Jeff's Song Lyrics

V1

FIREWORKS
OVER THE LAKE
FISHING WITH YOUR SON
AND AN EVENING
CLAM BAKE
SITTIN OUT BY
THE POOL WATCHIN'
THAT CORN GROW
NINE O'CLOCK SUNSET
BURNIN' RED FLAME
BBQ UNDER THE LIGHTS
AT THE SOFTBALL GAME
NOTHIN BUT CLEAR BLUE SKY ABOVE ME
YEAH THATS HOW IT IS WHEN ITS
SUMMER IN THE COUNTRY

V2

LATE NIGHTS AT POOR BOYS DINER
AN ICE CREAM DOWN AT THE TASTEE FREEZE
SQUARE DANCIN' LATE INTO THE EVENING
DOWN AT THE TOWN SQUARE
BABY I SURE HOPE I'LL SEE YOU THERE

JUMPIN' OFF THE BRIDGE AT THE SWIMMIN HOLE
CATCHIN POUNDS OF FISH
WITH OUR CANE POLES
CAMPING DOWN BY THE CREEK
ROASTIN' MARSHMALLOWS TILL
SIX IN THE MORN
WHEN EVERY DAY FEELS LIKE A VACATION
AND IT ALL FEELS LIKE A DRE
SITTIN' HERE IN MY T-SHIRT AND CUT OFF JEANS
NOTHIN' BUT CLEAR BLUE SKY ABOVE ME
YEAH THAT'S HOW IT IS WHEN ITS
SUMMER IN THE COUNTRY




WHEN EVERY DAY FEELS LIKE A VACATION

THERE'S A COLD MAN IN HARLEM
ONE FRIGID WINTER'S DAY
WRAPPED IN A COUPLE BLANKETS
SLOWLY WASTING AWAY

THERES A MOTHER WITH
THREE KIDS
IN CHICAGO-TOWN
SHE'S CRYIN' WHILE HER KIDS
SLEEP TIGHT
BECAUSE THERE'S NO FOOD AROUND

I'm CALLING ON EVERYONE TO STAND UP
AND LEND A HELPING HAND
SPREAD THIS BOUNTY AND YOUR KINDNESS
ALL ACROSS THIS GREAT LAND
ITS TIME FOR EVERYONE TO RISE UP
AND TO UNDERSTAND THAT WE'VE GOT
TO HELP EACH OTHER
THAT WE NEED TO HELP
OUR FELLOW MAN

V2

YES TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE
WE CAN BUILD GREAT THINGS
WE CAN FEED THE HUNGRY
AND BUILD HOUSES FOR THE POOR
WE CAN DO SO MUCH IF EVERYONE
GIVES A LITTLE MORE
SO NEXT TIME YOU COMPLAIN ABOUT THE PRICE OF GAS
REMEMBER THAT SOME PEOPLE DON'T LIVE IN THEIR
CARS AND EAT LEFTOVER TRASH.

I WAS A FARM BOY
LIVIN IN THE CORPORATE WORLD
SHE WAS A BUSINESS WOMAN WITH A
DREAM TO BE A FARM GIRL
INSTEAD OF A SMALL MIDTOWN APARTMENT
SHE'D RATHER HAVE A FARM-HOUSE
WITH A BIG RED BARN
SHE'D RATHER RIDE TO WORK IN A JOHN
DEER TRACTOR
OVER THE SUBWAY ANY DAY
SHE'D RATHER GET UP WITH THE ROOSTER
OVER THE SOUND OF CONSTRUCTION AT THE DAWN

IF THERE'S ONE THING
I'VE LEARNED ITS THAT
YOU CAN'T TURN BACK THE PAGES
OF HISTORY
THAT YOU'VE GOT TO WORK
HARD FOR WHAT YOU'VE GOT
THAT NOTHING IN THIS WORLD
COMES FOR FREE
AND MOST OF ALL LOVE IS THE
ANSWER AND THE KEY
I'VE LEARNED THAT YOU
SHOULDN'T TAKE THINGS FOR GRANTED
YEAH IT'D ALL BE PERFECT IF SHE'D COME
BACK HERE TO TENNESSEE

