1.Blue Valley Songbird
She was born in a place called blue valley
At the foot of the tennessee hills
With the blue birds and blue bells
And blue mountain water
And the sound of the blue whippoorwill
But there was no peace in the valley
Her daddy, a cruel, ruthless man
Used and abused her mind and her body
So her mama said run while you can
So at fifteen she took to the highway
Belongings and guitar in hand
And she buried herself in her music
The one thing she did understand
And she sings like a bird and she writes like a poet
Her voice has that high, lonesome sound
She hurts, and her songs are the best way to show it
So the blue valley songbird keeps traveling around
She hopes someday she will make it
And everyone says that she will
When she comes to town, crowds flock around
To see the girl from the tennessee hills
She writes her letter back home to her mama
In care of the preacher in town
They're sacred to her so she reads them at church
And so her daddy cannot track her down
And she sings like a bird and she cries like a baby
Whenever she turns off the lights
She's a whole lot lonesome and a little bit crazy
From mem'ries and miseries and dreams gone awry
Blue dress, blue shoes, a blue cadillac
A band dressed in blue by her side
Instruments tied to the top and the back
'cause the blue valley songbird is singing tonight
One nighters, honky tonks, years flying by
She never made it, but lord knows she tries
Expressing the feelings she holds inside
And the blue valley songbird is singing tonight
Oh the blue valley songbird is singing tonight
And she sings like a bird and she writes like a poet
2.Honky Tonk Songs
Bartender won't you pour me a very strong drink
Just keep it coming till i don't have to think
And point out some cowboy that might want to dance
And make sure i get home if you see that i can't
You see i loved him, he left me for a girl half my age
I relate to each sad song that ole jukebox has played
I listen to haggard, ole hank, and george jones
But why don't more women sing honky tonk songs？
Chorus：
Why don't more women sing honky-tonk songs？
About the heartaches and the tough breaks
And the men that's done 'em wrong
There are others just like me that are hurtin' to the bone
So why don't more women sing honky-tonk songs
Why don't more women sing honky tonk songs
Honky tonk angels are just queens without thrones
Judge not lest you be judged, who can cast the first stone
Why don't more women sing honky-tonk songs
Repeat 1st verse
(all you lonely women sing)
Why don't more women sing honky tonk songs
About the heartaches and the tough breaks
And all the men that's done us wrong
There's a whole lotta women i know would sing along
So why don't more women sing honky tonk songs
Why don't more women sing honky tonk songs
3.Hungry Again
The thrill, the desire, the excitement is gone
We seem to have found a safe comfort zone
We worked so hard to get where we are
That romance got lost on the way
It used to be never enough
We'd melt with each look and each burning touch
We laughed and we loved and we just ate it up
Back when we were hungry that way
Chorus：
Let's love like we're hungry again
Bring back the passion we had back then
The time has gone by, we forgot what it meant
Lets love like we're hungry again
Don't you miss those feelings we had at the start
And that fire that got started from each little spark
Oh it's good where we are, but i miss where we've been
Lets love like we're hungry again, now and then
Lets love like we're hungry again
Bring back the passion we had back then
The time has gone by, now we've grown too content
Lets love like we're hungry again, now and then
Lets love like we're hungry again
4.I'll Never Say Good-bye
I couldn't believe it the day that you left
Cleaned out your closet, cleared off your shelves
Loaded your car and you drove out of sight
But i never said goodbye
I'll never say goodbye
The door's always open, i leave on a light
I'm always waiting in case you drop by
I'll never say goodbye
People have told me you have a new love
My heart's not willing to give up on us
I've convinced myself they're just telling me lies
And i'll never say goodbye
I'll never say goodbye
The door's always open, i leave on a light
I never wanted you out of my life
And i'll never say goodbye
I'll never say goodbye
The door's always open, i leave on a light
I'll be loving you till the day that i die
And i'll never say goodbye
If you'll just come back, i won't even ask why
