John Michael Montgomery

Close your eyes, can you see me... Rollin' down the Rocky Mountains Movin' like the wind that sweeps the Kansas plains I know you're with me As I make my way through Oklahoma Pass the barns and weather vanes There are motels, cafes, fields and billboard signs...

God, it's safe to say it's been a tough year The hardest one we've ever seen The world has never cried so many tears Or had so many broken dreams We've got some bad things going on around us We're killing each other senselessly It seems we've learned t...

Looking for spare change To put gas in my car But what I've found Won't get me very far Seems lately the low times Have hit me pretty hard 'Cause I'm a few cents short From getting to where you are I'm a few cents short Of holding you in my arms And a few ce...

I'm not one to take chances I've always played it safe But girl I've been out on a limbs Since I saw your smiling face I feel like I'm walking a tightrope When I'm out walking with you It's a dangerous liaison I've got my heart into 'Cause we're not a sure th...

Well, they say the Grand Canyon is a sight to see But it's just a big ditch next to you and me Ooo baby, ain't got nothin' on us An' there's earth shaking power in the space shuttle Well, I feel that every time we cuddle Ooo baby, ain't got nothin' on us I s...

Grandaddy seemed to talk in riddles 'round the end It took me a lot more livin' to understand what he meant When he said I was born at daylight walkin' tall by seven Gratuated ten a.m. got saved by eleven I took her hand it was straight up noon Had three kids...

I sit here tonight An' look in your eyes For that old familiar flame That love that burns Makes my world turn Two hearts beating the same Is it all in my mind Or is it harder to find? I feel like I'm in the dark I thought it was real But I'm startin' to feel...

I watch her lyin' in bed asleep And I thank my lucky stars For every second she's here with me I wanna hold her in my arms She is my day, she is my night She is the breath that gives me life But sometimes we laugh, and sometimes we cry Sometimes we fig...

I know you've heard that worn out line About love at first sight Well I never knew those words were true Till you walked in tonight All it took was just one look To knock me off of my feet I'm not a man of many words So I'll make this short and sweet Could...

I ain't nothin' but beer and bones Honey since I lost you I ain't ate a bite since the night That you said we're through I walked to that jukebox to play A few sad country songs I heard someone say, hey that old boy Ain't nothin' but beer and bones I got to...

Love can lift you high Or cut you like a knife I've been there before You've cried out your heart Had your dreams torn apart But not anymore Cause baby we'll walk hand in hand Through this world of shifting sand And no matter how crazy things might be You...

That morning sun was burnin' in my eyes I could see a brand new day And all the hurt and anger weighin' on my heart Had begun to drift away I saw it written on a church marquee as I drove into town Said, „Today's a new beginning, friend” And I had to la...

It's been handed down for generations From my grandpa to my dad, on to me All my life I've been shackled to a bottom I never knew what it was like to be free But it's time to break this chain that's been holding me down Leave it laying on the ground It's time...

Mamma was the drummer in the band But those sticks would turn to switches if you made her mad Daddy's amplifier doubled as his chair They handed down the genes we were born to wear That's how me and brother Edrow learned to sing We caught that fever to go off...

She didn't see me see her cryin' As she sat there by the window On a southbound Greyhound leavin' town The hardest thing I've ever done Was to walk away and let that woman go 'Cause she came close to turnin' me around Now I know she missed her mama 'Ca...

I hear 'em laughing on cloud 8 In a world so happy just above mine No one's leaving like you left me They got each other got all they need, but Here on cloud 8 A lotta nothing's going on I'm just drifting day to day Out here on my own While up on cloud 9 I h...

He really liked flannel with big bore arms If you looked in his closet, it was all that you saw He'd dress up on Sunday, a body looked neat In a green leisure suit with wing tips on his feet An' I hated the music he played in the car It was hard to believe he...

