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The Judge's Daughter
Judge slammed his gavel Looked down at me and smiled,
Said, "I'm gonna find you guilty In this state's shortest trial."
So go on and call your Daddy And have him go your bail
Don't even think of runnin' boy You'll die in that jail.
Well, twenty minutes later,
Sonny met me at Earl's bar He handed me a pistol and the keys to his car.
I waited until it got dark and I started driving south
State was out to get me though the jury was still out You'd have to be the devil to do what they say I've done
You'd have to be a damn fool not to try to run Yeah I admit that I'm guilty of one thing in this world,
I messed around in Texas with the Judge's only girl
So I found me a shallow spot, put the headlights on high, And I walked across that Rio Grande a free man
On the southern side
Well Momma called this morning and hit me with the news Said the Judge became a Grampa last night around two
Yeah I can't but smilin' cause it serves that SOB To be holding a baby that looks "ha" just like me
Momma said he dropped the charges as I damn near dropped the phone
Guess his daughter wants his baby's daddy comin' home
So I found me a shallow spot Put the headlights on high
And I drove across that Rio Grande a free man On the Northern side
Well here I stand one more time in front of that ole' judge
With a smile on my face 'cause it's killing him to marry us
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Life Has It's Little Ups and Downs
I don't know how to tell her I didn't get that raise in pay today.
And I know how much she wanted the dress in Janett's window,
And it breaks my heart to see her have to wait.
And cancel all the plans she made to celebrate.
But I can count on her to take it with a smile and not a frown.
She knows that life has it's little ups and downs,
Like ponies on a merry-go-round.
And no one grabs the brass ring everytime,
But she don't mind.
She wears a gold ring on her finger,
And I'm so glad that it's mine.
The new house plans we've had so long,
I guess will gather dust another year.
And the daffodils are bloomin' that she planted way last fall
Up on the hill, over by the gate.
Lord knows I hate to say again, we'll have to wait.
But you can bet she'll just take it with a smile and not a frown.
She knows that life has it's little ups and downs,
Like ponies on a merry-go-round.
And no one grabs the brass ring everytime,
But she don't mind.
She wears a gold ring on her finger,
And I'm so glad that it's mine.
She wears a gold ring on her finger,
And I'm so glad that it's mine.
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That's A Plan
THIS SMALL TOWN AIN’T SUCH A BAD LITTLE PLACE
IT’S HOME BUT I COULD SURE USE SOME SPACE
THE CITY LIMIT SIGNS ARE CLOSIN’ IN ON ME
AND THERE’S TIMES I SWEAR , I CAN HARDLY BREATHE
I’M GONNA’ PACK MY BAGS , SAY MY GOODBYE’S
GET A MAP AND CLOSE MY EYES
POINT MY FINGER , LET FATE DECIDE
WHERE I’M GONNA’ LAND
I’M GONNA’ HITCH MY WAGON TO A WANDERING STAR
A GUY LIKE ME CAN SURE GET FAR , WITH A
A LITTLE GAS AND A CREDIT CARD
NOW , THAT’S A PLAN
YEAH , THAT’S A PLAN
THESE DIRT ROADS ALL LOOK THE SAME
I WANT TO SEE THE WORLD FROM A FASTER LANE
AND I KNOW FOR A WHILE , I’M GONNA’ BE BIG NEWS
BUT LIFE WILL GET BACK LIKE IT WAS REAL SOON
WELL , I’M SURE I’LL COME BACK HERE ONCE AGAIN
WHEN I FINALLY SETTLE DOWN , BUT ‘TIL THEN
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Tomorrow Is Gone
DON’T BLOW A LOT OF SUNSHINE AT ME
TRY TO FILL ME FULL OF FALSE HOPE
POUR ME A DRINK AND JUST KEEP QUIET
DON’T HAND ME THE BRIGHT SIDE
‘CAUSE I KNOW THERE AIN’T ONE
MY GLASS AIN’T HALF FULL IT’S DRY
YOU SAY I SHOULDN’T TRY TO DROWN MY SORROW
YOU SAY THERE’LL ALWAYS BE TOMORROW
TOMORROW PACKED UP, TOMORROW WALKED OUT
TOMORROW BURNED THE TIRES OFF HER CHEVROLET
MOVED BACK TO MAMA’S, LEFT ME HERE ALL ALONE
SO DON’T TELL ME ABOUT TOMORROW MAN
TOMORROW IS GONE
DON’T NEED ME A SHOULDER TO CRY ON
I’VE GOT OL’ JOSE CUERVO
AND HE AIN’T NEVER LET ME DOWN
NOW ME AND HIM MIGHT GET A LITTLE CRAZY
BUT IF I’M LUCKY IN A LITTLE WHILE MAYBE
HER MEMORY WON’T BE NOWHERE AROUND
EXCUSE ME I’VE GOT A LOT OF PRIDE TO SWALLOW
AND ANYWAY I KNOW MORE THAN YOU ABOUT TOMORROW
TOMORROW PACKED UP, TOMORROW WALKED OUT
TOMORROW BURNED THE TIRES OFF HER CHEVROLET
MOVED BACK TO MAMA’S, LEFT ME HERE ALL ALONE
SO DON’T TELL ME ABOUT TOMORROW MAN
TOMORROW IS GONE
LIKE YESTERDAYS WIND, (AND) SHE AIN’T COMING BACK AGAIN
TOMORROW PACKED UP, TOMORROW WALKED OUT
TOMORROW BURNED THE TIRES OFF HER CHEVROLET
MOVED BACK TO MAMA’S, LEFT ME HERE ALL ALONE
SO DON’T TELL ME ABOUT TOMORROW MAN
TOMORROW IS GONE
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You Can't Hide In This House
What's going on here I keep getting lost
