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Three Chords and the Truth
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On a highway bound for nowhere
I ran my fingers through my tangled hair
As I pulled in for another tank of freedom
With a hundred miles behind me
And a million more to go
I was tryin' to put some distance between us
I turned on the radio
And a voice came over sweet and low
And I didn't know the tears were gonna start
But what amazed me even more
Is I'd never heard that song before
But somehow I knew each word by heart
And I don't know why, I don't know how
But with his song he turned my life and
This old car around
Just when I thought I was over you
He changed my mind with three chords and the truth
Found a pay phone at a truck stop
Said a prayer as the quarter dropped
Oh, please be home, I know that I was wrong
Honey, don't talk, just listen
I think I found what I was missin'
In a song I heard tonight on a radio
And I don't know why, I don't know how
But with his song he turned my life and
This old car around
Just when I thought I was over you
He changed my mind with three chords and the truth
Just when I thought I was over you
He changed my mind with three chords and the truth
He changed my mind with three chords and the truth
The Week The River Raged
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The river ran through Howard County
It was the life blood of the land
It make fields of green tobacco
Aching backs and callused hands
Mama talked of a coming battle
That the women folk had to fight
'Cause the good lord owned the daytime
But the devil seemed to own the night
Well, it came up out of nowhere
From a dark and bitter seed
It was the roughest kind of roadhouse
And a most unwanted weed
It drew the men folk like a magnet
The women knew what they had to do
So they put it in the hands of Jesus
'Cause they knew that he'd come through
And the rains came and the river swelled
And the more they prayed the more it fell
When the levies broke everybody saw
The awesome power of God
Then the clouds rolled back and the rainbow came
To bring a brighter day
'Cause when the flood hit Howard County
All the sins were washed away
Now the mothers tell the story
Of the week that the river raged
It's the passing of the wisdom
To the ears of tender age
Better walk the straight and narrow
Better keep a watchful eye
'Cause there's a symbol of the wrath of Heaven
In every dark cloud in the sky
And the rains came and the river swelled
And the more they prayed the more it fell
When the levies broke everybody saw
The awesome power of God
Then the clouds rolled back and the rainbow came
To bring a brighter day
'Cause when the flood hit Howard County
All the sins were washed away
When the clouds rolled back and the rainbow came
To bring a brighter day
'Cause when the flood hit Howard County
All the sins were washed away
Yes when the flood hit Howard County
All the sins were washed away
Cryin' Game
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Do me right don't do me wrong
Treat me nice or I'll be gone
I know where to find the door
Ain't gonna play the crying game no more
Ain't gonna play the crying game no more
Tell me truth don't tell me lies
Don't wanna hear no alibis
I've been down that road before
Ain't gonna play the crying game no more
Ain't gonna play the crying game no more
Give me love I can believe in
Give me love I'm able to trust in
Show me you are ready and willing
To stand by me like I stand by you
Bring me joy don't bring me pain
I've seen enough of the pooring rain
Show me love's what your living for
Ain't gonna play the crying game no more
Ain't gonna play the crying game no more
Give me love I can believe in
Give me love I'm able to trust in
Show me you are ready and willing
To stand by me like I stand by you
Do me right don't do me wrong
Treat me nice or I'll be gone
I know where to find that door
Ain't gonna play the crying game no more
Ain't gonna play the crying game no more
Ain't gonna play the crying game no more
Ain't gonna play the crying game no more
No Place That Far
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I can't imagine any greater fear
Then waking up without you here
And though the sun will still shine on
My whole world would all be gone
But not for long
If I had to run if I had to crawl
If I had to swim a hundred rivers just to climb a thousand walls
Always know that I will find a way to get to where you are
There's no place that far
It wouldn't matter why we're apart
Lonely miles or two stubborn hearts
Nothing short of God above
Could turn me away from your love
I need you that much
If I had to run if I had to crawl
If I had to swim a hundred rivers just to climb a thousand walls
Always know that I will find a way to get to where you are
There's no place that far
If I had to run if I had to crawl
If I had to swim a hundred rivers just to climb a thousand walls
Always know that I will find a way to get to where you are
There's no place that far
Baby there's no place that far
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