Many years we spent unpressured
That we knew so swell
Love in times of simple pleasures
Only time would tell
Oh, this is not to say
We are not the way we used to be
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

We were not so fond of reason
Everyone could tell
Even times we’d start to stumble
But never ever fell
Oh, this is not to say
We were not the worst we’ve ever been
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Fools and kings decide
Ways to live your life
This is just the way we want to be

I hear a lot of stories, I suppose they could be true
All about love and what it can do for you
High is the risk of striking out, the risk of getting hurt
And still I have so much to learn

Well I know ’cause I think about it all the time
I know that real love is hard to find

And a good heart these days is hard to find
True love, the lasting kind
A good heart these days is hard to find
So please be gentle with this heart of mine

My expectations may be high, I blame it on my youth
Soon enough I’ll learn the painful truth
I’ll face it like a fighter then boast how I’ve grown
Anything is better than being alone

Well I know ’cause I learn a little every day
I know ’cause I listen when the experts say that…

A good heart these days is hard to find
True love, the lasting kind
A good heart these days is hard to find
So please be gentle with this heart of mine

As I reflect on all my childhood dreams
My ideas od love weren’t as foolish as they seemed
If I don’t start looking now I’ll be left behind
And a good heart these days, it’s hard to find

Well I know, it’s a dream I’m willing to defend
I know it will be worth it in the end

A good heart these days is hard to find
True love, the lasting kind
A good heart these days is hard to find
So please be gentle with this heart of mine

A high roller even when the chips are down
To win her over, I’d seen the tables turn around
She’s ten the hard way, I can feel it in my bones
She’ll be makin’ my day and not another night alone
‘Til it’s time for a windfall and not a single minute too soon
I’ve been too long overdue, now I’m gonna shoot the moon

I’d bet it all on a good run of bad luck
Seven come eleven and she could be mine
Luck be a lady, and I’m gonna find love comin’ on the bottom line

I’ve been to the table, and I’ve lost it all before
I’m willin’ and able, always comin’ back for more
Squeezin’ out a thin dime ’til there’s no one hanging on my arm
I’ve gambled on a third time, a fool will tell you it’s a charm
If I’m bettin’ on a loser, I’m gonna have a devil to pay
But it’s the only game I know to play, it doesn’t matter anyway

I’d bet it all on a good run of bad luck
Seven come eleven and she could be mine
Luck be a lady, and I’m gonna find love comin’ on the bottom line
I’d bet it all on a good run of bad luck
Seven come eleven and she could be mine
Luck be a lady, and I’m gonna find love comin’ on the bottom line

(Jerry Chesnut)

I can hardly bear the sight of lipstick
On the cigarettes there in the ashtray
Lyin’ cold the way you left’em
But at least your lips caressed them while you packed
And a lip print on a half-filled cup of coffee
That I poured and didn’t drink
But at least you thought you wanted it
And that’s so much more then I can say for me

It’s been a good year for the roses
And many blooms still linger there
The lawn could stand another mowin’
Funny,I don’t even care
And when you turn to walk away
As the door behind you closes
The only thing I know to say
It’s been a good year for the roses

After three full years of marriage
It’s the first time that I haven’t made the bed
I guess the reason we’re not talkin’
There’s so little left to say,we haven’t said
And while a million thoughts go racin’ through my mind
I find I haven’t spoke a word
And from the bedroom,the familiar sounds
Of our one baby’s cryin’ goes unheard

But what a good year for the roses
And may blooms still linger there
The lawn could stand another mowin’
Funny,I don’t care
And when you turn to walk away
As the door behind you closes
The only thing I know to say
It’s been a good year for the roses

The only thing I know to say
It’s been a good year for the roses

I get so disturbed…I’m all alone
I feel so funny t-t-t-talking on the phone

I fall apart when I hear you speak
Believe me girl, I just feel weak

I wonder how I got involved with a girl like…
You want to tell me that I’m not you’re kind of guy
You break the news and I break down and cry…I cry

You’re having fun…well that’s all right
I’m too weak to put up a fight
I wish you’d just tell what was wrong
instead of leading my on

I get so disturbed when I’m all alone
I feel so funny t-t-t-talking on the phone
I fall apart when I hear your speak
Believe me girl…I just feel weak
I wish you’d just tell me what was wrong
Instead of leading me on

I try to call
(call on the phone)
I try to call
(but nobody’s home)
I wonder why
(you lead my along)

I wonder how I got involved with a girl like you

Every night before I sleep
I thank the Lord for givin? me anther day
So I can be with you
?Cause I ain?t never seen a face
So beautiful in every way
I can?t believe that I?m here with you

And I cry ?cause I-I?m so in love
?Cause you don?t know what it means to me to finally find someone
I was searchin? for the perfect girl, the woman of my dreams
And now she is in love with me

And even though I?ve been around the world
Never did I find a girl
That makes me feel the way you know you do
And even though love has been kind to me
Never did I dream
I would find me a girl like you

Da-da-da-da
Da-da-da-da-da
Ooh, yeah

When I?m makin? love to you
I call your name, that?s what I do
So you won?t have no reservations and
That you?re the only one for me
My heart is yours and, girl, that is for eternity
You know we make the perfect combination

And I cry ?cause I-I can?t believe
?Cause you just don?t know the half of it
Or what it means to me
To have finally found the perfect girl
The angel of my dreams
And now she is in love with me

