Alan Jackson Lyrics

Alan Jackson Lyrics by Albums

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What I Do [2004]
01 Too Much of a Good Thing
02 Rainy Day in June
03 USA Today
04 If Love Was a River
05 If French Fries Were Fat Free
06 You Don't Have to Paint Me a Picture
07 There Ya Go
08 The Talkin' Song Repair Blues
09 Strong Enough
10 Monday Morning Church
11 Burnin' the Honky Tonks Down
12 To Do What I Do (live)

Let It Be Christmas [2002]
01 Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
02 Winter Wonderland
03 O Come All Ye Faithful
04 Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
05 The Christmas Song
06 Silent Night
07 Let It Be Christmas
08 Jingle Bells
09 White Christmas
10 Silver Bells
11 Away in a Manger

Drive [2002]
01 Drive (For Daddy Gene)
02 A Little Bluer Than That
03 Bring on the Night
04 Work in Progress
05 The Sounds
06 Designated Drinker
07 Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)
08 That'd Be Alright
09 Once in a Lifetime Love
10 When Love Comes Around
11 I Slipped and Fell in Love
12 First Love

When Somebody Loves You [2000]
Tracks 11
01 Meat and Potato Man
02 When Somebody Loves You
03 The Thrill Is Back
04 www.memory
05 Where I Come From
06 I Still Love You
07 Life or Love
08 A Love Like That
09 It's Alright to Be a Redneck
10 Maybe I Should Stay Here
11 Three Minute Positive Not Too Country Up-Tempo Love Song

Under the Influence [1999]
01 Pop a Top
02 Farewell Party
03 Kiss an Angel Good Mornin'
04 Right in the Palm of Your Hand
05 The Blues Man (A Tribute to Hank Williams Jr.)
06 Revenooer Man
07 My Own Kind of Hat
08 She Just Started Liking Cheatin' Songs
09 The Way I Am
10 It Must Be Love
11 Once You've Had the Best
12 Margaritaville

High Mileage [1998]
01 Right on the Money
02 Gone Crazy
03 Little Man
04 What a Day Yesterday Was
05 Hurtin' Comes Easy
06 I'll Go on Loving You
07 Another Good Reason
08 A Woman's Love
09 Dancin' All Around It
10 Amarillo

Everything I Love [1996]
01 Little Bitty
02 Everything I Love
03 Buicks to the Moon
04 Between the Devil and Me
05 There Goes
06 A House With No Curtains
07 Who's Cheatin' Who
08 Walk on the Rocks
09 Must've Had a Ball
10 It's Time You Learned About Good-Bye

Who I Am [1994]
01 Summertime Blues
02 Livin' on Love
03 Hole in the Wall
04 Gone Country
05 Who I Am
06 You Can't Give up on Love
07 I Don't Even Know Your Name
08 Song for the Life
09 Thank God for the Radio
10 All American Country Boy
11 Job Description
12 If I Had You
13 Let's Get Back to Me and You

Honky Tonk Christmas [1993]
01 Honky Tonk Christmas
02 The Angels Cried
03 If We Make It Through December
04 If You Don't Want to See Santa Claus Cry
05 I Only Want You for Christmas
06 Merry Christmas to Me
07 A Holly Jolly Christmas
08 There's a New Kid in Town
09 Santa's Gonna Come in a Pickup Truck
10 Please, Daddy (Don't Get Drunk This Christmas)

A Lot About Livin' (And a Little 'Bout Love) [1992]
01 Chattahoochee
02 She's Got the Rhythm (And I Got the Blues)
03 Tonight I Climbed the Wall
04 I Don't Need the Booze (To Get a Buzz On)
05 (Who Says) You Can't Have It All
06 Up to My Ears in Tears
07 Tropical Depression
08 She Likes It Too
09 If It Ain't One Thing (It's You)
10 Mercury Blues

Don't Rock the Jukebox [1991]
01 Don't Rock the Jukebox
02 That's All I Need to Know
03 Dallas
04 Midnight in Montgomery
05 Love's Got a Hold on You
06 Someday
07 Just Playin' Possum
08 From a Distance
09 Walkin' the Floor Over Me
10 Working Class Hero

Here in the Real World [1989]
01 Ace of Hearts
02 Here in the Real World
03 Blue Blooded Woman
04 Wanted
05 Chasin' That Neon Rainbow
06 She Don't Get the Blues
07 I'd Love You All Over Again
08 Dog River Blues
09 Home
10 Short Sweet Ride

What I Do [2004]

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Too Much of a Good Thing
Smiles in the morning
As warm as sunshine
Kisses when I lay down at night
And 2 loving arms
To console me
I should be scared, it's so right

But, too much of a good thing
Is a good thing
Feelings like this can't be wrong
And, too much of a good thing
Is a good thing
And we've got a good thing going on

You look in my eyes
And see my thinkin'
I know when you're happy, when you're sad
Someone said
It's too perfect
But, I don't think what we have is so bad

Cause, too much of a good thing
Is a good thing
Feelings like this can't be wrong
And, too much of a good thing
Is a good thing
And we've got a good thing going on

And we've got a good thing going on

Rainy Day in June
I need some sunshine on my face
To help me dry my eyes
I need a blue sky over here
So I can clear my mind
Maybe your soft breath on my back
To make me feel at ease
Anything more than what I've got
On this rainy day in June

It's a rainy day in June
The sky is grey and I am blue
Tryin' to make it without you
On this rainy day in June

Yesterday morning I woke up
On the wrong side of the bed
And on the right side laid a note
I knew what it said
Then the rain came, hasn't stopped
I don't know if it will
But I'll keep waiting with the hopeful heart
On this rainy day in June

It's a rainy day in June
The sky is grey and I am blue
Tryin' to make it without you
On this rainy day in June

The thunder rolls, the lightning flashes
Every thought began with you
I see your face in every clouded paths
On this rainy day in June

It's a rainy day in June
The sky is grey and I am blue
Tryin' to make it without you
On this rainy day in June

USA Today
I heard you've been wondering
How I'm getting along
I guess you think I can't make it with you gone
But I don't want you to worry
Don't you lose any sleep
But a man called long-distance this morning
Said they're thinking about putting me
On the cover of the USA Today
The story of heart-breaking pain
Picture of the loneliest man they claim in the USA Today

I don't sleep in the nighttime
Darkness reminds me of you
I lost eight pounds since last Tuesday
But I could stand to lose a few
I don't believe I'm too bad
People say I look fine
The man from the paper seems happy
Says I'm bigger than the latest crime
On the cover of the USA Today
The story of heart-breaking pain
Picture of the loneliest man they claim in the USA Today

So if you're concerned in trouble
Then you're hurting me
Don't you work out this little thing called losing you
Has made a big man out of me
I'm on the cover of the USA Today
The story of heart-breaking pain
Picture of the loneliest man they claim in the USA Today

If Love Was a River
And I was a drowning man

Would you get in the water
Would you lend me a hand
If love was a river
Would you sit on the land

If love was a mountain
High above this town
Would you climb to the top
Would you never look down
If love was a mountain
Would you go around

Love rarely knocks so many times upon your door
And heaven only knows if it will come back anymore
If love was a firefly
Sitting in your hand
Would you laugh when it twinkled
Let it go again
If love was a firefly
Would you understand

If love was a party
With everyone you know
Would you dance if I asked you
Would you smile and say no
If love was a party
Would you even go

Love rarely knocks so many times upon your door
And heaven only knows if it will come back anymore

If love was a fast train on a one-way track
Would you turn in your ticket
Would you never look back
If love was a fast train
Would you even pack?

If French Fries Were Fat Free
Will I need a miss of my life
Each time I went left, I should've gone right
And love's no exception to this rule
Cause I turned around I lost you
Now I'm feeling lonesome and blue
Just the way I expect to
But there's something that I could use
To help me deal with this abuse
If French fries were fat free
And you still love me
If French fries were fat free
And you still love me
What a wonderful world this would be
If the whiskey really helped me
Forget your memory
I'd wear a smile endlessly
If French fries were fat free
And you still love me

You know the more I think about you
The more sense it makes
Cause grease and love both cause heartache
So I raise my glass and toast
These things I want the most
Though I probably never see
I can't help but believing
That if French fries were fat free
And you still love me
What a wonderful world this would be
If the whiskey really helped me
Forget your memory
I'd wear a smile endlessly
If French fries were fat free
And you still love me
Oh if French fries were fat free
And you still love me

You Don't Have to Paint Me a Picture
The kiss was colder than I remember
When we first said hello
I guess the flame's now a little lower
I can feel you letting go
You know the pain drops a little darker
Then when you first put it on
I guess your love's like some old cheap and magic marker
Said forever nice go
But you don't have to paint me a picture
You don't have to say things at all
You don't have to paint me a picture
I can see in the writing on the wall

When we first fell, we fell a long way
Summer nights and winter days
Mountain sunrise, ocean sunset
Hand in hand in the haze
Now it's cold heart summer evenings
And there's clouds on my sunrise
But you don't have to smile and say you're happy
I can see what's in your eyes
You don't have to paint me a picture
You don't have to say things at all
You don't have to paint me a picture
I can see in the writing on the wall

There Ya Go
Starting over again is a bit like dancing
You just need someone to lead and take it slow
So lay your head on my shoulder
Let me hold you close, that's it
There you go
There you go, you're doing fine
Take each day like a step, one at a time
Put one foot in front of the other
And the next thing you know
That's it
There you go

Every day is like a new beginning
One door opens, while another starts to close
But just slip your arms around me
Cause life's a dance, don't know
That's it
There you go
There you go, you're doing fine
Take each day like a step, one at a time
Put one foot in front of the other
And the next thing you know
That's it
There you go

I know how it feels to have your heart crossed
Like the wings of the butterfly
But you gotta try
So just hold on tight

Put one foot in front of the other
And the next thing you know
You're dancing
There you go
That's it
There you go

Strong Enough
I just took your picture off the table
And I just took your picture off the wall
Hide from you anywhere I'm able
But there's one place I can't hide from you at all

[Chorus:]
Tennessee, you don't make the whiskey
California, you don't make the wine
And Mexico, you don't make tequila
Strong enough to get her off my mind

Memories seem to know just where to find me
And lately they're all that I recall
And everything in this old house reminds me
Of the love I had and how I lost it all

[Repeat chorus]

Days go by and I still feel the sorrow
And time don't make a difference in the pain
Just sitting here and waiting on tomorrow
Will drive me crazy if I don't go insane

[Repeat chorus]

Strong enough to get her off my mind
Strong enough to get her off my mind

Monday Morning Church
You left your Bible on the dresser
So I put it in the drawer
'Cause I can't seem to talk to God without yelling anymore
And when I sit at your piano
I can almost hear those hymns
The keys are just collecting dust
But I can't close the lid

You left my heart as empty
As a Monday morning church
It used to be so full of faith and now it only hurts
And I can heart the devil whisper
"Things are only getting worse"
You left my heart as empty
As a Monday morning church

The preacher came by Sunday
Said he missed me at the service
He told me Jesus loves me
But I'm not sure I deserve it
'Cause the faithful man that you loved
Is nowhere to be found
Since they took all that he believed
And laid it in the ground

[Repeat chorus]

I still believe in Heaven
And I'm sure you've made it there
But as for me without your love, girl
I don't have a prayer

[Repeat chorus]

You left your Bible on the dresser
So I put it in the drawer

Burnin' the Honky Tonks Down
She's burnin' the honky tonks down
Burnin' the honky tonks down
Smoke's been rising all over town
She's burnin' the honky tonks down

She's burnin' the honky tonks down
She caught me runnin' around
She was dancin' in the ashes
When they caught her with them matches
She's burnin' the honky tonks down

Well she's burnin' the honky tonks down
I tried but I could not put them out
Did the best to save the whiskey
But the flame's just too risky
She's burnin' the honky tonks down

She's burnin' the honky tonks down
She couldn't stop that honky tonk sound
It was sizzlin' like a griddle
When I ran out with my fiddle
She's burnin' the honky tonks down

She's burnin' the honky tonks down
She's down in the jailhouse now
Said she felt no remorse
For breakin' out that torch

She's burnin' the honky tonks down
Burnin' the honky tonks down
Smoke's been a rising all over town
She's burnin' the honky tonks down

Let It Be Christmas [2002]

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Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
(Hugh Martin/Ralph Blane)

Have yourself a merry little Christmas,
Let your heart be light
From now on, our troubles will be out of sight
Have yourself a merry little Christmas,
Make the Yule-tide gay,
From now on, our troubles will be miles away.

Here were are as in olden days,
Happy golden days of yore.
Faithful friends who are dear to us
Gather near to us once more.

Through the years we all will be together
If the Fates allow
Hang a shining star upon the highest bough.
And have yourself a merry little Christmas now...

Winter Wonderland
(Dick Smith/Felix Bernard)

Sleigh bells ring, are you listening,
In the lane, snow is glistenin'
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.

In the meadow we can build a snowman,
Then pretend that he is Parson Brown
He'll say: Are you married?
We'll say: No man,
But you can do the job
When you're in town.

Later on, we'll conspire,
As we dream by the fire
To face unafraid,
The plans that we've made,
Walking in a winter wonderland.

Instrumental

In the meadow we can build a snowman,
And pretend that he's a circus clown
We'll have lots of fun with mister snowman,
Until the other kiddies knock him down.

When it snows, ain't it thrilling,
Though your nose gets a chilling
We'll frolic and play, the Eskimo way,
Walking in a winter wonderland.

Walking in a winter wonderland,

Walking in a winter wonderland.

We'll be.. Walking in a winter wonderland...

O Come All Ye Faithful
O come, all ye faithful,
Joyful and triumphant,
O come ye, O come ye, to Bethlehem.
Come and behold Him,
Born the King of angels

O come, let us adore Him,
O come, let us adore Him,
O come, let us adore Him,
Christ the Lord.

Sing, choirs of angels,
Sing with exultation;
Sing, all ye citizens of heaven above!
Glory to God, glory in the highest

O come, let us adore Him,
O come, let us adore Him,
O come, let us adore Him,
Christ the Lord.

Yea, Lord, we greet Thee,
Born this happy morning;
Jesus, to Thee be all glory given;
Word of the Father,
Now in flesh appearing.

O come, let us adore Him,
O come, let us adore Him,
O come, let us adore Him,
Christ the Lord...

Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
Oh! You better watch out,
You better not cry,
You better not pout,
I'm telling you why: (why)
Santa Claus is coming to town!

He's making a list,
He's checking it twice,
Gonna find out who's naughty or nice.
Santa Claus is coming to town!

He sees you when you're sleeping,
He knows when you're awake.
He knows if you've been bad or good,
So be good for goodness sake!

You better watch out, You better not cry
You better not pout, I'm Telling you why.
Santa Claus is coming to town.

Little tin horns, little toy drums.
Rudy-toot-toot and rummy tum tums.
Santa Claus is coming to town.

