He was a long tall stranger from way down south where he’d left his life behind
He had a big old Gibson and a pickup truck and Shenandoah eyes
And I remember him sitting in that local bar where I earned my pay each night
Singing my songs to empty chairs and going home half tight

So the nights rolled by like headlights shining on a lonesome strip of tar
I kept his words of kindness close to me like a pick on my guitar; And we
Talked about the singers and the songs we loved and the songs we’d most forgot
In that run-down bar they’d make last call and I’d never want to stop

‘Cause I was living on nothing but a young girl’s dreams
With my cowboy boots and my old six-string
Hitching my wagon to a star, dreaming of leaving those local bars
When I’d get him up at closing time for a couple of songs and a chance to shine
Like the star that he longed to be, he looked a helluva lot like me

He’d played a lot of places where the only wages were food and beer for free
No fancy licks, but he had him a gift for the kind of songs he’d sing
But you do what you can to be a satisfied man, just to have your peace of mind
So he gave it all up for a government job where the paychecks come on time

So now he comes to the bar to hear me play guitar and to share a drink or two
And we sit swapping tales of where we’ve been and what we’d rather do
There’s a wealth of danger when you’re talking to strangers, and I meet them all the time
But my heart knew better than my head when I looked into those eyes

‘Cause I was living on nothing but a young girl’s dreams with my cowboy boots and my old six-string
Hitching my wagon to a star, dreaming of leaving those local bars
When I’d get him up at closing time for a couple of songs and a chance to shine
Like the star that he longed to be, he looked a hell of a lot like me

Well, maybe I’ll quit when I got me a kid and a place to call my own
But tonight there ain’t nobody there waiting up for me at home
It’s a hell of a way to live from day to day not knowing where you’re bound
But the look in his eyes made me realize I was glad for the life I’d found

‘Cause I was living on nothing but a young girl’s dreams with my cowboy boots and my old six-string
Hitching my wagon to a star, dreaming of leaving those local bars
When I’d get him up at closing time for a couple of songs and a chance to shine
Like the star that he longed to be, he looked a hell of a lot like me
Like the star that he’d always be, he looked a hell of a lot like me

I? spend a lot more time in the pouring rain without
an umbrella
Covering my head
And I ? stood up to that bully when he pushed and
called me names
But I was too afraid
And I? a gone on and saw Elvis that night he came to
town
But mama said I couldn?
And I? a went skinny dipping with Jenny Carson that
time she dared me too
But I didn?

Oh I, I? done a lot of things different

I wished I? a spent more time with my dad when he was
alive
Now I don? have the chance
I wish I had told my brother how much I loved him
before he went off to war
But I just shook his hand
And I wish I had gone to church on Sunday morning when
my grandma begged me too
But I was afraid of God
And I wish I would?e listened when they said Boy,
you?e gonna wish you hadn?
But I wouldn?

Oh I, I? done a lot of things different

People say they wouldn? change a thing, even if they
could
Oh but I would

There was this red dress she wanted one time so bad
she could taste it
And I should?e bought it, but I didn?
She wanted to paint our bedroom yellow and trim it
blues and greens
But I wouldn? let her, wouldn? a hurt nuthin&127;She loved
to be held and kissed
and touched but I didn? do it
Not nearly enough
And if I? a known that dance was going to be our last
dance
I? a asked that band to play on and on on and on

Oh I, I? done a lot of things different

People say they wouldn? change a thing, even if they
could
Oh but I would
Oh whoa Oh I, I? done a lot of things different
Oh I, I? done a lot of things
I think we? all do a lot of things different

I try to discover
A little something to make me sweeter
Oh baby refrain from breaking my heart
I’m so in love with you
I’ll be forever blue
That you give me no reason
Why you’re making me work so hard
That you give me no
That you give me no
That you give me no
That you give me no
Soul, I hear you calling
Oh baby please give a little respect to me

And if I should falter
Would you open your arms out to me
We can make love not war
And live at peace with our hearts
I’m so in love with you
I’ll be forever blue
What religion or reason
Could drive a man to forsake his lover
Don’t you tell me no
Don’t you tell me no
Don’t you tell me no
Don’t you tell me no
Soul, I hear you calling
Oh baby please give a little respect to me

