Joe Nichols

I remember when baseball was everything It was Little League but what a big game There were two men on and one man out I got a fastball hanging outside I swung that bat with all my might and the ball was gone They say I knocked the cover off It was the only ho...

Well you rolled out of bed and stubbed your toe And I heard you almost cuss And I fought back the urge to laugh Just listen to you fuss Then you overdid the coffee Couldn't get your hair just right When I smiled and said good morning You looked mad enough to f...

She hates goin' anywhere in my old truck She says it's always muddy and it rides so rough Abd there ain't no graceful way to climb up in a dress Yeah i'm about as country as she gets I might get her on the lake to fish with me If the water's smooth and the sk...

Away in a manger, No crib for His bed, The little Lord Jesus Lay down his sweet head. The stars in the sky Looked down where He lay The little Lord Jesus, Asleep on the hay. The cattle are lowing, The poor Baby wakes, But little Lord Jesus, No crying He makes...

He wore that cowboy hat to cover up his horns. Sweet-talkin' forked tongue half a temptin' charm. Before I turned around, that girl was gone. All I can say is, "Bartender, pour me somethin' strong." Here's to the past, they can kiss my glass. I hop she's happ...

In all the pictures that I've seen Of how angels are supposed to be There's an aura, a kind of emanating light Suggesting perfection that may very well be true But they can't hold a halo to you Their role as protector is what God made them for And I take comf...

Leavin' this town got the ticket in my hand, Greyhound gonna haul me to the promised land. Can't shake this restless in my bones, Mama don't fret I won't be alone. Gonna make me a fortune and I'm comin' back... In a cadillac! Ain't no jobs, mill closed last y...

Here i sit a nobody with no one Bein' me aint' really all that fun Leavin' her wasn't very smart Admittin' I was wrong wouldn't be so hard If it was cool to be a fool I'd be the hippest guy around If a heartache made you famous I'd be known from town to town...

Don't ruin it for the rest of us With your braggin that you fell in love Can't you see we're kinda busy here Swappin' lies and cryin' in our beers So you're getting married good for you It's first innin Braves are down by two Grab a seat and keep your big mout...

Well I hit the snooze when the alarm clock rings Layin' there doin' that sleepy head thing There's a bird out my window spreadin' his wings Cheap chirp doin' that singin' Thing I do when I first get up is the coffee thing in my favorite cup Two gets me goin' g...

When the last breath of life Is gone from my body And my lips are as cold as the sea When my friends gather round For my farewell party Won't you pretend you love me there'll be flowers from those who'll cry When I go and leave you in this old world alone I k...

I'm a solitary man, Nothing means more than my freedom, A few days ago I swear I walked out of there believen I could let you go I know how freedom feels I've heard that sound beneath my wheels, Nothin or no one could slow me down But since I told you good-by...

Have yourself a merry little Christmas, Let your heart be light From now on, Our troubles will be out of sight Have yourself a merry little Christmas, Make the Yule-tide gay, From now on, our troubles will be miles away. Here we are as in olden days, Happy go...

She moved up to the city Became a big time fashion designer All them big shots wined and dined her In those fancy restaurants She cam back to our hometown Pulled up in a brand new Lexus Looks like our little girl from Texas Had joined the upper echelon And sh...

You got me walking up on air and i'm afraid of heights You fill my days with thoughts of you Then rob my sleep at night I've seen another side of me when you come into view I hate the way ilove you but i do I hate the way i miss you every time your not around...

"I'm Not Stranger To The Rain" came on my radio today I hadn't heard that voice in way too long I've still got those worn out tapes The only three or four he made, what a shame I wish that wasn't all Hearin' that song took me back to my senior year The year I...

I'll be home for Christmas; You can count on me. Please have snow and mistletoe And presents under the tree. Christmas Eve will find me Where the love-light gleams. I'll be home for Christmas If only in my dreams Christmas Eve will find me Where the love-ligh...

The snow in Montana was three feet high Lady at the counter said, "There ain't no flights" So he called her on the telephone, He said I'll rent a car And I'll drive home. She said, I'll wait for you like I did last year At Christmas time with you family here,...

Ever since i met you we've been kinda getting used to the way You hold me tight I quit running round and all the silly games that i played Every night It never was my plan to be a one woman man But i'm not that kind of guy That ain't never been my cup of tea...

I'm gonna tell her that I love her About a million times a day Oh I'm gonna do Everything I wouldn't do I'm gonna straighten up my act If I ever get her back I'm gonna break these old habits Just like I broke her heart It took her walking out For me to figure...

I watched him take the two strike call" He hadn't tried to swing at all. I guess he'd had all that he could take, He walked away, for goodness sake. His father's voice was loud an' mean: "You won't amount to anything." That little boy quit tryin', He just wal...

