Brad Paisley [Guitar]

Clean shirt, new shoes
And I don't know where I am goin' to.
Silk suit, black tie,
I don't need a reason why.
They come runnin' just as fast as they can
'Cause every girl crazy 'bout a sharp dressed man.

Gold watch, diamond ring,
I ain't missin' not a single thing.
And cufflinks, stick pin,
when I step out I'm gonna do you in.
They come runnin' just as fast as they can
'Cause every girl crazy 'bout a sharp dressed man.

Top coat, top hat,
I don't worry 'cause my wallet's fat.
Black shades, white gloves,
Lookin' sharp and lookin' for love.
They come runnin' just as fast as they can
'Cause every girl grazy 'bout a sharp dressed man...

When you`re feeling lonely, lost and let down Seems like those dark skies are following you around And life`s just one big shade of gray You wonder if you`ll see the light of day [chorus] Behind the clouds, the sun is shining Believe me even though you can`t quite make it out You may not see the silver lining But there`s a big blue sky waiting just behind the clouds I`ve heard it said that this too shall pass Good times or bad times, neither one lasts But thinking that your luck won`t ever change Is like thinking it won`t ever stop once it starts to rain [chorus] Behind the clouds, the sun is shining Believe me even though you can`t quite make it out You may not see the silver lining But there`s a big blue sky waiting just behind the clouds Yeah, there`s a big blue sky waiting just behind the clouds

When you find yourself in some far off place
and it causes you to rethink some things
You start to sense that slowly you're becoming
someone else
And then you find yourself.

When you make new friends in a brand new town
and you start to think about settling down
The things that would have been lost on you
are now clear as a bell
And you find yourself,
yeah thats when you find yourself.

Well you go through life
so sure of where you're headed
And you wind up lost
and its the best thing that could have happened
Cause sometimes when you lose your way,
its really just as well
because you find yourself,
yeah that's when you find yourself.

When you meet the one, that you've been wating for
and she's everything, that you want and more
You look at her and you finally start
to live for someone else
And then you find yourself,
yeah that's when you find yourself

Well you go through life
so sure of where we're headed
And you wind up lost
and its the best thing that could have happened
Cause sometimes when you lose your way,
its really just as well
Because you find yourself,
yeah that's when you find yourself.

Woahhhhh woahhhhhhh
She's got Brazilian leather boots on the pedal of her German car
Listening to the Beatles singing back in the USSR
Yeah she's goin' around the world tonight
But she ain't leavin' here
She's just going to meet her boyfriend down at the street fair

It's a French kiss, Italian ice
Spanish moss in the moonlight
Just another American Saturday night

There's a big toga party tonight down at Delta Chi
They got Canadian bacon on their pizza pie
They got a cooler full of cold Coronas and Amstel Light
It's like were all livin' in a big ol' cup
Just fire up the blender, mix it all up

It's a French kiss, Italian ice
Margaritas in the moonlight (woahhhh)
Just another American Saturday night

You know everywhere there's something they're known for
Although usually it washes up on our shores
My great great great granddaddy stepped off of that ship
I bet he never ever dreamed we'd have all this

You know everywhere has somethin' there known for
Although usually it washes up on our shores
Little Italy, Chinatown, sittin' there side by side
Live from New York, It's Saturday Night!

French kiss, Italian ice,
Spanish moss in the moonlight
Just another American, just another American,
It's just another American Saturday night

I'm still breathing and my heart's still beating
I might as well start living again
And so I threw on a shirt, put on a jacket
Went out to meet some friends
And now I'm acting like I couldn't be better
Like I've always got this smile on my face
Walking around, weaving through the crowd
And trying not to look out of place

'Cause everybody's here
Yeah but if you look close you'll see
Everybody's here
Everybody's here but me

The first time somebody asked where you were
I didn't know what to say
The second time somebody asked where you were
I lied and said, "She's on her way."
The third time somebody asked where you were
Well I just wanted to scream
I guess the land of the living ain't no place
For a heartbroken zombie like me.

'Cause everybody's here
Yeah but if you look close you'll see
It's painfully clear
Everybody's here but me

Now I look around and see a lot of single people
But there ain't a single one like me
Because they all wanna leave here with somebody
And I just wanna leave

Everybody's here
It's painfully clear

Everybody's here
Yeah but if you look close you'll see
Everybody's here
Everybody's here but me

When I was ten years old
I remember thinking how cool it would be
When we were goin' on an eight hour drive
If I could just watch TV
And I'd-a given anything
To have my own Pac-Man game at home
I used to have to get a ride down to the arcade
And now I've got it on my phone

Hey, glory, glory, hallelujah
Welcome to the future

My grandpa was in World War II
He fought against the Japanese
He wrote a hundred letters to my grandma
Mailed them from his base in the Philippines
I wish they could see this now
The world they saved has changed, you know
'Cause I was on a video chat this morning
With a company in Tokyo

Hey, every day's a revolution
Welcome to the future

(Hey) Look around, it's all so clear
(Hey) Wherever we were goin', well we're here
(Hey) So many things I never thought I'd see
Happening right in front of me

I had a friend in school
Running back on the football team
They burned a cross in his front yard
For asking out the homecoming queen
I thought about him today
And everybody who's seen what he's seen
From a woman on a bus
To a man with a dream

Hey, wake up Martin Luther
Welcome to the future

Hey, glory, glory, hallelujah
Welcome to the future

I remember, trying not to stare the night that I first met you
You had me mesmerized
And three weeks later in the front porch light
Taking forty five minutes to kiss goodnight
I hadn’t told you yet, but I thought I loved you then

And now you’re my whole life, now you’re my whole world
And I just can’t believe the way I feel about you girl
Like a river meets the sea, stronger than it's ever been
We’ve come so far since that day and I thought I loved you then

I remember, taking you back to right where I first met you
You were so surprised
There people around but I didn’t care
I got down on one knee right there
And once again, I thought I loved you then

And now you’re my whole life, now you’re my whole world
I just can’t believe the way I feel about you girl
Like a river meets the sea, stronger than it’s ever been
We’ve come so far since that day and I thought I loved you then

I can just see you with a baby on the way
I can just see you when your hair is turning grey
What I can’t see is how I'm ever going to love you more
But I’ve said that before

And now you’re my whole life, now you’re my whole world
And I just can’t believe the way I feel about you girl
We’ll look back someday, at this moment that we’re in
And I’ll look at you and say, "and I thought I loved you then"
And I thought I loved you then

Inflatable pool full of dad's hot air
I was three years old, splashin' everywhere
And so began my love affair
With water

On a river bank with all my friends
A big old rope tied to a limb
And you're a big old wuss if you don't jump in
The water

Yeah, when that summer sun starts to beatin' down
And you don't know what to do
Grab your swimming trunks
Ice up that old igloo
And drive until the map turns blue

Daytona Beach on spring break
Eighteen girls up on stage
White t-shirts about to be sprayed
With water

Oh let 'er go boys

Yeah, when that summer sun starts to beatin' down
And you don't know what to do
Just go and grab someone
You wanna see in a bathing suit
And drive until the map turns blue

You can stay right there when the daylight's gone
Play truth or dare and it wont take long
'Fore you and her got nothin' on
But water

All you really need this time of year
Is a pair of shades and ice cold beer
And a place to sit, somewhere near
Water

I called to say - I'm working late tonight
to cancel our dinner date
but she just said - That's alright
and just like that she makes some other plans
saw a movie with a couple friends
had herself a ball
oh cause afterall

she's her own woman
without me, she does fine
she's her own woman
wo-ho, but she's mine

I couldn't tell you even if you had a gun to my head
where we keep the tarragon
or even what the hell that is
well I wouldn't last 45 minutes in this house
without her living in it
I'd be lost - yeah - that's for sure
but as for her

she's her own woman
without me, she'd be fine
she's her own woman
wo-ho - she's mine

(instrumental break)

raised up a daddy's girl
went out into the big wide world
has never needed anybody's help
with everything she does for me
ahh! its still a mystery
how i fell in love with her - all by myself

(instrumental break)

she's her own woman
got it going on, that suits me fine
you gonna have to find your own woman
wo-ho, cause she's mine

When I was ten years old
I remember thinking how cool it would be
When we were goin' on an eight hour drive
If I could just watch TV
And I'd-a given anything
To have my own Pac-Man game at home
I used to have to get a ride down to the arcade
And now I've got it on my phone

Hey, glory, glory, hallelujah
Welcome to the future

My grandpa was in World War II
He fought against the Japanese
He wrote a hundred letters to my grandma
Mailed them from his base in the Philippines
I wish they could see this now
The world they saved has changed, you know
'Cause I was on a video chat this morning
With a company in Tokyo

Hey, every day's a revolution
Welcome to the future

(Hey) Look around, it's all so clear
(Hey) Wherever we were goin', well we're here
(Hey) So many things I never thought I'd see
Happening right in front of me

I had a friend in school
Running back on the football team
They burned a cross in his front yard
For asking out the homecoming queen
I thought about him today
And everybody who's seen what he's seen
From a woman on a bus
To a man with a dream