I’m so in love with you
I’ll be forever blue
That you give me no reason
Why you’re making me work so hard
That you give me no
That you give me no
That you give me no
That you give me no
Soul, I hear you calling
Oh baby please give a little respect to me
Soul, I hear you calling
Oh baby please give a little respect to me

Yeah
I’m hungry
I’m starving
I want some food for my tummy

I want some
Pizza coke and ice cream
Popcorn cotton candy
Marshmallows milkshake and peanuts
Would be so great
Pies chips candy apples
Twinkies frosted flakes
Donuts french fries
And some chocolate cake with mustard
Cookies avocados pancakes
Pineapple juice
Whipped cream on some raw meat
That’s not all I could eat

I’m hungry
I’m starving
I want some food for my tum…

I want some
Honey roasted walnuts
Pepperoni slices
Pasta and burritos
Different kinds of rices
Cherries dipped in chocolate
Cottage cheese and jelly
Colonel sander’s chicken
Still won’t fill my belly
Broccoli sticky syrup
Churros dipped in sauce
Drippy sloppy joes

Then I’m full at last
Ahhh ahhh
I’m full at last
Burp.

Paulina

Paulina – she’s on the cover of a magazine
Paulina – a woman in my nightly dreams
Paulina – who makes me grin in any pose
Paulina – I wish she’d take off all her clothes

Paulina – well I stare at her pictures all day long
Paulina – and as I do I sing this song
Paulina – my father says to act my age
Paulina – as I single handedly turn the page

Paulina – well I paste her pictures on the wall
Paulina – sit by the phone and hope she’ll call
Paulina – although I know she never will
Paulina – to indulge myself is such a thrill

Paulina – she’s the big red apple of my eye
Paulina – I wish she’d lay down by my side
Paulina – but if she ever knew my pursuit
Paulina – she would probably file a huge lawsuit

Yeah yeah oh oh oh oh

Brand new day

At the end of the day you are worn, and too tired to sleep
But then you do dream of wonderful things
That you might do, right on through to the next day

And then you wake up
The sun’s on your face
You’re stretchin’ while you’re sayin’
It’s a brand new day!

It’s a brand new day and the sky is clear
So let’s come together, everybody cheer
Come out people from everywhere
Let’s see your faces, the day we’ll share
Celebrate a brand new day everyday!

Call out to the workers and the children in the schools
It’s a day of celebration so put down your tools and
Celebrate a brand new day everyday!

Come see the mountains and come see the shores

Hey man, how come you treat your woman so bad?
That’s not the way you do it, no no no
You shouldn’t do it like that
I could show you how to do it right
I used to practice every night on my wife, now she’s gone
Yeah, she’s gone

You see your mother and me, we never got along that well you see
I’d love to help you but everybody’s telling me you look like me
But please don’t turn out like me
You look like me but you’re not like me I know
I had one, two, three, four shots of happiness
I look like a big man but I’ve only got a little soul
I only got a little soul

Yeah, I wish I could be an example
Wish I could say I stood up for you and fought for what I thought was right
But I never did, I just wore my trenchcoat and stayed out every single night
You think I’m joking? Well, try me, yeah, try me. yeah come on, try me tonight
I did what was wrong though I knew what was right
I’ve got no wisdom that I want to pass on
Just don’t hang ’round here, no, I’m telling you son
You don’t wanna know me, oh that’s just what everybody’s telling me

And everybody’s telling me you look like me, but please don’t turn into me
You look like me but you’re not like me I hope
I have run away from the one thing that I ever made
Now I only wish that I could show you — wish that I could show you a little soul
Wish I could show a little soul
Wish I could show a little soul
Wish I could show a little soul

Misguided woman knows my name
Ain’t go nobody else to blame
I gota a girl back home
She’s waiting all alone

Ten weeks of rock and roll arcade
Seems like a year since I’ve been paid
I got to let it go, no one will ever know