I know that there's nights i stay out too late And time i forget to call It's true i might at the drop of a hat Or make a big deal out of nothing at all I'm not much for rules but i'm faithful and true She knows on the inside i'm good What she sees in me ain'...

"Independent Girl" You can hear that ragtop humming down the blacktop Anytime night or day Well she keeps her motor running and her tops down sunning The girl she's got her ways I said the wind blows through her hair and she ain't got a care In this old weary...

There's a place called Joe's Where some of us go When the hard working day is through Through the neon smoke We laugh and tell jokes And throw down a cold one or two There's a jukebox that's full of records By Willy, Hagard and Jones There's a picture of Elvis...

Sittin' at a poker table holdin' kings and threes So far lady luck, hmm, sure has been good to me I should quitl while I'm ahead, but i'll hang around instead And the dealer asked: What would you settle for? And I said: Just a little more I need just a little...

Sittin' in this ol' honky tonk in Tulsa Tryin' to drink her memory of my mind If she only knew how much i loved her She would be here by my side It seems i spend a lot of time talkin' to myself I even count the shadows on my wall I guess there's a lesson to be...

Oh, the weather outside is frightful, But the fire is so delightful, And since we've no place to go, Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow. It doesn't show signs of stopping, And I brought some corn for popping; The lights are turned way down low, Let...

Let me pour you a tall one, Come sit down next to me. Baby you look so damn good In those faded jeans. Well, I've been stoned cold sober, You've been cold as ice. Hey, I got a good idea, Let's get drunk and fight! [chorus:] Let's get drunk and fight, We'll k...

Now if you wanna be happy Let me tell you how to do it You get up in the mornin' and you get right to it Ya bring home the bacon And you make a little bread Ya get a little sleep then ya go back to bed Life don't have to mean nothin' at all If everybody says...

Ol' Johnny's got a heart of gold Ask anyone around here But some night his eyes are far away And filled with tears Sweet Mary Lou's just as good as they come Witha weakness for all the wrong men From the look on her face tonight She's been wrong again Bartende...

Just when every ray of hope was gone I should have known that you would come along I can't believe I ever doubted you My old friend the blues Another lonely night, a nameless town If sleep don't take me first, you'll come around I know I can always count on y...

My father died A year ago today The rooster started crowing When they carried dad away There beside my mother In the livingroom i stood With my brother and my sister knowin' Dad was gone for good Then I, I hung around just long enough To lay him in the ground...

Oh holy night! The stars are brightly shining It is the night of our dear Savior's birth! Long lay the world in sin and error pining Till he appear'd and the soul felt its worth. A thrill of hope a weary world rejoices For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn...

I pulled out In a dusty cloud On a hot night in July With big tears rollin down She waved goodbye Just out of my teens With foolish dreams And big stars in my eyes And now i've had a million second thoughts On what i left behind I wonder what she's doing Bac...

I love real things built to last Hardwood floors and stone fireplaces And looking back on the past Ice cold beer, fish that fight Wise, old bucks And old timer's tellin' lies Fireflies Rainy days, I love them, I always have Screened in porches, my old, straw...

Somewhere in Vietnam A nineteen year old soldier stumbled from a bar room He said I must be seeing things That bourbon hit me like a baseball bat In Belfast, Ireland a little lady dropped her shovel in her garden As she raced across her yard to ask her neighb...

I'm the luckiest man in this whole world 'Cause I got the love of a sweet girl Yeah, I'm as amazed as I can be I swear I don't see what she sees in me She could care less, but she don't She could say goodbye but she won't Why she loves me, i'll never know She...

So you lit her cigarette You're feelin' pretty good You think you've got a shot Most girls, you prob'ly would Yeah, this is that kind of place But she ain't that kind of girl You're readin' it all wrong Let me tell you about her She only smokes when she drink...

Yeah, I saw you watching me tonight from across the room I appreciate the drink: that was nice of you Thanks for coming out to see me, I hope you liked the show Yeah, that's right, I settled down about six months ago No, she ain't here tonight, she stayed at h...

I wonder if you've had the time it takes, To think it over. To sort out all the feelins in your mind, Sometimes I think you found someone To do your thinkin' for ya, cause Lately you've been showin' all the signs. Should I come home, Or should I go crazy. I'm...

Silent night, holy night! All is calm, all is bright. Round yon Virgin, Mother and Child. Holy infant so tender and mild, Sleep in heavenly peace, Sleep in heavenly peace. Silent night, holy night! Shepherds quake at the sight. Glories stream from heaven afar...

Silver bells, silver bells, It's Christmas time in the city. Ring-a-ling, hear them ring, Soon it will be Christmas day. City sidewalk, busy sidewalks dressed in holiday style. In the air there's a feeling of Christmas. Children laughing, people passin...

