1.Tell A Country Boy
He aint much for talkin,
but he means every word he says,
well that color on his arms and neck aint from no tannin bed,
leaves no doubt bout where he stand on a chevy, or tha lord,
yea you can always tell a country boy
Now his idea of heaven is home sweet home east tennessee
but for a girl like you
he would pull up roots and move down the road a peice
he'll always take his own sweet time if you give him a choice
yea you can always tell a country boy
Yea you can always tell him but you cant tell him much
cuz all he's ever gonna be is who he always was
a cross between his old man and his mommas pride and joy
you can always tell a country boy
He'll go off and take a long walk
when he needs some time to think
might even let ya drive his truck
when he's had to much to drink
bout as true blue as ol glory
wavin out there on tha pourch
yea you can always tell a country boy
Yea you can always tell him
but you cant tell him much
sometimes his gears turn so slow
you swear there gonna rust
from tha way he bangs that ol guitar
to tha gravel in his voice
You can always tell a country boy
Now you can drag him from tha country every now and then
but you can't drag them forty acres outta him
yea you can always tell him
but you can't tell him much
he's on tha fence about alot of things
but on you his minds made up
cuz he swears theres nothing sweeter
than tha sweet sound of your voice
you can always tell a country boy
whatevers on your heart
now come on and tell this country boy
2.When It's My Time
I was late for work
Had to pull to the side
While a funeral train of cars drove by
With their lights on
It was just my luck
It went on and on for miles
I kept checkin' my watch, grittin' my teeth
Then suddenly it dawned on me
Whoever this is is gonna be missed
For a long long time
And it got me thinkin'
When it's my time to go
The end of my road
I hope it looks like this
Two hundred cars
Stretched out as far
As the hearts I touched while I lived
And I hope I leave
Half as much love behind
When it's my time
So I followed that last car
Down to the church
Took off my ball cap
Tucked in my shirt
I Just had to see
What kind of life
Could cause such a traffic jam
Heard story after story
People laughed, people cried
It didn't take long to understand why
Every pew was full
There's a lot of good souls
Be better from knowin' him
Now I'm one of them
When it's my time to go
The end of my road
I hope it looks like this
Two hundred cars
Stretched out as far
As the hearts I touched while I lived
And I hope I leave
Half as much love behind
When it's my time
Felt a hand on my back
Turned around, someone asked
'Did you know him well？'
And I said 'Yeah,
Well enough to know'
When it's my time to go
The end of my road
I hope it looks like this
Two hundred cars
Stretched out as far
As the hearts I touched while I lived
And I hope I leave
Half as much love behind
When it's my time
Ooooh
When it's my time
3.Best Times
Football, alcohol
Power tools, bird dogs
Gentlemen, start your engines
Pool tables, honkytonks
Blackjack, Haggard songs
Seventh game, extra innings
That's the best things that's happened to men
Since women, yeah
You got your four wheelers, pickup trucks
Camouflage, huntin' bucks
Guns, knives
Huntin' and fishin'
Spark plugs, oil grease
Horsepower, more speed
Big blocks and transmissions
That's the best things that's happened to men
Since women, yeah
Yeah you women are second to none
Beat all I've seen, and all I've done
Ain't no such thing as havin' more fun than with you
So here's to you
Yeah you women are second to none
Beat all I've seen, and all I've done
Sometimes we can't get no lovin' from you
So whatchya gotta do？
Beer pong, eighteen holes
Box boat, Super Bowls
Grillin' out steaks and chicken
Loud guitars, throwin' darts
Hangin' 'round, playin' cards
Goin' all in and winnin'
That's the best things that's happened to men
Since women, yeah
Yeah you women are second to none
Beat all I've seen, and all I've done
Ain't no such thing as havin' more fun than with you
So here's to you
Yeah yeah
Yeah girls here's to you
4.15 Minutes
I got a call from my best friend this evening
He said he wasn't going out with us guys on Friday night
Yeah he was gonna change
For his new-found flame
To keep her satisfied
I just laughed and said 'Hey man
Well go ahead and try'
'Cause I gave up smokin',
Women and drinkin' last night
And it was the worst
15 minutes of my life
Now I've heard it said
That too much fun'll kill you
And I'll be the first to tell you
That I don't wanna die
Too many twelve-ounce curls, pretty girls
And parties ain't advised
Well take it from me
Don't believe all that hype
'Cause I gave up smokin',
Women and drinkin' last night
And it was the worst
15 minutes of my life
That's right
You can get hit by a truck tomorrow
So you might as well raise a little hell tonight
'Cause I gave up smokin',
Women and drinkin' last night
And it was the worst
15 minutes of my life
Man it was the worst
15 minutes of my life
That's right
Never again
5.It's America
Drivin' down the street today
Saw the sign for lemonade
They were the cutest kids
I've seen in this front yard
As they handed me my glass
Smiled and thinkin' to myself
Man what a picture perfect postcard this would make
Of america
It's a high school prom
It's a springstein song
It's a ride in a cheverlet
It's a man on the moon
And fireflies in June
Kids sellin lemonade
It's cities and farms
And open arms
One nation under god
It's america
Later on when I got home
I flipped the t.v on
I saw a little town that some big
Twister tore apart
People came from miles around
Just to help their neighbors out
And I was thinkin' to my self
I'm so glad that I live in america
It's a high school prom
It's a springstein song
It's a ride in a cheverlet
It's a man on the moon
And fireflies in June
Kids sellin lemonade
It's cities and farms
And open arms
One nation under god
It's america
Now we might not always get it right
But there's nowhere else I rather build my life
Cause it's a kid with a chance
It's a rock n roll band
It's a farmer cuttin' hay
It's a flag blowin' in the summer wind
Over some fallen hero's grave.
