Greatest Hits II

Kenny Chesney Greatest Hits II Lyrics
1.Out Last Night

We went out last night
Like we swore we wouldn't do
Drank too much beer last night
A lot more than we wanted to

There were girls from Argentina and Arkansas
Maine, Alabama and Panama
All mixed together and having a ball

Yeah, we went went out last night
One thing started leading to another
Out last night
Hittin' on everybody and their mother

There were two karaoke girls drunk on a dare
Singing 'I Got You Babe' by Sonny and Cher
Yeah, life was good everywhere
We went out last night

Well you know I'm a music man
I grew up in east Tennessee
Last night I was everything
When I got a few drinks in me

I was a doctor, a lawyer, a senator's son
Brad Pitt's brother and a man on the run
Anything I thought would get the job done
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Yeah, we went out last night
One thing started leading to another
Out last night
Hittin' on everybody and their mother

There were people doing body shots up on the bar
Jimmy in a fist fight out by the car
Everybody was some kind of star
When we went out last night

Well the fact that I'm still breathing
Means that I must have survived
And that I lived to go out with my friends again tonight

Oh, We went out last night
One thing started leading to another
Out last night
Everybody started loving on each other

They were dancing on the tables
And howling at the moon
Pairing off together and pretty soon
There was not a sole in sight
When we went out last night


2.Living In Fast Forward

The body's a temple and that's what we're taught
Well, I treated this one like an ole honky tonk
Greasy cheeseburgers and cheap ciagarettes
One day they'll get me if they ain't got me yet.

Because I've been living in fast forward
Hillbilly rockstar out of control
I've been living in fast forward
Now I need to rewind real slow.

My friends all grew up, and they settled down
Built nice little houses on the outskirts of town
They work in their office, and drive SUV's
They pray for their babies, and they worry about me.

Because I've been living in fast forward
Hillbilly rockstar out of control
I've been living in fast forward
Now I need to rewind real slow.

I'm always runnin'
Son-of-a-gunnin'
I've had a good time it's true
But the way I've been going
It's time that I tone it down just a notch or two.

Oh yeah...

Well, I've been living in fast forward
Hillbilly rockstar out of control
I've been living in fast forward
Now I need to rewind real slow.

Yeah, I've been living in fast forward
Hillbilly rockstar out of control
I've been living in fast forward
Now I need to rewind real slow.

Yeah, I need to rewind real slow.

Yeah, I still got some miles to go...


3.Young

Lookin back now, well it makes me laugh,
We were growin' our hair, we were cuttin' class,
Knew it all already there was nothing to learn,
We were strikin' matches just to watch 'em burn.

Listened to our music just a little too loud,
We were hangin' in there with the outcast crowd,
Headin' to the rapids with some discount beer,
It was a long train trussle but we had no fear.

Man I don't know, where the time goes
But it sure goes fast, just like that,
We were wanna be rebels who didn't have a clue
In our rock n roll t-shirts and our typically bad attitudes
Had no excuses for the things that we'd done
We were brave, we were crazy, we were mostly young.

Wooh ooo ooh.
Young.

Talked a good game, when we were out with the guys
But in the backseat we were awkward and shy,
Girls were a mystery that we couldn't explain,
And I guess there are some things that are never gonna change.

Man I don't know where the time goes
But it sure goes fast, just like that
We were wannabe rebels that didn't have a clue
In our rock n roll teeshirts and our typically bad attitudes
Had no excuses for the things that we'd done
We were brave, we were crazy, we were mostly young.

Wooh ooo ooh.

Young, young, Yeah and wishing we were older
Young, Hey I wish it wasn't over.

--- Instrumental ---

Man I don't know, where the time goes,
But it sure goes fast, just like that
We were wanna be rebels that didn't have a clue
In our rock n roll t-shirts and our typically bad attitudes
Had no excuses for the things that we'd done
We were brave, we were crazy, we were mostly young.

Wooh ooo ooh.

Young, hey and wishing we were older
And I wish it wasn't over...


4.Summertime

Summertime is finally here
That old ball park man is back in gear
Out on 49, man I can see the lights
School's out the nights roll in
Man, just like a long lost friend
You ain't seen in a while
And can't help but smile.

And it's two bare feet on the dashboard
Young love and an old Ford
Cheap shades, and a tattoo, and Yoohoo bottle on the floorboard
Perfect song on the radio
Sing along because it's one we know
It's a smile, it's a kiss
It's a sip of wine, it's summertime
Sweet summertime.

