Lyrics

Day 1 is almost already gone
(Got my) ticket for that train… (heading) for my setting sun
Hoping for a window seat… hoping that I’m gonna see
The place that always shows up in my dreams

Day 2, how the hell do I tell you
(I have to) take this trip alone, there’s nothing I can do
(Days) 3 & 4 turn into more, a week or two, just can’t afford
not to let you know before I board

I can’t stop this train
That’s taking me away
I can’t slow the hours I can only count the days
I can’t stop this train

Week 3 – now I’m barely even me
I hear it getting closer – almost close enough to see
I wish I could have told you so, but your eyes let me know you know
You won’t have to pack my bags before I go

I can’t stop this train
That’s taking me away
I can’t slow the hours I can only count the days
I can’t stop this train

Month 4 – I can see the open door
(Every)one I’d ever loved welcomes me aboard
Then you let go of my hand and let me know you understand
And you say, “I know that…”

I can’t stop this train that’s taking you away
Tried to slow the hours, I could only count the days
I can’t stop this train… I can’t stop this train

Written by Doug Pinson, Aaron Crane and Craig Soderberg 8-27-20

Lonely, wearing painted smiles to hide my sadness
Noticing that no one ever noticed
The pain I hid behind these lonely eyes
Going, going through the motions of existence
Hid behind a mask feeling helpless
Drifting through like everything was fine
But I always knew there was more (to life) than this
Everything changed when you gave me that first forever kiss

Are you ready to take this ride
(We’ll go) hand in hand, side by side
Walking through this crazy thing we call life
(You’re)my best friend, the other piece of my heart
(You’re) the one that gets me
Nothing will tear us apart
Never felt like I belonged ‘til you came along
You feel like home to me
You feel like home to me
You feel like home to me

Now that everything is ever filled with gladness
Discovering that everyone can see this
The joy that glows within these hazel eyes
Knowing, knowing what it means to feel enlivened
Free to be myself with you my true friend
Standing on the rock of love’s design
I always knew that life should feel like this
Everything changed when you gave me that first forever kiss

Are you ready to take this ride
(We’ll go) hand in hand, side by side
Walking through this crazy thing we call life
(You’re)my best friend, the other piece of my heart
(You’re) the one that gets me
Nothing will tear us apart
Never felt like I belonged ‘til you came along
You feel like home to me
You feel like home to me
You feel like home to me

Are you ready to take this ride
(We’ll go) hand in hand, side by side
Walking through this crazy thing we call life
(You’re)my best friend, the other piece of my heart
(You’re) the one that gets me
Nothing will tear us apart
Never felt like I belonged ‘til you came along
You feel like home to me
You feel like home to me
You feel like home to me

Written by Aaron Crane, Doug Pinson, and Traci Pinson 7-28-20

The only thing she left behind was my pile of dirty clothes
It seems she’s washed her hands of me – got what’s coming, I suppose
For the last few weeks, I should’ve seen the writing on the wall
After all the messages I’ve left, she won’t return my call
Thought I had the right woman – things were great from the very start
It was plain to see that girl had stolen my heart
Now my future plans have all gone up in smoke
And a shot of that Wild Turkey is my one and only hope

Gonna need some bourbon for the hurtin’
Keep ‘em pourin’ that’s for certain
The medicine’s workin’
This numbness just feels perfect
Tonight the only thing I need is some bourbon for the hurtin’

We were gonna be together for the rest of time
Today she turned her back on me, and left it all behind
There’s nothing left but lonely, is how it appears
I’m hoping that this bourbon will wash away my tears

I could choose to drown in this pain
Maybe soon I’ll make a change
But tonight…

Gonna need some bourbon for the hurtin’
Keep ‘em pourin’ that’s for certain
The medicine’s workin’
This numbness just feels perfect
Tonight the only thing I need is some bourbon for the hurtin’

Some bourbon for the hurtin’, bourbon for the hurtin’
Written by Aaron Crane, Doug Pinson and Ursula Ratliff

Won’t spend my time digging up that old grave
I buried that old me long ago
They called me a grifter, a rounder, a scoundrel and a thief
Those names are etched upon that stone
I wore those names of shame like badges of pride
Until they finally pierced the heart of the man inside

Sling your arrows – Cast your stones
You can take that shot, you can take that shot
Set your sights and pull the trigger, but you’re aiming at a ghost
You can take that shot – but you’re aiming for the man I used to be

You say you know me and old dogs never change
I’d feel the same if I were in your shoes
I gave you heartache, sorrow, misery and grief
I took your trust and left you feeling used
I bore the weight of shame until it crushed my wretched soul
And released me from the man you used to know

Sling your arrows – Cast your stones
You can take that shot, you can take that shot
Set your sights and pull the trigger, but you’re aiming at a ghost
You can take that shot – but you’re aiming for the man I used to be

So though this face is still the one you recognize
The man behind the eyes is not the same

Sling your arrows – Cast your stones
You can take that shot

Sling your arrows – Cast your stones
You can take that shot, you can take that shot
Set your sights and pull the trigger, but you’re aiming at a ghost
You can take that shot – but you’re aiming for the man I used to be

Written by Doug Pinson, Aaron Crane and Carl Stuck 6-29-20

Booked me a tropical vacation
Got this ticket in my hand
I might party like a rockstar
Might wake up naked in the sand
Just got a message from my buddies
Gonna have a proper sendoff ‘fore i leave
Music’s a rollin’, mojitos a flowin’
A momentary paradise for me

Once the fun gets started
Can’t say goodbye to the party
Can’t say goodbye to the party
If life were always Iike this
I’d never wanna leave
Can’t say goodbye to the party

I’m barely halfway up the gangway
Someone puts a drink in my hand
“Hey Cap, I’m glad it’s you that’s drivin’
Gives me time for workin’ on my tan
Mai Tais and ladies in bikinis
Must make the time stand still at the tiki bar
Music’s a rollin’, got my game a goin’
A momentary paradise for sure

Once the fun gets started
Can’t say goodbye to the party
Can’t say goodbye to the party
If life were always Iike this
I’d never wanna leave
Can’t say goodbye to the party

Now I’m walking the beach with my island Aphrodite
This paradise I may not ever leave

Once the fun gets started
Can’t say goodbye to the party
Can’t say goodbye to the party
If life were always Iike this
I’d never wanna leave
Can’t say goodbye to the party

Written by Aaron Crane, Carl Stuck and Doug Pinson 9-17-20

Sitting in this dim light bar
Staring out the window watching passing cars
How I wish that one had an open seat
I’ve spent my life doing me
Now I’m spending dollars on cheap whiskey
When this bottle’s done, we’ll both be empty
I’ve been pouring out my years
Into this chasm I know is here

There’s a God-shaped hole in my soul tonight
Won’t you come and fill it
Come and rescue me from this misery I’m feeling
Only you can fill this God-shaped hole in me

I’ve gathered silver, gathered gold
Sought after treasures of the world to hold
All it was a parade of vanity
Had all the love a man can buy
Any craving that might satisfy
Yet here I am – take a good look at me
I’m a man on a self-made throne
Trapped in my kingdom all alone

There’s a God-shaped hole in my soul tonight
Won’t you come and fill it
Come and rescue me from this misery I’m feeling
Only you can fill this God-shaped hole in me

I’ve been pouring out my years
Into this chasm I know is here

There’s a God-shaped hole in my soul tonight
Won’t you come and fill it
Come and rescue me from this misery I’m feeling
Only you can fill this God-shaped hole in me

Written by Doug Pinson and Aaron Crane 7-30-20

If the box don’t juke, what are we gonna do
There would be no country music
No way that you can choose it
No slots to put the quarters into
There would be no Merle, there would be no Hank, no Waylon or Chris Ledoux
What are we gonna do if the box don’t juke

Friday night at Tiny’s bar the young crowd’s using Iphones picking songs on that jukebox app
Jagerbombs and Fireballs, taking shots and selfies heading for the cornhole boards out back
Each song just sounds the same – Tiny’s bout had enough
It’s time for a honkytonk change – time to bring back the good stuff

