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1.Between Ragged And Wrong

(rick giles/steve bogard/steven j. nathan)

We met in a honkey tonk with sawdust on the floor
But i'm not supposed to hang out there anymore
You fell in love with a side of me that you called wild and free
Now that's not the way you want me to be

It must be nice to walk the straight and narrow
See in black and white true as a arrow
But out here on the edge is where i belong
Walkin' that fine line between ragged and wrong

I know you think that you can manke somebody out of me
But the good lord did that job already, can't you see
I'm sorry if my rebel ways don't fit into your plan
But i kinda like me fine the way i am

It must be nice to walk the straight and narrow
See in black and white true as a arrow
But out here on the edge is where i belong
Walkin' that fine line between ragged and wrong

I've got my own way of bein' true
I've got my own way of lovin' you
If that ain't enough it'll have to do

It must be nice to walk the straight and narrow
See in black and white true as a arrow
But out here on the edge is where i belong
Walkin' that fine line between ragged and wrong
Walkin' that fine line between ragged and wrong

Between ragged and wrong
Between ragged and wrong
Between ragged and wrong
Between ragged and wrong


2.Down In Flames

(michael clark, jeff stevens)

No one dreams in this ol' town, no more
They don't look down that windin' road
Wonderin' where it goes
But when i hold you, i can see
All the places it could lead
They say we're crazy, i don't care
We could make it anywhere

Chorus:
Let's ride the wind
Down this old road tonight
Let's pack our dreams
And leave the rest behind
They say love this hot
Can be a dangerous thing
Come on darlin'...
Let's go down in flames

I don't know or care where this road leads
Just as long as at the end
It's you and me
We can feel our hearts, beggin' us to go
If we don't leave now, we'll never know
And if our love should crash and burn
We'll take that chance, for all it's worth

Repeat chrous

So take my hand, you know we're right
Don't look back, just hold on tight

Repeat chorus

Come on darlin'... let's go down in flames


3.Every Once In A While

(henry paul/van stephenson/dave robbins)

When the moon is bright
On a saturday night
There's a thousand stars in the sky
On a winding road her memory flows
She'll face the fact
She wants to go back

Chrous:
She opens her heart to an old memory
She closes her eyes and she smiles
Just ask her if she ever still
Thinks about me
She'll say 'every once in a while,
Every once in a while'

She tries to forget
But she hasn't yet
Not a single day goes by
That feeling again reminds of when
I held her tight, it felt so right

Repeat chorus

And every once in a while
She calls my name out loud
And when she thinks about us
She'll face the fact
She wants to go back

Repeat chorus


4.Goodbye Says It All

(johnny macrae, bobby fischer, charlie black)

It's another back-door sneakin' in
Where you been? midnight
Quiet as a mack truck-lotsa luck
Thinkin' up an alibi
But every light in the house is on
Everything is gone

Chorus:
She left me no chance at redemption
No further exemption
Just a big red 'goodbye' is lipstick on the wall
Goodbye says it all
No long explanation
No reconciliation
No let's-talk-it-over number i can call
Goodbye says it all
Goodbye...

She could have thrown a knock-down scream-and-shout
Have-it-out tirade
She could have made it real tough bringing up
All the hell that i raised
But no more wasted words on me
No, she kept short and sweet

Repeat chorus

No more wasted words on me
No, she kept short and sweet

Repeat chorus


5.I Sure Can Smell The Rain

(john jarrard, walt aldridge)

She hasn't done a thing
That really has to mean she's going anywhere
I haven't seen it showing in her eyes
But i swear it must be there
I don't know why i feel it so strong
But i feel it just the same
I can't see a single storm cloud in the sky
But i sure can smell the rain

She'd still say 'i love you' if i ask
But she never volunteers
Somehow what she never says
Means more than all the other words i hear
Still she should win an oscar
If she's lying when she says that nothing's changed
I can't see a single storm cloud in the sky
But i sure can smell the rain

Every day i brace myself
To hear the words i'm scared she's gonna say
And every night i thank the lord
Somehow i dodged a bullet one more day
Sometimes there are things a man just knows
That he really can't explain
I can't see a single storm cloud in the sky
But i sure can smell the rain

I can't see a single storm cloud in the sky
But i sure can smell the rain


6.Let 'em Whirl

(henry paul/van stephenson/greg jennings)

Whirlwind running through my head
Wasted words that people said
The wind is howling at my door
I don't listen anymore

The darkened sky blocks out the sun
Still reeling from the damage done
If i go out and chase that wind
I might not make it back again

