1.I Just Can't Go On Dying Like This
I'm driving in my car alone
You called me on the telephone
How many times will it take till I'm convinced
That you're using me, I'm just a used-to-be
It's a lie, I know it's a lie
But I just can't go on dying like this
Can I see you tonight,
Baby I'll act just like you want me to
Or is that just exactly what I'm not supposed to do？
I'll just stop in here, have a glass of beer
I'm just a fool I guess
But I just can't go on dying like this
Here I am again, it's 4 a.m.
I think I'll play that song again
The one called 'I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry'
And I'll wonder where you are tonight
I don't know, I just don't know
But, I just can't go on dying like this
Can I see you tonight,
Baby, I'll act just like you want me to
Or is that just exactly what I'm not supposed to do？
I'll just stop in here, have a glass of beer
I'm just a fool I guess
But I just can't go on dying like this
Lord, knows I just can't go on dying like this...
2.That Don't Change The Way I Feel About You
My ol' pickup truck,
Seems it just can't keep up
And my boots ain't as new as I'd like
But that don't change
The way I feel about you
Just the way that you feel about me
Tomorrow's a new day,
Start changin' your old ways
You told me this time and again
But I'm not the kind to ever give up on you
Just because you've done give up on me.
I've tried and I've tried to keep you satisfied
I've given about all I can give
But that don't change the way I feel about you
Just the way that you feel about me.
Spendin' and a offendin',
Never tendin' or mendin'
And talkin' about bein' a star
But you'd be surprised
If you opened your eyes
And took a look to see
Just who you are.
I've tried and I've tried to keep you satisfied
I've give about all I can give
But that don't change the way I feel about you
Just the way that you feel about me...
3.I Don't Want To Talk It Over Anymore
I don't want to talk it over, anymore.
We said it all last night,
And time and time, again before.
You don't know what you put me through,
When you walk out the door.
Now, I don't want to talk it over, anymore.
We'll last about a month again this time.
I tried to do you right,
But you kept steppin' over the line.
Now your gone, it's ashame but it's the best,
Don't be concerned.
'Cause, I don't want to talk it over, anymore.
Each time we try to say I love you once again
And everytime we end up right back where we've been
I don't want to talk it over, anymore.
We said it all last night,
And time and time again before.
You don't know what you put me through,
When you walk out the door.
Now, I don't want to talk it over, anymore.
Each time we try to say I love you one again,
And everytime we end up right back where we've been.
I don't want to talk it over, anymore.
We said it all last night,
and time and time before.
You don't know what you put me through,
When you walk out the door.
Now, I don't want to talk it over, anymore...
4.Unwound
Give me a bottle,
Of your very best,
Cause I've got a problem
I'm gonna drink off my chest.
I'm gonna spend the night,
Gettin' down,
Cause that woman that I had
Wrapped around my finger just a come nwound.
That woman that I had wrapped around my
Finger just a come unwound,
She kicked my out of the house and
Tonight I'm whiskey bound.
Well I'm gonna be,
The drunkest fool in town,
Cause that woman that I had
Wrapped around my finger just a come unwound.
Well she packed my bags,
And opened up the door,
And I got a feelin she didnt want me around no more.
She caught me in a lie,
When I was messin around,
And that woman that I had
Wrapped around my finger just a come unwound.
That woman that I had wrapped around my
Finger just a come unwound,
She kicked my out of the house and
Tonight I'm whiskey bound.
Well I'm gonna be,
The drunkest fool in town,
Cause that woman that I had
Wrapped around my finger just a come unwound.
Just a come unwound
And that woman that I had
Wrapped around my finger just a come unwound.
5.Blame It On Mexico
In a bar in Acuna called Mah Crosby's
I found myself not feeling any pain
I told a Frisco girl I'd come for freedom
She said she'd only come to catch a train
We struck up some idle conversation
Traded all the troubles on our minds
One thing led to another in the evening
And I fell in love again for my last time
Blame it on Mexico
If You need a reason
Say it's too much guitar music, tequila, salt, and lime
Blame it on Mexico
But she's the reason
That I fell in love again for my last time
Daylight dawned and found me in DelRio
In a run down motel room as dark as hell
I felt all the pains of a morning after
And all alone as far as I could tell
Why she left, I have no way of knowing
Guess she cought her train, and that's a crime
She took everything I ever wanted
And i fell in love again for my last time
Blame it on Mexico
If you need a reason
Say it's too much guitar music, tequila, salt, and lime
Blame it on Mexico
But she's the reason
That I fell in love again for my last time
6.Her Goodbye Hit Me In The Heart
There's never been a man who could bring me down
I've walked away from the toughest of towns
But her last words tore me apart
Her good bye hit me in the heart
Her good bye hit me in the heart
Her good bye hit me in the heart
Brought me to knees like a shot from the dark
Her sweet love found its mark
Her good bye hit me in the heart
Her good bye hit me in the heart
Her soft warm touch took me by surprise
I was blinded by the love in my eyes
The moment she left i felt the pain start
Her good bye hit me in the heart
Her good bye hit me in the heart
Her good bye hit me in the heart
Brought me to my knees like a shot from the dark
Her sweet love found its mark
Her good bye hit me in the heart
Her good bye hit me in the heart
7.If You're Thinking You Want A Stranger(There's One Coming Home)
Lately you've been showin' all the signs
Of a woman with someone else on her mind.
It's not your fault, it's the nights I've left you alone,
And if you're thinkin' you want a stranger,
There's one coming home.
Chorus：
If you're thinkin' you want a stranger, I'll soon be there.
You're gonna see a change in me, this time I swear.
No more late nights, comin' in at daylight,
And no more doin' you wrong.
If you're thinkin' you want a stranger,
There's one coming home.
Bought you a silk gown and perfume today.
Picked up some roses and champagne on the way.
Oh, I called to ask you to put some soft music on.
'Cause if you're thinkin' you want a stranger,
There's one coming home.
Chorus：
If you're thinkin' you want a stranger, I'll soon be there.
You're gonna see a change in me, this time I swear.
No more late nights, comin' in at daylight,
If you're thinkin' you want a stranger,
There's one coming home.
If you're thinkin' you want a stranger,
There's one coming home...
8.Any Old Love Won't Do
Lyrics：Frank Dycus／Dean Dillon
Music：Frank Dycus／Dean Dillon
I've seen ladies look at me
With want to in their eyes
But each time they do
I think of you and it makes me realize
Just any old love won't do
No, any old love won't do
I don't want to love
If it isn't with you
Just any old love won't do
You've got the only arms
I've ever come runnin' to
Love has always led me to your bed
Just any old love won't do
No, Any old love won't do
Just any old love won't do
I don't want to love
If it isn't with you
Just any old love won't do
Just any old love won't do
No, any old love won't do
I don't want to love
If it isn't with you
Just any old love won't do
No, any old love won't do
Just any old love won't do
I don't want to love
If it isn't with you
Just, any old love won't do
No, any old love won't do
Just any old love won't do
I don't want to love
If it isn't with you
Just, any old love won't do...
9.Fool Hearted Memory
Lyrics：Byron Hill／Alan R.Mevis
Music：Byron Hill／Alan R.Mevis
Nickles and dimes, memories and wine
She's on his mind once again
The same old stool, the same old fool
Played by the rules but didn't win
There's an old love in his heart that he can't lose
He'd try forgettin' but he knows that it's no use.
Chorus：
He's got a fool hearted memory
It won't let him see
That she walked out the door
He's got a fool hearted memory
And he sits patiently
Here every night so it can fool him more.
She was his girl, his only world
That string of pearls that slipped away
A thousand dimes, a thousand times
He doesn't mind what they say
He fills the jukebox then plays the same old song
He fills his glass and then he turns her memory on.
Chorus：
But it's a fool hearted memory
It won't let him see
That she walked out the door
He's got a fool hearted memory
And he sits patiently
Here every night so it can fool him more.
Chorus：
He's got a fool hearted memory
It won't let him see
That she walked out the door
He's got a fool hearted memory
And he sits patiently
Here every night so it can fool him more...
10.Marina Del Ray
Lyrics：Dean Dillon／Frank Dycus
Music：Dean Dillon／Frank Dycus
We said goodbye in Marina Del Ray
I had a good time
Was the last thing I heard her say
As I walked away
And on the plane back to Tennessee
My mind comes across her memory
And yesterday in Marina Del Ray.