Hey, wake up Martin Luther
Welcome to the future

Hey, glory, glory, hallelujah
Welcome to the future

I remember sayin I dont care either way
Just as long as he or she is healthy Im ok
Then the doctor pointed to the corner of the screen
And said Ya see that thing right there well ya know what that means

And I started wondering who he was going to be
And I thought heaven help us if hes anything like me
Hell probably climb a tree to tall and ride hes bike to fast
End up every summer wearin something in a cast
Hes gonna throw a ball and break some glass in a window down the street
Hes gonna get in trouble oh hes gonna get in fights
Im gonna lose my temper and some sleep
It safe to say that im gonna get my pay back if hes anything like me

I can see him right now knees all skinned up
With a magnifying glass tryin to melt the Tonka truck
Wont he be a sight with his football helmet on
Thatll be his first love til his first love comes along
Hell get his heart broke by the time hes in his teens
And heaven help him if hes anything like me

Hell probably stay out to late and drive his car to fast
Get a speeding ticket hell pay for mowing grass
Hes gonna get caught skippin class and be ground for a week
Hes gonna get in trouble were gonna get in fights
Im gonna lose my temper and some sleep
Its safe to say that im gonna get my pay back if hes anything like me

Hes gonna love me and hate me along the way
Years are gonna fly by I already dread the day
Hes gonna hug hes momma hes gonna shake my hand
Hes gonna act like he cant wait to leave
But as he drives out hell cry hes eyes out
If hes anything like me there's worse folks to be like
Aw hell be alright if hes anything like me

With seven billion people in this world,
I can't believe your still a single girl,
I bet you're thinking you're better off on your own,
But the best things in life,
Just can't be done alone.

It takes two to make love baby,
I'm sure of that,
I'm one, you're one,
You do the math.

Being single has been kinda fun,
But I can see you with me ridin' shotgun,
I'll take you baby anywhere you wanna go,
And together we can have more fun than we can have alone.

It takes two to make love baby,
I'm sure of that,
I'm one, you're one,
You do the math.

I ain't never been a number's guy, but sure enough,
I look into your eyes and all adds up.

It takes two to make love baby,
I'm sure of that,
I'm one, you're one,
You do the math.

I'm one, you're one,
You do the math.

On my fifth birthday I got so upset
About the brand new bike that I didn't get
I'd prayed my heart out and it didn't seem fair.
I told my grandpa, "I guess God doesn't care"
And he just smiled and said, "My child,"

"Make no mistake
Every prayer you pray gets answered
Even though
Sometimes, the answer is no."

Five years later, out behind the shed
With a stolen pack of grandpa's cigarettes
I struck a match, and held that first one to my lips
And prayed to God, "Please let me get away with this."
And through the smoky air I saw grandpa standing there.

Make no mistake
Every prayer you pray gets answered
Even though
Sometimes, the answer is no

When I think of all the answers in my life, I would have to say
There's no doubt it was always for the best when I didn't get my way.

Grandpa got older, like grandpas do
His health was failing and I guess I knew
It'd be best if he was called on home
But selfishly I prayed that God would keep him hanging on
And when he passed away, in my mind I heard him say.

Make no mistake
Every prayer you pray gets answered
Even though
Sometimes, the answer is no.

Sometimes the answer
Is no.

I filled up two shopping carts late last night
The one was full of fishing gear, the other Miller Lite

The checkout-lady laughed and said 'You think you got enough'
And I said 'Yeah, You're probably right', and filled another two carts up

Gonna catch all the fish
Gonna drink all the beer
Gonna head outta town
We're not staying here
Might take all day
Might take all year
Till we catch all the fish
Till we drink all the beer

So I picked up the boys at dawn and we were on our way
It hadn't been ten minutes before Jimmy's cellphone rang
His old lady asked him how we'd be on the lake
And I said You tell her 'We're staying here however long it takes'

Gonna catch all the fish
Gonna drink all the beer
Better warn her now
Better make it clear
Might take all day
Might take all year
Till we catch all the fish
Till we drink all the beer

Just as long as there's a can left in that cooler
Just as long as there's a bass left in that lake
That just means we still got some work to do here
Just as long as there's still gas left in that tank

As long as there's a can left in that cooler
As long as there's a bass left in that lake
That just means that we still got some work to do here
As long as there's still gas left in that tank

Well, we caught all the fish
And we drank all the beer
And we ran outta gas
Now we're stuck out here
With lots of emtpy cans
And worthless fishing gear
Cause we drank all the fish
And we caught all the beer
Well, I mean we caught all the fish
And drank all the beer

I opened my eyes, look at the clock
It says eight fifteen
stumble out of bed, fumble down the hall
still half asleep

opened up a window, opened up the paper
and put some coffee on, grabbed two cups
Oh yeah... you're gone.

Shower and shave, take a little time to read the news
sort through the mail
see something about some sale they're having on women's shoes

Billy's band is playing at the Canyon Club on Friday,
I bet they sing our song, maybe we can go?
Oh yeah... you're gone.

This is gonna take some getting used to baby
I'm gonna need more time
Because I still say us - when I ought to say me
I still say ours, instead of mine
every plan I make, every road I take
I still see you riding along
and then suddenly it hits me
Oh yeah... you're gone

this is gonna take some getting used to baby
I think I need more time
because I still say us - when I ought to say me
I still say ours, instead of mine
every plan I make, every road I take
I still see you riding along
then suddenly it hits me
Oh yeah, you're gone

Oh there ain't no doubt about it baby
Oh yeah, you're gone.

You say the man inside those Levi's don't take orders
She'll just have to realize you'll do as you damn well please

You wear the pants
Buddy good for you
I'm so impressed
Yeah, whoopty-doo
You need to know
That ain't how it works
It's not who wears the pants,
It's who wears the skirt

In the top drawer, of her dresser, there's some panties
Go try on that purple pair, with lace and frills
With your big old legs, I bet you can't get in 'em
With that attitude of yours, hell, I bet you never will

But you wear the pants
Buddy good for you
I'm so impressed
Yeah, whoopty-doo
You need to know
That ain't how it works
It's not who wears the pants,
It's who wears the skirt

A big old boy like you can probably bench 350
A little thing like her can barely lift the bar
Just wait 'til that woman has a headache
And she sits there with her legs crossed
Well, we'll see how strong you are

You wear the pants
Well, good for you
I'm so impressed
Yeah, whoopty-doo
You need to know
That ain't how it works
It's not who wears the pants,
It's who wears the skirt

You wear the pants,
She'll wear the skirt

Somebody's gotta scratch your back, the places you can't reach
Say something that'll make you laugh, that's exactly what you need,
And I hope that's me, I hope that's me.

Somebody's gonna get dressed up and take you out for valentine's,
Get lots of jealous looks thinking that's one lucky guy,
And I hope that's me, I hope that's me.

And you, you keep on wondering who, is gonna love you like I already do,
And I keep wondering when you'll see, that eventually.

Somebody's gonna throw on a (??),
When your fever hits a hundred and two,
Go down and pick your prescription up,
And come home and fix you soup,
And I hope that's me, I hope that's me.

Somebody's gonna buy a ring,
Somebody's gonna make you cry,
Somebody's gonna lift that veil,
And get to look into your eyes,
And I hope that's me, I hope that's me.

Cause you, you keep on wondering who, is gonna love you like I already do,
And I keep wondering when you'll see, maybe eventually.

Old man on a front porch swing,
Looking back on his long life,
Glass of ice tea in his hand,
Other arm around his wife.

And I hope that's you, I hope that's me.
I hope that's you, and I hope that's me.
I hope that's you, and I hope that's me.
I hope that's you, and I hope that's me.

I hope that's me.

I've got some big news
The bank finally came through
And I'm holdin the keys to a brand new Chevrolet
Have you been outside, it sure is a nice night
How about a little test drive
Down by the lake?

There's a place I know about where the dirt road runs out
And we can try out the four-wheel drive
Come on now what do you say
Girl, I can hardly wait to get a little mud on the tires.

Chorus:
'Cause it's a good night
To be out there soakin' up the moonlight
Stake out a little piece of shore line
I've got the perfect place in mind.
It's in the middle of nowhere only one way to get there
You got to get a little mud on the tires.

--- Instrumental ---

Moonlight on a duck blind
Catfish on a trot line
Sun sets about nine this time of year
We can throw a blanket down
Crickets singin' in the background
And more stars that you can count on a night this clear.

I tell you what we need to do
Is grab a sleepin' bag or two
And build us a little campfire
And then with a little luck we might just get stuck
Let's get a little mud on the tires.

Chorus:
'Cause it's a good night
To be out there soakin' up the moonlight
Stake out a little piece of shore line
I've got the perfect place in mind.
It's in the middle of nowhere only one way to get there
You got to get a little mud on the tires.

And then with a little luck we might just get stuck
Let's get a little mud on the tires...

Someday I'm gonna be famous;
Do I have talent--well, no.
These days you don't really need it
Thanks to reality shows.

Can't wait to date a supermodel;
Can't wait to sue my dad;
Can't wait to wreck a Ferrari
On my way to rehab.