If the box don’t juke, what are we gonna do
There would be no country music
No way that you can choose it
No slots to put the quarters into
There would be no Tammy, there would be no Jones, no Willie or Chris Ledoux
What are we gonna do if the box don’t juke

Tiny makes a beeline from the bar, corner bound to unveil his Wurlitzer 1015
He flips the backswitch on, it comes alive like a flashin’ bubblin’ neon dream
Everyone knows it’s Tiny Time, he’s got the cowbell in his hand
He’s ringin’ it loud and proud leadin’ us to the honkytonk promised land

If the box don’t juke, what are we gonna do
There would be no country music
No way that you can choose it
No slots to put the quarters into
There would be no Cash, there would be no Strait, no Patsy or Chris Ledoux
What are we gonna do if the box don’t juke

If the box don’t juke, what are we gonna do
We gotta have that country music
Any way we choose it
The slots to put the quarters into
Gotta have some Merle, gotta have some Hank, some Waylon and Chris Ledoux

What are we gonna do, what are we gonna do
What are we gonna do if the box don’t juke

Written by Kenny Clark, Doug Pinson and Aaron Crane 9-1-20

It’s a great day to have a good day
It’s a good day to have a great day
Happy moments go unnoticed when your focus is out of view
I tried it once – then I could see that happiness is the way to be
Good day, bad day – choice is up to you

What we believe will shape what we perceive
One by one, our thoughts will form our reality
A smile’s a frown that’s simply upside down
Should I wear it like a rosary and solve the mystery

It’s a great day to have a good day
It’s a good day to have a great day
Happy moments go unnoticed when your focus is out of view
I tried it once – then I could see that happiness is the way to be
Good day, bad day – choice is up to you

I used to see the world with apathy
Those days are gone – the change now lives in me
My smile’s a frown that’s simply upside down
I wear it like a rosary to solve the mystery

It’s a great day to have a good day
It’s a good day to have a great day
Happy moments go unnoticed when your focus is out of view
I tried it once – then I could see that happiness is the way to be
Good day, bad day – choice is up to you

Try it once and you will see, happiness is the way to be
Good day, bad day – choice is up to you

Written by Doug Pinson and Traci Pinson 1-7-21

My mind goes crazy when she walks in the room
My heart starts racing, smellin’ that perfume
Simply irresistible, it’s a thing I can’t deny
When she does that thing I like….

She makes me go Mmmmm
Makes me go alright
That little thing she does that drives me big wild
Makes me go Oooh
Makes me go Awww yeah
When she does that thing I like she makes me go…..Mmmmm

She’s got bourbon in her glass and power in her glance
If her walk were policy, there’d be world peace
Get that girl a Nobel Prize for the work she’s doing on my eyes
I’m feelin’ so alive….

She makes me go Mmmmm
Makes me go alright
That little thing she does that drives me big wild
Makes me go Oooh
Makes me go Awww yeah
When she does that thing I like

When she bites that lip
When she bats them eyes
When she takes that little finger, calls me by her side

Just like gravity – she’s gonna fall for me
She’s the Big Bang to my astronomy
Travellin’ the stars, stella’ lovin’ every night
When she does that thing I like….

She makes me go Mmmmm
Makes me go alright
That little thing she does that drives me big wild
Makes me go Oooh
Makes me go Awww yeah
When she does that thing I like

She makes me go Mmmmm
Makes me go alright
That little thing she does that drives me big wild
Makes me go Oooh
Makes me go Awww yeah
When she does that thing I like
When she does that thing I like
When she does that thing I like

Written by Aaron Crane, Doug Pinson and Jonathan Jackson 10-29-20

I held the Purple Heart in my hand
The one Papa got from fightin’ war in that foreign land
Wounds received in WW2
Papa’s blood always ran red, white and blue
He may have lost his leg but he didn’t lose his pride
N’ when the Stars and Stripes flew high, Papa would stand

Every Independence Day parade
We all cheered and Papa waved as he passed by
Little flags in every hand
We raised our voices with the band unified
Papa taught us in the car ride home
Some sacrifices make us whole

That’s why we stand – some had to fall
All gave some, some gave all
This grand old flag is who we are
We’re every stripe, we’re every star
As long as it flies above this grand old land
That’s why we stand

Liberty, honor, dignity
Courage, valor, equality
These are not what divides us but what unites us
From sea to shining sea

That’s why we stand – some had to fall
All gave some, some gave all
This grand old flag is who we are
We’re every stripe, we’re every star

My country tis of thee
Sweet land of liberty
Of thee I sing, of thee I sing

That’s why we stand…

Written by Aaron Crane, Doug Pinson and Traci Pinson

You’re the flavors of my day, the songs of my night
I raise a toast to celebrate you
I can tell you’re touched by the words I speak ‘cause you’re smiling cheek to cheek
You’re essential to my senses, you know it’s true
You give me that…

I smile when I look at you
I smile – I can’t help myself
Every time you move the way you move
Every time you do that thing you do
You give me that eye smile

You give me so much joy by the things you take away
My fears and tears and the weight of the world
Let me give to you this devoted heart that forever burns for you
You’re my smilin’ shinin’ winin’ dinin’ girl
You give me that…

I smile when I look at you
I smile – I can’t help myself
Every time you move the way you move
Every time you do that thing you do
You give me that eye smile

This world tries to make my life a frown
But your love turns it upside down
When you give me that…

I smile when I look at you
I smile – I can’t help myself
Every time you move the way you move
Every time you do that thing you do
You give me that eye smile

Written by Aaron Crane, Doug Pinson and Jonathan Jackson 12-7-20

Don’t let the fire die
Don’t let the lovelight dwindle
Tonight I’ll show you how much you mean to me
Don’t think that I’ve forgot you
I’ve dreamed every moment about you
Tonight I’ll show you how good love can be

Your sweet touch is amazing
It hits every nerve
I’m helpless before you – that’s plain enough to see
I may seem like a strong man
But even I need a love that’s tender
Tonight I’ll show you how good love can be

Don’t let the fire die
Don’t let the lovelight dwindle
Tonight I’ll show you how much you mean to me
Don’t think that I’ve forgot you
I’ve dreamed every moment about you
Tonight I’ll show you how good love can be

Come just a little bit closer
Put your head on my shoulder
We’ve got all night, but there’s no time to lose
I don’t care who’s the winner
Don’t care who’s the loser
Tonight I’m gonna give my love to you

Don’t let the fire die
Don’t let the lovelight dwindle
Tonight I’ll show you how much you mean to me
Don’t think that I’ve forgot you
I’ve dreamed every moment about you
Tonight I’ll show you how good love can be

Tonight I’ll show you how good love can be

All of this high-falutin’ technology
It’s complicated and overrated in our society
Let’s do something simple like the way things used to be
Let’s do something simple like when we were young and free

Like a drive out in the country, we don’t need no MP3
We’ll leave our GPS at home and our Google philosophy
And we’ll go driving through the backwoods up a one-lane country road
No cellphone, no ringtone, nothing to download
But a stick shift into low gear, four wheel drive to take us out of here
Kicking up dust and making no fuss, we’re lost and we don’t care

All of this high-falutin’ technology
It’s complicated and overrated in our society
Let’s do something simple like the way things used to be
Let’s do something simple like when we were young and free

We’ll load up our fishing poles and find us a crawdad hole
We’ll bring a picnic lunch and some lemonade and we’ll head where nobody goes
And we’ll go driving through the backwoods up a one-lane country road
No cellphone, no ringtone, nothing to download
But a stick shift into low gear, four wheel drive to take us out of here
Kicking up dust and making no fuss, we’re lost and we don’t care

All of this high-falutin’ technology
It’s complicated and overrated in our society
Let’s do something simple like the way things used to be
Let’s do something simple like when we were young and free

The moon must know us by our name
He meets us here at the old dirt lane
We stay up late, and he keeps us company
The fish don’t bite, but we don’t care
That’s not the reason why we’re here
We both know we’ve got an urgent need
Come on, let’s go – we got what we need

