Tracy Lawrence

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A Far Cry From You

I'm on a white line runnin' down the interstate. Tryin' to wipe away the rain that's runnin' down my face. Goin' any old ware, any old place, just some place else. By now you know, that I'm not there, and if you don't know why. Well, can't you see the tear...

Alibis

She knows every move that a man could make She knows every trick in the book She knows how to give, she knows how to take 'Cause so many times she's been taken and fooled By those alibis and lying eyes And all the best lines Lord knows she's heard them all A...

Any Minute Now

I always pride myself on being strong you've never seen me cry and carry on But after seeing you with your new love suddenly I'm all choked up Any minute now you're gonna see years of tears rolling down my cheeks A flash flood of old memories will come pouring...

April's Fool

There's no way I could ever leave her I'm addicted to her love, can't break the tie A victim of my own need and to far to ever be free Everything she does I somehow justify I'm april's fool I play by her rules She treats me any old way she wants to Just as su...

As Any Fool Can See

Lately she's been picking fights dropping hints and just last night I caught a tear as she slipped off to sleep She's not here but she's not gone I guess she must be waitin' on The kind of man I promised her I'd be As any fool can see She's gonna cro...

As Easy As Our Blessings

Lately I've been having more nights that I can't sleep Storms of life keep blowing in sometimes it gets so heavy It drives me to my knees and it's coming down again Then a voice inside reminds me of the roof over my head And my wife and kids are tucked away wa...

As Lonesome As It Gets

I've been sittin' here alone in the darkness With the sound of goodbye ringing in my head I don't know how much longer I can go on like this I'm about as lonesome as it gets just about as lonesome as it gets For a long time now we've been drifting apart I shou...

Back to Back

It's a crying shame what fools we have been To fight for no good reason when neither one of us gives in I don't love you is what it takes to end it all But instead we'll go back to bed back to back to face the wall Back to back we're falling out of love...

Better Man, Better Off

The hardest thing I'll ever do is to walk away still loving you But I'd give anything if you loved me something's just ain't meant to be Can't say it's all been time lost And in the long run I'd be a better man better off Gonna find my pride and self esteam ge...

Between Us

Sometimes our love's an open door And we know its safe inside But we have slammed it shut before And locked our hearts outside But we get a handle on it When we let go of our pride Sometimes we put words and walls between us Lose our heads and gamble with our...

Black Top

Sunset's fadein' to a dark sky Supposed to be in the 80's all night Stay hot never cool off Ya ain't gotta put on much baby Tshirt and cut off's and maybe your Braves cap hair pulled back Thank God this week is through Can't wait to see you Down on the blackt...

Bobby Darwin's Daughter

Bobby Darwin's daughter looks up from the bible she's been reading to the clock on her dirty wall of a double wide, its 3 am. Her husbands on the town shooting pool or foolin round, or all of the above it doesn't matter anymore, she can't get through to him, s...

Butterfly

It came in like a freight train Cut a path some 2 miles wide With so much devistation Can’t believe more didn’t die As they were diggin’ through the rubble Pullin’ stickes and stones away Somehow little maggie was ok With a butterfly Floatin’ on the wind Prot...

Can't Break It To My Heart

I've never felt as helpless as I do today My world just fell around me as I watched you drive away There's nothing left between us somehow we've grown apart Cause I've got it through my head I just can't break it to my heart I can't believe this is me on...

Cecil's Palace

Well I've seen things quite amazing As I've traveled around this land The grand canyon to niagra falls And miles of desert sand They may be awe inspiring And make folks stop and stare But I know a place not far from here Where they cant don’t compare Truck st...

Cloud of dust

It's hard to leave town like Jesse James On a long flat piece of interstate When the only thing underneath your wheels Is concrete and Pittsburgh steel That tow lane sure can get you gone Bit it don't do a thing to hide where you came from Wish I could'...