Chorus：
On a hidden beach under a golden sun
She spread a blanket that we layed down on
And loved the world away in Marina Del Ray
And as we looked into each others eyes
We found our bodies lost in paradise
Like castaways in Marina Del Ray.
Like the ocean tides, highs and lows
Love sometimes comes and goes away
In Marina Del Ray
And as this plane is touching down
Tears touch my eyes for I have found
My heart has stayed
In Marina Del Ray.
Chorus：
On a hidden beach under a golden sun
She spread a blanket that we layed down on
And loved the world away in Marina Del Ray
And as we looked into each others eyes
We found our bodies lost in paradise
Like castaways in Marina Del Ray.
We said goodbye in Marina Del Ray...
11.I Can't See Texas From Here
Lyrics：George Strait
Music：George Strait
Now, I come and go as I please
From down here up North and in between
But baby its a shame
'Cause I always feel the same
When I can't see Texas from here.
Chorus：
I can't see Texas from here
No matter how I try it makes me wanna die
So if you see me lookin' down
I'm trying not to show this frown
'Cause I can't see Texas from here.
I can't say I don't like Tennessee
The people here have all been good to me
So please don't take offense
If I start to gettin' tense it's just 'cause
I can't see Texas from here.
Chorus：
I can't see Texas from here
No matter how I try it makes me wanna die
So if you see me lookin' down
I'm trying not to show this frown
'Cause I can't see Texas from here.
Chorus：
I can't see Texas from here
No matter how I try it makes me wanna die
So if you see me lookin' down
I'm trying not to show this frown
'Cause I can't see Texas
I can't see Texas
I can't see Texas from here...
12.Heartbroke
Lyrics：Guy Clark
Music：Guy Clark
Now, who wouldn't notice the fire in your eyes
Or the bitter direction of impending good-byes
I've followed and folded, I'm wilted in place
At the sight of you standing with streaks down your face.
When your heart broke and runnin' from the reason
You got your heart broke, don't give up on believin' in me
Heart broke, who kept me from leavin'？
With my heart broke.
Now pride is a drag and a bore when you're lonely
Sheer madness prevails upon reason to you
But all is not lost, it's only mistaken
That's small consolation but I know just how you feel.
When your heart broke and runnin' from the reason
You got your heart broke, don't give up on believin' in me
Heart broke , who kept me from leavin'？
With my heart broke.
Nobody said it was goin' to be easy
We all have feelin's that need a softer touch
But nobody said that it would not be worth it
The human condition continues as such.
When your heart broke and runnin' from the reason
You've got your heart broke, don't give up on believin'
When you're heart broke, who kept me from leavin'？
With my heart broke.
You've got me heart broke...
13.What Would Your Memories Do
Lyrics：Hank Cochran／Dean Dillon
Music：Hank Cochran／Dean Dillon
What would your memories do
If they didn't have my mind to run through
If they didn't have my heart to break in two
What would your memories do？
Wonder what would happen
If one morning your memories woke up to find my mind gone
Would they go as crazy without me, as I have without you
Would they last as long？
If someday they found the door to my mind
Had been locked from inside by my heart
What would they do if they couldn't use you
Any longer to tear me apart？
What would your memories do
If they didn't have my mind to run through？
If they didn't have my heart to break in two
What would your memories do？
Tell me what would your memories do？..
14.Amarillo By Morning
Written：Terry Stafford／Paul Fraser
Amarillo by mornin', up from San Antone
Everything that I've got is just what I've got on
When that sun is high in that Texas sky I'll be buckin' at the
county fair
Amarillo by mornin', Amarillo I'll be there.
They took my saddle in Houston, broke my leg in Sante Fe
Lost my wife and a girlfriend somewhere along the way
But I'll be looking for eight when they pull that gate and I
hope that judge ain't blind
Amarillo by mornin', Amarillo on my mind.
Amarillo by mornin', up from San Antone
Everything that I've got is just what I've got on
I ain't got a dime but what I've got is mine, I ain't rich but
Lord, I'm free
Amarillo by mornin', Amarillo's where I'll be.
Amarillo by mornin', Amarillo's where I'll be...
15.I Thought I Heard You Calling My Name
Lyrics：Lee Emerson
Music：Lee Emerson
I said goodbye to you this mornin'
With only these words to explain
I said I'd found someone I love better
But I still hear your voice call my name
I thought I heard you callin' my name
Funny, I still feel this way.
Your voice seem so close, but I knew
That by now you were many miles away
I walk through the streets of the city
People passing by think it's so strange
I'm talkin' but there's no one beside me
I thought I heard you call my name
I thought I heard you callin' my name
Funny I still feel this way
Your voice seems so close but I knew
That by now you're many miles away
I thought I heard you callin' my name...
16.A Fire I Can't Put Out
Lyrics：Richard D.Staedtler
Music：Richard D.Staedtler
I'm finding out how hot
An old flame can burn.
You're a feeling I haven't forgot,
The love I can't unlearn.
You've become a memory
I can't live without.
You'll always be a fire
I can't put out.
I don't know how to handle
The dream you left behind.
It's like a lighted candle
Burning up my mind.
At least I'm happy knowing
What love is all about.
You'll always be a fire
I can't put out.
Embers to ashes,
That's how it should be.
You'd think by now my heart would know,
And it could set you free.
The things I've tried, the tears I've cried,
I guess there's no doubt
You'll always be a fire
I can't put out
I don't know how to handle
The dream you left behind.
It's like a lighted candle
Burning up my mind.
At least I'm happy knowing
What love is all about.
You'll always be a fire
I can't put out.
You'll always be a fire
I can't put out....
17.You Look So Good In Love
Written：Rory Bourke／Kerry Chater／Glen Ballard
Oh, how you sparkle and oh, how you shine
The flush on your cheeks is more than the wine
And he must do something that I didn't do
Whatever he's doing it looks good on you.
Chorus：
You look so good in love,
You want him that's easy to see
You look so good in love
I wish you still wanted me.
He must have stolen the stars from the sky
And gave them to you to wear in your eyes
I had my chances but I set you free
And now I wonder why I couldn't see.
Chorus：
You look so good in love,
You want him that's easy to see
You look so good in love
I wish you still wanted me.
Spoken：
Darling I've wasted a lot of years not seeing the real you
But tonight your beauty is shining through,
And I never took the time to let you know
So before he takes you away, please let me say.
Chorus：
You look so good in love,
You want him that's easy to see
You look so good in love,
I wish you still wanted me.
Chorus：
You look so good in love,
You want him that's easy to see
You look so good...
18.Eighty Proof Bottle Of Tear Stopper
Lyrics：Richard D.Steadtler
Music：Richard D.Steadtler
You ain't never fell as far as when you fall in love
Except the fall you take when you've been loved and given up
When you have your heart and soul rubbed into the dirt
An 80-proof bottle of tear-stopper will take away the hurt.
Give me an 80-proof bottle of tear-stopper
And I'll start feeling I forgot her
Get a little loose and lose her memory
And I won't think I'm close to dying
Because it dries up all my crying
An 80-proof bottle of tear-stopper always sets me free.
It ain't easy losing love although it's turned out bad
All at once you're turning off old feelings you once had
But I found a helping hand right here in my hand
And 80-proof bottle of tear-stopper will help me take 'em out.
Give me an 80-proof bottle of tear-stopper
And I'll start feeling I forgot her
Get a little loose and lose her memory
And I won't think I'm close to dying
Because it dries up all my crying
An 80-proof bottle of tear-stopper always sets me free.
Give me an 80-proof bottle of tear-stopper
And I'll start feeling I forgot her
Get a little loose and lose her memory
And I won't think I'm close to dying
Because it dries up all my crying
An 80-proof bottle of tear-stopper always sets me free...
19.Right Or Wrong
Written：Haven Gillespie／Arthur L.Sizemore／Paul Biese
Right or wrong I'll always love you
Though you're gone I can't forget
Right or wrong I'll keep on dreaming
Still I wake with that same ol' regret
All along I knew I'd lose you
Though I prayed that you'd be true
In your heart please just remember
Right or wrong I'm still in love with you.
Right or wrong I'll always love you
Though you're gone I can't forget
Right or wrong I'll keep on dreaming
Still I wake with that same ol' regret
All along I knew I'd lose you
Though I prayed that you'd be true
In your heart please just remember
Right or wrong I'm still in love with you...
