Steve Wariner

Bare legs soft hands lay upon me Warm breath on my chest keeping time I'm not sure if this is real or if I’m dreaming I'm almost afraid to open my eyes Sunlight dancing on tan skin and pure white linen A good breeze helps to cool down the room This is as clos...

This morning if someone had asked if you're gone I would've managed a smile and said we're still hanging on But if they pressed me I could've honestly said I don't know Oh but that was a phone call and a six pack ago I knew we were fading but I avoided the tr...

There's a suitcase, and a heartache, She was thinkin' of leavin' But she unpacks, and she goes back, to him. So he gets by, with a bad lie, Cause in her mind, it's the last time, And she needs him, so she believes him, again. A woman loves beyond her questio...

Blacktop's burning, heat waves rise Pick up my shove, l put my back to the grind Got another job in Flagstaff and this one's paid I work the freeway, the pays all right But I can't get you off my mind 'Cause every stretch of highway ends the same All roads l...

Clint Blake with Steve Wariner Did you ever wake up in the middle of the night And wonder where you were You need the one and only that can hold you tight And reach for her, but she's not with you You just wish this trip would end You know I've been there and...

She walked up to the doorway Of a mansion on the hill Was a sign for sale by owner Taped up on the windowsill The man said let me tell you A little about this place And as he spoke she noticed A tear roll down his face [Chorus:] It's a big ol' empty house Whe...

As long as the ferris wheel spins 'round Makin' the night bright as day I know our love will shine about And keep the darkness at bay I know you'll see the man you love But not the man that I am I pray that I can win you a prize And the summer will never end...

I didn't mean to stumble and I didn't mean to fall But it's hard to keep your balance when your running into walls But there's an explanation baby for the situation I'm in [Chorus] I am blinded by the light of your love I don't know where I'm going or which...

There is more to life than what you're living So take a chance and face the wind An open road and a road that’s hidden Brand new life around the bend There were times, I lost a dream or two Found the trail, and at the end was you There’s a path you take and a...

The crowd is getting restless It's smoky loud and hot The band is heatin' up and giving everything they've got Somebody check the exts In case a fire breaks out We're packed in tight It's Saturday night And we're burnin' the roadhouse down [Chorus:] We're bur...

By now she's putting on her makeup Bet she's been crying all night long By now her heart is surely breaking Just like this cold gray Georgia dawn By now she knows how much she needs me 'Cause she can't make it on her own By now she thinks I really miss her Bu...

[Chorus:] Oh Carmelita why you been gone so long I've been sittin' here starin' out the window Huggin' on the telephone I've been searchin' my mind tryin' hard to find Somethin' that I did wrong Oh Carmelita why you been gone so long I called your mama and yo...

I remember way back when I was a little boy Didn't ride my bike, didn't play with toys Wore the needle out on Dad's Hi-Fi Trying to play along with all his 45s There was only one sound at the top of my charts The touch and tone and twang of Chet's guitar From...

Mississippi rain comin' down on me Thirty more miles I'm back in Tennessee I keep watchin' that clock but the hands don't move The road gets longer the closer I get to you Wind sheild wipers slappin' out the time Radio on tryin' to ease my mind Lonesome song...

To a boy from Indiana fresh off the farm L.A. looks like heaven with its ever open arms My mama said to watch yourself like mamas always do Daddy said those city girls will walk all over you So I hit the pavement running down on Hollywood and Vine I got to tow...

I know he was cruel to you He kept you down He never heard the voice inside you Never heard the sound Of angels singing you know they are around They look just like you their tears fall to the ground So smile it's behind you now And in time in time You won't...

Said the night wind to the little lamb, ("Do you see what I see?) Way up in the sky, little lamb, (Do you see what I see?) A star, a star, dancing in the night With a tail as big as a kite, With a tail as big as a kite." Said the little lamb to the shepherd...

Fly like an eagle, an outlaw of the sun Stealing 'round your bedroom door A case of hit and run Sinner, sinner, I'm no angel, you can see So I will tell you now And I won't say it again Don't mess with me Oh, baby, don't mess with me Ride like a demon, the d...