Crawlin' Again

I ain't got her I ain't got a clue of what I did and didn't do All I know is I'm wearing her number out No explanation it didn't take long for her to go and tell me she's gone My mama would be ashamed if she could see me now Cause I'm back on the bottle cr...

Crying Ain't Dying

First he said he loved you, he promised he'd be true Then he was unfaithful, word got back to you Tonight when he came calling, you wouldn't let him in Now your tears are falling and you swear they'll never end But crying ain't dying losing ain't forever...

Dancin' To Sweet 17

He grew up in the sunset The wind at his back He longed to remember Somethings in our past We're both over 30, but still seventeen Just trying to hold on to some old high school dream Well therey've been women and lovers Lots of miles in between There've been...

Dear Lord

Lord You know that I'm no saint But there is alot of things A aint. I Aint the smartest guy around Or the toughest guy in town. I'm just the way that I was made There maybe more that I could be But I am proud of being me. I know the worth of an honest day Give...

Different Man

Who knows what I'm doing here tonight on this barstool As if I didn't know where I should be Through the darkness of the dim neon and lonely shade of blue The light is a mighty hard thing to see but sittin' here it just occurred to me I was the man she counted...

Don't Talk To See Me That Way

Lately I've been seeing a certain glow upon your face But I know I'm not the reason you wear that different smile these days Though you haven't said you're leavin' darling I've already heard And don't you know your silence is talking louder than your words...

Every Prayer

The Rain falls sweet Jesus The farmers beets and beans sure need it. It will take every single drop you've got To save those fields. Truck stop in Arizona, Teen runaway from Oklahoma Let the next stranger that picks her up Has angels' wheels. [chorus] There...

Everywhere But Hollywood

full count three runs down bottom of the ninth two outs gone three men on they all roll their eyes its tiny's chance to prove them wrong and come out like a king he bites his lip here comes the pitch with all his heart he swings strike three single mom...

Excitable Boy

I was one or two just lying in my crib Shaking that rattle like I always did Susie strolled in that little girl next door Next thing you know we were rolling on the floor Mama came a runnin' to her little pride and joy Said bless his little heart he's an excit...

Find out who your friends are

Run your car off the side of the road Get stuck in a ditch way out in the middle of nowhere Or get yourself in a bind, lose the shirt off your back Need a floor, need a couch, need a bus fare This is where the rubber meets the road This is where the crea...

Footprints On The Moon

Woah, woah, yeah Let's catch a ride on a shooting star We'll wave goodbye when we pass mars When it comes to loving you The sky ain't the limit 'cause there's footprints on the moon Woah, woah, yeah Hey girl you got my head in the clouds tonight Ain't nothing...

For The Love

He takes all this criticism from those who never played the game No matter how hard they hit him he keeps on playing through the pain When they lose he takes the blame Old number nine For the love they live for the love they die No higher calling in this l...

From Here To Kingdom Come

You can move to another town take everything I ever gave you Call when you're feeling down tell me everything I never listened to What a sad affair I'm here and you're way out there Now your friends say you did the right thing you were never meant to be a wife...

From The Inside Out

She was always there takin' care of me And I never took the time to look close enough to see That taking her for granted was taking it's toll I ran the race for me she went an extra mile for us I kept hammerin' away at the solid rock of trust If I was burnin'...

From What We Give

Johnny Baker works down at the mill Makes enough to make ends meet and pay his bills Even though he comes from the wrong side of the tracks He's the first on there to lend a hand or give the shirt right off his back From what we give we make a living those dol...

Getting Back Up

My heart is spent my pride bent her love is gone and who knows where it went And everyday is one more day little steps that I can barely take They say falling out of love's the hardest thing you'll ever do but it's not true It may be the fall that brings yo...

God Made Woman On A Good Day

The sun smiled down all the clouds rolled away God made woman on a good day Legs long legs atretchin' all the way up from the ground to her thin waist She looks so fine walkin' this way God made woman on a good day Hips feminine hips she's got silky hair sexy...

