Greatest Collection

George Strait Greatest Collection Lyrics
1.Someone Had To Teach You

Lyrics:Harlan Howard
Music:Harlan Howard

Yes, I'll take you back again, you knew I would
For I go on lovin' you that's understood
But it's the first time you've come back with tears in your eyes
Lately someone's taught you how to cry.

Someone had to teach you
I didn't have the heart to
Hurt you just like you've been hurting me
Someone had to teach you
Things it's time that you knew
Now, maybe you'll be satisfied with me.


Someone took your heart and rubbed it in the dirt
And that look on your face tells me you hurt
But you had this lesson coming for so very long
Our sins have a way of coming home.

Someone had to teach you
I didn't have the heart to
Hurt you just like you've been hurting me
Someone had to teach you
Things it's time that you knew
Now, maybe you'll be satisfied with me.

Now, maybe you'll be satisfied with me...


2.Heaven Must Be Wondering Where You Are

Written:David Chamberlain/David Lewis

Some where up there beyond the blue
Surely by now somebody's missin' you
I found the angel they must be lookin' for
Heaven must be wondering where you are.

When I look into your eye's it's so plain to see
Nothin' here on earth describes what you mean to me
Out of this world when I hold you in my arms
Heaven must be wondering where you are.


Lucky me to be the one to find
Someone like you this side of paradise
I know how lost I'd be without you here, sweetheart
Heaven must be wondering where you are.

When I look into your eye's it's so plain to see
Nothin' here on earth describes what you mean to me
Out of this world when I hold you in my arms
Heaven must be wondering where you are.

I found the angel they must be lookin' for
Heaven must be wondering where you are...


3.I've Come To Expect It From You

Lyrics:Dean Dillon/Buddy Cannon
Music:Dean Dillon/Buddy Cannon

So upset, nervous wreck
I can't believe she said goodbye
Sit and smoke, cry and joke
About these tears in my eyes.

Chorus:
How could you do what you gone and done to me
I wouldn't treat a dog the way you treated me
But that's what I get
I've come to expect it from you.

A million times, a million lines
And I bought 'em every one
You don't care, you rip and tear
Every dream I've counted on.

I guess I should thank my unlucky stars
That I'm alive and you're the way you are
But that's what I get
I've come to expect it from you.


Chorus:
How could you do what you gone and done to me
I wouldn't treat a dog the way you treated me
But that's what I get
I've come to expect it from you.

I could raise hell but what the hell
It wouldn't do a bit of good
I can leave, my heart agrees
It seems to think that I should.

There won't be no more next time doing me wrong
You'll come back this time to find out that I'm gone
But that's what you get
You should expect that from me.

That's what I get
I've come to expect it from you...


4.Lonesome Rodeo Cowboy

Lyrics:Clay Blaker
Music:Clay Blaker

I own this horse and saddle and that ole Cadillac
This broken down horse trailer and the clothes that are on my
back
I know that it ain't a hell of a lot but it's all that I can
show
For seventeen years of makin' my livin' ridin' the rodeo.

My wife left me five years ago in one of them rodeo towns
I can't say that I blame her much she just wanted to settle down
Oh God, how I miss that woman and it hurt so to see her go
But if I was smart I woulda stuck by her but I'm hooked on this
rodeo.

Now I'm just a lonesome cowboy, I'm a little bit over the hill
I shoulda quit this thing a long time ago but I guess I never
will
So I keep on movin' from show to show hopin' to change my luck
My good ole days are all memories but I just can't give it up.


There was a time I used to do alright and bring home my share-a
dough
But now I'm losin' out to the younger boys, I guess I must be
gettin' slow
If there's one thing you learn from this you gotta make it on
your own
'Cause when your on top you got a million friends but when your
down buddy your all alone.

Now I'm just a lonesome cowboy, I'm a little bit over the hill
I should quit this thing a long time ago but I guess I never
will
So I keep on moving from show to show hopin' to change my luck
My good ole days are all a memories but I just can't give it up.

My good ole days are all a memories but I just can't give it
up...


5.When You're A Man On Your Own

Lyrics:Carl Perkins
Music:Carl Perkins

They don't have words to say how blue I'm feelin'
This ol' world can lift you up then lay ya' down
It's a mighty lonesome feelin' when your lover's gone
This ol' town go's colder when you're a man on your own.

