Monday, March 18, 2024
RUNIN ON EMPTY
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RUNNIN ON EMPTY
YOU FUEL THE FIRE
YOU FUEL THE SOUL
YOU BURN WITH DESIRE
NOW THAT YOU'RE HERE BY MY SIDE
I CAN DO ANYTHING
BECAUSE NOW IS MY TIME
WITHOUT YOU
I WOULDNT BE ANYTHING
WITHOUT YOU ALL I'D HAVE ARE
BROKEN DREAMS
WITHOUT YOU I COULDNT DO ONE DANG
THING
WITHOUT YOU
MY HEART WOULD NOT BE FREE
YEAH I'D BE RUNNIN' ON EMPTY
She's Country Tough
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OUT ONT HE FARM
IT CAN GET KIND OF ROUGHT
(OUT THERE)
BUT I KNOW SHE CAN TAKE
IT BECAUSE SHE'S COUNTRY
TOUGH
(NO FEAR)
SHE MILKS THE COWS
AND HERDS THE STEERS
SHE RIDES HIGH UP ON THAT JOHN DEER
SHE DRIVES INTO TOWN ON
THAT BUCKET OF BOLTS AND RUST
SHE'LL MAKE IT THROUGH THE MOST FEROUCIOUS
SUMMER STORM
SO I
TIP
MY COWBOY HAT TO THAT GIRL
WHO IS COUNTRY
TOUGH
YOU PUT A KICK IN MY STEP
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GIRL WHEN YOU'RE NOT AROUND
I CAN FEEL IT ALL AROUND
GREY IS THE ONLY COLOR I CAN SEE
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ITS A SURE BET
EVERY TIME YOU'RE HERE
DARLIN'
YOU PUT A
KICK
IN MY
STEP
WHEN DOVES CRY (A SONG FOR GAZA)
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THE GUNS CALL ON
THROUGH
THE STORMY
NIGHT
THE WAR HAWKS LAND
WHILE PEACE DOVES
TAKE FLIGHT
THE STYORM MOVES IN
THE HOLWING WINDS
AND RAGING RAIN
THE BLUE SKIES
BECOME OVERCAST
AND GREY
CHORUS::
HOW HIGH CAN ONE FLY?
WHEN THE DOVES CRY?
YES MY HEART SLOWLY
DIES
WHEN THE PEACE DOVES CRY.
WRONG SIDE OF THE TRACKS
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I WAS FROM DODGEVILLE
YOU KNOW
THT STORMY SIDE OF TOWN
YOU KNOW THAT OTHER BLUE COLLAR
KIND OF CROWD
I NEVER THOUGTH SHE'D EVEN LOOK AT ME
BECAUSE A FACTS A FACAT
THINGS ARE SO MUCH MORE DIFFERENT
OUT HERE
ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE TRACKS
CHORUS;
WHERE COUNTRY MUSIC PLAYS ALL NIGHT
AND THE SCARECROW SWAYS IN THE WIND
I DRIVE AN OLD FORD PICUP TRUCK
SHE DRIVES A BRAND NEW MERCEDEZ BENZ
I SHOP AT THE LOCAL WALMART
SHE BUYS HER SHOES AT SAKS
I MET HER AT THE RODEO
WHAT DO Y'ALL THINK OF THAT?
WINTER IN JUNE
HOW
DID IT ALL COME TO THIS?
WHAT WERE
THE SIGNS
THAT I MISSED?
WHY COULDN'T
I COME TO REALIZE?
THIS WAS COMING?
THAT I WAS
LOSIN' YOU.
LIKE A LONE WOLF
HOWLIN' AT THE MOON
WITHOUT YOU DARLIN'
IT FEELS LIKE
WINTER
IN THE MIDDLE OF
JUNE.
WHEN YOU'RE NOT HERE
BY MY SIDE
MY LIFE IS TOPSY TURVY
IT GETS TURNED ON ITS HEAD
FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN.
I FEEL LIKE A CHERISHED ITEM
SITTING AT THE LOST AND FOUND
WAITIN' TO BE PICKED UP BY THE ONE I LOVE
(THATS YOU)
LIKE A LONE WOLF
HOWLIN' AT THE MOON
WITHOUT YOU DARLIN' BY MY SIDE
IT FEELS LIKE WINTER
IN JUNE.
THE WITCHITA WAY
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WHERE EVERYONE GOES TO
CHURCH EVERY SINGLE SUNDAY
WHERE EVERYONE KNOWS
EVERYBODYS NAME
OTHER FOLKS WONDER
HEY MAN ARE YOU INSANE?
