Mark Chesnutt Lyrics

She Dreams	Goin' Through The Big D	I Don't Want to Miss a Thing	Jolie	Half of Everything	Rainy Day Woman	Bubba Shot the Jukebox
Gonna Get a Life	Down In Tennessee	I'll Get You Back	Live a Little	This Side of the Door	Almost Goodbye	Too Cold at Home
It Sure is Monday	Wings	Let it Rain	Thank God For Believers	Good Way To Get On My Bad Side	Click here for Chords

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I Don't Want to Miss a Thing
by Mark Chesnutt

Too Cold At Home
by Mark Chesnutt

Almost Goodbye
by Mark Chesnutt

Thank God For Believers
by Mark Chesnutt

What a Way to Live
by Mark Chesnutt

Wings
by Mark Chesnutt

She Dreams

Thirty years today she's been upon this earth
And she can't help but wonder what it's all been worth
She swears she loves those kids and she doesn't mind that load
But there ain't much conversation with a three-year-old
She's trapped inside these walls
A prisoner in this fine suburban home so

She dreams she dreams
He'll come home from work and carry her away
And he'll see she needs
The man she's still in love with when she dreams

And he's proud of his work and the ladder that he's climbed
But from that highrise office he can't hear her cry
Ringing telephones and decisions to be made
Even when he gets home he's so far away
Then he drifts off to sleep
And she enters her world of make believe

She dreams she dreams
He'll come home from work and carry her away
And he'll see she needs
The man she's still in love with when she dreams. (Back to Top)

Goin' Through the Big D (Back to Top)

Six short months we went together
Decided it should be forever
Two paychecks are better than one
A diamond ring and it was done
Bought her a house like I said I would
In sub-divided neighborhood
The fuse got short and the nights got long
It was over long gone
Before I knew
Where I was headed to

I'm goin' through the big D
And don't mean Dallas
I can't believe what the judge had to tell us
I got the Jeep she got the palace
I'm goin' through the big D
And don't mean Dallas

Things like this are never final
I'm still payin' on the vinyl
Flooring in the laundry room
It's multi-colored and waterproof
It's a little bit tough to face my friends
The ones that said I jumped in
The river of love a little too soon
That was August
This is June and it's a different tune

I'm goin' through the big D
And don't mean Dallas
I can't believe what the judge had to tell us
I got the Jeep she got the palace
I'm goin' through the big D
And don't mean Dallas

I'm goin' through the big D
And don't mean Dallas
I can't believe what the judge had to tell us
I got the Jeep she got the two bedroom
Mortgage is due
Siding light blue palace
I'm goin' through the big D
And don't mean Dallas
I'm goin' through the big D
And don't mean Dallas. (Back to Top)

Down In Tennessee(Back to Top)

I talked to your sister last night on the telephone
You know she always thought pretty well of me
She said that the wedding went fine and you were up in New York on your honeymoon
Tonight I'm down, in Tennessee

I got that letter you wrote, it tore me up
But I don't have anyone to blame but me
I had it all for a while but like everything else, I messed it up
Tonight I'm down, in Tennessee

It's blue tonight and getting bluer
But I'm in the state that I deserve to be
Without you I just can't see things ever looking up for me
I'm so down, in Tennessee

I hope you're happy with him, he's a lucky man
I hope he gives you that home and family
I just want to say if by chance you are ever this way, look me up
I'll be down, in Tennessee

It's blue tonight and getting bluer
But I'm in the state that I deserve to be
Without you I just can't see things ever looking up for me
I'm so down, in Tennessee
I'm so down, in Tennessee
I'm gonna be down, in Tennessee. (Back to Top)

Gonna Get a Life (Back to Top)

Gotta find somethin' to ease my mind
Gotta get it off of you
You tear at my heart strings one more time
With what you're puttin' me through
I'm not much on hangin' around
Where I'm not wanted at all
I'm not gonna be your love sick clown
Waitin' for your beck and call

I'm gonna get a life
That's what I'm gonna do
So startin' now
You can find one too
I'm gonna get a life
Like I should have done
A long time ago
Before you wrecked this one

This'll be the last time you spin your wheels
Leaving like a maniac
You don't care about the way I feel
There's no need in comin' back

I'm gonna get a life
That's what I'm gonna do
So startin' now
You can find one too
I'm gonna get a life
Like I should have done
A long time ago
Before you wrecked this one

Yeah, I'm gonna get a life
Before the gettin's done

I'm gonna get a life
That's what I'm gonna do
So startin' now
You can find one too
I'm gonna get a life
Like I should have done
A long time ago
Before you wrecked this one

