I don't want you to go


Here we go....
You're too hard to handle
Scandal after scandal
You must think I'm naive
I don't want you to go
But I need you to leave
It's wild alibis and those outrageous lies
You expect me to believe
I don't want you to go
But I need you to leave
Well, I've thought about it and I've made up my mind
It's time we call it quits
You know you may be fun for Saturday night
But the rest of the week is the pits
Measure what we have between the good and the bad
And there's just too much uncertainty
I don't want you to go
But I need you to leave
Because you placed the blame on the pink champagne
For dancin' naked on New Year's Eve
I don't want you to go
But I need you to leave
I'll buy a one-way ticket to destination - you pick it
Anywhere from Tulsa to Tel Aviv
I don't want you to go
But I need you to leave
Well, I've thought about it and I've made up my mind
It's time we call it quits
You know you may be fun for Saturday night
But the rest of the week is the pits
Anytime you're nice, I can't help but think twice
There's always something up your sleeve
I don't want you to go
But I need you to leave
I don't want you to go
But I need you to leave
Aw yeah....

I'm a memory


I'm a game that you used to play
And I'm a plan that you didn't lay so well
And I'm a fire that burns in your mind
So close your eyes I'm a memory


I'm a love that you bought for a song
And I'm a voice on a green telephone
And I'm a day that lasted so long
So close your eyes I'm a memory


I'm a dream that comes with the night
And I'm a face that fades with the light
And I'm a tear that falls out of sight
So close your eyes I'm a memory


I'm a love that you bought for a song
And I'm a voice on a green telephone
And I'm a day that lasted so long
So close your eyes I'm a memory

If you're not in love


I'm tryin' not to panic, I'm gettin' all romantic
Gettin' soft with everything I say and do.
I'm talkin' hours on the phone, puttin' on that sweet cologne
I'm even puttin' down the toilet seat for you.

Aw, wait a minute, it gets worse.
I found myself holdin' your purse, standin' outside that bra and panty store.
My boss's wife walked by, she spotted me and told me hi
And I knew then, I was in for it for sure.

Now all the boys down at the shop know and they sure do find it funny.
They say you've changed my ways and that you're spending all my money, honey.

Chorus:
If you're not in love,
If you're not in love,
If you're not in love,
Aw, if you're not in love,
Then I'm in a lot of trouble.

I got this lump in my throat, then I sold my boat
So I could buy this diamond ring for you.
Now I'm hopin' and I'm wishin' that since I can't go fishin',
You won't make me sell my golf clubs, too.

The boys down at the shop know and they laugh until I cry
I told 'em, if I mess this up, my momma's gonna tan my hide.

Chorus

I gave up that can of Snuff, no more NASCAR on TV.
Honey, if that ain't enough, this may be the death of me.

Chours (x2)

In harm's way


Like that old Titanic
Running full steam ahead
You fogged up my mind
With love words you said
I could not see the danger
I got myself in
Till my ship was sinking
And I couldn't swim

I didn't know my heart
Was in harm's way
I couldn't see the truth
Till it was in my face
If I'd seen it coming
I could have turned away
I didn't know my heart
Was in harm's way

Now the door went under
In an ocean of regret
With no hope of rescue
From love I can't forget
I never knew just what hit me
To far gone to say
I never knew my heart
Was in harm's way

I didn't know my heart
Was in harm's way
I couldn't see the truth
Till it was in my face
If I'd seen it coming
I could have turned away
I didn't know my heart
Was in harm's way

I didn't know my heart
Was in harm's way
I couldn't see the truth
Till it was in my face
If I'd seen it coming
I could have turned away
I didn't know my heart
Was in harm's way

I didn't know my heart
Was in harm's way

Kentucky coal miner's prayer


Deep in the mountain of Harlan County
Employed by the Cumberland coal company
The pay is short, the days are long
But our labor union laws are coming on strong
So I drink this whiskey for my throat

Wear my hard hat and weathered coat
Early every morning I stand in line
Waiting to work these Kentucky coal mines

We enter the shaft around five thirty
With two dozen hands, cold, callused and dirty
We'll dig through a million tons of rock and clay
And we'll still be digging at the end of the day
Down on our knees we confess our sins
And pray that the roof above don't cave in

So bless our hearts and save or souls
And the air we breathe down in the devil's hole
Just last week when the the ceiling fell
The explosion trapped us in the depths of hell

The weight of the earth took poor Tucker's life
Leaving behind a hungry baby and wife
We dug out with our shovels and picks
But soon enough the black lung disease will make us sick