Bring it on to me. We're backwoods Dixie, flat woods pickin', Shotgun wavin', long-neck drinkin', Huntin' and a-fishin', workin' and a-wishin' for the weekend. We say: "Yes Ma'am, No Ma'am, Sir, can I lend a hand?" Take a stand for somethin' we believe in. L...

You say it's cold back there in Denver A foot of new snow on the ground You're all bundled up in blankets I'd give anything to be there with you now I'd cover you in kisses Hold you in my arms That's all that I can think of Every minute we're apart Darlin' I'...

You drive a baby blue Beamer I drive a pickup truck I'm a member of the good ol' boys You're a member of the Country Club You keep turnin' me down when I ask you out But I ain't givin' up I'm gonna show you darlin' a little cowboy love Let me broaden y...

The ending of December 1943 Somewhere in the forest The snow was three feet deep Two allied soldiers walking Trying not to freeze Far from home on Christmas Eve A cabin with the light on Brought them to its door A woman said, "In my home You can't bring in yo...

Way down in Texas Those cowgirls get restless As they wait for that cowboy Who'll love them for life And though they are certain They'll meet him tomorrow They're alone with their dreams for tonight So dream on Texas ladies About cowboys and babies Hold out f...

When I get drunk and talk to God I say I'm sorry for all the things I'm not I mean every word I say and I promise I can change When I get drunk and talk with God When I talk to God I tell Him why we're through I tell Him all the things I did and didn't do I'l...

I've never seen blue eyes filled with so much love I never thought I'd find out what I found in your touch Someone up there must like me 'cause I'm Lookin' at the proof there's no doubt about it Heaven sent me you Heaven sent me you to make my life complete A...

My love for you has spread across My every move, my every thought Like a fire the wind has caught As I begin To give you all of who I am Your every touch is my command When once again it seems I've loved you all I can Even then my heart will pound So loud the...

Let me tell you 'bout a lady that I know Who stood tall and proud beside me Down many a dead end road Never asking more than I could give And never once complaining About the way we had to live Well she never showed a sign of losing hope Though a million drea...

You found your wings Then you flew away from me Winds whisper your name Through the skies of my memory Fly on, fly on sweet angel Fly on and I will set you free Fly on (fly on), fly on sweet angel Oh and then you may fly back to me Fly on It wasn't me that h...

I guess I'm just a little bit scared I guess I'm not a strong as I thought When I see you lying there I worry about losing you I used to think of only me but that was long ago Now I find it hard to conceive life without you Baby I don't want to be the one to...

Well last night me and darlin We went explorin Pulled off the road to a place we'd never been I had to stop the truck because it was gettin muddy We started kissin, then I put it in... Four-Wheel Drive And we kept on goin Man what a ride It made me feel like...

Got some cash in my pocket And it's burning a hole Got the boss on my back And it's getting real old This week's been hell But I'll party it out of my mind From Friday at five Till Sunday at closing time Ain't a punching no clock Ain't a making no plans Need...

You say you want to be friends That's a newly sharpened blade That's a dagger to the heart Of the promises we made That's a chapter full of pain A season full of rain A dark and stormy night Spent all alone Friends Get scattered by the wind Tossed upon the wa...

Pick you up on Friday About half past 8 Just time for a movie You can't stay out late I take you home A little kiss at the door Lately I'm thinkin' I want a little more Tell your daddy I'm a hard working man And after church on Sunday I'm gonna ask for your ha...

Flat tire on the interstate; Too many nights of workin' too late. Had a run in with an old memory. No, it ain't been the best of weeks. But it goes good with beer and the Friday night atmosphere. Of this cross-town bar where the cars all get steered to. And...

After driving all night Daddy stopped the car Said, "Wake up kids, here we are This is our new home" From that Oldsmobile all I could see Was an ocean of fields out in front of me It just rolled on, on and on Daddy crossed the fence and he knelt down Filled hi...