I'm gonna get a life
Before the gettin's done. (Back to Top)

I Don't Want to Miss a Thing (Back to Top)

I could stay awake just to hear you breathin'
Watch you smile while you're sleepin'
While you're far away and dreamin'
I could spend my life in this sweet surrender
I could stay lost in this moment forever
Every moment spent with you is a moment I treasure

I don't wanna close my eyes
I don't wanna fall asleep
'Cuz I miss you
And I don't wanna miss a thing
'Cuz even when I dream of you
The sweetest dream would never do
I'd still miss you
And I don't wanna miss a thing

Layin' close to you
Feelin' your heart beatin'
And I'm wonderin' what you're dreamin'
Wonderin' if it's me you're seein'
Then I kiss your eyes
And thank God we're together
I just want to say with you in this moment forever

I don't wanna miss one smile
I don't wanna miss one kiss
I just wanna be with you
Right here with you just like this
I just wanna hold you close
Feel your heart so close to mine
And just stay here in this moment for all the rest of time

I'll Get You Back (Back to Top)

Why couldn't I hear the sound of your heart breakin'
Why couldn't I see the mistakes I was makin'
Why didn't I feel the distance in your kiss
Well I can't let you get away with leavin' me like this

I'll get you back, this ain't over yet
Don't know what I'll do but I'll think of somethin'
I'll get you back, you're gonna get
All the love that you've got comin'
I won't give up until I prove
My heart and soul belong to you
Whatever it takes
I'll get you back

Now I'm gonna be the man you've always dreamed of
Love's the only thing I'll let come between us
You still ain't got the best of me
I'll show you my love is true, just you wait and see

Jolie(Back to Top)

Well I left Louisiana
Lookin' for some higher ground
Trying to make my crazy dream come true
But six months in Atlanta
Done tuned my heart around
Tell me you still want me too
Let me come back home to you

Please Jolie
Put me under your spell again
Won't you make me feel well again
Take me out of this Hell I'm in
Oh please, Jolie
This time I'm gonna treat you right
All I want to do is hold you tight
Believe me I've seen the light Jolie

That day I left you cryin'
On the shores of Ponchatrain
I left the only dream I'll ever need
Baby I ain't lying
I can't put out this flame
Gonna get down on my knees
Meet me down in New Orleans

Tell your momma tell your daddy too
Tell 'em that I'm comin' home for you
Gotta ring for your pretty little hand
Gonna be your ever lovin' man
Tell your momma tell your daddy too
Tell 'em that I'm comin' home for you
Gotta ring for your pretty little hand
Gonna be your ever lovin' man. (Back to Top)

Live A Little (Back to Top)

You've got to give a little take a little
Sit a spell learn to whittle
Live a little now and then
Unwind take your time leave your cares all behind
And see what's around the bend
This life ain't coming 'round again
So give a little take a little
Live a little now and then

In a hurry late for work
Rush and worry but what's it worth
You might earn a rich man's pay
But it won't buy you one more day

Busy making your weight in gold
But you can't take it when you go
Don't care how high you build your stack
They don't make a hearse with a luggage rack

This life ain't coming 'round again
So lean back chew the fat
Take a day just to piddle
Live a little now and then. (Back to Top)

Half of Everything (Back to Top)

The day you said goodbye
Without a tear in your eye
I just cannot believe
You could take from my life
Half of everything and all of my heart

Loneliness and your name
They are one and the same
And though I've tried and I've tried
I know that you will not remain
Half of everything and all of my heart

I know that I'm just another
Heartbroken lover
With a great big chip upon this lonely shoulder
But if I ever find out that
There's a life out there for me, for me

I know that time will take
Care of a lot of things
That we're scared of
And I know it won't be long until
I get my share of
Half of everything and all of my heart

I know that I'm just another
Heartbroken lover
With a great big chip upon this lonely shoulder
But if I ever find out that
There's a life out there for me, for me

I know that time will take
Care of a lot of things
That we're scared of
And I know it won't be long until
I get my share of
Half of everything and all of my heart
Half of everything and all of my heart. (Back to Top)

This Side of the Door (Back to Top)

Door knob in one hand
Suitcase in the other
And I don't love you rollin' off her tongue
Words ripped right through me
Tore a hole in my heart
Could've hurt me a lot less with a gun
She nearly knocked the wall down, slammin' that ol' door
Now the silence is more deadly than the violence of the storm

Me and ol' Jack Daniels
Been in this chair for days
And we 'bout rocked a hole in this old floor
Got a pocket full of bullets
A hair trigger .38
I'm gonna put some daylight through that door
I will burn this house down, before I go insane
Use that rockin' chair for kindling, watch that door go up in flames

