You Ain't Down Home

You know all the right people
You wear all of the right clothes
You got a snappy little sports car all your own
You got the cool conversation on your high tech telephone
But you got one little problem, baby
You ain't down home

You ain't down home
Where the people got their feet on the ground
Down home where there's plenty of love to go 'round
You got the cool conversation on your high tech telephone
But you got one little problem, baby
You ain't down home

You got a brand new jacuzzi
All your credit cards are gold
There ain't a high class place in town where you ain't known
You make it all look impressive,
Yeah you put on quite a show
But you got one little problem, baby
You ain't down home

You ain't down home
Where the people got their feet on the ground
Down home where there's plenty of love to go 'round
You make it all look so impressive,
Yeah when you're showin' all your dough
But you got one little problem, baby
You ain't down home

You make it all look so impressive,
Yeah when you're showin' all your dough
But you got one little problem, baby
You ain't down home
There's just one little problem baby
You ain't down home

If You Had Called Yesterday

I'll admit
It got to me
Hearing your voice on my machine
It took all I had to just let you talk
And not pick up where we left off

Every night since your goodbye
I hit my knees and closed my eyes
And I pray that you would come back
Too many tears washed out that bridge
You wanna cross, but baby, it's too late for that
Last night would've been a different story
But the morning sun must've done something for me
Cause I bet I'd a gone the other way
If you'd a called yesterday
If you'd a called yesterday

This victory runs bitter sweet
Through the heart and soul of me
But I sip my coffee and watch the sun rise
Makin its way to a bluer sky

Every night since your goodbye
I hit my knees and closed my eyes
And I pray that you'd come back
Too many tears washed out that bridge
You wanna cross, but baby, it's too late for that
Last night would've been a different story
But the morning sun must've done something for me
Cause I bet I'd a gone the other way
If you'd a called yesterday

Last night would've been a different story
But, morning sun must've done something for me
Cause I bet I'd a gone the other way
If you'd a called yesterday
If you'd a called yesterday
If you'd a called yesterday

Break Down Here

Mile marker two-oh-three
The gas gauge leanin on the edge of E
And I'll be danged if the rain ain't pourin down
There's somethin smokin underneath the hood
It's a-bangin and a-clangin and it can't be good
It's another fifty miles to the nearest town
Everything I own is in the back in a Hefty bag
I'm outta cigarettes and I'm down to my last drag

I'd sure hate to break down here
Nothin up ahead or in the rear-view mirror
Out in the middle of nowhere knowin
I'm in trouble if these wheels stop rollin
So God help me keep me movin somehow
Don't let me start wishin I was with him now
I've made it this far without cryin a single tear
I'd sure hate to break down here

Under fifty-thousand miles ago
Before the bad blood and busted radio
You said I was all you'd ever need
But love is blind and little did I know
That you were just another dead-end road
Paved with pretty lies and broken dreams
Baby leavin you is easier than bein gone
I don't know what I'll do if one more thing goes wrong

I'd sure hate to break down here
Nothin up ahead or in the rear-view mirror
Out in the middle of nowhere knowin
I'm in trouble if these wheels stop rollin
So God help me keep me movin somehow
Don't let me start wishin I was with him now
I've made it this far without cryin a single tear
I'd sure hate to break down here oh no

I'd sure hate to break down here
Nothin up ahead or in the rear-view mirror
Out in the middle of nowhere knowin
I'm in trouble if these wheels stop rollin
So God help me keep me movin somehow
Don't let me start wishin I was with him now
I've made it this far without cryin a single tear
I'd sure hate to break down
It's to late to turn around
I'd sure hate to break down here
Mile marker two-fifteen

No Way Out

Momma is cryin in the kitchen
Even the dog can feel the chill
She lays her head down on the table
Next to a stack of unpaid bills
Oh, Daddy puts his arm around her
And says, Girl, your stockings startin to run
I know it ain't never been easy
But ain't it always been fun, fun, fun
We fell in love
And there's no way out
We fell in love
And there's no way out
Sometimes you just gotta laugh about it
We fell in love
And there's no way out

Daddy's cussin in the backyard
He's got the engine hangin from a tree
He's kickin the tires on the T-Bird
And says, T, you ain't gonna get the best of me
Oh, Momma comes dancin out the back door
Snappin a dish towel in her hand
She said, Don't be wastin all the good energy
Don't you know how I love a sweaty man.
Oh man, oh man, oh man
We fell in love
And there's no way out
We fell in love
And there's no way out
Sometimes you just gotta laugh about it
We fell in love
And there's no way out

Fell in love and there's no way out
Fell in love and there's no way out
Fell in love and there's no way out
We fell in love, and there's no way out
We fell in love
And there's no way out
We fell in love
And there's no way out
Sometimes you just gotta laugh about it
We fell in love
And there's no way out
We fell in love
And there's no way out
We fell in love
And there's no way out
Sometimes you just gotta laugh about it
We fell in love
And there's no way out

Look like it's just gonna be me and you baby,
But I'm good though, I'm ready for it

Pot of Gold

All alone in a cafe
I watch the world rushin' by
They're all dreamin bout dollars and thinkin bout
Mountains that they have to climb
A woman checks her reflection
A man straightens his tie
They wear troubled expressions and meanwhile
I just sit here and smile

You can chase all the sliver
If you need riches to hold
You can run after rainbows
Cause I just found my pot of gold

I just met him last weekend
We've been out a few times
And it may seem too soon,
But when he kissed me I knew that
He was my purpose in life

You can chase all the silver
Cause I've found somethin' to hold
You can run after rainbows
Cause I just found my pot of gold

You can chase all the silver
Cause I've just found my soul
You can run after rainbows
Cause I just found my pot
I just found my pot
I just found my pot of gold
All alone in a cafe
I watch the world rushin' by
They're all dreamin bout dollars and meanwhile
I just sit here and smile