So bless our hearts and save or souls
And the air we breathe down in the devil's hole
I work deep in the mountains of eastern Kentucky

I know if I leave Harlan alive I'll be more than lucky
Wish I could go to Texas and plant some cottonseed
But moving takes money and I've got three mouths to feed
So I drink this whiskey for my throat
Wear my hard hat and weathered coat
Early every morning I stand in line
Waiting to work another Kentucky coal mine

Let's lose some sleep tonight

I Am Flat Dead On My Feet
I Have Had Nothing To Eat
I Am Sick Of Highways And Cold Hotels Rooms
I Have Replay There In Our Soft Bed
I Am So Tired Of Missing You

So Let's Turn Out The Lights
(Let's Turn Out The Lights)
And Lay Here By My Side
(Lay Here By My Side)
Give Me The Lose That I Need
Baby Let's Love Some Sleep Tonight

All These Shows That I Play
Take Me So Far Away
I Know That I Have Negleated Your Needs
You Have Been Tested And Trialed
Stuck Firm By My Side
Waiting Patiently For The Man Of Your Needs

So Let's Turn Out The Lights
(Let's Turn Out The Lights)
And Lay Here By My Side
(Lay Here By My Side)
Give Me The Love That I Need
Baby Let's Lose Some Sleep Tonight

(Instrumental)

Sweetheart One Night Together
Is Not Nearly Enough
We Need The Rest Of Forever Making Up For Lost Love

So Let's Turn Out The Lights
(Let's Turn Out The Lights)
Lay Here By My Side
(Lay Here By My Side)
Give You The Love That You Need
Let's Lose Some Sleep Tonight
The Love That I Need
Baby Let's Lose Some Sleep Tonight

Lonely lubbock lights


I was singing at the ol' Broken Spoke
I could have swore she came walking in
Forgot the words to a song that I wrote

Must be losing my mind once again
Her daddy is a southern Baptist preacher
I had to choose her or the bars where I sang
Now when I call I can't seem to reach her
I'm gonna find her if it's the last thing

Chorus:
So I'll drive all night long
Till I find where we went wrong
But there's no love in sight -
Just those lonely Lubbock lights

I was ready to give up the road
As I turned onto her street
But the silhouette there in her window
Was of someone who once looked like me
I'd placed a price on her heart
But someone else collected the bounty
Now this lost soul don't know where to start
I think I'm lost somewhere in Hale County

Chorus

That west Texas wind grew colder
As I left her further behind me
Sometimes I stop and cry on the shoulder
Cause every town I pass helps to remind me

Chorus

Mackenzie park


Well once upon a time
When I held you in my arms
On a blanket in the grass
Where we'd watch the falling stars
Under that old maple tree
We'd share secrets in the dark
Now I sit here all alone
Watching children play
In Mackenzie Park


(Chorus)

And we lived, laughed, and loved as if
There were no tomorrow
Up until the day you went away
Leaving only sorrow


Now the stars don't shine
The way they used to do
Like they did when you were mine
Perhaps they're lonely too
You can barely read the names
That I carved inside a heart
Now I sit here all alone
Watching children play
In Mackenzie Park

(Chorus)

Sometimes I think of you
And I just have to smile
Though forever never was
At least we had a little while
How time flies when you're young
Just like the flicker of a spark
Now I sit here all alone
Watching children play
In Mackenzie Park

Messing with a man on a mission


Aaron Watson/Neal Lowry

You warned me from the start not to let you break my heart
I guess you don't know who your talking too
I'll bet you money no matter how much honey
I'm about to change your point of view

Chorus:
You're messing with man on a mission
And a heart with hard headed ambition
My sites are set on you, there's nothing you can do
You're messing with man on a mission

Darling I declare how dare you to compare
When you ain't ever loved no one like me
Unlike the other boys you may have played like toys
I'm more than a yo-yo on a string

Chorus

You warned me from the start not to let you break my heart
I guess you don't know who your talking too
I'll bet you money no matter how much honey
You'll be mine by the time I'm through

Chorus

Next to heaven


Pinch me I must be dreaming
Waking up with you and feelin'
The tender touch of your good morning kiss
No where else on earth
Is better than being next to you
Next to heaven
It doesn't get any better than this

Chorus
Next to Heaven lies my fate
My best friend and my soul mate
God knows this kind of love
Only comes from up above
Your the answer to my prayers
Nothing else compares
Cause I'm next to heaven
When I'm next to you

And you look just like an angel
Tangled in white satin sheets
Lying there with you hair all in a mess
And I swear you look your best
All dressed up in next nothing
Next to Heaven it doesn't get any better than this

Chorus