Me and you down by the lake
Got a cooler in the truck – for heaven’s sake
I wouldn’t wanna be anywhere but here with you
Bonfire glowing in the dead of night
We sit just close enough that we feel alright
I wouldn’t wanna be anywhere but here with you

Lay a blanket in the country grass
Kissing slow and slow while the hours pass
There’s a nice cool breeze that permeates the air
I’m in heaven when I look at you
The stars start singing and the mountains move
Your sweet loving wipes away my care (2x)

Me and you down by the lake
Got a cooler in the truck – for heaven’s sake
I wouldn’t wanna be anywhere but here with you
Bonfire glowing in the dead of night
We sit just close enough that we feel alright
I wouldn’t wanna be anywhere but here with you

Me and you down by the lake
Got a cooler in the truck – for heaven’s sake
I wouldn’t wanna be anywhere but here with you

There’s a heart-shaped locket in my drawer
I keep your picture next to mine
You may not be here, but in my mind I hear
Your voice laughing all the time
You’re still whispering my name
Sweet surrender in the dark
Kisses soft like velvet love
Like Romeo’s been dreaming of
Where each one ended
A new one would start

You may not be here with me
You may not be near to me
But in my heart will always be
A place for you eternally
True love isn’t easy
Wounds can heal but they take time you see
But in my heart will always be
A place for you eternally

I still can see your flowing hair
As you ran into my arms
I picked you up and held you close
I never meant you any harm
Now I know you’re far away
And you’re in another’s arms
But still my heart won’t go along
It won’t forget what went wrong
Because it tells me
‘Til death do us part

You may not be here with me
You may not be near to me
But in my heart will always be
A place for you eternally
True love isn’t easy
Wounds can heal but they take time you see
But in my heart will always be
A place for you eternally

True love isn’t easy
Wounds can heal but they take time you see
But in my heart will always be
A place for you eternally

I may be drinking, but I’m hopeful
I may be doing drugs, but I’m thankful
I know right now I’m sleeping around
But one day I’ll be able to say that I’m free
Ol’ sinful me

I may be mean, but I don’t mean it
I may even be unclean, but I regret it
I know right now that I’m not much
But one day you’ll think differently when you see
Ol’ sinful me

Why don’t you give me some time?
Why don’t you give me a hand?
I need a place to rest – I need a place to stand
Why don’t you throw me a line?
‘Cause I’m drowning in this sea
It’s just too much, I’ve had enough
Of ol’ sinful me

I may be swearing, but I swear I hate it
I may be fighting, but I don’t want it
All I want is a change of heart
And I know there’s just one place to start
And the key is ol’ sinful me

You may not notice, but I’m watching
Everything you do and I’m hoping
That one day I’ll be just like you
I’d give everything I own just to make it true
To not be ol’ sinful me
Why don’t you give me some time?
Why don’t you give me a hand?
I need a place to rest – I need a place to stand
Why don’t you throw me a line?
‘Cause I’m drowning in this sea
It’s just too much, I’ve had enough
Of ol’ sinful me

It’s just too much, I’ve had enough
Of ol’ sinful me

When you hold my hand, I can see forever
When you hold me near and say all those things I’ve been longing to hear
I get so swept away, I don’t know what to say
You’re an angel

I used to get down on my knees and pray for you
That God would help me find you
You’re the answer to my prayers
You’re the one that makes my life complete
You give me strength to face the world everyday
I used to get down on my knees and pray for you

And now that you’re here
There’s nothing that I fear
I don’t have to face this world alone
You make my life worthwhile
You turn my frown into a smile
Don’t you know you’re my everything?

I used to get down on my knees and pray for you
That God would help me find you
You’re the answer to my prayers
You’re the one that makes my life complete
You give me strength to face the world everyday
I used to get down on my knees and pray for you

There’s a strange wind blowing – blowing in my way
I can feel its freezing touch as it hits my face
Times have seemed to change for the worse today
I better pack my bags and get out of this place
You found something new in something old
I wasn’t good enough to be the one that made you whole
Look at me like I’m just a criminal
I can see you got another place to go

Fly bird fly – spread your wings just one more time
Fly bird fly – there’s a world out there waiting to meet you
Why bird why must you go like you’re not mine
Fly bird fly – but when you leave me here this time, it’ll be goodbye

You act like you ain’t never had a home
Restless, wandering – no place left to go
Seen the world, but never found one drop of peace
What I would give to let you taste just one release
I gave you the best that I could share
Nothing more than anything my dear
If that ain’t good enough, you better fly away
Someone else is waiting for the chance to say

Fly bird fly – spread your wings just one more time
Fly bird fly – there’s a world out there waiting to meet you
Why bird why must you go like you’re not mine
Fly bird fly – but when you leave me here this time, it’ll be goodbye

Fly bird fly – spread your wings just one more time
Fly bird fly – there’s a world out there waiting to meet you
Why bird why must you go like you’re not mine
Fly bird fly – but when you leave me here this time, it’ll be goodbye

I never knew if I would see your face again
But I heard your voice in the corner of my mind
Old flames don’t die easy and when the embers get rekindled
There’s nothing you can do to make the fire die

Just come close and tell me that you love me
Like you used to do when you were really mine
There’s only two things left that can bring you back to me
Only the hand of God and the test of time

Your eyes used to be my shining light
They lit up every room when we both walked in
I feel like a part of me’s been missing
Because tonight I’m missing a lover and a friend

Just come close and tell me that you love me
Like you used to do when you were really mine
There’s only two things left that can bring you back to me
Only the hand of God and the test of time

True love can never be conquered
So many get heartbroken every day
As my true love sits alone in the darkest hours
I wonder if you ever stop to say

Just come close and tell me that you love me
Like you used to do when you were really mine
There’s only two things left that can bring you back to me
Only the hand of God and the test of time

There’s a storm on the horizon – I can see it in her eyes
Big black clouds come rolling in like a thunderstorm in disguise
Teardrops falling down like rain every time someone mentions his name
There’s a storm on the horizon – you better get yourself back at home

There’s never any problem when she first walks in
Go on and take a chance, ask her for a dance
Her moves are soft and heaven-sent
But every time she hears someone say his name
She stops whatever she’s doing and you better get out her way

There’s a storm on the horizon – I can see it in her eyes
Big black clouds come rolling in like a thunderstorm in disguise
Teardrops falling down like rain every time someone mentions his name
There’s a storm on the horizon – you better get yourself back at home

It’s not your fault, but she’ll blame you everytime
Every man’s done her dirty even though one man’s on her mind
Just move along and you might be safe tonight
‘Cause any man looking for the last dance is surely looking for a fight

There’s a storm on the horizon – I can see it in her eyes
Big black clouds come rolling in like a thunderstorm in disguise
Teardrops falling down like rain every time someone mentions his name
There’s a storm on the horizon – you better get yourself back at home

Tonight there’s gonna be a party – Everybody’s coming down
Yeah man it’s BYOB, and if you like son, pass it around
Every time they ask me who’s the Double D
I say no worries, y’all – that’s me

Hey I’m the designated drinker – double-fisted whiskey sinker
We’ll have a bully-fine time and if you got a party girl won’t you bring her
Tomorrow I’ll have the devil to pay, but tonight I just wanna play –
Hey I’m the designated drinker

Forget about the blue lights – they’ll be here partying too
They brought some blackberry moonshine – grab yourself a swig or two
Turn in your keys, no need to drive
‘Cause this party’s going on all night

Hey I’m the designated drinker – double-fisted whiskey sinker
We’ll have a bully-fine time and if you got a party girl won’t you bring her
Tomorrow I’ll have the devil to pay, but tonight I just wanna play –
Hey I’m the designated drinker

I’m looking for a one-man woman looking for a one-woman man
I ain’t talking ‘bout a feel-good midnight ride, I ain’t asking for a one-night stand
So if you’re searching for forever, darling take my hand
I’m looking for a one-man woman looking for a one-woman man

So if you’re feeling lonely and you need your one and only
Honey why don’t you try my love tonight?
We’ll dance under the moonlight until we’re feeling just right
Just imagine only me and only you for the rest of our lives

