Vince Gill

Now I ain't the best lookin' guy in the world And I ain't got much money at all But when our eyes met, I'll never forget And for you I could easily fall [Chorus:] So why don't we just keep on dancin' While the band sings an old country song Well I won'...

Come gather around at the table In the spirit of family and friends And we'll all join hands And remember the moment 'Til the season comes round again Let's all try to smile for the picture And we'll hold it as long as we can May it carry us through S...

work my fingers to the bone But you won't hear me cry and moan A workin' man don't need no welfare line Well I'll never be a millionaire And frankly I don't even care 'Cause all I need to have a real good time Is a little left over On Saturday night...

We both went a little crazy We both did each other wrong Don't think it's too late baby Don't think that all hope is gone [Chorus:] We need a little more love To get us through the night Just a little more love And we'll be all right It'd be easy to...

A good woman's love is like a river Runnin' through the heart of a man If he gives her all he can give her She'll be there at every bend Other rivers I've crossed A reflection was lost In shallow waters left me blue Girl I never came across a river like...

I take it out on you I take it out on me Don't take to a cruel world very gracefully I'm the cause and effect My own four-letter words Baby I'm a good man No matter what you heard And I'll be there for you When you need me to be I'll be the sun at yo...

I took chance, I took a fall Waited on love 'til I could give it my all Then I let my heart fly Took a rose to her door Stood there like a statue just sort of frozen by her presence But I shyed [Chorus:] Ain't it always that way When you want to beli...

[Chorus:] I'm all prayed up I'm ready to meet my Savior Eternal life is waiting in the by and by I'm all prayed up My faith will never waiver Heaven's doors gonna swing wide open when I die I made my peace with Jesus a long, long time ago Trusted in H...

Come on in and take your coat off Come on in and sit down If I seem a little nervous I've been walkin' shaky ground I've been alone since she left me And I'm not quite sure what to do So if I call her name I'm sorry It's all those years are hard to los...

He was sitting in the corner At a table all a lone A candle burnin' in the darkness His glass of wine was almost gone Something about him felt familiar And it made me atop and a stare The way he held his hands before him Looked like he was lost in pray...

[Chorus:] Baby please don't go baby please don't go Don't you leave me here feelin' lonely Don't you leave me here feelin' low All I know is what I know And I know I love you so Baby don't go baby please don't go I wasn't ready for love to hit me Hit...

I know I said I'd change for you But I think I've changed my mind If I can't be what you want me to Then we're just wastin' time [Chorus:] Well I'm doin' the best I can Remember I'm just a man And if my best ain't good enough Baby that's tough, baby t...

It feels like you're at the bottom of an avalanche You sit and cry cause he don't ever wanna dance Give me the dice, give me half a chance with you baby I look for you, just hoping you'll come in tonight With that fool, the one who never treats you right If yo...

[Chorus] What made you go crazy, Billy Paul? Was it true love or too much alcohol? Was your back all the way against the wall? What made you go crazy, Billy Paul? You were my friend for nearly twenty years You loved my dirty jokes and ice cold beer Tonight my...

I'll have a blue Christmas without you; I'll be so blue thinking about you. Decorations of red on a green Christmas tree Won't mean a thing if you're not here with me. I'll have a blue Christmas, that's certain; And when that blue heartache starts hurtin', Yo...

One night he wandered into that old mission The one out on the poor side of town He really had no interest in salvation Just a place to lay his drunk ole body down He said, Ma'am I sure am hungry And I don't have a penny to my name Lord knows I hadn't worked...

I have traveled many moonless nights Cold and weary, with a babe inside And I wonder what I've done Holy Father you have come And chosen me now to carry your son. I am waiting, in a silent prayer I am frightened, by the load I bear In a world as cold as stone...

Now Buttermilk John played the steel guitar It made a mournful sound From the cotton fields of Arkansas To the streets of that Nashville town [Chorus] Oh John, oh John, play all night long Play till my tears run dry Oh John, oh John, play one last song Before...

Say you're sorry You still care She came by my place again Cryin' about you man You should love her Twice as much I try to remember you're a friend But it's gettin' a little rough [1st Chorus:] She's just tired Of bein' Cinderella She can't live th...

I woke up this morning long before the dawn I stumbled to the kitchen and put some coffee on The hose was deathly quiet, I knew something was wrong Then suddenly it dawned on me The cold gray light of gone [Chorus:] No there's nothin' quite as lonely A...

It's colder than winter Right here in my heart Lord I'm gonna miss her She's torn me apart I couldn't make you love me I couldn't give any more It's colder than winter Since you closed the door It's colder than winter I'm freezing inside And my tea...

Sweet Maggie sweet Maggie where you bin so long Tell me sweet Maggie where you bin so long There hasn’t bin no lovin since you bin gone. Sweet Maggie sweet Maggie where’d you stay last night Sweet Maggie sweet Maggie where’d you stay last night You come home...

I'm putting on my favorite cowboy boots Like a crazy bull rider coming out of the chute Ready for some dancin', maybe too much beer Like bare-back rubbin' going on in here Hey little cowgirl leave the Stetson on Let's cowboy up and down all night long...

Said the nightman 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 shepard boy Do you hear...

Don't come cryin' to me when it's over Don't you come knockin'' at my door Don't come cryin' to me I won't be waiting Like I've done a hundred times before You promised you'd love me forever Now it's all over town you've changed your mind You'll call me...

There's nothin' like the feelin' When you finally find someone You're wastin' your time Thinkin' the whole thing through If you take her for granted Man, it's gonna come undone Don't wait another minute 'Cause she's in love with you [Chorus:] Don't l...

