Well the weather is great, I wish you were here
No place I’d rather be this time of year
Except of course, anywhere with you
And since you left I’m doing fine
A beer on the beach, a chair that reclines
A picture perfect, postcard point of view
But no one can read between my lines like you
‘Cause it’s 75° and lonely
When you’re not here to hold me
I’m hazy, hot, and heart broke over you
No, you wouldn’t believe the weather
Unlike me, it couldn’t be better
Its 75° and lonely without you
And in reply to my note
“Gone – Goodbye!”, was all you wrote
I’ve never been hurt by words so few
But these cheap sunglasses on my face
Provide the perfect hiding place
And shade me from my memories of you
But deep down inside just like the sky, I’m oh so blue
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A simple man of simple means
My dad he had simple dreams
He wasn't caught up in the thought
Of keeping pace
Each night he walked through the
Door we tackled him to the floor
Until he begged for no more with a
Smile on his face
At the end of the day
We'd bow our heads and pray
And count up all the ways that
We'd been blessed
And when the times got tough
We put our faith in love
And thanked the Lord above
At the end of the day
He worked hard to provide
Earned hardly more than pride
Never talked much about the
Money he made
But his love for family
He handed down to me
Was the greatest gift my daddy ever gave
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So now when my life leads me
Down a dead end street
All the while I try to smile for my own kids
I know I'll find a way to make the
Dead ends meet
Just like my daddy did
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In the quiet of my waking
Just on the other side of sleep
Every breath that I am taking
Fills me deep
I am filled with inspiration
By this warm and gentle breeze
By all the colors of creation
And I feel your love in all of these
Be still let the mountains trumble
Be still let the oceans roar
To feel my love for you
That's all you need to do
And you'll know that I am yours
Be still
When the world outside is spinning
Let my senses be my guide
'Cause I find your love when I listen
To what's inside
Sometimes it lifts me like a choir
Sometimes it whispers like a prayer
When it warms me like a fire
Then I know that you are there
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I can't talk to you
But I can smile
I don't look at you
But don't I look like you child
I can't make new friends
But I can play
I don't go to school
But I know I will one day
We can reach right through the darkness
Lead them to the light of day
Only we can keep our kids
From slipping away
We can open every locked door
That keeps our children trapped
We won't stop until the day
We bring them back
One day I'll hit homeruns
And ride a bike
So I will dare to dream
Look in your eyes and tell you what I like
No one knows just when
But one things for sure
I have faith that love
One day will finally find a cure
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It is up to us today
To bring them back
She's nine years old she calls me John
She says I'm her best friend 'cause I love
Her mom I walk her to school
She thinks that I'm cool
She thinks I'm cool
On the first and third fridays
We drive across town
She sits there beside me
The world turns upside down
'Cause when we arrive
She runs to his side
Her arms open wide
Five days a week I sing her to sleep
She's my little pearl but it's plain to see
She'll always be her daddy's little girl
Nobody wins
Man that's a fact
But what i would give
For one hug like that
I smile and I wave
Try to behave
As they turn away
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There's just something there
That we'll never share
She's daddy's little girl
Two months down, first and last
Boxes piled high with pieces of the past
A black and white of you and me
Takes me back to a love that used to be
This picture paints a thousand words
Without a sound the memories can be heard
What once was precious, fades away
In a four dollar frame
The wood is chipped, the glass is cracked
Time toook its toll on us, just like this photograph
The pictures torn and weathered
There's no way to put these pieces back
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The past is staring back at me
But it don't recognize
The broken heart it surely sees
In my eyes, in my eyes
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There’s a few small cracks in the ceiling
But it’s nothing a little paint won’t fix
And that little room off of the kitchen
Would be perfect when we have kids
It’s got a sound foundation
Now it’s time to put our roots in the earth
It’s a good strong house
It just needs a little work
We can roll up our sleeves together
And knock down a wall or two
We can put in a few new windows
Let a little more light shine through
There’s a garden out back
Overgrown with weeds
Where we can plant seeds in the dirt
It’s a good strong house
It just needs a little work
Our love’s as strong as these boards
Made from Georgia pine
We’ll weather every storm and
Stand up to the test of time
It’s gonna take tenderness and patience
And a whole lot of sacrifice