Chorus:
'Cause when you're a celebrity
It's adios reality.
You' can act just like fool,
People think you're cool
Just 'cause you're on TV.
I can throw major fits
When my latte isn't just how I like it.
They'll say I've gone insane,
I'll blame it on the fame
And the pressures that go with
Being a celebrity.

I get to cry to Barbara Walters
When things don't go my way.
I'll get community service
No matter which law I break.

I'll make the supermarket tabloids;
They'll write some awful stuff.
But the more they run my name down,
The more my price goes up!

Chorus:
'Cause when you're a celebrity,
It's adios reality.
No matter what you do,
People think you're cool
Just 'cause you're on TV.
I can fall in and out of love,
Have marriages that barely last a month;
When they go down the drain
I'll blame it on the fame
And say it's just so tough
Being a celebrity.

So let's hitch up the wagons and head out west
To the land of fun in the sun.
We'll be real world Bachelor
Jackass Millionaires.
Hey, Hey, Hollywood
Here we come!

Chorus:
Yeah, when you're a celebrity
It's adios reality.
No matter what you do,
People think you're cool
Just cause you're on TV.
Being a celebrity.
Yeah celebrity!
Uh huh
Ugh. Where's my coffee?

I like kickin' back on the sofa
Flippin' through the channels just to see what's on
I enjoy eatin' eggs over easy
Soppin' up with a biscuit 'til the yellow's gone

Chorus
Ain't nothin' like watchin' a bunch of young'ns
Run screamin' through the sprinkler in their little bare feet
And ain't nothin' like finding twenty dollars
In the pocket of the britches that you wore last week

I get into getting out on my mower
In the early mornin' hours 'fore the sun gets hot
And I like goin' down to the Kroger
When the carnival comes to the parkin' lot

2nd Chorus
Ain't nothin' like throwin a hula popper
Draggin' it across a spot a big 'un oughta be
And ain't nothin like having him for supper
With some good hush puppies and some sweet iced tea

Bridge
This old world holds all kind of treasures
And every day it just keeps gettin' better.

3rd Chorus
Ain't nothin like finding that woman
That you know you're gonna love for the rest of your life
And ain't nothin' like knowing the Lord's a comin'
Back one day to make you want to do right

Repeat 1st chorus
Repeat 2nd chorus

Well I'll never forget the first time that I heard
That pretty mouth say that dirty word
And I can't even remember now
What she backed my truck into
But she covered her mouth and her face got red
And she just looked so darn cute
That I couldn't even act like I was mad
Yeah, I live for little moments like that

That's like just last year on my birthday
She lost all track of time and burnt the cake
And every smoke detector in the house was going off
She was just about to cry until I took her in my arms
And I tried not to let her see me laugh
Yeah I live for little moments like that

I know she's not perfect
But she tries so hard for me
And I thank God that she isn't
'Cause how boring would that be
It's the little imperfections
It's the sudden change of plans
When she misreads the directions
And we're lost but holding hands
Yeah I live for little moments like that

When she's laying on my shoulder
On the sofa in the dark
And about the time she falls asleep
So does my right arm
And I want so bad to move it
Because it's tingling and it's numb
She looks so much like an angel
That I don't want to wake her up
Yeah I live for little moments

When she steals my heart again
And doesn't even know it
Yeah I live for little moments like that

There ain't a woman in the world
That wants to hear the word, yes
When she asks if you think
That she looks chubby in that dress
And if she cooks all day
You better eat it with a smile
It doesn't matter if it tastes just like
Bad gravy on a Goodyear tire.

Yeah, yeah, yeah all right
So you bend the truth
Yeah, yeah, yeah that's somethin'
That you'll have to get use to.

Chorus:
That's love you'll see
We all commit a little bit of perjury
Ah, but that's no crime if you ask me, that's love
You're starin' at a burnt steak
You bite the bullet and you clean your plate
And then you go on and on about how great it was
That's not a lie, that's love.

Well, it's the very same thing
That she does for you
When she doesn't bring up
The fifteen pounds you need to lose
And every time she runs
Her fingers through your hair
And she says she kinda likes
The way there's not as much of it there.

Yeah, yeah, yeah well all right
So she bends the truth
Yeah, yeah, yeah that's somethin'
That you have to get use to,

Chorus:
That's love you'll see
We all commit a little bit of perjury
Ah, but that's no crime if you ask me, that's love
Your bummin out, she says
There's somethin kinda sexy about a bald head,
And honey it'll make ya look twice as tough,
That's not a lie, thats love.

--- Instrumental ---

Yeah, yeah, yeah well all right
So you bend the truth
Yeah, yeah, yeah that's somethin'
That you're both gonna do

'Cause that's love you'll see
We all commit a little bit of perjury
You say I like it when your momma comes to visit us
That's not a lie, that's not a lie, that's love...

--- Instrumental to fade ---
Oh yeah,

Play it brad

Oh, yeah that's love. all right... yep...

You use to say
You wanted someone
To know you inside out
And as I look back on things
Well congradulations, baby
Somebody knows you now

All of this time
You told me you wished
That you could figure yourself out
You say you're still a mystery
But no, not really
Not to me
Yeah, somebody knows you now

I've got a hundred bucks
That says right now your hair's up in a clip
Your socks don't quite match
And you're biting your lip
I can finish your thoughts
Oh, pick the right restaraunts
Even order for you before you sit down
Yeah, somebody knows you now

So no matter where
Your life's path leads
Remember me, somehow
And feel a little warm inside
Knowing that somewhere tonight
Somebody knows you now

Oh baby, all your mystery
Like you and me is history
'Cause somebody knows you now

Well, your the first car in an hour or so
I'm glad you stopped in,
It's sure been slow around here today,
Just like everyday.

Well, I couldn't help but notice your California plate
And I thought I recognized that name on your credit card,
Your a movie star
Well, I can't wait to get back home, to tell all my buddies,
That I met one of the most famous people in the country.

Well, I only go to movies when I'm down in Bowlin' Green
The cable don't come out this far so I never watch tv
I know you played in something but I'm gonna need some help
Wait, weren't you in cannonball run? No, ah well.

Allow me to introduce myself, the name ain't John,
This is somebody else's greasy shirt, my names Kurt
This is the town that I grew up in never seen L.A.
The closest I been to Hollywood is Dollywood.

But when you get back to Beverly Hills,
You can tell all your buddies that you met
One of the most famous people in the country.

'Cause I caught the record smallmouth out on Kentucky lake
And I threw the winning touchdown pass
The night that we won state
And I'm still signin' autographs after all these years
Oh yeah, I guess I'm gonna need your'un,
Sign, um, here.

I'm thinkin' 'bout doin' some actin' someday
If I ever make it out to L.A.
Can I give you a shout, maybe crash on your couch
If you hear of any roles that are floatin' around
That put me and Ashley Judd makin' out
In a steamy love-scene, I'd work pretty cheap.

If the phones are down, just ask around,
You'll get ahold of me
'Cause I'm one of the most famous people
In the country.

You're talkin' to one of the most famous people in the country
6 pack, it was, wasn't it, you're in that movie 6 pack
You look alot thinner and younger on tv
Are you gaining weight for a role or something?

I'm serious about that Ashley Judd thing
I would work for free.
Have you ever met Dolly Parton?
Those are some famous people, ha, if you know what I mean.

Chorus
Hold me in your arms just see how it feels
Don't make me wait forever just because you know I will
Don't leave me hangin', wishin', waitin', hopin' that you'll call
Darlin' hold me in your arms and let me fall

You've got reservations, well darlin' so do I
But mine are at a restaurant six-thirty Friday night
I swear you won't regret it if you agree to go
Just do me one small favor before you tell me no

Repeat chorus

When you go out shopping you try on brand new clothes
To see if something fits or not there's just one way to know
Why's it any different when someone asks you out
You might as well just try me on before you turn me down

Repeat chorus

Tag
Yeah darlin' hold me in your arms and let me fall

(Brad)
She put him out like the burnin' end of a midnight cigarette
She broke his heart; he spent his whole life tryin' to forget
We watched him drink his pain away a little at a time
But he never could get drunk enough to get her off his mind
Until the night

He put that bottle to his head and pulled the trigger
And finally drank away her memory
Life is short but this time it was bigger
Than the strength he had to get up off his knees
We found him with his face down in the pillow
With a note that said 'I'll love her 'til I die'
And when we buried him beneath the willow
The angels sang a whiskey lullaby

(Both)
La la la la la la la
La la la la la la la

La la la la la la la
La la la la la la la

(Alison)
The rumors flew but nobody knew how much she blamed herself
For years and years she tried to hide the whiskey on her breath
She finally drank her pain away a little at a time
But she never could get drunk enough to get him off her mind
Until the night

(Both)
She put that bottle to her head and pulled the trigger
And finally drank away his memory
Life is short but this time it was bigger
Than the strength she had to get up off her knees
We found her with her face down in the pillow
Clinging to his picture for dear life
We laid her next to him beneath the willow
While the angels sang a whiskey lullaby

La la la la la la la
La la la la la la la

La la la la la la la
La la la la la la la

La la la la la la la
La la la la la la la

La la la la la la la
La la la la la la la...

