1.Midnights Gone
(Terri Clark／Gary Burr)
We got our first McDonald's
And it made the headline news
In a town where no one locks their doors at night
All the lights are flashing yellow
We just roll right through
And there is not a superstore in sight
But there's more to life
I told myself I'd say good-bye
By the time the clock struck twelve
But I can't pull the trigger on that changing world out there
With all these dreams I can't believe I'm still standing here
It's time to face the fact that I'm not the rebel that I thought
'Cause midnights gone but I'm not
Everyone I run into
Has known me all my life
There are no secrets you can call your own
Since the age of seventeen
I've faced the morning light
Saying this day is the day I'm gonna go
All I have to do is drive away
But the things that make me crazy
Always make me stay
But I can't pull the trigger on that changing world out there
With all these dreams I can't believe I'm still standing here
It's time to face the fact that I'm not the rebel that I thought
'Cause midnights gone but I'm not
It's time to face the fact I'm not the rebel that I thought
'Cause midnights gone, midnights gone
but I'm not
2.Sometimes Goodbye
Lyricist：Beth Nielsen Chapman, Terri Clark, Annie Leslie Roboff
I've got an ice-cold cup of coffee
And a paper I haven't read
A canyon in my heart
And a hammer in my head
And a waitress with an empty stare
That looks right through me
I'm sitting at this table
And I'm balancing the salt
Weighing out my choices
Baby, it's nobody's fault
And I'm torn up by these voices
Talking to me
You say there's no good reason
For me to walk away
You say there's so much good between us
Who wouldn't want to stay
But how can I be with you
If deep down I believe
I'll lose a part of me
Sometimes goodbye is the only open door
I can't turn back
When I know there's something more
I gotta find what my heart beats for
I've got a half of page of reasons
And a napkin full of tears
From trying to pull my spirit
Through the pocket of my fears
As the lunch crowd
Empties out into the city
And there may not be a way for me
To make you understand
I'll write down the words I'm feeling
And I'll leave it in your hands
But the memories of our love
I'm taking with me
You say there's no good reason
For me to walk away
You say we're meant to be together
And I'm making a mistake
But this emptiness inside me
Has brought me to this road a
And I have to let you go
Sometimes goodbye is the only open door
I can't turn back
When I know there's something more
I gotta find what my heart beats
For the passion everlasting
For the deepest dream
For a chance to love like that
There is no in between
Sometimes goodbye is the only open door
I can't turn back
When I know there's something more
I gotta find what my hear beats for
(Sometimes goodbye)
What my hear beats for
(Sometimes goodbye)
3.Take My Time
Lyricist：Angelo, Terri Clark
Love is such a big rush
You wanna hurry it along
'Cause you can't get close enough
And I know it wouldn't feel wrong
But it's all right going slowly
Just fine getting to know me
I'll give you one thing you can't buy
Baby you can take my time
Like a river flowing
We can roll on and on
Not knowing where we're going
Living in the moment before it's gone
But it's all right going slowly
Just fine getting to know me
I'll give you one thing you can't buy
Baby you can take my time
I know what you want
I'll be here holding on
But it's all right going slowly
Just fine getting to know me
I'll give you one thing you can't buy
Baby you can take my time
Heart will be waiting
Baby you can take my time
My time, going slowly
Getting to know me
You can take my time
4.Empty
Lyricist：Gary Burr, Terri Clark
Maybe it's been a little too long
Holding it in, trying to be strong
Funny the things we bottle up
Come streaming out when you feel enough
There is a trust, the cautious will lack
Now that we've touched, there's no holding back
I want to call out for love 'til I can't breathe
I want to stare at the truth 'til I can't see
I want to pour out my soul 'til I'm empty
Empty
When only flesh and bone remain
I'll hold you close, then start again
Feeling nothing but a sweet release
When the ghosts are gone from inside of me
I've tried to fight it but what can I do
There's something deeper that surrenders to you
I want to call out for love 'til I can't breathe
I want to stare at the truth 'til I can't see
I want to pour out my soul 'til I'm empty
Empty
When I touch you, when I hear you
How can I doubt when every time I'm near you
I want to call out for love 'til I can't breathe
I want to stare at the truth 'til I can't see
I want to pour out my soul 'til I'm empty
Empty
Empty
5.Getting There
Lyricist：Gary Burr, Terri Clark
Well, the sun sets in the west
But as fast as you go
How would you know？
You're a busy boy, I guess
Who just wants the gold
At the end of the road
Think of all you miss
Passing through like this
You want an answer
As soon as you say a prayer
You want to land
The moment you're in the air
Baby, the living is all
In the getting there
Don't be the first in every line
Now and then you can be at the end
'Cause there's only so much time
And you can't get back
Every minute you spend
You're not even sure
What you're running for
You want an answer
As soon as you say a prayer
You want to land
The moment you're in the air
Baby, the living is all
In the getting there
Think of all you miss
Passing through like this
You want an answer
As soon as you say a prayer
You want to land
The moment you're in the air
Baby, the living is all
In the getting there
The living is all
In the getting there
Getting there
6.Easy From Now On
Lyricist：Susanna Clark, Carlene Routh
There he goes, gone again
Same old story's gotta come to an end
Lovin' him was a one-way street
But I'm gettin' off where the crossroads meet
Quarter moon in a ten-cent town
Time for me to lay my heartaches down
Saturday night I'm gonna make myself a name
Take a month of Sundays to try and explain
It's gonna be easy to fill the heart of a thirsty woman
