1.Boys In Bars
Now you could hear that jukebox pound
But you could barely see inside
Now rumor had it years ago
Is where that girl had died
Now why they caled it a cafe
Well I never understood
Cause there aint no tables on the street
The coffee tastes like mud
But every night at five o'clock
They'd start to come around
We'd begin to set em up
And they would knock em down
Sometime after midnight
With a pocket full of green
We'd lock the doors and step outside
And our days would begin
Cause we were boys in bars
Runnin over the shootin stars
Cruisin Broadway without cars
We were gonna take that town
Nothin there would knock us down
That old apple would be ours
George was a lawyer
In an old Brooks Brothers suit
And Glen worked for homicide
He had a pistol in his boot
Franco was a sculptor
Who looked something like an eagle
Chas did a lot of things
And none of them were legal
Debbi was a waitress
And she came all the way from Queens
Sit around and wonder how
She got into those jeans
Nicky tended bar
So he always drank for free
Johnny was a lover
And he taught everything to me
And we were boys in bars
Cool as ice cubes, Sharp as darts
Runnin down all those lonely hearts
All that liquid goes
All those lives we sewed
All those medals all those scars
Last night I was thinkin back
To those sweet old Disco days
But you know the memories were cloudy
Through that thick Marlboro haze
Freezin outside 54's
Just hopin he'd pick me
Skiing down Columbus
Just like Jean Claude Killey
Back before the ticking clcok
Made all of us it's slave
And back before the search for love
Could put you in your grave
I'd never trade the days I lost
For the years that I have found
Sometimes late at night
I can hear that jukebox pound
And we were boys in bars
Runnin over the shootin stars
Cruisin Broadway without cars
We were gonna take that town
Nothin there would knock us down
That old apple would be ours
Boys in bars
We were boys in bars
Runnin over the shootin stars
Boys in bars
We were boys in bars
Cruisin Broadway without cars
Boys in bars
We were boys in bars
Cool as ice cubes sharp as darts
Boys in bars
We were boys in bars
Runnin down all those lonely hearts
2.Guess Again
They were drunk and they were angry
They were big as they could be
They were hell bent and determined
To kick the Yankee out of me
Insulted me they called me names
They would not let me pass
Oh those Redneck boys
They left me no choice
I had to kick some ass
Guess again
Must've been dreamin
Truth is I turned high tail and ran
Guess again
Oh I must've been dreamin
Dreamin I was much more of a man
Well you know that I am six foot three
But did you know that I'm part Cherokee
Oh I'm a major hunk
Have you ever seen me dunk
You know that I'm a Spanish dancer
I'm workin on my cure for cancer
I drive a supersonic car
And I'm a rock and roll star
Guess again
Must've been dreamin
Maybe I just got way too much time
Guess again
Oh I must've been dreamin
Since when is dreamin a crime
See I was burstin with desire
I was a boy of just thirteen
She was an old friend of the family
And a local beauty queen
And then we found ourselves alone
In the middle of the day
She took me to her room
She took me to the moon
She took my innocence away
Guess again
Must've been dreamin
Truth is she never noticed me
Guess again
Oh I must've been dreamin
But it's so much sweeter than reality
Well you know I'm not afraid of pain
But did you know that I rope fire and rain
Workin on my seventh book oh yeah
I'm a gourmet cook
I speak fluent French you know
I got a big black belt in Tae Kwan Do
And I'm a PHD of course
And I'm hung like a horse
Guess again
Must've been dreamin
Sometimes all these dreams are like a curse
Guess again
Oh I must've been dreamin
Guess you're gonna have to sit through one more verse
You see we booked this downtown cabaret
My brother and the boys
Came to sing some rock and roll
And make a little noise
But the audience ignored us
No matter what we played
We tore our soles apart
And I sang out my heart
They laughed and turned away
And then we sang this very tune
About my dreams that don't come true
Whoa their jaws just dropped
And you know the laughin stopped
And they seemed to hang on every word
Like the finest song they'd ever heard
They rose as one and roared their love
The angels joining from above
We saw the light we found the cure
An end to hate
An end to war
The crowd called out for more
Guess again
Must've been dreamin
It's the only thing in life that's left that's free
Guess again
Oh I must've been dreamin
Dreamin's always worked pretty well
Dreamin's always worked pretty darn well
Dreamin's always worked pretty well for me
3.Memorize
I'm sure that we've been lower
But I can't remember when
As the chilly winds in the distance
Are blowin once again