God's Green Earth

I shook off the blame and said some things when I should've bit my tongue My foolish pride made the knot we tied come undone I've got more regrets than blades of grass that cover up this dirt On this big old ball we all call God's Green Earth Oh your memor...

Good Girl

She was a true as a verse in King James Bible, And just as pretty as a sparrow’s song She was tender as the pedals on a fresh picked flower And honest as a summer day is long What a good girl… She wore innocence around like a new born child Softest smile yo...

Guilt Trip

Don't need no Atlas where I'm goin' ain't up to me I'm just a passenger ridin' with an old memory I can stay in my pajamas lay here on the couch alone I won't need my keys ain't gonna be leaving the comforts of my own home Cause I'm going on a guilt trip...

Hard Times

Old folks say they ain't seen nothing like it Since the great depression back in '29 Men and women trying to scratch out a living Standing shoulder to shoulder in the welfare line Hard times ain't got no prejudice, It don't see black or white Healthy and str...

Heaven For A While

You know someone told me once That angels don't exist And that paradise was just a poor mans dream Without hesitation I can say he was mistaken Cause I've wrapped my arms around celestial wings But for reasons we don't know, some aren't meant to be here long,...

Hell just froze over

She just closed the door And tonight the heartaches begin I've lost the key to heaven And my angel just wont let me in Well I begged and pleaded down on my knees To a heart that has turned as cold as ice She once swore she loved me Till hell froze over Well h...

Her Old Stompin' Ground

I know she'll be back no matter where she's been 'Cause her heart doesn't notice when it's breakin' mine again So I'll sit here like a fool and watch the world go 'round 'til she comes back to her old stompin' ground She could find her someone else to hold Sh...

Hillbilly With A Heartache

Now he's a hard workin' easy goin' country boy, he wouldn't harm a fly Nadine down at the hair salon promised she would be his bride He took it hard when she ran off with the beauty supply salesman But that's how romance goes sometimes but Herschel...

How A Cowgirl Says Goodbye

A cup of coffee with the first sunlight At a last chance Texaco I'm thumbing through a worn out road map Tryin' to decide which way to go These empty miles and her memory They just seem to linger on She left me on this lost highway Wondering why and wh...

I Got A Feelin'

I'm out here stranded on this Oklahoma Road Nothing but a broken truck heat and dust and a million high line poles If only I could tap the line I'd be just fine if I could talk to her right now Cause there's a voice inside of me that's saying something's wrong...

I Hit The Ground Crawlin

It's true I lied I cheated and the truth is that ain't all While you were thinking of me I was busy thinking of myself I never gave and I took all I needed running wild until you walked And since you left if you're wondering where I fell Well I hit the ground...

I Hope Heaven Has A Honky Tonk

I was raised in a Christian home On Bible readin' gospel songs Church doors opened up you'd see my face Sundays twice, Wednesdays too, I'd take my seat on the front row pew, Singing' Rock of Ages and Amazing Grace Preacher said heaven's the place to go With...

I Know That Hurt By Heart

It's dark in here tonight a great place to come and hide from the blues Hey I don't mean to intrude But I've seen that look before and I've heard that slamming door too just like you I know that hurt by heart I've been right where you are I know how it feels w...

I Know Where Heaven Is

My hands are in my pocket My pockets are full of change Enough to buy some bait and gasoline I head down the road where the road gets smaller Next thing you know I am way back in a holler. And my lines in the water Where the water runs deep I cant help but to...

I see it now

It's good to see your face again, it's been a while How am I doing? Well I get by somehow You sure look good since your new love came in your life You know I didn't see that fire in you he's found Oh, but I can see it now Oh, I never saw that look in your eye...

I Threw The Rest Away

I met him in a dive down in New Orleans I recognized his handsome face It was none of my business but I had to know what he was doing in this kind of place Cause he use to have money use to have honeys he used to be society's prince But he still wore a g...

