"WHERE THE GREEN GRASS GROWS" Six lanes, tail lights Red ants marchin' into the night They disappear to the left and right again Another supper From a sack A 99 cent heart attak I got a poundin' head and an achin' back And the camels standin' in a big straw stack CHORUS: I'm gonna live where the green grass grows Watch my corn pop up in rows Every night be tucked in close to you Raise our kids where the good Lord's blessed Point our rockin' chairs towards the west And plant our dreams where the peaceful river cools Where the green grass grows Well I'm from A map dot A stop sign on a blacktop I caught the first bus that I could hop from there But all o' this glitter is gettin' dark There's concreate glowin' in the city park I don't know who my neighbors are And there's bars on the corner and bars on my heart (Repeat chorus 2x) "FOR A LITTLE WHILE" Hot sun, dancin' on the river We'd sit on the bank Watch the world roll by Our feet in the water She'd press her lips to mine We were so long on love But short on time She could be A honeymoon suite and a little wild But she was mine Oh, for a little while and... CHORUS: I laugh Every time I start to think about us We sent That summer out in style, and She's gone But she left me with a smile But she was mine for a while We'd take a drive And park down next to airport road Put the seats back Watch the planes leave town She always said Nobody's strong enough to tie her down Oh, but I wasn't lookin' for that Anyhow I knew she'd leave But I didn't know when It matters to me now Oh, but it didn't back then and... (Repeat chorus) I keep seein' pictures now Of me and her and those summer nights My mind fills with her Oh, but it's all right cuz... (Repeat chorus) "IT'S YOUR LOVE" (with Faith Hill) Dancin' in the dark Middle of the night Takin' your heart And holdin' it tight Emotional touch Touchin' my skin And askin' you to do What you've been doin' all over again Oh, it's a beautiful thing Don't think I can keep it all in I just gotta let you know What it is that won't let me go CHORUS: It's your love It just does somethin' to me It sends a shock right through me I can't get enough And if you wonder About the spell i'm under Oh, it's your love Better than I was More than I am And all of this happened By takin' your hand And who I am now Is who I wanted to be And now that we're together I'm stronger than ever I'm happy and free Oh, it's a beautiful thing Don't think I can keep it all in And if you asked me why I've changed All I gotta do is say your sweet name (Repeat chorus) Oh, it's a beautiful thing Don't think i can keep it all in I just gotta let you know What it is that won't let me go (Repeat chorus) It's your love It's your love
"AIN'T THAT THE WAY IT ALWAYS ENDS" Johnny came home broken-hearted Said he lost his girl He burrowed up all the hurt in his heart But still a hole in the wall of his world Now Betty, she was a blonde-haired beauty With an eye for a man who could spend She stole his heart in a pick-up truck Then drove off in a Mercedes van And he said... CHORUS: "Oh, she looked so innocent Talkin' 'bout bein' just friends Oh, and it don't make a bit of since Ain't that the way tit always ends?" Sharon, she had a long time dream And only one man in her life He kept her waitin' But she didn't care Cuz he promised her he'd make her his wife Now Billy, he had a good thing goin' But he let it go to his head Well he got jealous late one night, She caught them both in her bed And she said... (Repeat chorus replacing "she" with "he") Oh it always looks so innocent Talkin' 'bout bein' just friends Oh and it don't make a bit og since Ain't that the way it always ends? Ain't that the way it always ends? Ain't that the way it al---ways ends? "I DO BUT I DON'T" You always come back when I'm at my weakest When I'm fool enough to let you in Sayin' how this time around is different Asking if I want to try again CHORUS: I do But I don't I want to But I won't I am But I ain't I could But I just can't It feels right But it's wrong And I've hurt way too long So when you ask me if I know what I want I do But I don't What resistance I have left within me I lose each time you're holding me this close With every bitter sweet kiss, girl, you tempt me Asking if I want to let you go (Repeat chorus) So don't ask me if I know what I want 'Cause I do But I don't
"ONE OF THESE DAYS" Used to chase that boy home from school We called him frekled-faced, red-headed fool He was different...he wasn't cool like me Sticks and stones didn't break any bones Bet we never left well enough alone And one day he ran away from home, you see And I passed him as he walked away And in his eyes I heard him say "One of these days you're gonna love me You'll sit down by yourself and think About the times you pushed and shoved me And what good friends we might've been And then you're gonna sigh a little Maybe even cry a little but One of these days you're gonna love me" Patty Sue was a small town beauty I took one look at her and had to pull her to me Lord knows she should've seen right through me When I promised her the world But at 17, you only want one thing I left her standin' there with my high school ring Innocent tears in the pourin' rain As I walked away And I still see her in my dreams And to this day she's whispering "One of these days you're gonna love me You'll sit down by yourself and think About the time you turned from me And what good friends we might've been And then you're gonna sigh a little Maybe even cry a little but One of these days you're gonna love me" Now everybody stands up The congregation sings It's a song of sweet forgiveness And as the chorus rings The wind blows clear my memory