I'll be glad to sign my autograph If you want me to God knows I love singing It's what i was born to do You see me up there center stage In the spotlight for awhile But in the things that really matter I'm just sitting on the isle 'Cause i've seen a third gra...

I do my best to play by the rules I've bend a couple even break a few Don't get me wrong, i wanna do right I just can't seem to live in a virtuous light Headaches by the bottle, heartaches by the number Six of one, half dozen of the other I fell in love with...

Someday she wants a big ol' house Sittin' on a big ol' hill And a mile long tree lined driveway For her big ol' Coupe deVille Yeah, someday she wants a big ol' bank account With too much to spend But right now all she wants is a man With a big ol' heart Who c...

A yellow two piece, black Ray Bans Your bare feet covered in sand White jet trails across the blue sky Your ponytail showing off the sunshine Like a postcard, out of nowhere You get to me, you give me that smile and I'm somewhere, somewhere sunny and 75...

Eighty dollars round trip, Any where you fly, Well that sounds like a winner. But before I book the flight They talk me out of Tampa. Well tell me 'bout New Orleans, Just when is that Mardi Gras, Well then how 'bout Chicago, Is it still cold there now or not,...

She said I'm going out with my girlfriends Margueritas at the holiday inn Oh have mercy my only thought Was tequila makes her clothes fall off I told her put an extra layer on I know what happens when she drinks patron Her closets missing half the things she b...

Have you ever seen a river ragin' in the spring Rushin' down a mountain fast as anything Well, if you can picture that wild water That would be her, only deeper Have you ever seen an eagle soring high above the trees Circling the world below the epitome of fre...

That first little kiss from your school sweetheart Parked in the dark in your parents car Take her by the hand, gaze in her eyes Feel the first flutter of them butterflies That's what love'll get ya Don't let anybody tell you different I've been in and out en...

Chestnuts roasting on an open fire Jack Frost nipping at your nose Yule-tide carols being sung by a choir And folks dressed up like Eskimos. Everybody knows a turkey and some mistletoe Help to make the season bright Tiny tots with their eyes all aglow Will fi...

My dad chased monsters from the dark, He checked underneath my bed. An' he could lift me with one arm, Way up over top his head. He could loosen rusty bolts, With a quick turn of his wrench. He pulled splinters from his hand, And never even flinched. In thirte...

I don't want a fast car don't need a four lane highway There's not another place I'd rather be 'Cause out here in the country Bluebirds sing for nothing And the shade comes free with a tree Yeah he shade comes free with a tree The tree came with a mountain Ri...

His daddy taught him all about huntin' and fishin' How to work on that old truck when it needed fixin' How to say sir and how to say mam How there ain't nothing wrong with getting dirt on your hands Have mercy on all of the kids out there Who haven't been rai...

She caught me at home without the lights on Ten minutes more and i'd of been gone Out somewhere painting the town Since your here face to face You've got a few things you want to set straight On all of the rumors you say i've been spreading around Yeah i said...

In the little town where i'm from We've got a two-way street where everybody runs Big silver moon shines through the pines Just about says it for our sky line No one's complaining about nothing changing here Local paper has a page or two Just about covers the...

What's...a...guy gotta do to get a girl in this town Don't wanna be alone when the sun goes down Just a sweet little something to put my arms around What's a guy gotta d to get a girl in this town Well ask anybody I'm a pretty good guy And the looks decent wa...

I'm dreaming of a white Christmas Just like the ones I used to know Where the treetops glisten and children listen To hear sleigh bells in the snow. I'm dreaming of a white Christmas With every Christmas card I write May your days be merry and bright And may...

My, oh, my, you're so good looking Hold yourself together like a pair of bookends But I've not tasted all you're cooking Who are you when I'm not looking Do you pour a little something on the rocks Slide down the hallway in your socks When you undress, do you...

Sleigh bells ring, are you listening, in the lane, snow is glistening A beautiful sight, we're happy tonight, walking in a winter wonderland. Gone away is the bluebird, here to stay is a new bird He sings a love song, as we go along, walking in a winter wonde...

It was just another night in the hayfield 'Till she climbed down off of them four wheels, yeah, yeah Soon as that sundress hit the headlights Every tailgate way out there was like yeah, yeah She started walking over to me Like she already knew me Sat dow...

On a park bench the old man Sat and stared into yesterday I sat down beside him and said, "Thank God for this quiet place Between the wife and the kids, the TV and the phone It seems there's something always goin' on" He said, "Son, if you think this is quiet...

You think you're smart You think you're smooth You think that love can't get its hands on you I'm living proof A man ain't that strong You got no choice when the right one comes along 'Cause you can't run And you can't hide When love's got you in its sites Y...