I'm startin' to notice things in my life. Seein' it all in a different light. An' I've opened my eyes. I'm learnin' to gaze up at the stars... See 'em for more than what they are. And I think I know why. The change in me is plain to see. And I know that I've g...

Have yourself a merry little Christmas Let your hearts 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 golden...

Tore out her page from my little black book Took out her picture, gave it one last look Hung a big sign out on the door Saying "Love don't live around here no more" Packed up what was left of my pride Topped up the tank for the long hard ride Seventeen miles...

That ol' drive-in is a parking lot They made a shopping mall out of our make-out spot The oldies station plays all those songs We used to sing And even though that ol' high school's gone It started somethin' that's still goin' strong I swear sometimes I can he...

I wanna wake up each morning With you for the rest of my life I wanna feel your heart beating And just get lost in your eyes You can tell me your secrets You can let me feel your pain You can show me your weakness And never be ashamed Hold on to me when your...

Another guy in line on Highway Nine in a rush Clocking in and out again I guess I'm just An average man but these calloused hands Are holding an amazing love I have seen treasured dreams turn to dust That fade away like yesterday that I'll never touch But for...

There's a little girl Wanna make her mine What she wants I don't know If red means stop An' green means go Her light is always yellow I'm wrapped around her finger She's slipping through my hands Every time I think I got her I gotta think again...I'm Holdin'...

I get up and battle the day Things don't always go my way It might rain but that's okay I get to come home to you Sometimes life may get me down And I get tired of getting kicked around I feel lost in this maddening crowd But I get to come home to you...

Well I hoped and I prayed, I loved you from afar I cried, and I dreamed, wished on every star But nothin' I'd do got me closer to you So I locked all my feelings inside Then one night across a crowded room You looked my way, your eyes held something new You w...

They readyou Cinderella, You hope it would come true That one day your Prince Charming would come Rescue you You like romantic movies , You never will forget The way you feel when Romeo kissed ...Juliet All this time that you've been waiting You don't have t...

I know he gave you every reason To lose your faith in love Give me the chance I'll find the pieces To a heart that's given up You say there's nothing I can do But no one's ever too far gone It's a heartache talking when You say you'll never love again And I ca...

When we're this close I can almost Hear your heart beat As you softly breathe lyin' here with me Your skin's like a canvas Being painted by the moonbeams Truly a masterpiece To you it comes naturally I couldn't dream a love better than this Could never imagin...

Well I don't wanna hear last call And I don't wanna look at the clock on the wall Let's lose track of time while we're dancing this close And I don't really care if no one's around We can just stay right here until the moon goes down If it were left up to me,...

Another night on this interstate Seems like I've been on it everyday for years now Does it ever end On my way to another show Where I'll end up, I don't even know where I'm going Or where I've been Don't know why, don't know how But I keep comin' back for mor...

I like the feel of your name on my lips A i like the sound of your sweet gentle kiss The way that your fingers run throgh my hair And you scent lingers even when you're not there And I like the way your eyes dance when you laugh And how you enjoy your two hour...

Sometimes a song can touch a nerve That takes me back to you When I pick up my old guitar And I play your favorite tune Every now and then, some little thing I've buried comes bubblin' up And once in a while, you feel close enough to touch I miss you a...

I guess everybody goes to the grocery store - even me There's no tellin' who in the world there you're gonna see Lost in space at the cash-only aisle number three I came face-to-face with an old memory Caught by surprise I felt I was gasping for air Pape...

I see the questions in your eyes, I know what's weighing on your mind But You can be sue I know my part, Cause I'll stand beside you through the years, You'll only cry those happy tears, And though I'll make mistakes, I'll never break your heart. I s...

The first night we brought you home, it scared me half to death. I stood right beside your crib and counted every breath. Lookin' at your little face, heaven seemed so close, It felt all right to ask the Lord for what I want the most. I wanna be there when yo...

