Strait From The Heart

Nickels and dimes, memories and wine
She's on his mind once again
The same ol' stew, the same ol' fool
Played by the rules but didn't win
There's an old love in his heart that he can't lose
He tried forgettin' but he knows that it's no use

He's got a fool hearted memory
It won't let him see, that she walked out the door
He's got a fool hearted memory, he sits patiently
Here every night so it can fool him more

She was his girl, his only world
That string of pearls that slipped away
A thousand dimes, a thousand times
He doesn't mind what they say
He fills the jukebox, then plays the same ol' song
He fills his glass and then he turns her memory on

But it's a fool hearted memory
It won't let him see, that she walked out the door
He's got a fool hearted memory, he sits patiently
Here every night so it can fool him more

- Byron Hill, Alan R. Mevis

There's a hundred dollar bill on the table
To get me through the night
I got a tight blue jean honky-tonk queen
To hold me tight

And the cowboy bands in mission
Of Texas Waltz
It's music to my ears and a need to hear
To keep me from climbing the wall

'Cause tonight I'll be honky-tonk crazy
Rip roaring wild, one more time
Tonight I'll be, honky-tonk crazy
Let the whiskey whisk her out of my mind
Let the whiskey whisk her out of my mind

Got all my friends around me
Telling the latest jokes
But they can't see the joke's on me
I'm at the end of my rope

So I step out side and drink one
In the driving rain
But that's all right if I'm high tonight
'Cause she's already drove me insane

And tonight I'll be honky-tonk crazy
Rip roaring wild, one more time
Tonight I'll be, honky-tonk crazy
Let the whiskey whisk her out of my mind
Let the whiskey whisk her out of my mind
Let the whiskey whisk her out of my mind

- Dean Dillon, Frank Dycus

Some people say I'm one of those guys the blessings of life over looked.
Sometimes I feel like the tattered, torn pages of some old paperback book.
All the places I've played and the money I made, I've still got nothin' to show.
And the only thing I have left in the whole wide world is you.

I gave it all I had every night for all these years,
Pourin' out my soul till it was gone.
I spread myself so thin that I'm just barely hangin' on.
But tonight I'm with you, you can carry me through; just love me.
'Cause the only thing I have left in the whole wide world is you.

You put your whole life into something you love,
But you never get that one big break
That'll take you out of the backstreet bar and put you on center stage
But a million tears and million beers have just about washed me up.

I gave it all I had every night for all these years,
Pourin' out my soul till it was gone.
I spread myself so thin that I'm just barely hangin' on.
But tonight I'm with you, you can carry me through; just love me.
'Cause the only thing I have left in the whole wide world is you.

The only thing I have left is you.

- Clay Blaker

The band had just started when they walked in the door
He sat her at a table and strolled out on the floor
He grabbed the first sweet thang that gave him the eye
And left the door open for the steal of the night
Three dances later she was still in her chair
He was still on the dance floor like he didn't care
So I eased on over, there was no ring in sight
And I found myself facing the steal of the night.

She was the steal of the night,
Oh yeah, she was the steal of the night
He long hair flowing and her jeans so tight
I held her close and it felt so right
She was the steal of the night
Oh yeah, she was the steal of the night
He left her lonely and the pickings were right
She was the steal of the night

We danced every slow one the band could play
Was it ever this easy for ole Jesse James
Had the gold in my hands and the banker was blind
Just inches away from the steal of the night
When the band stopped playing we walked to the car
As I closed the door he ran out of the bar
Saw him shaking his fist under the parking lot light
As I strolled away with the steal of the night

She was the steal of the night,
Oh yeah, she was the steal of the night
He long hair flowing and her jeans so tight
I held her close and it felt so right
She was the steal of the night
Oh yeah, she was the steal of the night
He left her lonely and the pickings were right
She was the steal of the night

She was the steal of the night,
Oh yeah, she was the steal of the night
He long hair flowing and her jeans so tight
I held her close and it felt so right
She was the steal of the night
Oh yeah, she was the steal of the night
He left her lonely and the pickings were right
She was the steal of the night

- Bill Shore, David Wills, A. R. Mevis

I come and go as I please.
From down here, up North and inbetween,
But baby it's a shame 'cause I always feel the same
When I can't see Texas from here.

I can't see Texas from here.
No matter how I try, it makes me want to cry.
So if you see me lookin' down,
I'm tryin' not to show this frown
'Cause I can't see Texas from here.

I can't say I don't like Tennessee.
The people here have all been good to me.
So please don't take offense if I start to get intense
Just 'cause I can't see Texas from here.