Harder to kill the ghost of a no-good man
I'll be ridin' high in a fandangled sky
It's gonna be easy, it's gonna be easy from now on
Raw as the wind but clean as bone
Soft to the touch when you take me home
When the morning comes and it's time for me to leave
Don't worry about me 'cause I got a wild card up my sleeve
It's gonna be easy to fill the heart of a thirsty woman
Harder to kill the ghost of a no-good man
And I'll be ridin' high in a fandangled sky
It's gonna be easy, it's gonna be easy from now on
7.A Little Gasoline
Lyricist：Dean Miller, Tammy Rogers
Throwin' pictures out the window
Scattered by the way the wind blows
Bye bye baby, that's the last I'll see o' you
Shoe box full of old love letters
I'll tear each one till I feel better
And I won't look back, 'cause I don't like the view
What my heart needs now is rest
So I'm packin' up and I'm headin' west
My mind's made up, I'll put it to the test
Pushin' myself and this old machine
Burnin' fumes and what's left of my dreams
Let 'em go 'cause I don't need no strings
Just give me a road and a little gasoline
We talked in circles till the words ran out
And it all came down to an angry shout
Before I knew it I was in third gear and gone
Well this had been comin' for a long, long time
If I said I'm sorry, well I'd be lyin'
If you think I'll never make it, well you'd be wrong
What my heart needs now is rest
So I'm packin' up and I'm headin' west
My mind's made up, I'll put it to the test
Pushin' myself and this old machine
Burnin' fumes and what's left of my dreams
Let 'em go 'cause I don't need no strings
Just give me a road and a little gasoline
What my heart needs now is rest
So I'm packin' up and I'm headin' west
My mind's made up, I'll put it to the test
Pushin' myself and this old machine
Burnin' fumes and what's left of my dreams
Let 'em go 'cause I don't need no strings
Just give me a road and a little gasoline
Just give me a road and a little gasoline
8.Last Thing I Wanted
(Mary Chapin Carpenter／Kim Richey)
Last thing I wanted was
Someone who wants me so much
I don't like nobody leaning on me
Last thing I needed was
Somebody hanging around because
In their eyes I am something to see
Like a hole in my head, like a rock in my shoe
Like an ache in my heart when I think of you
Last thing I wanted
Last thing I wanted was you
Last thing I thought I'd do
Was open my heart to you
I got good reasons for keeping it closed
Last place I thought I'd be
Was here with you next to me
'Cause I'm used to sleeping alone
Like a hole in my head, like a rock in my shoe
Like an ache in my heart when I think of you
Last thing I wanted
Last thing I wanted was you
Sometimes what we want
Aint what we need, maybe
Baby I need you
Like a hole in my head, like a rock in my shoe
Like an ache in my heart when I think of you
Last thing I wanted
Last thing I wanted was you
9.To Tell You Everything
Lyricist：Mary Chapin Carpenter, Terri Clark
All this runnin' nowhere fast
All these faces that I pass
All these souls that don't reach out
Leave me feelin' so without
I think you got here just in time
I think it's meant to be
An' I'm ready to do anythin'
I want to tell you everything
Every nightmare, every dream
Every fear I've ever had
All the good an' all the bad
All the secrets that I've kept
My mistakes an' my regrets
The relief that it would bring
Just to tell you everything
Just to be all you need
When you need somebody there
Just to let go an' still know
You won't go anywhere
Just to find myself again
Tell you who I've always been
Just to feel my spirit rise
When I look into your eyes
And see what I've been dyin' for
Baby, I want nothin' more
Than these songs I'm gonna sing
When I tell you everything
Just to be all you need
When you need somebody there
Just to let go an' still know
You won't go anywhere
All this loneliness that ruled
All the years that had me fooled
Now they seem to slip away
When you turn to me an' say
I think you got here just in time
I think we're gonna be just fine
An' it would be enough for me
Just to tell you everything
Baby, I'd do anythin'
I want to tell you everything
10.The Real Thing
Lyricist：Terri Clark, Angelo Petraglia
I've been looking for a way to fill this empty place
With everything from poetry to love in cyberspace
I contemplate my future, I analyze my past
I twist myself up like a pretzel in my yoga class
I find attraction in small distractions
It's a piece that I've been missing
A voice when I really listen
A groove that's gonna make me sing
A feeling only love can bring
I'm ready for the real thing
Meditating, medicating, looking for a fix
Now I'm getting to the bottom of my bag of tricks
Trying to catch a break with each ticking of the clock
Searching for the prize inside my cracker jack box
Something to save me from all this waiting
It's a piece that I've been missing
A voice when I really listen
A groove that's gonna make me sing
A feeling only love can bring
I'm ready for the real thing
I've looked around and I've discovered
Nothing can touch me like a lover
It's a piece that I've been missing
A voice when I really listen
A groove that's gonna make me sing
A feeling only love can bring
I'm ready for the real thing
I'm ready for the real thing
(Real thing)
For the real thing
(Real thing)
11.Good Mother
Lyricist：Robert Foster, Jann Arden Richards
I've got money in my pocket
I like the color of my hair
I've got a friend who loves me
Got a house, I've got a car
I've got a good mother
And her voice is what keeps me here
Feet on ground, heart in hand
Facing forward, be yourself
I, I've never wanted anything, oh I've, oh I've
I've never wanted anything so bad, so bad
Cardboard, masks of all the people I've been
Thrown out with all the rusted
Tangled dented worn-out miseries
You could say, 'I'm hard to hold'
But if you knew me you'd know, I've got a good father
And his strength is what makes me cry
Feet on ground, heart in hand
Facing forward, be yourself
I, well, I've never wanted anything, oh I've, oh I've
