Strait Out of the Box

Strait Out of the Box is a box set album by George Strait. It contains four albums worth of music and mainly consists of Strait's singles, except for a select few that Strait decided to exclude. They were replaced by Strait's choice of album cuts and several studio outtakes. It also contains "Check Yes or No" which was Single of the Year at the CMAs and ACMs. To date, this must-have, best selling country music box set has sold over seven million units.

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I Just Can't Go On Dying Like This

I'm driving in my car alone
You called me on the telephone
How many times will it take till I'm convinced
That you're using me, I'm just a used-to-be?
It's a lie, I know it's a lie
But I just can't go on dying like this

Can I see you tonight?
Baby, I'll act just like you want me to
Or is that just exactly what I'm not supposed to do?

I'll just stop in here, have a glass of beer
I'm just a fool I guess
But I just can't go on dying like this

Here I am again, it's four AM
I think I'll play that song again
The one called "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry"
And I'll wonder where you are tonight
I don't know, I just don't know
But I just can't go on dying like this

Can I see you tonight?
Baby, I'll act just like you want me to
Or is that just exactly what I'm not supposed to do?

I'll just stop in here, have a glass of beer
I'm just a fool I guess
But I just can't go on dying like this

Lord knows I just can't go on dying like this

- George Strait

That Don't Change The Way I Feel About You

My ol' pickup truck, seems it just can't keep up
And my boots, ain't as new as I'd like
But that don't change the way I feel about you
Just the way that you feel about me

Tomorrow's a new day, start changin' your old ways
You told me, this time and again
But I'm not the kind to ever give up on you
Just because you've done give up on me

I've tried and I've tried to keep you satisfied
I've given about all I can give
But that don't change the way I feel about you
Just the way that you feel about me

Spendin' and a offendin', never tendin' or mendin'
And talkin' about bein' a star
But you'd be surprised if you opened your eyes
And took a look to see just who you are

- George Strait

I Don't Want to Talk It Over Anymore

I don't want to talk it over anymore
We said it all last night and time and time again before
You don't know what you put me through
When you walk out the door
Now I don't want to talk it over anymore

We'll last about a month again this time
I tried to do you right but you kept steppin' over the line
Now you're gone, it's a shame but it's the best
Don't be concerned
'Cause I don't want to talk it over anymore

Each time we try to say I love you once again
And every time we'd end up right back where we've been

- George Strait

Unwound

Give me a bottle of your very best
'Cause I've got a problem I'm gonna drink off my chest.
I'm gonna spend the night getting down
'Cause that woman that I had wrapped around my finger
Just come unwound.

That woman that I had wrapped around my finger just come unwound.
She kicked me out of the house and tonight I'm whiskey bound.
Yeah I'm gonna be the drunkest fool in town
'Cause that woman that I had wrapped around my finger
Just come unwound.

Well she packed my bags and opened up the door.
And I got a feeling she didn't want me 'round no more.
She caught me in a lie when I was messin' around,
And that woman that I had wrapped around my finger
Just come unwound.

And that woman that I had wrapped around my finger
Just come unwound.

- Dean Dillon, Frank Dycu

Blame It On Mexico

In a bar in Acuna called Ma Crosby's I found myself not feeling any pain
I told a 'Frisco girl I'd come for freedom, she said she'd only come to catch a train
We struck up some idle conversation, traded all the troubles on our minds
One thing led to another in the evening and I fell in love again for my last time

Blame it on Mexico if you need a reason
Say too much guitar music, tequila, salt and lime
Blame it on Mexico, but she's the reason
That I fell in love again for my last time

Daylight dawned and found me in Del Rio
In a rundown motel room as dark as hell
I felt all the pains of a morning after
And all alone as far as I could tell

Why she left I have no way of knowing
I guess she caught her train and that's a crime
She took everything I ever wanted
And I fell in love again for my last time

Blame it on Mexico if you need a reason
Say too much guitar music, tequila, salt and lime
Blame it on Mexico, but she's the reason
That I fell in love again for my last time

- Darryl Staedtler

Her Goodbye Hit Me In The Heart

There's never been a man
Who could bring me down
I've walked away from the toughest of towns
But her last words tore me apart
Her good bye hit me in the heart
Her good bye hit me in the heart

Her good bye hit me in the heart
Brought me to knees like a shot from the dark
Her sweet love found its mark
Her good bye hit me in the heart
Her good bye hit me in the heart

Her soft warm touch took me by surprise
I was blinded by the love in my eyes
The moment she left I felt the pain start
Her good bye hit me in the heart
Her good bye hit me in the heart

Her good bye hit me in the heart
Brought me to my knees
Like a shot from the dark
Her sweet love found its mark
Her good bye hit me in the heart
Her good bye hit me in the heart

- Dean Dillon, Frank Dycus

If You're Thinking You Want A Stranger (There's One Coming Home)

Lately you've been showin' all the signs
Of a woman with someone else on her mind.
It's not your fault, it's the nights I've left you alone,
And if you're thinkin' you want a stranger, there's one coming home.

If you're thinkin' you want a stranger, I'll soon be there.
You're gonna see a change in me, this time I swear.
No more late nights, comin' in at daylight, and no more doin' you wrong.
If you're thinkin' you want a stranger, there's one coming home.

Bought you a silk gown and perfume today.
Picked up some roses and champagne on the way.
Oh I called to ask you to put some soft music on.
'Cause if you're thinkin' you want a stranger, there's one coming home.

If you're thinkin' you want a stranger, there's one coming home.

- Blake Mevis, David Wills

Any Old Love Won't Do

I've seen ladies look at me
With want to, in their eyes
But each time they do, I think of you
And it makes me realize

Just any old love won't do
No, any old love won't do
I don't want to love if it isn't with you
Just any old love won't do

You've got the only arms
I've ever come runnin' to
Love has always led me to your bed
And any old love won't do

No, any old love won't do
Just any old love won't do
I don't want to love if it isn't with you
Just any old love won't do

Just any old love won't do
No, any old love won't do
I don't want to love if it isn't with you
Just any old love won't do

No, any old love won't do
(Any old love won't do)
Just any old love won't do
I don't want to love if it isn't with you
Just any old love won't do

- Dean Dillon, Frank Dycus

Fool Hearted Memory

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

Marina Del Rey

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

- Dean Dillon, Frank Dycus

I Can't See Texas From Here

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.

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

- George Strait

Heartbroke

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

What Would Your Memories Do

What would your memories do
If they didn't have my mind to run through
If they didn't have my heart to break into
What would your memories do

Wonder what would happen
If one morning your memories woke up to find mine gone
Would they go as crazy without me, as I have without you
Would they last as long

If someday they found the door to my mind
Had been locked from inside by my heart
What would they do if they couldn't use you any longer to tear me apart

What would your memories do
If they didn't have my mind to run through
If they didn't have my heart to break into
What would your memories do

Tell me what would your memories do.