Little curly head dolls that cuddle and coo,
Elephants, boats and Kiddie cars too.
Santa Claus is coming to town.

All the kids in Girl and boy land
Will have a jubilee.
They're gonna build a toy land town
Around that Christmas tree.

So....You better watch out, you better not cry.
You better not pout, I'm telling you why.
Santa Claus is coming to town

Instrumental

He sees you when you're sleeping,
He knows when you're awake.
He knows if you've been bad or good,
So be good for goodness sake!

You better watch out, You better not cry
You better not pout, I'm Telling you why.
Santa Claus is coming to town.

You better watch out, You better not cry
You better not pout, I'm Telling you why.
Santa Claus is coming to town.

He's coming to town...

The Christmas Song
(Mel Torme)

Chestnuts roasting on an open fire
Jack Frost nipping at your nose
And 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 find it hard to sleep tonight

They know that Santa's on his way
He's loaded lots of toys and goodies
On his sleigh
And ev'ry mother's child
Is gonna spy to see if Reindeers
Really know how to fly

And so, I'm offering this simple phrase
To kids from one to ninety-two
Altho' it's been said many times, many ways;
"Merry Christmas to you"

Instrumental

And so, I'm offering this simple phrase
To kids from one to ninety-two
Altho' it's been said many times, many ways;
"Merry Christmas to you"...

Silent Night
Instrumental

Silent night, holy night,
All is calm, all is bright
Round yon virgin mother and child.
Holy infant so tender and mild,
Sleep in heavenly peace.
Sleep in heavenly peace.

Silent night, holy night,
Son of God, love's pure light
Radiant beams from thy holy face,
With the dawn of redeeming grace,
Jesus, Lord, at thy birth.
Jesus, Lord, at thy birth.

Silent night, holy night,
All is calm, all is bright
Round yon virgin mother and child.
Holy infant so tender and mild,
Sleep in heavenly peace.
Sleep in heavenly peace...

Let It Be Christmas
Let it be Christmas everywhere
In the hearts of all people
Both near and afar
Christmas everywhere
Feel the love of the season where ever you are
On the small country roads
Lined with green mistletoe
Big city streets where a thousand lights glow

Let it be Christmas everywhere
Let heavenly music fill the air
Let every heart sing
Let every bell ring
The story of hope and joy and peace
And let it be Christmas everywhere
Let heavenly music fill the air
Let anger and fear and hate disappear
Let there be love that lasts through the year
And let it be Christmas, Christmas everywhere

Let it be Christmas everywhere
With the gold and the silver, the green and the red
Christmas everywhere
In the smiles of all children asleep in their beds
In the eyes of young babies
Their first fallen snow
The elderly's memories that never grow old
Let it be Christmas everywhere
Let heavenly music fill the air
Let every heart sing
Let every bell ring
The story of hope and joy and peace
And let it be Christmas everywhere
Let heavenly music fill the air
Let anger and fear and hate disappear
Let there be love that lasts through the year
And let it be Christmas, Christmas everywhere

Let it be Christmas everywhere
In the songs that we sing
And the gifts that we bring
Christmas everywhere
In what this day means
And what we believe
From the sandy white beaches
Where blue water rolls
Snow covered mountains and valleys below

Let it be Christmas everywhere
Let heavenly music fill the air
Let every heart sing
Let every bell ring
The story of hope and joy and peace
And let it be Christmas everywhere
Let heavenly music fill the air
Let anger and fear and hate disappear
Let there be love that lasts through the year
And let it be Christmas, Christmas everywhere
Christmas everywhere
Christmas everywhere

Jingle Bells
(James Pierpont)

Dashing through the snow, in a one-horse open sleigh
O'er the fields we go, laughing all the way;
Bells on bob-tail ring, making spirits bright
What fun it is to ride and sing a sleighing song tonight

Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way!
O what fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh
Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way!
O what fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh

A day or two ago, I thought I'd take a ride
And soon Miss Fanny Bright, was seated by my side;
The horse was lean and lank, misfortune seemed his lot;
We ran into a drifted bank and there we got upset

Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way!
O what fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh
Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way!
O what fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh

Instrumental

Oh, Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way!
O what fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh
Oh, Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way!
O what fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh

In a one-horse open sleigh...

White Christmas
(Irving Berlin)

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 all your Christmases be white

(I'm dreaming of a white Christmas)
(Just like the ones I used to know)

Instrumental

I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
With every Christmas card I write
May your days be merry and bright
And may all your Christmases be white...

Silver Bells
(Jay Livingston/Ray Evans)

Silver bells, silver bells
It's Christmas time in the city
Ring-a-ling, hear them ring
Soon it will be Christmas day

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 ev'ry street corner you'll hear

Silver bells, silver bells
It's Christmas time in the city
Ring-a-ling, hear them ring
Soon it will be Christmas day

Strings of street lights
Even stop lights
Blink a bright red and green
As the shoppers rush home with their treasures

Hear the snow crunch
See the kids bunch
This is Santa's big scene
And above all this bustle
You'll hear

Silver bells, silver bells
It's Christmas time in the city
Ring-a-ling, hear them ring
Soon it will be Christmas day

Silver bells, silver bells
It's Christmas time in the city
Ring-a-ling, hear them ring
Soon it will be Christmas day...

Away in a Manger
Away in a manger, no crib for his bed,
The little Lord Jesus laid down his sweet head.
The stars in the sky looked down where he lay,
The little Lord Jesus asleep on the hay.

The cattle are lowing, the baby awakes,
But little Lord Jesus no crying he makes.
I love thee, Lord Jesus! Look down from the sky,
And stay by my cradle 'til morning is neigh.

Instrumental

Believe me, Lord Jesus, I asked thee to stay
Close by me forever and love me I pray
Bless all of the dear children in thy tender care
And take us to heaven to live with thee there...

Drive [2002]

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Drive (For Daddy Gene)
It was painted red the stripe was white
It was eighteen feet from the bow to the stern light
Secondhand from a dealer in Atlanta
I rode up with daddy when he went there to get her
We put on a shine; put on a motor
Built out of love, made for the water
Ran her for years, 'til the transom got rotten
A piece of my childhood that will never be forgotten

It was just on old plywood boat
With a '75 Johnson with electric choke
A young boy two hands on the wheel
I can't replace the way it made me feel
And I would turn her sharp
And I would make her whine
He'd say, "you can't beat the way an old wood boat rides"
Just a little lake across the Alabama line
But I was king of the ocean
When daddy let me drive

Just an old half ton shortbed ford
My uncle bought new in '64
Daddy got it right 'cause the engine was smoking
A couple of burnt valves and he had it going
He let me drive her when we'd haul off a load
Down a dirt strip where we'd dump trash off of Thigpen Road
I'd sit up in the seat and stretch my feet out to the pedals
Smiling like a hero that just received his medal

It was just an old hand-me-down Ford
With a three-speed on the column and a dent in the door
A young boy two honds on the wheel
I canö³t replace the way it mode me feel
And I would press that clutch
And I would keep it right
And he'd say, "a little slower son you're doing just fine"
Just a dirt rood with trash on each side
But I was Mario Andretti
When daddy let me drive

I'm grown up now three daughters of my own
I let them drive my old Jeep across the pasture at our home
Maybe one day they'll reach back in their file
And pull out that old memory
And think of me and smile and say

It was just an old worn out Jeep
Rusty old floorboard, hot on my feet
A young girl two hands on the wheel
I can't replace the way it made me feel
And he'd say, "turn it left and steer it right,
Straighten up girl, you're doing just fine"
Just a little valley by the river where we'd ride
But I was high on a mountain
When daddy let me drive

When daddy let me drive

Oh he let me drive

Daddy let me drive

It's just an old plywood boat
With a '75 Johnson with electric choke

A Little Bluer Than That
Well tonight if you turn your radio on
You might hear a
sad, sad song
About someone who lost everything they had
It may sound like
me
But I'm a little bluer than that

When you look out in the morning
you might see
Clouds rolling by like memories
A big old sky above you
lookin' back
You may think of me
But I'm a little bluer than
that

Chorus
Where did we go wrong
I wish I knew
It haunts me all
the time
Now wherever I go and
whatever I do
You're always on my
mind

I can picture you in his arms tonight
But as for me it don't feel
right
To let us fade like some old photograph
It may work for you
But
I'm a little bluer than that

Chorus

So tonight if you turn your
radio on
You might hear a sad, sad song
About someone who lost everything
they had
It may sound like me
But I'm a little bluer than that

You
may think of me
But I'm a little bluer than that

Bring on the Night
It's twilight and the streetlights arecoming on
I'm in a
stream of cars on this boulevard headed home
I can hardly wait for you to
make what went wrong today
seem right
It's been a long hard day so bring
on the night

Chorus
Bring on the night
Pull down the shades
Lock
the world outside and throw the key away
Turn on the feeling and turn out the
lights
Let's call it a day and bring on the night

From nine to five
it's the same old grind all week long
And the only thing that keeps me sane
is coming home
When the sun goes down you know how to set thing
right
Let's put the day behind us and bring on the
night

chorus
Let's call it a day and bring the night

Work in Progress
Okay I forgot about the trash
I didn't trim the long hairs on my
mustache
I did buy you a ring I believe it was back in '93
Alright I admit
it I forgot our anniversary
But I did pick up the baby this morning at the
nursery
That ain't no big thing but it's gold star for me

You get
tired and disgusted with me
When I can't be just what you want me to be
I
still love you and I try real hard
I swear one day you'll have a brand new
car
I even asked the Lord to try to help me
He looked down from heaven and
said to tell you please
Just be patient I'm a work in progress

I'm
sorry I got mad waiting in the truck
It seemed like hours you getting all
dressed up
Just to go to Shoney's on a Wednesday night
I read that book
you gave me about Mars and Venus
I think it's sinking in but probably need to
reread it
But I'm starting to see now what you've been saying is
right

You get tired and disgusted with me
When I can't be just what
you want me to be
I still love you and I try real hard
I swear one day
you'll have a brand new car
I even asked the Lord to try to help me
He
looked down from heaven and said to tell you please
Just be patient I'm a
work in progress

I know you meant well when you bought me those
clogs
But my heels sure get hot down by the muffler on my HOG I'm
sure
they're stylish but I'll take my boots
I try to do that healthy thing like
you want me to do
But that low fat, no fat's getting hard to CHEW
Now I
love your cooking honey
But sometimes I need some real food

You get
tired and disgusted with me
When I can't be just what you want me to be
I
still love you and I try real hard
I swear one day you'll have a brand new
car
I even asked the Lord to try to help me
He looked down from heaven and
said to tell you please
Just be patient I'm a work in progress

Oh
honey just be patient now
I'm a work in progress

The Sounds
I can hear her heart beat
It seams a little strong
I can hear the things I did wrong
I can hear her thoughts
By looking in her eyes
I can hear her all the times she cried
I can hear the memories
As they echo off the wall
Falling from the pictures down the hall
I can hear regret
Building up in side of me
And I can hear all the things
I could not see
Those are the sounds of a woman leaving
Stronger then the wind in a willow tree
Those are the sounds of a heart breaking
You can't hear it
But the noise is killing me

I should of heard it coming
But I chose to pretend
I should of recognizes that sound
Way back then
But I just wouldn't listen didn't want to all those years
Now the truth is ringing clear
In my ears
Those are the sounds of a woman leaving
Stronger then the wind in willow tree
Those are the sounds of a heart breaking
You can't hear it
But the noise is killing me
Those are the sounds of a heart breaking
You can't hear it
But the noise is killing me
I can hear it
And the silent is killing me

Designated Drinker
Here's my keys, I want you to take 'em
I think I'm
gonna need you to get back home
Hold on to my hat, I don't wanna lose it
I
couldn't stand for something else to be gone
I'm sure you know the reason I'm
here cryin'
I think you'll understand why

Tonight, I'm the designated
drinker
I just lost the one that wrapped me around her finger
I need to
get to where I can't think of her
So tonight, I'm the designated
drinker

I came here to get you to help me
I need a friend to see me
through
I hated to call, I knew you wouldn't mind at all
I know you know
I'd do the same for you
I'm not the kind that likes to drown my sorrow
I
may hate myself tomorrow
Oh but

Tonight, I'm the designated
drinker
I just lost the one that wrapped me around her finger
I need to
get to where I can't think of her
So tonight, I'm the designated
drinker

We need to get to where we can't think of her
So tonight,
we're the designated drinkers

Oh tonight, we're the designated
drinkers

Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)
Where were you when the world stopped turning that september day
Out in the yard with your wife and children
Or working on some stage in l.a.
Did you stand there in shock at the sight of that black smoke
Rising against that blue sky
Did you shout out in anger, in fear for your neighbor
Or did you just sit down and cry

Did you weep for the children who lost there dear loved ones
And pray for the ones who don't know
Did you rejoice for the people who walked from the rubble
And sob for the ones left below
Did you burst out in pride for the red, white and blue
And the heros who died just doin' what they do
Did you look up to heaven for some kind of answer
And look at yourself and what really matters

I'm just a singer of simple songs
I'm not a real political man
I watch cnn but I'm not sure I can tell you
The difference in iraq and iran
But I know jesus, and I talk to god
And I remember this from when I was young.
Faith, hope and love are some good things he gave us
And the greatest is love.

