Heartland

The Judds Heartland Lyrics
1.Don't Be Cruel

(chorus)

Don't be cruel
To a heart that's true
Don't be cruel
To a heart that's true
I don't want no other love
Baby, it's just you i'm thinking of

Well, you know i can be found
Sitting home all alone
If you can't come around
Well, at least please telephone
Don't be cruel
To a heart that's true

Baby, if i made you mad
For something i might have said
Please let's forget the past
'cause the future looks bright ahead
Don't be cruel
To a heart that's true
I don't want no other love
Baby it's just you i'm thinking of

Well, now don't stop thinking of me
Don't make me feel this way
Come on over here and love me
You know what i want to say
Don't be cruel
To a heart that's true
Why should we be apart?
I really, really love you, baby, cross my heart

Well lets walk up to the preacher
And let us say i do
And then you'll know you have me
And i'll know i'll have you too
Don't be cruel
To a heart that's true
I don't want no other love
Baby it's just you i'm thinking of

(repeat chorus)


2.I'm Falling In Love Tonight

Dance with me, darlin', til' dawn
I wanna sway in your arms
'til the stars fade away
Fade away

Moving together as one
'til the first gentle rays of the sun
Light up the day
Light the day

(chorus)

And while the music still plays
Please let me hear you keep saying,
'over and over i'm falling,
Falling in love with you!'
Say there's no way i could lose you
Hold me tight
I'm falling in love tonight

Touch me and tell me it's true
That i'm not asleep and that you
Are not just a dream
Just a dream

Here with your heart pressed to mine
We flow like the river that winds
Its way to the sea
To the sea

(chorus)

Say there's no way i could lose you
Hold me tight
I'm falling in love tonight
Hold me tight
I'm falling in love tonight


3.Turn It Loose

Some call it country with a little bit of rhythm and blues
And when the boys start rockin'
There's a beat that you just can't lose
Where it's gonna take us nobody knows
It sure feels good to the body and soul

(chorus)

I love the slide of a steel guitar
I love the moan of an old blues harp
I love the shake of a tamborine
I love the bass when it's low and mean
So put on your shoutin' shoes
And turn it loose
Turn it loose

You feel like dancin' and you just can't stay in your seat
Your knees start knockin' and you can't help stompin' your feet
Before you even know it you'll be singin' along
Makes me wanna stay here all night long

(repeat chorus)

Turn it loose
Everybody put on your shoutin' shoes and turn it loose
Grab your shoutin' shoes and turn it loose


4.Old Pictures

Here's a little girl playin' dress up
Somewhere under all that lace
Standin' in her mama's high heeled shoes
With a lipstick covered face
And here's a little boy on a pony
He's a cowboy all the way
He used to pull my hair and make me mad
At the saturday matinee
Who would've thought that i'd lose my heart
To the same little boy someday

(chorus)

Lookin' through my old pictures
Faded photographs
Some of them bring me close to tears
Others make me laugh
Old memories seem to come alive
And open up the past again
And let me dream inside

Here's brother with his first automobile
Thought he'd washed the paint away
He took a job that took him west
He's doing very well
We don't see much of brother these days
And this is my favorite of my papa
He's dressed up in his sunday suit
A wide brimmed hat, a watch on a chain
Well, i'm gonna tell you the truth
It's a picture of a downright handsome man
Caught in the prime of his youth

(repeat chorus)

They open up the past again and let me dream inside


5.Cow Cow Boogie

Out on the plains down near santa fe
I met a cowboy ridin' the range one day
And as he jogged along i heard him singin'
The most peculiar cowboy song
It was a ditty, he learned in the city
Comma ti yi yi yeah
Comma ti yippity yi yeah

Now get along, get hip little doggies
Get along, better be on your way
Get along, get hip little doggies
He trucked 'em on down that old fairway
Singin' his cow cow boogie in the strangest way
Comma ti yi yi yeah
Comma ti yippity yi yeah

(chorus)

Now singin' his cowboy songs
He's just too much
He's got a knocked out western accent with a dixie touch
He was raised on local ways
He's what you call a swingin' half breed
Singin' his cow cow booogie in the strangest way
Comma ti yi yi yeah
Comma ti yippity yi yeah

(repeat chorus)


6.Maybe Your Baby's Got The Blues

If you hear her cry at night
Better turn on your light
Maybe your baby's got the blues
When she says there's nothing wrong
She just wants to be alone
You can bet your baby's got the blues

(chorus)

Women like men to make the first move
And touch her like he used to
When there's achin' in her heart
Only tenderness can find
Women like men to make them feel alive
And keep her apron strings untied
Yes women like men
To love them through the blues sometime

When her days all run the same
And she says she thinks she needs a change
Maybe your baby's got the blues
If she says she's just a wife
And so far from the glamorous life
You can bet your baby's got the blues

(repeat chorus)

Yes, women like men to love them through the blues sometimes


7.I Know Where I'm Going

I know where i'm goin'
Don't you want to come too?
I got my reservations
And i got one for you
The train's leavin' just after dark
There's always room for a lovin' heart
I know where i'm goin'
Don't you wanna come too?

I know my destination
It's a' waiting for you
I got no hesitation
That's where i want to be
And by the time that the sun comes up
I'll be drinkin' from a lovin' cup
I know where i'm goin'
Don't you want to come too?

(chorus)

Don't you wanna come?
Don't you wanna ride?
Don't you wanna be there by my side?
Hand in hand
Holding on to
The sweet salvation
That's waiting for me and you

I know why i'm singin'
Don't you want to sing too?
Can't you hear the bells a ringin'?
Let the spirit move you

Just close your eyes and let it flow
Lean your head back, let it go
I know where i'm goin'
Don't you wanna come too?

(repeat chorus)

I know where i'm goin'
Don't you wanna come too?
I got my reservations
And i got one for you
I know why i'm singin'
Don't you want to sing too?
Can't you hear the bells a ringin'?
Let the spirit move you
Spirit move you, yeah

I know where i'm goin'
Don't you wanna come too?
I know where i'm goin'
Don't you wanna come too?


8.Why Don't You Believe Me

When i say i want you
When i say i need you
Why don't you believe me?
When i say i miss you
When i'm not there with you
Why don't you believe me?
True love is so hard to find
Why are you running away from mine?

When i say just call me
Anytime you want me
Why don't you believe me?
When i say i'll be there
Now until forever
Why don't you believe me?
True love is so hard to find
Why are you running away from mine?

So, darlin', don't be afraid
I'll never leave you alone
I don't care how long it takes
I'm willing to wait
'til you make my heart your home

When you say i want you
When i say i need you
Why don't you believe me?
Believe me
Why don't you believe me?
Belive me
Why don't you believe me?


9.The Sweetest Gift

One day a mother
Come to a prison
To see an 'erring
But precious son
She told the warden
How much she loved him
It did not matter
What he had done

She did not bring to him
(bring to him)
Parole or pardon
(pardon free)
She brought no silver
(brought no gold)
No pomp nor style
(him to see)
It was a halo
(halo bright)
Sent down from heaven
(heaven's light)
The sweetest gift
(a mother's smile)

Her boy had wandered
Far from the far side
Though she had pleaded
With him each night
But not a word did
She ever utter
That told her heartaches
Her smile was bright

(repeat chorus)

She left a smile
You can remember
She's gone to heaven
From heartache's free
Them bars around you
Will never change her
He was her baby
An error will be

(repeat chorus)

It was a halo bright
Sent down from heaven's light
The sweetest gift
A mother's smile