I keep walkin' the streets of this ol' city
Window shoppin' but I can't see a thing
Just a walkin' and a hummin' this lonesome song
This ol' town grow's colder when you're a man on your own.


Oh' look at them there smilin' they don't know I'm here
They couldn't care less if I just up and disappeared
Oh' there must be a reason why my nights are so long
It's a mighty lonesome feelin' when you're a man on your own.

Yeah, it's a mighty lonesome feelin' when you're a man on your
own...


6.Drinking Champagne

Lyrics:Bill Mack
Music:Bill Mack

I'm drinking champagne, feelin' no pain 'til early mornin'
Dinin' and dancin' with every pretty girl I can find
I'm havin' a fling with a pretty young thing 'til early mornin'
Knowin' tomorrow I'll wake up with you on my mind.

Guilty conscience, I guess though I must confess
I never loved you much when you were mine
So, I'll keep drinking champagne, feelin' no pain 'til early
mornin'
Dinin' and dancin' with every pretty girl I can find
Havin' a fling with a pretty young thing 'til early mornin'
Knowin' tomorrow I'll wake up with you on my mind.


Guilty conscience, I guess though I must confess
I never loved you much when you were mine
So, I'll keep drinkin' champagne, feelin' no pain 'til early
mornin'
Dinin' and dancin' with every pretty girl I can find
I'll keep havin' a fling with a pretty young thing 'til early
mornin'
Knowin' tomorrow I'll wake up with you on my mind...


7.We're Supposed To Do That Now And Then

Written:Dean Dillon/David Anthony/Joe Royer

We had a silly quarrel over nothin'
Both got mad and it soon turned in to somethin'
But we made up like we always do 'cause you love me and I love
you
We're supposed to do that now and then.

Oh, we're supposed to that now and then
We'll have our little up's and downs but we both know how it
ends
We'll spend the night falling in love all over again
We're supposed to do that now and then, Baby,
We're supposed to do that now and then.

Now everybody has their share of problems
But everybody don't know how to solve 'em
We grow closer everyday 'cause we learn from the mistakes we
make
We're supposed to do that now and then.

Oh, we're supposed to that now and then
We'll have our little up's and downs but we both know how it
ends
We'll spend the night falling in love all over again
We're supposed to do that now and then, Baby,
We're supposed to do that now and then...


8.She Loves Me(She Don't Love You)

Lyrics:Mickey Jaco
Music:Mickey Jaco

Well, now I can see your dancin' every dance with her
And it seems to me your dancin' much too close to her
When you sat down at our table you sat next to her
But I know that it's true she loves me, she don't love you.

Chorus:
Let me tell you friend I'm wise to your lies
You've been tellin' me that I'm the guy for her
And every little thing you do and say
Is givin' you away you're in love with her.

Well, just one more dance with her and friend you're gonna see
What it's like to hit the floor and do a little dance with me.
Here's your coat and there's the door I think you better leave
'Cause she just told me it's true she loves me, she don't love
you.


Chorus:
Let me tell you friend I'm wise to your lies
You've been tellin' me that I'm the guy for her
And every little thing you do and say
Is givin' you away you're in love with her.

Well, just one more dance with her and friend you're gonna see
What it's like to hit the floor and do a little dance with me.
Here's your coat and there's the door I think you better leave
'Cause she just told me it's true she loves me, she don't love
you.

'Cause she just told me it's true she loves me, she don't love
you...


9.Love Without End, Amen

Lyrics:Aaron Baker
Music:Aaron Baker

I got sent home from school one day with a shiner on my eye
Fightin' was against the rules and it didn't matter why
When Dad got home I told that story just like I'd rehearsed
Then stood there on those tremblin' knees and waited for the
worst.

He said, ''Let me tell you a secret about a father's love
A secret that my daddy said was just between us.''
He said, ''Daddies don't just love their children
Every now and then, It's a love without end, amen
It's a love without end, amen.''

When I became a father in the spring of '81
There was no doubt that stubborn boy was just like my father's
son
And when I thought my patience had been tested to the end
I took my daddy's secret and passed it on to him.

I said, ''Let me tell you a secret about a father's love
A secret that my daddy said was just between us.''
I said, ''Daddies don't just love their children
Every now and then, It's a love without end, amen
It's a love without end, amen.''

