What Was I Thinkin'?

Well, Becky was a beauty from south Alabama.
Her Daddy had a heart like a nine pound hammer.
Think he even did a little time in the slammer.
What was I thinkin'?

She snuck out one night an' met me by the front gate,
Her Daddy came out a-wavin' that twelve guage
We tore out the drive, he peppered my tailgate.
What was I thinkin'?

Oh, I knew there'd be hell to pay.
But that crossed my mind a little too late.

'Cause I was thinkin' 'bout a little white tank top,
Sittin' right there in the middle by me.
An' I was thinkin' 'bout a long kiss,
Man, just gotta get goin', where the night might lead.
I know what I was feelin',
But what was I thinkin'?
What was I thinkin'? 

By the County line, the cops were nippin' on our heels,
Pulled off the road an' kicked it in four-wheel.
Shut off the lights an' tore through a cornfield.
What was I thinkin'?

At the other side, she was hollerin': "Faster."
Took a dirt road, had the radio blastin'.
Hit the honky-tonk for a little close dancin'.
What was I thinkin'?

Oh, I knew there'd be hell to pay.
But that crossed my mind a little too late.

'Cause I was thinkin' 'bout a little white tank top,
Sittin' right there in the middle by me.
An' I was thinkin' 'bout a long kiss,
Man, just gotta get goin', where the night might lead.
I know what I was feelin',
But what was I thinkin'?
What was I thinkin'? 

When a mountain of a man with a "Born To Kill" tattoo,
Tried to cut in, I knocked out his front tooth.
We ran outside, hood slidin' like Bo Duke.
What was I thinkin'?

I finally got her home at a half past two, later.
Daddy's in a long chair sittin' on the driveway,
Put it in park as he started my way.
What was I thinkin'?
Oh, what was I thinkin'?
Oh, what was I thinkin'?

Then she gave a "Come an' get me grin."
An' like a bullet, we were gone again.

'Cause I was thinkin' 'bout a little white tank top,
Sittin' right there in the middle by me.
An' I was thinkin' 'bout a long kiss,
Man, just gotta get goin' where the night might lead.
I know what I was feelin',
But what was I thinkin'?
What was I thinkin'?

I know what I was feelin', but what was I thinkin'?  (Back to Top)

 
Settle For A Slow Down

I must look just like a fool,
Here in the middle of the road.
Standin' there in your rearview,
An' getting soaked to the bone.
This land is flat as it is mean:
A man can see for a hundred miles.
So I'm still prayin' I might see,
The glow of a brake light.

But your wheels just turn down the road ahead.
If it hurts at all, you aint showed it yet.
I keep a lookin' for the slightest sign,
That you might miss what you left behind.
I know there's nothing stoppin' you now,
But I'd settle for a slowdown.

I held on longer then I should.
Leavin' you might change your mind.
An' those bright lights of Hollywood,
Would fade in time.

But your wheels just turn down the road ahead.
If it hurts at all, you aint showed it yet.
I keep a lookin' for the slightest sign,
That you might miss what you left behind.
I know there's nothing stoppin' you now,
But I'd settle for a slowdown.

But your wheels just turn down the road ahead.
If it hurts at all, you aint showed it yet.
You're just a tiny dot,
On the horizon line.
C'mon, tap those brakes, baby, just one time.
I know there's nothing stoppin' you now:
I'm not askin' you to turn back around,
But I'd settle for a slowdown.
C'mon, just slow down.
I'd settle for a slow down.  (Back to Top)
 
 
Down On Easy Street

Guess you heard I'm doin' well:
Struck it rich, to hear some folks tell.
But I'm still the same old me,
Down on easy street.

You give your all to find that road,
And you lose touch with some people as you go.
Promises are hard to keep,
Down on easy street.
But when I lay down, and you're not there
Girl, I wish I was anywhere, 

But in this world where the telephone,
Is all I touch when I'm alone,
And no one ever really knows,
The man inside of me.
Up here in this lonely room,
Just a-sippin' wine and a-missin' you,
Girl, I've got everything but what I need:
That's why I'm down, down on easy street. 

Someone told me you moved on.
Well, who could blame you, with me so often gone
But do you ever think of me,
Down on Easy Street?
If you're out this way, some week, some year,
Girl, you'll still find me waitin' here. 

In this world where the telephone,
Is all I touch when I'm alone,
And no one ever really knows,
The man inside of me.
Up here in this lonely room,
Just a-sippin' wine and a-missin' you,
Girl, I've got everything but what I need:
That's why I'm down. 

In this world where the telephone,
Is all I touch when I'm alone,
And no one ever really knows,
The man inside of me.
Up here in this lonely room,
Just a-sippin' wine and a-missin' you,
Girl, I've got everything but what I need:
That's why I'm down, down on easy street. 

Down on easy street.
Down on easy street. 

