George Strait

Would you like to live in Houston
Where the cowboys come to town
Or maybe Pensacola
Where the sun shines all year ?round
Or even New York City
Where the city never sleeps
I'm offering you the option
Before you get in too deep

If you can do anything else
Baby, be good to yourself
You can find a nice place, have a good life
Don't worry ?bout me, I'm gonna be alright
You can make a new start
You can see yourself clear
If you can do anything else, do it
But if you can't
Baby, you can stay right here

There's work up in Seattle
If you don't mind the rain
San Diego to Savannah
They'd all be glad you came
But life with me would always be
A roller coaster ride
You won't hurt my feelings
Whatever you decide

If you can do anything else
Baby, be good to yourself
You can find a nice place, have a good life
Don't worry ?bout me, I'm gonna be alright
You can make a new start
You can see yourself clear
If you can do anything else, do it
But if you can't
Baby, you can stay right here

This place might look real good right now
But looking good don't last
But if you choose it, anyhow
I'll give you all I have (but)

If you can do anything else
Baby, be good to yourself
You can find a nice place, have a good life
Don't worry bout me, I'm gonna be alright
You can make a new start
You can see yourself clear
If you can do anything else, do it
But if you can't
Baby, you can stay right here

- Billy Livsey, Don Schlitz

Don't make me come over there and love you
I'd be beside you in a single bound
Don't make me come over there and love you
'Cause I will right now

I don't need any explanation
For why I crave all your honey talk
Don't make me come over there and love you
'Cause it's a short walk

You better tone down your persuasion
Start behaving before I go and fall apart

My heart's been on a long vacation
But now it's beating like a cha, cha, cha
Don't make me come over there and love you
'Cause I will right now

You better tone down your persuasion
Start behaving before I go and fall apart

Don't make me come over there and love you
Because it's looking like the perfect spot
Don't make me come over there and love you
And give all I got

Don't make me come over there and love you
'Cause I will right now
Yes, I will right now
Don't make me come over there and love you

- Jim Lauderdale, Carter Wood

I watched from my window as she slipped from the house
Once again she's leaving, but Lord, she's not to blame
This morning a memory phoned her and he's a habit she can't break
So 'til she returns, I'll wait for her, looking out my window through the pain

[Chorus:]
The devil drove the taxi that carried her away
And it hurts to know she's hung up on some guy from yesterday
Once again she's chasing memories and I'm losing everything
But I love her, so I'll wait for her, looking out my window through the pain

I'll pick up the pieces when he lets her down again
With love and understanding, I'll give her reasons this time to stay
And I'll close my eyes pretending maybe someday she will change
And I won't be left lonely, looking out my window through the pain

[Chorus:]
Yes, the devil drove the taxi that carried her away
And it hurts to know she's still hung up on some guy from yesterday
Once again she's chasing memories and I'm losing everything
But Lord I love her, so I'll wait for her, looking out my window through the pain

- John Schweers

I'm so sorry, I keep interrupting
What were you gonna say
You caught him cheating, I don't blame you
For walking away
I know where you're coming from, it sounds like where I've been
Oh there I go interrupting your story once again.

Go on, go on
You were saying how a fool can only fool you so long.
It's true, it's so true
When they do you like that, what else can you do
But go on

Our conversation won't change nothing,
But it's sure nice to talk
With somebody whose been cut of
The same old cloth
You know how you said happiness can't be found looking back
If you don't mind maybe we can talk a little more about that.

Go on, go on
You were saying this is better than sitting at home.
It's true, it's so true
When they do you like that, what else can you do
But go on

Even when you see no reason to
Don't wait to live life cause it won't wait for you.

Go on, please go on
You were saying what don't kill us only makes us strong
It's true, that's so true
When they do you like that what else can you do
But go on,
Just go on,
Life goes on,
And on.

