Close To The Edge

Diamond Rio Close To The Edge Lyrics
1.Oh Me, Oh My, Sweet Baby

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Oh me, oh my, sweet baby said goodbye
Oh no one else could take her place in my life
Ooo we had something good
So tell me why she would
Go and make me cry, oh me,
Oh my, sweet baby said goodbye

I remember how she'd hold me
And say she'd stay forever true
Back then the future looked so rosey
But tonight it's lookin' mighty blue

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Don't know what i didn't give her
That she gets from someone new
I only know how much i miss her
And wish she hadn't broke my heart in two

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2.In A Week Or Two

(james house/gary burr)

In a week or two
I would have been ready
I would have known what to say
But i missed my chance
When the words 'i love you'
Came just a little too late

In a week or two
I was gonna bring you diamonds
In a week or two
A long, long string of pearls and
We would've run down to the river at night
Sailed away, just me and you
In a week or two

A little more time
Was all i needed
But somehow fall became spring
But put off today
What you can do tomorrow
Sometimes you don't do a thing

In a week or two
I was gonna bring you diamonds
In a week or two
A long, long string of pearls and
We would've run down to the river at night
Sailed away, just me and you
In a week or two

These words in my heart never had a chance to be heard
But i'm telling you now for all that it's worth

In a week or two
I was gonna bring you diamonds
In a week or two
A long, long string of pearls and
We would've run down to the river at night
Sailed away, just me and you
In a week or two


3.It Does Get Better Than This

Sunset, a clear blue lake
Fishing with the boys
A weekend hanging out with my best friends

Tall tales and ice cold beer
Well, i can't blame you guys
For saying this must be the living end

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Hold on, it does get better than this
If you were me
You couldn't disagree
'cause i've held her oh so tight
She's kept me up all night
I've tasted her kisses sweet as wine
Sure, this is a real good time
But pardon me boys
It does get better than this

Cool night, by the fire
At least a million stars
A cooler full of fat catfish to fry
Back slapping, telling jokes
And howling at the moon
I hear you saying, ain't this
The life§ but

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She showed me what the
Good life really means
I know you've had a love like hers
Yeah, in your dreams

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Oh i'm telling you now boys
It does get better than this.


4.Sawmill Road

Me and billy joe and mary beth
Were raised up on the path
Of righteousness
Made a solemn vow that
We'd always be close
And never wander far from
Sawmill road

As the years went by the
World began to change
One by one we outgrew
Those childhood games
Momma cooked and cleaned
And worried 'bout our souls
We got into beer and cars
And rock 'n' roll

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We knew jesus was the answer
And elvis was the king
Blue suede shoes and rock of ages
Were the songs we learned to sing
Innocence went out of style
And we just watched it go
Yesterday got left beneath
The dust on sawmill road

Billy joe went to saigon for uncle sam
Now i go to see him, he don't know who i am
One a year i get a card from mary beth
She's with husband number four somewhere out west
I still live in this old house where we were raised
On this red dirt road the county never paved
Now i watch my kids and worry 'bout their souls
And pray they'll never wander far from sawmill road

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Me and billy joe and mary beth
Were raised up on the path of righteousness.


5.Calling All Hearts(Come Back Home)

To the father and the son who never talk,
Come back home
To the husband and the wife who are both at fault,
Come back home
Forget the past and start again
Face to face and make amends

Calling out around the world
Every heartbroken boy, every lonely girl
Take what's right and forgive what's wrong
I'm calling all hearts to come back home

From the single mom trying to make ends meet
Daddy come back home
From the parents of the child living out on the street
Baby come back home
Forget the past and start again
Face to face and make amends

Can i hear an amen
Can i hear an amen

To every soul who's lost their way,
Come back home
Yeah the wait is over, today's the day
Come back home come back home

Oh calling out around the world
Every heartbroken boy, every lonely girl
Take what's right and forgive what's wrong
I'm calling all hearts, i'm calling out around the world

Every heartbroken boy, every lonely girl
Take what's right and forgive what's wrong
I'm calling all hearts to come back home