Picked my clothes up, grabbed my suitcase Never looked back at the look on your face I just took off drivin' There's gotta be someplace I could go to Help me forget about how much I love you Maybe Dallas, San Antone, a two lane highway all alone Drivin'...

It's an old-fashioned feeling In a world that's gone wild It's a walk by the river On a slow summer night It's the rhythm of love Everywhere I go It's the sound of her voice here in my soul [Chorus:] Every little whisper, every little sigh Every time I hold h...

Too little money, too many tears What can I say, I guess it's just been one of those years No need to worry, what good does it do? Darlin', turn out the light and tell me that you love me, too Everything's gonna be alright, I can seee the future shining brigh...

If you were the sun And one day you lost all your light And you disappeared I'd stand in the dark all alone And wait through the night And I'd feel no fear I might not know what to do But you'd shine again like brand new I've got that much faith in you...

Are those your eyes Is that your smile I've been looking at you forever Yet I never saw you before Are these your hands Holding mine Now I wonder how I could've been so blind [Chorus:] And for the first time I am looking in your eyes For the first time I'm se...

One day shy of eight years old, When grandma passed away. I was a broken hearted little boy, Blowing out that birthday cake. How I cried when the sky let go, With a cold lonesome rain. My mom smiled, said: "Don't be sad child. "Grandma's watching you today."...

God rest ye merry, gentlemen, Let nothing you dismay, Remember Christ our Savior Was born on Christmas Day; To save us all from Satan's power When we were gone astray. O tidings of comfort and joy, Comfort and joy, O tidings of comfort and joy! From God our...

I am ready Your love just came to visit, your memory came to stay It's a shame that being gone don't mean you went away For me it won't be over till the day I find That one of us has gone out of my mind I'll give up on loving you or else I'll go insane It rea...

Runnin' down the interstate Coffee drippin' down my leg Every day I'm runnin' late Gettin' slapped around by the hands of time Next lane there's a pick-up A girl puttin' on her make-up Her cellular phone's startin' to break up She's gettin' slapped around by...

You're givin' me heart trouble Never had a lover Ever play with my heart this way You're a regular heartache You're givin' me heart trouble You tell me that you want me Then you turn around and turn me away You're hot and you're cold You say yes and then no...

I've been recording I love you Then rewinding the tape I've been hiding my colors from you In a box of paints I've been saving my poetry about you On a written page Now it's time to come on out¡­no I can't wait [Chorus:] It's high time you knew Everything y...

I was born and raised down in the South You'll know it soon as I open my mouth All the cotton fields have blown away Unless you're rich, there ain't no reason to stay So I'm up in Detroit in a factory Leaving her back home is killing me I told my baby I'm a h...

The sun is sinking down in paradise tonight But it's not paradise without you by my side Because you're so far away The wind keeps whispering It softly calls your name to me Hold on just a little longer Our love will be much stronger This time you'll see Hold...

One day shy of eight years old Grandma passed away I was a broken hearted little boy, blowing out that birthday cake How I cried when the sky let go with a cold and lonesome rain Momma smiled said don't be sad child Grandma's watchin you today 'Cause...

It's a honky tonk work of art A still life in a rundown bar Another beer is all I need To complete this masterpiece Red eyes and a neon tan Paint the picture of a lonely man This ain't no ordinary broken heart It's a honky tonk work of art Dim the light, add...

She brought some perfume from Paris And I bought some brand new cologne She made a candlelight dinner and I put some soft music on We sat by the fire waiting for desire To lift us up and take us far away But she started getting sleepy I turned on the tv One mo...

Go ahead and break my heart, just see if I care I ain't gonna fall apart girl, just 'cause you're not there Even when the going starts to get a little rough Gonna keep on trying hard, I'm never giving up I got dreams to get me through the night Say you don't...