- Hank Cochran, Dean Dillon

Amarillo By Morning

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 Thought I Heard You Calling My Name

I said goodbye to you this mornin'
With only these words to explain
I said I'd found someone I love better
But I still hear your voice call my name

I thought I heard you callin' my name
Funny, I still feel this way.
Your voice seem so close, but I knew
That by now you were many miles away

I walk through the streets of the city
People passing by think it's so strange
I'm talkin' but there's no one beside me
I thought I heard you call my name

I thought I heard you callin' my name
Funny I still feel this way
Your voice seems so close but I knew
That by now you're many miles away

- Lee Emerson

A Fire I Can't Put Out

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

You Look So Good In Love

Oh how you sparkle, and oh how you shine.
That flush on your cheeks is more than the wine.
And he must do something that I didn't do.
Whatever he's doing, it looks good on you.

You look so good in love.
You want him, that's easy to see.
You look so good in love.
And I wish you still wanted me.

He must have stolen some stars from the sky,
And gave them to you to wear in your eyes.
I had my chances, but I set you free.
And now I wonder why I couldn't see.

You look so good in love.
You want him, that's easy to see.
You look so good in love.
And I wish you still wanted me.

Darling I've wasted a lot of years not seeing the real you,
But tonight your beauty is shining through.
And I never took the time to let you know,
So before he takes you away please let me say.

You look so good in love.
You want him, that's easy to see.
You look so good in love.
And I wish you still wanted me.

You look so good in love.

- Glen Ballard, Rory Michael Bourke, Kerry Chater

80 Proof Bottle Of Tear Stopper

You ain't never fell as far as when you fall in love
Except the fall you take when you've been loved and given up
When you have your heart and soul rubbed into the dirt
An 80-proof bottle of tear-stopper will take away the hurt

Give me an 80-proof bottle of tear-stopper and I'll start feeling I forgot her
Get a little loose and lose her memory
And I won't think I'm close to dying because it dries up all my crying
An 80-proof bottle of tear-stopper always sets me free

It ain't easy losing love although it's turned out bad
All at once you're turning off old feelings you once had
But I found a helping hand, right here in my hand
And 80-proof bottle of tear-stopper will help me take 'em out

- Darryl Staedtler

Right or Wrong

Right or wrong, I'll always love you
Though you're gone I can't forget
Right or wrong, I'll keep on dreaming
Still I wake with that same old regret

All along I knew I'd lose you
Though I prayed that you'd be true
In your heart please just remember
Right or wrong, I'm still in love with you

Right or wrong, I'll always love you
Though you're gone I can't forget
Right or wrong, I'll keep on dreaming
Still I wake with that same old regret

All along I knew I'd lose you
Though I prayed that you'd be true, oh Lord
In your heart please just remember
Right or wrong, I'm still in love with you

- Paul Biese, Haven Gillespie, Arthur L. Sizemore

Let's Fall To Pieces Together

Pardon me, you left your tears on the jukebox,
And I'm afraid they got mixed up with mine.
I don't mean to pry,
It's just that I noticed you going out of your mind.
Looks like we're two of a kind.

Let's fall to pieces together.
Why should we both fall apart?
Let's fall to pieces together
Right here in each other's arms.

Alone is much better together,
And the worst is still yet to come.
So let's share the rest of the tears
That are left from two hearts that just came undone.
Why should we go crazy alone?

Let's fall to pieces together
Right here in each other's arms.

Pardon me, you left your tears on the jukebox,
And I'm afraid they got mixed up with mine.
I don't mean to pry,
It's just that I noticed you going out of your mind.
Looks like we're two of a kind.

Let's fall to pieces together.
Why should we both fall apart?
Let's fall to pieces together
Right here in each other's arms.

Alone is much better together,
And the worst is still yet to come.
So let's share the rest of the tears
That are left from two hearts that just came undone.
Why should we go crazy alone?

Let's fall to pieces together
Right here in each other's arms.

- Dickey Lee, Tommy Rocco, Johnny Russell

Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind

Cold Fort Worth beer just ain't no good for jealous.
I try it night after night.
You're in someone else's arms in Dallas.
Does Fort Worth ever cross your mind?

Darlin' while you're busy burning bridges,
Burn one for me if you get time.
'Cause good memories don't fade so easy.
Does Fort Worth ever cross you mind?

You left me here to be with him in Dallas,
And I know it hurt you at the time.
But I wonder now if it makes a difference.
Does Fort Worth ever cross your mind?

Does Fort Worth ever, does Fort Worth ever,
Does Fort Worth ever cross your mind?

- Sanger D. Shafer, Darlene Shafer

The Cowboy Rides Away

I knew the stakes were high right from the start.
When she dealt the cards, I bet my heart.
Now I just found a game that I can't play,
And this is where the cowboy rides away.

And my heart is sinking like the setting sun,
Setting on the things I wish I'd done.
It's time to say goodbye to yesterday.
This is where the cowboy rides away.

We've been in and out of love and in-between.
And now we play the final showdown scene.
As the credits roll a sad song starts to play,
And this is where the cowboy rides away.

And my heart is sinking like a setting sun,
Setting on the things I wish I'd done.
Oh the last goodbye's the hardest one to say,
And this is where the cowboy rides away.

Oh the last goodbye's the hardest one to say.
This is where the cowboy rides away.

- Sonny Throckmorton

The Fireman

Hey, they call me the fireman, that's my name
Makin' my rounds all over town
Puttin' out old flames

Hey, well, everybody'd like to have what I've got
I can cool 'em down when they're smolderin' hot
I'm the fireman, that's my name

Last night they had a bad one
A mile or two down the road
Well, my buddy walked out
And left his woman burnin' out of control

Well, I was down there in 'bout an hour or so
With a little mouth to mouth, she was ready to go
I'm the fireman, that's my name

They call me the fireman, that's my name
Makin' my rounds all over town
Puttin' out old flames

Hey well, everybody'd like to have what I've got
I can cool 'em down when they're smolderin' hot
I'm the fireman, that's my name, burn 'em up

I've got fire-engine, red t-bird automobile
In a minute or less I can be dressed fit to kill
I work twenty-four on and twenty-four off
When they get too hot, they just give me a call
I'm the fireman, that's my name

They call me the fireman, that's my name
Makin' my rounds all over town
Puttin' out old flames

Hey well, everybody'd like to have what I've got
I can cool 'em down when they're smolderin' hot
I'm the fireman, that's my name
They call me the fireman, that's my name

- Mack Vickery, Kemp

The Chair

Well, excuse me, but I think you've got my chair.
No, that one's not taken, I don't mind
If you sit here, I'll be glad to share.
Yeah, it's usually packed here on Friday nights.
Oh, if you don't mind, could I talk you out of a light.