- Tony Martin, Mark Nesler

If it's gonna rain I hope it pours
Thunder and lightning
Like never before
'cause that's how I feel
Here in my heart
If it's gonna rain
Let the storm start

If you're gonna leave go on and go
Don't even look back
When you hit the road
If that's how you feel
About you and me
Now's a good time
So go on and leave

I've never been one for doing
Something half the way
I've loved you with all my heart
But it's all been in vain

It's gonna hurt
Cut to the bone
Break my heart in two
When you move on
I'm gonna cry a river of tears
It's gonna rain and rain and rain
'Round here for years

I'm gonna cry a river of tears
It's gonna rain
Let the storm start
If it's gonna rain I hope it pours

- Dean Dillon, Scotty Emerick, Donny Kees

The walls that surround us are slowly crumblin' down
But the heart of this foundation is still on solid ground
Just need some renovation and a lot of TLC
And a long night of lovin' is all that we both need

[Chorus:]
So roll the shades down, lock the doors up tight, turn on the code-a-phone
If the door bell rings, we'll just stay in bed and pretend nobody's home
Let the neighbors think we moved away or forgot to pay the rent
There ain't nothing wrong with this old house, it just needs a little home improvement.

Every day we go our separate ways to make our dreams come true
But it ain't worth the sacrifice if we're giving up me and you
We gotta hold on tighter than tight to the ties that make us strong
And get back to the roots that made this house a home

[Chorus 2x]

- Dana Hunt, Tim Ryan Rouillier

I don't mind the thought of growing old
But I don't want to lose my sense of humor
I'm okay as long as I can laugh
I don't care if everything goes wrong

Even if it's only for a while
I'm alright if I can see you smile

You're an old-fashioned girl
At home in the modern world
The night's just right for love

If somewhere down the line, the wheels come off
You may find me broke down by the highway
I'm alright as long as I can walk
If it comes to pass, I'm losing touch

As long as I can feel you close to me
I know I'm where I'm supposed to be

You're an old-fashioned girl
At home in the modern world
The night's just right for love

Maybe I'm crazy, maybe I'm not
Maybe this moment is all we have got

I don't think that I'm afraid to die
Still in all I'd rather live forever
See a million full moons rising in the sky
Morning sunlight shining in your eyes

You're an old-fashioned girl
At home in the modern world
The night's just right for love
The night's just right for love

- Rodney Crowell

If you are sincere when you say you don't care that we should just let the past be,
If the love that we knew don't bother you, darlin' you're stronger than me.

And if still loving you means I'm weak, then I'm weak,
And I still fall apart when you speak or we meet.
If the love that we knew don't bother you, darlin' you're stronger than me.

If you can have fun with some other one with no thought of what used to be,
If it's easy to say that it's better this way, darlin' you're stronger than me.

And if still loving you means I'm weak, then I'm weak,
And I still fall apart when you speak or we meet.
If the love that we knew don't bother you, darlin' you're stronger than me.

Darlin' you're stronger than me.

- Hank Cochran, Jimmy Key

In a second story window
Framed in lace
There she is again
Sittin' staring into space
Thinkin' back to better days
Dealin' with the pain
Some folks think it's teardrops
Me, I think it's rain

And there it is
The cold hard truth
So plain to see
The living proof
Where do you stand?
What's your point of view?
I guess it all depends on
Which side of the glass
You're lookin' through

Beneath a neon chandelier
He leans on polished oak
And orders one more whiskey
Lights another smoke
He shivers at the memory
And trembles as he stirs
Some folks think it's him
But me, I think it's her

And there it is
The cold hard truth
So plain to see
The living proof
Where do you stand?
What's your point of view?
I guess it all depends on
Which side of the glass
You're lookin' through

I turn towards the mirror
It's time to face the facts
Lookin' for the reason
You're not ever comin' back

And there it is
The cold hard truth
So plain to see
The living proof
Where do you stand?
What's your point of view?
I guess it all depends on
Which side of the glass
You're lookin' through

Oh, I guess it all depends on
Which side of the glass
You're looking through

- Dana Hunt, Fred Knobloch

Outer banks of North Carolina
Lies a sleepy harbor town
Generations of old sailors
Dropped their sails and settled down

Sam, he is a young seafarer
Grandson of a Schooner man
Catherine is a sail maker's daughter
Today he's gonna take her hand

Calm waters
Wish them well
His ship's come in
She's put the wind in his sails

Catherine is a canvas painter
Paints the sun and sand and sea
Lately she's been painting a portrait
Sammy is a dad to be

Calm waters
Wish them well
His ship's come in
She's put the wind in his sails

January brought the fever
Sam was right there by her side
Doctor told him, "Son I'm sorry
But Catherine needs your prayers tonight"

Morning light brought Sam a daughter
Fever took his better half
Sam gave Catherine to the water
As he held their baby to his chest

Calm waters
Wished him well
His ship came in
But she took the wind from his sails
His ship came in
But she took the wind from his sails

- Dean Dillon, Donny Kees