Last night I dreamed I died and stood outside those pearly gates
When suddenly I realized there must be some mistake
If they know half the things I've done they'll never let me in
Then somewhere from the other side I heard those words again.

They said, ''Let me tell you a secret about a father's love
A secret that my daddy said was just between us
You see, daddies don't just love their children every now and
then
It's a love without end, amen
It's a love without end, amen.''...


10.Stranger In My Arms

Lyrics:Curtis Wayne
Music:Curtis Wayne

There's a stranger in my arms tonight and I know the reason why
I've left her all alone one two many times
She use to tremble at my touch and her kiss was soft and warm
But tonight, there's a stranger in my arms.

She still look's the same and she still talks the same
And she answers when I call her by the same name
But now to late I realize, I let her love for me die
There's a stranger in my arms, tonight.


She still look's the same and she still talks the same
And she answers when I call her by the same name
But now to late I realize, I let her love for me die
There's a stranger in my arms, tonight.

There's a stranger in my arms, tonight...


11.You're Something Special To Me

As I hold you close tonight, hear what I say.
There's no doubt, it's love alright
'Cause I've never felt this way.
An angel's what you are, and now I see
You're not just someone else, you're something special to me.

Every man has a dream and you made mine come true.
How it happened I don't know or care.
I'm just happy I found you.
Wrapped in the arms of love is where I'll be
For all the world to see you're something special to me.

Every man has a dream and you made mine come true.
How it happened I don't know or care.
I'm just happy I found you.
Wrapped in the arms of love is where I'll be
For all the world to see you're something special to me.

It's all such a mystery, you're something special to me.


12.Last Time The First Time

I'm seeing you for the last time.
You've been untrue for the last time.
I know that you've been usin' me for a past time.
It's the last time the first time for me.

I found you and that love for the first time.
When I caught you cheatin' me it was my worst time.

I'm seein' you for the last time.
I've been a fool for the last time.
You only strung along with me for a past time.
It's the last time the first time for me.


I found you and that love for the first time.
When I caught you cheatin' me it was my worst time.

I'm seein' you for the last time.
I've been a fool for the last time.
You only strung along with me for a past time.
It's the last time the first time,
The first time it's the last time,
The last time the first time for me...


13.Haven't You Heard

Haven't you heard, Daddy's gone crazy
Haven't you heard, Mama is gone

Here I stand with my finger on his doorbell
My mind goes back to what I did last night
You see I finally talked his wife into leaving him
And I'm just trying to convince my conscience that it's alright

Well I can see my old friend sittin there just starin
And his little boy is cryin words that are welded in my mind

Haven't you heard, Daddy's gone crazy
Haven't you heard, Mama is gone
And either way I am the loser
And I've been crying all night long
Mister haven't you heard

Haven't you heard, Daddy's gone crazy
Haven't you heard, Mama is gone
And either way I am the loser
And I've been crying all night long
Mister haven't you heard


14.In Too Deep

Ain't love a strain, ain't it a pain in your heart
I ain't worth the trouble anyhow
I'd like to give it up, I've had enough and I've done my part
But I'm in too deep to pull out now

Good things we've had are going bad and I don't know why
I'd turn it around if I knew how
I'm pushing aside all my pride and it's worth a try
'Cause I'm in too deep to pull out now

We need to get our love back on its feet again
We've come too far to let it come to an end

What can I do, I'm into you up over my heart
I've tried all that I know how
Doing all I can and I can't stand to see us fall apart
And I'm in too deep to pull out now

I can't step aside and let you slide right out of my life
It would cause more hurt than the law allows
I'll get us back on the track and it'll be allright
'Cause I'm in too deep to pull out now
'Cause I'm in too deep to pull out now


15.Blue Is Not A Word

I've never once in my life
Met someone like you
I don't know what the word blue means
As long as I'm with you

You fill me so completely
Through everything you do
Blue is not a word at all
As long as I'm with you

Most of the time in my past
Blue was all I knew
But now that we're together
Oh, how I love you

I'm so glad I've found you
You've made my dreams come true
Blue is not a word at all
As long as I'm with you


Most of the time in my past
Blue was all I knew
But now that we're together
Oh, how I love you

I'm so glad I've found you
You've made my dreams come true
Blue is not a word at all
As long as I'm with you...