I’m looking for a one-man woman looking for a one-woman man
I ain’t talking ‘bout a feel-good midnight ride, I ain’t asking for a one-night stand
So if you’re searching for forever, darling take my hand
I’m looking for a one-man woman looking for a one-woman man

I wanna cherish every moment with your sweet love in it
I wanna walk life’s winding road hand in hand
You’ll never have to worry, ‘cause my heart won’t be searching
You’ll be the only woman for this one-woman man

I’m looking for a one-man woman looking for a one-woman man
I ain’t talking ‘bout a feel-good midnight ride, I ain’t asking for a one-night stand
So if you’re searching for forever, darling take my hand
I’m looking for a one-man woman looking for a one-woman man

Sad, Drunk and Lonely – three friends of mine
They always hang out at my place every night
They got a reputation for getting me down low every time
Sad, Drunk and Lonely – three friends of mine

I can’t find no relief – I can’t find no peace of mind
“Cuz they pour me some more – they get me drunk ‘til I’m bout half blind
Most people can see only me throwing down after closing time
We ain’t giving up – we gonna drink ‘til the bottle’s dry

Sad, Drunk and Lonely – three friends of mine
They always hang out at my place every night
They got a reputation for getting me down low every time
Sad, Drunk and Lonely – three friends of mine

Here we go – they start turning on the radio
Singing songs any drinking man oughta know
And then they put that glass in my hand – round and round after round we go
We ain’t slowing down until we’re blacked out on the floor

Sad, Drunk and Lonely – three friends of mine
They always hang out at my place every night
They got a reputation for getting me down low every time
Sad, Drunk and Lonely – three friends of mine

Sad, Drunk and Lonely – three friends of mine

Clocking in for my eight-hour shift
Damn, I sho’ love my job
Me and my brothers start right on time
The foreman smiles and she gives us a nod
We get to work on the task at hand, man it sho’ goes down smooth
Solving all these problems one drink at a time
Brother, I got news for you

Everywhere you go
You’ll find quality control
We got it covered from the top to bottom
Welcome to our union hall
Let me show you round
A place we call a drinkin’ town with a workin’ problem

It’s been said many times before
That we’re all functioning workaholics
But we’ve never let things get out of hand
We got our dues cards in our wallets
We’ve all been promoted, it’s been duly noted
By the IBREW prez
Inebriation analyzers, hydration supervisors
Bibulous providers of jest

Everywhere you go
You’ll find quality control
We got it covered from the top to bottom
Welcome to our union hall
Let me show you round
A place we call a drinkin’ town with a workin’ problem

This song is a salute to you
From your local 12oz drinking crew
Everywhere you go
You’ll find quality control
We got it covered from the top to bottom
Welcome to our union hall
Let me show you round
A place we call a drinkin’ town with a workin’ problem

Never seen an angel fall so far so fast as I fell that night
Judging by her looks of shock and awe, it must have been quite a sight
From Summerland to Tartarus I shot like lightning and struck that fiery ground
As mama cried, I took a final human breath and made my descent down

No poet of hell can e’er describe the shame I felt before that dreadful day
I was mama’s darling angel, but underneath was a broken jar of clay
The price for being tainted was a fall from grace with a gift of relief
To walk away from all I ever knew and enter into the unclean

Don’t walk towards the darkness – that’s what mama’d always say
I heard her cries of sadness as I walked away
Now I’ve made my bed with the dirty and obscene
And mama prays every night for me to escape the unclean

Addiction was my middle name and I did what I must to get by
Any means to get the fix I need from family, friends and foes alike
Lies and truth are tools I used to sell my story to a listening ear
I begged and stole and did my master’s bidding every day of the year

Don’t walk towards the darkness – that’s what mama’d always say
I heard her cries of sadness as I walked away
Now I’ve made my bed with the dirty and obscene
And mama prays every night for me to escape the unclean

Days and nights blurred into hellish never-ending dreams
Until the day I found I can’t remember feeling clean

So here I stand before you in this meeting to tell you all my tale
Mama’s prayers were answered, here I am, alive and doing well
I tell you all my story so you won’t walk down the dark paths I’ve seen
Keep the good word in your heart and it will guide you away from the unclean

Don’t worry about tomorrow
It won’t bring you any sorrow
Just take it one day at a time
You’ll find greater peace of mind
‘Cause time’s a thing you just can’t borrow
Open your heart and let it shine
Shine through this whole world one more time
‘Cause you’ve only got today
To get things right and set it straight
Life’s just a heartbeat away

Life’s just a heartbeat away
Ain’t I ain’t got time to be late
I can’t afford to delay – gone tomorrow, here today
Life’s just a heartbeat away

Watching your children growing tall
Worry all you want, they won’t stay small
The day will come when they must leave
Have you taught them everything
They need to make it through it all?
Please don’t spend life sitting low
Waiting for the pain to go
Now’s the time to turn around
Get your feet back on the ground
Plant new seeds and watch them grow

Life’s just a heartbeat away
Ain’t I ain’t got time to be late
I can’t afford to delay – gone tomorrow, here today
Life’s just a heartbeat away

Life’s just a heartbeat away
Ain’t I ain’t got time to be late
I can’t afford to delay – gone tomorrow, here today
Life’s just a heartbeat away

Laying here beside you
As I feel your body breathing
And I know you’re gently dreaming
Soaring through the astral planes
In the darkness we find reason
Withdrawn from worldly sorrows
And we find our lost tomorrows
As we abandon lonely yesterdays

Skin to skin, heart to heart
My only wish is that we never come apart
Arm in arm, hand in hand
We sense existence evanesce as our flame soars again
And I’m not wasting any more moments
Wondering as we lie
Skin to skin

Silence is our healer
Erato’s supernal chorus
Sacred ritual of naissance
As we shed our former sufferings
And we crave no pseudo pleasure
As we tend our nascent Eden
And we feel our vernal hearts beating
Pulse to pulse, wave to wave

Skin to skin, heart to heart
My only wish is that we never come apart
Arm in arm, hand in hand
We sense existence evanesce as our flame soars again
And I’m not wasting any more moments
Wondering as we lie
Skin to skin

Skin to skin, heart to heart
My only wish is that we never come apart
Arm in arm, hand in hand
We sense existence evanesce as our flame soars again
And I’m not wasting any more moments
Wondering as we lie
Skin to skin

Laying here beside you
As I feel your body breathing
And I know you’re gently dreaming
Soaring through the astral planes

I rise up this morning to rap-rap-rap-rappin’ on my door
I hear “waka waka hey hey” and I know who it’s gonna be
Beer drippin’ beard and a smile just as bright as the sunshine
He does a flip flop pop top and hands a red stripe to me

Me and Mumbles chillin’ and feelin’ fine
Me and Mumbles drinkin’ that homemade wine
Mumblin’ stumblin’ swaying, praying, watching life roll by
Me and Mumbles gonna have a real good time

We’re like a two-man parade on a peripatetic adventure
Walking and waving to all that we pass on the street
And just like when Mumbles say dang it a frick it a jah mon
He means that when life gives you lemons you give it a squeeze

Me and Mumbles chillin’ and feelin’ fine
Me and Mumbles drinkin’ that homemade wine
Mumblin’ stumblin’ swaying, praying, watching life roll by
Me and Mumbles gonna have a real good time

Me and Mumbles chillin’ and feelin’ fine
Me and Mumbles drinkin’ that homemade wine
Mumblin’ stumblin’ swaying, praying, watching life roll by
Me and Mumbles gonna have a real good time

I say waka waka hey hey – come on say it with me (4x)

Grandma and Papa for 63 years had a marriage that most dream about
It began in September 1945 after they said their vows
She always dreamed of a fairytale day when her prince would take her to a magical place
When their carriage arrived to take them away, you should have seen the look on her face

It was a 45 62 coupe Cadillac
It glowed like her dark chestnut eyes
0-60 in 17.6
You should have seen them fly
He always wanted to give her the best,
For he loved to see her smile
And with a curbside pickup in a Cadillac,
They rode away in style