I'll never say goodbye, no i'll never say goodbye
5.I Still Lost You
Nothing new, nothing different, nothing better, nothing more
Nothing else to give you i didn't give before
I gave my love completely, my heart was always yours
It wouldn't do, i still lost you
You want to give it one chance; don't know why we should
We'd never get that far again or make the love that good
We had our chance, we blew it; and i'll never understand
Careless fools, i still lost you
You want to fan the flames of love, stir up passion's fire
Conjure up familiar lusts, stir up past desires
What we had then, we don't have now; and i would just compare
I refuse, i still lost you
Too late for starting over, it hardly ever works
Too many missing pieces, too much water, too much hurt
I already lost you once, and that makes matters worse
What's the use, i still lost you
Oh you want to fan the flames of love, stir up passion's fire
Conjure up familiar lusts, stir up past desires
What we had then, we don't have now; and i would just compare
I refuse, i still lost you
Oh what's the use, i still lost you
I lost you
6.I Wanna Go Back There
There's a place in my mind that's suspended in time
When we were happy in love
Days warm and sweet, and the night so complete
Then life was perfect for us
It was just you and i, only love in our eyes
Not a sign of a tear on our face
No sorrow, no pain, only sunshine, no rain
Before something else took its place
Oh, i wanna go back there
Back to the time there was no doubt you cared
Back to the time love was tender and fair
I wanna go back there, i wanna go back there
Doop-do-do-do, doop-do-do-do-do
I wanna go back there
Doop-do-do-do, doop-do-do-do-do
I wanna go back there
Do you think if we tried we could put life aside
And see if we might make it back
I know in my heart what we had at the start
I believe it could still be like that
Oh, i wanna go back there
Away from these heartaches, these worried and cares
Back to the time love was tender and fair
I wanna go back there, i wanna go back there
Doop-do-do-do, doop-do-do-do-do
I wanna go back there (say you care)
I wanna go back, i wanna go back
I wanna go back there
Doop-do-do-do, doop-do-do-do-do
I wanna go back there
Doop-do-do-do, doop-do-do-do-do
I wanna go back there, i wanna go back there
7.Paradise Road
I grew up dirty and i grew up poor
The wolf didn't even hang 'round our door
Not a crumb to spare and the cupboard bare
And i had the gift of imagination
I could change my situation
Anytime i choose i could always go
Down paradise road
I found a kingdom deep within
A place dream and to pretend
And to prepare for the world out there
A dream can dress you when you're ragged
Fill you up when hunger's naggin'
I warmed my soul when life was cold
On paradise road
Chorus：
Paradise is a state of mind
The sun shines warm and all the time
And the rain don't flow and the wind don't blow
On paradise road
A place no one can take from me
A place of everlasting peace
Where dreamers go; it's never closed
Paradise road
Paradise is a state of mind
Down the road of life and time
And the friends we meet
Make the travlin' sweet
On paradise road
Sometimes now when the world is mad
I find that place i've always had
Inside my soul; it's paved in gold
Paradise road
I grew up dirty and i grew up poor
The wolf didn't even hang 'round our door
Not a crumb to spare and the cupboard bare
But i had the gift of imagination
I could change my situation
Anytime i choose i could always go
Down paradise road
8.Shine On
The greatest gift, the gift of life
The gift of love divine
God gave us all a special gift
He meant for it to shine
He meant for it to shine
The darkest night can be made light
By one bright word or smile
If we'd put on our neighbor's shoes
And choose to walk a mile
God gave us all our own free will
To choose the paths we take
No greater deed could e'er be done
Than for another's sake
The greatest gift, the gift of life
The gift of love divine
God gave us all a special gift
He meant for it to shine
He meant for it to shine
Shine on, shine on, for all to see
God's light inside your soul
Shine on, shine on, let love flow free
Warm others in its glow
Shine on, shine on, shine on
So hide it not or it will fade
Shine on, shine on, shine on
Shine on, shine on, shine on
The greatest gift, the gift of life
The gift of love divine
God gave us all a special gift
He meant for it to shine
Shine on, shine on, shine on
9.The Camel's Heart
You come to me with teardrops in your eyes