Let 'em whirl, who am i to say
You gotta do things different
I know a better way
Let 'em whirl, there's a child in everyone
Who's got to ride the storm out
To see who'll they'll become
Let 'em whirl

The simple things are hard to see
I got you and you've got me
No cause left for us to fight
Being wrong's a god-given right

Let 'em whirl, who am i to say
You gotta do things different
I know a better way
Let 'em whirl, there's a child in everyone
Who's got to ride the storm out
To see who'll they'll become
Let 'em whirl

We all learn the hard way
We can't pretend to know
Where life is gonna lead us
Or which way the wind will blow
Let 'em whirl

Who am i to say
You gotta do things different
I know a better way
Let 'em whirl, there's a child in everyone
Who's got to ride the storm out
To see who'll they'll become
Let 'em whirl
Who am i to say
You gotta do things different
I know a better way
Let 'em whirl, there's a child in everyone
Who's got to ride the storm out
To see who'll they'll become
Let 'em whirl


7.Love Like This

(pat bunch/pam rose/mary ann kennedy)

A king would trade his finest crown
For a love love like this
And warriors have laid weapons down
For a love love like this
Hearts will break a thousand times
For a love love like this
And arms will wait a thousand nights for a love
Love like this

Love may come and love may go
But here inside your arms i know
That only you will ever show me
Love like this

You and i have finally found
Love love like this
A place to lay our burdens down
In a love love like this
Hearts can speak without a sound
In a love love like this
What makes the world keep turnin' 'round
Is a love love like this

Love may come and love may go
But here inside your arms i know
That only you will ever show me
Love like this

The moon has never shown before
On a love love like this
And i have never wanted more than a love
Love like this
A love love like this
A love love like this


8.One More Heartache

(henry paul/van stephenson/dave robbins)

She woke up this morning and she knew
They were through
And she was leavin'
She packed up her love and her memories
Now she sees
Her heart was breakin' even
Now she's headed down that highway
She's never coming back again

She'll go one more time
Down that lonesome road
Till she finds that turn off
That leads back home
Then she'll dust her dreams off
And dry her eyes
She'll leave one more heartache
One more heartache, one more heartache behind

She had a love when she was young
It was the one
That set her heart to dreamin'
Since then she's never been the same
Through the pain
She gave up on believin'
Now she's headed down that highway
She's never coming back again

She'll go one more time
Down that lonesome road
Till she finds that turn off
That leads back home
Then she'll dust her dreams off
And dry her eyes
She'll leave one more heartache
One more heartache, one more heartache behind

She'll go one more time
Down that lonesome road
Till she finds that turn off
That leads back home
Then she'll dust her dreams off
And dry her eyes
She'll leave one more heartache
One more heartache, one more heartache behind
She'll leave one more heartache behind


9.Stone By Stone

(henry paul/van stephenson/dave robbins)

Stone by stone, beam by beam
Hand in hand, we built this dream
Now you're wreckin' this home
Doin' it stone by stone

Brick by brick, tear by tear
The love we made has slowly disappeared
It's as good as gone
You're takin' it stone by stone

Why can't you up and just walk away
Do you have to drag it out day after day
I'm tired of tryin', i'm giving up
'cause you tear it down faster than i can fix it up

Room by room, wall by wall
Pretty soon it's gonna fall
On your own
You're doin' it stone by stone

Why can't you up and just walk away
Do you have to drag it out day after day
I'm tired of tryin', i'm giving up
'cause you tear it down faster than i can fix it up

Stone by stone, beam by beam
Hand in hand, we built this dream
Now you're wreckin' this home
Doing it stone by stone

Stone by stone by stone by stone
Stone by stone by stone by stone
On your own, you're doin' it stone by stone


10.That's Just About Right

(jeff black)

My old friend lives up in the mountains
He flew up there to paint the world
He says, 'even though interpretation's what i count on
This little picture to me seems blurred
Hard lines and the shadows come easy
I see it all just as clear as a bell
I just can't seem to set my easel to please me
I paint my heaven but it looks like hell'

Chorus:
You blue might be gray, your less might be more
Your window to the world might be your own front door
Your shiniest day might come in the middle of the night
That's just about right

He says, 'man i ain't comin' down until my picture is pefect
And all the wonder is gone from my eyes
Down through my hands and on to the canvas
Still like my vision, but still a surprise'
'real life,' he says, 'is the hardest impression
It's always movin' so i let it come through'
And that. my friend, i say, is the glory of true independence
Just to do what you do what you do what you do

Repeat chorus

My old friend came down from the mountain
Without even lookin' he found a little truth
You can go through life with the greatest intentions
But you do what you do what you just gotta do

Repeat chrous