These five rooms seem like they're miles across We walk around like strangers passing each other in the night
This house is too small to be building any walls We've got to work this out and make things right
Well I've been knockin'
You've been lockin' your door But I've still got the key to your heart
You've been turnin' out the lights Pulling your shutters tight
Darling you can't keep me in the dark Cause' I know my way around
I won't let you shut me out Baby you can't hide in this house
I know this hallway
I've walked these floors I know every secret hold up behind these doors
Baby it feels like We've been playin hide-and-seek
I'm gonna find you Let me remind you
We said we'd play this one for keeps
You can run
But you can't hide
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I Ain't All There
There's a month of Sunday's papers on the porch It's funny they keep coming though the bill's past due
And a stack of mail for her sittin' on the floor I just don't know where to send it to
Since she's been gone I feel like I'm lost
And it seems like my mind has wandered off Now that she's not here, I ain't all there
When she left she took my heart to God knows where Go to work and come back home
Going nowhere on my own But the one thing that is clear
Now that she's not here, I ain't all there
Lie in bed each night wide awake Walk around half asleep all day long
I guess I leaned on her to keep my head straight Cause without her things go wrong
Since she's been gone I haven't been myself
Making mistakes is all that I do well Now that she's not here I ain't all there
When she left she took my heart to God knows where I go to work and come back home
Going nowhere on my own But the one thing that is clear
Now that she's not here, I ain't all there
I breathe out and I breathe in Lose my place every now and then
But the one thing that is clear Now that she's not here, I ain't all there
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I Have A Good Day
I was standing by the window in my boxer shorts
On a stormy night
Blind sided from out of nowhere
You said, “Goodbye.”
But there’s a light at the end of the tunnel
Time’s healing my heart
Some days this deep cut just stops bleeding
And there’s only a scan
I have a good day every now and then
I count my blessing on one hand
I start believing the sun will shine again
I have a good day every now and then
That guy you’re seeing is a pretty boy
With a hard-bodied physique
Armani suits, a black Mercedes
And he’s younger than me
I ain’t missed a day of work in two whole weeks now
I didn’t drink last night
I looked at your picture and shed just one tear
Before I turned out the light
I have a good day every now and then
I count my blessing on one hand
I start believing the sun will shine again
I have a good day every now and then
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All That She's Got
Oh, she rolls in like thunder and sometimes I wonder
Why she came rolling my way
She flashes like lightening, sometimes it’s frightening
How she makes my pain fall away
Oh, and I’d ride from here to sundown just to hold her
If a tear should start to fall
She tries to give me things I can’t take
When all I need is the love that we make
She gives me all that she’s got
She gives me everything that I need
She gives me all that she’s got
-------- she never holds back
When she loves me
Oh, she burns just like fire, I couldn’t get higher
Touching her is all that it takes
When we met each other we were more than just lovers
I knew that I’d made all my mistakes
When we’re lying in the darkness I know
I can have forever after all
She tries to give me things I can’t take
When all I need is the love that we make
Just when I think she couldn’t get any deeper or higher
She takes me places that I didn’t know I could go
Ya' know she never holds back
When she loves me
She loves me
When she loves me
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Half Of Houston
This old town used to be our stompin' ground Knew every juke joint left, right, north and south
One too many times she caught my wandering eye Staring at some skin-tight Levi's
She walked out and said, "Here's the deal..." She laid down the law and left me no appeal
She left me half of Houston
She said, "You stay on your side and I'll stay on mine." She left me half of Houston
She took a pen and down I-10 that's where she drew the line Left me half...half of Houston
Now I'm confined, here on the south side
Think about sneaking across once in awhile She's up there, running wild without a care
I'd love to see her, but I don't dare When my buddies head to her side of town
They all wonder why I just turn 'em down
She left me half of Houston She said, "You stay on your side and I'll stay on mine."