I've never wanted anything so bad, so bad
I've got money in my pocket
I like the color of my hair
I've got a friend who loves me
Got a house, I've got a car
I've got a good mother
And her voice is what keeps me here
Feet on ground, heart in hand
Facing forward, be yourself
Heart in hand, feet on ground
Facing forward, be yourself
Just be yourself
Just be yourself
12.Girls Lie Too
Lyricist：Connie Harrington, Kelly Lovelace, Tim Nicholas
So she can't go out tonight again
Her sister's sick, she's gotta baby-sit
Yeah, that sounds like a pretty good excuse
Now you didn't hear any of this from me
But things aren't always what they seem
Brace yourself, this may come as a shock to you
Girls lie too
We don't care how much money you make
What you drive or what you weigh
Size don't matter anyway
Girls lie too
Don't think you're the only ones
Who bend it, break it, stretch it some
We learn from you
Girls lie too
We can't wait to hear about your round of golf
We love to see deer heads hanging on the wall
And we like Hooter's for their hotwings too
Other guys never cross our minds
We don't wonder what it might be like
How could it be any better than it is with you？
Girls lie too
We don't care how much money you make
What you drive or what you weigh
Size don't matter anyway
Girls lie too
Don't think you're the only ones
Who bend it, break it, stretch it some
We learn from you
Girls lie too
Yeah, girls lie too
We always forgive and forget
The cards and flowers you never sent
Will never be brought up again
Girls lie, too
Old gray sweatpants turn us on
We like your friends and we love your Mom
And that's the truth
Girls lie, too
Yeah that's the truth
Girls lie, too
No, we don't care how much hair you have
Yeah, that looks good
Comb it over like that
13.Not Enough Tequila
Lyricist：Jim Brown, Erin Enderlin
Winters are gray in Tennessee
That don't usually get to me
But here lately I've been missin' the sun
So I caught a plane to cousin Lille
Thought a, weekend in that salty air
Would do me good, at least I thought it would
Here I sit with a drink in my hand
Local canteena with a sign hanging sayin'
Something in Spanish 'bout, 'Let the good times roll'
Between the sandy beeches and the margaritas
Thought I'd find a way to let you go
But there's not enough tequila in Mexico
Your memory didn't come around
No not until the sun went down
And I startin' wishin' I had you to hold
It's a feelin' that just won't fade
Even a thousand miles away
I still want you back with every glass
Here I sit with a drink in my hand
Local canteena with a sign hanging sayin'
Something in Spanish 'bout, 'Let the good times roll'
Between the sandy beeches and the margaritas
Thought I'd find a way to let you go
But there's not enough tequila in Mexico
Between the sandy beeches and the margaritas
I thought I'd find a way to let you go
But there's not enough tequila in Mexico
14.Midnight's Gone
Lyricist：Gary S. Burr, Terri Lynne Clark
We got our first McDonald's and it made the headline news
In a town where no one locks their doors at night
All the lights are flashing yellow, we just roll right through
And there is not a superstore in sight
But there's more to life
I told myself, I'd say good bye
By the time the clock struck twelve
But I can't pull the trigger on that changing world out there
With all these dreams, I can't believe I'm still standing here
It's time to face the fact, I'm not the rebel that I thought
'Cause midnight's gone but I'm not
Everyone I run into has known me all my life
There are no secrets you can call your own
Since the age of seventeen, I've faced the morning light
Saying this day is the day I'm gonna go
All I have to do is drive away
But the things that make me crazy
Always make me stay
'Cause I can't pull the trigger on that changing world out there
With all these dreams I can't believe I'm still standing here
It's time to face the fact, I'm not the rebel that I thought
'Cause midnight's gone but I'm not
It's time to face the fact, I'm not the rebel that I thought
'Cause midnight's gone, midnight's gone, I'm not
15.Dirty Girl
Lyricist：Rivers Rutherford, Tom Shapiro
Four wheels churnin' up a fresh green pasture
Throwin' mud pies everywhere
I'm beside you yellin', 'Faster, faster'
Wind whippin' through my tangled hair
And you know, there's nothin' like it in the world
When we're out there underneath the sun and I'm a dirty girl
I like it when we get cleaned up on Sunday
Feel my skin against a string of pearls
Well when we hang out and it's just a fun day
You know, I love it when I get to be your dirty girl
Dirty girl
You'll be workin' on that El Camino
Bustin' knuckles with a monkey wrench
I'll come sneakin' up and whisper real low
What you really need's a 3／16
And you know, there's nothin' like it in the world
When we're underneath the hood and I'm a dirty girl
I like it when we get cleaned up on Sunday
Feel my skin against a string of pearls
Well when we hang out and it's just a fun day
You know, I love it when I get to be your dirty girl
And you know, there's nothin' like it in the world
It might be axle grease or Mississippi mud
But when you touch my cheek and leave a little smudge
I'll be your dirty girl
I like it when we get cleaned up on Sunday
Feel my skin against a string of pearls
Well when we hang out and it's just a fun day
You know, I love it when I get to be your dirty
Get to be your dirty girl, dirty girl
I get to be your dirty girl
16.Damn Right
Lyricist：Julian Gallagher, Craig Wiseman
I'm not gonna lie or act like I'm that tough
There might be a tear in my eye when I watch that airplane
liftin' up
I never was much for tellin' you how much you meant
But I need you to know you were heaven sent
We went together like highways and T-birds
Saturday sinners and Sunday church
And lookin' back and cryin'
And laughin' 'bout the life between us two
We went together like memories and long gones
Cowboys and sad old songs
After all the holdin' on tight that we went through
You're damn right, I'm going to miss you