Guess you heard I'm doin' well.  (Back to Top) 
 

Distant Shore

Everyday I swim an ocean, fightin your memory like endless waves
I surrender to the truth, I'll always love you, but I know someday
I'm gonna reach the banks of a distant shore, where I won't miss you anymore

Once in a while I ride the river, of whiskey wishes from an old shot glass
But the way it used to be follows me downstream, so I keep knockin 'em back
Till I reach the banks of a distant shore, where I won't miss you anymore

Someday I'm gonna get there, It might take my last prayer

One of these days I'm gonna cross that ocean, some sweet angel will set me free
And they'll tell my stories, sing a song about glory, and read Psalm 23
When I reach the banks of that distant shore, where I won't miss you anymore

Gonna rest my soul in the hands of the lord, where I won't miss you anymore.  (Back to Top) 
 

 
So So Long

Girl, I caught you in your little white lie,
Red handed, red handed.
You said you had to work tonight,
But here you are dancin', slow dancin'.
In this honky tonk with someone else,
An' all you got to say for yourself,
Is "So...so? I'm sorry, so."

So, so long, bye bye, baby,
I'll catch you on the flip side, maybe.
Don't you slip slide on a tear when you find me gone.
Go, go on: cry, cry, baby,
Those tears are gonna drip dry, maybe,
But you're gonna miss my good love, baby,
For so, so long.
So, so long.

Let me buy you a goodbye drink,
Make it a double; a double.
'Cause I've seen everything I need to see,
You're nothin' but trouble, big trouble.
And one other thing before I go,
I wanna tell you that I think you're so,
So, so: aw, I ain't gonna sink that low.

So, so long, bye bye, baby,
I'll catch you on the flip side, maybe.
Don't you slip slide on a tear when you find me gone.
Go, go on: cry, cry, baby,
Those tears are gonna drip dry, maybe,
But you're gonna miss my good love, baby,
For so, so long.
So, so long.

I bet you think I'm gonna let it slide,
The way you're flashin' me those puppy dog eyes.
Right? Yeah, right. Right?
Wrong!

So, so long, bye bye, baby,
I'll catch you on the flip side, maybe.
Don't you slip slide on a tear when you find me gone,
Long gone.
A g g go on: cry, cry, baby,
Those tears are gonna drip dry, maybe,
But you're gonna miss my good love, baby,
For so, so long.
For so, so long.
So, so long.
See ya!.  (Back to Top) 

 
Whiskey Tears

There's things in my life that I've been missing
The touch of a woman, and lovin after dark
Come here lately, the woman I've been kissing
She comes from Kentucky boys, and she don't have a heart

Bartender he don't mind, he just sets them up the same
Ain't been sober since it's over, got no plans to change
I traded my tommorrows to remain in yesterday
Whiskey tears are falling here and each one cries her name

I used to be so afraid of dying, I lived every moment for loving her
But when she walked away, my heart quit tryin
And now I'm no stranger to the hurt

Bartender he don't mind, he just sets them up the same
Ain't been sober since it's over, got no plans to change
I traded my tommorrows to remain in yesterday
Whiskey tears are falling here and each one cries her name

Bartender he don't mind, he just sets them up the same
Oh, whiskey tears are falling here and each one cries her name.  (Back to Top) 
 

My Last Name

I learned how to write it, when I first started school
Some bully didn't like it, said it didn't sound too cool
So I had to hit him, and all I said when the blood came
It's my last name

Grandpa took it off to Europe, to fight the Germans in the war
It came back on some dog tags, nobody wears no more
It's written on a headstone, in the field where he was slain
It's my last name

Passed down from generations, too far back to trace
I can see all my relations, when I look into my face
May never make it famous, but I'll never bring it shame
It's my last name

Daddy always told me, far back as I recall
Son you're part of something, you represent us all
So keep it how you got it, as solid as it came
It's my last name

So darlin if you're wonderin, why I've got you here tonight
I wanna be your husband, I want you to be my wife
Ain't got much to give you, but what I've got means everything
It's my last name

I learned how to write it, when I first started school.  (Back to Top)
 
 

Lot Of Leavin' Left To Do

These old boots still got a lot of ground
They ain’t covered yet
There’s at least another million miles
Under these old bus treads
So if you think I’m gonnna settle down
I‘ve got news for you
I still got a lot of leavin’ left to do

And as long as there’s a song 
Left in this old guitar
This life I’m bound to lead
Ain’t for the faint of heart
So you won’t fall for me
If you know what’s good for you
‘Cause I still got a lot of leavin’ left to do

I guess the Lord made me hard to handle
So lovin’ me might be a long shot gamble
So before you go and turn me on
Be sure that you can turn me loose
‘Cause I still got a lot of leavin’ left to do

Girl, you look like you might be an angel
So I won’t lie
I could love you like the devil
If you wanted me to tonight
And we could talk about forever for a day or two
But I still got a lot of leavin’ left to do