It's a high school prom
It's a springstein song
It's a welcome home parade
It's a man on the moon
And fireflies in June
Kids sellin lemonade
It's cities and farms
And open arms
One nation under god
It's america.......
Oh oh yeah
Woo
6.Got It Good
Ain't it somethin'？
You can jump on a plane
Or hop on a bus
Catch you a train
Take in a Saturday game at Wrigley Field
Man ain't it awesome？
You can hit Talladega
Drink you a beer with a fan of the driver you've always hated
And probably always will
Yeah I forget how good I got it sometimes
How lucky I am just to be alive
I pass good prayer to the man upstairs
Just to thank him like I should
You know I get it
I got it good
Oh, it's amazing
That boy in the yard is half a mile wide
God bless his heart, the other half is every last bit of me
I can't explain it
How his momma wound up with somebody like me
When she could have done so much better
Make you fall down on your knees
Yeah I forget how good I got it sometimes
How lucky I am just to be alive
Oh I pass good prayer to the man upstairs
Just to thank him like I should
You know I get it
I got it good
Yes I do
I get goin' so fast
That what matters gets blurred
And I can't feel the grass, see the trees, hear the birds
The sky starts to rain
And I cuss and complain like a fool
Yeah I forget how good I got it sometimes
How lucky I am just to be alive
Oh I pass good prayer to the man upstairs
Just to thank him like I should
You know I get it
God I got it good
Yes I do
Get it got it good
Yes I've got it good
Oh Oooooh
Oh Oooooh
7.Friends With Tractors
I sat beside a man from Hollywood, California on a plane
He said he had rich and famous friends, he liked droppin' names
I said 'Howdy do, that's good for you, I dig a lot of those
actors,
But son you ain't got a thing on me, see I got friends with
tractors'
They'll grow your groceries, haul a load
Pull you out then fix the road
They're good at slowin' speeders down
When they pass through from out of town
I live out in the country
Happily ever after
I got everything I need
'Cause I got friends with tractors
Come Friday night we hit the woods
Go boggin' in our trucks
It's just about a guarantee
Some good ol' boy gets stuck
Where I come from you can bet your buck
A mud hole ain't a factor
I'll sink mine to the floorboards
'Cause I got friends with tractors
They'll grow your groceries, haul a load
Pull you out then fix the road
They're good at slowin' speeders down
When they pass through from out of town
I live out in the country
Happily ever after
I got everything I need
'Cause I got friends with tractors
Yee haw!
I been to fancy five star restaurants
And I left there barely fed
They charged me for the water
The butter and the bread
That gourmet meal looked more to me
Like fish bait on a cracker
But I'll stay fat and happy
'Cause I got friends with tractors
They'll grow your groceries, haul a load
Pull you out then fix the road
They're good at slowin' speeders down
When they pass through from out of town
We live out in the country
Happily ever after
I got everything I need
'Cause I got friends with tractors
Yeah I got everything I need
'Cause I got friends with tractor-r-r-rs
Yee haw!