Many years passed, and one day at a time
They raised kids and grandkids with love
He worked hard each day and he saved up his pay and they prayed to the Good Lord above
Sundays were church days but not for too long
We’d sneak out the back when communion was gone
Papa was waiting at the front of the church
He’d let us in there at the curb

In an 82 copper Sedan Cadillac
We’d load in like a gang of five
0-60 in 14.1
You should have seen us fly
He always wanted to give us the best,
For he loved to see us smile
And with a curbside pickup in a Cadillac,
We rode away in style

Memories would fade from Papa each day
But his kindness was strong ‘til the end
He lived his last moments with music and song
And strangers were treated as friends
His service brought people from near and from far to pay their respects and say their goodbyes
As his darling stood near while they carried her dear, you should have seen the look in her eyes

It was a 2009 DTS Cadillac
Black as the darkest of nights
0-25 was all it would go
But you should have seen him fly
We only wanted to give him the best,
For he always made us smile
And with a curbside pickup in a Cadillac
He rode away in style

Behind these eyes lies a lonely man waiting on true love
Girl, I hope that you understand behind these eyes lies a lonely man

I don’t want to be heartbroken like so many times before
Girl, when you first smiled at me, my heart fell to the floor
I’m still picking up the pieces of what once held me tenderly
She used to whisper to me softly that she would always be here with me

Behind these eyes lies a lonely man waiting on true love
Girl, I hope that you understand behind these eyes lies a lonely man

Women have tried to be near to me, but I could never give the time
Cause ever since she left me, her memory never left my mind
I guess we’ll just stay together – just her memory and me
I’ll just keep on dreaming of what could never be

Behind these eyes lies a lonely man waiting on true love
Girl, I hope that you understand behind these eyes lies a lonely man

Monday mornings’ like hell on wheels
Punching clocks and earning dollar bills
To pay endless bills, this ain’t the way you thought things would be
Call this workweek what you will –
Ruthless, ceaseless, fit to kill
But there’s sunshine coming at the end of this misery
Two whole days and one whole night
Yeah, me and my buddies gonna do it right
We’ll have kegs on ice and the music for your ear
Call this weekend what you may –
Hillbilly hootenanny coming our way
And y’all know how the rednecks get it done way out here

We get ready to get rowdy
Pretty ladies in bikinis, podunk homies rollin’ up
To get the party done started
Straight loony in the boonies time you’ll never be forgettin’
Get ready get rowdy – Get ready get rowdy tonight!

Take a rope swing plunge into Papaw’s lake
Like we used to do back in our younger days
Brings back memories of being a kid again
This is where we all were raised
Climbing chestnut trees, blazing summery haze
Listen to the rumble of the coal-black ol’ coal trains
From sippin’ Mamaw’s tea to shootin’ JD Rye
From catchin’ fireflies to courtin’ purty eyes
We all weathered year to year, yet we’re still the same
So let’s raise a glass to good times ahead
With my kinfolk and friends, cuz it’s like I said
We straight baller in the holler with our whiskey-fueled honkytonk ways

We get ready to get rowdy
Pretty ladies in bikinis, podunk homies rollin’ up
To get the party done started
Straight loony in the boonies time you’ll never be forgettin’
Get ready get rowdy – Get ready get rowdy tonight!

We get ready to get rowdy
Pretty ladies in bikinis, podunk homies rollin’ up
To get the party done started
Straight loony in the boonies time you’ll never be forgettin’
Get ready get rowdy – Get ready get rowdy tonight!

Ooh get ready get rowdy tonight!
Mmmm get ready get rowdy tonight!

I got my eyes on the prize of the beautiful lady right in front of me
Baby, can you dance to the rhythm I’m feeling when I see your angel wings
It’s no contest – I must confess you won my heart and I’m falling
‘Cause I got my eyes on the prize of my beautiful baby to be

I thought I heard you thinking and I think that you’ve been thinking ‘bout me
Could it be true that two hearts can hear each other’s beat?
If you’ve been thinking what I’ve been thinking, it’s true
You’re in love with me, and I’m in love with you

I got my eyes on the prize of the beautiful lady right in front of me
Baby, can you dance to the rhythm I’m feeling when I see your angel wings
It’s no contest – I must confess you won my heart and I’m falling
‘Cause I got my eyes on the prize of my beautiful baby to be

Come on pretty baby – don’t you push my love away
Playing hard to get, but I’m placing my bet that you’re falling in love today
Don’t be scared, ‘cause I’m prepared to sweep you off your feet
One thing’s for sure – our love is meant to be

I got my eyes on the prize of the beautiful lady right in front of me
Baby, can you dance to the rhythm I’m feeling when I see your angel wings
It’s no contest – I must confess you won my heart and I’m falling
‘Cause I got my eyes on the prize of my beautiful baby to be

Come on pretty baby – won’t you dance forever with me?

I remember sober – it wasn’t that long ago
Spent my days workin’ 9-to-5’s and playing country music shows
I’d come home to find her wasted and passed out on the floor
Filled with rage I couldn’t put away, so I’d head on out the door…

Fast forward just a couple of months and I’m stoned out of my mind
Can’t drink enough to pick myself back up from the hellish truth I find
So I’m long gone everywhere I go, a child of 80-proof grand design
And my grip on the handle of sanity got poured out like some meth moonshine

That whiskey-drinkin’ woman made a whiskey-drinkin’ man out of me
What once was cut with sorrow is now laced with manic misery
Straight up heartless savage spirits, while my spirit’s soaked in agony
That whiskey-drinkin’ woman gonna be the bitter finish of me

I remember that first shot – sour pungence and burning pain
But as the drink went down it was then I found a way to feel brand new again
I stopped caring and started pouring – the town was sharing my new story
Always tied half-hitch but peace I could never obtain

That whiskey-drinkin’ woman made a whiskey-drinkin’ man out of me
What once was cut with sorrow is now laced with manic misery
Straight up heartless savage spirits, while my spirit’s soaked in agony
That whiskey-drinkin’ woman gonna be the bitter finish of me

Shot through the heart by the bottle and a bevvied bride
The proof’s in the lie I live to drown the ache inside

That whiskey-drinkin’ woman made a whiskey-drinkin’ man out of me
What once was cut with sorrow is now laced with manic misery
Straight up heartless savage spirits, while my spirit’s soaked in agony
That whiskey-drinkin’ woman gonna be the bitter finish of me

Bet you couldn’t wait for me to take
That first hit or that first shot or that first line
One more last time
Watching me forsake the morning break
As I chase that dragon down, down, down
Manic highs and vicious lows
As the sultry devil slowly molds
Delight and torment into one
My cries for help fall on deaf ears
As I hear your apathetic jeers
And I ride this coaster down, down down

Well I’m going down – I’m falling slow
Welcome to your favorite show
Where you get to laugh as you watch me die
Knowing this could be our last goodbye
Waiting on that final curtain call
With your front row ticket to see my downfall

Cotton balls and a silver spoon
Tea lights and a shared harpoon
I’m trapped yet also free to roam
Artifacts for the saboteur
I breathe my death as I smoke my myrrh
In this loathsome dungeon I call home
Paranoia strikes deep
I can’t trust anything I see
As I plummet through the path I’ve found
Prisoner of the impure
Slow approaching Acheron’s shore
As I ride this coaster down, down, down

Well I’m going down – I’m falling slow
Welcome to your favorite show
Where you get to laugh as you watch me die
Knowing this could be our last goodbye
Waiting on that final curtain call
With your front row ticket to see my downfall
With your ticket to see my downfall

Well I’m going down – I’m falling slow
Welcome to your favorite show
Where you get to laugh as you watch me die
Knowing this could be our last goodbye
Waiting on that final curtain call – ooo
Waiting on that final curtain call
With your front row ticket to see my downfall
With your ticket to see my downfall
Your front row ticket to see my downfall
With your ticket to see my downfall

Forever faithful – I give my love to you
Forever faithful and true
I will always be here for you
This I swear

Years will come and they will pass
But through it all, we’re sure to last
We walk together day by day
I don’t care what others think
Love was made for us to drink
Drink deeply, baby, come what may

