Nobody's crying but the baby

With Her Little One In One Arm
And The Laundry In The Other
She Sure Could Use A Helping Hand
But Thats The Life Of A Single Mother

Somebody's Calling On The Phone
Somebody's Knocking At The Door
She Forgets And Burns The Dinner
Throws It Acrossed The Kitchen Floor
And For A Moment She Wants To Give Up And Break Down

But Nobody's Crying But The Baby
She Ain't Far From Going Crazy
There Are Time She Wonders How She's Going To Make It
But She Got To Be Strong Enough For Two
She's Gotta Do What He Wouldn't Do
No Time For Tears Around Here
Nobody's Crying But The Baby

And When The Day Is Done
She'll Tuck Her Angel In
She'll Turn Out The Lights And Start Missing In Him
Her Mascara Slowly Runs Down Her Face

But Nobody's Crying But The Baby
She Ain't Far From Going Crazy
There Are Time She Wonders How She's Going To Make It
But She Got To Be Strong Enough For Two
She's Gotta Do What He Wouldn't Do
No Time For Tears Around Here
Nobody's Crying

But The Baby Is Getting Older
The Lonely Nights Are Getting Colder
What She Wouldn't Give To Have A Shoulder To Cry On
But She Got To Be Strong Enough For Two
She's Gotta Do What He Wouldn't Do
No Time For Tears Around Here
Nobody's Crying But The Baby

But The Baby

Off the record


I got a letter from your lawyer
And you got one from mine
They say It's gonna be final
Once we sign that dotted line

We'll I guess we'll get our freedom
And a so called fresh new start
But when you take half of everything
You'll be taking half my heart
Our love got lost somewhere in life's complications
Torn between two lawyers and all their legal litigations

Chorus:
Off the record, there's something I need to say to you
This ain't easy but it's what my heart has to do
Cause I can't let you go until I let you know
Off the record, I'm still in love with you

I took down our wedding picture
From above the fireplace
And I stood there awhile
Starring at your pretty face

Have we lost our love
To differences we can't resolve
But if push comes to shove
Thank God no children are involved
I can still see you throwing your rose bouquet
I never thought I'd see the day we'd throw it all away

Off the record, there's something I need to say to you
This ain't easy but it's what my heart has to do
Cause I can't let you go until I let you know
Off the record, I'm still in love with you

Bridge:
I've done all I can do now all I can do is pray
And ask the Lord to let me hear you say

Off the record, there's something I need to say to you
This ain't easy but it's what my heart has to do
Cause I can't let you go until I let you know
Off the record, I'm still in love with you
Girl, off the record, I'm still in love with you

Reckless


I still think about us
In the rush that we felt
With the rag top down and the radio blasting
You were riding shot gun
In nothing but a bikini and a seat belt
Looking better than the law should have been allowing

(chorus)
We hit the corners going 90
Lovin' blindly fallin'
Head over heels over you
Every feeling that we felt
Was a feeling that felt brand new
And you looked just like an angel
With that cross on your necklace
You were young, i was wild, we were reckless

We'd drive on down to the river
Burnin' up those hot summer nights
Laughin' at the cowboys getting crazy
Pickin' fights
It wasn't funny
When that deputy, caught you and me
Steaming up those windows
And how your daddy never found out about it
Honey, heaven only knows

Chorus

I looked into your eyes and I
Promised you forever
I believed it with all my heart
I just didn't know any better
Gettin' over you took years
Aww despite those tears I cried
I'd do it all over again
All for the thrill of the ride

Chorus

Young, wild, and reckless

San Angelo


We'd walk up and down the Concho River
We'd find a soft place to watch the sun go down
So was it me or was it what I could not give you
She left me shattered, my life scattered all around

Chorus:

She said time would heal my broken heart
and I'd find a true companion for my soul
You know she was right, we were wrong
Nothing more than a pretty song
About a boy who loved a girl
In San Angelo

Repeat Intro

When I'd close my eyes, I could hear her singing
In the chapel where she said we'd wed someday
It rattled me so to hear them old church bells ringing
Knowing well enough we'd never love that way

Repeat Chorus

Looking back it was a blessing she broke my heart in two
But if I had never lost her, baby I'd have never found you

Repeat Chorus

About a boy who once loved a girl in San Angelo

Shut up and dance


We both work hard for money already spent
Blaming each other for where it all went
Never thinking of love only paying the loans
Griping bout' bills and keeping up with the Jones
Just once let's forget about making ends meet
Or whose got the nicest yard on the street
Darlin' let loose, let your hair down
We're staying at home for a night on the town

Chorus:
So turn the music up, and dim the lights down
Let those old records keep spinning around
Replace all our worries with some romance
Tell me you love me then we'll shut up and dance

When you're in my arms it makes me feel
Like I own a mansion on top of the hil
But it's not how big's the house it's how happy's the home
How poor is a rich man who lives all alone

Chorus:
So turn the music up, and dim the lights down
Let those old records keep spinning around
Replace all our worries with some romance
Tell me you love me then we'll shut up and dance

Solo

Chorus:
So turn the music up, and dim the lights down
Let those old records keep spinning around
Replace all our worries with some romance
Tell me you love me then we'll shut up and dance

