The Essential Dixie

Dixie Chicks The Essential Dixie Lyrics
1.Not Ready To Make Nice

Lyricist:Martha Eleanor Seidel MaguireEmily Burns Erwin RobisonDan
WilsonNatalie Louis Maines Pasdar
Writer(s):Dan WilsonEmily Burns Erwin RobisonMartha Eleanor Seidel
MaguireNatalie Louis Maines Pasdar

Forgive, sounds good.
Forget, I'm not sure I could.
They say time heals everything,
But I'm still waiting

I'm through, with doubt,
There's nothing left for me to figure out,
I've paid a price, and I'll keep paying

I'm not ready to make nice,
I'm not ready to back down,
I'm still mad as hell
And I don't have time
To go round and round and round
It's too late to make it right
I probably wouldn't if I could
Cause I'm mad as hell
Can't bring myself to do what it is
You think I should

I know you said
Why can't you just get over it,
It turned my whole world around
buti kind of like it

I made my bed and I sleep like a baby,
With no regrets and I don't mind saying,
It's a sad sad story
That a mother will teach her daughter
that she ought to hate a perfect stranger.
And how in the world
Can the words that I said
Send somebody so over the edge
That they'd write me a letter
Saying that I better shut up and sing
Or my life will be over

I'm not ready to make nice,
I'm not ready to back down,
I'm still mad as hell
And I don't have time
To go round and round and round
It's too late to make it right
I probably wouldn't if I could
Cause I'm mad as hell
Can't bring myself to do what it is
You think I should

I'm not ready to make nice,
I'm not ready to back down,
I'm still mad as hell
And I don't have time
To go round and round and round
It's too late to make it right
I probably wouldn't if I could
Cause I'm mad as hell
Can't bring myself to do what it is
You think I should

Forgive, sounds good.
Forget, I'm not sure I could.
They say time heals everything,
But I'm still waiting


2.The Long Way Around

Lyricist:Emily Burns Erwin RobisonMartha Eleanor Seidel
MaguireNatalie Louis Maines PasdarDan Wilson
Writer(s):Dan WilsonEmily Burns Erwin RobisonMartha Eleanor Seidel
MaguireNatalie Louis Maines Pasdar

My friends from high school
Married their high school boyfriends
Moved into houses in the same ZIP codes
Where their parents live

But I, I could never follow
No I, I could never follow

I hit the highway in a pink RV with stars on the ceiling
Lived like a gypsy
Six strong hands on the steering wheel

I've been a long time gone now
Maybe someday, someday I'm gonna settle down
But I've always found my way somehow

By taking the long way
Taking the long way around
Taking the long way
Taking the long way around

I met the queen of whatever
Drank with the Irish and smoked with the hippies
Moved with the shakers
Wouldn't kiss all the asses that they told me to

No I, I could never follow
No I, I could never follow

It's been two long years now
Since the top of the world came crashing down
And I'm getting' it back on the road now

But I'm taking the long way
Taking the long way around
I'm taking the long way
Taking the long way around
The long
The long way around

Well, I fought with a stranger and I met myself
I opened my mouth and I heard myself
It can get pretty lonely when you show yourself
Guess I could have made it easier on myself

But I, I could never follow
No I, I could never follow

Well, I never seem to do it like anybody else
Maybe someday, someday I'm gonna settle down
If you ever want to find me I can still be found

Taking the long way
Taking the long way around
Taking the long way
Taking the long way around


3.Easy Silence

Lyricist:Dan WilsonNatalie Louis Maines PasdarEmily Burns Erwin
RobisonMartha Eleanor Seidel Maguire
Writer(s):Dan WilsonEmily Burns Erwin RobisonMartha Eleanor Seidel
MaguireNatalie Louis Maines Pasdar

When the calls and conversations
Accidents and accusations
Messages and misperceptions
Paralyze my mind

Busses, cars, and airplanes leaving
Burning fumes of gasoline
And everyone is running
And I come to find a refuge in the

Easy silence that you make for me
It's okay when there's nothing more to say to me
And the peaceful quiet you create for me
And the way you keep the world at bay for me
The way you keep the world at bay

Monkeys on the barricades
Are warning us to back away
They form commissions trying to find
The next one they can crucify

And anger plays on every station
Answers only make more questions
I need something to believe in
Breathe in sanctuary in the

Easy silence that you make for me
It's okay when there's nothing more to say to me
And the peaceful quiet you create for me
And the way you keep the world at bay for me
The way you keep the world at bay