I'd have a few more beers after work A few more than I ought to, a few more than I used to Hitch a ride with my old buddy John talk about the game that's on Yeah he's pretty good company but he ain't you I'd lay my head down try not to think But I wouldn't sle...

If you've got faith and you believe in what you're living for, you can stand your ground when the devil's at your door. And a little hope can help you when the road is gettin' rough. But there's nothing quite like life if you've got love. If you've got love y...

A short red dress don't turn my head At least that's true unless it's you that's wearin' it Glamour girls, high heels and pearls They're a dime a dozen in this world But let me tell you When I see you I go crazy There's just something about you baby Can't hel...

Every guy in my country road home town, Lost their mind when this one girl came around. Oh, I was seventeen, The first time that she looked my way. Hot as the pavement in July. Started somethin' in my mind. An' it goes like this. That girl has got a thunderst...

Well I was just a kid maybe 2 or 3, Had a bad nightmare scared the life outa me, Momma came in to calm my fears, When nothing she could do to would stop those tears, She carried me down the stairs To that living room and sat down in that chair, And it rock...

I got my first guitar when I was just a boy I was playing the blues instead of playing with toys Listening to the Opry and dreaming of the neon lights So it was late to bed and early to rise I worked the field all day and the crowd all night My finger on the t...

Boots in the stirrups out of the gate trying to hold the reins Praying that I can just sit tight, man this love is strange Up like a rocket spinning 'round like a top My strength is fading fast I should have known when I climbed on My next breath could be my l...

Well I work six days out of seven Waiting all week for Saturday night Going out to neon heaven Punch the clock on party time Jamming this old pickup across the county line Ain't it good to be alive Kick it up Tell the boys in the band Play it hot 'cau...

Baby you got my attention Even in this crowded room They can talk but I ain't listening 'Cause my eyes are on you watching your move It's like it's just you and me Let's get lost Come undone Let's lay a blanket down Watch the sun come up Let me feel your body...

My Dear Son, it is almost June, I hope this letter catches up to you, and finds you well. Its been dry but they're calling for rain, And everything's the same ol' same in Johnsonville. Your stubborn 'ol Daddy ain't said too much, But I'm sure you know he sends...

When I was fourteen I was fallin' fast For a blue-eyed girl in my homeroom class. Tryin to find the courage to ask her out Was like tryin' to get oil from a water spout. What she would've said, I can't say. I never did ask then she moved away. I learned somet...

Packed an old cane pole Crossed the shoulder through the woods To the fishing hole I tried to keep up the best I could He answered with love All the questions of his little man Daddy taught me about life In words I could understand You gotta roll up your slee...

There's a little boy on his knees beside his bed With a cowboy hat upon his bowed head Tryin' to keep the tears in his eyes And his heart breaks as the little cowboy cries As the cowboy cries He says God forgive me please I didn't want my daddy to leave...

C'mon sugar, atke off your sneakers C'mon Baby, let down your hair I wanna see what's behind those glasses I gotta know what's under there Don't worry about what your mama told ya Don't worry about what your friends might say Slide over here, lemme kiss and h...

The world's been spinning 'round since time began An' when it stops, it's out of my hands So I could swear forever for all it's worth Or give you every day I have on Earth Long as I live Long as I breathe With every heartbeat I'll need you near me I won't lea...

Tennis ball and a catcher's mitt I remember that boy throwing it High up in the air then catching it While the oak tree leaves cheered Oh,look at me now All grown up looking back again Sitting here wondering where the time all went What do I know now that I d...

Ah, sit down here with me now. Baby, you look good tonight, That cotton dress sure suits you right, But I may not be thinkin' what you're thinkin'. Before I go an' promise you, All those things that lovers do, Girl, you need to know that I've been drinkin'. U...

Before my second year of college, you were barely seventeen. I was haulin' hay for your Daddy, an' you brought me a glass of tea. To a farm boy from Oklahoma, you were small town Texas prize, An' every young man's dream in cut-off jeans, with that Homecoming Q...