We've been up All night long Trying to solve a problem Hell it's almost dawn Ain't no time for sleepin' If our love is wearin' thin 'Cause I ain't givin' up And you ain't givin' in Don't let our love start slippin' Love start slippin' away 'Cause th...

They say you'll lie, they say you'll cheat And your kisses taste so sweet If you're not in love then let me be No baby don't pretend with me That honky-tonk life you lead With neon lights you'll never leave Give me one reason to believe But baby don't...

I'm gonna tell you right up front So you will understand I ain't gonna waste your time 'Cause I might not be your man We won't go makin' promises 'Cause you know it just ain't right A promise is a promise, girl And tonight is just tonight Tonight is ju...

Hey Creole Darlin' Talk that French to me You know your love is somethin' Like I ain't never seen I'm goin' down, down, down, down to New Orleans Your eyes shine line diamonds And those kisses sure make me scream There ain't nothin' like love on the ba...

When I told my baby Do what you wanna do Well I had no idea Just what she'd put me through Every night she's runnin' 'round Singin' songs in your hometown There ain't no one to love me When the sun goes down [Chorus:] Well, she's everybody's sweethe...

It's like jail it's like flight It's a dram that wakes you in the middle of the night It's like chains, like an open door Love is everything and nothing I've been looking for It's coming home, it's lost at sea It's a hopeless addiction to sweet misery I...

Love ain't for the faint of heart The timid and the weak Pour me one more on the rocks And baby we'll just see We'll start a fire Pour the wine Slip on in to these arms of mine [Chorus:] Love ain't for the faint of heart Love's for you and me What...

Look what my heart has gotten into The sweetest gift I ever knew It's even better than my favorite shoes Look what my heart has found in you [Chorus:] Feels like sunshine, fels like rain Lord it feels like love finally called my name I wanna jump and s...

If love should come again from you You could never count the ways of things I'd say an' do And I would be more of a man than I've ever been If I ever have the chance to be lovin' you again I have been a fool... That's what I am... I don't wanna lose you...

One look, one kiss Just a few words Showed me such kindness Your eyes really see me Not for what I've been But for who I am and what I could be [Chorus:] How did you know I was waiting? How did you know you were saving me? Oh what a gift to leave it...

Oh, I'm drawn to you Like a burnin' flame But somebody's waitin' That bears my name Oh, Lord knows I'd love to love you 'Cause you know I'm just a man But I can't Not from where I stand You see I made a promise When I put on that rign And I plan to...

Girl you can trust me with your heart We've got a chance for a brand new start Part of your past was so cold and dark Girl you can trust me with your heart Girl I will never turn away Give you my word I will always stay I promise to honor and obey Girl...

[Chorus:] Give me the highway Lord knows I love to roam Give me the highway I can hear the lonesome whistle moan White lines, neon signs, have always been my home Give me the highway Cause I was born a rollin' stone Down every road I travel Lord to y...

It's been a long day, tell me how you've been Sorry it's so late, but here we go again We're sitting here together Your hand in mine I could stay here forever Given more time [Chorus:] Given more time to laugh and dance Give more time to have the chanc...

I know your life On earth was troubled And only you could know the pain You weren't afraid to face the devil You were no stranger to the rain [Chorus:] Go rest high on that mountain Son, you work on earth is done Go to heaven a shoutin' Love for the...

Well, I'm a funky low-down easy guitar slinger Big drinker and honky-tonk and western swinger When it comes to love then I ain't no beginner I will drive girls crazy with just one finger Well my daddy said "Son you're just wastin' time You're never ever gonna...

[Chorus:] Give me half a chance to make you love me Give me half a chance to make you stay Give me half a chance before you leave me Half a chance before you turn and walk away I'm holdin' on just like you told me I put my heart right on the line You k...

Have yourself a merry little Christmas Let your heart be light From now on our troubles will be out of sight Have yourself a merry little Christmas Make the yuletide gay From now on our troubles will be far away Here we are as in olden days Happy golden days...

Hey God I just lost a dear old friend He God I hope he's in your angel bad Hey God you know he believed in you Just help us understand why you do the things you do He God send me down some comfort please Hey God I'll be down here on my knees Hey God wil...

Whenever my soul is lonely Whenever I'm feeling blue I start thinkin' 'bout my blue eyed darlin' And my heart starts pinin' for you [Chorus:] I wanna hear that high lonesome sound Cause my sweet baby ain't around When my life's got me down I wanna hea...

I've sung along with a thousand songs That talk about good-bye Of letting go of who you love Trying to sleep at night How you cry when you decide to finally walk away Babe I swear I never thought I'd ever see this day [Chorus:] So this is how lonely lo...

The cold wind was blowin' through your hair That's when I saw you, saw you standin' there Can't hold back... the love I have for you. Gotta give you all I've got What else can I do?... What can I do? Met you at the doorstep, said won't you come inside?...

[Chorus:] I can't find a way to keep pretending I'm doing all right on my own And I can't find the strength to keep believin' That you'll ever come back home But I'm tryin' to put this behind me I've been cryin' more than you know I'd be lyin' to say t...

Look at us baby Up all night Tearin' our love apart Aren't we the same two people Who lived through years in the dark Every time I try to walk away Somethin' makes me turn and stay I can't tell you why When we get crazy It just ain't right (Try to...

If I see you on the street and start to cry If it looks like I'm so lonesome I might die If you can hear my heart just breaking right in two Remind me once again who left who I keep forgetting That I don't need you now It slips my mind That's I'm the one who...

No other lover ever really cared When I've reached out for you you've always been there Now I'm so far away and baby I'm scared I never knew lonely til you You are my rock and the strength I need To keep me sane in this life that I lead Now I'm not with...