Children lose their youth too soon
Watching war made us immune
And I've got all the world to lose
But I just want to hold on to the

Easy silence that you make for me
It's okay when there's nothing more to say to me
And the peaceful quiet you create for me
And the way you keep the world at bay for me

The easy silence that you make for me
It's okay when there's nothing more to say to me
And the peaceful quiet you create for me
And the way you keep the world at bay for me
The way you keep the world at bay for me
The way you keep the world at bay


4.Lubbock Or Leave It

Lyricist:Martha Eleanor Seidel MaguireEmily Burns Erwin RobisonMike
CampbellNatalie Louis Maines Pasdar
Writer(s):Emily Burns Erwin RobisonMartha Eleanor Seidel MaguireMike
CampbellNatalie Louis Maines Pasdar

Dust bowl, Bible belt
Got more churches than trees
Raise me, praise me, couldn't save me
Couldn't keep me on my knees
Oh, boy, rave on down loop 289
That'll be the day you see me back
In this fool's paradise

Temptation's strong
(Salvation's gone)
I'm on my way
To hell's half acre
How will I ever
How will I ever
Get to heaven now

Throwing stones from the top of your rock
Thinking no one can see
The secrets you hide behind
Your southern hospitality
On the strip the kids get lit
So they can have a real good time
Come Sunday they can just take their pick
From the crucifix skyline

Temptation's strong
(Salvation's gone)
I'm on my way
To hell's half acre
How will I ever
How will I ever
Get to heaven now
Get to heaven now

International airport
A quarter after nine
Paris Texas, Athens Georgia's
Not what I had in mind
As I'm getting out I laugh to myself
Cause this is the only place
Where as you're getting on the plane
You see Buddy Holly's face

I hear they hate me now
Just like they hated you
Maybe when I'm dead and gone
I'm gonna get a statue too

Temptation's strong
(Salvation's gone)
I'm on my way
To hell's half acre
How will I ever
How will I ever
Get to heaven now
Get to heaven now
How will I ever

Get to heaven now


5.Bitter End

Lyricist:Emily Burns Erwin RobisonNatalie Louis Maines PasdarGary
LourisMartha Eleanor Seidel Maguire
Writer(s):Emily Burns Erwin RobisonGary LourisMartha Eleanor Seidel
MaguireNatalie Louis Maines Pasdar

The words that you said
They still ring in my head
Don't you know
We say goodbye
With a tear in our eye
Oh, where'd you go

It's alright you can sleep tonight
Knowing you'll always live on in a song

Farewell to old friends
Let's raise a glass to the bitter end
Farewell to old friends
Will you be the same when we see you again

Remember the days
When we'd laugh as you played
Who would have known
The water would come and just take you away
Oh, where'd you go

It's not alright
I can't sleep tonight
Knowing you should have played on
On and on

Farewell to old friends
Let's raise a glass to the bitter end
Farewell to old friends
Will you forgive me when I see you again

You had a good time
Drinking all of our wine
After the show
We all rode the wave
Of that crazy parade
Oh, where'd you go
What happened to
The ones we knew
As long as I'm the shiniest star
Oh, there you are

Farewell to old friends
Let's raise a glass to the bitter end
Farewell to old friends
We'll still be here when you come round again


6.Silent House

Lyricist:Emily Burns Erwin RobisonMartha Eleanor Seidel
MaguireNatalie Louis Maines PasdarNeil Finn
Writer(s):Emily Burns Erwin RobisonMartha Eleanor Seidel
MaguireNatalie Louis Maines PasdarNeil Finn

These walls have eyes
Rows of photographs
And faces like mine
Who do we become
Without knowing where
We started from

It's true I'm missing you
As I stand alone in your room

Everyday that will pass you by
Every name that you won't recall
Everything that you made by hand
Everything that you know by heart

And I will try to connect
All the pieces you left
I will carry it on
And let you forget
And I'll remember the years
When your mind was clear
How the laughter and life
Filled up this silent house

One room
Two single beds
In the closet hangs
Your favorite dress
The books that you read
Are in scattered piles
Of paper shreds

Everything that you made by hand
Everything that you know by heart

And I will try to connect
All the pieces you left
I will carry it on
And let you forget
And I'll remember the years
When your mind was clear
How the laughter and life
Filled up this silent house
Silent house

In the garden off the living room
A chill fills the air
And the lilies bloom

And I will try to connect
All the pieces you left
I will carry it on
And let you forget
And I'll remember the years
When your mind was clear
How the laughter and life
Filled up this