Through our lives
The vice of fire
Sharp as knives
Are your words that I finally believe
But I need some of your time before you leave
Let me memorize you
Every tiny imperfection in that face
I'll always love
Let me memorize you
Knowin it's the last tinme
That I'll lay these eyes on you
Let me memorize you
The arugments are empty
Debated to a draw
Analyzed forever
To find some fatal flaw
That would show
We could see it through
Now I know
That one goes on
And one will stay behind
But don't you leave me
Till I've etched you in my mind
Let me memorize you
Every tiny imperfection in that face
I'll always love
Let me memorize you
Knowin it's the last tinme
That I'll lay these eyes on you
Let me memorize you
For all of my life
For all of my life
4.Old Guitars
She gave me an old guitar
She said teach yourself to play
You've been lookin kind of bored
Maybe this will fill your days
She went out and I stayed in
And I struggled with that Fenn
She went west and I stayed east
And I tried my best to sing
And I sang Sam and Dave
Catch that wave
The Boss and Buddy Holly
And every happy song I sang
Sounded meloncholy
I learned C and G
and D and E
and F and F sharp minor
And in my mind when she walked out
I'd gone to Carolina
And I went
do do do, do do do do, do do do, do do do do
do do do, do do do do, do do do, do do do do
Hearts can break just like a string
Old guitars can't fix a string
I Put that Martin in it's case
With the memory of her face
Where it stayed to gather dust
And I went and found someone to trust
I couldn't stand to twist and shout
Not too much to sing about
No more Dave Clark, five cars, see
the three dog night too hot to handle
Even Mozart leaves me cold
Brahms and Bach can't handle
Oh oh Creedance preach
croochie could
and get my heart a pumpin
Jimmy Smack would not come back
Jack Flash wasn't jumpin
and no more
do do do, do do do do, do do do do do do do
do do do, do do do do, do do do do do do do
Fifteen years have come and gone
And my wife hands me this old X
She said I want to pretty please
Watch your big scissory hands
He got six more shiny strings
and you got me alone tonight
Stroke that neck that you've got me
On that guitar nice and tight
And I sang Don and Phil
Who on the hill
the band and man a lion
But every sad sad song I sang
I sang with a smile
I learned Marvin Gaye
Got double paid
The strings and the blue goes
Dolphin king and forcin heart
and even some tomorrow
And I went
do do do, do do do do, do do do do do do do
do do do, do do do do, do do do do do do do
I feel fine, Patsy Cline
The king and Stan Dimazie
Maybe we could harmonize
Just like June and Johnny
Thinner than the glimmer twins
And both illusionary
Monkeys sturdy drifters toasters
Jackson and the Opries
One more time
do do do, do do do do, do do do do do do do
do do do, do do do do, do do do do do do do
5.Only A Good Woman
When I was seventeen
I asked my daddy
What does it take to be a man
He said sit down son
Let's have a little talk
I'll try and make you understand
Then he said years won't do it, tears won't do it
And sittin down to drink a thousand beers won't do it
Tattoos won't do it, and booze won't do it
And puttin little lifts in your shoes won't do it
I'm gonna tell you the thing that can
He said you get a good woman and she'll make you a man
He said only, a good woman can
That's the only thing, that's gonna make you a man
He said a scar won't do it fast cars won't do it
And kickin someone's ass in a bar won't do it
You aint gonna do it as an army private or
A captain or lieutenant, no just won't buy it
Listen son you'd better get yourself a plan
He said you get a good woman and she'll make you a man
He said only, a good woman can
That's the only thing, that's gonna make you a man
Now I was runnin around all through my twenties
Just to prove I had the stuff
Then one day I met this brown eyed girl
She said to me boy you aint so tough
She said that walk won't do it, talk won't do it
And struttin in here like a chicken hawk won't do it
Or bein a sexist, or drivin that Lexus
Or tellin people you were born and raised in Texas
Come over here boy if you think you can
She said you get a good woman and she'll make you a man
She said only, a good woman can
That's the only thing, that's gonna make you a man
My daddy died when I was thirty one
And that brown eyed girl gave me a brown eyed son
And when he comes to me wonderin how you do it
I'll say now sit down son cause I've been through it
Drugs won't do it, and hugs won't do it
And hangin on the corner with the thugs won't do it
The preacher won't do it and the teacher won't do it
And stayin up to watch the creature feature won't do it
Boy just look at your momma and you'll understand
You get a good woman and she'll make you a man
Son only, a good woman can