Where were you when the world stopped turning that september day
Teaching a class full of innocent children
Or driving down some cold interstate
Did you feel guilty cause you're a survivor
In a crowded room did you feel alone?
Did you call up your mother to tell her you love her
Did you dust off that Bible at home
Did you open your eyes in hope it never happened
Close your eyes and not go to sleep
Did you notice the sunset for the first time in ages
Speak to some stranger on the street
Did you lay down at night and think of tomorrow
Go out and buy you a gun
Did you turn off that violent home movie your watchin
And turn on I love lucy reruns
Did you go to a church and hold hands with some strangers
Or stand in line and give your own blood
Did you just stay home and cling tight to your family
And thank God you had somebody to love

(chorus x2)

And the greatest is love.
And the greatest is love.
Where were you when the world stopped turning that september day

That'd Be Alright
If money grew on hackberry trees
If time wasn't such a
luxury
If love was lovesick over me
That'd be alright

If I could
keep the wind in my sails
Keep a hold of the tiger by the tail
A half a
ham sandwich in my lunch pail
That'd be alright

That'd be
alright
That'd be alright
If everybody everywhere
Had a lighter load to
bear
And a little bigger piece of the pie
We'd be livin' us a pretty good
life
And that'd be alright

Go heavy on the good and light on the
bad
A hair more happy and shade less sad
Turn all that negative down just
a tad
That'd be alright

If my dear old dog never got old
If the
family farm never got sold
Another bad joke never got told
That'd be
alright

That'd be alright
That'd be alright
If everybody
everywhere
Had a lighter load to bear
And a little bigger piece of the
pie
We'd be livin' us a pretty good life
And that'd be
alright

That'd be alright
That'd be alright
If everybody
everywhere
Had a lighter load to bear
And a little bigger piece of the
pie
We'd be livin' us a pretty good life
And that'd be
alright

That'd be alright
That'd be alright
That'd be
alright
That'd be alright
That'd be alright
That'd be
alright
Alright
That'd be alright
Alright
That'd be
alright
That'd be alright
That'd be alright

Once in a Lifetime Love
He's just a singer, a natural born guitar ringer
Kind of a clinger to sad old songs
He's not a walk-behinder, he's a new note finder
But his name's a reminder
Of a blues man that's already gone

So he started drinkin', took some things that messed up his thinkin'
He was sure sinkin' when she came along
He was alone in the spot light, not too much left in sight
She changed all that one night
When she sang him this song

Hey baby, I love you, Hey baby, I need you
Hey baby, you ain't got to prove to me
You're some kind of macho man
You've wasted so much of your life
Runnin' through the dark nights
Let me shine a little love light
Down on that blues man

He got so sick from speedin', all the things they said he was needin'
If he was to keep on pleasin' all of his fans
He got cuffed on dirt roads, he got sued over no shows
She came and took all that old load
Down off that blues man, and he sang

Hey baby, I love you too, Hey baby, I need you
Hey baby, I do get tired of this travelin' band
I'm over forty years old now, nights would be cold now
If you hadn't stuck it out
With this blues man

He's over forty years old now, nights would be so cold now
If she hadn't hung around
With that blues man

When Love Comes Around
Love for me hasn't been easy
I've let true love fall to the ground
Through the years and the tears
I've learned what love's about
And this time I'll be ready
When love comes around

When love comes around I'll be ready
Love will find me a brand new man
And I'll be standing here
With my heart in my hand
This time I'll be ready
When love comes around

Too many times I've lost a good love
And I can see now I let it down
But if love comes back to me
It won't see the same old me
This time I'll be ready
When love comes around

When love comes around I'll be ready
Love will find me a brand new man
And I'll be standing here
With my heart in my hand
This time I'll be ready
When love comes around

Yeah, I'll be standing here
With my heart in my hand
This time I'll be ready
When love comes around

I Slipped and Fell in Love
A drunk man walking down a rainy street
A wood floor and new socks on your
bare feet
You look down and suddenly you're looking up
Whoops, I slipped
and fell in love

A bald tire running on an icy road
A steep hill
underneath a foot of snow
A greased pig fallen off a pickup truck
Whoops,
I slipped and fell in love

I hope that you're feeling the way that I
feel
It's just like flying but you're standing still
The birds and the
bees are sure powerful stuff
Whoops, I slipped and fell in love

An ice
cube hiding on your kichen floor
A bad step leading up to your back
door
How'd I wind up on my butt
Whoops, I slipped and feel in
love

I hope that you're feeling the way that I feel
It's just like
flying but you're standing still
The birds and the bees are sure powerful
stuff
Whoops, I slipped and fell in love

I hope that you're feeling
the way that I feel
It's just like flying but you're standing still
The
birds and the bees are sure powerful stuff
Whoops, I slipped and fell in
love

Help, I've fallen I can't getup
Whoops, I slipped and fell in
love

First Love
I was fifteen, she was eighteen
The prettiest thing I'd ever seen in my
life
I loved her at first sight
I found her in Marietta, a town north of
Atlanta
I brought her home to see my folks
They loved her too

We
were together for a long time
Thought it would be for all time
But things
change and rearrang
She had to go
She left me cryin' in '79
An airline
pilot, in Carolina
I was a wreck, can't drive a check
It broke my
heart

My first love was an older woman
There's been many since
But
there'll never be another
Built in 1955, snowshoe white, overdrive
I never
should've sold her, I'll always love her
She was mine

Years went by,
teardrops dried
I got her back, I was surprised
In '93, a gift to me on
Christmas Eve
We were both older, so I restored her
Could've sold her, for
a lot more
But I will never she's mine forever
Until I go

My first
love was an older woman
There's been many since
But there'll never be
another
Built in 1955, snowshoe white, overdrive
I never should've sold
her, I'll always love her
She was mine

I'll never sell her she's mine
forever
I love her so

When Somebody Loves You [2000]

2006-05-19T23:50:00.000-07:00

Meat and Potato Man
Meat and potato man

I like my steak well done, my taters fried
Football games on monday night
It's just who I am
A meat and potato man

I like my coffee black
Oltv shows
My women hot and my beer ice cold
It's just who I am
A meat and potato man

I don't like caviar, sushi bars,
The irs or phony stars
I'm a haggard fan
A meat and potato man

I like my fishinholes, lightninbugs
Flatt ‘nscruggs, and my woman's love
It's just who I am
A meat and potato man

I like my wrangler jeans, cowboy boots
Cornbread and beans and country roots
It's just who I am
A meat and potato man

I don't like politics, hypocrites
Folks with poodles dressed like kids
I'm a hounddog fan
A meat and potato man…yeah, that's what I am,
A meat and potato man

When Somebody Loves You
When your heart is all alone every second
Seems so long
When it's just you, you can't see through
Those ol' clouds that rain so blue

But when somebody loves you
There's nothing you can't do
When somebody loves you
It's easy to get through
When somebody loves you
The way I love you

When it's late, the sun hangs low
By yourself, nowhere to go
Sing a song, you dance alone
Play solitaire and stare at the phone

But when somebody loves you
There's nothing you can't do
When somebody loves you
It's easy to get through
When somebody loves you
The way I love you

So let's put aside our foolish pride
And let our hearts say hello
We both agree we're just no good
At bein' on our own

'cause when somebody loves you
There's nothing you can't do
When somebody loves you
It's easy to get through
When somebody loves you
The way I love you

The way I love you
The way I love you

The Thrill Is Back
The thrill is back

Well I'm ready to raise the blinds in this place
Think I'll rejoin the human race
You said yes, now you're wearing my ring
Guess I can stop playinolb.b. king

Chorus:
‘cause the thrill is back, the heartache's gone
Time stands still, baby love lives on
The room spins around, when you're kissinme
The thrill is back like it used to be

I sure could use a haircut and shave
Now that I'm crawling outta my cave
Since you said we were through
I've been down with a case of the blues

Chorus:
But the thrill is back, the heartache's gone
Time stands still, baby love lives on
The room spins around, when you're kissinme
The thrill is back like it used to be

Bridge:
I think I'd better give my doctor a call
And tell him I won't need that prozac after all

Chorus:
‘cause the thrill is back, the heartache's gone
Time stands still, baby love lives on
The room spins around, when you're kissinme
The thrill is back like it used to be

Chorus:
Yeah the thrill is back, the heartache's gone
Time stands still, baby love lives on
The room spins around, when you're kissinme
The thrill is back like it used to be

Tag:
The room spins around, when you're kissinme
The thrill is back like it used to be

www.memory
I know your leavin'
I see the signs
You're gonna walk out on this heart of mine
You'll never call me
You'll never write

You've made your mind up; your gone tonight
If some rainy day you're all alone
You feel like talking, you can log me on

At www.memory,
I'll be waiting for you patiently
If you feel the need, just click on me
At www.memory

You won't even have to hold me
Or look into my eyes
You can tell me that you love me
Through your keyboard and wires
No, you won't have to touch me
Or even take my hand
Just slide your little mouse around
Until you see it land

At www.memory
I'll be waiting for you patiently
If you feel the need, just click on me
At www.memory
If you feel like love, just click on me
At www.memory

Where I Come From
Well I was rollin' wheels and shiftin' gears
'round that jersey turnpike
When barney stopped me with his gun
Ten minutes after midnight
Said sir you broke the limit in this rusty ol' truck
I don't know about that accent son
Just where did you come from

I said where I come from
It's cornbread and chicken
Where I come from a lotta front porch sitiin'
Where I come from tryin' to make a livin'
And workin' hard to get to heaven
Where I come from

Well I was south of detroit city
I pulled in this country kitchen
To try their brand of barbecue
The sign said finger-lickin'
Well I paid the tab and the lady aked me
How'd you like my biscuit
I'll be honest with you ma'am
It ain't like mama fixed it

Cause where I come from
It's cornbread and chicken
Where I come from a lotta front porch pickin'
Where I come from tryin' to make a livin'
And workin' hard to get to heaven
Where I come from

I was chasin' sun on 101
Somewhere around ventura
I lost a universal joint and I had to use my finger
This tall lady stopped and asked
If I had plans for dinner
Said no thanks ma'am, back home
We like the girls that sing soprano

Cause where I come from
It's cornbread and chicken
Where I come from a lotta front porch sitiin'
Where I come from tryin' to make a livin'
And workin' hard to get to heaven
Where I come from

Well I was headed home on 65
Somewhere around kentucky
The cb rang for a bobtail rig
That's rollin' on like thunder
Well I answered him and he asked me
Aren't you from out in tulsa
No, but you might'a seen me there
I just dropped a load of salsa

Where I come from it's cornbread and chicken
Where I come from a lotta front porch pickin'
Where I come from tryin' to make a livin'
Workin' hard to get to heaven
Where I come from

Where I come from yeah it's cornbread and chicken
Where I come from a lotta back porch pickin'
Where I come from tryin' to make a livin'
Workin' hard to get to heaven
Where I come from
Yeah where I come from
A lotta front porch sitiin'
Starin' up at heaven
Where I come from
Where I come from
Tryin' to make a livin'
Tryin' to make a livin'
Oh, where I come from
Where I come from
Yeah where I come from
Get back down there sometimes
Where I come from

I Still Love You
I still love you

The door still creaks, the roof still leaks
When the rain comes fallindown
The dog still barks at every car that comes around
My boss at work, he's still a jerk
That ain't nothing new
I'm such a dope, my heart's still broke
‘cause I still love you

Chorus:
My favorite picture of you is still on my windowsill
You wrote to me don't ever change
And I'm afraid I never will
When day is done the night still comes
And I still toss and turn
I still try to have some pride,
While the bridge still burns
My arms still ache, my heart still waits
And I know there's no use
I'm still a fool and it's so cruel
‘cause I still love you

Chorus:
My favorite picture of you is still on my windowsill
You wrote to me don't ever change
And I'm afraid I never will
The door still creaks, the roof still leaks
But that ain't nothing new
Thanks for the call, I guess that's all
Except I still love you

Life or Love
Life or love

I tried to stay on the straight and narrow
But I've walked a crooked path
And I've felt worthy of forgiveness
And deservinheaven's wrath
Right on the money and off by a mile
Ahead of my time and way out of style

Chorus:
But I'm hangintough, I ain't had enough
I ain't givinup on life or love
Well I try to stay away from the bottle
But I've reached out for the glass
I try to pull back on the throttle
But I still run out of gas
I've been an angel, but never a saint
Hung with the devil, don't nobody faint

Chorus:
‘cause I'm hangintough, I ain't had enough
I ain't givinup on life or love

Tag:
Yesterday's history, today is a chance
Tomorrow is a mystery, so I'm makinplans

Chorus:
To keep hangintough, I ain't had enough
I ain't givinup on life or love
I keep hangintough, I ain't had enough
I ain't givinup on life or love…life or love

A Love Like That
A love like that

Well I've been wonderinwhat I've been missini guess I should have known
But my heart does and it ain't whisperinit tells me just what it wants

Someone who knows what I like in my coffee
And the shape of my olhat
A lover who always looks at me not through me
I need a love like that

Chorus:
I need a love like that
I could use a little sun on my back
A truck needs a highway, a train needs a track
I need a love like that

Well I need a new car but I can't afford it
So I keep patchinthat olflat
My heart's lonely and I can't ignore it
I need a love like that

Chorus:
Yeah, I need a love like that
I could use a little sun on my back
A truck needs a highway, a train needs a track
I need a love like that

Two young people dancinin the daylight
They don't care where they're at
Waitinon sunset holdinon so tight
I need a love like that

Chorus:
Yeah, I need a love like that
I could use a little sun on my back
A truck needs a highway, a train needs a track
I need a love like that

One little baby hidinin the shadow
Of her daddy's hat
Lovinand trustinblindly she'll follow
I need a love like that

Chorus:
Yeah, I need a love like that
I could use a little sun on my back
A truck needs a highway, a train needs a track
And I need a love like that

Tag:
Yeah, a truck needs a highway, a train needs a track
And I need a love like that

It's Alright to Be a Redneck
Ba bom bom
Ba bom bom
Ba bom ba bom ba bom bom
Ba bom bom
Ba bom bom
Ba bom ba bom ba bom bom

It's alright to be a redneck
It's alright to ride around in a dirty old truck
Catch a bunch of fish and shoot a bunch of duck
It's alright to be a redneck

Chase around the girls on friday night
You wanna make 'em feel alright
It's alright, it's alright,
It's alright to be a redneck

It's alright to be a redneck
It's alright to work hard in the sun all day
Drink a couple beers after bailin' hay
It's good to be a redneck

Drive by ernie's for some bbq
Showin' off your brand new boots
It's alright, it's alright,
It's alright to be a redneck

The kid's are gonna cry
And the chicken's gonna fry you know it
The car wont run
So your cousins comin' by to tow it

Ba bom bom
Ba bom bom
Ba bom ba bom ba bom bom
Ba bom bom
Ba bom bom
Ba bom ba bom ba bom bom

It's alright to be a redneck
It's alright to have a girl named thelma-lou
Who don't mind a little kiss when ya got a little chew
Party on the road by the light of the moon
Dancin' to a country tune

It's alright, it's alright
It's alright to be a redneck
(repeat)

Maybe I Should Stay Here
Maybe I should stay here

Maybe I should stay here
For the rest of my life
My compliments to you dear
You're so easy on the eyes
I'm likinhow my jack and water mixes with your
Estée lauder oohso maybe I should stay here
And keep makineyes at you

Maybe you should stay here
I beg you not to go
There's something I must say dear
I'm compelled to let you know
My intuition makes me think
That holdinyou's a possibility
So maybe you should stay here
And keep makineyes at me

Some lover lose, some lovers win
But honey I don't care
Somebody said only fools rush in
But me, I'm already there

So maybe we should stay here
‘cause here's where we belong
Like me the night is lonely
Like you the night is young
There's no reason why
We shouldn't have these feelings
If it happens naturally, oh yeah
So maybe we should stay here
For all eternity…oh baby, we should stay here…just
You and me

Three Minute Positive Not Too Country Up-Tempo Love Song
Three minute positive not too country
Up-tempo love song

This is a three minute song
To tell her that I love her
And how wonderful we get along
A sweet sentiment that's borderline stick
A lotta right and not much wrong

It's a little bit edgy, but softer than spaghetti
Weak yet redundantly strong
It's a three minute positive
Not too country up-tempo love song

Chorus:
Yeah, it's a three minute positive
Not too country up-tempo love song
It's a way for me to tell her that I love her
But it can't be too long
There'll be no drinkin no cheatin
No lyin no leavinthat stuff it just don't belong
In a three minute positive
Not too country up-tempo love song

You won't hear four-letter words
Just me tellinher
That she's the every breath I draw
And how I can't live without her
And I could never doubt her
‘cause she could never do no wrong

Well it's the right amount of timinthe proper form of rhymina little guitar
Then it's gone
It's a three minute positive
Not too country up-tempo love song

Chorus

Tag:
Yeah in a three minute positive
Not too country up-tempo love song
There'll be no drinkin no cheatin
No lyin no leavinthat stuff it just don't belong
In a three minute positive
Not too country up-tempo love song

Yeah in a three minute positive
Not too country up-tempo love song

Under the Influence [1999]

2006-05-19T23:42:00.000-07:00

Pop a Top
(chorus)
Pop a top again
I've just got time for one more round
Set 'em up my friend
Then I'll be gone
And you can let some other fool sit down

I'ld like for you to listen to
A joke I heard today
From a woman who
Said she was through
And calmly walked away
I tried to smile
And did awhile
But it felt so out of place
Did you ever hear of a clown with teardrops
Streamin' down his face

(chorus)

Home for me is misery
And here I'm wastin' time
'cause a row of fools
On a row of stools
Is not what's on my mind
But then you see
Her leaving me
Is not what I prefer
So it's either here just drinkin' beer
Or home remembering her

(chorus)

Farewell Party
When the last breath of life, is gone, from my body,
And my lips, are as cold, as the sea,
When my friends, gather round, for my, farewell party,
Won't you, pretend, you love me.