I guess there are times when all of us re-learn
And life is a book and the pages you know they're about to turn
And I don't know where the story ends, where it's gonna go now
Just as long as this chapter tell the whole world how
We went together like highways and T-birds
Saturday sinners and Sunday church
And lookin' back and cryin'
And laughin' 'bout the life between us two
We went together like memories and long gones
Cowboys and sad old songs
After all the holdin' on tight that we went through
You're damn right, I'm going to miss you
We went together like highways and T-birds
Saturday sinners and Sunday church
And lookin' back and cryin'
And laughin' 'bout the life between us two
We went together like memories and long gones
Cowboys and sad old songs
After all the holdin' on tight that we went through
Yeah, after all of the fairy-tales that didn't quite come true
After all the nights and the fights that we went through
You're damn right, yeah, I'm gonna miss you
I'm gonna miss you, yeah, yeah
17.Cowboy Days
Lyricist：Kent Blazy, Leslie Winn Satcher
I was third Alton on the second row
Of the first Baptist Church choir
I was keeper of the minutes for the Tri Delts
In charge of the homecoming bonfire
I was a straight 'A', straight laced
And level-headed as they come
And parked at the Sonic, isn't that ironic
When my whole world came undone
One slot over was a calf roper
Giving me his George Strait smile
And before I knew Miss Good-Two-Shoes
Was two steppin', runnin' wild
Back in my cowboy days, Lord what a honky tonkin' haze
He was forbidden fruit in them tight Wranglers and boots
Oh, it was all dangerous fun, we were two outlaws on the run
Tastin' that rodeo dust, two unliklies in love
I swore I'd never give him up back in my cowboy days
Well mama said, 'He's crazy', daddy says, 'He's lazy'
Sister said, 'Does he have a brother？'
Well I've changed my dress and who woulda guessed
I'd be wearin' them jeans and ropers
It was passionate nights and dashboard light
Nobody was watchin' the clock
It was love in the makin'
Eggs and bacon at the seventy-six truck shop
Back in my cowboy days, Lord what a honky tonkin' haze
He was forbidden fruit in them tight Wranglers and boots
Oh, it was all dangerous fun, we were two outlaws on the run
Tastin' that rodeo dust, two unliklies in love
I swore I'd never give him up back in my cowboy days
Sometimes I lay here thinkin' 'bout him
And laugh about my crazy past
Then I roll over and kiss the calf roper
And who'da though it'd ever last
Back in my cowboy days, Lord what a honky-tonkin' haze
He was forbidden fruit in them tight Wranglers and boots
Oh, it was all dangerous fun, we were two outlaws on the run
Tastin' that rodeo dust, two unliklies in love
Oh, I swore I'd never give him up back in my cowboy days
18.I Think The World Needs A Drink
Lyricist：Casey Beathard, Eric Church
Turned on the TV
More crime in the streets
More trouble in the Middle East
And fires out West
Politicians flingin' dirt
Got decension in the church
Another law suit in the works
Man, you talk about a mess
Too much tension between Miss Liberty
And The Eiffel tower
It's about time we all made up
At some big happy hour
I think the world needs a drink
I think enoughs enough
She's been spinnin' around so long
I'd say she's pretty wound up
Calm down, sit back, relax
Tear up the contracts and save the ink
Yeah, I think the world needs a drink
I bet we'd get somethin' done
Over 2 for ones
Rubbin' elbows with the big guns
Wouldn't that be cool？
Call all the rich and the poor
The peace keepers and the warlords
We'll cut some deals over nothing more
Than a shot of 90 proof
There ain't nothin' wrong
A few cold beers can't iron out
In fact you tell me just when and where
And I'll buy the first round
I think the world needs a drink
I think enoughs enough
She's been spinnin' around so long
I'd say she's pretty wound up
Let's all calm down sit back relax
Tear up the contracts and save the ink
Yeah, I think the world needs a drink
Hey, let's all calm down, sit back, relax
Tear up the contracts and save the ink
Yeah, I think the world needs a drink
Don't you think the world needs a couple drinks
I know I do
Yeah, that's right
19.Life Goes On
Lyricist：Bob Dipiero, Karyn Rochelle
Back in 1994
I fell head over heals for the boy next door
I prayed every night and day
That God would turn his head my way
Graduation he moved on
Broke my heart like a country song
Must have cried two rivers long
Oh, but life goes on and before too long
You figure out you're right where you belong
It's sad and it's sweet but if you're lucky
It keeps going on and on and on
Then came 1999
My heart broke for the second time
Left me cryin' on the steps
Burned me down like a cigarette
Just like that and he was gone
My heart sunk like a ten pound stone
Hand no right to do me wrong
Oh, but life goes on and before too long
You figure out you're right where you belong
It's sad and it's sweet but if you're lucky
It keeps going on and on and on
My mama always said
That they'll be lesson that you learn
You don't need to know 'em all right now
But I'm learning as I go
And the more I learn I know
The less I want to know anyhow
I finally found my whole world
Little boy and a little girl
Got me a man with a heart of gold
It all came back a hundred fold
And I watch the gravel kickin' up
As he pull in the drive in his pick-up truck
I just smile and my good luck
Oh, and life goes on and before too long
You figure out you're right where you belong
It's sad and it's sweet but if you're luck
It keeps going on and on and on
On and on and on
20.In My Next Life
Lyricist：Terri Clark, Jim Collins, Tom Shapiro
In my next life I won't cuss so much
I won't ever touch that first cigarette
In my next life I'll stay away from bad boys
I'll listen to that voice inside of my head
I won't wake up and look in the mirror
Wondering what I did last night
But in this life I wanna have a good time
I wanna live fast, kick ass hard as anybody has
'Til they turn out the lights
