1.The Best Day
We loaded up my old station wagon
With a tent, a Coleman, and sleeping bags
Some fishing poles, a cooler of cokes
Three days before we had to be back
When you're seven you're in seventh heaven
When you're going camping in the wild outdoors
As we turned up on that old dirt road
He looked at me and swore
Dad, this could be the best day of my life
I've been dreaming day and night about the fun we've had
Just me and you doing what I've always wanted to
I'm the luckiest boy alive
This is the best day of my life
His fifteenth birthday rolled around
Classic cars were his thing
When I pulled in the drive with that old 'vette
I thought that boy would go in sane
When you're in your teens
Your dreams revolve around four spinning wheels
You worked nights on end
'Till it was new again
And as he sat behind the wheel
He said Dad
This could be the best day of my life
I've been dreaming day and night
About the fun we've had
Just me and you
Doing what I've always wanted to
I'm the luckiest boy alive
This is the best day of my life
Standing in a little room
Back of the church with our tuxes on
Looking at him I say I can't believe son that you're grown
He said Dad
This could be the best day of my life
I've been dreaming day and night
Of being like you
Now its me and her
Watching you and mom I've learned
I'm the luckiest man alive
This is the best day of my life
I'm the luckiest man alive
This is the best day of my life
2.Murder On Music Row
Lyrics：Larry Shell／Larry Cordle
Music：Larry Shell／Larry Cordle
Nobody saw him running from sixteenth avenue.
They never found the fingerprint or the weapon that was used.
But someone killed country music, cut out it's heart and soul.
They got away with murder down on music row.
The almighty dollar and the lust for worldwide fame
Slowly killed tradition and for that someone should hang
Aw, but they all say not guilty, but the evidence will show
Murder was committed down on music row.
Chorus：
For the steel guitars no longer cry and fiddles barely play,
But drums and rock 'n roll guitars are mixed up in your face
Old Hank, he wouldn't have a chance on today's radio
Since they committed murder down on music row.
They thought no one would miss it, once it was dead and gone
They said, ''No one would buy them old drinking and cheating
songs.''
Well, there ain't no justice in it and the hard facts are cold
Murder was committed down on music row.
Chorus：
Oh, the steel guitars no longer cry and you can't hear fiddles
play
With drums and rock 'n roll guitars mixed right up in your face
Why, the Hag, he ain't got a chance on today's radio
Since they committed murder down on music row.
Why, they even tell the Possum to pack up and go back home
There's been an awful murder down on music row...
3.Carrying Your Love With Me
Written：Steve Bogard／Jeff Stevens
Baby all I got is this beat up leather bag
And everything I own don't fill up half
But don't you worry 'bout the way I pack
All I care about is gettin' back real soon
A goodbye kiss is all I need from you.
Chorus：
'Cause I'm carrying your love with me
West Virginia down to Tennesse
I'll be moving with the good Lord's speed
Carrying your love with me
It's my strength for holdin' on
Every minute that I have to be gone
I'll have everything I'll ever need
I'm carrying your love with me.
On a lonely highway stuck out in the rain
Darlin' all I have to do is speak your name
The clouds roll back and the waters part
The sun starts shinin' in my heart for you
You're right there and everything I do.
Chorus：
'Cause I'm carryin' your love with me
West Virginia down to Tennesse
I'll be movin' with the good Lord's speed
Carrying your love with me
It's my strength for holding on
Every minute that I have to be gone
I'll have everything I'll ever need
I'm carrying your love with me.
It's my strength for holding on
Every minute that I have to be gone
I'll have everything I'll ever need
I'm carrying your love with me.
I'm carrying your love with me.
I'm carrying your love with me
West Virginia down to Tennesse
I'll be moving with the good Lord's speed
Carrying your love with me...
4.Adalida
Written：Mike Geiger／Michael Huffman／Woody Mullis
Chorus：
Adalida, pretty little Cajun queen
Sweet Dixie flower, the bell of the bayou
You're every young man's dream
Adalida, I'd walk through a hurricane
To stand beside ya sweet Adalida
I'd swim the Pontchartrain.
Oh no, here ya comin' down the road
With your cotton dress a swishin'
You're getting some attention
From all the boys in Thibodaux
Oh my, you're really filling up their eyes
Smiling and a winking
I know what they're thinking
But I'm the only one who loves you so.