16.You Sure Got This Ol' Redneck Feelin' Blue

Oh, I recall some barroom brawls,
That I got myself into
Just a stich or two,
Got me back together
But, what's it take to ease the ache,
That came with losing you
I thought I was tough,
But goodbye is too much
This healing is taking forever

Chorus:
Woman you sure got this old redneck feeling blue
Whats going on inside me i ain't used to going through
This ol country boys hillbilly heart is breaking in two
Yea, you sure got this old redneck feeling blue

I've never seen anything,
Hit me quite like this
You know the pain and lonliness
It keeps hanging with me
Oh, this good time joe,
He took quite a blow
Oh, why'd you call it quits,
It'll take some time
To mend my mind,
And put me out of my misery

Chorus:
Woman, you sure left this old redneck feelin' blue
Whats going on inside me i ain't used to going through
This ol country boys hillbilly heart is breaking in two
Yea, you sure got this old redneck feeling blue.

Woman.
Yea, you sure got this old redneck feeling blue...


17.The Chair

Lyrics:Hank Cochran/Dean Dillon
Music:Hank Cochran/Dean Dillon

Well, excuse me, but I think you've got my chair.
No, that one's not taken; I don't mind if you sit here, I'll be
glad to share.
Yeah, it's usually packed here on Friday nights.
Oh, if you don't mind, could I talk you out of a light?

Well, thank you, could I drink you a buy?
Oh, listen to me. What I mean is can I buy you a drink? Anything
you please.
Oh, you're welcome. Well, I don't think I caught your name.
Are you waiting for someone to meet you here?
Well, that makes two of us, glad you came.

No, I don't know the name of the band but they're good, aren't
they?
Would you like to dance?
Yeah, I like this song too, it reminds me of you and me, baby.
Do you think there's a chance that later on I could drive you
home?
No, I don't mind at all.
Oh, I like you too, and to tell you the truth,
That wasn't my chair after all.

Oh, I like you too, and to tell you the truth,
That wasn't my chair after all.

That wasn't my chair after all...


18.Dance Time In Texas

It's dance time in Texas
And were striking up the band
Let's go honky tonkin'
Honey, take my hand
It's dance time in Texas
Where the wine and music flows
We'll do that texas two step
And that old cotton eyed Joe

I'll take you honky tonkin'
In my old pick up truck
It's dance time in Texas
And the music lifts you up

It's dance time in Texas
And were striking up the band
We'll go honky tonkin'
Honey, take my hand
It's dance time in Texas
Where the wine and music flows
We'll do that Texas two step
And that old cotton eyed Joe

Now it's time for a slow dance
And we're waltzing oh, so close
It's dance time in Texas
And your the one I love the most


It's dance time in Texas
And were striking up the band
Let's go honky tonkin'
Honey, take my hand
It's dance time in texas
Where the wine and music flows
We'll do that Texas two step
And that old cotton eyed Joe...


19.Lefty's Gone

A jukebox introduced us
When the 60's were still young,
If you got the money,
Honey got my nickels one by one,
I tried to imatate that song,
It's not right but lefty's gone,
Now always late breaks my heart
And every song he sang I played the part,
I heard he was sad and lived alone,
It's not right but lefty's gone.


He played the fair in dallas one year
In the cold october rain,
Most folks stayed home in one
But he sang just the same,
I caught a chill before I got home,
It's not right but lefty's gone,
Now always late breaks my heart
And every song he sang I played the part,
I heard he was sad and lived alone,
It's not right but lefty's gone.

It don't seem like he was around that long,
It's not right but lefty's gone...


20.I've Seen That Look On Me(A Thousand Times)

It's four am and you're just getting in.
Your first night out, I won't ask where you've been.
You're so ashamed and your eyes can't meet mine.
I've seen that look on me a thousand times.

Chorus:
What makes us do the things we do, heaven only knows.
We think we've got a secret, but it always shows.
I taught you how to cheat, you're doing fine.
I've seen that look on me a thousand times.


But, I still love you and so I pretend
And hope I never see that look again.
But, if I do I know the fault is mine.
I've seen that look on me a thousand times.

Chorus:
What makes us do the things we do, heaven only knows.
We think we've got a secret, but it always shows.
I taught you how to cheat, you're doing fine.
I've seen that look on me a thousand times.