If I get to come back I promise you that
I'm gonna walk a straighter line
In my next life I'll keep my shirt on
When I'm at Mardi Gras getting loose and free
In my next life I won't do bodyshots
I won't think I've got to try everything
I'm gonna be a little angel
Who gets her kicks flying right
But in this life I wanna have a good time
I wanna live fast, kick ass hard as anybody has
'Til they turn out the lights
If I get to come back I promise you that
I'm gonna walk a straighter line, in my next life
In this life I wanna have a good time
I wanna live fast, kick ass hard as anybody has
'Til they turn out the lights
If I get to come back I promise you that
I'm gonna walk a straighter line, in my next life
In my next life, mmm
I'll keep my shirt on when I'm at Mardi Gras, mmm hmm
If I come back I won't do bodyshots
In my next life
21.One of the Guys
Lyricist：Terri Lynne Clark, Gilles Goddard, Tim Nichols
Hood up, bent over that carborator
I skinned my knuckle
Damn that hurt
Got a 6 pack chillin'
On ice for later
And grease all over my white t-shirt
My brother taught me how
To throw a curve ball
The cheer leadin' thing never felt quite right
When it comes to high fashion
I hit a brick wall
This girl's just one of the guys
You can dress me up
But it won't change
The way I walk against the grain
I can rock your world
And if my mood is right
You can take me home
But I'm gonna drive
'Cause this girls just one of the guys
I can throw darts, talk about fishin'
Tell a dirty joke and watch nascar
I can help you with your love life
And tell you 'bout women
Drink you under the table
At your favorite bar
You can dress me up
But it won't change
The way I walk against the grain
I can rock your world
And if my mood is right
You can take me home
But I'm gonna drive
'Cause this girls just one of the guys
I'm still a lady
Lookin' for the right man
But he's gotta take me
Just the way I am
'Cause you can dress me up
But it won't change
The way I walk against the grain
I can rock your world
And if my mood is right
After the game on Monday night
'Cause this girl's just one of the guys
Yeah this girl's just one of the guys
Hey
Lyricist：Mary Chapin Carpenter, Terri Lynne Clark
I want a road stretching out before me
I want a radio in my ear
I want a full tank of absolution
No fear
I want a rainstorm to pull me over
Then a sky that begins to clear
Towards the truest of destinations
No fear
I used to hit every wall there was
I used to run away from love
All I ever wanted was right here
But I had to reach way down inside
I had to have faith I'd find
No fear
I want the world to just keep on turning
I want the dawn in my rear view mirror
I want to hear my own voice singing
No fear
And when I need two arms around me
And there's no one near
When I'm alone let the only sound be
No fear
I used to hit every wall there was
I used to run away from love
All I ever wanted was right here
But I had to reach way down inside
I had to have faith I'd find
No fear
I want peace, love and understanding
A stogie and an ice cold beer
Don't want to live afraid of dying
I used to hit every wall there was
I used to run away from love
All I ever wanted was right here
But I had to reach way down inside
I used to stay up all night long
Wondering what I was doing wrong
All I every needed was right here
But I had to reach way down inside
I had to have faith I'd find
No fear, no fear, no fear
23.Walkin' After Midnight
Lyricist：Alan Block, Donald Hecht
I go out walkin' after midnight
Out in the moonlight
Just like we used to do
I'm always walkin' after midnight searchin' for you
I walk for miles along the highway
Well, that's just my way
Of sayin' I love you
I'm always walkin' after midnight, searchin' for you
I stop to see a weepin' willow, cryin' on his pillow
Maybe he's cryin' for me and as the skies turn gloomy
Night winds whisper to me
I'm lonesome as I can be
I go out walkin' after midnight
Out in the starlight
Just hopin' you may be
Somewhere a-walkin' after midnight, searchin' for me
I stop to see a weepin' willow, cryin' on his pillow
Maybe he's cryin' for me and as the skies turn gloomy
Night winds whisper to me
I'm lonesome as I can be
I go out walkin' after midnight
Out in the starlight
Just hopin' you may be
Somewhere a-walkin' after midnight, searchin' for me
Somewhere a-walkin' after midnight, searchin' for me
Somewhere a-walkin' after midnight, searchin' for me
24.She Didn't Have Time
Lyricist：Patricia Karen Bunch, Nicole Marie Witt
He said goodbye from the edge of the porch
Like she'd been some casual friend
He said, 'You're better off without me
I'm not what you need', like her momma had said about him
He started the car, pulled out of the drive
Didn't waste any time lookin' back
She watched him go, thinkin' even a stranger
Would show more compassion than that
She could've cried but she didn't have time
She had a baby to feed
A pink blanket to find
To rock their little one to sleep
She could've laid in bed for hours
Giving misery the power
But she didn't have time
She got a sitter, she got a job
'Cause she had a promise to keep
Her day was a factory and evening survival
At night was exhaustion and sleep
Sometimes she felt life was passing her by
And watching was all she could do
Her friends said, 'You gotta get outta the house
And maybe you'll meet someone new'
She could've tried but she didn't have time
She had a five year old to feed
She had ballet class, piano lessons
And T-ball little league
She could've laid awake for hours
Giving lonely nights the power
But she didn't have the time
Not time where would she find the time
To trust a man again
Not time for that flat tire
In a crowded parking lot and then
Not time but yes have coffee with the man
That got her tire fixed
She was thinking, â½Gosh he's handsomeâ
When he asked, 'Do you have kids'？
She could've lied but she didn't have time
All she said was 'She's five'
He said, 'I saw the car seat I love kids
Does she have your eyes？'
And they sat and talked for hours
Giving destiny it's power