Temperature says 93
Down at the Deposit and Guarantee
But that swimmin' hole
It's nice and cold
Bikini bottoms underneath
But the boys heart still skip a beat
When them girls shimmy off
Them old cut-offs.

And it's two bare feet on the dashboard
Young love and an old Ford
Cheap shades, and a tattoo, and Yoohoo bottle on the floorboard
Perfect song on the radio
Sing along because it's one we know
It's a smile, it's a kiss
It's a sip of wine, it's summertime
Sweet summertime.

The more things change
The more they stay the same
Don't matter how old you are
When you know what I'm talkin' 'bout
Yeah baby, when you got.

Two bare feet on the dashboard
Young love and an old Ford
Cheap shades, and a tattoo, and Yoohoo bottle rolling on the
floorboard
Perfect song on the radio
Sing along 'cause it's one we know
It's a smile, it's a kiss
It's a sip of wine, it's summertime
Sweet summertime...


5.Down The Road(With Mac McAnally)

When I was a boy.

Four houses down from me
Was a family with an only child
She was the only girl
In this whole world that could make me smile.

Down the road
I made up reasons to go
Down the road.

Somewhere inside of me
There was something she took a liking to
Well, I asked her to marry me
She said she really wanted to.

Down the road
To see what life's gonna hold
Down the road.

Her momma wants to know
If I'm washed in the blood or just in the water
Her daddy wants to know
If I make enough to take his daughter.

Down the road
Before he can let her go
Down the road.

--- Instrumental ---

Now, down the street from here
There's an engineer with an only son
And our baby girl says
She believes that he is the only one.

Down the road.

Her momma wants to know
Is he washed in the blood or just in the water
And I want to know
That he makes enough to take my daughter.

Down the road
When it comes time to go
Down the road.

Down the road
You know I want to help her go
Down the road.

Down, down, down that road.

Down, down, down that road...


6.Beer In Mexico

Staring out into the wild blue yonder
So many thoughts to sit and ponder
About life and love and the lack of
And this emptiness in my heart
Too old to be wild and free
Still too young to be over the hill
Should try to grow up but who knows where to start.

So I'll just sit right here and have another beer in Mexico
Do my best to waste another day
Sit right here and have another beer in Mexico
Let the warm air melt these blues away.

Sun comes up and the sun sinks down
And I've seen them both in this tourist town
Up for days in a rage
Just tryin' to search my soul
For all the answers, and the reasons why
I'm at these crossroads in my life
And I really don't know which way to go.

So I'll just sit right here and have another beer in Mexico
Do my best to waste another day
Sit right here and have another beer in Mexico
Let the warm air melt these blues away.

Maybe I'll settle down
Get married or stay single and stay free
Which road I travel is still a mystery to me.

So I'll just sit right here and have another beer in Mexico
Do my best to waste another day
Sit right here and have another beer in Mexico
Let the warm air melt these blues away.

Down in Mexico...


7.There Goes My Life

All he could think about was
I'm too young for this
Got my whole life ahead
Hell, I'm just a kid myself
How'm I gonna raise one?

All he could see were his dreams
Goin' up in smoke
So much for ditchin' this town
And hangin' out on the coast
Oh well, those plans are long gone.
And he said,

''There goes my life
There goes my future
My everything
Might as well kiss it all good bye
There goes my life.''

A couple years of up all night
And a few thousand diapers later
That mistake he thought he made
Covers up the refrigerator.
Oh yeah, he loves that little girl.

Mamas waitin' to tuck her in
As she fumbles up those stairs
She smile back at him
Draggin' that teddy bear
Sleep tight
Blue Eyes and bouncin' curls.
And he smiles

There goes my life
There goes my future
My everything
I love you, daddy good night
There goes my life.

She has that Honda loaded down
With that Abercrombie clothes
Fifteen pairs of shoes
And his American Express
He checked the oil, slammed the hood
And said, ''You're good to go.''
She hugged 'em both
And headed off to the West Coast.
And he cried

There goes my life
There goes my future
My everything
I love you
Baby, good bye.

There goes my life.
There goes my life.
Baby, good bye.
Baby, good bye.
There goes my life...