She left me half of Houston She took a pen and down I-10 that's where she drew the line
Left me half...half of Houston
Well, those Northern lights, they make me blue So I just see them from a distance since she tore my world in two
She left me half of Houston
She said, "You stay on your side and I'll stay on mine." She left me half of Houston
She took a pen and down I-10 that's where she drew the line Left me half...half of Houston
She left me half...half of Houston
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As Bad As Billy Was
From the wrong side of town, trouble just seemed to follow him around Momma said if I hung out with him I'd end up
As bad as Billy was He ran the streets late at night
I've seen him with boys twice his size More than once he took up for me on the back of the bus
As bad as Billy was
Billy was born with his back to the wall He was damn near raised at the juvenile hall
There was a side of him he only showed to a few of us As bad as Billy was
First time that he saw her
He was hung over, she was headed for church When she smiled at him it nearly sobered him up
As bad as Billy was So he bought himself some clothes
Next Sunday morning he was on the third row Gave his heart to her but his soul to Jesus
As bad as Billy was
Billy was born with his back to the wall He was damn near raised at the juvenile hall
There was a side of him you couldn't help but love As bad as Billy was
Then shots rang out one Saturday night not far from where he slept
The sheriff dragged him from his bed The state sent him to jail
It was a bought off jury that put him there He didn't do the things they accused him of
As bad a Billy was
And at 12:01 a.m. Billy paid the price for another man's sins Now he's running the streets of gold singing, "Hallelujah, Hallelujah"
As bad as Billy was
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The John Deere Letter
WE HAD NINETY SEVEN ACRES
DOWN IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE
I WORKED ALL DAY IN THE ROCKS AND CLAY
SUPPORTIN’ HER AND ME
I GAVE HER EVERYTHING SHE NEEDED
YOU WON’T BELIEVE WHAT THAT WOMAN DONE TO ME
SHE LEFT A DEAR JOHN LETTER
ON MY JOHN DEERE TRACTOR
DON’T SHE KNOW THAT SHE’S TEARIN’ ME APART
I’M GONNA’ SELL THAT FARM
I AIN’T NEVER GOING BACK THERE
‘CAUSE A MAN CAN’T PLOW A FIELD
WITH A BROKEN HEART
I PUT BREAD UPON THE TABLE
GOT HER CREDIT AT THE STORE
I WISH SHE WOULD’VE TOLD ME
IF SHE WANTED SOMETHING MORE
I WOULD HAVE PLOWED THAT WHOLE DANG VALLEY
JUST TO KEEP HER FROM WALKIN’ OUT THAT DOOR
Tag :
I PUT BREAD UPON THE TABLE
GOT HER CREDIT AT THE STORE
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If Life Is But A Dream
If life is but a dream
I hope it's a long one
If love's a mystery
You want to solve it with someone
The world, it turns to slow
When your forever young
But when the light is sinking low
You'll be wishing for the sun
I look into the sky
And try to see beyond the stars
I have to wonder why
Why we were put here for
But when an answer comes
I only have more questions
So I just close my eyes
And let the dream roll on
There's somethings in life that are out of our hands
So we just play our part in a much bigger plan
Standing by your crib
With the moonlight in the window
It's hard to believe
That you weren't here a week ago
If life is but a dream
A journey we go through
I hope I live to see all your dreams come true
I hope I live to see all your dreams come true
If life is but a dream
I Ain't All There