I got a little to loose
In Oklahoma city
I didn’t care if she was young
I didn’t care if she was pretty
I got a little too loose
A little too loose
A little too loose, oh, oh, oh


Keep little secrets far too long
Guess taht i’ll put them in a song
I got to let it go, on one will ever know


Baby, can i get you a taxi
She said, “that’s ok, tonight I”m staying here”
All that little girl wanted yeah
Was a slippery souvenir

The cards are stacking up against us
These days our luck is running low
It’s hard to explain but a little bit of rain
Seems to follow us wherever we go

Black cat sittin’ on a ladder
Broken mirror on the wall
We’re not a bit superstitious
No need to worry at all

‘Cause when we can’t roll a seven
And our last lucky penny is gone
This world can be tough
But I know when our love is this strong
We can make a little luck of our own, luck of our own

The storm is only temporary
But you and I are here to stay
Baby can’t you see true love is all we need
So just throw that rabbit’s foot away

‘Cause when we can’t roll a seven
And our last lucky penny is gone
This world can be tough
But I know when our love is this strong
We can make a little luck of our own
Oh we can make it baby

‘Cause when we can’t roll a seven
And our last lucky penny is gone
This world can be tough
But I know our love is this strong
We can make a little luck of our own

We can make a little luck of our own
Yeah, yeah
Oooh we can make it baby
Make a little luck of our own

I’ve found a little time and I’ve been
Thinking about days gone by
Remembering when we used to
Sit up and talk all night
Never found it hard to
Keep our love alive
But somewhere down the road
We lost the will to survive

Yes we did
I’ve gotta wake up wake up

When I’m alone sometimes
I just don’t know what to do
I get a little messed up
And I find myself thinking of you
Dreaming I see you face I
Start believing it’s true
I get a little messed up
And I find myself thinking of you

Thought I heard you call my name
But looked around and no one was there
It’s gotta be crazy babe
When I know that you just don’t care
See you everywhere that I go
You’re everywhere in my mind
I just can’t shake you baby
It’s gotta take some time

Yes it will
I’ve gotta wake up wake up

When I’m alone sometimes
I just don’t know what to do
I get a little messed up
And I find myself thinking of you
Dreaming I see you face I
Start believing it’s true
I get a little messed up
And I find myself thinking of you

When I’m alone sometimes
I just don’t know what to do
I get a little messed up
And I find myself thinking of you
Dreaming I see you face I
Start believing it’s true
I get a little messed up
And I find myself thinking of you

turn Your eyes from on this way
i have proved to live a dastardly day
i hid my face from the saints and the angels who sing of Your Glory

what You had in mind
when we seek we’ll find shine show me grace

A Little More than i can give
a little more than i deserve
unearth this holiness i can’t earn
it’s a little more than i can give
a little more than i deserve

for all the sin that lives in me
it took a nail to set me free still,
what i do i don’t want to do and so goes the story

what You had in mind
when we seek we’ll find, shine, show me grace

A Little More than i can give
a little more than i deserve
unearth this holiness i can’t earn
it’s a little more than i can give
a little more than i deserve

with all this motivation i still find a hesitation deep in my soul
despite all my demanding i still find You understanding
show me Grace show me Grace i know is…

A Little More than i can give
a little more than i deserve
unearth this holiness i can’t earn
it’s a little more than i can give
a little more than i deserve

(Vince Gill)

We both went a little crazy
We both did each other wrong
Don’t think it’s too late baby
Don’t think that all hope is gone

We need a little more love
To get us through the night
Just a little more love
And we’ll be all right

It’d be easy to say it doesn’t matter
To walk away and wish you the best
But I know we’d feel a whole lot better
If we tried a little tenderness

We need a little more love
To get us through the night
Just a little more love
And we’ll be all right
Gonna be all right

Let’s put our differences aside
We can make it baby you and I
Let’s give it just one more try
We can’t let this thing die

We need a little more love
To get us through the night
Just a little more love
And we’ll be all right
We need a little more love
To get us through the night
Just a little more love
And we’ll be all right
Gonna be all right

Oh just a little more love
Gonna be all right
Oh just a little more love
Gonna be all right
Oh just a little more love
Gonna be all right