Ready To Run
(Martie Seidel/Marcus Hummon)

When the train rolls by
I'm gonna be ready this time
When the boy gets that look in his eyes
I'm gonna be ready this time
When my mom says I look good in white
I'm gonna be ready this time

Oh yeah... 
Ready ready ready ready -- ready to run
All I'm ready to do is have some fun
What's all this talk about love?

I feel the wind blow through my hair
I'm gonna be ready this time
I'd buy a ticket to anywhere
I'm gonna be ready this time
You see, it feels like I'm starting to care
I'm gonna be ready this time

Oh yeah...
Ready ready ready ready -- ready to run
All I'm ready to do is have some fun
What's all this talk about love?

Ready to run
Ready to run

Ready ready ready ready -- ready to run
All I'm ready to do is have some fun
What's all this talk about love?

Ready to run
I'm ready
Oh, I'm ready to run
I'm ready 

If I Fall You're Going Down With Me 
(Matrace Berg/Annie Roboff)

We're hanging right on the edge now baby
The wind is getting stronger
We're hanging on by a thread now honey
We can't hold on much longer
It's a long way down but it's too late

If I fall you're going down with me
You're going down with me baby if I fall
You can't take back every little chill you have me
You're going down with me baby heart and all

Ooh baby I couldn't get any higher
This time I'm willing to dance on the wire
If I fall, if I fall

Cause if I fall you're going down with me
You're going down with me baby if I fall
You can't take back every little chill you have me
You're going down with me baby heart and all

If I fall, if I fall, Oooo yeah

Cowboy Take Me Away
(Martie Seidel/Marcus Hummon)

I said I wanna touch the earth
I wanna break it in my hands
I wanna grow something wild and unruly

I wanna sleep on the hard ground
In the comfort of your arms
On a pillow of bluebonnets
In a blanket made of stars

Oh it sounds good to me I said
Cowboy take me away
Fly this girl as high as you can
Into the wild blue
Set me free oh I pray
Closer to heaven above and 
Close to you, closer to you

I wanna walk and not run
I wanna skip and not fall
I wanna look at the horizon
And not see a building standing tall

I wanna be only one
For miles and miles
Except for maybe you
And your simple smile

Oh it sounds good to me 
Yes it sounds so good to me
Cowboy take me away
Fly this girl as high as you can
Into the wild blue
Set me free oh I pray
Closer to heaven above and 
Close to you, closer to you

I said I wanna touch the earth
I wanna break it in my hands
I wanna grow something wild and unruly
Oh it sounds so good to me

Cowboy take me away
Fly this girl as high as you can
Into the wild blue
Set me free oh I pray
Closer to heaven above and 
Close to you, closer to you
Closer to you
Cowboy take me away
Closer to you

Cold Day in July
(Richard Leigh)

Sun's comin up comin up down on Main Street
Children shout as they're running out to play
Head in my hands here I am
Standing in my bare feet
Watching you drive away
Watching you drive away

You said that we were gonna last forever
You said our love would never die
It looks like spring and
It feels like sunny weather
But it's a cold day in July

Oh sun's comin up on 
Down on Main Street
Children shout as they're running out to play 
Whoa head in my hands
Here I am standing in my bare feet
Watching you drive away
Watching you drive away

The moon is full and my arms are empty
All night long how I've pleaded and cried
You always said the day that the day you would leave me
Would be a cold day in July
Here comes that cold day in July

Good-bye Earl
(Dennis Linde)

Mary Anne and Wanda were the best of friends
All through their high school days
Both member of the 4H Club
Both active in the FFA
After graduation Mary Anne went out lookin'
For a bright new world
Wanda looked all around this town
And all she found was Earl

Well it wasn't two weeks 
After she got married that
Wanda started gettin abused
She put on dark glasses and long sleeved blouses
And make-up to cover a bruise
Well she finally got the nerve to file for divorce
She let the law take it from there
But Earl walked right through the restraining order
And put her in intensive acare

Right away Mary Anne flew in from Atlanta 
On a red eye midnight flight
She held Wanda's hand as they 
Worked out a plan
And it didn't take em long to decide

That Earl had to die
Good-bye Early
Those black eyed peas
Tasted all right to me Earl
You're feelin weak
Why don't you lay down 
and sleep Earl
Ain't it dark
Wrapped up in that tarp Earl