I JUST LAUGH AND TIP MY
COWBOY HAT
AND SAY DONT WORRY ABOUT ME
CAUSE
ITS THE WITCHITA WAY
ITS GOTTA BE THAT COWBOY HAT
AT THE LOCAL HONKY TONK
SHE CAME UP TO ME TO CHAT
AND THAT WAS THAT
GIRL ITS GOTTA BE SOMETHING IN THIS TEXAS WATER
OR MAYBE JUST THIS BIG OLE COWBOY HAT
GOLD STAR
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THEY MET IN 2nd GRADE
WHEN
SHE MOVED OT THAT SMALL
INDIANA TOWN
HIS FAMILYW ORKE DTHE LAND
AND HE'D FIX THE TRACTORS AND
MILK THE COWS
HE CAME HOME WITH A GOLD STAR.
HIGH SCHOOL CAME AND WENT
IT WAS MOSTLY A NON EVENT.
HIS BIGGEST ACHIEVEMENT
WAS AN ALL STATE FOOTBALL CHAMP.
HE NEVER WANTED TO GO TO COLLEGE
OR OWN A FANCY CAR.
HE JUST WANTED TO LIVE LIFE OFF THE LAND.
AND NO MATTER WHAT CHOICES
HE MADE
SHE WAS ALWAYS THERE FOR HIM
SO NOW IT WAS HER TIME TO GIVE HIM A GOLD STAR.
GALILEO SAID
GALILEO SAID:
THE EARTH REVOLVES AROUND THE SUN
BUT MOST OF ME REOLVES AROUND YOU
IN 1492 COLUMBUS SAILD THE
OCEAN BLUE
SO AMERICA COULD BE HERE
FOR ME AND YOU.
FARMERS DAUGHTER
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I MET A GIRL
SHE WAS FROM A FARm
SHE'D TEND
THE COWS OUT BY THE
BIG OLE BARN
SHE 'D DRIVE THAT TRACTOR
LIKE IT WAS NASCAR SPRINT CUP.
SHE'S THE FARMERS DAUGHTER
AND SHE'S HERE TO PICK ME UP.
CHORUS:
SHES THE FARMERS' DAUGHTEr
SHE WEARS THOSE TIGHT CUTOFF JEANS AND OVERALLS.
SHE OWNS A SHOTGUN
WORKS AT THE GENERAL STORE.
NEVER BEEN TO A SHOPPING MALL.
SHE'S GOT BIG OLE TEXAS SIZED COWBOY BOOTS
INSTEAD OF FANCY SHOES
I'VE GOT A COWBOY HAT.
HOW CAN I LOSE?
ITS THE AGE OLD QUESTION THAT
EVERYONE SHOULD PONDER.
HOW CAN I EVER GET THE
FARMERS' DAUGHTER?
EVERYTHINGS BIGGER IN TEXAS
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YES
EVERYTHINGS BIGGER
IN TEX-AS
FROM THE BIG OLD CHEVY PICK UP TRUCKS
THE BIG OLE' GUNS
AND ALONOMY PAYMENTS FOR THE EXES.
THE BIG BIKER DUDE
AT THE SHOPPING MALL
THE BIG BLUE COW-BOY FANS
THOSE GINORMOUS COWBOY HATS
EVERYBODY WEARS
AND THOSE BIG GREEN
OLD JOHN DEER TRACTORS
YEAH IN CASE YOU MIGHT HAVE ISSED IT
DONTCHA KNOW
DONTCHA KNOW
EVERYTHING IS BIGGER IN TEXAS
CHORUS:
ITS THE STATE WITH THE LARGEST RODEO
AND THOSE COUNTRY SQUARE DANCES
DO THE DO
SEE DO
ITS THE BIGGEST FIGHT IN THE WAR
DOWN AT THE OLD ALAMO
HO HO HO -
ITS BURNIN YOUR TONGUE ON A BIG OL'E SPICY
TEXAS JHALAPENO (OH OH OH )
ITS THE OLD CHEVY PICK UP TRUCKS AND THE BIG
OLE ' GUNS
THE BIG ALAMONY PAYMENTS TO THE EXES
YEAH IN CASE YOU DIDN'T GET THE MEMO FROM MY
LAWYER
EVERYTHING IS BIGGER IN TEXAS
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ITS DRIVIN INTO TOWN FOR HOURS
JUST TO GET TO A SHOPPING MALL.
ITS CAMPING OUT AT BIG BEN
UNDER AN OCEAN OF STARS
ITS FLYIN' THT FLAG
THAT BIG BLUE WHITE TEXAS STAR.
ITS LIVING IN A PLACE WHERE EVERYTHING
IS BIG
YOU FIND OUT WHO YOU REALLY ARE.
NOW THERES THAT GIANT BREAKFAST
UP AT MARY LOUS
THERES AMERCIAS TEAM
UP IN THE BIG D, THOSE GOOD OLE'
BOYS IN BLUE.