Well, thank you, could I drink you a buy?
Oh, listen to me, what I mean is can I buy you a drink?
Anything you please.
Oh, you're welcome, well, I don't think I caught your name.
Are you waiting for someone to meet you here?
Well, that makes two of us glad you came.

No, I don't know the name of the band, but they're good.
Aren't they, would you like to dance?
Yeah, I like this song too, it reminds me of you and me.
Well, baby do you think there's a chance
That later on I could drive you home?
No, I don't mind at all.

Oh, I like you too, and to tell you the truth
That wasn't my chair after all.
Oh, I like you too, and to tell you the truth
That wasn't my chair after all.

- Hank Cochran, Dillon

You're Something Special To Me

As I hold you close tonight
Hear what I say
There's no doubt
It's love alright
'Cause I've never felt this way

An angel's what you are
And now I see
You're not just someone else
You're something special to me

Every man has a dream
And you made mine come true
How it happened, I don't know or care
I'm just happy I found you

Wrapped in the arms of love
Is where I'll be
For all the world to see
You're something special to me

And every man has a dream
And you made mine come true
How it happened, I don't know or care
I'm just happy I found you

And wrapped in the arms of love
Is where I'll be
For all the world to see
You're something special to me
It's all such a mystery
You're something special to me

- David Anthony

Haven't You Heard

Haven't you heard? Daddy's gone crazy
Haven't you heard? Mama is gone

Here I stand with my finger on his doorbell
My mind goes back to what I did last night
You see I finally talked his wife into leaving him
And I'm just here to convince my conscience that it's alright
Well I can see my old friend sittin' there just starin'
And his little boy's cryin' words, are welded in my mind

Haven't you heard? Daddy's gone crazy
Haven't you heard? Mama is gone
And either way, I am the loser
And I've been crying all night long
Mister, haven't you heard?

- Red Lane, Wayne Kemp

In Too Deep

Ain't love a strain, ain't it a pain in your heart
I ain't worth the trouble anyhow
I'd like to give it up, I've had enough and I've done my part
But I'm in too deep to pull out now

Good things we've had are going bad and I don't know why
I'd turn it around if I knew how
I'm pushing aside all my pride and it's worth a try
'Cause I'm in too deep to pull out now

We need to get our love back on its feet again
We've come too far to let it come to an end

What can I do, I'm into you up over my heart
I've tried all that I know how
Doing all I can and I can't stand to see us fall apart
And I'm in too deep to pull out now

We need to get our love back on its feet again
We've come too far to let it come to an end

I can't step aside and let you slide right out of my life
It would 'cause more hurt than the law allows
I'll get us back on the track and it'll be all right
'Cause I'm in too deep to pull out now

- Jerry Max Lane, Erv Woolsey

Lefty's Gone

A jukebox introduced us when the 60's was still young,
If you got the money
Honey got my nickels one by one,
I tried to imitate that song, it's not right but Lefty's gone,

And always late breaks my heart and every song he sang I played the part,
I heard he was sad and lived alone,
It's not right but Lefty's gone,

He played the fair in Dallas one year
In the cold October rain,
Some folks stayed home in one
But he sang just the same,
I caught a chill before I got home,
It's not right but Lefty's gone,
I heard he was sad and lived alone,

It's not right but Lefty's gone,
It don't seem like he was around that long,
It's not right but Lefty's gone.

- Sanger D. Shafer

Nobody In His Right Mind Would've Left Her

I burn with desire each time my heart fans the fire
To that old flame that burns inside of me.
She cried when I left her, now I cry to forget her.
Oh, how foolish I was to ever want to leave.

'Cause nobody in his right mind would've left her.
I had to be crazy to say goodbye.
Nobody in his right mind would've left her.
Even my heart was smart enough to stay behind.

I still carry her picture; I wish her well
With the new love I know she's found by now.
Each night finds me dreamin', each day I spend thinkin'
How much I wish she was still around.

'Cause nobody in his right mind would've left her.
I had to be crazy to say goodbye.
Nobody in his right mind would've left her.
Even my heart was smart enough to stay behind.

Even my heart was smart enough to stay behind.

- Dean Dillon

It Ain't Cool To Be Crazy About You

I thought you and me were something special
Thought you thought that way too
Now I know that this old boy just ain't the
Best you think you'll ever do

It ain't cool to be crazy about you
It ain't suave or debonair to let you know I care, like I do
It ain't smart to be so reckless with my heart
I should've known right from the start I'd end up like a fool
Believe me, it ain't cool

All of my friends they tried to tell me
What and what not to do
It took a while for them to sell me
But finally they got through

It ain't cool to be crazy about you
It ain't suave or debonair to let you know I care, like I do
It ain't smart to be so reckless with my heart
Should've known right from the start I'd end up like a fool
Believe me, it ain't cool

- Dean Dillon, Royce Porter

Ocean Front Property

If you leave me, I won't miss you,
And I won't ever take you back.
Girl, your mem'ry won't ever haunt me
'Cause I don't love you, and now if you'll buy that.

I got some ocean front property in Arizona.
From my front porch you can see the sea.
I got some ocean front property in Arizona.
If you'll buy that, I'll throw the golden gate in free.

I don't worship the ground you walk on.
I never have and that's a fact.
I won't follow or try to find you
'Cause I don't love you, and now if you'll buy that.

I got some ocean front property in Arizona.
From my front porch you can see the sea.
I got some ocean front property in Arizona.
If you'll buy that, I'll throw the golden gate in free.

Yeah, if you'll buy that I'll throw the golden gate in free.

- Dean Dillon, Hank Cochran, Royce Porter

Rhythm Of The Road

I'd rather be home
But I make my livin' on the go
Big silver eagle spreads her wings
And drops us at another show

I think about holdin' my baby tonight
As I listin to the big wheels roll
Three days into a six week tour
Gettin' in the rhythm of the road

We pick and sing
Say, "Goodnight" then we'll be flyin'
My world's a chain of one-night-stands
Strung together by the center line

I don't know where I'll wake up tomorrow
But I can't let the tempo slow
Every town is just another beat
Livin' in the rhythm of the road

The rhythm of the road's got a mind of its own
If you find it it'll drive you insane
Like the clackity-clack of a railroad track
I'm rattlin' like an old freight train

Towns are flashin' by, the folks are wavin', "Hi"
They all start to look the same
Gotta stop for a minute, be glad I'm in it
Remember just why I came

Those highway signs
Lord, they keep me on the move
I think about givin' it up sometimes
And gettin' in a diff'ren groove

But I just let the days slide by
Get goin' with the flow
A four four beat's the only time I keep
Livin' in the rhythm of the road

A four four beat's the only time I keep
Livin' in the rhythm of the road, yeah
Livin' in the rhythm of the road

- Dan McCoy

Six Pack To Go duet with Hank Thompson

(Hank)
Hey, mister bartender
Please dont be so slow
I've got time for one more round
And a six pack to go

Tomorrow mornin's Sunday
I'm gonna be feelin' low
So please, please bartender
I wanna six pack to go
I've been drinkin all day long
Taking in the town
Oh, I've done spent my whole paycheck
Justa honky tonkin' round

Well, I dont have time to pay my rent
But I ain't gonna worry though
I've got time for one more round
And a six pack to go!

