Standing at the back door she tried to make it fast
One tear hit the hardwood, it fell like broken glass
She said sometimes love slips away 
And you just can’t get it back lets face it
For one split second she almost turned around
But that would be like pouring raindrops back into a cloud
So she took another step and said 
I see the way out and I’m gonna take it

I don’t wanna spend my life jaded, waiting
To wake up one day and find
That I let all of these years go by wasted

Another glass of whiskey, but it still don’t kill the pain
He stumbles to the sink and pours it down the drain
He said it’s time to be a man and stop living for yesterday
Gotta face it

I don’t wanna spend my life jaded, waiting
To wake up one day and find
That I let all of these years go by wasted
I don’t wanna keep on wishing, missing
The still of the morning, the color of the night
I ain’t spending no more time wasted

She kept driving along ‘til the moon and the sun
Were floating side by side
He looked in the mirror and his eyes were clear
For the first time in a while

I don’t wanna spend my life jaded, waiting
To wake up one day and find
That I let all of these years go by wasted
I don’t wanna keep on wishing, missing
The still of the morning, the color of the night
I ain’t spending no more time wasted. (Back to Top)
 

Don't Forget To Remember Me (Back to Top)

Before you hit the highway you better stop for gas
And there’s a fifty in the ashtray if you run short on cash
Here’s a map and here’s a Bible if you ever lose your way
Just one more thing before you leave
Don’t forget to remember me

This downtown apartment sure makes me miss home
And those bills there on the counter
Keep tellin’ me I’m on my own
Just like every Sunday I called Mama up last night
And even when it’s not I tell her everything’s all right
Before we hung up I said 
Hey Mama don’t forget

To tell my baby sister I’ll see her in the fall
Tell Mama that I miss her yeah I should give her a call
And make sure that you tell daddy that I’m still his little girl
Yeah I still feel like I’m where I’m supposed to be
But don’t forget to remember me

Tonight I find myself kneelin’ by the bed to pray
Haven’t done this in a while so i don’t know what to say
But Lord I feel so small sometimes in this big old place
Yeah I know there’s more important things
But don’t forget to remember me. (Back to Top)
 
 

Some Hearts (Back to Top)

How can you just walk on by without one tear in your eye?
Don't you have the slightest feelings left for me?
Maybe that's just your way of dealing with the pain,
Forgetting everything between our rise and fall,
Like we never loved at all. 

You, I hear you're doing fine;
Seems like you're doing well,
As far as I can tell.
Time, (Time)
Is leaving us behind, (Leaving us behind.)
Another week has passed,
And still I haven't laughed yet.
So tell me, what your secret is, baby, yeah.
(I wanna know, I wanna know, I wanna know)
To letting go, letting go like you did,
Like you did. 

How can you just walk on by without one tear in your eye?
Don't you have the slightest feelings left for me?
Maybe that's just your way of dealing with the pain,
Forgetting everything between our rise and fall,
Like we never loved at all. 

Did you forget the magic?
Did you forget the passion? (Passion)
Oh, oh, and did you ever miss me,
Ever long to kiss me?

(Oh, oh, oh, oh oh oh oh, baby, (Oh baby)
Baby.

Maybe that's just your way of dealing with the pain,
Forgetting everything between our rise and fall,
Like we never loved at all (at all) (Back to Top)
 

Jesus Take The Wheel (Back to Top)

She had a lot on her mind,
An' she didn't pay attention:
She was goin' way to fast.
An' before she knew it, she was spinnin',
On a thin black sheet of glass.
She saw both their lives flash before her eyes:
She didn't even have time to cry.
She was so scared, she threw her hands up in the air. 
 

Jesus take the wheel,
Take it from my hands,
'Cause I can't do this on my own
I'm letting go.
So give me one more chance,
To save me from this road I'm on
Jesus take the wheel. 
 

It was still getting colder when she made it to the shoulder,
An' the car came to a stop.
She cried when she saw that baby in the back seat,
Sleeping like a rock.
An' for the first time in a long time,
She bowed her head to pray.
She said: "I'm sorry for the way I've been living my life.
"I know I've got to change, so from now on, tonight, 
 

Jesus take the wheel,
Take it from my hands,
'Cause I can't do this on my own
I'm letting go.
So give me one more chance,
To save me from this road I'm on
Oh, Jesus take the wheel. 
 

