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I had a hundred dollar ring in my hand
So weak and tired I could barely stand
from being up all night prayin' she'd say yes
So with a hopeful heart I hit one knee
With a tear in her eye she looked at me
It was the moment of truth, I was scared to death
My life hung on what that tear meant
Then she smiled at me
and I lost it

No one can make me cry
make me laugh
make me smile
or drive me mad like she does
It's like a curse that is the cure
Better or worse, one thing's for sure
It's real love
And I don't know what I'd do
If I lost it

Well the honeymoon ended and life began
Jobs and bills, losing touch with friends
and that apartment got smaller every day
Then one night the walls finally closed in
I came home late, she said where've you been
You used to call and tell me you're on your way
She said if this is how it's gonna be then I quit
She walked out the door
And I lost it

No one can make me cry
make me laugh
make me smile
or drive me mad like she does
It's like a curse that is the cure
Better or worse, one thing's for sure
It's real love
And I don't know what I'd do
If I lost it

I picked myself up off the floor
She walked back through the door
and we made love like it was the first time

No one can make me cry
make me laugh
make me smile
or drive me mad like she does
It's like a curse that is the cure
Better or worse, one thing's for sure
It's real love
And I don't know what I'd do
If I lost it

Oh if I lost it
I don't wanna lose it ...

I haven't seen you in forever
Oh you haven't changed a bit
You didn't think that I would remember
but kow could I forget

We sang Bobby McGee on the hood of my car
made a wish on every star
in that clear September sky
One bottle of wine and two Dixie cups
3 am I fell in love
for the first time in my life
Oh that's something that just don't happen twice

To this day I still taste that first kiss
How I prayed it wouldn't end
In a way, seeing you like this
I guess it never really did

We sang Bobby McGee on the hood of my car
made a wish on every star
in that clear September sky
One bottle of wine and two Dixie cups
3 am I fell in love
for the first time in my life
Oh that's something that just don't happen twice

One bottle of wine and two Dixie cups
3 am I fell in love
For the first time in my life
Oh that's something
Baby that's something
Oh that's something
That just don't happen twice

Oh yeah

We sang Bobby McGhee on the hood of my car
Made a wish on every star
One bottle of wine and two Dixie cups
Yeah we fell in love

Saw a man in the movies
That didn't have a heart
How I wish I could give him mine
Then I wouldn't have to feel
it breakin' all apart
and this emptiness inside
would suit me fine

It's times like these
I wish I were the tin man
You could hurt me all you wanted
I'd never even know
And I'd give anything
just to be the tin man
Then I wouldn't have a heart
and I wouldn't need a soul

I couldn't see your leavin' comin'
It took me by surprise
Even now still seems like a dream
But I know I cant be dreaming
'cause as I lay down each night
the pain's so great that it won't let me sleep

It's times like these
I wish I were the tin man
You could hurt me all you wanted
I'd never even know
Well I'd give anything
just to be the tin man
Then I wouldn't have a heart
and I wouldn't need a soul

I'd give anything
just to be the tin man
and I wouldn't have a heart
and I wouldn't miss you so

A little country church on a two lane road
A bride and groom coming out the door
White lace dress and a red bouquet
Just married written on a blue Chevrolet

Don't that make you want to fall in love
Don't that look like a picture of us
A match made in heaven if there ever was
Don't that make you want to fall
That just makes me want to give you my heart
Ever forever needs a place to start
Gotta be a sign from up above
Don't that make you want to fall in love

Old folks sittin' in a front porch swing
Still holdin' hands like they were sixteen
Fifty good years they're a lover's dream
Darlin' that could be you and me

Don't that make you want to fall in love
Don't that look like a picture of us
A match made in heaven if there ever was
Don't that make you want to fall
That just makes me want to give you my heart
Ever forever needs a place to start
Gotta be a sign from up above
Don't that make you want to fall in love

Yeah, yeah
Don't that make you want to fall in love

With a little luck
this old truck
will get me home today
With a little more
I'll still have this job tomorrow
Weather man says wet weekend
Well he just might be right
But rain or shine you'll be mine tonight

That's all I need to know
In a world where most things come and go
I'll always have you to hold
and that's all I need to know