I Won All The Battles

We argued over whether I could buy that Chevy That Silverado sittin' in the drive She would always give in when we'd fight about religion Even though Lord knows that she was right From politics to picture shows and music on the radio What we could and cou...

I'd give anythign to be your everything again

There's a little house I drive by everyday goin' in town And it just kills me to see How he's let it runnin' down? When I built it to hear you tell it I'd built you a mansion on a hill And even now that's where part of me still lives Wish I could hold you And...

I'm Done

Life hit me when I wasn't looking It dealt me a hard hand to play I felt betrayed and forsaken But I been makin' the wrong people pay I'm Done... I'm Done... I've spent my last night in that prison Where anger and pride were the bars Hey I'm here to tell...

I'm over you

Where there's a cloud don't mean there's rain Tears in my eyes don't mean there's pain Don't flatter yourself I'm overyou Things aren't always what they seem You can't believe everything you read on my face I'm over you Youheard I'm drinkin more than...

If I don't make it back

We went out for beers and a couple laughs Knowing full well that every bad joke that Jimmy told, might be his last So we laughed like the world wasn't at war Said things to him we'd never said before And he teared up as he held up his glass He said, „Boys, if...

If The Good Die Young

It was Sunday morning I was seven years old in the backyard playing in a big mud hole I was all decked out ready for church and my brand new suit was all covered in dirt Mama hit the ceiling she was fit to be tied talking bout how she's gonna tan my h...

If the world had a front porch

It was where my mama sat on that Old swing with her crochet It was where Grand Daddy taught me How to curse and how to pray It was where we made our own ice cream Those sultry summer nights Where the bulldog had her puppies And us brothers had our fights The...

If You Loved Me

I see the way he doesn't treat you right I see the tears that you try hide I feel the heartache that you don't show I wish I had a way to let you know I would be the shoulder you could cry on The heart and soul you know you could rely on With every breath I'll...

In A Moment Of Weakness

I knew she was lonely and I was alone A stranger in a strange town too far from home Her eyes blue as diamonds her hair black as coal I could feel her desire burning like fire right down to my soul In a moment of weakness who would have known God was in heaven...

Is That A Tear

The last thing I expected was to get her call tonight Cause the last thing that I'd heard from her was she'd found Mr Right But when I came home this evening there it was on my machine Now I'm just wondering what the hell it means Said she's sorry that she mi...

It Only Takes One Bar (To Make A Prison)

Last night she wasn't sleeping when I came slipping in I knew I had it coming cause she knew where I'd been She said a part of me walks out that door everytime you leave So remember this while you are losin' me It only takes one bar to make a prison You'v...

It's All How You Look At It

A little boy on a big jet plane Taking off in the pouring rain They're bouncin' round like a basketball He says Mama what if we fall? She looks in those big scared eyes Son think of it like a circus ride Next thing you know he's laughing out loud Saying...

It's Got You All Over It

Today my radio played a new love song pretty soon I was singing along When the chorus came around I knew every word every line was written about you It's got you all over it like a sweet melody that you can't forget Reminds me of the love I'm in it's got yo...

It's Hard To Be An Outlaw

Graffiti on the overpass skidmarks on the road Things I grew up doing I never did outgrow In the middle of those running years she walked into my life She couldn't get the devil outta me Lord knows she tried She was right as rain she was good as gold but I...

Jealousy

We've built towers to the sky And pyramids and desert dunes Broke the speed of sound Sent a man to the moon We've roamed around this world And sailed the seven seas But we just can't seem to conquer Our own humanity Jealousy jealousy jealousy Bound and chaine...

Jesus Come Talk To Your Children

Jesus come talk to your children Jesus come talk to us Lord Jesus come talk, come talk, come talk to your children Lord we gotta war down here I Guess you might have heard Tween blue and red, right and left, The blessed and the cursed That golden rule has lo...