20.Let's Fall To Pieces Together
Written：Dickey Lee／Johnny Russell／Tommy Rocco
Pardon me, you left your tears on the jukebox
And I'm afraid they got mixed up with mine
I don't mean to pry, it's just that I noticed you, goin out of
your mind
It look like we're two of a kind.
Chorus：
Let's fall to pieces together
Why should we both fall apart
Let's fall to pieces together
Right here in each other's arms.
Alone is much better together
When the worst is still yet to come
So let's share the rest of the tears that are left
From two hearts that just came undone
Why should we go crazy alone,
Chorus：
Let's fall to pieces together
Why should we both fall apart
Let's fall to pieces together
Right here in each other's arms.
Let's fall to pieces together
Right here in each other's arms...
21.Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind
Written：Sanger D.Shafer／Darlene Shafer
Cold Fort Worth beer just ain't no good for jealous
I try it night after night
You're in someone else's arms in Dallas.
Does Fort Worth ever cross your mind？
Darlin', while you're busy burning bridges,
Burn one for me if you get time.
'Cause good memories don't fade so easy.
Does Fort Worth ever cross you mind？
You left me here to be with him in Dallas,
And I know it hurt you at the time.
But I wonder now if it makes a difference.
Does Fort Worth ever cross your mind？
You left me here to be with him in Dallas,
And I know it hurt you at the time
But I wonder now if it makes a difference.
Does Fort Worth ever cross your mind？
Does Fort Worth ever, does Fort Worth ever,
Does Fort Worth ever cross your mind？...
22.The Cowboy Rides Away
Written：Sonny Throckmorton／Casey Kelly
I knew the stakes were high right from the start
When she dealt the cards I dealt my heart
Now, I just found a game that I can't play
And this is where the cowboy rides away.
And my heart is sinking like the setting sun
Setting on the things I wish I'd done
It's time to say goodbye to yesterday
This is where the cowboy rides away.
We've been in and out of love and in-between
And now we play the final show-down scene
And as the credits roll a sad song starts to play
This is where the cowboy rides away.
And my heart is sinking like the setting sun
Setting on the things I wish I'd done
Oh, the last goodbye's the hardest one to say
This is where the cowboy rides away.
Oh, the last goodbye's the hardest one to say
This is where the cowboy rides away.
23.The Fireman
Lyrics：Wayne Kemp／Mack Vickery
Music：Wayne Kemp／Mack Vickery
Yeah, they call me the fireman, that's my name.
Makin' my rounds all over town puttin' out old flames.
Well everybody'd like to have what I got,
I can cool 'em down when their smolderin' hot.
I'm the fireman, that's my name.
Last night we had a bad one a mile or two down the road,
Yeah my buddy walked out and left his woman burnin' outta
control.
Well, I was down their in 'bout an hour or so,
With a little mouth to mouth she was ready to go.
I'm the fireman, that's my name.
They call me the fireman, that's my name.
Makin' my rounds all over town puttin' out old flames.
Well, everybody'd like to have what I got,
I can cool 'em down when their smolderin' hot.
I'm the fireman, that's my name.
I got a fire engine red, T-Bird automobile,
In a minute or less I can be dress fit to kill.
I work twenty four on and twenty four off,
If they get too hot they just give me a call.
I'm the fireman, that's my name.
They call me the fireman, that's my name.
Makin' my rounds all over town puttin' out old flames.
Well, everybody'd like to have what I got,
I can cool 'em down when their smolderin' hot.
I'm the Fireman, that's my name.
They call me the fireman, that's my name...
24.The Chair
Lyrics：Hank Cochran／Dean Dillon
Music：Hank Cochran／Dean Dillon
Well, excuse me, but I think you've got my chair.
No, that one's not taken; I don't mind if you sit here, I'll be
glad to share.
Yeah, it's usually packed here on Friday nights.
Oh, if you don't mind, could I talk you out of a light？
Well, thank you, could I drink you a buy？
Oh, listen to me. What I mean is can I buy you a drink？ Anything
you please.
Oh, you're welcome. Well, I don't think I caught your name.
Are you waiting for someone to meet you here？
Well, that makes two of us, glad you came.
No, I don't know the name of the band but they're good, aren't
they？
Would you like to dance？
Yeah, I like this song too, it reminds me of you and me, baby.
Do you think there's a chance that later on I could drive you
home？
No, I don't mind at all.
Oh, I like you too, and to tell you the truth,
That wasn't my chair after all.
Oh, I like you too, and to tell you the truth,
That wasn't my chair after all.
That wasn't my chair after all...
25.You're Something Special To Me
As I hold you close tonight, hear what I say.
There's no doubt, it's love alright
'Cause I've never felt this way.
An angel's what you are, and now I see
You're not just someone else, you're something special to me.
Every man has a dream and you made mine come true.
How it happened I don't know or care.
I'm just happy I found you.
Wrapped in the arms of love is where I'll be
For all the world to see you're something special to me.
Every man has a dream and you made mine come true.
How it happened I don't know or care.
I'm just happy I found you.
Wrapped in the arms of love is where I'll be
For all the world to see you're something special to me.
It's all such a mystery, you're something special to me.
26.Haven't You Heard
Haven't you heard, Daddy's gone crazy
Haven't you heard, Mama is gone
Here I stand with my finger on his doorbell
My mind goes back to what I did last night
You see I finally talked his wife into leaving him
And I'm just trying to convince my conscience that it's alright
Well I can see my old friend sittin there just starin
And his little boy is cryin words that are welded in my mind
Haven't you heard, Daddy's gone crazy
Haven't you heard, Mama is gone
And either way I am the loser
And I've been crying all night long
Mister haven't you heard
Haven't you heard, Daddy's gone crazy
Haven't you heard, Mama is gone
And either way I am the loser
And I've been crying all night long
Mister haven't you heard
27.In Too Deep
Ain't love a strain, ain't it a pain in your heart
I ain't worth the trouble anyhow
I'd like to give it up, I've had enough and I've done my part
But I'm in too deep to pull out now
Good things we've had are going bad and I don't know why
I'd turn it around if I knew how
I'm pushing aside all my pride and it's worth a try
'Cause I'm in too deep to pull out now
We need to get our love back on its feet again
We've come too far to let it come to an end
What can I do, I'm into you up over my heart
I've tried all that I know how
Doing all I can and I can't stand to see us fall apart
And I'm in too deep to pull out now
I can't step aside and let you slide right out of my life
It would cause more hurt than the law allows
I'll get us back on the track and it'll be allright
'Cause I'm in too deep to pull out now
'Cause I'm in too deep to pull out now
28.Lefty's Gone
A jukebox introduced us
When the 60's were still young,
If you got the money,
Honey got my nickels one by one,
I tried to imatate that song,
It's not right but lefty's gone,
Now always late breaks my heart
And every song he sang I played the part,
I heard he was sad and lived alone,
It's not right but lefty's gone.
He played the fair in dallas one year
In the cold october rain,
Most folks stayed home in one
But he sang just the same,
I caught a chill before I got home,
It's not right but lefty's gone,
Now always late breaks my heart
And every song he sang I played the part,
I heard he was sad and lived alone,
It's not right but lefty's gone.
It don't seem like he was around that long,
It's not right but lefty's gone...
29.Nobody In His Right Mind Would've Left Her
Lyrics：Dean Dillon
Music：Dean Dillon
I burn with desire each time my heart fans the fire
To that old flame that burns inside of me.
She cried when I left her, now I cry to forget her.
Oh, how foolish I was to ever want to leave.
'Cause nobody in his right mind would've left her.
I had to be crazy to say goodbye.
Nobody in his right mind would've left her
Even my heart was smart enough to stay behind.
I still carry her picture; I wish her well
With the new love I know she's found by now.
Each night finds me dreamin', each day I spend thinkin'
How much I wish she was still around.
Nobody in his right mind would've left her.
I had to be crazy to say goodbye.
Nobody in his right mind would've left her.
Even my heart was smart enough to stay behind.
Even my heart was smart enough to stay behind...
30.It Ain't Cool To Be Crazy About You
Lyrics：Dean Dillon／Royce Porter
Music：Dean Dillon／Royce Porter
I thought you and me were something special;
Thought you thought that way too.
Now, I know that this ol' boy just ain't
The best you think you'll ever do.
It ain't cool to be crazy about you,
It ain't suave or debonair
To let you know I care, like I do.