The cops came by to bring Earl in
They searched the house 
High and low
Then they tipped their hats
And said "thank you ladies
If you hear from him let us know"

Well weeks went by and
Spring turned to Summer
And Summer faded into Fall
And it turns out he was a missing person
Who nobody missed at all

So the girls bought some land
And a roadside stand
Down on Highway 109
They sell Tennessee Ham
And strawberry jam
And they don't 
Lost any sleep at night cause

Earl had to die
Good-bye Earl
We need a break
Let's go out to the lake Earl
We'll pack a lunch
And stuff you in the truth Earl
Well is that all right
Good Let's good for a ride
Earl Hey

Hello Mr. Heartache 
(Michael Henderson/John Hadley)

Hello Mr. Heartache I've been expecting you
Come in and wear your welcome out
The way you always do
You never say if you're here to stay
Or only passin through
So hello Mr. Heartache
I've been expecting you

When I don't feel like company
You make yourself at home
Even though you know
I'd rather be alone
Love walked out on me
And didn't even close the door
Next thing I know I'm starin
At your shadow on the floor

Hello Mr. Heartache I've been expecting you
Come in and wear your welcome out
The way you always do
You never say if you're here to stay
Or only passin through
So hello Mr. Heartache
I've been expecting you

I wish that I could say it's nice 
To see you back again 
We're not exactly stranger
But we're not exactly friends
You know you're not invited but
You keep on comin round
The last thing that I need is you
To kick me when I'm down

Hello Mr. Heartache I've been expecting you
Come in and wear your welcome out
The way you always do
You never say if you're here to stay
Or only passin through
So hello Mr. Heartache
I've been expecting you

I've been expecting you
I've been expecting you
I've been expecting you

Don't Waste Your Heart
(Emily Robinson/Natalie Maines)

For the life of me I can't believe
That you're on your knees beggin please
All the pushin away and putting down
Can't you see you're gettin the run around
Oh it's plain to see you'd rescue me
>From my loneliness so called unhappiness
Oh I didn't mean to cause you pain
I've got nothin to lose and nothin to gain

And don't waste your heart on a wild thing
She's got a soul that won't settle on one thing
Whoa this bird can't sing when you've tied its wings
Don't waste your heart on me

It's funny how the girls get burned
And honey as far as I'm concerned
The tables have turned

And don't waste your heart on a wild thing
She's got a soul that won't settle on one thing
Whoa this bird can't sing when you've tied its wings
Don't waste your heart on me

And I'm here to apologize
My heart can't compromise
Don't waste your heart on me

Sin Wagon
(Natalie Maines/Emily Robinson/Stephony Smith)

Well now I've been good for way too long
Found my red dress and I'm gonna throw it on
Bout to get too far gone

Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition
Need a little bit more of my twelve ounce nutrition
One more helpin of what I've been havin
I'm takin my turn on the sin wagon

On a mission to make something happen
Feel like Delilah lookin for Samson
Do a little mattress dancin
That's right I said mattress dancin

Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition
Need a little bit more of what I've been missin
I don't know where I'll be crashin
I'm takin my turn on the sin wagon

When its my turn to march up to glory
I'm gonna have one hell of a story
That's if he forgives me
Oh Lord please forgive me

Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition
Need a little bit more of that sweet salvation
They may take me with my feet draggin
But I'll fly away on a sin wagon
I'll fly away on a sin wagon

Without You
(Natalie Maines/Eric Silver)

I've sure enjoyed the rain
But I'm looking forward to the sun
You have to feel the pain
When you love the love you gave someone
I thought by now the time
Would take away these lonely tears
I hope you're doing time all alone
But where do I go from here
Cause

Without you I'm not okay
And without you
I've lost my way
My heart's stuck 
In second place ooh
Without you

Well I never thought I'd be
Lying here without by my side
It seems unreal to me that
The life you promised was a lie
You made it look so easy
Making into memories
I guess you got what you wanted
But what me cause

Without you I'm not okay
And without you
I've lost my way
My heart's stuck 
In second place ooh
Without you

Somebody tell my head to try and tell my heart
That I'm better off without
Cause baby I can't live

Without you I'm not okay
And without you
I've lost my way
My heart's stuck 
In second place ooh
Without you