TAKE ME BACK TO TENNESSEE WHERE
YOU FIRST LAID EYES ON ME
TAKE ME BACK TO TENNESSEE
WE"LL BREAK THROUGH THE GATES OF
GRACELAND
STAND UP ON THAT STAGE AT THE
GRAND OLE'OPRY
YEAH YOU'VE GOT TO WORK HARD FOR WHAT YOU WANT
BECAUSE LOVE DOESNT GROW ON TREES
ITS TIME TO LEAVE THAT CORPORATE WORLD
BEHIND
AND TAKE ME
BACK
TO TENNESSEE

V1

THEY ALWAYS SAY YOU CANT DO IT
THEY ALWAYS TRY TO TEAR YOU DOWN
AND WHEN YOU TRY TO REACH YOUR
DREAMS
THEY TRY TO RUN YOU RIGHT
OUT OF TOWN
THEY'LL ALWAYS STAND THERE WATCHING
AS YOUR WORLD FALLS APEART
THE WALLS CRUMBLE AROUND YOU
THE SKY GROWS COLD AND DARK
BUT YOU'VE GOT TO STAND UP
AND FIGHT THOSE DEMONS
TRYING TO BREAK YOU DOWN
AND RIP YOU APART
ITS THE SPIRIT THAT DRIVES YOU
DEEP INSIDE YOUR HEART

CHORUS:

OH NEVER GIVE UP YOUR DREAMS
ALWAYS REACH FOR THE STARS
LOOK DEEP INSIDE YOUR SOUL
AND DISCOVER WHO YOU ARE
WHENEVER THEY TRY TO TEAR YOU DOWN
STAND UP STAND PROUD STAND TALL
EVEN IF YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'VE HAD ENOUGH
KEEP GOIN' ON
NEVER BACK DOWN

WE GREW UP ON
TWO DIFFERENT SIDES
OF THE RAILROAD TRACKS
YOU HAD MONEY
FANCY CLOTHES AND CARS
I NEVER HAD ENOUGH

YOU LIVED IN THAT BIG OLD HOUSE
UP ON HOLIDAY HILL
WE LIVED IN A TWO BEDROOM FARMHOUSE
ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF
DIXVILLE

ISNT IT AMAZING
HOW ONE LITTLE THING
CAN CHANGE YOUR LIFE
ALL IT TAKES IS YOUR HEART
AND JUST ONE ROLL OF THE DICE

ANTE UP
LET ER RIDE
MAYBE GIRL YOU'LL GET
LUCKY AND WIN
WITH 3 OF A KIND

YEAH
NO MATTER WHAT'S GOIN' ON IN THE WORLD
TONIGHT
ONCE THE CHIPS ARE DOWN
EVERYTHING'S ALL RIGHT
YEAH THAT'S WHAT GOES DOWN ON A
SMALL TOWN POKER NIGHT

SHE DIDN'T EVEN SAY A WORD
JUST LEFT HIM A NOTE ON
THE FRONT DOOR
IT SAID I'VE TRIED ALL I CAN
TO MAKE IT WORK
BUT I CAN'T LOVE YOU ANYMORE


I'LL BE DRIVIN
CROSS THOSE BLUE GRASS
KEN-TUC-KY FIELDS
BACK HOME TO TENN-E-SSEEEEE
I'll BE PLAYIN' AT THE OLE'OPRY
AND MUSIC ROW IS WHERE YOU'LL
FIND ME
YEAH EVEN THOUGH OUR LOVE IS AT AN END
I HOPE WE CAN STILL BE BEST FRIENDS