Yeah, man, talkin' 'bout
Internationals, and John Deeres
Massey-Fergusons, whatever you got
We don't discriminate
Front end loaders, bushalls, post hole diggers
Need 'em, gotta have 'em
I believe I do know one actor
Is Larry The Cable Guy an actor？
Oh well, he's got a tractor
8.Simple Things
We got the biggest dog you ever saw
Sprawled on the porch, coolin' off
Down at our place
His name is Ace
We got the hummingbirds comin' in
Hittin' those sugar water feeders and buzzin' off again
Floatin' in the wind
Then the sunset melts into a line of pines
Life is slow out here but it just suits me fine
It's the simple things that strum my strings
Baby cries, and momma sings him back to sleep
Oh it sounds so sweet
It's puttin' in a hard day's work
Comin' home and puttin' on a clean t-shirt
It's friends and family gathering
A neck to hug, a joke to tell and a dish to bring
It's the simple things, yeah
It's takin' my boy to the river on Sunday
Huntin' tadpoles and Indian money
And I just laugh while his flipflops splash
Then we spray on the Off! 'cause we don't wan't chiggers
Baitin' our hooks with chicken livers
Goin' yellow catfishin'
A little whisker lick grippin'
I love it when he says 'Daddy give me five'
And watchin' him grunt and grin as he's reelin' in
That flathead on his line
It's the simple things that strum my strings
Baby cries, and momma sings him back to sleep
Oh it sounds so sweet
It's puttin' in a hard day's work
Comin' home and puttin' on a clean t-shirt
It's friends and family gathering
A neck to hug, a joke to tell and a dish to bring
Yeah it's the simple things
It's the simple things
It's feelin' thankful
Just lookin' at the stars
It's findin' piece of mind
In your own backyard
Yeah it's the simple things that strum my strings
Like big oak trees and tire swings and lemonade
Ice cold and homemade
It's puttin' in a hard day's work
Comin' home and puttin' on a clean t-shirt
It's friends and family gathering
A neck to hug, a joke to tell and a dish to bring
It's the simple things
It's the simple things
That's it
9.Rockin' Of The Cradle
I wanna live with no excuses
And love with no regrets
Take the bad with the good
And know I did my best
Walkin' in the sunshine
And dancin' in the rain
From the rockin' of the cradle
To the rollin' of that long black limousine
From Rock-A-Bye Sweet Baby
'Till I hear the angels sing
From momma's tender kisses
'Till I board that glory train
I wanna love the life I'm livin'
And live the life I dream
From the rockin' of the cradle
To the rollin' of that long black limousine
I can't mend this world with nothin'
And that's how I'll leave someday
And all that I'll take with me
Is the love I gave away
And it's love that makes a difference
From a pauper to a king
From the rockin' of the cradle
To the rollin' of that long black limousine
From Rock-A-Bye Sweet Baby
'Till I hear the angels sing
From momma's tender kisses
'Till I board that glory train
I wanna love the life I'm livin'
And live the life I dream
From the rockin' of the cradle
To the rollin' of that long black limousine
So roll on, roll on
Tell the story, turn the pages
Roll on, roll on
Children of all ages
From the first breath that we take
'Till our last one takes us home
Let love be the rock we're standin' on
From Rock-A-Bye Sweet Baby
'Till I hear the angels sing
From momma's tender kisses
'Till I board that glory train
I wanna love the life I'm livin'
And live the life I dream
From the rockin' of the cradle
To the rollin' of that long black limousine
From the rockin' of the cradle
To the rollin' of that long black limousine
I wanna live with no excuses
And love with no regrets
10.Chasin' Girls
It started out
Summer fun
Chasin' Ally Brooke with a water gun
She'd laugh
And she'd scream
She'd run and say 'You can't catch me!'
Well time passed, I turned sixteen
Cruisin' from the Sonic to the Dairy Queen, yeah
Runnin' the roads we ruled like kings
We'd say 'Here comes Ally with her hot friends,
They got water balloons in their hands,
Aw man they got me now lets get them...'
Chasin' girls
What a life
Man I love them
Can't get enough of them
From their toes up to their curls
Chasin' girls
Hard to catch
Sweet to hold
Even tougher to let them go
Nothin' like it in the whole wide world
Chasin' girls
Caught Ally Brooke
And that was that
Bought a bungalow on a cul-de-sac, yeah
Settled in and I knew
My girl-chasin' days were through
Until she handed me an EPT
I said 'Tell me what this blue strip means Al'
Well that was then and now our twins are three
And it's 'Who left the popsicle on the couch？'
'Don't let that dog lick you in the mouth!'
Up and down all around this house
And right back to where I started out
Chasin' girls
What a life
Man I love them
Can't get enough of them
From their toes up to their curls
Chasin' girls
Hard to catch
Sweet to hold
Even tougher to let them go
Nothin' like it in the whole wide world
Chasin' girls
Last night I had a nightmare
The future was now here
My little girls were in their teens
And then these teenage boys appeared
Oh no... yeah
Chasin' girls
Hard to catch
Sweet to hold
Even tougher to let them go
Nothin' like it in the whole wide world
Chasin' girls
Ooooooooh
Chasin' girls
Ooooooooh
Woo
11.The River Just Knows
4 a.m. comes awful early
And I was dead on my feet
But if you're gonna catch the biggest fish
You gotta lose a little sleep
I packed my gear and a couple beers
And I headed for my favorite spot
But I cursed my luck
When I saw his truck
Right where I pulled off
Was hopin' to have the river to myself that day
'Cause the river don't talk
The river don't care
Where you've been
What you've done
Or why it is you're standin' there
It just rolls on by
Whisperin' to your soul
It's gonna be alright
The river just knows
The way the sun bounced off the water
I could hardly make him out
But I could see he had a fish on
A big ol' rainbow trout
The fight went on forever
And as they headed down my way
I saw his military haircut
And the new scars on his face
Right then I knew
What brought him to this place
You know the river don't talk
The river don't care
Where you've been
What you've done
Or why it is you're standin' there
It just rolls on by
Whisperin' to your soul
It's gonna be alright
The river just knows
He held the fish down in the water
And he coaxed it back to life
He said 'I'll help you get your wind back
'Cause you helped me get mine'
And all I could think to say was 'Welcome home'
But I think that river said it best on its own
'Cause the river don't talk
You know the river don't care
Where you've been
What you've done
Or why it is you're standin' there
It just rolls on by
Whisperin' to your soul
It's gonna be alright
The river just knows
It's gonna be alright
The river just knows
Just knows...
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