It ain't smart to be so reckless with my heart.
I should have known right from the start
I'd end up like a fool
Believe me, it ain't cool.
All of my friends, they tried to tell me
What and what not to do.
It took a while for them to sell me,
But finally they got through.
It ain't cool to be crazy about you,
It ain't suave or debonair
To let you know I care, like I do.
It ain't smart to be so reckless with my heart.
I should have known right from the start
I'd end up like a fool
Believe me, it ain't cool...
31.Ocean Front Property
Written：Hank Cochran／Dean Dillon／Royce Porter
If you leave me
I won't miss you
And I won't ever take you back
Girl your memory
Won't ever haunt me
'Cause I don't love you
Now if you'll buy that.
Chorus：
I've got some ocean front property in Arizona
From my front porch you can see the sea
I've got some ocean front property in Arizona
And if you'll buy that I'll throw the Golden Gate in free.
I don't worship
The ground you walk on
I never have and that's a fact
I won't follow or try to find you
'Cause I don't love you
Now if you'll buy that.
Chorus：
I've got some ocean front property in Arizona
From my front porch you can see the sea
I've got some ocean front property in Arizona
And if you'll buy that I'll throw the Golden Gate in free.
Chorus：
I've got some ocean front property in Arizona
From my front porch you can see the sea
I've got some ocean front property in Arizona
If you'll buy that I'll throw the Golden Gate in free.
Yeah, if you'll buy that I'll throw the Golden Gate in free...
32.Rhythm Of The Road
Lyrics：Dan Mccoy
Music：Dan Mccoy
I'd rather be home,
But I make my livin' on the go
Big silver eagle spreads her wings
And drops us at another show.
I think about holdin' my baby tonight
As I listin to the big wheels roll
Three days into a six week tour,
Gettin' in the rhythm of the road.
We pick and sing,
Say 'goodnight' then we'll be flyin'
My world's a chain of one-night-stands
Strung together by the center line.
I don't know where I'll wake up tomorrow,
But I can't let the tempo slow
Every town is another beat,
Livin' in the rhythm of the road.
The rhythm of the road's got a mind of its own
If you find it it'll drive you insane
Like the clackity-clack of a railroad track
I'm rattlin' like an old freight train.
Towns are flashin' by, the folks are wavin' 'hi'
They all start to look the same
Gotta stop for a minute, be glad I'm in it
Remember just why I came.
Those highway signs,
Lord, they keep me on the move
I think about givin' it up sometimes,
And gettin' in a diff'rent groove.
But I just let the days slide by,
Get goin' with the flow
A four／four beat's the only time I keep,
Livin' in the rhythm of the road.
A four／four beat's the only time I keep,
Livin' in the rhythm of the road. yeah
Livin' in the rhythm of the road...
33.Six Pack To Go
Artist：George Strait／Hank Thompson
(Hank)
Hey, mister bartender
Please dont be so slow
I've got time for one more round
And a six pack to go
Tomorrow mornin's Sunday,
I'm gonna be feelin' low
So please, please bartender
I wanna six pack to go
I've been drinkin all day long
Taking in the town
Oh, I've done spent my whole paycheck
Justa honky tonkin' round
Well, I dont have time to pay my rent
But I ain't gonna worry though
I've got time for one more round
And a six pack to go!
--- Instrumental ---
(George)
Hey, Hey, mister bartender
Please dont be so slow
I've got time for one more round
And a six pack to go
Tomorrow mornin's Sunday,
I know I'll be feelin' low
So please, please bartender
I wanna six pack to go
I've been drinkin all day long
Taking in the town
I've done spent my whole paycheck
Justa honky tonkin' round
Well, I dont have time to pay my rent
But I ain't gonna worry though
'Cause I've got time for one more round
And a six pack to go!
(Both)
We've been drinkin all day long
Taking in the town
We've done spent our whole paycheck
Justa honky tonkin' round
Well, we dont have time to pay my rent
We ain't-a gonna worry though
We've got time for one more round
And a six pack to go!
One six pack to go!...
34.All My Ex's Live In Texas
Written：Sanger D.Shafer／Lyndia J.Shafer
Chorus：
All my ex's live in texas
And texas is the place i'd dearly love to be
But all my ex's live in texas
And that's why i hang my hat in tennessee
Rosanna's down in texarkana
Wanted me to push her broom
Sweet eileenos in abilene
She forgot i hung the moon
And allisonos in galveston
Somehow lost her sanity
And dimpleos who now lives in temple's
Got the law looking for me
Chorus
I remember that old frio river
Where i learned to swim
But it brings to mind another time
Where i wore my welcome thin
By transcendental meditation
I go there each night
But i always come back to myself
Long before daylight
All my ex's live in texas
And texas is the place id dearly love to be
But all my ex's live in texas
Therefore i reside in tennessee
Some folks think i'm hidin'
It's been rumored that i died
But i'm alive and well in tennessee
35.Am I Blue
Lyrics：David Chamberlain
Music：David Chamberlain
Am I blue？, Yes I'm blue.
It started the day I lost you.
Nobody ever missed somebody like I do.
Am I blue？, Am I blue？
Just this morning over coffee
I set to crying 'cause you're gone, long gone.
I didn't know just how much I was gonna miss you,
'Til I spent my first night alone.
Am I blue？ Yes I'm blue.
How could I have been such a fool？
Now look at all the mis'ry I'm goin' through.
Am I blue？, Am I blue？
Tried to call and say I'm sorry -
I couldn't get you on the line.
You'll never know just how much I'm wishing
You would show up and say you've changed your mind.
Am I blue？, Yes I'm blue.
It started the day I lost you.
Nobody ever missed somebody like I do.
Am I blue？, Am I blue？...
36.Famous Last Words Of A Fool
I told her I wouldn't miss her at all
As she walked through the door
I couldn't care less
If she didn't care anymore
And with tears in my eyes, I lied
I was glad we were through
As she drove away crying
At the famous last words of a fool
Famous last words of a fool
Famous last words of a fool
You won't break my heart
And I don't love you
Famous last words of a fool
The first night without her would be easy
I kept tellin' myself
All the while dyin' at the thought of her lyin'
Somewhere else
There'll be nothin' to it
I'll easily find someone new
As my breaking heart echoes
The famous last words of a fool
Famous last words of a fool
Famous last words of a fool
You won't break my heart
And I don't love you
Famous last words of a fool
You won't break my heart
And I don't love you
Famous last words of a fool
37.Baby Blue
She looked so much like a lady
But she was so much like a child
A devil when she held me close
An angel when she smiled
She always held it deep inside
But somehow I always knew
She'd go away when the grass turned green
And the sky turned baby blue
(Chorus)
Baby blue was the color of her eyes
Baby blue like the Colorado skies
Like a breath of spring she came and left
And I still don't know why so
Here's to you and whoever holds my Baby Blue tonight
She brought colors to my life
That my eyes had never touched
And when she taught me how to care
I never cared so much
I try not to think of her but I fall asleep and do
And drift off where the grass is green
And the sky is baby blue
(Repeat Chorus Til End)
38.If You Ain't Lovin'(You Ain't Livin')
If you got a Cadillac, boy,
And a forty room shack, boy,
A bucket full of money
And a tree full of honey,
But if you're gettin' no huggin',
No smoochin' or a-muggin'.
If you ain't lovin',
Then you ain't livin'.
If you're ridin' on a gravy train
Instead of walkin down lover's lane,
You can't make hay, boy,
'Cause you're goin' the wrong way boy.
You gotta get a little honey,
It's better than money.
If you ain't lovin',
Then you ain't livin'.
If they call you a big man
'Cause you gotta lotta bottom land.
If you're kin to the president
And you help run the government,
But if you're gettin' no attention,
You're better off on a pension.
If you ain't lovin',
Then you ain't livin'.
If you got a string of long cars
And you're smokin' them four - bit cigars.
You ain't no well to do
Unless you get a little koochi-koo.
It takes a little bit of smackin'
All your life's a-lackin'.
If you ain't lovin',
Then you ain't livin'...
39.Baby's Gotten Good At Goodbye
What a rotten day this turned out to be
I still can't believe she'd leave so easily
She just got all her things, threw 'em into a pile
Then she loaded her car and said after a while
She'd done this before, but this time she didnt cry.