And I will try to connect
All the pieces you left
I will carry it on
And let you forget
And I'll remember the years
When your mind was clear
How the laughter and life
Filled up this silent house

Silent house


7.Lullaby

Lyricist:Natalie Louis Maines PasdarMartha Eleanor Seidel
MaguireEmily Burns Erwin RobisonDan Wilson
Writer(s):Dan WilsonEmily Burns Erwin RobisonMartha Eleanor Seidel
MaguireNatalie Louis Maines Pasdar

They didn't have you where I come from
Never knew the best was yet to come
Life began when I saw your face
And I hear your laugh like a serenade

How long do you want to be loved
Is forever enough, is forever enough
How long do you want to be loved
Is forever enough
Cause I'm never, never giving you up

I slip in bed when you're asleep
To hold you close and feel your breath on me
Tomorrow there'll be so much to do
So tonight I'll drift in a dream with you

How long do you want to be loved
Is forever enough, is forever enough
How long do you want to be loved
Is forever enough
Cause I'm never, never giving you up

As you wander through this troubled world
In search of all things beautiful
You can close your eyes when you're miles away
And hear my voice like a serenade

How long do you want to be loved
Is forever enough, is forever enough
How long do you want to be loved
Is forever enough
Cause I'm never, never giving you up

How long do you want to be loved
Is forever enough, is forever enough
How long do you want to be loved
Is forever enough
Cause I'm never, never giving you up
Is forever enough
Cause I'm never, never giving you up


8.Everybody Knows

Lyricist:Gary LourisNatalie Louis Maines PasdarEmily Burns Erwin
RobisonMartha Eleanor Seidel Maguire
Writer(s):Emily Burns Erwin RobisonGary LourisMartha Eleanor Seidel
MaguireNatalie Louis Maines Pasdar

Tell me now if you came sneaking up behind
Would you know me and see behind the smile
I can change like colors on a wall
Hoping no one else will find what lies beneath it all
I think I hide it all so well

Stepping out, everyone can see my face
All the things I can't erase from my life
Everybody knows
Standing out so you won't forget my name
That's the way we play this game of life
Everybody knows

Looking through the crowd
I search for something else
But every time I turn around
I run into myself
Here I stand
Consumed with my surroundings
Just another day
Of everybody looking
I swore they'd never see me cry
You'll never see me cry

Stepping out, everyone can see my face
All the things I can't erase from my life
Everybody knows
Standing out so you won't forget my name
That's the way we play this game of life
Everybody knows

You say I'll pay the price
That's the chance that I'll take
Though you may think I'm telling lies
But I just call it getting by

Stepping out, everyone can see my face
All the things I can't erase from my life
Everybody knows

Standing out so you won't forget my name
That's the way we play this game of life
Everybody knows I am just barely getting by


9.Long Time Gone

Lyricist:Darrell Scott
Writer(s):Darrell Scott

Daddy sits on the front porch swingin'
Lookin' out on a vacant field
Used to be filled with burly N tobacco
Now he knows it never will

Brother found work in Indiana
Sister's a nurse at the old folks home
Momma's still cooking too much for supper
And me, I've been a longtime gone

Been a longtime gone
No I ain't hoed a row since I don't know when
Longtime gone
And I ain't coming back again

Delia plays that ol' church piano
Sittin out on her daddy's farm
She always thought that we'd be together
Lord I never meant to do her harm

Said she could hear me singin' in the choir
Me, I heard of another song
I caught wind and hit the road runnin'
And lord I been a long time gone

Been a longtime gone
Lord I ain't had a prayer since I don't know when
Longtime gone
And it ain't coming back again

Now me I went to Nashville
Tryin' to be the big deal
Playin' down on broadway
Gettin' there the hard way
Livin' from a tip jar
Sleepin' in my car
Hockin' my guitar
Yeah I'm going be a star

Now me and Delia sing every sunday
Watchin' the children and the garden grow
Listen to the radio to hear what's cookin'
But the music ain't got no soul

Now they sound tired but they don't sound Haggard
They got money but they don't have Cash
They got junior but they don't have Hank
I think, I think, I think... the rest is...