Oh, I'm letting go,
So give me one more chance.
Save me from this road I'm on;
From this road I'm on;
Jesus take the wheel.
Oh, take it, take it from me.   (Back to Top)
 

The Night Before (Life Goes On)     (Back to Top)

Tomorrow she’ll be rolling down I-10
Baton Rouge LSU eighteen years in her rearview
He’s got a Friday paycheck lined up
Down the block Daddy’s shop it ain’t much but it’s a job
They’ve been dreading this moment all summer long
The night before life goes on

A tear falls off her cheek right when it hits his arm (he says)
C ’mon baby let’s get out of here
They take one last drive round town man it already looks different
He bangs the wheel says “Life Ain’t Fair”
This growing up stuff man I don’t know…just don’t wanna let you go

That’s what my mama told me and just like those kids I didn’t
I didn’t wanna listen to no one
There’s nothing you can do nothing you can say I know how it feels
When love goes away 

Tomorrow she’ll be rolling down I-10
Baton Rouge LSU eighteen years in her rearview
He’s got a Friday paycheck lined up
Down the block Daddy’s shop it ain’t much but it’s a job
They’ve been dreading this moment all summer long
The night before life goes on

They’ve been dreading this moment all summer long
But here it is they don’t have long - the night before
life goes on.  (Back to Top)
 
 

Lessons Learned  (Back to Top)

From every tear that had to fall from my eyes
From every day I wondered how I’d get through the night
From every change life has thrown me
I’m thankful for every break in my heart
I’m grateful for every scar
Some pages turned, some bridges burned
But there were lessons learned

There’s mistakes that I have made
Some chances I just threw away
Some roads I never should’ve taken
Been some signs I didn’t see
Hearts that I hurt needlessly
Some wounds that I wish I could have one more chance to mend
But it don’t make no difference
The past can’t be re-written
You get the life you’re given, oh
Some pages turned, some bridges burned
But there were lessons learned

From every tear that had to fall from my eyes
From every day I wondered how I’d get through the night
From every change life has thrown me
I’m thankful for every breath in my heart
I’m grateful for every scar
Some pages turned, some bridges burned
But there were lessons learned

And all the things that break you
Are all the things that make you strong
You can’t change the past coz it’s gone
And you gotta just move on
It’s all lessons learned

Bridge with new changes:
and all the things that break you
Are all the things that make you strong
You can’t change the past cuz it’s gone
You just gotta move on
Because it’s all lessons learned. (Back to Top)
 

Before He Cheats (Back to Top)

I dug my key into the side
Of his pretty little suped up four wheel drive
Carved my name into his leather seats 
Took a Louisville slugger to both headlights
Slashed a hole in all four tires
Maybe next time he’ll think before he cheats

Right now she’s probably up singing some white trash
Version of Shania karaoke
Right now she’s probably saying I ’m drunk and he’s
Thinking that he’s gonna get lucky
Right now he’s probably dabbing on three dollars worth
Of that bathroom Polo
And he don’t know
I dug my key into the side
Of his pretty little suped up four wheel drive
Carved my name into his leather seats 
Took a Louisville slugger to both headlights
Slashed a hole in all four tires
Maybe next time he’ll think before he cheats

I mighta saved a little trouble for the next girl
‘Cause the next time that he cheats
You know it won’t be on me

I dug my key into the side
Of his pretty little suped up four wheel drive
Carved my name into his leather seats 
Took a Louisville slugger to both headlights
Slashed a hole in all four tires
Maybe next time he’ll think before he cheats.   (Back to Top)
 

Starts With Goodbye   (Back to Top)

So hard to see myself without him
I felt a piece of my heart break
But when you’re standing at a crossroad
There’s a choice you gotta make

I guess it’s gonna have to hurt
I guess I’m gonna have to cry
And let go of some things I’ve loved
To get on to the other side
I guess it’s gonna break me down
Like falling when you’re trying to fly
It’s sad, but moving on with the rest of your life
Starts with goodbye

I know there’s a blue horizon
Somewhere up ahead just waiting for me
But getting there means leaving things behind 
Sometimes life’s so bittersweet

I guess it’s gonna have to hurt
I guess I’m gonna have to cry
And let go of some things I’ve loved
To get on to the other side
I guess it’s gonna break me down
Like falling when you’re trying to fly
It’s sad, but moving on with the rest of your life
Starts with goodbye

Time heals the wounds you feel somehow
But right now

I guess it’s gonna have to hurt
I guess I’m gonna have to cry
And let go of some things I’ve loved
To get on to the other side
I guess it’s gonna break me down
Like falling when you’re trying to fly
It’s sad, but moving on with the rest of your life
Starts with goodbye.  (Back to Top)
 
 
 

Just Can't Live A Lie   (Back to Top)

No I can’t learn to live without
And I can’t give up on us now.

Oh, I know I could say we’re through
And tell myself I’m over you
But even if I made a vow
A promise not to miss you
Now and try to hide the truth inside
I fail cause I just can’t live a lie 

Could I forget the look that tells me that you want me?
And all the reasons that make loving you so easy,
The kiss that always makes it hard to breathe,
The way you know just what I mean,

No I can’t learn to live without, oh,
So don’t you give up on us now.