Everybody say's that I'm a fool For the way that I love you But it just happened I don't have a choice I can't help it I just do [Chorus:] You can't stop the rain from falling down Or make the sunshine not kiss the ground And I can't tell this broken heart t...

I've got everything that a man could want Expensive toys that lots of hard work bought I just had to have what was shiny and new I fed the habit and neglected you Then one night a light came on I reached for you and you were almost gone If I don't have you, I...

I met a lady on the plane to California And she reminded me so much of you And when she asked what I was doing here, well then it hit me The crazy things the dollar makes us do [Chorus:] I should be with you right now, a step at your end I should be holding y...

Lyin' awake at night Thinkin' about my life Train rumblin' through our town Walls shake like they're coming down You sleep like nothings wrong You don't know tomorrow I'm gone You don't hear the whistle's sad cry You don't see the tears in my eyes [Choru...

Our weekend in Atlanta was a total disaster We argued and you caught the first plane home We made up and went to Memphis but there wasn't any difference We were there together but alone So we tried a beach in Texas a casino in Las Vegas Once we even tried Nia...

My little third grade hand wrote I love you On a note of yellow paper And sent it to the front of the row to a little blonde-haired girl The blonde-haired girl just opened it and read it to herself I was so embarrassed when she turned around and said I'm alre...

Girl I'm not a saint and I'm a long long way from perfect And I'm a hand full of trouble but I 'd like to think I'm worth it Yeah I know I drive you crazy I'm hyper and I'm lazy But admit it girl you love me like I am [Chorus:] I'm your man I'm your boy I'l...

Somewhere in Dallas she is breaking someone's heart The way that she broke mine in two Somewhere tonight there is a man down on his knees And he don't know what to do [Chorus:] I've been in that movie I've been in that song I was the one who was so weak when...

If I didn't love you I could be wild as a gypsy Doin' just what I please Back to the past and my thumb in the breeze I might be free, but where would I be If I didn't love you, If I didn't love you I could row down a river and never come back Ride on a rail 't...

We've talked it out for hours and you're still havin' doubts Shouldn't love be somethin' you don't have to figure out How can I ever know just where we are If you can't tell me what is in your heart If you don't know by now How could tomorrow ever change the...

I'm who I am because you touched my life And I believe right now you know As long as there is a breath inside of me I will never let you go You will live in my heart forever I'll forget about you never No matter what I do, I won't stop loving you Or the times...

When she told me it was over My tears fell like rain to the ground With the weight of the world on my shoulders I may have gone under but I did not drown I can't say that my last tear's fallen I may cry another time or two There's still a chance that I'll get...

You say you're scared what if your heart breaks Well that's just a chance you're gonna have to take Cause if you want to fly you've got to spread your wings Take a leap of faith and see what it brings [Chorus:] It wouldn't be love Baby if we didn't need...

Ridin' down the road in her oldsmobile Tappin on the floorboard bangin' on the wheel Punchin' every button on the radio But everything's too slow Katie wants a fast one Quicker than the last one Only two times she gets that rush Is makin' tracks and kickin' u...

Here you come rolling off the highway With a smile and a wave And you put your arms around me Like you left here yesterday The last time you flew I said we were through But now that you're standing here I melt into you [Chorus:] Oh I've been missing you Dream...

We're here in the dark alone - the three of us again You and me are lying here with your memory of him You say I've lost my mind but you say that every time It's more than jealousy I feel you holding him just as tight as me I beg you just one time Leave...

Oh the weather outside is frightful But the fire is so delightful And since we've no place to go Let is 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 it snow, let it...

Sun is up Time's at hand There's a stir upon the land And so begins another day On life's highway On city streets Down country roads Like a stream the people flow There's bread to win and tolls to pay On life's highway There is hope with every turn A bridge...

[Chorus:] Lonely women make good lovers They all have mercy for good lookin' smooth talkin' men Lonely women make good lovers If you got a woman you better treat her just as good as you can Lots of times a lonely girl will go out on the town With no thoug...