Longtime gone
No I ain't hit the roof since I don't know when
Longtime gone
And it ain't coming back I said
A longtime gone
No I ain't honked a horn since I don't know when
Longtime gone
And it ain't coming back again

I said a longtime longtime longtime gone
Oh it's been a longtime
Longtime longtime longtime gone
Oh it's been a long time gone

Longtime, longtime, longtime gone
Yeah Yeah


10.Travelin' Soldier

Lyricist:Bruce Robison
Writer(s):Bruce Robison

Two days past eighteen
He was waitin' for the bus in his army greens
Sat down in a booth, at a cafe there
Gave his order to a girl with a bow in her hair
He's a little shy, so she gave him a smile
And he said, would you mind sittin' down for awhile
And talkin' to me, I'm feelin' a little low
She said, I'm off in an hour and I know where we can go

So they went down and they sat on the pier
He said, I bet you got a boyfriend, but I don't care
I've got no one to send a letter to
Would you mind if I sent one back here to you

I cried
Never gonna hold the hand of another guy
Too young for him they told her
Waitin' for the love of a travelin' soldier
Our love will never end
Waitin' for the soldier to come back again
Never more to be alone
When the letter says, a soldier's coming home

So the letters came
From an army camp
In California, then Vietnam
And he told her of his heart
It might be love
And all of the things he was so scared of
He said ,when it's gettin' kinda rough over here
I think of that day, sittin' down at the pier
And I close my eyes and see your pretty smile
Don't worry, but I won't be able to write for awhile

I cried
Never gonna hold the hand of another guy
Too young for him they told her
Waitin' for the love of a travelin' soldier
Our love will never end
Waitin' for the soldier to come back again
Never more to be alone
When the letter says a soldier's coming home

One Friday night at a football game
The Lord's Prayer said and the anthem sang
A man said, folks would you bow your heads
For a list of local, Vietnam dead
Cryin' all alone under the stands
Was a piccolo player in the marching band
And one name read, but nobody really cared
But a pretty little girl with a bow in her hair

I cried
Never gonna hold the hand of another guy
Too young for him they told her
Waitin' for the love of a travelin' soldier
Our love will never end
Waitin' for the soldier to come back again
Never more to be alone
When the letter says a soldier's coming...

I cried
Never gonna hold the hand of another guy
Too young for him they told her
Waitin' for the love of a travelin' soldier
Our love will never end
Waitin' for the soldier to come back again
Never more to be alone
When the letter says a soldier's coming home


11.Landslide

Lyricist:S. NICKS
Writer(s):S. NICKS

I took my love and I took it down
I climbed a mountain and I turned around
And I saw my reflection in the snow covered hills
Well the landslide brought me down

Oh, mirror in the sky
What is love
Can the child within my heart rise above
Can I sail through the changing ocean tides
Can I handle the seasons of my life

Well, I've been afraid of changing
Cause I built my life around you
But time makes you bolder
Children get older
I'm getting older too

Well, I've been afraid of changing
Cause I built my life around you
But time makes you bolder
Children get older
I'm getting older, too
Well, I'm getting older too

So, take this love and take it down
Yeah, and if you climb a mountain and you turn around
And if you see my reflection in the snow-covered hills
Well the landslide brought me down
And if you see my reflection in the snow-covered hills
Well maybe
Well maybe
Well maybe the landslide will bring you down


12.Lil' Jack Slade


13.Truth No. 2

Lyricist:Patty Griffin
Writer(s):Patty Griffin

You don't like the sound of the truth
Commin' from my mouth
You say that I lack the proof
Well baby there might be some
I'm gonna get to the end of my life
Find out everyone was lying
I dont think that I'm afraid anymore
Say that I would rather die trying

Woah, Swing me way down south
Sing me something brave from your mouth
And I'll bring you pearls of water on my hips
And the love in my lips
All the love from my lips

This time when he swung the bat
and i found my self laying falt
I wonder
What a way to spend a dime
what a way to use the time
Aint it baby?
I looked at my reflection
in the window walking past and I saw a stranger
Just so scared all the time
It makes me one more reason why
the world's dangerous

You dont lie the sound of the truth
comming from my mouth
You say that I lack the proof
Baby there might be some
Tell me whats wrong with having a little faith
In what your feeling in your heart
Why must we be so afraid
and always so far apart?