I've seen that look on me a thousand times...


21.If You Ain't Lovin'(You Ain't Livin')

If you got a Cadillac, boy,
And a forty room shack, boy,
A bucket full of money
And a tree full of honey,
But if you're gettin' no huggin',
No smoochin' or a-muggin'.
If you ain't lovin',
Then you ain't livin'.

If you're ridin' on a gravy train
Instead of walkin down lover's lane,
You can't make hay, boy,
'Cause you're goin' the wrong way boy.
You gotta get a little honey,
It's better than money.
If you ain't lovin',
Then you ain't livin'.


If they call you a big man
'Cause you gotta lotta bottom land.
If you're kin to the president
And you help run the government,
But if you're gettin' no attention,
You're better off on a pension.
If you ain't lovin',
Then you ain't livin'.


If you got a string of long cars
And you're smokin' them four - bit cigars.
You ain't no well to do
Unless you get a little koochi-koo.
It takes a little bit of smackin'
All your life's a-lackin'.
If you ain't lovin',
Then you ain't livin'...


22.Under These Conditions

Oh, how I wish
You could read my mind
'Cause words can't always tell it
Like it is, some times
When we're this close
The lights and music glow
Why don't we let our feelings
Take us where we want to go.

Under these conditions
There ain't no wrong or right
We're dealing with emotions
That's running wild tonight
A man needs a women
A women needs a man
And under these conditions
Hearts get out of hand.


You've got those eyes
That won't let go of me
They pull me in and out of touch
With reality
And you got those lips,
That I just got to taste
I'd love to hear them whisper
Darlin take me from this place.

Under these conditions
There ain't no wrong or right
We're dealing with emotions
That's running wild tonight
A man needs a women
A women needs a man
And under these conditions
Hearts get out of hand...


23.Baby Blue

She looked so much like a lady
But she was so much like a child
A devil when she held me close
An angel when she smiled
She always held it deep inside
But somehow I always knew
She'd go away when the grass turned green
And the sky turned baby blue

(Chorus)
Baby blue was the color of her eyes
Baby blue like the Colorado skies
Like a breath of spring she came and left
And I still don't know why so
Here's to you and whoever holds my Baby Blue tonight

She brought colors to my life
That my eyes had never touched
And when she taught me how to care
I never cared so much
I try not to think of her but I fall asleep and do
And drift off where the grass is green
And the sky is baby blue

(Repeat Chorus Til End)


24.Don't Mind If I Do

Weatherman says it's raining, again
Perfect night for staying in
Well, looking at you,
I don't doubt that it's true
And, did I hear you say, baby,
Put on a smile, kick you're shoes off
And stay a while
Since you asked me to,
I don't mind if I do.

Chorus:
That old clock can just tick off the wall
I ain't worried 'bout the time at all
Long as I'm making time with you
And holding you tight
By the light of the radio
I whisper baby, I love you so
Well, if you love me too,
I don't mind if I do.


Chorus:
That old clock can just tick off the wall
I ain't worried 'bout the time at all
Long as I'm making time with you
And holding you tight
By the light of the radio
I whisper baby, I love you so
Well, if you love me too,
I don't mind if I do.

Just as long as it's you baby
I don't mind if I do...


25.Bigger Man Than Me

I never thought too much about her leavin'
I'd find someone around there was no doubt
But this time the feelin' is strange and different
Since she's gone there's one thing I found out

Chorus:
It takes a mighty man to live with lonesome
Some big men might live with misery
But there's one thing I know, for sure it's certain
It's for sure it's gonna take a lot bigger man than me


I've never suffered much in the hurtin' line
I've always been as good as any man
But show me who can lose in love and like it
And I'll be the first to proudly shake his hand

Chorus:
It takes a mighty man to live with lonesome
Some big men might live with misery
But there's one thing I know, for sure it's certain
It's for sure it's gonna take a lot bigger man than me

It's for sure it's gonna take a lot bigger man than me...