Chorus：
Adalida, pretty little Cajun queen
Sweet Dixie flower, the bell of the bayou
You're every young man's dream
Adalida, I'd walk through a hurricane
To stand beside ya sweet Adalida
I'd swim the Pontchartrain.
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Oh no, the hottest little dish I know
I know you can tell it
You're makin' me so jealous
From my head down to my toes
Oh me, you could make a red neck green
The way that you're a lookin'
You got me a cookin'
And I ain't talking bout Etoufee'.
Chorus：
Adalida, pretty little Cajun queen
Sweet Dixie flower, the bell of the bayou
You're every young man's dream
Adalida, I'd walk through a hurricane
To stand beside ya sweet Adalida
I'd swim the Pontchartrain.
Chorus：
Adalida, pretty little Cajun queen
Sweet Dixie flower, the bell of the bayou
You're every young man's dream
Adalida, I'd walk through a hurricane
To stand beside ya sweet Adalida
I'd swim the Pontchartrain.
To stand beside ya sweet Adalida.
To stand beside ya sweet Adalida.
Just to stand beside of my sweet Adalida
I'd swim the Pontchartrain...
5.Lead On
Lyrics：Dean Dillon／Teddy Gentry
Music：Dean Dillon／Teddy Gentry
She said, ''I don't recall, seeing you around here,
You must be new to this town.''
Said, ''I'm just passin through but,
Girl from the looks of you I, could see me settling down.''
Chorus：
Then she smiled and said, ''The invitation's open,
'Cause you look just like what I've been waiting on.''
So I said, ''Why don't we take this matter somewhere else,
And get to know this feelin' that's so strong, lead on.''
She said, ''I had a love once, but he just up and left me.''
I said, ''I bet it broke your heart.
I had a love once too but I acted like a fool,
Oh, what I'd give to be back in her arms.''
Then she smiled and said, ''The invitation's open,
'Cause you look just like what I've been waiting on.''
So I said, ''Why dont we take this matter somewhere else,
And pick right up where everything went wrong, lead on.''
She said, ''I dont recall seeing you around here,
You must be new to this town.''...
6.Carried Away
Written：Steve Bogard／Jeff Stevens
I don't take my whiskey to extreme,
I don't believe in chasing crazy dreams,
My feet are planted firmly on the ground,
But darlin' when you come around.
Chorus：
I get carried away by the look, by the light in your eyes
Before I even realize the ride I'm on and baby I'm long gone
I get carried away, nothing matters but bein' with you
Like a feather flyin' high up in the sky on a windy day
I get carried away.
It might seem like an ordinary night,
Same old stars, the same old moon up high
But when i see you standin' at your door
Nothin's ordinary anymore.
Chorus：
I get carried away by the look, by the light in your eyes
Before I even realize the ride I'm on and baby I'm long gone
I get carried away, nothing matters but bein' with you
Like a feather flyin' high up in the sky on a windy day
I get carried away.
Chorus：
I get carried away by the look, by the light in your eyes
Before I even realize the ride I'm on and baby I'm long gone
I get carried away, nothing matters but bein' with you
Like a feather flyin' high up in the sky on a windy day
I get carried away.
Carried away...
7.Blue Clear Sky
Written：Bob Dipiero／John Jarrard／Mark D.Sanders
You swear you've had enough
You're ready to give up
On that little lie they call love
Then out of the blue clear sky.
Fallin' right into your hands
Like rain on the desert sand
It's the last thing you had planned
Then out of the blue clear sky.
Chorus：
Here she comes walkin', talkin' true love
Sayin', ''I've been lookin' for you love.''
Surprise your new love has arrived
Out of the blue clear sky.
Ain't love a funny thing
One day you're givin' up the dream
And the next you're pickin' out a ring
Out of the blue clear sky.
Chorus：
Here she comes walkin', talkin' true love
Sayin', ''I've been lookin' for you love.''
Surprise your new love has arrived
Out of the blue clear sky.
Chorus：
Here she comes walkin', talkin' true love
Sayin', ''I've been lookin' for you love.''
Surprise your new love has arrived
Out of the blue clear.
Chorus：
Here she comes walkin', talkin' true love
Sayin', ''I've been lookin' for you love.''
Surprise your new love has arrived
Out of the blue clear.
Out of the blue clear...
8.We Really Shouldn't Be Doing This
Lyrics：Jim Lauderdale
Music：Jim Lauderdale
We really shouldn't be doing this
And we both know why.