I guess the Lord made me hard to handle
So lovin’ me might be a long shot gamble
So before you go and turn me on
Be sure that you can turn me loose
‘Cause I still got a lot of leavin’ left to do

Yeah, I still got a leavin’ left to do.  (Back to Top)
 

Wish It Would Break

That ole picture frame keeps hangin' round
I ain't ready yet to take it down
Every now and then I'll slam the door
Shake it loose and she'll hit the floor
But I can't throw a good thing away
I wish it would break

And I swear my truck's got a haunted radio
'Cause I hear you in every song
But I know what the silence makes me do
So I give those buttons more abuse
I wonder how much punching it can take
I wish it would break

There I could move on, right on down the line
Where I don't see you, need you, in my life
You're wrapped around me
Your memories bound me like a chain
I wish it would break

This ole hearts got a mind of it's own
It's decided not to let you go
And even though your love's no longer here
It won't let me shed one tear
Cause it's still holding on to yesterday
I wish it would break

There I could move on, right on down the line
Where I don't see you, need you, in my life
You're wrapped around me
Your memories bound me like a chain
I wish it would break

I wish it would break
Yeah, I wish it would break
Go on and break.  (Back to Top)
 

Cab of My Truck

Cracked windshield I superglued.
Crumpled up cans and a beat up bag of red man chew.
Fix a flat; Johnny Cash boxed-set.
Half a dozen parking tickets that I ain't paid yet.
An' sittin' on cross-bench seat,
I got my shotgun girl right next to me.

Four wheels turnin', two hearts burnin':
We go runnin wild.
Gonna make a million memories,
For every hundred thousand miles.
Learnin' everything that I'll ever need to know,
About life and love,
In the cab of my truck.

Slidin' rear an' back window,
So it's an easy reach to where my cooler keeps 'em iced down cold.
Roll of duck tape, WD 40:
There ain't nothin too loose or licked too tight for a man like me.
Yeah, I might take it slow: 30 through town,
On a back dirt road, girl, I put the hammer down.

Four wheels turnin', two hearts burnin':
We go runnin wild.
Gonna make a million memories,
For every hundred thousand miles.
Learnin' everything that I'll ever need to know,
About life and love,
In the cab of my truck.

Down by the river, two bodies,
In the glow of the radio dial. 
Gonna make a million memories,
For every hundred thousand miles.
I'm learnin' everything that I'll ever need to know,
About life and love,
In the cab of my truck.
In the cab of my truck.

Man, I can't find anything in this truck.
Oh, what's this? A little white tank top.
Get out of my way Cadillac,
Big white's comin through.  (Back to Top) 
 

Come A Little Closer

I'm gonna build a fire in the middle of July
Burn your pictures and go for a drive
Down to the river and watch the ink from your love letters fade
Come back home turn that old mattress over
Pour out the whiskey try wakin' up sober
Gonna change it all tonight, gonna do whatever it takes

I lost weight
I lost hair
And I don't intened to ever go back there
Drinkin' and a think' 'bout a love that just wasn't true
And there's a good chance I'll end up insane
Without enough sense to come in from the rain
My mind might be the last thing you make me lose
But, I'll forget about you

I heard that ol' Jones song just the other day
'Bout a man who took that ol' broken heart to his grave
But, I'll be damned if a memorie's gonna lay me down
I might be walkin' around with a head full of air
Actin' kinda crazy but I don't care
This heart's barely beating, but I'll still be above the ground

I lost weight
I lost hair
And I don't intened to ever go back there
Drinkin' and a think' 'bout a love that just wasn't true
And there's a good chance I'll end up insane
Without enough sense to come in from the rain
My mind might be the last thing you make me lose
But, I'll forget about you

I lost sleep
I lost years
And there ain't no tellin' how many tears
My mind's gonna be the last thing you make me lose
But, I'll forget about you
I'll forget about you
I'll forget about youCome a little closer, baby,
I feel like layin' you down,
On a bed of sweet surrender,
Where we can work it all out.
There ain't nothin' that love can't fix:
Girl, it's right here at our fingertips.
So come a little closer baby,
I feel like layin' you down.

Come a little closer, baby,
I feel like lettin' go,
Of everything that stands between us,
And the love we used to know.
I wanna touch you like a cleansin' rain,
Let it wash all the hurt away.
So come a little closer, baby,
I feel like lettin' go.

If there's still a chance then take my hand
And we'll steal away.
Off into the night until we make things right.
The sun's gonna rise on a better day.

Come a little closer, baby,
I feel like strippin' it down.
Back to the basics of you an' me:
An' what makes the world go round.
Every inch of you against my skin.
I wanna be stronger than we've ever been,
So come a little closer, baby,
I feel like strippin' it down.

Come a little closer, baby.
Just a little bit closer, baby.
Come a little bit closer, baby,
I feel like layin' you down.  (Back to Top)