- I Can't Understand
If you could read my mind
You'd know how hard I tried
But losing was not my plan
And I can't understand
With all those tears I cried
I should have realized
That I'd never hold you again
And I can't understand
- Baby dont let you go
You got me walkin' a tightrope across a lover's sky.
An' now I'm feelin' the wind blow... I've never been so high.
Promise me the moon, I'm reachin' for the stars.
I need a hand to hold...
Baby, don't you let go now.
Baby, don't you let go now.
Baby, don't you let go.
- Can't Take Back Goodbye
I hear the doorbell ring
Late one Tuesday evening
You're standing in the rain
With flowers wrapped in cellophane
Think you can reappear
Unannounced, show up here
Telling me you miss me
Can't forget me and you want me back
- Cowboys are my weakness
You’ll never hear me knockin’ an old pair of boots
A man who wears his Wranglers for Sunday suit
The kind that ain’t afraid to get dirt on his hands
And bring you fresh daisies in a coffee can
I like a man to ride me ‘round pick-up style
Tip his hat and wink at me, shoot me a smile
Take me two-steppin’ at the honky tonk
Yeah that kind of man ain’t hard to want, cause
- Down on my knees
Sometimes you wonder how much I care
I get so distracted running nowhere
And I take for granted our love is secure
But if I started losing you, one thing is sure
I'd be down on my knees
Ready to pray, darlin'
- Find a Way
The more I give you love
You tell me it's never, never, never
The more I wanna give up
You say it's much better, better, better
I have put myself together just right
So it looks good to you (i try but I'm)
I'm failing every time 'cause you are a mystery to me
How do I find a way to your heart??
- Fools Like Me
Call me crazy, call me anything you want
I thought that we had something good
Now I find it was only in my mind
Guess I just misunderstood
It seems forever just came to an end
I thought our time had just begun
And I will never really understand
Why you would turn from love and run
- For Only You
I'll give my love
To only you
To no one else
It's for only you
You are the world to me
And you will always be
The one who's oh so beautiful
- Heaven, Heartache And The Power Of Love
They say up in Heaven the streets are gold
Once you get past the Pearly Gates
And the angels are singin'
At the top of a dove white staircase
And I say heartache can burn you down like hell
Leave you beggin', "Baby, please don't go"
'Til you're scrapin' rock bottom
- Home
Traveling at night, the headlights were bright
And we'd been up many an hour
And all through my brain
Came the refrain
Of home and it's warming fire
And home, sings me of sweet things
My life there has its own wings
To fly over the mountains
- How Do I Live
How do I get through one night without you
If I had to live without you
What kind of life would that be
Oh I, I need you in my arms
Need you to hold
You're my world, my heart, my soul
If you ever leave
Baby, you would take away everything good in my life.
- I Dare You to Love
There's a wolf that preys on a world
That strays so far from the Garden
And just like your own
Every heart you know seems cold and hardened
You may not have the stage, but you still have a voice
You may not have the strength, but if you have a choice
I dare you to love
I dare you to love
- I Need You
I could talk till I'm blue in the face
You still wouldn't hear a word I say
That television seems to be your life's ambition
Are you ignoring me purposely
Or are you really too blind to see
This neglecting me, baby it's affecting me
I need that boy
- I Would've Loved You Anyway
If I'd've known the way that this would end
If I'd've read the last page first
If I'd've had the strength to walk away
If I'd've known how this would hurt...
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I would've loved you anyway
I'd do it all the same
- I'll Carry You Home
When you can't walk and there's chains 'round your soul
The burden's too heavy and you've run out of road
And you're praying out loud
As you stumble through the rain and snow
I'll walk out and find you, I'll carry you home
When you can't speak 'cause the words are too strong
And every time that you try it just comes out all wrong
When your heart's screaming out
- It's Alright
You say you've been down some rocky roads
And there's a few things you wouldn't want me to know
But it's alright, baby it's alright
You say you've been running from your past
And you've taken some turns just a little too fast
Well it's alright, baby it's alright
Ain't got nothing to do with me and you tonight
- Let The Wind Chase You
Like a wild wood flower
Doesn't have to reach for the sun
And when it needs a drop of water
It doesn't have to ask the rain to come
I don't wanna work for your love
I don't wanna try to be
Something that you're looking for
- Like We Never Had A Broken Heart
Don't be afraid to hold me tight
You know I won't brake in two
What we're doing here tonight
Sure beats what we're going through
We both loved and lost before
You know the sadness it can bring
Tonight let's close the door
- Little Hercules
So you cannot lift a spirit that has turned to lead
Or shine a light in shadow when the batteries are dead
Or fly like a bird over all the works of man
Or always think of the perfect words
But you do the best you can
Nothing seems as easy as it did when you were young
Myths may be invincible, but we are only strong
- Melancholy Blue
Ever since I lost you, baby
I've been here and there
Lookin' for some peace of mind
Can't find it anywhere
I went down to Tunica
Played me a little blackjack
Saw a wino on the corner
Gave my winnings back
- O Mexico
"O Mexico"
I'm catchin' this south bound train
I've had enough of the pouring rain
Chilled to the bone, I have to go
Love was never a friend of mine
The only friend that I have is time
It's down the track, ain't lookin' back
- Pistol
Well, this is what happens when you fall for a pistol...