There'll be flowers, from those, who'll cry, when I go,
And leave you, in this, ole world alone,
I know, you'll have fun, at my, farewell party,
I know, you'll be glad, when I'm gone.

Don't be, mad at me, for wanting, to keep you,
Till my life, on this, ole world is through,
You'll be free, at the end, of my, farewell party,
But i'll, go away, loving you.

There'll be flowers, from those, who'll cry, when I go,
And leave you, in this, ole world alone,
I know, you'll have fun, at my, farewell party,
I know, you'll be glad, when I'm gone.

Oh I know, you'll be glad, when I'm gone.

Kiss an Angel Good Mornin'
Kiss an angel good mornin

Whenever a chance to meet some old friends on the street
They wonder how does a man get to be this way
I always got a smileing face any time and any place
And everytime they ask me why
I just smile and say

You've got to kiss angel good mornin
And let her know you think about her when your gone
So kiss an angel good mornin
And love her like the devil when you get back home

Now people may guess the secret of happeniness
Some of them never learn
It's a simple thing
The secret I'm speaking of
Is a woman and a man in love
And the anwser is in this song that I always sing

You got to kiss an angel good mornin
And let her know you think about her when your gone
So kiss an angel good mornin
And love her like the devil when you get back home

Kiss an angel good mornin
And let her know you think about her when your gone
So kiss an angel good mornin
And love her like the devil when you get back home.

Right in the Palm of Your Hand
A willing woman
A willing man
A five room house
And a wedding band
Believe us believe us
Once it begins
You know it don't take long
Til like two people in a heartbreak song
I wonder I wonder well

Ain't it just like a woman
And ain't it just like a man
Chasin the rainbow and looking for love
When it's right in the palm of my hand
When it's right in the palm of your hand

Can't take back those things we said
So we watch it pass in seperate beds
Changing were changing too little love and too much pride
You won't give in and neither will I like children children

Well ain't it just like a woman
And ain't it just like a man
Chasing the rainbow and looking for love
When it's right in the palm of your hand
When it's right in the palm of your hand

Feet on the floor holding my head
Sitting alone on the side of the bed thinking thinking
Trying to find where we went wrong
I just turned around and you were gone it's over it's over

Well ain't it just like a woman
And ain't it just like a man
Chasing the rainbow and looking for love
When it's right in the palm of your hand and

Ain't it just like a woman
And ain't it just like a man
Chasing the rainbow and looking for love
When it's right in the palm of your hand
When it's right in the palm of your hand

The Blues Man (A Tribute to Hank Williams Jr.)
He's just a singer
A natural-born guitar ringer
Kind of clinger
To sad ole songs.

He's not a walk behinder
He's a new note finder
But his name's a reminder
Of a blues man that's already gone.

So he started drinkin
Took some things that messed up his thinkin
He was surely sinkin
When she came along.

He was alone in the hot lights
Not too much left in sight
But she changed all that in one night
When she sang him this song

Hey baby I love you
Hey baby I need you
Hey baby you don't need to prove to me
That you're some kind of macho man
You've wasted so much of your life
Runnin through the dark night
Let me shine some love light
Down on this blues man.

He was so sick from speedin
All that stuff they said he was needin
If he was to keep pleasin
All of his fans

He got cuffed on dirt roads
He got sued over no shows
But she took all that ole load
Down off this blues man.

Hey baby I love you too
Hey baby I need you
Hey baby I do get tired
Of this travellin band

I'm over 40 years old now
Nights would be cold now
If you hadn't stuck it out
For this blues man

I'm over 40 years old now
Nights would be cold now
If you hadn't stuck it out
For this blues man

Revenooer Man
[Johnny Paycheck}

Well I was sent to a place in North Carolina
To check up on a moonshine
Still when I got there to my suprise
I could see a little light on the hill
Well the fire was glowing and really I was knowing I was really hot on the track
But in D.C. they said it couldnt' be
But I'll be the one to bring em back

Cause I'm a revenooer man
I'm a revenooer man
I got a badage in my pocket
And a gun on my hip
And them moonshiners
Better never make a slip
Cause I'm a revenooer man

Yeah I get em if I can
Well the moon was shining bright
As I looked down the river
I noticed on the side of the hill
I can see a red light that was glowing bright
I knew it had to be a still
Well the people down the road said it wasn't far
But I better know someone
Cause when the moonshiners know I carry a star
I'll bet my bottom dollar I'll have em on the run

Cause I'm a revenooer man
Yeah I'm a revenooer man
I got a badge in my pocket
And a gun on my hip
Them moonshiners better never make a slip
Cause I'm a revenooer man
Yeah i'll get em if I can

Well when I got back the woods were bare
Must've knew I was on my way
Well I heard the branches shatter
And they started to scatter
I heard two or three of them say
It's the revenooer man
It's revenooer man
He's got a big 45 and loads to fill
Dragging and shagging to another hill
It's the revenooer man
And he'll get us if he can
Yeah I'm the revenooer man
And I'll get them if I can.

My Own Kind of Hat
Cowboys and outlaws, right guys and south-paws
Good dogs and all kinds of cats.
Dirt roads and white lined, and all kinds of stop signs
I'll stand right here where I'm at
'cause I wear my own kind of hat.
There's two kinds of lovers, two kinds of brothers
Two kinds of babies to hold.
There's two kinds of cherries, two kinds of fairies
Two kinds of mothers I'm told...............I'm told
Cowboys and outlaws, right guys and south-paws
Good dogs and all kinds of cats.
Dirt roads and white lines and all kinds of stop signs
I'll stand right here where I'm at
Cause I wear my own kind of hat.
There's two kinds of brother, two kinds of lovers
Two kinds of babies to hold
There's two kinds of cherries, two kinds of fairies
Two kinds of mothers I'm told .............. I'm told

Repeat first chorus:

She Just Started Liking Cheatin' Songs
She just started liking cheatin songs
And what's bothering me
I don't know if its the cheatin' she likes
Or just the melody

I've never had any reason to doubt her
As far as i know she's been true
But lately she's had a different look in her eyes
I wonder if she's seein somebody new

You can't blame a body for lookin
When there's a world of people out there
But I hope that she's not takin any closer looks
I tell ya lately frankly i've been scared

Chorus:
Cuz she just started liking cheatin' songs
And what's bothering me
I don't know if its the cheatin' she likes
Or just the melody

I've got to admit I do some looking too
But she's the only one I love
She still tells me she loves me
But I wonder if my love's enough

Chorus:

Cuz she just started liking cheatin' songs
And what's bothering me
I don't know if its the cheatin' she likes
Or just the melody

Yeah she just started liking cheatin' songs
And what's bothering me
I don't know if its the cheatin' she likes
Or just the melody

Yeah I don't know if its the cheatin' she likes
or just the melody

The Way I Am
Wish I were down, on some blue batou
With a bamboo cane stuck in the sand
But the road I'm on, don't seem to go there
So I just dream, keep on being the way I am

Wish I enjoyed, what makes my living
And what I do, with a willing hand
Some would run, but that ain't like me
So, I just dream, keep on being the way I am

Chorus
The way I am, don't fit my shackles
The way I am, reality
I can almost see, that bobber dancin'
So,i just dream, keep on being the way I am

Chorus

Yeah, I just dream, and keep on being the way I am

It Must Be Love
First I get cold and hot
Think I'm on fire, but I'm not.
Oh, what a pain I've got,
It must be love!

There's nothing I can do,
All that I want is you.
Look what I'm going through,
It must be love!

It must be love, it must be love.
I fall like a sparrow and fly like a dove.
You must be the dream I been dreaming of,
Oh what a feeling, it must be love!

Something is wrong or right,
I think of you all night.
Can't sleep 'til morning light,
It must be love!

Seeing you in my dreams,
Holding you close to me.
Oh, what else can it be?
It must be love!

It must be love, it must be love.
I fall like a sparrow and fly like a dove.
You must be the dream I been dreaming of
Oh what a feeling, it must be love.

Once You've Had the Best
I'm so glad to have you back within these arms of mine
I can finally go to sleep and get some rest
Never once did I think of finding someone new
'Cause there's nothing better, once you've had the best

You're the very thing they sing about in love songs
And one mistake don't mean you've failed the test
As I lay beside you softly sleeping this I know,
There's nothing better, once you've had the best

Within your arms, I've had the best
And I think the world should know
I don't care what you've said or done
I'll always love you so
You've got more love in your little finger, than all the rest
And there's nothing better, once you've had the best

Within your arms, I've had the best
And I think the world should know
I don't care what you've said or done
I'll always love you so
You've got more love in your little finger, than all the rest
And there's nothing better, once you've had the best

No there's nothing better, once you've had the best

Margaritaville
Nibblin' on sponge cake
Watchin' the sun bake
All of those tourists covered in oil
Strummin' my six-string
On my front porch swing
Smell those shrimp hey they're beginnin' to boil

Chorus:
Wasted away again in margaritaville
Searching for my lost shaker of salt
Some people claim that there's a woman to blame
But I know it's nobody's fault

I don't know the reason
I stayed here all season
Nothin' to show but this brand new tattoo
But it's a real beauty
A mexican cutie
How it got here I haven't a clue

Chorus:
Wasted away again in margaritaville
Searchin' for my lost shaker of salt
Some people claim that there's a woman to blame
Now I think
Must be buffet's fault

I blew out my flip-flop
Stepped on a pop-top
Broke my leg twice I had to limp on back home
But there's booze in the blender
And soon it will render
That frozen concoction that helps me hang on
Hang on

Wasted away again in margaritaville
Searching for my lost shaker of salt
Some people claim that there's a woman to blame
But I know this is all alan's fault
Yes and some people claim that there's a woman to blame
And I know it's our own damn fault

High Mileage [1998]

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Right on the Money
Let's begin with the day I met her
How fast this good old boy's world got better
Sky got bluer, the grass got greener
Just the first few seconds after I first seen her
Like my favorite song on a new set of speakers
My best old jeans and my broke in sneakers
A home run pitch floating right down the middle
The sweet music made when the bow hits the fiddle
She's
Right on the money
She goes directly to my heart
And when it comes to loving me
She's everything, I mean bulls eye perfect
She's right on the money
She's no red lights when I've overslept
She's a three point jump shot that's nothing but net
A hand full of aces, the dealer's done dealing
I'm forever on a roll, that's how she's got me feeling
She's
Right on the money
She goes direct to my heart
And when it comes to loving me, she's everything, I mean bulls eye perfect
She's
Right on the money
She's the best cook that's ever melted cheese
I ain't much around the house, but I aim to please
There's absolutely no reason to doubt her
When she says I wouldn't last ten minutes without her
She's
Right on the money
She goes directly to my heart
And when it comes to loving me
She's everything, I mean bulls eye perfect
She's
Right on the money

Gone Crazy
Here I am alone again tonight
In this old empty house
It's hard to learn what you don't
Think you need
You can't live without
Never leave the sound
Of the telephone
But ever since you left, I've been gone

Gone crazy, goinout of my mind
I've asked myself the reasons, at
Least a thousand times
Goinup and down this hallway
Tryinto leave the pain behind
Ever since you left, I've been gone

I never saw your face this many times
When you were really here
The things you said I never
Understood
Are now crystal clear
I never spent this much time
At home
But ever since you left, I've been gone

Chorus

Little Man
Alan jackson

I remember walk'in round the court square sidewalk
Lookin' in windows at things I couldn't want
There's johnson's hardware and morgans jewelry
And the ol' lee king's apothecary
They ware the little man
The little man

I go back now and the stores are all empty
Except for an old coke sign from 1950
Boarded up like they never existed
Or renovated and called historic districts
There goes the little man
There goes the little man

Chorus:

Now the court square's just a set of streets
That the people go round but they seldom think
Bout the little man that built this town
Before the big money shut em down
And killed the little man
Oh the little man

He pumped your gas and he cleaned your glass
And one cold rainy night he fixed your flat
The new stores came where you do it yourself
You buy a lotto ticket and food off the shelf
Forget about the little man
Forget about that little man

He hung on there for a few more years
But he couldn't sell slurpees
And he wouldn't sell beer
Now the bank rents the station
To a down the road
And sell velvet elvis and
Second-hand clothes
There goes little man
There goes another little man

Now the are lined up in a concrete strip
You can buy the world with just one trip
And save a penny cause it's jumbo size
They don't even realize
They'er killin' the little man
Oh the little man

It wasn't long when I was a child
An old black man came with his plow
He broke the ground where we grew our garden
Back before we'd all forgot
About the little man
The little man
Long live the little man
God bless the little man

What a Day Yesterday Was
Looking through these old photographs
Don't they bring some good memories back
Some of them make us laugh
And some make us cry
I'm glad we've kept all of these souvenirs
To prove that our love was here
Look at how happy we were
Pictures don't lie

(chorus)
If forever should end today
And there's no tomorrow for us
What a day yesterday was

Here's one of us with you calm and cool
But look at me acting a fool
And here's one of us on the ferris wheel
At the fair
Hey, haven't we had some fun
The best may be yet to come
We may have a hundred years
Still left to share
But...