I've seen a coyote howlin'
Cryin' for his mate
I've made a home with hobos
In the boxcar of a train
I've heard that famous whippoorwill
And felt the north wind blow
But there ain't nothin' quite as lonesome
As this side of the door
I've heard that famous whippoorwill
And felt the north wind blow
But there ain't nothin' quite as lonesome
As this side of the door
This side of the door. (Back to Top)

Rainy Day Woman (Back to Top)

Oh rainy day woman
I never seem to see your for the good times or the sunshine
You have been a friend of mine, rainy day woman

That woman of mine, she ain't happy
'Til she finds something wrong and someone to blame
If it ain't one thing it's another one on the way

Woke up this mornin' to the sunshine
It sure as hell looks just like rain
But I know where to go on a cloudy day

Oh rainy day woman
I never seem to see your for the good times or the sunshine
You have been a friend of mine, rainy day woman

Always the same never complain
Though times gotta be tough
It's not right for you what can I do
I can never think of givin' you up

Oh rainy day woman
I never seem to see your for the good times or the sunshine
You have been a friend of mine, rainy day woman

Oh rainy day woman
I never seem to see your for the good times or the sunshine
You have been a friend of mine, rainy day woman. (Back to Top)

Almost Goodbye (Back to Top)

There was rain on the street last night
We stood beneath the front door light
And everything we said we made sure the neighbors heard
You called me this, I called you that
Standing on the welcome mat
Everything we felt it all came down to just one word
But you couldn't say it and I couldn't say it

CHORUS:
You know I tried my best to go
I know you cried 'cause I hurt you so
It should have been easy to say that we were through
But to walk away from love was more than we could do
It was almost goodbye
Almost goodbye

Now there was sun through the blinds this morning
When I opened up my eyes
Outside I could hear a mockingbird
And I could feel your heartbeat as you layed there by my side
I thought of how the world could end with just one word
But you didn't say it, and I didn't say it

CHORUS

Sometimes the most important words are the ones that you leave unspoken
You know I tried my best to go
And I know you cried 'cause I hurt you so
It should have been easy to say that we were through
But to walk away from love that way was more than we could do
It was almost goodbye
Almost goodbye, no, I couldn't say it was
Almost goodbye, oh oh
Almost goodbye. (Back to Top)

Bubba Shot the Jukebox (Back to Top)

We were all down at Margie's bar
Telling stories if we had one
Someone fired the old jukebox up
The song sure was a sad one
A teardrop rolled down Bubba's nose
From the pain the song was inflicting
And all at once he jumped to his feet
Just like somebody kicked him

CHORUS:

Bubba shot the juke box last night
Said it played a sad song it made him cry
Went to his truck and got a forty five
Bubba shot the juke box last night

Bubba ain't never been accused of being mentality stable
So we did not draw an easy breathe
until he laid that colt on the table
He hung his head till the cops showed up
They dragged him right out of Margie's
Told him "Don't play dumb with us, son"
"Know damn well what the charge is."

Repeat CHORUS:

Well, the sheriff arrived with his bathrobe on
The confrontation was a tense one
Shook his head said, "Bubba Boy,"
"You was always a dense one."
Reckless discharge of a gun
That's what the officers are claiming
Bubba hollered, "Reckless! Hell!"
"I shot just where I was aiming."

Repeat CHORUS:

Well he could not tell right from wrong
Through the teardrops in his eyes
Beyond a shadow of a doubt
It was justifiable homicide
Bubba shot the juke box stopped it with one shot
Bubba shot the jukebox last night. (Back to Top)

Too Cold at Home (Back to Top)

Well, it sure feels good to come in here
And just pull up a seat
A frosty mug of a cool one
Helps to beat the heat
These old dog days of summer
Lord, I'll be glad when they're gone
It's too hot to fish, too hot for golf
And TOO COLD AT HOME.

Well, that baseball game on TV
Takes me back to when I was a kid
We proudly wore those uniforms
Just like the Dodgers did
Yea!, we won a few and and we lost a few
And for me it still goes on
Too hot to fish, and too hot for golf
And TOO COLD AT HOME.

CHORUS

Well, I only planned on one or two
I might stay for three
If that good-lookin' thing in the corner
Keeps smilin' back at me
It's so easy not to care
'Bout what's right or what's wrong
It's too hot to fish, too hot for golf
And TOO COLD AT HOME.

