Jacob's Ladder

Her daddy said he wouldn't stand 
For Rachel to waste her life with a common man 
He tried hard to keep them apart 
But you can't draw the lines in a young girl's heart 

Chorus:
So late one night by the harvest moon 
Jacob climbed ladder up to Rachel's room 
He knew his place, and it was right beside her 
Step by step up to her world 
Head over heels for a brown eyed girl 
And gettin' caught didn't seem to matter 
'Cause heaven was waitin' at the top of Jacob's ladder 

It'll be five years September 
Since her daddy found the ladder and a note on her windowsill 
He swore he'd never forgive them 
But nothin' will melt the heart like a grandchild will 
Now she climbs up on his knees 
Says, "Grandpa tell a story, the one about me" 
He thinks back and his eyes shine 
Says, "Listen child, once upon a time" 

Chorus:
Late one night by the harvest moon 
Your daddy climbed a ladder to your mama's room 
He knew his place, and it was right beside her 
Step by step up to her world 
Head over heels for my little girl 
And here you are, that's all that matters 
'Cause heaven was waitin' at the top of Jacob's ladder 
Oh, an angel was waitin' at the top of Jacob's ladder. (Back to Top)
 
 

Nineteen Somethin'

I was a kid when Elvis died
And my momma cried

It was nineteen seventy somethin'
And the world that I grew up in
Farrah Fawcett hairdo days
Bell bottoms and eight track tapes
Lookin' back now I can see me
Oh man, did I look cheesy
But I wouldn't trade those days for nothin'
Oh it was nineteen seventy-somethin'

It was the dawning of a new decade
We got our first microwave
Dad broke down and
Finally shaved them old sideburns off
I took the stickers off of my Rubik's Cube
Watched MTV all afternoon
My first love was Daisy Duke 
And them cut-off jeans.

Space Shuttle fell out of the sky
And the whole world cried

It was nineteen eighty-somethin'
And the world that I grew up in
Skatin' rinks and black Trans-Ams
Big hair and parachute pants
And lookin' back now I can see me
Oh man, did I look cheesy
I wouldn't trade those days for nothin'
Oh it was nineteen eighty-somethin'.

Now I've got a mortgage and an SUV
But all this responsibility
Makes me wish
Sometimes

That it was nineteen eighty-something
And the world that I grew up in
Skatin' rinks and black Trans-Ams
Big hair and parachute pants
And lookin' back now I can see me
Oh man, did I look cheesy
I wouldn't trade those days for nothin'
Oh it was nineteen eighty-something
Nineteen seventy-something
Oh, it was nineteen  somethin'.
 
 

Places I've Never Been

Chorus:
'Cause you take me places (that) I've never been 
I travel the world in your arms and back again 
I have no need to wander or go chasing those four winds 
'Cause you take me places me places I've never been 

I may never see the wonders of this earth 
I may never hold great treasures of great worth 
I could search the whole world over 
But I don't have to go that far I've got it all right here in my arms 

Repeat Chorus
'Cause you take me places I've never been. (Back to Top)
 
 
 

Don't Laugh At Me

A single teenage mother tryin to overcome her past 
You don't have to be my friend if it's too much to ask 

Chorus:
Don't laugh at me, don't call me names 
Don't get your pleasure from my pain 
In God's eyes we're all the same some day we'll all have perfect wings 
Don't laugh at me 

I'm a cripple on the corner 
You pass me on the street
I wouldn't be out here begging if I had enough to eat 
And don't think I don't notice that our eyes never meet 
I lost my wife and little boy someone crossed that yellow line 
The day we laid 'em in the ground was the day I lost my mind 
Right now I'm down to holdin' this little cardboard sign 

Chorus
I'm fat, I'm thin 
I'm short, I'm tall 
I'm deaf, I'm blind 
Hey aren't we all 

Chorus. (Back to Top)
 
 
 

I Do (Cherish You)

Chorus:
I do, cherish you 
For the rest of my life 
You don't have to think twice 
I will, love you still, from the depths of my soul 
It's beyond my control 
I've waited so long to say this to you 
If you're asking do I love you this much, I do 

In my world before you I lived outside my emotions 
Didn't know where I was going 
Until that day I found you 
And you opened my eyes to a new paradise 
In a world torn by change 
With all of my heart, until my dying day 

Repeat Chorus
I've waited so long to say this to you 
So, if you're asking do I love you this much, I do 
Oh, I do. (Back to Top)
 
 

I Wonder If He Knows

Chorus:
I wander if he knows 
Just where her heart has been I wonder if it shows 
She won't let it get broken again 
It took along time to mend 
I wonder if he knows 