14.White Trash Wedding

Lyricist:Emily Burns Erwin RobisonMartha Eleanor Seidel
MaguireNatalie Louis Maines Pasdar
Writer(s):Emily Burns Erwin RobisonMartha Eleanor Seidel
MaguireNatalie Louis Maines Pasdar

You can't afford no ring
You can't afford no ring
I shouldn't be wearing white
And you can't afford no ring

You finally took my hand
You finally took my hand
It took a nip of gin
But you finally took my hand

You can't afford no ring
You can't afford no ring
I shouldn't be wearing white
And you can't afford no ring

Mama don't approve
Mama don't approve
Daddy says, he's the very best in town
And mama don't approve

You can't afford no ring
You can't afford no ring
I shouldn't be wearing white
And you can't afford no ring

Baby's on its way
Baby's on its way
Say, I do and kiss me quick
Cause baby's on its way

I shouldn't be wearing white
And you can't afford no ring


15.Top Of The World

Lyricist:Patty GriffinJohn Mock
Writer(s):Patty Griffin
Mixing:John Mock

I wished I was smarter, I wished I was stronger
I wished I love Jesus, the way my wife does
I wish it had been easier, instead of any longer
I wished I could have stood where you would have been proud
That won't happen now, that won't happen now

There's a whole lot of singing that's never gonna be heard
Disappearing everyday without so much as a word somehow
Think I broke the wings off that little song bird
She's never gonna fly to the top of the world right now
Top of the world

I don't have to answer any of these questions
Don't have no God to teach me no lessons
I come home in the evening, sit in my chair
One night they called me for supper, but I never got up
I stayed right there, in my chair

There's a whole lot of singing that's never gonna be heard
Disappearing everyday without so much as a word somehow
Think I broke the wings off that little song bird
She's never gonna fly to the top of the world right now
Top of the world

I wished I'd a known you, wished I'd a shown you
All of the things I was on the inside
I'd pretend to be sleeping, when you come in in the morning
To whisper good-bye, go to work in the rain
I don't know why, don't know why

Cause everyone's singing, we just wanna be heard
Disappearing every day without so much as a word somehow
Wanna grab a hold of that little song bird
Take her for a ride to the top of the world right now
Whoa, whoa
To the top of the world, to the top of the world
To the top of the world, to the top of the world, to the top of
the world
To the top of the world, to the top of the world, to the top of
the world


16.Ready To Run

Lyricist:Martha Eleanor Seidel MaguireMarcus Hummon
Writer(s):Marcus HummonMartha Eleanor Seidel Maguire

When the train rolls by,
I'm gonna be ready this time.
When the boy gets that look in his eye,
I'm gonna be ready this time.
When my momma says I look good in white,
I'm gonna be ready this time

Oh yeah...

Chorus:
Ready, ready, ready, ready, ready to run
All I'm ready to do is have some fun
What's all this talk about love?

I feel the wind blow through my hair
I'm gonna be ready this time
I'll buy a ticket to anywhere
I'm gonna be ready this time
You see, it feels like I'm starting to care
I'm gonna be ready this time(ready this time)

oh yeah...

I'm ready to run... I'm ready to run...

Oh

I'm ready to run
I'm ready to run
I'm ready to run
I'm ready to run
I'm ready to run...ready to run...
ready to run...Yeah, I'm ready to run!(I'm ready),
Whoa, I'm ready to run...(I'm ready)
I'm ready to run...(I'm ready)
Oh, I'm ready to run!(I'm ready!)


17.Cowboy Take Me Away

Lyricist:Martha Eleanor Seidel MaguireMarcus Hummon
Writer(s):Marcus HummonMartha Eleanor Seidel Maguire

I said, I wanna touch the earth
I wanna break it in my hands
I wanna grow something wild and unruly
I wanna sleep on the hard ground
In the comfort of your arms
On a pillow of bluebonnets
In a blanket made of stars
Oh, it sounds good to me

Cowboy take me away
Fly this girl as high as you can
Into the wild blue
Set me free, oh I pray
Closer to heaven above and
Closer to you, closer to you

I wanna walk and not run
I wanna skip and not fall
I wanna look at the horizon
And not see a building standing tall
I wanna be the only one
For miles and miles
Except for maybe you
And your simple smile
Oh, it sounds good to me
Yes it sounds so good to me

Cowboy take me away
Fly this girl as high as you can
Into the wild blue
Set me free, oh I pray
Closer to heaven above and
Closer to you, closer to you

I said I wanna touch the earth
I wanna break it in my hands
I wanna grow something wild and unruly
Oh, it sounds so good to me

Cowboy take me away
Fly this girl as high as you can
Into the wild blue
Set me free, oh I pray
Closer to heaven above and
Closer to you, closer to you

Closer to you
Cowboy take me away
Closer to you


18.Goodbye Earl

Lyricist:Dennis Linde
Writer(s):Dennis Linde

Mary-Ann and Wanda were the best of friends
All through their high school days
Both members of the 4H Club
Both active in the FFA

After graduation Mary-Ann went out lookin' for a bright new
world
Wanda looked all around this town and all she found was Earl

Well it wasn't two weeks after she got married
That Wanda started gettin' abused
She put on dark glasses and long sleeved blouses
And make-up to cover a bruise
Well she finally got the nerve to file for divorce
She let the law take it from there
But Earl walked right through that restraining order
And put her in intensive care

Right away Mary-Ann flew in from Atlanta
On a red eye midnight flight
She held Wanda's hand as they worked out a plan
And it didn't take 'em long to decide
That Earl had to die!