Some Days You Gotta Dance
(Troy Johnson/Marshall Morgan)

It was about five til five on Friday
We were all getting ready to go
And the boss man started screaming
And his veins began to show
He said you and you come with me
Cause you're gonna have to stay
My heart was thumping I was jumping
I had to get away

Some days you gotta dance
Live it up when you get the chance
Cause when the world doesn't make no sense
And you're feeling just a little too tense
Gotta loosen up those chains and dance

Well I was talking with my baby over a glass of tea
He asked the loaded question
He said how do you feel about me
My mind was racin, I was pacin
But the words just wouldn't come
And there was only one thing 
Left to do, I feel it comin on
Some days you gotta dance
Live it up when you get the chance
Cause when the world doesn't make no sense
And you're feeling just a little too tense
Gotta loosen up those chains and dance

Some days you gotta dance
Live it up when you get the chance
Cause when the world doesn't make no sense
And you're feeling just a little too tense
Gotta loosen up those chains and dance

You gotta loosen up those chains and dance
Come on loosen up those chains and dance

Hole In My Head
(Buddy Miller/Jim Lauderdale)

Hole in my head
Hole in my head
I need a boy like you like a hole in my head
I need a boy like you like a hole in my head
Let's just say we will and then don't instead

Wild goose chase
Wild goose chase
You're gonna take me boy on a wild goose chase
You're gonna take me boy on a wild goose chase
You better find somebody to take my place

You took my imagination and stomped it in the ground
Now I can only think about you
Chasin the tracks that you left around

Hole in my head
Hole in my head
Oh I need a boy like you like a hole in my head
I need a boy like you like a hole in my head
You make me feel so bad that I wish I was dead

Let the games begin
Yeah here I go again
I'm never gonna win

It must have knocked me crazy
It must have hit me hard
People must think I'm lazy
Like my shuffle's short
Of playing cards

Wild goose chase
Wild goose chase
Oh I need a boy like you
Like a wild goose chase
I need a boy like you
Like a wild goose chase
You better find somebody to take my place
Let the games begin
Yeah here I go again

I need a boy like you (I need a boy like you)
I need a boy like you (I need a boy like you)

I need a boy like you
Like a hole in my head
Hole in my head
Hole in my head

Hole in my head
Hole in my head

Like a hole in my head

I need a boy like you (I need a boy like you)
I need a boy like you (I need a boy like you)

Heartbreak Town
(Darrell Scott)

This ain't nothing but a Heartbreak Town 
Square people in a world thats round
And they watch you dancin without the sound
It ain't nothing no nothing
You take your number and you stand in line
And they watch to see how high you're gonna climb
Pat on the back and better luck next time
It ain't nothin no it ain't nothin but a Heartbreak Town

Stardust well it's a funny thing
It can make you cuss, it can make you sing
And the need to touch it gets hard to explain  some days
I've seen em rise, I've seen em fall
Some get nothing and Lord some get it all
Some just while other crawl away
Hold my hand baby don't let go
I've got some front money
And I've got the next show
And I'm gonna need you down this yellow brick road

This ain't nothing but a Heartbreak Town 
Square people in a world that's round
And they watch you dancin without the sound
It ain't nothing no nothing
You take your number and you stand in line
And they watch to see how high you're gonna climb
Pat on the back and better luck next time
It ain't nothin no it ain't nothin but a Heartbreak Town
A Heartbreak Town

Let Him Fly
(Patty Griffin)

Ain't no talkin to this man
Ain't no pretty other side
Ain't no way to understand the stupid words of pride
It would take an acrobat and I already tried all that
I'm gonna let him fly... mmm

Things can move at such a pace
The second hand just waved good-bye
You know that light has left his face
But you can't recall just where or why
So there was really nothing to it
I just went and cut right through it
I said I'm gonna let him fly
Oh yeah

There's no mercy in a live wire
No rest at all in freedom
Choices we are given
It's no choice at all
The proof is in the fire
You touch before it moves away.. yeah
But you must always know 
How long to stay and when to go

And there ain't no talkin to this man
He's been trying to tell me so
It took a while to understand 
The beauty of just letting go
Cause it would take an acrobat and
I already tried all that

I'm gonna let him fly... fly whoa
I'm gonna let him fly... fly
I'm gonna let him fly... fly







Thank you, Danielle for the lyrics on these pages!