Very Best Of Strait:1981-1987

George Strait Very Best Of Strait:1981-1987 Lyrics
1.Unwound

Give me a bottle,
Of your very best,
Cause I've got a problem
I'm gonna drink off my chest.
I'm gonna spend the night,
Gettin' down,
Cause that woman that I had
Wrapped around my finger just a come nwound.

That woman that I had wrapped around my
Finger just a come unwound,
She kicked my out of the house and
Tonight I'm whiskey bound.
Well I'm gonna be,
The drunkest fool in town,
Cause that woman that I had
Wrapped around my finger just a come unwound.

Well she packed my bags,
And opened up the door,
And I got a feelin she didnt want me around no more.
She caught me in a lie,
When I was messin around,
And that woman that I had
Wrapped around my finger just a come unwound.

That woman that I had wrapped around my
Finger just a come unwound,
She kicked my out of the house and
Tonight I'm whiskey bound.
Well I'm gonna be,
The drunkest fool in town,
Cause that woman that I had
Wrapped around my finger just a come unwound.
Just a come unwound

And that woman that I had
Wrapped around my finger just a come unwound.


2.Down And Out

Well I'm out on a tear 'cause she's tearing me apart.
If I look rough on the outside, you ought to see my heart.
And this look in my eyes shows beyond a doubt
That since my woman left I'm down and out.

Chorus:

Well I'm down at the bar, out of my mind.
Tighter than an eight-day clock with no way to unwind.
(Well) that jukebox cries the blues like it knows what I'm
about.
Since my woman left I'm down and out.

Well I'm down to my last dollar, but I don't really care.
My friends have all got whiskey, and they don't mind if I share.
They know how it feels to have your heart torn inside out.
Since by woman left I'm down and out.

Repeat Chorus:

Since my woman left, since my woman left,
Since my woman left I'm down and out.


3.If You're Thinking You Want A Stranger(There's One Coming Home)

Lately you've been showin' all the signs
Of a woman with someone else on her mind.
It's not your fault, it's the nights I've left you alone,
And if you're thinkin' you want a stranger,
There's one coming home.

Chorus:
If you're thinkin' you want a stranger, I'll soon be there.
You're gonna see a change in me, this time I swear.
No more late nights, comin' in at daylight,
And no more doin' you wrong.
If you're thinkin' you want a stranger,
There's one coming home.

Bought you a silk gown and perfume today.
Picked up some roses and champagne on the way.
Oh, I called to ask you to put some soft music on.
'Cause if you're thinkin' you want a stranger,
There's one coming home.

Chorus:
If you're thinkin' you want a stranger, I'll soon be there.
You're gonna see a change in me, this time I swear.
No more late nights, comin' in at daylight,
If you're thinkin' you want a stranger,
There's one coming home.

If you're thinkin' you want a stranger,
There's one coming home...


4.Fool Hearted Memory

Lyrics:Byron Hill/Alan R.Mevis
Music:Byron Hill/Alan R.Mevis

Nickles and dimes, memories and wine
She's on his mind once again
The same old stool, the same old fool
Played by the rules but didn't win
There's an old love in his heart that he can't lose
He'd try forgettin' but he knows that it's no use.

Chorus:
He's got a fool hearted memory
It won't let him see
That she walked out the door
He's got a fool hearted memory
And he sits patiently
Here every night so it can fool him more.


She was his girl, his only world
That string of pearls that slipped away
A thousand dimes, a thousand times
He doesn't mind what they say
He fills the jukebox then plays the same old song
He fills his glass and then he turns her memory on.

Chorus:
But it's a fool hearted memory
It won't let him see
That she walked out the door
He's got a fool hearted memory
And he sits patiently
Here every night so it can fool him more.

Chorus:
He's got a fool hearted memory
It won't let him see
That she walked out the door
He's got a fool hearted memory
And he sits patiently
Here every night so it can fool him more...