I Can't Get Over You

I've been tryin for a long, long time
But no matter what I do
When I turn to leave, my heart stays behind
Cause I can't get over you

I keep movin on, runnin hard and fast
But everywhere that I run to
I'm just standin still, livin in the past
Cause I can't get over you

If memories were like the leaves that fall
The wind would have carried them from my mind
The seasons pass, but they never change
A broken heart can't keep time

If memories were like the leaves that fall
The wind would have carried them from my mind
The seasons pass, but they never change
A broken heart can't keep time

While I've watched as colors faded in the sun
The color of my love stays true
I've been letting go now, but I'm not holdin on
I just can't get over you
I just can't get over you

Unlove Me

Unloose this hold you've got on me
Unlock this heart that can't get free
Unlive the night you kissed and hugged me
Undream the dreams that we both shared
Unfeel the feelin' that you cared
Before you leave me, please unlove me

Unlove me
Unmake all the memories I can't forget
Unlove me
Let me go back to the way I was before we met

Back to the days when I was strong
When it wasn't sad to be alone
When I was happy-go-lucky
And I didn't know how good it felt
To hold you and feel my heart melt
Show a little mercy and unlove me

Unlove me
Untie all the strings between your heart and mine
Unlove me
But do it real slow, so I don't have to lose you all at one time

Before you pack your bags and leave
One thing I wish you'd do for me
Take a little time to just unlove me

Unlove me
Unmake all the memories I can't forget
Unlove me
Let me go back to the way I was before we met

Unlose this hold you've got on me
Unlock this heart that can't get free
Before you leave me, please unlove me
Show a little mercy and unlove me

Rain on a Tin Roof

His eyes are blue just like the ocean
His heart is a river free
And now and then he gets the notion
And he finds his way to me

His love's like
Rain on a tin roof
The sweet song of a summertime storm
And oh, the way that it moves you
It's a melody of passion raging on
And then it's gone

He tells me he'll be back to see me
Every time he has to go
And I keep wondring just when that'll be
Cause with him you never know

His love's like
Rain on a tin roof
The sweet song of a summertime storm
And oh, the way that it moves you
It's a melody of passion raging on
And then it's gone

And just like a thirsty field, I can't complain a bit
Cause I'm thankful for every single drop I get
His love's like rain on a tin roof
The sweet song of a summertime storm
And oh, the way that it moves you
It's a melody of passion raging on
And then it's gone
And then it's gone
Then it's gone

Just 'Cause We Can

Honey, for our date tonight
I've got the perfect place to go
I was thinkin bout a candlelight seafood dinner
At this little place on the Gulf of Mexico
Don't look at me like I'm crazy darlin
Just hear me out
Cause we can be there by tomorrow
If we pack up and hit the road right now
We'll spend the night in Birmingham
At your brother's house on the way down
Then we'll find us a motel room with and ocean view

Boy, take my hand
Let's get wild and free
We sure could stand
A little just you and me
Don't need no reason other than
Just cause we can

We'll go for a day or two and just hang out on the beach
It might turn into a week or so, or who knows
Honey, we may never leave
I bet you could get a gig sellin hot dogs on the boardwalk
And I could make a buck or two playin Buffett tunes

Boy, take my hand
Let's get wild and free
We sure could stand
A little just you and me
Don't need no reason other than
Just cause we can

So, baby, grab your flip flops, a little Coppertone
And a change of clothes
There ain't no tellin where this might lead

Boy take my hand
Let's get wild and free
We sure could stand
A little just you and me
Don't need no reason other than
No, we don't need no reason other than
Ah, just cause we can
Just cause we can
Ah, just cause we can

The Chance

I found a book that my mama kept
Filled with secrets she hid
And in a dusty old attic, one morning I read
About a woman I never met
Who had dreams just like mine
With every page that I turned, words came alive

Wish I could roll out of town like a runaway train
I'll do as I dare, let them call me insane
Never sit on the sidelines of life, I'll dance every dance
If I just had the chance

A tear fell on that faded page
Cause this was somebody else
Not the mama I knew who never thought of herself
But the times, they were different then
And lines just didn't get crossed
And these words that she wrote, they somehow got lost

Wish I could roll out of town like a runaway train
I'll do as I dare, let them call me insane
Never sit on the sidelines of life, I'll dance every dance
If I just had the chance

The chance that she never had
Is now the gift that is mine
And out here on this road, I'm making up for lost time
Yeah, I am my mother's child
And tonight in this car
I got her words in my suitcase
And her dreams in my heart

As I roll out of town like a runaway train
I'll do as I dare, let them call me insane
Never sit on the sidelines in life, I'll dance every dance
While I still have the chance
I'll never sit on the sidelines in life, I'll dance every dance
While I still have the chance

Wake Up Older

Slept in my makeup
Didn't get my teeth brushed
I crashed on the couch
And now my mouth tastes like yesterday's news
Well hello Jim Beam
Oh the places you've seen
If only you could talk
You'd tell me why he walked out on me and you

Oh the things lovers do when it's over
Oh the things lovers do when it's done
Find a cool bottle or a warm shoulder
Wake up older
And try to move on

I drove around last night
Thinking bout our last fight
I cruised by your house
And all the lights were out and you were gone
So I found me a stranger
With his comfort and danger
But I thought about you
The whole time we were gettin' it on

Oh the things lovers do when it's over
Oh the things lovers do when it's done
Find a cool bottle or a warm shoulder
Wake up older
And try to move on
Find a cool bottle or a warm shoulder
Wake up older
Wake up older

Slept in my makeup
Didn't get my teeth brushed
I crashed on the couch and now my mouth tastes like
Yesterday's news