Finally got that promotion I worked hard to get
One that came with a company car
When they gave me the keys they said son you can bet
Keep it up and you'll really go far

Chorus:
But what good is all that knowin'
The best thing that I had goin'
Is gone

--- Instrumental ---

My good friends come around to hang out now and then
And they joke, man you've sure got it hard
With this house on the hill and a white picket fence
And the grass sure is green in the yard

Chorus:
But what good is all that knowin'
The best thing that I had goin'
Is gone

--- Instrumental ---

Well I squandered my time trying to buy her everything
Gave her all that I thought she deserved
Now I know all the things that she wanted were free
And I should have been home holdin' her

Chorus:
But what good is all that knowin'
The best thing that I had goin'
Is gone
Is gone...

--- Instrumental to fade ---

Well,l I'm a sucker for fine Cuban cigars
The problem is I can't afford 'em
But last year I went and got myself a whole box
And just to be safe I insured 'em.

Chorus:
I took out a policy against fire and theft
And then I hurried home
With a fifty-cent lighter I sat on my back steps
And I smoked 'em one by one.

Two weeks later I went to see that insurance man
And I handed in my claim
With a straight face I told him that through a series of small fires
They'd all gone up in flames.

Chorus:
They reviewed my case and they had no choice
But to pay me for what I'd done
And I took that check and bought a whole new box
And I smoked 'em one by one.

--- Instrumental ---

Two weeks later this detective shows up
Tells me that company's pressin' charges
One speedy trial later, they locked me up
On twenty-four separate counts of arson.

Chorus:
And now I sit and I stare at a blank brick wall
Lookin' back on what I've done
To pass the time I've got some ten-cent cigars
And I smoke 'em one by one.
Yeah, I smoke 'em one by one...

You over think things
You say what if we're not meant to be
Well you know what, so what
Make a mistake with me

Nobody goes through this life and does
Everything perfectly
We're all gonna fail so you might as well
Make a mistake with me

Sometimes baby when we take
A chance that has this much at stake
We look back and in hindsight
What seemed wrong looks more like right

So I say worst case we'll be left with
Lots of good memories
This chance we have well it's worth that
So make a mistake with me

I'm tellin' you the right thing to do
Is make a mistake
Make a mistake
Make a mistake with me

Whoops help me out...

(Hank Cochran/Dean Dillon/Vern Gosdin)

Is it rainin' at your house like it's rainin' at mine
Do you miss me like I miss you, is it cloudy all the time
Do you tremble when the phone rings
And you think I'm on the line
Is it rainin' at your house like it's rainin' at mine?

Does it thunder and lightnin' even when the sunshines
Is it rainin' at your house like it's rainin' at mine?

--- Instrumental ---

Is it rainin' at your place just like it is over here
If it is then sweetheart like me I know you're scared
I just called you to console you like any old friend would do
Is it rainin' at your house and by the way I still love you.

Does it thunder and lightnin' even when the sunshines
Is it rainin' at your house like it's rainin' at mine?

Is it rainin' at your house like it's rainin' at mine?...

Temped and tried we're oft made to wonder
Why it should be thus, all the day long
While there are others, living about us
Never molested though in the wrong.

Chorus:
Farther along we'll know all about it
Farther along we'll understand why
Cheer up my brother live in the sunshine
We'll understand it all by and by.

When death has come and taken our love ones
It leaves our homes so lonely and drear
And then do we wonder, why others prosper
Living so wicked year after year.

Chorus:
Farther along we'll know all about it
Farther along we'll understand why
Cheer up my brother live in the sunshine
We'll understand it all by and by.

--- Instrumental ---

When we see jesus coming in glory
When he comes down from his home in the sky
Then we shall meet him in that bright mansion
We'll understand it all by and by.

Chorus:
Well farther along we'll know all about it
Farther along we'll understand why
Cheer up my brother live in the sunshine
We'll understand it all by and by

Yeah, we'll undersatnd it all by and by...

-- No music or lyrics just spoken --

The what?
(BRAD) The kung pao buffet buckeroos
Kung Pao
(BRAD) Yeah... It's Chinese
The Kung cow
(BRAD) The Kung Pao
Huh?
(BRAD) The Kung Pao Buffet
The Kung Cow (Kung Pao)
(BRAD) The Kung Cow alright
The Kung Pao Buckeroos Cafe' (Buffet)
Tune in next time
(BRAD) For the adventures of
For the adventures of
(BRAD) The Kung Pao Buckeroo Buffet
The Kung Pao Buffaroo Campaign
LOL LOL (Campaign Buffet)
(BRAD) Buffet
Buffet
Let me do, let me do that line over again
Can I do it
(BRAD) Yeah, yeah
The Kung Cow (Kung Pao)
The Kung
What the hells a matter with me
Just that, that it's Chinese
Just, just a minute
Kung Pao
The Kung Cow
The Kung Pao Buckeroo Buffet .... LOL

Yesterday I thought that I was low as I could get
I had hit rock bottom ever since you up and left
But this morning when I saw with somebody else, well needless to say
That's when I started sinkin' even lower
And as far as where I'm at today

Well, There's two feet of topsoil
A little bit of bedrock, limestone in between
A fossilized dinosaur
A little patch of crude oil
A thousand feet of granite underneath
Then there's me

I was kinda hopin' I could dig my way back out
A couple dozen roses maybe get you back somehow
But the love in your eyes as you talked to him today was plain to see
So I ain't gonna get involved, but should you change your mind
Well you know right where I'll be

Well,There's two feet of topsoil
A little bit of bedrock, limestone in between
A fossilized dinosaur
A little patch of crude oil
A thousand feet of granite underneath
Then there's me

Well, I love her
But I love to fish
I spend all day out on this lake
And hell is all I catch
But today she met me at the door
Said I would have to choose
If I hit that fishin' hole today
She'd be packin' all her things
And she'd be gone by noon

Chorus:
Well, I'm gonna miss her
When I get home
But right now I'm on this lakeshore
And I'm sittin' in the sun
I'm sure it'll hit me
When I walk through that door tonight
Yeah, I'm gonna miss her
Oh, lookie there, I've got a bite, all right!

--- Instrumental ---

Bridge:
Now there's a chance that if I hurry
I could beg her to stay
That water's right
And the weather's perfect
No tellin' what I might catch today

2nd Chorus:
So I'm gonna miss her
When I get home
But right now I'm on this lakeshore
And I'm sittin' in the sun
I'm sure it'll hit me
When I walk through that door tonight
Yeah, I'm gonna miss her
Oh, lookie there, another bite
Yeah, I'm gonna miss her
Oh, lookie there I've got a bite...

Hollywood never fails to make a sequel
For each and every movie that does well
Why can't love be more like that
Where the best ones get a second chance
And that way though you're gone
It wouldn't be that long 'til

Chorus
I'd see you in part two
And we'd pick up whee we left off
When I lost you
And we'd fall in love again
And change the way the stroy ends
Yeah, we'd bring back me and you
In part two

Lookin' back we had so much to look forward to
The kind of love that needs to be continued
And if this were only Tinseltown
By now they would have figured out
A way for you and I
To give it one more try and

Chorus

Yeah, we'd fall in love again
And change the way the story ends
Yeah, we'd bring back me and you
In part two

Every day I clock out
And head straight to her house
We cuddle up on the couch
But it always ends the same ole way
I'm drivin' home and it's incredibly late
Something's got to change, 'cause
I've been wrapped around her finger
Since the first time we went out
Every day and every night she's all I think about
I need that girl beside me
When the lights go out
I think it's time to put a ring on the finger
I'm wrapped around
Went to the bank took out a loan
Went and bought the perfect stone
Called up her dad on the phone
I'm takin' him to dinner Sunday night
I've never been so nervous in my life
I want to do this right, 'cause
I've been wrapped around her finger
Since the first time we went out
Every day and every night she's all I think about
I need that girl beside me
When the lights go out
I think it's time to put a ring on the finger
I'm wrapped around
Yes sir I love her very much
I know it's only been seven months
But that's long enough
I've been wrapped around her finger
Since the first time we went out
Every day and every night she's all I think about
I need that girl beside me
When the lights go out
I think it's time to put a ring on the finger
I'm wrapped around
I think it's time to put a ring on the finger
I'm wrapped around

A baby's born in the middle of the night
In the local delivery room
They grab his feet, smack him until he cries
He goes home the next afternoon
Before you know it, he's off to school
And then he graduates in May
Goes out and gets a Phd. and then cures all sorts of things
Wins the Noble prize and saves a million different lives
The world's a better place for all he's done
It's funny when you think about the reason he's alive
Is all because two people fell in love

Right now at a picnic shelter
Down by Caney Creek
You'll find potato salad, hot dogs and baked beans
The whole Wilson family's lined up filling their paper plates
And they've drove or flown in here from fifteen different states
Stanley Wilson says that sixty years ago he knew
That Miss Emma Tucker was the one
Now five generations get together every June
And all because two people fell in love

Yeah, there ain't nothing not affected
When two hearts get connected
All that is, will be or ever was
Every single choice we make
Every breath we get to take
Is all because two people fell in love

