The moment was custom made to order
I was riding with my daughter on our way back from Monroe.
And like children do, she started playin' twenty questions,
But I never could've guessed one would touch me to my soul.

She said, "Daddy when we get to Heaven, can I taste the Milky Way?
Are we going there to visit, or are we goin' there to stay?
Am I going to see my Grandpa? Can I have a pair of wings?
And do you think that God could use another Angel,
To help pour out the rain?"

Well, I won't lie: I pulled that car right over,
And I sat there on the shoulder tryin' to dry my misty eyes.
And I whispered... Lord, I want to thank you for my children
Cause your innocence that fills them often takes me by surprise.

Like: Daddy, when we get to Heaven, can I taste the Milky Way?
Are we going there to visit, or are we going there to stay?
Am I going to see my Grandpa? Can I have a pair of wings?
And do you think that God could use another Angel,
To help pour out the rain?

Well, I thought about it later on,
And a smile came to my face.
And when I tucked her in to bed,
I got down on my knees and prayed.

Lord, when I get to Heaven can I taste the Milky Way?
I don't want to come to visit 'cause I'm comin' home to stay
And I can't wait to see my family and meet Jesus face to face.
And do you think, Lord, you could use just one more Angel,
To help pour out the rain?

Mmmm, can I help pour out the rain?   (Back to Top)
 

Sweet Southern Comfort

Misty sunrise in my hometown, 
Rows of cotton bout knee high,
Mrs. Baker down the dirt road,
Still got clothes out on the line,

Erwin Nichols there with Judge Lee,
Playin checkers at the gin,
When I dream about the southland,
This is where it all begins

From Carolina down to Georgia,
Smell the jasmine and magnollia,
Sleepy Sweet home Alabama,
Roll tide roll,
Muddy water, Misssissippi,
Blessed Graceland whispers to me,
Carry on, Carry on,
Sweet Southern Comfort carry on,

Catchin catfish on the river,
Chasin fireflies by the creek,
Kissin Debbie Williams sister,
On the porch Homecoming week,

With rusty cars and weeping willows,
Keepin watch out in the yard,
Just a snapshot of downhome Dixie,
Could be anywhere you are,

In Carolina or in Georgia,
Open arms are waitin for ya,
Louisianna yellow rose of San Antone,
Arkansas, Mississippi,
Old man river whispers to me,
Carry on, Carry on,
Sweet Southern Comfort carry on,

As I sit here I'm surrounded,
By these priceless memories,
I don't have to think about it,
There's no place I'd rather be,

In Carolina or in Georgia,
Smell the jasmine and magnollia,
Sleepy Sweet home Alabama,
Roll tide roll,
Muddy water, Misssissippi,
Blessed Graceland whispers to me,
Carry on, Carry on,
Sweet Southern Comfort,
Carry on, Carry on,
Sweet Southern Comfort carry on.  (Back to Top)
 
 

I Can Get By

In a simple life dreams die hard
You never let'em go
All the while you play your hands
And you may never know
Why it's always lady luck
On someone else's palm they read
You holding my two hands
Is really all I need

I can get by if it all fell through
Right down to the bottom of my list
I can get by lookin' back on life
Find that I've too many things I've missed
I can get by without doing
All the crazy things some people do
But I wouldn't wanna try even
Barely gettin' by without you

Many things I've come to need
That I could do without
And many more I've done without
I could come to need
The one thing that I'd fight to keep
Until my days are through
Is when I lay me down to sleep
I'm lyin' next to you

I can get by if it all fell through
Right down to the bottom of my list
I can get by lookin' back on life
Find that I've too many things I've missed
I can get by without doing
All the crazy things some people do
But I wouldn't wanna try even
Barely gettin' by without you

I can get by if it all fell through
Right down to the bottom of my list
I can get by lookin' back on life
Finding I've too many things I've missed
Barely gettin' by without you

I can get by if it all fell through
Right down to the bottom of my list
I can get by lookin' back on life
Find that I've too many things I've missed
I can get by without doing
All the crazy things some people do
But I wouldn't wanna try even
Barely gettin' by without you.  (Back to Top)
 

You Know How Women Are

So long fellas,  I gotta go,
Told her I wasn't gonna be but an hour or so,
I know she's bound to worry, 'bout me and that old car.
It's not that she don't trust me,
But you know how women are.