That's the only thing, that's gonna make you a man
Eatin snakes won't do it, Body By Jake won't do it
And puttin a lot of birthday candles on your birthday cake won't
do it
Wearin cowboy boots won't do it, Armani suits won't do it
Sittin there puffin on that Cuban cheroot won't do it
Bein rich won't do it, bein poor won't do it
Playin this song on the radioooo.....might do it
Actually, that might do it
6.Woman's Got A Mind To Change
They say the only sure things in this life are death and taxes
I don't agree I think that different kinds of matches
I once met this old wise man on a hill
He never gave his Uncle Sam a damn dollar bill
I said are you afraid to die
He said son what you talkin
I'll be comin back
In that door your walking
There's only one thing in this world you can count on
There's only one thing you can lay your money down on
You can bet your life your farm your home on the range
If you've got a woman, a woman's got a mind to change
I said a woman's got a mind, a woman's got a mind to change
I said oh baby oh baby oh baby,
Let's get us some Chinese food
But she said no no no no no no
Not in the mood
We headed down to Pedro's tacoria
We ordered up a couple of those old salty Margaritas
You know that menu it didn't whet her appetite
She said I got a good idea
Let's get Chinese food tonight
There's only one thing in this world you can count on
There's only one thing you can lay your money down on
You can bet your life your farm your home on the range
If you've got a woman, a woman's got a mind to change
Oh, and I said my woman's got a mind to change
We had our fling, we had our thing
And she went back to mister Raines
Cried some tears, drank some beers
I got in bed and I turned out the lights
Oh then I heard these keys inside my door
Famliar footsteps just kind of move across my floor
Said aw baby I thought you said we were through
She said what can I say I changed my mind
I'd rather be with you
There's only one thing in this world you can count on
There's only one thing you can lay your money down on
You can bet your life your farm your home on the range
If you've got a woman, a woman's got a mind to change
There's only one thing in this world you can count on
There's only one thing you can lay your money down on
You can bet your life your farm your home on the range
If you've got a woman, a woman's got a mind to change
SONG： Only a Good Woman
When I was seventeen
I asked my daddy
What does it take to be a man
And he said sit down son
Let's have a little talk
I'll try and make you understand
And then he said
years won't do it
tears won't do it
and sitting down to drink a thousand beers won't do it
tattoos won't do it
and booze won't do it
and puttin little lifts in your shoes won't do it
but I'm gonna tell you the thing that can
he said you get a good woman and she'll make you a man
He said only, a good woman can
That's the only thing that's gonna make you a man
he said a scar won't do it
fast car won't do it
and kickin' someone's ass in a bar won't do it
you aint gonna do it as an army private
or a captain or lieutenant just won't buy it
listen son you better get yourself a plan
he said you get a good woman and she'll make you a man
He said only, a good woman can
That's the only thing that's gonna make you a man
Now I was runnin around all through my twenties
Just to prove I had the stuff
Then one day I met this brown eyed girl
She said to me boy you aint that tough
She said that walk won't do it
that talk won't do it
and struttin in here like a chicken hawk won't do it
or bein a sexist
or drivin that Lexus
or tellin people you were born and raised in Texas
Come over here boy if you think you can
She said you get a good woman and she'll make you a man
She said only, a good woman can
That's the only thing that's gonna make you a man
Well my daddy died when I was thirty one
And that brown eyed girl gave me a brown eyed son
And when he comes to me wonderin how you do it
I'll say now sit down son cause I've been through it
drugs won't do it
hugs won't do it
and hangin on the corner with thugs won't do it
the preacher won't do it
and the teacher won't do it
and stayin up to watch the creature feature won't do it
boy just look at your momma and you'll understand
Oh you get a good woman and she'll make you a man
Son only, a good woman can
That's the only thing that's gonna make you a man
Eatin snake won't do it
Body by Jake won't do it
Put a lot of birthday candles on your birthday cake won't do it
Wearin cowboy boots won't do it
Armani suits won't do it
Sittin there puffin on that cuban cheroot won't do it
Bein rich won't do it
Bein poor won't do it
Playin this song on the radiooooo ..... might do it
Yeah actually, that might do it
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