Heaven knows
I ain't even close
to being God's gift to women
But in your arms
I feel like I am
I don't know it all
I sure can't solve
the problems of the human race
But I know how to bring a smile
to your face

That's all I need to know
In a world where most things come and go
I'll always have you to hold
and that's all I need to know

Darlin' say it one more time
You will forever be mine

That's all I need to know
In a world where most things come and go
I'll always have you to hold
and that's all I need to know

I'll always have you to hold
and that's all I need to know

There’s something sacred when your 17
‘bout a football jacket and a high school ring
and it sure looked nice when you wore mine

That late October at the homecoming dance
we slipped outside and we took a chance
in the middle of the night it sure felt right
We let go right then and there
We were loved and we were scared

For the first time
lovin’ blind we dove right in
For the first time
we gave everything and then
graduation came
and our dreams called our names
With broken hearts we moved on with our lives
for the first time

Well I heard the other day
you’re a Sunday school teacher
got the PTA, got a real good life
You’re a real good wife
I’m living in this circus world
No I ain’t married but I got me a girl
and I’m her man and we’re making plans
But I still smile when I think of us
together we learned how to love

For the first time
lovin’ blind we dove right in
For the first time
we gave everything and then
graduation came
and our dreams called our names
With broken hearts we moved on with our lives
for the first time

Graduation came
and our dreams called our names
With broken hearts we moved on with our lives
For the first time

For the first time
lovin’ blind we dove right in
For the first time
we gave everything and then
graduation came
and our dreams called our names
With broken hearts we moved on with our lives
for the first time

Ordinary no, really don't think so
Not a love this true
Common destiny
We were meant to be
Me and you

Like a perfect scene from a movie screen
where every dream comes true
Suited perfectly for eternity
Me and you

Every day I need you even more
And the nighttime too
There's no way
I could ever let you go
even if I wanted to

Every day I live
I try my best to give
all I have to you
I thank the stars above
that we share this love
Me and you

Every day I need you even more
And the nighttime too
There's no way
I could ever let you go
even if I wanted to

Ordinary no, I really don't think so
Just a precious few
ever make it last
Get as lucky as
Me and you
Me and you

In the town where I was raised
the clock ticked and the cattle grazed
Time passed with amazing grace
back where I come from

You can lie on a river bank
Paint your name on a water tank
or miscount all the beers you drank
back where I come from

Back where I come from
Where I'll be when its said and done
I'm proud as anyone
That's where I come from

We learned in Sunday school,
who made the sun shine through
I know who made the moonshine too
back where I come from

Blue eyes on a Saturday night
tan legs in the broad daylight
TVs they were black and white
back where I come from

Back where I come from
Where I'll be when its said and done
I'm proud as anyone
That's where I come from

Some say it's a backward place
narrow minds on a narrow wage
But I make it a point to say
that's where I come from

Back where I come from
Where I'll be when its said and done
I'm proud as anyone
That's where I come from

That's where I come from
I'm an old Tennessean
Well I'm proud as anyone
That's where I come from

There's so many things
I didn't say
And even though
it may be too late
I want you to know
I still love you so

Every car I meet
looks like your car
Every movie I see
you play the leading part
You're on my mind
can't leave you behind

When I close my eyes
you're all I see
In the dark of night
you're in my dreams
Throughout the day
you're easy to find
You're always there
when I close my eyes

In my mind I know
you're far away
But here in my heart
nothing has changed
I'm still holding you
like I used to

On a busy street
in a crowded room
Wherever I go
it's just me and you
together again
Girl it never ends

When I close my eyes
you're all I see
In the dark of night
you're in my dreams
Throughout the day
you're easy to find
You're always there
when I close my eyes

You're always there
when I close my eyes

She’s got every quality
from A all the way to Z
It’s easy to see she’s the perfect girl

She’s got every single thing
that makes up my wildest dreams
Sometimes I still can’t quite believe she’s holding me 'cause

She’s got it all: my heart, my soul, my wishes,
all of my love, my hugs, my kisses
Everything that means anything at all
All my life I've been hopin’
I could give someone such devotion
Every sweet memory I can recall
She got it all

You know that I admit
someone to love like this
only existed in my prayers
until I saw her face
I knew I found the place
where I could keep my every faith eternally 'cause