THERES OLD BIG BEN AND THE RIO GRANDE
TOO.
AND JUST IN CASE YOU MISSED IT EVERYTHING'S
BIGGER IN TEXAS
(IT AINT THAT EASY ON EASY STREET)
NO IT AINT EASY OUT HERE
ON EASY STREET.
TAKIN BOBBY
TO SCOUTS
AND LUCY TO THE MALL
TAKIN SAMMY TO SCHOOL
AND JIMMY TO
TEE BALL.
MOWIN THE LAWN
PAYIN THE BILLS
AND WALKIN THE DOG
TWO HOURS IN AND I'M ALREADY BEAT
YEAH THEY NEVER SAID LIFE WOULD BE THIS
HARD OUT HERE
ON
EASY STREET.
CHORUS:
I WORK ALL DAY
AND I WORK ALL WEEK
NO TIME FOR PLAY
NOT EVEN TIME FOR SLEEP
NOT EVEN TIME TO GET UP OFF MY FEET
YEAH ITS NOT THAT EASY OUT HERE
ON EASY STREET.
YOU MIGHT THINK YOU'VE GOT ME BEAT
BUT YOU DONT KNOW WHAT ITS LIFE
OUT HERE
ON EASY STREET
DO YOU REMEMBER WHEN WE WERE YOUNG?
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RIDIN' OUR BIKES TO THE SWIMMIN HOLE
SITTIN ON THAT ROCKY LEDGE WITH
OUR BRAND NEW FISHIN POLES
OH OH
YEAH -
THAT FIRST TIME
WE RODE OUR BRAND NEW BIKES
YEAH
BACK THEN WITH MOM AND DAD
EVERYTHING WAS
ALL RIGHT.
MY FIRST GUITAR
IT WASNT THAT SPECIAL
OR TOO MUCH
BUT I'D STRUM AND PICK IT EVERY DAY.
AT RECESS AFTER LUNCH.
BACK THEN I NEVER HAD A PLAN
BUT ALL THESE THINGS MADE ME WHO I AM
OH OH
YEAH
- CHORUS:
DO YOU REMEMBER
WHEN WE WERE YOUNG?
THAT FIRST CAMPING TRIP
HUNTING WITH MY NEW SHOT GUN
YOUR FIRST BIG GIRL
PAIR OF SHOES
OUR FIRST BEACH TRIP A
AND THAT DISNEY CRUISE
BACK THEN WE THOUGHT THOSE DAYS
WOULD NEVER BE DONE.
YEAH DO YOU REMEMBER
DO YOU REMEMBER
DO YOU REMEMBER - WHEN WE WERE YOUNG?
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THEY SAY TIME
GOES BY SO VERY FAST
AND THAT
SOMETIMES ITS HARD TO
RECALL THE PAST
GOT SO MUCH TO DO
SO LITTLE TIME
SOMETIMES IT FEELS LIKE
WE'LL NEVER CROSS THAT
FINISH LINE
THAT NINE TO FIVE
THE DAILY GRIND
JUST ENOUGH TIME TO
EAT AND EXERCISE.
NEVER ENOUGH TIME
TO DESTRESS
AND UNWIND
THESE DAYS FGUN ONLY COMES
ONCE IN A BLUE MOON
IT SEEMS LIKE NOTHING EVER GETS DONE
OH OH
YEAH
CAN YOU REMEMBER
HOW EASY LIFE WAS
WHEN WE WERE YOUNG?
BRIDGE :
WHEN WE WERE YOUNG
WITHOUT A CARE
WHEN WE WERE INVICIBLE WITHOUT
FEAR.
THE WORLD REVOVLVED AROUND
ONLY US.
A YEAR SEEMED SO LONG.
THERE NEVER SEEMED TO BE
ANY TROUBLES in THE WHOLE WORLD.
AND AS I LOOK BACK NOW TO THOSE TIMES
I CANT BELIEV THIS LIFE IS OVER HALF DONE.
OH OH
YEAH
CAN YOU REMEMBER
DO YOU REMEMBER WHEN WE WERE YOUNG?
COUNTRY ON THE WEEKEND
CHORUS: _ Jeff Dearman and George Smith (C) 2014
CHORUS:
HIT THE HONKY TONK
PLAY A LITTLE CHESNEY
MAYBE
SOME MARTINA
OR GEORGE STRAIT
HEE-HAW -Y'ALL - EVERYTHING IS GOING GREAT.
SQUARE DANCING WITH A REGULAR NAMED RITA.
DANCIN' A JIG WITH TULSA MOLLY.
DOING THE HILL BILLY HALF STEP WITH THE BAR-KEEP
I THINK HER NAME IS HOLLY.
I DRINK UNTIL I RUN OUT OF MONEY.
RIDIN' THAT ELECTRIC BULL LIKE IT WASn'T EVEN FUNNY.