Forever faithful – I give my love to you
Forever faithful and true
I will always be here for you
This I swear

I just can’t stop wondering
How such an angel came to me
You flew from heaven without wings
You look so beautiful tonight
Glowing softly in the moonlight
God must have made you perfectly

Forever faithful – I give my love to you
Forever faithful and true
I will always be here for you
This I swear

He was a pistol-packing, devil-may-care
Roughneck with an ice cold stare
On the loose from town to town
As the sun came up ‘til the sun went down
Ol’ John Dillinger – Public Enemy Number One
John Herbert Dillinger – you sold your soul for the gold and a life on the run

He was a smooth talking son of a gun
Making senoritas faint and the hombres run down in Mexico
He had a mean shot and a smile of a frown
Robbing banks from South Dakota on down to Ohio
But every rainbow has its end
He couldn’t find no buried gold when he turned the bend
As he was lying face down in an alley with a gun in his hand
Turns out the life of crime don’t pay my friend

He was a pistol-packing, devil-may-care
Roughneck with an ice cold stare
On the loose from town to town
As the sun came up ‘til the sun went down
Ol’ John Dillinger – Public Enemy Number One
John Herbert Dillinger – you sold your soul for the gold and a life on the run

On the day he lost his life,
Clark Gable was a conman throwing dice at the Biograph
J. Edgar Hoover set a team in array
This would be the last time that devil got away from the gunmen’s hands
He died without saying a word
That’s what all the newspapers said
But I could probably guess what he was thinking
It’s a dangerous thing to trust a lady in red

He was a pistol-packing, devil-may-care
Roughneck with an ice cold stare
On the loose from town to town
As the sun came up ‘til the sun went down
Ol’ John Dillinger – Public Enemy Number One
John Herbert Dillinger – you sold your soul for the gold and a life on the run
Ol’ John Dillinger – Public Enemy Number One
John Herbert Dillinger – you sold your soul for the gold and a life on the run

Do not chase after false beauty
For beauty soon fades away
Lean more closely to eternal things
And your paths will never go astray
Keep your mind on the brighter things
To help you walk through the dark
This world is cold, but Jesus loves you
He loves you just the way you are

He’ll pick you up and show you how to fly
He’ll hold your hand and help you as you try
You may fall, but he’ll be there to catch you everytime
His word says, “No greater love is there than mine”

When I think on the love of Jesus
It makes my heart grow tender
How could a man give his life
For a world of lost sinners
He is the way, he is the truth
He’s the rock I stand upon
Never can this world withhold me
From the gift I wait upon

He picks me up and shows me how to fly
He holds my hand and helps me as I try
I may fall, but He’ll be there to catch me everytime
His word says, “No greater love is there than mine”

And he’ll pick you up and show you how to fly
He’ll hold your hand and help you as you try
You may fall, but he’ll be there to catch you everytime
His word says, “No greater love is there than mine”
His word says, “No greater love is there than mine”

The trees are my companion – I’m never left alone
My clothes, soul and body are the only things I own
The river walks beside me anywhere it wills
And I make my bed from sticks and leaves in these old Kentucky hills
I spend my days with liquor and with fire to stay warm
I hide under the rocks and have communion with the storm
I sing a life of happiness, I sing a life of sin
I travel under starlight and I start over again

Lord bless the wandering soul who roams the earth
Lord bless the man who lives each day for everything it’s worth
I got none to blame for this life of shame – you’ve got to understand
That I’m a mountain man

Some souls are shackled to their silver and fettered to their gold
They spend each sacred moment on hollow dreams untold
I ain’t chained to all their money and their worldly misery
For my wealth is in this mountain air and these Appalachian streams
I won’t offer you excuses – I was born to live this way
Brand me wayworn wand’rer, but I’m happy all the same
This ain’t my final destination, just a transient abode
Til my spirit leaves this lowly ship and I finally journey home

Lord bless the wandering soul who roams the earth
Lord bless the man who lives each day for everything it’s worth
I got none to blame for this life of shame – you’ve got to understand
That I’m a mountain man

I’ve heard foolish supplications for selfish carnal gain
Men cry out to the heavens hand in hand
But the only thing I pray, is Lord please grant me one more day
To roam these East Kentucky mountain lands

Lord bless the wandering soul who roams the earth
Lord bless the man who lives each day for everything it’s worth
I got none to blame for this life of shame – you’ve got to understand
That I’m a mountain man

I’m a mountain man…I’m a mountain man

I can feel electricity dancing in the air
When you walk into the room, it’s like no one else is here
I do recall that you’ve been hurting from the way he put you down
I promise you I’ll only speak words that lift you right up off the ground

You are someone so special, an angel in the making
We’ve got nothing left to lose, and love’s up for the taking
We could never find two hearts that beat the same
I’ve dreamed about you lately – the portrait of a lady
Dressed in white apparel and then Cupid shot his arrow in my heart
Shot down in love – shot down in your name

No one has a voice that sings quite like you
Every word that you speak dances softly in the room
God works mysteriously, but his magic is clear
You are beautiful in every way that beauty can appear

You are someone so special, an angel in the making
We’ve got nothing left to lose, and love’s up for the taking
We could never find two hearts that beat the same
I’ve dreamed about you lately – the portrait of a lady
Dressed in white apparel and then Cupid shot his arrow in my heart
Shot down in love – shot down in your name

You are someone so special, an angel in the making
We’ve got nothing left to lose, and love’s up for the taking
We could never find two hearts that beat the same
I’ve dreamed about you lately – the portrait of a lady
Dressed in white apparel and then Cupid shot his arrow in my heart
Shot down in love – shot down in your name

Good morning again, it’s good to see your lovely face
I’m such a lucky man to be here with you in this place
Your smile ravishes me – girl it takes my breath away
There is nowhere else I’d ever wanna be without you – I gotta say
Good morning again to the one that helped me through
Life was so mundane everyday spent without you
I get blown away by the little things that you do
Every kind word that you speak, like balm that heals an open wound

I’m going crazy for your love – I’m going crazy for your touch
I never wanna be apart from the rhythm of your heart
They say it’s not okay for a man to be insane
Girl, just lock me up and throw away the key
For your love, I’m going crazy

I used to pray every night and every day
That one day true love would finally come my way
I don’t care what others think or what they say
I love you just the way you are – I don’t want for you to change

I’m going crazy for your love – I’m going crazy for your touch
I never wanna be apart from the rhythm of your heart
They say it’s not okay for a man to be insane
Girl, just lock me up and throw away the key
For your love, I’m going crazy

I love the way you smile – I love the way you dance
I love the jokes you tell and the tenderness in your glance
I love the way you want to love me everytime you get the chance
Darling I love the love we have – a one-in-a-million romance

I’m going crazy for your love – I’m going crazy for your touch
I never wanna be apart from the rhythm of your heart
They say it’s not okay for a man to be insane
Girl, just lock me up and throw away the key
For your love, I’m going crazy

For your love, I’m going crazy

She was cool, calm and collected there in the pale moonlight
My heart stopped and I lost my breath at such a beautiful sight
I had never seen nobody like her – she’s an angel in disguise
She looked like she came from heaven with her driving-me-crazy eyes
How could she not know what she does for me
And how her smile always made me weak?
How could it not show how I felt inside
And how my heart was on a roller-coaster ride

I wish I could say I love her
I wish I could hold her near
She’s the only thing that matters
If she could only see my lonely tears
I would gladly give whatever
It would take to have her here
I’ll going on loving her forever
Just me and my lonely tears

It’s been two years since the last time I saw her lovely face
But today my angel’s gone away – God took her to a better place
As I stood by her casket, her best friend looked at me and said
“I hope you know how much she loved you and how many lonely tears she shed…”
How could she not know what she did for me
And how her smile always made me weak?
How could it not show how I felt inside
And how my heart was on a roller-coaster ride?