26.Famous Last Words Of A Fool

I told her I wouldn't miss her at all
As she walked through the door
I couldn't care less
If she didn't care anymore
And with tears in my eyes, I lied
I was glad we were through
As she drove away crying
At the famous last words of a fool

Famous last words of a fool
Famous last words of a fool
You won't break my heart
And I don't love you
Famous last words of a fool

The first night without her would be easy
I kept tellin' myself
All the while dyin' at the thought of her lyin'
Somewhere else
There'll be nothin' to it
I'll easily find someone new
As my breaking heart echoes
The famous last words of a fool

Famous last words of a fool
Famous last words of a fool
You won't break my heart
And I don't love you
Famous last words of a fool

You won't break my heart
And I don't love you
Famous last words of a fool


27.It's Too Late Now

Remember how lonely I told you it would be
Without you here with me
But you just turned and walked away
And now that I've found somebody new
You've changed your tune
You want me back but all I can say

Chorus:
It's too late now
Just tell me how long did you think
I'd be your fool
And I would sit right here an' wait
For you to make up
Your mind to show up
Well, just turn around
I'm sorry it's too late now


Well, didn't I tell you that one of these days
It would be too late
To say you'd made a big mistake
And now you've come back
Like you've never been gone
Well, baby you're wrong
Somebody else has taken your place

Chorus
It's too late now
Just tell me how long did you think
I'd be your fool
And I would sit right here an' wait
For you to make up
Your mind to show up
Well, just turn around
I'm sorry it's too late now...


28.Is It That Time Again

Is it that time agian,
Closing times closing in
Are they turning out the lights
Must I go home?
'Cause her memory
Is haunting me,
Waiting there to see
I'm not known,
I know I just can't stand another lonely night
This man is going out
Out of his mind
Since you left me behind,
Since you left me behind.

Am I the last one here
Please just one more beer,
And i'll be on my way back to the blues.
Back down lonely street,
To a house that's steep,
With nothing but a line of bad news,
I know I just can't stand another lonely night
This man is going out,
Out of his mind,
Since you left me behind,
Since you left me behind.


I know I just can't stand another lonely night
This man is going out,
Out of his mind,
Since you left me behind,
Since you left me behind...


29.Let's Get Down To It

Dont' need your love
On a silver platter
Let's get down to the nitty grit
Let's cut out all the chatter
Get to the heart of the matter
Honey, let's get down to it

Let's get down to some huggin' and some squeezin'
Arm in arm
We'd be a perfect fit
So put a freeze on the teasin'
Let's get on with the pleasin'
Honey, let's get down to it

I know that you want to
I can see it when I look into those big green eye's
Baby let's come to grits
Don't play so hard to get
Honey, let's get down to it


I get a chill every time your near me
You've got my heart doin' flips
I only aim to please
If you'd let go you'd see
Honey, let's get down to it

I know that you want to
I can see it when I look into those big green eye's
Baby let's come to grits
Don't play so hard to get
Honey, let's get down to it

Honey, let's get down to it...


30.Back To Bein' Me

I'm back to bein' me
I'm back to bein' nobody
The who I was before I was your used to be
I'm back to bein' me
I'm back to who I was
Before I was the one who fell in love
With the one who never, ever was in love
I'm back to bein' me

These eyes that used to cry myself to sleep
Now they're dry they don't lay me down to weep
For the first time in a long time I like seeing what I see
No thanks to you
I'm back to bein' me

These eyes that used to cry myself to sleep
Now they're dry they don't lay me down to weep
For the first time in a long time I like seeing what I see
No thanks to you
I'm back to bein' me

I'm back to bein' me
I'm back to bein' nobody
The who I was before I was your used to be
I'm back to bein' me
I'm back to bein' me

I'm back to bein' me...


31.You're Right I'm Wrong

Lyrics:Marty Stuart/Wayne Perry
Music:Marty Stuart/Wayne Perry

Chorus:
You're right, I'm wrong, I'm here, you're gone.
Now, I'm the one to blame that our love's at end.
I lied, you cried, I died inside.
Now, I'll do anything to get you back again.

Step by step, night after night
I walk the floor 'til morning light.
Your leavin' words still haunt my mind
'Cause I'm the fool who made you say goodbye.

Chorus:
You're right, I'm wrong, I'm here, you're gone.
Now, I'm the one to blame that our love's at an end
I lied, you cried, I died inside.
Now, I'll do anything to get you back again.

Day by day, time after time
I did not see the warning signs.
Now, my beating heart keeps tellin' me
It hurts to know that I caused you to leave.

