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1.Baby's Got A Hold On Me

Lyricist:Bob Carpenter, Jeff Hanna, Josh Leo

Sittin' on the front porch tryin' to keep still
Baby's lookin' finer than a fifty dollar bill
Pretty blue eyes and it isn't hard to see
That baby's got a hold on me

Long blond hair down the middle of her back
She's got the keys to her daddy's Cadillac
Got every little thing that I'm ever gonna need
Baby's got a hold on me

Got a hold on, got a hold on me
Got a hold on, baby's got a hold on me

We got a full tank of gas, lookin' for a thrill
A three day weekend, lot of time to kill
Put the top down but we're never gonna freeze
'Cause baby's got a hold on me

Got a hold on, got a hold on me
Got a hold on, baby's got a hold on me
Hold on

Well, the full moon's shinin' on a Carolina night
Drivin' my girl across the interstate line
Got a preacher waitin' and that's how it's gonna be
'Cause baby's got a hold on me

Got a hold on, got a hold on me
Got a hold on, baby's got a hold on me

Got a hold on, got a hold on
Got a hold on, baby's got a hold on me
Baby's got a hold on me
Baby's got a hold on me

Hold on, baby's got a hold on me
Hold on
Hold on, baby's got a hold on me
Hold on
Hold on, baby's got a hold on me
Hold on
Hold on, baby's got a hold on me
Hold on


2.Cadillac Ranch

cadillac ranch

There she sits buddy just a-gleaming in the sun,
There to greet a working man when his day is done
I'm gonna pack my pa and i'm gonna pack my aunt,
I'm gonna take them down to the cadillac ranch.

El dorado fins, whitewalls and skirts;
Rides just like a little bit of heaven here on earth.
When i die, buddy, throw my body in the back,
Take me to the junkyard in my cadillac.

Cadillac, cadillac,
Long and dark, shiny and black
Open up your engines let 'em roar
Tearing up the highway like a big old dinosaur

James dean in a mercury '49
Junior johnson runnin' in the woods of caroline
Even burt reynolds in a black trans am
Are gonna meet me down at the cadillac ranch

Cadillac, cadillac
Long and dark, shiny and black
Open up your engines, let 'em roar
Tearin' up the highway like a big old dinosaur

Hey little girlie in the blue jeans so tight
Drivin' all alone in a colorado night
You're my last love, baby, you're my last chance
Don't let 'em take me down to the cadillac ranch

Cadillac, cadillac...
Long and dark, shiny and black;
Open up them engines, let 'em roar;
Tearin' up the highway like a big old dinosaur


3.Down That Road Tonight

Lyricist:Jeff Hanna, Josh Leo, Wendy Waldman

Seems like lately we're losin' touch
Work too hard and worry too much
I think it's time for me and you
To get back to what we used to do

We'd steal away on a Saturday night
Meet in the field when the time was right
Just us two and a starry sky
It felt like paradise

I said, ooh, baby, goin' down that road tonight
It's gettin' too crazy, need to hold each other tight
Thinkin', ooh, maybe the moon stills shines as bright
Like it did back then, it'll shine again
Down that road tonight

Remember all the songs that we used to know
Dancin' in the dark to the radio
Lost in the rhythm, kickin' up some heat
The memories are still so sweet

Time's gone by but it's plain to see
I still love you and you still love me
Let's shake these troubles, put 'em all aside
C'mon, we're gonna take that ride

I said, ooh, baby, goin' down that road tonight
Gettin' too crazy, need to hold each other tight
Thinkin', ooh, maybe the moon stills shines as bright
Like it did back then, it'll shine again
Down that road tonight, down that road

Ooh, baby, goin' down that road tonight
It's gettin' too crazy, I need to hold you tight
Thinkin', ooh, maybe the moon stills shines as bright
Yes, it did back then, we'll make it shine again
Down that road tonight

Ooh, baby, goin' down that road tonight
It's gettin' too crazy, I need to hold you tight
Thinkin', ooh, maybe the moon stills shines as bright
Yes, it did back then


4.Face On The Cutting Room Floor

She's history
No one would give her a star on the walk
She'd have a hundred if pillows could talk
Where have i seen her before?
She's the face on the cutting room floor

It's no mystery
Acting in school at the tenderest age
Lit up the room when she stepped on the stage
Came to la for some more
She's the face on the cutting room floor

She had visions of contracts
And thousands of people in line
To see her;
Knocking on door after door after all of this time,
Now she's not sure

Up in hollywood
Stayed with an agent she met in a bar
Laughed when he told her he'd make her a star
Where has she heard that before?
She's the face on the cutting room floor

One night he told her that she'd never get anywhere
In her clothes
That's what it takes to play movieland musical chairs
Now she knows

Goodbye hollywood
Leaving tonight on the 2:30 'hound
Sunrise or sunset she won't be around
But they'll replace her with so many more
She's the face on the cutting room floor
Poor little face on the cutting room floor


5.Fishing In The Dark

Lazy yellow moon comin' up tonite,
Shinin' thru the trees,
Crickets are singin' and lightning bugs
Are floatin on the breeze
Baby get ready.....

Across the field where the creek turns back by the ole stump
road
I'm gonna take you to a special place that nobody knows
Baby get ready.....ooooooooooo

You and me going fishing in the dark,
Lying on our backs and counting the stars
Where the cool grass grows.
Down by the river in the full moon light,
We'll be fallin' in love in the middle of the night
Just movin' slow...

