Hopechest

Stephanie Bentley Hopechest Lyrics
1.Dead Ringer

(todd cerney/stewart harris)

Sneakin' out of the back door way to soon
Not a clue about love under the moon
But she's seen all of those movies
And she's talked to all her friends
And there ain't no way she can wait

She's too young and her heart's on fire
And the lights are bright tonight
She's made up her mind that she's gonna find
Someone to hold her tight
She doesn't know how the game really goes
How her world can come apart
She's too young and her heart's on fire
She's a dead ringer for a broken heart

She's been hidin' that red dress far too long
Got her hair done and mama's makeup on
And she's practiced in the mirror
What she's seen in magazines
And she knows how that will drive them crazy

She's too young and her heart's on fire
And the lights are bright tonight
She's made up her mind that she's gonna find
Someone to hold her tight
She doesn't know how the game really goes
How her world can come apart
She's too young and her heart's on fire
She's a dead ringer for a broken heart

Simple curiosity can
Sometimes get you burned
What she thinks she knows by now
I guess she's gonna learn

She's too young and her heart's on fire
And the lights are bright tonight
She's made up her mind that she's gonna find
Someone to hold her tight
She doesn't know how the game really goes
How her world can come apart
She's too young and her heart's on fire
She's a dead ringer for a broken heart

Yeah, she's a dead ringer
She's a dead ringer for a broken heart
She's a dead ringer for a broken heart


2.Half The Moon

(hugh prestwood)

Half the moon is shining tonight
And half the moon is pitch black
And i got half a chance that you might
Turn around and come back

And half my love is seeing the light
And half my love is still blind
And keeps on thinking tomorrow
You'll change your mind

Half our hearts were doing just fine
And half our hearts were in doubt
Half the time while walking the line
I ended up stepping out

Half my prayers were praying to god
Half my prayers were to you
Tonight it looks like the answers are overdue

And i am feeling just how hard
Half the moon can pull
I swear my heart might crack in two
If that moon were full

Half the moon is shining tonight
And half the moon's up and gone
You must have taken half of its light
To find the road that you're on

Half my love is seeing the truth
Half my love is still blind
And makes that missing half the moon
Hard to find, whoa...

It makes that missing half the moon
Hard to find


3.Heart Half Empty(Stephanie Bentley&Ty Herndon)

(gary burr/desmond child)

There's some leftover wine in the cupboard
'bout a half a glass left for the road
Here's a toast to the time we were lovers
Then i'll go
Should i laugh or should i cry
Love you, hate you, live or die

Is my heart half full or half empty
Is our love like the wine in this glass
You drink like there's no tomorrow
(and we were) so sure it will (would) always last
Will the memories taste sweet as they linger
Or the bitterness stay on my tongue
Is my heart half full of the love you gave me
Or my heart half empty
(is my heart half empty)
'cause your love is gone

Your bags are all packed in the hallway
The boxes are stacked on the lawn
You kiss me goodbye just like always
And you're gone
Trembling hands or nerves of steel
Someone tell me what to feel

Is my heart half full or half empty
Is our love like the wine in this glass
You drink like there's no tomorrow
(and we were) so sure it will (would) always last
Will the memories taste sweet as they linger
Or the bitterness stay on my tongue
Is my heart half full of the love you gave me
Or my heart half empty
(is my heart half empty)
'cause your love is gone

Should i laugh or should i cry
Love you, hate you, live or die

Is my heart half full or half empty
Is our love like the wine in this glass
You drink like there's no tomorrow
(and we were) so sure it will (would) always last
Will the memories taste sweet as they linger
Or the bitterness stay on my tongue
Is my heart half full of the love you gave me
Or my heart half empty
(is my heart half empty)
'cause your love is gone


4.I'm Listening

(matraca berg/ronnie samoset)

You slip into my room
So i will not hear you
I don't know why you even bother
Your every step, your every move
Echoes with the silent truth
That you have been with another
Keep talking