(George)
Hey, Hey, mister bartender
Please dont be so slow
I've got time for one more round
And a six pack to go

Tomorrow mornin's Sunday
I know I'll be feelin' low
So please, please bartender
I wanna six pack to go

I've been drinkin all day long
Taking in the town
I've done spent my whole paycheck
Justa honky tonkin' round

Well, I dont have time to pay my rent
But I ain't gonna worry though
Cause I've got time for one more round
And a six pack to go!

(George & Hank)
We've been drinkin all day long
Taking in the town
We've done spent our whole paycheck
Justa honky tonkin' round

Well, we dont have time to pay my rent
We ain't-a gonna worry though
We've got time for one more round
And a six pack to go!
One six pack to go!...

- Dick Hart, Johnny Lowe, Hank Thompson

All My Ex's Live In Texas

All my ex's live in Texas
And Texas is the place I'd dearly love to be
But all my ex's live in Texas
And that's why I hang my hat in Tennessee

Rosanna's down in Texarkana
Wanted me to push her broom
Sweet Eileen's in Abilene
She forgot I hung the moon

And Allison's in Galveston
Somehow lost her sanity
And Dimple's who now lives in Temple's
Got the law looking for me

All my ex's live in Texas
And Texas is the place I'd dearly love to be
But all my ex's live in Texas
And that's why I hang my hat in Tennessee

I remember that old Frio river
Where I learned to swim
And it brings to mind another time
Where I wore my welcome thin

By transcendental meditation
I go there each night
But I always come back to myself
Long before daylight

All my ex's live in Texas
And Texas is the place I'd dearly love to be
But all my ex's live in Texas
And therefore I reside in Tennessee

Some folks think I'm hidin'
It's been rumored that I died
But I'm alive and well in Tennessee

- Sanger D. Shafer, Linda J. Shafer

Am I Blue

Am I blue?
Yes I'm blue
It started the day I lost you
Nobody ever missed somebody like I do
Am I blue?
Am I blue?

Just this mornin' over coffee
I sat there cryin'
'Cause you're gone long gone
I didn't know just how much
I was gonna miss you
Til' I spent my first night alone

Am I blue?
Yes I'm blue
How could I have been such a fool?
Now look at all the misery I'm goin' through
Am I blue?
Am I blue?

Tried to call
And say, "I'm sorry"
I couldn't get you on the line
You'll never know just how much
I'm wishin' you would show up
And say, "You've changed your mind"

- David Chamberlain

Famous Last Words Of A Fool

I told her I wouldn't miss her at all as she walked to the door
I couldn't care less if she didn't care anymore
And with tears in my eyes, I lied, I was glad we were through
As she drove away cryin' at the famous last words of a fool

Famous last words of a fool
Famous last words of a fool
"You won't break my heart and I don't love you"
The famous last words of a fool

The first night without her would be easy, I kept telling myself
All the while dying at the thought of her lying somewhere else
There'll be nothing to it, I'll easily find someone new
As my breaking heart echoed the famous last words of a fool

Famous last words of a fool
Famous last words of a fool
"You won't break my heart and I don't love you"
The famous last words of a fool
"You won't break my heart and I don't love you"
Famous last words of a fool

- Dean Dillon, Rex Huston

Baby Blue

She looked so much like a lady, but she was so much like a child.
A devil when she held me close, an angel when she smiled.
She always held it deep inside, but somehow I always knew
She's go away when the grass turned green and the sky turned baby blue.

And baby blue was the color of her eyes.
Baby blue like the Colorado skies.
Like a breath of spring, she came and left,
And I still don't know why,
So here's to you and whoever holds my baby blue tonight.

She brought colors to my life that my eyes had never touched.
And when she taught me how to care, I never cared so much.
I try not to think of her, but I fall asleep and do,
And drift off where the grass is green and the sky is baby blue.

- Aaron Barker

If You Ain't Lovin', You Ain't Livin'

If you got a Cadillac boy
And a 40 room shack boy
A bucket full of money
And a tree full of honey
But if you're gettin' no huggin'
No smoochin' or a muggin'

If you ain't lovin'
Than you ain't livin'

If you're ridin' on a gravy train
Instead of walkin' down lovers lane
You can't make, hey boy
'Cause you're goin' the wrong way boy
You gotta get a a little honey
It's better than money

If you ain't lovin'
Than you ain't livin'

If they call you a big man
'Cause you got a lot of bottom land
If you're kin to the President
And ya help from the Government
But if you're gettin' no attention
You're better off on a pension

If you ain't lovin'
Than you ain't livin'

If you got a string of long cars
And your smokin' them 4-bit cigars
You ain't so well to do
Unless you get a little coochy-coo
It takes a little bit a smackin'
Or your life's lackin'

If you ain't lovin'
Than you ain't livin'

- Tommy Collins

Baby's Gotten Good At Goodbye

What a rotten day this turned out to be.
I still can't believe she'd leave so easily.
She just got all her things, threw 'em into a pile,
Then she loaded her car and said after a while,
She'd done this before, but this time she didn't cry.

That's why I'm sittin' on the front steps,
Staring down the road, wond'rin' if she'll come back -
This time I don't know.
After she packed, when she looked back
There were no tears in her eyes,
And that's got me worried thinking
Maybe my baby's gotten good at goodbye.

All the times before she'd break down and cry.
She'd make her threats, but her heart wasn't set on goodbye.
She just wanted me to hear what she had to say.
Now I'm lost for words, since she went away.
She may not return for this time she didn't cry.