(chorus)

Let's close this book of photographs
And let's turn out the lights
And love for the moment
As if it were the last

(chorus)

Hurtin' Comes Easy
I've spent a lifetime lookinfor love
Just when I find it, it comes undone
I've tried so hard to make love happen
Like some never endinpattern
I end up on the sad side of the fun

Hurtincomes easy
Hurtincomes easy
Hurtincomes easy
For me

Well, I've seen people that got it made
They've got someone and love looks great
But me, I've been to every doctor
I've tried it wild and tried it proper
And I always end up watchinlove walk away
That's ok

Chorus

I've gotten used to getting over
And hopefully as I grow older
Love won't be so difficult to see
But now for me

Chorus

I'll Go on Loving You
Alan jackson

I'll go on loving you

When I look into your soft green eyes
And when I see your delicate body
Revealed to me as you slip off your dress
I'm reminded that what I feel for you
Will remain strong and true
Long after the pleasures of the flesh and

I'll go on loving you
I'll go on loving you
I'll go on loving you

And be it the wind or the rain
Or the moon up in the sky
The spin of the earth
Or the change in the tides
I don't know what brought us together
What strange forces of nature
Conspired to construct
The present from the past but

Chorus:

When I look into your soft green eyes
And when I see your delicate body
Revealed to me as you slip off your dress
I'm reminded that what I feel for you
Will remain strong and true
Long after the pleasures of the flesh and

Chorus:

Another Good Reason
(harley allen/carson chamberlain)

I woke up the other night
Lying on the floor
Right beside someone
I've never seen before
She said my name's juliet
And romeo you ain't
Thats another good reason not to drink

Thats another good reason not to drink
When I'm sober I'm almost a saint
If I keep going on like this
I'll end up like ole hank
Thats another good reason not to drink

I cant go see my best friend
He said stay away
Just because of what I said
On his wedding day
He oughta call a sherman
Cause she looks just like a tank
Thats another good reason not to drink

Thats another good reason not to drink
When I'm sober I'm almost a saint
If I keep going on like this
I'll end up like ole hank
Thats another good reason not to drink

I'm gonna sue to city
About that policeman
Last night as I left the bar
He stepped right on my hand
He said 'are you drunk or blind? '
I said 'let me think'.
Thats another good reason not to drink

Thats another good reason not to drink
When I'm sober I'm almost a saint
If I keep going on like this
I'll end up like ole hank
Thats another good reason not to drink

Thats another good reason not to drink
When I'm sober I'm almost a saint
If I keep going on like this
I'll end up like ole hank
Thats another good reason
Baby let me in I'm freezing
Another good reason not to drink

A Woman's Love
By alan jackson

I have felt it
And I have held it
I have known
A woman's love
I have tasted
And I have wasted
A woman's love
And I know
I'll never understand
All the little things
That make it grand
A woman's love
And I know
I'll never come face to face
With any thing
That takes the place
Of a woman's love

Well I have kiss it
Tried to resist it
I have missed
A woman's love
And I have hated
Taken for granted
A woman's love

Well I have needed
And I have pleaded
And I have lost
A woman's love

And I have worshipped
And I have cursed it
A woman's love
Well I adore it
Thank God for it
A woman's love

Dancin' All Around It
She said, I don't usually dance
This close to strangers
You know a girl can't be too
Careful with her heart
But I saw you and thought that you
Looked harmless
But when you smile that way I'm not
So sure you are

I said, I don't usually come here
For the dancinyou can tell that by the way I move
When I saw you I thought that it
Was hopeless
But I just had to ask you for a
Dance or two

Somewhere in the stars it must
Be written
Girl we've got to take this chance
That we've been given
If there's a heaven here on earth
I think we've found it
If this ain't love we're
Dancinall around it

The music's stopped and we're still
Holding each other
This feels like the beginning
Of forever

Chorus

If this ain't love we're
Dancinall around it
She said I don't usually dance
This close to strangers

Amarillo
The time has come,
You're really leavinyou always told me that
You wanted to
I guess I never thought
It would happen
I guess I never really wanted it to
The world is calling you and
You must answer
But you can take me with you
In you drams

If you ever get back to amarillo
In a shiny new car or
Worn out shoes
If you ever get back to amarillo
I'll be waitinfor you

Your sister told me you were workinat some office out in tinsel town
Don't forget about those who
Love you
They'll be there for you if you
Get down
I believe in you and all you're after
I hope you end up where you
Want to be

Chorus

Thirty years now have
Gone by quickly
I still think of you from time to time
My wife died early, I've got children
I'm happy and my health is fine
I often wondered if you found your
Freedom
I sometimes wonder if I should
Have gone

Chorus

Everything I Love [1996]

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Little Bitty
(tom t. hall )

Have a little love on a little honeymoon
You got a little dish and you got a little spoon
A little bitty house and a little bitty yard
Little bitty dog and a little bitty car

Well, it's alright to be little bitty
Little hometown or a big old city
Might as well share, might as well smile
Life goes on for a little bitty while

A little bitty baby in a little bitty gown
It'll grow up in a little bitty town
Big yellow bus and little bitty books
It all started with a little bitty look

Well, it's alright to be little bitty
Little hometown or a big old city
Might as well share, might as well smile
Life goes on for a little bitty while

You know you got a job and a little bitty check
Six pack of beer and television set
Little bitty world goes around and around
Little bit of silence and a little bit of sound

A good ole boy and a pretty little girl
Start all over in a little bitty world
A little bitty plan and a little bitty dream
It's all part of a little bitty scheme

Well, it's alright to be little bitty
Little hometown or a big old city
Might as well share, might as well smile
Life goes on for a little bitty while

Everything I Love
(harvey allen/carson chamberlain)

Coffee keeps me up and I can't sleep
And when I drink too much then I can't eat
Losing you has led me to believe
Everything I love is killing me

Everything I love is killing me
Cigarettes, jack daniels and caffeine
And that's the way you're turning out to be
Everything I love, gonna have to give up
'cause everything I love is killing me

I guess I made a big mistake
Thinkin' you're a habit I can break
Well, I'm addicted to you now I see
Everything I love is killing me

Everything I love is killing me
Cigarettes, jack daniels and caffeine
And that's the way you're turning out to be
Everything I love, gonna have to give up
'cause everything I love is killing me
Everything I love, gonna have to give up
'cause everything I love is killing me

Buicks to the Moon
(alan jackson/jim mcbride)

How long will I love you
I don't really know
I'd like to think forever
Is how far we could go so let me paint a picture
Of how it's gonna be
The day you don't mean everything to me

When a nickel's worth a dollar
And gold ain't worth a dime
When they build a ship
On waters that will take you back in time
When the stars have all been counted
And I stop lovin' you
Honey they'll be driving
Buicks to the moon

Now you don't have to worry
About what comes to pass
This old world may wear out
But my love's gonna last
If they ever build that highway to the moon
I'll just fond somethin else to promise you

When a nickel's worth a dollar
And gold ain't worth a dime
When they build a ship
On waters that will take you back in time
When the stars have all been counted
And I stop lovin' you
Honey they'll be driving
Buicks to the moon

Oh when the stars have all been counted
And I stop lovin' you
Honey they'll be drivin'
Buicks to the moon

Between the Devil and Me
(harley allen/carson chamberlin)

This world can take you by the hand
And tempt the soul of any man
But you can choose your path
There's two roads you can take
One way is right and one is wrong
The flesh is weak but love is strong
And she's all I see
Vetween the devil and me

The gates of hell swing open
Wide invitin' me to stop inside
I'll be your friend he calls
Again, I know it's him
The flames are spreadin everywhere
But through the smoke
I see her there
She's all I see
Between the devil and me

I hold her in my arms tonight
So safe and warm I close my eyes
And a cool breeze blows
'cross our bodies in the dark
Outside her reach is my concern
Somewhere I know a fire burns
And she's all I see
Between the devil and me

The gates of hell swing open
Wide invitin' me to stop inside
I'll be your friend he calls
Again, I know it's him
The flames are spreadin everywhere
But through the smoke
I see her there
She's all I see
Between the devil and me

The gates of hell swing open
Wide invitin' me to step inside
She's all I see
Between the devil and me

There Goes
(alan jackson)

There you were standin' in the shadows
Well I just looked where
I don't see
I'm still pretendin I don't need you
I won't let you know you're killin me

Like some big black widow spider
You know just how to catch your prey
I'm actin like it doesn't matter
And you sneak up from
Behind and whisper my name

There goes your paralyzin eyes
There goes your tantalizin smile
There goes my act of playin it cool
And there go the words
I meant to say
There go the games
I wanted to play
There goes my heart fallin for you

Well I think you're playin with me darlin
You like to see what you can do
Well I should be fishin for blue marlin
Instead of bein hooked again by you

There goes your paralyzin eyes
There goes your tantalizin smile
There goes my act of playin it cool
And there go the words
I meant to say
There go the games
I wanted to play
There goes my heart fallin for you

Yeah there goes your paralyzin eyes
There goes your tantalizin smile
There goes my heart fallin for you
There goes my heart fallin for you

A House With No Curtains
(alan jackson/jim mcbride)

We still wear our rings
We still say I love you
We both play the part
Oh so well
But everyone knows
It's just a sad show
And we're only foolin ourselves

It's like living in a house with no curtains
The whole world can see what's inside
You can turn out the lights in a house with no curtains
But the heartache has nowhere to hide

We could pack up and leave in different directions
If we just had somewhere to go
We just keep on pretending
Afraid of the ending
Admitting what everyone knows

It's like living in a house with no curtains
The whole world can see what's inside
You can turn out the lights in a house with no curtains
But the heartache has nowhere to hide

You can turn out the lights
In a house with no curtains
But the heartache has nowhere to hide

Who's Cheatin' Who
(jerry hayes)

Everywhere you look you can write a book
On the trouble of a woman and a man
But you can not impose you can't stick your nose
Into something that you don't understand

But still you wonder
Who's cheatin' who, who's being true
Who don't even care anymore
It makes you wonder
Who's doing right with someone tonight
And who's car is parked next door

I thought I knew her well I really couldn't tell
That she had another lover on her mind
You see it felt so right when she held me tight
How could I be so blind

But still you wonder
Who's cheatin' who, who's being true
Who don't even care anymore
It makes you wonder
Who's doing right with someone tonight
And who's car is parked next door

A heart is on the line each and every time
Love is stolen in the shadows of the night
Though it's wrong all along it keeps going on
As long as you keep in outta sight

But still you wonder
Who's cheatin' who, who's being true
Who don't even care anymore
It makes you wonder
Who's doing right with someone tonight
And who's car is parked next door

Walk on the Rocks
(john swaim)

After seventeen years behind bars
And lookin back on his mistakes
He sat down and poured out his heart
When hsi son came to see him today

He spoke with a voice that trembled
Tryin to hold back the tears
He said I ain't been much of a father
Son I wish I could turn back the years

Cause life's like a river
And the water is deep
Cross it with care
Or you'll end up like me
Let my mistakes
Be your steppin stones
And walk on the rocks that I stumbled on

He said son stay away from the bottle
Watch out fo the company you keep
And hold on to those you love
Cause is a man's greatest need

The right way may not be easy
The right road ain't always straight
Son, please don't follow the footsteps
That lead to where I am today

Cause life's like a river
And the water is deep
Cross it with care
Or you'll end up like me
Let my mistakes
Be your steppin stones
And walk on the rocks that I stumbled on

Walk on the rocks that I stumbled on

Must've Had a Ball
(alan jackson)

Well I must've had a ball last night
I can't recall what even started out fight
I must've drank away my blues
'cause I don't remember losing you
Well I must've done the town up right
'cause this morning my hats just a little too tight
There ain't no way of knowing
But all the signs are showing
I must've had a ball last night

Well I woke up this morning underneath my bed
And someone's in the kitchen sink
With cowboy boots on and nothing else at all
Except my hat turned backway on her head

Well I must've had a ball last night
I can't recall what even started out fight
I must've drank away my blues
'cause I don't remember losing you
Well I must've done the town up right
'cause this morning my hats just a little too tight
There ain't no way of knowing
But all the signs are showing
I must've had a ball last night

Well my picture's on the table, someone tore it right in two
Well who'd do such a crazy thing
Someone took your suitcase and your little car
And I hate it 'cause the tires are new

Well I must've had a ball last night
I can't recall what even started out fight
I must've drank away my blues
'cause I don't remember losing you
Well I must've done the town up right
'cause this morning my hats just a little too tight
There ain't no way of knowing
But all the signs are showing
I must've had a ball last night
Well I must've done the town up right
'cause this morning my hats just a little too tight
There ain't no way of knowing
But all the signs are showing
I must've had a ball last night
Well, there ain't way knowing
But all the signs are showing
I must've had a ball last night

It's Time You Learned About Good-Bye
(Alan Jackson)

Well I've been on the wrong side
Of the front door too often
Watched you slam it in my face
Well I may have learned the hard way
I'm not a soft one
Tonight I'm standin in your place

Cause you taught me a lot about leavin
Won't even have to try
So here's your lesson in heartache and grievin
And a chance for you to cry
Cause it's time you learned about goodbye

I've stood behind you
And I've laid beside you
But I won't do that anymore
Cause I'm tired of bein
Just here when you want me
Tonight I'm walkin out that door

Cause you taught me a lot about leavin
Won't even have to try
So here's your lesson in heartache and grievin
And a chance for you to cry
Cause it's time you learned about goodbye

It's time you learned about goodbye

Who I Am [1994]

2006-05-19T23:00:00.000-07:00

Summertime Blues
(eddie cochran/jerry capehart)

Well I'm a-gonna raise a fuss, I'm gonna raise a holler
About workin' all summer just to try an' earn a dollar
Everytime I call my baby, to try to get a date
My boss says, no dice, son, you gotta work late
Sometimes I wonder what I'm gonna do
'cause there ain't no cure for the summertime blues

Well my mom 'n' papa told me, son, you gotta make some money
If you wanna use the car to go ridin' next sunday
Well I didn't go to work, told the boss I was sick
Now you can't use the car 'cause you didn't work a lick
Sometimes I wonder what I'm gonna do
'cause there ain't no cure for the summertime blues

I'm gonna take two weeks, gonna have a vacation
I'm gonna take my problem to the united nation
Well I called my congressman and he said quote
I'd like to help you son, but you're too young to vote
Sometimes I wonder what I'm gonna do
'cause there ain't no cure for the summertime blues

Well I'm a-gonna raise a fuss, I'm gonna raise a holler
About workin' all summer just to try an' earn a dollar
Sometimes I wonder what I'm gonna do
'cause there ain't no cure for the summertime blues

Yeah, sometimes I wonder what I'm gonna do
'cause there ain't no cure for the summertime blues
No there ain't no cure for the summertime blues

Livin' on Love
(alan jackson)

Two young people without a thing
Say some vows and spread their wings
Settle down with just what they need
Livin on love

She don't care 'bout what's in style
She just likes the wayhe smiles
It takes more than marble and tile
Livin on love