I wish I could say I love her
I wish I could hold her near
She’s the only thing that matters
If she could only see my lonely tears
I would gladly give whatever
It would take to have her here
I’ll going on loving her forever
Just me and my lonely tears

I would gladly give whatever
It would take to have her here
I’ll going on loving her forever
Just me and my lonely tears

Well I’ve been fighting mad, spitting nails and breathing flames
It only took one look at you with him to make me this way
Better get myself out of this place
Before I get a little crazy and I lose a lot of face
How could you be so cruel?
You know I loved you more than anyone and now you’re sporting someone new
Like a trinket on your jewelry display
He’s just another notch chalked on your wall of shame, let’s go

Well it’ll all come out in the end when you’ve wandered from man to man
And you’re busy looking back at everything we could have been, oh yeah
By that time I’ll be long gone and you’ll be hearing me singing this song
About a woman with a lot of nerve, for a lack of better words – baby I’m moving on

Go ahead and kiss him – he’ll be kissing another woman later tonight
Why couldn’t you see that we were meant to be?
Well maybe that just me thinking we could have been right
I’ve packed my bags and I’m heading on down the road
To anywhere that the good Lord’s gonna help me go
We’re through, so baby goodbye, farewell, sayonara, au revoir forevermore

Well it’ll all come out in the end when you’ve wandered from man to man
And you’re busy looking back at everything we could have been, oh yeah
By that time I’ll be long gone and you’ll be hearing me singing this song
About a woman with a lot of nerve, for a lack of better words – baby I’m moving on

Baby I’m moving on
Baby I’m moving on
Baby I’m moving on
Baby I’m moving on
Baby I’m moving on

Bittersweet is the word that I use to describe
The way I feel deep inside, ‘cause our love’s turned bittersweet

Like a leaf in late November, our love’s wilted
Can’t help but keep feeling I’ve been jilted
It’s in the way that you look at me like I’m an enemy
I can’t take this – it’s enough to drive a fellow anxious
Baby, I believe you don’t believe in me – it’s plain to see
Whatever happened to the unspoken passion
That consumed my soul so ceaselessly?
What once was my glory – my real-life love story
Has faded away into darkness, now I feel so incomplete

Bittersweet is the word that I use to describe
The way I feel deep inside, ‘cause our love’s turned bittersweet

I taste pleasure mixed with pain when I kiss you
Can’t help but keep feeling that you’re untrue
Used to be you would supply my need, but now you lie to me
There’s no reason why our love goes in and out of season
Baby, I believe you don’t believe in me
Why can’t I make you see?
Whatever happened to the unspoken passion
That consumed my soul so ceaselessly?
What once was my glory – my real-life love story
Has faded away into darkness, now I feel so incomplete

Bittersweet is the word that I use to describe
The way I feel deep inside, ‘cause our love’s turned bittersweet

Bittersweet is the word that I use to describe
The way I feel deep inside, ‘cause our love’s turned bittersweet

Today as I came to bring you flowers
I took the time to take a look around
It’s been three years since the last time that I saw you
Your tombstone sure looked pretty in the ground
I began to notice a place upon the hill
Where the grass grew taller and the weeds grew wild
There were stones without a name to tell about the fame
Of the ones who once were only just a child

Someone’s mother, someone’s father
Someone’s husband, someone’s wife
Their loved ones sit at home while their body lies alone
In a grave unmarked and unknown
Another forgotten tombstone

There were graves of men who proudly served our country
Graves of women who had taught our children too
Whether overseas or right here in the homeland
Each person made a difference for the red, white and blue
Today these stones stand tattered and faded
But they’ve stood their ground and still stand tall
I will always remember the gifts that they gave
In the lives they lived as they gave their all and all

Someone’s brother, someone’s sister
Someone’s best friend, someone’s child
Their loved ones sit at home while their body lies alone
In a grave unmarked and unknown
Another forgotten tombstone

This promise is true that I make to you
To me, you will never be another forgotten tombstone

Walking through the darkness
Lord I need a light
Feeling kind of restless
I need your peace in my life
This ol’ world’s so crazy
Lord it’s driving me insane
I need your love to save me
Send me an angel today

Jesus take my hand
I need you more each day
I know you’ll understand
What I’m trying to say
Make my soul renewed
I give my life to you
Jesus take my hand
And help me see it through

I’ve got nowhere to turn, Lord
Every bridge has been burned
I’ve been backed into a corner
Lord, I wonder if I’ll learn
Lord, you’re my bartender
Serve me up a shot of love
I need you in my life – I lay it all down on the line
Come and fill me from above

Jesus take my hand
I need you more each day
I know you’ll understand
What I’m trying to say
Make my soul renewed
I give my life to you
Jesus take my hand
And help me see it through

Jesus take my hand
And help me see it through

You may love me, but you don’t want me
I’m not who you wanted me to be, and that’s okay
So while Prince Charming is holding you tonight
I’ll be holding someone special who’s never left my side
She never complains when I need her
I hold her close and she helps me make it through
She always knows the words to say to help bring a smile to my face
And she never puts me down when I tell her about you

While you’re off lying in the arms of another man
Me and my guitar – we’re gonna fly away
We’re gonna sing new songs, we’re gonna cry some tears
We’re gonna laugh it off, we’re gonna have some fun
Like the good ol’ days – me and my guitar

You’re probably wondering how I’m gonna make it
You must think I’ll be crawling at your feet before long
Take those thoughts and throw ‘em baby far, far away
‘Cause I got six strings and the words to another song

While you’re off lying in the arms of another man
Me and my guitar – we’re gonna fly away
We’re gonna sing new songs, we’re gonna cry some tears
We’re gonna laugh it off, we’re gonna have some fun
Like the good ol’ days – me and my guitar

Yeah, me and my guitar

The sun don’t shine when you’re not near me
I can barely make it through a day
The wind blows soft, but there’s no comfort
Lord I don’t know how I’ll ever find my way

When you’re gone, I wonder if life is over
And I pray each day for your safe return
When you’re gone, I’m missing a friend and lover
Every day’s as dark as midnight when you’re gone

I know there’s things you must attend to
Business don’t get done all by itself
The engines in the airplane sing a sad song
You’re flying off to heaven while I’m lying here in hell

When you’re gone, I wonder if life is over
And I pray each day for your safe return
When you’re gone, I’m missing a friend and lover
Every day’s as dark as midnight when you’re gone

I know that one day you’ll be here
And you’re never gonna leave my side again
So I stand on the promise built within
Until the day I die, I will wait for you
My dearest friend

When you’re gone, I wonder if life is over
And I pray each day for your safe return
When you’re gone, I’m missing a friend and lover
Every day’s as dark as midnight when you’re gone

Every day’s as dark as midnight when you’re gone

Well, I walked into that barroom door
Yeah I’d been here so many times before
But tonight I was gonna get wild as a rebel yell
I got my boots on, woman gone, time to get my buzz on
Ain’t got time to be worried ‘bout the crack of dawn
Might as well know I’m ready to raise some hell

Well, the door swang open and the band was smokin’
They were pouring Jack Daniels on a 2-for-1 token
Eight-ball, rack ‘em up, baby I’m ready to play
Neon lights, barroom fights, sweet lookin’ honey got me feelin’ alright
Man, you know I wouldn’t have it any other way

Awww blame it on Hank – blame it on the honkytonks
Blame it on the all-night, get right
Fill-em-up, throw-em-down country songs
You know I can’t be held accountable
So bartender won’t you pour me another drank
Awww blame it on Hank

Well all these songs about rowdy friends and getting
Hellbound and a whiskeybent
They laid the framework for how I’d live my days
Always in a country state of mind
I got my shotgun rifle and a four-wheel drive
It’s plain to see how I earned my redneck ways

Awww blame it on Hank – blame it on the honkytonks
Blame it on the all-night, get right
Fill-em-up, throw-em-down country songs
You know I can’t be held accountable
So bartender won’t you pour me another drank
Awww blame it on Hank

Well, tonight we gonna get right rowdy, get country bouty
And if happens that they should lock me up
And I stand before that judge and he says
“Boy? Do you have anything to say for yourself?”
And I say “Yes sir I do”

Awww blame it on Hank – blame it on the honkytonks
Blame it on the all-night, get right
Fill-em-up, throw-em-down country songs
You know I can’t be held accountable
So bartender won’t you pour me another drank
Awww blame it on Hank

Yeah blame it on Hank

Meet me down at Cabin Creek
Where the honeysuckles smell so sweet
Let’s sit down and have a talk
Is this the path we’re gonna walk

At Cabin Creek
Where the birds sing and the turtles creep
That’s where I’ll meet you baby
Down at Cabin Creek

It was down at Cabin Creek
Where the squirrels and the chipmunks meet
That’s where we fell in love
Beneath the moon and stars above

At Cabin Creek
Where the birds sing and the turtles creep
That’s where I’ll meet you baby
Down at Cabin Creek

Let’s go!