(nanana...)
Goodbye Earl
Those black-eyed peas(nanana...)
They tasted all right to me, Earl
You feelin' weak(nanana...)
Why don't you lay down and sleep, Earl
Ain't it dark(nanana...)
Wrapped up in that tarp, Earl?

The cops came by to bring Earl in
They searched the house high and low
Then they tipped their hats and said,
'Thank you ladies if you hear from him let us know'

Well the weeks went by and
spring turned to summer
And summer faded into fall
And it turns out he was a missing person who nobody missed at
all

So the girls bought some land and a roadside stand
Out on Highway 109
They sell Tennessee ham and strawberry jam
And they don't lose any sleep at night
'Cause Earl had to die

(nanana...)
Goodbye Earl
We need a break...........
Let's go out to the lake, Earl
We'll pack a lunch(nanana...)
And stuff you in the trunk, Earl
Well is that all right?(nanana...)
Good!
Let's go for a ride, Earl

Hey!(nanana...)
Oh, hey hey hey! (nanana...)
Aww, hey hey hey!(nanana...)
Well,hey hey hey(nanana...)


19.Some Days You Gotta Dance

Lyricist:Troy JohnsonMarshall Morgan
Writer(s):Marshall MorganTroy Johnson

It was about five 'til five on Friday
We were all getting ready to go
And the boss man started screaming
and his veins began to show
He said you and you come with me
'cause you're gonna have to stay
My heart was thumping I was jumping
I had to get away

Some days you gotta dance
Live it up when you get the chance
'Cause when the world doesn't make no sense
And you're feeling just a little to tense
Gotta loosen up those chains and dance

Well I was talking with my baby
over a small glass of tea
He asked the loaded question
He said 'how do you feel about me?'
My mind was racin' I was pacin'
but the words just wouldn't come
And there was only one thing left to do
I feel it comin' on

Some days you gotta dance
Live it up when you get the chance
'Cause when the world doesn't make no sense
And you're feeling just a little to tense
Gotta loosen up those chains and dance

A Haaa...

Some days you gotta dance
Live it up when you get the chance
'Cause when the world doesn't make no sense
And you're feeling just a little to tense
Gotta loosen up those chains and dance

You gotta loosen up those chains and dance
Come on and loosen up those chains and dance


20.Heartbreak Town

Lyricist:Darrell Scott
Writer(s):Darrell Scott

Hugged your friends
Kissed your mamma goodbye
Baby in your arms and a tear in your eye
Twelve hundred miles and you never asked why from me

Me and the baby and you side by side
We all knew we was in for a long hard ride
Nowhere to run and nowhere to hide it seemed

We honked the horn when we crossed the state line
Woke up the baby and she started to cry
She must've known what we were going to find

This ain't nothin' but a Heartbreak Town
Square people in a world that's round
And they watch you dancin'
Without the sound
It ain't nothin' no nothin' oh...
You take your number and you stand in line
And they watch to see how high you're gonna climb
Pat on the back and better luck next time
It ain't nothin' no it ain't nothin but a Heartbreak Town

Stardust, well it's a funny thing
It can make you cuss
It can make you sing
And the need to touch it gets hard to explain some days

I've seen 'em rise
I've seen 'em fall
Some get nothin'
And Lord some get it all
Some just run
While others crawl away

Hold my hand baby don't let go
I've got some front money
And I've got a next show
And I'm gonna need you
Down this yellow brick road
'Cause...

Town...
Heartbreak town...