She’s got it all: my heart, my soul, my wishes,
all of my love, my hugs, my kisses
Everything that means anything at all
All my life I've been hopin’
I could give someone such devotion
Every sweet memory I can recall
She got it all

She’s got it all: my heart, my soul, my wishes,
all of my love, my hugs, my kisses
Everything that means anything at all
All my life I've been hopin’
I could give someone such devotion
Every sweet memory I can recall
She got it all

No I ain't had nothing to drink
I knew that's probably what you'd think
when I dropped by this time of night
Remember way back when
I promised you I'd drop in
at one of those meetings down at the Y

Well they started talkin' bout steps you take
Mistakes you make
the hearts you break
and the price you pay
I almost walked away

You could hear a pin drop
when this old man
stood up and said I'm gonna say it again
like I do every week
for those who don't know me

It's the simple things in life
like the kids at home and a loving wife
that you miss the most when you lose control
and everything you love starts to disappear
The devil takes your hand and says no fear
Have another shot, just one more beer
Yeah I've been there, that's why I'm here

This ol' boy stood up in the aisle
Said he'd been living a life of denial
and he cried as he talked about wasted years
I couldn't believe what I heard
It was my life word for word
and all of the sudden it was clear

It's the simple things in life
like the kids at home and a loving wife
that you miss the most when you lose control
and everything you love starts to disappear
The devil takes your hand and says no fear
Have another shot, just one more beer
Yeah I've been there, that's why I'm here

I know for us it may be too late
but it would mean the world to me
if you were there when I stand to say

It's the simple things in life
like the kids at home and a loving wife
that you miss the most when you lose control
and everything you love starts to disappear
The devil takes your hand and says no fear
Have another shot, just one more beer
Yeah I've been there, that's why I'm here

Oh I've been there, that's why I'm here

Big orange ball sinkin' in the water
Toes in the sand, couldn't get much hotter
Little umbrella-shaped margaritas
Coconut oil, tannin' senoritas
Oh now I know how Jimmy Buffet feels

Hands on the wheel cruisin' down the interstate
Gas pedal sticks, carries my car away
I was goin' as fast as a Rambler goes
I could feel the speed from my head to my toes
Now I know how Richard Petty feels

I've been around the block a time or two
Done almost everything a boy can do
I've done some livin', yeah I've had fun
But there is one thing that I haven't done

Saved two months, bought a little diamond
Tonight's the night, feels like perfect timin'
Down on one knee on her momma's front steps,
Man I'm gonna die if she really says yes

I wanna know how forever feels

I've been around the block a time or two
Done almost everything a boy can do
I've done some livin', yeah I've had fun
But there is one thing that I haven't done

I wanna know how forever feels
Hey I wanna know how forever feels
Girl I wanna know how forever feels

One word, that's all you said
Something in your voice caused me to turn my head
Your smile just captured me
You were in my future as far as I could see
And I don't know how it happened, but it happens still
You ask me if I love you, if I always will ..

Well you had me from hello
I felt love start to grow the moment that I looked into your eyes
You won me, it was over from the start
You completely stole my heart
and now you won't let go
I never even had a chance you know
You had me from hello

Inside I built a wall so high around my heart
I thought I'd never fall
One touch, you brought it down
The bricks of my defenses scattered on the ground
And I swore to me I wasn't going to love again
The last time was the last time I'd let somebody in

But you had me from hello
I felt love start to grow the moment that I looked into your eyes
You won me, it was over from the start
You completely stole my heart
and now you won't let go
I never even had a chance you know
You had me from hello

That's all you said
Something in your voice called me, turned my head
You had me from hello
You had me from hello
Girl I've loved you from hello

Plowin' these fields in the hot summer sun
Over by the gate Lordy here she comes
with a basket full of chicken and a big cold jug of sweet tea
I make a little room and she climbs on up
Open up the throttle and stir a little dust
Just look at her face she ain't a foolin' me

She thinks my tractor's sexy
It really turns her on
She's always staring at me
while I'm chuggin' along
She likes the way it's pullin' while we're tillin' up the land
She's even kind of crazy 'bout my farmer's tan
She's the only one who really understands what gets me
She thinks my tractor's sexy

We ride back and forth until we run out of light
Take it to the barn. put it up for the night
Climb up in the loft sit and talk with the radio on
She said she's got a dream and I asked what it is
She wants a little farm and a yard full of kids
and ne more teeny weeny ride before I take her home

She thinks my tractor's sexy
It really turns her on
She's always staring at me
while I'm chuggin' along
She likes the way it's pullin' while we're tillin' up the land
She's even kind of crazy 'bout my farmer's tan
She's the only one who really understands what gets me
She thinks my tractor's sexy

Well she ain't into cars or pickup trucks
But if it runs like a Deere man her eyes light up

She thinks my tractor's ...