Some never will


With the world in the palm of his hands
Slipping through his fingers just like grains of sand
He don't know his hourglass is losing time
Till she run out of patience and leaves him far behind

Chorus:
Some lovers gotta learn love the hard way
Before they understand the way they feel
Some lovers are slower than others
Some will come around and some never will

If only she had a dime every time he's done her wrong
Or for every one wondering why she's still holding on
She could buy that rodeo and shut it down
Along with every honky tonkin' bar in town

Chorus:
Some lovers gotta learn love the hard way
Before they understand the way they feel
Some lovers are slower than others
Some will come around and some never will

It may be his fault but she's still one to blame
For taking him back and playing his foolish games

Chorus:
Some lovers gotta learn love the hard way
Before they understand the way they feel
Some lovers are slower than others
Some will come around and some never will

Something with a swing to it


Well I was thumbing through the channels
And I saw a sight to see
A so-called country singer, there singing on MTV
And I began to think - had she ever heard a thing
Had she ever been to Texas where Bob Wills is still the king
Ah - ha

From the Houston rodeo to any old dancehall
Of cowgirls and cowboys know how to have a ball
And every night they'll tip a toast to the Lone Star state
Where the women are so fine and the music is so great
Cause I wanna two-step to a real dancehall swinger
I don't wanna see no wanna-be country western singer
Don't call it country unless you can prove it
I want something with a swing to it

Aw yeah...

All together now....

It's a Texas thing, Y'all
So if you don't understand just drop what you're doing
Drive here as quick as you can
I'd even stop in Oklahoma if it was up to me
Cause when it comes to country, there ain't none like
I wanna two-step to a real dancehall swinger
I don't wanna see no wanna-be country western singer
Don't call it country unless you can prove it
I want something with a swing to it

That hip-hoppin' rappin' boy band crap is for the squirrels in San Francisco
And Nashville is making music that sounds like a dadgum disco
Don't call it country unless you can prove it
I want something with a swing to it
Yes, I said don't call it country unless you can prove it
I want something with a swing to it
That's right...

Stuck between a rock and a heartache


He calls from a hotel in downtown Dallas
Says he won't be home for three more days
She gets so lonely in her Houston hill top palace
Talking to her self as their two-year-old plays
She rocks the baby to sleep then gets in bed
Reads romance novels of a love she once had
She closes her eyes and dreams about the man
Who gave her more than money and a call now and then

Chorus:
As the shine on her diamond starts to fade
She recalls the promises they made
But a bond can only bend so far before it breaks
She's stuck between a rock and a heartache

She tries to keep busy with her everyday routines
Soap operas in the afternoons, after she cleans
As she wipes off a picture frame from their wedding day
She wonders if he asked her again what would she say

Chorus

She feels like she's stranded somewhere in no man's land
Cause her life is like a prisoner's chained to a wedding band

Chorus

The honky tonk kid


(Duet w/ Willie Nelson)

He’s wrinkled and gray but he’s still got the fire
And he sings on the stage like a bird on a wire
He’ll pack ‘em in just like he always did
Everybody loves The Honky Tonk Kid

He got his first guitar when he was fifteen
Thirstin’ for knowledge, all hungry and green
Strummin’ that six string just like Lefty did
Everybody loves The Honky Tonk Kid

(Chorus)
Well the Honky Tonk Kid loves a honky tonk crowd
He picks them up when this world gets them down
All the smoke and the neon keep his pain here
Nobody knows The Honky Tonk Kid

Ten million fans and a hand full of friends
He’ll go home alone when each night ends
He’ll think about her and he’ll twist off the lid
Cause nobody loves The Honky Tonk Kid

Chorus (x2)

It won’t be long the lord will take him away
He’d sung his last song, they’ll place a reef on his grave
But he’ll draw a crowd just like he always did
One last goodbye for The Honky Tonk Kid

The notel motel


G C

He starts to think when she winks that he's somewhere he shouldn't be

G D

He may be alone but at home someone's wearing his ring

G C

So he heads for the door and ignores the devil on his shoulder

D G

He'll do the right thing but someone's gonna break down and hold her

Chorus:

D C G

And there's a vacancy at home but not tonight at the Notel Motel

D C G

In a room full of lies where love is stolen or put up for sale

D C G

If the walls could talk you know they'd have some stories to tell

D C G

There's a vacancy at home but not tonight at the Notel Motel

G C

Once again another man walks in and orders him drinks for two

G D

Despite his wife and picture perfect life he's to good to be true

G C

While he's flirting she'd swear he's working on a job out of town

D G

A married man, you know he's got no business messing around

Chorus:

D C G

And there's a vacancy at home but not tonight at the Notel Motel

D C G

In a room full of lies where love is stolen or put up for sale

D C G

If the walls could talk you know they'd have some stories to tell

D C G

There's a vacancy at home but not tonight at the Notel Motel

G C

It's a five star chain or a run down dirt cheap no name

D G

With or without room service what done is the same

Chorus:

D C G

And there's a vacancy at home but not tonight at the Notel Motel

D C G

In a room full of lies where love is stolen or put up for sale

D C G

If the walls could talk you know they'd have some stories to tell

D C G

There's a vacancy at home but not tonight at the Notel Motel