21.Sin Wagon

Lyricist:Natalie Louis Maines PasdarEmily Burns Erwin
RobisonStephony Smith
Writer(s):Emily Burns Erwin RobisonNatalie Louis Maines
PasdarStephony Smith

He pushed me 'round
now I'm drawin' the line
He lived his life
now I'm gonna go live mine
I'm sick of wastin' my time
Well now I've been good for way too long
Found my red dress and I'm gonna throw it on
'Bout to get too far gone

Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition
Need a little but more of my twelve ounce nutrition
One more helpin' of what I've been havin'
I'm takin' my turn on the sin wagon

On a mission to make something happen
Feel like Delilah lookin' for Samson
Do a little mattress dancin'
That's right I said mattress dancin'

Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition
Need a little bit more
of what I've been missin'
I don't know where I'll be crashin'
But I'm arrivin' on a sin wagon

When it's my turn to march up to glory
I'm gonna have one hell of a story
That's if he forgives me
oh Lord, please forgive me

Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition
Need a little bit more of that sweet salvation
They may take me
with my feet draggin'
I'll fly away
on a sin wagon


22.Without You

Lyricist:Natalie Louis Maines PasdarEric Silver
Writer(s):Eric SilverNatalie Louis Maines Pasdar

I've sure enjoyed the rain
But I'm looking forward to the sun
You have to feel the pain
When you lose the love you gave someone
I thought by now that time
Would take away these lonely tears
I hope you're doing fine all alone
But where do I go from here

Cause without you I'm not okay
And without you I've lost my way
My heart's stuck in second place, ooh
Without you

Well, I never thought I'd be
Lying here without you by my side
It seems unreal to me
That the life you promised was a lie
You made it look so easy
Making love into memories
I guess you got what you wanted
But what about me

Cause without you I'm not okay
And without you I've lost my way
My heart's stuck in second place, ooh
Without you

Somebody tell my head to try to tell my heart
That I'm better off without you
Cause baby, I can't live

Without you I'm not okay
And without you I've lost my way
My heart's stuck in second place, ooh
Without you
Without you


23.Let Him Fly

Lyricist:Patty Griffin
Writer(s):Patty Griffin

Aint no talkin to this man aint no pretty other side
Aint no way to understand stupid words of pride
It would take an acrobat and I already tried all that
Im gonna let him fly mmmmm

Things can move at such a pace the second hand just waved
goodbye
You know the light had left his face you can't recall just where
ar why
So there's really nothing to it I just went and cut right
through it
I said I'm gonna let him fly ooooh yeah he yeah

There's no mercy in lyin word no rest at all in freedom
Choices we are givin' it there's no choice at all uh huh
The proof is in the fire you touch before it moves away yeahhh
But you must always know how lomg to stay and when to go

And there aint no talkin to this man he's been tryin to tell me
so
It took a while to understand the beauty of just letting go
Cause it would take an acrobat and I already tried all that
I'm gonna let him fly

I'm gonna let him fly fly woooaaaaa
I'm gonna let him fly fly woooaaaaaaaa
I'm gonna let him fly


24.Wide Open Spaces

Lyricist:Susan Gibson
Writer(s):Susan Gibson

Who doesn't know what I'm talking about
Who's never left home, whos never struck out
To find a dream and a life of their own
A place in the clouds, a foundation of stone

Many precede and many will follow
A young girl's dream no longer hollow
It takes the shape of a place out west
But what it holds for her, she hasn't yet guessed

She needs wide open spaces
Room to make her big mistakes
She needs new faces
She knows the highest stakes

She traveled this road as a child
Wideeyed and grinning, she never tired
But now she won't be coming back with the rest
If these are life's lessons, she'll take this test

She needs wide open spaces
Room to make a big mistake
She needs new faces
She knows the highest stakes
She knows the highest stakes

As her folks drive away her dad yells, Check the oil!
Mom stares out the window and says,
I'm leaving my girl.
She said It didn't seem like that long ago
When she stood there and let her own folks know
She needed

Wide open spaces
Room to make her big mistakes
She needs new faces
She knows the highest stakes,
She knows the highest stakes,
She knows the highest stakes


25.There' s Your Trouble


26.You Were Mine

Lyricist:Emily Burns Erwin RobisonMartie Seidel
Writer(s):Emily Burns Erwin RobisonMartie Seidel

I can't find a reason, to let go.
Even though you've found a new love,
and she is what your dreams are made of.
I can't find a reason to hang on,
what went wrong can be forgiven,
without you it ain't worth livin', alone.

Sometimes I wake up cryin' at night
and sometimes I scream out your name.
What right does she have to take you're heart away?
When for so long you were mine.

Took out all the pictures of our wedding day,
it was a time of love and laughter,
'happy ever after'.
But even those old pictures have begun to fade,
please tell me she is not real,
and that you are really comin' home, to stay

Sometimes I wake up cryin' at night
and sometimes I scream out your name.
What right does she have to take your heart away?
When for so long you were mine.