[Chorus:] Well I never really knew you til you said goodbye You said it's finally over, here's the reasons why You said you've heard enough of all those little lies I never really knew you til you said goodbye I thought I made you happy but you've proved...

When you said you were leavin' I said here we go again I ain't even breakin' even In this game I just can't win The cards are stacked against me Your aces beat my twos Seems like bad luck travels with me Like I was born to lose [Chorus:] I quit I'v...

I wandered so aimless, life filled with sin I wouldn't let my dear savior in Then Jesus came like a stranger in the night Praise the Lord, I saw the light. I saw the light, I saw the light No more darkness, no more night Now I'm so happy, no sorrow in sight P...

Everybody wants a little piece of my time But still I put you at the end of the line How it breaks my heart to cause you this pain To see the tears you cry fallin' like rain Give me the chance to prove And I'll make it up to you I still believe in you...

If I should stay I would only be in your way So I'll go, but I know I'll think of you each step of the way And I will always love you I will always love you Bitter sweet memories That is all I am taking with me Goodbye, please don't you cry 'Cause we both kn...

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

When the Texas moon is shining down on Austin When it shines across the Rio Grande When it comes to makin' love Under the stars above Well honey I'll take Texas everytime We danced in every ballroom down in Beaumont And we strolled the river walk in San...

Have I gone crazy Is there someone new Something strange is going on Between me and you But tell me baby Tell me it's not true 'Cause I've been hearing things about you Are you unhappy Are you lonely too Won't you tell me face to face What you're gonna do Wel...

If I can make Mississippi then I'll be alright These ole white lines are lonely On this two-lane tonight I've got enough whiskey to keep me warm Till the mornin' light If I could make Mississippi, Mississippi tonight I headed out west to seek my fortune...

If I didn't have you in my world What a lonely place my world would be If I didn't have you in my world I think I'd just pack up and leave It seems like I've waited a lifetime To find someone special like you If you ever walked out of my life I don't k...

If I die a drinkin', I won't feel much pain 'Cause Lord we all got demons that drive us all insane I'll die just like my daddy with a bottle in my hand So if I die a drinkin', that's just who I am If I die a cheatin' in the arms of another's girl If in a fit...

If I had my way, we'd love one another If I had my way, we'd all live as brothers There'd be no more fussing and fighting No more hungry innocent dying I'd make it all go away If I had my way If I had my way I'd carry your burden If I had my way No o...

[Vince:] If she only knew what I was thinking If she only knew what was in head Why can't she see my heart is breaking She'd be mine if weren't for him So many times I've dreamed I had her I've called her name when I lay down Still I can't learn to liv...

Baby I'm so sorry your world came crashing in It's times like these you need a friend You don't have to worry it's out of our hands I believe that we're part of a much bigger plan If there's anything I can do Just call and I'll come runnin' I will always be h...

You're climbing mountains, I'm on a hill You're always running I'm standing still You live for the moment, no future no past I may be a fool to love by the rules and want it to last [Chorus:] If you ever have forever in mind I'll be here and easy to fin...

In these last few days You've been on my mind We should get together And talk about the old times And put the past behind us Before life slips away I've been thinkin' about you In these last few days In these last few days I have felt my age I wish...

It came upon the midnight clear, That glorious song of old, From angels bending near the earth With news of joy foretold, "Peace on the earth, good will to men From heaven's all gracious King." The world in solemn stillness lay, To hear the angels sing. Still...

There you go now baby Here am I well you Left me here so I could Sit and cry Golly gee what have you Done to me Well I guess it doesn't matter anymore Do you remember baby Last September, how you Held me tight Each and every night Ooh how you Drove me crazy W...

It's time to pack our bags and hit the highway And head on back for Christmas holiday I'll fall apart when I pull in the driveway It's my first time home since brother passed away His favorite time was always Christmas We'd reminisce about the days gone...

She used to call me baby I thought she was such a lady But my, how things have changed Since times moved on. I gave her my last dollar And now all she'll do is holler Oh, my life has become A country song. I've learned she can resist me By the way she always...

It's the most wonderful time of the year With the kids jingle belling And everyone telling you "Be of good cheer!" It's the most wonderful time of the year It's the happiest season of all With those holiday meetings And gay, happy greetings When friends come...

When Jenny was a little girl she only dreamed of trains She never played with dolls or lacy kinds of things Jenny counted boxcars instead of countin' sheep She could go anywhere when she went to sleep All she ever talked about was gettin' on to ride She...

If you're gonna play the jukebox Would you kindly keep it country 'Cause I'm feelin' so lonely tonight Oh please play a sad song about a heart that's just been stepped on Would you kindly keep it country for me tonight I'd get up off this bar stool if yo...

I didn't know how love would come around Walked right up to me and knocked me down I dropped straight down on my knees Asked my little girl - honey won't you help me please [Chorus:] Let her in Let my heart feel love again Let her in Don't you know h...

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

[Vince:] Let there be peace on earth And let it begin with me Let there be peace on earth The peace that was meant to be With God as our father Brothers all are we Let me walk with my brother In perfect harmony Let peace begin with me Let this be t...

Nothin' to do in this lonely town Your daddy warned me, "Son, don't come around" Says I ain't good enough for you He don't know what I'm goin' through [Chorus:] Let's do something Sneak out your bedroom window, girl And we'll be gone Let's do somethin...

Kiss me like you'll never see my face again As soft and tender as you can Hold me like we'll never make sweet love again Please make me feel like a man [Chorus:] So let's send up a prayer For this love that we share 'Cause it could change in the blink...