A few weeks back, they took my job,
The money's tight,  times are gonna be hard.
I know what's on her mind, but she ain't said a word so far,
She's tryin' not to let it show,
But you know how women are.

She stands right beside me, win or lose,
She'll reach deep down inside and find a way to pull me through.
She can see a silver lining in the darkest of news.
She loves to hear me say "I love you" whispered in the dark,
You know how women are.

Sent her flowers the other day,
We had words and you know I had my say,
I knew right then that I was wrong,
I thought, ' damn my foolish heart,
Because she means the world to me,
And you know how women are.

She stands right beside me, win or lose,
She'll reach deep down inside and find a way to pull me through.
She can see a silver lining in the darkest of news.
She loves to hear me say "I love you" whispered in the dark,
You know how women are.  (Back to Top)
 
 

Why We Said Goodbye

I remember Sunday mornings walking on the beach 
And that place we'd stop for breakfast with the old red vinyl seats 
The hours of the tide chart 
The way the sunlight dance upon your face 

That antique roller coaster you just had to ride 
I remember how you laughed at the terror in my eyes 
The color and the detail 
Just like it was yesterday 

And I remember how you held me the night my father died 
I didn't have to tell you 
I just broke down and cried 
You're sewn into the fabric, the pieces of my life 
And I just can't remember why we said goodbye 

Up and down this boardwalk lonely people sit 
I know it wasn't perfect but nothin' ever is 
The sails out in the harbor 
Are searching for the wind 

I just had to call you, I had to hear your voice 
And tell you I still love you we still have a choice 
You're sewn into the fabric, the pieces of my life 
And I just can't remember why we said goodbye 

Everything I do 
Leads back to you 
I know I just can't let us go 

There must have been a reason, but I can't remember now 
I know if I could hold you we could work it out 
You're sewn into the fabric the pieces of my life 
And girl let's give it one more try 
Cause I just can't remember why we said goodbye.  (Back to Top)
 
 

Today I Started Loving You Again (With Miranda Lambert)

Miranda:  Today I started loving you again
I'm right back where I've really always been

Buddy:    I got over you just long enough to let my heartache mend
Then today, I started loving you again

Miranda:  What a fool I was to think I could get by
With only these few millions tears I cry

Buddy:    I should have known the worst was yet to come
And that crying time for me had just begun

Both:     Cause today I started loving you again
I'm right back where I've really always been
I got over you just long enough to let my heartache mend
Then today I started loving you again

Both:     Well today I started loving you again
I'm right back where I've really always been
I got over you just long enough to let my heartache mend
Then today I started loving you again
Then today I started loving you again.  (Back to Top)
 

Abilene On Her Mind

She said her mind was made up,
As she put on her make-up,
Said there was nothing here for her,
She just packed up her suitcase,
And she walked right out that fromt gate,
With her taxi waiting at the curb,

Too many empyty nights alone,
Too late I realize,
It's a cryin shame it took her tears,
To open up my eyes,

I should have seen, Abilene,
On her mind,
Her leavin me, and Tennessee,
Far behind,
Should have seen her growin' lonely,
All alone there waitin' on me,
All the warnin' sings were there,
But I was blind,
I should have seen Abilene,
On her mind,

Last night the band played Dallas,
I sang the song I wrote about us,
And you could feel the sadness in the air,
After the show was over,
I a hand lay on my shoulder,
Turned around and found her standin' there,

She said after all these years,
It's nice to know your dreams came true,
And the wedding band there on her hand,
Told me that hers had to,

I should have seen, Abilene,
On her mind,
Her leavin me, and Tennessee,
Far behind,
Should have seen her growin' lonely,
All alone there waitin' on me,
All the warnin' sings were there,
But I was blind,
I should have seen Abilene,
On her mind,
I should have seen Abilene,
On her mind,
Abilene,
On her mind.  (Back to Top)