- Tony Martin, Troy Martin

Bigger Man Than Me

I never thought too much about her leavin'
I'd find someone there was no doubt
But this time the feelin' is strange and different
Since she's been gone there's one thing I found out

It takes a mighty man to live with lonesome
Some big men might live with misery
But there's one thing I know, for sure it's certain
It's for sure it's gonna take a lot bigger man than me

I've never suffered much in the hurtin' line
I've always been as good as any man
But show me who can lose in love and like it
And I'll be the first to proudly shake his hand

It takes a mighty man to live with lonesome
Some big men might live with misery
But there's one thing I know, for sure it's certain
It's for sure it's gonna take a lot bigger man than me

It's for sure it's gonna take a lot bigger man than me

- Curtis Wayne

Hollywood Squares

I've always said "I do" too easy
And now I'm payin' the price
My weakness for beautiful women
Is my most expensive vice
I still believe in matrimony
But I can't afford another try
Child support and alimony
Is just about to bleed me dry

I got ex's all across the country
And I owe everybody in town
I got bill collectors a callin' me up
And lawyers tryin' to track me down
I'm just one wrong move from the poor house
But I don't belong in there
I got so many ex's and owe so much
I ought to be on Hollywood squares

Yeah, I ought to be on Hollywood squares

Lookin' back over my love life
I only have myself to blame
I guess I should've checked my price tag
Before I gave 'em my last name
Now my credit rating's in the gutter
And the bottom line sure looks bad
I'll be payin' the rest of my life
For the few good times I've had

Yeah, they ought to put me on Hollywood squares

- Larry Cordle, Wayland Patton, Jeff Tanguay

What's Going On In Your World

What's going on in your world? I hope that you're doing fine.
I just called to say there's not a day that you don't cross my mind.
I just wanted to see if you feel like me - sorry that we said goodbye.
So what's going on in your world? It sure is lonesome in mine.

Just tell me that you're happy and I'll hang up the phone.
Just tell me you don't need me anymore and I'll leave you alone.
I just wondered if you had somebody new after all of this time.
So what's going on in your world? It sure is lonesome in mine.

What's going on in your world? It sure is lonesome in mine.

- David Chamberlain, Royce Porter, Red Steagall

Ace In The Hole

You've got to have an ace in the hole.
A little secret that nobody knows.
Life is a gamble, a game we all play,
But you need to save something for a rainy day.
You've got to learn to play your cards right if you expect to win in life.
Don't put it all on the line for just one roll.
You've got to have an ace in the hole.

If you're headed down a one way street.
And you're not sure it's the way you wanna go.
In money or love, or all the above,
Have a little more than what you show.
When life deals out a surprise
Have a few surprises of your own.
No matter what you do, no matter where you go
You've got to have an ace in the hole.

Don't put it all on the line for just one roll
You've got to have an ace in the hole.
No matter what you do, no matter where you go
You've got to have an ace in the hole.

- Dennis Adkins

Love Without End, Amen

I got sent home from school one day with a shiner on my eye.
Fightin' was against the rules and it didn't matter why.
When dad got home I told that story just like I'd rehearsed.
And then stood there on those tremblin' knees and waited for the worst.

And he said, "Let me tell you a secret about a father's love,
A secret that my daddy said was just between us."
He said, "Daddies don't just love their children every now and then.
It's a love without end, amen, it's a love without end, amen."

When I became a father in the spring of '81
There was no doubt that stubborn boy was just like my father's son.
And when I thought my patience had been tested to the end,
I took my daddy's secret and I passed it on to him.

Last night I dreamed I died and stood outside those pearly gates.
When suddenly I realized there must be some mistake.
If they know half the things I've done, they'll never let me in.
And then somewhere from the other side I heard these words again.

- Aaron Barker

Drinking Champagne

I'm drinking champagne, feelin' no pain till early mornin'.
Dinin' and dancin' with every pretty girl I can find.
I'm having a fling with a pretty young thing till early mornin'.
Knowin' tomorrow I'll wake up with you on my mind.

Guilty conscience I guess, though I must confess
I never loved you much when you were mine.
So I'll keep drinking champagne feelin' no pain till early mornin'.
Dinin' and dancin' with every pretty girl I can find.
Havin' a fling with a pretty young thing till early mornin'.
Knowin' tomorrow I'll wake up with you on my mind.

Guilty conscience I guess, though I must confess
I never loved you much when you were mine.
So I'll keep drinking champagne feelin' no pain till early mornin'.
Dinin' and dancin' with every pretty girl I can find.
I'll keep havin' a fling with a pretty young thing till early mornin'.
Knowin' tomorrow I'll wake up with you on my mind.

- Bill Mack

I've Come To Expect It From You

So upset
Nervous wreck
I can't believe you said goodbye

Sit and smoke
Cry and joke
About these tears in my eyes

How could you do what you've gone and done to me
I wouldn't treat a dog the way you treated me
But that's what I get
I've come to expect it from you

A million times
A million lines
And I've bought 'em, every one

You don't care
You rip and tear
Every dream I've counted on

I guess that I should thank my unlucky stars
That I'm alive and you're the way you are
But that's what I get
I've come to expect it from you

How could you do what you've gone and done to me
I wouldn't treat a dog the way you treated me
But that's what I get
I've come to expect it from you

I could raise hell
But what the hell
It wouldn't do a bit a good

Pack and leave
My heart agrees
It seems to think that I should

There won't be no more next time doing me wrong
You'll come back this time to find out that I'm gone
But that's what you get
You should expect that from me

That's what I get
I've come to expect it from you

- Buddy Cannon, Dean Dillon

If I Know Me

We both said some things I know we never meant,
And when I slammed the door tonight you wondered where I went.
If I know you, you're probably wonderin' what to do.
You're thinkin' that I'm gone for good, if I know you.

But if I know me, I'll turn this car around.
I won't get halfway through town, and I'll be sorry.
I'll stop and call, and you'll say you're sorry too,
And I'll come runnin' back to you, if I know me.

Sometimes I lose my head, say things to break your heart,
Forgettin' if I lost your love, it would tear my world apart.
If I know you, you didn't mean one single thing you said.
Truth be known, you're dyin', cryin', lyin' there in bed.

But if I know me, I'll turn this car around.
I won't get halfway through town, and I'll be sorry.
I'll stop and call, and you'll say you're sorry too,
And I'll come runnin' back to you, if I know me.

- Pam Belford, Dean Dillon

You Know Me Better Than That

Baby, since you left me, there's somebody new
She thinks I'm perfect, I swear
She likes my body, my class and my charm
She says I've got a confident aire
She respects my ambition, thinks I'm talented too
But she's in love with an image time is bound to see through

Oh, you know me better than that
You know the me that gets lazy and fat
How moody I can be, all my insecurities
You've seen me lose all my charm
You know I was raised on a farm
Oh, she tells her friends I'm perfect
And that I love her cat
But you know me better than that

I miss picnics and blue jeans and buckets of beer
Now it's ballet and symphony hall
I'm into culture, clean up to my ears
It's like wearing a shoe that's too small
Oh, I caught her with an issue of Brides magazine
Starin' at dresses and pickin' out rings

Oh, she tells her friends I'm perfect
And that I love that cat
Oh, but you know me better than that

- Anna Lisa Graham, Tony Haselden

The Chill Of An Early Fall

Well her old friend, from her own end of town dropped by today,
And way down deep inside me something died
When he came 'round to see her that way.
Here it comes again, that same old chilly wind
Will blow like a cold winter squall.