We’re gonna make it all we dreamed
Of by sharing the compromise
We’ve built a sound foundation
Now it’s time to put first things first
It’s a good strong house
It just needs a little work
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Tommy's ten years old and standing on his seat
He's got his cap turned backwards and mustard on his cheek
He knows someday he'll make the play that wins the game
So he dreams out loud that the roaring crowd
Is calling out his name
He can't wait on fate, he's gotta take his cuts
He ain't gonna be some wanna-be when he
Grows up
He's got the dream, he's got the drive and he's
Got the guts
He's born to be in the big leagues he won't
Give up
Mary's tending bar down at The Wine & Dine
Just a small town singer who sees her life in headlines
She's pouring drinks for folks whose dreams have long since died
So she makes a toast to all their ghosts
And leaves the dead behind
She can't wait on fate, she's gonna take her cuts
She ain't gonna be some wanna-be when she
Grows up
She's got the dream, she's got the drive and
She's got the guts
She's born to be in the big leagues she won't
Give up
It makes no difference if you're six or sixty-five
'Cause dreaming keeps the kid alive
You can't wait on fate, you gotta take your cuts
You ain't gonna be come wanna-be when you
Grow up
You got the dream, you got the drive, and you
Got the guts
Your born to be in the big leagues, so don't
Give up
I wanted love and I got you
A little house in the country too
Couple of kids yea I’ve been blessed
Just never dreamed it be such a mess
The dogs trailing mud cross the kitchen floor
Always a line at the bathroom door
This ain’t the way I pictured it
But I wouldn’t change one bit
Just like that
Careful what you’re wishing for
Just like that
Might get it and a whole lot more
Ain’t exactly what I had in mind
The more I live the more I find
Life happens just like that
I may never get that Jeep
May never get a good night’s sleep
Life laughs at all my plans
Juniors eating the crayons again
But I’ve got laughter and I’ve got love
My glass is full enough
It’s chaos but I confess
I love my mess
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Sure the good comes with some bad
But all I’ve ever really wanted I already have
Funny how it all turned out…
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There's a meteor streaking through the winter sky
Like a ball of fire in a frozen sea
And it's captured by a force that it cannot fight
Like this heart in me
We were standing by the hay field late last night
And forever was in every star that fell
When one little kiss full of fire
Filled this hollow shell
Before you came along I drifted free
A jagged fragment left to toss and turn
Now, I'm caught up in your gravity
And I burn, I burn, I burn
There's a meteor streaking through the winter sky
Like a ball of fire in a frozen sea
And it showers its light through a long, lonely flight
Like this heart in me
Before you came along I drifted free
A jagged fragment left to toss and turn
Now, I'm caught up in your gravity
And I burn, I burn, I burn
I’m in a pickle without a paddle
When it comes to love I’m an uphill battle
You won’t even give me the time of day
When I speak my mind I waste my breath
When I open my mouth it’s like the kiss of death
So try to listen to what I mean, not what I say
I won’t beat around the bush
I’ll shoot straight from my lips and ask it
Darlin’ can I put all of my eggs in your basket?
People say the darndest things when they fall in love
My mind starts working over-time, my tongue gets all tied up
I’m just trying to find a way to say you’re the girl that I adore
But I keep mixin’ up my metaphors
Something simple, something nice
Something that’ll break the ice
I’m gonna find the perfect works to make you mine
Girl if beauty were an hour you’d be a minute
Open mouth and put foot in it
So much for laying love on the line
But I knew we were meant to be
When you climbed out on my limb
And you told me you wanna get under my skin
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Darlin’ you’re the apple of my pie
And I love you to the core
So let’s start mixin’ up our metaphors
It’s so easy
This is what I was born to do
Keeps me busy
Loving every little thing about you
When the suns setting in the west
When I lay my head to rest
I know what I do best
When it comes to loving you…
There’s nothin’ to it
It all comes naturally
Nothin’ to it
And all the world can see
Girl that loving you is what I do
Better than anything
There’s nothin’ to it
I keep it simple
All I need is your sweet kiss
It don’t take no Einstein
I’m just a master of the obvious
I’ve heard that we all should
Do what we do good
One thing I’ve understood
When it comes to loving you…
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Widowed in '83
He lives in an Airstream
In the Shady Del Trailer Park
South of Abilene
With a pink flamingo windmill
And a Ford long out of style
That wouldn't pull that trailer
Even one more mile
Not one more mile
Under a willow tree
He sips his sweetened tea
Detoured along the road
Of a blacktop memory
Her head on his shoulder
They'd been driving for a while
She asks, "How much further?"