I GO THROUGH HELL ALL WEEK. TO WHAT SEEMS LIKE NO END.
I MAY BE CONTRY THROUG HTHE WEEK
BUT ONCE FRI-DAY COMES.
I'M COUNTRY
COUNTRY
COUNTRY
COUNTRY ON THE WEEKEND
OUT HERE YOU CAN BREATHE THE FRESH AIR
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YOU CAN SEE FOR MILES
AND ATTEND A COUNTY FAIR
THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT YOU JUST CAN'T
DO OVER THERE.
YOU CAN SQUARE DANCE WITH THE WHOLE TOWN
DOWN ON THE TOWN SQUARE
YOU CAN BUILD THAT RANCH
AND WATCH YOUR COUNTRY DREAMS COME TRUE.
YOU CAN COUNT EVERY STAR , SEE THE MILKY WAY AND ALL THE
PLANETS TOO.
YOU CAN BREAK OUT YOUR GUITAR
AND PLAY A COUNTRY TUNE
YOU CAN WATCH THE FIRE-FLIES DANCE AROUND
AND HEAR THE COYOTES HOWLIN' AT THE MOON.
YOU CAN FLY A KITE UP ON A HILL
OR ATTEND A NIGHBORHOOD BBQ.
THATS THE COUNTRY WAY AND YOU KNOW ITS TRUE
SO SON WHAT YOU GONNA DO?
WHAT YOU GONNA DO?
YOU CAN PLANT THAT CORN IN THE GROUND
YOU CAN STAND UP ON A HILL AND SHOUT IT OUT LOUD> - -
CORN KIND OF GUY
NO
I NEVER PLAYED ON A
RGULAR BASEBALL FIELD
WITH A PLAYGROUND
DOWN BY THE CREEK.
NO TH EONE PLACE YOU'D FIND ME PLAYIN'
IS OUT IN THOSE CORN FIELDS
PLAYING HIDE AND SEEK.
NO
I ONLY DREAMED OF PLAYING BALL
LIKE THAT OUTFIELDER
IN THE FIELD OF DREAMS.
CHORUS:
I'D NEVER EAT MY CARROTS
PEASE NOR BROCCOLI
I'D STEER CLEAR OF MY SPINACH
AND THOSE SCARY LIMA BEANS
I HAD TO HAVE IT JUST RIGHT
AND YOU MIGHT ASK MY MOM WHY?
SHE WOULD HAVE SAID MY SONS A
PICKY EATER.
BECAUSE HE'S A
CORN
KIND
OF GUY.
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NO
I DONT LIKE IT MASHED
AND CANT STAND IT FRIED
I LIKE IT STRAIGHT UP FROM THE STALK
CUZ I'M A CORN KIND OF GUY
NO
I WOULDNT TOUCH MY MUSHROOMS
BUT I'D ALWAYS SAVE ROOM FOR CORN BREAD
FOR DESSERT.
I'D TRY MY BEST TO PASS THE TEST BUT
I ALWAYS FED BY BRUSSEL SPROUTS
TO MY DOG SPARK-Y
ID EAT MY MEAT
ID EAT THAT SPAGHETTI
PIZZA CHESSEBURGERS OR
FRENCH FRIES
BUT THE ONE THING I LOVE THE MOST
I'M A CORN KIND OF GUY
CHORUS::
CITY THROUGH THE WEEK COUNTRY ON THE WEEKEND
(c) 2017 -
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I LIVE JUST OUTSIDE KANSAS CITY ,
OUT ON THESE GOLDEN PLAINS.
I LIVE ON A FARM, BUT WORK IN A FACTORY.
A TRUE MINIMUM WAGE, SLAVE.
I WORK ALL WEEK FOR A FEW DOLLARS AND EVEN
A FEW DIMES.
JUST ENOUGH TO GET BY, AND TO KEEP THE
DREAM ALIVE.
BY THE END OF THE WEEK, I CAN'T WAIT
TO CROSS THAT RIVER BACK OVER THAT
COUNTY LINE.
I MAY BE CITY THROUGH THE WEEK.
BUT ONCE FRIDAY COMES>
I'M
COUNTRY
COUNTRY COUNTRY
COUNTRY COME TH EWEEKEND
CHORUS:
I HIT THE HONKY TONK
PLAY A LITTLE CHESNEY
MAYBE SOME MARTIN
REBA
OR GEORGE STRAIT
THEN I THROWN DOWN SOME MIRANDA
A LITTLE PAISELY
OR MAYBE SOME GARTH BROOKS
AND TOP IT OFF WITH AN ICE COLD BUD.
AND A LITTLE TIM AND FAITH.
I KEEP DRINKIN' TILL ITS WAY TOO LATE.