Expecting me to listen to your lies
You want me to forget and to forgive
Enough, enough, this ain't no way to live
I know you wonder why i'd leave like this
After all the hurt i've put up with
This is the last time, this is the last straw
Too late, too late now it's your time to crawl
Chorus：
She's just the straw that broke the camel's heart
It's not her fault, it's yours we fell apart
No more, i'm done, i want a brand new start
(it's) she's just the straw that broke the camel's heart
I've been grasping at straws for much too long
This ain't the first time you have done me wrong
This time you drew the short end of the straw
The game is over, you have lost it all
Repeat chorus
She's just the straw that broke the camel's heart
10.The Salt In My Tears
I've tried and i've tried for so long to please you
Gave you every bit of my time
Gave you everything i could possibly give you
My body, my heart, and my mind
I turned my family and good friends against me
Listened to my own heart break
And i did it all in the name of love
Gave up myself for your sake
And you never cared about me
You only hurt and deceive
I realize after all of these years
That you ain't worth the salt in my tears
You've cheated, you've lied and you've hurt me
Over and over again
You promised to love me forever
But forever reached a bitter sweet end
Been blinded by love to your actions
But at last i can see my way clear
I've cried and i've tried, and i've tried and i've cried
But you, you've never shed one tear
'cause you never cared about me
You only hurt and deceive
I realize after all of these years
That you ain't worth the salt in my tears
You ain't worth, you ain't worth the salt in my tears
Treated like dirt, i'm hurt, i ain't hangin' 'round here
You've left me crying, left me crying for years
But you ain't worth the salt in my tears
You never cared about me
You only hurt and decieve
I realize after all of these years
That you ain't worth the salt in my tears
No you ain't worth the salt in my tears
11.Time And Tears
I didn't cry all of these tears just to have you show up here
again
I didn't lie awake all these nights to have you come walking
back in
I didn't change my whole life around, not to mention my dreams
and my plans
To have you come back with your same ol' act thinking that i'll
understand
Time and tears have mended the pain
Healed all the hurt and changed everything
Time and tears i'm happy to say
Time and tears have washed it away
Time and tears have washed you away
I didn't think that i would survive the day that you walked out
on me
I truly was more dead than alive; and the pain, lord i couldn't
believe
I asked god to please have mercy on me and to ease all the
feelings i felt
Then i saw the light, now i'm more than alright;
I'm much better off since you left
Time and tears have mended the pain
Healed all the hurt and changed everything
Time and tears have carried me through
Time and tears got me over you
Time and tears and somebody new
Time and tears is all that it takes
To mend shattered hopes or a heart when it breaks
Time and tears have carried me through
Time and tears got me over you
Time and tears and somebody new
Time and tears, time and tears got me over you
Time and tears, got me over you
12.When Jesus Comes Calling For Me
When i was a child i recall and old man; everybody loved old
zeke
He was all alone, his family was gone; one day he said to me
I'm just sittin' here thinkin' about jesus, rockin' as my old
chair creaks
Some glad day i'll fly away when jesus comes calling for me
It might be today, it might be tomorrow, maybe one day next week
I'll soon be done with trouble and sorrow when he comes calling
for me
When jesus comes calling for me
When i die don't grieve and cry
Lordy, don't feel sorry for me
Oh what a day, what a mighty fine day
When jesus comes calling for me
When he comes calling for me
I might be in the graveyard walking talking to my family
Or i might be plowing in the field down yonder, just old muley
and me
Wherever i am, whatever i'm a doing, some sweet day i'll see
And band of angels in a cloud of glory when jesus comes calling
for me
When he comes calling for me
When i die just close my eyes
And lay me 'neath the willow tree
Oh what a day, what a mighty fine day
When jesus comes calling for me
When jesus comes calling for me
I'm just sittin' here watchin' for jesus, rockin' as my old
chair creaks
Some sweet day i'll fly away when jesus comes calling for me
When he comes calling for me
| 
