| I
Cry
I don’t miss you like I used to.
I pulled your pictures from the
wall.
I go just where and when I want
to.
I’m better off now all in all.
My heart ain’t breaking; it’s through
aching,
And I’m moving on.
But, I cry a little bit everyday.
At least one teardrop falls;
It doesn’t matter rain or shine.
I try to leave it all behind.
I swear that I’m alright,
But, in the middle of the night
I cry.
I used to hear your folks calling;
You’d never let me go to sleep.
You always got your way.
Now, darling, you won’t get the
best of me
Any longer; I’m stronger. I’m free.
But, I cry a little bit everyday.
At least one teardrop falls;
It doesn’t matter rain or shine.
I try to leave it all behind.
I swear that I’m alright,
But, in the middle of the night
I cry.
Still, I cry a little bit everyday.
At least one teardrop falls;
It doesn’t matter rain or shine.
I try to leave it all behind.
I swear that I’m alright,
But, in the middle of the night
I cry.
I cry. I cry. (Back
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Are you awake; are you asleep?
It’s hard to tell with your back
to me
Turn around and face me, if you
can.
Are you afraid what I might see
If you should look at me.
Now, tell me about her, if you can
If you can look me in the eye and
say we’re over
If you can kiss my lips and feel
no fire inside
If you can hold me body close and
still say you love her most
Then you can walk out of my life,
if you can.
Everyone makes mistakes; tell me
she’s the one you made
And I’ll forgive, and I’ll forget,
if you can.
Who was right and who was wrong
Doesn’t matter if the love is gone.
Honey, I’ll keep holding on, if
you can.
If you can look me in the eye and
say we’re over
If you can kiss my lips and feel
no fire inside
If you can hold me body close and
still say you love her most
Then you can walk out of my life,
if you can.
You can walk out of my life, if
you can. (Back to Top)
Should’ve been easy, but it wasn’t.
Should’ve been painless, but it’s
not.
Should’ve seen the truth in you,
but I didn’t.
Should’ve done a lot of things so
what; so what?
If it hadn’t been for losing you,
I’d still be back in Jackson
Settling for settling, and getting
what I got.
But where I am, and who I am, was
well-worth every lesson.
Guess you could say I’ve learned
a lot.
Yeah, you broke my heart so what?
Could’ve cried a river for you, but
I wouldn’t.
Could’ve just laid down and given
up.
Could’ve tried to be somebody I
wasn’t.
I could have asked her name for
what; for what?
If it hadn’t been for losing you,
I’d still be back in Jackson
Settling for settling, and getting
what I got.
But where I am, and who I am, was
well-worth every lesson.
Guess you could say I’ve learned
a lot.
Yeah, you broke my heart so what?
So what if it hurt me for a little
while?
So what if some teardrops never
fall?
So what if I never thought I’d love
again.?
I know it’s better for it all.
If it hadn’t been for losing you,
I’d still be back in Jackson
Settling for settling, and getting
what I got.
But where I am, and who I am, was
well-worth every lesson.
Guess you could say I’ve learned
a lot.
Yeah, you broke my heart so what?
Yeah, you broke my heart so what?
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What I
Learned From Loving You (Back to Top)
Sometimes I still think of you.
Love that’s gone bad and the things
I didn’t do.
Time heals hearts, so they all say.
Passage of years slowly takes the
pain away.
There’s still a lot of tenderness
in ever little thing I do
Is what I learned from loving you.
But I had too much to learn to
Hold on to someone like you.
And it took losing you too make
me see
The woman you needed me to be.
Times have changed; I have changed
too.
Even my eyes turn a different shade
of blue.
I guess that’s all from crying they
went through
Is what I learned from loving you.
But I had too much to learn to
Hold on to someone like you.
And it took losing you too make
me see
The woman you needed me to be.
I don’t cry, though we’re apart.
And someday soon, someone else will
leave this heart.
And the next time I’m gonna know
when love it is true
Is what I learned from loving you.
That’s what I learned from loving
you. . (Back to Top)
I hear you complaining about the state
of things,
Wondering why we can’t stay the
same.
You don’t wanna be changing, but
you don’t stop to change.
You just sit around, looking for
someone to blame.
That ain’t right; that ain’t right.
Hiding out in the gray, between
the black and the white.
Don’t make sense.
Sitting on the fence, just watching
the fight
That ain’t right.
You say you wanna go back to the
good ole days,
When you didn’t think twice about
the choices you made.
You could state your opinion, but
now you’re too afraid.
You hope all the bad stuff just
goes away.
That ain’t right; that ain’t right.
Hiding out in the gray, between
the black and the white.
Don’t make sense.
Sitting on the fence, just watching
the fight
That ain’t right.
Movers and shakers; givers and takers
All got something worth fighting
for.
The rest just get by; they don’t
speak their mind.
They just follow the crowd right
out the door.
That ain’t right; that ain’t right.
Hiding out in the gray, between
the black and the white.