AND PARTY TILL THE COWS COME HOME.
DONTCHA KNOW ON A SATURDAY NIGHT AT AN
OKLAHOMA HONKY TONK. YOU'LL NEVER BE ALONE.
NOW I'M SQUARE DANCIN" WITH A REGULAR NAMED RITA
DOIN' A JIG WITH A TULSA GIRL NAMED MOLLY.
DOIN;' THE HILL-BILLY HALF STEP WITH THE BAR-KEEP
I TINK HER NAME IS HOLLY.
I'm DRINKIN TILL THE BAR SHUTS DOWN OR
I RUN OUT OF MONEY
I'M RIDIN' THAT ELECTRIC BULL ,
LIKE IT WASNT EVEN FUNNY.
YEAH I GO THROUGH HELL ALL WEEK
TO WHAT SEEMS LIKE NO END.
I MAY BE CITY THROUGH THE WEEK
BUT ONCE FRIDAY COMES
I'M COUNTRY
COUNTRY
COUNTRY
CTOUNRYT COME THE WEEKEND
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I GOT A HANG OVER
MIGHT MISS MONDAY
BUT IT WAS WORTH IT SO I COULD
HAVE TWO FUN DAYS.
THEY ALWAYS SAY A DAY DAY OF REST FOR SUNDAY
BUT FOR ME ITS MY ONE REAL DAY TO PARTY
(TILL THE COWS COME HOME OR THE ROOSTER CROWS)
NOW
ALL WEEK I'M IN MEETINGS
DROWINING IN MY SUGAR AND COFFEE
JUST TO KEEP ME SANE
THINKING ABOUT GETTING HOME BACK
TO THE COUNTRY.
BUT COME TH EWITCHIN' HOUR I'M DRINKING DOWN
AT DUSTYS BAR
AINT THAT SOMETHIN'?
RIDIN' THAT ELECTIRC BULL LIKE IT WASNT EVEN FUNNY.
YEAH I GO THROUGH HELL ALL WEEK
TO WHAT SEEMS LIKE NO END
I MAY BE CITY THROUGH THE WEEK
BUT ONCE FRIDAY COMES
I'M COUNTRY
COUNTRY
COUNTRY
COUNTRY
THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
BRIDGE:
WE ROAST MARSHMALLOWS / S'MORES OUT BY AN OPEN FIRE
SLEEP IN OUR LOFT UP IN THAT BIG RED BARN.
YEAH ITS THE WAY THAT THE COUNTRY
OUGHTA BE
SO BEAUTIFUL, WILD, AND FREE.
WITH YOU , RIGHT BESIDE ME.
NOW
EVERYBODY PUT AWAY YOUR PHONES>
ITS TIME TO PARTY TILL THE COWS COME HOME.
Caught int he Crossroads of a Backwater Town
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CAUGHT IN THE CROSSROADS OF A BACKWATER TOWN
OUT HERE IN THE BAYOUT
WHERE THERES ONE STOP LIGHT
AND WHERE THREE'S A CROWD.
WHERE YOU CAN STAND ON A STREET CORNER
AND SEE THE ENTIRE TOWN
YEAH I'M CAUGHT OUT HERE AT THE CROSSROADS
OF A BACKWATER TOWN.
I NEVER THOUGHT I'D EVER LEAVE
THIS SMALL RIVER TOWN
THAT I CALL HOME
BUT SOMEHOW
MUSIC WAS IN MY BLOOD
HANK SNOW
REBA, MARTINA, GARTH , JOHNNY CASH,
AND THE KING.
AS MUCH AS I LOVE CRAWFISH
COUNTRY MUSIC WAS MY ONLY TRUE DREAM
SO I'M STANDING OUT HERE CONTEMPLATING SHOULD I STAY
OR SHOULD I GO?
AS MUCH AS I WANT TO SHOOT FOR MY DREAM
I CANT THINK WHAT'D IT BE LIKE TO LEAVE THE ONLY
HOME I'VE EVER KNOWN
SO NOW I'M STUCK HERE OUT IN THE RAIN
STARING OUT AT THE BAYOU SOUND
YEAH
I'M CAUGHT HERE AT THE CROSSROADS OF A SMALL BACKWATER TOWN
CATCH OF THE DAY
Bridge:
DRIVIN' HOME WITH A LITTLE MIRANDA BLASTING ON THE FM RADIO
I JUST CANT FEEL IT TODAY WITHOUT YOU,
BECAUSE I FEEL SO ALONE
I CANT WAIT TO SEE HER, WHEN I GET BACK HOME.
WE'LL PUT A LOG ON THE FIRE
TURN ON A LITTLE REBA, GARTH, AND KENNY.
POP OPEN A COUPLE OF COORSE LIGHTS
AND IN THE END END IT WILL ALL BE HISTORY.