The pages start to turn Then suddenly I'm singin' The moment that I learn One of these days I'm gonna love me And feel the joy of sweet release One of these days, I'll rise above me And at last I'll find some peace Then I'm gonna smile a little Maybe even laugh a little but One of these days I'm gonna love me "HARD ON THE TICKER" I gave up a min of cheese To Domino's delivery Whiskey sours Apple pies Finger-lickin' chicken fried Are gastronomic history I used to like them scary shows But I gave 'em up a while ago Don't do no dip-defyin' Rollercoster ridin' Now days I just take it slow Every since we started datin' I been compensantin' To keep from gettin' up To hell any quicker 'Cause CHORUS: She's hard on the ticker Hard on the ticker The girl is such a hazard that she oughta have a sticker Sayin' hard on the ticker Now, when she wiggles through my door My chin gets heavy Hits the floor Silky hair Garnet lips Swingin' double-jointed lips My blood begins to roar And when she nibbles on me ear It's partly pleasure, partly dear Little dab is all it takes To get my heart a palpatatin' Fellin' like the end is near I oughta get a policy A double indemity It'd make my beneficiary A whole lot richer 'Cause (Repeat chorus) That's my girl Yeah, she's hard on the ticker I oughta get a policy A double indemity It'd make my benificiary A whole lot richer---- (Repeat chorus) Oh, she's hard on the ticker She's hard on the ticker Hey, she's hard on the ticker
"EVERYWHERE" We were born in this little town Growin' up I was countin' down Every single day 'Til we made our get-away But you said you could never see yourself Tryin' to make a life anywhere else This would be your home And I was on my own But ever since you said good-bye I've been out here on the wind And baby you would be surprised All the places you have been I've seen you in... CHORUS: Albuquerque Waitin' out a blizzard Arizona Dancin' 'cross the desert Watchin' the sun set in Monterey Girl I swear just the other day you were Down in Georgia Pickin' them peaches In Carolina Barefoot on the beaches No matter where you choose to be In my heart I'll always see you Everywhere Now days When I'm passin' through The conversation always turns to you I hear you're doin' fine Livin' out by the county line Got a man that's home every night a couple of kids and the kind of life That you want to lead Guess you couls say the same for me Cuz you and I Made our choices All those years ago Still I know I'll hear your voice And see you down the road BRIDGE: Maybe in Oklahoma Drivin' 'cross the prairie In Dallas, Texas Isn't that where we Always said we would Like to try Never did So maybe that's why you're on Every highway Just beyond the high-beams Right beside me In all of my sweet dreams No matter where you choose to be In my heart I'll always see you In... (Repeat chorus) "JUST TO SEE YOU SMILE" You always had an eye for things that glittered But I was far from bein' made of gold I don't know how that I scraped up the money I just never could quite tell you no Just like when you were leavin' Amarillo To take that new job in Tennessee And I quit mine so we could be together I can't forget the way you looked at me CHORUS: Just to see you smile I'd do anything That you wanted me to And all is said and done I'd never count the cost It's worth all that's lost Just to see you smile When you said time was all you really needed I walked away and let you have your space Cuz leavin' didn't hurt me near as badly As the tears I saw rollin' down your face And yesterday I knew just what you wanted When you came walkin' up to me with him So I told you that I was happy for you And give him the chance id like him (Repeat chorus) I'd do anything That you wanted me to And all is said and done I'd never count the cost I'ts worth all that's lost Just to see you smile
"YOU JUST GET BETTER ALL THE TIME" You just get better all the time Darlin' don't you change a thing Lately you're the only song I wanna sing And you're my reason to try You just get sweeter every day The little things you do and say If only you could see you through my eyes You just get better all the time Oh, and I get the feelin' we can make it baby As long as you are by my side You're the music in my ears The laughter when the tears Are fallin' down In my life And on down through the years You never tried to change my ways You never made me feel I had to say "I'm sorry" You just get better all the time Why just today I heard you read my mind That kinda magic is so hard to find You just get better all the time "YOU TURN ME ON" Yeah, I swore to offer love I swore off women Devoted my life to huntin' and fishin' I'd never be anyone else's lovesick fool It ain't cool I spend all my spare time Fixin' up That old rusted up pick-up truck In no time at all I'd have it lookin' like brand new Then you--- CHORUS: Flip the switch Tore my _______ Played my piano like Liveracchi I let down my guard And my heart was as good as gone So long Yeah, ya cranked my tractor Ya flick my bic Woman you trig my trigger on my thing-a-majig Can't explain how ya done it But, honey, you turn me on You done all the takin' I done all the gettin' I threw up my hands, said "The heck with it" I shut down my heart Locked it up and pulled the fuse Before it blew All my emotions were disconnected No sign of a spark The big detector I had nobody So I had nothing to lose Then you--- (Repeat chorus) Yeah, ya crank my tractor Ya flick my bic Woman you trig the trigger on my thing-a-majig Can explain how you done it But, honey, you turn me on--- (SAID by Tim) I can't handle that baby You better slow down Shhwwwooo (Produced by Byron Gallimore, James Stroud & Tim McGraw)