We were just kids growing up in West Texas Remember the hell we raised We chased the girls we never could catch them Those were are glory days You called me cowboy Cause I drove a pickup and sang those old cheatin' songs Buy a bottle of Boone's Farm Win...

Me and you and the Sunday paper Spread all over the bed A rose colored morning light All to ourselves Hot coffee and the comic strips Pillow talk and your fingertips Laying down and loving 'Til there's nothing left [Chorus:] I'll take the little things The si...

True love is understated True love is being known Oh I've never felt so connected And two hearts have found a home [Chorus:] And no matter how we struggle Oh I'll answer when you call And we'll walk away from trouble And live to tell it all Safe in...

Well I've gont to stop livin' the way I do And give my heart back to you All those nights away from home Caused my lonely heart to roam Now I've got start livin' the way I do I've spent a lifetime hurting you And I expect someday you'll say we're throug...

[Chorus:] You've got my number You've got my name So why don't you call me Little Liza Jane You've got that body You've got that frame So why don't you call me Little Liza Jane Girl I got it bad for you There ain't nothin' I won't do Just one kiss...

[Chorus:] Look at us After all these yars together Look at us After all that we've been through Look at us Still leaning on each other If you want to see How true love should be Then just look at us Look at you Still pretty as a picture Look at m...

The sweetest smile The shyest kiss Two wounded hearts Were not expecting this [Chorus:] Look what love's revealing Something to believe in Time to start the healing For you and me Look what love's revealing Promises for keeping It's naturual as bre...

Stars are falling from your eyes You don't feel what I feel inside Your hand is warm but your heart is cold If you're hurtin' you don't let it show How much longer can we go on Actin' like there's nothin' wrong How much farther can we drift apart Befor...

You say your heart has been broken And it's taking forever to mend And it's left you even more certain That you'll never love again A long time ago someone told me It's not love that causes the pain Whenever a heart has been shattered It's the losing of...

Every morning when I wake up I see you without your makeup You still take me breath away Ain't no grass that's any greener I know there's nothing any sweeter Than how you make me feel this way When I look in your eyes Any fool could realize Love's sta...

Loving you makes me a better man These things I don't know how to do But you make me think I can I've got a long way to go But I know what I know like the back of my hand Loving you makes me a better man I've been wrong, more than I cared to say Time after t...

I've been sittin' here talkin' at you all night long Now honey you still come off cool Well you could have walked away instead you're leadin' me on Lucy who you tryin' to fool [Chorus:] Yeah, Lucy Dee You ain't got to run that line on me Well it's plai...

We've been friends for a long, long time You had your lover and I had mine One night I looked at you and I think we both knew Some night I'd hold you in my arms [Chorus:] Maybe tonight we'll find each other Maybe tonight you'll turn around and I'll be t...

I'm a long long way from home Mendin' a broken heart Runnin' away from a love gone wrong Tryin' to make a new start An old friend called me up to say That you've made some wedding plans I'm comin' home on that midhight train And fight for you like a man...

Molly Brown waits for me In a little one-horse town Boley, Oklahoma, where white folks don't come around I'm thinkin' about you, Molly I'm forbidden to come around Lord knows I love you Molly Molly Brown Molly Brown, Molly Brown Lay down by my side S...

I know your life On earth was troubled And only you could know the pain. You weren't afraid to face the devil, You were no stranger to the rain. Go rest high on that mountain Son,your work on earth is done. Go to heaven a-shoutin' Love for the Father and the...

You don't need diamonds or big fancy cars You say your happy right where you are We're bound together by a little gold band You're my kind of woman Oh, you're my kind of man Oh living without you is my only fear You still drive me crazy when I hold you...

You were like a lost kid looking for home You found what you wanted right in my arms If you walk out on me Just leave your memory Just take my sympathy and go I love you so you're never alone If you find another one turns your head And you can't under...

Things have changed in the modern world It Makes it kinda crazy for a boy and girl All a lot of noise on the radio It really don't rock It really don't roll Well, a kid come along make the young girls swoon They all put his picture in their pink bedroom...

From my room I can hear you laughing You spend all your time with my best friend Oh I wish you knew how bad I've fallen for you There's no way to know how things may end [Chorus:] Babe I don't know where to start The longing is the hardest part Ain't n...

I lie here tonight in the darkness I've never felt so alone Tomorrow I'll wake up still lonesome 'Cause things haven't changed since you've gone You walked out with angry words spoken You're leavin' cut right to the bone I'll pick up the pieces you have...

I can't imagine, any greater fear Then waken up, with out you near And though the sun, will still shine on My whole world, would all be gone But not for long [Chorus] If I had to run If I had to crawl If I had to swim a hundred rivers Just to climb a...

There ain't nothing in the bottom of your glass For a broken heart You were doing pretty good till she came And tore your world apart She found a little younger model You ran straight for the bottle There ain't nothing in the bottom of your glass For a...

I work my fingers to the bone Just trying to keep up with the Jones You call me on the telephone Say baby hurry hurry home Pour me a little splash of red You look like you could raise the dead Have you got something on your mind Come on girl we're wast...

Oh there's nothin' like a woman When you're all alone No there's nothin' like a woman To make a man come home She's always there to understand The little boy inside of the man Oh there's nothin' like a woman Nothin' at all She knows when to hold you...

Oh, come all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant Oh, come ye, oh, come ye to Bethlehem Come and adore him he's the King of angels Oh, come let us adore him, oh, come let us adore him Oh, come let us adore him Christ the Lord. 

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

Oh little town of Bethlehem, how still we see thee lie Above thy deep and dreamless sleep the silent stars go by Yet in thy dark streets shineth, the everlasting light The hopes and fears of all the years are met in thee tonight. For Christ is born of Mary, a...