While I recall a young man
Who was drifting aimlessly
And a young waitress who seemed lonesome as could be
But in a little cafe right off of 14th Avenue
With a whole lot of help from up above
We met and things sure turned around for me and you
And all because two people fell in love

And baby, there ain't nothing not affected
When two hearts get connected
All that is, will be or ever was
I'm glad your dad could not resist
Your momma's charms and you exist
All because two people fell in love

You know to me it's all so clear
Everyone of us is here
All because two people fell in love

A baby's born in the middle of the night
In the local delivery room
They grab his feet smack him until he cries
He goes home the next afternoon

You know I'm stubborn, set in my ways
Said I'd never fall in love, used all the old cliches
But just now when you called and my heart rate hit the roof
I realized it's time to eat my words and face the truth

So come on over tonight we'll sit on the swing
Watch the pigs fly by flappin' their brand new wings
Just sit back and relax and watch me eat my hat
While the oak trees sprout dollar bills
And I look you in the eye
To finally say the words I swore I'd never say
In my whole life
So come on over tonight

I called my buddies, they're comin' too
After the way I ran my mouth they can't believe it's true
They're bringin' pizza and sweet tea and I hope that you don't mind
But they said they've gotta see this and they promise to be quiet

So come on over tonight we'll sit on the swing
Watch the pigs fly by flappin' their brand new wings
Just sit back and relax and watch me eat my hat
While a big ol' bolt of lightning
Strikes me not just once, but twice
As I say the words I swore I'd never say
In my whole life
Yeah, come on over tonight

Me fallin' in love, that's one of those things
That I swore would never come true
But I'm startin' to think that nothin' is impossible now
That I found you, nothin'

Yeah, come on over tonight we'll sit on the swing
Watch the pigs fly by flappin' their brand new wings
Just sit back and relax and watch me eat my hat
See the premiere performance of demons on ice
As I say the words I swore I'd never say
In my whole life

Say, come on over
Hey, come on over
Said, come on over tonight

In the deep dark hills of eastern Kentucky
That's the place where I trace my bloodline
And it's there I read on a hillside gravestone
You will never leave Harlan alive

Oh, my granddad's dad walked down Catron's Mountain
And he asked Tillie Helton to be his bride
Said, won't you walk with me out of the mouth of this holler
Or we'll never leave Harlan alive

Where the sun comes up about ten in the morning
And the sun goes down about three in the day
And you fill your cup with whatever bitter brew you're drinkin'
And you spend your life just thinkin' of how to get away

No one ever knew there was coal in them mountains
'Til a man from the Northeast arrived
Waving hundred dollar bills
Said, I'll pay you for your minerals
But he never left Harlan alive

Granny sold out cheap and they moved out west of Pineville
To a farm where big Richland River winds
I bet they danced them a jig, laughed and sang a new song
Who said we'd never leave Harlan alive

But the times got hard and tobacco wasn't selling
And ole granddad knew what he'd do to survive
He went and dug for Harlan coal
And sent the money back to granny
But he never left Harlan alive

Where the sun comes up about ten in the morning
And the sun goes down about three in the day
And you fill your cup with whatever bitter brew you're drinking
And you spend your life digging coal from the bottom of your grave

In the deep dark hills of eastern Kentucky
That's the place where I trace my bloodline
And it's there I read on a hillside gravestone
You will never leave Harlan alive

(Brad Paisley/Chris DuBois)

I talked to my sister in Memphis
And I told her you were movin' to town
Here's her number
She said she'd be glad to show you around
I left a map on your front seat
Just in case you lose your way
But don't worry, once you reach Saddlesong
It's all interstate.

I know you need to go
But before you do I want you to know, that I

Wish you the best.
And I wish you nothing less
Than every thing you've ever dreamed of
And I hope that you find love along the way
But most of all, I wish you'd stay.

I figure right about sundown
You'll be in West Tennessee
And by then
Maybe I'll understand why you had to leave.

I know that you've done some changin'
And I know there's no changin' your mind
And yes I know
We've been through this a thousand times.

I'm sorry for still holdin' on
I'll try to let go and I'll try to be strong, and I'll

Wish you the best
And I wish you nothing less
Than every thing you've ever dreamed of
And I hope that you find love along the way
But most of all, I wish you'd stay.

Yes, everything you've ever dreamed of
And I hope that you'll find love along the way
But most of all, I wish you'd stay.

I wish you'd stay...

So you say you wanna tie the knot
And you're askin me if I think the two of you have got
What it takes to make it work, Well one thing's for sure
All you really need is love

Let me say I'm happy for you both
And here's a little somethin that the two of you should know
If you wanna do it right, well take my advice
All you really need is love

...And a license
And a blood test
And a bunch of invitations
And a minister, a white dress
And of course a congrigation
And flowers and music
And candels and cake
And a bunch of rice for folks to throw as you drive away

Well what's that expression on your face
You're looking kinda pale is everything ok
Dont worry you'll be fine if you'll just keep in mind
All you really need is love

Oooh..and bridesmaids and groomsmen
And a wedding cordinator
And food for the reception, you'll need someone to cater
Did I forget to mention it will take a couple rings?
And of course a P.A. system if you're wantin me to sing

Well, You look so happy you could cry
And that explains the tears drops i see wellin in your eyes
Dont worry you'll be fine if you just keep in mind
All you really need is love

Yeaah..I'm sure I'm telling you
Something you already knew
All you really need is love

Every morning the last couple weeks
In between shaving and brushing my teeth
I'd lean on the sink and practice my lines
By now you would think they'd be memorized

But leave it to me to come all this way
Get down on one knee and forget what to say
I'm at a loss, should have known this is how it would be
'Cause you have that effect on me

I must admit I don't understand
Why I lose my head holding you hand
There's no explanation, no simple excuse
For this intoxication I feel around you

And now truth be known since I've met you girl
I've been walkin'around in my own little world
One look in my eyes and darlin' any fool could see
That you have that effect on me

You've had your eye on a two carat ring
I finally went out and I bought it
Right now it's at home sittin'on my TV
Would you believe I forgot it

But you cant blame me 'caus it's plain to see
That you have that effect on me
Yeah, you have that effect on me
Yeah, you have that effect on me

Too country what's that
Is it like too Republican or too Democrat
Is it too far to the left
Too far to the right
Too straight down the middle
Is it too black or too white

Are the biscuits too fluffy is the chicken too fried
Is the gravy too thick are the peas too black-eyed
Is the iced tea too sweet does it have too much tang
Are there too many lemons in mama's lemonade

Too country what's that
It is too many pearls of wisdom under grandpa's old hat
Is it just too old fashioned is it just too antique
Is the question too strong or the answer too weak

Are the roses too red is the sunshine too bright
Are there too many stars in the heavens at night
Are there too many fish that still jump in the stream
Is the blue sky too blue is the clean air too clean

Is the grace too amazing is the steeple too tall
Are there too many "yes sir's", "yes ma'am's"
And "how're y'all's"
Is the message too real too close to the bone
Do the fiddle and steel remind you too much of home
Is honest and true just not in demand
Too country
Too country
Too country
I don't understand

On a hill far away, stood an old rugged cross,
The emblem of suff'ring and shame,
And I love that old Cross where the dearest and best
For a world of lost sinners was slain.

And I'll cherish the old rugged cross
'Til my trophies at last I lay down;
I will cling to the old rugged cross,
And exchange it some day for a crown.

To the old rugged Cross, I will ever be true,
Its shame and reproach gladly bear,
Then He'll call me some day to my home far away
Where his glory forever I'll share.

And I'll cherish the old rugged cross
'Til my trophies at last I lay down;
I will cling to the old rugged cross,
And exchange it some day for a crown.

I will cling to the old rugged cross,
And exchange it some day for a crown...

To the teller down at the bank
You're just another checking account
To the plumber that came today
You're just another house
At the airport ticket counter
You're just another fare
At the beauty shop at the mall
Well you're just another head of hair
Well that's alright, that's ok
If you don't feel important, honey
All I've got to say is

[Chorus]
To the world
You may be just another girl
But to me
Baby, you are the world

To the waiter at the restaurant
You're just another tip
To the guy at the ice cream shop
You're just another dip
When you can't get reservations
'Cause you don't have the clout
Or you didn't get an invitation
'Cause somebody left you out
That's alright, that's ok
When you don't feel important honey
All I've got to say is

[Repeat chorus]

You think you're one of millions but you're one in a million to me
When you wonder if you matter, baby look into my eyes
And tell me, can't you see you're everything to me

That's alright, that's ok
When you don't feel important honey
All I've gotta say is

[Repeat chorus]

I can make anybody pretty
I can make you believe any lie
I can make you pick a fight
With somebody twice your size

Well I've been known to cause a few break-ups
I've been been known to cause a few births
I can make you new friends
Or get you fired from work

And since the day I left Milwaukee
Lynchburg, Bordeaux, France
Been makin' the bars lots of big money
And helping white people dance
I got you in trouble in high school
But college, now that was a ball
You had some of the best times
You'll never remember we me
Alcohol...
Alcohol...