Just like Her

Cigarettes are bad for your health And smoky bars I can't help myself I try to quit but it's a curse I love 'em I hate 'em I love 'em just like her Old songs play like memories They bring her back right here with me They make me smile they make me hurt...

Just Like That

Last night I had a real good time just my buddies and me A bunch of beer drinking card playing B.S.in' SOB's A regular spot on Wednesday night It didn't matter that there wasn't any women in sight Well it don't get better than that as far as I can see But thi...

Just You And Me

Baby take off your coat We ain't in no hurry I see the fear in your eyes But girl don't you worry I'll keep the candles lit all night So you'll know everythings all right We've got everything we need And it's just you and me I've got the covers turne...

Lessons learned

I was ten years old the day I got caught With some dime store candy that I never thought I hung my head and I faced the wall As daddy showed me wrong from right He said, „This hurts me more than it does you There's just some things son, that you just don't do...

Lie

I heard you saw her last night at that dive down in Jamestown I haven't seen her since the 4th of July Did you get a chance to talk, did she mention me at all Was she there alone or with some other guy Well, I'm dying to know but I'm scared of the truth So b...

Life Don't Have To Be So Hard

Don't want to read the paper or turn on the news Don't want another helpin' of the same old blues Don't want to call nobody or answer the phone What I want is everybody to leave us alone Let us sit down in the porch swing sip a little ice tea Play with th...

Livin' In Black And White

This makin' a livin' is killing me I work like a dog in this hot factory Can't even afford a vacation when I've got the time But I've got road maps of Mexico brochures and pictures of places to go Dreaming in color livin' in black and white I can drink margari...

Lonely

There's a red brick in a white wall Somebody's brush forgot to paint so it sits there all alone Like a hopeful sinner who finally goes to church She don't sit among the Christians cause she questions her own worth oh she's lonely Lonely like the way you left m...

Long Wet Kiss

If I was lost on the ocean stranded in the middle of the sea I'd have to live on devotion hopin' that you'd rescue me If I was nearin' the end and runnin' out of time The only thing that would keep me alive It's your long wet kiss in the mornin tha...

Meant To Be

A crowded room a sudden glance more than just coincidence Meant to be you and me To see the look that's in your eyes makes the tears well up in mine Destiny now I can see Some things are just meant to be Just like sunsets moonlight stars that shoot across...

My Second Home

There's a honky tonk on the edge of town I used to call my second home It's a place I'd go just to get away when I wanted to be alone Well early one morning had a fight with my darling that went from bad to worse It ended when she said: "Your second...

One Step Ahead Of The Storm

Broke down on the interstate just outside of Wichita I said dont' worry baby it'll be alright Two young and crazy kids who thought we knew it all California hunger in our eyes I could smell the rain I could feel the wind I could see the clouds rolling in But i...

Other Side Of 35

I can still see mama clear as day Lookin’ in the mirror countin’ the grey Rantin’ and ravin’ about pushin’ 40 and the laws of gravity It was hard for me to wrap my mind Around anything other than Friday night My world was girls and cars and beer And hank at 1...

Our Love is Written In the Stars

Once upon a time, I dreamed that I would find a love so true. That I'd be swept away. I waited for that day, got down on my knees, closed my eyes and prayed. Then I opened my heart and found you. I found you. And from that moment on I knew...

Paint me a Birmingham

He was sittin there his brush in hand Painting waves as they danced upon the sand With every stroke he brought to life The deep blue of the ocean against a morning sky I asked him if he only painted ocean scenes He said, „For twenty dollars I'll paint you anyt...

Paris, Tennessee

I may not have a whole lot of money But I got enough girl for you and me I'm takin' off won't you come with me honey Gonna take you all the way to Paris, Tennessee I wanna show you the Riviera Got good tires and a good CB Put on some lipstick your mascara 'Ca...