Dear Annie I'm sorry it's been a long long time There's so much on my mind I want to call you I'm dropping you this line Lieu of walls I can't climb Thought I'd let you know since I let you go I've come to rue the day A silly card I guess but I must conf...

Back when we let the good times roll You held on to me heart and soul It wasn't really very long ago Let's go back again Reach out and turn the TV off Slow down and let the world get lost Slip into something nice and soft And lie here in my arms [Chorus:] Lo...

I woke up screamin' this mornin' I sat bolt upright in bed I saw a red sky a-dawnin' Must've been somethin' I read Lynda do ya wanna dance Lynda give me half a chance Lynda just a passin' glance And we're fallin' in love Don't see no ship goin' under Don't h...

I'm not the first guy who ever lost a girlfriend But by the way I'm carrying on You'd think I was you'd think I'd lost my mind Since you've been gone Why can't I just walk away You know people do things a lot harder every day And somehow they make it look so e...

Midnight fire loves sweet desire Burning holes in the heart of the night Once the flames are burning bright There's no running from the light Of the midnight fire Impatience got a hold of us now We're fighting but we're losing ground somehow Wearing someone e...

Brad Paisley with Steve Wariner Like a boat on a river this bus is floating down this old highway Looking out the window I think about how I got here today Anyone who's anywhere had some help getting there its true And one of the reasons why I get to do the t...

Between an endless quest to make it And a growing lack of patience I made some sudden changes And overbooked my life Gave my heart and strength to labor My soul and dreams to favors 'Til I became a stranger I didn't recognize In the window of a coffee shop on...

'Tis the day, the blessed day, on which our Lord was born, And sweetly do the sunbeams gild, the dew bespangled thorn. The birds sing through the heavens clear, the breezes gently play, And song and sunshine lovely, begin this holy day. [Chorus] Noel, Noel, N...

You know, I could've sworn that I was finally free Completely and forever over you Oh, I was getting along, I even started to believe That I was finally over these blues but I was wrong and You're on my heart again That's the way it's always been When the mem...

You were both believers from the time you met But time has a way of making believers forget Now words are worthless and tears can't bring you 'round Nothing is sacred when it finally comes down to One believer still hanging on One who won't leave the one who'...

With the high price of gasoline I need an ATM machine To keep the money coming To keep my motor running Does a working man stand a fighting chance Of even coming close to breaking even at the end of the day? Hear what I say I've been breaking my back for an ho...

Sittin' in the back of the boat wrestling with a marlin A beautiful girl insisting that I call her darlin' Twelve o'clock, maybe have a little snack One forty-five put some lotion on her back Then my schedule pretty much opens up It's a real tough job But som...

Hey Hey what planet are we on Everything seems wrong Hey Hey tired of trying to survive Living half alive [Chorus:] I'm ready to ride this rocket baby come with me To the other side of heaven our own galaxy A million miles from anywhere All we need is out of...

A Folgers can full of night crawlers Never knew there was a hole in the bottom 'Til we reached the edge of the bank of Cumberland creek So young and so sweet We didn't care, we just kicked off our shoes and Held one another 'neath the thumbnail moon And gently...

Feed the cat, grab the road map Put the house key under the mat Don't forget to leave the kitchen light on Pack your bags, hit the trail Tell the neighbors to pick up the mail The nice couple down at the end of the street With the pink flamingo 'neath the wil...

Sails are just like wings You can fly from things Run before the wind Lord let it blow Let it rock me slow While I sleep below Dreaming dreams That only sailors know It will soothe your mind Smooth away your lines Set your clock back On your own time If y...

Every time she looks at me She sees the man I want to be Someone who is always strong Who'll be the rock she's leaning on But not afraid to show his heart sometimes To hear the way she speaks my name Yeah, that's my only claim to fame And Lord, I pray she'll...

My heart is beating so just to know she is near And when she speaks my name, her voice is all I can hear The feeling she feels deep down inside It touches my heart, brings tears to my eyes 'Cause she's in love when she looks at me It's plain to see that she's...