I got blame at your wedding reception
For your best man's embarrassing speech
And also for those naked pictures
Of you at the beach
I've influenced kings and world leaders
I helped Hemingway write like he did
And I'll bet you a drink or two
That I can make you
Put that lampshade on your head...

Cause since the day I left Milwaukee
Lynchburg, Bordeaux, France
Been making a fool
Out of folks just like you
And helping white people dance
I am medicine and I am poison
I can help you up or make you fall
You had some of the best times
You'll never remember we me
Alcohol...
Alcohol...

Yeah since the day I left Milwaukee
Lynchburg, Bordeaux, France
Been makin' the bars lots of big money
(Helpin' white people dance)
I got you in trouble in high school
But college, now that was a ball
You had some of the best times
You'll never remember we me
Alcohol...
Alcohol...

Sittin' on a bench at West Town Mall
He sat down in his overalls and asked me
You waitin' on a woman
I nodded yeah and said how 'bout you
He said son since nineteen fifty-two I've been
Waitin' on a woman

When I picked her up for our first date
I told her I'd be there at eight
And she came down the stairs at eight-thirty
She said I'm sorry that I took so long
Didn't like a thing that I tried on
But let me tell you son she sure looked pretty
Yeah she'll take her time but I don't mind
Waitin' on a woman

He said the wedding took a year to plan
You talk about an anxious man, I was nervous
Waitin' on a woman
And then he nudged my arm like old men do
And said, I'll say this about the honeymoon, it was worth it
Waitin' on a woman

And I don't guess we've been anywhere
She hasn't made us late I swear
Sometimes she does it just 'cause she can do it
Boy it's just a fact of life
It'll be the same with your young wife
Might as well go on and get used to it
She'll take her time 'cause you don't mind
Waitin' on a woman

I've read somewhere statistics show
The man's always the first to go
And that makes sense 'cause I know she won't be ready
So when it finally comes my time
And I get to the other side
I'll find myself a bench, if they've got any
I hope she takes her time, 'cause I don't mind
Waitin' on a woman

Honey, take your time, cause I don't mind
Waitin' on a woman

When a freight train jumps off a track
And rolls down my road
And its summer time in Texas
And they're playing in the snow
When politicians everywhere stop telling lies
And only state the facts
Right then, that's when
I'll take you back

Let's say I get bucked off a bull and fall and hit my head
And then I get amnesia and forget the things you said
I lose my better judgement and I take up smoking crack
Right then, that's when
I'll take you back

[Chorus]
Go on keep trying
Come on keep calling
You know I like it
When you come crawling
Its like music
To hear you balling
Waa, waa, waa, waa, waa

When Donald Trump takes a part time job parking cars
When Clint Eastwood does ballet in a big pink leotard
And a donkey wins the Derby as he takes his victory lap
Right then, that's when
I'll take you back

[Repeat chorus]

The day that old morning sun rises in the west
And they pass a law in L.A. banning artificial breasts
When cars can run on water, gasoline and oil ain't worth jack
Right then, that's when
I'll take you back

[Repeat chorus]

Its like music
To hear you balling
Waa, waa, waa, waa, waa

She's a yellow pair of running shoes, an' a holey pair of jeans
She looks great in cheap sunglasses, she looks great in anything
She's I want a piece of chocolate, take me to a movie
She's I can't find a thing to wear, now and then she's moody

She's a Saturn with a sunroof, with her brown hair a-blowing
She's a soft place to land, and a good feeling knowing
She's a warm conversation, that I wouldn't miss for nothing
She's a fighter when she's mad, and she's a, lover when she's loving

And she's, everything I ever wanted
And everything I need
I talk about her I go on and on and on
'Cause she's, everything to me

She's a Saturday out on the town, and a church girl on Sunday
She's a cross around her neck, and a cuss word 'cause it's Monday
She's a bubble bath and candles, baby come and kiss me
She's a one glass of wine, and she's feeling kinda tipsy

She's the giver I wish I could be, and the stealer of the covers
She's a picture in my wallet, of my unborn children's mother
She's the hand that I'm holding, when I'm on my knees and praying
She's the answer to my prayer, and she's the song that I'm playing

And she's, everything I ever wanted
And everything I need
I talk about her I go on and on and on
'Cause she's, everything to me

She's the voice I love to hear, and someday when I'm ninety
She's that wooden rocking chair, I want rocking right beside me
Every day that passes, I only love her more
Yeah she's the one, that I'd lay down my own life for

And she's, everything I ever wanted
And everything I need
She's everything to me
Yeah she's, everything to me

Everything I ever wanted
And everything I need

You've sure got a real nice place
So don't take this the wrong way
But I can tell by your decorating taste
You've been alone too long
You've got more candles than a midnight mass
That fancy mirror adds a touch of class
But do you know how good a mounted bass
Would look there on that wall

[Chorus]
You need a man around here
You can't do it all by yourself
To me it's painfully clear
That you could use a little help
Someone to kill the spiders
Change the channel and drink the beer
Seems to me that you sure need
A man around here

Thumbing through your stack of magazines
I don't see a Maxim or Field and Stream
I haven't been in a room this clean
Since they took my appendix out
Well you've gotta be kidding me
Don't tell me that thing is your TV
My laptop's got a bigger screen
Baby, there ain't no doubt

[Repeat chorus]

Someone to kill the spiders
And by the way, you're out of beer
Seems to me that you sure need
A man around here
Yeah, it seems to me that you sure need
A man around here

(feat. Alan Jackson)

I'm sittin' on the fender of someone else's truck
Drinkin' Old Crow Whiskey and hot 7 Up
Out in the parkin' lot

You can hear the band playin'
Right through the walls
Ain't no cover charge
Ain't no last call
Out in the parkin' lot

(Chorus:)
Yeah, I love to see the neon dancin' on the gravel
And I love to hear the pickup trucks as they come unraveled
Some 've given up
Some 've given in
Looks like everybody's lookin' for a friend
Out in the parkin' lot

Whoops, there's a couple
Who could not wait to get home
They're probably in love so let's leave them alone
Out in the parkin' lot

There's a couple of cowboys
Puttin' up their dukes
But there weren't much to it after both of 'em puked
Out in the parkin' lot

(Chorus)

Now the band is on the bus
And they're all loaded up to leave
But the drummer's got a girlfriend
And she's tuggin' at his sleeve
Out in the parkin' lot

(Chorus)

I'm sittin' on the fender of someone else's truck
Drinkin' Old Crow Whiskey and hot 7 Up
Out in the parkin' lot

When I looked out today
And saw that the sky was gray
I thought about the way
You loved days like this

And driving in to town
It really started coming down
Bringing me back around
To all that I miss

It feels like it's rainin' you
It feels like it's rainin' you

I didn't even run inside
Or worry about staying dry
Besides there nowhere I can hide
From these feeling now

Running down my face
Takes me to another place
I can't think of a better way to drown

It feels like it's rainin' you
I can't explain it
But I am baptized anew
It feels like it's rainin' you

If I had my way
It would do this every day
I would never see the sun
Because the closest I get
To holding you again
Is every time that sky opens up

It feels like it's rainin' you
I can't explain it
But I am baptized anew
It feels like it's rainin' you
It feels like it's rainin' you

Long stem things of beauty
Created by the good Lord
Cut down in the prime of their lives
Boxed up, wrapped in paper
Delivered to your front door
Just to wind up in your garbage can outside

[Chorus]
Tell me how many flowers have to die
Before you give this love another try
I've asked you to forgive me at least 9 dozen times
Tell me how many flowers have to die

I'm crazy and I'm desperate
I had you and I blew it
And right now I've got nothing left to lose
I've got a Visa in my wallet
And I'm not afraid to use it
How long the needless violence lasts
Is really up to you

[Repeat chorus]

Stop the senseless killing
Can't you hear the roses cry
Baby, how many flowers have to die
Tell me how many flowers have to die

Seasons come and seasons go
One day sun, the next day snow
Flowers die and flowers grow
But love is never-ending

You can't kill it with goodbye
It always finds a place to hide
Inside your heart for your whole life
Love is never-ending

[Chorus]
When the lights have all gone down
It'll still be hangin' 'round
Even when you think it's lost, it can still be found
When every memory has been made
And the pages start to fade
And every prayer you ever prayed is heaven bound
When you think the ride is over
You're back at the beginning
Love is never-ending

When a man and woman start growin' old
The fire of passion may grow cold
But what they got still warms their soul
Love is never-ending

[Repeat chorus]

It keeps goin' on and on
Long after we're all gone away

Time may change what you believe
But one day the truth will set you free
Just have faith and you will see
Love is never-ending
Love is never-ending

O they tell me of a home far beyond the sky
O they tell me of a land far away
O they tell me of a home where no storm clouds rise
O they tell me of an uncloudy day

O the land of the cloudless day
O the land of the uncloudy day
O they tell me of a home where no storm clouds rise
O they tell me of an uncloudy day

When I get where I'm going
On the far side of the sky
The first thing that I'm gonna do
Is spread my wings and fly