Pills

Everybody's got a pill these days To make you feel some different way Then the way your feelin' now They can make you go up or down Things for anxiety Things to make an old man feel 18 Anti- depression and mood swings society of emotional zombies Pills to mak...

Renegades, Rebels and Rogues

They come from the wrong side of the tracks Born a breed apart Can't tie 'em up, can't pin 'em down They're clinging to some old star They'll chase that restless spirit Wherever the four winds blow And there's another dream Just around the bend Renegad...

Rock And A Soft Place

Her Mercedes Benz is parked right outside Ring on her finger man it's a sight for sore eyes But now it's losing it's shine A memory that she thought had died Came back to life when he drove by her house today And took her breath away She's caught between a ro...

Roswell And Marilyn Monroe

It takes my breath away just watchin' her walk in To a crowded room turnin' every head Face like a starlet shining on the silver screen The way everyone adores her beats all I've ever seen But there's so much more to her Than what meets the eye I swear when g...

Runnin' Behind

Work, Work, Work day after day Fifty hour week, forty hour pay Not time to get over on this overtime Yea I'm always runnin', I'm always runnin' behind I got a friday night date with my sweetheart I'm already late and the car won't start Lord, I feel like hitt...

Saving Savannah

Momma's heart is breaking Daddy's drinking again This old house aint' heard laughter Since I don't know when Got a call from her last Sunday She said everything was fine But I know my baby sister I could tell she'd been cryin' She never was good at lyin' [Ch...

Sawdust On Her Halo

All week long she loves to stay at home and hold me she hangs her buckle in the closet keeps her boots up on the shelf Heaven knows the Good Lord sent me an angel but every Saturday night she wants to raise a little hell She like kickin' up a little saw...

Say a prayer

She can't make him lay that bottle down Try and turn his life around Talk to her preacher or go and get some help She could never leave him She knows that that would kill him But she can't save someone Who don't want to save themselves But she can say a pray...

She Loved The Devil Out Of Me

You can't see a freight train coming with your back against the track You can only take the wrong road so long before you can't come back I was heartbroke and lonely, forgot what love was all about But then just when I hit bottom she reached down and pulled me...

Somebody Paints The Wall

If my old truck was a horse I'd have to shoot it Lord, the day my ship came in I was waiting for a train Everytime I get a grip, I always lose it I can't find the sunshine for the rain And you know I'm always saying, "I'm sorry" But you stand by me through it...

Somebody who would die for you

He was begging by the mini mart Who'da guessed he had a purple heart Scars underneath his bearded chin? I bet you don't remember him 'Cause you were running 20 minutes late And he was only getting in your way But when you brushed by that wounded soul Last Thu...

Somewhere Between The Moon & You

Sitting here in Ft. Worth and for what it's worth It might as well be Timbuktu, girl I'm missing you The further I go in life, the more I realize I'm no closer to that elusive moon I can't put out your fire 'cause everywhere I turn There's a memory to burn S...

Speed of a fool

Couldn't tell me nothing had to learn it on my own On the restless side of seventeen, the day that I left home Screaming down that highway with a passion to break any rules I went crashing at the speed of a fool She was serving all night coffee at a San Anton...

Speed Of Flight

We said our goodbyes I watched her board the plane As she taxied down the runway I felt a pain That brought me to my knees All the times before we seemed to work it out But as I watched her plane disappear it left me with no doubt She's gone into the night Go...

Stars over Texas

As you lie in my arms, girl, my heart's on my sleeve Words come so hard in moments like these There's feelings I have that are so hard to show But right now there's one thing I want you to know As long as the tides ebb the earth turns, the sun sets I pro...

Steps

Little baby boy, sittin' 'round his toys Gettin' tired of crawlin' He's pullin' up on an easy chair He's gonna try a little walkin' He's takin' steps A six year old with a new school bag Starin' down his drive Holdin' on to his mama's hand He's going on his f...

