My dad chased monsters from the dark He checked underneath my bed He could lift me with one arm way up over top his head He could loosen rusty bolts with
He wore that cowboy hat to cover up his horns Sweet-talkin' forked tongue had a temptin' charm Before I turned around, that girl was gone All I can say
Hang up that red dress Let down your hair Cancel those reservations There's no need to go nowhere As good as you're lookin' right now Girl, I bet you
I'm no stranger to the rain came on my radio today I hadn't heard that voice in way too long I've still got those worn out tapes the only three or four
I don't want a fast car, don't need a four lane highway There's not another place I'd rather be 'Cause out here in the country, bluebirds sing for nothin
I'll be glad to sign my autograph if you want me to God knows I love singing, it's what I was born to do You see me up there center stage in the spotlight
His daddy taught him all about huntin' and fishin' How to work on that old truck when it needed fixin' How to say, 'Sir' and how to say, 'Ma'am' How there
What's a guy gotta do to get a girl in this town? Don't wanna be alone when the sun goes down Just a sweet little somethin' to put my arms around What
I'm gonna tell her that I love her About a million times a day Oh I'm gonna do, everything I wouldn't do I'm gonna straighten up my act If I ever get
My father died a year ago today the rooster started crowing when they carried dad away there beside my mother in the livingroom I stood with my brother
Don't ruin it for the rest of us And with your braggin that you fell in love Can't you see we're kinda busy here Swappin lies and cryin' in our beers
I watched him take the two strike call He hadn't tried to swing at all I guess he had all he could take He walked away, for goodness sake His father's
Somewhere in Vietnam A nineteen year old soldier stumbled from a bar room He said, "I must be seeing things That bourbon hit me like a baseball bat"
When the last breath of life is gone from my body and my lips are as cold as the sea when my friends gather round for my farewell party won't you pretend
Today I did something I never thought I?d do The choice, wasn?t easy But I had to All the years together All those cold lonely nights I never thought
Outside the courthouse on 5th and vine There's a hundred people holdin' up their homemade signs They say they'll be there sunshine or rain 'Til somebody
I was sittin' in a chair at the H and R Block Some bean countin' pencil pusher runnin' up the clock Said, "I've tallied up your numbers through the end
Eatin' strawberry pie in a mid-town diner Next thing you know you're back in South Carolina Stuffin' your mouth at Grandma's house Then a lady in a booth