5.Marina Del Ray

Lyrics:Dean Dillon/Frank Dycus
Music:Dean Dillon/Frank Dycus

We said goodbye in Marina Del Ray
I had a good time
Was the last thing I heard her say
As I walked away
And on the plane back to Tennessee
My mind comes across her memory
And yesterday in Marina Del Ray.

Chorus:
On a hidden beach under a golden sun
She spread a blanket that we layed down on
And loved the world away in Marina Del Ray
And as we looked into each others eyes
We found our bodies lost in paradise
Like castaways in Marina Del Ray.


Like the ocean tides, highs and lows
Love sometimes comes and goes away
In Marina Del Ray
And as this plane is touching down
Tears touch my eyes for I have found
My heart has stayed
In Marina Del Ray.

Chorus:
On a hidden beach under a golden sun
She spread a blanket that we layed down on
And loved the world away in Marina Del Ray
And as we looked into each others eyes
We found our bodies lost in paradise
Like castaways in Marina Del Ray.

We said goodbye in Marina Del Ray...


6.Amarillo By Morning

Written:Terry Stafford/Paul Fraser

Amarillo by mornin', up from San Antone
Everything that I've got is just what I've got on
When that sun is high in that Texas sky I'll be buckin' at the
county fair
Amarillo by mornin', Amarillo I'll be there.

They took my saddle in Houston, broke my leg in Sante Fe
Lost my wife and a girlfriend somewhere along the way
But I'll be looking for eight when they pull that gate and I
hope that judge ain't blind
Amarillo by mornin', Amarillo on my mind.

Amarillo by mornin', up from San Antone
Everything that I've got is just what I've got on
I ain't got a dime but what I've got is mine, I ain't rich but
Lord, I'm free
Amarillo by mornin', Amarillo's where I'll be.

Amarillo by mornin', Amarillo's where I'll be...


7.A Fire I Can't Put Out

Lyrics:Richard D.Staedtler
Music:Richard D.Staedtler

I'm finding out how hot
An old flame can burn.
You're a feeling I haven't forgot,
The love I can't unlearn.
You've become a memory
I can't live without.
You'll always be a fire
I can't put out.

I don't know how to handle
The dream you left behind.
It's like a lighted candle
Burning up my mind.
At least I'm happy knowing
What love is all about.
You'll always be a fire
I can't put out.


Embers to ashes,
That's how it should be.
You'd think by now my heart would know,
And it could set you free.
The things I've tried, the tears I've cried,
I guess there's no doubt
You'll always be a fire
I can't put out

I don't know how to handle
The dream you left behind.
It's like a lighted candle
Burning up my mind.
At least I'm happy knowing
What love is all about.
You'll always be a fire
I can't put out.

You'll always be a fire
I can't put out....


8.You Look So Good In Love

Written:Rory Bourke/Kerry Chater/Glen Ballard

Oh, how you sparkle and oh, how you shine
The flush on your cheeks is more than the wine
And he must do something that I didn't do
Whatever he's doing it looks good on you.

Chorus:
You look so good in love,
You want him that's easy to see
You look so good in love
I wish you still wanted me.

He must have stolen the stars from the sky
And gave them to you to wear in your eyes
I had my chances but I set you free
And now I wonder why I couldn't see.

Chorus:
You look so good in love,
You want him that's easy to see
You look so good in love
I wish you still wanted me.


Spoken:
Darling I've wasted a lot of years not seeing the real you
But tonight your beauty is shining through,
And I never took the time to let you know
So before he takes you away, please let me say.

Chorus:
You look so good in love,
You want him that's easy to see
You look so good in love,
I wish you still wanted me.

Chorus:
You look so good in love,
You want him that's easy to see
You look so good...


9.Right Or Wrong

Written:Haven Gillespie/Arthur L.Sizemore/Paul Biese

Right or wrong I'll always love you
Though you're gone I can't forget
Right or wrong I'll keep on dreaming
Still I wake with that same ol' regret
All along I knew I'd lose you
Though I prayed that you'd be true
In your heart please just remember
Right or wrong I'm still in love with you.