6.This Romeo Ain't Got Julie Yet

Your mamma thinks i'm lazy,
Your daddy runs down my name
But you said you'd love me,
Come sunshine or come rain
Well i'll hold you to it julie,
Don't you fret and pout
This story has a happy ending
Even though for now

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This romeo ain't got julie yet
I love you so and you can bet
I'd follow you to timbuktu
Like scarlett followed rhett
But this romeo ain't got julie yet

Just meet me 'round the old man's
Barn 'bout ten o'clock tonight
I'll have my chevy humming
And take you for a ride
Throw the dog a big ole bone
And make sure your bags are packed
We're headed for that silver moon
And may never come back

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Yeah, i'd follow you to timbuktu
Like scarlett followed rhett
But this romeo ain't got julie yet


7.I Was Meant To Be With You

It started out when adam
First laid his eyes on eve
Something passed between them
That came down through history
Carried by an angel
Whispered on the breeze
It waited till the time was right
Then it found you and me

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It must be written on a block of stone
Buried by sand in an ancient land
Carved upon the side of the oldest tree
It must be more than just a dream come true
Yes i believe the good lord always knew
I was meant to be with you

Standing here beside you
In my heart i know
This love that we were meant to share
Began so long ago
As sure as rain was made to fall
And mountains made to stand
I was born to be with you
There was nothing left to chance

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From the beginning to the end of time
I was to be yours, you were to be mine


8.Old Weakness(Coming On Strong)

She's back in town
Haven't seen her yet
But i know that that won't last
Soon i'll turn around
And be face to face
With a feeling from my past

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She's an old weakness
From a place i fell
She's an old heartache
One that time didn't heal too well
It's an old story
'bout a love gone wrong
Just an old weakness
Coming on strong

My hands still shake
And my heart still aches
Just knowing she's this close
Those steel blue eyes
And the way she smiles
Are the things i fear the most

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I know the truth is showing
I know i should be going home

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Just an old weakness
Coming on strong


9.Demons And Angels

He swore it was over and all in his past
A few hours later his hand's 'round a glass
A voice on the left says,
there's peace in the wine§
From the right a voice whispers,
don't do it this time§
When he looks for the answer
Down in his heart
Demons and angels tear him apart

She calls his name softly
As she lies in their bed
Listens for footsteps and prays for the best
She knows that he loves her
Knows that he tries
But if he comes home drinking
She'll leave him tonight
She waits for the answer and
Cries in the dark
While demons and angels tear him apart

For so long they've fought for his soul
The whisky and the woman at home
And they all know he must choose
The winner alone

There's not much that's sweeter
Than a new life begun
Ain't much that's sadder
Than a promise undone
He stares at the bottle,
Longs for her arms
While demons and angels tear him apart

When he looks for the answer down in his heart
There's demons and angels that tear him apart


10.Nothing In This World

Well since the day the world began
I know god has had a master plan
He made a sky to hold the sun
He made sands to hold the sea
He made hearts for neverending love
And he made you for me

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No hurricane, no driving rain
Has our kind of power
No valley wide, no mountainslide
Can hold a love like ours
No ocean deep, no fire's heat
Can break a bond so true
Nothing, nothing, nothing in this world's
As strong as me and you

Through all the days and darkest nights
Our love will be the guiding light
With every breath i take
And every day i'm awake
This love of ours will never fade
Until the end of time

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Oh, no love i know of,
Can hold me like you do

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Strong as me and you
As strong as me and you.


11.Close To The Egde

Well i've always been a rounder
With a passion for the road
Respect for all the ladies
But easy come and easy go
Love was only in the movies
Not the answer to my dreams
But you're pushin' different buttons
And pullin' different strings

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You've got my heart a-coverin'
Some unfamiliar ground
I've never felt like this before
Until you came around
If i ain't already fallin'
I guess it could be said
I'm walkin' mighty close to the edge

It's not too late to turn around
But i'm feeling quite concerned
One more kiss might take me
Past the point of no return
Oh, you've got me sendin' flowers
And all sorts of crazy things
I even caught myself a-gazin' at
A fourteen-carat ring

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