Sticks & Stones

You can take the house and everything in it Keep the diamond ring 'cause that's how I meant it Sticks and stones are all they ever were to me This material life with all it's value Don't mean a thing to me without you The love that we once had is all I need...

Stones

Barely old enough to call it love Showing off, skipping rocks across, the water Stones, I handed one to you You put it in your pocket Said you loved it Said you'd keep it forever, stones One by one, they mark our passage Along this winding road we're on With...

Stop, Drop And Roll

I don’t know if you know what you’re doin’ But you’re raisin’ my temperature watchin’ you movin’ Tryin’ things on takin’ things off Lookin’ hot in everything or nothin’ at all I'm scratchin’ my head I can’t remember no more What you’re getting all read...

Strong

In her bare feet, a white cotton dress A ribbon holding back her curls In a sweet gentle voice, she sings a lullaby To two sleepy little girls In the nightlight glow as her babies drift off She looks so fragile, looks so, so She's strong, solid as a rock Lik...

Tender Enough

I ain't always right there with you Even when I'm in the room Don't say the things you need to hear enough Like I'm supposed to I'm beggin' for your patience Longin' to embrace you Heaven knows we haven't done this in awhile I can't help the way that I grew u...

Texas Tornado

You called me up from Amarillo, said you were comin' to town Thought I'd like to tell you hello, and drive an old friend around I pulled up to the airport, confident and cool But when you stepped off that plane, I knew I was your fool My little Texas torn...

That was us

Twenty dollars out of mama's purse bought us a tank of gas And some red man tobacco when we was just teenage kids Yeah, me and my ole' buddy Leroy, we'd go driving around If there was trouble to be found, man, we dang sure did Cuttin' donuts in the field 'til...

The Book You Never Read

When you were lost and needed help I hoped you would have turned to me And when you couldn't save yourself I watched you drowned that misery I've seen the damage you have done Every teardrop and misstep You know I could have saved you some I'm the book you ne...

The cards

Here's one from last August that came out of the blue Says summers been a scorcher babe and I'm still hot on you There must be twenty-five or more, you signed them everyone Now I'm sittin' here in this lonely room, wonderin' what went wrong Oh, the cards are...

The coast is clear

You say the weather in Atlanta is foggy and gray You work gets harder everyday And your new boyfriend is holding on too tight I got a gig at the beach, a room with a view The only thing missin' here is you Some fresh ocean breeze might ease your mind We coul...

The Holes That He Dug

He said, "Son won't you lend an ear to what I have to say I've been down this road before and I think I know the way" He said, "I can't help but see that's quite the load you bear You better lose that attitude if you wanna get somewhere" You look at me as if...

The man I was

Look at me in that photograph Before we were ever us Long before you found someone else And broke our sacred trust I hardly recognize myself Sure has been a while Amazing how much my life has changed Since I've worn that smile What happened to that smile? Th...

The questionnaire

Old magazine, empty coffee cup Out of curiosity I picked it up It said, 'Does he still love you? Turn to page one twenty-three' That's when I realized she'd left it there for me Question number one, does he still kiss you goodnight? Number two, was if he does...

The Rock

Outside Savanna, spring of 1844 They drove the last nail in and opened up the doors Jedediah Moore was the first to be baptized Saw him married here and buried here When the Yankees took his life I've felt the pain of people fighting their own demon And the p...

The Singer

Now my momma she'll say that's my baby And my daddy he'd say that's my son My high school baseball coach said I was a winner But not fast or quick enough to get it done And if you had to ask an old girlfriend I'd be nervous Depending on which one There's a f...

Think of me

First year med tech, 2 AM On the graveyard shift a call comes in, a senseless killin' Blue lights flashin', white chalk line I still get queasy but I'll be fine, the good Lord willin' Well I searched my heart But I don't have a clue For the evil that men do...