CHORUS:
SHES THE CATCH OFD THE DAY AY AY
BUT I DONT NEED A ROD OR REEL
ALL I NEED IS MY HEART
TO REEL HER IN.
AND TELL HER HOW I FEEL.
SHE'S LIKE THAT PRIZED MISSISSIPPI CATFISH.
THAT ALMOST GOT AWAY
I CAN ONLY HOPE AND PRAY THAT ONE DAY
SHE'LL BE MY
CATCH OF
CATCH OF
CATCH OF
CATCH OF THE DAY
WE ROLLED THE DICE
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MET HER OUT THERE IN RENO
SHE WAS A WAITRESS AT HARRAH'S CASINO
I WAS THE ONLY ONE WHO BOTHERED
TO LEAVE THIS POOR GIRL A DECENT TIP/
SHE ASKED ME WHY I WAS HERE.
WAS I OUT HERE ON A BUSINESS TRIP?
I SAID YES FOR A WEEK AND THEN
UNFORTUNATELY FOR BOTH OF US.
I'VE GOT TO SPLIT.
SHE GAVE ME A WINK
POURED ME ANOTHER DRINK.
I NEVER HAD ANY TIME TO THINK
SHE SAID C'MON BOY LETS GIVE THIS A CHANCE.
WHY DONT YOU COME OVER TO THE JUKEBOX AND ACCEPT THIS
DANCE.
CHORUS:
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WE ROLLED THE DICE
BECAUSE WITHOUT YOU I KNOW MY HEART WOULD DIE
I HAD TO ROLL A PERFECT TEN
TO GET YOU BACK WOULD BE
MY WIN
I DONT NEED FORTUNTUNE OR FAME
I DONT NEED TO WINT HE JACKPOT
I WONT CRY OR COMPLAIN
THE ONLY THING I WANT MORE THA ANYTHING
IN THE WORLD
IS TO HOLD YOU IN MY ARMS
ONCE MORE.
THATS WHAT MY DADDY SAID (C) 2005
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STARTED LIFE IN NEW YORK CITY
WENT TO SCHOLL IN SAN ANTONE.
GOT A JOB IN OKLAHOMA
WORKING AT A GUITAR STORE.
WORKED FOR TEN LONG YEARS NOW.
MET A GUY HE WAS ALL MINE.
HAD TWO KIDS AND A FARM HOUSE.
YEAH EVERYTHING WAS JUST RIGHT.
I KNOW THAT THIS IS NOT WHERE THE ROAD WILL END
MY JOURNEY WILL BE A LONG ONE AND I
OWE IT ALL TO HIM:
WHICH WAY SHALL I GO?
LIFE IS A DEAD END STREET
WITHOUT YOU BY MY SIDE
SHALL I TURN AROUND AND FACE MY PAST
OR RUN AWAY AND HIDE?
YEAH LIFE IS AN OPEN HIGHWAY
WHICH WAY SHOULD I GO?
WITHOUT YOU BY MY SIDE BOY.
I WILL NEVER KNOW.
YEAH WITHOUT YOU BY MY SIDE BOY I WILL NEVER KNOW>
THAT'LL BE ME SOMEDAY
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when i was eight
my momma took me out
to see billy ray
I WWAS FASCINATED BY HIS STRUMMIN'
GUITAR
THE PACKED HOUSE
IN SANTA FE.
AS WE DANCED TO SOME COUNTRY
TUNES
I LOOKED UP TO THE STARS
AND PRAYED
I SAID LORD I KNOW
IF I WORKED HARD
AND A LITTLE BIT OF LUCK
FROM UP ABOVE
THAT'LL BE ME SOME DAY
CHORUS:
IF I HAD LISTENED TO THEM BACK THEN
I MIGHT NOT BE STANDIn' HERE TODAY
JUST FOLLOW YOUR HEART AND YOUR DREAMS
AND YOU CAN SAY
THAT MIGHT BE ME SOME DAY
YEAHG JUST FOLLOW YOUR HEART
AND BELIEVE IN THE GOOD LORD
LOOK TO THE STARS AND PRAY
OH LORD HELP GUIDE ME ON MY PATH
AS I PICK UP THIS GUITAR AND PLAY
I KNOW THAT WILL BE ME SOME DAY
YEAH THAT WILL BE ME SOME DAY
YEAH THAT WILL BE MEEEEEEE SOME DAY.