I'm gonna land beside a lion
And run my fingers through his mane
Or I might find out what it's like
To ride a drop of rain

(Chorus:)
Yeah when I get where I'm going
There'll be only happy tears
I will shed the sins and struggles
I have carried all these years
And I'll leave my heart wide open
I will love and have no fear
Yeah when I get where I'm going
Don't cry for me down here

I'm gonna walk with my grand daddy
And he'll match me step for step
And I'll tell him how I missed him
Every minute since he left
Then I'll hug his neck

(Chorus)

So much pain and so much darkness
In this world we stumble through
All these questions I can't answer
So much work to do

But when I get where I'm going
And I see my maker's face
I'll stand forever in the light
Of his amazing grace
Yeah when I get where I'm going
There'll be only happy tears
Hallelujah
I will love and have no fear
When I get where I'm going
Yeah when I get where I'm going

I remember working on a rooftop
In the hot summer sun all day
Now I work two hours a night
It feels a lot more like play

'Fore Kenny joined the band
He used to hang dry wall
Ben worked down at Valentino's
So when you see us up here and think
Man they're lucky
You don't have to tell us 'cause we know

[Chorus]
Yeah, we're laughing all the way to the bank
'Cause it all just seems so funny
A bunch of guys like us
In a big tour bus
Making that easy money

Desperado hauled cattle
Grady drove trucks
Justin had a hot dog stand
Kevin sold records
And Brent sold shoes
And Gary was a garbage man

[Repeat chorus]

I used to have an ex-girlfriend
That didn't understand
She said boy you're going nowhere fast
You oughta get a real job
Why don't you quit that band
Now she can kiss my backstage pass

[Repeat chorus 2x]

I could've been workin' overtime
Or at home tryin' to make that truck run right
Instead of wadin' out in that stream
All day long barely catchin' a thing
Just me and dad
I'm glad he talked me in to that

[1st Chorus]
It was time well wasted
And there's no way I trade a few more dollars in my pocket I could've spent
For a day I'll never forget
No, I didn't get a thing done
But I sure soaked up every minute of the memory we were makin'
And I count it all as time well wasted

Those leaves were a foot deep in the yard
And 'wash me' was written all over the car
But watchin' movies all day with you
Wasn't on my list of things to do
But we laid on that couch
Girl, we never left the house

[2nd Chorus]
It was time well wasted
And there's no way I trade a few more things that I could've crossed off my list
For a day I'll never forget
No, I didn't get a thing done
But I sure soaked up every minute of the memory we were makin'
And I count it all as time well wasted

[Bridge]
This world spins too fast if you let it
There's always one more thing to do
But lookin' back I never have regretted
Takin' off early or callin' in sick
Or lovin' away a Sunday afternoon

[3rd Chorus]
It was time well wasted
And there's no way I trade a few more dollars or things crossed off my list
For a day I'll never forget
No I didn't get a thing done
But I sure soaked up every minute of the memory we were makin'
And I count it all as time well wasted

[Tag]
I count it all as time well wasted

(feat. James Burton, the Kung Pao Buckaroos)

The Grand Old Op'ry Theatre proudly presents:
Cornography.
Kung Pao!
Episode two: The continuing adventures of the Kung Pao buckaroos.

The three cowboys needed a place to bed down for the night.
So I suggested the establishment of Miss Kitty May,
(Or she may not).
A former love and a woman of questionable repute.

So they walked into the saloon and asked for Miss Kitty.
And just then, they heard a voice sayin:
"Hi, boys. You lookin' for these."
And the littlest cowboy turned around to see two huge 38s pointed right at his face.
(Jimmy, you can't say that!)
(What? She had huge guns.)
Smith and Wesson revolvers.
Oh boy, were they loaded.

Cornography.

She's aiming them right at us.
(Softer, George, it's more effective.)
She's aiming them right at us.
Everybody duck!
Not you, Jimmy. You stand up normal.

They dropped the money they owed her, an' she bent over to pick it up,
And, oh, that moon was beautiful.
(Now Jimmy, you can't say that!).
Out the window. I couldn't see it till then George:
There were mountains in the way.

Cornography.

"You guys are gonna get in trouble for this."
That woman sure chaps my.
Ask her out then.
I think he's got a little thing for her, George.
(Louder, Bill, it's more effective.)
I think he's got a little thing for her, George.
It's not THAT little.
(That was worth a three or four, Bill.)
All, right, Jimmy, let's get serious now.

So the little cowboy was tryin' not to act too excited.
But when I look at a woman that beautiful, it's hard.
(Jimmy!!!).
What? It's very difficult.
I hope they're not recordin' this.
Yeah.
Ah.

Cornography.

An' I said: "Little cowgirl, how would you like a little cowpoke?"
"Here we go."
Ooh yeah. Need a little buckaroo?
In your dreams short barrell.
Bum chicka bow wow.
Oh my God.
So the Kung Poo Buck.....
So the Kung Pao Buckaroos rode off into the sunset.

Tune in next time for more action and romance.
Yeah.
(Softer, George, it's more effective.)
Yeah.

They've read the scripture,
They've passed the plate
And we're both prayin' he don't preach late
But he's gettin' "Amens," and that's just our luck
Yeah, It's 85 degrees outside and he's just gettin warmed up

Oh you and me, we could be soakin' up that sun
Findin' out just how fast your brother's boat'll run
I telll you there ain't nothin' that'll test your faith
Like a long sermon on a pretty Sunday

Well it's been rainin' all week long
I woke up this mornin', the dark clouds were gone
We've both been raised not to miss church
But on a day like today heaven knows how much it hurts

Oh you and me, we could be soakin' up that sun
Findin' out just how fast your brother's boat'll run
I telll you there ain't nothin' that'll test your faith
Like a long sermon on a pretty Sunday

See that sunlight shinin' through that stained glass
How much longer is this gonna last

Oh you and me, we could be soakin' up that sun
Findin' out just how fast your brother's boat'll run
I telll you there ain't nothin' that'll test your faith
Like a long sermon on a pretty Sunday

Darlin' I've been standin' here just watchin' you all night
And I think I've even caught you watchin' me a couple times
If I don't ask, I'll never know
This may sound dumb but here we go
Do you believe in love at first sight?

Me neither
I'm glad that we agree
Believe me, that's a big relief
Well, this place is awful crowded and this music is so loud
Would you like to go and grab a bite to eat?
Me neither

It's nice to finally meet a girl who doesn't move too fast
I was only checkin', that's the reason that I asked
Relationships need time to grow
You and I should take this slow
Darlin' tell me, would you like to dance?

Me neither
I was just bein' polite
Thank goodness, my feet are much too tired
I'm sure you're tired too
I can see an empty booth
Would you like to maybe sit and talk awhile?
Me neither
We'd never get along
I'm thinkin' there's no chemistry at all
This has been a waste of time
And I'm runnin' out of lines
Don't you think it's time for me to end this song?
Me neither

There's an old Kodak camera in my dresser drawer
I ran across it just this afternoon
And I realized that I don't ever use it anymore
In fact last time I did I think it was with you
When we were down in Cozumel
We had the whole beach to ourselves
And it's crazy now to think
That it's all there on that film
And I could take it to the store
To be developed, but what for
I can still see everything just fine
And who needs pictures with a memory like mine
Standin' there I couldn't help but think about
Everything that might be on that roll
I think it even has another trip we took
I guess that must've been at least three years ago
When we were down in Baton Rouge
And there wasn't much to do
So we drove into New Orleans every afternoon
And I swear that you would think
That it was only yesterday
'Cause I can still see everything just fine
Who needs pictures with a memory like mine
Somewhere in my closet
There's a cardboard box just sittin' on a shelf
It's full of faded memories
And it's been there ever since the night you left
Oh, just forgotten photographs
To remind me of the past
Oh, but I can still see everything just fine
Who needs pictures with a memory like mine
Yeah, who needs pictures with a memory like mine

Oh Yeah, sure, no problem
I'll just throw away
these feelings
Let go of all these hopes
and never think of you

No offense, but you've lost it
if you think
I'll just forget you
and decide that
I don't love you
do you realize what
you're tellin' me to do

Chorus:
It's like sayin' don't breathe
or don't blink
Well darlin' I don't think you
understand
See, I can't just turn this off
It's like sayin' don't eat
or don't sleep
Our love's just
one of those things
that I've gotten used to doin'
way too long

You don't have to worry
I'm not gonna stop you
you can pack up
all your things
and head on out that door

But don't stand there
and tell me
How you think it would be best
to leave my feelings in the past
and not allow myself to love
you anymore

Chorus
It's like sayin' don't eat
or don't sleep
our love's just one of those things
that I've gotten used to doin' way too long

When a single mom goes out on a date with somebody new
It always winds up feeling more like a job interview
My momma used to wonder if she'd ever meet someone
Who wouldn't find out about me and then turn around and run

I met the man I call my dad when I was five years old
He took my mom out to a movie and for once I got to go
A few months later, I remember lying there in bed
I overheard him pop the question and I prayed that she'd say yes