Til I was a daddy too

Do you recall, Daddy when I was six? I got lost out in the woods and you worried yourself sick What about the day I got in my first fight Mama, she got mad but you swelled up with pride I never knew how deep a father's love could run Until I had a son From w...

Time marches on

Sister cries out from her baby bed Brother runs in, feathers on his head Mama's in her room learnin' how to sew Daddy's drinkin' beer, listenin' to the radio Hank Williams sings "Kaw Liga" and "Dear John" And time marches on, time marches on Sisters usin' ro...

Today's lonely fool

What would you say if I told you I was sorry And that I've come to realize life means nothing without you Would you take my hand, would you forgive this man For ever doubting your love is true And could you find it in your heart To let me try and make it up to...

Unforgiven

Thomas Jefferson, he had slaves In the land of the free and the home of the brave I read about him in the seventh grade He's forgiven J.F.K, he loved to run around He and Norma Jean painted that town But we know him as a hero now He's forgiven Baby, I know I...

Up all night

Yeah, I'm a little tired, I'm a little wired Four pots of coffee in the last eight hours Pacing the floor all the way through Late, late movies and the early cartoons Now you're wanting me to believe You ain't fooling around on me Even through bloodshot eyes...

Up to Him

I'm there at 8:00 not 8:01 And I stay late to get it done And tolerate the boss' son Good jobs don't grow on trees There's even rumors goin' 'round There gonna shut this factory down It's gonna kill this little town If they send it overseas And you can hope...

Used to the pain

At 6 am, alarm goes off I reach for you no longer lie But don't feel quite as lost Everyday, I drive my truck A little farther into work Before your memory catches up The radio on, I'm not afraid I can listen to most any song That DJ wants to play Slow but su...

We don't love here anymore

Every night when I come home This old house it's always dark You don't wait up like you used to Like you did at the start And I can feel the changes As I'm walking through the door We still live in the same house But we don't love here anymore We still share...

What a memory

On the day Mama died She called Daddy to her side And said, I'll be going soon I know it's gonna hurt you both But promise me before I go You'll do what I ask of you In a big red Forger's can Hid behind the pots and pans You'll find some money that I've save...

What the flames feel like

Some take to drinkin', some take to usin' Don't matter what poison they choose Some hit rock bottom, lose every dollar Some get their hearts broke in two 'Cause it's a long way down and a hard road back When you've been through hell, played with fire Watched...

When daddy was a strong man

Old man ran at the store, would elave a note on the door It'd say run to the house Be back in a few Leave your money on the counter It was twenty six cents, for the coke and some gum Nothing ever got stole You could trust everyone Even out of towners And foo...

While you sleep

I don't say, I love you quite enough I know Sometimes I go for days I'm ashamed to say The world moves so fast and the words come so slow And I let those excuses get in my way While you sleep sometimes I lie awake and watch you breath In the silence that surr...

Whole Lot Of Lettin' Go

I felt the tug of the ties that bind as I crossed that city limit sign Drivin' past that old school reminds me of what I had with her A lotta roads underneath these wheels a lotta wounds that time has healed But time ain't changed the way I feel or the way...

Whole Lotta Me

I've been told many times that I lack commitment That I run from responsibility Only got one life and I'm gonna live it Ain't nobody puttin' chains on me Left some broken hearts in my rear view mirror A couple that I'll love 'till my dying day They always want...

Winter Wonderland

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 wonderland...

You Can't Hide Redneck

Billy Joe McAlester junior showed up at the reunion Clean cut shaved decked out in Armani's best In perfect spoken english he said now days I go by William And he talked about his new life and money he'd made out West And he tried his hardest not to be tha...

You're Why God Made Me

On my first day in this world nobody really knew What I'd be what I'd become what I was born to do With alot of luck I grew up now I understand God made me I believe and had a real good plan Well my lips are made to whisper Sweet nothings in your ear My hands...