Stepping Stone

Lari White Stepping Stone Lyrics
1.John Wayne Walking Away

(austin cunningham/jerry boonstra/doak snead)

What do you want me to say
What coice do i have anyway
I'll have to live with the fact
That when you leave you won't look back
While i die inside with every step you take

(so) go ahead and ride off into the sunset
Don't show your cards, don't show your pain
Keep telling yourself it's either me or your freedom
And leave me a memory that won't ever fade
Like john wayne walking, john wayne walking
John wayne walking away
Feels as lonesome as
John wayne walking, john wayne walking
John wayne walking away

You cut through my life like the wind
Your kiss still burns on my skin
And ever jagged piece of my broken heart still beats
For the day, for the chance
I might see you again

(so) go ahead and ride off into the sunset
Don't show your cards, don't show your pain
Keep telling yourself it's either me or your freedom
And leave me a memory that won't ever fade
Like john wayne walking, john wayne walking
John wayne walking away
It's gonna haunt me like
John wayne walking, john wayne walking
John wayne walking away

You were larger than life
And god knows how hard i'll try
But i'm never gonna love this way again

It's like john wayne walking, john wayne walking
John wayne walking away
It's gonna haunt me like
John wayne walking, john wayne walking
John wayne walking away
It kills me baby
Just like john wayne walking away
It's gonna haunt me, yeah
Just like john wayne walking away
Kills me baby, oh, oh, oh
It's like john wayne walking away
It's like john wayne walking, john wayne walking
John wayne walking away- ooo, ooo


2.Stepping Stone

(lari white/craig wiseman/david kent)

Here i am at another dead end
Stopped in my tracks again
Closer then i've been to where i wanna be
A broken heart standing in my way
Big as life on a real bad day
Making lemons into lemonade
Ain't nothing new to me no

This ain't no stumbling block
It's just a stepping stone
I'm gonna climb right up on top
And take a good look at where i'm going
And it ain't gonna slow me down
Hold me back or turn me around (stepping stone)
This ain't no stumbling block (stepping stone)
It ain't no stumbling block (stepping stone)
This ain't no stumbling block
It's just a stepping stone

Now looking back i realize
How hard it is to recognize
Opportunity in disguise
That's some clamady
So i ain't gonna cuss my luck
Every time a door slams shut
I know a window's gonna open up
Just as long as i believe

This ain't no stumbling block
It's just a stepping stone
I'm gonna climb right up on top
And take a good look at where i'm going
And it ain't gonna slow me down
Hold me back or turn me around (stepping stone)
This ain't no stumbling block (stepping stone)
It ain't no stumbling block (stepping stone)
This ain't no stumbling block
It's just a stepping stone

Stepping stone.. ohhh
This ain't no stumbling block
It's just a stepping stone
I'm gonna climb right up on top
And take a good look at where i'm going
And it ain't gonna slow me down
Hold me back or turn me around (stepping stone)
This ain't no stumbling block (stepping stone)
It's just a stepping
This ain't no stumbling block
It's just a stepping stone
I'm gonna climb right up on top
And take a good look at where i'm going
And it ain't gonna slow me down
Hold me back or turn me around (stepping stone)
This ain't no stumbling block
This ain't no stumbling block
This ain't no stumbling block
It's just a stepping, stepping stone
Stepping stone


3.That's What You Do

(austin cunningham/chuck cannon)

Boy you're doing something to my heart
It's kinda hard to define
It's what a neon light does for saturday night
You do for this heart of mine

It's what the french did for the kiss
What the italians do for wine
It's what a real slow dance does for true romance
You do for this heart of mine

That's what you do
Whenever we're together
And even when we're far apart
That's what you do
Knock me over with a feather
That's what you do for my heart

It's what james dean did for cool
What marilyn did for fine
It's what the beatles did american kids
You do for this heart of mine
Oh, yeah

That's what you do
Whenever we're together
And even when we're far apart
That's what you do
Knock me over with a feather
That's what you do for my heart

It's what the sunset does for the beach
What the wind does for the chime
It's what the full moon does for any fool in love
You do for this heart of mine
That's what you do for this heart of mine

That's what you do
Whenever we're together
And even when we're far apart
That's what you do
Knock me over with a feather
That's what you do for my heart

That's what you do for my, what you do for my heart
That's what you do, that's what you do, that's what you do
That's what you do for my heart


4.You Can't Go Home Again

(flies on the butter)
(allen shamblin/austin cunningham/chuck cannon)