In a little dance hall just outside of dallas I dropped my drink when she came walking by By the time I got a grip She slipped through my fingertips And left me with my big mouth open wide [Chorus] I should've asked her faster But I waited too long In a red h...

Every night when the shadows come When the world slows down When the day is done The clock don't move and the phone don't ring I'm alone again It's the same old thing I close my eyes and try to sleep so I can be In your arms 'til the morning sun releases me E...

Cold city like the eyes in the subway station It's ten stories to my desk in the smoggy sky But after five, I'm headed home to heaven To an easy world There ain't nothin' like the love of a small town girl Hot coffee and the sound of her sweet voice calli...

Lately you say he's been callin' Saying that he wants you back I hope and pray you're not fallin' For that old line when it's an act [Chorus:] It's just smoke from an old flame And smoke disappears in the wind It's just smoke from an old flame He'll look in y...

Daddy always said he'd come back when the first snow came Bringing treats like Santa Claus on Christmas day Momma always said son don't you get your hopes too high Daddy he's a dreamer reaching for the sky Still I waited by the window at Christmas time And I s...

So near so far This close to her heart The right word the right time I know she would've been all mine One day she's bound to see How much see needs me Did you ever want to touch somebody so much You could almost feel it Did you ever want to kiss somebody So...

All my friends say, I should leave you alone. You've got a heart like a stone, And a wonderin' eye. And I know that they're right. I can make up my mind, Not to see you again, But you move through my dreams like the wind, It's no good to pretend, It won't...

There have been some times I thought it was forever Only to watch love disappear before my eyes Have no one to hold at night Well, I'm right back where I started Just trying to make it better Guess I'll just give love another try I can't seem to stop Startin...

We haven't seen the sun for seven days on end The night has been our friend Here we go again There's a hunger and a thirst that only love can feed Everything we need Is here within our reach [Chorus] Wrapped up so the world won't find us Alone and far away...

Boys we're living in a brave new world Let me tell you what I've learned about girls In this age of high tech and state of the art When it comes to love you've still gotta talk to her heart She can have a college degree MBA or a Ph.D. She can be strong and sh...

When you've hitched every highway And rode all the rails You're no longer afraid of the dark You get tougher than leather and harder than nails When you've earned all the scars on your heart Hobos and heroes, bankers and bums In some ways we're all the same W...

It only takes the slightest touch from you to send me Like the softest of a midnight walk thru moonbeams So many nights I had the sweetest dreams about you So many reasons I can't live without you How can the moon tell the stars when to shine They already gli...

Boy meets girl one perfect night Just for a moment all the stars line up right I'm not saying that's the way love always has to be That's just what happened to me One little kiss, two people touch I never knew three words could say so much 'Cause you don't ex...

Well you say you want to know where I stand Before you fall You say love's definition is not The same for us all Well I can understand why you're afraid And just so we're both on the same page Let me try and make this whole thing clear [Chorus:] I'm talkin' p...

I live living the land of the free and I like how it feels when you lean on me Ever since you wondered into my back yard I've dropped my resistance and lowered my guard You've got the pieces of my heart all in a row Knock one down and the whole thing goes The...

He got here and wrinkled scared and cryin' The she took him up and held him to her breast And he sure was glad to get what mama offered Then he went to sleep and put his fears to rest It didn't seem to matter what he needed He could always count on mama to su...

I reached out my arms and I touched you With soft words I whispered your name I held your love on the tips of my fingers But that was as close as I came My eyes had a vision of sweet lips Yielding beneath my command I held you right on the tips of my fin...

Couple of days isn't a very long time Why can't I just walk away, I used to be good at goodbyes, Out on the water, under the stars, I let the moonlight play a trick on my heart [Chorus:] You had some fun for the weekend But I'll be in love for the rest of my...

For so long I was looking For a reason to make living worthwhile I found that reason When I first saw you smile There was no question you were the answer For a partner with no dancer or no song You set my life to music The day you came along And there for awh...