Chorus:
You're right, I'm wrong, I'm here, you're gone.
Now, I'm the one to blame that our love's at an end
I lied, you cried, I died inside.
Now, I'll do anything to get you back again.

Yes, I'll do anything to get you back again...


32.Holding My Own

Written:Dean Dillon/Pamela Belford

There are people who don't know me
Who must think I've got it made
From all outward appearances
I guess it looks that way.

I've got good friends and family
They let me know they care
I got a job to keep me goin'
And a car to get me there.

I'm holdin' my own
But I'd rather be holdin' you
I can make it alone
But not like I made it with you
Without you here
This house just ain't no home
How long can I go on holdin' my own?

There's brand new show that's playin'
At the movies down the street
I'll probably go there after work
Then stop somewhere to eat.

I've got cable on my TV
And I'll leave her on all night
While I dose off to sleep
And dream that I'm alright.

I'm holdin' my own
But I'd rather be holdin' you
I can make it alone
But not like I made it with you
Without you here
This house just ain't no home
How long can I go on holdin' my own?

How long can I go on holdin' my own?...


33.Gone As A Girl Can Get

Lyrics:Jerry Max Lane
Music:Jerry Max Lane

Well, I haven't seen her lately, and she never calls.
She don't ask my friends about me, gives no clues at all.
That a fire might still be burnin', yeah,
But, I'd say she's about as gone as a girl can get.

She don't even show up in my dreams at night,
But my stubborn ol' memory keeps holdin' on tight.
Sure makes it hard to forget
She's about as gone as a girl can get.

Chorus:
She's outta here, she disappeared without a trace.
More or less unimpressed by the tears on my face.
Her destination unknown, she just dropped out of sight,
Last seen headin' right on out of my life.
Like a stranger I ain't never met,
She's about as gone as a girl can get.


Chorus:
She's outta here, she disappeared without a trace.
More or less unimpressed by the tears on my face.
Her destination unknown, she just dropped out of sight,
Last seen headin' right on out of my life.
Like a stranger I ain't never met,
She's about as gone as a girl can get.

Like a stranger I ain't never met,
I'd say she's about as gone as a girl can get...


34.So Much Like My Dad

Lyrics:Chips Moman/Bobby Emmons
Music:Chips Moman/Bobby Emmons

I know that I surprised you coming home,
It's not my usual time of year;
But I've got myself a problem and I know
That I might find the answer here.

Remember when I was dad's pride and joy
And your little man,
Every time that I got hurt
You were there to give a hand.

You would pick me up,
and you'd kiss my hurt away.
Remember what you'd say,
'Boy you're getting more like him each and every day.'

Can we have a talk like it was yesterday?
Your boy is back in trouble
And he needs you right away.

She says she's gonna leave me, momma.
Nothing on God's green Earth would make her stay.
I can't live without her, momma,
But this time you can't kiss the hurt away.

But if I'm so much like my dad,
There must have been times you felt her way.
So tell me word for word what he said
that always made you stay.

She says she's gonna leave me, momma.
But if I'm so much like my dad,
There must have been times you felt her way.
So tell me word for word what he said
That always made you stay...


35.Trains Make Me Lonesome

Written:Paul Overstreet/Thom Schuyler

I was five years old when daddy started packing
And I stood there by my momma as she cried
And the next thing that we knew some old train came passing
through
And daddy got on board and we ain't seen him no more.

Chorus:
Oh, oh, now I wonder why trains make me lonesome
It happens everytime that engine moans some
And when I hear that whistle blow it makes my heart sink low
And I wonder why trains make me lonesome.

It was a cold dark night when I drove her to the depot
There were tears in my eyes and a ticket in her hand
And as we stood there by those tracks I knew she wasn't coming
back
So I turned and walked away but I still miss her today.

Chorus:
I wonder why trains make me lonesome
It happens everytime that engine moans some
Now, when I hear that whistle blow it makes my heart sink low
And I wonder why trains make me lonesome.

Those blocks looked like little stations
Those ink spots look like engine No. 9
And this couch on which I lay
Suppose to haul my blues away
That old pipe you keep toking
Is like an old coal engine smoking.

Chorus:
But still I wonder why trains make me lonesome
It happens everytime that engine moans some
And when I hear that whistle blow it makes my heart sink low
And I wonder why trains make me lonesome.