I lie here quietly
And listen to you breathe
And i can tell you're not sleeping
You haven't said a word
But don't you know i've heard
All the secrets you've been keeping

Yes i'm listening
To every word your heart is saying
I'm listening
And every time i hear it breaking
Keep talking
You don't have to say a thing
I'm listening

And when the morning comes
You hide your eyes from the sun
'cause you know what they'll be saying
When you try to hide the truth
You know they tell on you
And it's a long conversation

And i'm listening
To every tear that you've been crying
I'm listening
Oh, they say that you've been lying
Keep talking
You don't have to say a thing
I'm listening

Keep talking, babe, 'cause i'm listening
I'm listening, yeah
I'm listening, whoa
Whoa


5.If Promises Were Gold

(shawna harrington-burkart, karl hasten)

She knows three years was too long
To keep waiting
But somehow she was hoping she could
Change him
Still all his dreams turned to dust
And who can survive in a love without trust

If promises were gold she could pay off
All the bills
And buy that pretty house sittin high
On the hill
If she only had the money for every lie
She's been told
She'd be a rich woman now
If promises were gold

Buy 6 o'clock he'll miss her rusty chevy
Won't take long to notice dinner
Isn't ready
Then he'll call up everyone she knows
Sayin 'i'll do her right' if she'll only
Come home

But, if promises were gold she could pay off
All the bills
And buy that pretty house sittin high
On the hill
If she only had the money for every lie
She's been told
She'd be a rich woman now
If promises were gold

She didn't take much, just the heart she
Once wore on her sleeve
She's leavin behind every lie she
Tried to believe

And if promises were gold she could pay off
All the bills
And buy that pretty house sittin high
On the hill
If she only had the money for every lie
She's been told
She'd be a rich woman now
If promises were gold


6.Once I Was The Light Of Your Life

(hugh prestwood)

I see you stranger standing there
Far across the room
Do you remember when forth worth
Was in bloom

You know it wasn't all that long ago
That we were in the dark
One touch would light up the
Whole would with a spark

No one here tonight would guess how
Wrapped up we were

Once i was the light of your life
You really made me shine
Every letter that you sent to me
Was a valentine
These days all we've got to say
Is how you doin, i'm fine
But once i was the light of your life
And you were the light of mine

Maybe the planets didn't line up right
Maybe the time was wrong
Maybe forever was a little bit too long

But still we had about as fine of time
As two true lovers could
Before the magic was up and gone for good

Even though i'm not much more than
A shadow now

Once i was the light of your life
You really made me shine
Every letter that you sent to me
Was a valentine
These days all we've got to say
Is how you doin, i'm fine
But once i was the light of your life
And you were the light of mine


7.Permanent Hurt

What is that fallin out of your eyes
What is that rollin on down your shirt
Thunder and lightening from
A bloodshot sky
This time its lookin like a permanent hurt

What is that lipstick up on his sleeve
Where's the forgiveness that's stronger
Than dirt
Can't get the words out when you ask
Him to leave
This time its lookin like a
Permanent hurt

A permanent hurt, yeah
A permanent hurt
The pain and the memories do the
Dirty work
Promises broken, hearts on red alert
The surface will heal but it's feelin' like a
Permanent hurt

What were you thinkin' when you
Fell in love
What were you thinkin' in that little black skirt
Bet you a rainbow you weren't thinkin' of
Scuffin your heels up on a
Permanent hurt

It's all temporary like the big book says
Ashes to ashes, baby, dust to dust
Something gets scary, someone turns
Their head
Somebody winds up with a
Permanent hurt

A permanent hurt, yeah
A permanent hurt
The pain and the memories do the
Dirty work
Promises broken, hearts on red alert
The surface will heal but it's feelin' like a
Permanent hurt


8.The Hopechest Song

(angela kaset)

Her mama bought her a hopechest
To keep her dreams inside
All the precious memories
Little things she'd like to hide
A magic wand, an old rag doll
Some plastic pearls 'cause after all