And I'll begin to feel the chill of an early fall.
And I'll be drinking again and thinking whenever he calls,
There's a storm coming on, it won't be too long till the snow falls.
Oh I'll be sobersome,
But when October comes and goes and no time at all
I'll begin to feel the chill of an early fall.

Oh how quick they slip away, here today and gone tomorrow.
Love and seasons never stay, bitter winds are sure to follow.
Now there's no doubt, it's gonna be cold out tonight;
I've shivered all day, and when I look in her eyes
Needing to hold her so tight, she just looks away.
Oh she'll swear that it's true, he's just someone she knew
Long ago, and I'll know that's not all,

And I'll begin to feel the chill of an early fall.
Oh I'll begin to feel the chill of an early fall.

- Green Daniel, Gretchen Peters

Lovesick Blues

I'm in love,
I'm in love,
I'm in love with a girl,
That's what's the matter with me
I'm in love,
I'm in love, with a beautiful girl,
But she don't give a darn about me
to make her love me I tried,
How I sighed and I cried

But she just refused
And ever since she's gone away,
I've got those lovesick blues
Got the feeling called the "blue hoo's, "
since my sweetie said "Good Bye"

Seems I don't know what to "Do Hoo"
All day long I sit and cry
That last long day we spent alone

I'm yearning for it yet
She thrilled me, filled me,
with a kind of lovin',
I never will forget, the way she called me sweet daddy"
Twas just a beautiful dream

I hate to think that it's all over I lost my heart it seems
I got so used to her somehow
But I'm no body's baby

Now, gee it's awful when you're lonesome
and get those lovesick blue-oo-oo-oo-oo's
Got the feeling called the "blue hoo's, "
since my sweetie said "Good Bye"

Seems I don't know what to "Do Hoo"
All day long I sit and cry
That last long day we spent alone

I'm yearning for it yet
She thrilled me, filled me,
with a kind of lovin',

I never will forget, the way she called me sweet daddy
Twas just a beautiful dream
I hate to think that it's all over I lost my heart it seems

I got so used to her somehow
But I'm no body's baby
Now, gee it's awful when you're lonesome
and get those lovesick blue-oo-oo-oo-oo's

- Cliff Friend, Irving Mills

Milk Cow Blues

Well, I woke up this mornin' looked outdoors
I can tell my milk cow, I can tell by the way she lows
If you see my milk cow please drive her on home
'Cause I ain't had no milk and butter since that cow been gone

Well, you gotta treat me right honey day by day
Get out your little prayer book get down upon your knees and pray
'Cause you're gonna need me, gonna need my help someday
Lord you're gonna be sorry you treated me this a way
Aw, now take it away boy

Sail on, sail on, sail on little gal, sail on
Sail on, sail on, sail on little gal, sail on
You're gonna keep right on to sailing
Till you lose your happy home

Well, good evening don't that sun look good going down
I said, "Well good evening" don't that sun look good going down
And don't that old army cot look lonely
When your lover ain't no place around

Well, I tried everything baby to get along with you
Now I'm gonna tell you what I'm gonna do
I'm gonna stop my cryin' gonna leave you alone
And if you don't think I'm leavin' big momma just count the days I'm gone

You ain't gonna see me
You ain't gonna see my sweet face no more
Lord you gonna be wondering honey
Where in this world I've gone milk cow blues

- Kokomo Arnold

Gone As A Girl Can Get

Well I haven't seen her lately, and she never calls.
She don't ask my friends about me, gives no clues at all.
Well the fire might still be burnin' yeah,
But I'd say she's about as gone as a girl can get.

She don't even show up in my dreams at night,
But my stubborn ol' memory keeps holdin' on tight.
Sure makes it hard to forget
She's about as gone as a girl can get.

She's outta here, she disappeared without a trace.
More or less unimpressed by the tears on my face.
Her destination unknown, she just dropped out of sight,
Last seen headin' right on out of my life.
Like a stranger I ain't never met,
She's about as gone as a girl can get,

Like a stranger I ain't never met,
I'd say she's about as gone as a girl can get.

- Jerry Max Lane

So Much Like My Dad

I know that I surprised you coming home,
It's not my usual time of year; but I've got myself a problem,
And I know that I might find the answer here.

Remember when I was dad's pride and joy and your little man,
Every time that I got hurt you were there to give a hand.
You would pick me up, and you'd kiss my hurt away.
Remember what you'd say,
"Boy you're getting more like him each and every day."

Can we have a talk like it was yesterday?
Your boy is back in trouble and he needs you right away.

She says she's gonna leave me, momma.
Nothing on God's green Earth would make her stay.
I can't live without her, momma,
But this time you can't kiss the hurt away.

But if I'm so much like my dad,
There must have been times you felt her way.
So tell me word for word what he said that always made you stay.

She says she's gonna leave me, momma.
But if I'm so much like my dad,
There must have been times you felt her way.
So tell me word for word what he said
That always made you stay.

- Chips Moman, Bobby Emmons

Trains Make Me Lonesome

I was five years old when daddy started packing
And I stood there by my momma as she cried
And the next thing that we knew some old train came passing through
And daddy got on board and we ain't seen him no more

I wonder why trains make me lonesome
It happens everytime that engine moans some
And when I hear that whistle blow that makes my heart sink low
And I wonder why trains make me lonesome

It was a cold dark night when I drove her to the depot
There were tears in my eyes and a ticket in her hand
And as we stood there by those tracks I knew she wasn't coming back
So I turned and walked away but I still miss her today

I wonder why trains make me lonesome
It happens everytime that engine moans some
And when I hear that whistle blow that makes my heart sink low
And I wonder why trains make me lonesome

Rest of this buildin' looks like simple station
Those inks spots look like engine number 9
And this couch on which I lay supposed to haul my blues away
That old pipe you keep toking Is like an old cold engine smoking dark fear

I wonder why trains make me lonesome
It happens everytime that engine moans some
And when I hear that whistle blow that makes my heart sink low
And I wonder why trains make me lonesome
Oh yes I wonder why trains make me lonesome

- Paul Overstreet, Thom Schuyler

Wonderland Of Love

What kind of world would it be
For you without me
Would you think it a better world
Or would you be lonely
And if your love for me shall die
Would you even say good bye
Or would you just walk away
Into the dark of night

Sometimes I need insurance of your love
For you soft and gentle touch
All the kings are worthy none
And at these times you take me by the hand
And like a child you lead me through
A wonderland of love

Life I can't visualize
Without you by my side
Life would be meaningless
Like some of those sky's
Thou you show me everyday
Your love in every way
I'm afraid it's all a dream
That'll favor your way

Wonderland of love

- Curtis Wayne

I Cross My Heart

Our love is unconditional
We knew it from the start
I can see it in your eyes
You can feel it from my heart

From here on after
Let's stay the way we are right now
And share all the love and laughter
That a lifetime will allow.