8.When The Sun Goes Down(Duet With Uncle Kracker)

Sun tanned toes ticklin the sand
Cold drink chillin in my right hand
Watchin you sleep in the evening light
Restin up for a long, long night

Cause when the sun goes down, we'll be groovin
When the sun goes down, we'll be feelin all right
When the sun sinks down over the water
Everything gets hotter when the sun goes down

All day long just takin it easy
Layin in the hammock where it's nice and breezy
Sleepin off the night before
Cause when the sun goes down, we'll be back for more

When the sun goes down, we'll be groovin
When the sun goes down, we'll be feeling alright
When the sun sinks down over the water
Everything gets hotter when the sun goes down

This old guitar and my dark sunglasses
This sweet concoction is smooth as molasses
Nothing to do but breathe all day
Until the big moon rises and it's time to play

When the sun goes down, we'll be groovin
When the sun goes down, we'll be feeling alright
When the sun sinks down over the water
Everything gets hotter when the sun goes down


9.Anything But Mine

Walking alone beneath the lights of that miracle mile,
he n Mary making her way into the night,
you can here the cries from the carnival rides,
the pin ball bills, ski ball slides,
watching the summer sun fall out of scent,
theres a warm wind coming in from off of the ocean
making its way past the hotel wall to fill the streets
Mary is holding both of her shoes in
her hands said she likes to feel the sand beneath her feet

And in the morning Im leaving n making my way back to
Cleveland so tonight I hope I would do just fine,
and I dont see how you could ever be
anything but mine

Theres a local band playing at the sea side pavilion
and I got just enough cash to get us in
and as we are dancing Marys wrapping her arms around me
and I cant feel the sting on summer on my neck
in the mist of the music I tell her I love her,
we both laugh cause it isnt true
but Mary there is a summer drawing to tonight
theres so much Im longing to do to you

And in the morning
Im leaving n making my way back
to Cleveland so to night I hope I would do just fine
in I dont see how you could ever be
anything but mine

And in the morning
Im leaving n making my way back
to Cleveland so to night I hope I would do just fine
in I dont see how you could ever be
anything but mine

Mary I dont see how you could ever be anything but mine

And in the morning
Im leaving n making my way back
to Cleveland so to night I hope I would do just fine
in I dont see how you could ever be
anything but mine


10.Be As You Are

Man I could use a pina colada.
A little bit of sun on my skin,
A hammock, a book,
Never gonna look back once my feet hit the sand,
I've had it up to here with this rat race,
Need a smile on my face.

I wanna go where I can lighten up the load,
Drive a little while on the wrong side of the road,
Get this layin' low off to a flyin' start,
Play my guitar in the Caribbean sun,
Hang with the locals at the Quiet Mon,
Where you can be a tourist, a beach bum or a star
And be as you are.

Gettin' stuck sure would be easy
In this palm tree pradise,
Ambition fades with every wave
For the finer things in life,
Maybe I'll just hang around here,
Go home later next year.

I wanna stay down here and lighten up the load,
Drive a little while on the wrong side of the road,
Get this layin' low off to a flyin' start,
Play my guitar in the Caribbean sun,
Hang with the locals at the Quiet Mon,
Where you can be a tourist, a beach bum or a star
And be as you are.

I wanna play my guitar in the Caribbean sun,
Hang with the locals at the Quiet Mon,
Where you can be a tourist, a beach bum or a star
And be as you are.

Be as you are...


11.I Go Back

Jack and Diane painted a picture of my life and my dreams,
Suddenly this crazy world made more sense to me
Well I heard it today and I couldn't help but sing along
Cause everytime I hear that song...

I go back to a two toned short bed Chevy
Drivin my first love out to the levvy
Livin life with no sense of time
And I go back to the feel of a fifty yard line
A blanket, a girl, some raspberry wine
Wishin time would stop right in its tracks
Everytime I hear that song, I go back

I used to rock all night to 'Keep On Rockin Me Baby'
Frat parties, college bars, just tryin to impress the ladies
I heard it today and I couldn't help but sing along
Cause everytime I hear that song....

I go back to the smell of an old gym floor
The taste of salt on the Carolina shore


12.No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems

I've been up to my neck workin' six days a week
Wearin' holes in the soles of the shoes on my feet
Been dreamin' of gettin' away since I don't know
Ain't no better time than now for Mexico.

No shoes, no shirt, no problem
Blues, what blues? Hey, I forgot em'.
The sun and the sand and a drink in my hand with no bottom
And no shoes, no shirt, no problem, no problem.

Want a towel or a chair in the sand by the sea
Wanna look through my shades and see you there with me
Wanna soak up life for awhile and laid back mode
No boss, no clock, no stress, no dress code.

No shoes, no shirt, no problem
Blues, what blues? Hey, I forgot em'.
The sun and the sand and a drink in my hand with no bottom
No shoes, no shirt, no problem.