Being close enough to think like this,
Enough to make you need to lie.
This kinda talk will lead us to somewhere,
We're gettin' way too close to going there
The farther off the better to resist,
We really shouldn't be doing this.
Only an isolated incident,
But the acquaintance left me stunned.
The first attraction was the hardest hit
I thought I'd ever overcome.
This kinda situation has to pass,
This chance encounter has to be the last.
To take it further we would be remiss,
We really shouldn't be a-doing this.
We'd each be hurting somebody else
If we don't say our good-byes real fast.
Won't even think about a farewell kiss,
We really shouldn't be doing this.
Well, we really shouldn't be doing this
And we both know why.
Just being close enough to think like this,
Enough to make you have to lie.
This kinda talk will lead us to somewhere,
We're gettin' way too close to going there
The farther off the better to resist,
We really shouldn't be doing this.
This kinda situation has to pass,
This chance encounter has to be the last.
To take it further we would be remiss,
We really shouldn't be a-doing this.
Won't even think about a good-bye kiss,
We really shouldn't be a-doing this...
9.I Can Still Make Cheyenne
Lyrics：Aaron Baker／Erv Woolsey
Music：Aaron Baker／Erv Woolsey
Her telephone rang 'bout a quarter to nine.
She heard his voice on the other end of the line;
She wondered what was wrong this time.
She never knew what his calls might bring.
With a cowboy like him it could be anything.
She always expected the worst in the back of her mind.
He said, ''It's cold out here, and I'm all alone.
I didn't make the short go again and I'm comin' home.
I know I've been away too long.
I never got a chance to write or call.
I know this rodeo has been hard on us all.
But I'll be home soon, and honey is there something wrong？''
Chorus
She said, ''Don't bother comin' home,
By the time you get here I'll be long gone.
There's some body new and he sure ain't no rodeo man.''
He said, ''I'm sorry it's come down to this.
There's so much about you that I'm gonna miss.
But it's all right baby, if I hurry I can still make Cheyenne.
Gotta go now baby, if I hurry I can still make Cheyenne.''
He left that phone danglin' off the hook,
Then slowly turned around and gave it one last look.
Then he just walked away.
He aimed his truck toward that Wyoming line
With a little luck he can still get there in time.
And in that Cheyenne wind he could still hear her say：
Chorus：
She said, ''Don't bother comin' home,
By the time you get here I'll be long gone.
There's some body new and he sure ain't no rodeo man.''
He said, ''I'm sorry it's came down to this.
There's so much about you that I'm gonna miss.
But it's all right baby, if I hurry I can still make Cheyenne.
Gotta go now baby, if I hurry I can still make Cheyenne.''
She never knew what his calls might bring.
With a cowboy like him, it could be anything.
And she always expected the worst in the back of her mind...
10.True
Written：Marvin Green／Jeff Stevens
True in this modern world when two lovers get together
Chances of 'em ever makin' it to forever,
Couldn't be better than two in a million hearts.
Girl this ain't just another run of the mill emotion,
What I'm feelin' the definition of devotion,
My love for you is true.
Chrous：
True like the sun comin' up each mornin',
Bright as the light in a baby's smile,
Sure as the mountain river windin',
Right as the rain fallin' from the sky,
Girl my love for you, is true.
True not another minute on this earth can be borrowed,
So there's no way to know when I'll live my last tomorrow
But everyday I get I'll share with you
This feelin' just keeps getting stronger as the time goes by
It's written on my face, you can see it in my eyes
My love for you is true.
Chrous：
True like the sun comin' up each mornin',
Bright as the light in a baby's smile,
Sure as the mountain river windin',
Right as the rain fallin' from the sky,
Girl my love for you, is true.
Chrous：
True like the sun comin' up each mornin',
Bright as the light in a baby's smile,
Sure as the mountain river windin',
Right as the rain fallin' from the sky,
Girl my love for you, is true.
Is true...
11.King Of The Mountain
Lyrics：Larry Boone／Paul Nelson
Music：Larry Boone／Paul Nelson
I gave her that diamond she dreamed of,
And I bought her a home with a view.
I took her to the end of the rainbow,
But all I left her was blue.
Seems I never had time to love her,
And now it seems time just stands still.
I thought I was king of the mountain,
But I was only a fool on the hill.
Chorus：
Now I'm here alone, after leavin' her lonely
Lord, I'm livin' with the memory I know I can't kill.