I cross my heart
And promise to
Give all I've got to give
To make all your dreams come true
In all the world
You'll never find
A love as true as mine

You will always be the miracle
That makes my life complete
And as long as there's a breath in me
I'll make yours just as sweet

As we look into the future
It's as far as we can see
So let's make each tomorrow
Be the best that it can be

I cross my heart
And promise to
Give all I've got to give
To make all your dreams come true
In all the world
You'll never find
A love as true as mine

And if along the way we find a day
It starts to storm
You've got the promise of my love
To keep you warm

In all the world
You'll never find
A love as true as mine
A love as true as mine

- Steve Dorff, Eric Kaz

Heartland

When you hear twin fiddles and a steel guitar
You're listenin' to the sound of the American heart
And opry music on a Saturday night
Brings a smile to your face and a tear to your eye

Sing a song about the Heartland
The only place I feel at home
Sing about the way a good man
Works until the daylight's gone

Sing the rain on the roof on a summer night
Where they still know wrong from right
Sing a song about the Heartland
Sing a song about my life

Sing a song about the Heartland
The only place I feel at home
Sing about the way a good man
Works until the daylight's gone

- Steve Dorff, John Bettis

When Did You Stop Loving Me

When did you stop loving me?
How long have I been a memory?
I've gotta know for my own sanity
Tell me when did you stop loving me?

Was it that night that you stayed out until dawn?
You know that night has haunted me for so long
Or was your love already cold?
Tell me please, I've gotta know
Darling, when did you stop loving me?

There was a time when you worshiped where I stood
Heaven knows I'd bring it back if I could
Now I can tell when we make love
It ain't me you're thinking of
Tell me when did you stop loving me?

Darling when did you stop loving me?

- Donny Kees, Monty Holmes

Overnight Male

Let me be your male-man
And I'll always come though
There's no denying'
Come rain or shine
I'll deliver my love to you
I do things by the letter
You can put your stamp on me
Cause there ain't nobody better
For a special delivery

Like the pony express
And the wild wild West
I'll ride hard all night long
And I can saddle up fast
Get ya there first class
Long before the dawn
You know your male's gonna get to you
Come snow, rain, sleet, or hail
'Cause I'm a top flight, hold ya tight, get ya there by daylight
Do you right overnight male

I know your heart is fragile
So I'll handle it with care
There ain't no doubt
I know love's route
So baby let me take you there
I'll bring you cards and flowers
But I know just what you need
Just give me 24 hours
Satisfaction guaranteed

- Richard Fagan, Kim Williams, Ron Harbin

The King Of Broken Hearts

The king of broken hearts doesn't ask much from his friends
And he has quite a few of them
They know he will understand
That's just the way it goes
The king of broken hearts doesn't know he's a king
He's tryin' to forget other things
Like some old ship at sea, he's walkin' through life alone

[Chorus:]
He talks to angels and the stars start to spin
He thinks of troubles that he's gotten in
He recalls how his heart got broken
And how it's still that way
The king of broken hearts is so sad and wise
He can smile while he's cryin' inside
We know he'll be brave tonight 'cause he's the king of broken hearts

[Chorus]

The king of broken hearts thinks that he's no fool
He's a little like me and you
So what's a king like that supposed to do with all that blue time
We know he'll be brave tonight
'Cause he's the king of broken hearts
He's the king of broken hearts.

- Jim Lauderdale

Where The Sidewalk Ends

Where the sidewalk ends and the road begins
We said good bye on a cold dark night
I'm not afraid to go you bet I'm not
Where the sidewalk ends you left a lot

Some people leave and never come back
Some stay in touch, some loose track
Your mind kept sayin' come on let's go
You started learnin' what you don't need to know

Where the sidewalk ends and the road begins
I'll wait for you in the cold dark night
You might come back, you had to go
Where the sidewalk ends I'll never know

Hide from the future run from the past
I guess I'll stay here as long as I can last
Whistle still blowin' but the train is gone
Ain't no wheels gonna take me from my home

Where the sidewalk ends and the road begins
We said good bye on a cold dark night
I'm not afraid to go you bet I'm not
Where the sidewalk ends you left a lot

I'm not afraid to go you bet I'm not
Where the sidewalk ends you left a lot
Where the sidewalk ends and the road begins
We said good bye on a cold dark night

I'm not afraid to go you bet I'm not
Where the sidewalk ends you left a lot
Where the sidewalk ends you left a lot
Where the sidewalk ends you left a lot

- Jim Lauderdale, John Leventhal

Easy Come, Easy Go

Says she's had enough of me, I've had enough of her too.
I might as well go on and set her free, she's already turned me loose.
No fault, no blame, nobody done no wrong-
That's just the way it sometimes goes.
Sometimes two people just don't get along, it's time to hit the road.

Goodbye, farewell, so long, vaya condios.
Good luck, wish you well, take it slow.
Easy come girl, easy go.

We tried to work it out a hundred times, ninety- nine it didn't work.
I think it's best we put it all behind before we wind up getting hurt.
No hard feelings darling, no regrets,
No tears and no broken hearts.
Call it quits, calling off all bets, it just wasn't in the cards.

Easy come girl, easy go.
Vaya condios, good luck,
Easy come, easy go.

- Aaron Barker, Dean Dillon

I'd Like To Have That One Back

Heard somebody speak her name
They said she was still looking fine
I could feel that same old flame
I once felt when she was mine
Always thought that I was missing something
But I found out much too late
There'll never be another who loved me that way

I'd like to have that one back
I've never known someone so true
And a love that's pure and sweet
Is what a man should never lose
And if my lips had said I'm sorry
She might have stopped right in her tracks
Now I find my poor heart saying
I'd like to have that one back

I can almost see her standing there
Tears rolling down her face
As she packed away her memories
In that old worn out suit case
If I'd only known then what I know now
I'd never open that door
Oh they just don't make hearts like her's any more

- Aaron Barker, Bill Shore, Rick West

Lovebug

Well I was ruling the roost, had all the chicks to myself.
And suddenly it happened, that funny little feeling I felt.
Well I tried to outrun it, but it finally caught up with me.
Tell me how can I run from something that I can't see?

Oh that little bitty teeny weeny thing they call the lovebug.
Nobody's ever seen it, but it's got the whole world shook up.
It all started with a little bitty kiss and a hug.
It's a little bitty teeny weeny thing they call the lovebug.