That's why I'm sittin' on the front steps, starin' down the road
Wondering if she'll come back this time, I dont know
After she packed when she looked back,
There were no tears in her eyes, and that's got me worried,
Thinkin' maybe my baby's gotten good at goodbye.
All the times before' she'd break down and cry
She'd make her threats, but her heart wasn't set on goodbye
She just wanetd me to hear what she had to say
Now I'm lost for words, saying she went away
She may not return for this time she didn't cry.
That's why I'm sittin' on the front steps, starin' down the road
Wondering if she'll come back this time, I dont know
After she packed when she looked back,
There were no tears in her eyes, and that's got me worried,
Thinkin' maybe my baby's gotten good at goodbye.
That's why I'm sittin' on the front steps, starin' down the road
Wondering if she'll come back this time, I dont know
After she packed when she looked back,
There were no tears in her eyes, and that's got me worried,
Thinkin' maybe my baby's gotten good at goodbye...
40.Bigger Man Than Me
I never thought too much about her leavin'
I'd find someone around there was no doubt
But this time the feelin' is strange and different
Since she's gone there's one thing I found out
Chorus：
It takes a mighty man to live with lonesome
Some big men might live with misery
But there's one thing I know, for sure it's certain
It's for sure it's gonna take a lot bigger man than me
I've never suffered much in the hurtin' line
I've always been as good as any man
But show me who can lose in love and like it
And I'll be the first to proudly shake his hand
Chorus：
It takes a mighty man to live with lonesome
Some big men might live with misery
But there's one thing I know, for sure it's certain
It's for sure it's gonna take a lot bigger man than me
It's for sure it's gonna take a lot bigger man than me...
41.Hollywood Squares
I've always said 'I do' too easy
And now I'm payin' the price
My weakness for beautiful women
Is my most expensive vice
I still believe in matrimony
But I can't afford another try
Child support and alimony
Is just about to bleed me dry
Chorus：
I got ex's all across the country
And I owe everybody in town
I got bill collectors a callin' me up
And lawyers tryin' to track me down
I'm just one wrong move from the poor house
But I don't belong in there
I got so many ex's and owe so much
I ought to be on Hollywood Squares
Yeah, I ought to be on Hollywood Squares
Lookin' back over my love life
I only have myself to blame
I guess I should've checked the price tag
Before I gave 'em my last name
Now my credit ratin's in the gutter
And the bottom line sure looks bad
I'll be payin' the rest of my life
For the few good times I've had
Chorus
I got ex's all across the country
And I owe everybody in town
I got bill collectors a callin' me up
And lawyers tryin' to track me down
I'm just one wrong move from the poor house
But I don't belong in there
I got so many ex's and owe so much
I ought to be on Hollywood Squares
Yeah, they ought to put me on Hollywood Squares...
42.What's Going On In Your World
What's goin' on in your world
I hope that you're doin' fine
I just called to say there is not a day
That you don't cross my mind
I just wanted to see if you feel like me
Sorry we said good bye
So what's goin' on in your world
It sure is lonesome in mine
Just tell me that you're happy
And i'll hang up the phone
Just tell me you don't need me anymore
And i'll leave you alone
I just wondered if you had somebody new
After all of this time
So what's goin' on in your world
It sure is lonesome in mine
Just tell me that you're happy
And i'll hang up the phone
Just tell me you don't need me anymore
And i'll leave you alone
I just wondered if you had somebody new
After all of this time
So what's goin' on in your world
It sure is lonesome in mine
What's goin' on in your world
It sure is lonesome in mine
43.Ace In The Hole
Chorus：
You've got to have an ace in the hole
A little secret that nobody knows
Life is a gamble a game we all play
but you need to save something for a rainy day
You've got to learn to play your cards right
If you expect to win in life
Don't put it all on the line for just one roll
You've got to have an ace in the hole
If you're headed down a one way street
and you're not sure its the way you wanna go
In money or love or all the above
Have a little more than what you show
When life deals out a suprise
Have a few suprises of your own
No matter what you do
No matter where you go
You've got to have an ace in the hole
(Chorus)
Don't put it all on the line just for one roll
You've got to have an ace in the hole
No matter what you do
No matter where you go
You've got to have an ace in the hole
44.Love Without End, Amen
Lyrics：Aaron Baker
Music：Aaron Baker
I got sent home from school one day with a shiner on my eye
Fightin' was against the rules and it didn't matter why
When Dad got home I told that story just like I'd rehearsed
Then stood there on those tremblin' knees and waited for the
worst.
He said, ''Let me tell you a secret about a father's love
A secret that my daddy said was just between us.''
He said, ''Daddies don't just love their children
Every now and then, It's a love without end, amen
It's a love without end, amen.''
When I became a father in the spring of '81
There was no doubt that stubborn boy was just like my father's
son
And when I thought my patience had been tested to the end
I took my daddy's secret and passed it on to him.
I said, ''Let me tell you a secret about a father's love
A secret that my daddy said was just between us.''
I said, ''Daddies don't just love their children
Every now and then, It's a love without end, amen
It's a love without end, amen.''
Last night I dreamed I died and stood outside those pearly gates
When suddenly I realized there must be some mistake
If they know half the things I've done they'll never let me in
Then somewhere from the other side I heard those words again.
They said, ''Let me tell you a secret about a father's love
A secret that my daddy said was just between us
You see, daddies don't just love their children every now and
then
It's a love without end, amen
It's a love without end, amen.''...
45.Drinking Champagne
Lyrics：Bill Mack
Music：Bill Mack
I'm drinking champagne, feelin' no pain 'til early mornin'
Dinin' and dancin' with every pretty girl I can find
I'm havin' a fling with a pretty young thing 'til early mornin'
Knowin' tomorrow I'll wake up with you on my mind.
Guilty conscience, I guess though I must confess
I never loved you much when you were mine
So, I'll keep drinking champagne, feelin' no pain 'til early
mornin'
Dinin' and dancin' with every pretty girl I can find
Havin' a fling with a pretty young thing 'til early mornin'
Knowin' tomorrow I'll wake up with you on my mind.
Guilty conscience, I guess though I must confess
I never loved you much when you were mine
So, I'll keep drinkin' champagne, feelin' no pain 'til early
mornin'
Dinin' and dancin' with every pretty girl I can find
I'll keep havin' a fling with a pretty young thing 'til early
mornin'
Knowin' tomorrow I'll wake up with you on my mind...
46.I've Come To Expect It From You
Lyrics：Dean Dillon／Buddy Cannon
Music：Dean Dillon／Buddy Cannon
So upset, nervous wreck
I can't believe she said goodbye
Sit and smoke, cry and joke
About these tears in my eyes.
Chorus：
How could you do what you gone and done to me
I wouldn't treat a dog the way you treated me
But that's what I get
I've come to expect it from you.
A million times, a million lines
And I bought 'em every one
You don't care, you rip and tear
Every dream I've counted on.
I guess I should thank my unlucky stars
That I'm alive and you're the way you are
But that's what I get
I've come to expect it from you.
Chorus：
How could you do what you gone and done to me
I wouldn't treat a dog the way you treated me
But that's what I get
I've come to expect it from you.
I could raise hell but what the hell
It wouldn't do a bit of good
I can leave, my heart agrees
It seems to think that I should.
There won't be no more next time doing me wrong
You'll come back this time to find out that I'm gone
But that's what you get
You should expect that from me.
That's what I get
I've come to expect it from you...
47.If I Know Me
Lyrics：Dean Dillon／Pam Belford
Music：Dean Dillon／Pam Belford
We both said some things
I know we never meant
And when I slammed the door tonight
You wonder where I went.
If I know you, you're probably
Wonderin' what to do
You are thinkin' that I'm gone for good
If I know you.
Chorus：
But if I know me
I'll turn this car around
I won't get half way through town
And I'll be sorry
I'll stop and call
And you'll say you're sorry too
I'll come runnin' back to you
If I know me.
Sometimes I lose my head
Say things to break your heart
Forgettin' if I lost your love
It would tear my world apart.
If I know you, you didn't mean
One single thing you said
Truth be known you're dying,
Crying, lying there in bed.
Chorus：
But if I know me
I'll turn this car around
I won't get half way through town
And I'll be sorry
I'll stop and call
And you'll say you're sorry too
I'll come runnin' back to you
If I know me.
If I know me.
And I know me...