Right or wrong I'll always love you
Though you're gone I can't forget
Right or wrong I'll keep on dreaming
Still I wake with that same ol' regret
All along I knew I'd lose you
Though I prayed that you'd be true
In your heart please just remember
Right or wrong I'm still in love with you...


10.Let's Fall To Pieces Together

Written:Dickey Lee/Johnny Russell/Tommy Rocco

Pardon me, you left your tears on the jukebox
And I'm afraid they got mixed up with mine
I don't mean to pry, it's just that I noticed you, goin out of
your mind
It look like we're two of a kind.

Chorus:
Let's fall to pieces together
Why should we both fall apart
Let's fall to pieces together
Right here in each other's arms.


Alone is much better together
When the worst is still yet to come
So let's share the rest of the tears that are left
From two hearts that just came undone
Why should we go crazy alone,

Chorus:
Let's fall to pieces together
Why should we both fall apart
Let's fall to pieces together
Right here in each other's arms.

Let's fall to pieces together
Right here in each other's arms...


11.Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind

Written:Sanger D.Shafer/Darlene Shafer

Cold Fort Worth beer just ain't no good for jealous
I try it night after night
You're in someone else's arms in Dallas.
Does Fort Worth ever cross your mind?

Darlin', while you're busy burning bridges,
Burn one for me if you get time.
'Cause good memories don't fade so easy.
Does Fort Worth ever cross you mind?

You left me here to be with him in Dallas,
And I know it hurt you at the time.
But I wonder now if it makes a difference.
Does Fort Worth ever cross your mind?


You left me here to be with him in Dallas,
And I know it hurt you at the time
But I wonder now if it makes a difference.
Does Fort Worth ever cross your mind?

Does Fort Worth ever, does Fort Worth ever,
Does Fort Worth ever cross your mind?...


12.The Cowboy Rides Away

Written:Sonny Throckmorton/Casey Kelly

I knew the stakes were high right from the start
When she dealt the cards I dealt my heart
Now, I just found a game that I can't play
And this is where the cowboy rides away.

And my heart is sinking like the setting sun
Setting on the things I wish I'd done
It's time to say goodbye to yesterday
This is where the cowboy rides away.


We've been in and out of love and in-between
And now we play the final show-down scene
And as the credits roll a sad song starts to play
This is where the cowboy rides away.

And my heart is sinking like the setting sun
Setting on the things I wish I'd done
Oh, the last goodbye's the hardest one to say
This is where the cowboy rides away.

Oh, the last goodbye's the hardest one to say
This is where the cowboy rides away.


13.The Fireman

Lyrics:Wayne Kemp/Mack Vickery
Music:Wayne Kemp/Mack Vickery

Yeah, they call me the fireman, that's my name.
Makin' my rounds all over town puttin' out old flames.
Well everybody'd like to have what I got,
I can cool 'em down when their smolderin' hot.
I'm the fireman, that's my name.

Last night we had a bad one a mile or two down the road,
Yeah my buddy walked out and left his woman burnin' outta
control.
Well, I was down their in 'bout an hour or so,
With a little mouth to mouth she was ready to go.
I'm the fireman, that's my name.

They call me the fireman, that's my name.
Makin' my rounds all over town puttin' out old flames.
Well, everybody'd like to have what I got,
I can cool 'em down when their smolderin' hot.
I'm the fireman, that's my name.


I got a fire engine red, T-Bird automobile,
In a minute or less I can be dress fit to kill.
I work twenty four on and twenty four off,
If they get too hot they just give me a call.
I'm the fireman, that's my name.

They call me the fireman, that's my name.
Makin' my rounds all over town puttin' out old flames.
Well, everybody'd like to have what I got,
I can cool 'em down when their smolderin' hot.
I'm the Fireman, that's my name.

They call me the fireman, that's my name...


14.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...


15.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.


16.Nobody In His Right Mind Would've Left Her

Lyrics:Dean Dillon
Music:Dean Dillon

I burn with desire each time my heart fans the fire
To that old flame that burns inside of me.
She cried when I left her, now I cry to forget her.
Oh, how foolish I was to ever want to leave.