Don’t make sense.
Sitting on the fence, just watching
the fight
That ain’t right.
That ain’t right.
Oh, that ain’t right.
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It’s time to step outside these walls
I call my life
And take a long, hard look at who
I am.
I’ve never been one to fly; never
known how or why.
But, tonight, it’s all wearing thin.
I’ve caught glimpses of who I wanna
be,
And the only thing standing in my
way is me.
Say goodbye to the girl you used
to know.
Say hello to the woman you’ll never
know.
Guess I could blame myself for being
something else,
And being too afraid to make my
stand.
But, I’ve been carved out and held
down in self-created chains.
So, please let go as I close the
door and walk away.
Say goodbye to the girl you used
to know.
Say hello to the woman you’ll never
know.
Ahhhh.
Say goodbye to the girl you used
to know.
Say hello to the woman you’ll never
know.
To the woman you’ll never know.
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When Love
Was Enough (Back to Top)
Working three jobs, just the two
of us;
Still the bills kept piling up.
Had a car that was mostly rusting
rubber.
We didn’t know we had it made;
We were robbing Peter to keep Paul
paid.
We didn’t have much, but we still
had each other.
We’d call in sick and head for the
lake.
I sure do miss those good ole days
When love was enough
When love was enough
The race with the Jones’ is right
on track,
The cars, the boat, and the pool
out back.
The swimming debt, and it’s about
to drag us under.
We put in 80 hour weeks
To buy more stuff that we don’t
need.
The things we buy can’t satisfy
our hunger.
Why don’t we call it quits and head
for the lake?
I sure do miss those good ole days
When love was enough
When love was enough.
Let’s find our way back there again.
Now is not that far from then.
We had enough way back when
We didn’t have a dime to spend.
But, love was enough.
When love was enough.
When love was enough.
When love was enough.
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Going, Going,
Gone (Back to Top)
A cold cup of coffee and a sad song;
I turn up the radio and I sing along.
I know you once loved me in your
own way.
When the sun finds your window,
I’ll be miles away.
And, I’m one step ahead of the heartache;
One foot out the door.
And it’s too late for your words
to stop me
Crossing that floor.
Like the moon fades with the dawn,
I’m going, going, gone.
Well, leaving might kill me, but
I can’t stay.
Just watch the fire a little more
everyday.
Yeah, I’m one step ahead of the heartache;
One foot out the door.
And it’s too late for your words
to stop me
Crossing that floor.
Like the moon fades with the dawn,
I’m going, going, gone.
And, I’m one step ahead of the heartache;
One foot out the door.
And it’s too late for your words
to stop me
Crossing that floor.
Like the moon fades with the dawn,
I’m going, going, gone.
Like the moon fades with the dawn,
I’m going, going
Gone. (Back
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Better
Off Broken (Back to Top)
Single-sided conversations; too much
time spent alone.
Even though my heart is breaking,
you don’t even know.
Today, I was thinking about us;
what I’d do without you.
I was lost in reflection when I
found the truth.
Can’t think of one reason
To try and find a way to make this
work.
Through crying, through denying.
Tired of pretending I don’t hurt.
So, I’ve been thinking:
Maybe my heart’s better off broken.
Sometimes staying is the easy way
out.
But, I can’t ignore this pain.
Made up my mind to get it over now,
‘Cuz you’re not gonna change.
Can’t think of one reason
To try and find a way to make this
work.
Through crying, through denying.
Tired of pretending I don’t hurt.
So, I’ve been thinking:
Maybe my heart’s better off broken.
Better off broken.
Can’t think of one reason
To try and find a way to make this
work.
Through crying, through denying.
Tired of pretending I don’t hurt.
So, I’ve been thinking:
Maybe my heart’s better off broken.
Better off broken. (Back
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Angels In
Waiting (Back to Top)
We camped out on the living room
floor
In our old sleeping bags, by a make
believe fire.
In a tent made of covers, we talked
for hours
My two brothers and me.
Keeping the faith; racing with destiny.
They were angels in waiting.
Waiting for wings to fly from this
world,
Away from their pain
Treasuring time, 'til time came
to leave,
Leaving behind sweet memories.
Angels in waiting; angels in waiting
for wings.
They always knew they’d never grow
old.
Sometimes the body is weaker than
the soul.
In their darkest hour, I made a
promise
I will always keep:
I’ll give them life; I’ll let them
live through me.
They were angels in waiting.
Waiting for wings to fly from this
world,
Away from their pain
Treasuring time, 'til time came
to leave,
Leaving behind sweet memories.
Angels in waiting; angels in waiting
for wings.
Angels in waiting; angels in waiting
for me.
They were angels in waiting.
Waiting for wings to fly from this
world,
Away from their pain
Treasuring time, 'til time came
to leave,
Leaving behind sweet memories.
Angels in waiting; angels in waiting
for wings.
Angels in waiting; angels in waiting
for me. (Back to Top) |
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