Livin on love, buyin on time
Without somebody nothing ain't worth a dime
Just like an old fashioned story book rhyme
Livin on love
It sounds simple thats what you're thinkin'
But love can walk through fire without blinkin'
It doesnt take much when you get enough
Livin' on love

Two old people without a thing
Children gone but still they sing
Side by side in that front porch swing
Livin on love
He cant see anymore
And she can barely sweep the floor
Hand in hand they'll walk through that door
Livin on love

Livin on love, buyin on time
Without somebody nothing ain't worth a dime
Just like an old fashioned story book rhyme
Livin on love
It sounds simple thats what you're thinkin'
But love can walk through fire without blinkin'
It doesnt take much when you get enough
Livin' on love
No it doesnt take much when you get enough
Livin' on love

Hole in the Wall
(alan jackson/jim mcbride)

There's a hole in the wall
Where a nail used to be
A nail that held a picture of
The one that once held me

Now that wall's tellin' me
What I don't wanna hear
I'm tired of the word fool
Ringin' in my ears

Oh I guess a saner man
Would simply paint it
But I'm not sane and after all
It's my wall, ain't it
I've got this hammer in my hand
And when I'm through
There'll be a hole in that wall
Big enough to drive a truck through

When you lose the greatest love
You've ever had
A little hole in the wall
Is enough to drive you mad

Oh I guess a saner man
Would simply paint it
But I'm not sane and after all
It's my wall, ain't it
I've got this hammer in my hand
And when I'm through
There'll be a hole in that wall
Big enough to drive a truck through

Oh I've got this hammer in my hand
And when I'm through
There'll be a hole in that wall
Big enough to drive a truck through

Gone Country
She's been playing in a room on a strip
For ten years in vegas
Every night she looks in the mirror
But she only ages
She's been reading about nashville and all
The records that everybody's buying
Says 'I'm a simple girl myself
Grew up on long island'
So she packs her bags to try her hand
Says this might be my last chance

She's gone country, look at them boots
She's gone country, back to her roots
She's gone country, a new kind of suit
She's gone country, here she comes

Well the folk scene is dead
But he's holding out in the village
He's been writing songs speaking out
Against wealth and privilege
He says 'i don't believe in money
But a man could make him a killin'
Cause some of that stuff don't sound
Much different than dylan
I hear down there it's changed you see
They're not as backwards as they used to be'

He's gone country, look at them boots
He's gone country, back to his roots
He's gone country, a new kind of suit
He's gone country, here he comes

He commutes to la
But he's got a house in the valley
But the bills are piling up
And the pop scene just ain't on the rally
He says 'honey I'm a serious composer
Schooled in voice and composition
But with the crime and the smog these days
This ain't no place for children
Lord it sounds so easy it shouldn't take long
Be back in the money in no time at all'

He's gone country, look at them boots
He's gone country, back to his roots
He's gone country, a new kind of suit
He's gone country, here he comes
Yeah he's gone country, a new kind of walk
He's gone country, a new kind of talk
He's gone country, look at them boots
He's gone country, oh back to his roots

He's gone country
He's gone country
Everybody's gone country
Yeah we've gone country
The whole world's gone country

Who I Am
(harley allen/mel besher)

Well I know you hate my drinkin'
And the way I talk sometimes
But you hate it most when I don't call at night

And it's just because you love me
And you worry 'bout your man
You do the best you can with who I am

Burnin' both ends of a candle
Can leave one in the dark
And I know what I put you through
Is hard upon your heart
And it's just that you're concerned for me
Sweetheart, I understand
You do the best you can with who I am

You go to church on sunday
While I'm still home in bed
Sleepin' off the night I had before

And sometimes you say I'm perfect
And sometimes not worth a damn
You do the best you can with who I am

Burnin' both ends of a candle
Can leave one in the dark
And I know what I put you through
Is hard upon your heart
And it's just that you're concerned for me
Sweetheart, I understand
You do the best you can with who I am
You do the best you can with who I am

You Can't Give up on Love
You say your heart's been broken
And you just can't win
You say that you'll never love again
Let me tell you friend

You can't give up on love
That's the one thing we've got to keep going
'Cause it don't come easy and it's so hard to hold
But you can't give up on love

Looked out my window and what did I see
It's another broken family
The kids are stayin' with mama at home
Daddy's livin' in a house all alone

You can't give up on love
That's the one thing we've got to keep going
'Cause it don't come easy and it's so hard to hold
But you can't give up on love

Troubled times make it hard to stay
So many lovers take the easy way
But don't go crazy and jump ship too soon
'Cause every day can't be a honeymoon

You can't give up on love
That's the one thing we've got to keep going
'Cause it don't come easy and it's so hard to hold
But you can't give up on love
No, you can't give up on love
Oh, you can't give up on love

I Don't Even Know Your Name
(alan jackson, ron jackson, andy loffin)

Well I was sitting in a roadhouse down on highway 41
You were wiping off some ketchup on a table that was done
I knw you didn't see me, I was in a corner booth
Of course you weren't my waitress mine was missing her front tooth
So I flagged you down for coffee
But I couldn't say a thing
But I'm in love with you baby and I don't even know your name

I'm in love with you baby, I don't even know your name
I've never been to good at all these sexual games
So maybe it's just better if we leave it this way
I'm in love with you baby and I don't even know your name

So I ordered straight tequila, a little courage in a shot
I asked you for a date and then I asked to tie the knot
I got a little wasted, yeah I went a little far
But I finally got to hug you when you helped me to my car
The last thing I remember I heard myself say
I'm in love with you baby, I don't even know your name

I'm in love with you baby, I don't even know your name
I've never been to good at all these sexual games
So maybe it's just better if we leave it this way
I'm in love with you baby and I don't even know your name

The next thing I remember, I was hearing wedding bells
Standing by a woman in a long white lacy veil
I raised the veil, she smiled at me without her left front tooth
And I said 'where the heel am I and just who the hell are you? '
She said 'i was your waitress and our last name's now the same'
'cause i;m married to you baby and I don't even know your name

I'm married to a waitress, I don't even know her name
I've never been to good at all these sexual games
I never thought my love life would quite turn out this way
Hey I'm married to a waitress and I don't even know her name

Song for the Life
(rodney crowell)

Well I don't drink as much as I used to
Lately, it just ain't my style
And the hard times don't hurt like they ought to
They pass quicker, like when I was a child

And somehow I've learned how to listen
For a sound like the sun going down
In the magic the morning is bringing
There's a song for the life I have found
It keeps my feet on the ground

And the midsummer days sit so heavy
But don't they flow like the breeze through your mind
When nothing appears in a hurry
To make up for someone's lost time

And somehow I've learned how to listen
For a sound like the sun going down
In the magic the morning is bringing
There's a song for the life I have found
It keeps my feet on the ground

And somehow I've learned how to listen
For a sound like the breeze dying down
In the magic the morning is bringing
There's a song for the friend I have found
She keeps my feet on the ground
She keeps my feet on the ground

Thank God for the Radio
(max d. barnes/robert john jones)

On the wrong end of the highway
When the long night has no end
When there's no one there beside me
'til I hold you once again

Thank God for the radio
When I'm on the road
When I'm far from home
And feelin' blue
Thank God for the radio
Playin' all night long
Playin' all the songs
That mean so much to me and you

There's a song that we first danced to
And there's a song they played the night we met
And there's a song we first made love to
That's a song I'll never forget

Thank God for the radio
When I'm on the road
When I'm far from home
And feelin' blue
Thank God for the radio
Playin' all night long
Playin' all the songs
That mean so much to me and you

Playin' all the songs
That mean so much to me and you
Thank God for the radio

All American Country Boy
(keith stegall/charlie craig)

I work a forty hour week and I earn my keep
And I try to walk proud and tall
I keep my nose to the ground, I don't get behind
And I don't back up at all
Well my neck's a little red, my collar's blue
I sip a little coffee, and I drink a little booze

'cause I'm an all american country boy
I'm my daddy's spittin' image and my mama's pride and joy
There ain't nothing down home that I really don't enjoy
'cause I'm an all american country boy

I drive a pickup truck and I don't pass the buck
And I always speak my mind
I'm hooked on t.v., rolaids, and b.c.'s
And I know how to have a good time
I'm a little bit rowdy and a little bit tame
Ain't no way I'm ever gonna change

'cause I'm an all american country boy
I'm my daddy's spittin' image and my mama's pride and joy
There ain't nothing down home that I really don't enjoy
'cause I'm an all american country boy

Well I must admit that I've mellowed a bit
Father time can slow you down
I'm still doin' all I used to do
It just takes a little longer now

'cause I'm an all american country boy
I'm my daddy's spittin' image and my mama's pride and joy
There ain't nothing down home that I really don't enjoy
'cause I'm an all american country boy

I'm just a country boy
A good ol' country boy

Job Description
(alan jackson)

Well I know sometimes you find it hard
To understand just what we do out here
Well that bus rolls up at home
And I just disappear

And I sure don't like to leave you
Couldn't stand for you to think that I don't care
So I wrote this job description
Just to tell you what I do when I'm not there

I sleep eighty miles an hour
To the whining of a diesel down the interstate
Dreamin' 'bout my little girls
The easy chair that sits beside the fireplace
Then we shut her down in another town
Shower up and do just what we came to do
Sing for the people
Count the money and the miles back home to you

Well each night I take the stage
With a six-piece band and a guitar in my hand
Singin' songs about my life
All the good times and the bad

Then we say goodbye and we load it up
And head somewhere I've already been
Then I lay down in that double bed alone
And I thank the lord again

I sleep eighty miles an hour
To the whining of a diesel down the interstate
Dreamin' 'bout my little girls
The easy chair that sits beside the fireplace
Then we shut her down in another town
Shower up and do just what we came to do
Sing for the people
Count the money and the miles back home to you

Well I just sing for the people
Count the money and the miles back home to you

If I Had You
(alan jackson/jim mcbride)

If I could have you
I know what I'd do
This time I'd be true
If I had you

If you could be mine
I'd walk that straight line
There'd be no bad times
If I had you

I made the worst mistake
One fool could ever make
Tell me it's not too late
What can I do

If I could hold you tight
I'd have the world tonight
Everything would be alright
If I had you

I made the worst mistake
One fool could ever make
Tell me it's not too late
What can I do

If I could hold you tight
I'd have the world tonight
Everything would be alright
If I had you
Everything would be alright
If I had you

Let's Get Back to Me and You
I'm always on the road
You're always all alone
And I'm not always there when I'm at home

But I'm ready for a little change
I'm ready to accept some blame
So let's back up to yesterday

Let's get back in love
Back to dreamin' of
All those little things we used to do
Let's start holdin' hands
Let's start makin' plans
Honey, let's get back to me and you

It's not like it was
When we fell in love
When all we had was enough

Well I don't like the blues
I like love that's true
Honey, let's get back to me and you

Let's get back in love
Back to dreamin' of
All those little things we used to do
Let's start holdin' hands
Let's start makin' plans
Honey, let's get back to me and you
Well honey, let's get on back to me and you

Honky Tonk Christmas [1993]

2006-05-17T09:48:00.000-07:00

Honky Tonk Christmas

Pretty Paper is playing on the jukebox
And mistletoe is hanging above the bar
I want to thank you for this
broken heart that I got
Merry Christmas Girl
Wherever in the world you are

It's going to be a honky tonk Christmas
For these silent nights at home are killing me
It's going to be a honky tonk Christmas
But I'll be over you by New Year's Eve
Blue Christmasturn it up I wanna hear it
So I can unwrap all them Mem'ries in my mind
Hey Joe!! pour me some Christmas spirit
If I make it through December I'll be fine

It's going to be a honky tonk Christmas
For these silent nights at home are killing me
It's going to be a honky tonk Christmas
But I'll bi over you by New Year's Eve
Yeah I'll be over you by
New Years Eve

Angels Cried

[ duet with Allison Kraus ]
They came from near they came from far following a distant star to where he lay
Not being sure of what it meant but knowing it was heaven sent they made their way
And the creatures gathered round and didn't make a sound and the angels cried
The angels knew what was to come the reason God had sent his son from up above
It filled their hearts with joy to see and knowing of his destiny came tears of love
And the creatures gathered round and didn't make a sound and the angels cried
[ mandolin - violin ]
I've often thought about that night and wondered if they realized that star so bright
Was sent to tell all the land the son of God would soon become the son of man
And the creatures gathered round and didn't make a sound and the angels cried
And the angels cried and the angels cried

If We Make It Through December

If We Make It Through December
Alan Jackson

If we make it through December
Everything's gonna be all right I know
It's the coldest time of winter
And I shiver when I see the falling snow
If we make it through December
Got plans to be in a warmer town
Come summer time
Maybe even California
If we make it through December
We'll be fine

Got laid off down at the factory
And their timing's not the greatest
In the world
Heaven knows I've been working hard
Wanted Christmas to be right
For daddy's girl
I don't mean to hate December
It's meant to be this happy time of year
And my little girl don't understand
Why daddy can't afford no Christmas here

If we make it through December
Everything's gonna be all right I know
It's the coldest time of winter
And I shiver when I see the falling snow
If we make it through December
Got plans to be in a warmer town
Come summer time
Maybe even California
If we make it through December
We'll be fine...

If You Don't Wanna See Santa Claus Cry

Well I'm making out my list
For ole St.Nick tonight
But I'm afraid what I want this year
Can't be had

But Santa he's the kind
When he makes up his mind
Wishes can come true
And I bet my Christmas stockin'
If my wish don't come knockin'
He's gonna be blue

So baby come home
If you don't wanna see Santa Claus cry
He can't see where he's going
When it's snowing
If there tears in his eyes

And don't you know his ho ho ho will be
A sad sad sigh
So baby come back to me
If you don't wanna see Santa Claus cry

And don't you know his ho ho ho will be
A sad sad sigh
So baby come back to me
If you don't wanna see Santa Claus cry

So baby come back to me
If you don't wanna see Santa Claus cry

I Only Want You For Christmas

The snow is falling It's Christmas Eve
Presents are wrapped Under the tree
Is there one for me?