SHE TRIED OUT FOR
THAT ALL GIRL'S BASE-BALL
LEAGUE
THEY TOLD HER SHE'D NEVER
MAKE IT
THAT IT WAS ALL JUST
A WILD DREAM

SHE LEFT HOME IN
THE SPRING OF '53
WITH A FEW DOLLARS
HER BASEBALL BAT AND
GLOVE
WEARING HER GRANDMA'S
BEST EARRINGS

CHORUS:

THEY TOLD HER YOU'LL
NEVER MAKE IT
SHE 'S THE HERO WITH THE BAT
SHES PITCHER WITH THE BALL
WEARIN' THAT WORN OUT BASEBALL CAP

STRIKE ONE
STRIKE TWO
STRIKE THREE

V1

GROWIN UP IN A
SMALL COUNTRY TOWN
WE NEVER HAD THAT MUCH
BUT WITH A LITTLE OF LUCK
WE'D MANAGE TO GET BUY
STILL
WE WERE PROUD

WE HAD OUR LAND
AND OUR COWS
OUR FIELDS OUR
FARMS
TRACTORS
AND PLOUGHS
AND ALL THE CORN
GROWING IN THE GROUND

IF WE COULD HAVE IT ALL
IF WE WON THE LOTTO TONIGHT
A BIG MANSION JUST
WOULDN'T SEEM RIGHT
ALL I NEED IS MY FARM
MY FAMILY AND MY WIFE
DONTCHA KNOW
YOU DON'T NEED SO MUCH
TO LIVE THE GOOD LIFE

WHO SAYS
YOU CANT FLY
IF YOU
DON'T HAVE
WINGS
WHO EVER SAID
YOU CAN'T SOAR
AND YOU CAN'T
ACHIEVE YOUR
DREAMS?

ALL YOU'VE GOT TO DO
IS BE-LIEVE IN YOUR-SELF
AND LOOK IN-SIDE YOUR
HEARRRRT.
AND YOU'LL FIND THROUGH EVERY
OPEN DOOR
A LIGHT WILL SHINE THROUGH
THE DARRRRRK.

ALL YOU'VE GOT TO DO IS
SHINE ON
SHINE ON
UNTIL THAT FLAME IS
GONE
SHINE ON
SHINE ON
FOR ME YOU'RE THE ONLY
ONE

LIVE FOR THE MOMENT
BUT NEVER FORGET THE PAST
DONT YOU KNOW THAT TIME
TICKS BY TOO FAST
SO START WITH A FLICKER
BUILD UP A FLAME
AND LIGHT UP THE DARKEST
STORM
WASH AWAY THE RAIN
AND UNTIL THE DAY IS DONE
YOU ARE MY NUMBER ONE
SO SPREAD YOUR WINGS AND SOAAARRRR
AND
SHINE ON
SHINNNNE ON
SHINE ONNNN
SHINE ON

SHINE ONNNN
SHINNNE ONNNN
SHINEE OONNNNNNNN
UNTIL THE DAY IS DONE

SHINE ONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN!

So Spread your wings and you
will achieve your dreams
no matter what they say
you'll prove them all wrong
One day you will make it
if you just
SHINE ON
SHINE ON
SHINNNEEEEE ONNNNNN.

UNTIL THE DAY IS DONE
SHINE ON
SHINE ON
YOu'RE MY NUMBER ONE
SHINE ON
SHINE ON

SHINE ONNNNNNNN
SHINNNNNNNNNNNNNNNEE
ONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN!

I'M A TENNESEE OUTLAW
WE'RE TWO PARTNERS IN CRIME
WE'VE GONE TOO FAR NOW
SO WE'VE GOT TO WALK THE LINE

WE'RE ON THE LAM
RUNIN' FROM TOWN TO TOWN
GETTIN ONE STEP AHEAD OF THE LONG
ARM OF THE LAW

TOGETHER WE'RE A PERECT TEAM
I KNEW IT RIGHT FROM THE START
THAT DAY I BECAME A WANTED MAN
THAT DAY I STOLE YOUR HEART