48.You Know Me Better Than That
Written：Tony Haselden／Anna Lisa Graham
Baby, since you left me, there's somebody new,
She thinks I'm perfect, I swear,
She likes my body, my class and my charm.
She says I've got a confident aire.
She respects my ambition, thinks I'm talented too,
But she's in love with an image time is bound to see through.
Chorus：
Oh, you know me better than that,
You know the me that gets lazy and fat.
How moody I can be, all my insecurities.
You've seen me lose all my charm,
You know I was raised on a farm.
Oh, she tells her friends I'm perfect,
And that I love her cat,
But you know me better than that.
I miss picnics and blue jeans and buckets of beer,
Now it's ballet and symphony hall;
I'm into culture, clean up to my ears,
It's like wearin' a shoe that's too small.
Oh, I caught her with an issue of Brides magazine,
Starin' at dresses and pickin' out rings.
Chorus：
But you know me better than that,
You know the me that gets lazy and fat.
How moody I can be, all my insecurities.
You've seen me lose all my charm,
You know I was raised on a farm.
Oh, she tells her friends I'm perfect,
And that I love her cat,
But you know me better than that.
Oh, she tells her friends I'm perfect,
And that I love that cat,
Oh, but you know me better than that...
49.The Chill Of An Early Fall
Written：Gretchen Peters／Green Daniel
Well, her old friend from her own end of town dropped by today,
And way down deep inside me somethin' died
When he came 'round to see her that way.
Here it comes again, that same old chilly wind
Will blow like a cold winter squall.
And I'll begin to feel the chill of an early fall.
And I'll be drinkin' again and thinkin' whenever he calls,
There's a storm comin' on, and it won't be too long 'til the
snow falls.
Oh, I'll be sobersome,
But when October comes and goes in no time at all
I'll begin to feel the chill of an early fall.
Oh, how quick they slip away, here today and gone tomorrow.
Love and seasons never stay, bitter winds are sure to follow.
Now, there's no doubt it's gonna be cold out tonight;
I've shivered all day, and when I look in her eyes
Needin' to hold her so tight, she just looks away.
Oh, she'll swear that it's true, he's just someone she knew
Long ago, and I'll know that's not all,
And I'll begin to feel the chill of an early fall.
Oh, I'll begin to feel the chill of an early fall...
50.Lovesick Blues
Written：Irving Mills／Cliff Friend
I got a feeling called the blues,
Oh Lord, since my baby said goodbye.
Hey Lord, I don't know what I'll do.
All I do is sit and sigh, oh lord.
The last long day she said goodbye,
Lord, I thought I would cry.
She'll do me, she'll do you,
She's got that kind of lovin'.
Lord, I love to hear her
When she calls me sweet daddy.
Such a beautiful dream.
I hate to think it's all over;
I lost my heart it seems.
I've grown so used to you somehow,
But I'm nobody's sugar daddy, now.
And I'm lonesome,
I got the lovesick blues.
Yeah, I'm in love,
I'm in love with a beautiful gal,
That's what's the matter with me.
Hey, I'm in love,
I'm in love with a beautiful gal,
But she don't care about me.
And Lord, I tried and tried
To keep her satisfied,
But that gal wouldn't stay.
And, now that she is leavin'
This is all I can say.
I got a feeling called the blues,
Oh Lord, since my baby said goodbye.
Hey Lord, I don't know what I'll do.
All I do is sit and sigh, oh lord.
The last long day she said goodbye,
Lord, I thought I would cry.
She'll do me, she'll do you,
She's got that kind of lovin'.
Lord, I love to hear her
When she calls me sweet daddy.
Such a beautiful dream.
I hate to think it's all over;
I lost my heart it seems.
I've grown so used to you somehow,
But I'm nobody's sugar daddy, now.
And I'm lonesome,
I got the lovesick blues...
51.Milk Cow Blues
Lyrics：Kokomo Arnold
Music：Kokomo Arnold
Well, I woke up this mornin'
Looked outdoors
I can tell my milk cow
I can tell by the way she lows
If you see my milk cow
Please drive her on home
'Cause I aint had no milk and butter
Since that cow been gone.
Well, you got to treat me right honey
Day by day
Get out your lil' prayer book
Get down upon your knees and pray
'Cause you're gonna need me
You're gonna need my
Help someday
Lord, you're goin' to be sorry
You treated me this way.
(Now take it away boys.)
(That's Benny Hucklefield on the piano.)
(That's Rick McRayon the guitar.)
Sail on, sail on, sail on lil' gal, sail on
Sail on, sail on, sail on lil' gal, sail on
You're gonna keep right on sailin'
'Til you lose you happy home.
(Gene Elders on the Fiddle)
(Aw, here comes Owens guitar)
(Thats Benny and Rick)
Well, good evenin'
Don't that sun look good goin' down
I said well, good evenin'
Don't that sun look good goin' down
And don't that ol' army cot look lonely
When your lover ain't no place around？
Well, I tried everything baby
To get along with you
And now I'm gonna tell you
What I'm gonna do
I'm gonna stop my cryin'
And leave you alone
And if you don't think I'm leavin' big momma
Just count those days I'm gone.
You aint gonna see me
You aint gonna see my sweet face no more
Lord, you're gonna be one big honey
When this world I've gone.
Milk cow blues...
52.Gone As A Girl Can Get
Lyrics：Jerry Max Lane
Music：Jerry Max Lane
Well, I haven't seen her lately, and she never calls.
She don't ask my friends about me, gives no clues at all.
That a fire might still be burnin', yeah,
But, I'd say she's about as gone as a girl can get.
She don't even show up in my dreams at night,
But my stubborn ol' memory keeps holdin' on tight.
Sure makes it hard to forget
She's about as gone as a girl can get.
Chorus：
She's outta here, she disappeared without a trace.
More or less unimpressed by the tears on my face.
Her destination unknown, she just dropped out of sight,
Last seen headin' right on out of my life.
Like a stranger I ain't never met,
She's about as gone as a girl can get.
Chorus：
She's outta here, she disappeared without a trace.
More or less unimpressed by the tears on my face.
Her destination unknown, she just dropped out of sight,
Last seen headin' right on out of my life.
Like a stranger I ain't never met,
She's about as gone as a girl can get.
Like a stranger I ain't never met,
I'd say she's about as gone as a girl can get...
53.So Much Like My Dad
Lyrics：Chips Moman／Bobby Emmons
Music：Chips Moman／Bobby Emmons
I know that I surprised you coming home,
It's not my usual time of year;
But I've got myself a problem and I know
That I might find the answer here.
Remember when I was dad's pride and joy
And your little man,
Every time that I got hurt
You were there to give a hand.
You would pick me up,
and you'd kiss my hurt away.
Remember what you'd say,
'Boy you're getting more like him each and every day.'
Can we have a talk like it was yesterday？
Your boy is back in trouble
And he needs you right away.
She says she's gonna leave me, momma.
Nothing on God's green Earth would make her stay.
I can't live without her, momma,
But this time you can't kiss the hurt away.
But if I'm so much like my dad,
There must have been times you felt her way.
So tell me word for word what he said
that always made you stay.
She says she's gonna leave me, momma.
But if I'm so much like my dad,
There must have been times you felt her way.
So tell me word for word what he said
That always made you stay...
54.Trains Make Me Lonesome
Written：Paul Overstreet／Thom Schuyler
I was five years old when daddy started packing
And I stood there by my momma as she cried
And the next thing that we knew some old train came passing
through
And daddy got on board and we ain't seen him no more.
Chorus：
Oh, oh, now I wonder why trains make me lonesome
It happens everytime that engine moans some
And when I hear that whistle blow it makes my heart sink low
And I wonder why trains make me lonesome.
It was a cold dark night when I drove her to the depot
There were tears in my eyes and a ticket in her hand
And as we stood there by those tracks I knew she wasn't coming
back
So I turned and walked away but I still miss her today.
Chorus：
I wonder why trains make me lonesome
It happens everytime that engine moans some
Now, when I hear that whistle blow it makes my heart sink low
And I wonder why trains make me lonesome.
Those blocks looked like little stations
Those ink spots look like engine No. 9
And this couch on which I lay
Suppose to haul my blues away
That old pipe you keep toking
Is like an old coal engine smoking.
Chorus：
But still I wonder why trains make me lonesome
It happens everytime that engine moans some
And when I hear that whistle blow it makes my heart sink low
And I wonder why trains make me lonesome.