I thought I was king of the mountain,
But I was only a fool on the hill.
Chorus：
Now I'm here alone, after leavin' her lonely
Lord, I'm livin' with the memory I know I can't kill.
I thought I was king of the mountain,
But I was only a fool on the hill.
Yeah, I thought I was king of the mountain,
But I was only a fool on the hill...
i was only a fool on the hill
12.Round About Way
Lyrics：Steve Dean／Billy Nance
Music：Steve Dean／Billy Nance
As far as all my friends can tell
I took her leavin' well, that's kinda right,
'Cause when I'm out with them,
I don't let her memory rule the night.
For the most part I'm okay,
But I still miss her in a round about way.
Around about the time that midnight rolls around.
That's around about the time my tears start falling down.
'Cause she's not around, I come unwound and my heart breaks.
Yeah, I still miss her in a round about way.
I no longer sit alone for hours by the phone wishin' she would
call.
And just the other day I took her smilin' face down off my wall.
I've come a long long way
But I still miss her in a round about way.
Around about the time that midnight rolls around.
That's around about the time my tears start falling down.
'Cause she's not around,
I come unwound and my heart breaks.
Yeah, I still miss her in a round about way.
Yeah, I still miss her in a round about way...
13.You Can't Make A Heart Love Somebody
Lyrics：Johnny Mcrae／Steve Clark
Music：Johnny Mcrae／Steve Clark
At a table for two
With candle light and wine
That diamond burnin' holes in his pockets
Thinkin' now's the perfect time.
When he popped the question
He could see the teardrops fill her eyes
She said, ''I knew this was comin'
And I'm sorry, but I hope you realize.''
Chorus：
You can't make a heart love somebody
You can tell it what to do, but it won't listen at all
You can't make a heart love somebody
You can lead a heart to love, but you can't make it fall.
Then she reached for his hand
And said, ''I want you to know
I've done everything that I know of
To make the feeling grow.''
I've begged and I've pleaded with my heart
But there's no gettin' through
My heart's the only part of me
That's not in love with you.
Chorus：
You can't make a heart love somebody
You can tell it what to do, but it won't listen at all
You can't make a heart love somebody
You can lead a heart to love, but you can't make it fall.
Chorus：
You can't make a heart love somebody
You can tell it what to do, but it won't listen at all
You can't make a heart love somebody
You can lead a heart to love, but you can't make it fall.
You can lead a heart to love, but you can't make it fall...
14.One Night At A Time
Written：Roger Cook／Eddie Kilgallon／Earl Bud Lee
I'm not yours and baby you're not mine
We've got something that sure is fine
Let's take our love one night at a time
There's one thing that we both agree
I like you and baby you like me
Let's take our love one night at a time.
All night, love all night,
Practice makes perfect
Gonna get it right
Gonna get it right one night at a time.
All night, love all night,
Practice makes perfect,
Gonna get it right
Gonna get it right one night at a time.
Oh, I think about you all day long
It feels so good it can't be wrong
I got my fingers crossed that this goes on and on
Tomorrow well, that's another day
Come on baby, now whatta you say
Let's take our love one night at a time.
All night, love all night,
Practice makes perfect,
Gonna get it right
Gonna get it right one night at a time.
Oh, I think about you all day long
It feels so good it can't be wrong
I got my fingers crossed
That this goes on and on.
All night, love all night,
Practice makes perfect,
Gonna get it right
Gonna get it right one night at a time.
All night, love all night,
Practice makes perfect,
Gonna get it right
Gonna get it right one night at a time.
All night, love all night,
Practice makes perfect,
Gonna get it right
Gonna get it right one night at a time...
15.Today My World Slipped Away
Lyrics：Mark Wright／Vern Gosdin
Music：Mark Wright／Vern Gosdin
We made it final today
I gave you all I had
You made your getaway
All the love we once made
Turned to memories today.
I left the courtroom and went straight to the church
I hit my knees and told God how much I hurt
There's nothing left of my heart
It's gonna be so hard to make a new start.
'Cause today my world slipped away
We burried the plans that we made
And tonight I'm alone and afraid
'Cause today my world slipped away.
All my friends say I'll make it alright
I'll recover and start a new life
But that'll be so hard to do
'Cause livin' ain't worth livin' without you.
'Cause today my world slipped away
We burried the plans that we made
And tonight I'm alone and afraid
'Cause today my world slipped away.
'Cause today my world slipped away...
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