Thousand Memories

Rhett Akins Thousand Memories Lyrics
1.Heart To Heart

(mac mcanally/chris gantry/rhett akins)
(track 1 - time 3:52)

I pulled in her driveway
Turned the radio down low
And i sat staring at what she was wearing
Waitin' by the front door
She came walking down the porch steps
Her daddy's pride and only innocence
The way she smiled
I knew we were gonna be

Heart to heart
Falling in love by the radio light
Underneath the stars
Nothin's ever felt more right
Than being alone and lost
In each other's arms
Givin' in to the raging storm
And cherishing every part
Heart to heart

We pulled down a dirt road
Sittin' close and moving slow
The moonlight danced on a little romance
Goin' on in my old ford
She whispered softly as she closed her eyes
If we go to far don't apologize 'cause there's no place that i
would rather be

Heart to heart
Falling in love by the radio light
Underneath the stars
No nothin's ever felt more right
Than being alone and lost
In each other's arms
Givin' in to the raging storm
And cherishing every part
Heart to heart

They say that we're too young
To know if love is real
But all we know is what we feel

When we're heart to heart
Falling in love by the radio light
Underneath the stars
Girl nothin's ever felt more right
Than being alone and lost
In each other's arms
Givin' in to the raging storm
And cherishing every part
Heart to heart
Falling in love by the radio light
Underneath the stars
Girl nothin's ever felt more right


2.What They're Talkin' About

(larry boone/paul nelson/rhett akins)
(track 2 - time 3:27)

Stole the keys to my daddy's ride
And i took my baby for a midnight drive
Our hearts were racing as we headed down highway 9
We didn't have no lover's lane
But that old back road worked just the same
It wasn't long till i knew deep inside

This must be what they're talkin' about
When you find the one you can't live without
Somewhere deep in the night, i saw the light
Oh her love got a hold of me
Left no doubt
This must be what they're talkin' about

I read about it in the magazines
I'd even seen it on the movie screen
Heard 'em sing about it in a million songs
I never really understood
Till we lit that fire that night in the woods
Started a love that still burns just as strong

This must be what they're talkin' about
When you find the one you can't live without
Somewhere deep in the night, i saw the light
Oh her love got a hold of me
Left no doubt
This must be what they're talkin' about

Somewhere deep in the night, i saw the light
Oh her love got a hold of me
Left no doubt
This must be what they're talkin' about
This must be what they're talkin' about
This must be what they're talkin' about
(this must be what they're talkin' about)


3.Old Dirt Road

(chris gantry/rhett akins)
(track 3 - time 3:26)

There's an old dirt road off of 33
Lord it's been so long since it's seen me
But i've put many a mile across it's back
I used to kick up dust in the summertime
Runnin' the georgia-florida line
A teenage runaway train jumpin' of the track
Had the windows rolled down, beer cans flyin'
Bocephus on the knob and a coon-dog cryin'

Now those days are gone in my rear-view
Lord all the scenes have changed
And the roads are all brand new
When my homesick heart gets the best of me
I hit that old dirt road off of 33

I was running with a bunch of friends of mine
Nothin' to do but shoot old stop signs
Half the time with the law got hot on our heels
Well we get cleaned up and go lookin' around
For a carload of girls to follow us down
To a run-down cabin and a party back in the fields
Oh god bless mama she never had a clue
But i got a feelin' that my daddy knew

Now those days are gone in my rear-view
Lord all the scenes have changed
And the roads are all brand new
When my homesick heart gets the best of me
I hit that old dirt road off of 33

Now those days are gone in my rear-view
Lord all the scenes have changed
And the roads are all brand new
When my homesick heart gets the best of me
I hit that old dirt road off of 33
I hit that old dirt road off of 33


4.She Said Yes

(joe doyle/rhett akins)
(track 4 - time 3:31)

He never had given much thought to dancing
But she gave a lot of thought to being asked
Well he'd never been good at coming right on out and asking
And she'd never been given the chance
But something moved him 'cross that old gym floor
When fear was holding fast
And to his surprise the words came at last

And she said yes
To his half hearted request
And they held on for dear life
'til the last song played
They won't let go
It's beyond their control
They lit a flame with the match god had made
When she said yes

From that night on the fire was burning
And they sure did shine in its light
And he knew as long as the old world kept turning
He wanted her by his side
So with a ring and a nervous smile
And some lines that he'd rehearsed
He said the sweetest words that she'd ever heard

And she said yes
To his whole hearted request
And they held on for dear life
'til the last stars fade
They won't let go
It's beyond their control
They lit a flame with the match god had made
When she said yes

They lit a flame with the match god had made
When she said yes


5.That Ain't My Truck

(tom shapiro/chris waters/rhett akins)
(track 5 - time 4:03)

She's been goin' out with him
She's been goin' out with me
Said she'd let us know by tonight
Which one it would be
So i waited by the phone
But she never called me up
Had to know what was goin' on
So, i drove by her house -- and sure enough

That ain't my truck in her drive
Man this ain't my day tonight
Looks like she's in love and i'm out of luck
That ain't my shadow on her wall
Lord this don't look good at all
That's my girl -- my whole world
But that ain't my truck

I pulled over by the curb
I've been sittin' here all night
Wonderin' what it was i did so wrong
That he did so right
I've thought of breakin' down her door
But there's nothin' left to say
That chevy four-by-four
Says it all sittin' in my place