'Cause nobody in his right mind would've left her.
I had to be crazy to say goodbye.
Nobody in his right mind would've left her
Even my heart was smart enough to stay behind.

I still carry her picture; I wish her well
With the new love I know she's found by now.
Each night finds me dreamin', each day I spend thinkin'
How much I wish she was still around.

Nobody in his right mind would've left her.
I had to be crazy to say goodbye.
Nobody in his right mind would've left her.
Even my heart was smart enough to stay behind.

Even my heart was smart enough to stay behind...


17.It Ain't Cool To Be Crazy About You

Lyrics:Dean Dillon/Royce Porter
Music:Dean Dillon/Royce Porter

I thought you and me were something special;
Thought you thought that way too.
Now, I know that this ol' boy just ain't
The best you think you'll ever do.

It ain't cool to be crazy about you,
It ain't suave or debonair
To let you know I care, like I do.
It ain't smart to be so reckless with my heart.
I should have known right from the start
I'd end up like a fool
Believe me, it ain't cool.


All of my friends, they tried to tell me
What and what not to do.
It took a while for them to sell me,
But finally they got through.

It ain't cool to be crazy about you,
It ain't suave or debonair
To let you know I care, like I do.
It ain't smart to be so reckless with my heart.
I should have known right from the start
I'd end up like a fool
Believe me, it ain't cool...


18.Ocean Front Property

Written:Hank Cochran/Dean Dillon/Royce Porter

If you leave me
I won't miss you
And I won't ever take you back
Girl your memory
Won't ever haunt me
'Cause I don't love you
Now if you'll buy that.

Chorus:
I've got some ocean front property in Arizona
From my front porch you can see the sea
I've got some ocean front property in Arizona
And if you'll buy that I'll throw the Golden Gate in free.


I don't worship
The ground you walk on
I never have and that's a fact
I won't follow or try to find you
'Cause I don't love you
Now if you'll buy that.

Chorus:
I've got some ocean front property in Arizona
From my front porch you can see the sea
I've got some ocean front property in Arizona
And if you'll buy that I'll throw the Golden Gate in free.

Chorus:
I've got some ocean front property in Arizona
From my front porch you can see the sea
I've got some ocean front property in Arizona
If you'll buy that I'll throw the Golden Gate in free.

Yeah, if you'll buy that I'll throw the Golden Gate in free...


19.All My Ex's Live In Texas

Written:Sanger D.Shafer/Lyndia J.Shafer

Chorus:
All my ex's live in texas
And texas is the place i'd dearly love to be
But all my ex's live in texas
And that's why i hang my hat in tennessee

Rosanna's down in texarkana
Wanted me to push her broom
Sweet eileenõs in abilene
She forgot i hung the moon
And allisonõs in galveston
Somehow lost her sanity
And dimpleõs who now lives in temple's
Got the law looking for me

Chorus

I remember that old frio river
Where i learned to swim
But it brings to mind another time
Where i wore my welcome thin
By transcendental meditation
I go there each night
But i always come back to myself
Long before daylight

All my ex's live in texas
And texas is the place id dearly love to be
But all my ex's live in texas
Therefore i reside in tennessee

Some folks think i'm hidin'
It's been rumored that i died
But i'm alive and well in tennessee


20.Am I Blue

Lyrics:David Chamberlain
Music:David Chamberlain

Am I blue?, Yes I'm blue.
It started the day I lost you.
Nobody ever missed somebody like I do.
Am I blue?, Am I blue?

Just this morning over coffee
I set to crying 'cause you're gone, long gone.
I didn't know just how much I was gonna miss you,
'Til I spent my first night alone.

Am I blue? Yes I'm blue.
How could I have been such a fool?
Now look at all the mis'ry I'm goin' through.
Am I blue?, Am I blue?


Tried to call and say I'm sorry -
I couldn't get you on the line.
You'll never know just how much I'm wishing
You would show up and say you've changed your mind.

Am I blue?, Yes I'm blue.
It started the day I lost you.
Nobody ever missed somebody like I do.
Am I blue?, Am I blue?...