Oh yes, I wonder why trains make me lonesome...


36.All Of Me(Loves All Of You)

Lyrics:Kim Williams/David Lewis
Music:Kim Williams/David Lewis

All of me loves all of you.
Every part of me, down to the heart of me loves you through and
through.
Now wanting you is all I do.
All of me loves all of you.

Oh, I have heard those tender words,
My heart wasn't listening.
'Til I found you I never knew
Just what I was missing.


I have heard those tender words,
My heart wasn't listening.
'Til I found you I never knew
Just what I was missing.

All of me loves all of you.
Every part of me down to the heart of me loves you through and
through.
Now wanting you is all I do.
All of me loves all of you.

All of me loves all of you...


37.Wonderland Of Love

Lyrics:Curtis Wayne
Music:Curtis Wayne

What kind of a world would it be for you without me
Would you think its a better world, would you be lonely
And if your love for me should die, would you even say goodbye
Or would you just walk away into the dark of night.

Chorus:
Sometimes I need assurance of your love
All your thoughts and gentle touch only kings are worthy of
And at these times you take me by the hand
Like a child you lead me through a wonderland of love.


I can't visualize without you by my side,
Life would be meaningless like some of them skies
Girl, you show me everyday you're love in everyway
I'm afraid it's all a dream that'll favor your awake.

Chorus:
Sometimes I need assurance of your love
All your thoughts and gentle touch only kings are worthy of
And at these times you take me by the hand
And Like a child you lead me through a wonderland of love.

A wonderland of love...


38.Faults And All

Lyrics:Carl Perkins
Music:Carl Perkins

Not so very long from now
She'll be known all over town
'Cause she waits by her phone from in the car
She says the limit is the sky
And tonight she's flyin' high
But I'll hang around and I'll take her faults and all.

Oh, yes she once was mine
Now she's changed and she's that kind
With a crowd she has her self a ball
But she's not that kind of girl
She's just hidin' from the world
But I'll hang around and take I'll her faults and all.

She's about as low as a girl can go
She ain't got far to fall
When she hits the ground
I'm gonna be around
'Cause I want her most of all
And when all's been said and done
I'm gonna be the one
Who'll hang around and take her faults and all.


She's about as low as a girl can go
She ain't got far to fall
When she hits the ground
I'm gonna be around
'Cause I want her most of all
And when all's been said and done
I'm gonna be the one
Who'll hang around and take her faults and all.

Yeah, I'll hang around and take her faults and all...


39.It's Alright With Me

Lyrics:Jackson Leap
Music:Jackson Leap

It's alright with me if it's alright with you
It's alright I know your love will see me through
When the car won't start, the rain won't stop and all of the
bills are due
It's alright with me if it's alright with you?

Well, the boss man rides me all week long and it's all that I
can take
I work each day 'til the sun is gone and no time for a break
But when I get home you rub my back and tell me I'm your man
With a little love I get back on track and do it all over agian.

It's alright with me if it's alright with you
It's alright I know your love will see me through
When the car won't start, the rain won't stop and all of the
bills are due
It's alright with me If it's alright with you?


No matter what life throws at me I've got the upper hand
'Cause nothin' else can set me free the way your lovin' can
If I lived in the shack out in the woods and never seen me blue
I just throw another log in the old wood stove and make sweet
love to you.

It's alright with me if it's alright with you
It's alright I know your love will see me through
When the car won't start, the rain won't stop and all of the
bills are due
It's alright with me if it's alright with you?

Yeah, It's alright I know your love will see me through
When the car won't start, the rain won't stop and all of the
bills are due
It's alright with me if it's alright with you?...


40.Here We Go Again

Written:Russell Steagall/Don Lanier

Here we go again, she's back in town again,
I'll take her back again, one more time.
Here we go again, the phone will ring again,
I'll be her fool again, one more time.

Chorus:
I've been there before and I'll try it, again,
But any fool knows that there's no way to win.
Here we go again, she'll break my heart, again,
I'll play the part again, one more time.

Chorus:
I've been there before and I'll try it, again,
But any fool knows that there's no way to win.
Here we go again, she'll break my heart, again,
I'll play the part again, one more time.

I'll take her back again, just one more time...