He says, "One more mile."
Just one more mile
Past The Wampum Trading Post
Past The Crystal Caves
Through Rattlesnake Canyon
Past The Shiloh Graves
And every stop and tourist trap
Now is just a blur
And all the frames go by so fast
'Til all he sees is her
Across from the trailer park
He lays a white forget me not
On a plain marble headstone
On a sandy graveyard plot
And he hears her laugh
He sees her smile
And he'd give anything
For one more mile
Let the telephone ring, leave the dishes undone
The kids are all tucked in bed
We've been running all week trying to make
Ends meet
Let's make time for one another instead
Turn the radio on, girl it's been too long
Since we danced by candlelight
I'm radio ready darlin' turn me on tonight
You know when we were young we knew
Every song
From Alabama to ZZ Top
We'd cuddle up on the couch when your folks
Went out
Learning the "Horizontal Bop"
Singing "Born to Run", "Only The Good Die
Young"
Back then the time was always right
I'm radio ready so darlin' turn me on tonight
Baby we both need a little cheek to cheek
Moving to the beat of our hearts
A sweet love song holds us all night long
You know the world stands still when the
Music starts
Now what I love the most is when we get close
We don't have to say good-bye or good night
I'm radio ready so darlin' turn me on tonight
You know I used to be a good old
American man
A neanderthal macho monday night
Football fan
Pizza and beer, out with the boys
Shooting some pool and making some
noise
Completely out-of-touch with what a
Woman understands
So I had to change if I was gonna find true
Romance
Got some tips from the latest cosmo and
Learned how to dance
I got in touch with my feminine side
Look at me now I'm a sensitive guy
Now all the barroom boys, they don't
Stand a chance
'Cause I cry at a kodak moment
I get a lump in my throat from a hallmark
Card
Learned how to cook, read a self-help book
Now I'm getting the love I need
You see all a girl wants is a sensitive guy
Like me
So I take my date to this nouveau french cafe
We order fat free muffins and a couple of
Ice lattes
Sitting there listening, chin in my hands
Nodding my head like I understand
I ain't even getting half of what she's trying
To say
But I cry at a kodak moment
I get a lump in my throat from a hallmark
Card
Caught up in a trend I can't comprehend
But it's cure plain to see
All a girl wants is a sensitive guy like me
Now I'm taking my cat to the laundromat
And washing my clothes for free
You know all the girls want a sensitive guy
Like me
Sometimes it’s a look, sometimes it’s a touch
Sometimes it’s hard to tell
But I feel like a kid, the way that I did
When we first fell
Must be one of love’s little mysteries
Somehow it still feels brand new
My head still turns, the fire still burns
And I’m still falling for you
There are stars up above that fall from the sky
Trying to get closer to you
But they burn out so fast, the fall don’t last
Silently fading from view
It’s a kind of love that burns quickly
But mines the kind that’s true
They envy me, ‘cause stars can see
I’m still falling for you
I still remember the first time
The rush when I saw your face
Now when I fall I find
I fall to much deeper place
You are my friend, you are my lover
And everyone in between
Girl in your arms I discover
Every place I’ve never seen
Must be one of love’s little mysteries
Somehow it still feels brand new
My head still turns, the fire still burns
And I’m still falling for you
He don’t have much money to make her happy
A good man that fortune forgot
But his handful of dreams and his heart full of love
Means so much more than all he ain’t got
‘Cause she loves the way he walks
And she loves the way he talks kind of slow
She loves the way he understands
It’s the little things in love that make him her man
He writes her poems, he brings flowers home
On weekends it’s breakfast in bed
And when he holds her hand, he’s holding her heart
He’s never stopped turning her head
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Side by side, stride for stride
He’s with her through thick and through thin
Through right or through wrong
He keeps holding on
The little things in love add up in the end
Chorus
I never knew what to expect
Always wondered what you’d do next
Like our first kiss
When you made me miss
You always kept me guessing
I miss the days when the fire burned out of control
When the earth would shake, the waters part, and the wind would blow
I still believe
Believe in you and me
But I miss the mystery
I used to call just to say I love you
Now when we talk, it’s like nothing’s new
