Trouble With The Truth

Patty Loveless Trouble With The Truth Lyrics
1.A Thousand Times A Day

(gary burr/gary nicholson)

I gave up cigarettes
I haven't had to light one yet
And it's been a year since i stopped
The same goes for alcohol
I don't touch the stuff at all
And i used to drink till i dropped
Those were tough, this is easy
And it feels so good to say
Forgetting you is not that hard to do
I've done it a thousand times a day

Friends said it'd take some time
To get you off my mind
They thought i'd never let you go
Well, i guess i proved them wrong
One more bad habit gone
Just like the whiskey and the smokes
Those were tough, this is easy
Well, i'm all right, yeah, i'm okay
Forgetting you is not that hard to do
I've done it a thousand times a day

I've given you up for good
Just like i said i would
The night you walked away
Forgetting you is not that hard to do
I've done it a thousand times a day
Yes, i've done it a thousand times a day


2.Everybody's Equal In The Eyes Of Love

(tony arata)
(track 4 - time 3:27)

Well we can try and hide our emotion
Stand there like a rock in a wall
But love can take a little old notion
And make a living wreck of us all

Everbody's equal in the eyes of love
Darling don't you kid yourself
You can come on tender, you can come on tough
Come on and get in line with everybody else
Quit what you're thinking of
Ain't no one above it
Everybody's equal in the eyes of love

Some are 'bout as subtle as thunder
They just try to barrel on by
But love'll leave 'em weak and wonderin'
Ain't it funny how they turn up shy

Everbody's equal in the eyes of love
Darling don't you kid yourself
You can come on tender, you can come on tough
Come on and get in line with everybody else
Quit what you're thinking of
Ain't no one above it
Everybody's equal in the eyes of love

Love can make nothing out of everything
Turn something into something else
It'll treat a loser like a doggone king
And treat a doggone king like everybody else

'cause everbody's equal in the eyes of love
Darling don't you kid yourself
You can come on tender, you can come on tough
But come on and get in line with everybody else
Now don't kid yourself
No you're not above it
Quit what you're thinking of
Ain't no one above it
Everybody's equal in the eyes of love


3.I Miss Who I Was(With You)

(jim lauderdale/john leventhal)

They say i seem different now
Hope i'm wiser any how
I've had some time to learn a thing or two
I know the change has done me good
But i don't feel like i wish i would
Sometimes i miss who i was with you

Every time your name comes up
I just smile don't say too much
A button's pushed, my heart gets stuck again
I pray it's just a passing thought
'cause we both know we're better off
But sometimes i miss who i was with you

Stormy days and sleepless nights
Sometimes we even got it right
Can't believe what we put each other through
In spite of all our chemistry
Some things just aren't meant to be
Sometimes i miss who i was with you

Every time your name comes up
I just smile don't say too much
A button's pushed, my heart gets stuck again
I pray it's just a passing thought
'cause we both know we're better off
But sometimes i miss who i was with you

Yeah, sometimes i miss who i was with you


4.Lonely Too Long

(mike lawler/bill rice/sharon rice)

Well, good mornin'
Tell me how'd you sleep last night
You're still smiling
So we must've done something right
Don't feel guilty
Because you turned to me last night

We ain't done nothin' wrong
We've just been lonely too long
No, we ain't done nothin' wrong
We've just been lonely too long

It's only natural
When you've been too long in the dark
To look for comfort
And to warm yourself by the fire
We're just afraid
That we might get our fingers burned

But we ain't done nothin' wrong
We've just been lonely too long
No, we ain't done nothin' wrong
We've just been lonely too long

Nothing's wrong that can't be cured
With a new love
All you need is someone like me to
Be sure of, to be your love

I'll be waiting
Standing right outside your heart
And i'll be watching
For the slightest sign of a spark
And i'll be here
If you should want to turn to me

'cause we ain't done nothin' wrong
We've just been lonely too long
No, we ain't done nothin' wrong
We've just been lonely too long

We ain't done nothin' wrong
We've both been lonely too long
Oh, just been lonely too long
Both been lonely too long
Just been lonely too long


5.She Drew A Broken Heart

(jon mcelroy/ned mcelroy)

You should have seen it coming, now it's too late
She bought the half-price ticket on the midnight train
You wouldn't understand 'cause you lie and cheat
So she wrote it out in lipstick on your satin sheets

She drew a broken heart
She drew a broken heart
Torn right down the middle in a red jagged line
She drew a broken heart and put your name inside

She had to draw you a picture to make it sink in
Revlon rose was her poison pin
For god's gift to women you ain't got a clue
That red broken heart belongs to you

She drew a broken heart
She drew a broken heart
It ain't no cupid's arrow, it ain't no valentine
She drew a broken heart and put your name inside

No lovesick word's gonna bring her back
The buck stops here, buddy, that's a fact
No matter who's right, no matter who's wrong
Anyway you cut it, she's gone

She drew a broken heart
She drew a broken heart
Torn right down the middle in a red jagged line
She drew a broken heart and put your name inside


6.Someday I Will Lead The Parade

(tony arata/scott miller)

After all my lonely nights
Without an end in sight
A morning shining bright for me awaits
Where the sweetest times will last
All's forgiven from the past