CHORUS

It's too hot to fish, too hot for golf
And TOO COLD AT HOME. (Back to Top)

It Sure is Monday (Back to Top)

                          With the alarm clock ting-a-ling ringin' in my head
                          I woke up dog tired, beat down, half dead
                          Tryin' to recover from another wild weekend
                          Chuggin' down coffee while I should have been sleepin'

                          Well it sure is Monday idn't it now
                          I gotta myself through the week somehow
                          I had a ball Friday, Saturday and Sunday
                          But it's all over now and it sure is Monday

                          Oh, I got to the job site at a quarter past nine
                          And somehow I stayed awake till lunch time
                          And then I caught a little nap, stretched out in my truck bed
                          My feet still twitchin' to the music in my head

                          Well it sure is Monday, ain't it the truth
                          I partied too hardy, now I'm payin' my dues
                          I had a ball Friday, Saturday and Sunday
                          But it's all over now and it sure is Monday

                          Well it sure is Monday, ain't it a sin
                          I gotta work my way through the week again
                          I had a ball Friday, Saturday and Sunday
                          But it's all over now and it sure is Monday
                          Yeah, it's all over now and it sure is Monday. (Back to Top)

Wings (Back to Top)

                          Don't get me wrong, I'm doing all right
                          Can't you see I'm OK
                          I'm not at home all alone every night
                          I'm out here dancing old memories away

                          (Chorus)
                          But it wouldn't hurt to have wings
                          To lift me above all the pain of the past
                          And your mind-wrecking love
                          They say time can fly like a magical thing
                          But it sure wouldn't hurt to have wings

                          I don't see things like love any more
                          The rose-colored glasses are gone
                          I won't be fooled like I was before
                          I'm learning now how to fly on my own

(Repeat chorus)

I'm gonna fly like an eagle
And rise above it all

(Repeat chorus)

No, it sure wouldn't hurt to have wings. (Back to Top)

Let It Rain (Back to Top)

                          Storm clouds rising
                          Flash of lightning
                          Rattles that old porch swing
                          Windows open
                          Curtains dancing
                         Just you and me
                          As the thunder rolls on
                          We'll just hold on
                          'Neath the light of this candle flame
                          Oh this is perfect
                          What a night, let it rain

                          (Chorus)
                          Let your love pour down all around
                          Let it fill my heart, let it flood this house
                          Let the world outside just wash on by
                          We'll just lay right here and hold on tight
                          Let it rain

                          Old man weather
                          Had it together
                          When he planned this night
                          From out of the blue
                          He set the mood
                          Turned out the lights
                          Just when we thought the storm was over
                          Here it comes again
                          So lay back down in these arms
                          Let it rain

(Repeat chorus)

Let it rain
Let it rain. (Back to Top)

Thank God For Believers (Back to Top)
Last night I came home again
Three sheets to the wind
And broke the promise I swore I’d never break
And it came As no surprise
To see the hurt in her eyes
Or the Bible on the table where she prayed
This time I thought for sure she was good as gone
But she just wiped the tears away and put some coffee on

I don’t know why she even hangs around
After all the hell I’ve put her through
And the times I’ve let her down
She has more faith in me than I have ever found
Heaven knows how much I need her
Thank God for believers

She says "Boy I still love you"
Oh she’s Stronger than the ninety proof
I sent coursing through my veins
She says "don’t give up the fight
Before long you’ll get it right"
I pray to God someday I’ll feel the same
Sunday morning beside her in the pew
Through blood shot eyes I try to see her point of view

Good Way To Get On My Bad Side (Back to Top)
Little lady standin' next to me, isn't she a pretty thing
I'm the one that put that ring on her left hand
Another fella can tip his hat, and I'm as gentle as a pussy cat
But let it go much further than that and he's a dead man
Chorus: Cause that's a good way, that's a real good way
That's a good way to get on my bad side
Politician on my TV, says he's only lookin' out for me
Says he knows what the poor man needs in the long run
But every year he gives himself a raise, gets a chunk with every buck I make
Now he's talkin' like he wants to take my shot gun, no

That's a good way, that's a real good way
That's a good way to get on my bad side

Ain't lookin' for no trouble, don't wanna start no fight
Don't want more than I got comin', only wanna do what's right
Just treat me like I treat you, and we'll get along just fine
But Mister take one step across that line

That's a good way, that's a real good way
That's a good way to get on my bad side

I like Van Halen and I like George Jones
Charlie Daniels and the Rollin' Stones
Bocephus when he rocks and rolls still kills me
There oughtta be a law against cowboy rap, (you're right)
And all that boy band crap, a little sissy in a cowboy hat in country
No

That's a good way, that's a real good way
That's a good way to get on my bad side

That's a good way, that's a real good way
That's a good way to get on my bad side. (Back to Top)

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