At Cabin Creek
Where the birds sing and the turtles creep
That’s where I’ll meet you baby
Down at Cabin Creek

It brings out the teenager living in me
When you smile at me like you do
It brings back the memories of a better place
It was heaven for two

At Cabin Creek
Where the birds sing and the turtles creep
That’s where I’ll meet you baby
Down at Cabin Creek

Meet me down at Cabin Creek

Country nights – we went frog gigging and a catfishing
Country nights – people from the city don’t know what they’re missing
I believe that if they gave it a chance, they’d be doing alright
While we’re hunting snipes on those country nights

Well I can’t wait ‘til it gets dark
We’re gonna light a bonfire and watch it spark
Down by the creek, laying on the banks
Looking up to heaven and giving thanks
For everything the good Lord’s done
We’re gonna jump in the creek and have some fun

Country nights – we went frog gigging and a catfishing
Country nights – people from the city don’t know what they’re missing
I believe that if they gave it a chance, they’d be doing alright
While we’re hunting snipes on those country nights

Roasting marshmallows, laughing ‘bout the past
Telling old stories and having a blast
Seeing if there really is a man on the moon
While the frogs and the crickets play a nighttime tune
Turning over rocks and hunting for bait
Better hurry up quick ‘cause it’s getting late

Country nights – we went frog gigging and a catfishing
Country nights – people from the city don’t know what they’re missing
I believe that if they gave it a chance, they’d be doing alright
While we’re hunting snipes on those country nights

The sun’s coming up
The nights about to end
Well I don’t know about you
But I can’t wait to do this all over again

Country nights – we went frog gigging and a catfishing
Country nights – people from the city don’t know what they’re missing
I believe that if they gave it a chance, they’d be doing alright
While we’re hunting snipes on those country nights

I had the time of my life on those country nights

When you hold my hand, I can see forever
When you hold me near and say all those things I’ve been longing to hear
I get so swept away – I don’t know what to say
You’re an angel

I used to get down on my knees and pray for you
That God would help me find you
You’re the answer to my prayers
You’re the one that makes my life complete
You give me strength to face the world everyday
I used to get down on my knees and pray for you

And now that you’re here
There’s nothing that I fear
I don’t have to face this world alone
You make my life worthwhile
You turn my frown into a smile
Don’t you know you’re my everything?

I used to get down on my knees and pray for you
That God would help me find you
You’re the answer to my prayers
You’re the one that makes my life complete
You give me strength to face the world everyday
I used to get down on my knees and pray for you

It’s going down tonight – round up the crew
I’ll pick up Jim and Jack and homemade mountain dew
Hey DJ crank it up – fill up my feel-good cup
Tonight it’s going down, so get yer boots on

Hey this is how we live
We keep it country proud
You know you can’t go wrong
So get yer boots on

All these ladies dancing – they sure be looking fine
Backwoods whiskey drinking guaranteed to blow your mind
This party’s going strong, so throw your hands up high
It’s going down tonight, so get yer boots on

Hey this is how we live
We keep it country proud
You know you can’t go wrong
Woah so get yer boots on
Woah get yer boots on
Let’s show ‘em how it’s done boys

We’re gonna burn some rubber in my favorite mudding hole
My quad’s gassed up and ready – I’ll show you where to go
Bonfire’s burning brighter – I’m talking ‘bout all-nighters
Y’all know what to do, so get ‘em on
I’m talking Ariat, Cody James – anything that’s got a name
Eagle straps, silver tips, leather’s how I get my kicks
Yeah man – y’all know what to do
So get ‘em on, get ‘em on yeah!

Hey this is how we live
We keep it country proud
You know you can’t go wrong
Woah so get yer boots on
So get yer boots on
Woah get yer boots on
So get yer boots on

That’s what I’m talking about right there!

I may be drinking, but I’m hopeful
I may be doing drugs, but I’m thankful
I know right now I’m sleeping around
But one day I’ll be able to say that I’m free
Ol’ sinful me

I may be mean, but I don’t mean it
I may even be unclean, but I regret it
I know right now that I’m not much
But one day you’ll think differently when you see
Ol’ sinful me

Why don’t you give me some time?
Why don’t you give me a hand?
I need a place to rest
I need a place to stand
Why don’t you throw me a line,
‘Cause I’m drowning in this sea
It’s just too much
I’ve had enough of ol’ sinful me

I may be swearing, but I swear I hate it
And I may be fighting, but I don’t want it
All I want is a change of heart
And I know that there’s just one place to start
And the key is ol’ sinful me

You may not notice, but I’m watching
Everything you do and I’m hoping
That one day I’ll be just like you
I’d give everything I own just to make it true
To not be ol’ sinful me

Why don’t you give me some time?
Why don’t you give me a hand?
I need a place to rest
I need a place to stand
Why don’t you throw me a line,
‘Cause I’m drowning in this sea
It’s just too much
I’ve had enough of ol’ sinful me

It’s just too much
I’ve had enough of ol’ sinful me

Well there’s a storm on the horizon
I can see it in her eyes
Big black clouds come rolling in
Like a thunderstorm in disguise
Teardrops falling down like rain
Everytime someone mentions her name
Yeah, there’s a storm on the horizon
You better get yourself back at home

There’s never any problem when she first walks in
Go on and take a chance, ask her for a dance
Her moves are soft and heaven-sent
But everytime she hears someone say his name
She stops whatever she’s doing
And you better get out her way

‘Cause there’s a storm on the horizon
I can see it in her eyes
Big black clouds come rolling in
Like a thunderstorm in disguise
Teardrops falling down like rain
Everytime someone mentions her name
Yeah, there’s a storm on the horizon
You better get yourself back at home

It’s not your fault, but she’ll blame you everytime
Every man’s done her dirty, even though one man’s on her mind
Just move along and you might be safe tonight
‘Cause any man looking for the last dance
Is surely looking for a fight

‘Cause there’s a storm on the horizon
I can see it in her eyes
Big black clouds come rolling in
Like a thunderstorm in disguise
Teardrops falling down like rain
Everytime someone mentions her name
Yeah, there’s a storm on the horizon
You better get yourself back at home

Yeah, there’s a storm on the horizon
You better get yourself back at home

Seeing the fog drifting slowly ‘cross the mountains
Way up high in the sky in the middle of nowhere
It’s the closest thing to heaven this side of the Smokies
I’m alive and free – don’t even have a care

So what I’ve been missing is some Tennessee Kissing
Baby even the birds been singing all day ‘bout you and me
Next thing I’m knowing, I’m already going
And I’m making a beeline straight for Tennessee

The sun shining in the sky reminds me of the light in your eyes
Soft blanket of clouds reminds me of the graceful way you move
The mountains stand so high, but even higher I could fly
Thanks to the downhome country loving I could get from you

So what I’ve been missing is some Tennessee Kissing
Baby even the birds been singing all day ‘bout you and me
Next thing I’m knowing, I’m already going
And I’m making a beeline straight for Tennessee

So I finally got the nerve to walk up to her door
And I said “Tennessee, you’re the girl I’ve been looking for”
And I said

What I’ve been missing is some Tennessee Kissing
Baby even the birds been singing all day ‘bout you and me
Next thing I’m knowing, I’m already going
And I’m making a beeline straight for Tennessee
Tennessee

What I’ve been missing is some Tennessee Kissing
Baby even the birds been singing all day ‘bout you and me
Next thing I’m knowing, I’m already going
And I’m making a beeline straight for Tennessee

Tennessee, you’re the woman for me