Sunrise through the evergreens Another day is born The hills take on a golden glow A Carolina morn I used to see you in her eyes Now I just got to know Oh Carolina, how could you let her go [Chorus:] Oh Carolina, if I'd only known Oh Carolina, I wou...

Oh girl you know where to find me Oh girl you know where I'll be I'll be waitin' at the end of your line 'Cause baby I've got nothin' but time Oh girl you know where to find me It was love at first glance I asked you may I have this dance You said you would I...

Well it's rainin' down in Houston And I got holes in both my shoes Baby's put me on the street She says "I'm through with you" She thinks I'm gonna miss her Someone tell her that she's wrong I'm goin' back to Oklahoma, boys 'Cause that's where I belong...

Ther's a redhead from my hometown that loves to let her hair down She tears my heart out when she starts to sing She's from the right side of Red River and she's pretty as a picture Don't you know she's this ole cowboy's dream There's a boy from Okie City...

I wanna hear an old time fiddle Play an old time fiddle song I might even drink just a little If you play Little Jolie Blon If you're lookin' or me I'm liable to be In the middle of the ol' dance floor I wanna hear an old time fiddle Like you never get...

Every litle whisper every little sound Brings me comfort whenever you're around A heart full of wonder and sweet reverie Gives me a reason a reason to believe [Chorus:] Forever's just begun We'll never turn and run Slowly we've become One, one Slowly...

Long, long ago In a world dark and cold The night so still Winter's chill One bright star was shining On a bed made of hay In a manger he lay The shepards came They knew his name King of kings, a brand new day They saw the light in the darkness It...

Oh baby when you came walkin' in I went crazy wonderin' where you been I think maybe I just fell in love again [Chorus:] She ain't no Peggy Sue, sweet Mary Lou She ain't no Maybeline, pretty miss Norma Jean But I'd give up everything For just one dance...

It makes me weak and in a hurry All night long I lay at a worry I'm so afraid that I'm gonna talk in my sleep Who do I love? Who am I usin'? Which one is which can get so confusin' I've got to choose one and set the other one free One love at a time it's all...

She was standing at the front door When I came home last night A good book in her left hand And a rollin' pin in the right She said you've come home for the last time With whiskey on your breath If you don't listen to my preachin' boy I'm goin' to have...

Boards on the window Mail by the door What would anybody leave so quickly for? Ophelia Where have you gone? The old neighborhood just ain't the same Nobody knows just what became of Ophelia Tell me, what went wrong Was it somethin' that somebody sai...

You've got legs just like a longneck bottle And lips just like strawberry wine You might be a lifetime of trouble Still I can't get you out of my mind [Chorus:] Out of my mind, I'm goin' out of my mind And I see what I've been missing all this time Oh...

He slipped the ring off his finger When he walked in the room And he found him some stranger And promised her the moon How many lies you must have told You think you're a rich man With your pocket full of gold For another man's treasure You'd say anyt...

You sure have a pretty smile It sure has been a while Since I've felt your touch You've got the sweetest way I think about you every day I miss you so much [Chorus:] Oh my pretty little Adriana Are you lonesome tonight Oh my pretty little Adriana I'...

I've seen the way he cast his spell He's gonna hurt you I can tell Just to prove that he can be your lover He's gonna turn on that charm Tonight he'll wrap you in his arms Tomrrow he will leave you for another Pretty is as pretty does That's how it is...

Oh the taste of wine and liquor and a woman's tender kiss Sure paints the perfect picture that's so hard to resist Though the lure of the old night life has always tempted fools It can't compare with what you stand to lose [Chorus:] Remember the promise...

No man ever sounded so lonesome No man ever made you feel such pain Lord, it must have been a real mean bottle That made you sing that way The stories you told about prison About a young man gone astray Lord, it must have been a real mean bottle That m...

Driving all night too many miles to go Pedal tot he metal listenin' to the radio I got three days to get from Cheyenne to San Antone That's the life of a cowboy ridin' the rodeo My back side's sore and I'm movin' kinda slow But when I hit Okie City there...

How could she dance that slow bandera Shuffle to some cowboy hustle How she makes those trophy buckles shine, shine, shine Wild-eyed and Mexican silvered Trickin' dumb ol' Cousin Willard Into thinkin' that he's got her this time Hill country holky tonki...

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 He's gonna find out who's naughty and nice Santa Claus is coming to town He sees you when you're slee...

Do you ever think of me When you lay your head down Do you ever think of me When he ain't around Do you ever wonder why Our love couldn't be Ever since you said goodbye Do you ever think of me [Chorus:] Savannah The memory just won't fade Savannah...

I walk down these lonely strets and try to find you In all the same old places we use to go And the old friends that I meet still ask about you And they tell me if I see you say hello Say hello to the arms that used to hold me Hold me close when those ch...

Only a memory this morning My baby up and walked away In my heart the tears keep pouring She left with so much more to say [Chorus:] She don't know whose heart she's breaking She don't know my dream lies still She don't know how much she's taking She...

I saw an old lover Today on the street She said do you remember How we used to be On fire with that passion We'd burn down those nights No I haven't forgotten How we used to fight I finally got married Settled on down Yeah she's a preachers daughter In a slee...

Just because I asked a friend about her, Just because I spoke her name somewhere, Just because I dialed her number by mistake today, She thinks I still care. Just because I haunt the same old places, Where the memory of her lingers everywhere, Just because I'...

There's no need to hide anything Baby just know what you bring Will always be enough All of those things that you do Are the reasons that I fell for you And why, I believe in us [Chorus:] Baby shoot straight from your heart You'll never miss your mark...