She could've been afraid to fall in love that night
But she didn't have time
She could've been afraid to fall in love that night
But she didn't have time
25.The World Needs a Drink
Lyricist：Casey Beathard, Eric Church
Turned on the TV, more crime in the streets
More trouble in the Middle East and fire's out West
Politicians flingin' dirt, got decension in the Church
Another law suit in the works, man you talk about a mess
Too much tension between
Miss Liberty and the Eiffel Tower
It's about time we all made up
At some big happy hour
I think the world needs a drink, I think enough's enough
She's been spinnin' around so long I'd say she's pretty wound up
Calm down, sit back, relax, tear up the contracts and save the
ink
Yeah, I think the world needs a drink
I bet we'd get somethin' done, over 2 for ones
Rubbin' elbows with the big guns, wouldn't that be cool？
Call all the rich and the poor, the peace keepers and the
warlords
We'll cut some deals over nothing more than a shot of 90 proof
There ain't nothin' wrong
A few cold beers can't iron out
In fact you tell me just when and where
And I'll buy the first round
I think the world needs a drink, I think enoughs enough
She's been spinnin' around so long I'd say she's pretty wound up
Let's all calm down sit back relax, tear up the contracts and
save the ink
Yeah, I think the world needs a drink
Hey let's all calm down, sit back, relax
Tear up the contracts and save the ink
Yeah, I think the world needs
Don't you think the world needs a couple of drinks？
I know, I do, yeah, that's right
26.No What I Wanted To Hear
Lyricist：Terri Clark, Tom Curtis Shapiro, Chris Waters
For two weeks I ain't heard the phone ring
Just a warning bell
My friends tell me they know things
I should know as well
I can't deny it, I've been told
A voice inside says let you go
But that's not what I wanted to hear
Not what I wanted my heart to say to me
That you'd be long gone before too long
And that's not what I wanted to see
'Cause nobody wants to believe, it could be so wrong
But one thing is clear it's what I needed to know
But oh, it's not what I wanted to hear
Sometimes my intuition
Can get carried away
But right now I'd better listen
To what it has to say
'Cause when I tried to believe you're mine
I just got silence every time
And that's not what I wanted to hear
Not what I wanted my heart to say to me
That you'd be long gone before too long
And that's not what I wanted to see
'Cause nobody wants to believe it could be so wrong
But one thing is clear it's what I needed to know
But oh, it's not what I wanted to hear
That's not what I wanted to hear
Not what I wanted my heart to say to me
That you'd be long gone before too long
And that's not what I wanted to see
'Cause nobody wants to believe it could be so wrong
But one thing is clear it's what I needed to know
But oh, it's not what I wanted to hear
Oh, it's not what I wanted to hear
27.Twang Thing
Lyricist：Terri Clark, Tom Shapiro, Tom Curtis Shapiro, Chris Waters
A beer stain on a jukebox
A tractor in a field
Fireflies on a screen door
A home cooked meal
Rollin' down a dirt road
Listenin' to a George Strait song
If it ain't pure and simple
It ain't gonna turn me on
It's gotta have a twang thang
It's gotta bend a heart strang
Like a scuffed up boot
Or a boy with two first names
I gotta feel a deep pang
When I hear the song they sang
If it don't kick up a little dust
It ain't got much of a twang thang
If I tried to describe it
Well, I don't think I could
It's like swimmin' in a cold creek
'Cause it just feels good
No matter where you find it
There's a down home quality
It ain't sophisticated
And that's just fine with me
It's gotta have a twang thang
It's gotta bend a heart strang
Like a scuffed up boot
Or a boy with two first names
I gotta feel a deep pang
When I hear the song they sang
If it don't kick up a little dust
It ain't got much of a twang thang
It's gotta have a twang thang
It's gotta bend a heart strang
Like a scuffed up boot
Or a boy with two first names
I gotta feel a deep pang
When I hear the song they sang
If it don't kick up a little dust
It ain't got much of a twang thang
It's gotta bend a heart strang
Like a scuffed up boot
Or a boy with two first names
I gotta feel a deep pang
When I hear the song they sang
If it don't kick up a little dust
It ain't got much of a twang thang
If it don't kick up a little dust
It ain't got much of a twang thang
28.Now That I've Found You
Lyricist：Paul Begaud, Vanessa Corish, J.d. Martin
How can I believe
That my heart would find someone like you
You see me, the real me
No in betweens, I had nowhere to hide
You took away the walls around me
Made me feel safe to share my truth
I see the heavens open
A heart that once was broken is holding nothing back
Now that I found you
You hold me like a prayer, you touch me everywhere
A lifetime just ain't enough to love you true
Now that I found you
Now that I found you
I do believe we're meant to be
Our chemistry will last forever and through the years
We'll see some tears, we'll conquer fears
And together we will grow
Look through your eyes they tell me
I no longer have to feel alone
I see the heavens open
A heart that once was broken is holding nothing back
Now that I found you
You hold me like a prayer, you touch me everywhere
A lifetime just ain't enough to love you true
Now that I found you
Now that I found you
You see me, the real me
You believe in me
I see the heavens open
A heart that once was broken is holding nothing back
Now that I found you
You hold me like a prayer, you touch me everywhere
A lifetime just ain't enough to love you true
Now that I found you
Now that I found you
29.Tear It All Down
Lyricist：Terri Clark, Lisa C. Scott, Stephony E. Smith
We built a little playhouse
With a front porch swing
A white picket fence
The American dream
Step by step, stone by stone
And now you're tellin' me
That you wanna be alone
The walls are fallin' all around me, now
You wanna tear it all down
Tear it all down
You're rippin' out what we put up
