen
Got a job keepin' dishes clean
Planned to stay in this city for a while
For a while
- My Best Friend
I never had no one
I could count on
I’ve been let down so many times
I was tired of hurtin’
So tired of searchin’
’til you walked into my life
It was a feelin’
I’d never known
- My Little Girl
Gotta hold on easy as I let you go
Gonna tell you how much I love you
Though you think you already know
I remember I thought you looked like an angel
Wrapped in pink, so soft and warm
You've had me wrapped around your finger
Since the day you were born
- My Next Thirty Years
I think I'll take a moment, celebrate my age
The ending of an era and the turning of a page
Now it's time to focus in on where I go from here
Lord, have mercy on my next thirty years
Hey, my next thirty years, I'm gonna have some fun
Try to forget about all the crazy things I've done
Maybe now I've conquered all my adolescent fears
- Nashville Without You
It'd be just another river town
Streets would have a different sound
There'd be no honky tonks with whiskey rounds
No dreamers chasin' dreams down
No tourists takin' in the sights
No stetsons under broadway lights
No pickers playin' for pocket change
No rhinestone boots on an old church stage
- One Of These Days
We used to chase that boy home from school
We called him freckle faced red headed fool
He was different, he wasn't cool like me
Sticks and stones didn't break any bones
But we never left well enough alone
One day he ran away from home you see
And I passed him as he walked away
And in his eyes I heard him say
- One Of Those Nights
She's getting dressed up, putting on that lipstick
Shimmy shaking, ride into them cut-offs baby, oh yeah
You're getting off work, cashing up that paycheck
Gotta change that shirt and pick that girl up on her front step
Here she comes now looking so fine
You've been waiting on this night for such a long, long time
She slides in and you rode down Main Street,
You turn right when that red light turns green
- Please Remember Me
Когда все наши слезы достигнут моря,
Часть тебя будет жить во мне,
Глубоко внутри моего сердца.
Дни приходят без опозданий.
Новый ветер найдет твои паруса,
Вот где начинается твое путешествие.
Ты найдешь лучшую любовь,
- Portland, Maine
I don't want to be talking on the phone every night
Six PM, which timezone, yours or mine?
Ain't gonna worry where you are, who you're with
Let's just agree, this is it
Portland, Maine, I don't know where that is
Leave your bags in the car, keep it running
I won't pretend, I don't want these things
But Portland, Maine, I don't know where that is
- Sheryl Crow
You're an old soul, a wild child
A badass with a sweet smile
Makes you feel good, makes you fall in love
Make you feel like you can't get enough
You're like the first time I heard Sheryl Crow on the radio
One song, had to have the whole record
Gonna be stuck in my head forever
I knew I'd never be the same again, you pulled me in
- Shotgun Rider
Roll, won't you come roll with me
Slow, fast, full speed
Girl, wherever sweet time takes us
Hang with me down this old road
Only God knows where we'll go
Don't matter long as I've got your love
I don't ever want to wake up
- Sick Of Me
You're probably sippin' lemonade and reading Hemingway
Underneath that tree out back in that same house
Where all that love was made
I'm sinkin' down on some corduroy couch
Empty bottles all around, quarter after two
And I'm still tryin' to start my day
Maybe I should call you up right out of the blue
Maybe you'll pick up and maybe I'll get through this time
- Something Like That
It was Labor Day weekend I was seventeen
I bought a Coke and some gasoline
And I drove out to the county fair
When I saw her for the first time
She was standing there in the ticket line
And it all started right then and there
Oh, a sailor's sky made a perfect sunset
And that's the day I'll never forget
- Southern Voice
Hank Williams sang it
Number 3 drove it
Chuck Berry twanged it
Will Farmer wrote it
Aretha Franklin sold it
Dolly Parton graced it
Rosa Parks rode it
Scarlett O chased it
- Still
There's a place I like to go
Where I can here the cotton grow
When that train whistle blows
A dozen miles down the road
All I really have to do is just be still
There's the place I love to be
Momma daddy my sister & me
- Take Me Away From Here
My body burns like there's a desert deep in me
A thirsty soul so unsatisfied
But there you are like a river to the sea
The one chance I have to change my life
(A) Darling, take me away from (E) here
Make it seem like we're a million miles away
Another time, another place
- The Cowboy In Me
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 heading down might lead
- Tiny Dancer
Blue jean baby, L.A. lady, she was a seamstress for the band
Pretty eyed, pirate smile, she'll marry a music man
Ballerina, you must have seen her dancing in the sand
And now she's in me, always with me, tiny dancer in my hand
Jesus freaks out in the street
Handing tickets out for God
Turning back she just laughs
- Truth Is
I don't wanna go
Where everybody knows your name
So I just stay at home
Mm, anymore these days
'Cause every time I leave the house
I hear somebody ask about you
And I just can't bring myself to tell the truth about it
So I tell a lie, mm
- War Of Art
I don't do it for the money
I don't do it for the fame
I don't do it so I can see the bright lights
Spell out my name
But I'd be lyin' if I said I didn't wanna hear my songs
On a jukebox in a jukebox kinda bar
Guess I'm just another soldier
Fightin' a war of art
- Where the Green Grass Grows
Six lanes
Taillights
Red ants marchin' into the night
The disappear to the left and right again
Another supper from a sack
A ninety-nine cent heart attack
I got a poundin' head and an achin' back
And the camel's buried in a big straw stack
- Why We Said Goodbye
I remember sunday mornings walking on the beach
And that place we’d stop for breakfast with the old red vinyl seats
The hours of the tide chart
The way the sunlight dance upon your face
That antique roller coaster you just had to ride
I remember how you laughed at the terror in my eyes
The color and the detail
- You Don't Love Me Anymore
"You Don't Love Me Anymore"
She walks over to him and she says "do you remember me?"
I think we might have met somewhere before
Southern Carolina is the place that comes to mind
But Hey, I guess you never really can be sure
Oh there's nothing like a true love
To go and make a fool of someone just like before