TONIGHTS OUR NIGHT
THEY SAY THAT YOU'LL NEVER MAKE IT
THEY'LL TRY TO RUN YOU RIGHT OUT OF TOWN
THEY'"LL TRY TO BULLY YOU INTO SUBMISSION
BUT YOU'VE GOT TO HOLD YOUR GUNS AND STAND YOUR GROUND
YOU'VE GOT TO BE STRONG - AND YOU'VE GOT TO STAND TALL
YOU'VE GOT TO STAND TALLER THAN THEM ALL
YOu"VE GOT TO LOOK AT YOURSELF
AND LOOK INSIDE YOUR HEART
YOU'VE GOT TO BE SMARTER THAN THE REST
BVECAUSE WITH YOU YOU ARE TRULY THE BEST
AND IN THE END WHEN THIS ENDLESS DARKNESS
BECOMES REPLACED WITH LIGHT
I KNOW I'LL HAVE EVERYTHING I EVER WANTED
BECAUSE YOU'LL BE STANDNING WITH ME TONIGHT
DONTCHA KNOW DONTCHA KNOWN
TONIGHTS OUR NIGHT
CHORUS:
TONIGHT
IS THE NIGHT
WHEN EVERYTHING WILL BE ALL RIGHT
A SLONG AS I HAVE YOU IN MY ARMS
AND YOU BESIDE ME TONIGHT
AND AS LONG AS WE ARE ONE
WE'LL BE BRIGHTER THAN THE SUN
LIKE AN EAGLE TAKING FLIGHT
TOGETHER WE WILL CHASE
THIS DARKNESS FROM THE LIGHT
TONIGHTS OUR NIGHT
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LIKE A STORM
ROLLING IN
HEAR THE THUNDER ROLL.
SPREAD YOUR WINGS AND SOAR
CLOSER TO THAT RAINBOW
RIGHT NEXT TO THAT POT O' GOLD.
THEY'LL SAY YOU'LL NEVER MAKE IT
YET TOGETHER HERE WE STAND
WITH OUR BACKS TO PAST HISTORY
LOOKING OUT TOWARD A DISTANT LAND
SOMEWHERE OVER THE DISTANT HORIZON
OUR JOURNEY MAY BE HARD AND LONG
IT MAY BE TOUGH AT TIME TO MUDDLE THROUGH
BUT TOGETHER WE WILL STAND STRONG
AND AS LONG AS WE'RE ONE
WE 'LL BE BRIGHTER THAN THE SUN
LIKE AN EAGLE TAKING FLIGHT
TOGETHER WE'LL CHASE THE DARKNESS FROM THE LIGHT
TONIGHTS OUR NIGHT
CHORUS:
TONIGHT IS THE NIGHT
WHEN EVERYTHING'S ALL RIGHT
AS LONG AS I HAVE YOU IN MY ARMS
AND YOu'RE BESIDE ME THIS NIGHT
AND AS LONG AS WE ARE ONE
WE'LL SHINE BRIGHTER THAN THE SUN
AND TOGETHER WE'LL CHASE THE DARKNESS
FROM THE LIGHT
TOGERHTER WE WILL CHASE
THE DARKNESS FROM THE LIGHT
SUPERHEROES
NOW
MY MOM AND DAD WERE MYSUPERHEROES THEY
TAUGHT ME TO BE STRONG.
MY TEACHER IS A SUPER HERO
SHE TAUGHT ME HOW TO WRITE
THESE WORDS.
MY WIFE IS A SUPERHERO SHE BELIEVED I COULD DO ANYTHING
BUT I DIDNT BELIEVE IN MYSELF
AND NOW ALL I HAVE LEFT ARE THESE
BROKEN MEMORIES>
CHORUS:
YES THERE'S
SUPERHEROES EVERYWHERE
HELPING US ALONG OUR WAY.
FROM OUR POLICE OFFICERS
TO OUR TEACHERS.
THEY'RE THERE TO SAVE THE DAY.
FROM THAT FRIEND WHO HELPED YOU FIND YOUR WAY
WHEN YOU FELT LOST IN A NEVER-ENDING FOG.
TO THAT BOSS WHO TOOK A CHANCE ON YOU.
AND GAVE YOU YOUR FIRST JOB.
FROM THAT PROFESSOR WHEN YOU WERE IN COLLEGE.
WHO BELIEVED IN YOU ALL ALONG.
TO THAT GIRL WHO HAS YOUR BACK
WHEN EVERYTHING IN THE WORLD
SEEMS WRONG.
TAG:
OH THERE'S SUPERHEROES ALL AROUND US
WHY DIDN'T I SEE IT ALL ALONG
OH WHY CAN'T WE REALIZE THIS BEFORE
THEY'RE GONE?
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NOW MY BROTHER
IS MY SUPERHERO
HE WAS ALWAYS BY MY SIDE.
MY SISTER WAS MY SUPERHERO
SHE ALWAYS TAUGHT ME I COULD
BE ANYTHING IF I TRIED.
YEAH THE WORLD IS FULL OF SUPERHEROES
WE ARE OUR OWN KRYPTONITE.