Demolishing this house of love
Tear it all down, tear it all down
Now, when your soul foundation cracks
It's hard to put the pieces back
When you tear it all down
Before this thing crumbles
You better think it through
'Cause you're gonna have
To live with what you can't undo
Day by day, night after night
The truth is gonna hit you
Right between the eyes
You're gonna see the wreckage all around
When you tear it all down
Tear it all down
You're rippin' out what we put up
Demolishing this house of love
Tear it all down, tear it all down
Now, when your soul foundation cracks
It's hard to put the pieces back
When you tear it all down
Step by step, stone by stone
We built this house into a home
For you to tear it all down
Tear it all down
You're rippin' out what we put up
Demolishing this house of love
Tear it all down, tear it all down
When your soul foundation cracks
It's hard to put the pieces back
When you tear it all down
30.Slow News Day
Lyricist：Terri Clark
How many times a pop star can go under the knife？
Seems to be the conversation makin' rounds tonight
And standing at the bar, two friends are lookin' for a fight
Over what the Bible says is wrong or right
When someone made a movie about Jesus on the cross
A journalism war of what is truth and what is not
Was all that they could talk about everyday for weeks？
And do you think that's how He wanted it to be
Lately, I pray for a slow news day
'Cause everything good's not bad enough for the front page
For every ten we lose, we only hear of one that's saved
Sometimes, I wanna hide away the rain for a slow news day
People are still good that I always will believe
But these it feels like everyone could use a little peace
Living in a world that's filled with fear and worry
It might be time for us to hear a different story
Lately, I pray for a slow news day
'Cause everything good's not bad enough for the front page
For every ten we lose, we only hear of one that's saved
Sometimes, I wanna hide away the rain for a slow news day
When I wake up I don't wanna see
Those headlines on the TV screen
Lately, I pray for a slow news day
'Cause everything good's not bad enough for the front page
For every ten we lose, we only hear of one that's saved
Sometimes, I wanna hide away the rain for a slow news day
A slow news day
31.Everybody's Gotta Go Sometime
Lyricist：Terri Clark, Gilles Goddard, Bobby Tomberlin
They've been together now for eighteen years
And every growin' pain has led them here
She's packed up that last box in her old Chevrolet
Her mama says Tennessee seems so far away
And it's the first time she's seen her daddy cry
But everybody's gotta go sometime
Everybody's gotta cross that line
Even though goodbye won't come easy
Leave a little bit of love behind
It takes a lot of faith to find
The strength to walk away freely
Everybody's gotta go sometime
He found the love note in the dresser drawer
Right then he forgot what he was looking for
A decade of trust just went down the drain
She choked on her words when she tried to explain
And as he walked away, she begged him to stay
But everybody's gotta go sometime
Everybody's gotta cross that line
Even though goodbye won't come easy
Leave a little bit of love behind
It takes a lot of faith to find
The strength to walk away freely
Everybody's gotta go sometime
All we really know for sure
Is nothing stays the same
Don't be frightened
By the winds of change
Everybody's gotta go sometime
Everybody's gotta cross that line
Even though goodbye won't come easy
Leave a little bit of love behind
It takes a lot of faith to find
The strength to walk away freely
Everybody's gotta go sometime
Everybody's gotta go sometime
Everybody's gotta go sometime
32.Travelin' Soul
Lyricist：Lisa Brokop, Mark Narmore, Liz Rose
I have found my calling
The mission's all too clear
The voice I hear inside me
Is louder than the fear
I follow the bright lights
Into the dark nights
Chasin' after words and melodies
We could sail the ocean
Lay back on the waves
Or you can drop an anchor
And be the one to stay
Either way you see
It's okay with me
'Cause love can
Only grow if it's set free
These gypsy feet keep changin' shoes
And are you the one that I belong to？
That'll be my saving grace
And guide my way back home
My path is like a broken sidewalk
With cracks and stones and tear stained raindrops
That testify to the dreams that won't let go
I wanna know, can you love this travelin' soul？
If I rest here in your arms
Long enough to let you in
Without ever askin' why
Will you let me run again？
Believe in my need to fly
Just like the changin' tide
I'll keep coming back
If you'll be my welcome shore
Yeah, these gypsy feet keep changin' shoes
And are you the one that I belong to？
That'll be my saving grace
And guide my way back home
My path is like a broken sidewalk
With cracks and stones and tear stained raindrops
That testify to the dreams that won't let go
I wanna know, can you love this travelin' soul？
My path is like a broken sidewalk
With cracks and stones and tear stained raindrops
That testify to the dreams that won't let go
I wanna know, can you love this travelin' soul？
Can you love this travelin' soul？
33.Honky Tonk Song
Lyricist：Kent Blazy, Leslie Winn Satcher
One more margarita was one bad idea
Now you don't know where you left your car
And the rent's overdue, well, imagine that
And you think you might die from a broken heart
Well, you've told us all, you're life's a total wreck
Then you might not want to hear what's comin' next
'Cause this is a honky tonk song
One of those get another beer, bend another ear
Somebody did somebody wrong songs
Between the pain and the pinin', cussin' and the cryin'
It might be ten minutes long
Hey, but that's okay, this is a honky tonk song
Now this is for Alice way out in Dallas
Who got dumped at the Burger King
And this is for Bobby who just quit his job
He's movin' out to Nashville to sing
For that long haul trucker who won't be home for supper
'Cause he's stranded on the side of the road