Stayin' the whole night thru, feels so good to be with you...

Spring is almost over and the summer's come
And the days are gettin' long
Waited all winter for the time to be right, just to take you
along
Baby get ready.....

And it don't matter if we sit forever and the fish don't bite
Jump in the river and cool ourselves from the heat of the night
Baby get ready.....ooooooooooo.

Repeat the chorus (x3)

You and me going fishin in the dark!


6.Home Again In My Heart

One in a million in a lonely town,
Two hundred people trying to keep me down,
I've taken all i can, i ain't lookin' back.
Small town boy in a back yard lot,
Can't make a living with the luck i've got
I'm gonna leave it all, i ain't looking back.

That's the way i remember, it seemed to me when i was young.
But i can still see the leaves slowly fall to the ground,
And the snow on the trees as the winter comes down.
Still i go home again in my heart.

My father worked hard on the railroad track;
37 years cut across his back,
He gave it all he had for what he believed.
Like every other kid that came before,
I grew up believing there was something more
And i still believe, i still believe.

That's the way i remember, it seemed to me when i was young.
But i can still see the leaves slowly fall to the ground,
And the snow on the trees as the winter comes down.
Still i go home again in my heart.

But i can still see the lightning on a warm summer night
And the rain on the roof when i close my eyes;
I can still hear us laughing on the front porch in the dark.
There are days when i know that i've traveled so far
That i'll never find the road leading back to the start,
Still i go home again in my heart
Still i go home again in my heart
In my heart, in my heart


7.I Love Only You

I like to drink my beer
Spend time with the boys
After work, to down a few
Is something i enjoy
And sometimes i stay out too late,
Yes i know it's true
But i love only you.

And i like to take life easy
Work out in the yard
Sleep late on the weekends
After an all-night game of cards
And drivin' my old chevy
On a sunday afternoon
But i love only you

I like my old guitar
And i'd like to be a star and shine on you
I'd like to write a song
The whole world could sing along
I love only you

I like my old memories
The girls i used to know
Some of them still have a place
My mind likes to go
Of all the ones i've cared for
Lord knows there's been a few
But i love only you
Honey, i love only you.


8.I've Been Looking

I've been lookin' for a love
Someone to hold as i lay sleeping
I'm not talking about someone who's scared of promises or
keeping up
I'm just looking for a love to stand the test of time
I've been lookin' for someone to be all mine

I had too much lonely
I need a one and only
Someone i can care about and call my own
Well in true tradition
Without an intermission
We'll still be together when the kids are grown.

I've been lookin for a love
Someone to hold as i lay sleeping
I'm not talking about someone who's scared of promises or
keeping up
I'm just lookin' for a love to stand the test of time
I've been looking for someone to be all mine.

(instrumental break)

I've been lookin for a love
Someone to hold as i lay sleeping
I'm not talking about someone who's scared of promises or
keeping up
I' m just looking for a love to stand the test of time
I've been looking for someone to be all mine.

I've been looking for some one to be all mine.
I've been looking for some one to be all mine.
I've been looking for some one to be all mine.

I've been lookin for a love
Someone to hold as i lay sleeping
I'm not talking about someone who's scared of promises or
keeping up
I' m just looking for a love to stand the test of time
I've been looking for someone to be all mine.


9.Oh What A Love

Oh what a love, that'll bind the wounds of a loss and heal my
heart
Oh what a love, to cast away the pain
Oh what a love, that'll bear for me the cost of a brand new
start
Oh what a love, to let me begin again

Oh what a life, that'll brighten up the corners of a lonely life
Oh what a life, to cast away the rain
Oh what a life to remove the gloom i face in the dark alone
Oh what a life, i believe i can see again

I remember the day
We walked on the beach till sunset, then we sang
And the songs we played were a promise of love that'll honor
beyond the grave

Oh what a song, learned from the sea taught slowly to the young
Oh what a song, to cast away the rain
Oh what a song, to break the bonds of fear and still the sound
Oh what a song, i believe i can sing again

I remember the day we met at a place of hope, i took what you
gave
And the words we'd say were a promise of love that'll honor
beyond the grave

Chorus


10.Workin' Man

Sittin' alone in the dark,
Wastin' my time in a park
'cause i've got nowhere to go.
Had me a job til the market fell out,
Tried hard to borrow but there was no help
Now i've got nowhere to go.

I need a job for these two hands
I'm a workin' man
With nowhere to go

One last look at my land
Auctioneer with his gavel in hand
And he says 'it's got to go.'
Worked this peice all my life
It broke my heart and it took my wife
Now i've got nothing to show

I need a job for these two hands
I'm a workin' man
With nowhere to go

Wandered aimless in the city
With my dirt workin' boots and my old straw hat in hand
Singing a song by woody guthrie
This land is your land; it ain't my land
I'm a workin' man, with nowhere to go

I was born to the sunrise
Breaking back all day
Now i've got something to say
I am broke but not broken
And i am not alone
Cause there's a lot of folks
With nowhere to go

Are they ever gonna understand?
You can't leave a workin' man
With nowhere to go.

Are they ever gonna understand?
You can't leave a workin' man
With nowhere to go