I can't see Texas from here.
No matter how I try, it makes me want to cry.
So if you see me lookin' down,
I'm tryin' not to show this frown
'Cause I can't see Texas from here.

I can't see Texas from here.
No matter how I try, it makes me want to cry.
So if you see me lookin' down,
I'm tryin' not to show this frown
'Cause I can't see Texas from here.

'Cause I can't see Texas, I can't see Texas,
I can't see Texas from here.

- George Strait

We said goodbye in Marina del Rey
I had a good time was the last thing
I heard her say as I walked away
And on this plane back to Tennessee
My mind comes across her memory
And yesterday in Marina del Rey

On a hidden beach under a golden sun
She spread a blanket that we laid down on
And loved the world away in Marina del Rey
And as we looked into each other's eyes
We found our body's lost in paradise
Like castaways in Marina del Rey

Like the ocean tides, high and lows
Love sometimes comes
And goes away in Marina del Rey
And as this plane is touching down
Tears touch my eyes for I have found
My heart has stayed in Marina del Rey

On a hidden beach under a golden sun
She spread a blanket that we laid down on
And loved the world away in Marina del Rey
And as we looked into each other's eyes
We found our body's lost in paradise
Like castaways in Marina del Rey
We said goodbye in Marina del Rey

- Dean Dillon, Frank Dycus

There's a secret that I know about the lady that I love so
And I'm the only one she's shown her secret to
She's gentle and she's kind
She's proper and refine
But she lets down more than her hair
Alone in our room

Cause she's more than a lady
And there's a fire that burns behind those eyes
She's more than a lady
And every night when we lay down
And she slips off her satin gown
Oh, she proves she's a lover in disguise
She's a lover in disguise

When we go out somewhere
The men may stop and stare
But they see she's a lady
So they leave her alone
She's more than she seems
And in their wildest dreams
They could never dream of what it's like to take her home

Cause she's more than a lady
And there's a fire that burns behind those eyes
She's more than a lady
And every night when we lay down
And she slips off her satin gown
Oh, she proves she's a lover in disguise
She's a lover in disguise

She's a lover in disguise
She's a lover in disguise
She's a lover in disguise

- Blake Mevis, Jim Dowell

Now who wouldn't notice the fire in your eyes
Or the bitter direction of impending goodbyes
I've followed and folded, I'm wilted in place
At the sight of you standing with streaks down your face

When your heart broke and running from the reason
You got your heart broke, now don't give up on believing in me
Heart broke, who kept me from leaving?
With my heart broke

Now pride is a drag and a bore when you're lonely
Sheer madness prevails upon reason to you
But all is not lost, it's only mistaken
That's small consolation but I know just how you feel

When your heart broke and running from the reason
You got your heart broke, now don't give up on believing in me
Heart broke, who kept me from leaving?
With my heart broke

Nobody said it was going to be easy
We all have feelings that need a softer touch
But nobody said that it would not be worth it
The human condition continues as such

When your heart broke and running from the reason
You've got me heart broke, now don't give up on believing in me
Heart broke, who kept me from leaving?
With my heart broke, you got me heart broke

- Guy Clark

Amarillo by morning, up from San Antone.
Everything that I've got is just what I've got on.
When that sun is high in that Texas sky
I'll be bucking it to county fair.
Amarillo by morning, Amarillo I'll be there.

They took my saddle in Houston, broke my leg in Santa Fe.
Lost my wife and a girlfriend somewhere along the way.
Well I'll be looking for eight when they pull that gate,
And I'm hoping that judge ain't blind.
Amarillo by morning, Amarillo's on my mind.

Amarillo by morning, up from San Antone.
Everything that I've got is just what I've got on.
I ain't got a dime, but what I got is mine.
I ain't rich, but Lord I'm free.
Amarillo by morning, Amarillo's where I'll be.
Amarillo by morning, Amarillo's where I'll be.

- Terry Stafford, Paul Fraser

I'm finding out how hot an old flame can burn
You're a feeling I haven't forgot, the love I can't unlearn
You've become a memory I can't live without
You'll always be a fire I can't put out

I don't know how to handle the dream you left behind
It's like a lighted candle, burning up my mind
At least I'm happy knowing what love is all about
You'll always be a fire I can't put out

Embers to ashes, that's how it should be
You'd think by know my heart would know and it could set you free
The things I've tried, the tears I've cried and I guess there's no doubt
You'll always be a fire I can't put out

I don't know how to handle the dream you left behind
It's like a lighted candle, burning up my mind
At least I'm happy knowing what love is all about
You'll always be a fire I can't put out
You'll always be a fire I can't put out

- Darryl Staedtler