For everybody lonesome, everybody blue, yeah
Yeah, this is a honky tonk song
One of those get another beer, bend another ear
Somebody did somebody wrong songs
Between the pain and the pinin', cussin' and the cryin'
It might be ten minutes long
Hey but that's okay, this is a honky tonk song, oh, yeah
It's for that good ol' boy preachin', dealin' with the deacons
And the little ladies with the beehive hair-do's
And what about the waitress who don't think she can take it
Standin' on her feet one more night
For that Nascar racer that never sees
The checkered flag wavin' crazy for him
For everyone who feels like
They were born to lose
Yeah, this is a honky tonk song
One of those get another beer, bend another ear
Somebody did somebody wrong songs
Between the pain and the pinin', cussin' and the cryin'
It might be ten minutes long
Hey, but that's okay, this is a honky tonk song
It's when the pain and the pinin', cussin' and the cryin'
This thing is goin' on forever, Lord
It feels like it's ten years long
Hey but that's okay this is a honky tonk song
It's a honky tonk song another honky tonk song
34.I Wish He'd Been Drinkin' Whiskey
Lyricist：Bob Dipiero, Karyn Rochelle
I used to think it was all in the drink
It made him the way that he was
He swore he'd change, poured it all down the drain
And finally he'd given it up
But tonight in the kitchen, I sat there and listened
To words he could never take back
I didn't see no Jack or Jim Beam
He was drinking his coffee black
Oh, I wish he'd been drinkin' whiskey
When he told me he didn't love me
But he was stone cold sober
He meant what he said and he did what he did
'Cause in his heart it was already over
The truth doesn't lie
So I can't deny it like I've always done before
Oh, I wish he'd been drinkin' whiskey
When he told me he didn't love me no more
He used to come home drunk to the bone
After he'd stayed out all night
He'd start slammin' doors and pacin' the floors
And we'd always end up in a fight
But tonight there's no screaming
Just the sound of him leaving
And the silence that rings in my ears
This house is dry but for the very first time
I wish there was a bottle 'round here
Well, I wish he'd been drinkin' whiskey
When he told me he didn't love me
But he was stone cold sober
He meant what he said and he did what he did
'Cause in his heart it was already over
The truth doesn't lie
So I can't deny it like I've always done before
Oh, I wish he'd been drinkin' whiskey
When he told me he didn't love me no more
Yeah, I wish he'd been drinkin' whiskey
When he told me he didn't love me no more
35.Bigger Windows
Lyricist：Connie Harrington, Kelley Lovelace, Tim Nichols
Little Clapboard house
Rent always due
Railroad tracks
And factory smokestacks for a view
No easy street
In our neighborhood
Yeah, it was hard to tell
The bad times from the good
Summer nights, just lyin' there
Watchin' the fan go 'round
Find a cool spot on the pillow
And fall asleep dreamin' about
Bigger windows, bluer skies
Greener grass and more sunshine
Where a long shot's not so far away
Where hope is always high and dreams have room
To stretch their wings and fly
Through bigger windows, bluer skies
Those trains rolled by
And time did too
That tiny place
Looked even smaller in my rear view
Yeah, I've come a few miles
But I'm still that girl
With my nose pressed
Against the window to the world
Lookin' through
A windshield of possibilities
Life sure does look different
Sometimes all you need
Are bigger windows, bluer skies
Greener grass and more sunshine
Where a long shot's not so far away
Where hope is always high and dreams have room
To stretch their wings and fly
Through bigger windows, bluer skies
A different town, a different job
Or just a different room
No matter where you are right now
What I wish for you
Are bigger windows, bluer skies
Greener grass and more sunshine
Where a long shot's not so far away
Where hope is always high and dreams have room
To stretch their wings and fly
Through bigger windows, bluer skies
Through bigger windows, bluer skies
36.What Happens In Vegas
I never really liked this place
hard to tell the nights from days
lost inside a smoky maze, with no last call
You walked up , I turned around,
You were drinking something watered down
Maybe I don't hate this town, after all
CHORUS
Could sin city save us
could Lady luck wave us
on through the velvet rope
The whispers in my ear, said everything stays here
But we know something they don't
Sometimes What Happens in Vegas.
Follows you home
Follows you home
It's just a state of mind
and crossing that Nevada line
I thought I'd never find
my wildest dream,
I almost had to live without,
now neon lights are washing out
any shadow of a doubt, and I believe
CHORUS
Sin City saved us
Lady Luck waved us
On through the velvet rope
The whispers in my ear said
everything stays here
but we know something they don't
Sometimes What Happens in Vegas.
Follows you home
Follows you home
BRIDGE
Among the false promises, glitter and phoniness,
somehow we've found the real thing.
37.You Tell Me
Lyricist：Gary S Burr, Terri Clark
You tell me 'cause I don't know
How we are or where we go from here
I can't read your mind, is everything okay？
Oh, don't ask me, I don't know what to say
You tell me what comes next
What I can and can't expect from you
Is there somethin' we can mend？
What will the story be？
Oh, you've got all the answers that I need
Do we wave a flag and say it's over？
Do we honor all the vows we made？
I love the way we were
Tomorrow what will we be
You tell me 'cause I can't play
This guessin' game where love can stay or go
It changes with the wind what our hearts will do
Whatever way it blows is up to you
Do we wave a flag and say it's over？
Do we honor all the vows we made？
I love the way we were
Tomorrow what will we be
You tell me
Do we wave a flag and say it's over？
Do we honor all the vows we made？
I love the way we were
Tomorrow what will we be
You tell me, you tell me
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