She thinks my tractor's sexy
It really turns her on
She's always staring at me
while I'm chuggin' along
She likes the way it's pullin' while we're tillin' up the land
She's even kind of crazy 'bout my farmer's tan
She's the only one who really understands what gets me
She thinks my tractor's sexy

She thinks my tractor's sexy
She thinks my tractor's sexy

I keep telling myself this is the right thing to do
I was wastin' her time, waitin' on dreams that just weren't comin' true
And this old highway seems to understand
It's leadin me on to somewhere where no one knows my name
I got the window rolled down, I got the radio up
I'm doin' all I can to get my mind off us

What I need to do is turn this car around
Drive as fast as I can til I see the lights of our hometown
and run to her, take her in my arms
Make her see how sorry I am, well that shouldn't be so hard
But I drive on and on and on

Eighty-seven more miles will get me into Baton Rogue
There's a buddy of mine who says he might find some work that I can do
Or maybe head up north to Knoxville, Tennessee
I know my baby sister has got a couch where I can sleep
Now the sun's goin' down on my broken heart
Lord, I gotta get back before I go too far

What I need to do is turn this car around
Drive as fast as I can til I see the lights of our hometown
and run to her, take her in my arms
Make her see how sorry I am, well that shouldn't be so hard
But I drive on and on and on

But I drive on
Yes I drive on and on and on
Knowin' what I need to do
Girl I'm coming home to you

The summer breeze made ripples on the pond
rattled through the reeds and the willow trees beyond
Daddy in his good hat, Mama in her Sunday best
watched with pride as I stood there in the water up to my chest
And the preacher spoke about the cleansing blood
as I sank my toes into that East Tennessee mud

Then it was down with the old man, up with the new
raised to walk in the way of light and truth
I didn't see no angels, just a few saints on the shore
but I felt like a newborn baby, cradled up in the arms of the Lord

Amazing grace, oh how sweet the sound
There was glory in the air, there was dinner on the ground
And my sins which were many, were washed away and gone
along with a buffalo nickel I forgot to leave at home
But that seemed like such a small, small price to pay
for the blessed peace of mind that came to me that day

Then it was down with the old man, up with the new
raised to walk in the way of light and truth
I didn't see no angels, just a few saints on the shore
but I felt like a newborn baby, cradled up in the arms of the Lord

This road is long and dusty, sometimes the soul it must be cleansed
and I long to feel that water rushing over me again

Down with the old man, up with the new
raised to walk in the way of light and truth
I didn't see no angels, just a few saints on the shore
but I felt like a newborn baby cradled up in the arms of the Lord
I felt like a newborn baby cradled up in the arms of the Lord

Baby I don't understand
how just the touch of your hand
can make me feel invincible
Do you know just where you take me
Do you know how high you make me
I need your kiss like oxygen
With your arms all around me
When your eyes look deep into me
It's unstoppable
Baby anything is possible

Everything I wanna be
Any dream I wanna dream
I can because of your love
Anywhere I ever go
With all of my heart I know
I am the man I am
because of your love

Don't know how I lived before you
Now I live to explore you
Take me girl to your secret world
Oh I could swim in your deep blue passion
Oh I could feel your love come crashin'
over me, endlessly
Whether you're right by my side
or whether you and I
are a million miles apart
I can always feel you in my heart

Everything I wanna be
Any dream I wanna dream
I can because of your love
Anywhere I ever go
With all of my heart I know
I am the man I am
because of your love

Everything I wanna be
Any dream I wanna dream
I can because of your love
Anywhere I ever go
With all of my heart I know
I am the man I am
the man I am
because of your love

Oh baby because of your love