Babe lets get packed
Tank tops and flip flops
If you got em'
No shoes, no shirt, no problem, no problem...


13.The Good Stuff

Well, me and my lady had our first big fight
So I drove around till I saw the neon lights
The corner bar
It just seemed right, so I pulled up
Not a soul around but the old bar keep
Down at the end lookin' half asleep
He walked up and said 'What'll it be?'
I said,''The good stuff.'
He didn't reach around for the whiskey
He didn't pour me a beer
His blue eyes kind of went misty
He said, 'You can't find that here.'

Chorus 1:
'Cause it's the first long kiss on a second date
Your momma's all worried when you get home late
Droppin' the ring in the spaghetti plate
'Cause your hands are shakin' so much
It's the way that she looks with the rice in her hair
Eatin' burnt suppers the whole first year
And askin' for seconds to keep her from tearin' up
Yeah man, that's the good stuff.

He grabbed a carton of milk and he poured a glass
Then I smiled and said, 'I'll have some of that.'
We sat there and talked as an hour passed like old friends
Saw a black and white picture and it caught my stare
It was a pretty girl with bouffant hair
He said, 'That's my Bonnie, taken 'bout a year after we wed.'
He said, 'Spent 5 years in the bar, when the cancer took her
from me,
But I've been sober three years now
'Cause the one thing stronger than the whiskey.

Chorus 2:
Was the sight of her holdin' my baby girl
The way she adored that string of pearls
I gave her the day that our youngest boy Earl
Married his high school love
And it's a new t-shirt saying 'I'm a grandpa.'
And being right there as our time got small
And holdin' her hand when the good Lord called her up
Yeah man, That's the good stuff.

He said, ''When you get home she'll start to cry.'
When she says, ''Im sorry.'', say ''So am I.''
Then look into those eyes so deep in love and drink it up
'Cause thats the good stuff.

That's the good stuff...


14.Never Wanted Nothing More

Couldn't wait to turn 16 and drive all the boy's around
Foot on the gas and hands on the wheel was all I could think
about
A little rust in the bed of that truck and a four speed on the
floor
Five-hundred dollars it was mine, all mine and I never wanted
nothin' more,

I took Katie down by the river with a six dollar bottle of wine
Just a fool tryin' to play it cool hopin' she'd let me cross the
line
I was praying that she couldn't tell I hadn't been that far
before
The first time's a one time feelin and I never wanted nothin'
more
No I never wanted nothin' more.

Chorus:
Well, I'm what I am and I'm what I'm not
I'm sure happy with what I've got
I live to love and laugh a lot
And thats all I need.

My buddies all tried to change my mind
But I told them that I'd thought it through
Katie laughed and my mama cried when they heard me say 'I do'
A little ring is a little thing, but its all I could afford
Now she's mine, all mine till the day I die, and I never wanted
nothin' more.

Chorus:
Well, I'm what I am and I'm what I'm not
I'm sure happy with what I've got
I live to love and laugh a lot
And thats all I need.

One Sunday I listened to the preacher and I knew he was
preaching to me
I couldn't help it I walked up front and I got down on my knees
Right then and there, I swear I changed when I found the Lord
Glory Hallelujah, good God almighty I never wanted nothin' more.

Chorus:
Well, I'm what I am and I'm what I'm not
I'm sure happy with what I've got
I live to love and laugh a lot
And thats all I need.

Never wanted nothin' more.
And I never wanted nothin' more,,,


15.I'm Alive(With Dave Matthews)

So damn easy to say that life's so hard
Everybody's got their share of battle scars
As for me, I'd like to thank my lucky stars
That I'm alive and well
It'd be easy to add up all the pain
And all the dreams you sat and watched go up in flames
Dwell on the wreckage as it smoulders in the rain
But not me, I'm alive.

Chorus:
And today, you know, that's good enough for me
Breathing in and out's a blessing, can't you see
Today's the first day of the rest of my life
And I'm alive and well
Yeah, I'm alive and well.

--- Instrumental ---

Stars are dancin' on the water here tonight
It's good for the soul and there's not a soul in sight
This boat has caught it's wind and brought me back to life
Now I'm alive and well.

Chorus:
And today, you know, that's good enough for me
Breathing in and out's a blessing, can't you see
Today's the first day of the rest of my life
Now I'm alive and well
Yeah, I'm alive and well.


16.This Is Our Moment


17.Ain't Back Yet