I only want you for Christmas, baby
I don't need nothing else
I only want you for Christmas, baby
Tie a ribbon 'round yourself
Oh, tie a ribbon 'round yourself

I ain't gonna write no letter Send north to the pole
Cause what I'm wanting this year Saint Nick don't need to know

I only want you for Christmas, baby
I don't need nothing else
I only want you for Christmas, baby
Tie a ribbon 'round yourself
Oh, tie a ribbon 'round yourself

So put on your Christmas stockings I'll find that mistle toe
Let's get into the the holiday spirits
And honey ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho

I only want you for Christmas, baby
I don't need nothing else
I only want you for Christmas, baby
Tie a ribbon 'round yourself
I only want you for Christmas, baby
I don't need nothing else
I only want you for Christmas, baby
Tie a ribbon 'round yourself

Oh, tie a ribbon 'round yourself
Wooo oooo (train noise)
Oh I had a bicycle
I had a train too

Merry Christmas To Me

Today I took some paper from the closet
And wrapped the wedding ring
You left behind
And I addressed it to the man
Who vowed to love you
And on the little card
I wrote these words inside

Merry Christmas to me
Just one gift beneath my tree
For the fool who let you leave
Merry Christmas to me

Then I sat down in my chair
And thought about you
About the many reasons why you're gone
And I opened up the present that I gave to me
And realized how much it hurts to be alone

Merry Christmas to me
Just one gift beneath my tree
For the fool who let you leave
Merry Christmas to me

Holly Jolly Christmas

Have a holly jolly Christmas it's the best time of the year
I don't know if there'll be snow but have a cup of cheer
Have a holly jolly Christmas and when you walk down the street
Say hello to friends you know and everyone you meet
Oh ho the mistletoe hung where you can see
Somebody waits for you kiss her once for me
Have a holly jolly Christmas and in case you didn't hear
Oh by golly have a holly jolly Christmas this year
[ fiddle - guitar ]
Have a holly jolly Christmas...
Oh by golly have a holly jolly Christmas this year

There's A New Kid In Town

We're looking for the King the new messiah
We're following the star shinging brighter
Old man won't you help us if you can
He shook his head but he pointed with his hand
There's a new kid in town and he's lying in a manger down the road
There's a new kid in town but he's just another baby I suppose
Heaven knows there's a new kid in town here in Bethlehem
[ keyboards ]
I see you travelled far brearing treasures
You say these gifts are for the new king's pleasures
I've heard that a king might come but up till now there hasn't been one
There's a new kid in town...
[ mandolin ]
There's a new kid in town...

Please Daddy (don't Get Drunk This Christmas)

Please daddy don't get drunk this Christmas I don't wanna see my mama cry
Please daddy don't get drunk this Christmas I don't wanna see my mama cry

Just last year when I was only seven now I'm almost eight as you can see
You came home at quarter past eleven and fell down underneath our Christmas tree
Please daddy don't get drunk...
[ steel - fiddle ]
Mama smiled and looked otside the window she told me son you'd better go upstairs
Then you laughed and hollered merry Christmas
I turned around and saw my mama's tears
Please daddy don't get drunk...
Everybody sing now
Please daddy don't get drunk...
No I don't wanna see my mama cry

A Lot About Livin' (And a Little 'Bout Love) [1992]

2006-04-27T22:55:00.000-07:00

Chattahoochee
Way down yonder on the chattahoochee
It gets hotter than a hoochie coochie
We laid rubber on the georgie asphalt
We got a little crazy but we never got caught

Down by the river on a friday night
A pyramid of cans in the pale moonlight
Talking 'bout cars and dreaming 'bout women
Never had a plan just a livin' for the minute
Yeah way down yonder on the chattahoochee
Never knew how much that muddy water meant to me
But I learned how to swim and I learned who I was
A lot about livin' and a litttle 'bout love

Well we fooged up the windows in my old chevy
I was willing but she wasn't ready
So a settled for a burger and a grape sno-cone
Dropped her off early but I didn't go home

Down by the river on a friday night
A pyramid of cans in the pale moonlight
Talking 'bout cars and dreaming 'bout women
Never had a plan just a livin' for the minute
Yeah way down yonder on the chattahoochee
Never knew how much that muddy water meant to me
But I learned how to swim and I learned who I was
A lot about livin' and a litttle 'bout love

Way down yonder on the chattahoochee
It gets hotter than a hoochie coochie
We laid rubber on the georgie asphalt
We got a little crazy but we never got caught

Well we fooged up the windows in my old chevy
I was willing but she wasn't ready
So a settled for a burger and a grape sno-cone
Dropped her off early but I didn't go home

Down by the river on a friday night
A pyramid of cans in the pale moonlight
Talking 'bout cars and dreaming 'bout women
Never had a plan just a livin' for the minute
Yeah way down yonder on the chattahoochee
Never knew how much that muddy water meant to me
But I learned how to swim and I learned who I was
A lot about livin' and a litttle 'bout love

She's Got the Rhythm (And I Got the Blues)
(alan jackson/randy travis)

This old bar stools feeling higher
As a started sinking lower
The minute that she waltzed right through that door
Not long ago I held her
Like a fool I went and left her
Now she's with somebody else out on that floor

And she's got the rhythm and I got the blues
And she's showing me how much I had to lose
With her every little move she's telling me I'm over you
She's got the rhythm and I got the blues

Well that music's gettin' louder
As my heart keeps beatin' faster
As she spells out regret in perfect time
Well I thought I wanted freedom
But that ball and chain I needed
'cause when you choose, sometimes you lose the prize

And she's got the rhythm and I got the blues
And she's showing me how much I had to lose
With her every little move she's telling me I'm over you
She's got the rhythm and I got the blues
With her every little move she's telling me I'm over you
She's got the rhythm and I got the blues

Tonight I Climbed the Wall
(alan jackson)

Our room was filled with silence
I guess we'd said it all
I don't when I'd seen our bedroom
So long I can't recall

We'd built this thing between us
I'm not sure what's the cause
So I sallowed all my pride
And tonight I climbed the wall

Tonight I climbed the wall
And took her by the hand
We'd come too far to fall
Couldn't stand to see it end
So tonight I climbed the wall

Makin' love is so much sweeter
When you love the one you hold
After all these years of holdin her
You'd think by now I'd know

Now as we lie here together
All our troubles seem so small
Just these satin sheets between us
Cause tonight I climbed the wall

Tonight I climbed the wall
And took her by the hand
We'd come too far to fall
Couldn't stand to see it end
So tonight I climbed the wall

Tonight I climbed the wall
Tonight I climbed the wall

I Don't Need the Booze (To Get a Buzz On)
(toni dae/joy swines)

I've been known to tie one on and honky tonk til half past three
But the party don't get started til my baby pours her love on me
She's a hundred proof, lord she's smooth
She makes me moan all night long
So I don't need the booze to get a buzz on

I've tried it all from tennessee whiskey
To ozark mountain moonshine
But it's her sweet love that packs the punch
And keeps me higher than a georgia pine
Mr southern comfort don't come in a bottle
I get a double shot of love home grown
So I don't need booze to get a buzz on

My little country girl makes my head whirl and my knees begin to shake
No I can't walk no chalk line I ain't a talking or a thinking straight
I'm hooked on my baby's love there ain't nothing in a jug this strong
And I don't need the booze to get a buzz on

I've tried it all from tennessee whiskey
To ozark mountain moonshine
Bu it's her sweet love that packs the punch
And keeps me higher than a georgia pine
Mr southern comfort don't come in a bottle
I get a double shot of love home grown
So I don't need booze to get a buzz on

I wear a blue ribbon grin every now and then
But I don't need that to get stoned
I don't need the booze to get a buzz on

No I don't need the booze to get a buzz on

(Who Says) You Can't Have It All
(alan jackson/jim mcbride)

A stark naked light bulb hangs over my head
There's one lonely pillow on my double bed
I've got a ceiling, a floor and four walls
Who says you cant have it all

My room's decorated with pictures of you
Your letters wallpaper this shrine to the blues
I've got precious memories at my beck and call
Who says you cant have it all

I've got everything a broken heart needs
I'm doing fine don't you worry about me
Cause I'm lord and master
Of a fools taj mahal
Who says you cant have it all

Oh who says you cant have it all

Up to My Ears in Tears
(alan jackson/don sampson)

You told me you don't love me when you walked out the door
I stood there feelin lonely, then the tears began to pour
What else could I do, I'd never felt like that before
So I cried an ol blue river I the middle of the floor

Now I'm up to my ears in tears
I'm cryin night and day since you went away
The things you used to say, honey, I no longer hear
That water's cold and clear, I'm drownin for you dear
Up to my ears in tears

Well I found some old love letters you wrote me years ago
But the words all ran together when the tears began to flow
Cause you left that water runnin, now it's got nowhere to go
If I can't wash away your memory guess I'll just go under slow

Now I'm up to my ears in tears
I'm cryin night and day since you went away
The things you used to say, honey, I no longer hear
That water's cold and clear, I'm drownin for you dear
Up to my ears in tears

The water's cold and clear
I'm drowning for you, dear
Up to my ears in tears

Tropical Depression
I thought some time in the sun
Would help me get over you
But I could tell from day one
This is a place meant for two

Now here I sit on the beach
Watching the tide ebb and flow
I booked my room for a week
But now I'm ready to go

I'm in a tropical depression
I've got the blue water blues
Can't shake this loving you obsession
Can't stand this sand in my shoes
This forgetting you vacation
Is just a fool's holiday
If I can't get over you
This tropical depression's gonna
Blow me away

This should be paradise
Heaven down by the sea without you here by my side
It feels like hell to me

Chorus

If I can't get over you
This tropical depression's gonna
Blow me away

If I can't get over you
This tropical depression's gonna
Blow me away

She Likes It Too
(jack turner/tim nichols)

I got my first motorcycle when I turned sixteen
I remember my mama raisin cane with me
She said, son tell me why you want to ride that thing
She didn't know about the blonde at the dairy queen

I got my own reasons why I do what I do
I like to ride motorcycles
She likes it too
I like to ride motorcycles
She likes it too

I always wore my hair just a little too long
Daddy didn;t like it and he made no bones
If I'd have gotten it cut like he wanted me to
She wouldn't have had nothin left to run her fingers through

I got my reasons why I do what I do
I like to wear my hair long
She likes it too
I like to wear my hair long
She likes it too

I remember ridin around with my buddies back home
Listenin to some country on the radio
When they tried to change the startion to some rock n roll
I'd turn the opry up just as loud as it would go

I got my reasons why I do what I do
I like country music
She likes it too
I like country music
She likes it too

I got my own reasons
Why I do what I do
I know what I like
She likes it too
I know what I like
She likes it too

Yeah I know what I like
And she likes it too

If It Ain't One Thing (It's You)
(alan jackson/jim mcbride)

I guess it's just not my day
The wind blew my morning paper away
Then I cut my toe oin a sliver of glass
From the stormdoor you broke when you left here so fast

If it ain't one thing it's you
If you've heard that I'm goin crazy
It's true
The wheels seem to fall off whatever I do
If it ain't one thing
It's you

I rented that movie you hate
But that old vcr just chewed up the tape
Then I went to the freezer thought I'd cook me a steak
All I found was that old piece of our wedding cake

If it ain't one thing it's you
If you've heard that I'm goin crazy
It's true
The wheels seem to fall off whatever I do
If it ain't one thing
It's you

But I never knew that I needed you so
But now that I've lost you, I can't let you go

If it ain't one thing it's you
If you've heard that I'm goin crazy
It's true
The wheels seem to fall off whatever I do
If it ain't one thing
It's you

Oh if it ain't one thing
It's you

Mercury Blues
(robert l geddins/kc douglas)

Well if I had money
Tell you what I'd do
I'd go downtown and buy a mercury or two
Crazy bout a mercury
Lord I'm crazy bout a mercury
I'm gonna buy me a mercury
And cruise it up and down the road

Well the girl I love
I stole her from a friend
He got lucky, stole her back again
She heard he had a mercury
Lord she's crazy bout a mercury
I'm gonna buy me a mercury
And cruise it up and down the road

Well hey now mama
You look so fine
Ridin round in your mercury 49
Crazy bout a mercury
Lord I'm crazy bout a mercury
I'm gonna buy me a mercury
And cruise it up and down the road

Well my baby went out
She didn't stay long
Bought herself a mercury, come a cruisin home
She's crazy bout a mercury
Yeah she's crazy bout a mercury
And cruise it up and down the road

Well if I had money
I tell you what I'd do
I'd go downtown and buy me a mercury or two
Crazy bout a mercury
I'm gonna buy me a mercury
And cruise it up and down the road

Don't Rock the Jukebox [1991]

2006-04-27T22:47:00.000-07:00

Don't Rock the Jukebox
(alan jackson/roger murrah/keith stegall)

Dont rock the jukebox
I wanna hear some jones
Cause my heart ain't ready
For the rolling stones
I don't feel like rocking
Since my baby's gone
So don't rock the jukebox
Play me a country song

Before you drop that quarter
Keep one thing in mind
You got a heartbroke hillbilly
Standing here in line
I've been down and lonely
Ever since she left
Before you punch that number
May I make one request

Dont rock the jukebox
I wanna hear some jones
Cause my heart ain't ready
For the rolling stones
I don't feel like rocking
Since my baby's gone
So don't rock the jukebox
Play me a country song

I ain't got nothing
Against rock and roll
But when your heart's been broken
You need a song that's slow
There ain't nothing like a steel guitar
To drown a memory
Before you spend your money baby
Play a song for me

Dont rock the jukebox
I wanna hear some jones
Cause my heart ain't ready
For the rolling stones
I don't feel like rocking
Since my baby's gone
So don't rock the jukebox
Play me a country song
Dont rock the jukebox
Play me a country song

That's All I Need to Know
(alan jackson/jim mcbride)

I had to look through our old pictures
To see the way we used to smile
Before we left love in the closet
Like it just went out of style

Can we pull out those old feelin's
Wipe the hurt away like dust
Make love shine the way it used to shine
Find the gold beneath the rust

That's all I need to know
Do you wanna stay together
Just say let's don't let go
And I'll keep holdin' on forever
Have the teardrops that you've cried
Drowned the fire in your eyes
Is there one flame beneath the smoke
Tell me is there any hope
That's all I need to know

Is it too late to recover
Those old smiles we used to wear
Can we save a love that once was strong
Before it breaks beyond repair

That's all I need to know
Do you wanna stay together
Just say let's don't let go
And I'll keep holdin' on forever
Have the teardrops that you've cried
Drowned the fire in your eyes
Is there one flame beneath the smoke
Tell me is there any hope
That's all I need to know
Is there one flame beneath the smoke
Tell me is there any hope
That's all I need to know

Dallas
(alan jackson/keith stegall)

Dallas packed her suitcase
And drove off in the brand new car I bought her
She made leaving me look easy
I wish she'd made it look a little harder
I took her out of texas
When she was just a girl
But old tennessee and me
Couldn't take texas out of her

On how I wish dallas was in tennessee
If I could move texas east
Then she'd be here with me
Then nothin' else would come between the two of us
If dallas was in tennessee

By now she's leaving memphis
And everything we had behind her
Lord I hope the gold band on her hand
Will serve as a reminder
That true love is a treasure
That's very seldom found
But you can't stay together if there's no common ground

Oh how I wish dallas was in tennessee
If I could move texas east
Then she'd be here with me
Then nothin' else would come between the two of us
If dallas was in tennessee
Oh if dallas was in tennessee

Dallas packed her suitcase
And drove off in the brand new car I bought her

Midnight in Montgomery
(alan jackson/don sampson)