She believes in a wedding band 
And that the truth should be told 
She's gonna need a one woman man I wonder if he knows 
She can't trust a man who tells a lie 
That's further than she will go 
She'll find the strength to say good bye 
Oh, I wonder if he knows 

Repeat Chorus
Oh, I wander if he knows. (Back to Top)
 

Anywhere But Memphis

Chorus:
Anywhere but Memphis 
Any other place would have made a difference 
The way the blues poor out of the dives and bars 
Ain't no place for a broken heart 
She could've told me in Baton Rouge or Dallas anywhere but Memphis 

Wish she could have worked up her courage 
And let me down in Little Rock 
Or even as far back as Phoenix 
When I stopped to call from that truck stop 
And if telling me sooner was just too hard 
She could've waited later to break my heart 

Chorus
Where the blues pour out of the dives and bars 
It ain't no place for a broken heart 
She could've told me in Baton Rouge or Dallas Anywhere but Memphis. (Back to Top)
 

Don't Think I Won't

Chorus:
I'm just the man to do it 
Don't think I won't 
I mean what I say and I say what I feel 
I'll love you 'til my name is carved in stone 
Baby don't think I won't, 'cause I will

Your heart's been left to hurt by lovers runnin' scared 
But whenever you reach out for me, I'm gonna be there 
And if you need someone to spend his life lovin' you 

Chorus
I'll love you 'til my name is carved in stone 
Baby don't think I won't 
Baby don't think I won't, 'cause I will. (Back to Top)
 
 

Wish You Were Here

They kissed goodbye at the terminal gate
She said you're gonna be late if you don't go
He held her tight, said I'll be all right
I'll call you tonight to let you know
He bought a postcard, on the front it just said HEAVEN
With a picture of the ocean and the beach
And the simple words he wrote her
Said he loved her and they told her
How he'd hold her if his arms would reach

Chorus
Wish you were here, wish you could see this place
Wish you were near, wish I could touch your face
The weather's nice, it's paradise
It's summertime all year and there's some folks we know
They say, "Hello, I miss you so, wish you were here"

She got a call that night but it wasn't from him
It didn't sink in right away, Ma'am the plane went down
Our crews have searched the ground
No survivors found she heard him say
But somehow she got a postcard in the mail
That just said HEAVEN with a picture of the ocean and the beach
And the simple words he wrote her
Said he loves her and they told her
How he'd hold her if his arms would reach

Chorus
Wish you were here, wish you could see this place
Wish you were near, wish I could touch your face
The weather's nice, it's paradise
It's summertime all year, and there's some folks we know
They say "Hello, I miss you so, wish you were here"

The weather's nice, in paradise
It's summertime all year and all the folks we know
They say "Hello, I miss you so, wish you were here"

Wish you were here.   (Back to Top)
 

The Last Memory

I remember we were drivin'
I remember what she wore
I remember we were fightin'
Though I can't recall what for
I remember where we were goin'
And I remember I made her cry
I don't know what was so important
That I had to be so right

That's the last memory
That I have of her
Out of so many
That's the one that hurts
Ain't it funny the things that you remember
And the things you don't
'Cause that's the last memory in the world
I'd ever want

I don't know how long I ignored her
While she stared out her window
But I know which song they were playin'
When I turned on the radio
We never got where we were goin'
'Cause she told me to take her home
I just sat out in the car
And watched her walk in alone

That's the last memory
That I have of her
Out of so many
That's the one that hurts
Ain't if funny the things that you remember
And the things you don't
'Cause that's the last memory in the world
I'd ever want

Ain't it funny the things that you remember
And the things you don't
That's the last memory in the world
I'd ever want
That's the last memory in the world
That I'd ever want.  (Back to Top)
 

Help Me Fall

I've been trying not to love you
I've been putting up a fight
I've been barely hangin' on
And letting go with all my might

There's a part of me that's empty
I know only love can fill
I'm afraid I'll never find it
And I'm scared to death I will

Help me fall
Help me fall
If you care for me at all
Help me fall
Help me fall

I've been holding conversations
When I haven't said a word
I've been speaking with my silence
And praying that you heard

I'm a walking contradiction
I'd hate to be my heart
It keeps trying not to love you
But it don't know where to start

Help me fall
Help me fall
If you care for me at all
Help me fall
Help me fall

I've got to learn to re-trust
To turn me into us
And I really don't know if I can again

Help me fall
Help me fall
If you care for me at all
Help me fall
Help me fall

I've been trying not to love you
I've been putting up a fight
I've been barely holding on
Letting go with all my might. (Back to Top)
 
 