No I’d never trade
This life we’ve made
But tell me darling, sometimes do you feel it to
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We’ve got the kind of love that time can’t take away
We’ll find together what got lost along the way
I still believe
Believe in you and me
But I miss, like our first kiss
I miss the mystery
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I have climbed the mountains of
Almost there
Walked the valley of never will
Searched high and low for love
Felt like I was standing still
Seemed like each bridge I crossed
Made me feel a little more lost
I've been trying to find this heart a home
Where I could love for the rest of my days
When I feel your arms around me I know
This must be the place
This must be the place
I've been pushed by what has been
Pulled by what will be
Blind to the hands of fate
That have been guiding me
Now all my lonely steps
They all make perfect sense
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Right here is all that I want
Right here is all I need
Your the only place I know
I don't long for anything
Chorus
Let me win
But if I can't
Let me be brave in the attempt
First or last
We all win
We're all heroes when the games begin
Now that the flame is lit
I'm gonna run and hit
I'm gonna do all that I dare
You know I came to play
I'm going all the way
With my arms high in the air
I'll be lifting the weight
I'll be crossing home plate
Let me win
But if I can't
Let me be brave in the attempt
First or last
We all win
We're all heroes when the games begin
The smile on my face
Means I'm winning the human race
'Cause friendship lasts forever
Won't settle for second string
We can do anything
When love brings us together
We'll be lifting the weight
We'll be crossing home plate
Let me win
But if I can't
Let me be brave in the attempt
First or last
We all win
We're all heroes when the games begin
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Up above this city
It's quiet and it's dark
Softer than a whisper
We could hear the music start
Will it last forever?
Will it fade away?
Love has lots of questions
It only answers after the music plays
When two hearts beat together
The beat goes on forever
But the music that we hear sometimes
Disappears
When love's no longer new
Now dancing on the roof top
To the rhythm of the raindrops
I know this much is true, I'll still be
Holding you
When the music stops
Dance with me forever
Through the romance and the rain
And when the music's missing
We'll keep listening 'til it comes back
Again
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High above these avenues
Holding on to love so new
I'll be holding you
When the music stops
One last look, no one in sight
I wasn’t thinking about wrong or right
Filled my pockets full of chocolate
Like a dozen times before
Behind the counter stood old man McVeil
With a new tattoo that he’d gotten in jail
And the whole town knew he was guilty for sure
I never heard him say a word ‘til he locked that door…
He said son
It’s a fine line between right and wrong
No one knows which side you’re on
Cause the true measure of a man
Is what he’s doing
When no one’s watching
Fast on my feet, man I was shaking in my shoes
Look him in the eye and said, “Who are you to accuse?”
He just smiled, then slowly turn the key
On my way out he said, “Son, you remind
Me of me”
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That day the candy wasn’t all that I took
Over my shoulder I stole one last look
And I saw something I wasn’t supposed to see
When Ol’ Jailbird McVeil put a dollar in the drawer for me
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Kicking stones, heading home
You and me dad
Wagon wheels and red steel
Filled with dreams we had
When the load got heavy
And the road so long ahead
You turned to me and said
You push and I’ll pull
Just you and me
Let me be the one (I can’t be the one)
That you need
You push and I’ll pull
And together we’ll find
That the distance in between
You and me
Changes with time
Seventeen, battle scene
And neither would bend
Such a long time
Since we’d been friends
Both stubborn as a stone
So I set out on my own
And turned to you and said
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Now after all these years
Strange that I find myself back here
Kicking stones, heading home
You and me
You lost a step or two
When you hit seventy
And you need me now I know
But you’re too proud to let it show
So like long ago
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The distance in between for you and me
Has changed with time