When the storms of the day have all blown away Along with fair weather friends There's a place I can go where the wind doesn't blow It's the best place I've ever been You're a sight for sore eyes When I need a friend You're a sight for sore eyes Let the...

City sidewalks, busy sidewalks Dressed in holiday style In the air there's a feeling of Christmas Children laughing, people passing Meeting smile after smile And on every street corner you hear Silver bells, silver bells It's Christmas time in the city Ring-a...

I've done some things that I hadn't oughta Like coming home late with the preacher's daughter I'd hit the back door seeing double My ol' man waiting with a fistful of trouble Sometimes you lose, sometimes you're a winner Talk about love I ain't no beginn...

There's some things I know to be true Snow is white and the ocean is blue Rain is wet when it falls from the sky And the stars come out every night And just as sure as the sun will rise The love is real you see in my eyes Plant a seed and it will grow Some thi...

Have you ever watched the sunset Disappear in the water down in Mexico The sky on fire melting into the ocean Man there's some things that never get old Have you ever seen a baby walk for the first time It's like watching a sparrow, a sparrow's wings unf...

I wipe a tear away As I give up this day Wonderig if I'll ever find someone When I close my eyes and dream These are the words I'm whispering Someday love will come I won't have a doubt My head up in the cloud And certain as the morning sun I will always beli...

The street looks different tonight Something has changed I had this picture in mind But it's just not the same Had this great expectation About a heart that's free I thought that's what I wanted Would be waiting for me [Chorus:] Baby something's mis...

Have you ever had a thing for a woman A thing that makes you lose your mind Everytime I start to think about her Sends shivers up and down my spine My daddy was a bit of a rounder Siad these women are gonna make you go blind Well I told my old man that I...

You know I'm about to lose my mind I got a woman down below the Mason-Dixon line She deals the cards awful good to me She's a blackjack dealer on the Delta Queen [Chorus:] On the south side of Dixie From Savannah Georgia down to New Orleans On the sout...

Sparkle, there's gotta be a sparkle For you to love somebody For you to really know Brighter than the lights in the city It's more than being pretty The way you are inside Why are you cryin' Somebody's tryin' To be with you only all the time You hide...

She holds me when I'm sleepin' She wakes me with a kiss She is the only woman My heart cannot resist [Chorus:] My sweet Augusta darlin' Comes from those Georgia pines My sweet Augusta darlin' The one true love of mine She whispers that she loves me...

Here comes my little baby Here comes my turtle dove She drives me crazy She's the one that I love She's got a way about her That I could never turn down I couldn't live without her She makes the world go around [Chorus:] Sweet little Corrina Come ov...

I'd be out running most every night We'd always end up in one hell of a fight The end is comin' there ain't no doubt But there's just that one thing I can't live without Won't try to stop you can't change your mind Been nice to know you, could you leave t...

They used to be rough and rowdy And honky-tonk all night long When the Opry spilled out in the alley There wasn't nobody going home When they turned out the lights at Tootsie's And wind up at Cowboy Jack's We've got to take this country back We've got...

I can read the writing on the wall You pretend that nothing's changed at all I've got just one thing to ask you if it's so Just take your memory with you when you go So I won't have to think about The lonely nights I'll be without Someone to hold me whe...

She said she loved you, In front of God and her mother. So why you're out there, With your arms around another? Tell me fool (Tell me fool) What did she ever do to you? She had your babies, And she keeps them safe at night. You chase the ladies, Thinking eve...

Tell me lover, tell me what you're gonna do You gonna walk the walk or just talk the talk Honey, what's up with you [Chorus:] Tell me lover, tell me how it's gonna be You gonna mess around or just turn me down Honey, won't you please tell me Your good...

Tell me one more time about Jesus All about forgiveness and grace Tell me one more time about Jesus All about my Savior's face Here comes my old friend the preacher He's knocking at my door He's out tryin' to save all the sinners He's been here so many...

That friend of mine wears an old work shirt For a long long time she has blessed this earth And a smile that shines even when she hurts O how I love that friend of mine That friend of mine gave her heart to me How sweet and kind the truth can be And God...

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 Help to make the season bright Tiny tots, with their eyes all aglow, Will f...

Looking back over the years Of all the things I've always meant to say But the words didn't come easily So many times through empty fears Of all the nights I tried to pick up the phone So scared of who might be answering You try to live your life from d...

I was born in Guilford County Way back up in the pines It's where I hold the sweetest memories In the hills of Caroline My daddy wasn't much of nothin' Spent his life doin' time But mama learned me about Jesus In the hills of Caroline I met a girl he...

I'd love to hear my daddy play once again All the songs that he taught me when I was a kid John Henry, Ol' Shep and Faded Love I Fall To Pieces and On The Wings Of A Dove Just a few chords on the banjo that was all he knew But in the eyes of a child, man...

I've got a secret I keep in my heart A secret that sure makes me smile And I've got a feeling deep down in my soul That I haven't felt in a while I've found somebody that really does love me And I know that she'll always stay I'm the luckiest guy in the...

Out on Route 66, way back in the sticks Out on the old Chisolm trail Just east of El Reno next to Ted's Escondido Sat the old Lucky Diamond Motel Lucille and Madonna slinging cheese enchiladas Chain smoking non-filtered Pall Malls Old men shooting pool and cu...

Lying here in this sleepy town Listening to the sun go down The only one who hears the sound is you You look at life so wild and free I love the way you smile at me The only love I'll ever need is you [Chorus:] I need you to start a clear blue mornin'...