Oh yes, I wonder why trains make me lonesome...
55.Wonderland Of Love
Lyrics：Curtis Wayne
Music：Curtis Wayne
What kind of a world would it be for you without me
Would you think its a better world, would you be lonely
And if your love for me should die, would you even say goodbye
Or would you just walk away into the dark of night.
Chorus：
Sometimes I need assurance of your love
All your thoughts and gentle touch only kings are worthy of
And at these times you take me by the hand
Like a child you lead me through a wonderland of love.
I can't visualize without you by my side,
Life would be meaningless like some of them skies
Girl, you show me everyday you're love in everyway
I'm afraid it's all a dream that'll favor your awake.
Chorus：
Sometimes I need assurance of your love
All your thoughts and gentle touch only kings are worthy of
And at these times you take me by the hand
And Like a child you lead me through a wonderland of love.
A wonderland of love...
56.I Cross My Heart
Lyrics：Steve Dorff／Eric Kaz
Music：Steve Dorff／Eric Kaz
Our love is unconditional, we knew it from the start.
I see it in your eyes, you can feel it from my heart.
From here on after let's stay the way we are right now,
And share all the love and laughter that a lifetime will allow.
Chorus：
I cross my heart and promise to
Give all I've got to give to make all your dreams come true.
In all the world you'll never find a love as true as mine.
You will always be the miracle that makes my life complete,
And as long as there's a breath in me, I'll make yours just as
sweet.
As we look into the future, it's as far as we can see,
So let's make each tomorrow be the best that it can be.
Chorus：
I cross my heart and promise to
Give all I've got to give to make all your dreams come true.
In all the world you'll never find a love as true as mine.
And if along the way we find a day it starts to storm,
You've got the promise of my love to keep you warm.
In all the world you'll never find a love as true as mine.
A love as true as mine...
57.Heartland
Lyrics：Steve Dorff／John Bettis
Music：Steve Dorff／John Bettis
When you hear twin fiddles and a steel guitar
You're listenin' to the sound of the American heart
And opry music on a Saturday night
Brings a smile to your face and a tear to your eye.
Chorus：
Sing a song about the heartland the only place I feel at home
Sing about the way a good man works until the daylight's gone
Sing the rain on the roof on a summer night
Where they still know wrong from right
Sing a song about the heartland, sing a song about my life.
Chorus：
Sing a song about the heartland the only place I feel at home
Sing about the way a good man works until the daylight's gone
Sing the rain on the roof on a summer night
Where they still know wrong from right
Sing a song about the heartland, sing a song about my life.
Yeah...
58.When Did You Stop Loving Me
Lyrics：Donny Kees／Monty Holmes
Music：Donny Kees／Monty Holmes
When did you stop loving me？
How long have I been a memory？
I've got to know for my own sanity,
Tell me when did you stop loving me？
Was it that night that you stayed out until dawn,
You know that night has haunted me for so long？
Or was your love already cold, tell me please, I've got to know？
Darling, when did you stop loving me？
There was a time when you worshiped where I stood
Heaven knows, I'd bring it back if I could
I can tell when we make love it aint me you're thinking of
Tell me when did you stop loving me？
Darling, when did you stop loving me？...
59.Overnight Male
Written：Richard Fagan／Kim Williams／Ron Harbin
Let me be your male-man and I'll always come though
There's no denying' come rain or shine I'll deliver my love to
you
I do things by the letter you can put your stamp on me
Cause there ain't nobody better for a special delivery.
Chorus：
Like the pony express and the wild wild west
I'll ride hard all night long
And I can saddle up fast get ya there first class
Long before the dawn
You know your male's gonna get to you
Come snow, rain, sleet, or hail
Cause I'm a top flight, hold ya tight, get ya there by daylight
Do you right overnight male.
I know your heart is fragile so I'll handle it with care
There ain't no doubt I know love's route
So baby let me take you there I'll bring you cards and flowers
But I know just what you need just give me 24 hours,
satisfaction guaranteed.
Chorus：
You know your male's gonna get to you
Come snow, rain, sleet, or hail
Cause I'm a top flight, hold ya tight, get ya there by daylight
Do ya right overnight male
Yeah I'm a top flight, hold ya tight, get ya there by daylight
Do ya right overnight male...
60.The King Of Broken Hearts
Lyrics：Jim Lauderdale
Music：Jim Lauderdale
The king of broken hearts doesn't ask much from his friends
And he has quite a few of them
They know he will understand
That's just the way it goes.
The king of broken hearts doesn't know he's a king
He's tryin' to forget other things
Like some old ship at sea
He's walkin' through life alone.
He talks to angels and the stars start to spin
He thinks of troubles that he's gotten in
He recalls how his heart got broken
And how it's still that way.
The king of broken hearts is so sad and wise
He can smile while he's cryin' inside
We know he'll be brave tonight
'Cause he's the king of broken hearts.
He talks to angels and the stars start to spin
He thinks of the troubles that he's gotten in
He recalls how his heart got broken
And how it's still that way.
The king of broken hearts thinks that he's no fool
He's a little like me and you
So what's a king like that supposed to do
With all that blue time
We know he'll be brave tonight
'Cause he's the king of broken hearts.
He's the king of broken hearts...
61.Where The Sidewalk Ends
Written：Jim Lauderdale／John Leventhal
Where the sidewalk ends and the road begins
We said goodbye on a cold dark night
I'm not afraid to go, you bet I'm not
Where the sidewalk ends, you left a lot.
Some people leave and never come back
Some stay in touch, some loose track
Your mind kept sayin' come on let's go
You started learnin' what you don't need to know.
Where the sidewalk ends and the road begins
I'll wait for you in the cold dark night
You might come back, you had to go
Where the sidewalk ends I'll never know.
Hide from the future, run from the past
I guess I'll stay here as long as I can last
Whistle still blowin' but the train is gone
Ain't no wheels gonna take me from my home.
Where the sidewalk ends and the road begins
We said good bye on a cold dark night
I'm not afraid to go, you bet I'm not
Where the sidewalk ends you left a lot.
I'm not afraid to go, you bet I'm not
Where the sidewalk ends you left a lot.
Where the sidewalk ends and the road begins
We said good bye on a cold dark night
I'm not afraid to go, you bet I'm not
Where the sidewalk ends you left a lot.
Where the sidewalk ends, you left a lot.
Where the sidewalk ends, you left a lot...
62.Easy Come, Easy Go
Lyrics：Dean Dillon／Aaron Barker
Music：Dean Dillon／Aaron Barker
Says she's had enough of me, I've had enough of her too.
I might as well go on and set her free, she's already turned me
loose.
No fault, no blame, nobody done no wrong-
That's just the way it sometimes goes.
Sometimes two people just don't get along, it's time to hit the
road.
Goodbye, farewell, so long, vaya con dios.
Good luck, wish you well, take it slow.
Easy come girl, easy go.
We tried to work it out a hundred times, ninety-nine it didn't
work.
I think it's best we put it all behind before we wind up getting
hurt.
No hard feelings darling, no regrets, no tears and no broken
hearts.
Call it quits, calling off all bets, it just wasn't in the
cards.
Goodbye, farewell, so long, vaya con dios.
Good luck, wish you well, take it slow.
Easy come girl, easy go.
Easy come girl, easy go.
Vaya con dios, good luck,
Easy come, easy go...
63.I'd Like To Have That One Back
Written：Bill Shore／Aaron Barker／Rick West
I heard somebody speak her name; they said she still was looking
fine.
And I could feel that same old flame I once felt when she was
mine.
Always thought that I was missin' something, but I found out
much too late.
There'll never be another who'll love me that way.
I'd like to have that one back, never known someone so true.
And a love that pure and sweet is what a man should never lose.
And if my lips had said, ''I'm sorry.'', she might have stopped
right in her tracks.
But now I find my poor heart saying, ''I'd like to have that one
back.''
I can almost see her standing there, tears rollin' down her
face.
As she packed away her memories in that old worn out suitcase.
If I'd only known then what I know now, I'd never opened that
door.
Oh, they just don't make hearts like hers anymore.
I'd like to have that one back, I've never known someone so
true.
And a love so pure and sweet is what a man should never lose.
And if my lips had said, 'I'm sorry', she might have stopped
right in her tracks.
I wouldn't hear my poor heart saying, ''I'd like to have that
one back.''