Old tin roof, leaves in the gutter
A hole in the screen door big as your fist and flies on the
butter
Mamaw baking sugar cookies, we were watching cartoons
Heard her holler from the kitchen which one of you youngens
wants to lick the spoon
Yellow jackets on the watermelon, honeysuckle in the air
Daddy turning on the sprinkler, us kids running through it in
our underwear
Old dog napping on the front porch, his ear just a twitching
Fall asleep on granddaddy's lap to the sound of his pocket watch
ticking

Oh, oh, oh - oh, oh, oh
It doesn't feel like it was all that long ago
Oh, oh, oh - oh, oh, oh
You can dream about it every now and then
But you can't go home again

Me and my best friend vickie, set up a backyard camp
Stole one of mama's mason jars, poked holes in the lid and made
a firefly lamp
Me and jimmy monroe, sneaking down by the river
I'm still haunted by the taste of a kiss i didn't get 'cause he
was too chicken liver

Oh, oh, oh - oh, oh, oh
It doesn't feel like it was all that long ago
Oh, oh, oh - oh, oh, oh
You can dream about it every now and then
But you can't go home again

There's a blacktop road, a faded yellow centerline
And it can take you back to the place, but it can't take you
back in time

Oh, oh, oh - oh, oh, oh
It doesn't feel like it was all that long ago
Oh, oh, oh - oh, oh, oh
You can dream about it every now and then
But you can't go home again

Old tin roof, leaves in the gutter
A hole in the screen door big as your fist and flies on the
butter


5.Only God Could Stop Me Loving You

(lari white & toby keith)
(r.j. lang)

We saw the moon in colorado
Made music in tennessee
We found the gold of el dorado
It's so good, making love, you and me

These arms, they will never hold another
These eyes, they are blind to any other
And these lips, no other boy will ever kiss
And this heart, it will always feel like this

Only god could stop me loving you
Only god could tell me not to
He sent you from heaven
Just to make my dreams come true
When he opened the door
That you came walking through
Only god could stop me loving you

Now we struck oil in oklahoma
And won the oscar in hollywood
And climbed the canyons of arizona
And baby, making love never felt so god

These arms, they will never hold another
These eyes, they are blind to any other
And these lips, no other boy will ever kiss
And this heart, it will always feel like this

Only god could stop me loving you
Only god could tell me not to
He sent you from heaven
Just to make my dreams come true
When he opened the door
That you came walking through
Only god could stop me loving you

Only god could stop me loving you
Only god could stop me loving
Loving you, loving you, loving you, loving you


6.On A Night Like This

(deborah allen & chuck jones)

There's a silver sliver in the sky
And the stars never seemed so bright
Shining just like diamonds in your eyes
Something sure feels right
Montague and capulet must have met
Ooo-ooo

(baby) on a night like this someone comes along
And with just one kiss it's a love so strong
That we can't resist
And we find out why our hearts exist
Baby on a night like this

It's the most amazing mystery
When you're falling hard and fast
Making a slow-motion memory
That'll last and last
In your arms, out of the blue a dream comes true
Ooo-ooo

On a night like this when your souls on fire
And your only wish and your hearts desire is
At your fingertips
And you find out why you were born to live.

(baby) on a night like this someone comes along
And with just one kiss it's a love so strong
That we can't resist
And we find out why our hearts exist
Baby on a night like this

(baby) on a night like this someone comes along
And with just one kiss it's a love so strong
That we can't resist
And we find out why our hearts exist
Baby on a night like this

Baby on a night like this
Baby on a night like this
On a night like this someone comes along
And with just one kiss on a night like this
On a night like this when your souls on fire
And your only wish on a night like this

(fade)


7.You Can't Take That From Me

(liz hengber/tommy lee james)

You can have all the furniture.
You can have the new car.
But that first kiss.
You can't take that from me.

Take the cds and books.
No, i don't care, they're only things.
But what we shared.
You can't take that from me.

I'm leaving with no regrets.
'cause i loved you and i'll never forget.
'cause i loved you and all that we had.
That we once were perfect together.
And that's mine forever to keep.
Oh, you can't take that from me.

You can kill all our dreams.
For tommorow, but i'll still have.
My dreams when i go.
You can't take that from me.

Oh i'm leaving with no regrets.
'cause i loved you and i'll never forget.
'cause i loved you and all that we had.
Oh we once were perfect together.
And that's mine forever to keep.
Oh, you can't take that from me

My heart will lead me on.
I won't give up.
'cause i still have faith, in true love.
You can't take that from me.

Oh no, you can't take that from me.


8.This Is Love

(lari white/austin cunningham/chuch cannon)

This is love, this is love, this is love, hey!