A little girl is only a little girl so long
And tender hearts need their stars to wish upon
'cause one day you will turn around and she'll be gone
A little girl is only a little girl so long

One day when she got home from school
She slipped a little note
Beneath the tattered lining
And here is what he wrote
'roses are red, violets are blue'
'put an x in the box if you like me too'

A little girl is only a little girl so long
And tender hearts need their stars to wish upon
'cause one day you will turn around and she'll be gone
A little girl is only a little girl so long

They married in the garden on a perfect july day

In a horse and carriage they waved and rode away

Mama went inside to put away her wedding dress

And spotted a letter lying on the old hopechest

It said...
A little girl is only a little girl so long
Your lonely heart might need a star to wish upon
So look inside once in a while to bring the memories home
A little girl is only a little girl
And i will always be your little girl...
So long


9.Think Of Me

(stephanie bentley/richard brannan)

When your eyes have cried a river
And your heart is broken down
While you're pickin' up the pieces
That lay scattered on the ground
Maybe you'll remember when you're there on your knees
Think of me

When you're dreamin' 'bout these arms
That used to hold you tight
All the good love that you're missing
Layin' in your bed tonight
And when you start rememberin' how true love used to be
Think of me

You had it all in the palm of your hands
But you just couldn't see
You think the grass is greener on the other side
But when you don't find what you need
Think of me

When the memories come to haunt you
And they won't leave you alone
When that pain that you been fallin', baby, cuts you to the bone
And when you realize you just can't get no relief
Think of me

You had it all in the palm of your hands
But you just couldn't see
You think the grass is greener on the other side
But when you don't find what you need
Think of me

Now when all of your tomorrows
Are lookin' pretty dark
And there's nothing but a hole where there used to be a heart
When all you've got to cling to is a long lost dream
Think of me


10.What's Wrong With You(Is You Ain't Got Me)

(kevin welch/wally wilson)

They're talkin' 'bout you baby, up and down the line
They say you're sweeter than peaches in the summertime
Sharper than the edge of a razor blade
Everybody says you got it made in the shade

What's wrong with you
What's wrong with you
What's wrong with you
What's wrong with you is you ain't got me

Milder than a whisper through the georgia pines
Or wilder than whiskey over homemade wine
The way you're put together, baby, nothin's out of place
You got a legendary smile and amazing grace

What's wrong with you
What's wrong with you
What's wrong with you
What's wrong with you is you ain't got me

Icin' on the cake
Sugar in your tea
Sparkle on the diamond
Baby can't you see

What's wrong with you
What's wrong with you
What's wrong with you
What's wrong with you is you ain't got me


11.Who's That Girl

(stephanie bentley/george teren/don pfrimmer)

Who's that girl
I believe i've seen that face before
Who's that girl
I hardly recognize her anymore
I don't believe i've seen her lookin' better
Now she's back and got her life together

She ain't draggin' 'round the same old heartache
She ain't lookin' through innocent eyes
And though it's clear in the mirror
It's hard to believe it's really me
Who's that girl
(who's that girl)

Who's that guy
Never thought he'd show his face again
Same old lines
I think he thinks she's gonna let him in
I can't believe that girl finally did it
Slammed the door and told that fool
Forget it

She ain't draggin' 'round the same old heartache
She ain't lookin' through innocent eyes
And though it's clear in the mirror
It's hard to believe it's really me
Who's that girl
(who's that girl)

I don't believe i've seen her looking better
That girl is back and got her act together

She ain't draggin' 'round the same old heartache
She ain't lookin' through innocent eyes
And though it's clear in the mirror
It's hard to believe it's really me
Who's that girl
(who's that girl)

Who's that girl
I said who's that girl

She ain't draggin' 'round the same old heartache
She ain't lookin' through innocent eyes
And though it's clear in the mirror
It's hard to believe it's really me
Who's that girl
(who's that girl)