That ain't my truck in her drive
Man this ain't my day tonight
Looks like she's in love and i'm out of luck
That ain't my shadow on her wall
Lord this don't look good at all
That's my girl -- my whole world
But that ain't my truck

That ain't my shadow on her wall
Lord this don't look good at all
That's my girl -- my whole world
But that ain't my truck
That's my girl -- my whole world
But that ain't my truck


6.Katy Brought My Guitar Back Today

(mickey cates/john jarrard)
(track 6 - time 3:05)

Katy brought my guitar back today
That's how she let me know it's all over
I remember all those nights
Sittin' in the fireplace light
How she loved to hear me play
Katy brought my guitar back today

Katy brought my guitar back today
I've seen it make her cry over and over
She told me when i wasn't there
She would wake up feeling scared
She'd hold it in her arms and be okay
Katy brought my guitar back today

We had our stormy times like anybody else
More than once i broke her heart
When i couldn't tell her i was sorry by myself
I could tell her with that old guitar
But i'm afraid this time things have gone too far

Katy brought my guitar back today
I guess that means this time it's really over
As i sit and play it now
The songs all seem so sad somehow
I wish she'd just thrown that thing away
Katy brought my guitar back today

I remember all those nights
Sittin' in the fireplace light
How she used to love to hear me play
Katy brought my guitar back today


7.A Thousand Memories

(byron hill/rhett akins)
(track 7 - time 4:21)

I can curse the day i met you
And say i never loved you
Swear i'm better off now
That you're not here with me
I can tell myself it's over
That somewhere there's another
Who'll take your place in my life
But it's all just make-believe
I know it's all just make-believe

'cause a thousand memories can't be wrong
One by one they're tellin' me to hang on
Truth is girl, i've loved you all along
No a thousand memories can't be wrong

I don't need to see your picture
Or read your old love letters
To know the fool that i've been
I'm reminded all the time
I don't need to drive by your house
Or go to our old hangouts
To know the love i'm missin'
It's always on my mind
Girl you're always on my mind

'cause a thousand memories can't be wrong
One by one they're tellin' me to hang on
Truth is girl, i've loved you all along
No a thousand memories can't be wrong
No a thousand memories can't be wrong


8.I Brake For Brunettes

Well i brake for brunettes
Blondes in corvettes
Redheads i stop on a dime
Now the way i drive
It's a wonder that i
Ever get anywhere on time
So don't tailgate my pick-up truck
Or you just might wind up in a wreck
Now they ain't made the sticker for my bumper just yet but
I brake for brunettes

I let firestone put me some new tires on
Just a few weeks ago
But man i swear that wear and tear
Is already startin' to show
Well i oughta just whistle or yell
But man i can't help myself

'cause i brake for brunettes
Blondes in corvettes
Redheads i stop on a dime
Now the way i drive
It's a wonder that i
Ever get anywhere on time
Don't tailgate my pick-up truck
Or you just might wind up in a wreck
Now they ain't made the sticker for my bumper just yet but
I brake for brunettes

You'll see them big skid marks by the wave pool park
And judy's beauty salon
Lord i tore up the street in front of betty's boutique
Where they come out with mini-skirts on
Well i know i'm gonna wear out my tread
Down by tina's tanning beds

'cause i brake for brunettes
Blondes in corvettes
Redheads i stop on a dime
Now the way i drive
It's a wonder that i
Ever get anywhere on time
So don't tailgate my pick-up truck
Or you just might wind up in a wreck
No they ain't made the sticker for my bumper just yet but
I brake for brunettes
I brake for brunettes
Man i brake for brunettes


9.Same Ol' Story

(byron hill/rhett akins)
(track 9 - time 2:44)

You let him by with another line again
And oh each time he swears this hurtin' you
Is comin' to an end
But lord knows
He'll never close the book on doin' you wrong
'cause every time you think it's over
It don't take him very long

Before he writes another page
To the same ol' story
No it don't ever change
And you'll always be sorry
If you don't put it on the shelf
And start livin' for yourself
'cause all he's givin' you
Is the same ol' story

Well any fool can tell just where it's gonna end
And he'll keep adding more and more
To the pain he's put you in
Can't you see
This ain't the fairy tale you built your love upon
'cause front to back, cover to cover
He's just leading your heart on
As he...

Writes another page
To the same ol' story
No it don't ever change
And you'll always be sorry
If you don't put it on the shelf
And start livin' for yourself
'cause all he's givin' you
Is the same ol' story
Oh the same ol' same ol' story


10.Those Hands

(make d. sanders/sam hogin/rhett akins)
(track 10 - time 3:28)

She was a mom back when moms didn't work
She just did the laundry and brushed off the dirt
She cooked all the meals and scrubbed all the floors
And she mowed that front yard with that old push mower
All of those years without the help of a man
She held us together with those delicate hands

Those hands have rocked some cradles
Calmed many a cryin' child
Set ten thousand supper tables
Now it's time to rest those hands a while
Those hands have done some prayin'
Worn just one wedding band
Now there ain't much time
And there ain't much strength
But there's a lot of love left in those hands

If i had a dime for every button she sewed
All the tears she's dried and bedtime stories she's told
I'd buy back the years back from old father time
Just sit here and hold her hands in mine

Those hands have rocked some cradles
Calmed many a cryin' child
Set ten thousand supper tables
Now it's time to rest those hands a while
Those hands have done some prayin'
Worn just one wedding band
Now there ain't much time
And there ain't much strength
But there's a lot of love left in those hands
There's a lot of love left in those hands