Dont' need a vacation to get work off our minds Me and my baby we beg for overtime We'd stay on the clock 'round the clock if we could Love is our business and business is good Love is our business and business is booming It don't seem like work 'cause we lov...

Alarm clock rang 'bout a quarter 'till eight Before I even got up, I was runnin' late Crashed through the door about half past ten Boss man waitin' when I walked in I said... Love made me do it Love made me do it Can't get enough of that woman of mine Boss sa...

You woke up this morning Changes were taking place You looked in the mirror A smile was all over your face 'Cause out of nowhere Someone was there Who dared to climb Those walls you made It's exciting, a little frightening But girl don't you be afraid That's...

I don't want to be the one who always does the holdin' on I've been there before I don't want to hang around if all I'm doing is losing ground just say no more I don't want to live a lie I'd rather just say goodnight And carry on If you love me like you say t...

He's got lucky arms He gets to hold her The way I know I never will again They're dancing close With her head on his shoulder Lucky arms, lucky heart, lucky him They don't see me standing in these shadows She don't know how bad my heart still aches He's holdi...

This little lady down in Texas tight tank top and a tan Rockin' True Religion britches drinking beer in a can She was too hot to two-step I was too dumb to just leave her alone But I made up my mind and I felt the fever coming on Kinda getting hot My knuckles...

Candles in the window Lights are on the tree Presents wrapped in ribbons But something's missing here for me I'm sentimental and it's regrettable When I look outside 'Cause I get the blues when it's not white Oh we need some snow Southern nights are too warm...

Remember when pocket change was all we had And all those calls from the corner phonebooth Collect to Mom and Dad And that old worn out couch we called our bed When our cuisine was pork and beans Baloney and day old bread Remember that damn old car that kept b...

That house on the hill is long gone. Now she's living in a trailer with an AstroTurf lawn. Got three little kids and no one to help. Trying to be Momma and Daddy all by herself. It's hard to hold down the fort when you're holdin down a job, she'd rob Peter to...

Catching Babe Ruth, catching Roger Maris The way you caught my eye in Parris...Tennessee Selling seduction, well I'm seduced We sell a war then we sell a truce It's the truth Baby just close your eyes Nothin' catches Jesus by surprise Confusing love for hea...

O Holy Night The stars are brightly shining It is the night of the dear Savior's birth Long lay the world in sin and error pining Till He appeared and the soul felt its worth A thrill of hope the weary soul rejoices For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn F...

Darling I have a true confession I ran into an old flame today You wouldn't like the way our conversation Turned to how we let each other slip away I was reminded of a half forgotten feeling One I shared with her so long ago Since honesty is one thing we belie...

All week long I been workin' that nine to five Dreamin' in color but livin' in black and white Monday to Friday ain't nothing but shades of gray But tonight I'm gonna party All my blue collar blues away I'm a paint the town redneck when I get my paycheck You...

Look at me, eighteen and tanned, Behind the wheel of my old van, "Hotel California" turned up loud, No air-conditioning, windows down. Look at you smilin' at me, Don't know when I've been as happy, As that weekend out in Joshua Tree, When I got down on my kne...

I don't take your breath away My tongue don't get tied when you walk in a room Every single minute of every day You don't dream about me, I don't think of you I'm not sayin' it can't happen that way Our life ain't no clich' We've got real love You weren't look...

I don't have a lot to show For these years of hard work If you look at what I own Still she's always telling me To hold on to my dreams Even when my hope is gone Some may say that dreaming's just for fools And there are times I thought that might be true But...

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Had a very shiny nose And if you ever saw it You might even say it glows All of the other reindeer Used to laugh and call him names They never let poor Rudolph Play in any reindeer games Then one foggy Christmas Eve Santa came...