It's Working

She don't know how to work on her car
She just steps on the gas and it goes
Me, I'm no technician, but a little knob twistin'
Puts a song on my radio
And when it comes to love, we're alot alike, she and I
We don't really know what we're doin'
But we're doin' something right
'Cause it's working

Workin' like a charm
Workin' like a dream
Hummin' like a big well-oiled machine
Chugging right along
Steady and strong and certain
So far, so good, baby knock on wood
It's workin'

Some folks tear a good love apart
Just to see what makes it tick
And sometimes when they put it back again
The pieces don't want to fit
That don't mean I don't ask every day
Honey, how we doin'
'Cause I love to hear her say
It's workin'

Workin' like a charm
Workin' like a dream
Humming like a big well-oiled machine
Chugging right along
Steady and strong and certain
So far, so good, baby knock on wood
It's workin'

Chugging right along
Steady and strong and certain
So far, so good, baby knock on wood

It's working like a charm
Workin' like a dream
Hummin' like a big well-oiled machine
Chugging right along
Steady and strong and certain
So far, so good, baby knock on wood
It's workin'

Workin' like a charm
Workin' like a dream
Hummin' like a big well-oiled machine Chugging right along
Steady and strong and certain
So far, so good, baby knock on wood
It's workin'.   (Back to Top)
 
 

Back At One

It's undeniable
That we should be together
It's unbelievable
How I used to say that I'd fall never
The basis is need to know
If you don't know just how I feel
Let me show you now that I'm for real
If all things in time, time will reveal

Chorus
One, You're like a dream come true
Two, Just want to be with you
Three, Girl it's plain to see
That you're the only one for me and
Four, repeat steps one through three
Five, make you fall in love with me
If ever I believe my work is done
Then I'll start back at one

It's so incredible,
The way things work themselves out
And all emotional, 
Once you know what it's all about, hey
And undesirable, 
For us to be apart,
I never would have made it very far 
Girl you know you hold the keys to my heart

Repeat Chorus

Say farewell to the dark of night
I see the coming of the sun
I feel like a little child
Who's life has just begun
You came and brought new life into
This lonely heart of mine
You through out the lifeline
Just in the nick of time

Chorus 2 
One, You're like a dream come true
Two, Just want to be with you
Three, Girl it's plain to see
That you're the only one for me and
Four, repeat steps one through three
Five, make you fall in love with me
If ever I believe my work is done
Then I'll start back at one. (Back to Top)
 

Loving Every Minute   (Back to Top)

I was never really breathing
My heart was never really beating
'Till you held me in your arms
And every love that didn't last
Every second of my past
Simply disappeared into the dark

And with that first kiss
I felt my life beginning
And the clock just froze
And the world stopped spinning
Now the magic of that moment
Is never ending
You make time stand still
And I'm loving every minute

It's a need that never changes
A passion that is ageless
It consumes me like it did when it was new
You have lead me to a place
Where everyday's the same
And I'm always falling more in love with you

And with that first kiss
I felt my life beginning
And the clock just froze
And the world stopped spinning
Now the magic of that moment
Is never ending
You make time stand still
And I'm loving every minute

And with that first kiss
I felt my life beginning
And the clock just froze
And the world stopped spinning
Now the magic of that moment
Is never ending
You make time stand still
And I'm loving every minute

Oh, and I'm loving every minute
Oh, loving you baby.  (Back to Top)
 
 

Almost Doesn't Count   (Back to Top)

Almost made you love me
Almost made you cry
Almost made you happy, baby
Didn't I, didn't I
You almost had me thinkin'
You were turned around
Everybody knows
Almost doesn't count

Almost heard you saying
You were finally free
What was always missing for you, baby
You'd found it in me
But you can't get to heaven
Half off the ground
Everybody knows 
Almost doesn't count

I can't keep lovin' you
One foot outside the door
I hear a funny hesitation
Of a heart that's never really sure
Can't keep on tryin'
If you're looking for more
Than all that I could give you
Than what you came here for

Gotta find somebody
Not afraid to let go
Want a no-doubt  be-there kind of girl
You came real close
But every time you built me up
You only let me down
And everybody knows
Almost doesn't count

I can't keep lovin' you
One foot outside the door
I hear a funny hesitation
Of a heart that's never really sure
Can't keep on tryin'
If you're looking for more
Than all that I could give you
Than what you came here for

Maybe you'll be sorry
Maybe you'll be cold
Maybe you'll come runnin' back
From the cruel, cruel world
Almost convince me
You're gonna stick around
But everybody knows
Almost doesn't count

Maybe I'll be here
Maybe I'll see ya 'round
That's the way it goes
Almost doesn't count.  (Back to Top)