I wouldn't hear my poor heart saying, ''I'd like to have that
one back...''
64.Lovebug
Lyrics：Wayne Kemp／Curtis Wayne
Music：Wayne Kemp／Curtis Wayne
Well, I was ruling the roost, had all the chicks to myself.
And suddenly it happened, that funny little feeling I felt.
Well, I tried to outrun it, but it finally caught up with me.
Tell me how can I run from something that I can't see？
Oh, that little bitty, teeny weeny thing they call the lovebug.
Nobody's ever seen it, but it's got the whole world shook up.
It all started with a little bitty kiss and a hug.
It's a little bitty, teeny weeny thing they call the lovebug.
Well, I always thought that I had me a pretty good style,
But I lost that race by a good old country mile.
Well, I was walking all around with my head held way up high,
And it fooled me, hit me, really took me by surprise.
Oh, that little bitty, teeny weeny thing they call the lovebug.
Nobody's ever seen it, but it's got the whole world shook up.
It all started with a little bitty kiss and a hug.
Yes, that little bitty, teeny weeny thing they call the lovebug.
Oh, that little bitty, teeny weeny thing they call the lovebug.
Nobody's ever seen it, but it's got the whole world shook up.
It all started with a little bitty kiss and a hug.
It's a little bitty, teeny weeny thing they call the lovebug.
Yes, the little bitty, teeny weeny thing they call the
lovebug...
65.The Man In Love With You
Lyrics：Steve Dorff／Gary Hurju
Music：Steve Dorff／Gary Hurju
I'm not the hero who will always save the day.
Don't always wear the white hat, don't always know the way.
I may not even be the dream you wanted to come true,
But I'll always be the man in love with you.
I'm not the key that opens every door.
I don't have the power to give you all you want and more,
But when you're needin' somethin' special you can hold on to,
I'll always be the man in love with you.
I never could work miracles.
There may be others who can do what I can't do,
But no one else can be
As good as me at lovin' you.
So when the world won't turn the way you wish it would,
And the dreams you have don't come alive as often as they
should,
Remember that there's someone there whose heart is always true.
I'll always be the man in love with you.
Remember that there's someone there
Whose heart is always true,
Someone there to help you make it through.
I'll always be the man in love with you...
66.Just Look At Me
Written：Curtis Wayne／Gerals Smith
Chorus：
One look at you and just look at me
Held under your spell so helplessly
Yes, I'm still your fool, any fool can see
One look at you and just look at me.
I thought I'd be over you by now but I guess it's too soon
The truth was so plain to see tonight when you walked in the
room
I just couldn't control the tears when I saw you again.
My love is still as strong for you as it's ever been.
Chorus：
One look at you and just look at me
Held under your spell so helplessly
Yes, I'm still your fool, any fool can see
One look at you and just look at me.
I'm still your fool, guess I'll always be
One look at you and just look at me...
67.Stay Out Of My Arms
Lyrics：Jim Lauderdale
Music：Jim Lauderdale
Many times temptation grows so strong
And makes someone go blind to what is wrong
We'll stop right now while there's still the strength to see
Turn your eyes and run away from me.
Stay out of my arms, take me advice
It's easy to break the same heart twice
Let's stop the hurt before it starts
Don't follow me, stay out of my arms.
I'm sure you'll find someone to have and hold
And keep the promises that you were told
I'd only lead you on and let you down
And hurt you when good memories can't be found.
Stay out of my arms, take me advice
It's easy to break the same heart twice
Let's stop the hurt before it starts
Don't follow me, stay out of my arms.
Stay out of my arms, take me advice
It's easy to break the same heart twice
Let's stop the hurt before it starts
Don't follow me, stay out of my arms.
Don't follow me, stay out of my arms...
68.Big Ball's In Cowtown
Written：Hoyle Nix
Artist：George Straight／Ricky Skaggs／Asleep At The Wheel
(Big ball's in cowtown, yeah.)
(Come on fiddle.. yeah... sure)
Working on the railroad, sleeping on the ground,
Eating saltine crackers, ten cents a pound. (ha)
Chorus：
Big ball's in cowtown - we'll all go down.
Big ball's in cowtown - we'll dance around.
(Ehhhh, come here ma, the hog's done got me).
(yea... ) (mind if I sing one George)
I'll go to cowtown, I'll dance around.
Board up your windows - big ball's in town.
Chorus：
Big ball's in cowtown - we'll all go down.
Big ball's in cowtown - we'll dance around.
Put on your new shoes, put on you gown.
Shake off them sad blues - big ball's in town.
Chorus：
Big ball's in cowtown - we'll all go down.
Big ball's in cowtown - we'll dance around.
(Come on Ricky, fiddle now.)
Everybody's smiling, you can't find a frown. (ha)
Girls are all happy 'cause big ball's in town. (that's right)
Chorus：
Big ball's in cowtown - we'll all go down.
Big ball's in cowtown - (yeah...a)
Big ball's in town... (Haa...)
69.The Big One
Lyrics：Gerry House／Devon O'day
Music：Gerry House／Devon O'day
Without a warnin' your out of control
The ground shakes and the oceans roll
This is the big one
There's no where to run.
On the Richter Scale of love and romance
You hit twelve and you don't stand a chance
This is the big one
I'm fallin' in love.
Now it's beat, beat, beat
My hearts sendin' out a message
Please, please, please
Don't save me tonight
S. O. S. in this situation means
She's outta sight.
No need to panic
I tell myself
But I've never felt this feelin' with anybody else
So, this is the big one
I'm fallin' in love.
Ah yes.
Now it's beat, beat, beat
My hearts sendin' out a message
Please, please, please
Don't save me tonight
S. O. S. in this situation means
She's outta sight.
No need to panic
I tell myself
But I've never felt this feelin' with anybody else
So, this is the big one
I'm fallin' in love.
Oh yeah, this is the big one
I'm fallin' in love...
70.Fly Me To The Moon
Artist：George Strait／Frank Sinatra
George speaking：
Hey Frances, I don't know about you but
I kinda need a break.
Maybe a trip or something.
Frank：
Fly me to the moon
Let me play up there with those stars
George：
Let me see what spring is like on Jupiter and Mars
Frank：
In other words
Hold my hand
George：
In other words
Baby, kiss me
Fill my heart with song
And let me sing forever more
You are all I long for
All I worship and adore
Frank：
In other words (George echos)
Frank ＆ George：
Please be true
Frank：
In other words
Frank ＆ George：
I'm in love with you
George ＆ Frank：
In other words hold my hand
In other words baby kiss me
Frank：
Fill my heart with song
Frank ＆ George：
Let me sing forever more
George：
You are all I long for
All I worship and adore
Frank：
In other words
Please be true
Frank ＆ George echoing each other：
In other words
In other words
In other words
l
I
I Love
I Love
I love you...
71.Check Yes Or No
It started way back in third grade
I used to sit beside emmylou hayes
A pink dress, a matching bow, and her ponytail
She kissed me on the school bus but told me not to tell
Next day i chased her around the playground
'cross the monkey bars to the merry-go-round
And emmylou got caught passing me a note
Before the teacher took it i read what she wrote
Chorus：
Do you love me do you want to be my friend
And if you do
Well then don't be afraid to take me by the hand
If you want to
I think this is how love goes
Check yes or no
Now we're grown up and she's my wife
Still like two kids with stars in our eyes
Not much has changed i still chase emmylou
Up and down the hall around the bed in our room
Last night i took her out in a white limousine
Twenty years together she still gets to me
Can't believe it's been that long ago
When we got started with just a little note
Chorus
72.I Know She Still Loves Me
Written：Aaron Barker／Monty Holmes
There's just a hint of indifference
In her lack of conversation when we talk.
And the subject matters change,
There's no mention of our future now at all.
She still kisses me each morning,
But it seems more like a habit than before.
I know she still loves me,
But I don't think she likes me anymore.
She used to laugh at all my jokes,
But lately I can't seem to make her smile.
And the last time we made love it was good,
But God it's been a while.
She's always there when I get home,
But she's no longer waiting at the door.
I know she still loves me,
But I don't think she likes me anymore.
'Cause it's just a little colder every time I hold her.
She's just going through the motions
From what's left of her devotion;
And it scares me half to death
Wonderin' what tomorrow holds in store.
I know she still loves me,
But I don't think she likes me anymore.
Right now I know she loves me,
But I don't think she likes me anymore.
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