I couldn't even count the times I've had to look away So you wouldn't see my teardrops fall Like a river down my face I'd trade you places if I could I'd only be too glad So you could be like all the rest But it just don't work like that But there will come a...

Christmas what a wonderful time of year But it can also be a dark and lonely time And if you don't spend it with those you truly love Well it can feel just like any other day So this is a prayer for the lonely Especially those children all around the world Who...

The thunder roars lighting strikes Down the hall, the baby cries Can't stop the rain from up above We're short on sleep but long on love This is real life, this is our life It's a hard life but a good life We wander down the road, share a heavy load And someh...

I remember back when I was just a kid A little schoolyard fight And I'd come running home again I'm not really sure what I wanted her to do But my Momma's words would comfort me I knew And she'd say [Chorus:] It's another turn in the road It's another step al...

Two teardrops were floatin' down the river One teardrop said to the other I'm from the soft blue eyes of a woman in love I'm a tear of joy she couldn't carry She was so happy she just got married I was on her cheek when she wiped me away with her glove I could...

Jimmy was a shadow the youngest of three boys How he longed to feel the light Jimmy's older brothers sure could make some noise So he became the quiet type But deep inside he had some powerful dreams He'd think about them then he'd smile [Chorus] And he was g...

The telephone rings I grab all my things And I take off down the street The old man on the corner must have started kinda early Trying to rake up something to eat I toss him a dollar cut across to the market Ain't got a lot of time to waste There's two men yel...

I didn't cheat, I didn't lie So her leaving took me by surprise Just a note on the table Saying we're through At first I went crazy, so it took me sometime But I finally read between the lines It's not what I did It's what I didn't do I didn't tell her each...

We've been friends for a long long time You tell me your secrets and I tell you mine She's left you all alone and you feel like no one cares But I have never failed you I've always been there You tell your story it sounds a bit like mine It's the same old sit...

We've been friends for a long, long time You tell me your secrets and I tell you mine She's left you all alone and You feel like no one cares But I've never failed you I've always been there You tell your story It sounds a bit like mine It's the same old situ...

There's a light that I leave on It's just an illusion 'cause there's no one at home It shines just like it used to When I could come home to you There's a song on the radio I love to hear it 'cause you loved it so It reminds me of the things we used to do Whe...

There's a light that I leave on It's just an illusion 'cause there's no one at home It shines just like it used to When I could come home to you There's a song on the radio I love to hear it 'cause you loved it so It reminds me of the things we used to do Whe...

Here I am holding to your memory Like it was made of purest gold That old flame still burns within me In my heart and in my soul I can't keep from thinking of you What we had was just so good I can't help if I still love you I'd forget you if I could Even th...

When you told me that you loved me, I believed every single word you said Then you showed me you didn't mean it, you loved some else instead. I know you've got a right to find someone new But I've got a right to feel this way too. [Chorus:] Where did I got wr...

I look out my window to wish upon my star And dig out those old memories that's hidden in my heart But the stars ain't coming out tonight, dark clouds win again 'Cause there's another lonely night movin' in Why goodbye, why goodbye Am I blue, my oh my You cou...

Why me Lord, what have I ever done To deserve even one Of the pleasures I've known Tell me Lord, what did I ever do That was worth loving you Or the kindness you've shown. Lord help me Jesus, I've wasted it so Help me Jesus I know what I am Now that I know th...

The competition's getting tough Good enough ain't good enough Lately I've been workin' way too hard Go ahead and take my hand Forget about the rainbow's end I'd have it all if you were in my arms So you be my everything And I'll be the one who loves you I do...

Well I've heard it said The grass is always greener We want what we can't have Or so it seems When I looked at you The world never looked any sweeter I go home to her And see you in my dreams So if you want someone To fill your waking hours With a love that...

Your memory, what was it doin' in Miami I thought I'd left it far behind me But I was wrong 'Cause it came along Your memory, how come it followed me to Denver Guess it forgot to remember That we're all through And I'm over you. [Chorus:] Your memory, your me...