There's a long white line stretching out on the road ahead And there ain't one magazine that I ain't read I haven't seen you in weeks but I hear you on the radio Singing soft and low [Chorus:] We're so far apart This old highway ain't home When the hea...

Why do I choose the things I choose Why do I always find some lame excuse And why do I not realize what I could do Oh, I wish I knew the reason why Why do you get that sad look on your face And why do you pull away from my embrace And why do you see all...

Board up the windows Lock all the doors Try to remember what a body is for There's bad weather coming The red eye's runnin' red Let's spend that weekend And never leave that bed [Chorus:] Turn out the lights like there's no one home Cut the wires on the telep...

I lose myself in this place Strangest smile on my face The Hand of blessing or beginner's luck Here I stand on the rock of your love Somethin' steady sure feels good I always knew somehow it would I've traded chains for the wings of a dove Standin' on...

I can't believe I am watching our love ending I wonder just how long you've been pretending Pretending that our love was what you wanted While you were out there finding someone new These days I don't dare look in the mirror Cause I can hardly stand the s...

You're so close to tellin' me you're leaving Packin' up your things and leavin' town If you can walk away the rest is easy Once you cut the strings that tie you down Just look me in the eye and say it's over Just tell me you don't want me around Once yo...

Well, it ain't hard to see you've got the blues Come hold on to me, and I'll comfort you A pretty little angel with a heavy heart Well, tryin' to carry on is the hardest part [Chorus:] Love will fool ya, it'll do you wrong Shout hallelujah when the clou...

A little girl was cryin' For her mama and her daddy She couldn't understand why they were gone She never knew the danger Of talking to a stranger Now the girl can't find her way back home A little boy went walkin' Down to the corner market To buy a lo...

Rain rain come on down You're so welcome at my door Come on down and ease the pain I never hurt this bad before Tears keep falling from my eyes And all I do is walk the floor It's not too hard to realize There's not much love here anymore Rain rain c...

Baby, let's just say farewell Baby, let's just both give in No, it's not too hard to tell The walls are closin' in Oh, it's time to say goodbye And put this in the past Even though I know we tried To save the best for last [Chorus:] I guess nothin'...

Man I've seen it all I've had my back against the wall Pain and misery, empty victories Then you came along [Chorus:] Oh these days I'll take these days Over any other days I've ever known Oh your sweet ways make these sweet days Feel like home Man...

The blues are in the air tonight Love has gone and passed me by without a warning I light up another cigarette The pain hasn't hit me yet But I know it's comin' [Chorus:] And your perfume lingers still upon my pillow case And the tears just started fal...

Oh here I sit with my first glass of whiskey Wondering where I went wrong How I wish she was still right here with me I long to hear all those old country songs Like old Hank Williams when he'd sing about lonesome And Hag about misery and gin If the juk...

This old guitar and me And the things that we've been through C.F. Martin built him Back in nineteen fourty-two I remember when we met I was only seventeen I spent all my college money On a half a dozen strings I thought my folks would kill me I found...

I can see the tears upon your face, no hiding place And you're afraid that soon I will be gone, but time will still go on You're searching for the answers you can find, all in good time What's the worst thing that can happen, If they say my time is throug...

Painted as a victim He said you caused it all Lying to convince them So you would take the fall You walked out on nothin' Hoping for some peace of mind [Chorus:] The pain is almost over The hurt is nearly gone No more looking over your shoulder It'...

Is today my lucky day Are you gonna look my way And see true love If you're not sure he holds your heart Don't let pride keep us apart You need true love [Chorus:] True love is all I'm after I long to hear your laughter The only thing that matters...

You could have given me a million reasons why But it wouldn't change a thing You said it all when you said goodbye And you took off your wedding ring I've been tryin' to get over you I've been spending time alone I've been tryin' to get over you But it...

[Chorus:] You better turn me loose Turn me loose you know that I can't stay You better turn me loose Well turn me loose you know I'll make it anyway Well why don't you tell me Just what's goin' on Both of us lyin' here And we both know it's wrong So...

There's a man drinkin' whiskey in a barroom He's nursin' a broken heart There's a woman at a table With her own brand of misery Cryin' in the dark [Chorus:] Will two hearts make on tonight Will somebody lost fond someone who's lost Will strangers info...

I know we're both married Yet we're both alone He's always working And she's never home If we got together It would be so good But under these conditions I don't think we should 'Cause we both have children And they need us around Although we're bot...

It's 6:05 on Sunday mornin' And I was supposed to've left for Memphis late last night But I stopped at one of them old highway places And 'cause I did I'll sleep in Tarren County Jail tonight Well I started out tonight with good intentions But I ended up...

Well I've been spendin' all my spare time Sittin' home alone Listenin' for the front door And starin' at the phone Ever since that night in Texas You're all that's in my brain And long distance ain't the answer My little heart can't stand the strain...

Today at work I overheard a name I knew it wasn't yours but it touched me just the same It felt so good to have you in my mind I guess I'm the sentimental kind I wonder who you became Did you change the world Or play the game We came so close to love b...

We closed down the Border Cantina And drank margaritas till dawn You were my sweet senorita And I was your handsome Don Jaun We danced like there was no tomorrow We laughed and we lived and we loved That moment in time that we borrowed Never did last lo...

We won't dance no more We won't shine out on the floor We won't sway the band won't play We won't dance I kid you not we were hot When the weekend came we'd dance non-stop No jitterbug no substitute No twist and turn no crasha nd burn Could top us two...

What Child is this, who laid to rest, On Mary's lap is sleeping? Whom angels greet with anthems sweet While shepherds watch are keeping? This, this is Christ the King Whom shepherds guard and angels sing. Haste, haste to bring Him laud, The Babe, the Son of Ma...