And then, all of a sudden, oh it seemed so strange to me
How we went from something's missing to a family
Looking back, all I can say about all the things he did for me
Is I hope I'm at least half the dad that he didn't have to be

I met the girl that's now my wife about three years ago
We had the perfect marriage but we wanted something more
Now here I stand surrounded by our family and friends
Crowded 'round the nursery window as they bring the baby in

And now, all of a sudden, oh it seems so strange to me
How we've gone from something's missing to a family
Looking through the glass, I think about the man that's standing next to me
And I hope I'm at least half the dad that he didn't have to be

And looking back all I can say about all the things he did for me
Is I hope I'm at least half the dad that he didn't have to be
Yeah, I hope I'm at least half the dad that he didn't have to be
Because he didn't have to be
You know he didn't have to be

Oh lighten up, where's your sense of humor
They're just tiny little rumors
That I started 'cause I'm lookin' out for you
Oh settle down, I'm just a little jealous
and I'm sure those other fellas
never once believed the lies I told were true

Like the time I told that cowboy
that you used to be a man
and the doctor you were datin'
that you hide your wedding band
even if I am responsible for scaring them away
you really ought to thank me
I was doin' you a favor
'cause it never woulda worked out anyway

Oh can't you see, the reason that I'm doin'
all the crazy things I'm doin'
Is because I really care about you girl
and I'll admit I go a little farther
than I know I probably oughta
But it's all because I need you in my world

Like the time I told that lawyer
that you spent a year in jail
and the salesman you were seein'
you hang out in cheap motels
even if I am responsible for scaring them away
You really ought to thank me
I was doin' you a favor
'cause it never woulda worked out anyway

I can't stand the thought of you
with anybody else
I know I've gone overboard
but I can't help myself

Like the time I told that dentist
you had seven little kids
and you doubled as a dancer at the strip club on the ridge
even if I am responsible for scaring them away
You really ought to thank me
I was doin' you a favor
'cause it never woulda worked out anyway

It's all because I love you and
I can't stop thinking of you
and it never woulda worked out anyway

I'm holdin on to you
When I close my eyes
You're still in my arms
And we never said goodbye
It's all I can do
To go on with my life
But that's supposed to be
The reason why I'm here tonight.

In a downtown restaurant
With a friend of a friend
Well, she sure likes to talk
And I ain't heard a single word, she's said.

Chorus:
Oh, but every now and then I nod
And I pretend to pay attention
And I say things like, uh huh
And Yeah, you're right and are you kiddin'
And I laugh when it seems
Like the right thing to do
It's hard to hold a conversation
Holdin' on to you.

I'd give anything
Just to hear your voice
Or see you look at me and smile
Oh, but what I miss the most.

Is holdin' on to you
'Cause here I am tonight
Starin' at a woman
Who's the last thing on my mind.

Chorus:
But every now and then I nod
And I pretend to pay attention
And I say things like, uh huh
And Yeah, you're right and are you kiddin'
And I laugh when it seems
Like the right thing to do
It's hard to hold a conversation
It's hard to hold a conversation
Holdin' on to you.

When I close my eyes
You're still in my arms
And we never said goodbye...

Darlin' after you left I got that promotion
They transfered me out to La Jolla right on the ocean
And now I'm makin more money than I can spend
I've got a house on the beach and a bunch of new friends
Oh, you oughta hear what they say
Tellin' me that I've got it made
But.....

Chorus:
I've been better
Yeah, I miss those times when
we were still together
Right now lookin back
I don't think the past has ever been this clear
And I realize sittin hear as I write this letter
Oh, I've been better

I've been seein' a girl that I met out in Spring Valley
She's havin' the time of her life, least that's what she tells me
She says it's love and to tell you the truth
I've tried my best to feel that way too
Oh, But I always realize when I look into her eyes that....

Chorus:

Oh, I've been better

The bar was empty
I was sweeping up the floor
That's when she walked in
I said, ""I'm sorry but we're closed""
And she said ""I know,
But I'm afraid I left my purse""
I said, ""I put one back behind the bar
I bet it's probably yours""
And the next thing that I knew
There we were, lost in conversation
And before I handed her her purse
I said, ""You'll only get this back on one condition""
Chorus
And we danced
Out there on that empty hardwood floor
The chairs up and the lights turned way down low
The music played, we held each other close
And we danced
And from that moment
There was never any doubt
I had found the one
That I had always dreamed about
And then one evenin'
When she stopped by after work
I pulled a diamond ring out of the pocket of my shirt
And as her eyes filled up with tears
She said, ""This is the last thing I expected""
And then she took me by the hand
And said, ""I'll only marry you on one condition""
Chorus
Like no one else had ever danced before
I can't explain what happened on that floor
But the music played
We held each other close
And we danced
Yeah, we danced

(Brad Paisley/Chris DuBois)

Sleepin' on the foldout
Thanks to me and my big mouth
Why did I do what I did
I shoulda known better than to lie
But it's too late and so tonight I'm
Sleepin' on the foldout sofa-bed

She wanted me to go and see her family
But I told her that I had to work
I never dreamed she'd get home so dang early
And she caught me cleanin' fish
Out on our back porch
And now I'm

Sleepin' on the foldout
Thanks to me and my big mouth
Why did I do what I did
I shoulda known better than to lie
But it's too late and so tonight I'm
Sleepin' on the foldout sofa-bed

--- Instrumental ---

I can't believe they call this thing a mattress
It's 2 a.m. and I'm wide awake
Lookin' back I shoulda just been honest
Instead of tellin' her the whole staff
Spent the day out on the lake
And now I'm

Sleepin' on the foldout
Thanks to me and my big mouth
Why did I do what I did
I shoulda known better than to lie
But it's too late and so tonight I'm
Sleepin' on the foldout sofa-bed
Yeah, I'm sleepin' on the foldout sofa-bed...

(Brad Paisley/Chris DuBois)

West Texas forecast more of the same
Sunny and mild, no chance of rain
That ol' John Deere tractor ain't moved in days
Oh, but he's out there climbin' back on
Because he's yet to admit that his crops are all gone.

She stares out the window fightin' back tears
And watches him wastin' his time in the fields
They're havin' problems payin' the bills
Oh, and she knows that it won't be long
Before the bank finally places a lien on the farm.

Chorus:
And the tractor keeps rollin'
The dust rises high
Creatin' the only cloud in the sky
He's holdin' his ground
But it's gettin' tough
He's keepin' his faith
In the Lord up above
And prayin' for rain
Through a cloud of dust.

Yesterday somethin' in town caught his eye
The old hardware store had a "Help wanted" sign
He thought about stoppin' but he drove on by
'Cause he just can't bear to let go
After all it's the only life he's ever known.

Chorus:
And the tractor keeps rollin'
The dust rises high
Creatin' the only cloud in the sky
He's holdin' his ground
But it's gettin' tough
He's keepin' his faith
In the Lord up above
And prayin' for rain
Through a cloud of dust.

Yeah, he's holdin' his ground
But it's gettin' tough
He's keepin' his faith
In the Lord up above
And prayin' for rain
Through a cloud of dust.

West Texas forecast more of the same
Sunny and mild, no chance of rain...

I come to the garden alone
While the dew is still on the roses
And the voice I hear falling on my ear
The son of God discloses

And He walks with me
And He talks with me
And He tells me I am His own
And the joy we share as we tarry there
None other has ever known

He speaks and the sound of His voice
Is so sweet that the birds hush their singing
And the melody that He gave to me
Within my heart is ringing

And He walks with me
And He talks with me
And He tells me I am His own
And the joy we share as we tarry there
None other has ever known

And the joy we share as we tarry there
None other has ever known...

When you're feeling lonely, lost and let down
Seems like those dark skies are following you around
And life's just one big shade of gray
You wonder if you'll see the light of day

{chorus}
Behind the clouds, the sun is shining
Believe me even though you can't quite make it out
You may not see the silver linin'
But there's a big blue sky waiting right behind the clouds

I've heard it said that this too shall pass
Good times or bad times, neither one lasts
But thinking that your luck won't ever change
Is like thinkin' it won't ever stop once it starts to rain

{chorus}
Behind the clouds, the sun is shining
Believe me even though you can't quite make it out
You may not see the silver linin'
But there's a big blue sky waiting right behind the clouds
Yeah, there's a big blue sky waiting right behind the clouds

When you find yourself in some far off place
and it causes you to rethink some things
You start to sense that slowly you′re becoming someone else
And then you find yourself...

When you make new friends in a brand new town
and you start to think about settling down
The things that would have been lost on you
are now clear as a bell
And you find yourself,
yeah thats when you find yourself

Well you go through life
so sure of where you′re headed
And you wind up lost
and its the best thing that could have happened
Cause sometimes when you lose your way, its really just as well
because you find yourself,
yeah that′s when you find yourself.

When you meet the one, that you′ve been waiting for
and she′s everything, that you want and more
You look at her and you finally start to live for someone else
And then you find yourself,
yeah that′s when you find yourself

Well you go through life
so sure of where we′re headed
And you wind up lost
and its the best thing that could have happened
Cause sometimes when you lose your way, its really just as well
Because you find yourself,
Yeah thats when you find yourself.