Oh, I know I could say we’re through
And tell myself I’m over you
But even if I made a vow
A promise not to miss you
Now and try to hide the truth inside
I fail cause I just can’t live a lie 

And I don’t wanna try
When I try to hide the truth inside
I fail cause I just can’t live a lie
I can’t live a lie
I can’t live a lie.  (Back to Top)
 

We're Young And Beautiful  (Back to Top)

While we’re young and beautiful
Livin’ free and easy
Here without a worry
Dancin’ in our barefeet
Cause when the summer’s done
We might not be so young and beautiful

It’s a crazy ride, baby you and I 
Are keepin’ our sweet love alive tonight
While we’re young and beautiful

While we’re young and beautiful
We’ll party down on main street
Wearing next to nothin’
Feelin’ every heartbeat
Having fun
While we’re still young and beautiful

It’s a crazy ride, baby you and I 
Are keepin’ our sweet love alive tonight
While we’re young and beautiful

Beautiful, beautiful young and beautiful
Beautiful, beautiful young and beautiful

It’s a crazy ride, baby you and I 
Are keepin’ our sweet love alive tonight
While we’re young and beautiful. (Back to Top)
 
 
 

That's Where It Is   (Back to Top)

In a midnight talk
In a morning kiss
When I'm in your arms
That's where it is
When we're tangled up
And can't resist
When we feel that rush
That's where it is.......That's where it is

When I'm crashing through the madness
Not sure who I'm supposed to be
When I'm caught up in the darkness
It's your hand that's leading me
You bring me back to solid ground
You lift me up right here, right now

It's a lifetime filled
With tiny graces
The biggest things
In the smallest places

In the sweetest smile
On a night like this
In a tender touch
That's where it is
When we're tangled up
And can't resist
When we fill that rush
That's where it is....
That's where it is.  (Back to Top)
 
 

Whenever You Remember   (Back to Top)

Whenever you remember times gone by
Remember how we held our heads so high
When all this world was there for us
And we believed that we could touch the sky
Whenever you remember I’ll be there
Remember how we reached that dream together
Whenever you remember

When you think back on all we’ve done
I hope you’re proud
When you look back and see how far we’ve come
It was our time to shine
And nobody could hold us down
They thought they’d see us fall
But we, we stood so tall
And no we won’t forget, yeah

Whenever you remember times gone by
Remember how we held our heads so high
When all this world was there for us
And we believed that we could touch the sky
Whenever you remember I’ll be there
Remember how we reached that dream together
Whenever you remember

We claimed the brightest star
And we, we came so far
You know that we, we showed them all
And no they won’t forget, yeah

Whenever you remember times gone by
Remember how we held our heads so high
When all this world was there for us
And we believed that we could touch the sky
Whenever you remember I’ll be there
Remember how we reached that dream together
Whenever you remember
Whenever you remember times gone by
Remember how we reached that dream together
Whenever you remember.  (Back to Top)
 
 
 
 

Ain't In Checotah Anymore   (Back to Top)

My hotel in Manhattan
Holds more people than our town
And what I just paid for dinner
Would be a down payment on a house
I'd rather be tippin' cows in Tulsa
Than hailin' cabs here in New York
But I ain't in Checotah anymore
In a world of long red carpets
The bright lights of Hollywood
All the paparazzi flashin'
Can make a girl feel pretty good
You can get anything you want here
Except a Walmart store
But I ain't in Checotah anymore

I'm in a world so wide
It makes me feel small sometimes
I miss the big blue sky
The Oaklohoma kind

Where the Wildcats beat Iron Heads
Old settler's day and the Okra fest
After prom down at the bowlin lanes
Catchin' crape fish in Eufaula Lake 
I ain't in Checotah anymore

Oh, Yeah!
I'm a world so wide, it makes me small sometimes,
I miss the big blue skies - the Oklahoma kind!
but I a'int in Checotah, no I a'int in Checotah, there's nothing like Oklahoma...

Where 69 meets 40, there's a single stop light town. (Back to Top)
 
 

Inside Your Heaven   (Back to Top)

I've been down
Now I'm blessed
I felt a revelation coming around
I guess its right, it's so amazing
Everytime I see you I'm alive
You're all I've got
You lift me up
All my dreams are in your eyes

I wanna be inside your heaven
Take me to the place you cry from
Where the storm blows your way
I wanna be earth that holds you
Every bit of air you're breathin' in
A soothin' wind
I wanna be inside your heaven

When minutes turn to days and years
When mountains fall, I'll still be here
Holdin you until the day I die
And I wanna be inside your heaven
Take me to the place you cry from
Where the storm blows your way

I wanna be inside your heaven
Take me to the place you cry from
Where the storm blows your way
I wanna be earth that holds you
Every bit of air you're breathin' in
A soothin' wind
I wanna be inside your heaven
Oh yes I do
I wanna be inside your heaven. (Back to Top)