You'd better watch out You'd better not cry You'd better not pout I'm telling you why Santa Claus is coming to town He's making a list Checking it twice Gonna find out who's naughty or nice Santa Claus is coming to town He sees you when you're sleeping He kn...

She's not much for thrills And says things with fancy frills Don't turn her on She seems so content working hard To make our house a home She's steady as a rock Standing by me Even when I don't succeed Lord I wish I could afford The things she swears She don't...

I've been blown away, I've been swept off my feet Lost at love because I wasn't ready So it's safe to say, I've got just what I need Fallin' for you was so slow and steady Love is sinkin' in, bit by bit Drop by drop, please don't stop 'Til my heart is overflo...

Well I went down to the Grundy County Auction, Where I saw something I just had to have. My mind told me I should proceed with caution, but my heart said go ahead and make a bid on that. And I said, "Hey pretty lady! Won't you gimme a sign? I'd give anyt...

I been down on my luck I been down on my knees Well I been downtown And I been down on the farm I can't be satisfied But I'm gonna have to find A way to kick back and Take off the edge Now there's a little gal I know Just south of Tupelo Her hair is dark and...

I said I know a shrimp-boat captain out of Galveston I've been thinkin' I'd go down and work a spell Oh you never can tell, it might suit me fine Spend some time out on the bay But then there's always cowboy work in Colorado I was thinkin' that that just might...

Turn on the radio, turn on my T.V They're talking bout war They're talking bout peace Talking bout you talking bout me The way we ought to act the way we ought to be They talk about stars and the latest syles They don't talk about much that seem worthwile Mean...

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

Her parents never took the young girl to church Never spoke of His Name Never read her His Word Two non-believers walkin' lost in this world Took their baby with them, what a sad little girl Her Daddy drank all day and Mommy did drugs Never wanted to play, or...

I've crashed and burned my old Firebird And walked away without a scratch And I've had my share of backwoods barroom brawls Been kicked and cussed and busted up But it was nothin' I couldn't patch With a Band-Aid or a shot of alcohol But this one's gonna leav...

I don't go to church as much as I should I ain't been to see my maman as often as I could I've been partyin' too much and stayin' out too late And according to the circuit judge I'm a no good reprobate That maybe true so I don't have a clue Tell me What did I...

I knew I'd found my life's callin' When you spoke my name From that moment on, the reason I was born Became so very plain Now my heart and soul's, one and only goal Is to bring you happiness Lovin' you, is what I do the best Some may live to change the world...

I was stone cold convinced You were holding me down I could chase my wildest dreams With you not around But I was crazy to think That I could hold my own 'Cause I started to crumble The minute you were gone When your arms were around They held my world togeth...

I don't recall the icebox ever humming quite so loud That clock upon the wall, sounding like a crowd My that dog is restless He don't ever settle down Now ain't it strange what occupies your mind When your baby ain't around When your baby ain't around I swea...

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 a...

Sleigh bells ring, are ya listenin' In the lane, snow is glistenin' It's a beautiful sight We're happy tonight Walkin' 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 Walkin' in a winter wonderla...

Remember Key West spring break We were twenty-one in perfect shape We stayed oiled up and half naked all week long But that was ten years and twenty pounds ago Girl you're still a "10" but I'm somewhere below So tonight can I make love with my shirt on [Ref.1...

You're not just someone that I Think about from time to time Girl you're on my mind a lot, nonstop You're not just a picture on my wall Not just someone that I call Right before I fall asleep, baby You are the song that's playin' in my head The best book I e...

I wanna be the one sittin' next to you On your mama's front porch swing Feel like the guy that gets the girl On a forty-foot silver screen I wanna steal a kiss when we stop At the top of a great big ferris wheel I wanna know how good that feels I wanna be a r...

Long after your touch has faded from my body And the scent of your sweet perfume is gone Long after your kiss has faded from my lips Your love lingers on It's still in the air, it's everywhere It never disappears It's surrounding me like a melody Reminding me...