I can give you two good reasons
to show you love's not blind.
He's two and she's four and you know they adore you,
so how can I tell them
that you changed your mind?

Sometimes I wake up cryin' at night
and sometimes I scream out your name.
What right does she have to take your heart away?
When for so long you were mine.
I remember when you were mine...


27.I Can Love You Better

Lyricist:KostasPamela Brown Hayes
Writer(s):KostasPamela Brown Hayes

She's got you wrapped up in her satin and lace
Tied around her little finger
She's got you thinkin' you could never escape
Don't you know your heart's in danger
There's a devil in that angel face
If you could only see the love that you're wasting

I can love you better than that
I know how to make you forget her
All I'm askin' is for one little chance
Cause' baby I can love you, baby I can love you better

I'm gonna break the spell she's got on you
Your gonna wake up to find
I'm your desire my intentions are true
Hey babe I know in time
Your gonna see what you mean to me
So open up your eyes
Cause' seein' is believin

I can love you better than that
I know how to make you forget her
All I'm askin' is for one little chance
Cause' baby I can love you, baby I can love you better

I can love you better than that
I know how to make you forget her
All I'm askin' is for one little chance
Cause' baby I can love you, baby I can love you better
I can love you better than that
I know how to make you forget her
All I'm askin' is for one little chance
Cause' baby I can love you, baby I can love you better

I can love you better than that
I know how to make you forget her
All I'm askin' is for one little chance
Cause' baby I can love you, baby I can love you better


28.Tonight The Heartache' s On Me

Lyricist:Mary W. FrancisJohnny MacRaeBob Morrison
Writer(s):Bob MorrisonJohnny MacRaeMary W. Francis

You could'a heard a pin drop
When they walked through the door
I turned my eyes away
My heart fell to the floor
Someone whispered
Where's her halo?
She had an angels face
He stood there smilin' holdin' on
To the one who took my place

So tonight the heartache's on me, on me
Let's drink a toast to the fool who couldn't see
Bartender pour the wine 'cause the hurtin's all mine
Tonight, the heartache's on me

I wonder if he told her
She's the best he's ever known
The way he told me every night
When we were all alone
She'll find out when the new wears off
He'll find somebody new
She'll learn what heartache's all about
And what I'm goin' through

But tonight, the heartache's on me, on me
Let's drink a toast to the fool who couldn't see
Bartender pour the wine, 'cause the hurtin's all mine
Tonight, the heartache's on me

But tonight, the heartache's on me, on me
Let's drink a toast to the fool who couldn't see
Bartender pour the wine, 'cause the hurtin's all mine
Tonight, the heartache's on me

Oh yes tonight,
The heartache's on me


29.Give It Up Or Let Me Go

Lyricist:Bonnie Raitt
Writer(s):Bonnie Raitt

Well I told you pretty baby
Such a long time ago
If I found you with another
I'd walk right out the door
Oh, you might call me crazy
But one thing you should know
Well, honey you want me to love you've got to
Give it up or let me go

I know it's gipless to be jealous would tie you if I tried
When I think you messin' around my back
Brings a pain just can't hide
Oh, baby i've been true to you
And if i can make that sacrifice, honey you can do it too

Oh, play that guitar Tommy!

Well you come home drunk and nasty
You won't tell me where you've been
Just when things are nice and sweet
You're goin back out again
Why do you wanna mess up a good thing
I'm gonna find me another man
One who wants to give me everything

Oh yeah Emily needs to find that thing!

Bring it up Marty!

Well i told you pretty baby
Such a long time ago
If I found you with another
Well I'd walk right out your door!
Oh, you might call me crazy
One thing you should know
If you want me to love you've got to
Give it up or let me go
Give it up now y'all!

Give it up or let me go!


30.I Believe In Love

Lyricist:Martha Eleanor Seidel MaguireNatalie Louis Maines
PasdarMarty Stuart
Writer(s):Martha Eleanor Seidel MaguireMarty StuartNatalie Louis
Maines Pasdar

I Made a promise to myself
Locked it way deep down inside
Told my heart we'd wait it out
Swore we'd never compromise

Oh I'd rather be alone
Like I am tonight
Than settle for the kind of love
That fades before the morning light

Silence stared me in the face
And I finally heard its voice
It seemed to softly say
That in love you have no choice

Today I got the answer
And there's a world of truth behind it
Love is out there waiting somewhere
You just have to go and find it

I believe in love
I believe in love
Love that's real
Love that's strong
Love that lives
On and on
Yes I believe in love

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