Well I always thought that I had me a pretty good style,
But I lost that race by a good old country mile.
Well I was walking all around with my head held way up high,
And it fooled me, hit me, really took me by surprise.

Oh that little bitty teeny weeny thing they call the lovebug.
Nobody's ever seen it, but it's got the whole world shook up.
It all started with a little bitty kiss and a hug.

It's a little bitty teeny weeny thing they call the lovebug.
Oh that little bitty teeny weeny thing they call the lovebug.
Nobody's ever seen it, but it's got the whole world shook up.
It all started with a little bitty kiss and a hug.
It's a little bitty teeny weeny thing they call the lovebug.

It's a little bitty teeny weeny thing they call the lovebug.

- Wayne Kemp, Curtis Wayne

The Man In Love With You

I'm not the hero who will always save the day.
Don't always wear the white hat, don't always know the way.
I may not even be the dream you wanted to come true,
But I'll always be the man in love with you.

I'm not the key that opens every door.
I don't have the power to give you all you want and more,
But when you're needin' somethin' special you can hold on to,
I'll always be the man in love with you.

I never could work miracles.
There may be others who can do what I can't do,
But no one else can be as good as me at lovin' you.

So when the world won't turn the way you wish it would,
And the dreams you have don't come alive as often as they should,
Remember that there's someone there whose heart is always true.
I'll always be the man in love with you.

Remember that there's someone there whose heart is always true,
Someone there to help you make it through.
I'll always be the man in love with you.

- Steve Dorff, Gary Harju

Just Look At Me

One look at you
And just look at me
Held under your spell
So helplessly
Yes I'm still your fool
Any fool can see
One look at you
And just look at me

I thought I'd be over you by now
But I guess it's too soon
The truth was so plain to see
Tonight when you walked in the room
I just couldn't control the tears
When I saw you again
My love is still as strong for you
As it's ever been

One look at you
And just look at me
Held under your spell
So helplessly
Yes I'm still your fool
Any fool can see
One look at you
And just look at me

I'm still your fool
Guess I'll always be
One look at you
And just look at me

- Gerald Smith, Curtis Wayne

Stay Out Of My Arms

Many times temptation grows so strong
And makes someone go blind to what is wrong.
We'll stop now while there's still the strength to see.
Turn your eyes and run away from me.

[Chorus:]
Stay out of my arms, take my advice.
It's easy to break the same heart twice.
Let's stop the hurt before it starts.
Don't follow me, stay out of my arms.

I'm sure you'll find someone to have and hold
And keep the promises that you were told.
I'd only lead you on and let you down,
And hurt you when good memories can't be found.

[Chorus 2x]

Don't follow me, stay out of my arms.

- Jim Lauderdale

Big Ball's In Cowtown featuring Asleep At The Wheel

Workin' on the railroad
Sleepin' on the ground
Eatin' saltine crackers
Ten cents a pound

Big ball's in Cowtown
We'll all go down
Big ball's in Cowtown
We'll dance around

I'll go to Cowtown
I'll dance around
Board up your windows
The big boy's in town

Big ball's in Cowtown
We'll all go down
Big ball's in Cowtown
We'll dance around

Put on your new shoes
Put on your gown
Shake off them sad blues
The big ball's in town

Big ball's in Cowtown
We'll all go down
Big ball's in Cowtown
We'll dance around

Everybody's smilin'
You can't find a frown
The girls are all happy cause
The big ball's in town

Big ball's in Cowtown
We'll all go down
Big ball's in Cowtown
Big ball's in town

- Hoyle Nix

The Big One

Without a warning, you're outta control.
The ground shakes and the oceans roll-
This is the big one, there's no way to run.

On the Richter scale of romance
You hit twelve and you don't stand a chance.
This is the big one, I'm fallin' in love.

Now it's beat, beat, beat-
My heart's sending out a message.
Please, please, please don't save me tonight.
S.O.S. in this situation means she's outtasite.
No need to panic I tell myself,
But I never felt this feeling with anybody else.
This is the big one I'm falling in love.

- Gerry House, Devon O'Day

Fly Me to The Moon duet with Frank Sinatra

[George]
Hey Francis,
I don't know about you but,
I could use a break...
maybe a trip or somethin'

[Frank]
Fly me to the moon
let me play up there with those stars

[George]
Let me see what spring is like on Jupiter and Mars

[Frank]
In other words, hold my hand

[George]
In other words
baby kiss me
Fill my heart with song
And let me sing forevermore
You are all I long for
All I worship and adore

[Frank]
In other words

[George]
In other words

[Together]
Please be true

[George]
In other words

[Together]
I'm in love with you

[George]
In other words, hold my hand,
In other words, baby kiss me

[Frank]
Fill my heart with song

[Together]
Let me sing forevermore

[George]
You are all I long for,
all I worship and adore

[Frank]
In other words, please be true,
In other words

[George]
In other words

[Frank]
In other words

[George]
In other words

[Frank]
I- I love- I love you

[George]
I- I love- I love you

- Bart Howard

Check Yes Or No

It started way back in third grade
I used to sit beside Emmylou Hayes
A pink dress, a matching bow, and her ponytail
She kissed me on the school bus but told me not to tell
Next day I chased her around the playground
Cross the monkey bars to the merry-go-round
And Emmylou got caught passing me a note
Before the teacher took it I read what she wrote

Do you love me do you want to be my friend
And if you do
Well then don't be afraid to take me by the hand
If you want to
I think this is how love goes
Check yes or no

Now we're grown up and she's my wife
Still like two kids with stars in our eyes
Not much has changed I still chase Emmylou
Up and down the hall around the bed in our room
Last night I took her out in a white limousine
Twenty years together she still gets to me
Can't believe it's been that long ago
When we got started with just a little note

Do you love me do you want to be my friend
And if you do
Well then don't be afraid to take me by the hand
If you want to
I think this is how love goes
Check yes or no

- Danny Wells, Dana Hunt

I Know She Still Loves Me

There's just a hint of indifference
In her lack of conversation when we talk.
And the subject matters change,
There's no mention of our future now at all.
She still kisses me each morning,
But it seems more like a habit than before.

I know she still loves me,
But I don't think she likes me anymore.

She used to laugh at all my jokes,
But lately I can't seem to make her smile.
And the last time we made love it was good,
But God it's been a while.
She's always there when I get home,
But she's no longer waiting at the door.

I know she still loves me,
But I don't think she likes me anymore.

'Cause it's just a little colder every time I hold her.
She's just going through the motions
From what's left of her devotion;
And it scares me half to death
Wonderin' what tomorrow holds in store.

I know she still loves me,
But I don't think she likes me anymore.

Right now I know she loves me,
But I don't think she likes me anymore.

- Aaron Barker, Monty Holmes