Someday i will
One day i know i will
Someday i will lead the parade

Though they've scattered through the years
Old friends will gather near
With nothing but the kindest words to say
And the sweetest times will last
All's forgiven from the past

Someday i will
One day i know i will
Someday i will lead the parade

And the sweetest times will last
All's forgiven from the past
Someday i will lead the parade


7.Tear-stained Letter

(richard thompson)
(track 1 - time 3:28)

It was three in the morning when he took me apart
He wrecked my house and he wrecked my heart
He danced on my head like arthur murray
The scars ain't never going to mend in a hurry
Just when i thought that things would get better
Right through the door came a tear-stained letter

Whoa, oh, oh lord, lord
Cry and cry if it makes you feel better
Set it all down in a tear-stained letter
Whoa, oh, oh lord, lord
Cry and cry if it makes you feel better
Set it all down in a tear-stained letter

Well, my head was spinning just a little to fast
It was writing checks that my body couldn't cash
I jumped to my feet, i was reelin' and a-dizzy
I went for the phone but the line was busy
Just when i thought that things would get better
Right through the door came a tear-stainted letter

Whoa, oh, oh lord, lord
Cry and cry if it makes you feel better
Set it all down in a tear-stained letter
Whoa, oh, oh lord, lord, lord
Cry and cry if it makes you feel better
Set it all down in a tear-stained letter

Now, i like coffee and i like tea
But i just don't like this feeling in me
It makes me nervous, it gives me the hives
Looking for the truth in a pack of lies
Just when i thought that things would get better
Right through the door came a tear-stained letter

Whoa, oh, oh lord, lord
Cry and cry if it makes you feel better
Set it all down in a tear-stained letter
Whoa, oh, oh lord, lord, lord
Cry and cry if it makes you feel better
Set it all down in a tear-stained letter

Whoa, oh, oh lord, lord, lord, lord
Cry and cry if it makes you feel better
Set it all down in a tear-stained letter
Whoa, oh, oh lord, lord, lord, lord
Cry and cry if it makes you feel better
Set it all down in a tear-stained letter


8.The Trouble With The Truth

(gary nicholson)
(track 2 - time 4:21)

Oh the trouble with the truth
Is it's always the same ol' thing
So hard to forget, so impossible for me to change
Everytime i try to fight it
I know i'll be left to blame
Oh the trouble with the truth
Is it's always the same ol' thing

And the trouble with the truth
Is it's just what i need to hear
Ringing so right, deep down inside my ear
And it's everything i want
And it's everything i fear
Oh the trouble with the truth
Is it's just what i need to hear

It had ruined the taste of the sweetest lies
Burned through my best alibis
Every sin that i deny
Keeps hanging round my door
Oh the trouble with the truth
Is it always begs for more
That's the trouble, trouble with the truth
That's the trouble, trouble with the truth

And the trouble with the truth
Is it just won't let me rest
I run and hide, but there's always another test
And i know that it won't let me be
'till i've given it my best
The trouble with the truth
Is it just won't let me rest

That's the trouble, trouble with the truth
That's the trouble, trouble with the truth
That's the trouble, trouble with the truth
That's the trouble, trouble with the truth


9.To Feel That Way At All

(jim lauderdale/jack tempchin)
(track 9 - time 3:47)

He brings her flowers, they talk for hours
But he never really says what's in his heart
The way he needs her, the way he wants her
It's a miracle to feel that way at all

Oh, i can't tear myself away
From where the rose petals fall
Down the path to yesterday
I was lucky to feel that way at all

The way he learned it, the way she turned it
Beyond his wildest dreams to have earned it
It was exciting, everything riding
On whether that one star would keep on shining

Oh, i can't tear myself away
From where the rose petals fall
Down the path to yesterday
I was lucky to feel that way at all

Oh, i can't tear myself away
From where the rose petals fall
Down the path to yesterday
I was lucky to feel that way at all

The way he needs her
The way he wants her
It's a miracle to feel that way at all


10.You Can Feel Bad

(matraca berg/tim krekel)

The car is runnin' and your bags are packed
I guess that says it all
Your head is hangin' and you look real sad
Maybe you should've called
You say you think you need a brand-new start
You're really sorry that you broke my heart
Well, i'm not really fallin' apart, but baby

You can feel bad if it makes you feel better
Picture me cryin' reading all your love letters
Walkin' around in your old sweaters, baby
You can feel bad if it makes you feel better

Maybe i'll go out tonight, yeah, i'll paint the town
And maybe i'll run into you, while i'm runnin' 'round
There's a good chance i'll be alone
An even better one that you won't
And when it's time for me to go home, baby

You can feel bad if it makes you feel better
Picture me cryin' reading all your love letters
Walkin' around in your old sweaters, baby
You can feel bad if it makes you feel better
If it makes you feel something

Yeah, take another look at these tears i'm crying
They're not fallin' on your shoulders, they're fallin' on mine
Yeah, ive seen this comin' for a long, long time
Now, i'll be just fine

You can feel bad if it makes you feel better
And picture me cryin' reading all your love letters
Walkin' around in your old sweaters, baby
You can feel bad if it makes you feel better

You can feel bad if it makes you feel better
And picture me cryin' reading all your love letters
Walkin' around in your old sweaters, baby
You can feel bad if it makes you feel better

If it makes you feel something
If it makes you feel better