Welcome to the danger zone, and the wildest ride
That you've ever known
Blind curves up ahead, baby hold on tight
Put your seatbelt on
It's what you're looking for, it's what you're running from
Where logic fails and reason comes undone
Baby here's the deal
It's a hand of steel, in a velvet glove

This is love, this is love
Are you ready are you tough enough
And it's bigger than the both of us
Hey! this is love

And this is where we dig down deep
For that buried treasure, it don't come cheap
We've shared the taste of the sweetest wine
Now we're laying our hearts down on the line
There's a seventh heaven in your eyes
I want it all, no compromise
Baby you and me, this is where we see
Just what we're made of

This is love, this is love
Are you ready are you tough enough
And it's bigger than the both of us
Hey! this is love

It makes you laugh, it makes you cry
Lays you low and makes you high
But we'll keep falling, falling
Till we rise above
This is love, this is love, this is love

This is love, this is love
And it's bigger than the both of us
This is love, this is love
Are you ready are you tough enough
Hey! this is
Hey! this is love
Oh, oh, oh, oh


9.Take Me

(stephony smith/bob depiero)

Forty miles outside of houston's city limits,
Eldorado with a full tank of gas in it,
It'll take us where it thinks we need to go,
All we got to do is keep it in the middle of the road.

Take me up to wichita,
Hold me in niagara falls,
Rock me in memphis,
Kiss me down in new orleans,
Marry me in the keys,
I don't care where we go,
As long as you take me.

And baby, make a left on exit 98,
My sister told me that the etouffee is great,
Yeah, we could split a cold one to wash it down,
And watch the sunset on the face of a sleepy little town.

Take me up to wichita,
Hold me in niagara falls,
Rock me in memphis,
Kiss me down in new orleans,
Marry me in the keys,
I don't care where we go,
As long as you take me.

Ninety miles an hour,
One kiss every minute,
It's my favorite car,
As long as you're in it.

Take me up to wichita,
Hold me in niagara falls,
Rock me in memphis,
Kiss me down in new orleans,
Marry me in the keys,
I don't care where we go,
As long as you take me.
Take me.


10.Tired

(toby keith/chuck cannon)

My name is jesse, i was named after my father
Followed in his footsteps, down here to this factory
I ain't complainin', wouldn't waste my breath to bother
This work ain't hard, it's only borin' as can be

I married billy johnson back in seventy-seven
I still love him and i guess he loves me too
We go to church on sundays 'cause we want to go to heaven
Me and my family, ain't that how you're supposed to do

But i'm tired, lord i'm tired
Life is wearin' me smooth down to the bone
No rest for the weary, ya just move on
Tired, lord i'm tired

I've only missed six days in nigh on twenty years o' work
The money went to taxes and these bills i've paid on time
The raise i got two months ago don't meet the cost o' living
Selling my best years for these nickels and these dimes

The smell of billy's coffee rolled me out of bed this morning
I showered and dressed and then i threw some makeup on
I walked in the kitchen, he was starin' out the window
The way he said good morning made me ask is something wrong

He said i'm tired, woke up tired
And life is wearin' me smooth down to the bone
And there's no rest for the weary, you just move on
I guess you just keep goin' till your gone
Tired

Oh lord, i'm tired
I'm tired
Oh, lord i'm tired


11.Look Homeward Angel

(chuck cannon/allen shamblin)

You left us here, in a cloud of stardust
Disappeared, never even called us
And most of us, got over you
But baby as for me, i never quite recovered
Every night i dream about you
It's killing me to live without you
Baby do you ever dream of me

Look homeward angel
Your heart knows the way
Down a rearview mirror road that leads to yesterday
I'm leaving a light on
Won't you look homeward angel

Look homeward angel
Let me see those eyes of green
A lonely choir sings
Come and lay down in my arms and rest your weary wings
Before you're too far gone
Won't you look homeward angel

On nights like this, do you remember
Midnight kisses sweet and tender
And dancing under southern stars
Summer of '83, i never quite recovered
Oh, you played guitar and sang love songs to me
The memory still goes right through me
Angel ain't there one more song for me

Look homeward angel
Your heart knows the way
Down a rearview mirror road that leads to yesterday
I'm leaving a light on
Won't you look homeward angel

Look homeward angel
Let me see those eyes of green
A lonely choir sings
Come and lay down in my arms and rest your weary wings
Before you're too far gone
Won't you look homeward angel

Look homeward angel
Let me see those eyes of green
A lonely choir sings
Come and lay down in my arms and rest your weary wings
Before you're too far gone
Won't you look homeward angel

Oh, before you're too far gone
Won't you look homeward angel
Oh, look home, look homeward angel
Won't you look homeward angel
Look homeward angel, look home
Look home, look homeward angel