And even though I?ve been around the world
Never did I find a girl
That makes me feel the way you know you do {You know you do}
And even though love has been kind to me
Never did I dream
I would find me a {Me a girl, me a girl, me a girl} girl like you

Da-da-da-da-no-no
(Da-da-da-da-da)
Da-da-da-da-no

You?re only the best thing, girl {Ooh, little baby}
That ever happened in my life {That ever happened in my life}
You are my angel {Yeah}
The angel and the apple of my eye

And even though I?ve been around the world
Never did I find a girl
That makes me feel the way you know you do {You know you do}
And even though {Even though} love has been kind to me
Never did I dream
I would find me a girl {Find me a girl, me a girl, me a girl}, oh, ooh, no

And even though I?ve been around the world (?Round the world)
Never did I find a girl {Find a girl} (Oh)
That make me feel the way you know you do {You know you do}
And even though {Even though} love has been kind to me
Never did I dream
I would find me a girl (Find me, find me, find me a girl like you)

Ah-da-da-da-da
Da-da-da-da
Da
Baby
A girl like you

I`ve never known a girl like you before
I`ll just like any song from days of you
He coming knocking out there on my door
Well I`ve never met a girl like you before
Give me just a taste so I want more
Now my hands are bleeding and my knees are raw
`Cause now you got me crawling, crawling on the floor
I`ve never known a girl like you before
Wave me a college
The devil in me
I hoped you got `em talking
At a fare aclee
Hope that I`m talking at a gare aclee
No time talking `bout the way I feel
And I`ve never known a girl like you before
Never, never, never, never
Never known a girl like you before
This old time changed so much
Don`t see where I belong
Too many poor singers
Not enough put their thumbs and now

You`ve come along
Yes, you`ve come along
And I never met a girl like you before
It`s alright
…

(Jeffrey Steele/Chris Farren)

Well,I been through a couple romances
And I’ve had a few heartbreaks
But when you’re lookin’ for a one in a million girl
I guess that’s a chance you take
You still got to go through the motions
Even though you might get hurt
So I set my sights every Saturday night
Put my love on full alert

For a girl like you
A girl like you
There ain’t nothin’ that a good ol’ boy like me won’t do
For a heart so true
An eyes so blue
I’ve been searchin’ like an old bloodhound
All around for a girl like you

A lot of small town boys can’t wait to leave home
For bigger an better things
But all I ever wanted was a girl like you
A picket fence and a front porch swing
And tonight beneath that neon
The light of my life just shined
And I know down deep you’re the one for me
And I’m ready to walk the line

For a girl like you
A girl like you
There ain’t nothin’ that a good ol’ boy like me won’t do
For a heart so true
An eye so blue
I’ve been searchin’like an old bloodhound
All around for a girl like you

Ah,swing it girl

Well,I bet my daddy married a girl like you
My grad daddy before him and his daddy too
I grew up next door to a girl like you
And all I ever wanted was to share my life with

A girl like you
With a girl like you
There ain’t nothin’ that a good ol’ boy like me won’t do
For a heart so true
An eye so blue
I’ve been searchin’ like an old bloodhound
All around for a girl like you

I’ve been searchin’ like an old bloodhound
With my nose to the ground
All around up and down this town
For a girl like you

Hey,yeah
For a girl like you

The first thing I did when you said goodbye
Was sit myself down and have a real good cry
The next thing I did was put my red boots on
And go downtown dancing ’till the break of dawn

A girls gotta do what a girls gotta do
And now I gotta get to gettin’ over you
Too bad I gotta do it with someone new
But a girls gotta do what a girls gotta do

Fancy meeting you at our stomping ground
Sorry if you caught me painting the town
Guess I shoulda stayed home with your memory
Baby don’t take it personally

A girls gotta do what a girls gotta do
And now I gotta get to gettin’ over you
Too bad I gotta do it with someone new
But a girls gotta do what a girls gotta do

Give me a call some time real soon
And remind me to remember to forget about you, oh yeah!

A girls gotta do what a girls gotta do
And now I gotta get to gettin’ over you
Too bad I gotta do it with someone new
But a girls gotta do what a girls gotta do

A girls gotta do it
Yeah, a girls gotta do it
Too bad I gotta do it with someone new
Too bad I gotta do it with someone new
But a girls gotta do what a girls gotta do

When I was very young so many songs were sung
So much wasted time on an uphill climb
But you where always there, a feeling in the air
There was nothing to fear you were so near
Now you are here once again
As I stand in your presence
I can feel the quiet patience of your gaze
Like an old superstition
You are haunting all my dreams and waking days

(Chorus)
All my life I knew you were waiting, revelation anticipating
All is well, the search is over, let the truth be known
Let it be shown (give me a glimpse of home)

There’s no resisting you among the chosen few
It’s hard to be sure, it’s hard to endure
And when I hear your voice
I know I have the choice
To pursue an ideal, something so real
Now I’ve got nothing to lose
As I see your reflection
All the answers I desire become so clear
Like a page that is turning
I can look into the future without fear

You’re in my rock and roll, you’re in my very soul
Though it’s heavy to bear, it’s a feeling so rare
And it’s a mystery, the way it’s meant to be
Can we ever know, we’re moving so slow
There ain’t enough time in the world
As I reach up the ladder
There is something ever higher to perceive
Like a fire that is burning
In my heart I know I surely must believe