WHY CANT WE REALIZE
WHO ARE SUPERHEROES ARE.
UNTIL LATER IN OUR LIVES?
BRIDGE:
OH
EVERYONES DEALING WITH DEMONS
THEIR OWN INNER KRYPTONITE
THAT TELL US WE CANT DO IT
THAT MAKE US SPEND OUR WHOLE LIVES
IN ONE LONG HEAVY WEIGHT FIGHT.
TO TRY TO REACH THAT GOAL THAT DREAM
THAT TO SOME SEEM TRAPPED IN AN ENDLESS FOG
OH WHY CANT WE REALIZE
WHO OUR SUPERHEROES ARE
UNTIL THEY ARE GONE?
CHORUS:
YES
THERE'S
SUPERHEROES EVERYWHERE
HELPING US ALONG OUR WAY
WINTER IN BOSTON
WINTER IN BOSTON
CAN YOU FEEL THE BITTER
CHILL?
AS YOU STROLL THE EMPTY
STREETS
LEADING UP
THROUGH BEACON
HILL
THE LIGHTS AT FENWAY HAVE
LONG GONE OUT
THE HARBOR IS SO PEACEFUL
AND STILL
I'VE GOT THE WHOLE BENCH AT QUINCY MARKET
TO MYSELF
AND PLENTY
OF TIME TO KILL
WINTER IN BOSTON
SO DIFFERENT FROM AUSTIN
BUT THERE'S NO PLACE i"D RATHER BE
A SONG ABOUT A GRANDPA WHO KNEW BILLY THE KID -
HE RODE HIS HORSE
ALL NIGHT LONG
JUST TO GET BACK HOME
HE GOT IN ABOUT FIVE PAST NINE
TO HIS GIRL IN SAN ANTONE
HE WAS A GENUINE OUTLAW
RIDING ON THE OPEN RANGE
HE WAS THE MOST MYSTERIOUS MAN
IN THE ENTIRE USA
HE WAS GOOD FRIENDS WITH JEESIE JAMES
HE COULD EITHER BE YOUR WORST NIGHTMARE
OR YOUR CLOSEST MOST LOYAL FRIEND
AS LONG AS YOU SHOWED RESPECT
TO THE ONE KNOWN AS BILLY THE KID
YEAH HE WAS THE MAN I ADMIRED THE MOST
EVER SINCE I WA STEN
WHEN I HEARD THAT MY GREAT GRANDFATHER ROAD WITH
BILLY THE KID
HE SAID DRAW YOUR GUNS
BILLY
CUZ WE'RE RIDIN' THE RANGE TONIGHT
BECAUSE IN THE MORNIN THE SHERRIFF'S MEN WILL BE HERE
AND THERE'LL BE A GOOD OLE FASHONED OUTLAW GUN FIGHT
YES
DRAW YOUR GUNS BILLY
ITS THE ONLY WAY TO WIN
YEAH THATS HOW LIFE WAS FOR MY GREAT GREAT GRANPA AND HIS GOOD
FRIEND BILLY THE KID>
BIG SKY KIND OF GUY
DRIVIN INTO BOZEMAN
ON A COOL , WET, FOURTH OF JULY
AS I TURN ON THE HEAT
I SHAKE MY HEAD
AND WONDER WHY?
HOW DID I END UP HERE. -
WHERE THE EAGLES FLY?
I GUESS IT WAS MEANT TO BE
THAT I'M A BIG SKY
KIND OF GUY
I'D RATHER
DRIVER A JOHN DEERE
THAN A BIG OLE S.U.V.
I SEE MORE COWS, ROOSTERS<
AND CHICKENS THAN PEOPLE
OUT HERE IN THE MIDDLE OF
THE COUNTRY
OUT WHERE THE EAGLES SOAR
OVER THE MOUNTAINS HIGH
I DONT THINK I'LL EVER LEAVE HERE
CUZ
I'm A BIG SKY MONTANA GUY
I WAS SCARED
DIDNT KNOW WHAT
TO DO
SOME FOLKS
OBVIOUSLY
SEEM
TO HAVE
A DIFFERENT
PONT OF VIW
AS SHE TURNED THE CORNER
A GUST OF WIND
CARRIED
THAT
HAT AWAY
GOT MY COWBOY HAT
IN TIJUANA
IN AN OLD MEXICAN
GENERAL STORE
SELLIN' MOSTLY MARIJUANA
IT WAS BLACK WITH A GOLD
BUCKLE
THAT'D IMPRESS MADONNA
AS I WALKED OUTSIDE
IT WAS HOT AS A SAUNA
AS I TURNED TO LEAVE
SOME GUY TRIED OT OFFER ME
A MAP
AND AS I TURNED AROUND
HE TRIED TO STEAL
MY BIG OLE ' COWBOY HAT