Midnight in montgomery, silver eagle, lonely road
I was on my way to mobile for a big new years eve show
I stopped for just a minute to see a friend outside of town
Put my collar up, found his name, and felt the wind die down

Then a drunken man in a cowboy suit took me by surprise
Waering shiny boots, a nudi suit and haunting haunted eyes
He said 'friend it's good to see you, it's nice to know you care'
Then the wind picked up and he was gone
Was he ever really there

'cause it's midnight in montgomery
Just hear that whippoorwill
See the stars light up the purple sky
Feel that lonesome chill
When the wind it's right, you'll hear his songs
Smell whiskey in the air
Midnight in montgomery
He's always singing there

I climbed back on my eagle, took one last look around
Through red tail lights a shadow moved slow across the ground
Off somewhere a midnight train is slowly passing by
I could hear that whistle moaning
I'm so lonesome I could cry

'cause it's midnight in montgomery
Just hear that whippoorwill
See the stars light up the purple sky
Feel that lonesome chill
When the wind it's right, you'll hear his songs
Smell whiskey in the air
Midnight in montgomery
He's always singing there
He's always singing there
Hank's always singing there

Love's Got a Hold on You
(keith stegall/carson chamberlain)

I called my doctor on the telephone
Help me doc there's something wrong
I can't shake it it's gone too far
He said tell me what your symptoms are

I said my hands are sweaty and my knees are weak
I can't eat and I can't sleep
It's turning me every way but loose
He said it sounds like love's got a hold on you
No doubt love's got a hold on you

I told my buddies I was settlin' down
No more of this running 'round
They looked at me like I was a fool
And said come on tell us what's wrong with you

I said my hands are sweaty and my knees are weak
I can't eat and I can't sleep
It's turning me every way but loose
He said it sounds like love's got a hold on you
No doubt love's got a hold on you

Well I tossed and turned til the morning light
Holding my pillow hanging on for life
There ain't nothing I can do
They said it sounds like love's got a hold on you
Sounds like love's got a hold on you

My hands are sweaty and my knees are weak
I can't eat and I can't sleep
It's turning me every way but loose
He said it sounds like love's got a hold on you
Sounds like love's got a hold on you
Sounds like love's got a hold on you
No doubt love's got a hold on you

Someday
(alan jackson/jim mcbride)

She looked me in the eye and said it's over
I can't take this heartache anymore
She said don't tell me lies and try to please me
I've heard it all so many times before

And I took her by the arm and said don't leave me
There's nothin' in this world I wouldn't do
Just give me time I'll be the man you've needed
She said I wish that I could take that for the truth

And I said someday
I'll get my life straight
And she said it's too late
What's done is done
And I told her someday
She said I can't wait
'cause sometimes someday just never comes

She said all I've ever wanted was to love you
And somewhere deep inside me I still do
But now I think it's time I stopped believin'
'cause I'm never gonna see a change in you

And I said someday
I'll get my life straight
And she said it's too late
What's done is done
And I told her someday
She said I can't wait
'cause sometimes someday just never comes
Sometimes someday just never comes

Just Playin' Possum
(alan jackson/jim mcbride/gary overton)

I parked my car 'round back
I've got the shades pulled down
I told everybody including my mama
I was leaving town
But I've been right here
Since you've been gone
Belly-up at the bottom of a bottle
Listening to george jones

And just playin' possum
Laying low
I've got hundred watts of hurtin'
Coming through the speakers of my stereo
Don't want to see nobody
Nowhere I want to go
I'm just playin' possum
And laying low

I'm gonna hide my heart
And be a love recluse
Oh I could cry on my best friend's shoulder
But there ain't no use
I need an expert on
The pain I'm going through
So I'll keep george on the old turntable
'til I'm over you

And just playin' possum
Laying low
I've got hundred watts of hurtin'
Coming through the speakers of my stereo
Don't want to see nobody
Nowhere I want to go
I'm just playin' possum
And laying low

He's playin' possum
And he's laying low

From a Distance
(alan jackson/randy travis)

Just another bar
With loud guitars
Smoke and candles burning low
And the same ol' boys
Their backs to the bar
Staring across a crowded floor
Then I hear a familiar sound
Your voice laughing out loud

From a distance I can see you
Dancing slowly with somebody new
But I can't hold you like I want to
But I can love you from a distance

So I take a chair
In a corner somewhere
You can't see me
But I can look at you
And I remember those times
When I looked in your eyes
The way that he now looks at you
Deep down I know it's over
But it hurts me when he's so much closer

From a distance I can see you
Dancing slowly with somebody new
But I can't hold you like I want to
But I can love you from a distance

And if I can't hold you near me
I'll just hold onto your memory

From a distance I can see you
Dancing slowly with somebody new
But I can't hold you like I want to
But I can love you from a distance
I'll always love you from a distance

Walkin' the Floor Over Me
(alan jackson/don sampson)

There's a lady living right above me
Pretty as a picture on the wall
Once I helped her with a bag of groceries
We met a time or two out in the hall

She told me somebody hurt her feelings
The hurt that's in her eyes is plain to see
Slowly she's been wearing out my ceiling
Walkin' the floor over me

Every night I hear her cryin'
Cryin' over some old memory
A little of my heart is down here dyin'
'cause she's walkin' the floor over me

Back and forth I followed every footstep
Countin' long enough to fall asleep
Had the sweetest dream last night 'cause I dreamt
She was walkin' the floor over me

Every night I hear her cryin'
Cryin' over some old memory
A little of my heart is down here dyin'
'cause she's walkin' the floor over me
That woman is walkin' the floor over me

Working Class Hero
(alan jackson/don sampson)

A callused right hand
Holds a shiny gold watch
For thirty years spent on the clock
But you won't see no tears
>from this workin' class hero
He's always been hard as a rock

But he knows he's too old
To really start over
Besides he just wouldn't know how
I guess he's just glad
That he's not alone
But he's got to wonder what now

'cause there's no hall of fame for that working class hero
No statute carved out of stone
And his greatest reward is the love of a woman
And his children
So after he's gone
That old working class hero lives on

That three-bedroom house
He built in the '50s
Seems so much bigger today
With just him and mama
And not many bills
'cause all of the kids moved away

What he's done with his life
Might not be remembered
But he's got every right to be proud
'cause the blood sweatin' years
Of this workin' class hero
Is really what livin's about

'cause there's no hall of fame for that working class hero
No statute carved out of stone
And his greatest reward is the love of a woman
And his children
So after he's gone
That old workin' class hero lives on

Yes, that workin' class hero lives on
That workin' class hero lives on

Here in the Real World [1989]

2006-04-26T10:38:00.000-07:00

Ace of Hearts
(lonnie wilson,ron moore,carson chamberlain)

Love's a gamble every heart will take
You roll the dice in hopes that it won't break
One night I bet on your blue eyes and took a chance
And won a whole lot more than one night of romance

I won the ace of hearts,that night in the dark
How lucky can one man be
I hold the winning hand any way life deals the cards
No way to lose, cause I've got you my ace of hearts

Love's a numbered wheel you have to spin
There's no need for me to spin again
Cause loving you is paying off more than I knew
I took a little risk and hit it big with you

Chorus

Here in the Real World
Cowboys don't cry, and heroes don't die
Good always wins, again and again
Love is a sweet dream that always comes true
Oh, if life were like the movies, I'd never be blue

Chorus
But here in the real world
It's not that easy at all
'cause when hearts get broken
It's real tears that fall
And darlin' it's sad but true
But the one thing I've learned from you
Is how the boy don't always get the girl
Here in the real world

I gave you my love, but that wasn't enough
To hold your heart when times got rough
And tonight on that silver screen
It'll end like it should
Two lovers will make it through
Like I hoped we would
Repeat

Repeat chorus

No, the boy don't always get the girl
Here in the real world

Blue Blooded Woman
She loves a violin, I love a fiddle
We go separate ways but we meet in the middle
Don't see eye to eye but we're hand in hand
A blue blooded woman and a redneck man

The lady I love loves silk and satin
She was raised uptown with a silver spoon
Well, I was born on a farm just south of jackson
We had an old ford tractor and a country moon

She loves a violin, I love a fiddle
We go separate ways but we meet in the middle
Don't see eye to eye but we're hand in hand
A blue blooded woman and a redneck man

She's saks fifth avenue perfection
Caviar and dignified
Well, I live my life in wal mart fashion
And I like my sushi southern fried

She loves a violin, I love a fiddle
We go separate ways but we meet in the middle
Don't see eye to eye but we're hand in hand
A blue blooded woman and a redneck man

She loves a violin, I love a fiddle
We go separate ways but we meet in the middle
Don't see eye to eye but we're hand in hand
A blue blooded woman and a redneck man

She's a blue blooded woman, I'm a redneck man.

Wanted
(alan jackson/charlie craig)

Excuse me, ma'am, can you help me
I need to place an ad with you today
No ma'am, tomorrow may be too late
I'd like to have it started right away

What's that, no this is personal
I'm not buying or selling anything
Yes ma'am, I know just what to say
I wrote it down, this is how it should read

Wanted one good hearted woman
To forgive imperfection
In the man that she loves
Wanted just one chance to tell her
How much he stills loves her
He can't be sorry enough

What's that, no thats all I wanna say
I just hope these few lines will get to her
Yes ma'am, she means everything
I hope she comes back when she reads these words

Wanted one good hearted woman
To forgive imperfection
In the man that she loves
Wanted just one chance to tell her
How much he stills loves her
He can't be sorry enough
Wanted

Chasin' That Neon Rainbow
(alan jackson/jim mcbride)

Daddy won a radio
Tuned it to a country show
I was rocking in the cradle to the crying of a steel guitar
Mama used to sing to me
She taught me that sweet harmony
Now she worries 'cause she never thought
I'd ever really take it this far
Singing in the bars and

Chasin' the neon rainbow
Livin' that honky tonk dream
'cause all I've ever wanted
Is too pick this guitar and sing
Just trying to be somebody
Just wanna be heard and seen
Chasin' that neon rainbow
Livin' that honky tonk dream

An atlas and a coffe cup
Five pickers in an old dodge truck
Heading down to houston for a show on saturday night
This overhead is killing me
Half the time I sing for free
But when the crowd's into it
Lord it makes this thing I doing seem right
Standing in the spotlight

Chasin' the neon rainbow
Livin' that honky tonk dream
'cause all I've ever wanted
Is too pick this guitar and sing
Just trying to be somebody
Just wanna be heard and seen
Chasin' that neon rainbow
Livin' that honky tonk dream

Daddy's got a radio
He won it thrity years ago
He said 'son I just now we're gonna hear you singing on it someday' i
Made it up to music row lordy don't the wheels turn slow but I wouldn't
Trade a minute I wouldn't have it any other way just show me to the
Stage

I'm chasin' the neon rainbow
Livin' that honky tonk dream
'cause all I've ever wanted
Is too pick this guitar and sing
Just trying to be somebody
Just wanna be heard and seen
Chasin' that neon rainbow
Livin' that honky tonk dream
I'm chasin' the neon rainbow
Livin' that honky tonk dream

She Don't Get the Blues
Well she puts her dancing shoes on every night
And comes alive there in the smoke beneath the neon lights
And she don't like those hurtinsongs
Cause she's already lived ‘em
She don't get the blues, she gives ‘em

Well she checks her broken heart there at the door
She ain't looking for romance, she's danced that dance before
Well I pity the next poor fool that gets caught up in her rhythm
Cause she don't get the blues, she gives ‘em

She's been on the losing end of love too many times
And she ain't gonna go for anything you've got in mind
So before you start let me impart
These few words of wisdom
She don't get the blues, she gives ‘em

She's been on the losing end of love too many times
And she ain't gonna go for anything you've got in mind
So before you start let me impart
These few words of wisdom
She don't get the blues, she gives ‘em

No she don't get the blues, lord she gives ‘em

I'd Love You All Over Again
Has it been ten years
Since we said I do
I've always heard marriage made one seem like two
But you're looking better than you did back then
You still make this old heart give in

(chorus)
And if I had it to do all over
I'd do it all over again
If tomorrow I found one more chance to begin
I'd love you all over again

The preacher man said til death do us part
That seemed like forever to a young man's heart
Now the days seem much shorter
The longer we love
And the memories just keep adding up

(repeat chorus)

If tomorrow I found one more chance to begin
I'd love you all over again

Dog River Blues
Well I first kissed you on a hollow log
Down by the river they call the dog
We fell in love and we vowed that day
Like the flow of the river our love won't change
Well we married that spring and we built a house
On the bank of the river where the rock juts out
Now the river's still here but you're long gone
You left me and the river here all alone

I got the dog river blues
I've walked holes in both my shoes
Now I still got the river but I ain't got you
I got the dog river blues

Well the rain came down and the river rose up
Filled up the cab on my pickup truck
It came in the house and down the hall
And washed your picture right off the wall

Chorus

Well my heart still yearns and the river still rolls
And I pray someday it'll bring you home
So if you change your mind honey I'll be here
Waiting on the banks of that oldog river

Chorus

Home
(alan jackson)

In a small town down in georgia over forty years ago
Her maiden name was musik til she met that jackson boy
They married young like folks did then, not a penny to their name
But they believe the one you vow to love
Should always stay that same

And on the land his daddy gave him, a foundation under way
For a love to last forever or until their dying day
They built a bond that's strong enough to stand the test of time
And a place for us to turn to when our lives were in a bind

And they made their house from a toolshed
Grandaddy rolled down on two logs
And they builts walls all around it
And they made that house a home
They taught us 'bout good living
They taught is right and wrong
Lord there'll never be another place
In this world I'll call home

My momma raised five children, four girls then there was me
She found her strength with faith in gof and love of family
She never had a social life, home was all she knew
Except the time she took a job, to play a bill or two

My daddy skinned his knuckles on the cars that he repaired
He never earned much money but he gane us all he had
He never made the front page but he did the best he couold
And folks drove their cars from miles around
To let him look underneath the hood

And they made their house from a toolshed
Grandaddy rolled down on two logs
And they builts walls all around it
And they made that house a home
They taught us 'bout good living
They taught is right and wrong
Lord there'll never be another place
In this world I'll call home
No there'll never be another place in this world
That I'll call home

Short Sweet Ride
I could see it coming from a mile away
A heartache lookinfor a place to stay
But I couldn't resist her and I couldn't be cool
Lord can't a woman make a man a fool

It's an age-old story but it still holds true
There ain't no end to what a man won't do
He'll love some woman ‘til he goes insane
It's a short sweet ride on a runaway train

I was drunk and crazy from her sweet perfume
But I knew stone sober I was being used
Now the heartache lingers like a cheap cologne
She took all she wanted then she was gone

Chorus

It was almost worth if for the time we spent
But there ain't no future in a heart for rent
Still she taught me something ‘bout the facts of life
Love cuts quicker than a switchblade knife

Chorus

It's a short sweet ride on a runaway train