What if I say I love you Would it mean as much as it used to Could it help the hurt that we're putting us through What if I said goodbye What if tomorrow you wake up And I'm not around what you break up Would you take one towards me to make up What if I said...

Have you ever been down to Texas Down around San Antone They love to go all night and treat you right And party till the cows come home [Chorus:] I love it when the let their hair down And dance real close to you You know I'm a sucker baby for what the...

It ain't about you, it ain't about me It's about this love we found that has to be I never questioned that look in your eyes And you never doubted how I felt inside [Chorus:] We found passion and grace in each other's face And our heart's will now beat...

Sometimes this old world gets to me I sure can be a jerk But you always see the best in me God knows you've seen the worst You know when to let me be Pull yourself real close to me How to take my breath away You don't care who's right or wrong I know...

You read the business page See how you did today You live up on the hill You've got a view that kills Never wonder why After you've counted everything you saved Do you ever hit your knees and pray? You know there's gonna be a judgment day So what will...

Before the tears I've cried Have even dried She'll be with him They'll look in each other's eyes And with her lips still warm with lies She'll kiss him And though she knows she's wrong She just keeps on Keepin' me hangin' on Tell me: [Chorus:] Wha...

I rushed home from work like I always do I spent my whole day just thinking of you When I walked through the front door my whole like was changed Cause nobody answered when I called your name A note on the table that told me goodbye It said you'd grown w...

[Chorus:] When I look into your heart I see us holding each other I can finally see forever When I look into your heart I've seen the moon dance on the waters Watched the morning sun slip through the trees Bu tthe sight of you is the vision That takes...

Every morning starts the same old way Same story just a different day You think of her even though she's gone It's never easy moving on You see her face in every picture frame Her voice whispering your name Only memories remain She's never coming back again...

Love sure is something no one can explain It can bring you such joy, it can bring you pain And with every emotion, love puts us through There's nothing you can say, when love finds you Love is the power that makes your heart beat It can make you move mou...

When this old world gets the, the best of me Life don't come quite so easily The only thing that brings a little piece to me Is when the lady sings the blues The world keeps knocking on my front door I just can't see to pay the rent no more The one thing that...

I've been cheated, Been mistreated. When will I be loved? I've been put down, I've been pushed 'round. When will I be loved. When I find a new girl, That I want for mine. She always breaks my heart in two, It happens every time. I've been made blue, I've be...

The face of an angel; pretty eyes that shine Lie awake at night wishing you were mine I'm standing here holding the biggest heartache in town Whenever you come around I get weak in the knees; and I lose my breath Oh, I try to speak but the words won't come I'...

I've got two lovers in my life now A true love and one that's brand new I'm not really sure that I know how To love one and tell one we're through [Chorus:] I can't sleep at night, I toss and turn I keep losing sight of lessons I've learned I'm standin...

Baby you need to put that bottle down Put that gun back in the drawer I hear your man's been out there runnin' around You're hell'bent to even up the score [Chorus:] Don't let the devil get you by the throat You pull that trigger, girl, that's all she w...

My dad was a man With two hard workin' hands He always took time out for me Well, I'd come home from school Load up that canoe He'd say, "What's the bet gonna be?" [Chorus:] We'd float that boat down old Whippoorwill River Catch us a big one or two W...

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...

You catch every eye, Girl when you pass by, There ain't no wavin' you don't know. Look at the way you shine, You've got this heart of mine Beating so it won't let go. Who wouldn't fall in love with you? The moment you walk in the room, I know for me it'd be i...

Everybody wants to know Why I sing the blues Yes, I say everybody wanna know Why I sing the blues Well, I've been around a long time I really have paid my dues When I first got the blues They brought me over on a ship Men were standing over me And a lot more...

Over the ground lies a mantel of white A heaven of diamonds Shine down through the night Two hearts are thrilling In spite of the chilling weather . . . Sleigh bells ring, are you listening In the lane, snow is glistening A beautiful sight, we're happy...

I can just see us now You and me paintin' the town Forever just foolin' around With you Just think of the things we'd do Baby just me and you My heart can finally be true With you [Chorus:] With you And you with me Is all that I can see It ain't...

Every time I look into the mirror I swear that I don't see the things you do You say it couldn't be any clearer And all I can see is me without you [Chorus:] Without you trying to change me With you trying to take me And turn me into someone you once k...

Here comes the weekend Sure could use some relaxation to shake these blues Fill up the cooler with a little good cheer Hand me my sun shades I'm checkin' out of here I'm workin' on a big chill Lord I'm workin' on a big chill Hook up the camper, head f...

There's nothing quite as lonely As a sky that turns to gray Or a love that just starts dyin' And slowly fades away You were my best companion Now we lie silent in the dark Why do you and me have to be worlds apart There's nothing quite as empty As wh...

Why don't you come clean, baby I know what you're goin' through You must think I'm some kind of crazy Well, honey I'm just worried 'bout you You look so much like your mama And I'm sorry for you that she's gone And if she was here she sould tell ya Don...

If we have to wait forever that's all right If you say let's run away we'll leave tonight I'll do anything you ever ask me to Girl the reason my heart's beating is for you And you alone There's a price you pay for every choice you make We'll have our da...

I know it ain't none of my business When it comes to the affairs of your heart It's really hard for me to say this But you trouble's gettin' ready to start Well I've heard you say how much you love him You think someday you'll be his bride Baby, you just...

You wake up one morning, and it's passed you by You don't know when, and you don't know why You feel like an old memory hangin' 'round Man you gotta face it - it's a young man's town You know this day was comin' all along So why bitch and moan and say the...