No, no, I don't mean no gun.
Talkin' 'bout a man with bells and whistles...
The kind that keeps your heart on the run.
I met that cat in a two-bit juke-joint...
Took my money in a game of pool.
- Reindeer Boogie
Santa had a cup of coffee and he ate a little snack
Through his pack right over his back
Open the windows of his little shack
And Shouted Oh Dasher and Dancer
Vixen and Blitzen come on here
Were gonna get a-going and spread some cheer
So limber your legs and sharpen your hooves
Cause tonight is the night were gonna jump on the roof
- She's In Love With The Boy 1991
Katie's sittin' on the old front porch
Watchin' the chickens peck the ground
There ain't a whole lot goin' on tonight
In this one-horse town
Over yonder comin' up the road
In a beat-up Chevy truck
Her boyfriend Tommy, he's layin' on the horn
Splashin' through the mud and the muck
- Something Kinda Like It
If love is a river, baby, I'm in a drought
I'm looking for the kinda thing that people sing about
Everybody tellin' me you'll know it when you find it
I'm looking for love or something kinda like it
I wanna hold your hand when you're walking down the street
I wanna be the one who can make your heart beat
I'd rather have forever, babe, but I could overnight it
I'm looking for love or something kinda like it
- Standing Out In The Crowd
Mother said: "Stand up straight.
"Don't let your classmates make,
"You feel like you don't belong.
"So not like the rest of them,
"Someday, the best of them,
"Will realize they were wrong."
But in my world, different, an' then lonely
The last place I wanted to be...
- Sweet love
Summer breeze easin' back the curtains in my bedroom.
Ceilin' fan stirrin' up the heat of the afternoon.
I'm puttin' on my lipstick, my ruby red lipstick...
Nice an' thick, baby.
It ain't the gettin', it's the wishin';
It ain't the catchin', it's the fishin'.
Anticipation got me waitin' for your sweet love, baby.
- That's What I Like About You
I like a man who's crazy about me
I like a man who can live without me too
That's what I like about you
I like a man who will lay down beside me
I like a man who will stand up to me too
That's what I like about you
- The Lady is a Tramp
I’ve wined and dined on
mulligan stew
And never asked for turkey
As I hitched and hiked
and grifted too
From Maine to Albuquerque
Alas I missed the Beaux Arts ball
And what is twice as sad
- The Matador
I threw a rose to the matador, not sure who I was cheering for
My aim was true, my heart was full, I loved the fighter and the bull
I loved like only a woman can, a very complicated man
I bound his wounds, I heard his cries, I gave him truth, I told him lies
His rage is made of many things, faithless women, wedding rings
Snakes and snails and alcohol, his daddy's fist thrown through the wall
Ah, but he's beautiful when he's in the ring, the devil howls, the angels sing
Sparks fly from his fingertips and words like birds fly from his lips
- The Song Remembers When
I was standin' at the counter
I was waitin' for the change
When I heard that old familiar music start
It was like a lighted match
Had been tossed into my soul
It was like a dam had broken in my heart
After taking ev'ry detour
- The Wrong Side Of Memphis
I've been living on the wrong side of Memphis
I'm really breaking away this time
A full tank of gas and a '69 Tempest
Taking me to that Nashville sign
No turning back, I've come too far
I'm headed down 40 with my old guitar
This ain't Graceland that's a fact
- Trying To Love You
I blew out all my plans
The world fell in my hands
The day that I began
Trying to love you
The secrets I have kept
The nights I haven't slept
I've laughed until I've wept
- Walkaway Joe
Mama told her baby, "Girl, take it real slow"
Girl told her mama, "Hey I really gotta go
He's waiting in the car"
Mama said, "Girl, you won't get far"
Thus are the dreams of an average Jane
Ninety miles an hour down a lovers lane
On a tank of dreams
Oh, if she could've only seen
- When Lonely Calls
The good times come and go
But the bad times take a hold
Every chance they get
And when you're hurt inside
It's an easy ride
Down that amber current, cold and fast
Into that glass of ice
When lonely calls
- When We Were Still In Love
When we were still in love
I knew just what to do
For my heart was like a child at play
When all the world is new
When we were still in love
I didn't have a fear
'Cause I still believed a love like ours
- Workin' on Whiskey
Never loved the way that I love you
You left a mark like an old tattoo
And I don't know what I'm gonna do
Without you
And now these walls are the only thing
That keep the world from caving in
And stop my heart from crumbling
Without you
- Wrong Side Of Memphis
I've been living on the wrong side of Memphis
Really breaking away this time
A full tank of gas and a '69 Tempest
Taking me to that Nashville sign
No turnin' back, I've come too far
Headed down 40 with my old guitar
This ain't Graceland, well, that's a fact
And I ain't driving no pink Cadillac
- You Done Me Wrong
(Pat McLaughlin)
The mockingbirds are lovely for this time of year
The one that's up above me sounds so blue and clear
What's he trying to tell me as if it doesn't show
It don't take much to sell me
I plain already know
- You're Where I Belong
Yeah
I am home now, home now
I've been waiting for forever to find you, to find you
I'm not alone now, alone now
Cuz you've taken in my heart from the cold
All I know is every time I look into your eyes I'm home, I know
You're where I belong